The sun is rising, the grass is growing and the orioles are flying.
After a night of rain, a seven-color rainbow bridge was erected in the sky. The city gate slowly opened. The capital, which had been silent all night, gradually revived in the hustle and bustle of the morning light.
In the distance, a long team came slowly, led by two people, with fat and strong horses on their crotches. One was wearing a flying fish robe and an embroidered spring knife, and the other had a silver knife hanging from his waist and was wearing a Mongolian robe.
, His body is covered with gold and jade utensils, and he is tall and powerful.
"Is this the capital? It's really lively!"
With a rein of the horse's head, the leading Mongolian noble stopped not far outside the city gate. Looking at the endless flow of people in the capital, he couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Seeing this situation, another man in flying fish robe also smiled and said.
"If I remember correctly, this should be your first visit to the capital, General Asu, right? The Ming Dynasty is rich in treasures, and the capital is even more prosperous. Since you are in the capital this time, you can stay a few more days and have a good look around."
The Mongolian noble nodded and said with the same smile.
"That's natural, but we must first meet with His Majesty the Great Emperor!"
"Okay, let's go to the city first. I just got the news that tea and food have been prepared at Honglu Temple. General Asu, please rest for a day. If you hurry up, your Majesty will summon you to Beijing tomorrow."
As he spoke, the man in the flying fish robe turned the horse's head.
As a result, the originally neat team was divided into two groups, one followed the Mongolian nobles, and the other followed the man in the flying fish robe.
However, what attracted people's attention was that when the two teams separated, a carriage was pulled up.
In fact, it is not accurate to call it a carriage. Different from ordinary carriages, except for a small window, this carriage is completely sealed, and it looks more like a prison carriage.
Seeing the carriage being pulled up, the Mongolian noble said.
"Master Commander, since I have arrived at the capital, I have fulfilled Mr. Jin's instructions. I will hand over this person to the Master Commander for placement. How about that?"
Hearing this, the man with a yellow complexion in the carriage suddenly flashed his eyes and looked at the man in the flying fish robe expectantly.
But it was a pity that the man in the flying fish robe glanced at him and ignored the pleading in his eyes. He shook his head and said.
"This person has a special status. General Asu, you will take care of him for the time being. We will make a decision when there is a decree from the palace later."
"Oh well!"
Looking at the city gate in the distance, officials from Honglu Temple were already approaching. The Mongolian noble did not insist. He nodded and waved to the people below to pull the carriage down.
Seeing this situation, the man in the prison car turned pale and shook the prison car desperately, but he could not get the slightest response from the people outside...
I don't know if it's an illusion, but if you look at the expression of the Mongolian nobleman at this moment, you can find that there is an inexplicable meaning on this person's face.
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In Qianqing Palace, Huaien hurriedly walked into the palace and reported.
"Your Majesty, Commander Lu of the Imperial Guard has returned to Beijing and just handed over a sign asking for an audience."
Zhu Qiyu raised his head, rubbed his eyes that were a little sore from reading the memorial, but a smile appeared on his face and said.
"Lu Zhong is back, so Asu is also here?"
Asu is now the leader of the Chijin Mongolian Guard among the Seven Guards of Kansai. He is also the governor appointed by the imperial court and leads the Seven Guards of Kansai.
This time, Jin Lian went to Gansu to investigate, and the most important purpose was to summon Asu to Beijing.
"Back to your lord, yes, General Asu has been placed in the inn now, and the group is resting. According to Honglu Temple, General Asu plans to submit a sign to see you tomorrow."
So, Zhu Qiyu nodded and gave instructions.
"Well, let's call Lu Zhong in first and let me see what he has gained from this trip to Gansu."
Huai'en retreated quietly, and not long after, Lu Zhong, the commander of the Jinyi Guards, who was dressed in a flying fish robe and had a simple and honest face, followed him in, walked to the hall, and paid homage.
"Your Majesty, Lu Zhong, I wish you long live my emperor!"
"Get flat."
Zhu Qiyu raised his head and looked Lu Zhong up and down. It seemed that this trip to Gansu was indeed not in vain. Not to mention anything else, his temperament alone became different from before.
Although Lu Zhong looked loyal and honest in the past, he always gave people a gloomy feeling, but this time when he came back, this feeling disappeared.
"How is it? What can you gain from going to Gansu? How is the investigation of the eucalyptus I ordered you to do?"
If Lu Zhong had said this in the past, he would have been horrified, but now Lu Zhong is much calmer and said with a cupped hand.
"Back to Your Majesty, He Hao hasn't spoken yet, but I guess it's almost done. After two more days, he will definitely speak the truth."
"So confident?"
Seeing that Lu Zhong was so confident, Zhu Qiyu raised his eyebrows and asked with interest.
"Then I want to hear where you got the confidence from. Tell me what you learned this time when you followed Jin Shangshu to Gansu."
This was considered a test for the school. Lu Zhong did not dare to show any signs of neglect. After sorting out his words, he said.
"Your Majesty, this time I followed Jin Shangshu to Gansu. What I have benefited the most from is the method of punishment. The top priority is to attack the mind and the second is to use punishment."
"To be honest with you, Your Majesty, before I left the capital this time, I tried every means to deal with He Hao, but he just refused to speak. At that time, although I said nothing, I was actually quite at my wits' end."
He Hao was Ren Li's confidant, a figure who fought with real swords and guns on the battlefield. At the same time, he was also a key figure in Ren Li's invasion of military fields, interception of envoys, and even the assassination of courtiers.
In order to pry his mouth open, Lu Zhong used all kinds of methods at the beginning, including coercion and inducement, torture, and all kinds of torture instruments, but he just refused to speak.
At the end of the dispute, Lu Zhong almost wanted to give in and kill He Hao, and then fabricate a false confession.
However, this case was too sensitive. If a false testimony was discovered, it would definitely ruin the case. Moreover, Lu Zhong also knew in his heart that the emperor would not allow him to do this, so in the end, he
As a last resort, the person was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment.
In fact, when he handed the person over to Jin Lian, Lu Zhong still had some intentions of watching the joke.
He still didn't believe that the person he couldn't pry open with all his efforts could still be manipulated by Jin Lian.
But who would have thought that this Jin Shangshu would really have fun...
Following Lu Zhong's words, Zhu Qiyu continued to ask: "Then tell me how Jin Shangshu's interrogation was able to pry open your mouth that even the Jin Yiwei couldn't pry open."
Lu Zhong smiled bitterly, with a hint of admiration and a hint of bitterness, and said.
"Your Majesty, Jin Shangshu, he did not interrogate him at all! On the contrary, He Hao himself begged to see Jin Shangshu along the way, but Jin Shangshu ignored him and asked me to bring him back."
As he said that, Lu Zhong told in detail what happened after he and others left the capital.
As Ren Liyi's key witness, He Hao's importance was unquestionable. In addition, Lu Zhong had repeatedly failed him. Therefore, from the moment he left the capital, he had made up his mind to take a good look at this person.
How on earth did the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, known as the Master of Punishment, pry open the mouth of such a soft-spoken person.
But the result...
On the first day out of Beijing, nothing happened.
On the second day after leaving Beijing, nothing happened.
On the seventh day after leaving Beijing...something happened!
That day, they settled at a post station not far from Xuanfu. That night, for some unknown reason, the post station suddenly caught fire.
Immediately afterwards, several men with black scarves and strong martial arts broke in and went straight to the room where He Hao was being held.
At that time, after some recuperation, although He Hao's body was weak, he had recovered a lot. The men in black scarves rushed into the room, picked up He Hao without any explanation and left.
"If I'm not wrong, this is arranged by Jin Shangshu? Could it be that it's a divorce plan?"
After hearing Lu Zhong's narration, Zhu Qiyu was also very interested. He just believed in Jin Lian's ability, so he handed the person over to him. However, he was also unclear about how Jin Lian was going to be interrogated.
However, from common sense, if you want He Hao to speak, the first thing that must be cut off is his trust in Ren Li.
In this case, obviously, the best way is to alienate people. If Zhu Qiyu is asked to do it, they can find a group of people, pretend to be sent by Ren Li, and then kill He Hao and silence him.
In this way, He Hao might be frightened and tell the truth...
"I thought so at the time, but later it turned out that it was more than just an ordinary divorce plan."
A hint of admiration flashed in Lu Zhong's eyes and he continued.
"In fact, when that group of people just rushed into the inn, the Jin Yiwei brothers who I led over were already aware of it and quickly surrounded those people. However, those people were also 'hard-headed' and clung to He He.
Hao won't let him go and will take him away no matter what."
"However, since He Hao was a repeat offender, even though he was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment, I did not dare to be negligent and brought many of the most elite guards with me. After a fierce fight, those who were dead or injured were all captured.
"
"Later, I checked their identities and found that they were all He Hao's subordinates..."
As soon as this sentence came out, Zhu Qiyu was also a little surprised.
"So, the person was not arranged by Jin Shangshu?"
Seeing the emperor's reaction, Lu Zhong smiled bitterly and said.
"Your Majesty, this is the brilliance of Jin Shangshu. Those people were arranged by Jin Shangshu!"
"What?"
Zhu Qiyu frowned and couldn't help feeling surprised, but soon he reacted and snorted softly and said.
"He is indeed an old fox, he almost deceived me!"
Speaking of which, this is actually not a difficult thing to figure out. Jin Lian's trip to Beijing this time was not just for investigation as the Minister of the Ministry of Justice. In order to cope with the unexpected, Zhu Qiyu also specially gave him the title of governor on both sides.
, troops can be mobilized at an opportunity.
This power seems to be well controlled by Jin Shangshu.
"If nothing else, these people have received military orders and are going to rob people, right?"
Lu Zhong nodded and said.
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"Later I asked Jin Shangshu, and he told me that in this world, it is difficult for people to distinguish between true and false. If it is all false, then it is not far away from being discovered."
"It turns out that before leaving the capital, Jin Shangshu had already begun investigating He Hao's resume and his subordinates in his early years."
"After carefully understanding the situation with the generals from the Ministry of War and Ningxia, Jin Shangshu selected some of the people who were still in the Gansu army, deeply trusted by He Hao, and had been protected by He Hao, and who had violated military laws, and sent them to
They gathered together and forged a warrant from Ningyuan Hou Renli and asked them to go rescue people."
Of course, people cannot be saved...
Zhu Qiyu added silently in his heart and continued to ask.
"What happens after that?"
"After that, Jin Shangshu continued to keep He Hao under strict supervision, but he still did not interrogate him, and even after that, the matter was not mentioned at all."
"Later, from Xuanfu to Datong, we met two groups of people who wanted to rob the prison, but they were repulsed before they could even enter the door."
"It wasn't until two days later that I arrived at a post station not far from Ningxia, and another group of people rushed in. This group was different from the previous waves. They were all well-equipped and were practicing practitioners, and
They also used smoke, laxatives and other means. Chen and Jin Shangshu 'accidentally' actually took He Hao away..."
Hearing this, Zhu Qiyu smiled and said.
"Don't tell me, I'm really lost..."
It sounds easy to say, but if the person is really lost, then Lu Zhong will not stand here well.
Commander Lu smiled awkwardly and said.
"I dare not deceive Your Majesty. This group of people was arranged by Jin Shangshu, but this time they are not He Hao's old subordinates, but a group of strangers."
"However, after the previous experiences, He Hao was not prepared. He just thought that it was really the people sent by Ren Li, so he followed them obediently."
At this point, Lu Zhong paused, and Zhu Qiyu knew that the drama was coming.
Jin Lian made so many arrangements just for this last move.
"He Hao originally thought he could escape, but he didn't expect that not long after they had gone, the group suddenly turned against him and had murderous intentions towards him."
"Thankfully, He Hao has been fighting on the battlefield for many years and is very alert. When the gang swung a knife at him, he immediately dodged it, but even so, his left arm was injured."
"Then He Hao is not a fool after all. When he saw that the gang wanted to kill him, he immediately chose to run to the inn. At that time, I led the 'just organized' Jin Yiwei to chase him, rescued him, and captured him on the spot.
Some of the thieves."
"Later, a Xuanfu sergeant's identity token was found on the thief's body..."
Zhu Qiyu wrinkled his brows, then relaxed them again, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this old guy Jin Lian is really thoughtful.
It should be said that Jin Lian's methods were very cautious, but after hearing this, Zhu Qiyu had almost restored the matter.
Again, if you want to pry He Hao's mouth open, the most important thing is to break his trust in Ren Li!
But, this is precisely the hardest part!
The prison of Jin Yiwei was such a place. A tough man would have to lose several layers of skin if he entered it, but He Hao could endure it.
Therefore, torture is of no use to him, and even coercion and inducement, threatening his family, are of limited use.
Of course, ordinary divorce tactics are useless.
It is said that if you want to take something, you must give it first.
What Jin Lian did was actually the opposite.
Doesn’t He Hao believe in Ren Li?
Well, let’s strengthen this trust and solidify it!