Chapter 18 A two-pronged approach!
During combat, the scouts also obtained the necessary information through unconventional means such as catching tongues and torture to extract confessions. Therefore, extorting confessions is also a necessary skill for military scouts.
When he was in the Liangzhou Army, Du Jing had been leading troops in the vanguard camp. He was as familiar with torture as he was when the imperial censor wrote the impeachment chapter.
But things are different today. The thief, Lao Qiao, is involved in a major case involving the Tian family, and his life is precious. Du Jing will not get bloody, and it is easy to negotiate and confess anything.
Du Jing had to remind Lao Qiao that black and white are essentially the same. Sometimes one move can turn white into black and you into me, because we are always foils.
There is no need to make fun of your own life for the sake of a big shot! Yes, life is quite cheap, but no matter how cheap it is, it is still life, and it is better to live than to die.
Du Jing gave him a chance, dropped the matter in front of Chen Shaoqing, gave him one thousand taels of gold, a customs clearance document, and allowed him to travel to the ends of the world.
Chen Xuande also echoed: "General Du is right, everything in the world is nothing but a show. Why should people in this world take it seriously? As long as you can let it go, everything is easy to discuss."
But what about Lao Qiao! He didn't fall for this at all, and told them very clearly that they couldn't do any of these two things, let alone all of them.
He can have ironclad evidence that King Wu framed the East Palace. Not only can he show his face in front of the emperor, but he can also please the East Palace. Isn't this why Du Jing and the others have such a gentle attitude? Since the initiative is in his hands, they must not
Let’s not talk about the conditions!......
This guy is quite nice. Not only did he not like them, he also made a bunch of conditions and asked them to hand them over. And his conditions can be summed up as "defrauding money, sex, and sea cucumbers." Du Jing and the others were treated like a hammer.
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Okay, if you don’t eat after being toasted, then you’ll be fined at the bar instead! Since Old Qiao is such a person who wants to meet, Du Jing can only do it himself.
He cut a strand of hair on Lao Qiao's head, then took a bowl and cut the hair into as fine a piece as possible. The people in the execution room, including Chen Xuande, all thought he was playing tricks.
After pouring the hair and water down, Du Jing washed his hands in front of the basin and said: "Sun Siqing has so many things to do. Even if he wants you to confess, he still wants to avoid hurting his skin. Don't blame me!"
Lao Qiao, who was tied to the torture rack, was so forced that he retched, but he couldn't figure out what kind of punishment this was? Nothing happened!
After a while, the reaction came, and Lao Qiao's body couldn't help but twist, and the amplitude became larger and larger.
First they complained about itchiness, then pain. Their facial expressions changed from disdain to ferocious and painful, and they were full of obscene words cursing their eighteen generations of ancestors.
But the more he scolded, the happier Chen Xuande laughed, which showed that Du Jing's method worked.
Chen Xuande has been working as an errand at Dali Temple since he became an official. For more than ten years, he has personally sent out no less than three hundred prisoners. The method is so simple and strange, and this is the first time he has seen it.
"Brother, you are very good at this skill. Where did you learn it? If you have any other tricks, please teach me!"
"I don't need to learn in vain, as long as you are willing to teach me, I will treat you to a month of flower wine!"
After drying her hands, Du Jing smiled slightly at Chen Xuande's shameless appearance. She held her arms and admired Lao Qiao's constant twisting while telling Chen Xuande stories. It was an exchange of experiences among peers.
In Liangzhou, there are only two types of people: fellow soldiers and enemies! The cavalry of Tuyuhun and the desert horse bandits are like the locusts in Guanzhong. There is no end to the war.
Whether you are grabbing tongues or interrogating prisoners of war, you must be precise. If there is a slight mistake, you will not be the only one to die.
Yes, the Tang army was mighty and unyielding, but there were also strong warriors; physical punishment may not yield the desired results. Sometimes, people die before their mouths are opened.
For this reason, we have to find other ways to ensure that they will not die before confessing, and to obtain accurate information even when they are desperate for survival and desperate for death.
This method, used by an old school captain, is both painful and itchy, making it hard for oneself.
The toughest man Du Jing had ever seen could not hold on for an hour. In the end, he even honestly confessed how old he was when he stopped wetting the bed.
"Look, he can't bear it any longer. Just thinking about it makes me shudder!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Xuande grabbed the towel on the table and quickly stuffed it into Lao Qiao's mouth. After confirming that it was correct, he stroked his heart, then turned around and complained: "I threw it, you didn't tell me earlier!"
But Du Jing shook his head and wrote lightly: "He is a dead man! He will not be willing to die until we believe that King Wu is the initiator of all this."
Isn't he very tough and wise? At this stage, he is still wearing a bridle like a beetle - pretending to be a big animal. If he doesn't torture his fingers until they are soft, Du Jing will learn this skill in vain.
After almost an hour, Du Jing knew that it was almost done when he saw the sweating old Qiao start to twitch and roll his eyes. After clapping his hands, Wu Hou came in, carrying two buckets of milky white things.
Chen Xuande took out the funnel in Marquis Wu's hand and asked curiously: "Brother, what kind of trick is this?"
Hush! Making a gesture to Chen Xuande, Du Jing signaled that the Wuhous could start.
Stomach lavage with milk is definitely a good way to cure diseases and save people. Wu Hou started administrating it in goblets until Lao Qiao's stomach swelled and he could no longer drink. Then, there was "massage", and Wu Hou used their pots.
Use your big fist to squeeze out the milk.
After repeating it three times, this hardened warrior peed! There was still a mixture of milk, hair, and gastric juice hanging from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were empty and lifeless, and he was greedily breathing in the fresh air.
Seeing Du Jing pick up the scissors again, playing with them and walking towards him with a clicking sound, Lao Qiao said feebly: "I'll move, I'll move!"
Wouldn’t it be enough to do this a long time ago? If you don’t do it with courtesy and good noodles, you will have to suffer this crime! If you don’t drink the toast, you have to drink the fine wine, what are you trying to do!
After scolding him as a bitch, Chen Xuande also waved to the clerk and asked him to record Lao Qiao's confession.
Then, he returned to Du Jing and poured him a glass of water himself: "Brother, I didn't expect that you can really make people live and die without hurting their skin. What a great trick!"
"Are you interested in coming to our Dali Temple? I'll tell the temple minister and I guarantee that the treatment will be no worse than that of your Wuhou Wei!"
But before Chen Xuande's foundation was dug, he received a bill handed to him by Marquis Wu: It clearly stated that Dali Temple was handling the case and borrowed ten cows from Liujiazhuang in the west of the city, and the payment was thirty guan.
This!
Seeing Chen Shaoqing's stunned look, Marquis Wu thought that he didn't want to admit his guilt, so he said in a naive voice: "Shaoqing, those cows are the lifeblood of our village, you can't drink them for free!"
What do you mean I can’t drink for free? Chen Xuande, who was in a good mood, almost didn’t get sent away by these words!
Looking at his expression, I don’t know if I thought it was me, Chen Xuande, lying under the cow and not admitting it after sucking it!
Chapter completed!