Iduo's hands were tied behind his back and he was hung from the beam. His body was covered in scars and his eyes were so swollen that he could not open them.
Before Li Qinzai left, he chatted with Yi Duo and Yan Yuese for a while.
Iduo still looked dishonest, thinking about what was right and left. No matter how much Li Qinzai promised to keep him safe, Iduo still refused to reveal the whereabouts of the new grain seeds.
Although Li Qinzai was disappointed, there was no need to be polite to him.
There is no benevolence and morality to talk about, and there is no need to consider whether it will harm innocent people.
Regardless of whether Iduo is innocent or not, Li Qinzai must do whatever it takes to get the secret out of his mouth for the sake of the people of the Tang Dynasty.
It has to be said that although Iduo looks dishonest, he is actually a man. Liu Asi personally tortured him and beat him until his hands softened, but Iduo still refused to speak.
Iduo probably knew in his heart that this was his only life-saving bargaining chip. No matter how severe the punishment, he would eventually survive, but once he confessed, his life would definitely come to an end.
As for Li Qinzai's promise, Yi Duo wouldn't believe a word of it.
After a day and night of torture, Iduo was beaten half to death. When Zinu walked into the house, he saw Iduo's miserable state.
Zi Nu frowned and couldn't help but take a step back.
She had been living under the fence of Tubo for many years, and although she had seen a lot of the world, she had not seen much of this bloody world, and women were born to be disgusted and afraid of such tragic situations.
After standing at the door for a while, Zi Nu took a deep breath, suppressed his nausea and walked in again.
Iduo was hung by his hands under the beam, his head drooping feebly, as if he had died.
Liu Asi, who was behind Zi Nu, smiled and said: "Second Madam, don't worry, this guy is not dead. The villain is careful in his actions and will never let him die."
As he spoke, Iduo groaned in pain, raised his head with all his strength, and saw Zinu standing in front of him from his blurred vision. Iduo suddenly felt like he saw a savior.
"Miss Zinu, save me, please, I didn't do anything harmful to nature, why did the nobles of the Tang Dynasty harm me like this? Heaven is unfair!"
Zi Nu frowned and looked at him, and said slowly: "Iduo, ever since I rescued you from Tochara, you have concealed many things from me. There are some things that I don't care about. I will conceal them if I conceal them. I will still escort you all the way.
To the Tang Dynasty."
"But you are not honest in front of my man. This is wrong. My man's temper is not that good. This is about our country, our country, and our country. For the sake of escorting you from Tocharo to Tang Dynasty, I only ask
You have a few questions, and you'd better answer them truthfully."
Iduo seemed to know what she was going to ask, his head continued to droop, and he remained silent.
Zi Nu sighed: "Maybe you can't believe my man's words, but can you believe mine? I can promise you that if you confess honestly, I can keep you alive and you can be a leisurely rich man in this life, how about that?"
Iduo finally raised his head slowly, struggled for a long time, and then said softly: "Miss Zinu saved my life, I dare not not repay it, but the girl should know that I only have the last bargaining chip left. If you tell me, I will
The noble man of the Tang Dynasty has no value to you or anyone else, and my life cannot be saved."
Zi Nu increased his tone and said, "I said, as long as you do it honestly, I will protect your life."
Yi Duo smiled miserably: "Girl, I am not from the Tang Dynasty. I have no power here. So many people want my life, how can you protect me?"
Zi Nu couldn't help but be speechless.
Then Iduo said: "Young lady has been very kind to me, and I would like to express my gratitude again."
Zi Nu hurriedly said: "Say."
Iduo whispered: "The new grain seed thing is true. I got it from another Tocharian businessman. This thing has wide leaves and a cymose shape. One plant produces two to four seeds...
"
"It can be harvested twice a year. The fruit is grown in the ground and is dark red on the outside. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It is crispy when raw and pink and waxy when cooked. It tastes slightly sweet and has a higher yield per mu than staple food.
In particular, it can be widely planted to tolerate barrenness and not invade fertile fields.”
Zinu was a princess and was not familiar with farming. She was not surprised when she heard this. She just wanted to get more information from Iduo and help Li Qinzai solve this trouble.
So Zi Nu continued to ask: "It stands to reason that this thing does not exist in the Western Regions or the Tang Dynasty. How did you get this thing?"
Iduo coughed a few times, leaving a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth, but he smiled miserably: "A few years ago, a Tocharian businessman was bullied by local powerful people, and all his family property was taken away. The businessman had no choice but to escape and go south to Tianzhu.
, but at that time, the small countries in Tianzhu were fighting endlessly, and the merchants had difficulty establishing themselves, so they hired ships to go west..."
"I have experienced many hardships and dangers along the way. After sailing on the sea for several months, the businessman inexplicably came to a land full of Kunlun black slaves. The businessman did not know where it was. As soon as he landed, he was chased by the local natives with spears."
"The merchant and his hired sailors hid everywhere in that strange land. When they were hungry, they ate in the fields planted by the local indigenous people. He happened to discover this thing. It can be eaten raw or cooked. It can be eaten raw or cooked.
After her life was spared, the merchants and followers returned to the ship, pulled anchor in panic and fled."
"Before leaving, the businessman paid attention and stole a few seeds of this plant. He also transported some soil and planted and cultivated it on the ship. Later, after many twists and turns, he returned to Tochara..."
Zi Nu frowned and said: "Have the merchants never heard of that strange land? Doesn't it even have a name?"
Iduo said flatly: "Without a name, he didn't even know whether it was land or an island. After all, he was hunted down by the natives after he landed, and his hiding place was only within a few miles."
Zi Nu said: "In other words, the only gain from the merchant's trip is the new grain?"
"yes."
"How did you get it from the merchant?"
Iduo's eyes averted and he became silent again.
Zi Nu stared into his eyes, seeing his guilty look, and suddenly knew that his method of obtaining new grains might not be very honorable.
With a slight snort, Zi Nu asked again: "So, where are the new grains planted? Where did you hide them?"
Ido remained silent.
Obviously this was his bottom line, and he would never say anything until his life was protected.
Zi Nu asked twice more, but Iduo still refused to tell, so she had no choice but to give up.
After leaving the house, Zi Nu asked Liu Asi to treat him properly and wait until Li Qinzai came back to make a decision.
Today's interrogation still yielded some results. Although we did not get the whereabouts of the new grain seed, we knew its origin after all. Judging from Zinu's perspective, what Iduo said today is probably true.
Yi Duo also needs to confirm the existence of the new grain species and make Li Qinzai pay more attention to it, so that his only life-saving bargaining chip can become more significant.
Today's interrogation of Yi Duo was fruitful, does it count as helping Li Qinzai?
When Zi Nu thought of this, he felt happy.
She also thought that Iduo was accidentally saved from Tochara by her. If she had not saved him, Iduo would have died in Tochara, and the new grain would have been lost in the world and would never appear again in this world.