Chapter 357: Zuo Ming: Three apprentices and one subordinate are all good news...
In the interrogation room, Yang Zaiwei followed Li Yan and walked in.
At this time, Di Renjie and Guo Yuanzhen finished their follow-up arrangements in Xiuwenfang and came together. Jin Zhizhao from the next cell came to reunite at the same time.
She first looked at Ashina Huan, who was sleeping soundly, and showed confusion. Then when she saw Yang Zaiwei's attitude of abandoning the dark side and turning to the bright side, she felt as if she had been granted amnesty, and a smile couldn't help but appear on her face.
The senior brother with thick eyebrows and big eyes finally rebelled first!
"'Zuo Ming' has really gained three good disciples..."
At this time, Shang Gong had realized that Yang Zaiwei had not rebelled before, it was what he said, and he completely strengthened his determination, but he felt aggrieved: "You asked this a long time ago, I have already said it, why bother torturing him for so many days?
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Qiu Shenji sneered: "I don't understand the thoughts of you old thief? Now that I have experienced the pain, I am willing to say anything. If I had asked from the beginning, you might have lied and misled me!"
Shang Gong was speechless, and after a moment he cried out: "What else do you want me to explain to you, just ask, please end this quickly, please!"
After the prisoners were interrogated, they all rushed to answer. Everyone immediately looked at Qiu Shenji with admiration. Qiu Shenji left Shang Gong, who was not challenging, and came to Ashina Huan, who seemed to be sleeping, and smiled: "Are you awake?"
Upon hearing these three words, Shang Gong reacted conditionedly and drew directly with a click. Ashina Huan's body trembled slightly and he opened his eyes.
He was indeed awake. After all, the carriage and horses were bumpy and noisy all the way. Finally, he woke up from the sweet dream of Li Yuanfang working all night for him and secretly observed the situation.
This observation does not matter. Not only are the masters reunited, but there is also a subordinate, Shang Gong. If "Zuoming" comes in at this time, I am afraid that he will feel a warm feeling and feel like he is home.
But in fact, no one is loyal.
Ashina Huan had no sympathy for the old man who was hiding his secrets. He just thought of his own situation and couldn't help feeling sad about it.
If others also betrayed him, what use would he, who was the last to enter and had the least information, have?
Compared to Qiu Shenji's concern for newcomers, Li Yan really didn't care much about Ashina Ring. After all, the current Turks were not as good as Silla.
Although Jin Zhizhao is annoying, as a princess of Silla, she has considerable political value. The only role of Ashina Ring is to check for leaks and fill in the gaps. It may be able to provide some intelligence details that even he himself does not care about, and help
Capture the leader of the thief and "serve your fate".
So, when he saw his fellow disciples gathered together, Shang Gong was beaten hard again, and after he woke up with force, Li Yan said directly: "I want to set up an ambush to catch 'Zu Ming', you each provide a way to contact this person, and then we can discuss it."
If there is even the slightest lie about the details, I will have a heart-to-heart talk with Shenji in the next room in the next few days, don’t say it was unforeseen!”
Shang Gong and Jin Zhizhao nodded: "I understand! I understand!"
When Ashina Huan saw the smiling Qiu Shenji, he also realized that this person might not let him sleep, so he nodded: "Okay! Okay!"
Yang Zaiwei's face was as dark as water. After they finished speaking, he said directly: "The last time I communicated with 'Zuoming' was when the prince led all the officials to the Eastern Capital. They used carrier pigeons to send letters. The letter asked me to observe Zi Ming.
In the case of Wei Palace, you can try to sneak into the palace if necessary."
Jin Zhizhao continued: "I also use carrier pigeons to send letters to communicate with the master. I have a house in Luoyang where I keep trained pigeons. The last time I sent a message was before the Gong incident. After I was injured, I went east with my senior brother.
Hiding in Tibet, I have no contact with Master."
After hearing the words of his senior brother and sister, Ashina Huan's eyes showed dissatisfaction: "It's really biased. I don't have specially trained homing pigeons, but with the identity of Cui Yingong, the prime minister of Honglu Temple, that old man will come to contact me every once in a while.
Normally I cannot take the initiative to communicate with them..."
Shang Gong finally said: "'Zuoming' has the most frequent contact with me, but it is also a one-way contact. There are many times where he is trying to verify whether what the three of you said is true."
Yang Zaiwei gritted his teeth, Jin Zhizhao frowned, and Ashina Huan simply sneered: "That old guy doesn't believe us so much!"
Li Yan asked: "In Luoyang, in addition to Yang Zhirou, the minister of household affairs, Gong Siye of the Gong family, the three of you, Shang Gong of the Meihua Internal Guard, the spies in the slave meeting hall in Beishi, and the spies scattered everywhere such as Doctor Chen, are here to serve."
'Are there any other forces?"
Everyone looked at each other.
I didn’t know this, but I was shocked when I heard it. Have so many people been arrested?
No wonder the inner jail is full now. If you want to use the cells for other cases, you have to draw lots to try your luck.
However, Yang Zaiwei's answer was actually: "There must be more, but those who can take the initiative to contact 'Zuoming' and are in Luoyang City should be here."
Li Yandao: "Then based on your judgment, if you and Jin Zhizhao each send out the flying pigeon letter, 'Zuoming' and then go to Shang Gong or Ashina Huan to verify it, what are the chances of trusting them?"
Yang Zaiwei showed a sad look: "I have never understood the person hidden behind the mask, and I can't make a judgment at all..."
Li Yan didn't think so: "Yang Zaiwei, you are the one who has been around for the longest time. No matter how well 'Zuoming' hides it, there will eventually be clues exposed. You have to have confidence in yourself!"
Yang Zaiwei took a deep breath and said slowly: "At first, I majored in Yuchang Jin, supplemented by disguise and bone shrinkage. At that time, the internal guards had not been abolished, and I worked in agencies and drug-making workshops.
Two years later, during that time, 'Zuoming' appeared very frequently..."
"No, at that time this person just claimed to be a master and served in the inner guard. He didn't say what his specific position was, but he definitely had great power."
"Before and after the demise of the Changsun clan, this person disappeared for three years. When he reappeared, he called himself 'Zuoming' and took his junior sister with him."
"We both learned Wei Shi Jin together. She didn't succeed, but I successfully started. Later, I went to the bitter cold place on the plateau and practiced Kung Fu there. I made rapid progress. Among all the countries in the Western Region, no one could rival me.
He started to become this person’s right-hand man, but unexpectedly he harmed other Yang children..."
Jin Zhizhao felt a little sad when he heard his senior brother's sad tone, while Ashina Huan sneered.
After Li Yan waited for him to calm down, he asked: "Are you sure it was the same person before and after 'Zuoming' disappeared?"
Yang Zaiwei said: "I am sure that although this person has been wearing a mask from beginning to end, others who want to disguise themselves will definitely not be able to deceive me..."
Li Yan nodded. A person's behavior, memory of details, and demeanor cannot deceive people who are truly familiar with him. What's more, Yang Zaiwei obeyed his master at that time and regarded him as the most important person in his heart. Naturally, he would not be able to deceive him.
Will admit mistakes.
He weighed it up and decided to listen to this person's judgment: "I received some news that Sun Fuji, the former Duke of Zhao, might have faked his death and escaped. According to your intuition, could 'Zuoming' be this person?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone in the interrogation room changed their expressions. Changsun Wuji is not dead yet. If this news spreads, there will definitely be a big earthquake in the court!
But Yang Zaiwei said flatly: "No! It doesn't match up in terms of age. If the former Zhao Guogong lived to this day, he would be over seventy years old, and 'Zuoming' is not that old."
"What's more, when the former Zhao State was dominated by public power, although I was still young and did not experience it directly, I still remember the sincere awe of my mother-in-law at that time."
"If the former Duke of Zhao had not died, with his prestige, he would not have acted in such a sneaky and despicable manner, let alone threaten the Yang family with children."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Yan was more inclined to this answer: "I have not experienced the era when Changsun Wuji was in power, but now I have a relatively profound contact with you."
"The advantages of the three of you are your strong martial arts skills, good intelligence, and your respective family backgrounds, so you can all stand alone..."
Ashina Huan immediately puffed up his chest, Jin Zhizhao was also very proud, and then heard Li Yan continue: "The disadvantage is that the pattern is not big."
"Yang Zaiwei has a resolute and courageous temperament, and is a first-class person. You two have a pure family spirit."
"The teachings of disciples can also reflect the characteristics of the master to a certain extent. I don't believe that Changsun Fu has the opportunity to train the two of you."
Ashina Huan's face was ashen, and Jin Zhizhao also suppressed Silla's scolding, and at the same time secretly swore that she would become more angry.
When Li Yan commented, his tone was relatively relaxed.
Because this is good news. If the culprit is Changsun Fuji, even if his conspiracy involves many people and his party members are almost wiped out, there are still not a few ministers related to him in the court today.
It is no exaggeration to say that whenever the Guan Nei nobles occupy a dominant position in the court, this person's influence cannot be ignored.
Historically, the gentry in the Guan dynasty no longer dominated the political situation. It was only after the Anshi Rebellion that the mountains and rivers were shattered and Longyou was invaded by Tubo. Only then did the Shandong gentry's Five Surnames and Seven Families and the Lanling Xiao Clan in Jiangnan overwhelm the gentry in the Guan Nei.
When did I gain greater say in the court...
He began to summarize: "The former Zhao Guogong had huge power. As the prime minister, he had power over the government and the opposition. He was supported by all the high-ranking noble families in the pass. As the former chief of the cabinet of the internal guard, he had many followers. After the internal guard was abolished, most of the personnel returned.
He went to three provinces and six ministries, each performing his duties."
"If this part of the power is mobilized again, even if it is impossible for them all to follow a person who has seemingly been dead for more than ten years, as long as one or two tenths recall the scenery of the past and are ready to make a move, it will be quite terrifying."
"Based on the current judgment, 'Zuoming' probably used this remaining political power to communicate secretly with the nobles in the pass, and also communicated privately with the surrounding tribes, preparing to cooperate internally and externally to bring trouble to the Tang Dynasty."
"Yang Zaiwei, you and Jin Zhizhao send out the carrier pigeon, and our internal guards will brainstorm and carefully consider how to arouse the greatest interest in 'Zuoming' in the letter."
"Shang Gong and Ashina Huan, once 'Zuoming' asks you to verify the situation, you must use various details to convince this person that the previous letter is true."
"Lure him into an ambush and capture him in one fell swoop!"
The four people had different expressions and nodded.
at last.
Li Yan waved his hand: "Let those in line wait and free up a cell for the thief leader. Don't let people come and say that our prison is crowded and the reception is not good!"