In the middle of the night, the cold fog became thicker and the dew became heavier.
All 30,000 refugees have been resettled, and silence has returned to the Forbidden Army camp.
Guo Zongyi changed into casual clothes and sat in the handsome hall, listening to Xue Juzheng, who had just finished his work, report the news.
"I have verified that the sergeants in this team are all Wang Yin's internal soldiers, so they are emboldened to bully the good women among the refugees under their control. There are fifteen criminals involved, all from the same team. Seven of them are the victims, and there are two
People got lost, three committed suicide, one was tortured to death, and only one arrived in Beijing."
Murderous intent suddenly appeared in Guo Zongyi's eyes, but his face was still calm. He asked slowly: "Is this just one case?"
"Exactly." Xue Juzheng didn't understand why His Highness would ask this.
Guo Zongyi said "Oh", he understood it in his heart and had a clear understanding, and then asked: "Where are the perpetrators, the victims and the witnesses?"
"They're all outside the hall."
"Send in the group of criminals and I will interrogate them myself."
At that moment, some soldiers brought up a dozen prisoners who had stripped off their armor and robes and were wearing iron shackles and shackles. They all still smelled of alcohol.
"Kneel down!" Xue Juzheng suddenly shouted loudly, like thunder.
There were two timid ones, and their knees immediately weakened and they fell to their knees, arousing a burst of contempt from their colleagues.
Seeing how unruly these people were, Xue Juzheng couldn't help but feel angry. He was about to order the soldiers to be tortured, but Guo Zongyi stopped him: "No need, Wei Bo soldiers are used to being arrogant. It's better to kill them than to let them kneel."
Xue Juzheng had no choice but to give up. At this time, a slender man with a white face and no beard in the prison looked at Guo Zongyi for a few times and said: "This young man has some knowledge. Wei Bobing and I have always stood up and cannot kneel."
die!"
Guo Zongyi sneered, feeling disgusted, and said teasingly: "Since you are such a proud man, why do you do that nasty thing of bullying women?"
The slender man's expression froze, he turned his head and started to quibble: "Where's the bullying? It's because those little girls were unruly and seduced our brothers first."
When Guo Zongyi saw that they had committed such a crime and tried to confuse right and wrong, he was furious and said sternly: "How dare you confuse the public here! Do you think we will take people without verification? Come here and pass on the evidence!"
The witness was an old woman in commoner clothes, with silver hair all over her head, as stooped as wood, with a large protrusion from her lower back. She was holding a wooden stick and was being helped up by the soldiers, shivering.
The old woman saw an official sitting high in the hall. Although she couldn't see clearly, she guessed that it was Duke Ming here. She hurriedly threw away the stick and bowed down.
Guo Zongyi stood up quickly and supported the old woman: "Grandma is an elder, so I should salute you."
After saying that, he helped the old woman to a chair aside and bowed to her upright. The old woman grinned, revealing two dark red gums, and accepted it with a smile.
"Grandma, will you live a long life this year?" Guo Zongyi asked warmly.
"Fifty to three!" the old woman opened her five rotten wood-like fingers and replied.
Guo Zongyi was slightly moved. She looked to be in her seventies or eighties.
"Then please tell me what you know."
The old woman's face suddenly changed, and she burst into tears on the spot: "Ms. Liu's wife is so miserable. When several village women from the same village carried her back, she was only half breathing, her body was covered with bruises, and the knife
He was injured, and there were strangulation marks on his neck, and his lower body was covered in dirty blood that kept dripping. He died less than half an hour after he was brought back."
"These bloody rebels have long heard that the emperor's eldest grandson has issued an order to kill those who bully the people. They still dare to commit murder. They really have no royal laws!"
As he said that, he picked up the wooden stick next to him and hit the prisoners. The Wei Bo soldiers did not hide and laughed. Anyway, they were thick-skinned and thick-skinned. How strong could an old woman who could not straighten her waist be?
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The old woman was tired from beating her. Panting and crying, she bowed to Guo Zongyi and said, "Please ask Mr. Ming to make the decision for them. They are all members of the same family. The wife of the Xu family should do it in front of her youngest son."
Son……"
The old woman couldn't talk any more and kept sobbing. Guo Zongyi quickly asked someone to take her down and take care of her.
Sitting back on his seat, Guo Zongyi was already furious. Looking at the dozens of prisoners with stern faces in the hall, he patiently asked the slender man in a deep voice: "What else do you have to say?"
The man sneered and said noncommittally: "Even if we commit a crime, it should be handled by Wang Shuai and the town's Jiedu official. It's not something you, a child with a yellow mouth, can handle on your own!"
Xue Juzheng finally couldn't bear it anymore and shouted: "Bold!"
The shock caused the hall to tremble, and a few pieces of powder fell from the beams.
"Do you know who is in the hall?"
The man looked at Guo Zongyi a few more times and saw that although he had a good appearance and noble temperament, he was dressed in white and could not tell the difference. He immediately shook his head and said he didn't know.
Seeing that he didn't wake up at all, Xue Juzheng sneered, raised his hands to the sky, and said sternly: "The one who is in charge is His Highness the Emperor Changsun! You, the little army thief, why don't you greet me with a big courtesy?"
The man was stunned on the spot as if he had been struck by lightning. He never thought that this majestic grandson would come to such a mixed place in the middle of the night to interrogate these little pawns?
He thought he was His Highness's companion and attendant.
The rest of the prisoners were also stunned. Some of them reacted quickly and immediately fell to the ground and begged for mercy. Then one after another, they knelt down and begged for mercy.
The man's face turned red, his legs were trembling, and he wanted to kneel down, but he was unwilling to do so. He struggled for a long time, as if he felt that he could not escape death, so he might as well die harder, so he took heart and cursed: "
So what if he is the grandson of the emperor? Your father is just a fake son, and your Guo family were also officials of the Han Dynasty in the past, but now they have usurped..."
"Shut up!" A roar suddenly came from outside the hall, interrupting the man.
Guo Zongyi secretly thought that it was a pity. If he had finished speaking, even Wang Yin, who had just been appointed as the military governor of Tianxiong Army and was a very popular minister, would be enough for him to drink a pot.
After receiving this blow, the man woke up and realized that he had just made a mistake. He was immediately frightened out of his wits. His knees gave out and he fell to the ground, trembling with fear.
Ignoring this bastard, Guo Zongyi ordered Xue Juzheng: "Go and see who it is?"
Xue Juzheng had just taken two steps when he heard the voice coming from the corridor: "My lord, Wang Qin, the commander of the Tianxiong Army, is here to see you."
"He is Wang Yin's second son and the official who led the team to deport the refugees this time." Xue Juzheng explained.
Guo Zongyi was displeased with this man's intrusion, but since the remaining refugees were still in Hebei and needed Wang Yin's efforts, it was not easy to argue with him at this moment, so he loudly said: "Come in."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw a rather heroic young general flashing out from the corridor. He had two short beards and was about thirty years old. He was wearing bright light armor and a bright red embroidered shirt. He was smart enough not to carry a weapon.
As soon as he entered the lobby, he bowed and bowed: "I, Wang Qin, have met your highness. May your highness be blessed and safe."
"Get up." Guo Zongyi responded lazily, not really interested in this kind of people.
Wang Qin stood up and coldly swept away the prisoners kneeling on the ground. He crossed his hands and was about to say something, but he heard Guo Zongyi ask first: "Why did you break into my handsome hall late at night?"
Wang Qin did not expect that His Highness would be so aggressive when he opened his mouth, so he had to bow down and plead guilty: "I am guilty, but the matter is urgent. Please listen to what I have to say, and it will not be too late to retaliate."
Guo Zongyi did not answer the question, but asked: "Can I abide by the power when the matter is urgent?"
Wang Qin took a deep breath. At this age, he had never been targeted like this before, but he still had no way to deal with this little Highness. He had to endure his displeasure and respectfully replied: "I am willing to accept the punishment for trespassing in His Highness' Hall today."
After saying that, he couldn't help but kicked the ball to Guo Zongyi.
Guo Zongyi was slightly startled. It was the first time that he was embarrassed by such an unknown person. He cursed secretly for being cunning and said lightly: "You are General Xuanwei from the fourth rank. I have no right to punish you, but today
Regarding the matter, there will be a censor who will write a letter of impeachment."
Wang Qin is not afraid of any impeachment. He, General Xuanwei, is only a casual official. Even if he withdraws, it doesn't matter. As long as his father and Yedu stay behind and the Tianxiong Army is envoy, his status will be rock solid.
Princes, generals and ministers are really talented.
Seeing that this page was revealed, Wang Qin was about to tell the truth. He glared at the lanky man on the ground. He had never known about this. But when he was ordering people after the banquet tonight, he discovered that a whole group of people was missing.
The military envoy in the capital explained the whole story in detail. At that moment, he dismissed the military envoy and hurried to the commander's hall.
The purpose was to make this matter clear and clear, so that no one in the court would bring trouble to Aye.
Just listen to Wang Qin's report: "Your Highness, Jia Yan has repeatedly ordered the soldiers not to disturb the people, and I have also restrained myself on the way. I didn't expect that such a major case would happen. I speculate that there must be someone behind this, otherwise they would
I dare not act so boldly, and ignore your Highness and Commander-in-Chief's orders. I also ask Your Highness to hand over the prisoners to the ministers. Within one day, I will ask them to speak, so that Your Highness will understand and the suffering master will be treated justice!"
Guo Zongyi had already guessed that there was someone behind this, because this was an isolated case, and the criminals were all in the same team. If Wang Yin really had no way to control him, how could nearly a thousand soldiers face 30,000 lamb-like refugees?
Will this be the only group of rat shit?
He had doubted Wang Yin at first, but now looking at Wang Qin's attitude, it seemed that he had been tricked by someone, so he came over in a hurry to clear things up.
After Wang Qin finished speaking, Guo Zongyi frowned in thought and said nothing for a long time. The rest of the people also held their breaths and waited quietly, and the hall fell into dead silence.
Wang Qin waited impatiently. While he was suffering, he suddenly saw Guo Zongyi smile: "They will die even if they say nothing. I will not investigate who instigated them behind the scenes. Commander Wang, it's better not to waste any words."
When Wang Qin heard this, his expression showed a slight struggle. After a few breaths, he cupped his hands with complicated eyes and sighed: "Provoke."
Just as His Highness said, regardless of whether the criminals are recruited or not, their fate has been determined. No matter who is behind the scenes, it doesn't matter to him as long as it doesn't involve the Wang family anymore.
As for His Highness, not knowing who that person is is more beneficial to the situation at hand. The key point is that this young man figured it out in a moment. Is he really only fourteen years old?
While he was sighing, he heard Guo Zongyi ask again: "Do these people have families?"
"Most of the Ya soldiers in this town are orphans, and only Tang Jun, the leader of the team, has a family." Wang Qin pointed at the slender man and said.
Guo Zongyi nodded: "I have said before that those who dare to deceive the people and violate the prohibition will have their relatives and relatives killed, the whole team will be killed, and the young ones will be sent to the service."
After saying that, he looked deeply at Wang Qin.
Wang Qin understood it in his mind, crossed his hands and said, "I will handle this matter as soon as I return to town."
In an instant, Tang Jun's face turned ashen.
After sending Wang Qin away, Guo Zongyi was also a little tired. He ordered the prisoners to be taken down and under strict supervision. Tomorrow at noon, they would be beheaded in the front camp and school grounds for public display.
As for why it should be placed at noon, it is because the yang energy is the strongest at noon, and it is difficult for evil spirits to condense. This has been the case in all dynasties, so people have to follow the local customs.
When there was no one in the hall, Xue Juzheng stepped forward and asked, "Has Your Highness met the sufferer? She is still waiting in the ear room."
Guo Zongyi pondered for a moment, shook his head and said: "It's late at night, I'll see you later later."
Xue Juzheng refused and continued to advise: "This is a strange woman. She has a strong will and will not give in to men. Your Highness should meet her."
"It's not that I didn't see you, I just didn't see you tonight. I'm just a young man who met a woman late at night. If word spreads about it, how can I marry her in the future?" Guo Zongyi spread his hands, looking rather rogue.
Xue Juzheng was silent, thinking that it had already spread throughout the West Hall. You have a maid to attend your bed every night, and you still have the nerve to talk about etiquette and rules.
But he stopped trying to persuade him and stepped aside.
Guo Zongyi got the idea and glanced sideways at him, he couldn't help but smile, for even his enemies sometimes felt frustrated.
Thinking of this, Guo Zongyi had to go back home. He had to go back and write a memorial. After all, these fifteen people were not in his army. It was true that they had committed crimes, but beheading them was also a private execution hall.
In ancient times, morality was higher than the law. He killed this group of criminals, which was very satisfying. It was an upright act, and no one would be unreasonable to pursue it. However, if he did not apologize to him, the enemy would still use excuses.
, of course, the most important thing is to let Guo Wei see his humble attitude.
Feeling that the work was done, Guo Zongyi led his attendants and walked out. Xue Juzheng followed step by step. When they arrived in front of the horse post, Guo Zongyi saw that he was still clinging to him and couldn't help but ask: "Why are you following me?"
"Aren't Your Highness going to jail to torture Tang Jun? Naturally, I have to follow."
Guo Zongyi looked surprised and shouted: "Who said I was going to jail to torture that Tang Jun? I am preparing to return home."
"Your Highness will stop the trial?"
"What else is being tried?"
"Of course he is the mastermind behind it."
Guo Zongyi shook his head.
"Your Highness must know who he is." Xue Juzheng refused to give up and answered the questions.
"I don't know." Guo Zongyi continued to shake his head, his face serious.
He really didn't know. After all, Wang Jun, the most suspicious person, didn't have the ability to reach out to Wang Yin's inner tooth soldiers.
"I don't know, and I don't need to know." Seeing that Xue Juzheng was confused, he added a mysterious and mysterious sentence.
As the saying goes, "If you have more debts, you won't have to worry if you have plenty of lice, and you will return to the border." The man behind Yang Kerang has no clue yet. Why bother to bother trying Tang Jun again, which is just adding trouble? As long as he builds a new city and trains a new army,
You can cope with all changes by remaining unchanged, and finally when the water falls, the stone will come out.
Xue Juzheng was even more confused, and Guo Zongyi secretly laughed. Xue Juzheng was blinded by a leaf and could not see Mount Tai. Unfortunately, the leaves in front of people can never be moved away. Only by standing higher can the leaves not cover people's eyes.
"Want to know the reason?" Guo Zongyi said seductively, his eyes twinkling.
Xue Juzheng instinctively felt that His Highness had evil intentions, but couldn't restrain his curiosity. He hesitated and nodded.
"Your Majesty, come here."
Xue Juzheng quickly bent down and turned his ear.
Guo Zongyi stepped forward and said softly: "Because right now, I only need one enemy, Wang Jun."
Xue Ju was struck by lightning and stood stunned on the spot. How could he actually tell him this kind of thing clearly?!
For an instant, Xue Juzheng felt as terrified as a thorn in his heart. When he looked at His Highness again, his face was full of tricks.
"It's late at night, please go to bed early." Guo Zongyi laughed loudly, led a group of attendants, and left gracefully.
Xue Juzheng was stunned on the spot, forgetting the courtesy. After a long time, he sighed quietly, and with a little curiosity, he completely sent himself to His Highness's boat, fearing that it would be difficult to get ashore again.
