At this moment, Changsun Guang could only pray to God and Buddha, and beg his two soldiers to grit their teeth and die rather than reveal the whereabouts of Zheng Sanwa's body. As long as Zheng Sanwa's body is not found, there is no physical evidence.
Relying on Changsun Guang's influence, Xue Rengui did not dare to kill himself unscrupulously.
Even though he still had doubts, he could only escort himself back to Chang'an and hand him over to Weiwei Temple for investigation and interrogation.
This is the territory that the Guanlong family has been operating since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. What can they find out if they interrogate their own family members?
Even in the Anxi Army, every grassroots level was concerned with the Long children. Xue Rengui only dared to interrogate those soldiers without any evidence, but he did not dare to touch him at all.
Of course, if there is evidence, it will be completely different. This person is a direct descendant of Fang Jun. To say that Fang Er's hawks and claws are nothing more than that, once the evidence of crime is in hand, no one can save himself...
He lowered his head, secretly wiped the sweat on his cheeks, and said full of grievance: "I don't know why Xue Sima is suspicious, and I don't know who is behind the scenes to stir up trouble and slander, but I am upright and not afraid of the shadow, no matter what
Xue Sima interrogates!"
There was chaos in the camp. When the generals heard Xue Rengui's order to capture the people, they were all shocked. Not knowing why, they hurried to the commander's tent to find out what happened.
Xue Rengui ordered everyone to stay.
Less than half an hour later, soldiers entered the account and reported: "Sima, all the soldiers led by Captain Sun who left the city that day have been captured. Most of them have confessed under torture."
Xue Rengui sat behind the desk and nodded: "What have you confessed to? Tell me in detail."
"Here!"
The soldier said: "Most of them confessed that when they followed Lieutenant Chang Sun out of the city on patrol that day, they encountered a scout from Gao Zhenxing's unit. The news they brought back was that his unit was attacked by Arab cavalry at night not far from Suiye City.
Then they fought hard and retreated until they reached the Rehai Mountain Pass, where they were overtaken by the Arab cavalry and had no chance of escaping. Lieutenant Gao Zhenxing made a quick decision and ordered Zheng Sanwa to return to Gongyue City to report the news, while he himself led his soldiers to fight to the death at the mountain pass, trying to stop him.
The enemy army bought him time. Zheng Sanwa traveled 800 miles day and night, but was killed by Captain Changsun. Then he led his soldiers to go south for more than 100 miles, pretending to be a reconnaissance, and then returned to Gongyue.
City, take the information from Gao Zhenxing's department as your own and report it to Sima."
Immediately there were exclamations in the tent, and even faint angry shouts.
In the army, Pao Ze is both a brother and sister, especially in the Anxi army, which is full of young men from Guanzhong. Our ancestors have been fighting everywhere since the pre-Qin Dynasty. Their blood was shed in and outside the pass, and their bodies were buried in the north of the Central Plains. Even though there were failures, there were also successes.
I have been miserable, but I have never been betrayed!
How can I say that I have no clothes? I share the same robe with you. When the king raised an army, he repaired my sword and spear. I share the same enemy with you.
How can I say that I have no clothes? I am in the same boat with you. The king raised an army and repaired my spear and halberd. I worked together with you.
How can I say that I have no clothes? I wear the same clothes as you. The king raised his army and repaired my armor. I went with you!
Generation after generation, the people of the Qin Dynasty sang this war song and went on and on to fight against the dog armies and decisively defeat the Central Plains. They went to the outside of the Great Wall and sealed the wolves in Xu. Their blood was shed and their horses and leather were wrapped in corpses. They supported each other and fought side by side. There were pains and tears, songs and tears, but never
There has never been any betrayal!
Killing Paoze and pretending to receive military merit is considered a great shame and humiliation in the army. A hundred deaths will not be enough to forgive his crime!
Changsun Guang was sweating profusely. He faintly heard that many generals from the Guanlong family in the tent were shouting angrily. He was very emotional and quibbled loudly: "Xue Sima, please listen to the last words of the last general! The last general has always been strict in running the army.
, the soldiers will be punished according to military law if they make any mistakes. It is difficult to guarantee that they will not have accumulated resentment in their hearts. Under this severe punishment, how can they believe it if they tell nonsense? Moreover, since ancient times, it has been emphasized that everyone will be rewarded with the stolen goods. Those soldiers only said that the last general
We brutally killed the man who reported the news, but where is the body? Without the evidence of the corpse, how can we impose the blame on the general? I hope Sima will interrogate rigorously and the general will be innocent! Otherwise, my eldest son, Sun Guang, would rather die than submit!"
After saying this, he took off the iron helmet on his head, placed it in front of himself, wiped the sweat from his face, and looked generous and awe-inspiring.
Someone stood up and said in a deep voice: "Xue Sima Mingjian, if there is no conclusive evidence, you really can't just believe the words of those soldiers. Under three trees, it is like falling into purgatory. When the soldiers' will is not strong, in order to get rid of the unbearable torture, they will inevitably talk nonsense.
Don’t trust the truth once and for all, otherwise once you trust the lies, the hero will be in trouble and the brave man will bear the injustice, won’t it cause pain to the loved ones and happiness to the enemies?”
A few people spoke in agreement, but most of the generals remained silent.
Xue Rengui took a look and saw that the speaker was Linghu Chang, the grandson of Linghu Defen, who had joined the army as a recorder... Naturally, Xue Rengui was not surprised that the Long disciples stood up to defend Changsun Guang.
He sneered and said with a sneer: "After Linghu joins the army, are you willing to vouch for Changsun Guang?"
Linghu Chang was stunned for a moment and hesitated: "This..."
"hehe."
Xue Rengui sneered again, looked at Linghu Chang with disdain, and said slowly: "You are all descendants of Guanlong. In your eyes, only officials protect each other, and your interests are entangled. There has never been a national law, and there has never been a military regulation.
?”
Linghu Chang felt that this charge was too big and he couldn't bear it, so he quickly said: "Please calm down Xue Sima, the general is not protecting the captain Sun Xiaowei, he is just discussing the matter..."
"fart!"
Xue Rengui suddenly slapped the case and stood up, shouting angrily.
He stood up, walked out from behind the desk, pointed at Linghu Chang's nose, and shouted angrily: "Put your hand on your chest, touch your conscience, and tell me in your heart whether you believe that Chang Sun Guang killed Pao Ze and risked his life."
Leading the army?"
Linghu Chang broke into cold sweat.
Ask yourself, does he believe that Changsun Guang did such a thing... No matter the motive or consequences, Changsun Guang is the most suspicious.
However, as a descendant of Guanlong, he had to protect Changsun Guang, even though he was extremely disdainful of Changsun Guang's behavior!
Taking a deep breath, Linghu Chang clasped his fists and saluted, and said: "The general will never listen to partial beliefs, only look at the evidence. If there are both witnesses and physical evidence, without Xue Sima's order, the general will be willing to personally supervise the execution of Chang Sun Guang! But now only
The credibility of the witness, and the fact that it was a confession made under severe punishment, is extremely low, the general believes that Changsun Guang should not be punished!"
Even severe punishment cannot be imposed on Changsun Guang!
Xue Rengui was furious and tried his best to restrain himself.
He knew that his qualifications and background were his shortcomings. If Li Xiaogong were here and said that he would pull out Changsun Guang to punish him, who would dare to say anything about personal and material evidence in front of him?
Anyone who dares to speak out will be killed by Li Xiaogong!
Although he has made many meritorious deeds, he has always served under Fang Jun and is incompatible with the entire Tang army system. This cannot be made up for by ability in a short time, but requires long-term precipitation and hard work. As for his origin as a distant relative of the Xue family in Hedong,
Even more so, he is not recognized by the children of these aristocratic families.
All the soldiers in the tent were silent.
The generals who were born in Guanlong wanted to protect Changsun Guang. Those who were not born in Guanlong were waiting for opportunities and did not dare to express their opinions easily.
However, no matter who they prefer, this attitude is already obvious. They believe that Chang Sun Guang did this, but their position dictates that they must protect Chang Sun Guang.
Justice and interests are often at odds with each other.
Even though they may still retain a trace of conscience in their hearts, they choose to ignore this conscience in the face of family interests.
…
This situation did not exceed Xue Rengui's expectations.
He looked at Linghu Chang again and asked again: "Linghu joins the army, are you willing to vouch for Changsun Guang?"
Linghu Chang's lips twitched but remained silent.
Are you kidding me? The reason for protecting Changsun Guang is because everyone is of the same lineage as Chuanglong, and we share the same spirit. But how can we put ourselves on the line for Changsun Guang?
It doesn't matter if you talk, but if you guarantee something like this, you won't do it even if you beat him to death...
A hint of sarcasm appeared on Xue Rengui's lips, and he turned to look at the people in the tent: "Everyone, since you have sworn to defend Changsun Guang, is there anyone willing to vouch for it?"
No one answered in the account.
Naturally, a general who was not born in Guanlong would not want to wade into this muddy water. Even though there was no evidence at the moment, everyone already believed that Chang Sun Guang was responsible for this matter. How could they be willing to vouch for it? And a general who was born in Guanlong was also unwilling to do so. You're not stupid, we are all close relatives and can support you, or even join forces to put pressure on Xue Rengui, but you absolutely cannot do such a thing as a guarantee.
But the sarcastic and disdainful smile on Xue Rengui's face was clearly mocking them for their pretentious talk, grabbing credit and never admitting defeat, but when the critical moment came, they all acted wisely and did not take responsibility.
Everyone is respectable, but now they have to suffer the contempt and disdain of Xue Rengui for Changsun Guang, but he can't even say a strong word. It's really uncomfortable...