The city gate guards intercepted, and the man in black showed the Blackwater Tower token. The defenders quickly let him go, and Shao Pingbo led the crowd to gallop out from the east city gate.
At the same time, two Heishuitai personnel led Shao Pingbo's orders and went straight to the garrison outside the city. They mobilized more than a hundred people within their authority and led the team to Nanling Mountain. They went straight to the Fire Temple and gathered all the gods' servants in the temple.
He was arrested, taken to a prison controlled by Black Water Tower, and interrogated directly.
The name of the prison in Black Water Tower is simple and direct, Black Prison! In the Black Prison, dozens of servants of the gods were captured, each one screaming in agony under severe torture.
The interrogation was Shao Pingbo's intention, to check the list of dignitaries who went to the Fire Temple to offer incense within a year.
Shao Pingbo himself led his men to a small town dozens of miles away. His troops rushed into the town and directly surrounded an inn.
Police officers from the town government came over, yelled at him, and asked what was going on and who he was.
A token of the Blackwater Tower was displayed, and the policeman immediately stepped aside in fear. The Blackwater Tower is a secret agency in the hands of the imperial power. In order to perform special tasks, the country has given certain powers to kill first and report later. It is not like these little guys.
Xiami can afford it.
Shao Pingbo, who was sitting upright on his horse, did not dismount, but raised his hand to signal.
Shao Sansheng immediately jumped off his horse and led a group of people into the inn. He quickly pulled out a person from the inn and knelt down in front of Shao Pingbo's horse.
Shao Pingbo was condescending and asked coldly: "Who are you?"
The kneeling man was dressed like a common man and was trembling with fear, "Little man...little man, I wish you the best at the Nanling Mountain Fire Temple Temple."
Shao Pingbo: "Even if it is the Temple of Fire in the capital, why is it here and why is it dressed like this?"
"Villain... villain..." Miao Zhu was panicking. He was originally approached by people from Piaomiao Pavilion. Of course, he didn't know that he was from Piaomiao Pavilion, but he knew that he was bribed to talk nonsense in front of the imperial concubine.
After being exposed, he was worried and scared, so he ran away. How could he dare to tell the truth about deceiving the imperial concubine easily.
Little did he know that he had been targeted a long time ago, otherwise Shao Pingbo would have found him without even turning around.
"Take it away!" Shao Pingbo dropped his words, turned his mount and rode away.
Miao Zhu caught them, and the group galloped away again, directly returning to the capital. It can be said that they came in a hurry and left in a hurry.
Quickly, the group rushed into the capital through the East City Gate again and went straight to the Black Prison under the Blackwater Tower.
Someone in front of the prison heard the news and came out to greet him. Shao Pingbo jumped off his horse and asked: "How is the trial going?"
The Blackwater Tower personnel who had been by his side and were responsible for cooperating with his actions replied: "They are not hard-core. Under severe torture, they asked and answered whatever they asked. Here is the list you want." A list was presented with both hands.
Shao Pingbo took a look at the list, raised his eyebrows, flicked his cloak, and without saying a word, he broke into the black prison.
Needless to say, the temple priest was dragged into the prison in mourning.
The clerk who was guarding the registration in the black prison bowed his hands to Shao Pingbo who came over. Shao Pingbo ignored him and slapped the interrogation list he had just received on the table. He borrowed the clerk's pen and circled a bunch of names on the list.
Then he took the list and walked aside, and called Shao Sansheng over. He handed over the list, "For those who have been circled, you can coordinate with Heishuitai to see which family members are related to Qiyun Sect and who are related to Qiyun Sect."
Pick them all out."
"Yes!" Shao Sansheng took the list and immediately went to execute it.
Shao Pingbo, on the other hand, went straight to the depths of the prison and went to inspect the temple in person to pray.
The Miao Zhu had been tied to the torture rack, and all his clothes had been stripped off.
The person in charge of the search brought a pile of gold and silver notes in a tray to Shao Pingbo, "Sir, these were all found on him."
"It seems that the Fire Temple is quite rich." Shao Pingbo snorted coldly, walked to the execution rack, held the hilt of the sword at his waist, and with a swish sound, the sword was unsheathed.
Miao Zhu was frightened and said in horror: "Spare your life, spare your life, as long as you spare this villain's life, I will do anything to you! Ah..." He let out a shrill scream, and his whole body shivered in pain.
A cold light flashed, Shao Pingbo raised his sword and cut off the wrist of one of his hands.
…
In a pavilion in the palace, after the ministers who were talking had retired, Tai Shuxiong asked, "Isn't Lord Shao back? He hasn't entered the palace yet?"
Tao Lue said: "Just as I was about to report this matter to His Majesty, Mr. Shao did not enter the palace. Instead, he recruited relevant personnel from Heishuitai and left the city directly. He also mobilized the garrison outside the city. The garrison went straight to the Nanling Mountain Fire Temple.
All the attendants of the Fire Temple were captured and taken to the Black Prison for interrogation. Master Shao led his men directly to Sanshili Town and captured the Temple Zhu who was about to escape from an inn. He had just received the news and had brought the Black Prison back to him.
prison."
"Oh!" Tai Shuxiong was a little surprised, his eyes flickered slightly, and he said slowly: "Is it about Concubine Lan?"
The fact that Concubine Lan and her daughter went to the Fire Temple could not be hidden from us, but they did not go into details.
Tao slightly leaned forward, "I guess so."
Tai Shuxiong sighed: "It seems that he is still unwilling to accept it. What's the point of finding out? The overall situation has been decided. Can't you rely on this to refuse?"
Tao Lue: "Master Shao is subject to His Majesty's decree to plan the frontline war. He has a heavy responsibility. He has the power to mobilize the personnel of Heishuitai to act expediently. Without His Majesty's decree, I can't stop it."
Tai Shuxiong: "I'm afraid he won't be reconciled if he doesn't pursue this matter. This matter has indeed wronged him. Let him make trouble for now. Just keep an eye on him and don't let him make trouble too much."
Tao Lue said respectfully: "Yes!"
…
Shao Pingbo, who had received the latest confession from the Black Prison, strode out, got on his horse, and with the sound of hoofbeats, he led the crowd out of the Black Prison compound.
After leaving here, a group of people went straight to the Daxing Lingfu Yamen. After arriving, Shao Pingbo got off his horse, climbed up the steps and rushed straight through.
The guards of the government office blocked the way, and the personnel of Heishuitai immediately rushed forward and showed their tokens to warn. The guards of the government office looked at each other, and one of them said: "I'll show you my humble position!"
"No need!" Shao Pingbo didn't bother to talk, pushed aside the obstruction, and rushed in directly. This momentum was really resolute!
Soon, the officials in the government office were alerted one after another, and the Grand Order Guo Wenshang was also alerted.
Shao Pingbo met him and said calmly: "Master Guo!"
Guo Wenshang had an angry look on his face, pointed at the group of people who rushed in like wolves and tigers, and said sternly: "Master Shao, what's the point of leading people to break into the court office without permission?"
Shao Pingbo turned his sleeves and showed a token given by Taishu Xiong, "Mr. Guo, I am here to organize the front line for the battle of Wei. According to the information obtained on the front line, there are enemy spies who have sneaked into the capital to collude with court officials.
The rebellion is related to the frontline war. I dare not neglect it, so I urgently returned to the capital for a thorough investigation. I hope Mr. Guo will cooperate!"
Guo Wenshang waved his sleeves and said, "That's ridiculous! Are you accusing me of colluding with the enemy's spies?"
Shao Pingbo said calmly: "Master Guo, don't be nervous, I just came to ask Master Guo for some confessions."
"Confession?" Guo Wenshang suddenly sneered, "I am an official of the imperial court, are you interrogating me as a prisoner?"
Shao Pingbo suddenly shouted, "Bring it up!"
There was a commotion in the rear, and a man in a state of embarrassment was dragged up. One of his palms had been chopped off and simply bandaged. He looked very miserable. He was the Temple Zhu of the Fire Temple.
"You...you are..." Although he was embarrassed, Guo Wenshang still recognized the other person at a glance.
Shao Pingbo squinted at the prisoner with cold eyes, "Tell me, tell me what happened when Mr. Guo went to the Fire Temple that day."
"The villain was confused for a moment..." Miao Zhu, who was frightened, immediately told the story he had made up to Concubine Lan after being bribed.
"Hiss..." Guo Wenshang took a breath after hearing this. He was not stupid. He immediately thought of the situation when Concubine Lan wanted to meet Jia Wuqun. That was probably not a coincidence, but someone had planned it. How big of a deal was involved behind this? He immediately thought of it.
I really can’t tell the depth of time.
Huh! Shao Pingbo drew out half of the sword from his waist, "Sir Guo, I am not interrogating you as a prisoner, but investigating and collecting evidence! The war on the front line is urgent, related to the success or failure of the war, and the lives of countless sons and daughters of the Jin Kingdom. Before I go to the front line, Your Majesty has given me
I have the power to make decisions when the opportunity arises, so I can kill first and report later. Now that the witness is here, Mr. Guo is also involved. If Mr. Guo does not cooperate with the investigation and evidence collection, then don’t blame Shao for acting according to military law!"
Guo Wenshang hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Master Shao, there may be some misunderstanding about this matter. I don't know what Jia Wuqun did behind the scenes. He was just following the rules of the general order to entertain foreign guests!"
The sword in Shao Pingbo's hand returned to the scabbard, and with a wave of his hand, "Record Mr. Guo's words in the record!"
The accompanying Blackwater Station personnel did not know the depth of the matter, but seeing that a series of foreign-related conspiracies had been discovered, they began to take it seriously from the bottom of their hearts. They were extremely cooperative with Shao Pingbo. A Blackwater Station personnel immediately asked for pens, inks, paper and inkstones on the spot.
, standing by as a clerk, Shao Pingbo began to ask questions, and Guo Wenshang answered.
After all the questioning was completed, at Shao Pingbo's signal, Guo Wenshang signed and stamped the confession.
"I believe Mr. Guo is innocent. Mr. Guo, please excuse me and say goodbye!" Shao Pingbo said goodbye and turned away.
Guo Wenshang bowed his hands in embarrassment.
After a group of people who broke into the Daxing Lingfu Yamen came out, Shao Pingbo, who was standing outside the door, took a deep breath and got the confession from Miao Zhu and Guo Wenshang. He had already confirmed the conspiracy of the foreign enemy, and his plan was
Half the battle is already done.
He took out Shao Sansheng's reconstructed confession list from his sleeve and asked, "Which mansion is closest to here among the people on the list?"
A member of the Blackwater Tower stepped forward and pointed to a name on the list, "Internal History Zhao Gongquan, Mr. Zhao's family."
"Okay, let's go to Mr. Zhao's house first and lead the way!" Shao Pingbo collected the list, walked to the horse, flicked his cloak, and got on the horse.
The group of riders rumbled away again, and soon arrived at the Zhao Mansion, where a group of people broke in directly.
After breaking in, he followed the picture and arrested people directly according to the list. The Zhao Mansion was in a state of panic and had no idea what was going on. Shao Pingbo came with Tai Shuxiong's token, and the guarding mage in the mansion did not dare to act rashly.
After a while, three of the four wives of Mr. Zhao Gongquan, the internal historian, were arrested, along with their children.
At this moment, a young man in brocade clothes hurried in from outside the house. Seeing that his mother and brothers and sisters had been arrested, he became anxious and shouted: "Bold! Who knows where this is, who dares to be so bold!"
Shao Pingbo turned around and asked, "Who is this?"
A Heishuitai follower said: "Master Zhao's youngest son, Zhao Yujun."
Shao Pingbo: "Is it related to Taishu's family?"
"None!" The Heishuitai attendant pointed to a beautiful woman in custody, indicating that she was the child.
PS: Thank you to the new leader "Ah Jin's" for your support!