Chapter nine hundred and fifty second disaster to the north
The jailer tied the woman to the torture frame again. Wu Han asked: "Your name is Tian Lanqing?"
"Yes!" The woman squeezed out one word from between her teeth.
"Who is your mastermind?"
"it is me."
"Who is the messenger of the Lord?"
"also me!"
Wu Han looked at the woman who called herself Tian Lanqing and smiled.
He nodded to the side, and a jailer brought over the leather bag on the wooden shelf. Wu Han opened the leather bag, took out a silver needle from inside, and said with a smile: "I am very happy that you are unwilling to tell the truth. Such a
Come, I can make you feel what life is worse than death!" As he spoke, he pinched Tian Lanqing's chin and said harshly: "Any woman who dares to hurt me, even if you are the king of heaven, I will peel her off.
Your skin will be broken, your bones will be broken, and your tendons will be cramped!"
As he spoke, he firmly let go of Tian Lanqing's chin, moved his palm downwards, and brought the silver needle over little by little.
The moment the silver needle pierced her chest, Tian Lanqing let out a scream that was almost like a ghost cry, and the flesh on her body was trembling.
Wu Han didn't care about this. He pricked deeper and deeper, and gradually, half of the silver needle went in.
Tian Lanqing couldn't stand the excruciating pain anymore. She rolled her eyes upwards and fainted from the pain. Wu Han took a step back and said in a cold voice: "Walk her up!"
After a bucket of cold water was poured down on her, Tian Lanqing faintly woke up again. She glared at Wu Han and cursed word by word: "Wu Han, you are not going to die a happy death! If you dare, kill me!"
"Kill you? How could I be willing to kill you!" As he spoke, Wu Han took out a thicker and longer silver needle from his leather bag, raised his head and pinched the other side of Tian Lanqing's heart, and said, "I still have to let you taste it.
Life is worse than death!"
As he spoke, he inserted the silver needle into it.
Amidst a burst of heart-rending screams, Tian Lanqing fell into coma again.
"Wake it up!"
Another bucket of cold water was poured on his head, and Wu Han once again pulled out a silver needle from his skin bag, and still slowly pierced Tian Lanqing's chest.
Soon, Tian Lanqing fell into coma for the third time. When the jailer kicked over the third bucket of water, Deng Chen walked in quickly from outside.
He first looked at Wu Han, and then at Tian Lanqing, who was unconscious with several silver needles stuck in his chest. He walked forward quickly and said, "Mr. Wu, let me interrogate him next!"
"No! Wei Qing, I have to pry open her mouth today!" Wu Han said in a deep voice.
Deng Chen sighed softly, leaned into Wu Han's ear, and whispered: "Ziyan, she can't die now. If you really put someone to death, you won't be able to explain it to His Majesty."
"Don't worry, Wei Qing, I have my own sense of discretion."
Deng Chen smiled bitterly, how measured? If this continues, even men, let alone women, will be hurt to death. He said seriously: "Ziyan, you go and have a rest first, let me interrogate you for half an hour."
"Just half an hour?"
"Yeah! Just half an hour!"
Wu Han thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay, Wei Qing, let's talk for half an hour." As he spoke, he took out his handkerchief and wiped his hands vigorously, as if he had touched something dirty just now.
He led his men out of the torture chamber. Watching Wu Han and others leave, Deng Chen looked at Tian Lanqing, who was almost out of shape after being tortured, and shook his head helplessly.
While Tian Lanqing was still unconscious, he slowly pulled out the silver needle inserted in her chest.
When he pulled out the second one, Tian Lanqing woke up from the pain again. Her throat was hoarse and she couldn't make a loud sound, but bursts of sobs came out of her throat.
Deng Chen continued to pull out the silver needle and said, "Tian Lanqing, do you know who the woman you stabbed last night was?"
At this time, Tian Lanqing had no part of her body that was not shaking and aching. Her upper and lower teeth collided, making a clicking sound, and she looked at Deng Chen distractedly without saying a word.
Deng Chen continued: "That woman is Da Sima's wife, and she is Da Sima's favorite woman. I believe you know a little about what kind of person Da Sima is. You hurt his most beloved woman, what do you think?
Do you think what means he will use to deal with you? Only if you can't think of the means, without him, you won't be able to use the means."
Finally pulling out all the silver needles, he wiped them clean and put them back into the leather bag. Then he turned to look at the jailer aside and said, "Bring me a long gown!"
The jailer quickly agreed and walked out quickly. Not long after, he came back with a gray robe, handed it to Deng Chen respectfully, and said, "Sir!"
Deng Chen took it, covered Tian Lanqing with his robe, and said: "This is Tingwei Prison. Under torture, you will have to confess sooner or later. Instead of being tortured and humiliated to confess, it is better to make it clear as soon as possible."
Tian Lanqing's eyes gradually became focused, and her body was not shaking as much as before. She said in a weak voice: "I said everything that needs to be said just now."
Deng Chen was just outside the execution room and heard clearly. He smiled slightly and said, "You mean, no one ordered you."
"yes!"
"This assassination was carried out spontaneously by you?"
"yes!"
"Why?" "Because Liu Xiu deserves to die!" "Why do you say that?" "No reason, I just dare to say that!"
Deng Chen shrugged and said: "You dare to assassinate even the emperor. I don't doubt your courage. It's not easy for you to be able to hold on for so long without confessing. However, do you think that your companions can also do it?"
Can you bear it as well as you?"
His words made Tian Lanqing's face change and she looked at Deng Chen suspiciously.
Deng Chen smiled calmly and said: "They have all said what should be said and what should not be said. The only one who can persist until now is you. Oh, by the way, there is another one, your name is Hu Yong!"
Tian Lanqing's eyes were no longer so firm, and there was a flash of panic. Deng Chen said slowly: "But he can't hold on for long, and he is not far from confessing."
He raised his hand to adjust the robe on Tian Lanqing's body, making it tighter, and said softly: "I'm here to interrogate you now. This is your chance. If you still refuse to say anything, I will change to Da Sima later to continue.
If we come to interrogate you, then I’m afraid no one knows what you have to endure. Perhaps, Da Sima will use all the torture instruments here on you one by one. Do you really want this?"
Water droplets trickled down Tian Lanqing's cheek. Deng Chen asked: "How old are you? Fifteen, sixteen? Or seventeen? If my daughters are still alive, they may not be a few years younger than you."
Tian Lanqing's eyes suddenly turned red, she lowered her head, and more water dropped to the ground.
"You should not be tortured like this in your prime years, let alone die in this dark and cold cell. Tell me everything you know. In fact, whether you say it or not will not affect the overall situation.
The secrets you keep in your heart are no longer secrets. I believe you can understand what I mean."
After Deng Chen finished speaking, he took a step back and looked at Tian Lanqing patiently. The latter lowered her head and her expression changed uncertainly. After an unknown amount of time, she suddenly said: "King Xiping."
"What?" Her voice was too low and too fast, so Deng Chen didn't hear it clearly. Tian Lanqing raised her head, met Deng Chen's scrutinizing gaze, and said, "We are all subordinates of King Xiping!"
The King of Xiping is Lu Fang. The title of King of Xiping was not given to him by others, but by himself.
After hearing Tian Lanqing's words clearly, Deng Chen subconsciously squinted his eyes. It turned out that these assassins were all Lu Fang's subordinates. This made sense.
The Si'a under Gongsun Shu suffered heavy casualties, especially after Ruan Xiu's death, their strength plummeted. Currently, they can no longer make much noise in Luoyang.
As for Wei Xiao, he had just sent an envoy to Luoyang to lobby, and it was unlikely that he would send an assassin to assassinate him again.
Excluding Gongsun Shu and Wei Xiao, the only one left is Lu Fang.
In fact, with the support of the Huns, Lu Fang had been quite calm after occupying Bingzhou. He did not seek to expand outwards, nor did he have any major or direct conflicts with the Luoyang court.
The two sides were in harmony with each other and lived in peace for a long time.
This time, Lu Fang suddenly sent assassins to Luoyang to assassinate the emperor. Deng Chen suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, as if something big was about to happen.
Deng Chen asked: "Why did Lu Fang send you and others to assassinate the emperor?"
Tian Lanqing glanced at Deng Chen, shook his head and said, "I don't know. I was just following orders."
"How many of you are there in Luoyang?"
"I have no idea."
Seeing Deng Chen raise his eyebrows, Tian Lanqing said seriously: "I really don't know the specific number of people. I only know that there are twenty-three people in our group."
Deng Chen thought for a while, shook his head and said, "No! Of the assassins who attacked yesterday, seventeen people were killed and four were captured, for a total of twenty-one people, and there are still two missing."
"Those two people are at Zhou Sheng's home."
"Zhou Sheng...the director of Baixi Troupe?"
"Yes. We threatened Zhou Sheng with his family and asked our people to join his troupe, and then follow his troupe and sneak into the palace." Tian Lanqing said.
"Your plan is very good and thorough. Where do you all live?"
"Jinmen South Street."
"suburbs?"
"Yes!"
Deng Chen asked, and Tian Lanqing answered. The conversation between the two was very fast. Deng Chen suddenly asked again: "Why did Lu Fang want to assassinate the emperor?"
Tian Lanqing raised his head and glanced at Deng Chen, shook his head and said, "I've already said, I don't know. We are just subordinates. When we receive orders, we act in accordance with them. We are not qualified to ask why."
Deng Chen stared at Tian Lanqing for a while, nodded, turned to look at the clerk aside, and asked, "Have you recorded everything?"
The clerk stood up in a hurry, held the bamboo slips, came to Deng Chen, bowed and saluted, and said: "My lord, all the lower officials have recorded it."
Deng Chen glanced at her and said okay. He shook his head to the guards on the left and right and said, "Put her down and send her back to the cell."
A jailer stepped forward and reminded in a low voice: "Sir, Da Sima... I'm afraid Da Sima doesn't want to let her go back to the cell."
Deng Chen's eyes widened and he said, "This is Tingwei's Mansion, not Grand Sima's Mansion." Don't you know whose orders you should obey?
The jailer shrank in fear, quickly called his companions, untied Tian Lanqing, and then dragged her back to the cell.
Deng Chen took the clerk's record and looked at it carefully. He had just finished reading it when Wu Han came in from the outside and shouted: "Hey, Wei Qing, why did you send that Tian Lanqing back to the cell? I haven't done it yet."
The trial is over!”
"She has said everything that needs to be said." As he spoke, Deng Chen shook the bamboo slips in his hand.
Wu Han glanced at it, waved his hand and said: "This doesn't count, I have to interrogate her personally!"
Deng Chen looked at Wu Han helplessly and said meaningfully: "Ziyan is a great Sima, so enough is enough!"
A great Sima should be as broad-minded as a great Sima. Torturing a captured prisoner is really detrimental to the majesty of a great Sima.
Wu Han was very unhappy when he heard this and said: "Weiqing, what did she do last night, you didn't see it? Just because she dared to assassinate His Majesty, I can't let her off lightly!"
"She did not regret her death, but it is up to your majesty to execute her, not us." Deng Chen was afraid that Wu Han would not let go of the matter, so he deliberately changed the subject and asked, "Do you know who ordered Ziyan to do so?"
These assassins?"
"who is it?"
"Lu Fang."
"Lu Fang?" Wu Han frowned.
Deng Chen said solemnly: "You're surprised! After hearing this, I was also very surprised! I always have a bad premonition in my heart, I'm afraid... there's going to be trouble in the north."
