Chapter five hundred and sixty seventh interrogation
"Won't you hand them over?"
Watching Zhou Fang heading westward under the escort of six galleys, Deng Tai looked at the dozens of soldiers tied up behind him and asked Li Zhigao doubtfully.
If these people are not treated as scapegoats and handed over to Han Qian for an explanation, then why are they detained?
Li Xiu glanced at the soldiers thoughtfully and saw that Liyang Marquis Yang En walked directly towards the camp without saying anything. He also pulled Li Qi and signaled them to leave first.
After everyone left one after another, Li Zhigao motioned to the guards to stand further away, and then he told Deng Tai with a gloomy face:
"Separate these dozens of soldiers and interrogate them one by one. How did they break out of the siege these days, how did they hide and gather together to escape the enemy's encirclement, and how did they encounter Li Chong along the way?
As for those who have fled to Shuzhou, all the details must be interrogated by me. Anyone who dares to conceal anything or has any wrongdoing can be severely punished. Deng Tai, although I have always regarded you as my biological brother, but
Military law is ruthless. If I slack off again this time, please don’t blame me for not remembering old feelings and hold you accountable..."
Deng Tai looked shocked, and for a moment it seemed hard to imagine what Li Zhigao was going to do.
"..." Hearing this, Yao Xishui said in confusion, "Even if Han Qian wants to excuse himself, he must say that these soldiers are hiding enemies, and even want to pour dirty water on Li Chong, I can tell these things
He can hand people over to him, whether by torture, coercion or inducement, or by beating him, whatever Han Qian does, but why does the elder brother need to dirty his hands?"
"Whether there is something wrong with Li Chong or not, he is your brother after all. It is not your responsibility to uncover this matter!" Su Hongyu advised.
The filial piety that is talked about in the world, in addition to the kindness of the father and the filial piety of the son, also pays attention to the respect of brothers, friends and brothers.
Seeing Li Zhigao's arrangement, Su Hongyu also knew that he obviously suspected that there might be a problem with Li Chong's escape from the enemy siege after nearly a month. However, in any case, according to the ethical requirements of keeping relatives hidden in the world, this problem was solved.
It shouldn't be Li Zhigao who revealed it.
The so-called killing of relatives for righteousness refers to those serious crimes of treason.
"I will arrange a boat, and you and Xishui will go back to Jinling today." Li Zhigao said with a straight face.
Seeing that Li Zhigao had made such a decision, Su Hongyu stood aside with red eyes and said nothing.
Yao Xishui did not expect that Li Zhigao might not listen to the advice. It was unimaginable that they would be driven back to Jinling. He raised his voice unwillingly and asked: "Brother, although we have been negligent in this matter, we are not ignorant of priorities!"
"No, you don't realize how serious the problem is. I will explain it to my wife later, but you should stay less involved in military affairs in the future," Li Zhigao said with a gloomy face, "When you go back, tell your wife, Han
After this incident, Qian Qian may very well choose to support His Majesty in taking over the power of the government again. His actions today may not be without the intention of showing His Majesty. And His Majesty does not want the power of the government to fall completely into the hands of the Queen Mother, so he will probably think of "Han" again.
It's the teacher's benefit. However, until the battle situation stabilizes, I would like to ask you not to act rashly again."
"He wants to renew the master-disciple relationship with Yang Yuanpu. I'm afraid it's only for a short period of time. Why worry?" Yao Xishui asked nonchalantly.
They had such a big trump card, so she didn't believe that Han Qian would play a big bargaining chip on Yang Yuanpu. Of course, they wouldn't use this trump card unless they had to.
Li Zhigao knew what Yao Xishui was referring to, and would not argue with her about trivial matters. In order to prevent them from being ignorant and causing disputes, he simply said some things more clearly, saying:
"It's true that Han Qian likes to go eccentric. At the same time, he and his father Han Daoxun implemented the New Deal, which offended the interests of too many people. Therefore, many people disliked him. Of course, there were also people who had long suspected that he was involved in Wen Ruilin's matter.
He has bad intentions. However, no one will believe that he colluded with Liang Jun. Even if the truth of this matter is revealed, everyone will only think that he has the intention to frame the Duke of Changguo. This may temporarily hit Han Qian's
Prestige, but what is the situation now? Have you ever thought about it? Now that Liang Jun is aggressively suppressing the border, Huaidong and Huaixi are in danger. No matter how much the officials in the court dislike Han Qian, they will only lose the hope of repelling Liang Jun.
Place your hopes on Han Qian, not on the Duke of Chang who lost his army, nor on me, who has been attacking Chaozhou City for half a year without falling. Not to mention, Han Qian still has control over it.
It is the only naval combat force between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River. Think about it, such rumors continue to spread, especially from our army. Han Qian sent a memorial to the capital, claiming illness to avoid suspicion, and persisted
We have to hand over our military power and lead the Xuzhou water camp back to Xuzhou. How do you think the whole thing will end?"
"..." Yao Xishui was silent for a long time. Although he didn't want to admit it, after listening to Li Zhigao's words, it was not difficult to guess how the whole thing would end. He hesitated and asked, "In the end, they may coerce their eldest brother to hand over military power.
, to appease Han Qian?"
"You probably know by now why I have to get my hands dirty, right?" Li Zhigao asked with a long sigh.
"..." Deng Tai stood there in a daze. Only then did he truly understand the real intention of Li Zhigao's arrangement.
In other words, regardless of whether Li Chong has a problem or not, the results of their detention of more than ten soldiers for interrogation must be able to "confirm" that Li Chong has a problem.
Only in this way can Han Qian be given an "explanation"; and if Han Qian still takes this matter to make trouble, they can also distance themselves from each other.
Yao Xishui was about to say that the matter might not be so serious, but then he thought of another thing. He thought that his elder brother might have other considerations, so he said nothing.
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Li Pu has not yet been held accountable, and he has a high position of power. Even if he does not hold military power, he still has an independent small camp stationed in the main camp, and is surrounded by dozens of guards to protect his safety.
No one else is allowed to break into his tent.
He temporarily gave up his plan to cross the river and return to Jinling, but he had nothing to do when he returned to the garrison.
He didn't even know how far Han Qian would make this matter go before he was willing to stop, and Li Zhigao's performance was too weak in the face of almost blatant force and coercion from the Tangyi soldiers.
At the same time, he didn't know how the Queen Mother, His Majesty, Shen Yang and others would react after this news reached Jinling. At the end of the day, he felt extremely irritable.
Li Chong was also restless.
He wanted to encourage Li Xiu and Li Qi to put pressure on Li Zhigao to release the dozens of detained soldiers, but Li Xiu and Li Qi ignored him.
He sent people to the camp several times to inquire about the news, but they were mercilessly blocked. He only knew that Su Hongyu and Yao Xishui had returned to Jinling by boat in the afternoon.
Su Hongyu and Yao Xishui dared to return to Jinling by boat, but they were still worried that they would be detained if they encountered the patrol camp of Xuzhou Water Camp on the river, so they did not dare to act rashly.
When it was almost night, Li Zhigao sent someone over: "My lord, the Commander-in-Chief has invited you and General Li and others to come to the tent to discuss matters."
"Hasn't his wings hardened a long time ago? Is there anything you want to discuss with me?"
Li Pu was angry and was unwilling to leave to see Li Zhigao. Finally, Li Chong was worried about something and persuaded his father to rush to the camp together with Li Xiu and Li Qi.
When Li Zhigao and the others rushed to the main tent, they saw that Liyang Marquis Yang En and Zhou Shu, who took over as the commander of the Zuowu Guards after Du Chongtao, and others seemed to have just been summoned by Li Zhigao. Li Chong really didn't know what matters needed to be discussed at this time.
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Li Zhigao was sitting behind the main case and was talking to Yang En and Zhou Shu. When he saw Li Pu, Li Chong came over and leaned over to ask them to take a seat. Then he went straight to the topic and said with a gloomy face: "It's so late at night.
We have all been summoned here because I have something to explain clearly to everyone here in front of me..."
"Is there anything you want me to explain clearly?" Li Chong asked guiltily.
Li Zhigao waved his hand and signaled Deng Tai to drag the three soldiers, whose flesh and blood were so bloody that they could hardly recognize their human form, into the tent and said:
"It was originally a blessing that dozens of soldiers and Chongdi had escaped back to Shuzhou after a disaster, but these soldiers were spreading rumors behind our backs and disrupting the morale of our army. It is really abominable. And I think these soldiers would do such a thing.
They had some hidden agenda or were bewitched, so Deng Tai captured them and interrogated them for a day. Now it is confirmed that Liu Yue and Liu Shan brothers were Liang Jun soldiers when they broke out of the siege from Zhongli City.
It was also Liang Jun's intention to capture him. When the soldier Zhou Laoshan fled from Zhongli City to the east bank of Longyou Lake, he hid among the reeds. He accidentally saw Chong Di fall off his horse during the breakout and was captured by Liang Jun.
The bodyguards around him also killed all of them for Liang Jun, and the others hid in Caoze in Hongzepu. Finally, they were contacted by Brother Chong and escaped together. Brother Chong, you have to understand whether you can clear the suspicion. Next, you
What you want to say in front of Mr. Yang is the most important thing. If you have something to hide, don’t blame me for killing your relatives because of your brother’s righteousness and being ruthless..."
"Li Zhigao, you are afraid of Han Qian like a tiger and don't care about brotherhood. Well, you have to give me to Han Qian for an explanation." Li Chong stood up as if jumping, took off the sword from his waist, and threw it towards Li Zhigao's head.
, "You kill me now to see if I frown, so that the world can see your true face clearly and see what kind of white-eyed wolf our Li family has raised over the years!"
"The witness is here, but it doesn't mean that there is something wrong with you. I will ask you to cooperate with Marquis Yang in many subsequent matters. If you really have no problem, no one in the world will insist that you have something wrong..." Li Zhigao was biased.
Gujing said calmly as he dodged the saber thrown by Li Chong.
Four guards walked up to Li Chong, grabbed his wrist, pressed his shoulders, and forced him to sit back behind the case. They wanted to interrogate him in front of everyone...