Among the imperial guards who poured into the mansion like a tide, the arrogant little hat slave was very special. He had one hand on his hips and pointed at Su Lu, with a look on his face that said, "You are dead."
Su Lu stopped Li Lin who was about to take action, and asked Xiaomao's slave with a smile:
"May I ask this housekeeper, is your master the high-ranking official in the court?"
The little hat slave raised his chin, and his nostrils with exposed nose hairs faced Su Lu:
"I'll scare you to death if I tell you. My husband is a high-ranking official in the Ministry of Revenue and my boss's backer. I'll scare you to death if I tell you."
Li Lin went up and kicked the slave to the ground. He put the knife on his neck and said through gritted teeth:
"Are you scared to death now?"
The steel knife added to the neck, Xiaomao's slave immediately became frightened, and his voice trembled:
"Jun, Junye, the steel sword has no eyes, you, please take it away, I said, I said, my master is the head of the household department, Han Ping."
Li Lin put away his sword, kicked Xiaomao's slave, and snorted in his nostrils:
"Captain, this is the house of the head of the household department. He has hooked up with the Tule people. Even the minister of the household department can't save him."
The sound of killing was heard in the yard.
Li Ling led his troops into the backyard and saw the Thule people rushing out with knives. In the middle of the crowd was Wusuli Taiji who had just escaped.
Li Ling laughed loudly as he pointed the long knife at the Thule people:
"Wusuli Taiji, you have served well in leading the way. I can report it to the governor and spare your life."
Holding the long sword in his hand, Li Ling felt that he had endless strength, as if just as the governor said, he had lent some inner energy to himself.
The leader of the Thule man's expression changed, he turned around and struck Ussuli Taiji with a knife.
Wusuli Taiji was furious: "Dorchahan, don't listen to the instigation of the Han people. I didn't betray you. I escaped with the help of internal agents."
"kill him"
Doerchahan ignored Usuli Taiji's excuse and shouted orders to the Thule people around him.
"Swish"
More than a dozen steel knives slashed at Wusuli Taiji at the same time.
Li Ling laughed loudly: "Kill, you sons and daughters, the governor has an order, and anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy."
The Forbidden Army rushed forward with their spears drawn like a forest of spears. They stabbed the Thule people in front of them to pieces in an instant. The leader, Doer Chahan, was very skilled and managed to dodge several gun formations.
"puff"
Doerchahan stared at the half-point of the knife on his chest in stunned silence, listening to Wusuli Taiji's distorted and crazy screams behind him, and had only one thought in his mind.
As expected, Wusuli Taiji betrayed Youxiangcha and Changshengtian.
Looking at the corpses on the ground and the madman covered in blood, Li Ling was a little disappointed. No one was caught alive, and the only one left was a madman.
"Arrest all the men in this family and keep all the women under guard."
Li Ling told him how to explain to the governor later. The governor even lent him a lot of breath, but he didn't even catch a single person alive. He failed to live up to the high expectations of the governor.
Su Lu watched Li Lin slap Xiaomao's slave at the door. Li Ling came out of Han Mansion with the imperial army and asked:
"Did you catch anyone alive?"
Li Ling looked dejected: "Twenty-six Thule people, except for Wusuli Taiji who escaped, all of them died."
Su Lu raised his eyebrows: "Only one Wusuli Taiji survived?"
Li Ling nodded painfully: "Although he is not dead, he is of no use anymore. He is just like crazy."
Su Lu also frowned: "Take him back first and then arrest everyone in this house and interrogate them severely. I don't believe it. No one will know that he has colluded with the Thule people."
After finishing his instructions, Su Lu said to Su Ge who was following him: "Tell the princess about this. I will go to the Forbidden Army Mansion to find Pound. This matter must go through him."
When Su Lu saw Pang De, he was staring at him with the white-headed old man in the main hall of the military mansion. Seeing Su Lu, Pang De seemed to have seen his savior.
"Su Lu, do you have any military affairs to report? Come, let's go to the Festival Hall with me. Let's get there..."
"What should I not let my old guy know? After all, I, Xia Houwei, am also a veteran general of the Han Kingdom and a first-generation military prince. Why, little Pound, are you afraid that I will reveal your affairs?"
The smile on Pang De's face froze, he sat down on the chair helplessly, and ordered Su Lu:
"Tell me, Su Lu, what's the matter?"
Su Lu told the story about Han Ping, the head of the household department, who had hooked up with the Thule people.
Mr. Xiahou jumped up from his stool.
Pang De and Su Lu looked at Mr. Xiahou in confusion.
The old Marquis glared at Pang De and Su Lu:
"What are you doing in a daze? Someone in the capital actually dares to collude with the Thule people. The Hubu is also brave enough. How did you become the Commander-in-Chief of the Forbidden Army?"
Pound's face also turned pale. Under his nose, someone dared to collude with the Thule people, and he was also the head of the household department. This was no small matter.
"Su Lu, are you sure that is the house of Han Ping, the head of the Household Department? When you arrested him, Han Ping was not in the house? Can you capture Han Ping?"
Su Lu shook his head. According to what his servant said, Han Ping should be in the palace of the eldest son of the emperor now.
Pang De frowned: "Well, that's not going to be easy."
The old Marquis of Xiahou made a hole in the table with a slap, and scolded Pang De with his eyes wide open:
"Trash, a great governor actually has the nerve to say that this matter is difficult to deal with. Come on, Su Lu, follow me. I will take you to Prince Ning's Mansion to get someone. Let's see if Li Xun dares to stop me."
Su Lu was dragged away by the old man.
Pang De did not dare to neglect, so he called two army commanders and gave a few instructions, then ordered a group of forbidden troops and hurriedly chased them.
When Su Lu and his party arrived at the gate of Prince Ning's Mansion, the sky had already darkened. There were carriages parked in front of the Prince's Mansion, and the large gatehouse was filled with lanterns.
The old Marquis walked up the steps and slapped the table in the palace concierge to pieces.
"Everyone, get out of here. The Imperial Guard is here to take someone. If you don't want to be caught, get out of here."
The gift-giving team instantly dispersed.
The old Marquis looked at the scattered dignitaries, his face full of disdain, and said coldly to Su Lu:
"These guys are the real bastards and deserve to be killed."
Su Lu thought to himself that the old marquis was really murderous. He was worthy of being a veteran who had been awarded the title of marquis by military merit. He would kill anyone he saw that he disliked.
The concierge of the palace was scared to death, but he obviously knew Xia Houwei, and said tremblingly:
"Your Majesty, please wait a moment. I'll go and report to your Majesty."
The old man waved his hand: "Fart, after you finish reporting, the criminal escapes, who can I find to arrest him? This is a big case in Tongtule, can you bear it?"
The concierge's face suddenly turned pale, he was trembling and couldn't control himself.
The old Marquis slapped the concierge away, pointed at the palace guards and cursed:
"Get out of my way, the Forbidden Army is taking human prisoners. You don't want to live anymore, so dare to stand in the way of the Forbidden Army."
A group of guards moved out of the way. When Xia Houwei was young, he was also a dominant force in the capital army. How could these people dare to stop him?
Xia Houwei strode into the palace, and Su Lu followed closely.
We are about to see the Thule people's true backers in the court. Folks in Hewan Village, the time has come to avenge you.
Pang De waved his hand, and the imperial army rushed into the palace.
When Xia Houwei arrived at the main hall, the eldest son of the emperor had received the news and was leading people out. When he saw Xia Houwei, the eldest son of the emperor straightened his face and gave instructions:
"Old Marquis Xiahou, there is no prisoner you are looking for in my palace."
"Han Ping."
The old Marquis of Xiahou didn't wait for the eldest son of the emperor to finish speaking, and suddenly took action. His body was like lightning. He rushed behind the eldest son of the emperor and locked an official's neck with one hand.
"Are you guilty of hooking up with Tule?"
The old Marquis threw Han Ping in front of Pang De and Su Lu.
Pang De reached Han Ping's side with a quick stride. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Han Ping's neck, causing the guards around the eldest son who were about to move to stop immediately.
"Han Ping, the head of the Household Department, colluded with Thule. I want to take him back for interrogation."
The old Marquis looked at the eldest son of the emperor coldly and said.
The eldest son of the emperor glared at the old marquis.
The old Marquis ignored him and walked away.
Pang De greeted Su Lu, carried Han Ping and walked out.