Chapter One Hundred and Twenty One Feels Not Right
This seems a bit too easy.
Su Lu looked at Han Ping being dragged away by Pang De, with a feeling of disbelief.
The Dingxiang army defeated the Thule people in Han Ping's mansion because he used some tricks. Even without the formation card bonus, it would be a piece of cake for thousands of Dingxiang troops to kill dozens of Thule people, and they would kill slowly.
The Imperial Army couldn't even get a last hit.
But it was so easy to arrest Han Ping in front of the emperor's eldest son, Prince Ping Li Xun, and his cousin, the head of the household department.
According to Li Xun's character, he is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people. It would be strange if he didn't go crazy if he dared to lose his face like this.
There is something weird.
Su Lu dodged the boots flying behind him and ran out of the palace as if running away.
Outside the door, Su Lu was riding. Pang De ordered Su Lu and said:
"I will take the person away first. Your Majesty will definitely interrogate the head of the Household Department for colluding with the Thule people. Those servants of the Han Mansion should interrogate him quickly and be sure to find out the result."
The old Marquis of Xiahou sat on his horse and said in an old-fashioned way:
"If you don't tell me, you will be beaten to death. A noble Han citizen colluded with the foreign tribes of Thule. He deserves to die."
After talking to Su Lu, the old man scolded Pound again:
"I'm not telling you, little Pound, if you run the army like this, sooner or later you will turn all the Forbidden Army into idiots. In the army, there is no need to fear death. Only by not taking other people's lives as your own can you win the battle."
Su Lu suddenly turned his horse's head and dodged. The old Marquis of Xiahou was in a bad mood now, and he was a bit targeted at the Governor. It was better for him to stay away to avoid being hurt.
When Su Lu returned to the Dingxiang military camp, the camp was in a mess.
On the school grounds, various pillars were erected, and the pillars were filled with servants of the Han family. The imperial guards held whips and threatened to take action, but not many actually took action.
Li Lin and Li Dazhuang came over to ask for instructions and said:
"Captain, most of these people are servants of officials, and a small number are handymen. The Imperial Guards are afraid to take action. How do you think we should interrogate them? Should we hand them over to the agents of the Yanjing government office?"
Su Lu lay down on the handsome chair and said lazily:
"Just beat him. If you don't say anything, beat him. Don't be afraid of beating him to death. The Grand Governor and Mr. Xiahouwei have already spoken. You will be responsible for beating him to death."
Zhao Pu, who made the money later, shouted arrogantly:
"That's how it should be. This group of Zi family slaves and their masters colluded with the Thule people. They dared to help hide them. They knew it and didn't press charges. If they were sent to Yanjing Mansion, they would be beaten to death. They dared to make noises in the camp.
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"They all deserve to be beaten to death."
In the school grounds, the screams immediately became much louder.
Su Ge came back from outside, stood at the door of the handsome account for a while, and then came in with a timid look on his face:
"Sir, your soldiers were too cruel. Everyone was beaten to bloody gourds, especially the little hat slave, who was almost beaten to death by Zhao Pu."
In front of Su Lu's eyes was the tragic image of Hewan Village being burned to ashes. The charred corpses were curled up and the walls were broken. Although several months had passed, the charred smell of the corpses still hadn't dissipated.
"Anyone who colludes with the Thule people should die."
Su Lu stood up, calmed down the anger in his heart, and asked:
"What did your princess say?"
Su Ge seemed to be frightened by Su Lu and said cautiously:
"The princess has told you to be careful. She will go into the palace to report the case to the emperor. By this time, the imperial edict should have been issued."
Su Lu nodded and was about to leave the handsome tent to see the crazy Wusuli Taiji. Eunuch Bai's figure appeared outside the handsome tent, holding an imperial edict in his hand.
"Captain Su, please accept the order."
Su Lu didn't dare to be lazy, he bowed down and clasped his fists with both hands.
Eunuch Bai unfolded the imperial edict, read it out once, then handed it to Su Lu and ordered:
"Captain, the Emperor has ordered that you can handle this case as you wish. As long as all the Tule people are arrested, all the soldiers from the four-city camp can be mobilized."
Su Lu took the imperial edict and asked:
"Eunuch Bai, does your Majesty have anything to say about Han Ping?"
Eunuch Bai looked around and saw that Su Ge was quite far away and there were no soldiers of Su Lu around. He lowered his voice and said:
"Han Ping is the son of the imperial concubine's sister and the cousin of Prince Ning. The emperor cannot say anything. All the emperor wants is evidence."
Su Lu nodded, sent Eunuch Bai away, arrived at the school grounds, and raised the imperial edict in his hand.
"Everyone, the Emperor has a decree. Anyone who conspires with Tule shall die."
"Those who know the truth but refuse to report it and refuse to go back on their word will die."
"Beat me hard, beat him to death and throw him into the ditch outside. If you give me a clear explanation, let him go."
There was a commotion on the school grounds, and the slaves who had originally been counting on their masters to come to rescue them all languished when they saw the imperial edict, which said that it didn't matter if they were beaten to death.
Zhao Pu's attack was the most hateful, and soon a domestic slave was beaten to death and dragged away.
The servants of the Han Mansion finally collapsed, crying and demanding an explanation one by one.
A few hours later, Su Lu looked at the confessions handed in by the four people with a confused look on his face.
The second lady had an affair with Prince Ning. Whenever the master was away, Prince Ning would come to see the second lady.
The sixth lady, Hongxing, cheated on her with the butcher on the street.
The master is as good as Long Yang, and the young man Wu Dan is the master's wife.
Looking at the confessions one by one, Su Lu couldn't laugh or cry.
The Han Mansion is really in chaos, but Prince Ning has an affair with the second lady, which can be seen by the emperor.
Looking at the confessions one by one, Su Lu finally saw the confession related to Tule.
The master brought back a group of people wearing bamboo hats late at night and ordered me to prepare meals for these people every day. They were very meaty and spicy, and each one had a bigger appetite than the last.
King Ning also came to see these Tule people, and there was also a mysterious man wrapped in a bamboo hat who came to see the Tule people.
Su Lu frowned, it was a bit strange that Prince Ning had also been here.
There is also a mysterious man. Normally speaking, even if King Ning colludes with the Thule people, he does not need to come forward in person, and he also brings the mysterious person to meet the Thule people. Is this a bit strange?
The rest of the confessions had nothing to do with the Thule people. Most of them were about the Han family's affairs. The atmosphere was so smoky that Su Lu felt a little nauseous. Su Ge, who was in charge of copying the excerpts, threw down his pen several times, unwilling to do so.
Transcribe again.
Three days later, Su Ge finally finished transcribing these confessions.
Su Lu read it over, used his official certificate, and gave it to Zhao Pu, ready to hand it over to Yousi. All those who should be interrogated have been interrogated. The rest depends on what Han Ping can explain.
"The Governor has arrived"
The guard's announcement sounded at the door of the camp.
Pang De strode in, followed by Mr. Xiahou.
"Su Lu, Han Ping has already recruited him. He colluded with Shanxi merchants and secretly opened a trade route with Thule. These Thule people are here to escort a batch of weapons."
The old marquis came in cursing:
"This bunch of damn Shanxi merchants dared to collude with the Tule people for money. I was beaten to death in the front, and I was betrayed by these bastards. Sooner or later, I will kill these bastards from Shanxi merchants."
Su Lu was stunned when he heard this. Han Ping colluded with Shanxi merchants to trade goods with the Thule people. It sounded quite credible, but he always felt that something was wrong.
"Is that all? Didn't Han Ping explain anything else?"
Su Lu asked Pound.
Pound raised his chin, feeling very unhappy:
"Why, you don't believe the results of my interrogation? It's no use not believing it. Han Ping is already dead. His meridians were severed. After being tortured, he is dead and cannot die again."
