Eight hundred and fiftieth eight chapters aftermath
Last words... He was so young that he had to confess his last words. Let alone a year and a half ago, the second prince would never have thought of these two words even just half a month ago. However, at this moment, he did
His whole body felt extremely uncomfortable, and the panic that he might die was overwhelming everything. Even though the hand hidden behind his back held something, he still had difficulty breathing.
"Chu...Kuan, do you really dare...to leave no room for anything like this?"
Squatting in front of the second prince, Chu Kuan smiled and said nonchalantly: "Room? Have you brothers and your mother left any room for others? She occupies the seat in the middle palace, and you two occupy the
What kind of messy things did the emperor's eldest son and the emperor's second son do to their status? And you actually want to inherit the country and ascend to the great treasure?"
The second prince's originally pale complexion finally lost all the remaining color. Although he was arrogant, arrogant and bold, he did not use his brain most of the time, but now that he was in a desperate situation, he only felt that his brain was spinning.
Quickly, many people had not figured out who had poured dirty water on the three of them, mother, son and brother. At this time, he only felt that he had the answer.
However, he opened his mouth to shout out, at least to let the people outside hear his voice, but he opened his mouth and tried his best, but no sound came out of his mouth, and he
The more he took a deep breath, the more he felt his chest whirring, and even the hateful face in front of him seemed a little blurry.
In the end, he was unable to say a word. He just stared at the two dead fish eyes and took his last breath. However, Chu Kuan still stood there quietly and waited for a long time.
Then he stretched out his hand, gently rubbed the two eyes, and then said softly: "Go well, ashes will return to ashes, soil will return to soil, let the dead be in peace, and let the living return to liberation."
If Zhang Shou were here and heard such a sentence, even if he had never been a believer of any sect, he would definitely be shocked. The next moment, Chu Kuan stood up with his sleeves rolled up and said word by word:
"Although I did it under orders, I naturally shoulder the responsibility for this matter and it has nothing to do with anyone else."
"Second Prince, if you go to Jiuquan and want to complain to King Yama, remember to only sue me, Chu Kuan, and don't involve others."
After saying this, he smiled in his heart. Emperor Taizu once said that villains die from talking too much. The second prince probably has never heard of this. His lung was punctured by a death blow, but he still wanted to speak.
, and wanted to ask him if he was the mastermind behind that series of events. He was really impatient with life.
Now, the last of the three mother, son and brother has closed his eyes forever, and finally no one can pursue the past. And based on the two simple words he just said, which seemed to express his sincere anger, no one can
I don't think about those aspects.
Therefore, when Chu Kuan walked out of the house, his face was filled with gloom, but he felt relieved. He Shen Sheng ordered everyone to collect the body of the second prince. When he saw the commander of Ruiqi Camp and the Shanhai Road Commander, they were simply trembling with fear.
, he said nonchalantly: "The emperor has already disclosed the death of the second prince, but now the body has just been recovered, and it has nothing to do with you."
The two generals with excellent ears had roughly heard what Chu Kuan said to the second prince just now, so they could only bite the bullet and respond. However, General Shanhai Road also cautiously asked: "Just now
There are still two alive among the people dragged out, does Eunuch Chu want to ask him personally?"
"That's right." Chu Kuan nodded lightly, and then ordered, "Call four more people who have good memories, are not related to each other, and are best literate. I was not too merciful when I started, so I asked after a while.
After that, you may not be able to make it to the capital alive. Record all the confessions you ask for, and they can also use them as personal witnesses."
Having said this, he smiled again: "Of course, if you two are willing to come and listen in person, that's fine too."
The commander of the Ruiqi Battalion and the generals of Shanhai Road were not willing to get involved in such muddy waters. Naturally, they did not dare to do so at this time, and immediately went to screen out the unlucky ones. Even so, they would not really choose those
People who are at odds with him or who he disliked in the past - Chu Kuan just said this, including them and the soldiers below, will naturally not be silenced.
Otherwise, wouldn’t these so-called witness statements and confessions be a joke?
Since the two of them tried their best, in just a moment, Chu Kuan led four seemingly mighty and majestic men into a wing of the inn. However, the four majestic and high-spirited soldiers looked at the group in front of them.
The eunuch in the palace walked slowly and leisurely, but his heart felt cold.
The dead bodies in the house in the yard just now were almost all caused by this Eunuch Chu alone! It can be said that if he hadn't been worried about the second prince before, this man could have killed all those twenty-odd guys with long and short swords.
Clean it up! What’s even more frightening is that the second prince is dead, but this Eunuch Chu still seems to be fine, and he is not afraid of the emperor’s blame!
Therefore, the four silent soldiers did not dare to say a word. They watched Chu Kuan wake up one of the two survivors, and then began to question him with a smile. However, the face was smiling, and the words in his mouth were smiling.
Although the voice was gentle, it was completely incompatible with the ruthless torture methods and the sharp words. Even if they were not asked, they all felt chilled.
They, the bystanders, were like this. Even though those who were caught alive felt that they were dead soldiers, in the face of such a calm and sharp interrogator, they still suffered from death at the beginning and gradually fell into panic and even despair.
, one after another, wanting to pour out everything from the last meal.
"That's right, we occupied Jeju Island in Goryeo. Goryeo is known as a big country. There was turmoil there in the past few years, and a large number of officials from top to bottom were bribed by us. But now that the new king has ascended the throne, many people have been implicated. Jeju Island's
Seeing that we couldn’t hide it, we thought of pretending to be envoys from Haidonghua Kingdom, hoping to get a clan member to come over.”
"The person who came up with the idea said that the King of Goryeo is just a county king conferred by the Ming Dynasty. As long as there is a serious clan or even a prince, we can legitimately raise our banner in Goryeo."
"By then we will no longer be pirates, but the two classes in the future!"
"The people in Goryeo are stupid, especially the untouchables who are trampled under their feet. The most numerous people in the country are slaves, and those who rebel are like children playing house. If we start an uprising, we will surely sweep the whole country."
"It happened that the second prince was expelled from the emperor's genealogy and was driven to Qiongzhou Mansion by sea. We inquired about the news along the way and intercepted the boat. We were counting on whether we could catch up with the New Year tribute ceremony, so we docked at Qinhuangdao.
shore."
This was the testimony of one of them, and the other swore that he had heard that another group of pirates had occupied a corner of Japan, and that the real daimyo was like a puppet. At this time, the four sharp soldiers were simply amazed.
Pirates... those are pirates! How can they openly mix with two small countries next to them to the point where they are almost borderless? Are they planning to kidnap the clan from the Ming Dynasty and go back to raise a tiger skin as a banner? Which one is intolerable? Of course it should be
kill!
Chu Kuan asked these questions from the two people. Seeing that they were both dying, he suddenly asked: "Then, let those Koreans not eat rice and vegetables after they arrive in the capital, and then in
The idea of mooring and landing at Qinhuangdao next to Shanhaiwei is not something you pirates who are entrenched in Goryeo came up with on your own, right?"
Such a question was also what the two elite soldiers of Shanhaiwei wanted to know most, so they naturally pricked up their ears. As for the question of what the real Koreans would eat when they arrived in the capital, they did not pay much attention to it, but this was
The two sharp soldiers from the sharp cavalry camp were very interested.
As a result, the four people all became very energetic, and the two people in Chu Kuan's hands turned into soft noodles. Although they had no strength to speak at this time, they saw the legendary hand that split muscles and bones fell on them.
Of course he didn’t want to endure it again. One of them quickly said: “Someone came to see my Master Zhu, and that person taught me this!”
"He vowed that if we do this, people will think that we are truly from Haidonghua!"
"We were sent out just because of that guy's suggestion! We are the ones who committed the crime, and our wives, children, and children are all over there!"
When he said this, he seemed to notice the disdainful eyes of the people around him, but he felt sad from the bottom of his heart. He also valued his wife, children and family, but when he encountered a ruthless and ruthless executioner like Chu Kuan,
He really couldn't bear it! Otherwise, even if he died, he would not dare to tell the truth about Zhu Ye, the man who controlled everything in Goryeo!
However, when Chu Kuan continued to ask where the person came from, where he came from, and where he was going, and even went into details about his accent and dress, his eyes completely darkened. He was regarded as dead.
How could a young man sent by a soldier know so much?
Next, the four sharp soldiers witnessed the truly simple and crude side. Chu Kuan, with one hand and one hand, directly strangled two dying people to death on the spot, and then stood up as if nothing had happened, without even using the words in the play.
I wiped my hands with a common snow-white silk handkerchief and rubbed my wrists very casually.
But at this moment, they all who had killed people before couldn't help but take a step back. Immediately afterwards, one of them who was brave quickly asked: "Eunuch Chu, you just killed someone like this, even though there are four of us who testified."
, but if you return to the capital and others don’t believe it, then..."
"This matter only needs to be reported to the emperor. As for the others... a pirate's blackmail is enough to explain everything." Chu Kuan laughed, his attitude seemed warm and cordial, and he was not at all the ruthless person he was when he was just tormenting people.
Damn, even though he was laughing just now, the impression he gave people before and after was completely different.
"I remember that since the Han Dynasty, there has been a rule that whenever robbers and bandits take hostages, there is no need to scruple, and no negotiation is allowed. They can directly attack and kill without mercy! A certain famous official in the Han Dynasty had such a heart that he would not hesitate to kill his son.
What's more, the Emperor? As for some of the elders in the court, even though they usually like to shout, they won't talk too much this time."
"Okay, I'll find someone to write down what I just asked. Then if you have no problem after reading it, just sign it."
This errand was incredibly easy. The four of them followed Chu Kuan obediently, and the witnesses recited the confessions of the two people just now. Although it was consistent with what they heard, it was only then that they suddenly remembered a question, that is
——Why didn’t Chu Kuan ask one of them to take notes just now?
But just when they remembered it, they heard Chu Kuan say slowly: "The two guys were just one breath away from death. If you ask someone to record it, no matter how fast your writing is, you can't write down those intermittent and incoherent words."
Not caught. Anyway, the four of you can make up for each other’s mistakes, and I’m very confident in my memory, so let’s leave it at that.”
Chu Kuan said this, how could the four of them be so ignorant? They read the confession carefully and confirmed it with each other again and again. They just signed and stamped it solemnly. Of course, they couldn't help but press their fingerprints.
But after finishing all this, Chu Kuan threw away all the matters of cleaning up the aftermath, and straightaway rode back to the capital, without even giving any instructions on how to dispose of the second prince's body. When Rui Qiying arrived at Ruiqi Camp
By the time the commander-in-chief and the generals from Shanhai Road came to their senses, the emperor's confidant had already left so far that he couldn't even see his shadow.
Chu Kuan really didn't care how the second prince's body was disposed of. In this freezing season, it was very easy to bury the others on the spot, find a coffin for the second prince, and then transport it to the capital.
Even if those two were brave enough to bury the second prince on the spot, he wouldn't think there was any problem.
After all, let alone the things the second prince did after being kidnapped, the person who was expelled from the family tree was no longer worthy of being called a prince.
Traveling day and night, it is naturally an extraordinary torture in the severe cold of winter. However, Chu Kuan tightly wrapped himself in the black cloak and only slept for two hours a day. He spent the rest of the time on the horse, but he relied on his hard work to survive.
Thanks to his riding skills and the relatively helpful weather, he finally arrived in the capital on the fifth day of the first lunar month.
Of course he knew how serious the nature of the matter was that he had translated the Queen Mother's oral instructions into the Emperor's oral instructions, and thus directly attacked and caused the death of the second prince. But since he had done it, the emperor had given similar angry instructions before, so he did not feel the slightest bit offended.
fear.
Of course, he knew nothing about Zhang Shou's bad idea to Chen Yongshou to take a certain Florentine boy to see if he could communicate. When he showed up at the Qianqing Palace in a dusty state, he even rushed out.
Chen Yongshou was surprised when he was greeted. He went up and cupped his hands, and then said with a dry smile: "Eunuch Chu, you are really traveling very fast."
Hearing Chen Yongshou tell Zhang Shou's perfunctory idea, saying that he was already about to set off, but was stopped by the Queen Mother's decree, Chu Kuan nodded, and then took out the documentary evidence from his arms and confessed,
He handed it directly to Chen Yongshou.
"I'd like to trouble Eunuch Chen to go in and present this thing, and then tell the emperor that Chu Kuan is here to kill twenty-one people who rebelled against the party. Fortunately, he did not disgrace his life. However, the second prince was kidnapped and killed, and he could not be rescued. All of them were Chu Kuan's.