Without saying anything, Duan Tianming walked up to Song Yi, took his back collar, and pushed open the door.
"Wait a minute, wait a minute." Song Yi stepped on the threshold with both feet and struggled hard.
"What else do you have to say? Or are you saying you are reluctant to die?" Xiao Chen said calmly, staring at Song Yi.
This sentence pierced Song Yi's heart, making him unable to help but feel embarrassed.
However, he still found an excuse and tried hard to save his life: "I am also the leader of the caravan, with hundreds of brothers under my command. How can I be a fool?"
Xiao Chen was waiting for his words.
There was still an expression of indifference on his face: "Since you ask that, then I will make you understand."
He waved his hand towards Duan Tianming again: "Let him go first."
Duan Tianming received the order and immediately released his right hand.
His hands were tied together and he could not support himself. Song Yi looked at the threshold helplessly and knocked on it with his mouth.
His whole face fell to the ground against the threshold, and his two front teeth hung on the threshold.
"I say you are stupid because you don't know how to use your brain. As I said just now, if Dingxi Hou is his prince honestly, he will definitely be able to pass on the glory and wealth bestowed by Taizu from generation to generation. However, he stretched out his hand.
, turned the caravan into his own gang, and made profits from it. In this way, even if he is targeted by others, he is to blame himself, and the emperor will ignore it. "
Xiao Chen said calmly.
"I didn't see the prefect when I entered the city. Did you also take action against the prefect?"
"Wang Kuan? Wang Kuan is enjoying his life in the prison of Gongchang Mansion right now." Xiao Chen laughed.
"Gong Changwei, how dare you even touch the prefect of Gongchang?"
"What we want is a caravan, and the current caravan is almost a private gang of the Marquis of Dingxi. Nominally, his son registered the caravan, but secretly the Marquis of Dingxi even gave you gunpowder. This time in the Gongchang drought, Wang Kuanna
The fool has depleted Gong Chang's food reserves again, leaving Gong Chang unable to provide disaster relief. With such a good opportunity, how long will it take to capture him?"
"Are you really planning to touch the Marquis?"
"What we want is just a caravan," Xiao Chen shook his neck, "and what we want is a steady stream of money flowing into his arms. If Ding Xihou is sensible, it will be fine if he loses a son. If he is stubborn and ineffective, we don't mind being like him."
To deal with you like this, deal with him."
As if he was really sleepy, Xiao Chen raised his arms, stretched out, and yawned sweetly.
It seemed like a very random action, but Xiao Chen actually didn't feel relaxed at all.
Despite being bluffed and confused, Song Yi's position seems to be really loose, but I don't know if he can really completely lose his principles and explain everything he wants to know.
If he has been deceived to this point and is still unwilling to change his stance, then he will have no choice but to resort to torture.
If even torture cannot make him surrender and confess everything, how should I deal with him when Dingxihou comes to Gongchang Mansion in a few days?
Providing gunpowder to the caravan caused the caravan to drive him and his party out of the canyon like dogs. The more Xiao Chen thought about this, the more aggrieved he became.
Disaster relief is the first priority, but now the situation of the victims has basically stabilized.
And the construction of water conservancy projects is not something that can happen overnight. Even if it is done in a small way, it will take a few months.
The more the injustice that Dongchang suffered, the more uncomfortable it became in his heart. If these relevant people were not dealt with thoroughly, Xiao Chen was really afraid that he would not be in the mood to provide disaster relief.
Even if Song Yi refused to confess until his death, he could secretly kill Ding Xihou.
However, how could just killing a Ding Xihou relieve the anger in his heart?
Only by depriving Dingxi Marquis of his title of marquis and uprooting the entire family could he be worthy of the eight dead horses of Dongchang.
Time passed by little by little, Song Yi lowered his head, and seemed to be struggling fiercely in his heart.
Without Ding Xihou, Song Yi would not be what he is today.
But Song Yi did not have the courage to face death calmly.
Song Yi was not a disloyal person, but if the emperor wanted to move Ding Xihou, he should choose the emperor.
After thinking for a long time, Song Yi found a high-sounding reason for himself.
"The young marquis has really depleted Gongchang's food reserves?" Song Yi asked, looking at Xiao Chen.
Hearing these words, the stone in Xiao Chen's heart fell to the ground.
If he guessed correctly, Song Yi's subsequent attitude would gradually change based on the answer to this sentence.
"Don't you know about this?" Although he was secretly happy, Xiao Chen still pretended to have a serious expression, "You don't look down on other officials in Gongchang and only obey what you think.
My little prince, he has squandered all his food reserves, don’t you know?”
"I really don't know about this matter." Song Yi vowed, "Most of the brothers in my caravan are poor people. I am well aware of the suffering of the people. Although transporting goods can earn a lot of money,
The freight is also the hard work of the brothers. How could I help the young marquis to convert the grain reserves into cash and let him squander it? "
"Can I trust you in this matter?" Xiao Chen snorted coldly.
"I am also a common person. Although I have some contacts with Dingxi Houfu, I will never do anything that is not beneficial to the common people."
As if afraid that Xiao Chen wouldn't believe it, Song Yi tried his best to puff out his chest.
"You fart." Xiao Chen took a step forward, pointing his finger almost at Song Yi's forehead: "Following Wang Kuan's arrangement, you sent people to ambush the imperial court's disaster relief envoys in the Qinling Canyon, and almost killed the Gongchang Mansion.
Disaster relief cannot be carried out smoothly, but you dare to say shamelessly that you have never done anything that is not beneficial to the people? You almost destroyed the entire Gongchang."
"I, I, I..."
"What are you, you dare say you didn't do it?" Xiao Chen shouted loudly.
"I did indeed do something wrong in this matter." Song Yi lowered his head weakly.
"How dare you ambush me even though you know that the other party is an imperial team sent by the imperial court to provide disaster relief? You keep saying that you are also a poor commoner. I think your conscience has been eaten by dogs and you have long forgotten your origins. Look at those hungry and skinny people.
The victims are left gasping for air. Look at the piles of corpses that died of hunger. Do you dare to shamelessly say that you have done nothing wrong to the people?"
"There is nothing we can do about this." Song Yi explained.
"What do you mean there is no way? If you don't listen to Wang Kuan, Dingxihou will punish you?"
"The Marquis is upright and loves the people as his own son. But he has lost his principles when he dotes on this little son. If I don't listen to him, he will definitely make irresponsible remarks in front of the Marquis and try every means to target the caravan. For the sake of hundreds of caravans,
I have no choice but to live like a brother."
"Isn't that true?" Xiao Chen snorted coldly, "Dingxihou gave you gunpowder strictly controlled by the imperial court to improve the strength of the caravan. You are doing this by trying to please Wang Kuan, and then to please Dingxihou."
"No, no." With his hands tied, Song Yi shook his head hard, "I really had no choice but to do it. During the ambush, I specifically asked the brothers to reduce the gunpowder in half. Otherwise, with the power of gunpowder, those imperial envoys
No one can escape from the ambush canyon. By doing this, we do not want to offend the young marquis, but also do not hurt the lives of the imperial envoys, so that they can reach Gongchang smoothly and save the lives of the victims."
"What you say is unfounded, how dare you use words to prove it?" Xiao Chen said.
"The young marquis depleted Gongchang's grain reserves and ignored the lives and deaths of thousands of people. By following his instructions and ambushing the imperial envoy, the caravan has made an unforgivable mistake. Wouldn't it be a mistake if they dared not reveal the entire truth to the world?
Is it wrong?" Song Yi said with an upright look.
Duan Tianming next to him couldn't help but grinned again.
He raised his head and looked towards Xiao Chen.
In terms of shamelessness, Xiao Chen is number one, and Song Yi is number two.
Xiao Chen didn't understand Duan Tianming's eyes, so he looked to the side: "Untie his hands and feet and give him a pen and ink."
"Yes." Duan Tianming responded and quickly untied the rope from Song Yi's body.
A school captain quickly walked in with a pen and ink.
Taking the pen and ink, Song Yi bent down on the Datong bunk and began to write.
"By accusing Wang Kuan, you can be considered guilty and have made meritorious service. We can let you live. However, if Ding Xihou survives, we can't control whether you can live or not." Xiao Chen reminded him with "kindness".
The pen in Song Yi's hand couldn't help but stagnate, he thought for a moment, and said slowly: "Dingxihou provided gunpowder to the caravan, and even took away almost half of the caravan's income. I will write all of this."
