"Bang" There was a heavy whip sound, and the jailer was very good at observing words and feelings, and he beat with all his might. Old Marquis Mu closed his eyes beside him, listening to the crisp sound of the whip, and was very satisfied.

But the blacksmith Sun was miserable, the clothes on his back were torn, leaving only a bright red blood mark. He gritted his teeth, didn't make a sound, just clutched the chain in his hand, as if this would alleviate a thing or two.

Another whip, sticking to the previous whip, blacksmith Sun's tight skin and flesh bloomed little by little under this whip, revealing tender flesh, and blood flowed quietly down the wound.

Blacksmith Sun had already been tortured a few days ago, received fifty boards, and now he was whipped again, and his body was constantly injured by old and new wounds. When he hit thirty times, the blacksmith Sun fainted.

"Why is there no movement?" Old Marquis Mu closed his eyes and asked slowly.

"Back to Master Hou, the prisoner fainted." The jailer said respectfully.

Old Marquis Mu took a sip of tea and said lightly: "Wake up, continue." ”

Water, naturally, is salt water, the jailer on the side picked up a bucket of salt water with interest, picked the blacksmith Sun's most seriously injured back, and with a "bang", a bucket of salt water was splashed directly. Blacksmith Sun let out a miserable scream, and the person suddenly sobered up.

Blacksmith Sun barely had a piece of good meat from his arms to his waist, and a sting pain came from his back, and his suspended body trembled slightly a few times, and then calmed down again.

Old Marquis Mu finally smiled, "After fighting for so long, I finally have some reactions." ”

Blacksmith Sun was covered in water, and his tattered clothes were all soaked. He gritted his teeth and looked at Old Marquis Mu, eager to kill this traitor.

"I've heard that there are hundreds of kinds of torture in the prison, and you only have one method of flogging?" Old Marquis Mu was a little bored with the monotonous punishment.

The jailer immediately said: "Yes, yes, the whipping is just a warm-up, and the good is yet to come." ”

For the next two days, the aching blacksmith Sun had his nails pulled out with pliers, and his arms and knees were all broken, but he didn't say anything until he was dying, and he still didn't beg for mercy.

"Master Mu, he's dying." The prison boss finally couldn't help it three days later and reported to the old marquis Mu.

"What did he confess?" Old Marquis Mu asked.

"The mouth is very hard, and I don't say anything." As soon as the prison head thought of this, he became angry, and he spent a long time working hard, beating and beating, and persuaded with good words, but he just didn't enter the oil and salt, and he didn't open his mouth.

Mu Hou Ye seemed to have expected this result, he did not reprimand the jailers for doing things unfavorably, but Mu Hou Ye thought for a moment before saying, "It seems that this person will not speak." That's it, then let him go. ”

"Let him go?" The prison boss thought that he had heard it wrong, and Old Marquis Mu didn't say that he would be executed immediately, but wanted to release this person?

"Yes, if you don't let him go, how can you go down the vine and catch the others?" Old Marquis Mu smiled sinisterly.

Old Marquis Mu had already experienced their stubbornness and toughness from the other captured intermediates. Many people would rather be broken than destroyed, and suicide abounds. Old Marquis Mu didn't expect this person to say anything, but this person went through countless tortures and didn't even try to commit suicide. It can be seen that this person still has obsessions in his heart and an unfinished mission. Let him go back, and he'll be sure to contact the others.

Old Marquis Mu was still afraid that this person would not be able to get out of Nanchu, and he was worried that he would die halfway. So he said to his subordinates: "He is like this, it is impossible for him to return to Xiang Qiang alone." You directly threw him to Danyang City, and then sent someone to follow him secretly. ”

"The little one understands, so let's do it." The subordinate hurriedly said.

After a week of patrolling, Tuoba Yan finally returned to Danyang City from Abu Shenglan Mountain. As soon as he arrived at the Golden Palace, he first asked people to summon Qin Luo and Wei Mu Basang to come over and discuss important matters with them.

Qin Luo and Wei Mu Basang immediately arrived, and Tuoba Yan first asked them about the progress of the abolition of slavery. Qin Luo said: "At present, Wei Mu Basang has counted the number of people, and we have also begun to ransom people from among the nobles. The slaves who had already been released were also divided into pastures, and the Chu slaves who could not graze their cattle let them go to the craftsmen as apprentices. ”

"Chu slaves, let them go to plow the fields." "I've already decided to build a castle. There were also slaves who were sent to build the city. Of course, the imperial court will pay them. ”

"Where does Your Majesty plan to build the city?" Qin Luo asked.

"It just so happens that Wei Mu Basang is also there, let him talk about it." Tuoba said.

Wei Mu Basang saluted the two slightly, and then unfolded the map and explained to Qin Luo and Tuoba Yan: "There are four issues to be considered in the construction of the city: terrain, water sources, climate, and transportation. His Majesty was optimistic about two plots of land, the Zhanlu Prairie and the Parga Xitang. But in my opinion, Paljasitang is more suitable for building a fortress. ”

"Why?" Tuoba was puzzled.

"Parjasitang is first and foremost a plain, with a flat and vast terrain. Secondly, the climate here is similar to that of Danyang City, with four distinct seasons, mild and not dry. In addition, the Parjiaxitang is close to the Chishui River and has sufficient water sources. Finally, Parjia Xitang is closer to Danyang City than the Zhanlu Prairie. The two cities are convenient to travel and the traffic is smooth. ”

Qin Luo couldn't help but nodded, Wei Mu Basang is really good at this kind of thing. He said it reasonably, methodically.

Tuoba Yan also nodded and praised: "Listen to you, Parjia Xitang is indeed the best place to build a city. And in the future, the new city and Danyang City will echo each other, and it will definitely be more prosperous. ”

Wei Mu Basang continued: "Your Majesty, in addition to Kyoto, the Central Plains country also has a companion capital. Parjia Xitang can be used as a companion capital, echoing Danyang City. ”

"Good, good." Tuoba Yan nodded, "Wei Mu Basang, you are responsible for finding craftsmen, drawing drawings, and money, so you don't have to worry about it." ”

Seeing that he was reused by Tuoba Yan, Wei Mu Basang said excitedly: "The minister's decree is to do this errand well." ”

The Northern Wei Dynasty changed day by day, slowly changing from a nomadic to a great power. Southern Chu, on the other hand, was full of civil strife and peasant uprisings. Qin Luo and Liu Changfeng were worried day by day, while Blacksmith Sun still had no news.

After Blacksmith Sun was released back to Danyang City, he just wanted to hand over the list of intermediaries in his hand to Qin Luo. But he knew that if the thief could let him go, he would not be kind. He had already guessed that someone must be following him in secret, hoping to wipe out Xiang Qiang's intermediaries.

No, you can't go to that cave near Stone Mountain. Blacksmith Sun knew that Qin Luo or Liu Changfeng would always keep an eye on Shishan, but he couldn't go and couldn't expose the contact point.

Except for the Stone Mountain Cave, how could he meet Qin Luo? Blacksmith Sun thought about it, he was abolished from his martial arts, he was embarrassed, and he had long been useless. In this case, let him do the last thing for the sake of Da Chu and for the sake of the intermediate.