Chapter 788: Clues (3)
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Sanchuan County, Seo Castle.
This is the early days of the founding of the Wei State left over from the medium-sized old city, the original scale is far less than Anling, Zhengcheng, Puyang and other Wei cities, just a few small and medium-sized clans in the two clans of the Xuan and the Qiang tribe mixed together, but with the establishment of Zhao Hongrun after the establishment of the Luoshui Alliance, this city, has rapidly developed into a unique city in Sanchuan County.
Yiyang, Yiluo, Quangao and other places inhabited by the two major tribes of the Qiang and Quan tribes, which were once prosperous in Sanchuan County, have all become overshadowed in front of the city, because the city is currently the only free trade city in Sanchuan County.
Here, it is filled with the Qiang, Qian, Song, Song, and even disguised Korean smugglers, who are increasingly gathering in the city to trade and communicate with each other.
Under the leadership of the two tribes and clans of the Qiang tribe, such as the Bai Aries tribe, the Qingyang tribe, the Lun tribe and the Meng tribe, the Qiang tribe and a part of the Qiang tribe warriors, guarded the security of the city.
Don't look at the Sichuan cavalry responsible for maintaining law and order, there are only a few thousand, in fact, no bandit forces in the surrounding area dare to attack Chuanluo, because the permanent population of Sichuan has exceeded 100,000, and there are more and more tribes of the Sichuan Water Alliance living around the old city.
In Sanchuan County, any adult man is an excellent archer.
"Shopkeeper, I want this, this, and this."
At a street stall, a young girl from Wei negotiates the price of a cake on a stove that is not available in Wei with a slight rusty dialect, holding the reins in one hand and pointing to a cake on a stove that is not available in Wei in the other.
"(Zong language) two Wei bronze circles, right? Good. The girl turned her head to look at a burly man behind her, who was also leading a horse, and grinned, "Uncle Wang? ”
The burly man named Wang Qi said helplessly: "When we meet with the prince, we will go to the Qingyang tribe for a banquet...... You've filled your stomach here, and you won't be able to eat anymore......"
But having said that, he still took out the money bag from his bosom, and took out two copper coins engraved with the character Wei from the money bag—these were not ordinary small copper coins commonly used in the Wei State, but the newly minted currency of the household department last year, so to distinguish them, the Wei people sometimes called them Su Wei Tongyuan, because this was the currency promoted by Zhao Hongrun, the king of Wei.
"Thank you for your patronage, beautiful girl." The shopkeeper took the money, smiled and handed the dough wrapped in roast mutton to the girl, and couldn't help but praise the girl's beauty.
"Hehe, uncle, your Wei Yan is really good." The girl smiled and complimented, then said goodbye to the shopkeeper, and led a horse forward, taking a small bite of the food in her hand, with indescribable joy on her face.
…… and pride.
"It's amazing, Hongrun ......"
A pair of beautiful eyes looked around at the prosperous scene around her, and the girl praised sincerely.
The burly man named Wang Qi also glanced around when he heard this, and then nodded and agreed: "His Royal Highness King Su is indeed remarkable, he did not use war to conquer the people here, but used peace and mutual benefit to make the people here surrender willingly to my Great Wei......"
"Hee-hee." Listening to Wang Qi's praise, the smile on the girl's face became even stronger, as if the former was praising her.
Along the prosperous street, the girl and Wang Qi returned to the inn where they lived, and after arranging the horses, they came to the guest room on the second floor.
In a room on the second floor, a middle-aged man who knew at first glance that he was not an ordinary person was sitting in the room, looking intently at a note the size of two fingers in his hand, with a somewhat ugly face.
"Sixth Uncle." The girl grinned and pushed the door open and entered.
The man who was called the sixth uncle subconsciously pinched the note in the palm of his hand, and blamed him in a doting tone: "You girl, you are becoming more and more unruly, don't you knock on the door when you enter the sixth uncle's room?" ”
"Hehe......" The girl stuck out her tongue playfully, not afraid at all, because she knew that the sixth uncle in front of her would not really blame her for this.
Sure enough, seeing the girl's playful behavior, the sixth uncle shook his head helplessly, and then summoned the girl to his side, touched her hair dotingly, and asked with a chuckle: "Did you try to compete with Wang Qi today?" Who won? ”
"Of course it's me, Uncle Wang Qi was left far behind by me......" The girl exaggerated the distance, making the two men in the room a little helpless.
"He's letting you." The sixth uncle said angrily: "Wang Qi is a person who has been tested by warriors in the Qingyang tribe, how can he lose to you on horseback." As he spoke, he reached out and flicked it on the girl's forehead.
The girl screamed in pain, then looked back at Wang Qi angrily, and said angrily: "Uncle Wang Qi, didn't you say that you don't want to let people go home." ”
Wang Qi smiled and said, "What the humble position said is...... As long as Her Royal Highness the Princess is happy. ”
"Hmph, you deliberately let the family win, what's there to be happy about winning?" The girl pretended to be angry and sat on a stool beside her.
Seeing this, the sixth uncle smiled and said, "Okay, okay, don't lose your temper." Yulong, you go back to your room and clean up, we have to go back to Daliang immediately. ”
"Return to the girder?" Girl, no, it was Princess Yulong who was stunned, and asked in confusion: "Aren't you going to the Qingyang tribe?" ”
The sixth uncle, or should it be said that Yiwang Zhao Yuanyan, pinched the note in his hand, and said in a solemn tone: "There has been a major incident in Daliang recently, and the sixth uncle has to go back......"
……
Wang Qi, the head of the sect guard, Wang Qi, looked at Zhao Yuanyan's right hand.
In fact, when he followed Princess Yulong into the door, Wang Qi noticed that his prince was looking at the note in his hand intently, but the movement of his prince in the palm of his hand made Wang Qi stop and ask what he was thinking.
"This is going back to Daliang......" Princess Yulong was a little frustrated when she heard this.
At this time, Zhao Yuanli said with a smile: "Hongrun has also returned to Daliang, don't you want to meet him?" ”
"Really?" Princess Yulong said in surprise: "Hongrun, he has already defeated the Chu State? ”
"Hmm." Zhao Yuanli nodded.
"It's amazing......" Princess Yulong muttered to herself, then ran out, and returned to the door of the room after a while, and said playfully to Zhao Yuanyan: "Sixth uncle, don't you tell Hongrun that I can speak the Chinese language......
"Okay." Zhao Yuanli nodded dotingly.
Seeing this, Wang Qi took a deep look at his own prince, and also withdrew from the room to protect Princess Yulong.
After Princess Yulong and Wang Qi left the house, Zhao Yuanli let go of his right hand and stared at the note in his hand.
“…… It shouldn't be, how ......"
On Zhao Yuanyan's face, there was a faint hint of confusion and inexplicable horror.
At the same time, in Daliang Wangcheng, in a torture room in the prison of Dali Temple, Zhao Hongrun, Xu Rong, and Chu Shuli were watching the prison officer torture Zhang Sanxiao, one of the two junior officials in the warehouse room of the Ministry of Officials.
It's a pity that no matter how the prison officer and several jailers tortured and interrogated, the official named Zhang Sanxiao never pleaded guilty, and shouted that he was wronged, so that Chu Shuli, the official of the Daliang Mansion, showed his unbearable expression several times.
After all, Chu Shuli is the Fu Yin who focuses on the livelihood of the people, so he will naturally be resistant to the cruel methods of Dali Temple.
"Lord Xu." Glancing at the suspect Zhang Sanxiao, who was tortured to a coma again, Chu Shuli whispered to Xu Rong: "Torture like this, even if this person pleaded guilty, it would be tortured into a trick...... I didn't help in investigating this case. ”
As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Zhao Hongrun, and from the expression on his face, he inferred that he mostly hoped that Zhao Hongrun could say something to prevent Xu Rong from continuing to torture.
However, Zhao Hongrun did not speak.
Because he felt that Xu Rong's judgment was not wrong, there was indeed something wrong with these two officials, after all, there was enough evidence to prove that these two officials had done something to the record book.
If it really had nothing to do with the case, why did they falsify the record book?
Xu Rong glanced at Zhao Hongrun, and couldn't help but be a little surprised in his heart, but after thinking about it, he was relieved again.
Thinking about it, this His Royal Highness King Su beside him, who was once the commander of more than 200,000 Wei troops, and the enemy soldiers who died under his general order don't know the thousands, how can he really be a soft-hearted person?
In contrast, on the contrary, the Liang Mansion Zhengchu Shuli, who has a good relationship on weekdays, is more soft-hearted and pedantic.
Shaking his head secretly, Xu Rong waved his hand to tell the prison officer and several jailers to retreat to the side, walked up to the little official named Zhang Sanxiao, and said coldly: "Zhang Sanxiao, so far, are you still unwilling to confess?" …… Do you know what a crime it is to murder the secretary of the Criminal Department? If you are willing to confess and confess the people behind you, the government can call the shots so that your family will not be implicated......"
Hearing this, Zhang Sanxiao raised his head with difficulty, and pleaded with a bitter face: "Adult, the villain is wronged...... The villain is really wronged......"
Stubborn!
Xu Rong's brows furrowed, and he snorted coldly: "Are you wronged? So how do you explain the falsification in the log book? ”
"Perhaps...... Maybe the villain was confused for a moment and wrote the wrong time......" Zhang Sanxiao said intermittently.
Xu Rong's eyes widened violently when he heard this, and he reprimanded angrily: "This government asked you at that time, and you kept promising that what you two said would not be false, but now you told this government that you remembered wrong?" …… Come on, keep fighting! ”
As soon as he said this, the door of the torture room was opened, and Yang Yue, the young Qing of Dali Temple, walked in, and said in a deep voice: "Lord Qingzheng, another junior official has confessed." ”
"......" Zhao Hongrun glanced at Zhang Sanxiao a few times.
It's a pity that because Zhang Sanxiao was tied to the torture rack with a rope and hung his head, Zhao Hongrun didn't see the exact expression of this person at this time.
He just had a feeling that the Zhang Sanxiao in front of him was probably calmer in his heart than he had shown.
This person is probably not just a small official from a local household in Daliang. (To be continued.) )