Fang Xuanling still had a lot of things to do, and left after interrogating Zhang Wen; In the evening, Yang Chong asked Zhang Xu to be escorted to the prison, set up a table away from the iron railing, put five furnishings on the table, let Wei Chigong sit aside and watch, and he and Kou Jiuhui found a place to sleep. Zhang Guolao and Feng Qi stayed in the yamen and didn't leave, when the crane was in the wind, anything would happen, and both of them felt that Yang Chong would cause more trouble.

Yang Chong only slept for half an hour before he was woken up because Zhang Xu wanted to see him; Zhang Xu is better maintained than Zhang Wen, he is full of black hair, and he looks ten years younger than Zhang Wen. The room was dark, the candles were flickering, and the torture instruments hanging on the wall were glowing with a cold light, Yang Chong sat down behind the table and asked Zhang Xu: "Are you going to confess when you call this official?" ”

Zhang Xu's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Has Zhang Wen already made a deal with you?" ”

Yang Chong sighed and said, "You disturbed the rest of the official, are you just thinking about who among the brothers will survive." ”

Zhang Xu stared at the candle flame for a while and said, "Do you know the purpose of these gadgets now?" ”

Yang Chong said what he heard from Zhang Wen, and Zhang Xu was silent for a long time and said: "The third child bowed his head, presumably to save his son or grandson, and the Zhang family finally did not die." In this way, Lord Yang, I will admit all the charges, and tell you how the two money banks withdraw money, and you will leave me a grandson, who is only five years old. ”

Yang Chong shook his head and said, "I don't understand, the reason why Zhang Wen reached an agreement with me is because his sins can be up and down, and the trade-off is up to me; If you confess your sin, you are sedition, and even a child cannot be pardoned, you will not be unaware. I understand, you are one of those five people, and the two money banks must be the place where your money operates, and the masters are like clouds, and you want me to be killed when I withdraw money. ”

Zhang Xu showed a smile and said, "What a quick thinking, do you think we can make a deal?" ”

"Yes." Yang Chong has already figured it out, once he sends someone to investigate the two money houses, he will find clues, and at that time,

Even if Zhang Xu does not admit the crime of rebellion, his identity will be exposed by other clues. So Yang Chong asked unkindly: "You don't want to fight for a little more?" ”

"No, you don't." Zhang Xu actually smiled and said calmly: "When Liu Yidan fell into your hands in Chang'an, Zhang."

Home is destined to be the object of your attack, and I can't lose face. Lord Yang, can you ask someone to make me a cup of tea and then arrange for someone to record a confession? ”

Yang Chong smiled, asked Wei Chigong to inform Feng Qi to make tea, and sent someone to find Dai Guan, and then suddenly put away his smile and asked, "Who paid two thousand taels of gold to buy my life?" ”

Zhang Xu's face also became serious and said: "Chijin Turk, Chang'an Ganquan Qianzhuang is in charge, I am just recruiting masters in the Western Regions and spreading news on a walk." ”

Before the work in Tianshan County began, Dai Zhou followed Yang Chong and rested in the back office at night. Feng Qi understood as soon as he heard it that Yang Chong was afraid that someone would poison him when making tea, so he immediately brewed a cup of tea that he could carry at any time and sent it in; Zhang Xu took a sip and said: "Good tea, I can drink such tea in prison, and it is not in vain that I appreciate you." If it weren't for the fact that they were afraid of wolves and tigers, and they didn't dare to kill you and Tong Yehu, maybe I would still be drinking tea at home now. ”

Yang Chong saw Dai Zhou come in with a scribe, got up and said, "When you finish recording the confession, you write a menu, let Master Dai arrange it, and the money will be mine." ”

Dai Xuan worked hard for half the night before he finished asking Zhang Xu for his confession and asked Zhang Xu to sign and detach. Dai Xuan's heart was full of surprise, due to Yuwen Chengdu's killing spree, only a few hundred soldiers and civilians who participated in the rebellion were alive, and among these people and the slaves of the Zhang family, there were no clues involving Zhang Xu, but Zhang Xu accepted defeat and happily signed and confessed, the key to which was in the conversation between Yang Chong and Zhang Xu.

Dai Zhou is not a junior brother, he has rich experience in torture, regardless of fatigue, he gave the confession to Yang Chong, Yang Chong didn't sleep, he was discussing things with Zhang Guolao, Feng Qicheng, and Kou Jiuxing, and everyone's faces didn't seem to be relaxed; After reading the transcript, how could Yang Chong not understand what Dai Xuan meant, but seeing that Zhang Xu didn't write about buying his head, Yang Chong was not ready to mention it, and it was too obvious that he would repay it.

Yang Chong could only remind Dai Xuan: "Everything is according to the evidence and the law, it is better to indulge than to be in vain, and the grandson of Zhang Xu's family, who is less than ten years old, will help him keep it." ”

Dai Xuan breathed a sigh of relief, the law of the Great Sui stipulates that children under the age of ten can be sentenced to probation without beheading; Generally, such children will be sold as slaves, and with Yang Chong's power, it is natural that the children can easily live, and even become civilians when they grow up. After Dai Xuan went out, he seemed to hear Feng Qi in the house saying, "Senior brother, senior brother has nowhere to go, so he lives with you." ”

Yang Yichen almost couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Zhang Xu and Zhang Wen's confessions the next day, he absolutely believed that the Zhang brothers were related to the rebellion, but getting the confession so easily made him look at Yang Chong's gang with admiration. Yang Yichen was afraid that he would be beaten into a trick, so he specially sent Cui Junsu and Ma Delai to the prison to meet with two Zhang, and made sure that neither of them had been punished, and immediately reported the rebellion jointly with Yang Chong in the name of the Metropolitan Protectorate.

Regarding Yang Chong's sentencing principles, Yang Yichen affirmed it, and specially instructed Wang Xie Tian not to be reckless when he searched everywhere, and left Ma Delai in Gaochang to pack up his salutes. Wang Xie Tian is much more sensible than Ma Delai, and like Murong Xixiong and Yuwen Chengdu, only gold and silver and antique calligraphy and paintings were leaked during the search, and as for the copper coins, cloth, and grain, Wang Junjun and Ye Heilong were all registered, waiting for the unified allocation of Gaochang County.

The first family of Gaochang lived up to its name, and the Duhu Army and Gaochang County each leaked 30,000 or 40,000 yuan, and 70,000 yuan of physical money entered the county treasury. Yang Chong's focus is on the Kesu Valley Iron Works and the Fenghuanggou Iron Mine, the Kesu Valley Iron Works is the largest iron factory in the Gaochang area, which can supply the entire Gaochang iron weapons demand, and the Zhang family holds a quarter of the shares in each of the two places. Yang Chong immediately sealed off the iron works and mines on this ground, forcing the other three shareholders Kan, Zhang, and Koji to give up their shares.

Yang Chong found an opportunity to exchange his views with Yang Yichen alone, Zhang Xu is likely to be a member of the Chijin Turks, and Ganquan Qianzhuang and Jinling Qianzhuang are likely to be the places where the Chijin Turks launder and operate, and Zhang Guolao has been sent to Chang'an, so all the people who participated in the rebellion in Gaochang City, regardless of military and civilians, will continue to be examined secretly after being sentenced. Yang Yichen knew the strength and danger of the Chijin Turks in the Western Regions, and agreed with Yang Chong's decision.

After 10 days of interrogation, Fang Xuanling and Dai Xuan sentenced more than 50 people to death, and more than 700 people were sentenced to 10 years in prison. Yang Chong immediately promulgated the edict of Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty that "Gaochang is Sui", announcing that the four cities of Dongzhencheng, Linchuan, Jiuquan and Longquan would be merged into Puchang County, and the county would govern Dongzhencheng.

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