Chapter 149: Appeasement
Su Yi didn't pay attention to Zhang Hongsheng's question, but ordered: "Come with me, I have something to tell you." ”
Zhang Hongsheng was stunned, and a bad premonition suddenly surged in his heart, and when he reacted, Su Yi had already walked to the front of the torture room, "Go in and talk about it." ”
This torture room was originally used by Zhang Hongsheng to interrogate prisoners, and it was filled with a smell of blood, and countless prisoners died in it, Zhang Hongsheng was a little uneasy because of Liu Shisan's conversation, and after being led into the torture room by Su Yi, his heart became even more anxious.
Walking into the torture room, Su Yi casually pulled over a chair and sat down, and instructed Qian Leopard on the side: "Go and wait outside the door, no one is allowed to approach without my permission." ”
"Yes!" Qian Leopard glanced at the restless Zhang Hongsheng, a hint of schadenfreude flashed in his eyes, he had heard about Zhang Hongsheng, he knew that this person was a master of torture, and he was ruthless, and countless prisoners died tragically in his hands, it was Qian Leopard, who took refuge in Taohuazhai because he couldn't survive Zhang Hongsheng's criminal law.
Qian Bao naturally didn't have a good impression of Zhang Hongsheng, but he knew that Zhang Hongsheng's status in the cottage was second only to Liu Hong, and he usually wouldn't offend him. Although he has a rude personality, it can be seen that Zhang Hongsheng is becoming less and less important to Su Yi now.
After Qian Leopard went out, Su Yi looked at Zhang Hongsheng carefully, and Su Yi couldn't help frowning.
Zhang Hongsheng's dress is different from the past, at this moment he is wearing a long gown and burqa, cowhide riding boots, and the belt is sewn from the finest silk, with a piece of ancient jade pinned to it, and inside is a luxurious brocade robe made of Jiangnan silk satin.
This dress is made of fine materials and fine satin, not even worse than Cao Yu and other children of the family, when Zhang Hongsheng first went to the cottage, although he was a little clean, but he was only clean and tidy, his grandfather was the head of a village, and the conditions at home were naturally not too bad, but it would not be luxurious enough to wear a Jiangnan brocade robe.
Su Yi has also heard about Zhang Hongsheng, since the strength of Peach Blossom Village has grown, he has become more and more arrogant in the cottage, and this brocade robe was looted from a caravan.
On weekdays, Zhang Hongsheng is in charge of the reward and punishment system of the cottage, it can be said that the life and death of ordinary bandits are all in his thoughts, with the continuous improvement of power, Zhang Hongsheng gradually does not put Scar and others in his eyes, fortunately, he knows that everything is given by Su Yi, if he wants to gain a foothold in Taohuazhai, he must be loyal to Su Yi, without Su Yi's appreciation and support, I am afraid that he would have been divided by the angry bandits.
"I wonder what the lord has to command?" Zhang Hongsheng sat in front of Su Yi with an unnatural expression.
Su Yi pinched his nose and said lightly: "The smell of this torture room is too strong, I know that you are loyal to me, but sometimes it is not so bloody when interrogating prisoners." ”
Zhang Hongsheng was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said: "You don't know, those captives and rogues are all cheap bones, if they are not tortured, they will not tell the truth, let alone take refuge in our cottage." ”
Su Yi glanced at Zhang Hongsheng coldly, in the past, Zhang Hongsheng would never dare to refute what he said.
Zhang Hongsheng also realized that his words were inappropriate, and hurriedly whispered: "The lord forgives the sin, Hongsheng was anxious for a while, so he offended the lord's ......"
"Alright." Su Yi waved his hand, and his tone was a little softened, although this Zhang Hongsheng was poor in strategy, he was finally loyal to him, during the time he was not in the cottage, he relied on Zhang Hongsheng to suppress those bandits who intended to make trouble with thunderous means.
Su Yi opened his mouth and asked, "A few days ago, are you a little dissatisfied with me?" ”
Zhang Hongsheng was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Don't dare, how dare I be dissatisfied with the lord." ”
Su Yi's eyes suddenly became a little colder, and he suddenly said: "Since you went to Peach Blossom Village, you have become more and more high-profile, you have read books, this is true, but you are indeed inferior to Meng Hai in terms of wisdom, this person is ruthless and cunning, you are better than Liu Thirteen, I have never regarded you as a strategist." ”
Zhang Hongsheng lowered his head and remained silent.
Su Yi slowed down his breath and said softly: "On the issue of torturing prisoners, although your methods are cruel, you still have a lot of achievements, I will not stop you from this, the torture of the prisoners and the punishment of the criminals in the village will still be responsible for you in the future." ”
When Zhang Hongsheng heard this, his face showed a hint of joy, although he is the military advisor of Taohuazhai, but all along, what really makes him enjoy the joy of power is probably the internal management and torture punishment of the cottage.
Peach Blossom Village now has a large number of soldiers and horses, and he is responsible for the daily expenses of the cottage, including the scheduling of materials and warehouse management, which are arranged by him. Although Zhang Hongsheng was loyal to Su Yi, he was not able to be honest and selfless, and the housekeeping made him taste the sweetness.
And the part of captive interrogation and punishment of the thieves who committed crimes made Zhang Hongsheng feel that he was in power, as long as these two pieces were still in his hands, Zhang Hongsheng didn't care too much about the position of military advisor.
The only thing he was dissatisfied with was that he was loyal to Su Yi, and in the end, Su Yi trusted Meng Hai, who had been watching his position as a military advisor.
Su Yi suddenly smiled and said: "These bandits are all unruly, if there is no such thunderous means, it is difficult to subdue them, but this also makes you develop a cruel character, there are many rogues in the mountains and mountains, there are always some people with bad intentions in these rogues who have defected, if you only know how to use heavy punishment to deter others, but do not know how to reasonably supervise and monitor, I still dare not completely hand over this piece of torture and punishment of prisoners to you." ”
Zhang Hongsheng glanced at Su Yi suspiciously, and asked, "What does the lord mean?" ”
Su Yi said lightly: "Now that the world is in chaos, Taohuazhai will eventually have the day when the world will be competent, and then I will set up a supervision department, set up eyes and ears, and be responsible for supervising the military generals of Wenchen, similar to institutions like Jinyiwei and Qianniuwei in Dachu." However, in this way, the person who holds the power of supervision will inevitably have too much power, and the person who is not loyal will not be able to hold the position. ”
Speaking of this, Su Yi glanced at Zhang Hongsheng and said, "I originally planned to choose you for this candidate, but ......"
Zhang Hongsheng's eyes were shining with a hot light, he had always been not good at strategizing, but he was very good at supervising torture, and this position was huge, which was also in line with his heart.
"Lord, I ......" Zhang Hongsheng was a little anxious.
Su Yi waved his hand and continued: "I'm just afraid that you are too strong, the position of the Supervision Department must be hidden in the dark, although the power is great, but the person who controls this power must know how to weigh the pros and cons, unless it is some rebellious behavior, other things that have nothing to do with the overall situation do not need to make a fuss, otherwise it will only make people panic." ”
Zhang Hongsheng nodded, as if he understood: "I understand." ”
Su Yi glanced at him and continued: "Although Meng Hai is resourceful and alert, at best, he is a strategist, his martial arts are not bad, he can fight well, and he will only be a brave and resourceful general in the future, if you are in charge of the Supervision Department, will you still envy his position as a strategist?" ”
Zhang Hongsheng smiled happily: "What the lord said is that I used to have a small belly and chicken intestines." ”
Compared to having the power of supervision, the status of a strategist is simply not worth mentioning.
"I will leave the cottage during this time, during this period, you should pay more attention to Liu Shisan." Speaking of this, Su Yi's eyes became cold again, and Zhang Hongsheng's heart was shocked, and he responded continuously.