Chapter 4 The reunion of the deceased

The old man frowned, although the young man in front of him was weak, but his words were gentle, but with a faint deterrent power, he didn't seem to value his identity. He is also a shrewd person, knowing that those who can go to Jiangnanchun are not ordinary people, and then looking at the few guards behind me, they are all masters with calm bearings and cold eyes, and I can't help but say: "What Your Excellency said is also reasonable, I don't know what Your Excellency says." β€˜

I smiled slightly, and motioned to the guard beside me, and the guard said in a loud voice: "This is Lord Sima Jiang Zhejiang, the new master of the Tiance Shuai Mansion under the command of King Yong. β€˜

The old man's body was shocked, Sima of the Tiance Shuaifu, which was one of the top civil officials under the command of King Yong, he bowed and saluted: "Caomin * Yuan, offend Lord Sima, please forgive me." β€˜

I said lightly: 'Those who don't know are not guilty, what kind of person is that yellow-clothed scholar who actually framed this official. β€˜

The old man said suddenly: "This person's surname is Xia, called Xia Jinyi, the gangster is called the prodigal son, he was a disciple of Kongtong, he was expelled from the division because of his debauchery, but because he did not make any big mistakes, he was not abolished martial arts, this person said that he came to the lower house, hoping to join the Guanzhong Union, and the grass people saw that although this person was a little frivolous, but also had the heart to serve Dayong, so he accepted it, but this person was bold, not only molested the little girl, but also stole the little girl's belongings, originally just sent someone to arrest it, but now they met here, and he was deceived by his tricks, so that he offended the adults. β€˜

I nodded thoughtfully and said, "Please take care of yourself, this person is so presumptuous, if I catch him, he will definitely be sent to the co-master and let the co-master dispose of it." β€˜

*Yuan Xi said: "Thank you so much, sir. β€˜

When I returned to the room and looked at Chen Zhi and Han Wuji, I suddenly chuckled and said, "I can't imagine that someone has deceived me." β€˜

Xiao Shunzi asked, 'Does Childe really want to arrest him?' β€˜

I smiled and said, "Yes, you must catch him, but don't hurt him, I want to use this person, Xiao Shunzi, do you have a way to catch him, don't let others know, it's a bit difficult, it doesn't matter if it doesn't work, I will have other methods." β€˜

Xiao Shunzi smiled: "Don't worry, Childe, I didn't touch him just now in order to protect Childe, but I used soul-chasing incense on him." β€˜

I looked at Chen Zhi, and Chen Zhi said, "Don't worry, Childe, we have brought all the rodents used in tracking, and I don't know where Childe is going to meet him." β€˜

I thought about it for a moment and said, 'I thought I had sent him here secretly, remember not to show any traces, I will come to see him tomorrow, remember, no one can know, you have ordered him and brought him in a box.' β€˜

Chen Zhi said: "Don't worry, Childe, we can be half of the master here, and there will definitely be no traces." β€˜

On the way home, I was thinking about the possible surname of the plan in my heart, the more I thought about it, the more I felt that the possible surname was very big, sitting in the carriage, I was thinking repeatedly, suddenly, the carriage suddenly stopped, my body crashed forward, fortunately Xiao Shunzi helped me, I did not hit. At this moment, a voice came from outside the car: 'My lord, it was a man who had crashed into the car, and this man suddenly rushed out of the alley and startled the horse, but this man had already fainted. Hey, my lord, this man has a child on his back and a knife wound on his chest. β€˜

At this moment, there was the sound of swords clash in the distance, and after a while, someone replied: 'My lord, there are several people who have chased them out, and we have caught two, but one has escaped. I said in a deep voice: 'Take the people back, inquire them in detail, and tell me they know.' β€˜

'Yes. A respectful reply came from outside the car.

I smiled lightly and said, 'No wonder the world likes glory and wealth, and who doesn't like it.' β€˜

Xiao Shunzi whispered: "Do you want me to go and see?" β€˜

I shook my head and said, "No need, it shouldn't have anything to do with us, let the people from Yongwangfu investigate." β€˜

The next morning, the guards who protected me yesterday came in to report that the person we rescued had woken up, but he was seriously injured, and he was afraid that his surname would not be long in coming, and this person called himself Han Zhang, and refused to say anything else. I glanced at Xiao Shunzi suspiciously, is that the Han Zhang I know? Xiao Shunzi went out, returned after a while, and told me lightly that it was my guard Han Zhang in Shu.

I stood up and hurriedly walked to the place where Han Zhang was recuperating, in a neat room, Han Zhang was lying on the bed, his face was like gold paper, I stepped forward and pressed on his wrist vein, and soon took it down, he was close to running out of oil, I shook my head slightly, and stuffed a pill into his mouth, gradually, his face appeared rosy, he opened his eyes, saw me, and his eyes appeared. I sat beside him and said calmly: "Brother Han, we met too late, you must have been injured and injured all these days, and you haven't rested well, I can't do anything about it, why did you come to this point, and what are your last wishes, tell me, for the sake of our acquaintance, I will do my best for you." β€˜

Xiao Shunzi motioned for the others to withdraw, stood behind me, and looked at Han Zhang coldly.

Han Zhang opened his mouth and said, "Master Jiang, I didn't expect to see you here, have you already taken refuge in Dayong?" β€˜

I smiled slightly and said: "Nanchu has been defeated after the Shu Kingdom, although it can make a comeback in the future, but at most it can only survive, yes, I have taken refuge in King Yong." β€˜

Han Zhang sighed and said: "It's good, it's good, Dayong is strong, those people are short-sighted, there is no possibility of success, my lord, my mother-in-law and wife are dead, please take care of my daughter for the sake of acquaintance in the past, so that she can grow up safely." β€˜

My expression moved, and I said, "Tell me what happened, otherwise I will explain to Ling Yan in the future." β€˜

Han Zhang's gaze became distant, and he said: "After leaving the adult, Han Zhang did not farm again, I was a disciple of Qingcheng, and I practiced martial arts, and the country hated the family, so I invested in the underground force of resisting Dayong, the Jinxiu League, cough cough, but the Marquis of Lu in Shu was clever, and we were defeated repeatedly, and later, they went crazy and began to brutally kill the civilians of Shu, they said, anyone who refused to resist Nanchu and Dayong was rebellious, and finally, they knew what I had done in the Nanchu army, so they wanted to execute me, I originally thought that my wife was the daughter of General Tian, and the leader of the alliance was her cousin, so she should not be victimized, but then I caught a person who was chasing me, and he told me that my wife died, and died a miserable death, because the leader of the alliance was originally my wife's fiancΓ©, but when he ran away from marriage and married me, he was intent on killing me, and my wife was killed by him, and my mother-in-law committed suicide. My lord, you persuaded me to go back to the countryside and say that I didn't listen to you, so I ended up like this. β€˜

Looking at Han Zhang's desolate expression, I said lightly: "When you cried bitterly late at night, I knew that you would no longer be alone, but you are from Shu, and I have no way to persuade you not to return to the country." In your position, you are not wrong, but you have chosen the wrong companion, rest assured, your enemy will not end well. β€˜

Han Zhang's gaze became hot, and he said: "My lord, please, take care of my daughter, don't tell her all this, I don't want her to be tied up by the hatred of the country and family for the rest of her life, I hope she will marry and have children in peace." β€˜

I sighed softly, 'Go and bring his daughter.' β€˜

Xiao Shunzi went out for a while, came back, and hugged a little girl who was more than a year old, the little girl smiled and stretched out her hand to her father, asking him to hug her, on her delicate and lovely face, the big black eyes were as clear as spring water. I saw that Han Zhang looked excited, but he couldn't sit up, so I reached out and hugged the little girl, and couldn't help but kiss her face, and the little girl suddenly cried out, "Daddy." The little hand grabbed my headscarf, and I looked at her with joy and said, "Brother Han, your daughter is very smart and cute. β€˜

Han Zhang didn't know where he got his strength, so he actually sat up, bowed down on the bed, and pleaded: "My lord, I know that I am too reluctant to force you, please take this child in and take good care of her." β€˜

I was shocked, and was about to refuse, looking at the beautiful outline of the child, I suddenly couldn't speak, remembering that if it weren't for Piaoxiang's death, maybe our child would be so old, my heart softened, and I said: 'I am alone, without a wife and children, if Brother Han does not dislike it, this child will be my daughter-in-law, I will treat her as if she were my own, Brother Han, what is the name of this child.' β€˜

Han Zhang's tears of gratitude flowed, and he said in a low voice: "My lord, Han Zhang was originally an orphan, and this surname was also obtained from the master, if the adult does not dislike it, please treat this child as your own child, and don't tell her her life experience." β€˜

I looked at Han Zhang, and through those grief-stricken eyes, I saw his love for his daughter and his remorse. I said lightly: "It's okay, Humble Jing Liu, she was killed, I will tell her about this child, she is my biological daughter, and her name is Jiang Roulan." β€˜

Han Zhang said with gratitude: "Thank you, my lord, Roulan, Roulan, my lord, Huo Jicheng, the leader of the Splendid Alliance, has vicious methods, my lord must be careful." β€˜

After that, Han Zhang closed his eyes and said nothing. At this time, Roulan was still stretching out her hands and asking her father for a hug. I held her in my arms, a tear slipped into the dust, how many such tragic things happened again in the war. At this time, Roulan began to cry, as if she also knew that her father had passed away.

I summoned the chief eunuch Chang En and asked him to arrange Han Zhang's afterlife, and by the way, find a nurse and a few capable maids to serve Roulan. I handed the tender to the maid first, and I decided to interrogate the two captured prisoners. Since they are chasing and killing Han Zhang, it must have something to do with the Splendid Alliance, and they are so rampant in Chang'an, how can I not ask for a clear understanding.

In the gloomy dungeon of the Yongwang Mansion, I walked through the bluestone corridor under the guidance of the warden, with heavy wooden doors on both sides, and only a small window at the height of one person, equipped with a steel fence. At the end of the corridor is a torture room, walking down the steps, you can see two tall but very strong men are firmly fixed to the wall by cow tendons and chains, there are no scars on the body, it seems that no one tortures him, I nodded with satisfaction, if it is used indiscriminately, it will reduce the effect, it seems that Yongwangfu is very cautious. I looked around, and there were several torture instruments around, although there were not many, but they were all bloodstained, which made the torture chamber immediately reveal an eerie and terrifying atmosphere.

I took a look at the two men, for the torture, I have a lot of research, in order to deal with Liang Wan, I have consulted all the books I can find, and finally quite fruitful, let me find that the most important thing in torture is to destroy a person's confidence, and then to get what he wants.

Looking at the dozen or so jailers and a clerk in the room, I smiled and said, 'Bring him here.' I pointed to a man, and the two jailers stepped forward, skilfully untied the man, and then twisted his arms behind his back and tied him with ox tendons, and they were so skillful that the man had no power to resist. They dragged the man before me, and one of the jailers grabbed him by the hair, forcing him to look up, so that I could see his countenance. Xiaoshunzi waved them to bring me a chair and let me sit on it, and I smiled and said, 'Are you the thieves who rushed my car?' β€˜

The man's eyes flashed, and he said, "My lord, the grass people did not ram your car, it was your guards who forcibly captured the villain. β€˜

I said lightly: "That father and daughter, they were chased and killed by you, if it weren't for you, how could anyone rush the car driver, say, who are you, if you refuse to explain, don't want to get out alive from here, if you confess obediently, I will only send you to Jing Zhaoyin to ask for guilt." β€˜

The man's expression moved again, if he arrived at Jing Zhaoyin, although he killed and injured people, he would be sentenced to an autumn decision at most, and he might not have a chance to escape from prison at that time, and said sadly: "The grass people are really seeking money and killing people, and I can't imagine hitting the adult's car." β€˜

I don't believe it or say I don't believe it, I took off a hairpin on my hair, this hairpin was the last time I ordered the secret camp to eradicate the Chamber of Commerce that betrayed me, Chen Zhi They got the treasure from the Chamber of Commerce's secret room, although it is just a hairpin, but this hairpin is made of the iron gall of the dark iron meteorite that fell from the sky, it is extremely sharp, even the hardest diamond can also be pierced, but the hairpin is too small, of course it is useless for ordinary martial arts masters, although Xiaoshunzi can use the steel needle as a weapon, But his surname is very arrogant, and he is unwilling to use other weapons except his hands, so in the end I left this hairpin, maybe when I will use it, no, I can use this hairpin to make acupuncture gold needles, but a little thicker, it is best to use it for punishment.

I smiled and asked, 'Would you like to recruit you?' β€˜

The man nodded again and again, and I said lightly: "There is no torture, I never believe anyone's confession." After that, my hairpin stabbed lightly on this man's body a few times, and this man's complexion suddenly changed greatly, his face was blue and red, and his body was even more trembling, if it had not been for the two jailers to hold him to death, I was afraid that he would have fallen to the ground softly, and the most terrible thing was that he could not even make a sound, and I saw that the sweat on his forehead was like rain. He raised his head, his eyes full of pleading, but I looked at him leisurely, gentle and elegant, as if he was not struggling in front of him. If I gently let him go and cast a dismount, if he dares to prevaricate for a while, I only need to say that if he is subjected to more severe poisoning, he will be terrified, and I believe that I can do it.

After a while, I saw that his mind had gradually become unconscious, and with a slight wave of his hand, the hairpin pierced into the man's body, and the man's body gradually relaxed, and a low moan came out of his mouth, but I couldn't blame him, after the pain was relieved, his body was extremely relaxed, and the voice he had just suppressed came out. Ordered the jailer to bring cold water and carefully pour it into the man's throat. He came to his senses, and when he saw me, there was an unconcealed horror in his eyes.

I smiled and said, "Okay, now that you have some credibility, may I ask the strong man your name, where your ancestral home is, and why you are chasing and killing the father and daughter." β€˜

The man said: "The villain Qiu Xing, originally a Shu person, because after the death of Shu, Shu fell into the hands of Southern Chu, and Lu Xin was tyrannical, so he went into exile in Dayong, because he had no savings, so he sought money and killed him. β€˜

I looked at Xiao Shunzi and said lightly: "Is this person's confession reliable?" β€˜

Xiao Shunzi said lightly: "I think it's unreliable." β€˜

I laughed and said, 'How so?' I think he's very honest, and he probably doesn't want to be tortured even more. β€˜

Xiao Shunzi said respectfully: "Childe, this person's clothes are all produced by Dayong, it seems that he has been in Dayong for a long time, and there are more than 1,000 taels of silver tickets on his body. β€˜

I smiled, and smiled, and looked at the man with a satisfied gaze, and said, 'Well, if he confesses, I don't think it's interesting.' β€˜

Everyone, including the jailer, looked at the handsome and elegant young man, but his gentle smile made everyone's hearts chill, and the thought in their hearts was that 'he originally wanted to use torture, and he didn't want to get a confession'.

Then the hairpin in my hand had pierced Qiu Xing's body again, Qiu Xing's body began to curl up and convulse, this time the two jailers could barely control him, I looked at it for a while, and said, "Let's have a cup of tea." Seeing me speak, a desperate glint flashed in the eyes of the man who was originally full of expectations, Xiao Shunzi glanced at him, the expression on his face seemed to be a little sympathetic, hesitated for a moment, and said: "Childe, it will take a lot of time for His Highness to bring a new tribute tea to brew. This time, Qiu Xing, who was full of hope, fainted directly.

My hairpin pierced Qiu Xing's body again, and after Qiu Xing was woken up by the cold water, his eyes looked at me blankly, and I said lightly: "It's okay, you go and bring the tea set, just boil water here to make tea, and before you finish it, I will try a few new stitches." β€˜

Qiu Xing couldn't bear it any longer, howled in pain, threw himself into my chair, the two jailers firmly grabbed him, and he said loudly: 'The adult spares his life, the villain is willing to confess, the villain is the killer of the Splendid Alliance, begging the adult to spare his life, the villain is willing to do anything. β€˜

I glanced at him lightly, and said dissatisfiedly: "You are willing to recruit anything, why are you so spineless." β€˜

Qiu Xing exchanged with tears: "The adult spares his life, the villain is willing to recruit, beg the adult not to torture again." β€˜

I shook my head in boredom and said, 'Take him to the next room, let him confess, and if there is any prevarication, send him back.' Someone, bring the other one. β€˜

Looking at my excited look, another man, who had long been frightened, cried out: "Villain Shang Wei, willing to confess." β€˜

I shook my head and said, 'No, wouldn't it be unfair if you weren't punished.' β€˜

It was Xiao Shunzi's voice that came into my ears and said, "Childe, it's a little too much, you didn't see the eyes of those jailers, and you're about to think of you as a tyrannical demon." β€˜

I smiled lightly and said with a pun: 'It's okay, while waiting for the confession, I can test your patience first, if you are obedient, I will use a few fewer stitches at most, so let's wait for his confession to come out later, I will ask you again, if you can find his omission, I will let you go, if you can't find it, I will still torture you, now, please use a side dish first." With that, the hairpin was inserted into Shang Wei's body.

Two hours later, I walked out of the torture chamber satisfied, leaving behind a large number of horrified and admiring jailers and two Splendid League killers with only half their lives left.

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