Ma Chao sneered: "Don't worry, I'll give you an explanation!" With that, a few soldiers dragged five or six bloody "assassins" into the hall.

Ma Chao pointed at a half-dead assassin and shouted, "This person calls himself Qin Qingtong, and he is a domestic slave in the Hussar General's Mansion!" I don't know if General Dong knows this person? ”

Dong Cheng was shocked when he saw it, this person was a small head among the house slaves in his mansion, and then thought of the word assassin, and immediately understood what was going on, and hurriedly argued: "The general is angry, it is true that this person is the last general's house slave, but the assassination of the general is definitely not the last general's order!" Please also ask the general to take a look! ”

Ma Chao snorted coldly, and then pointed to another person: "This person claims to be Fu Ling, and he is the distant nephew of Fu Shizhong, may I ask Fu Shizhong, is this matter true!" ”

After seeing who Fu Ling was, he exclaimed: "It's the little nephew, I don't know how he fell into the hands of the general?" ”

"Smack!" With a bang, Ma Chao was afraid of the wooden table, stood up suddenly, and said angrily: "In the past, you became a hostage in the hands of Li Ru, not only all the families were protected by the general, but even you yourself were able to survive because of the general. ”

Fu Wan hurriedly said: "The general misunderstood, how could the lower official make such an ungrateful act?" There must be another hidden truth in this matter, and please ask the general to investigate! ”

Dong Cheng also said: "Exactly! The general is the important minister of the country, and the last general will not dare to send someone to assassinate the general even if he is bold! ”

Ma Chao sneered: "You two really don't die in the heart of the Yellow River!" Last night, a total of 28 Assassins came to the palace to assassinate, and 23 were killed on the spot by the guards, and the remaining five have already explained what happened, so what else can you say? After that, some guards took out the "confessions" of the two.

The two of them couldn't help but change their faces when they saw it, now that the human and material evidence is there, they are difficult to distinguish, Ma Chao wants to kill them is a matter of one sentence, even the Son of Heaven has nothing to say. Besides, now that Ma Chao is covering the sky in Luoyang City, he means that the deer is a horse, and they have to bear it, otherwise they will die in vain!

Ma Chao couldn't help but laugh when he saw that the faces of the two of them were dead, but he shouted on the surface: "The assassination of the general of the imperial court is a great crime of raiding the family and exterminating the family. If you can get lost and honestly explain the people behind the scenes, maybe Ben Jiang will be able to show mercy outside the law and spare the lives of your family, otherwise, it will be a disaster! ”

The two of them shouted in their hearts that they were wronged, and bowed down and said: "General Mingjian!" We were all able to survive because of the general's eradication of the remnants of the Dong thief, how could we do that ungrateful act? This matter must have been deliberately framed by someone, and the general should be asked to investigate! ”

Dong Cheng also said: "That's right, even if we really intend to murder the general, we will not send incompetent house slaves to act, this matter is full of loopholes, and the general must not fall for someone else's annihilation!" ”

Ma Chao deliberately pondered for a while, his face softened, and he said: "What the two of you said is not unreasonable, but this matter is absolutely inseparable from the two of you. In that case, I will spare your lives first, and then make a decision when the truth is ascertained! ”

"Thank you, General!" Everyone was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked them!

Ma Chao waved his hand and said, "You don't need to thank General Xie, this matter is extremely complicated, and it is difficult to conclude for a while." Before the truth is found out, the young family of yours should be wronged in prison first! The Son of Heaven and the Empress Dowager Yongle are there, Ben will explain himself! ”

Everyone was shocked, going to prison was worse than death, and the prison at that time was not ordinary black! Once you are in prison, not to mention the endless torture, you may hang up at any time, and you can only go to shout grievances to Lord Yama! Since ancient times, I don't know how many people have died unjustly in prison. Besides, there are wives and babies among them, how can they withstand the torture of the jailers?

The two glanced at each other, Dong Cheng hugged his fists and said: "We are loyal to the general, and we will never do that great rebellious act!" Please also ask the general to be gracious! ”

"The general is gracious!"

"Great General Kaig!"

A group of people hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy, and many people only trembled with fright.

Ma Chao sneered: "It's true that there are suspicious things in this case, I'm afraid the two of you are loyal to the general!" ”

Fu Wan said: "The general has the grace to save our lives, how dare you have different intentions?" If the general can't believe it, he is willing to go to prison on behalf of his wife and children until the general finds out the truth! Dong Cheng also echoed and expressed his willingness to go to prison on behalf of his family.

Ma Chao said: "Even so, Ben Jiang is not an unreasonable person!" Both of them are relatives of the emperor, and they are people with great status in the court, as long as they each leave a hostage in the General's Mansion, it is not impossible to avoid the disaster of imprisonment for the rest of their families! ”

Fu Wan said: "I wish to leave my eldest son as a hostage in the general's mansion, and I will never escape without permission!" Dong Cheng also said: "The last general is also willing to leave the eldest son as a hostage!" ”

Ma Chaoding looked at Fu De and Dong Cheng, who were only seven years old, and frowned: "There are many female dependents in the general's mansion, and it is really not appropriate to leave outsiders in the mansion!" Ben could have pointed out a clear path for the two of you! ”

Dong Chengdao: "The general tried to say it! ”

Ma Chao said: "I am going to hold a big wedding ceremony with Princess Wannian next month, and it just so happens that Her Royal Highness Princess Wannian has two less wedding maids, and they are all relatives, and they are also authentic mother's family, so it is better to send her daughter to the palace to be a wedding maid for the lord!" What do you think? ”

"This" Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard it, this dowry maid is different from a hostage! Once she enters the General's Mansion with Princess Wannian, it is equivalent to Ma Chao's wife and concubine, and it is impossible to come back in the future. Fu Shou and Fu Yan were flushed, ashamed and angry, Ma Chao's move was undoubtedly related to robbing the people's daughters.

Ma Chao saw that Fu Wan and Dong Cheng were hesitating, and said coldly: "It seems that the two of you are unwilling?" In this case, Ben will not be willing to make it difficult for others, the two can leave the family in prison as a hostage, Ben will investigate for ten years and eight years, and can always find out the truth, if the two have nothing to do with this case, then I will return it to you! If you are not satisfied, you can go to the Son of Heaven and the Empress Dowager Yongle to appeal, and Ben will be waiting for you at any time! After that, he shouted: "Send off!" Put Fu Wan and Dong Cheng's family members in the dungeon and strictly guard, and no one is allowed to meet without the general's order! ”

"Obey!" Outside the door, Meng Da immediately led more than 50 personal soldiers to rush in.

"Wait!" At the last moment, there was a sudden shout.

Ma Chao fixed his eyes, but Fu Shou stood up, bowed down and said, "The concubine is willing to take the hostage of her parents and brothers!" Please also ask the general to be kind and spare my father and mother! (To be continued.) )