Chapter 167: How can you say it explicitly?
[The seventy-first year of the Great Qiankang Dynasty, April 18, Haishi, outside the gate of the Wei Palace]
After Nangong silently accepted the order of King Wei, he did not dare to delay, and even ordered someone to call the three hundred households under him.
He ordered Cui Fengyi to go and arrest Pei Caibao, and ordered Gu Caixiang to work with Guan Tang to arrest the "Jianghu Warlock" Kang Youren.
However, Cui Fengyi led people to Pei's mansion, but he pounced, according to Pei's family, Pei Caibao had been arrested by Tsing Yiwei's people three days ago.
Cui Fengyi had nothing to do, so he had to rush back to Bei'an Pingsi to report to Nangong Qianhu. After Nangong heard this, he was also surprised in his heart. He immediately instructed Cui Fengyi to send people to the various divisions to inquire to see which group of people in the guard actually acted before them and arrested Pei Caibao.
However, Cui Feng led people to inquire around in Tsing Yiwei, but they still failed to ask for any news about Pei Caibao. He had to report to Nangong Qianhu, it seems that Pei Cai Baoding is locked in an extremely secret place.
Nangong was silent, and after a little thought in his heart, he pointed the finger at Shen Huan, the governor of Tsing Yi. To be able to preserve a Pei Cai without a trace in a huge Tsing Yi guard, and will not leak any news, except for Shen Huan, it is difficult for the rest of the people to do it.
In addition, two days ago, on the day when Nangong was silently ordered to go to Xufu to catch demons, when he went to the governor's office, he saw with his own eyes that the newly appointed Song Jinhua of the criminal department walked out of Shen Huan's office. Nangong was silent, and after checking it afterwards, he knew that this Song Langzhong was a henchman under King Jin.
All kinds of information are in one place, and Nangong Bu's heart is already clear. It seems that Shen Huan has now thrown himself into the arms of King Jin, and what Shen Huan is doing at this time seems to be trying his best to help King Jin deal with King Wei!
After figuring out this link, Nangong Buyu was even more worried in his heart. He immediately made three deployments. First, send additional personnel to protect Xu Ke in the edict prison, and be careful in his daily diet, and no one is allowed to interrogate him without authorization except Nangong himself; second, he ordered Cui Fengyi to step up his investigation and find out where Pei Caibao was being held; third, he ordered Gu Caixiang and Guantang to be arrested within three days.
The ancient material incense and the two hundred households in Guantang, after getting the order of the thousand households, immediately sent his subordinates to search all over the city. Helplessly, the information given by the Lord of Qianhu is too little, they only know that the person's name is Kang Youren, who is a disciple of the Kangmen in Shuzhong, and it is said that he is also the eldest son of the master of the door.
On April 17, the two searched around Chang'an City for a day and a night, but found nothing, and they couldn't even find out where Kang Youren lived.
On April 18, the two soldiers divided into two routes, led by Guan Tang, still from south to north, from each Fangzheng and Lizheng, to explore Kang Youren's residence, while Gu Caixiang took thirty capable guards and ambushed on the periphery of the Jin Palace, waiting for Kang Youren to show up.
Sure enough, the hard work paid off, at the beginning of the year, Gu Caixiang saw a young man in a strange costume and a colorful hat on his head, striding into the Jin Palace, he felt that this person was very suspicious, so he ordered his subordinates to pay attention, and after this person left the mansion, he was about to capture him.
It's just that everyone waited until late at night, and then they saw the man wearing the colored hat go out. After the man left the Jin Palace, walked a hundred steps away, and entered the encirclement set up by Gu Cai Xiang, Gu Cai Xiang asked in a loud voice:
"Kang Youren?"
"What thing without long eyes dares to call Young Master Ben's name?!" the man in the colored hat immediately scolded loudly.
Gu Caixiang sneered secretly, it seems that this person is really Kang Youren.
Gu Caixiang made a move, and immediately there were eight guards armed with straight knives, approaching Kang Youren from all sides.
Kang Youren saw that the situation was not good, and hurriedly reached into his arms, but before the "Qingfeng Jade Dew Powder" in his hand was played, there was already a large net covering the sky above his head, which was the "Flying Heaven" used by Tsing Yi Weizhong to catch thieves.
Until the "Flying Poppy" wrapped Kang Youren layer by layer, Kang Youren was still holding two packs of "Qingfeng Jade Dew Powder" tightly in his right hand, but no matter how powerful the poison was in his hand, the opponent never gave him time to shoot.
So, the guards tied up Kang Youren and brought him into the edict of Tsing Yi Wei.
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At dawn the next day, after Nangong was silent, he heard that the ancient material incense had come to report that Kang Youren had been caught, and he was overjoyed, and immediately went to the edict prison to interrogate the prisoner.
After Nangong silently entered the interrogation room, he saw that although Kang Youren was tied up, he looked at the sky with his eyes and looked proud, as if he didn't take him, the Lord of a thousand households, in his eyes.
Nangong sat down slowly in front of the table without saying a word, and asked with a smile:
"You're Kang Youren?"
Kang Youren snorted and shouted:
"You are so bold! You dare to arrest Young Master Ben here, do you know who is behind Young Master Ben? Say it, I won't scare you to death!"
Nangong still asked with a smile:
"Isn't there a wall behind you?"
"You!" Kang Youren jumped to his feet in anger, he stared at his eyes, and shouted silently towards Nangong:
"Young Master Ben is a frequent visitor in the Jin Palace! If the Jin Lord knows, I was caught here by you, look at the prince who doesn't pick your skin!"
Nangong couldn't help laughing and said:
"What a frequent visitor to the Jin Palace! It seems that you are indeed a 'demon of the rivers and lakes', specializing in evil magic techniques to trick others! If this division hadn't arrested you, I don't know what you would have bewitched the King of Jin!"
Kang Youren said arrogantly:
"What 'Jianghu Demon'?!What 'Evil Magic'?!Young Master Ben might as well tell you, I am a subordinate of the King of Jin! I am still the prince's disciple, the most powerful cronie! If you don't release me quickly, you will be unlucky!"
Nangong silently glanced at Ding Chunqiu under his command and asked:
"Ding Datou, what did he just say, what do you want to give us?"
"Lord Qianhu!" Ding Chunqiu hurriedly replied: "He said that he was going to peel us all off!"
"Okay, then you can give this Young Master Kang a layer of skin first!" Nangong commanded silently.
"Yes!"
Ding Chunqiu immediately ordered two guards to step forward, divide three by five, and remove all the clothes on Kang Youren's upper body. The skin on Kang Youren's chest was all exposed in front of everyone's eyes, and it looked quite white and tender.
Ding Chunqiu picked out a six-inch-long sharp knife from the torture instrument next to him, shook it in front of Kang Youren's eyes, and then said:
"This young master, I'm sorry! I have to cut the first knife from the middle of your chest, all the way to your navel, and then from the middle to both sides, and the whole big skin of your chest will be torn off. Please rest assured, Master Kang, the tip of the knife is very sharp, if you don't struggle and twist, this whole skin should not be torn......"
As he spoke, Ding Chunqiu's blood-stained sharp knife was about to go down from Kang Youren's chest. That Kang Youren is usually used to being pampered, how could he have seen this kind of formation? At this time, he hurriedly changed his tone and shouted at Nangong without stopping:
"Wait a minute, wait a minute, sir!"
Nangong waved his hand at Ding Chunqiu without saying a word, and Ding Chunqiu immediately stopped the sharp knife in his hand and stepped aside.
At this time, Kang Youren, before he could bear the slightest punishment, his face was pale with fright, and his forehead was full of fine beads of sweat, he gasped, and begged for mercy to Nangong silently:
Kang Mou has eyes and does not know Mount Tai! Fang just offended the adult with his words, and the adult thought that I had put a few stinky farts! Kang Mou had the courage to ask, is there any misunderstanding between us? What did the adult want when he caught me here? If the adult was short of silver, Kang still had a few thousand taels of thin silver in his hand. If the adult is willing to let Kang go, when Kang goes home, he will definitely give all the silver taels at home!"
In Kang Youren's heart, when he saw that he was suddenly arrested by this group of "bandits" who looked like officers and soldiers, his first thought was that most of these people were seeking money.
Nangong snorted coldly:
"The company has no interest in your money! The company has arrested you, so naturally he has a few words to ask!"
Kang Youren couldn't stop nodding, his face was full of pleading:
"If the adult has anything to ask, even if you ask me, Kang will definitely reply truthfully, and he must reply truthfully......!
Nangong thought silently for a moment, and then asked in the first sentence:
"You say...... Are you a subordinate of King Jin, or are you his right-hand man?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" Kang Youren looked at Nangong with an awe-inspiring expression, and immediately changed his words: "No, no, no!"
Nangong said impatiently: "Is it or isn't it?!"
Kang Youren trembled and said, "Yes, yes...... Neither...... No, no, my lord hopes, am I or not?"
Later, it was Kang Youren who asked Nangong silently.
Nangong couldn't help crying and laughing a little silently, how could King Jin of Xindao find such a pus-filled bag to be his henchman?
At that moment, Nangong was silent and stunned, and asked in a deep voice:
"Bold Kang Youren, you have bad intentions, bad intentions, and you specialize in evil witchcraft to climb the power and deceive the royal family! How did you use your demonic means to deceive His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and you still didn't invite me truthfully!"
"My lord, I didn't deceive His Royal Highness the King of Jin!" Kang Youren looked at Nangong with blank eyes, although he was scared in his heart, but he really didn't know how to answer Nangong's question, so he could only look blankly at the group of fierce and vicious guards in front of him.
"Be bold ......" Nangong was silent and was about to instruct his subordinates, preparing to use torture instruments to intimidate the other party, but he thought about it in his heart, this person is so timid and so stupid, maybe it's really not that he doesn't want to answer, but he fails to understand the deep meaning of my words?
Immediately, Nangong withdrew a group of subordinates without saying a word, and only ordered Ding Chunqiu to transfer Kang Youren to his secret room in the Bei'an Ping Division.
Next, Nangong was silent and planned to interrogate Kang Youren alone.
Two days ago, Qiu Mingli came to Tsing Yiwei early in the morning, at that time, he came in a hurry, hurried away, just hurriedly brought the instructions of the King of Wei, and left leisurely without much explanation.
Therefore, as for the reason why Kang Youren was arrested, Nangong was silent and could only rely on his own guesses.
In Qiu Mingli's words, King Wei was concerned about the King of Jin, and his purpose was out of love for the King of Jin, worried that the King of Jin would go astray under the deception of Kang Youren's witchcraft!
Naturally, no matter how confused Nangong was, he could hear that these were all words on the table, but the deep meaning in these words, Nangong at that time, had not been able to sort it out.
Now, after he openly interrogated Kang Youren in the edict, he suddenly understood that the real intention of King Wei to let him arrest Kang Youren was mostly to let him find a way to interrogate Kang Youren to help King Jin do some "bad things"!
Today, when Kang Youren first saw him, how arrogant he was! In the face of a group of wolf-like guards and terrifying torture instruments, Kang Youren could still be so fearless, which shows that this person may really be as he said, a powerful confidant under the King of Jin.
What is a "powerful cronie"? It is nothing more than the fact that the owner has something inconvenient for others to do, so he has no choice but to let your "cronies" come forward!
On the other hand, those who can grasp the most secrets of their masters are often those who are "right-hand men......
Until this moment, Nangong Buyu finally understood. It turned out that what King Wei wanted him to do was to dig out the secrets of King Jin through Kang Youren's mouth!
However, with such a simple and profound intention, Qiu Mingli at that time did not make it clear to him Nangong at all, and explained his reason on the surface, but it was still to "care and love King Jin"!
For the cautiousness and meticulousness of this King of Wei's actions, Nangong couldn't help but be impressed.
No wonder, King Wei has the word "įž" in his name, which is really meticulous, it is simply impenetrable!
After Ding Chunqiu led people away, Nangong thought alone for a while, and was about to turn around and go out, but saw that in the interrogation room, a person had walked in, it was the governor of Tsing Yi Wei, Shen Huan.