Volume Four, Chapter 59, Spy
Shi Yi really couldn't understand why these Shanxi troops arrested them. Could it be that there was any misunderstanding here?
Many people always come up with various reasons to comfort themselves when facing a desperate situation. In fact, this kind of comfort is useless. What should come will always come. It is not that you comfort yourself and it will be fine.
Shi Yi didn't know how far the carriage had run. In short, most of the day had passed and they were still wandering on the carriage.
Just as he was thinking about it, the carriage suddenly stopped, and then there was a shout from outside: "Come down, come down, come down."
The infantry of the Shanxi Army did not care whether they were lying or sitting, but kept pulling people out of the car. Then, they seemed to have been dragged into a cell and threw it directly on the ground. Then, no one cared about them. The Shanxi Army seemed to have left, and the door of the cell seemed to have been locked, but no one helped them take down the sacks on their heads.
What's going on?
At this time, in the palace, Jiajing was sitting cross-legged there practicing when Lu Bing suddenly heard from outside: "Your Majesty, I have something to do."
This guy seemed very anxious, even his tone was a little quick.
Of course, if it was not an urgent matter, even Lu Bing would not dare to disturb him, he would be practicing now.
Upon hearing this, Jiajing opened his eyes helplessly and said lightly: "Come in."
Lu Bing heard the sound and hurriedly performed the ceremony of the king and the ministers, and then hurriedly bowed: "Your Majesty, the generals of the border troops in Shanxi have captured a group of spies."
Upon hearing this, Jiajing said inexplicably: "Spy? What spy?"
Lu Bing said a little embarrassedly: "I don't know much about this, it seems to be a spy who accomplices the Tartars."
An affair with the Tartars?
In other words, these people are all their own people!
This is a bit serious. If it is a spy sent by the enemy, it would be fine. After all, it is normal to send spies to the enemy to spy on the news during wars. If it is an affair with the enemy, it would be different. In all dynasties and wars, countless people who have lost in their own hands and are betrayed by their own people. It is difficult to lose!
Jiajing couldn't help but frown and said, "Who are they? Where are they now?"
Lu Bing said a little embarrassedly: "This person has been escorted to the capital, and I have already put them in the imperial prison. However, I have not interrogated him yet. I heard that these people are all confidants of the Hou Qiuluan of Xianning."
The confidant of Hou Qiuluan, Xianning!
How is that possible?
Jiajing couldn't help but be shocked and said, "Really!"
Lu Bing replied helplessly: "This minister is not sure, only after judging it."
That's not bad. If it was really a confidant of the Queen Qiuluan of Xianning, the capital would be in danger. The 40,000 army led by Queen Qiuluan of Xianning was in Tongzhou, less than 50 miles away from the capital. If these people colluded with the Tartars and turned against each other in the last battle, the capital would really not be able to defend it!
At this time, Jiajing was a little anxious. He couldn't help but urge, "Then go and review it quickly, you can go and review it yourself, hurry up."
Unexpectedly, Lu Bing did not follow the order, but stood there and said awkwardly: "Your Majesty, should you send a central palace to go to the trial with the Wei minister?"
This is a convention. Generally, a confidant eunuch would be sent to watch the cases personally confessed by the emperor. Because there were many strange emperors in the Ming Dynasty, most of them did not believe in outsiders, and even the Jinyiwei did not believe in them, but only the eunuchs around them.
Therefore, many times the Jinyiwei had to listen to eunuchs. Sometimes, the emperor did not need the Jinyiwei to handle the case, but used the Dongchang, which was directly responsible by the eunuchs.
Jiajing naturally trusted Lu Bing, but it was of great importance and he didn't dare to be careless. After thinking about it, he still whispered to the door: "Yellow companion."
The eunuch Huang Jin responded and bowed respectfully, "I am here."
Jiajing said directly: "Send a trustworthy person to follow civilization to investigate the case. After the trial, I will take the confession back immediately. I want to see."
Huang Jin understood as soon as he heard this. I was afraid that something big happened. He quickly said cautiously: "I understand."
Jiajing didn't say too much anymore and waved his hand and said, "Go quickly."
Seeing this, Lu Bing and Huang Jin hurriedly bowed and said goodbye.
Soon, Lu Bing brought the confidant eunuch sent by Huang Jin to the imperial prison of the Northern Fushishi. After a little arrangement, he prepared to interrogate the criminal.
Coincidentally, this eunuch is no one else. It was Li Fang who was sent to supervise the mine in Shanxi. Perhaps Huang Jin thought that Li Fang had experience in supervising border towns, so he sent him to supervise Lu Bing's trial.
Although Li Fang has been promoted to eunuch in charge for a long time, he is quite humble. Lu Bing let him sit in the main seat, but he refused to do so. He even took the initiative to sit in the desk and insisted on helping Lu Bing copy the confession. Lu Bing could not turn him around and could only let him go.
This case is a bit troublesome because there are too many spies sent by the Shanxi army, with hundreds of people. It seems that they can't be able to interrogate them one by one. If there is any omission, then there will be a entrusted by Fu Jiajing.
So, how to investigate this case?
Lu Bing thought about it and started with ordinary soldiers. If the main culprit was interrogated from the beginning, there seemed to be no need for ordinary soldiers to be interrogated. Moreover, the main culprit was generally difficult to pry open the mouth. Starting with ordinary soldiers, there might be unexpected gains.
It should be said that he has a relatively rich experience in case trial. If he interrogated the Qiang General who led the team or Shi Yi from the Xianning Marquis' Mansion, he would not be able to take any action. If he had an affair with the Tartars, it would be a serious crime and a beheading would be considered light. Who would honestly explain to anyone who could get away with it?
Soon, a soldier from Ganzhou was taken over and pressed to the ground.
Lu Bing was not vague and immediately asked seriously: "Who is in the hall? Come and sign up."
At this moment, the soldiers of Ganzhou were shocked.
Of course he knew what they were doing, because they did not escort Shi Yi to the enemy camp once or twice. Every time, almost all of them escort Shi Yi to negotiate with the Tartars. After all, affair with the Tartars is a serious crime, so Qiu Luan naturally could not send some unfamiliar border soldiers to escort Shi Yi to the enemy camp.
They were all confidants who had followed the Xianning Hou Qiuluan for more than ten or even decades. If Qiuluan didn't send them, who would send them?
Originally, there was no risk in this job. Anyway, the Tartars knew that they were going to negotiate and would not attack them at all.
Unexpectedly, this time, they were inexplicably planted in their own hands, and it would be fine if they were in their own hands. Once the sack on the head was taken off, the Jinyiwei was standing beside them!
It's over, I'm afraid I'm dead this time. The Jinyiwei is the emperor's personal guard. The good things they did must have been known by the emperor!
The Ganzhou soldiers knelt there and were stunned for a long time without saying anything, because he was so scared that he didn't know how to reply, and he didn't even know whether he should reply or not.
Seeing this, Lu Bing picked up the gavel without hesitation and slapped it hard, then sternly said: "If you say it, don't say it, I won't be polite."
What does this mean?
That would naturally be a great punishment!
The great punishment of the Jinyiwei is quite famous and will definitely make you unable to survive or die!
When the soldiers of Ganzhou saw the dense torture instruments around, they were immediately scared and trembled: "Little man Zhao Xiaoer."
Lu Bing then asked sternly: "Hometown."
Zhao Xiaoer subconsciously replied: "The villain is the guard stationed by Qianhu, the right guard in Ganzhou, Xingdusi, Shaanxi."
He thought that nothing was wrong. After all, he could not have come out of a stone. There was always a hometown. Instead of making up random things, he would be discovered and beaten to death, it would be better to honestly explain it. Anyway, it was just a hometown and had nothing to do with affair with the Tartars.
When Lu Bing heard this, he sighed secretly.
It was indeed the Shaanxi Army, and it was also the old nest of Qiuluan, Hou Xianning, and the Tunwei of Ganzhou Town.
You know, it is risky for him to do this, because anyone with a discerning eye knows that he is helping Yang Cong deal with Qiu Luan. If he can't find out the reason, Jiajing will probably get angry.
Chapter completed!