Not long after, great chaos also occurred in the Western Region.
First there was civil strife in the Western Regions, and then when the Tubo Emperor Lixin Khan took advantage of the Tang army to quell the Turks, they invaded the Western Regions again in one go.
How could the more than 10,000 troops of the Tang Army remaining in the Western Regions resist?
However, many areas were captured on the sixth day.
The Western Turks still had a conscience and always insisted on being affiliated with the Tang Dynasty. They sent troops to resist, but they were repulsed within a few days.
Ashina Yuanqing, the Western Turkic Khan, completely lost his rule after being defeated.
Some of their men were defeated and fled, some surrendered, and many even rebelled in advance, which revealed their strength and deployment.
In the end, he could only grit his teeth and run towards Datang alone.
The battle on their side lasted less than a month before they abandoned the city.
Wu Meiniang was furious when she heard the battle report!
The Western Turks were established as early as the Zhenguan period to prevent rebellion by the Turks or the Western Regions.
Taizong Li Shimin emphasized the use of barbarians to control barbarians, so that he could recuperate the troops and horses of the Central Plains. Furthermore, he established prefectures and counties to show his magnanimity and win over their hearts.
There are extremely important points of land occupation in the Western Region. If they all belong to Tubo, it will cost a lot to defeat them.
Wu Meiniang ordered three generals to lead an army of 350,000 people to quell the rebellion.
While fighting outside.
Ashina Yuanqing was arrested as soon as he escaped to the Central Plains.
According to what Wu Meiniang said, Ashina Yuanqing had led the Western Turks for several years, but he did not know that he was hiding spies from other countries. It was not a pity to die.
And Ashina Yuanqing should be the contact person of the spy. When he came back this time, the thief was shouting to catch the thief. Wu Meiniang thought he must have some accomplices!
After saying this, he was handed over to the Ministry of Punishment.
After Zhou Min, who was in charge of the Ministry of Punishment, resigned a few years ago, the Ministry of Punishment now belongs to Suo Yuanli.
Inside the cell.
Ashina Yuanqing was tied to the shelf.
Various torture instruments were hung on the floor and walls.
As the sound of whipping instruments rang out, a scream that was not like a human scream came from inside, making the people guarding the door get goosebumps all over their bodies.
This scream has been going on for nearly half an hour. One can imagine how miserable the prisoners inside are!
Anyone who hears this sound can guess that the people inside must be experiencing inhuman treatment.
And inside.
Suo Yuanli held a cigarette bag in his mouth and held a thorn-like torture instrument with barbs on the tip, sliding it on the wall.
"Why don't you say it! Say it! Don't say it!"
Every time it slides, Ashina Yuanqing wails so miserably that his voice becomes hoarse.
Suo Yuanli took a deep breath from his pipe and whispered: "Can you show some emotion when you scream? Usually at this time, the prisoner has no strength. You are louder than a young boy. Can you act?" ?”
Ashina Yuanqing rolled his eyes at Suo Yuanli and said, "You're talking nonsense, my throat hurts, give me a sip, just a small sip."
Suo Yuanli raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Do you still want to smoke?"
"The commander asked you to retreat immediately. If you insist on pretending to go out to fight, you deserve to be punished. You will be seriously injured soon, otherwise neither of us will be able to survive!"
Ashina Yuanqing sighed: "It's not entirely my fault. Who knew there was a spy among my favorite men, and he was fooled!"
"By the way, please be gentle later and just be superficial, otherwise I will file a complaint with the commander and beat you to death!"
Snapped!
"Ouch!!!"
Snapped!
"Ah! My mother-in-law!!!"
Ashina Yuanqing's eyes widened, these two screams came from the bottom of his heart, and a streak of blood seeping through the prison uniform appeared on his body after being hit by the torture instrument.
Suo Yuanli said helplessly: "It's not okay to be superficial. Just bear with it. That son of a bitch Zhou Xing is staring at me. He opposes me everywhere and makes me unhappy. If I don't do something, I guess the palace I can’t stay in there any longer, how can I hang out with the commander in the future?”
Just as he was talking, the sound of footsteps slowly came from the distance.
Suo Yuanli's eyes narrowed slightly, and he quickly waved the torture instrument in his hand, bang bang bang bang!
The screams were real screams this time.
And within two strokes, Ashina Yuanqing fainted from the pain.
Ashina Yuanqing was raised as a descendant by the bad people who stayed in the Thirty-Six Tiangang in Western Turks since he was young, and now he is naturally a bad person.
And Suo Yuanli was added after a collision on the street. Li Yunxiao treated him with "gentle punishment" for three days and invited him in.
Li Yunxiao once promised that if you work hard, you don't have to cling to the royal family to be rich and powerful, but following him is indispensable.
Suo Yuanli originally wanted to be loyal to the emperor or the queen mother, but after comparing with Li Yunxiao, he naturally knew who it was better to follow.
But a moment later, a mocking laugh came from behind.
"Hehehe... Mr. Suo, can he tell you who the spy is?"
Suo Yuanli snorted and replied: "The Queen Mother is very relieved when I do things. What does it have to do with you?"
"Tsk tsk tsk tsk..." Zhou Xing sneered and stepped forward to pick up a torture instrument.
"Master Suo, I think you still don't understand the Queen Mother's will. It doesn't matter who the spy is. What's important is that who can use this matter to eliminate them is the most important!"
Zhou Xing sneered, his eyes full of disdain for Suo Yuanli.
He is now the imperial censor, under the imperial censor.
If a high-ranking official of the court breaks the law, the censor will usually report it to the censor Zhongcheng and then report it to the emperor.
If it is a low-level official, it can be impeached directly, or some ministers can be impeached collectively.
In his eyes, Suo Yuanli was just a simple-minded roughneck. How could he know the 'true meaning' of handling a case?
He has been working at the bottom of the officialdom for half his life, and his greatest strength is his insight into people's hearts.
He specifically investigated for several months to find out who Wu Meiniang was in power and who were the threats to her. If he could use this to kill some people, maybe he could seek a high position!
Suo Yuanli said calmly: "I don't understand what you mean."
Zhou Xing burst out laughing: "Master Suo, Master Suo, don't you understand, or do you want to take all the credit?"
"Don't think I haven't investigated you, and your hands are not clean inside."
Suo Yuanli smiled lightly and said: "It's ridiculous. How many clean people can be found in the officialdom? Besides, if I am not clean, what does it have to do with you? Get out of here!"
When Zhou Xing heard this, a vague internal force appeared in his body.
And Suo Yuanli was not afraid at all. He released his inner strength and his clothes automatically moved without any wind.
Facing Zhou Xing's internal strength, Suo Yuanli was quickly defeated.
He is only a small heaven, and this Zhou Xing is about the same as him, but obviously a little better than him. If he fights hard in the cell, Wu Meiniang may get the news, and he will be in trouble.
Thinking of this, Suo Yuanli smiled lightly and said: "Ahem, well, since you don't want to leave, why not leave this person to you for now and let me see what you can ask."
After the words fell, Suo Yuanli turned and left: "After interrogating for a long time, I am dead of thirst."
Zhou Xing looked at Suo Yuanli's back and cursed inwardly that he was useless. He turned around and picked up a knife. He also ordered someone to bring a basin of water and poured it on him, waking up Ashina Yuanqing.
"Come on, let me have some fun with you...Yuanqing Khan..."
When he came outside the door, Suo Yuanli saw no one around, so he quickly returned to a room, took out the carrier pigeon and let it fly out.
