Chen Baibin's speculation is obviously more consistent with the facts. The two faced each other in silence. Obviously, coming to Wuzhou involves more than just Xie Erren.
After a long time, Chen Baibin said: "After regaining Wuzhou, Xu Xu wrote a field report and mentioned the battle at Bangshan."
"The leakage of Nanyang rifles?"
"You probably didn't look carefully. According to this report, Bangshan's servants were not only equipped with Nanyang rifles, but also had improvements in tactics and fortifications. At that time, Xu Xu suspected that there were traitors from the Fubo Army among the enemies."
"It seems that this traitor is Jiang Suo."
"This is the only possibility."
"I think we should first obtain relevant materials from the Political Department of the Fubo Army. It will not be too late to draw conclusions after seeing the materials." Ji Xin said, "Yi Haoran's confession mentioned that he was once responsible for the recruitment of servants, so it should be I know more about Jiang Suo. You can ask again."
Yi Haoran was interrogated again, and he was not secretive when interrogating him. He told how he met and knew Jiang Suo, how he recommended Xiong Wencan, and how he was appointed.
"... General Chiang abandoned the secrets and surrendered to the light, returned to his homeland, was loyal to the king, and was finally captured and captured without losing his loyalty!" Yi Haoran said sonorously and forcefully, "Before I saw Jiang Suoqian, I thought that Kun was so powerful that it would be difficult to resist him." After meeting him, I realized that there are loyal ministers in the chaos. Although the Ming Dynasty is in danger, it has not lost its destiny..."
Chen Baibin secretly slandered: An exiled prisoner, after being a soldier for a few days and learning some trivial things, was praised as the "Qiancheng of the country". There is still talk about "the destiny has not been lost", the brain circuits of these literati are really strange!
Ji Xin did not refute his remarks. In his opinion, it was easy to obtain some additional intelligence in the process of allowing them to fully express their inner thoughts.
Sure enough, Yi Haoran spoke smoothly and slipped out a sentence: "...even Mr. Chang is impressed by General Jiang's loyalty to the emperor and the country..."
When Yi Haoran stopped talking, Ji Xin asked, "Who do you think Mr. Chang is?"
"Mr. Chang Qingyun Chang." Yi Haoran was not subtle.
"Chang Qingyun?" Ji Xin seemed to have seen this name somewhere. When he thought about it again, he was mentioned in the report at the Sanhezui camp. He seemed to be Xiong Wencan's staff. He was born in Juren and worked in the camp. Liu is expected to be a "dog leg".
"What is the relationship between Chang Qingyun and you?"
Only then did Yi Haoran feel that he had made a mistake. However, when he thought about it, Chang Qingyun was obviously not captured, and it was impossible for him to get away with what he did in the camp, so he said calmly: "He and I are old friends in the Xiong Governor's tent."
"So, he is also one of your group."
"Of course. Mr. Chang is also a loyal man, why not?"
Originally, Ji Xin and others only suspected that Sanhezui was related to the riots in the city. Now that Yi Haoran has confessed like this, the relationship between the two is certain.
The two compiled Yi Haoran's confession, then compared it with the investigation records from Sanhezui and the relevant reports on the entire incident. They compiled a table of events and roughly clarified the context of the Wuzhou riot. .
It is obvious that Yi Haoran is the core figure of this Wuzhou riot. Although the initial riot was not caused by him, without him running around to contact them, even if the riot in Wuzhou happened this time, it would not have caused the Senate to be in such a mess.
Next is this "Mr. Chang". From Yi Haoran's confession, it can be seen that the chaos in Sanhezui was basically caused by him. Although Chang Qingyun slipped through the net, judging from Yi Haoran's indirect testimony, Chang Qingyun was interested in Liu Wong's favor and tempted him to further corrupt and degenerate, causing great public dissatisfaction in the camp. Finally, he used the theater troupe to solve the relationship with the theater box. Introducing the internal response...the whole routine is perfect.
As for Jiang Suo, he was not that important. His role in this incident was not only running back and forth to communicate, but also a warrior who rushed forward to kill.
"I think the story of what happened is pretty much clear," Chen Baibin said. "The main part that's unclear right now is Cai Lan's part. Judging from the information we have now, Chang Qingyun is also connected to Cai Lan."
"Of course there is a connection." Ji Xin said, "We just don't have a confession. I'm afraid this matter can only be clarified by interrogating Liu Youzhi directly."
"Do you want to interrogate Liu Hope?"
"There's no need to be anxious. Since they haven't come to a conclusion, we don't have to rush for a while." Ji Xin said, "We now have enough information from the prisoners. Now we can talk to the retained personnel and the naturalized cadres."
The most important among the naturalized cadres are three people: Luo Yangming, Zhao Toyota and Zheng Ergen.
But Ji Xin's attitude was not to talk to them first. Luo Yangming had too much truth in his hands, and once he talked, it would be like making a fool of himself. As Zhao Toyota and Zheng Ergen were under Xie Erren, the conversation was tantamount to asking them to state their positions. This puts a lot of pressure on the naturalized cadres, and they must have done some shady things for Xie Erren. Whether they confess under pressure or resist to the end, it is definitely not a good thing for the naturalized cadres.
"It is not easy for us to train naturalized cadres. These are considered elites. We cannot push them to death..." Ji Xin said, "Talents are rare."
"But they followed Xie Erren and did a lot...a lot...things that were not on the table. Wouldn't it be too easy for us to let them go so easily? This would easily encourage the unhealthy trend of soldiers becoming generals. "
"Factions have existed since ancient times, and our Senate is no exception. It is normal for naturalized civilian cadres to be attached to a certain senator. It is not uncommon for them to do things that violate regulations or even laws. We can never put an end to this kind of thing. Not to mention eradicating it." Ji Xin said with a wry smile, "If it were in the old time and space, there would be nothing to say. The ground would be uneven and it would just be eradicated. There are people who can fill the gap. But not here, we are short of people. Sometimes we can only Let’s look at the problem from the perspective of protecting people first. The same crime is a serious crime if it is placed on a naturalized citizen, but it may not be a serious crime if it is placed on other people. Besides, there is a difference between one who takes the initiative and one who is forced. "
Chen Baibin pondered the meaning of his words and understood that he wanted Xie Erren to take the main responsibility. In this way, the punishment for naturalized civilian cadres will not be too severe. Otherwise, once Zhao Toyota, Zheng Ergen and others wear the hat of "deceiving the Senate", they will basically be unable to stand up. The best outcome is to become a cadre in Kaohsiung or Jeju.
"just in case……"
"I don't think he doesn't understand. The Senate can still tolerate Dugu's proposal. What can't be forgiven for his romantic sin? If he really lets his cronies take the blame, how can he come out to do things again in the future? This is the key point He always wants to understand. The most worrying thing now is that there are too many people who want to eat Wuzhou's human blood steamed buns, so we have to be more cautious."
In the next few days, Ji Xin and Chen Baibin summoned naturalized citizens and retained personnel in batches, including the National Army soldiers who participated in the battle that night, retained personnel from the government office, and prisoners and refugees who had not escaped from the Sanhezui camp...
Ji Xin directly sent people to summon all the personnel and then interrogated them one by one. From their mouths, we quickly learned a lot of important information. Among them, Cai Lan's case is particularly strange, because all relevant personnel involved in her have disappeared: they either died in the riot that night, or they "disappeared". This was true even for the two servant women who guarded Cai Lan when she committed suicide.
Although the report stated that Cai Lan worked as an "errand" in the Third General Office and did simple paperwork, during the interrogation, not a single one of her colleagues was found. Most people don't know that there is such a retained female staff member in the Third General Office.
This abnormal behavior basically confirmed that Cai Lan not only had an improper relationship with Xie Erren, but also played a very important role in the riot that night. So much so that Xie Erren spent great efforts to "clear out" all relevant personnel who knew the details.
As for what role he played, probably only Zhao Toyota and others know.
However, from these conversations, they also learned a lot about the Sanhezui camp, including Liu Hope's various evil deeds in the camp, Jiang Yougong's participation, and Chang Qingyun's activities. It is said that he became "active" in a short period of time before the riots - but he actually did many bad things.
Ji Xin also got an important message: Chang Qingyun was once called to Wuzhou City, and soon after he came back, he received preferential treatment and painted in the house every day. Wuzhou City is still very busy with paintings being sent in and out.
Although the person who provided this information had a low status and did not know why Chang Qingyun was asked to paint or why he had to transport the paintings back and forth, the only person with the authority to do so was Xie Erren.
Ji Xin checked Xie Erren's archives before departure. Although he was also a cultural person, judging from his personal background and his related self-report, he did not show a special interest in Chinese painting, let alone find someone specifically. Using paintings to sing harmony - and this practice of just asking Chang Qingyun to paint has nothing to do with singing harmony.
Recall that Yi Haoran and some other people said that Cai Lan was "good at painting", and the city government's material procurement staff also provided the work of collecting paints, paper and other painting tools in the city. Correspondingly, this useless thing is Cai Lan's hobby, and Chang Qingyun paints because of Cai Lan.
"Good guy. I didn't expect him to be such a passionate person..." Chen Baibin sighed, "So attentive!"
"It's not surprising that literati are sentimental and pay attention to the interest in life. What's more, given our current status, we can't do anything we want to do. There are also some elders in Lingao who have done more ridiculous things." Ji Xin smiled, "He This romantic crime is really nothing. It's just a bad thing that caused such a big incident in Wuzhou, and Cai Lan is a key figure in it."
