"Wang Mazi, Zhao Er?"
"Who beat you like this?"
Wu Xiao suddenly discovered that the two half-dead prisoners lying on the ground were actually the prisoners he had escorted over yesterday. Because both of them were caught smuggling cotton, Wu Xiao was deeply impressed by them.
Zhao Er had already hated Northwest. Only the pockmark on Wang Mazi's face was still shaking slightly as he struggled to stand up. Wu Xiao knew that this was his return to the past.
"Maybe it was Qian Guerrilla who brought the imperial prisoner to trial, and they were a bit harsh."
Jiang Liu'er's eyes flickered, not daring to look into Wu Xiao's murderous eyes. Jiang Liu'er did not intervene in the interrogation of the prisoners, leaving it all to Qian Youyi and Shi Zhixian.
"It's not just that it's a little heavier. It's so hard that the person's nose was broken off and his head was dented."
Wu Xiao showed a trace of displeasure on his face. He knew where Ning Guta was when he was in Shenyang. He knew that there were ruthless officials here and that it was common to torture prisoners, but he didn't expect that he would meet him on the first day he came here.
Yang Tong winked at Wu Xiao from the side, signaling him to stop talking.
"Hahaha, Commander Wu has no time to warm his seat. He just came to Ninggu Pagoda and came to the Yamen to inspect official affairs. My emperor should be pleased to have such a minister."
Wu Xiao turned around and looked towards the door. At some point, the chubby Qian Sanruo was already standing in the front yard of the Yamen, looking surprised.
"I've heard about the commander's name a long time ago. I was in a hurry yesterday, so I made a host at Zuixian Tower today and invited Commander Wu."
Wu Xiao waved his hand to interrupt, and said with a serious face: "Vice General Jiang, the Emperor sent imperial prisoners here to help defend the city and serve as hard labor. If you beat them to death, who will do the work! Who will defend the city?"
Another prisoner on the ground whose nose was beaten was dented and was still bleeding. Qian Sanruo turned a blind eye to the two men on the ground. When he walked through the lobby, his shoes quickly avoided the blood on the ground.
"I wonder if Commander Wu can honor me?"
Wu Xiao shook his hand. He was not interested in Zuixian Tower, let alone getting entangled with the bird-man in front of him. Although he has been in the army for a long time, he is still a knight-errant at heart and knows how to fight against injustice.
"The Supreme Emperor Xingluan will arrive at Ninggu Pagoda in the near future. I will explore the way first. Please explain these situations to His Majesty!"
There's really nothing to explain.
Jiang Liu'er always remembered Alsa's expression when he was dying. The Haixi hunter said that he wanted to be closer to the heaven of immortality after death, so Jiang Liu'er buried him on Sakhalin Island.
Some of Jiang Liuer's relatives died in Shenyang, and some died on Sakhalin Island.
Finally, he was alone again.
The indigenous people who died on Sakhalin Island were all thanks to the Cossacks. All these blood debts will need to be repaid with blood.
Jiang Liu'er focused all his energy on the city's fortifications. As for the imperial prisoners escorted here from the pass, he really didn't have the energy to care about them, so he directly left them to Qian Sanruo and Shi Yousan.
Qian Sanruo and his best friend San are completely different from Jiang Liuer. They don't care about blood feud or expanding territory. In this place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, making money is the last word.
They moved out of the killing stick system formulated by the Supreme Emperor before. Every imperial prisoner who was sent to Ninggu Pagoda would be beaten with twenty military sticks after entering the Yamen. The wooden sticks at the border were thicker than the mouth of bowls. Twenty sticks were used to go down. , if you exert a little force, you will be in trouble.
Of course, if you are willing to pay fifty taels of silver as "stolen money", you can stop using the killing stick.
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In order to prove to Wu Xiao that he had not wasted his time in Ninggu Pagoda, he personally led his troops out of the city on the third day to hunt the Cossacks.
On the fifth day, the first batch of Cossack prisoners was returned.
Wu Xiao looked at the virgin forest in the north from the crenellations of the city wall. The Maozi were escorted by the cavalry under Jiang Liuer's command and entered Wengcheng.
These colonists, who came all the way from Central Asia, Siberia, and Moscow, have lost their arrogant demeanor in the past. Now they have become dusty and exhausted, hunched over from a large crowd of people watching them. Military and civilian.
People of all ethnic groups in Ningguta Mansion gathered together. Some Jurchen children sang songs that Wu Xiao could not understand, and they were cursing the Cossacks.
War horses and stray dogs neighed and barked, and the prisoners shivered in fear, bending like lobsters covered in mud and dust.
At the gate of the Fubing camp, the cavalry dismounted one after another, and more than thirty Cossacks were finally able to rest. The soldiers stepped forward and took off the anklets on their hands. Each prisoner was surrounded by three armor-clad soldiers. A soldier with a sharp sword.
"вода,яхочупить!"
There are more and more onlookers around. The folk customs in Ninggu Tower are fierce. Many people are the Oroqen people who moved in from outside. There are also the Sauron people who have a blood feud with the Cossacks. Their villages have been burned by each other. Into white ground.
"Hahaha, what are the Rakshasa ghosts talking about?"
A hunter who knew the Cossack language came up to everyone and tried to translate.
"He said he wanted water, give him water."
"Water! Give you water!" A Sauron hunter walked forward, lifted up his pants, and started peeing on the captive tied to the ground.
There was a burst of laughter all around. Jiang Liuer's soldiers stayed in the distance, watching the scene in front of them. Not only did they not step forward to stop it, but everyone also showed a proud look.
More people began to gather around, pointing and pointing in front of dozens of prisoners. Some people picked up rocks on the ground and threw them, while others were spitting. The scene became increasingly chaotic, making Wu Xiao unable to see anything. .
The screams of the prisoners could be vaguely heard, and blood splashed in the crowd.
Wu Xiao was shocked by the sight in front of him and ran down the city wall. He struggled to push away the crowd outside. With the help of two guardsmen, the three of them arrived at the location of the prisoners.
The more than thirty Rakshasa ghosts who had just been brought back fell into a pool of blood. There was no intact part of their bodies. The people surrounding them were furious. Many of them had sickles and hoes in their hands. If it hadn't been for Wu Xiao and the others were wearing Daqi military uniforms, so they would probably be beaten to death directly.
"Go to Jiang Liu'er. I have something to ask him."
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Half an hour later, Wu Xiao led the guards to Vice General Jiang's camp. Jiang Liu'er was taking off his armor, which still had Cossack arrows hanging on it.
"If you beat the prisoners to death, you'll also beat them all to death. Won't you leave them alive for interrogation?"
Compared with dead people, living Rakshasa ghosts are obviously more valuable. As for the execution officer who interrogates prisoners, there is no need to worry at all. Yang Tong, the leader of the suppressing soldiers, is the best candidate. Despite this, Jiang Liuer still chooses to beat the person directly. Death, and conniving with the people to beat them to death.
"How about it? Is Ninggu Pagoda still the territory of Daqi? Are you still under the control of the Supreme Emperor?"
Wu Xiao was open-minded by nature and was originally a knight, but at this time he was deeply shocked when he saw various strange phenomena in Ning Guta.
It is against the laws of Daqi to execute prisoners without trial. Wu Xiao did not say these words.
Jiang Liu'er looked calm and said: "General Qi Lu knows, but everyone has a grudge against the Rakshasa ghost, and the public is furious and cannot be controlled."
"It must be your people who are so angry. If you can't defraud them, they will be beaten to death!"
Wu Xiao raised his sleeves and said angrily: "Your Majesty's order to Ning Guta is for you to defeat the Rakshasa ghost as soon as possible. It is not for you to do these dirty things here. Ning Guta needs a dignified battle and a decisive battle!"
Wu Xiao was still angry. What shocked him was that the generals in the northern border of the empire had begun to obey the Supreme Emperor's will.
What a terrible sign.
"The last general only cares about fighting, and has nothing to do with other matters. The Supreme Emperor has said that these alien people need to be exterminated. The last general is just complying with the will."
Wu Xiao felt even more annoyed when he saw that Jiang Liu'er was stubborn and refused to admit his mistake.
Even to death, I would not believe that the 17 or 18-year-old boy in front of me would collude with his colleagues in corruption.
"A group of Cossack prisoners will arrive tomorrow. If Commander Wu wants to save them, we will spare their lives."
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"Let the prisoners stay in Wengcheng," Wu Xiao told their guards.
"If it rains tonight, I will ask Vice General Jiang to arrange another place."
Two days later, more than fifty Cossacks arrived at Ninguta, including men, women, and some children.
These prisoners were kept in the back hall of the county government office to prevent them from being beaten to death by the people.
People squatted in the front garden to defecate in a grand manner, and swarms of flies buzzed there all day long.
A little Cossack girl, who seemed not to know what fear was, often went to the kitchen of the provincial government office and begged the cook for sugar and tea.
Some soldiers would give the little girl some food. Every morning, the little girl would get a bun or cake.
The Cossack children lived a carefree life in Ninguta City. Several women caught lice together, combed each other's hair, and helped tie up their long yellow hair into weird buns. It is said that this is a rule of the Emperor of Daqi. Women's hairstyle standards.
Disease quickly spread among the prisoners, and some of them broke out into fits of dry cough.
The little Cossack child cried and coughed and coughed and cried.
The trouble caused Qian Sanwei and the others to escape and hide in a room in the farthest corner from the yard.
Qian Sanruo teamed up with the prefect Shi to send a report to Shenyang, impeaching Wu Xiao for his misbehavior in Ninggu Pagoda, interfering in military affairs, always saving Cossack captives, regardless of the life and death of the people, and showing generosity to others.
"How can this warrior, who only knows how to wield swords and guns, take on such a big task and come to the north to supervise the war?"
Lao Qian forgot that he was also a military commander, but it didn't matter. His friend Shi Zhifu was born in Kejia and was a serious civil servant.
It is a fine tradition in the pre-Ming Dynasty that civil servants scold the supervisors.
These days, Wu Xiao was busy searching for evidence of corruption among officials in the city. Unexpectedly, he had been impeached by the other party and was riddled with holes.
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One day, Wu Xiao noticed that the little Cossack baby stopped crying.
He looked out of the window and couldn't see the little guy anywhere. So a guard was sent to find out what was going on, and then he discovered the little body in the mother's clothes.
The Ningguta soldiers had to take the child's body away from the mother, but she did not resist.
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