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The news that the Liaodong cavalry reinforcements arrived at Hujiazhuang soon reached the ears of the generals.
At the same time, the fact that He Rensheng came to investigate the truth attracted everyone's attention.
You must know that Shi Cheng and Li Shijie each command more than a thousand Liaodong cavalry, and they have been deeply feared by all parties and tried their best to win over them. However, this time the Liaodong cavalry reinforcements numbered more than three thousand!
Therefore, although the three Qianhu who led this batch of Liaodong cavalry reinforcements did not have high military positions, they were enough to determine the future direction of the situation!
In particular, He Rensheng, who was responsible for investigating the truth, directly determined the attitude and stance of all Liaodong cavalry reinforcements.
In this way, when He Rensheng appeared, one could imagine the grand scene that greeted him.
Whether it is the West Route Officer Huang Shenming, the Middle Route Officer Li Zehe, the East Route Officer Gancheng, and the South Route Officer Xu Zha, or the proud Li Shijie, or even Ximen who has never been willing to look down on himself. Sheng, at this time everyone is condescending and personally coming out to greet you.
In fact, before today, these people all looked down upon He Rensheng, thinking that He Rensheng's character was too honest and timid, and did not look like a hero in the military. If it were not for the fact that he was related to He Yu, He Rensheng would not have been able to get in. Everyone's eyes.
But now, He Rensheng is undoubtedly a crucial and decisive figure, so after everyone saw He Rensheng, they all hid their previous disdain and deliberately showed goodwill and tried every means to get closer.
At the same time, everyone was taking the opportunity to express their loyalty to Commander-in-Chief He Yu, and frequently hinted to He Rensheng that someone wanted to betray He Yu. If their side had not still insisted on their position, He Yu would have been betrayed by the careerists. Such is the case for usurping power and seizing the throne.
Surrounded by everyone, He Rensheng was a little at a loss and a little flattered, but he still kept in mind the heavy burden on his body, forced himself to calm down, and just dealt with everyone's overtures and hints impartially.
Then, He Rensheng quickly discovered something fishy.
Among the Liaodong generals who greeted him, although all the generals showed up, and Li Shijie was naturally present, there was another Qianhu Shicheng who could not be seen!
He Rensheng has always had a good impression of Shi Cheng, because Shi Cheng has always seen the advantages in He Rensheng, unlike others who only regard He Rensheng as a weak scholar and a well-connected person. He Rensheng can be regarded as respectful, and he is not like He Rensheng who always scolds severely.
In fact, after He Rensheng accepted the task of investigating the truth, he had already thought about the general direction of the investigation in his mind, thinking that he should contact Shi Cheng as soon as possible and get first-hand information from Shi Cheng.
So, He Rensheng couldn't help but ask: "Why didn't I see Shi Qianhu in humble position? Where is Shi Qianhu now?"
After hearing He Rensheng's inquiry, the Liaodong generals present had different expressions, either embarrassed, angry, or shaking their heads and sighing.
Finally, Ximen Sheng said expressionlessly: "Shi Cheng...has been imprisoned!"
He Rensheng couldn't help being shocked and said: "Shi Cheng was imprisoned? Why? What mistake did he make? Is it because he failed to protect the commander-in-chief?"
Li Zehe showed anger on his face and said: "Shi Cheng's failure to protect the Commander-in-Chief is certainly to blame and must be severely punished, but we imprisoned him this time for another reason! That is, He was so bold that he wanted to assassinate me... Hey! I am also alert and lucky, otherwise He Qianhu would not be able to see me now! "
He Rensheng's body was shocked again, and he asked in surprise: "Shi Cheng wants to assassinate General Li Shen? This, how is this possible!"
Xu Ya shook his head and sighed: "Although it is unbelievable, the evidence is conclusive!
In fact, He Qianhu, although General Li Shen is still energetic now, he was actually poisoned and almost died. He has just recovered. If you had seen him two days earlier, you would have seen him. It’s difficult to even stand! But General Li's guards were less lucky. First they were poisoned one after another, and then most of them were killed or injured in a fire!
In order to investigate the assassination of General Li, we specially recruited Huang Ke, the inspector general of Liaodong. This person has rich experience in handling cases and has always been close to our Liaodong Town. However, his attitude towards the various forces within Liaodong Town is... He was impartial, so we handed over the investigation of the real culprit to him at that time!
And Huang Ke is indeed experienced and skilled. It only took two days to find out the general context of the matter and find conclusive evidence. Various signs are enough to show that Shi Cheng has evil intentions and must be related to The assassination of General Li Shen was inseparable, so we immediately took control of Shicheng. He has many comrades in the army, so we must prevent him from jumping over the wall! "
But the next moment, Ximen Sheng retorted sternly: "Conclusive evidence? Bullshit! In the general's opinion, the evidence Huang Ke found cannot withstand scrutiny! Especially Li Zehe's poisoning, and that There is no evidence that this fire is related to Shicheng!"
However, Gan Cheng quickly refuted Ximen Sheng and said, "Can't it stand up to scrutiny? General Ximen Sheng, do you have to see Shi Cheng stabbing General Li's body with a knife in order for the evidence to be considered conclusive?" It was already very clear that Shi Cheng wanted to assassinate General Li that night, otherwise he would not be able to explain what he did that night!
According to Huang's investigation, Shicheng's military colleagues not only secretly surrounded General Li's station that night, but were also ordered not to sleep and were ready to control the situation nearby. It seemed that they had known General Li in advance. It seemed like something was going to happen at the station that night. Why, could Shi Cheng have predicted it?
There were also some die-hard confidants in Shicheng who received orders that night to do something big! Hey, what else could this big event be besides the assassination of General Li? Several people have already confessed! "
"Confess? That's all after being beaten! What's more, their confession was just that they had an unknown mission that night, but it doesn't mean that their mission was to assassinate Li Zehe! In short, there is still some ambiguity in this matter, so let's leave it to Shi Cheng How can anyone be convinced by a conviction?" Ximen Sheng refuted again.
Li Zehe had a spiteful expression and said in a sinister tone: "If there is any ambiguity, it is just why Shi Cheng wanted to assassinate this general, and whether there was someone behind the scenes who was instigating and making suggestions!
Speaking of which, General Ximen and Shi Qianhu have really had a good relationship recently. Not only did they advance and retreat together when doing things, but after Shi Cheng was imprisoned, his military comrades began to obey General Ximen. Got it! "
Li Zehe's words hinted that Ximen Sheng was the mastermind behind Shi Cheng's assassination.
Hearing Li Zehe's hint, Ximen Sheng became furious again and retorted again.
Seeing the attitudes of Ximen Sheng and the other three generals, it was obvious that the two sides had completely broken off and their mutual hostility was more severe than imagined. He Rensheng could not help but frowning more and more.
Seeing that the conflict was going to continue to intensify, He Rensheng finally stopped him and said, "Generals, please stop arguing. No matter who wants to betray the Commander-in-Chief, it doesn't matter whether Shi Cheng assassinated General Li or not, and why. To assassinate General Li, I will try my best to investigate!
Next, the lowly subordinate officers will enter the station one after another, randomly contact their comrades in the camp, and ask them about all the things that have happened during this period. I hope the generals will not stop them!
As for the generals, they all have a distinguished status, and naturally they cannot be questioned at will, so I will make bold offences, and listen to the thoughts and opinions of the generals personally. Please don't take offense, generals! "
Having said this, He Rensheng was emboldening himself while looking at everyone present one by one.
After seeing that no one had any objections to him, He Rensheng added: "Now, I plan to meet and talk with...Liaodong Inspector Huang Ke first, then with West Road Counselor Huang Shenming, and then with Li Shijie and Li Qianhu, Then came General Li Shen, General Gan Shen, and General Xu Shen, then General Shenmen Ximen, and finally Shi Qianhu from Shicheng!
As I continue to meet with you, I hope you can spare time and cooperate as much as possible without worrying about anything. If you have any thoughts or opinions, you can directly submit them to me. I will keep them in mind, but I will not listen to biased opinions. letter! "
Hearing what He Rensheng said, everyone present was a little surprised. Unexpectedly, He Rensheng, who had always been timid, did not panic because of the complicated situation in front of him, but instead quickly came up with ideas and decisions.
Moreover, the order of interviews and interviews formulated by He Rensheng is also very particular, and is obviously determined based on the position preference and degree of intimacy.
He first asked for the opinions of people with a neutral attitude, and then asked for the opinions of people with a biased attitude. He also first asked for the opinions of people with whom he was relatively unfamiliar, and then asked for the opinions of people with whom he was more familiar.
In this way, He Rensheng can draw a relatively fair conclusion, and he will not be interfered by preconceived emotions.
Therefore, He Rensheng chose to take the lead in meeting and talking to Liaodong Inspector Huang Ke because Huang Ke was not only neutral on the surface, but also an outsider in Liaodong Town. He could provide the most neutral information to He Rensheng from the perspective of an outsider. I am not familiar with him, and I will not take any bias;
He Rensheng chose to meet and talk to Shi Cheng last because Shi Cheng's position was obviously biased towards Ximen Sheng and he had the best relationship with He Rensheng himself. Therefore, if He Rensheng met and questioned Shi Cheng first, not only would the investigation results not be able to It was convincing that his own judgment could easily be influenced by Shi Cheng.
After understanding these key points, the eyes of everyone looking at He Rensheng also changed. Unexpectedly, He Rensheng could still maintain such clear judgment in the face of such a complicated situation.
At the same time, although He Rensheng is only a member of the Qianhu household, there are three thousand Liaodong cavalry reinforcements standing behind him. On the surface, He Rensheng said he wanted to ask for opinions, but in fact he was just interrogating. This kind of thing is naturally harmful to everyone. face, but everyone still can only choose to agree.
Seeing that no one objected, He Rensheng took a deep breath, nodded and said: "In that case, please introduce Huang Kehuang, Inspector Huang, for your humble position now!"
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