Half an hour later, it was Haishi time.
Shen Hao and Chen Tianwen had been standing in the yard quietly communicating about the case, mainly about the follow-up affairs of Haixia and Tanshi. Regardless of whether Zhou Qing chooses to continue resisting or to confess, many things require Chen Tianwen to stay and tie up things.
"My lord, the time has come."
"Let's go."
Seeing Zhou Qing again, Shen Hao's eyes narrowed slightly. It had only been half an hour, and the guy in front of him, who originally looked like a trapped animal in a cage, was now as slumped as if he was dying.
Heart Qi, isn’t this what people are like when their Qi is gone? Not to mention the inner struggles and choices, and even self-blame. The torture in several aspects is unimaginable to ordinary people.
Seeing Zhou Qing's change, Shen Hao secretly felt a little more confident.
"How are you thinking about it?" Shen Hao did not sit down, but walked straight to Zhou Qing with his hands behind his back. This strong man was very tall. Even when he was tied to a pillar and couldn't stand straight, he was still much taller than Shen Hao. Shen Hao needed to raise his eyes to see the other person's eyes.
"How do you guarantee that?"
As soon as these words were spoken, there was a strong sense of shame and anger, and even the tangle between Zhou Qing's brows made Shen Hao want to laugh, because he knew very well that his method was successful, but Zhou Qing now looked very much like Hualou Those young ladies who have just left the cabinet. I want to stand up and be a leader.
"Xuan Qingwei's credibility has always been obvious to all. Although we are annoying, we have always kept our promises. Besides, to put it bluntly, you have no choice now."
"No, I do."
"oh?"
"Mr. Shen, I can guess what your idea is. It's just for your credit. If I don't speak, the case you investigated can't be pushed forward. In the end, even if Xu Hong was taken, it was because of another case. It doesn't matter. Full credit, in the eyes of many people this means "good luck" rather than "ability", you don't want this result, right?"
Although Zhou Qing looked very depressed at this time, his mind seemed to be active, showing the shrewdness that a capable person should have when he reached the rank of general.
Or is it because you start thinking about yourself that you are willing to change your mind?
Shen Hao was not surprised by Zhou Qing's reaction, but rather liked this kind of conversation. Zhou Qing's willingness to bargain means that he is willing to confess, which is a good thing. Then he smiled and said: "That's right. I am in charge of this case. I like to have a beginning and an end, and so does my superior, so I don't want to be unable to do my best due to some unseemly reasons. And your confession means a lot to me. Very important.
Go on, what else do you want to say? "
"I can confess, and I am willing to believe you, but the condition is not just to let my son go, but you also have to ensure that he has enough food and clothing for the rest of his life." Zhou Qing's voice became lower as he spoke. He only cares about his little son. A very smart kid, very much like Zhou Qing when he was young. As for the others, Zhou Qing couldn't even think of rescuing them. If they hadn't been blinded by their own lard and messed around in private, he wouldn't be facing the difficulties he is facing now.
Shen Hao nodded and replied seriously: "There is no problem with this. We will dig out some of your Zhou family's property and give it to him. If we operate it normally, it will be very simple to have enough food and clothing. So, are you willing to recruit?"
"..."
Shen Hao did not urge, but glanced at Chen Tianwen beside him. The latter quickly took out a pen and paper and sat down, waiting for Zhou Qing to confess.
After a long silence, Zhou Qing suddenly said: "The general trend of the world has always been brought down by swords, guns, swords and halberds, but people in the army are always treated as tools, hidden or even abandoned after use. And those who only know all day long A man who talks nonsense, drinks, recites poems and plays with women can hide behind and live a glorious life, and even puts pressure on us who sacrifice their lives and blood for the country. Mr. Shen, do you think this is fair?"
Shen Hao didn't speak, but shook his head following Zhou Quan's words.
"We also think it's unfair. Especially those bullshit military supervisors. Some of them can't even tell what the arrays in the army are, but they have to participate in the affairs of the army, meddle and interfere indiscriminately. If something goes wrong, they take all the responsibility. Throwing it back, it was so shameless that the military drills, baggage rationing, and troop deployment were all distorted by the meddling of these shameless people.
Look at the current Haixia Garrison and Tanshitun Army. What kind of bullshit are they? Are these people worthy of calling themselves the military? It's so rotten that it stinks.
But if you dare to rectify it, the supervisors will jump out and make a big fuss, and they will dare to throw shit at the general. In the end, everyone just let it go with the idea that doing more is worse than doing less, and just left until the establishment was rotated. Why bother to make the recruitment uncomfortable for yourself?
The only ones who can still fight are the direct descendants of each chief officer. If things continue like this, how can the military still have combat effectiveness?
Then some of us decided we couldn't just sit there and wait. For the sake of oneself and for the sake of the country, there must be people who take desperate risks and march dangerously..."
Sometimes passionate, sometimes resentful. As if telling a story, Zhou Qing recalled his past bit by bit, the focus of which was the three words "unfair" that he repeatedly emphasized. No matter what kind of cover-up Zhou Qing subjectively made for his behavior of "colluding with foreign enemies", his initial motive should have been the word "unfair".
The key figure who really allowed Zhou Qing and the others to turn this inner anger into actual actions was indeed, as Shen Hao had deduced before, Xu Hong, the left minister of the Ministry of War.
Even before Zhou Qing joined, Xu Hong was already making some arrangements. Zhou Qing didn't know much about these things before joining. He only knew some trivial information. For example, during the last battle with the barbarians, Xu Hong took advantage of the opportunity to finally clear out the remaining power of the barbarians and deliberately missed some information about the barbarians. The main fighting group did not "completely clear out" according to the order at that time, but left a large area untouched at all.
In Zhou Qing's words, Xu Hong was "far-sighted", which laid the foundation for a series of subsequent actions.
The following context is basically similar to what Shen Hao guessed and deduced. But there are also several doubtful points.
For example, the whole thing spanned decades, but according to Zhou Qing's words, all the planning and commanding during these decades was done by Xu Hong, and there was no mention of Xu Hong's high status, the current Minister of War, Yang Yansi. .
Also, in Zhou Qing's words, Ma Sankui and other pseudo-evil monks came to the door on their own, for the medicinal materials of the barbarians, and they were just to help and provide some convenience and initial matchmaking for the barbarians to take the goods. This is inconsistent with Ma Sankui's confession.
Even Zhou Qing didn't know the specific details of Ma Sankui at all.
