The father and son of the Chu family slept soundly, but there were countless people who could not sleep, including the emperor Chang Chengyou.
Huang Laosi sat behind the desk in Jingyi Hall, looking at the "letter" on the desk, his eyes widening.
"Chu Wensheng..."
Huang Laosi opened his mouth and paused for a long time before speaking: "Can you treat me like a fool?"
Sun An lowered his head and remained silent.
He wanted to nod, but didn't dare.
The old eunuch felt that either Chu Wensheng was a fool, or Chu Wensheng took the emperor for a fool.
The letter was given by Chu Wensheng to Sun An. The evidence of the crime was what Lao Chu called the "ironclad evidence", and it was the letters between him and Fan Man.
This is irrefutable evidence, it can be said... it cannot be more ironclad.
In addition to Sun An, Jiang Yuesheng was also there, with his head lowered and also silent.
Chu Qing, the deputy commander of Qianqiying, is basically just a decoration. Huang Laosi does not expect this boy to report to the palace on time and at a fixed point. He has no choice but to let Jiang Yuesheng, who was originally the second in command but has now been reduced to the third in command, do a good job. Got my job.
Huang Laosi was so angry that he was sure that Chu Wensheng was treating him as a fool.
There is a letter in front of the fourth son. The content is quite concise and clear. I am Li Ke, Li Ke of the Li family. You are the three major tribes of Fanman in the county and city. I want to blame the loyal minister Chu who came from the capital. Wen Sheng, now you take the troops to attack Zhe Chong Mansion at the foot of the mountain, as soon as possible.
There is no problem with this content, no problem at all. It is quite simple and clear, and it is clear at a glance.
The question is, can Li Ke speak like this? Can he write letters like this?
Not to mention being literate, you also specifically stated that you are Li Ke, Li Ke from the Li family?
The worst thing is that you specifically mentioned in your letter that Chu Wensheng was a loyal minister...
Other letters have almost the same meaning. Some of the so-called letters passed with county and city officials are roughly like I am Li Ke, and I did some bad things. You know, yes, it was just such bad things, and then it was gone.
At first glance, Leng Buding found nothing wrong with the content, but then he thought more deeply. Is Li Ke sick or something? He said in the letter that he had done something bad. After finishing the letter, he left it before it was spread. at home?
There are also several letters "written" by others, "written" to Li Ke, who am I? I know what bad things your Li family has done, and I wish you good health and happiness to your family...
Just these letters, just these contents, would be laughed to death if they were brought to the court. Not to mention the court, there would be no way to send them to the Ministry of Justice. The funniest thing is that the letters also have Li Ke's signature and palm prints.
Huang Laosi was completely convinced.
Fortunately, Li Ke accepted his fate. If he had followed the "regular procedure", the old man would have screamed injustice to everyone he met. He would have been beaten many times along the way to draw so many bonds.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether there is evidence of guilt or not. It doesn't matter whether Chu Wensheng deliberately framed him. He has been arrested and it doesn't matter what he said.
After throwing the dozens of "evidences" on the desk, written by different people but with exactly the same handwriting, on the ground like garbage, Huang Laosi looked at Jiang Yuesheng and asked angrily: "What's going on?" How about."
"Li Wenli was taken into the prison of Qianqiying. Qianqiying had gone to Li Mansion to arrest his family members. Except for his son Li Lin, the rest were taken to the prison of the Ministry of Punishment on charges of conspiracy."
If Chu Qing made a custom-made coffin for the Li family, then Tao Ruolin just lifted up her skirt and raised her long legs and kicked the Li family into the coffin. Finally, Chu Wensheng appeared, closed the coffin lid and then smashed it. A few copper nails were inserted.
Huang Laosi nodded slightly: "Where are Li Mu from Xiao County and Li Sen from the Ministry of War?"
"After the last general comes out of the palace, he will lead fifty men from the Qianqi Battalion to Xiao County to capture Li Mu. Li Sen is stationed at the Tunbingwei Camp on the outskirts of Beijing. The Qianqi Battalion has found General Tan Zhongping to lead his people there."
"No news yet about Chen Yan?"
"The mountains and forests in Xiao County are vast, and no news has been sent back."
Huang Laosi had a bit of worry on his face. After thinking for a moment, he said: "After capturing Li Lin, I ordered Tan Zhongping to lead a battalion of Jingwei and stationed in Xiao County. If there is no more news about Chen Yan within ten days, go up the mountain to search."
"only."
"Li Ke's family and those barbarians, please speak up." Huang Laosi looked at the grouped letters angrily, with a somewhat incomprehensible tone: "Chu Wensheng only led 20 cavalry, how did he capture these people alive?"
A hint of admiration flashed across Jiang Yuesheng's face, and he replied: "When General Mo took the people to the Qianqi camp prison, he was also very curious. After asking a few times, when Mr. Chu arrived in Liuzhou, the Li family got the news. He thought that Mr. Chu was just the minister of the Ministry of Industry and was of no importance. However, when King Wu learned about it, he seemed to be extremely afraid and wanted the Li family to kill him. Li Ke then secretly contacted Fanman to attack Zhechong Mansion and put the blame on Chu. At the same time, they sent dead soldiers to assassinate Master Chu, but the soldiers failed. Since then, Master Chu's whereabouts are unknown. After that, the Fanman tribe attacked Chongfu. It was not until more than a month later that Master Chu went to the mountains and forests, bringing wine and meat with him. , said to be an envoy of the Li family, and called brothers to several tribal chiefs..."
At this point, Jiang Yuesheng looked a little weird and continued: "I heard from those barbarians that Mr. Chu seemed to have a relationship with the chiefs of the three major tribes, drinking and eating meat all day long, until a few days later, Mr. Chu deceived them and said that they were under the mountain. The Li family sent food again, and a direct descendant of the Li family came in person. The chiefs of the three major tribes came down the mountain with a few people, but there was no Li family, but Mr. Chu personally accompanied them. At that time, they took action and captured several people alive. A tribal chief."
Huang Laosi looked suspicious: "Use the name of the Li family to defraud Fanman's trust?"
"Yes, before going up the mountain, Mr. Chu left his personal entourage to guard several important roads at the foot of the mountain. If any of the Li family members want to go up the mountain, they will intercept and kill them to ensure that Mr. Chu's identity will not be revealed."
"So that's it. After defrauding people's trust, they gathered all the powerful people from the Fanman tribe in one place and captured them all. Well, they are brave and resourceful."
"After Mr. Chu captured Chief Fanman and others alive, he buried them alive in the mountains and forests. After tying them up, leaving only a few vents, and then buried them with soil. Then he went to Li's house, using the strategy of attacking from the east and attacking in the west, and burning them. After the Li family's fertile fields and warehouses, and hundreds of guards and servants of the Li family arrived, Mr. Chu rushed into the Li Mansion, captured Li Ke and others alive, then fled on horseback, led the Li family to the hillside, and killed them with carbine. He led twenty cavalry to distance themselves and charged several times, knocking off the people killed by the Li family, and finally returned to the Li family's ancestral home and burned the Li family's house to the ground."
Sun An on the side was shocked when he heard this, but Huang Laosi nodded slightly. He was still a little confused at first, but now that Jiang Yuesheng said this, he roughly understood what was going on. If it was him, he should also. This will be done based on the actual situation.
"Sure enough, I was right." Huang Laosi smiled: "I originally wanted Chu Wensheng to win over Fanman, but I didn't want him to go and eradicate the roots after he left. Chu Aiqing has lived up to my high expectations. It seems that This Liuzhou county is still not rotten to the core, and it is possible to return to Beijing unimpeded."
Jiang Yuesheng smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, that's not the case. Master Chu, the twenty riders, and the guilty prisoners fought all the way out of the county."
"The one who fought his way out of the county?"
"No, they should be the ones who fought out of Liuzhou." Jiang Yuesheng's face was full of admiration: "There is a barbarian who is proficient in Chinese. When I mention Mr. Chu, I admire and fear him at the same time. According to what he said, along the way, Mr. Chu led two people The ten cavalrymen either used tactics or rushed to defeat or even annihilate the pursuers seven times in total, killing no less than a thousand people."
Huang Laosi took a breath of cold air: "With twenty riders, more than a thousand enemy thieves were killed along the way?"
"yes."
