It was already dark outside, and when Xiao Yan went out, he saw someone standing in the darkness.
When he passed by, the man quickly saluted: "Lord Governor."
"What's the matter?"
"Feng Neishi sent someone to send a message that there was a fire in the cold palace tonight, and Yu Yanfeng was not punished for his apology. Although Emperor An was angry and scolded him, he only postponed the cane punishment, saying that he would receive the punishment after he recovered from his injuries. Feng Neishi said that Emperor An had no intention of punishing him. The palace confinement will be handed over to Commander Liu."
Xiao Yan lowered his eyes and looked coldly. He had always known that Yu Yanfeng was a close confidant of Emperor An, and even more trusted by Emperor An than he, the internal prisoner.
Yu Yanfeng had a secret guard dedicated to protecting the emperor. He was obviously just the deputy commander of the imperial army, but most of the power of the imperial guards in the palace was in Yu Yanfeng's hands.
On the contrary, Liu Tongen, the commander of the imperial army, seemed to be a high-ranking official, but he seemed to have a false title. He did not need to be summoned to enter and leave the palace, and the imperial guards in the palace could be dispatched, but he never "competed" with Yu Yanfeng for power.
The most important thing is that Commander Liu did not appear every day, but would disappear for a few days from time to time, and Emperor An never asked about him.
Xiao Yan had previously checked on Liu Tongen, who had a very clean net worth. It was said that he had saved Emperor An's life, and that he had been injured while guarding the palace in his early years. Emperor An was so compassionate that he was particularly kind and allowed him to "rest in peace" in the position of commander of the Forbidden Army. Knowing that his title was empty, Xiao Yan only found it strange.
These two times, he deliberately disrupted the palace order and allowed Yu Yanfeng to be punished. With Emperor An's temperament, no matter how trusting he was, he would have been suspicious and even angry and reprimanded. However, Emperor An seemed to have scruples and did not want Yu Yanfeng to be seriously injured and unable to be on duty, and he did not think about it at all. Let Liu Tongen take over the palace ban.
Why?
Xiao Yanchen rubbed his fingertips and heard the man whisper: "Feng's wife said that after you left the palace, Emperor An summoned Commander Liu alone. There was no one else around, but he vaguely heard Emperor An's portrait outside the door. Ask Commander Liu to investigate the affairs of the Lu family, and what kind of orders are there..."
Xiao Yanjian's eyes turned cold, and he said in a flash: "I know, when you go back, give Feng Lai 50,000 taels of silver notes, and then find a good gentleman to enlighten his two 'grandsons'."
To get Feng Lai back, relying on threats alone will only increase resentment.
Although they were in the same boat and Feng Laiye was tied to death, he never underestimated anyone.
The man lowered his head: "Yes."
After the messenger in the palace left, Xiao Yan stood in the courtyard for a long time.
He has always been afraid of the private army in Emperor An's hands that has never seen the light of day, and he has not been able to find any clues. The private army Emperor An will definitely hand over to the person he trusts most, could it be Liu Tongen?
But he still hasn't figured it out. Money, food and grass are all. Where did the people who supported Emperor An's private army come from?
There were not many people in the Wei Dynasty, and there were not enough soldiers recruited into the army. However, the number of people was recorded in each household registration. If he wanted to raise a private army of tens of thousands or more people, where did Emperor An get so many people? How can you hide it from everyone?
…
It was already dawn when Tangning's fever subsided, and Canglang came back full of blood. When he reported the results of the interrogation to Xiao Yan, it was a little difficult.
Xiao Yan sat outside and listened quietly, but anyone could feel the hostility in him.
"When Mrs. Rong was sent back to the mansion, she did not die, but she and Song Xi were told that she and Song Xi were dead. Mrs. Song put the bodies in coffins and placed them in the Song family ancestral hall to interrogate Long Yuling's whereabouts. Mrs. Rong refused to speak. In anger, she had the coffin sealed to teach her a lesson."
"I never thought that because the coffin was so good, it had been coated with beeswax and sealed with gold paper in advance. Mrs. Rong was suffocated to death in the coffin. At that time, the girl saw Mrs. Rong struggling to die in the coffin."
Cang Lang's head lowered, and his voice was muffled.
"The girl was young and cried endlessly after witnessing this incident. The Song family was afraid that she would leak the news. Taifu Rong would not stop fighting if he found out about it, so he made an excuse to send the second master and the others to their deaths. The old lady was extremely sad, and the girl was also hurt by the scene. I took the girl to the Song Family Villa."
"Song Hong wanted to kill the girl directly, but Mrs. Song didn't agree. She didn't want to lose the help of the Rong family, and she heard that there were some unclean families among the people who used special methods to train young children for sexual intercourse, so she kept the girl. Let Prince Cheng and Song Hong play tricks to make Grand Tutor Rong become seriously ill due to the loss of his beloved daughter, while Princess Cheng is ill and has no time to take care of him."
Xiao Yan pinched his fingers until they turned white: "What method?"
The room was quiet for a long time before the sound appeared again.
“Train people as you would a dog.”
Cang Lang's expression was constricted, and it was a little difficult to speak.
"They will lock the disobedient people in cramped confinement places without seeing the light of day. They will torture them day by day using shady means, break their pride, make them suffer so much, wipe out their character and die, and then let the master come forward. Just a few gentle words of comfort can make the person being disciplined grasp the driftwood in despair and dare not let go.”
"Those people know this very well and are ruthless in their attacks. If they repeat this for many days, even the most hard-hearted person can become timid and numb, and become dependent on the driftwood that allows him to escape torture. From here on, he will obey..."
It's like training a vicious dog, grinding away the ferocity in his bones and turning him into the most obedient dog.
Just a word from the master, if you want to live, you will live, if you want to die, you will die.
Click!
Xiao Yan's eyes were red when he was slapped directly beside the couch. Even if he had already guessed the truth, he knew that the Song family must have done something to Tang Ning, but he never thought that his little girl would be treated like this when she was a child. .
Song family...
Song family! !
Xiao Yan felt like there was something stuck in his throat. He just wanted to tear the Song family apart. After a while, he said in a cold voice, "Then why didn't Tang Ning..."
Canglang naturally knew what he was asking, and replied in a low voice: "According to the Song family, the girl was indeed trained to obey Mrs. Song's words, and because she wanted to pave the way for the Song family, Empress Lu was also determined to marry the Rong family. , even Lu Zhinian and Song Jinxiu used the same method to make the girl extremely dependent on them."
"But then the girl suddenly fell seriously ill. She had a high fever, fainted and almost lost her life. It happened that Mrs. Rongguo went to see the girl, and the Song family had no time to do anything."
"At that time, Mrs. Song was extremely panicked. She was afraid that Mrs. Rongguo would notice something was wrong, and she was also afraid that the girl had not been fully trained. Who would have thought that the girl would forget everything after she woke up."
"She can't remember the cause of Mrs. Rong's death, and she has forgotten everything that happened in the village during that time. She doesn't seem to remember anything related to Mrs. Rong."
"Mrs. Rong Guo only thought she was too sad and didn't think much about it. The Song family tried several times and found that she really didn't remember, so they felt relieved."
Canglang became angry as he spoke:
"The girl forgot that, but because of the previous incident, she subconsciously became close to Mrs. Song, especially Song Jinxiu and Lu Zhinian. The girl was particularly persistent with them. It was because of this that Empress Lu was able to fish in troubled waters and get the marriage contract between the girl and the Lu family. "
Everyone knows that Tang Ning has a deep love for Lu Zhinian, and he has to do it. Even if he doesn't care about the dignity of a noble lady, he still has to stick to the Lu family. But who would have thought that the so-called "deep love" is a conspiracy from beginning to end.
Whenever Cang Lang thinks about interrogating the Song family and what Empress Lu knew, he feels angry.
Tang Ning was just a five or six-year-old child back then, but they actually dared to treat her like that.
These people are simply worse than animals!
As Xiao Yan listened to Cang Lang's words, his face was dark as if covered with frost. Thinking of Tang Ning's tears and how she was still crying "A-niang" when she was unconscious just now, his sword eyes were stained with blood little by little.
"The Song family and Lu Qingfeng were chopped into pieces by this governor."
"Cut them three times a day, don't let them die, even if there are only skeletons left, let them live!"
Just die like this, it's easier for them!
