In addition, Li Hao was also worried that this guy was telling lies to deceive him. Although most thieves should not be so loyal, there are still some who are stubborn.
This is why Li Hao just had someone take him down to be punished again to see if he would change his story this time.
Soon the thief was brought back again, and this time he was obviously more active. Before Li Hao started to ask questions, he lay on the ground trembling and cried: "Please have mercy, sir, I just Everything you say is true. I swear to God, if there is even half a lie, God will strike you with thunder.
I really can't stand it anymore. If you have anything you want to ask or want me to do, please just say it. I will do my best. Please let me go. "
Seeing this guy like this, Li Hao almost believed that he was telling the truth, but he still asked: "Okay, since you said that, then please explain the situation of your copycat in more detail. I don’t want anything to be missed this time.”
Although the bandit didn't understand why he had to talk about what he had explained before, he didn't dare to ask more questions because of the torture just now, so he quickly said it again.
According to this person, the group of thieves in front of Li Hao now came from Xiping, Wufang, Yang'an and other counties, and their approximate number was no less than four thousand.
As for why these people gathered together, this guy didn't know. He said that he only saw so many people after following his boss here.
Afterwards, Li Hao asked him to describe the terrain behind the village and the deployment of troops in the bandit village. After listening to this, Li Hao corresponded one by one with the information he had gathered from his own tribe, and he was basically able to match it.
Coupled with Li Hao's subsequent questioning, this person was able to make sense, so Li Hao basically believed that what this person said was true.
So Li Hao asked Bu Qu to come in and take the person away. As a result, the guy thought he was going to be tortured again, and he collapsed immediately. He kowtowed to Li Hao and said, "Everything I said is true. Please Sir, please spare me."
After this continuous knocking, his head turned red. Li Hao must have been really aroused. He immediately said: "Don't worry, I'm not taking you down to be tortured. As long as you tell the truth, I will deal with you lightly." .
Of course, if you let me know that you are lying to me, you will understand the consequences, so I won’t say more. "
After listening to Li Hao's words, the guy finally stopped and followed the steps out of Li Hao's tent, while Li Hao himself was meditating in the tent.
In the end, Li Hao decided to give it a try. Anyway, it would be best if he succeeded. Being able to use this to eradicate the cancer in Runan County was also a credit.
Even if it fails, there is actually no loss, it is just a delay of some time, and Li Hao can still afford to waste this little time.
So Li Hao replaced Bu Qu and asked him to immediately prepare according to the contact information given by the bandit to see if anyone would take the bait.
He also specifically warned that when deploying personnel, the movement should be quiet, so as not to show off one's flaws and let others notice.
After waiting for them to do their work, Li Hao went to rest on his own. He just asked him to report any news. Anyway, the success or failure will not depend on Li Hao's will, so there is nothing wrong with waiting. use.
However, maybe because Li Hao was really lucky, someone actually got fooled and Li Hao's Bu Qu was caught.
After Li Hao learned the news, he immediately asked: "Which family is the person who was arrested and where is he now?"
Buqu replied: "The arrested person's name is Ye Qiu, and he is from the Ye family in Langling. When the head of the Ye family met with the Lord, this person followed him, so he was recognized at a glance.
In order to prevent bringing him back to alert others, he was placed in an abandoned house three miles away from the camp, and some people were left there to keep an eye on him so that others would not notice. "
Li Hao then asked, "That's good. In addition, can he explain anything about why the Ye family is connected with thieves?"
Bu Qu replied: "Regarding this, our people are still interrogating, but this man's mouth is much tougher than that of the thief. It will probably take some time to pry his mouth open."
Li Hao could accept this reason, but he still urged:
"You tell them to do it as soon as possible, otherwise the Ye family will definitely be alert when they see someone has not come back tomorrow, and they will be in trouble if they try to surprise them.
In addition, you sent people to secretly keep an eye on the Ye family and sort out who they have been in contact with recently. If you can integrate so many thieves at once, I don't believe that they are the only ones involved. "
Bu Qu went to make arrangements after receiving the order, but Li Hao was thinking about this matter at this time, and he had no time to rest, so he waited for a reply in the big tent.
It was almost midnight when Li Hao finally got the long-awaited confession, and some of the things mentioned in the confession surprised Li Hao.
First of all, the participants mentioned here, in addition to the Langling Ye family, there are also the Xiping Wu family, the Aoyang Cai family, and the Xinxi Li family. Li Hao can understand this, and it was somewhat expected by Li Hao.
What really surprised Li Hao was that there were two mysterious participants. He was not sure of their specific identities, but he could confirm that they were not locals from Yuzhou, and it seemed that one of them might be related to Shu.
Li Hao felt happy now. The land of Shu was now Gongsun Shu's territory. As for the gangsters, if there wasn't any big commotion.
You might lose a few heads and spend some money to get over it, but colluding with Shu to endanger the court is a heinous crime of confiscating the family and exterminating the clan. With this in hand, Li Hao doesn't believe that the Ye family dares to disobey.
Moreover, Li Hao now feels that this matter is not that simple. He has some thoughts about the group of people whose identities Ye Qiu did not guess.
Now that the general trend of the world has been settled, the only ones making a big fuss are Gongsun Shu of Shu and Kaixiao of Longxi. However, Longxi is far away from Liang and Bing prefectures, too far from Runan, and Weixiao and Gongsun Shu have a relationship. , there is no need to work hard on such small things together.
Who else besides Wei Xiao would be so mysteriously involved in this matter? At this moment, Li Hao thought of the Tianjia Restaurant in the capital.
As for those who want to cause trouble with the imperial court, the remnants of the evil emperor must not be thrown away. Moreover, this group of people works secretly. They have been in the capital for so many years without being discovered. I think it will not be difficult to hide it from other people this time. .
It's just that Li Hao is strange. Logically speaking, it is understandable for Li Hao that the four families of Ye, Cai, Wu, and Li want to help the bandits to respect themselves and ask them to help them do shameful things.
But no matter what Li Hao thought, he never thought of their purpose of colluding with these two families. It couldn't be that they really thought that Gongsun Shu and Emperor Ru had the power to recover. Their vision was too poor.
But it doesn't matter if you don't understand. Anyway, the initiative is now in Li Hao's hands. Just call Ye over and ask.
Of course, this time Li Hao asked him to directly tune part of the song and follow it. Although Li Hao didn't think that the Ye family would jump over the wall in a hurry, he still let him take it in order to prevent the only one.
When the head of the Ye family received the order from Li Hao to meet him late at night, he was also worried. After all, he had just sent people to contact the bandits today and they hadn't come back yet.
So he was naturally worried whether it was because this matter was exposed. Li Hao asked him to go there because he wanted to settle accounts with him, so he asked: "It's getting late today, why don't I go to Yuan Duwei to answer the question tomorrow, so as not to disturb Yuan Lieutenant, rest."
Buqu replied: "My young master specially asked you to rush there immediately. I think there is something urgent to discuss. Please don't make things difficult for me."
The head of the Ye family replied: "Why exactly did Master Yuan invite me over? Why are you so anxious?"
Bu Qu replied: "How can my young master tell me everything he thinks? It's just that my young master said that it is for your own good that you are allowed to go here. This time, I only invited you to come.
So please go there as soon as possible and don't make my young master wait too long. "
The head of the Ye family felt uneasy when he heard this. He felt that Li Hao must have known something. Maybe all the people he sent out had fallen into Li Hao's hands.
Of course, now he only thinks that the most he can do is to bring up the matter of making friends with bandits. After all, it won't be long before he dispatches his own men, and the interrogation won't be so fast.
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And if you ask him to rebel directly, he really doesn't have the guts. After all, Runan is the heart of the imperial court and surrounded by soldiers and horses. If he really rebels, there is no hope of success.
So he could only comfort himself. Li Hao obviously did not intend to kill them all. After hesitation, he agreed: "Okay, let's go now. Please lead the way."
In this way, the head of the Ye family was very worried when he saw Li Hao, but Li Hao simply handed over the confession he just gave to the head of the Ye family and said: "The head of the Ye family is very courageous, and he can also associate with bandits. That’s all, why do you even dare to provoke the remnants of Emperor Ruo and Gongsun Shu?”
This moment made the head of the Ye family paralyzed, because Li Hao was really right, because those two groups of mysterious forces were Gongsun Shu and the remnants of Emperor Ruili.
Of course, he didn't know this at first, because it was the Wu family that brought these two families in, so he didn't suspect it at the time.
It was only in subsequent contacts that he gradually discovered that something was wrong with the two groups, and he discovered it after careful investigation. But at that time, he could no longer get off the pirate ship.
He immediately knelt down and said, "My Ye family has also been deceived and coerced into coming here. Please ask Master Yuan to save the Ye family!"
Li Hao heard this and replied: "Since I only called you here, I will naturally save you, but I am afraid that I am powerless for such a heinous crime.
Why don't you tell me how you were deceived and coerced? If it's really extenuating, I'll see if I can help you with some advice. "
Now the head of the Ye family hates the Wu family to death. If they hadn't messed up, how could things have turned into what they are now, so he immediately told the whole story.
Combined with the original confession, Li Hao had a rough idea of the ins and outs of this group of thieves.
First of all, this group of bandits was indeed created by the four families of Ye, Wu, Cai, and Li. But at the beginning, they just wanted to support the bandits in self-respect and maintain their local power.
Therefore, they all did their own thing and did not interfere with each other. However, the previous state pastor acted too radically and wanted to wipe out the banditry in Yuzhou in a short time.
This naturally affected the interests of many families in Yuzhou, including the Ye, Wu, Cai, and Li families. Therefore, at the suggestion of the Wu family, the four families united.
Then, in order to cope with the conquest of the army, the Wu family brought in two more families, namely Gongsun Shu and the remnant of Emperor Ru, on the pretext that someone could own their own ordnance.
It's just that the head of the Ye family didn't know it at the time. They just thought it was the power of the Wu family that the Wu family had brought from other places. They discovered something wrong later and deliberately investigated.
At that time, there were many such united families in Yuzhou, and the previous state pastor's skills were somewhat inferior, which ultimately led to the ultimate failure of the suppression of bandits. This was also the opportunity for Liang Wuji to come to Yuzhou to serve.
Li Hao definitely didn't believe what the head of the Ye family said. After all, there are only a few people in the world who can generously give away large quantities of ordnance. How could he not suspect that he was coveting this batch of ordnance, so he deliberately pretended to do so? Deaf and dumb.
But Li Hao didn't mean to expose it, because Li Hao wanted to use this to make the Ye family work for him, so he said: "So, this Wu family is really abominable, and must be investigated and dealt with strictly. As for you, ..."
Hearing Li Hao's words, it was obvious that he meant to change things. The head of the Ye family said: "My Ye family is indeed guilty of this matter, but I still ask you to find a way to save the Ye family. In the future, my Ye family will definitely be your order." From."
Li Hao heard the words and replied: "Master Ye's words are serious. I invited you here alone today because I wanted to help. But it's useless for me to help. After all, you have to save yourself.
After all, something has happened, and someone must take responsibility for it. With those thieves here, what can I say if they deliberately drag someone into trouble?
It’s the same thing with the Wu family. Can’t it be done in advance? "
After listening to Li Hao's words, the head of the Ye family didn't know what Li Hao was planning. Didn't he just want them to take the lead and get rid of the bandits and the Wu family.
Although the losses of several families lost in this way may be relatively large, in order to ensure the safety of the family, the head of the Ye family is willing to risk it.
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But he was still a little worried. After they finished doing this, he turned around and was betrayed by Li Hao. That would really be more than worth the loss, so he asked again: "Sir, this can really help us get away."
Li Hao also understood his worries, so he replied: "Of course it's not that easy. With the Wu family's matter, at most the remnant of the ruthless Emperor and Gongsun Shu can be cleared away, but the matter of collusion with thieves can be cleared. There should always be an explanation."
At this point, the Ye family leader believed it a little more. If Li Hao really allowed his family to pass the test so easily without paying any price, then the Ye family leader would be really suspicious.
So he immediately replied: "Don't worry, sir. Since our Ye family has done something wrong, we will never shirk the price we should pay. As for the Cai and Li families, I don't know what you want to do with them."
Li Hao replied: "Since they are also people who were deceived, it is okay if they want to take the blame and make meritorious service. In addition, I would like to remind you that the Wu family is not a bandit after all. I hope you can understand the scale."
After understanding Li Hao's standards, the head of the Ye family immediately left to find the Cai and Li families to discuss how to resolve the matter.
