Volume 4: Holy Capital Tribulation Chapter 211 The Most Terrifying Sincerity
"According to the confessions of those two guys," Zhao Yu was explaining the situation to Xu Zun in the Yunlongshan military camp, "the man called Dao Zun is Ye Hanchen, the Marquis of Wuping in Shuzhou who was demoted that year."
"Oh?" Xu Zun was surprised, "Another marquis?"
"Yes! This is a super big fish!" Zhao Yu said excitedly, "This guy must have joined Xuanmen because he was not satisfied after being demoted, and he has become a senior figure!"
"Yes," Ashurai on the side echoed, "This person must know a lot of Xuanmen secrets, and definitely has a strong network of relationships, otherwise he wouldn't have become the Taoist master of the Xuanmen rebel party."
"That's right!" Zhao Yu rubbed his hands eagerly, "If we interrogate carefully, we will surely be able to find out the great secret of Xuanmen. The Queen Mother will definitely be very happy. Then the reward, hehe..."
"Hmm..." Xu Zun frowned and asked, "Besides him, are there any other survivors?"
"There are about four or five left," Ah Xiuzi answered, "Those Xuanmen disciples were all desperate men. They knew the situation was hopeless but refused to surrender. Most of them were shot to death by arrows, and some even committed suicide!
"Luckily, Ye Hanchen was spineless," he said, "He had the chance to commit suicide, but he still hesitated, and that's why we captured him alive! "
"Very good," Xu Zun nodded, "In this case, there is a great chance that this guy will speak up."
As they were talking, several people had already arrived in front of the tent where the prisoners were held.
The one who greeted them here was Hu Yunliang, a senior soldier in the military camp.
Hu Yunliang first greeted Xu Zun and others, and then claimed that General Jinghui had returned to Hanzhou on official business and was not in the camp at the moment, so he could not meet with everyone.
Xu Zun naturally knew that this was an excuse and that General Jinghui just didn't want to show up.
However, General Jinghui was not being arrogant. He was leading his troops to Yonghui to carry out a top-secret mission, so it was indeed inconvenient for him to show up.
"Master Xu, everyone," Hu Yunliang said to Xu Zun and others, "The Xuanmen rebels have always been a major concern for the Holy Queen Mother. This time we were able to capture such a serious criminal. On behalf of the general, I would like to thank you all first.
"However, precisely because these people are serious criminals, if you escort them back to the capital, I'm afraid there will be mistakes. So... the general said that we should escort them back!"
Hu Yunliang’s point was concise and to the point. Although you solved the case, we were the ones who caught the criminal, so the credit should belong to us.
"this……"
Except Xu Zun, everyone else looked at each other.
Especially Ashizai looked unhappy. Although this was the army, they were, after all, the internal guards directly under the Queen Mother.
It is a piece of cake for the Internal Guards to capture people in the army, but they actually want to take the credit from the Internal Guards. It is really unreasonable.
"Haha, it's okay, it's okay," Xu Zun said generously, "The general is really thoughtful. I am also worried that it is not appropriate for us to travel a long distance with these serious criminals."
"It's good that Lord Xu understands," Hu Yunliang quickly clasped his fists, "Please rest assured, Lord, the general is fair and will never bury your contributions."
"snort……"
Ah Xiu snorted coldly and glared at Hu Yunliang fiercely, meaning that you guys don't dare to steal the credit from the internal guards.
"General Hu," Xu Zun said, "We won't take the person away, but if you want to interrogate him, you have to let us participate, right?"
"Of course you can..." Hu Yunliang was prepared and nodded immediately, "But, sir, please don't interrogate me for too long!"
"Hey, isn't this too much!" Finally, Ah Xiu couldn't help but explode, and shouted with a dark face, "You guys are really bold, it's ok to fight the internal security for people, but now you won't even allow the interrogation?
" Hurry and call your general over here and show him the Holy Queen Mother's decree to Lord Xu!"
"this……"
Hu Yunliang's forehead instantly broke out in sweat. Although they were all frontier soldiers, how could they not be afraid of the power of the Internal Guards?
If someone reported him to the Empress Dowager, he might lose his head.
However, Hu Yunliang had no choice. These were the instructions given by General Jinghui, and he had to do as he was told.
It was not until this time that Hu Yunliang understood why the general was reluctant to show up.
"It's okay, it's okay," Xu Zun held Ah Xiuzai down and said with a smile, "It's just an interrogation of a prisoner. It won't take long. It won't delay for too long!"
"Sir..." Ashizai was dissatisfied, but he had to listen to Xu Zun.
"That's great, great..." Hu Yunliang wiped the sweat off his forehead and told the soldiers behind him, "Did you hear that? Take Lord Xu in to interrogate the prisoner!"
"yes!"
Immediately, soldiers brought Xu Zun and others into the tent.
"Hey, Ah Xiu," Xu Zun pulled Ah Xiu to his side and whispered, "Be patient, what they said is very right. With just a few of us, can you ensure that Ye Hanchen can be sent back to the Holy City safely?"
"This..." Ah Xiuzi was still unconvinced, "We can send orders to the counties along the way and ask them to send people to escort them."
"Then can you guarantee that there are no people from Xuanmen among these people? Let alone them, are even your inner guards really that clean?"
After getting to the point in one sentence, Ash finally stopped talking.
As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from the dark. The Xuanmen is extremely secretive. Even if they won't rob people openly, they may secretly attack them.
The explosion at the Ku River Wharf is a good example of this, it is completely difficult to prevent.
Besides, Dai Long and several other guards were injured, and it would be difficult for them to escape with just a few of them.
Instead of forcing it, it would be safer to hand Ye Hanchen over to the army. Even if something happened to Ye Hanchen, it would have nothing to do with them.
In fact, all this was within Xu Zun's plan.
The reason why he asked Zhao Yu to contact the army was, firstly, to use the power of the army to solve the problem of Xuanmen;
Secondly, he wanted to do a favor to General Jinghui to compensate for his regret of not being able to lead his troops to Yonghui and ensure the safety of Yonghui City.
The third point is to get the military involved so that subsequent matters can be handled more safely.
Now, as long as they can pry open Ye Hanchen's mouth and obtain important information, they will have accomplished their mission.
After some consideration, Xu Zun decided not to show up in front of Ye Hanchen.
After all, Ye Hanchen will be escorted by the army, and no one can be sure what will happen, so it is best not to let Ye Hanchen know that he is not dead.
Since everyone else had shown up at the dock, the interrogation could only be left to Zhao Yu and Ashu.
Xu Zun was outside the tent, finding a suitable angle to watch secretly.
Although Ah Xiu's pronunciation was not very accurate, he had a lot of experience in interrogation. Facing a serious criminal like Ye Hanchen, he did not threaten or intimidate him, nor did he beat him. Instead, he elegantly took out a piece of brocade and said to Ye Hanchen:
“The Holy Empress Dowager has issued an order that all arrested Xuanmen rebels, regardless of their rank, will be pardoned from death if they can turn over a new leaf, submit to the imperial court, and provide important clues.
"Those who help me capture the rebels and destroy the evil cult's plot will be pardoned and rewarded according to their merits."
After saying that, he held the brocade cloth in front of Ye Hanchen for Ye Hanchen to examine, and said at the same time: "Marquis Wuping must cherish this last chance! Otherwise, when you enter the Holy City, you should know what will be waiting for you!"
"Ah!?" Ye Hanchen was shocked. "You...you know who I am?"
Ye Hanchen only thought that Zi Jian Feishuang had already been blown to death, so he never expected that the other party already knew his identity.
"There's the Saint Queen Mother's seal on it," Ah Xiu said calmly, "Lord Ye should recognize it, right?"
"This..." Ye Hanchen asked tremblingly, "Is this true? But...but I have already blown up the judge to death. Will the Queen Mother...will she let me go?"
"Alas!" Ah Xiuzi put away the brocade and said quietly, "If you surrender, there is still a chance! If you don't surrender, then I can't help you!"
After saying that, he turned and was about to leave.
"Wait!" Ye Hanchen hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered his head in a compromise, "I am willing... I am willing to surrender!"
"Hehe..." Ah Xiuzi hummed with satisfaction at first, and then asked in a pretentious manner, "Lord Ye, you can't just talk about it. If you really want to surrender, you have to show some sincerity, right?"
“Oh…oh…” Ye Hanchen had been completely defeated. He nodded as if to please everyone and said, “I am willing to tell you everything I know about Xuanmen. I understand the inner workings of Xuanmen. Oh, I also know several bases in Shuzhou, and… and…”
As he spoke, he said excitedly: "I also know one important thing. They... they are going to do something big in the Holy Capital Xuanmiao City. They also said that my Great Xuan is about to change..."
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