General Qin

After capturing and killing some of the assassins, Prince Sima of Peixian County couldn't wait to report to Pengcheng.

On the Emperor's side, after learning that the assassin had been arrested, he was very happy and naturally took it very seriously. He immediately sent a hundred cavalry to Pei County to escort and protect him.

Riding all the way, in just two or three days, all the captured assassins and the bodies of the assassins they killed were delivered to Pengcheng.

"Historically, the emperor was furious when Bolang Sha attacked him. Da Suo didn't catch Zhang Liang for ten days. How come he is now caught by a Sima from Pei County? Is it such a coincidence?"

After Zhao Tuo heard that Pei County Sima, who was escorting Zhang Liang and other assassins, arrived in Pengcheng, he immediately went to check it out.

Because Zhao Tuo was given full authority over the assassins by the emperor, Tingwei Li Si, who had just accepted the assassins and was about to interrogate him, did not dare to neglect and immediately invited Zhao Tuo into the palace to participate in the interrogation together.

The place of interrogation was the county temple in Pengcheng.

It is worth mentioning that although Pengcheng is a large city in the Central Plains, it is connected in all directions.

But in fact, the Sishui County seat established after the unification of the Qin State was not here, but in Peixian County in the north.

Just because Pengcheng has always been prosperous, and the Surabaya tripod that the emperor wants to salvage is very close to the south of Pengcheng, so his palace is located here. This time, he wants to move the assassin from Pei County, the county seat. Come.

"The prince has the authority to be in charge of assassins as ordered by the emperor. This interrogation should be conducted by the prince."

Tingwei Li Si was very polite, and when Zhao Tuo arrived, he asked him to be the chief officer.

Zhao Tuo shook his head and said with a smile: "Gong Li is the minister in charge of punishment and prison, so it is natural for him to interrogate assassins. Mr. Qi is proficient in the law. In this regard, I can't compare. I forgive Zhao Tuo for not showing his shame in front of Mr. Li."

Zhao Tuo's words made Li Si feel comfortable.

If Zhao Tuo really comes to interrogate the assassins, even though Li Si won't say anything, he will always feel unhappy in his heart. Zhao Tuo knows the right balance between these things.

The two of them said nothing more and directly asked the three assassins captured this time, as well as the Sima Wangling of Pei County who captured the assassins, to be brought into the house.

Zhao Tuo couldn't help but sigh when he saw Wang Ling wearing a black military attaché uniform entering the room.

"This royal tomb is pretty good. I asked him about it when I passed by Pei County before. I heard that he was named by Zhao Guang last time to follow me to participate in the Northern Expedition. He killed many barbarians outside the Great Wall and was promoted to the rank for his meritorious service. A fifth-level doctor, he filled the post of Sima of Pei County after he came back, and I didn’t expect that he has made another contribution now.”

As soon as Wang Ling entered the room, he felt someone was watching him. When he looked up, he saw that the person was Zhao Tuo, the Marquis of Martial Arts. His heart suddenly became hot and he excitedly went forward to kowtow and salute.

"I'm going to the mausoleum of King Sima in Peixian County to pay my respects to the king and the court captain."

"Um."

Zhao Tuo responded, raised his hand to let him get up, and then his eyes fell on the three assassins who were escorted in by Qin soldiers.

There were seven assassins discovered in Peixian County. Three of them were killed during the resistance, two were captured on the spot, one escaped and was captured by a farmer in the countryside due to language barrier, and the other one ran away and his whereabouts are unknown.

Among the three people captured, one is said to be Zhang Liang, the mastermind of the assassination.

Zhao Tuo had never met Zhang Liang. When he saw the three captured people, he couldn't help but frown.

The two assassins following behind didn't look like they were from the Central Plains at first glance.

Their temperaments and postures were very strange, like northern barbarians. No wonder one of them was caught by a nearby farmer after he escaped.

As for the man at the front, he was from the Central Plains, and he was probably the main culprit Zhang Liang.

It's just that this man is tall, eight feet five inches tall, with sharp edges and corners on his face, which makes him look quite masculine.

This kind of appearance is very different from the "female-looking" Zhang Liang in Zhao Tuo's memory of his previous life.

While Zhao Tuo was frowning and thinking, Li Si had already spoken and asked Wang Ling to tell the story of the arrest.

"Reporting to Tingwei, after the subordinates heard about the assassination of the traitor Zhang Liangxing in Pei County, they were immediately filled with anger and wanted to cut the traitor into pieces in order to repay the emperor's favor."

"The subordinates were ordered by the county captain to strictly guard the checkpoints and roads, and led the county knights to inspect various villages day and night..."

Wang Ling's voice was loud and clear, and he told the story in full about what happened in Peixian County.

It turns out that the main reason why the assassin was caught was that Zhang Liang himself leaked the traces. He was so bold that he came out from the mountains and forests to inquire about information and purchase supplies. Although he rarely spoke to people, spoke the Chu dialect, and his demeanor and posture There was no sense of panic. If he were an ordinary farmer from Guizhou, he might not be suspicious, but unfortunately he was targeted by a few local young men.

Wang Ling was once the hero of Peixian County, and now he is the Sima of Peixian County. He takes both black and white. When those young knights noticed something strange about Zhang Liang, they remembered Wang Ling's previous order and immediately sent someone to inform the nearest police. Xi Juan, the head of the Sishui Pavilion.

Xi Juan led the pavilion soldiers to follow him, and at the same time asked someone to quickly notify Wang Ling.

Then a mass arrest began.

According to Wang Ling's observation, five of the assassins were barbarians from outside the Great Wall. They were physically strong and dared to fight and kill. They were not afraid to face more than twenty county soldiers under his command.

Fortunately, the county soldiers wore armor and carried spears and were trained in formations. The assassins not only had no armor, but also ran around in the woods for a long time and were exhausted. After two people were killed one after another, the others began to scatter and escape.

Because Xi Juan and the young man leading the way recognized Zhang Liang who had gone to the village to purchase goods, Wang Ling, in addition to detaching six or seven people to hunt down the other two, led the rest of the people to chase Zhang Liang.

Although this man was physically strong, he was no match for the locals in the mountains and forests of Pei County. After Wang Ling shot an arrow in his knee, he fell down and was captured.

Wang Ling captured him and interrogated him. He really confessed that he was Zhang Liang, the main culprit in the rebellion, which made Wang Ling overjoyed.

However, he did not let go of the other Central Plains man who escaped, and quickly led the county soldiers to chase him.

It turned out that there was a super strong barbarian man next to the person who escaped.

The barbarian was extremely powerful, holding a short sword, and actually killed four of the county soldiers who were chasing them.

In the end, Wang Ling arrived with support. After shooting with crossbows, he was stabbed with spears and halberds, and the big man was killed.

"That barbarian was really powerful. I shot him three arrows and stabbed him with a spear more than a dozen times before he died."

When Wang Ling said this, he seemed to remember the tragic scene at that time, and couldn't help but sigh.

"So the other one ran away?"

Li Si asked, while the wrinkles on his face relaxed.

From the description, it seems that the barbarian man who was killed was probably the one who actually threw the big iron cone.

Wang Ling nodded and said: "Yes, that barbarian fought with us for half an hour. After killing him, the other man ran away long ago. We searched for a long time and found no trace of him. According to Zhang Liang's confession , that person is a Duke of Zhao whom he met in Dai."

At this point, the basic matters are already clear.

In addition to the escaped Zhao people, the assassin Zhang Liang was shot in the knee by Wang Ling with an arrow and was captured. The barbarian strongman was killed after killing four county soldiers. As for several other barbarians, they were also killed and arrested one after another.

After all, after they separated and escaped, without the guidance of the Central Plains people, these barbarians who did not understand the local language and were not familiar with the road conditions would naturally easily leak their traces.

After asking Wang Ling, Li Si looked at the tied Zhang Liang again and asked, "Are you Zhang Liang?"

"Yes, I am Zhang Liang who killed the Dog Emperor with one vertebra! It's a pity that there were not enough manpower at the time, otherwise I would have thrown dozens of vertebrae and smashed the heads of all you Dog Qin people, hahaha!"

The man raised his head and laughed.

Li Si's face turned gloomy.

This laughter reminded him of his poor son Li You. If it hadn't been for this damn assassin Zhang Liang, Li You wouldn't have been seriously injured and his reputation would have been completely destroyed.

Anger burned in Li Si's belly, but he didn't wait until he vented it out.

Martial Arts Marquis Zhao Tuo, who had been listening to the inquiry, spoke.

"Gongsun Xin, do you think our Daqin has no one? You are telling lies here without any shame!"

The laughter stopped abruptly.

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