The Heavens of Film and Television: From Serving as a Soldier

Chapter 142 Military Power

Zhang Yang and the others returned to the inn and said, "You two won't blame me, right?"

The two said: "Don't worry, young master."

"I'm very confident about you, but I'm not sure about them. We do business with our heads tied to our belts. If we're not careful, our heads will fall to the ground."

"Xingtian, tomorrow you take Zhuangyuan Hong to Huzhou, just like today."

"Yes, Master."

Zhang Yang took out a letter and asked him to hand it to Li Gui.

"Tell him to do everything he says in the letter."

"Yes, Master."

"Evil is coming. Let the restaurant be completed as soon as possible starting tomorrow, and let the bad guys keep an eye on all the officials in Youzhou City."

"Yes, Master."

……

At night, Mr. Di sat in front of the desk in the main hall of the Governor's Mansion, thinking deeply. There was a gentle knock on the door, and Judge Dee called out, "Come in." Hu Jinghui opened the door and came in: "Sir, Wang Xiaoer has arrived."

Di Gong ordered him to come in. Hu Jinghui waved to the door, and a sergeant walked in. This person was none other than the soldier who survived the attack on the North Gate.

Judge Dee looked at him coldly: "Do you still know me?"

Wang Xiaoer said: "I know you. Your Majesty the Imperial Envoy."

Judge Di slammed the table and shouted: "Wang Xiaoer, you colluded with the traitors to kill the officers and soldiers, and you also made false confessions to deceive the imperial envoy! Now, someone has accused you, what can you say? "

Wang Xiaoer fell to his knees with a plop: "Sir, I am innocent!"

Duke Di sneered and said, "Okay, let's talk to the King of Hell when we get to Fengdu. Someone, drag him out and chop him down!"

The guards outside the door rushed in, dragged Wang Xiaoer and walked out. Wang Xiaoer was so frightened that he shouted loudly: "Sir, I have something to say!"

Duke Di snorted, stood up, and walked to his side: "It's too late! You think I don't know that the attack on the North Gate that day was caused by the officers and soldiers in the city pretending to be rioters? Do you think I don't know that those patrol guards How did our soldier die? Do you think I don’t know who asked you to lie and make a false confession? Humph, it’s too late to tell the truth now!”

Wang Xiaoer's whole body was trembling: "Sir, please, I'm just a soldier. If you don't agree to them, then you'll have to move your head!"

Judge Dee pretended to think deeply for a moment: "Well, these few words are quite reasonable. Bring him back!"

The guards put Wang Xiaoer on the ground. Judge Dee sat in a chair: "Well, although I already know the details, you are blessed with the virtue of nature, and you are not the culprit, so I will listen to you say it again. But there is one thing, as long as one sentence is untrue, you will immediately Drag him out and kill him at the camp gate!"

Wang Xiaoer trembled and said, "Yes, yes." Then he recounted from beginning to end what happened that night when guerrilla general Zhang Yong and others pretended to be rioters and killed officers and soldiers.

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On a quiet night, in front of the county government office in Sanhe County, Qianniu Guards, armed with swords and guns, closely guarded the county government office. In the corridor of the county government office, a servant walked quickly to the back hall with a tea tray in hand to deliver tea to the county magistrate. Suddenly, a person hung down from the eaves of the corridor. In a flash of cold light, the servant's throat split, blood spurted out, and his body fell backwards. The man landed quickly on the ground and reached out to catch the tea tray that was about to fall.

At this time, Zhao Chuanchen was sitting behind the desk, holding his head in his hands. He was extremely upset and lost his mind. The door opened gently, and the servant walked in: "Master, the tea is here."

Zhao Chuanchen said "hmm" and waved to him. The servant quickly put the tea cup on the desk and left. Zhao Chuanchen raised his head, let out a long sigh, picked up the teacup and brought it to his mouth.

With a "swish" sound, something flew over and hit the teacup in Zhao Chuanchen's hand. The teacup fell to the ground and shattered. Zhao Chuanchen was so frightened that he looked up and saw a black shadow jumping down from the beam. It was none other than Li Yuanfang!

Zhao Chuanchen was stunned: "Li, General Li."

Li Yuanfang said: "Look at that cup of tea!"

Zhao Chuanchen lowered his head inexplicably and saw the tea spilled on the ground making a hissing sound and a puff of white smoke rising; followed by a sour smell filling the room. Zhao Chuanchen was shocked: "Yes, yes, it's poison!"

Li Yuanfang said: "Arsenic! If it weren't for Mr. Di, your life would be over!"

Zhao Chuanchen trembled all over: "They, they really want to kill people and silence them?"

With the sound of the door ringing, a group of Qianniu Guards walked in escorting the servant who had just brought tea. The captain said: "General Li, this person is the poisoned assassin!"

Zhao Chuanchen was stunned.

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In the main hall of the Youzhou Governor's Mansion, Di Gong said to Wang Xiaoer: "According to what you said, the three guerrilla generals Zhang Yong, Hu Jinbao, and Fang Hongliang led the officers and soldiers in the city to pretend to be rioters and cause chaos?"

Wang Xiaoer replied "exactly".

Judge Dee said "hmm" and put down the list without commenting. Wang Xiaoer knelt forward and crawled two steps forward, kowtowed and said, "Of course, everything I said is true. I hope you will spare my life!"

Judge Dee nodded: "Well, because you still have some kind thoughts, I will be lenient, but there is a condition."

Wang Xiaoer said: "Sir, please speak."

Judge Di said: "During the trial, you have to go to court to testify."

Wang Xiaoer said: "Yes, I will definitely testify."

Judge Dee nodded: "Come here and ask him to sign his testimony."

Hu Jinghui took the testimony and Wang Xiao dipped his hands in ink mud and pressed his fingerprints. Then the guards took him out of the back hall.

Di Gong quickly stood up, held up Shang Fang's sword with both hands, and handed it to the captain of the Qian Niu Guards beside him: "Immediately take ten Qian Niu Guards, one hundred imperial guards, and Shang Fang's sword to arrest Zhang according to this list. Yong, Hu Jinbao and Fang Hongliang are here! Anyone who dares to resist will be killed!"

The captain replied loudly: "Yes!" and walked out of the door quickly.

A satisfied smile appeared on Judge Dee's face. Hu Jinghui said: "Sir, I really admire you. How did you know that the people who caused the rebellion were fake officers and soldiers?"

Judge Dee smiled: "Of course he told me on the spot. The first doubt is the clothes on the soldiers who were killed on guard duty. Think about it, after a fierce fight, their bodies will definitely be stained with dust and blood, and The clothes of these corpses were very clean. This shows that they were not prepared at all before they died. In this case, there is only one explanation. The people who killed them must be officers and soldiers like them. When facing their brothers, of course they No need to be on guard." As he said that, he took out a handkerchief from his sleeve with a blood-red horse hoof print printed on it.

Judge Judge said: "This is the second doubt. Usually when rioters start an uprising, the weapons in their hands are very crude, let alone horses. But I found a lot of bloody horse hoof prints at the scene. So I cut one and ordered it. The people secretly checked it. Sure enough, this hoof stamp is used by the cavalry of the Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division!"

Duke Di took a breath and continued: "Thirdly, since I arrived in Youzhou, the city gate has been closed at Xu Shi, and the incident happened at the fourth watch. Think about it, Youzhou is known for its strong city and strong military. , even the elite Turkic soldiers cannot conquer the city overnight, let alone those farmers who only have hoes and shovels! Therefore, I conclude that this must be a trick."

Hu Jinghui was puzzled: "But why did Fang Qian do this?"

Judge Dee smiled calmly: "Of course he was afraid that if I interrogated the elders of Daliushu Village, he would reveal his fox tail. He knew in his heart that the only villagers left in Daliushu Village now are Zhang Laosi and a dozen other survivors and those who were tied up. Those old, weak, women and children on the North Gate execution platform. Since Zhang Laosi and others have rebelled in court, it proves that these people definitely dare not tell the truth. But the people on the North Gate execution platform are different. They hated Fang Qian deeply, and they were all sentenced to death. Therefore, they would tell the truth once they were rescued. That's why Fang Qian came up with this trick. If what I expected is right, those villagers should be imprisoned in another place now. In a place, Fang Qian will kill them as soon as the news passes."

Hu Jinghui scolded: "What a vicious dog official!"

Di Gong said: "What Fang Qian didn't expect was that he did this to cover up the truth. He didn't even expect that I had been to Daliushu Village a long time ago, and I had already learned the reason for the rebellion from Zhang Laosi and other villagers. "

Hu Jinghui marveled: "Accurate judgment! The god of adults is the only one in the world!"

Judge Dee chuckled: "I'm really flattered by this. There's only one thing I still don't quite understand."

Hu Jinghui asked what it was, and Di Gong said: "Why did Zhang Laosi rebel in court?" Hu Jinghui said: "Yes, I have been thinking about this too."

Judge Dee smiled: "Don't think about it, this point is not important now." Hu Jinghui nodded.

Suddenly he heard rapid footsteps outside the door, and Lu Dayou rushed in: "Sir, it's not good, Li Er's poison is acting up again!" Di Gong was startled and walked out of the door quickly.

Li Er's face turned purple and black again, his whole body was shaking, and black blood slowly flowed out of his nose and ears. Di Gong, Hu Jinghui and Lu Dayou walked in quickly. Judge Dee came to Li Er in one stride, reached out and grabbed his wrist, and cold sweat rolled down his forehead. Hu Jinghui and Lu Dayou looked at him anxiously.

For a long time, Judge Dee put down Li Er's hand and thought quietly. Suddenly, he jumped up and shouted: "Jinghui, quickly ask the guards to bring the snow toad given to me by the emperor!" Hu Jinghui responded and ran away.

Judge Dee gasped: "Dayou, come get the needle!"

Di Gong picked up the snow toad, Hu Jinghui pried open Li Er's mouth, and Di Gong put the snow toad in. Li Er's breathing was weak. Judge Dee sighed and shook his head: "There is no hope."

Hu Jinghui said: "This snow toad doesn't work either?"

Judge Di smiled bitterly and said: "Snow toads and even cold treasures have the effect of detoxifying and removing blood stasis, but after all, they are not life-saving elixirs. I really don't understand, how can snake venom attack again?"

Lu Dayou said: "I also find it strange. He was fine at first, but suddenly he fell ill and was bleeding from all his orifices."

Judge Di sighed: "Li Er, Li Er, who are you? How come you have such a bad fate? It's time and fate, what can I say?"

Hu Jinghui said: "Sir, you have done your best."

Judge Dee nodded: "Yes. If he can survive tonight, maybe he can be saved."

Just as he was talking, there were rapid footsteps outside the door, and Li Yuanfang walked in quickly: "Sir, I'm back!"

Duke Di asked how it was, and Li Yuanfang said: "Everything is as expected! Zhao Chuanchen is waiting in the East Flower Hall."

Judge Dee patted Li Yuanfang on the shoulder: "Well done! Let's go and listen to what he has to say!"

Saying that, he walked out quickly.

Zhao Chuanchen was in the lobby of Donghua Hall, fidgeting and looking very nervous. Seeing Di Gong and three other people walk in the door, he knelt down with a thump and said loudly: "My lord's grace of survival will never be forgotten by me!" As he said that, he knelt down hard.

Judge Dee nodded with a smile: "Okay, just understand. Get up and sit down."

Zhao Chuanchen stood up and sat opposite Duke Di. Judge Di said: "Now you can tell me, what happened to the consolation payment?"

Zhao Chuanchen sighed: "It's really strange to talk about this incident. At that time, a total of nine county magistrates received consolation funds from the state. But after the incident, except for me, the remaining eight county magistrates Ling either died of illness or resigned."

Duke Di raised his eyebrows: "Oh, is there such a thing?!"

Zhao Chuanchen said: "So, I am probably the only one who knows the whole story now."

Judge Dee nodded: "Speak slowly, don't be in a hurry."

Zhao Chuanchen moistened his lips: "What happened is this: a year ago, the imperial court transferred the consolation money from the state to the hands of the humble post. Originally, the humble post had to be decentralized, but unexpectedly, at this moment, Mr. Fang He sent someone to call me to Youzhou and told me that the money could not be released. I was very surprised at the time and asked him why. He said that this was an order from the court and ordered me to deposit the money in my own name. To the sky..."

At this point, he suddenly stopped and stared at Mr. Dee with his mouth open.

Judge Dee was stunned: "Where to save it?"

Zhao Chuanchen said nothing, just looked at Duke Dee stupidly.

Judge Dee felt strange and looked at Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang beside him, who also looked behind them inexplicably. Suddenly, Judge Dee stood up: "No, there are assassins!"

Hu Jinghui and Li Yuanfang rushed out of the door like lightning. There was no one outside the door.

Di Gong came to Zhao Chuanchen. Zhao Chuanchen's eyes stared blankly ahead, motionless. Judge Dee raised his head: "He's dead!"

……

Bad people sent news that Zhao Chuanchen was dead.

When Zhang Yang received the news, he knew that Fang Qian, the governor of Youzhou, had begun to silence him.

Zhang Yang said: "For Wang Zhi and others to secretly control the middle and lower-level officers of the Youzhou army, they must be confidants and must drink the champion red."

Evil Lai said: "It's the young master. I'll do it immediately."

Zhang Yang looked outside, only by having soldiers in hand can he survive in this world! ! !

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In the main hall of the Governor's Mansion, Judge Dee sat behind the desk with a gloomy expression. Li Yuanfang led the guards to stand on both sides. Guerrilla general Zhang Yong knelt in the hall and was interrogated. Zhang Yong finally revealed the list of people involved in the rebellion. Di Gong slammed the list in his hand onto the table and said to Li Yuanfang: "I didn't expect that Fang Qian's power was so great that even the army was controlled by them!"

Li Yuanfang was surprised: "W-what does this mean?"

Judge Di said: "It means that if they strike first, we will be very passive!"

At the same time, in the Donghua Hall, Hu Jinghui and the imperial envoy's exclusive officials were interrogating Wang Jinbao and Fang Hongliang at night. Wang Jinbao confessed the entire truth and the names of his accomplices who participated in the rebellion. Hu Jinghui hurriedly opened the door and rushed in, handing the list in his hand to Duke Di: "This is the list of Fang Qian's rebels that Wang Jinbao confessed!"

Di Gong looked at it quickly, stood up suddenly, and said in shock: "Fang Qian wants to rebel!"

At this moment, in the Governor's Mansion, Fang Qian's face turned livid, his muscles twitched, and a murderous intention formed in his chest. With a "pop" sound, he slapped the table, and Huodi stood up: "If you don't do it, you won't stop! Immediately raise troops to attack the Governor's Mansion and kill Di Renjie!"

Wu Yizhi was shocked: "Sir, you must not move without instructions from the summit. Otherwise, your life and mine will not be saved!"

Fang Qian disagreed: "You think you can survive if you fall into Di Renjie's hands? Huh, what time has it been? It doesn't matter if he can be sealed or not! You immediately go to the Five Cities Military and Horse Division and order General Xiong to send troops immediately to protect the siege. Governor’s Mansion!”

Half an hour later, Wu Yizhi led a group of people to gallop down Youzhou Street, and in a blink of an eye they arrived at the Military and Horse School.

On the battlefield of the Military and Horse Division, golden drums and trumpets sounded, and the troops quickly gathered. General Si Xiong and Wu Yizhi stood in front of the queue. Wu Yizhi said nervously: "General Xiong, you must be quick, otherwise things will change if you are too late!"

General Xiong answered resolutely: "Please rest assured, sir, tonight, we must take Di Renjie's head!"

After a while, the flying horse came to General Xiong and Wu Yizhi and bowed: "General, the team has been assembled!"

General Xiong rode up to the front of the queue, pulled out the steel knife from his waist, and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Enter the Governor's Mansion and capture Di Renjie alive!" All the troops shouted.

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"Master, the bad guys have sent word that Fang Qian, the governor of Youzhou, has rebelled."

Zhang Yang was not in a hurry, and said: "It's okay, don't panic. After this happens, let them start arranging for people from the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to garrison the Youzhou City Defense Army and start deploying manpower."

"Yes, Master."

"go Go."

(End of this chapter)