"Forget it, I'm still a child." Chen Jie, who was pulled and collapsed, looked at the white horse tied to the pillar, and couldn't help but feel compassion, "If you hang it for a day, your arm will break, even if you really kill him. There's no need to be so tortured..."
"General Chen, the envoy Suhe does not allow him to sleep." Bailu Guan shook his head and denied, "We have to keep asking those questions when he is the most sleepy, and he is the weakest defense at that time."
"Pain will clear his mind." Chen Jie was just curious about what kind of unlucky person like him came in to see.
When I was about to have diarrhea, I only paid attention to the toilet room, but didn't pay attention to what this little mastermind looked like.
At first glance, it was just a child. Although he had a vicious heart, he had nothing to do with him. Tortured and tortured a child still touched his conscience.
Egret officials are used to seeing this kind of thing, goodbye Chen Jie, some mother-in-law, can't help but pouted: "General Chen is really kind, those strong men are not fake, if you are not careful, you will die, actually Still so kind to him. But it still won't work, we must get Su and the envoy's order before we can put him down from the pillar."
Chen Jie just asked, if he couldn't be loosened, he wouldn't force it. After all, he knew the priorities, so he paced to the child's side.
The Egret Officer's interrogation was very skillful. The child was hung on a wooden post, just high enough to rest his feet, and his arms were hung from the wooden post.
This design made him have to stand on tiptoe all the time, otherwise his arm would hurt like being ripped off, but if he fell asleep or couldn't bear to keep bearing on his toes, it would be his arm that would hurt.
Over time, there is always a problem with the arms and lower limbs.
Su Hejun felt that He Mulan's "integrity" was a bit pedantic, and she was not prepared to let her know about the torture process of Officer Egret, and He Mulan was not prepared to participate but would not stop her. She was originally from the criminal police team. This kind of thing is actually not surprising.
Therefore, what was touched was Chen Jie, who had the purest character.
He walked around the child and saw that he was drowsy and refusing to fall asleep. The place where his wrist was hung had been worn to the point of bleeding. After thinking about it, he tore off the front placket, tore it in half and folded it slightly and stuffed it in the iron. Where the chain and wrist rubbed, he sighed and said:
"Our general is really a good person, and he doesn't like killing people, and he doesn't like fighting. I don't know why you want to kill him, but it's the best way for you to tell everything you know."
The boy squinted at him, and lowered his head weakly again.
Chen Jie couldn't do more, he dragged his weak legs and left the tent, and he could still hear the voices of him and his companions who were guarding outside.
"Since we arrived in Beiliang, everything has happened. Our Hu Ben army must be at odds with Beiliang..."
"Assassination for the second time, Bei Liang really took us Wei people as fools..."
The suspended white horse moved his numb ankle slightly, and immediately felt the bone-piercing pain, followed by the pain caused by the strength of the wrist.
If it weren't for the fact that she had learned some martial arts from her mother since she was a child, the root bone was better than other girls, and she would have been disabled this night.
Even so, the constant sleepiness and piercing pain continued to torment him, accompanied by officials such as "What's your name?", "Who instructed you to assassinate General Hua?" and so on. Bai Ma felt that his soul had gradually separated from his body and floated to a farther and farther sky.
There is the elder brother who loves her, the second brother who is the most strict and never complains, and the handsome cousin Meng Yulong...
It hurts so much, mother.
It hurts so much, Bodhi.
'I regret going to Hua Mulan for trouble, but I can't reveal my identity to expose my brother, am I self-inflicted? '
A basin of cold water was poured, and the white horse, who was about to faint, shivered and woke up again.
The pain in the wrist was cushioned by the cloth strips inserted by Chen Jie, and the pain no longer made people want to bite their teeth, but the ensuing cold made her tremble.
Nights in the Northwest are terrifying and eerie cold.
One of the egret officials who looked old frowned and looked at the trembling white horse, and said to the other two egret officials: "Take off all his clothes, and send a brazier in, in case the wet clothes stick to him for a night. , he's going to die in the morning."
How many people died so suddenly during torture.
The two egret officials hurried forward, one tore the white horse's clothes, and the other went out to ask for a brazier. All the torture in front of Bailu was not as shocking as the Bailu official tearing her clothes. She was almost completely awake and screamed indifferently: "You stay away from me! Don't touch me! Ahhhh!"
What resistance can the bound man have? They are all men. These egret officials are not afraid of anything. They stripped the child almost completely in three or two strokes. The parts that were not easy to be taken off were directly torn off. Therefore, a girl who did not develop at all appeared like this. In front of the egret officials.
The white horse was already full of tears, and her shame and anger made her completely lose the wolf, and roared loudly: "You beasts! You beasts of Wei!"
"This... what should I do..." The remaining egret officials wiped their cold sweat dumbfounded.
They are just egrets, not perverts. They have no special hobby for abusing girls, just to get news.
The old egret officer took off his cloak and put it on the white horse, and said with a sullen face: "Go to General Hua, General Di and Su Hejun, since this person is a girl, then Tumo County Governor is lying, She is not his son."
"Yes!"
***
When the egret official came to the door, He Mulan couldn't sit still, and was about to lead his troops to the Acropolis and go to Puning Temple to find someone.
Gai Wu and Zheng Zong didn't respond after walking for so long, and things were not going well in the white horse. Just now, Huang Mingren heard news that the governor of Tumo County committed suicide in fear of crime. Before his death, he just hoped that his family would not be affected.
But with Juqu Mujian's virtue, if something went wrong, he would definitely want to throw a bunch of scapegoats to escape, it was impossible not to bring harm to his family.
Huang Mingren was very angry, because they hadn't been tortured and questioned, and even the honor of the county governor was reserved for him, but if he died like this, the matter would not end.
Tu Mo was born in the Western Xianbei. This Xianbei group still has a lot of power in Beiliang. This is different from the political struggle, and it really kills people.
As soon as He Mulan ordered troops and horses, Su Hejun and Di Yefei hurried over and told her that the child who assassinated last night was a girl, and most likely not a child of the Tu Mo family.
He Mulan was worried that he had no excuse to enter the city, and immediately asked the Egret officer to send the child, and brought the child into the city to find Huang Mingren in the city to discuss matters.
Su Hejun and Di Yefei were also worried that there were a lot of people in the back party in the Acropolis.
At this time, the sky was getting brighter, and the momentum of so many people walking was so startling that all the people on the city tower from Bei Liang immediately went up, but He Mulan looked at the short city wall with anger on his face.
"In a quarter of an hour, if you don't open the city gate, we will rush in."
"General Hua, it's still an hour away from the city gate, and Xiaowei Wang is not here!" The city gate officer shouted in panic: "You guys who have something to pass on, just run!"
Before He Mulan opened her mouth to question, she suddenly heard the sound of killing inside the city gate, and some people kept shouting: "Open the city gate! Open the city gate! Don't accidentally hurt the nobles in front of you!" Yunyun felt even more nervous in her heart.
After a while, I don't know if the people in the city gate finally compromised or the people in the city gate killed a whole bunch of people defending the city, and the city gate finally opened from the inside, revealing a dark figure.
He Mulan's heart sank.
Gai Wu and Zheng Zong didn't take a few people with them when they left, so they shouldn't be in such a large group of people.
However, when the group of people at the head walked out of the city gate, guarding a small figure, both He Mulan and the people who came with He Mulan cried out.
"Gai Wu!"
"Zheng Zong!"
"My God! Shizi!"
The one who was guarded nervously by Gai Wu and a few Hu Ben soldiers in his arms was not Juqu Boti, who had been missing for a long time, or who else
They didn't follow Gai Wu and the others, but didn't come forward. They looked like they were throwing a mouse at the wheel. They didn't dare to go forward at all, but they didn't want to leave like this. , just waiting to step forward to snatch him at any time.
How could it look like Gai Wu and others were taking hostages, how dare He Mulan, Di Yefei, and Su Hejun ignore it, they immediately led the army forward, protected them in the formation, and slowly retreated.
"what happened?"
He Mulan looked at her disciple.
"I thought you had an accident at Puning Temple!"
"It really happened." Gai Wu nodded. "Puning Temple has a large number of people in ambush, those are the guards. We all escaped by relying on the prince."
Both Zheng Zong and Gai Wu were very sorry for this, and their expressions when they looked at Juqu Bodhi became more complicated.
At this time, Juqu Bodhi was no longer the innocent and cute look that He Mulan had seen before. He had a temperament that He Mulan saw in Queen Meng, and there was also compassion in his eyes. Guangcai, seeing He Mulan's gaze swept towards him, he was able to nod his head slightly and said, "General Hua, this is not the place to talk, I hope I can talk to you about the recent affairs after returning to the mission. ."
He Mulan nodded without any objection, protected Juqu Bodhi by her side, and ordered the troops to be returned to the camp.
When Su Hejun saw that Juqu Bodhi was greeted, he immediately put aside any assassins and county governors. After all, only the missing prince was the most important at this time. He immediately ordered the Egret officer to protect the safety of Juqu Bodhi, in name only. It is protection, in fact, monitoring him not to leave.
The army began to move, and the guards who chased after them also ran over. They were blocked by the Hu Ben army forcefully. He Mulan lowered her head and asked Juqu Boti in confusion, "Are these your personal guards?"
He shook his head.
"Those are my grandmother's secret guards who were ordered to protect me. During this time, they have been staying with me."
Juqu Bodhi suddenly stopped in his footsteps and called out to the guards behind him, "Let's all go, stay far away! You all have skills, you can go anywhere in the world! You don't want to live an upright life. Is it? It is now."
He bowed to Wei Kanglong, who had been protecting him, "Uncle Wei, I'm sorry, I just want to be with my mother and sister now."
"You can be king."
Wei Kanglong said with a blank face: "You are the prince appointed by the king, and countless ministers in the court are eagerly waiting for you to ascend to the throne. I am waiting to protect you, not to be happy outside, but to assist you in completing your work in Beiliang. "Prince, if you don't think about us, at least think about the people of Northern Liang, and think about the dead princes of Xingguo and Zhengde."
Juqu Bodhi's face stiffened.
The walnut sachet hanging from his belt made him feel heavy and unable to walk.
"That's great, our goals don't conflict."
At this time, Su Hejun, who was smiling all over his face, suddenly squeezed out.
"We are also going to send Prince Juqu Bodhi back to Guzang to inherit the throne."
"what?"
"what!"
Huang Mingren, who came in a hurry, cried out.
Wei Kanglong's expression also changed.
"The prince came to study in our country of Wei, originally to follow His Majesty's side to learn the way of running the country, so that he will inherit the Northern Liang in the future. Now that the king of Juqu Mengxun has passed away, whether it is reasonable or reasonable, it should be the successor of Prince Juqu Bodhi. bit."
Su Hejun continued with a gentle expression: "This is what our country means, and it is also what Your Majesty means."
Juqu Bodhi's face was even darker. From the moment he cast his arms towards Wei, he knew that this would end in the end.
But he doesn't regret it.
"Uncle Wei, if you choose to leave now, it's actually the best life. I'm an ominous person, and those who follow me will have no good end."
Juqu Bodhi was about to say something with a painful face, but was stopped by Wei Kanglong's suddenly bright eyes.
"Of course what we long for is to appear in front of people in an upright manner!" Wei Kanglong and the guards behind him were as excited as if they had been beaten with blood.
"We are all good men. Since we have made great achievements and made great achievements in battle, how can we be at ease as a farmer? The prince doesn't need to persuade us, please let us continue to follow you!"
Su Hejun's laughing eyes narrowed: "That's how you should be! Don't be nervous, Prince Bodhi has gone through some changes, and he is still young. It's good to wait for enlightenment. You might as well follow our mission all the way back to Guzang. Take good care of Prince Bodhi, what are your thoughts?"
Wei Kanglong looked at He Mulan, then looked at Di Yefei and the people behind them, and seemed to have no choice but to agree.
He Mulan shook her head, admiring Su Hejun's ability to pull heads wherever he went.
"Come, come, let's go together. In order to safely take back the Prince Juqu Bodhi, our Majesty has sent five thousand elites. There are still a large number of people in Qinhan City who can be recruited, and safety is not a problem at all. But, you also know that You are not from the Wei State, so it is better to obey our orders when you enter our army, otherwise there will be some contradictions, and your language is not the same as ours.
Su Hejun and Wei Kanglong were familiar with each other, and by the way, they inquired about how many people could use the Acropolis. Queen Meng's faction controlled those state capitals and so on.
Only in this way can they break through the blockade of Juqu Mujian and return to Guzang City safely.
"Su and the envoy! General Hua! You promised the king to go to Aunt to discuss the friendship between the two countries!" Huang Mingren trembled when he saw that the situation was developing so badly.
"You shall not betray your faith!"
"Yes, yes, we can't betray our promise..." Su Hejun touched his face and said with a smile, "Huang Shangshu, we are going to Guzang to discuss the friendship between the two countries! This is not for the sake of the throne of King Beiliang. Is your Highness coordinating? Only when Bei Liang settles down can we rest assured, don't you think?"
"You... you..."
"Come here, Huang Shangshu seems to be suddenly ill and can't stand still, please invite him and several other envoys back to the camp!"
"Yes!"
"Duanfang" He Mulan and Di Yefei, whose political methods were still relatively young, watched Su Hejun easily end a war that might be triggered.
Even if the forces in Lingzhou and Mingsha County would not agree that they would take Juqu Bodhi like this, after hearing that Su Hejun had promised to let Juqu Bodi ascend to the throne, and put Huang Mingren and others under house arrest, they would naturally They will understand Wei's position and provide convenience for Juqu Bodhi to enter Guzang.
And now it's not a big army pressing the border, Gao Che Hu Ben has only 5,000 people, and He Mulan has only 2,000 people. It seems that he is here to "coordinate disputes", not to use this guise to attack the cold.
Not to mention He Mulan and Di Yefei were dumbfounded, even Zheng Zong, who had just come out of the Acropolis, looked at Su Hejun with admiration.
He himself likes to use "brain" rather than force to solve problems, and he also admires the ability to turn an enemy into a friend in a conversation.
Zheng Zong knows his own faults. He is not open-minded enough, and he is not a good person. It is difficult to trust others and it is difficult to gain the trust of others. If Hua Mulan is the kind of person he admires and knows that he can't do it, then Hejun is the kind of person he wants to be.
This young man is only twenty-five or six now. Since he has such good means and demeanor, even Wei Kanglong and the dark guards have been appeased. situation, at any time to protect his safety.
Thinking that He Mulan had promised to formally recommend him to Lord Su Hejun after returning to Pingcheng, and now that Su Hejun was already here, Zheng Zong couldn't help shaking with excitement.
He has seen the most suitable road paved in front of him!
He can openly ask other people's secrets, spy on other people's **, and can enjoy hearing their panicked begging for mercy...
Those dark and unspeakable mentalities can be vented after becoming an egret official.
As long as he works hard to be a "good person" and uses the ability of an egret to deal with corrupt officials and bad people, no matter how terrible or dark the means, General Hua should not hate him!
Zheng Zong smiled with fantasy and satisfaction.
"Why does Zheng Zong laugh so disgustingly?"
Na Luo Hun asked Gai Wu, who was standing beside him, with some fine hair.
"I don't know, why did I see him smiling so strangely at me, Su He Shijun? Did you see Suhe Shijun?"
"Don't scare me, Officer Bailu's methods are no joke."
"Then I can't think of any reason..."
Because Wang Xing of the Acropolis never appeared, the guards in the county did not have any conflicts with the Wei people, and they were allowed to return to the main camp without obstruction.
When Juqu Bodhi saw that the situation was completely stable, he asked them to let his sister go.
At this time, people such as Su Hejun and Di Yefei remembered the girl who had been tortured but refused to reveal her identity, and they were speechless for a while.
Their silence obviously misunderstood Juqu Bodhi, and asked with a pale face: "Did... you put her... "
Juqu Bodhi's eyes were round and round, as if He Mulan would wipe her neck and commit suicide as soon as she said yes.
"No, no, no, no!" He Mulan was taken aback by the meaning of his words, "She dressed as a boy before, and claimed to be the son of the county governor to assassinate me, and was brought to interrogate by the egret official. I'm afraid I've suffered a bit, but my life should be fine!"
Only then did Juqu Bodhi breathe a sigh of relief, his whole body was paralyzed, and he couldn't even walk.
He Mulan knew that it was this child who caused the death of 2,000 people in the Hu Ben army. It was also to protect the child's whereabouts and to make Queen Meng kill her. But seeing Juqu Bodhi like this, she really hated it, so she just hugged him. Get up, like holding a three or four year old child.
For He Mulan, the young Bodhi was indeed a child.
"Don't cry, don't cry, we'll let your sister go when we go back, I promise she'll be fine..."
***
"Who told you to run away! Who told you to take refuge in Wei people!"
After the white horse was brought, he screamed as soon as he saw his brother, ran to his side and touched him randomly.
"Did they beat you? Did they bully you? Did they?"
Bai Ma still had scars on his face and body, and blood on his toenails and wrists. When he entered the room, he was very excited to examine Bodhi's body.
As soon as Bodhi saw the white horse, which was so scarred that he couldn't even walk, he cried "wow".
Bai Ma was originally a child who was stubbornly dying. When he saw his brother crying so badly, he thought that he had been seen by several bastards, and he had suffered so much. The boss of the toenail just said that he couldn't keep it, and even more so. Sadness came from her. She was originally a child. After being tortured overnight by the Egret officials, her body and mind had reached the limit.
Juqu Bodhi was still crying sadly at first, but later when he heard that his sister was crying even more sadly than he was, he suddenly stopped crying, and he was sobbing and begging for Su He Jun and He Mulan to find a good husband for his sister to heal her injuries. Never went anywhere before.
Su Hejun had already inquired with Wei Kanglong about which prefectures and counties supported Juqu Bodhi, and was thinking of spreading the news that Juqu Bodhi was in the hands of the envoys from Pingcheng before Yuan Po Qiang did nothing wrong. Hearing that Juqu Bodhi had some resistance, he hurriedly coaxed a child and said:
"I didn't know the identity of the princess before, but now that I know it, naturally I can't neglect it. For your sake, the Hu Ben army has already suffered heavy losses, and it can't be delayed any longer. Well, I will let the Egret officer take care of you..."
"How dare you let those people touch me!"
The white horse screamed.
"I almost died at their hands!"
Su Hejun's face was also a little unsightly.
When he mentioned the loss of the Hu Ben army, he wanted to remind them that they were actually guilty of Wei Guo, so don't go too far. As a result, I don't know if Bai Ma was deliberately acting stupid or just didn't understand, and he continued to complain.
He Mulan was most afraid of dealing with cunning and eccentric children, and Di Yefei even snorted coldly, folded her arms and ignored her completely.
Several Egret officials in charge of the interrogation looked at Su He-jun uneasy in their hearts, afraid that he would dispose of them to appease the princess. Fortunately, Su He-jun had no such intention at all, but gave them a look to reassure them. Suppress your anxiety.
"But most of the embassies are men..." Su Hejun sighed nervously, "Where did you ask me to find someone to serve you?"
"I want that round-faced person to take care of me! They call him General Chen!" Bai Ma blinked, looking at the wound on his wrist, and suddenly said.
"That's the guy I attacked in the toilet room!"
"No, Chen Jie is my personal guard and is responsible for keeping me safe."
He Mulan was angry and uneasy.
"And your croton is too much. He can't take care of people at all now, and he has to be taken care of by others."
Knowing that this white horse was likely to be the little boy in the Tiantai Army who followed Gai Wu later, He Mulan suddenly became vigilant.
Chen Jie was pitifully tossed by this white horse before, and the white horse seemed to have a faint affection for Chen Jie.
At that time, it didn't matter if Bai Ma was an exiled Lushuihu, but now she is a distinguished princess. I don't know how Your Majesty will deal with the royal family of Beiliang in the end. There's absolutely no way she could.
Besides, this little girl is still at the age of a primary school student. It is the time when the most cruel and unreasonable outlook on life has not been shaped well. If Chen Jie hangs...
The white horse's face darkened.
"Do I want him?"
Su Hejun looked at He Mulan and then at Bai Ma, his face embarrassed.
In his opinion, it's nothing to let Chen Jie appease this little devil for a few days. At most, he will be teased. Chen Jie's martial arts are strong, so there won't be too many problems.
However, He Mulan resisted so much, and as a friend, it was not easy for him to persuade her.
"I'll take care of you."
Zheng Zong suddenly stepped forward and said with a smile.
"I know Lu Shui's nonsense. I heard what Xianbei said is very unfamiliar. Chen Jie must have problems communicating with you..."
"Stay away from me, ugly!"
The white horse continued to scream.
Zheng Zong froze, as if he had been stabbed in a corner that was deliberately ignored, and looked at He Mulan involuntarily.
He Mulan seemed to be frightened by her lack of education, and she said, "Queen Meng is so heroic, how did she give birth to such a daughter!"
These words are already very serious, but unfortunately the Bailu Guan tortured Baima too badly. At this time, she was full of resentment, and after hearing it, she gritted her teeth and said, "How my mother taught me, it doesn't matter what you do! I want to be like me. Sister, you are really unlucky!"
"Princess Xingping is much more lovely than you."
Naruto muttered softly.
"Chen Jie is impossible. Zheng Zong is my translator and won't take care of you. You can choose a few suitable ones from the Lushuihu people."
He Mulan made a decision.
"We could buy you some maids in the next county house, but there are no women to serve you now."
"What about her!"
Bai bribed Di Yefei.
"Didn't you say that there are no women? You still carry a concubine with you!"
"puff!"
Su Hejun covered his face and sprayed.
Zheng Zong glared at her hard.
What is a concubine!
"I'm Gao Che Hu Ben Zuo Sima, and I'm a man." Di Yefei snorted angrily, "You want me to take care of you? As long as you have the guts, I don't care."
Seeing that her sister opened her mouth and offended all the important people in Wei, Juqu Puti pulled her cloak, and said apologetically, "We don't have any requirements, I just hope to see my grandmother soon, may I ask you? Where is she?"
"In a safe place."
Su Hejun answered inexplicably.
"Don't worry about that, she's fine."
Yuan Po Qiang will not let her have any trouble.
The two children looked at each other, their eyes full of surprise, and some didn't dare to speak again.