"... In bribing Taiyuan officials and generals, besides intending to manipulate food and cause riots in the city, do you have any other purpose~?"
In the prison cell of Taiyuan Prefecture, Lin Jiang interrogated Kang Qu alone. After placing the charges against Kang Qu on the table, he looked at the latter and asked in a deep voice.
"No!"
Kang Qu replied calmly.
He didn't take Lin Jiang in front of him seriously, and it could be said that he didn't even take the prison in the state capital seriously, because he was from Kangguo, and he had not committed any heinous crimes in the Tang Dynasty, including bribery. They are just officials. This kind of crime is neither big nor small. In the end, they will most likely be handed over to the Honglu Temple of the Tang Dynasty, and then they will be exiled back to Kang State from the Honglu Temple. Anyway, they will not be punished for this small crime. Lose your life!
"Hmph! I advise you to think about it again!"
Lin Jiang didn't give Kang Qu a good look, he said with a blank face.
Kang Qu was silent for a moment and said: "We bribed Taiyuan officials and generals to cause riots in the city, mainly because we wanted to seek justice for the deceased brother Chang'an! The Taiyuan government wasted no time and caused the tragic death of brother Chang'an. What's more, After the death of Brother Chang'an, the government not only refused to allow us to bring Brother Chang'an's body back to Kang State, but even blocked the city gate so that we could not convey the news to Brother Chang'an's family!
We create riots because we want to teach Governor Wang a lesson, let the government see the strength and unity of our Kang merchants, and let the Tang court give justice to Brother Chang'an! I have already explained the cause and effect of the matter to the state officials. You keep saying that we have other purposes. I wonder what your intentions are~? "
"Hmph! Teach the government a lesson, you guys are so bold!"
Lin Jiang's eyes narrowed and he said angrily: "This is the territory of the Tang Dynasty. If you do business here, you must abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty. Don't say that you are from Kangguo. Even if you are a Turkic businessman, you come to do business in the Tang Dynasty." , you have to act in accordance with the rules of the government! Inciting civil unrest and bribing officials, you are so brave~!"
Kang Qu argued forcefully: "We were forced to do this by the government! The Taiyuan government harmed Brother Chang'an first, but did not allow us to convey the news of Brother Chang'an's murder to Kang State later. We were trapped in Taiyuan City. , we can only use this strategy to force the government to open the city gate!"
"Hmph! Then do you know why Taiyuan City is closed~?"
Lin Jiang was angry when he heard this.
Kang Qu thought for a while and said: "The government notice said that the city was closed in recent days to catch Turkic spies! But in my opinion, these are just a cover, and the government is trying to cover up their crime of harming Brother Chang'an. The news would be leaked, so we closed the city gate!"
"You really think highly of Kang Chang'an, and you really think highly of yourself!"
When Lin Jiang heard this, he couldn't help but sneered: "To tell you the truth, Kang Changan colluded with the Turkic spies, and the Turkic spies killed him before the matter was about to be exposed! At this time, the government has definite evidence! Today I will interrogate you. , I just want to know whether the matter of you bribing officials and disrupting public order in the city came from the instructions of Turkic spies?"
"Turkic spy? What kind of Turkic spy? I'm just a businessman, how can I know a Turkic spy?"
Hearing this, Kang Qu's eyes widened in shock, and he quickly shook his head in denial.
Just kidding, he can admit to the crime of bribing officials, but he can never admit to the crime of colluding with Turkic spies, otherwise his life will probably be handed down in the land of Datang!
"Hmph! Don't admit it? That's easy to handle! Come here and be punished!"
Lin Jiang didn't have the patience to talk nonsense with Kang Qu here. Li Junxian was still waiting for his reply. Seeing that Kang Qu was so ignorant, Lin Jiang shouted directly outside.
Kang Qu's face changed drastically, and he said with an angry look on his face: "How dare you!? I'm from Kang State, you can't torture me! You are trying to beat me to death, but I don't accept it, and I want to see your governor!"
Since entering the prison of the state capital, Capt. Feng has only questioned Kang Qu and others, and has never been punished. This is also a formal process. After all, he is from Kangguo, and there is currently no trace of him in the government. According to common sense, the governor's office cannot punish him for evidence of collusion with Turkic spies, otherwise there will definitely be an excuse for abusing the Kang people and subduing him!
But Lin Jiang didn't follow common sense at all. He was about to be tortured before even saying a few words. Kang Qu didn't think his body could withstand the torture in the state prison, so he hurriedly "protested"!
Outside the execution room, Capt. Feng came in with two yamen servants. The two yamen servants also had whips and stoves in their hands. When Kang Qu saw it, his face turned pale with fright, and he quickly wanted to turn around and run away, but he The two government officials standing behind him held his shoulders firmly.
Feng Captou glanced at Kang Qu expressionlessly and didn't say much.
Although Lin Jiang's punishment of Kang Qu was against the rules, Wang Liaoyuan told him before coming to the cell that he had full authority to cooperate with Lin Jiang.
"Why don't I dare?"
Lin Jiang glanced at Kang Qu indifferently and said: "I'm not afraid to tell you, I am the Baiqi of the Tang Dynasty. This time a large number of Turkic spies appeared in Taiyuan City. Our general went to Taiyuan in person because these Turkic spies kidnapped a very distinguished man. Man, if you cannot catch all these Turkic spies, the Holy Emperor will be furious, many people will die in Taiyuan City, and you will never leave the Tang Dynasty alive!
Therefore, let alone punishing you at this moment, even if they kill you directly, the court will not say anything, and you, Kang Guo, did not dare to say anything in the past! "
Lin Jiang's tone was very calm, but Kang Qu heard it like a thunderbolt from the blue. He looked at Lin Jiang in shock, and felt a turmoil in his heart!
Hundred Cavalry? The Lin Jiang in front of him turned out to be from the most mysterious army of the Tang Dynasty - Baiqi! Moreover, the reason why Taiyuan City was closed down was actually because Turkic spies took a distinguished hostage!
As for who this hostage is, although Lin Jiang did not say it clearly, Kang Qu can guess a thing or two. After all, Baiqi was able to come to Taiyuan in person to participate in the rescue. The kidnapped hostage was either a high official of the imperial court or a nobleman!
A few days ago, King Wei of the Tang Dynasty happened to come to Taiyuan City...
Thinking of this, a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on Kang Qu's back. Only then did he understand why Lin Jiang didn't care about his identity as a merchant of Kang State from beginning to end, because compared with rescuing King Wei of the Tang Dynasty, let alone Even if the Prince of Kang is here, he will be arrested if he hinders the government from rescuing Li Tai!
At this time, Kang Qu realized how ridiculous his previous confidence was!
"I...I...I'll tell you everything I know! Don't use torture! Don't use torture~!"
Kang Qu, who realized the seriousness of the situation, felt only endless regret and fear in his heart, and he quickly spoke.
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