Li De saw a black mass of soldiers on the outskirts of Yunmeng City.
Most of the soldiers here are old, generally in their 40s or 50s, and many of them have no armor on their bodies, wearing short brown clothes and kneeling on the ground, only the character of their youth remains. There were also many people still wearing armor, and those who wore armor all tied their hands behind their backs and knelt down on the ground as if they were pleading guilty.
The son of Southern Chu, Xiao Hei, spoke calmly:
"Having not crossed this line and entered Yunmeng City, it shows that you are very smart, and it also shows that some of you are arranging things for tonight. Come on, stand up, what do you want, stand up and say it."
After the silence, a figure slowly stood up in the crowd.
The man was bare-chested, revealing all his muscles and scars. There was blood all over his knees, obviously he had been kneeling here for a long time, or he had walked all the way here. The man was about fifty years old. After seeing Xiao Hei, his eyes turned red first, and he gritted his teeth and said:
"Master Hui Shizi... We are here to avenge General Jiang Yuesheng."
Xiao Hei asked calmly:
"The bloody clothes case, my father is currently sending me to investigate. Do you not trust me, or did someone tell you something?"
The man was obviously stunned for a moment, then lowered his head in shame, and said softly:
"It's not that we can't trust the Lord Shizi, but now the whole Southern Chu is spreading rumors that the Lord Lord doesn't interfere with this matter, and wants to make a big problem into a small one. They also said that General Jiang Yuesheng was sentenced to death and locked in a prison. Here, tortured every day, the old general was almost tortured..."
Xiao Hei pulled out the saber from his waist together with the scabbard, stuck it in the ground in front of him, and said coldly:
"So you gathered outside Yunmeng City to make trouble, and you want me to give you justice? Do you know that in Nanchu, doing so is no different from rebellion! Do you think that you can escape punishment if you tie your hands? Today you Six thousand people are kneeling here, forcing me to release Jiang Yuesheng, and tomorrow there will be another six thousand people kneeling here, asking me to chop off the old general's head, what should I do? Stand up!"
Hearing this, the soldiers did not dare to continue kneeling, and stood up tremblingly one after another.
Holding the unsheathed knife, Xiao Hei continued:
"I, Nanchu, have never said that I will not investigate the case of the old general. On the contrary, we have been investigating this case! You who have fought side by side with the old general are the only ones who accept his affection. How can we younger generations really take it Forget about the old general turning the tide back then? If you really admire him, you shouldn't kneel here with your hands tied; if you really have the guts to force the palace, put a sword around my neck and force me to let him go! The army is not like the army, and the enemy is not like the enemy, what do you look like now?!"
The soldiers were all ashamed, and they dared not speak.
Xiao Hei let out a breath and continued:
"In the case of the old general, I will give you justice. You also have thousands of ways to ask me for this justice. The only thing you should not be instigated by others is to gather here. One step further, it will be a rebellion. When the time comes, the old general If you go out in person, you won't be able to keep you."
The bloody soldiers calmed down a bit, but the leader still didn't relax, and continued:
"My lord, you can cut off my head as you like, but I have to ask clearly today! I, Nanchu, have always been strictly hierarchical. Ordinary people dare not provoke the nobles. If the nobles really want to die alone, that person will not be allowed to die." Undead! What happened today is that the brothers did something wrong, but how do you want the brothers to believe that the Lord Shizi will give us this justice?"
Xiao Hei held the knife, braided his hair without any wind, and was about to say something when suddenly a horse rushed into the crowd.
Who among the soldiers shouted first:
"The lord's mansion is here! It's the lord's bodyguard!"
So everyone looked over here. The guard on the horse jumped down, stopped the galloping horse with one hand, took out a precious silk book from his arms, and said loudly:
"My lord's will!"
The soldiers knelt down again, but all the nobles on Xiao Hei's side stood.
Lied stood too, never in the habit of doing as the Romans do in such matters. What's more, everyone is a lord, and there is no reason for anyone to kneel when they meet each other.
Xiao Hei's fierce aura dissipated a little, and he stood calmly aside.
The guard unfolded the silk book and said loudly:
"The order of the lord of Southern Chu is passed on. The son of Southern Chu, Xiang Hei, will thoroughly investigate the bloody clothing case within one month without any cover-ups or mistakes! The nobles of Southern Chu must cooperate with the son from top to bottom, and there must be no deceit, hiding Private! The soldiers who are entangled outside Yunmeng City, think of their first offence, and will not be severely punished, and will be handed over to the crown prince! But if similar situations occur again in the future, regardless of the reason, they will be punished as rebellion!"
The soldiers roared in unison, as if receiving a military order. Xiao Hei also took a step forward and said:
"I hope you will give me some more time. Within a month, I will definitely give you an explanation—"
As Xiao Hei said, he wanted to take the silk book from the guard, but the guard didn't intend to give it to him, he still raised his voice and said loudly:
"In addition, Li De, the lord of Yunyang, is visiting Nanchu. This person has nothing to do with Nanchu, and has no contact with other nobles! According to the lord's will, Li De is hereby appointed as the leader of the investigation team, and he is responsible for the investigation team. Shi Zihei, the person in charge of the case, cooperated with each other to investigate the matter of the bloody clothes case together! With such an objective and high-ranking person present, everyone present can put their hearts in their stomachs!"
At that moment, countless pairs of eyes looked at Lied.
Li De, who was eating melons, was completely dumbfounded. He opened his mouth and didn't know what to curse for a long time. The small composition in my head has already written tens of thousands of words, but in such a situation, I have no chance to speak it out. Not only him, but all the nobles—including the eldest son Xiao Hei—haven't recovered from the shock. God knows what mysterious operations the lord of Nanchu did. Lide, who was talking and laughing at the banquet just now, turned into the investigation team Long, it is related to the interests of everyone present in an instant.
The atmosphere suddenly became suppressed, but other people could be silent, but Lide could not be silent.
Because the more than 6,000 people present were still looking at him!
After thinking about it for a while, Lid probably sorted out some clues. Not to mention anything else, he came to Nanchu this time to make friends, that is, to find available foreign aid. So he originally wanted to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, and see how Nan Chu handled the bloody clothes case, to judge whether Nan Chu was a strong outsider, and whether he was qualified to be his friend.
However, on the other hand, the Lord of Southern Chu may also think so. If the lord of Nanchu saw the purpose of his trip, then this appointment would undoubtedly be a test for him from Nanchu.
Lide cleared his throat, took a step forward, grabbed the silk book in the guard's hand with one hand, and said loudly:
"My lord, Li De, the lord of Yunyang, came to be the leader of this investigation team today. Everyone present may think it is very sudden, but I think it is even more sudden! Now that I have accepted this job, I will explain to you. This time I was ordered to investigate the bloody clothes case, and I only do three things—fairness, fairness, and his mother's fairness!"