People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 1348: Have I seen you somewhere?
Rows of big men in gray clothes and coarse cloth, their hands tied behind their backs and their heads drooping, were being led to the ground by a black armored soldier holding a long sword.

In the clearing of the valley ahead, corpses were thrown into the burning fire.

The burning flames gave off a pungent atmosphere, which made people feel extremely uncomfortable.

Su Baotong stood beside the rows of big men in coarse cloth, his face expressionless. They had smelled this smell countless times on the battlefield.

"Who is the master behind this?" Su Baotong walked up to a big man and asked gently.

The big man covered with wounds sneered and turned his head. Su Baotong immediately stepped forward. At the moment when the big man's face was proud, the cold blade had penetrated into his body with endless pain.

The big man's face was full of panic, pain, and regret...

With a "pop", the sound of the big man falling to the ground was heard to the side, and the corner of the big man's eyes couldn't help but twitch.

At this moment, Su Baotong asked: "Who is the master behind this?"

"Sir, I'm just a nobody, how could I possibly know." The big man quickly kowtowed vigorously, his eyes full of panic.

"Yeah!" Su Baotong nodded slightly, then stepped forward.

The big man couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. At this moment, he suddenly saw a cold blade appearing on his chest, followed by endless pain and endless darkness...

……

Li Xuan sat in front of the stone room at the back, her eyes quickly scanning the documents in front of her, as if she didn't care about Su Baotong's killing methods.

Song Jing raised his head and glanced, sighing in his heart that Su Baotong was becoming more and more like King Peng.

But Song Jing did not refuse the killing in front of him.

Not to mention that these people in front of them are refugees without household registration, and they are even involved in making armor privately and colluding in rebellion. They deserve to die.

Moreover, Song Jing is no longer the supervisory censor back then, and he has no authority to interfere with Qianniuwei's people in dealing with rebellion.

The people of Qianniuwei themselves have certain extra-legal rights.

This is especially true for rebellion.

Not even the people from the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple would care about the current matter, let alone him as a Henan county magistrate.

At this moment, Li Xuan's voice suddenly sounded: "Found it."

Song Jing immediately turned around and asked, "How?"

"Every month's sales records, as well as the monthly gold and silver income, will be sent directly to Chang'an... Chang'an?" Li Xuan's eyes suddenly became sharp.

"Chang'an?" Song Jing was also surprised. He never thought that these people would be so bold.

You know, that's Chang'an there.

According to the sales records they have found so far, quite a few swords and armor are sold here every month.

Especially when accepting large orders like the Xiao family, the copper coins harvested can fill several carriages every month.

Sending a carriage and a carriage of copper coins to Chang'an, are you really not afraid of being discovered by others and alerting the government?

Not to mention that they themselves have to go through multiple levels of inspection. Now it is extremely difficult for these things to be successfully sent to Chang'an.

"It shows that the people behind them have enough power." Li Xuan smiled coldly and said: "Only in this way can the government let them go without any investigation at all. It's a pity that several stewards here have been killed before. , otherwise you can directly ask them the identity of the person behind the scenes."

"It's not too late. Those people don't know everything. There is always a clue." Song Jing raised her head and looked forward.

Those big men in gray clothes only had one chance to speak. Su Baotong only asked. If he didn't say anything, the Tang sword behind him would immediately penetrate his heart.

In the past, some people didn't want to speak out, but later on, some people didn't know at all, and the rest...

"Don't, I said, I said." A big man in gray knelt down on the ground, his face full of crying pleading. No one in the other companions behind him hated him. Even the indifference on the faces of these desperadoes disappeared. There was only one Happy face.

If someone speaks, then they don't have to die.

……

"The villain doesn't know much. The last time we transported copper coins back to Chang'an, we were short of manpower, so we called an extra villain. However, we just sent the carriage to a courtyard in Jing'anfang, and nothing happened after that. I knew that I left Chang'an and went to Wugong County. I stayed in Wugong County for one night and then returned to the mountains. "

The big man in gray lay on the ground and confided everything he knew.

In fact, as for who the master behind this weapons workshop is, in fact, the entire weapons workshop only knows one manager.

The transportation of raw materials, transactions, and money transfer were all completed by him alone. Others had no idea who was standing behind him.

There are times when stewards are replaced, but every time a steward is replaced, more often than not they recognize the token rather than the person.

"This method is quite thorough." Li Xuan nodded calmly and asked, "Where is that place in Jing'anfang?"

"The third house is on the north side of Jing'an Square Gate." The big man quickly told the location.

Li Xuan looked up at Su Baotong and said, "The address is already here. Now send a message to Chang'an immediately and ask them to check it. Let's pack up and return to Luoyang."

"Here!" Su Baotong immediately handed over his hand.

Soon, all the prisoners, all the weapons, and all the raw materials were loaded up. All the furnaces were pulled down and all the houses burned.

Even the water source was completely blocked.

After completely destroying this place, Li Xuan left without any nostalgia and took everyone with him.

Song Jing rode on the horse and took one last look at the abandoned valley. Then he looked at Li Xuan and asked, "Your Majesty, do you really not care about Chang'an?"

"Guangping, you must always remember one thing. Although we are arresting people and killing people, we are not looking for evidence. Naturally, there are people in Chang'an who handle the same thing. As for the final result, it is not you. That's all I can care about." Li Xuan shook her head slightly.

On the surface, Li Xuan didn't know much about this case.

Although he knows a lot if he digs into the root of it,
More than anyone can imagine.

Even in secret, many of them were pushed by him silently, but he had to play the impression of a murderous knife in the eyes of the emperor.

As for whether it will be a joint trial between the three departments or a confrontation in the palace, that is what the emperor arranged.

Li Xuan looked back at the depths of the valley, with a sneer in his eyes. Did he really think he knew nothing about this place?

……

The night is dark and the crescent moon is setting in the west.

Two figures silently slid down the cliff and fell directly into the valley. Then, a ruin-like valley appeared in front of them.

"This place has been destroyed like this." A tall and thin masked man looked at everything in front of him in disbelief.

Some of the pudgy companions beside him rolled their eyes at him angrily, and then said: "How can you control so much of what happens in the military? People are caught, things are taken away, and the rest is a matter of slowly extracting confessions. You'd better Make sure those people don’t know much, otherwise the master will skin us.”

"Don't worry, only Lao Hu knows about the family affairs. If he doesn't want anything to happen to his wife and children, it's best to keep his mouth shut. And if he is really sure that he can't leave, perhaps killing himself is his only option." The tall and thin man sighed, then looked at his companion and said, "Why did you sell so many chain mails to the Xiao family in the first place?"

"We don't know where the Xiao family is. We only know that they were introduced by old acquaintances, and who would have thought that they would actually help the King of Yue in his rebellion. If they are really involved in the mansion now, I am afraid that they will all die. One." There was a hint of panic on the short, fat man's face.

"I'm afraid of you. I can calm down these things easily. Let's go. Now go back and tell me that this place has been completely destroyed." After saying this, the tall and thin man turned around, came under the rock wall, and then pulled the rope hard. Turn around and leave immediately.

However, the moment he pulled hard, the long rope was suddenly pulled down.

No, it wasn't pulled down, but it was cut directly above.

The tall, thin man and the short, fat man looked at each other at the same time. The next moment, they had turned around at the same time, the horizontal knives in their hands twitched, and then they looked fiercely into the valley.

At this moment, a neighing sound suddenly sounded outside the valley, and the next moment, hundreds of riders had already rushed in.

Holding torches high, wearing red clothes and golden armor, they are all Jinwu guards.

The leader was none other than Li Xuan.

Li Xuan stopped, glanced at the stone house on one side, and asked, "Did you hear anything useful?"

"I heard it." Su Baotong led a dozen people and calmly walked out from behind the stone house.

Li Xuan nodded, looked at the two people, and said: "It seems that you have made plans to fight to the death. Okay, I will help you, come here."

Li Xuan gave an order, and a dozen Qianniu Guards cavalry holding crossbows in their hands had already stepped forward, and their sharp crossbow arrows were already aimed at the two of them.

Li Xuan raised her hand expressionlessly. For a moment, the faces of the two people opposite her looked particularly terrifying.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a voice of surprise coming from Li Xuan's mouth: "You two, have I seen you somewhere before... It turns out to be you two, so..."

"Ah!" The tall, thin man and the short, fat man were extremely surprised. Then they immediately fell to their knees in infinite horror: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. This is our business and has nothing to do with my master."

"It doesn't matter. It's not up to me, but to His Majesty. Okay, let's send him to Chang'an... It doesn't matter whether he's alive or dead, as long as his face is not ruined."

"Here!" Su Baotong quickly came forward, and the tall and thin man among them had already raised the horizontal knife and pointed it at his face.

With a "bang" sound, Heng Dao was kicked away.

Immediately, the ropes tied the two people firmly.

Li Xuan then turned around and rode out of the valley.

Song Jing followed and asked in a low voice: "The prince really knows these two people?"

Li Xuan smiled: "How come it doesn't look like it?"

"Based on Guangping's understanding of the prince, I am afraid that the prince is deceiving the two of them. After all, although the prince is well-known in Chang'an, not many people have actually seen the prince up close. As long as they investigate carefully, they will be able to find out everything immediately. Find them all." Song Jing handed over his hands and said, "Guang Ping has always admired the prince's methods."

"Haha!" Li Xuan couldn't help laughing, and then waved her hands and said: "If you really don't know these two people, I may have to use the method you mentioned to find them one by one, but it will be very difficult. Unfortunately, I have indeed met these two people before, and they are also the bodyguards of a certain important person in the court. "

At the end of the sentence, Li Xuan's voice suddenly dropped: "If it were his words, he could indeed shut up the guards guarding Chang'an; if it were his words, he could indeed run the entire underground black market; if it were his words, it would be No matter how big the problem is, it can be settled completely.”

"There are not many people like this in the whole of Chang'an. Who is the prince talking about?" Song Jing frowned. Several names popped into his mind at this moment, but each name was implicated at the moment, which was enough to make people sad. Terrified.

"..."

(End of this chapter)