The reason why he continued to send Li Yuanfang to protect Zhao Chuanchen was to test Li Yuanfang.
Basically, as long as nothing happened to Zhao Chuanchen this time, Li Yuanfang's suspicion would be completely cleared.
That night, while Li Yuanfang was secretly protecting Zhao Chuanchen at the Sanhe County Yamen, Di Renjie brought Zhang Dingguo and Hu Jinghui to interrogate Wang Xiao Er, the only soldier who survived the incident where the rioters of the Great Willow Village broke through the north gate to save all the villagers.
Interrogating such a small character was not difficult at all. After being scared by Di Renjie, Wang Xiao Er could not wait to confess everything.
However, there was nothing he could do about it. Who asked Di Renjie to be too sharp? He had actually guessed the truth of the matter just by exploring the crime scene.
Moreover, if Wang Xiao Er refused to cooperate, Di Renjie would directly execute him. It was as if Di Renjie really knew everything and it wasn't just his testimony.
So in order to survive, Wang Xiao Er could only tell the truth of that night.
To put it simply, this matter was done by the guerrilla generals Zhang Yong, Hu Jinbao, and Fang Hongliang, who led the government troops in the city under the guise of the rebels.
After Wang Xiao Er finished his explanation and was willing to testify in court, Di Renjie immediately sent people with his imperial sword to lead more than a hundred people to capture Zhang Yong, Hu Jin Bao, and Fang Hongliang back to the Governor's Office.
He also specially emphasized that anyone who resisted would be killed!
When everyone else had left, leaving only Di Renjie, Zhang Dingguo, and Hu Jinghui in the main hall, Hu Jinghui took the initiative to ask,""Sir, I really admire you. How did you know that the people who caused trouble were fake government troops?”
The reason why Hu Jinghui was interested in this was not only because he was curious, but also because he wanted to see how powerful Di Renjie was, and whether there was a spy on his side.
As the saying goes, only by knowing yourself and your enemy can you win a hundred battles. Only by deepening his understanding of Di Renjie would Hu Jinghui have the confidence to defeat Di Renjie!
"Hehe, of course he told me on the spot. The first suspicious point was the clothes of the soldiers who were killed.”
Perhaps Wang Xiao Er's honest confession had improved Di Renjie's mood, so even if Hu Jinghui, who was suspected of being a spy, came to ask for advice, he didn't refuse to answer. Instead, he began to enlighten him.
However, Hu Jinghui did not continue his sentence. Zhang Dingguo, who was at the side, also felt that he was not present when this happened, so it was better not to interrupt.
As a result, Di Renjie could only perform a stand-up comedy by himself.
"Think about it. If there was an intense fight, the body would definitely be stained with dust and blood, but the clothes on the corpse at the scene were very clean. This meant that they were not on guard before they were killed.
There was only one explanation for this, and that was that the person who killed them was also an official soldier like them, and was also wearing the uniform of the Five Cities Military Department! In front of his own brothers, there was naturally no need to be on guard.
Second, after I arrived at Youzhou, the city gates were closed at 10:00 am. The incident happened at the fourth watch. Youzhou has always been famous for its strong city walls and powerful soldiers. Even if the elite Turkic soldiers invaded, they wouldn't be able to breach the city gates overnight, much less those peasants with only hoes and shovels.”
(Actually, this point is still open for discussion. After all, when the villagers of Great Willow Village first rebelled, didn't they break through the prison and rescue the villagers before killing their way out of the city gate? Combined with the fact that the Turkic army had attacked Youzhou, it was clear that not only were the people living in misery under Fang Qian's rule, but even the defense of Youzhou was poor. If it wasn't for the Snake Spirit's people in the court, Fang Qian would have been dismissed and investigated long ago!）
" This is the third suspicious point." Di Renjie took out a rubbing from his sleeve as he spoke." Usually, when the rebels start a rebellion, the weapons in their hands are very simple, and they don't have horses. However, I found a few bloody hoof prints at the scene, so I ordered someone to secretly check. As expected, this was what the cavalry of the Five Cities 'Military Department used! Thus, I concluded that this must be a trick!”
"But why would Fang Qian do that?”Hu Jinghui deliberately asked in confusion.
"Hmph, he's naturally afraid that I'll interrogate the villagers of Great Willow Village and expose his fox tail, right?
Fang Qian must have thought so. Now, only Zhang Laosi and a dozen survivors were left in the village, and there were also the old, weak, women, and children tied to the North Gate's execution platform. Since Zhang Laosi and the others had already betrayed him in court, they would definitely not tell the truth. However, those people on the execution platform were different. They hated Fang Qian to the bone and had long been sentenced to death. Once they were saved, they would tell the truth. That was why Fang Qian came up with such a scheme.
If my guess is correct, those people on the execution platform must be locked up in another place by Fang Qian. Once the news died down, he would kill them!”Di Renjie continued to answer.
Moreover, Di Renjie had already determined that no matter who forced Zhang Laosi to betray, it must have something to do with Fang Qian. That was why he linked the North Gate incident with Zhang Laosi's betrayal in court. He came to the conclusion that Fang Qian must have gotten the news from the spy in advance, and then forced Zhang Laosi to get rid of the villagers of Great Willow Village who were tied up on the North Gate's execution platform in advance! (Actually, it wasn't entirely true. Fang Qian was only informed in advance to get rid of the villagers of the Big Willow at the North Gate. He didn't know anything else.)）
" Sigh, I'm afraid that they have been secretly executed by Fang Qian..." Zhang Dingguo, who had been silent all this while, suddenly said with a melancholic look,"
In fact, Zhang Dingguo's statement was more reasonable. After all, it was just executing some civilians. It was indeed not difficult for Fang Qian, a border official who completely controlled Youzhou. Moreover, if this kind of thing dragged on for a long time, it would be easy to cause trouble. Therefore, from Fang Qian's point of view, the sooner he killed them, the better!
"Sigh, I hope that won't be the case…"
In fact, Di Renjie also understood this principle. He just didn't want so many villagers to die innocently. He just hoped that they were still alive…
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