kingnovel Chapter 367 Scolding
Chapter 367 Scolding
Shan Yufeng looked at the situation in front of him, frowned tightly, his heart full of worry, and wanted to give some more advice.
But before he could open his mouth, Lieutenant General Luo's face was already full of impatience.
Lieutenant General Luo swept a murderous look over like a sharp sword. That look was like a sharp blade, carrying a terrifying deterrent power, as if it could cut a person in an instant.
Shan Yufeng suddenly felt a chill rising from his spine, as if a bucket of ice-cold water had been poured over his head. His limbs instantly became stiff, and he swallowed back the words that were on the tip of his tongue. "Yes, I obey your command."
Mao Qiang immediately realized that the situation was extremely complicated, and waited for Shan Yu Feng to leave.
Lieutenant General Luo was seen walking around in a hurry with an anxious look on his face.
Mao Qiang hesitated again and again, struggling internally, weighing the pros and cons over and over in his mind.
Finally, he came to Fan Jingrui carefully. "Sir, Cui Liren..."
"There is solid evidence that Cui Liren robbed civilians' land and resold innocent people's property. As for other things, don't make random guesses without solid evidence." Fan Jingrui looked solemn and took over the conversation seriously, with unquestionable determination in his voice.
After hearing this, Mao Qiang showed a hint of hesitation on his face and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. The sweat slid down his cheeks and wet his collar.
He said cautiously: "Sir, behind the Cui family, if our actions offend some dignitaries, I'm afraid it will cause unpredictable troubles..."
At this time, Chu Ci went home to wash up and arrange meals for the soldiers, and then returned, just in time to hear Mao Qiang's concerns.
Her expression was stern, her eyes were like torches, as if she could see through everything, and she said directly: "Does County Mao know who is behind Deputy General Luo? Who is behind this princess and her husband?"
Mao Qiang was stunned on the spot, his face changing color, sometimes blue, sometimes white, like a palette. Sweat began to seep out of his forehead, and the sweat became more and more, gathering into a stream and flowing down his cheeks, wetting the ground under his feet.
After a long while, he seemed to wake up from a dream, trembled, bowed and said: "I was worrying too much."
Fan Jingrui had a serious expression, his eyes were solemn and majestic, and he said, "Take Master Xing with you to the prison."
"Those who need to be warned should be warned severely, so that they won't try to play any tricks; those who need to be comforted should also be comforted properly to stabilize their emotions."
"Before Vice Admiral Luo leaves, I don't want any trouble at the prison, not even a little bit. Do you understand?"
Mao Qiang's expression changed again and again, and there was a hint of hesitation and uneasiness in his eyes, but he didn't say anything more. "Yes, I will go over now."
After saying that, he turned around and left in a hurry, as if there was a ferocious beast chasing him from behind. He staggered and almost fell.
Chu Ci looked at Mao Qiang's hurriedly leaving back and couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Did I scare him? Look how fast he ran."
Fan Jingrui shook his head helplessly, sighed and said, "It's better this way. This way, if someone tries to take advantage of them or use coercion or inducement, he will have to think carefully."
Chu Ci raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "I hope he can withstand the test and not cause trouble." There was a hint of worry in her tone.
Fan Jingrui nodded slightly: "Although Mao Qiang has some small thoughts, he has been relatively clean since he took office as the magistrate of Tingzhou County, and nothing should go wrong." There was some certainty in his words.
Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui had just taken great pains to deal with the people from the county government, but Ye Lin was not idle either. He brought his men to turn the Cui family upside down.
Finally, in the quiet little Buddhist temple of Cui Liren's mother, in a secret compartment behind the Buddha statue, evidence of Cui Liren's connection with the Tatars was found.
However, just part of the content was too unexpected.
It was recorded that they lured children from all over the Great Zhou, and finally sold them to the Tatars inhumanely.
When Ye Lin saw this, his blood rushed to his head and he almost fainted.
"No wonder the Tingzhou County Court didn't discover Cui Liren's human trafficking at all? It turns out that he sold all the people to the Tatars!" He roared angrily, his voice filled with grief and indignation.
On the other hand, Lieutenant General Luo had not yet realized the seriousness of the matter.
He frowned and said with a puzzled look on his face: "That's not right. The Tatars have always looked down on us Great Zhou people and think that we are cowardly and incompetent. Why did they buy so many of us?"
Ye Lin sighed, his eyes filled with helplessness, and said: "How do you think the previous news was leaked?" His voice became a little hoarse because of anger.
Deputy General Luo still stared at Ye Lin with confused eyes. Seeing his stupid look, Ye Lin's chest rose and fell, and his breathing became rapid. He took a few deep breaths, and then suppressed his anger and said, "Go and call the princess and Lord Fan over?"
His fists were clenched so tightly that the knuckles turned white.
Upon seeing this, Lieutenant General Luo agreed and ran quickly towards the direction where Chu Ci and Fan Jingrui were.
Although Lieutenant General Luo has poor comprehension ability, he has a good memory.
Lieutenant General Luo did not hide anything from Chu Ci and told him every detail of Ye Lin's reaction that he had seen.
After he finished speaking, he finally asked Fan Jingrui in a naive manner: "Master Fan, you are a smart man. Can you tell me why the young general is so sad and angry? I can't figure it out no matter how hard I try."
Lieutenant General Luo scratched his head, his face full of confusion and puzzlement.
Fan Jingrui stared at Deputy General Luo for a long time, with a look of testing and inquiry in his eyes. "Can you tell me what is the difference between us Central Plains people and the Tatars?"
Lieutenant General Luo didn't understand what was going on and looked bewildered.
But he still honestly told what he knew: "There is a clear difference in appearance between the people of the Central Plains and the Tatars."
"Most of us Central Plains people have softer faces and more evenly proportioned facial features."
"Tatars tend to have more rugged facial features, high cheekbones, and deep-set eyes..."
Seeing that Deputy General Luo hadn't reacted yet, Chu Ci couldn't help but interrupt and said, "So, the Tatar spies couldn't hide, so they used other methods."
Deputy General Luo still looked confused: "What can we do? Princess, please stop keeping us in suspense."
Chu Ci rolled his eyes at him and said, "They bought so many people, did they do it just for slavery? There must be some hidden conspiracy, such as training spies to infiltrate the Central Plains."
Deputy General Luo suddenly realized what was going on and slapped his thigh: "Oh, so that's how it is. Those Tartar bastards are so vicious!"
"Cui Liren is such a shameless fellow. He did such a traitorous thing for his own selfish gain. He should go to hell!"