When Zhang Jun returned to the military camp, Qin Hui was chatting with Zong Ze in the central army camp.
Zhang Jun then recounted everything that had happened that night in detail, and Zong Ze was immediately furious after hearing it.
Qin Hui asked, "Where is Cao Xingyun now?"
"Cao Xingyun is in Qinzhou City."
Are there still new troops in the city?
"Yue Fei and eight hundred others are still inside the city."
“Deyuan is wise! You can leave this matter to me.”
Zhang Jun knew that Qin Hui was an imperial censor sent by the emperor, and that Qin Hui was indeed the most suitable person to handle this matter.
"May I ask how Lord Qin intends to deal with Cao Xingyun?"
"Cao Xingyun is a high-ranking official in charge of a region. How to deal with him should be reported to the Emperor for his decision. I will have all the officers involved sent to Tokyo."
After saying this, Qin Hui led the military police of the Censorate, mounted his horse, and gathered two thousand men from Zong Ze, heading towards Qinzhou.
When Qin Hui arrived, Yue Fei and others were surrounding the people who had come to file a complaint and protecting them.
Cao Xingyun pleaded, "Pengju, don't be deceived! These people are spies sent by the traitors of Jiaozhi! I will capture them and interrogate them properly; that will allow me to find out the whereabouts of the Jiaozhi army!"
Before Qin Hui even arrived, his voice rang out: "General Cao is right. Men, arrest all of these people!"
Zhu Shizhong roared, "Who dares to act so arrogantly here! Guards, arrest these people!"
Qin Hui said, "This man insulted the imperial censor; arrest him as well!"
As they spoke, one branch of the military police walked towards Yue Fei, and the other towards Zhu Shizhong.
Qin Hui revealed his identity, and Cao Xingyun was greatly surprised: "So it's Imperial Censor Qin. I've met Imperial Censor Qin before."
"Cao Xingyun, you general are defying the censor, are you trying to rebel?!"
Zhu Shizhong's face turned ashen. Two military police officers came over and tried to arrest him. He brandished his knife and tried to resist, but Cao Xingyun slapped him hard across the face.
"You dare to defy the imperial censor!"
Zhu Shizhong was somewhat dazed from the beating and could only obediently let himself be taken away.
"With a formidable enemy at hand, instead of properly training your soldiers in the barracks, you're here causing trouble! How can you live up to the Emperor's high regard for you!"
Cao Xingyun said, "Imperial Censor Qin is right to teach us a lesson, but we have discovered that there are enemy spies trying to infiltrate Qinzhou City!"
"No problem, I will handle it all."
Cao Xingyun wanted to get angry, but seeing that Qin Hui had not only brought military police, but also two thousand elite new troops, he forcibly suppressed his anger.
Qin Hui continued, "Spies are rampant these days, so Commander Cao's concerns are not unfounded. I will handle this impartially, so Commander Cao need not worry. Take them all away!"
Cao Xingyun keenly grasped the meaning in Qin Hui's painting, his heart stirred slightly, and he said no more.
Yue Fei asked, "May I ask how Imperial Censor Qin should handle this?"
"Of course, we will uphold the law impartially. Under the emperor's holy light, how could there be any injustice?"
Yue Fei said, "Imperial Censor Qin is a man of great righteousness!"
Qin Hui quickly defused a direct confrontation.
Late at night, Cao Xingyun hurriedly sent a letter to Qin Hui, promising to give Qin Song 200,000 strings of cash.
Qin Hui also wrote a letter to Cao Xingyun, praising Cao Xingyun for his selflessness and loyalty to the emperor and the country.
On the third day, Qin Hui ordered the military police to arrest people in the city.
Strangely, the officers, merchants, and gentry were all very cooperative and did not make a fuss.
Because they had received a message from Cao Xingyun that the money originally intended for Yue Fei would now be given to Qin Hui, and the matter would be merely a formality with the Censorate, so everyone would soon be safe and sound.
As a result, Su Ling, the head of the military police, turned around and led the men to a wooded area ten miles outside Qinzhou City, where they were all hanged.
Zhu Shizhong was too fat, and the tree branch broke off.
The military police then beat him to death; it's said they beat him so badly he even defecated.
The following day, eight thousand soldiers of the new army entered the city.
Cao Xingyun then noticed the strange phenomenon.
When Cao Xingyun was about to escape on horseback, he encountered Su Ling as soon as he stepped outside.
"Where is Commander Cao going?"
"So it's Officer Su. You're busy with military affairs. I'm going to inspect the defenses on the city wall now."
Originally, Su Ling's rank was much lower than Cao Xingyun's, but now Cao Xingyun was addressing him as an equal.
"Commander Cao is truly extremely busy."
"It is our duty to share the burdens of the Holy Emperor."
"In that case, Commander Cao, why don't you accompany me to the capital, Tokyo, to meet the Holy Emperor?"
Cao Xingyun's expression changed drastically. He tried to turn around and run away, but was pulled down by several people.
His guards drew their knives, but were stunned by a group of fierce new soldiers who rushed in.
"What does Su Zhongguan mean by this?"
"What do you mean? You should go and tell the Emperor that!"
Cao Xingyun cursed Qin Hui as a shameless bastard, unable to believe that Qin Hui would dare to touch him at this time.
It should be noted that the Jiaozhi army was already approaching, and if he, the military commissioner, were captured, it would inevitably lead to chaos in the Imperial Guards.
But he didn't know that Zhao Huan had no hope for Cao Xingyun at all during the war against Jiaozhi.
The new army is sufficient!
When Zhao Huan received Qin Hui's report, he paced back and forth in the palace, and the emperor flew into a rage.
He urgently wrote to Zong Ze, asking him to stabilize the situation in Guangnan West Road first, and to wait until Jiaozhi was expelled from the country before taking any action.
He also instructed Qin Hui to assist Zong Ze in stabilizing the overall situation.
Cao Xingyun was escorted back to Tokyo overnight.
Cao Xingyun had barely arrived in Tokyo when he became a "celebrity" in the Song Dynasty's official gazette.
Cao Xingyun had only eaten one meal in the prison when the investigation report from the Supervisory Bureau was released. Before the military court was even completed, the Inspectorate's court proceeded with the sentencing.
Of course, it was beheading as a warning to others.
The next day, in the warm spring city of Tokyo, with willow catkins drifting along the roadside, everyone gathered at the Five Dynasties Gate to watch.
Cao Xingyun was executed quickly, and his head was hung at the city gate.
After finishing his breakfast, Zhao Huan went to the imperial prison.
The real Cao Xingyun is not dead yet; he is imprisoned in the imperial prison.
Why didn't Zhao Huan kill Cao Xingyun?
Of course, it wasn't that Zhao Huan didn't want to kill him; he just felt that killing him like that would be too easy for him.
He not only committed a heinous crime, but also greatly displeased Zhao Huan.
Zhao Huan was definitely going to vent his frustrations.
"This sinful subject kowtows to the Emperor!"
Zhao Huan did not answer him.
Xie Dahai from the Imperial City Guard presented a sturdy iron rod.
Zhao Huan stretched for a moment and then took the iron rod.
"I heard you slaughtered ten villages to raise funds for the army?"
"Your Majesty is wise and discerning; this subject has been wronged!"
"oh?"
"It was all done by my subordinates. I was furious when I found out and have already killed a number of them, but I didn't expect them to be so well hidden. I was just about to report to the Emperor when Imperial Censor Qin arrived in Guangnan West Circuit!"
Cao Xingyun was right; he did kill a group of people who "massacred the village," but they were all his scapegoats.
Zhao Huan chuckled and stopped listening to what Cao Xingyun was saying. Instead, he swung an iron rod at Cao Xingyun's shoulder.
Bang!
Zhao Huan felt completely refreshed!
What displeases me?
I'll kill you!
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