He thought for a moment and then asked, "You said the Third Prince's retainer died right after leaving the city?"
The subordinate was a man in his twenties with a lively personality. When he heard his master's questions, he couldn't help but say a few more words.
"Yes, Your Highness! This is truly incredible. If you tell anyone about it, I'm afraid no one would believe it. The Third Prince's retainers were riding in a carriage out of the county when, for some reason, a weasel suddenly jumped out from the side of the road and bit the horse's neck.
"The horse was startled and ran around wildly, finally stopping by the moat. Everyone thought it was all right, but the third prince's retainer was thrown out of the carriage window and fell into the moat.
"The moat was full of mud, with very few stones. He happened to hit his head on a stone, bleeding profusely. He couldn't be saved even after being sent to the hospital."
After saying this, he was afraid that his master would not believe him, as it was too bizarre, so he added two more sentences.
"This matter has spread throughout Tai'an County. Everyone says that the Third Prince's retainers have done something immoral, and that Wong Tai Sin is acting on behalf of Heaven!"
Wong Tai Sin?
The Sixth Prince frowned, and his subordinates were startled and immediately went back to make up for it.
"Your Highness, you know that the people in the north tend to believe this... I also think it's too coincidental..."
The Sixth Prince waved his hand and ordered, "You can leave now. This matter is now settled. There is no need to pursue this retainer any further."
"Yes, Your Highness." The subordinate immediately saluted and retreated.
As soon as he walked out of the house, he was pulled over by Xizi and several other personal guards...
The Sixth Prince's subordinates really didn't lie. The incident of people drowning in the moat was indeed a hot topic in Tai'an County.
Some people said that they saw the stranger drowned with their own eyes, his eyes bulging out and his tongue sticking out a long way!
Some people say that Wong Tai Sin was acting on behalf of heaven and taught the evil people from outside the country a lesson, and even listed all the bad deeds of the drowned ghost.
Some even said that the outsiders were here to steal the business, and that they had frequently inquired about the cashmere business at the restaurant, only to find themselves dead on the way. Perhaps it was God who was protecting Tai'an, preventing outsiders from stealing the cashmere business!
In short, people were talking about all kinds of things, and the whole Tai'an was like a boiling pot of water. Even such a big event as the emperor and his nobles coming to the palace was completely overshadowed.
And there are no more than five people in the entire city who know the identity of the drowned ghost.
One of them is the county magistrate. Tai'an is his territory, so it will not be difficult to investigate thoroughly.
For this reason, Manager Min was called in for questioning.
Of course, Manager Min could not tell the truth. He only talked about what the man said and did in the restaurant and what happened to him after leaving the city. His words implied that the man came to steal the cashmere business.
The county magistrate also felt that this was too much of a coincidence, but no matter how powerful the Tai family was, they couldn't use weasels to harm people!
The Tai family is lucky and can turn bad luck into good luck in everything, for example, they sold the cashmere clothing knitting method in advance, but the Tai family is still ordinary people after all, not gods or monsters!
If responsibility must be assigned, it was the Third Prince who coveted the unique business of cashmere clothing and finally suffered retribution.
Now that someone has died, it has nothing to do with the Tai family, and even less to do with Tai'an County!
Not to mention that the county magistrate had deceived him clearly, just say that the third prince led his people all the way to the border, and he didn't know that his most trusted retainer had already gone to report to the King of Hell!
The meeting between Great Wei and the grasslands was arranged several years ago. Now that the emperor has arrived, but no one from the grasslands has come, we must send someone to investigate.
People of noble status like them naturally would not show up, so they could only order the border guards to enter the grassland.
And he is the one who sent the order!
Of course, secretly, he also took on another task, which was to investigate the details of the border defense troops.
Over the years, the imperial court has deployed personnel to the border defense army, but most of them were marginalized or even "died in battle"!
In the end, no one dared to join the border defense army, so the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War made all kinds of difficulties in terms of military rations and weapons, because they were afraid that the border defense army would continue to grow stronger and eventually become a threat.
For the owner, it is common sense to have the dog guard the house, but also to be on guard against the dog biting the owner. There is nothing wrong with it!
As a dog, loyalty is of paramount importance. The master can beat and scold the dog, but the dog is not allowed to show its teeth!
Now, he is bringing a dog-beating stick to test the dog's loyalty!
The third prince came to the border with his chin held high and looked very proud. He was a little angry when he did not see the general and his men coming to greet him.
The attendant officials went straight to the officer guarding the border and started to scold him, "His Highness the Third Prince has arrived, but where are the border guards? Why aren't they kneeling to greet him?"
The border guard was attentive and respectful. He knelt down and kowtowed before the Third Prince, crying as he replied, "Your Highness, please forgive me. It's not that our general didn't come to greet us. It's just that something big happened in the camp today. I thought it had been dealt with and that Your Highness would come to receive us tomorrow. I never thought..."
event?
Clean it up?
The third prince was very excited at that time, thinking that he had caught the border guards. He immediately ordered everyone to hurry up and head straight to the border guards' camp!
At the same time, a high platform had been built outside the border defense army camp, with dozens of prisoners tied up on it.
The soldiers of the Military Court acted as executioners, each holding a half-foot-wide ghost-head knife in his arms, looking murderous!
The general, along with his deputy generals such as He Xiong, sat behind the platform, gazing coldly into the distance until the third prince's convoy slowly approached, until it was four or five feet away from the platform.
"Your Highness, please come out and take a look! The border guards... the border guards seem to be killing people!" The attendant sitting on the shaft of the carriage was trembling in his voice and stuttering!
kill?
The third prince quickly opened the door, held the eunuch's hand, and stood directly at the door of the car.
Stand high and see far.
The people tied up on the platform and the generals with stern faces all caught the Third Prince's eyes.
He frowned, hesitating whether to save these people first and see if he could find any evidence against the border guards among them.
But before he could open his mouth, two soldiers had already stood in front of the big drums on both sides of the platform.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom..." The drum beats became increasingly dense, like spring thunder striking everyone's heart.
The Third Prince and the others subconsciously stopped their actions, wondering what the border guards were going to do.
After waiting for a long time for the drumbeats to stop, the third prince took a deep breath and was about to shout at the border defense generals to come over and kowtow, intending to take the initiative.
However, He Xiong suddenly stood up and shouted, "Tens of thousands of my troops guard the border, drinking wind and sleeping in snow, with banners flying, sacrificing their lives and shedding their blood to protect the Wei Dynasty and the people. We are never afraid of hardship or sacrifice!
"For so many years, whenever we sent troops, we always returned victorious, suppressing the helpless resistance everywhere. However, there are still those who try to challenge the dignity of our border defense army and challenge the bottom line of our Great Wei.
"The people tied up on the stage today are the spies sent to the borders throughout the year, as well as the vicious horse bandits on the grasslands!
"No matter what their purpose is, they are now our prisoners and should pay the price for their recklessness and arrogance!"
After saying that, he stepped back a few steps and waved his hand heavily, "Execute!"
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