Chapter 131 The Truth
"Your Majesty!"
General Zhao shouted, and Yan Fengxiao inside tilted his head slightly.
When he saw Qin Mingzhu actually came here, he frowned instantly.
Feeling the murderous aura emanating from the prince, General Zhao felt cramps in his calves and instantly regretted bringing the princess here.
Could it be that I made the prince angry?
However, the next moment, General Zhao heard his prince lower his voice a few notches and soften his tone.
"This place is bloody and dirty, Mingzhu, wait for me outside."
Qin Mingzhu raised her eyes and said, "It's okay, I'm not afraid of these."
After she said this, she even stepped into the cell.
The bloody smell instantly hit me in the face, and the pools of blood on the ground were enough to foresee the scene before my eyes.
The former reputation of the Governor's Mansion was not a rumor spread by others. Even though Qin Mingzhu had prepared herself mentally, the scene before her still made her pupils shrink.
However, it was only a momentary shock.
The Great Prince of Northern Frontier was hung up, his chest and back whipped with a barbed whip until his flesh and blood were blurred...
Yan Fengxiao pursed his lips, raised his hand and covered Qin Mingzhu's eyes from behind: "Don't look..."
Qin Mingzhu held his hand, "The battlefield is full of blood and flesh, and broken limbs are everywhere. In terms of blood and gore, this place is far worse than over there. Your Highness has seen and experienced all this this year. If I am afraid of such a small scene, how can I be worthy of standing by your side..."
As she finished speaking, she looked at the eldest prince of Northern Frontier with cold eyes.
"Your Highness, what was the result of the interrogation?"
Yan Fengxiao shook his head slightly, "It's still under investigation."
Qin Mingzhu looked at the eldest prince of Northern Frontier, whose face was pale and distorted with pain.
She raised her head and asked, "What benefits did Yan Xuanjing give you to make you from Northern Frontier agree to cooperate with him?"
The eldest prince of Northern Frontier just trembled his eyes, still biting his bloody lips, and said nothing.
As long as he didn't speak, what would happen if he allowed himself to be tortured? This was Northern Xinjiang's only chance to turn defeat into victory. Yan Fengxiao was truly terrifying. On the battlefield with him, his dominance was so powerful that it was intimidating.
As long as Yan Fengxiao is in the Southern Yan Kingdom, after a few years, the Southern Yan Kingdom will completely recover its vitality. I am afraid that by that time, the Northern Frontier Kingdom will be destroyed.
"The surrender was fake, the intention to assassinate the emperor was real, the Third Princess was fake, and it seems that you, the eldest prince, are also fake... No, perhaps it is real. It is indeed rare for the Northern Frontier to have a prince like you. It's a pity that the eldest prince can't leave now that he has come. I wonder if your father will be distressed..."
Qin Mingzhu had heard some things about the eldest prince of the Northern Frontier Kingdom in her previous life.
After all, she is the marquis' wife. Although the distance is far and the news of some major events in the Northern Frontier Kingdom is inconvenient to spread, the eldest prince is very famous in the Northern Frontier.
"It was Yan Xuanjing who told you to hire an assassin disguised as the Third Princess to approach the Emperor and attempt the assassination... You believed him because you had leverage over him and knew he wouldn't dare deceive you. If the assassination were successful, the Southern Yan court would be in chaos, and they would have no time to care about the Northern Frontier. Even a prince would be forbidden from leaving the capital easily. This would give you ample time to recuperate and retreat into a defensive position..."
The eldest prince of Northern Frontier still remained silent.
But those eyes were fixed on Qin Mingzhu, as if they wanted to remember her face.
Qin Mingzhu continued, "The northern border is rich in minerals, and the iron mines of Southern Yan are all state-owned and recorded. So, the eldest prince once had a trade of minerals and weapons with you, Your Highness..."
She suddenly turned around and looked at Yan Fengxiao.
Yan Fengxiao's eyes flickered slightly as he looked at Qin Mingzhu, and their eyes met.
Qin Mingzhu asked, "Have you captured any weapons from the Northern Frontier soldiers?"
"Yes, I do."
Yan Fengxiao replied.
"Your Highness, have someone check to see if the craftsmanship used to make that weapon was done by the craftsmen of Southern Yan."
Yan Fengxiao was obviously stunned. Although a lot of weapons were seized on the battlefield, the weapons used by the armies of Northern Xinjiang and Southern Yan have always been different. Northern Xinjiang is good at spears, while Southern Yan is good at gun and sword formations.
Because the weapons were of different shapes, the people under him had not thought about it in this regard.
"I ordered someone to..."
Before Yan Fengxiao could finish his words.
General Zhao suddenly walked over and scratched his head. "Your Highness, I have a little hobby. After seizing an enemy weapon on the battlefield, I'll pick one and keep it for a while..."
Seeing Yan Fengxiao looking at him with a serious expression, he immediately shouted, "I'll get it right away!"
About an incense stick of time passed.
General Zhao came back in a hurry with a spear.
He tied the spear to his horse's back, next to his long spear weapon.
Now he got them all back.
During this period, Qin Mingzhu also asked someone to invite an old blacksmith he was familiar with to the palace.
The old blacksmith was obviously very nervous when he saw the scene inside the prison. Fortunately, he saw the head of his own chamber of commerce, and his expression looked a little better.
"Master Qin, why did you call... why did you call me here?"
Qin Mingzhu handed the two weapons directly to the blacksmith.
"Blacksmith Li, I trust your judgment. Take a look at these two weapons. Are there any similarities?"
Blacksmith Li immediately nodded and bowed.
He carefully examined the materials of the two weapons.
Exactly the same...
Of course, it is also possible that the enemy army re-melted the weapons confiscated from the Southern Yan Kingdom.
After looking at them for a while, Blacksmith Li wiped the sweat from his forehead and whispered, "Master, I don't see any difference between these two weapons..."
Qin Mingzhu already understood it in her heart.
Even Yan Fengxiao narrowed his eyes dangerously.
Blacksmith Li explained, "There's no difference in either the material or the craftsmanship. This weapon-making technique has been passed down in the Southern Yan Kingdom for many years. My father once forged weapons for the Southern Yan soldiers, so he taught me this."
Yan Fengxiao already held two weapons in his hands.
He found that the weights were surprisingly similar.
The eldest prince of the Northern Frontier Kingdom had been listening nearby, his eyes bloodshot.
Yan Fengxiao raised his head and looked at the hanging eldest prince, "Put him down."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
The jailer began to lower the rope.
The eldest prince of Northern Frontier fell to the ground, and the sudden severe pain in his body made him faint.
Soon, a basin of salt water was poured down.
The eldest prince of Northern Frontier woke up with convulsions all over his body.
There was no need for interrogation anymore. Yan Fengxiao's eyes were cold and his thin lips slightly opened.
"I have always believed that Prince Lian and the First Prince were secretly reselling military equipment in order to raise their own private army. Now it seems that I underestimated them..."
The corners of the eldest prince's lips trembled, and his voice became extremely hoarse.
"What kind of evidence is this? My Northern Frontier Kingdom captured a few blacksmiths from your Southern Yan Kingdom. Naturally, they can also forge weapons with the same craftsmanship..."
Yan Fengxiao narrowed his eyes.
"You don't need to confess..."
He turned around and gave instructions to his subordinates.
"Find the imperial physician to bandage the wounds of the Great Prince of Northern Frontier, and also to properly arrange the cell. Don't neglect it..."
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