Zhao Lin took rebel leaders including Lao Debiao to meet Li Xingye and Fu Chengwang.
Sudi whispered from the side: "Is it really okay? He saw us kill Ma Dada with his own eyes."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "Don't worry, Zhao Chenhan will testify for us."
Li Xingye and Fu Chengwang were overjoyed to learn that Zhao Lin had easily defeated the rebel camp and captured alive several leaders headed by the bandit leader Lao Debiao, and they personally went to the camp gate to greet him.
Zhao Lin dismounted from his horse and bowed, saying, "I have fulfilled my mission and successfully defeated the rebels, capturing their leader Lao Debiao and several other leaders. Please inspect them, my Lords."
"Haha, good! Good!"
Li Xingye stroked his beard and laughed.
Fu Chengwang also looked satisfied.
A mere bandit rebel army defeated the two Ma Changda brothers and injured Yang Nantian. However, Zhao Lin defeated the rebels in just half a day and captured the enemy leader alive.
What is this called?
This is called ability!
Compared to them, Ma Dada and others are weak.
"Sir, I am willing to surrender, but please spare my life." Lao Debiao shouted.
"Humph, it's too late to surrender now."
Fu Chengwang shouted, "You should have thought of this day when you attacked Wu County and killed the magistrate."
Lao Debiao looked at Zhao Lin and said, "General Zhao, no, Lord Zhao, please save me."
Zhao Lin said calmly, "Why should I save you?"
Lao Debiao said, "If you don't save me, I will tell you about that incident."
"You say." Zhao Lin said simply.
Lao Debiao was stunned for a moment.
That incident could be said to be his biggest trump card. As long as it was revealed, Zhao Lin would die. How come he wasn't afraid at all?
Lao Debiao said in a low voice, "Sir, did I really say it?"
Zhao Lin said, "Tell me quickly, let the two gentlemen hear what it is that will allow me to save you."
After Zhao Lin said this, Lao Debiao hesitated.
Li Xingye snorted coldly, "Threatening an imperial official is an even greater crime."
Lao Debiao shouted, "Ma, Ma Changda was killed by Zhao Lin."
Li Xingye and Fu Chengwang's faces immediately darkened.
"Are you serious?" Fu Chengwang asked.
Lao Debiao said, "It's absolutely true. I saw it with my own eyes. That night, Ma Dada chased us, and Zhao Lin stopped him and killed him."
Li Xingye asked, "Where were you at that time?"
Lao Debiao said, "It's right next to it."
Li Xingye asked again, "Why didn't he kill you to silence you?"
"This is because, because..."
Lao Debiao stammered and couldn't explain the reason.
He actually didn't understand why Zhao Lin didn't kill them to silence them.
"Hmph! You still dare to slander me? When you get to the capital, you'll be cut into pieces." Li Xingye said angrily.
He dared to slander his good student. He deserves to die.
"Take the rebels to the capital and wait for your Majesty to personally judge them." Fu Chengwang said immediately.
Of course, we can't kill him now.
They must be brought back in a dignified and solemn manner, and after trial, they must be flayed in public, one by one, so that everyone knows the consequences of rebellion.
Zhao Lin had some prison carts made and put Lao Debiao and others in them. Then Fu Chengwang and Li Xingye did not stay any longer and personally took the prison carts back to Beijing.
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Zhao Chenhan finally returned to the capital with the coffin.
Seeing Zhao Mingxiao crying his heart out, Zhao Chenhan felt very complicated.
He really wanted to say that it was Zhao Lin who killed Ma Dada, but he was afraid that the fact that he had stabbed Ma Dada to death with his own hands would be leaked out. He was very conflicted.
Han Yuehua looked at Zhao Chenhan who had lost an ear and felt heartbroken. "Let mother see it quickly. These damn rebels should be cut into pieces and executed by slow slicing."
Zhao Mingzhu and several other sisters surrounded Zhao Chenhan. Zhao Mingya was the most distressed and burst into tears.
"Prince Yu must capture the rebels and slice them to pieces."
Li Jingzhong said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, I will never let go of the villain who harmed Chen Han. Chen Han, what do you think of the rebels' strength?"
Zhao Chenhan finally had time to speak: "The rebels are very strong. There are over ten thousand core members alone, and if you add the civilians and refugees they have brought with them, there are already thirty to forty thousand people."
Of course he could say as much as he could. If he said too little, wouldn't it seem that both he and Ma Dada were incompetent?
If he could not exaggerate too much, he would have said there were 100,000 people.
Li Jingzhong was surprised: "30,000 or 40,000 people? No wonder Changda failed."
Zhao Chenhan gritted his teeth and said, "The large number of rebels is one thing, but they are also locals from Qingzhou and have connections with all parties. Someone may have tipped off the rebels, and that's the key."
Han Yuehua and the others' expressions changed slightly.
Zhao Chenhan's words were almost like accusing Zhao Lin of colluding with the thieves.
Otherwise, who else could tip off the enemy except this Qingzhou thief?
"As an official appointed by the imperial court, you dare to collude with the enemy. You deserve to die!" Han Yuehua said gritting her teeth.
Zhao Chenhan was overjoyed.
As long as Han Yuehua has this attitude, it will be easy.
Li Jingzhong nodded and said, "This is what I expected."
Zhao Mingzhu asked with concern, "Is it easy to fight?"
Li Jingzhong laughed and said, "The rebels are just a mob. No matter how many there are, they can't withstand a single blow."
Li Jingzhong pulled Zhao Chenhan aside and asked him in detail about the situation of the rebels, and Zhao Chenhan naturally made up the story.
Anyway, according to everyone's prediction, if the news of the Kulongshan rebels killing two generals of the imperial court in succession spreads, it will inevitably attract a lot of rebel refugees to join them. By the time Li Jingzhong goes there, even if there are not 30,000 or 40,000 people, there will be at least 10,000 or 20,000 people, so he is not lying.
Finally, Zhao Chenhan said, "I watched my third brother-in-law and Second Brother Ma die with my own eyes, but I was powerless to do anything. Your Majesty, please allow me to join the army and kill that bastard Lao Debiao with my own hands."
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