Fang Rucheng slammed the table and said, "Zhuo Tuo has already informed us of Shu Hu Xi Meng's transaction location. We called you here to tell you that although Shu Hu Xi Meng is the deputy commander-in-chief of the military in Nanjing Prefecture of your Jin Kingdom, he is smuggling weapons in our Song territory and should be executed according to the law!"
Shi Dunzhu said angrily, "Fang Rucheng, you are a dog who relies on the power of others. You were just like a dog before, and now you want to deceive me, forget it. The Zhuotuo Tang people will never betray my master."
"you……"
Zhan Yunpeng stopped him with a smile: "You will know whether he betrayed your master or not after listening to him."
The interrogation room then became quiet, with only faint cries of pain and pleas for mercy coming from the next room.
"Ah! Stop fighting, stop fighting. I confess, I confess everything..." It was the voice of Zhuotuo Tangren.
After a while, the voice sounded again: "I won't tell you, I won't tell you. The master will kill me."
Another bailiff next door said, "Don't worry, we'll let you go when the time comes. We'll put the blame on your friend and say he betrayed your master."
Only the voice of Zhuo Tuo Tangren was heard: "Well, my master's transaction location is..."
Shi Dunzhu heard the voice of the person next door, which was indeed Zhuotuo Tangren. It seemed that this guy was going to betray his master and take the blame himself. Shi Dunzhu was furious: "Zhuotuo Tangren, you traitor who betrays your master for fame and fortune, I will not let you go!"
"Tie him up!" Fang Rucheng ordered the yamen runners next to him to tie Shi Dunzhu to a wooden stake, and then walked out of the room with Zhan Yunpeng.
…
Zhuo Tuo was waiting in the prison for Shi Dunzhu to return, and he was getting anxious. Then he saw two more yamen runners coming to take him away. When Zhuo Tuo arrived at the room, he found that this room was not the interrogation room he had been in last time.
Zhan Yunpeng and Fang Rucheng were also present, and the yamen runners were escorting Zhuo Tuo Tangren. No one in the room spoke.
Shi Dunzhu's voice could be heard faintly from the next room: "I confess, I confess. You gave me good wine and food, and promised me an official position. I'll tell you everything. You can say it was that Zhuotuo Tang man who leaked it to you, not me."
Another person said, "Don't worry, we will spread the word that it was the Zhuotuo Tang people who betrayed your master. You can just go back to Tanzhou and be the prefect. No one will know that it was you who betrayed them."
Zhuo Tuo Tangren was so angry that he was shaking all over: "Shi Dunzhu! I will kill you!"
Zhan Yunpeng and Fang Rucheng looked at each other and were both overjoyed.
Zhan Yunpeng coughed and said, "Zhuo Tuo Tangren, your friend has already betrayed your master, and he wants you to take the blame. Tell me, you are really miserable. The one who betrayed your master was clearly Shi Dun, Shi Dunzhu. You say that you died like this, how unfair is that?"
Zhuo Tuo Tangren's eyes were filled with blood as he glared at the wall next door. If looks could kill, Shi Dunzhu should have died a hundred times.
Fang Rucheng said: "Zhuo Tuo Tangren, whether you tell me or not, you are bound to bear the blame for betraying your master. I believe there are things you know that Shi Dunzhu doesn't know, and things Shi Dunzhu knows that you don't know. As long as you can tell us, we can still give you an official position and serve the Great Song..."
"Bah! You want me to betray my master and work for you Song dogs? That's just a dream!" Zhuotuo Tangren's eyes were filled with hatred.
Zhan Yunpeng clasped his fists and said, "I admire your loyalty, Brother Zhuotuo. But have you ever considered that if you die, you will be a spy, a lackey, and a traitor to your country, who will be infamous for eternity. Is it worth it?"
Zhuotuo Tangren said nothing more, it was indeed too unfair for him to die like this.
"Think about it. If you tell me, I can let you go. The sky is high and the birds fly freely. You can go and kill Shi Dunzhu for revenge."
…
After Zhan Yunpeng finished speaking, he and Fang Rucheng came to the interrogation room where Shi Dunzhu was.
Shi Dunzhu was tied to a wooden stake. Fang Rucheng approached him and said, "Shi Dunzhu, Zhuo Tuo Tangren has confessed everything. He is now the prefect of Tanzhou in the Song Dynasty. We know everything about the dealings between your master Shu Hu Ximeng and the transport envoy Jiao Zifu. Tell us what you know, and we can grant you the same official title."
The muscles on Shi Dunzhu's face twitched, and he spat in Fang Rucheng's face: "Hahaha, so what if you know the transaction location? I'm the only one who knows the location of the warehouse. Even if you capture the people who made the transaction, you won't get the warehouse location!"
Fang Rucheng and Zhan Yunpeng looked at each other and thought to themselves: There has been a breakthrough. Zhuo Tuo Tangren knows the transaction location, and Shi Dunzhu knows the location of the smuggled goods warehouse.
"Hahaha..." Zhan Yunpeng laughed heartily: "Shi Dunzhu, Shi Dunzhu, you are too naive. Although we don't know the exact location of the warehouse, we can send a large number of troops to surround Xiongzhou. You won't be able to take out even a single arrow from the weapons in this warehouse!"
Shi Dunzhu sneered, "Then you will tear up the Huining Alliance. Aren't you afraid of provoking a war?"
Zhan Yunpeng approached him and said, "It was you who tore up the agreement. We are not afraid of war, but you are. Do you have the ability to defeat us now? No. But we have the ability to defeat your Great Jin. We will spread rumors everywhere, saying that you, Shi Dunzhu, betrayed Shuhu Ximeng, and that your friend Zhuo Tuo Tangren is a courtier of our Great Song. Then, you, Shi Dunzhu, will be the eternal sinner of the Jin Dynasty, and you will be the scum of the Jurchen people, despised by everyone."
Shi Dunzhu's forehead was covered with sweat.
…
In Zhuotuo's Tangren room, Zhan Yunpeng stared at him. "Zhuotuo, Shi Dunzhu has already given us the warehouse location. As long as we kill Jiao Zifu, your deal will be over. The goods in the warehouse will belong to us. Do you still intend to continue to take the blame for Shi Dunzhu and let the Jurchens call you a scum and traitor?"
Zhuo Tuo Tangren's psychological defenses began to collapse, and he gritted his teeth: "Shi Dunzhu!"
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