Chapter 441 A Book
Like many well-known figures, the rumors are heard a lot, and when they actually meet, they will inevitably feel disappointed. Han Ruzi has this feeling for Luan Banxiong.
In his preconceived opinion, Luan Banxiong should be a very tall and strong man, sitting almost as high as others standing, with a fierce expression that makes people dare not look directly. Even if he is captured, he seems to have fallen into a trap. The beast, as long as there is a trace of strength, will not give in.
Such a person deserves the emperor's reception.
However, the prisoners who were brought into the tent disappointed Han Ruzi greatly.
It was a middle-aged man, neither tall nor short, but with broad shoulders. When he was young, he was probably strong, but now he was burdened with fat, and he looked swollen and not amazing, but he was calm. After entering the tent, he looked at it coldly. emperor.
Luan Banxiong wore shackles on his neck, hands, and feet. He was pushed by the escorting guards and refused to kneel. The two guards pushed him together, but he still did not kneel.
Han Ruzi signaled that there was no need to force it, and Jin Chunzhong ordered the guards to retreat.
There were four guards in total. They took two steps back, still staring at the prisoner. There were four guards in the tent to guard the left and right, and two more guardians beside the emperor. There were more soldiers outside the tent, and they could enter with a single order. Account rescue.
Jin Chunzhong stood sideways between the emperor and the prisoner, and was about to open his mouth for interrogation, when Luan Banxiong spoke first, "You and I imagined differently, which is disappointing."
Han Ruzi couldn't help but let out a laugh. This was exactly how he felt, "Each each other. What does Zhen look like in your imagination?"
Luan Banxiong moved his eyes, looked around, and said at the same time: "I heard that the emperor is the most adventurous, very courageous, and died several times. What kind of strange man I thought he should be, I saw him today, but he has not grown up yet. Big boy, you are nothing without these soldiers. Seeing is worse than seeing, and seeing is not as good as hearing. There are many false rumors in the rivers and lakes."
"Your Excellency is often in the rivers and lakes, did you only discover this problem today?" Han Ruzi did not get angry.
Luan Banxiong twisted his neck in the shackles to make himself more comfortable, then fixed his eyes on the emperor, "You couldn't beat me originally."
"Yeah." Han Ruzi signaled that the others in the tent should not interfere, but he wanted to listen to the opinion of a robber chief.
"Originally, we should have retreated to the sea. The terrain in Yunmengze is dangerous, and the officers and soldiers will not be able to support it for long. When the officers and soldiers are withdrawn, we will go home and resume our old business. Yunmengze belongs to us, and only we can live in that kind of place. It was all because of Yang Feng that I was fooled and didn't evacuate in time."
The battle situation ahead was recorded in detail by military officials, sent to the Ministry of War, and then handed over to the emperor. Civilian Zhuo Ruhe also submitted official documents on a regular basis. Only Yang Feng only occasionally wrote a letter explaining the progress. Clear, but never write much about the details.
Han Ruzi smiled and said, "Douyong, your Excellency lost to the imperial army, and due to wisdom, Your Excellency lost to Yang Feng, what else is there to be unconvinced?"
Luan Banxiong sighed, "Chunyu Xiao is really useless, I thought that with his help, I would never lose to anyone in the battle of wits, but it turned out to be all a lie."
"Chunyuxiao is by your side?" Han Ruzi was surprised, all the villages in Yunmengze were destroyed, and Chunyuxiao had no reason to escape, but in the official documents forwarded by the Ministry of War, there was never any record of this person, only Yang Feng said that he was about to capture Chunyu Xiao.
Luan Banxiong nodded, "It was not by my side, it was on me and was taken away by officers and soldiers."
Han Ruzi was inexplicable, Jin Chunzhong had already interrogated once on the road, and whispered: "Chunyu Xiao is a book."
Luan Banxiong laughed a few times, "Of course it's a book, it's a book dedicated to ingenious strategies, alas, I was misunderstood by this book, and reading really hurts people."
"Where's the book?" Han Ruzi asked.
"It was taken by Yang Gong." Jin Chunzhong replied on his behalf.
Although they were far apart, Han Ruzi immediately understood Yang Feng's intention, "If there is a book, there will be someone who writes it, and Duke Yang is looking for this person."
Luan Banxiong sneered, then laughed, "Yes, there are people who write books, this is the most normal idea, so Yang Feng has to follow the books to find people, and finally falls into a trap. I was hurt by the books, but I can also Harm people with books!"
Han Ruzi was startled, then calmed down, "It's your big mistake to underestimate Yang Gong, you have to make mistakes again and again? He will not fall into anyone's trap, and will soon return to Beijing to interrogate you in person. Will save your life until then."
Luan Banxiong suddenly turned hideous, "I don't need you to stay here, dog emperor, kill me now, no matter life or death, I, Luan Banxiong, are a hero!"
Only such Luan Banxiong fits his imagination. Han Ruzi couldn't help but smile slightly and nodded to everyone in the tent, "The so-called robber hero is just like this, once defeated, he wants to die instead of life, he thinks he is brave, but he doesn't know that it is difficult to die, and it is even more difficult to survive. ." Then he said to the prisoner: "Luan Banxiong, how did Da Chu offend you? You have to assassinate, rebel, or even collude with foreigners?"
In the official document forwarded by the Ministry of War, there was this content, but Han Ruzi wanted to hear what Luan Banxiong said in person.
Luan Banxiong's expression slowly returned to normal. This was the closest he was to the emperor, but he was bound by shackles and had no brothers and subordinates to help him.
"Vengeance." Luan Banxiong replied proudly, his head raised, "Emperor Wu has killed so many heroes and heroic figures. If he thinks he is the emperor, he will not be resisted. I want to prove him wrong. Yunmengze was a complete defeat, but after all we established A role model, telling the world that the emperor is not a 'Son of Heaven' at all, just an ordinary person, even a child, anyone can kill him."
Luan Banxiong licked his lips, his eyes were fierce, as if he was about to pounce on the emperor and bite the emperor. The guards and guards immediately all held knives.
Luan Banxiong didn't move, and his ankles were also chained, so he couldn't take a big step.
"You escaped, the dog emperor, but you can't always be so lucky. Yunmengze is defeated, and others will follow us in the future. There will always be one time, someone can cut off your dog's head!"
Luan Banxiong's statement is similar to that in the official document, except that there are a few more words for "dog", which must have been deleted by the person who wrote the official document.
"My head is here." Han Ruzi said calmly, "It's not just luck that I can keep my head. Take it with me."
Han Ruzi felt that there was no need to ask any more. The Ministry of War and the Ministry of Punishment might be more correct to prevent the emperor from seeing the prisoner.
The soldiers escorted the prisoner out of the tent, and Luan Banxiong suddenly shouted again from outside, "The emperor is also a human, you can't escape!"
Jin Chunzhong stayed in the tent and said, "I'm a madman, and he's open-mouthed. Does His Majesty want to try again?"
Han Ruzi shook his head, "Let's escort into the city as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Han Ruzi pondered for a moment, "How much do you believe about Chunyu Xiao?"
Jin Chunzhong thought about it for a while, "We don't know much about Chunyu Xiao, but I only heard that he is a person who looks out for qi. It seems that he appears in many places, but in the end, it turns out that he is not himself. Luan Banxiong claims that Chunyu Xiao is the book. , but it is very likely, when Duke Yang brings back the book, we will find out."
"I have seen Wang Qi, and their methods are all based on four words - follow the trend, and Luan Banxiong may also be a victim of these four words. You can also go back to Beijing, and then go to interrogate the Holy Army division."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Jin Chunzhong waited for a while and asked, "Do you want to remind Duke Yang?"
Han Ruzi shook his head, "Luan Banxiong dares to tell the truth, which means that it is too late to remind Yang Gong who will never take the bait easily."
Han Ruzi believed in Yang Feng, and after chasing Wang Qi for so long, Yang Feng knew their methods better than anyone.
Jin Chunzhong didn't say any more, but suddenly he remembered something, "The Huns replied, saying that it is the Great Chu who should be careful. The army of the gods and ghosts Da Chanyu always follows behind the messenger, and it will take a long time to kill them."
Jin Chunzhong himself doesn't quite believe this kind of words. It is impossible for any army to suddenly kill the Chu world from thousands of miles away across the Western Regions and the grasslands.
"The soldiers will come to block." Han Ruzi didn't take it seriously. Recently, there have been many news from the Western Regions. There are even princes, nobles and businessmen who fled from the extreme western regions. Territory, but as soon as he and the army left, rebellions often broke out in the conquered places, and he was too busy to pacify the chaos and did not have the energy to conquer the great Chu.
Jin Chunzhong exited the tent and immediately took Luan Banxiong to the capital. Tomorrow, he could hand over the felon to the Ministry of Punishment. The rest of the matter was simple. The bandit leader would not be pardoned, but would be beheaded in public and his head hung on the city gate for several days.
Han Ruzi was displeased, so he passed a decree that the "disciple army" would practice hunting as usual, and the emperor would go to inspect it the next day. The hunting would last for five days, and the emperor did not have to participate every day.
Cui Teng probed his head at the door, and Han Ruzi shouted, "Come in."
Cui Teng ran in and said with a smile, "I saw Luan Banxiong. It's nothing special. I thought he had three heads and six arms. Banxiong, hehe, I don't think he's half a hero."
"Just tell me if you have something to do." Han Ruzi knew Cui Teng too well, and from his appearance he knew there was something else.
Cui Teng laughed even more, and suddenly put away his smile, "Your Majesty, I have a secret report to report."
Han Ruzi waited for him to speak, but Cui Teng remained silent. Han Ruzi waved his hand, and the guards withdrew, leaving only two eunuchs.
Cui Teng said to the two eunuchs: "Keep your mouth shut. If the news leaks, I will find you to settle accounts."
The eunuch looked sideways, and Cui Teng put on a smile again, "Just kidding, I know that the two of you are the people your Majesty trusts the most and will never talk nonsense." Then he stepped forward and said to the emperor in a low voice, "There are some in the disciples' army. outsider."
Han Ruzi was taken aback, "What outsider? Assassin?"
Cui Teng was also stunned, as if he had just thought about the assassin, "Yes, maybe there will be an assassin, then this matter is even more important, Your Majesty must act immediately, I will call a few more guards..."
"Let's talk about the 'outsider' first." Han Ruzi ordered.
"That's right." Cui Teng was a little incoherent at the thought of making another great contribution, "Some people in the disciple army are pretending to be."
"Pretend what?"
"Some people who should join the army do not want to come in person because they are too tired and bitter, so they hire someone to replace them. They think they can hide from the sky, but they can't fool my eyes."
Han Ruzi was furious, if what Cui Teng said was true, it would be a big crime to deceive the king.
He was not very worried about Yang Feng at first, but at this time he put Luan Banxiong's threat behind him and only thought about how to clean up the "disciple army".