C330 Persuade Ci An (1/2)
”What should we do? Since you asked me to be in charge of all the spies in the capital, then I will take responsibility for my subordinates. Now that 1000 of my brothers have fallen into the hands of the Purging Demons, I must give an explanation to their families! ”
In an inconspicuous sorghum field in the west of the capital, under a green cloth that was as tall as a person, Wang Huaiyuan, Chun Sanshiniang and the others who had just escaped the capital were currently hiding from the search of the Purging Demons cavalry.
Chun Sanshiniang was the person in charge of the capital's intelligence network. Thousands of lives were in her hands, the news sent by the Ministry of Justice's undercover team caused her to fall apart.
So, the Sister Wu was what everyone had guessed, this abnormal Japanese ninja actually wanted to bury more than a thousand of her brothers in the Discipline Hall alive.
Chun Sanshiniang instantly lost control of herself. She even wanted to bring people back to the capital to take revenge and attack the city. Even if they had to die together, they couldn't just sit by and watch their subordinates suffer.
”Enough! ”Calm down, I'm in charge here. All you need to do is listen to my commands …” Wang Huaiyuan's stomach was also filled with anger, the shouts were so loud that even the personal guards who were changing clothes beside him began to tremble.
”Shh …” ”Be quiet, there's the sound of horses' hooves outside …” Several soldiers who were guarding outside shouted in a low voice. Soon after, the sound of horse hooves and noisy people came from outside the tent.
The people in the sorghum field did not dare make a sound, and all of them held their breaths, waiting for the Purging Demons who had captured them to leave. It was also during this period of silence that Wang Huaiyuan and the Chun Sanshiniang gradually regained their calm.
”Aunt Thirteen, think carefully. Why did the Hidden Fog Kid say these words in front of everyone? She didn't even hesitate to reveal her true identity? ”There's definitely a conspiracy behind this …”
”Of course she knows. We definitely have other spies in the Ministry of Justice. She wants to use their words to infuriate us.” You going to rob the prison? You still want to attack the city? Wasn't this what they wanted? ”He wants to use the lives of over a thousand of our brothers to lure our main forces out …”
”Right now, the lord isn't in the country, and the majority of the new troops are also there. The remaining few hundred people of the Tanggu can only protect themselves, do you think that with just that little amount of troops, they will be able to slaughter their way into the Forbidden City? ”Isn't this dreaming …”
”You want to rely solely on our Discipline Hall's strength to fight against the Qing Dynasty? ”Tell me, is it possible!?”
Tears streamed down Chun Sanshiniang's face. She knew what Wang Huaiyuan said was not wrong, but reason was reason and emotion was emotion. This mental barrier was not something that ordinary people could pass by.
”I know, I understand everything you said …” Chun Sanshiniang sobbed, ”But have you thought about it yet? If we can't protect these brothers, then it would be extremely difficult for the Discipline Hall to be established in the martial arts world.
”No, no, no, we still have hope …” Wang Huaiyuan thought about it carefully, ”Did you guys find out? The late Qing Demon was busy the entire night, and in the end, did she divulge any news to the outside world? In the end, they did not judge the entire matter. This means that the higher-ups of the Purging Demons had yet to agree … ”
”Or perhaps, the higher ups of the Purging Demons have their own misgivings. After all, the Lord has led us to teach these bastards a lesson time and time again. Oh yeah, there's still no news from Er Mao. If Purging Demons was considerate enough to exterminate us, the first one should have caught Er Mao! ”
”That's right, Hairy # 2 had already been exposed for a long time, and the fact that Purging Demons had not cut off Hairy # 2's thread means that they are still hesitating!”
Wang Huaiyuan coldly looked at Beijing, ”Let's go back to Tanggu, we need to gather our troops and prepare for battle, if Purging Demons truly wants to lose face, then we are not someone to be trifled with!”
Just as Wang Huaiyuan was organizing the torture chamber to the extent where En Yangzhong and his men were secretly evacuating to the Tanggu, Hairy # 2 who was at the edge of the imperial city's North Sea also met with the crossroads of his life.
The two strong eunuchs kicked Hairy # 2 fiercely in his knees, and he fell on the ground with a thump. The bones in his knees almost broke, and in front of Hairy Two was the gloomy-faced Empress Ci An.
Zhou Daoying and Li Lianying, these two hot head eunuchs from the Forbidden City stood right next to the empress dowager, staring coldly at Er Mao, as if they were looking at dead men.
Empress Dowager Ci An's long enamel fingernails lightly tapped on the porcelain bowl as he observed Hairy # 2's expression. What made her surprised was that Hairy # 2 was not afraid at all, and did not even lower his head in the face of such a situation.
”Good, good, good. Hairy # 2, today your identity has been completely exposed, and I already know from your gaze. You are really determined to leave with Xiao Letian, you are just like him, untamed, just like him, a traitor … Hurry up and open your mouth! ”
The two strong eunuchs did not dare to hesitate, one grabbed Er Mao's braids to stabilize his face, and the other slapped him. Slap! Slap! Slap! Just three or four slaps later, blood started to flow out from the corner of Hairy # 2's mouth.
But no matter what, Hairy # 2 had no intention of pleading for mercy. He stared unblinkingly at the empress dowager.
”Enough!” After a dozen or so slaps, Ci An was finally intimidated by Hairy # 2's gaze. ”You have something to say? You are but a mere eunuch, yet you dare to look at me with such a gaze. This means that there is something in your stomach … ”Fine, fine, fine. I'll give you a chance to speak, but you only have one chance …”
”Let me stand up, I want to stand and speak!” Mao's shoulders shook as he tried to get up from under the control of the two eunuchs, but how could his small body be a match for the two robust adult eunuchs? He was unable to get up even after a long while.
”Let him get up! ”Let me see what kind of logic he can come up with …”
Hairy # 2 finally stood up, and wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, then laughed out loud. ”Hehe, Empress Dowager, this servant is obviously Xiao Letian's man, did you forget that I'm his foster son?”