Chapter 136
Things are really big!
When Lu Zhongxing asked the deputy patrol officers of the Five City Military Command with a stern voice and expression, Hou Qing smiled bitterly.
As one of Yingtian’s garrison forces, the Five City Military and Horses seemed very important, but in fact the status was not high, especially when the world was peaceful.
Every Shangguan Wucheng Military Office dared not offend him.
But even so, there is still a difference in importance.
Among them, as an extension of the emperor's will in Yingtian, Lu Zhongxing, the eunuch in Yingtian, can be regarded as one of the few people who the five cities' military commanders dare not offend.
After all, the emperor was far away from Shuntian Mansion, and everything that happened in Yingtian still needed Lu Zhongxing, the eunuch in charge, to act as his eyes and ears. If he offended Lu Zhongxing, as long as he reported to the emperor, he would add a little oil and vinegar, the consequences would not be acceptable to the Five City Military Command.
Of course, more importantly...
The powerful crossbow is a banned weapon. Once discovered, it is necessary to report to the eunuch Lu Zhongxing, the garrison. If he dares to conceal it, Lu Zhongxing promises to directly transfer it into the camp of the traitors. At that time, it will be a matter of only one person to die.
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"The lower official does not know that Eunuch Lu is here, and I hope my father-in-law will not remember the villain's mistakes."
The deputy of the Five City Military and Mas Division was already nervous after Lu Zhongxing showed up. When he saw Lu Zhongxing walking directly to him to question, he immediately did not dare to pause at all. He immediately ordered his subordinates to present the broken arrow shaft with both hands.
"The crossbow arrow was still inserted into the assassin's leg. Because Lord Zhang was worried that pulling it out would cause the assassin to die, he ordered us to break the arrow shaft to stop the bleeding, and then take it out after the doctor arrived."
Looking at Lu Zhongxing frowning, he quickly explained.
"Yeah, I get it."
Lu Zhongxing nodded and signaled that he knew.
"Don't worry, our family is not as cheap as to deal with you as a small deputy."
"Thank you, thank you, thank you."
Lu Zhongxing, holding the arrow shaft, waved his deputy horse with a look of gladness and joy impatiently, looked at Zhang Bin, whose face had completely sunk, and asked coldly.
"Shangshu Zhang, Lord Zhang, don't you want to explain?"
Lu Zhongxing raised the crossbow arrow in his hand, pointed to the two tail feathers that were completely different from the three-feather arrow, and continued to ask the silent Zhang Bin coldly.
"As the Minister of War, Lord Zhang, wouldn't want to tell us that he doesn't know the two arrows used for this powerful crossbow, right?"
"This is indeed two arrows for powerful crossbows."
The facts were right in front of him. Zhang Bin, who was questioned by Lu Zhongxing, could not deny this at all unless he opened his eyes and told lies.
"very good."
Lu Zhongxing nodded with satisfaction.
"I think Lord Zhang, as the Minister of War, should know his guilt more clearly than our family?"
Lu Zhongxing continued to press forward, but Zhang Bin seemed to have no choice but to retreat.
"Ephesian Lu, this powerful crossbow was not hidden by Zhang Gong, but by my six doors."
Seeing that Zhang Bin had been forced into a corner by Lu Zhongxing, although there was no way, Hou Qing had to stand up.
"You six doors?"
Seeing that he could immediately force Zhang Bin to a dead corner and thus ask the truth, Hou Qing suddenly jumped out and destroyed all this. Lu Zhongxing's face instantly became as ugly as Zhang Bin.
“That’s right.”
Hou Qing might have been embarrassed and nervous before standing up, but since he had already spoken out, Hou Qing became extremely calm.
"Since His Majesty Taizu established the Six Gates, in order to deal with the masters in the world, I have allowed sixth-rank captains and above to be equipped with powerful crossbows or long and short muskets. Don't Eunuch Lu know?"
"Ha, our family knows this."
Lu Zhongxing, who knew that the opportunity had already been lost when Hou Qing spoke, immediately pointed his gun at Hou Qing.
"But, your Chief Hou Qinghou had previously arrested the prisoner in the Mingyue Tower with our family. Later, he learned about the assassination of Lord Zhang and rushed over because he received news from the Five City Military Police."
Lu Zhongxing paused when he said this, and looked at Hou Qing and smiled coldly.
"If this powerful crossbow is owned by the captain among your six doors and used to subdue the assassin, why would you, Hou Qing, have you, not known in advance? Why would you still have to mess around in the Mingyue Tower and search for the prisoner who does not exist at all?"
"This is the secret of my six doors, and I hope eunuch Lu can understand it."
Faced with Lu Zhongxing's questioning, Hou Qing had no way to resist, so he could only use the most inconvincing "secrets" to make excuses.
"Ha, joke, this matter involves the second-rank minister of the Ministry of War, several yamen, and before that countless people suffered unjust in Mingyue Tower and were implicated for no reason. More importantly, this may also involve a serious crime such as someone hiding a powerful crossbow.
Such a big trouble and such a big blame, how could you, a small Six-door Chief, get rid of it with a secret?!"
Unlike Hou Qing, who was not prepared and could only use the word "confidential" to make excuses, Lu Zhongxing, who had long guessed that he might make excuses, but he had already prepared the subsequent questioning words in his heart.
"If you, Hou Qing, cannot give our family an accurate and convincing reason today, then don't blame us for not talking about the relationship between us as officials in the court."
Lu Zhongxing once again took great power with great righteousness, and his murderous aura showed his hideous side. He stared at Hou Qing tightly, waiting for Hou Qing to surrender or directly arrest people.
The atmosphere became tense instantly, and there was even tension between the East Factory's Monkey and the Liushemen's constables.
"Does Eunuch Lu really want to lose my six doors like this?"
Hou Qing's face changed several times, and eventually turned as dark as the bottom of a pot. He also stared at Lu Zhongxing tightly and asked in a stiff tone.
“So what?”
Lu Zhongxing narrowed his eyes and thought that he would immediately grasp the key. He even forced him to ask the truth and naturally did not give in.
"That's good..."
Hou Qing took a deep breath and nodded stiffly.
"Oh, after just a while, why has it become so lively?"
Just when Hou Qing seemed to be about to surrender or forcefully part with Lu Zhongxing, a voice suddenly interrupted Hou Qing's words.
"Who?!"
The already tense Dongchang Fanzi and the Liushemen constable immediately responded fiercely, and their weapons were instantly drawn out and they looked in the direction where the sound came.
"Yoyo, be careful, don't be so excited, don't be so excited."
The visitor seemed to be shocked by this big situation, and quickly stopped and stood there and did not dare to move another step.
"Ye Bi in the lower six doors."
Naturally, it is impossible for the visitor to be Bai Shier. He is not so noble that he sacrifices himself to save Hou Qing and the current tension.
"Ye Bi?"
"Six doors?"
Chapter completed!