Liaozhai: I just want salted fish with invincible magical powers

Chapter 233 The Three Words That Break Through the Female Thief's Line of Defense
Seeing that there is only the last day left in the three days, there are not as many people leaving the city as before, but there is still no clue about the Dongyang envoy.

Both Bai Yufeng and Shen Lian were a little anxious, but seeing that Hu Qian seemed to be winning, they didn't ask any questions.

At noon, a servant from the Ministry of Rites came over under the guise of asking about the work of his subordinates. After a few words, it was revealed that the Minister of Rites wanted to know the progress here.

Just as the Minister of Rites left, someone from the Ministry of Punishment also came here on the grounds of visiting the son of the former Shangshu.

As a result, until the afternoon, people from the six departments, including the Metropolitan Procuratorate, came all over.

Even the eunuch of the chief of ceremonies and the gatekeeper of Princess Huaiqing's mansion also came to inquire.

Hu Qian was annoyed by seeing it, so he simply closed the door and let Shen Lian and Jin Yiwei guard the door, except for the soldiers from Wucheng Bingmasi, no one else was seen.

The ministers of the DPRK and China could not see Hu Qian, so they gathered at the door to discuss.

"I thought how powerful this Hu Qian could be! It turns out that he is also a man for fame!"

"If you don't have this ability, why bother talking about within three days! Now that the city gate is wide open, even if there is an oriental envoy, they might have escaped long ago."

"It's even more ridiculous that he still arranges such boring questions and answers in the city gate.

Could it be that Dongyang's envoy is a fool? If he can still be fooled like this, then it is really unreasonable. "

It was getting late, and it seemed that it was time to close the city, when suddenly a fast horse galloped up.

When everyone saw it, they shook their heads secretly.

It seems that the gates of the city are closed and there is nothing to be found anywhere. The emperor is going to call Hu Qian into the palace to interrogate him.

One of them asked: "Master Li, shall we take this opportunity to participate in the performance..."

The other person was taken aback, then nodded.

When the rest of the people saw it, they all seemed to understand, winking and biting their ears, as if they were discussing something.

However, as soon as the soldier came down, he shouted loudly: "Master Hu, the Eastern envoy has caught him!"

When everyone heard it, they all froze in place, wondering if they heard it wrong.

One person even stepped forward and grabbed the soldier's arm, asking, "What did you just say! Say it again!"

Seeing that he was wearing an official uniform, the soldier didn't dare to get angry, and immediately said: "The soldiers from the West City have captured the Eastern envoy!"

The Jin Yiwei in front of the gate immediately reported the matter to Shen Lian and Hu Qian.

When the two of them went out, the adults who had surrounded here had already left in despair.

When Hu Qian, Shen Lian, and Bai Yufeng arrived, the Dongyang envoy was being tied up in the yamen of Beicheng Bingmasi. There were more than [-] soldiers holding long knives standing on the third floor and there was even one The soldiers were also stained with blood.

"Oh, Mr. Hu, you are finally here."

A man in armor stepped forward and said, "I am Jingmin, the head of Xicheng Bingma Division."

Hu Qian cupped his hands and said, "Respect General."

After introducing Bai Yufeng and Shen Lian respectively, Jing Min said: "Master Hu, this Oriental thief is very powerful! To catch her! We hurt several brothers!

Two of them have already been sent for medical treatment, and they may become disabled. "

Hu Qian naturally understood what he was thinking—he first brought the people here, and then put the wounded soldiers in front for Hu Qian to see, he just wanted to claim credit.

After all, catching the Oriental envoy is a great achievement. As long as Hu Qian mentions it casually, this Jingmin might be promoted.

Just as Hu Qian was about to speak, the people from the Ministry of Rites quickly stood up and said, "Master Hu, we all followed your orders. Others said it was useless, but I said it would definitely work. You have to trust Mr. Hu, and we finally caught him." This is a thief."

Hu Qian said: "Okay, everyone has contributed to catching the thief, Hu must report to the emperor."

Several people immediately beamed with joy, pretending to be polite.

"Master Hu is too serious, we didn't do much to help, we just added trouble to you.

By the way, there are also those brothers in hand, please wait a moment to say something..."

Hu Qian nodded while looking at the so-called Oriental envoy.

She was being tied to a chair, and her whole body was wrapped like a rice dumpling. She was about 30 years old, and her appearance was no different from that of an ordinary Daqian Dynasty woman, but the glint of prey that flashed in her eyes made people shudder.

Hu Qian said: "What was the situation at that time, please tell me in detail, Mr. Jing."

While Jing Min said, Hu Qian watched the woman's reaction.

At the end, he suddenly stood in front of the woman and said solemnly, "Look into my eyes!"

The woman didn't respond, but turned to look at him anyway.

Hu Qian hesitated for a moment and asked, "For the magic chicken?"

The woman's eyes almost burst into flames, but she still didn't say anything.

Hu Qian laughed, and was about to ask again, when an eunuch came in outside, saying that the emperor had urgently summoned Hu Qian and the Oriental envoy into the palace.

Jingmin said: "This thief is very skilled in martial arts, or let the officials lead someone to send her there."

The eunuch smiled and said: "With Master Hu here, no matter how high her martial arts skills are, so what can I do."

After finishing speaking, he said: "Don't worry about it, my lord, the Habayashi Army will take her there."

On the golden hall, Hu Qian, Ruan Conghai, and Lin Defeng from the Ministry of Rites stood below, and the oriental envoy was kneeling beside him.

Emperor Guangde looked at it and said, "This is the Oriental envoy? It seems very ordinary."

Hu Qian said: "The more common it is, the harder it is to find."

Emperor Guangde nodded, "How did you catch it? Let's start from the beginning."

Hu Qian said: "In a few days, to find this oriental envoy among hundreds of thousands of people, ordinary methods will naturally not work.

So the minister spread the news and put pressure on the oriental envoy.

Then, they set up interrogation channels in the four cities. "

Emperor Guangde nodded, "I have heard about this too. I heard that there are many people asking questions in every channel, and they all have the same question?"

Hu Qian said: "Yes, I have joined forces with the soldiers and horses of the five cities and the host and guest department of the Ministry of Rites to arrange long passages in the four cities. There are twenty questioning points in each passage, and twenty questions are asked at each point. .

Among them, the questions of the first 20 question points are exactly the same, only the last sentence of the No. 20 questions of the No. [-] question points is different. "

As soon as these words came out, the curiosity of everyone in the hall was hooked.

Emperor Guangde said: "Since the Oriental envoy can be found out only by these questions, these questions must be extremely ingenious and breathtaking."

Hu Qian said, "I'd better ask Mr. Lin to talk about this issue."

Lin Defeng was extremely excited, it was not easy to show his face in front of the emperor, let alone such a great achievement.

After returning, the colleagues in the Ministry of Rites would envy him.

"Returning to the emperor, according to Lord Hu's request, the questions in the first nineteen question points are all exactly the same.

They are, what's your name; are you from the East...

Ask each question first in Chinese and then in Oriental. "

Emperor Guangde frowned, "This question is so common, and there is no such thing as ingenuity. Even if the Japanese heard it, they would not answer it. How could they catch her?"

Hu Qian said: "The questions in the first nineteen question points are just to numb her, and the key to the first nineteen question points is not these questions, but the last sentence 'you go'.

The words "Let's go" in the first nineteen question points are all in Chinese.

Only the No. 20 question point of 'Let's go' is in Toyo dialect. "

"This……"

Emperor Guangde, Ruan Conghai and others were all thoughtful.

Hu Qian looked at Lin Defeng and said, "Let's ask Mr. Lin to talk about the reactions of different people after hearing this sentence."

Lin Defeng said: "Generally speaking, ordinary people don't understand Oriental dialect at all. When the first [-] question points said 'Let's go', they used Han dialect, and they left immediately after hearing it.

The last one spoke in Oriental dialect, they couldn’t understand, and thought they might not have finished the question, so they stood still until the person at the question point repeated it in Chinese, and then they would leave. "

Hu Qian went on to say: "But this Oriental envoy is not like this.

When she first entered the questioning channel, she was naturally extremely vigilant, lest she show her feet.

In addition, there are many people leaving the city, and the waiting time is long, and the questions at each point of questioning are repetitive and boring, so she instinctively ignored the Chinese "you go" and the Japanese "you go" Bar' difference.

For by this time the two languages ​​seemed to her ears to be exactly the same.

Hearing "Let's go" in Oriental dialect will naturally react. "

Lin Defeng said in admiration: "The emperor's kindness is equal to the sky, Mr. Hu has a clever plan, when she reached the last point of questioning, after hearing 'Let's go' in Oriental dialect, she took a step subconsciously.

Although she immediately swayed her body to cover it up, the soldiers still saw that when she tried to grab her, she resisted fiercely and injured several people. "

Emperor Guangde stood up excitedly, "Well done!

It's really a surprising and ingenious idea, this kind of method, even if it is anyone else, it will definitely show its flaws. "

Hu Qian bowed and said: "The emperor praised you absurdly.

Mr. Lin and the soldiers and horses of the five cities deserved the most credit for being able to catch this thief, but I just had a little trick. "

After hearing this, Lord Lin admired secretly.

Look, look at Mr. Hu, no wonder he was about to be promoted to deputy envoy at a young age.

You deserve to be promoted with this kind of heart and demeanor!

Emperor Guangde said: "Don't be too modest, this time you have made meritorious service again, what should I reward you for?"

Hu Qian said: "Your Majesty, let's try this thief first.

Ma Si Jingmin, the Xicheng soldier, said that in order to prevent the thief from biting his tongue and committing suicide, a cloth strip had been stuffed in her mouth. "

Emperor Guangde said: "Since the Orientals are able to send her as an envoy, they must have many advantages, even if severe punishment is used, it will be difficult for her to speak.

Ruan Conghai, what can you do? "

Ruan Conghai naturally knew the difficulty of this matter, and immediately said: "Your Majesty, although there are some ways to order the prison, it will take a long time, so I am afraid it is not appropriate.

I heard that Mr. Hu has many unpredictable methods, one of which can make the prisoner speak the truth, maybe you can try it. "

Emperor Guangde said: "Hu Qian, then you can start."

Hu Qian said: "This method of my minister is most effective against those who are not strong-willed, but it may not be effective against such people.

Can the emperor send someone to beat this thief seriously and break through his psychological defense. "

Emperor Guangde was taken aback for a moment, and said to Ruan Conghai, "Do it, you are good at this."

Ruan Cong immediately said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for the crime of doing something in the palace."

Emperor Guangde said unhappily: "Hurry up and do it! No matter what method you use!"

Ruan Conghai didn't dare to hesitate anymore, rolled up his sleeves and rushed over, first slapped the thief twice, and then beat him on the nose and face.

Tired of beating him, he kicked him down again, kicking wildly.

Lin Defeng was terrified watching from the side. Seeing the blood flowing all over the ground, he simply turned his eyes away and stopped looking.

Hu Qian is used to it, and he has to watch carefully, lest Ruan Conghai beat her to death, that would be bad.

It's just that from the beginning until now, although the woman was covered in injuries, she didn't even hum, which really made Ruan Conghai a little frustrated.

Seeing that the beating was almost done, Hu Qian asked Ruan Conghai to help hold the woman's cheek, and asked Lin Defeng to gently pinch the woman's throat. If the situation was wrong, he quickly stopped her to prevent her from committing suicide.

When she was almost ready, Hu Qian pulled out the cloth from her mouth.

After waiting for a while, no one saw her committing suicide or chanting a spell, so everyone relaxed a little.

Hu Qian shouted: "Look at my eyes!"

The woman may have remembered the verbal insult by Hu Qian earlier, so she ignored it at all.

Hu Qian pressed her temples with both hands, forced her to look at him, and shouted: "What's your name!"

Although the Nightmare Prayer has been activated, to Hu Qian's surprise, the woman didn't fall for the trick at all, but just stared at Hu Qian.

Hu Qian was also taken aback. She had already been beaten like this, but her will is still so strong, which is really admirable.

Now it's a bit embarrassing for him.

If you fight again, maybe one of them will be killed if you make trouble, but if you don't fight, the magic power of nightmare prayer will not be effective.

At this moment, Ruan Conghai suddenly said, "Master Hu, can we just break through her defense line?"

Hu Qian said: "Yes, but this..."

Ruan Conghai bowed to Emperor Guangde and said, "Your Majesty, I have another solution, but it may be insulting, so..."

"Use it quickly if you have any way! Don't waste any more time!"

Ruan Conghai said: "Then please forgive me for being rude."

As he spoke, he walked in front of the woman, and took off the woman's clothes in twos and threes. After a while, the thief stood naked in front of everyone.

Hu Qian glanced at it and saw that there were still words written on the woman's thigh, and he had an idea when he thought about it.

Emperor Guangde also saw those words and asked, "'Zheng'? Why are these words written on her body? What do they mean?"

Hu Qian said: "Maybe this is the ghost technique of the Eastern Onmyoji."

Emperor Guangde said: "Is there a way to crack it?"

Hu Qian said: "It does. As for whether it works or not, you have to try it to know."

Emperor Guangde waved his hand, signaling Hu Qian to go quickly.

Hu Qian turned around and looked at the woman, then said three words in the woman's ear.

When the woman heard this, she immediately became angry.

(End of this chapter)