Chapter 547: Arrest

The fire was burning fiercely until late at night, and the fire slowly went out. A beautiful village, under the fire, a very beautiful village had turned into a ruin, and some places were still emitting green smoke.

However, except for the servants and maids who were shot and captured, the rest of the people in the village seemed to have disappeared out of thin air.

Despite this, according to Jiang Lang's intention, the soldiers did not mean to decrease at all, but instead increased. Outside the Zhuangzi, there were a whole circle of Dongchang's zis. In addition, there were also a large number of soldiers guarding the exits in the woods outside. However, just in case, the vicinity of the Zhuangzi had been carefully searched and confirmed that there was no passage. In other words, there was only one secret passage from Zhuangzi to the outside. Since this was the case, Jiang Lang arranged these soldiers to wait here. Anyway, the Dongchang was ambushed here, so naturally no one dared to ask more questions.

This news naturally reached Emperor Jingtai's ears very quickly. After going to court, Emperor Jingtai quickly summoned Jianglang to see him alone.

Jiang Lang also knew that Emperor Jingtai knew something about yesterday. After all, this was in the capital. So after kowtow, he heard Emperor Jingtai ask, "Wang Aiqing, I heard that you led your troops to attack a village in the suburbs yesterday?"

Jiang Lang didn't say much nonsense, saying, "Your Majesty, I received a secret report that the large number of people hidden in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city were in order to be unfavorable to the capital. So I led my troops to capture them in one fell swoop, but I was stubbornly resisted by them. Eunuch Qian was also very clear about this. After all, the soldiers' attack was ordered by him yesterday!"

After Jiang Lang finished speaking, he looked at Eunuch Qian on the side, and then asked, "Eunuch Qian, do you think so?"

Emperor Jingtai also looked at Eunuch Qian at this time and asked, "Is this true?"

Eunuch Qian had no choice but to deny it, so he could only lead his head and say, "Your Majesty, this is true. These thieves resisted stubbornly. After that, in order to reduce the casualties of the soldiers, they had to use artillery to force them out!"

Emperor Jingtai frowned slightly and said, "In order to reduce the casualties of soldiers, it is understandable to force the thieves out, and the handling is very appropriate. However, I don't understand one thing. Isn't this business of your Wang Aiqing? Why is it now that Eunuch Qian leads his troops to command?"

Jiang Lang immediately replied: "As the deputy governor of the East Factory, Eunuch Qian, when his minister is away, he will naturally have to deal with it. The matter of leading troops to fight will naturally be able to do so, otherwise the East Factory will be in a row without a leader and will be in chaos!"

Of course, Jiang Lang naturally would not say that because the people in the village were part of the assassination of his own people, he asked Mr. Qian to issue orders himself. In one aspect, this is also a psychological tactic. In one aspect, it is to make these people think that the order to be wiped out this time was the intention of Mr. Qian. After arresting them, the interrogation will naturally be easier. Of course, Jiang Lang, the power of the East Factory, is absolutely impossible for Mr. Qian to control it.

Emperor Jingtai didn't know Jiang Lang's thoughts, so he nodded in agreement and said, "Wang Aiqing's words are very good. I also think this should be the case. However, I don't know how many of the thieves caught?"

Jiang Lang replied: "I have caught some of the escaped people and are now being interrogated. If these people are innocent, I plan to let them go. Of course, if they are not innocent, I will naturally punish them according to the law. Moreover, I think that these evil people dare to do evil in the capital. I think there must be behind the scenes behind these people, so I plan to find the behind-the-scenes host."

When he said this, Jiang Lang turned his head and looked at Eunuch Qian next to him, and saw that his face looked a little ugly.

Emperor Jingtai also seemed very angry and said, "Yes, these people are too bold. Since they dare to do evil in the capital, Wang Aiqing, this matter will be left to you. You must find the behind-the-scenes commander."

"I obey the order!"

Jiang Lang immediately replied, then turned his head to look at Eunuch Qian and said, "Eunuch Qian, you have to do your best to do this?"

"I?"

Eunuch Qian seemed very surprised.

Jiang Lang nodded without hesitation and said, "Yes, this time you command, you have a beginning and an end. Now the thief has not been arrested yet, so you can't let it go, right?"

Emperor Jingtai immediately echoed: "No, not bad, Wang Aiqing said it well, Eunuch Qian, you will be in charge this time!"

Of course, Jiang Lang’s so-called command is actually just on the surface, and he is just letting him act like this, but in fact, the control is still in Jiang Lang’s hands.

As for Eunuch Qian, now that the Jingtai Emperor Capital said this, he naturally had no way to postpone it, so he could only agree.

After leaving the palace, Jiang Lang saw Sun Yuanbiao coming up, looked around and then asked, "How is the situation over there?"

Sun Yuanbiao immediately said: "Sir Qi, Brother Qian sent someone to say that those thieves still did not show up!"

Jiang Lang frowned slightly and said, "Have you escaped from other places?"

Sun Yuanbiao shook his head and said, "No, the following has sent people to inquire. The thieves are still hiding in it now, but they shouldn't last long. After all, there is no water or food inside. It's just a small passage, and these people can't hold on for a few days."

Jiang Lang nodded and said, "Transfer my order and continue to block the two holes, but remember not to block them tightly, so as not to suffocate them to death. Also, the emperor of Qian arranged for him to command you to wipe out these thieves. How should you deal with you? Let Qian Zhengbang find a way to make him do it!"

Sun Yuanbiao immediately nodded and agreed, asking the guards to convey Jiang Lang's meaning.

In the days that followed, the soldiers guarding the two holes changed one after another, but they did not give up on waiting for the two holes at all. As for the assassins inside, they still did not come out.

On the third day, Jiang Lang estimated that the assassins were almost hungry, so he came to the village in person. After waved his hand, Qian Zhengbang immediately came over.

Jiang Lang didn't talk much nonsense, and pointed his finger at Zhuangzi, who had been burned into ruins in front of him, and asked, "How is the situation?"

Qian Zhengbang said: "According to the instructions of the lord, we only guarded the two holes and did not attack. I guess those people below have been exhausted by Russia these days! Sir, is it time for us to attack?"

Jiang Lang pondered slightly and said, "Let's do this, send people down and send a small number of people first. If these evil men still have the strength to resist, they will be hungry for a day or two."

Jiang Lang always regarded the lives of soldiers very important, and Qian Zhengbang naturally knew about this. After nodding and agreeing, he immediately lined up the soldiers down.

Under Qian Zhengbang's arrangement, several soldiers walked down with weapons and carefully, while Jiang Lang was at the secret entrance, waiting for the movement inside.

Suddenly, there were several gunshots inside, followed by screams.

After a while, a few soldiers who had just gone down crawled out of the cave entrance, and there was no one missing.

"How is it down there?"

Jiang Lang asked immediately.

"Sir Qibing, those people still have the strength to resist. As soon as we went down, a few people rushed over immediately, and they looked very energetic!"

A soldier replied immediately.

Jiang Lang frowned and said, "I'm quite energetic? Could it be that they have food under them?"

The soldier said, "There should be, but not many, these people don't look that kind of lively!"

Jiang Lang nodded slightly and said, "It seems that theirs are still very strong. In this way, they will talk about it for a few days when they are hungry. Well, don't let them be idle, and occasionally let them exercise well!"

Qian Zhengbang agreed immediately.

In the next few days, Qian Zhengbang not only sent people to closely monitor the movements of the people below, but also sent people to harass them from time to time. He also kept harassing them all day long, making these people unable to stop and rest. Anyway, there were many soldiers in the Ming Dynasty, and the most important thing was that the sound of guns in this cave was unusual.

Finally, on the fifth day, the thieves began to escape, but instead of going through the two holes, they chose to escape from the middle!

Fortunately, there were soldiers patrolling along the way and they were discovered. The rest of the soldiers were immediately attracted, but some escaped. Of course, Qian Zhengbang simply ordered a forced raid and arrested the others.
Chapter completed!