Chapter 2055
Chapter 2055
Chapter 2055
Under Dong Yanyun's persuasion, Xu Xinsu finally dispelled some unrealistic thoughts, and tried to solve the problems that had arisen now.At this time, the gates of Zhangzhou City were closed, and the city defense army and Xu Xinsu's pro-military guards were dispatched collectively, and began to arrest relevant personnel of Jinyiwei in the city in the name of catching Jiangyang robbers.
The Jinfa was temporarily requisitioned by Xu Yuxing as an interrogation place, and the interrogation of these captured persons began.There are three main issues that Xu Yuxing wants to clarify. One is the content of the materials destroyed by Jinfa and others before that, and the other is the channel through which the seized firearms came to Zhangzhou City from the South China Sea. The third is what the Jin Yiwei intends to hide these weapons in the Jin Fahao.
Although the person in charge of Jinyiwei in Zhangzhou could not be caught here, Xu Yuxing believed that there must be insiders among the people captured so far, so he deliberately delayed the time to destroy and hide the evidence when he brought people to Jinfa.
However, most of these Jin Yiwei have received special training, and it is difficult to get valuable information from them without being ruthless. In addition, time is tight, and Xu Yuxing has no time to dawdle with these people. He only asks questions once. Go to the big punishment.Seeing this, Jin Ming stepped forward to give Xu Yuxing an idea.
Jin Ming's method is actually very simple. He uses the principle of the prisoner's dilemma to carry out a psychological offensive against the captives, telling them that those who confess first will be spared the death penalty, and once others confess first, those who refuse to cooperate will be sentenced to death.Although this method is simple and crude, it has been tried and tested repeatedly, and the effect in practical application is excellent.Even people who have already made up their minds to die will inevitably experience psychological imbalance when they learn that other companions who are imprisoned at the same time have a chance to survive.This is the so-called not worrying about scarcity but inequality.
Xu Yuxing happily accepted Jin Ming's suggestion. For him, the most important thing now is to find out the inside story of Jinfa as soon as possible. Adoption, as for whether it will kill people because of it, he doesn't care at all now.
Of course, verbal threats alone are definitely not enough. Only torture and psychological offensive can achieve the best results.So the courtyards of Jinfa were quickly turned into execution grounds, and screams came from everywhere.If it wasn't for the fact that the surrounding blocks have been blocked off, I'm afraid a large number of onlookers would have been summoned to watch the excitement.
These Jinyiwei collapsed faster than Xu Yuxing expected, and soon there were reports from his subordinates, and some people couldn't bear to be tortured and were willing to confess in exchange for a chance to survive.Xu Yuxing immediately called Jin Ming to interrogate the prisoner who was willing to speak.
They saw this man in the flower hall in the second courtyard.This person was tied behind his back to the pillar in the hall. There were bloodstains on his face, chest, and the ground in front of him. Both eyes were also red and swollen. It seemed that he had suffered a terrible meal just now.
Xu Yuxing said coldly: "My time is limited, don't try to play tricks, you only have this chance! Report your identity first!"
"The villain is Cui Kan, Xiaoqi of Jinyiwei." The man responded with a hoarse voice, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth: "Please give me a chance, my lord!"
After this person reported his identity, Xu Yuxing winked to the side, and someone went out immediately.The Jinyiwei waist badges found from the Jinfa account can just be used to verify whether this person is lying.If there is indeed Xiaoqi Cui Kan, then Xu Yuxing's subordinates will meet and announce the news to the other prisoners, firstly, so that Cui Kan has no way out, and secondly, it can stimulate other prisoners to confess quickly in order to survive.
Xu Yuxing said: "You must be aware of how serious the consequences of today's incident are. You confess honestly, and if the verification of what you said is true, I will protect you from death!"
When Xu Yuxing asked his identity, he wanted to measure whether this person was qualified to have access to confidential information.The official rank of Xiaoqi is only from the seventh rank, and he is the lowest-ranking military officer in the Jinyiwei establishment. Xu Yuxing actually doesn't believe that this person can provide any valuable inside information, but at this time, only this person is willing to confess, and he can only Can come to the trial first to see what this person has to say.
Cui Kan responded: "The villain dares to ask, can the words of the adults work?"
"Presumptuous! Open your dog eyes and see clearly, this is the third young master Xu!" Xu Yuxing's subordinates immediately shouted sharply.
Xu Yuxing raised his hand to stop his subordinates from scolding, and said to Cui Kan: "I, Xu Yuxing, said that if you can live, you will not die, but if you don't confess quickly and let others take the lead, then I can't guarantee it."
Cui Kan was afraid of missing the opportunity, so he quickly responded: "The villain is here to invite you!"
According to Cui Kan, Zhangzhou Jinyiwei received a batch of goods from the sea about a month ago, and then under the command of Sun Baihu, secretly transported the goods into Zhangzhou City.In order to keep it secret, they didn't even transport it back to the Jinyiwei Yamen, but sent it to Jinfa to hide.However, this Jinfa account was originally one of Jinyiwei's properties, so no one thought it was strange to do so.
A few days later, Sun Baihu mobilized the local Jinyiwei personnel to Jinfa, and then showed him the true colors of the mysterious cargo.Sun Baihu said that in order to improve the combat effectiveness of the local Jinyiwei, they will arrange rotation training for everyone to learn how to use this kind of musket. However, in order to avoid misunderstandings from the Xu family, this matter needs to be done in secret.
Of course, this is just a very lame excuse, because all the Jinyiwei who were assigned to work in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou knew that they did not have any authority to take armed actions locally, and the weapons that were sneakily transported into Zhangzhou were definitely not for display Yes, the only possibility is that Sun Baihu is going to use these weapons to cause trouble in Zhangzhou.
Not everyone agrees with Sun Baihu's approach, and some people have expressed doubts at the moment, thinking that if they make a noise in Zhangzhou, it is very likely that they will be investigated by the Xu family, and their strength is relatively small relative to the power of the Xu family in the local area. There was no chance of winning at all, Xu Xinsu could crush them as easily as crushing a group of ants.
Although Sun Baihu was the highest-ranking Jinyiwei officer in Zhangzhou, he was only a sixth-rank officer after all, and he couldn't get his subordinates to obey his arrangements honestly, so the matter of learning guns was put on hold for the time being.A few days ago, Sun Baihu said that he had something to go out and left Zhangzhou City with two confidantes. Before leaving, he mentioned the matter of learning guns again, and asked everyone to take out the guns at Jinfa, and learn how to load ammunition first. When he came back, if he didn't learn how to load ammunition, he would have to deduct one month's salary.
This is tantamount to driving ducks to the shelves. Even those who feel that this is inappropriate, in the end they still choose to compromise because they feel sorry for Yinzi.But everyone knows how risky it is to engage in these small tricks under Xu Xinsu's nose. If Xu's family finds out about this, they may not even get a chance to defend themselves, and they will be punished by the other party on random charges. .
And it just happened to be such a coincidence that when these Jin Yiwei gathered at the Jin Fa Hao for training today, Xu Yuxing happened to bring people to the door right away.Jin Yiwei in Jinfa found something wrong outside and mistakenly thought that something had happened, so he didn't dare to open the door to let people in from outside, so he quickly destroyed all kinds of written evidence.And these muskets could not be destroyed in a short time, so they could only be put away and hidden in the firewood room, but this did not escape subsequent searches.
"Master Xu, what the villain said is true, please be careful! When Sun Baihu got these guns, the villain also strongly opposed it. He never dared to cause trouble in Zhangzhou City. He was only coerced by him. It will appear here!" Cui Kan tried his best to defend himself, trying to convince Xu Yuxing that he was forced to get involved in this matter.
Cui Kan's statement is very detailed and sounds credible, but there is not much really valuable information in it.Cui Kan did not mention the details of the three issues that Xu Yuxing wanted to investigate.
Xu Yuxing suppressed his impatience, and asked him: "Do you know where these muskets come from? Who passed through before they arrived in Zhangzhou City?"
Cui Kannuo said: "This matter was arranged by Sun Baihu. He never mentioned it. The villain really doesn't know about it. At that time, it was a Guangzhou ship that handed over the goods to us at sea, but the other party didn't seem to be my Jinyi Weizhong. people."
Xu Yuxing asked again: "What are the contents of those things that you burned before you opened the door?"
Cui Kan said: "It seems to be Jinfa's account books and cargo entry and exit records. In fact, the villain has never been here a few times, so he doesn't know much about the situation here. Shi Zongqi said that these things should not fall into the hands of outsiders, so I did it earlier. Will rush to burn."
Xu Yuxing thought to himself that since there is a general banner among these people who were arrested, they must know more than Cui Kan.However, he continued to ask: "Did Sun Baihu tell you clearly what you plan to use these muskets for?"
"He only said that he would use this to enhance the strength of the local Jinyiwei, but he never mentioned where he would use these weapons." Cui Kan's answer was the same as before, without any new information.
Xu Yuxing waited for a while, and seeing that the other party had nothing to say, he decisively terminated the conversation: "Copy out the contents of his confession just now, and ask him to sign it!"
While Xu Yuxing was interrogating, there was a document next to him that had been recording the content of the conversation. However, this kind of shorthand was sloppy, and probably only I could understand it, and the archived transcript that Xu Yuxing needed must be clearer.Asking Cui Kan to sign and draw a pledge is also to confirm the reliability of this record. If he wants to argue with Jin Yiwei in the future, this kind of evidence will come in handy.
But Xu Yuxing was hardly satisfied with Cui Kan's confession. This guy almost blamed everything on Sun Baihu, who was lucky enough not to be in Zhangzhou City, and denied many details.This may be because he really did not have access to the relevant information, or he may have deliberately concealed it, but the contents he confessed did not have much effect on Xu Yuxing's investigation.
After leaving the flower hall full of bloody smell, Xu Yuxing asked Jin Ming's opinion.And Jin Ming was not satisfied with the confession just obtained, he shook his head and said: "This person is of little value, but Shi Zongqi, who ordered them to burn the materials, may have more information. But don't worry, As long as there is the first person to speak, soon there will be a second, and a third."
Jin Ming's expectations were not bad. After realizing their disadvantaged situation, most people in the prisoner's dilemma will choose to compromise in exchange for a relatively light punishment, especially when it is confirmed that some accomplices have already chosen to compromise first. If you don't allow yourself to take responsibility for other accomplices, people with a tough attitude will seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and make choices that are beneficial to themselves.
All the captives in the retrial were told that their colleague Cui Kan had already confessed, and those who planned to keep tight-lipped had no value at all.
"Don't think that someone will come to get you out, and don't think that you have any other way to get out. Only by confessing honestly can you have a chance!"
"Your accomplice has already been recruited. If you don't speak up, it will be of no value to us. We will take you directly to the execution ground and execute you later!"
"You'd better hurry up and say something that your accomplice didn't mention, otherwise we will have to let the person who confessed first survive!"
Under the constant pressure from the interrogators, one after another some people began to lose their temper and chose to confess.At this time, Xu Yuxing also confirmed the identity of Shi Zongqi through the identification of other prisoners.
"You are Shi Biao? It seems that you are the highest-ranking person we have caught here." Xu Yuxing interrogated the General Banner of Jinyiwei in a study room. The other party looked rather embarrassed, and the bun had already been arrested His face was covered in blood from the torture. Although he had been untied, his body was still curled up into a ball, and he coughed twice in pain from time to time.According to Xu Yuxing's subordinates, when he was interrogating this person just now, he was a little more ruthless, probably breaking one or two of his ribs.But that's good too, Xu Yuxing doesn't have to worry about this guy suddenly rebelling.
"Your subordinates have recruited a lot of things. Even if you don't say anything, you can't completely cover up the truth of the matter. And you have to understand one thing. If I want to deal with you and your accomplices, it is not at all. What evidence is needed to prove that you deserve to die."
Xu Yuxing said slowly: "What you want to hide from us will kill you and your accomplices, and even implicate your family members. If you think such consequences don't matter, then think about the nature of this matter , Jin Yiwei tried to assassinate a local high-ranking official who held military power, what does this mean? Ming Dynasty may have civil strife because of this, and you and your accomplices will be eternal sinners!"
(End of this chapter)
Under Dong Yanyun's persuasion, Xu Xinsu finally dispelled some unrealistic thoughts, and tried to solve the problems that had arisen now.At this time, the gates of Zhangzhou City were closed, and the city defense army and Xu Xinsu's pro-military guards were dispatched collectively, and began to arrest relevant personnel of Jinyiwei in the city in the name of catching Jiangyang robbers.
The Jinfa was temporarily requisitioned by Xu Yuxing as an interrogation place, and the interrogation of these captured persons began.There are three main issues that Xu Yuxing wants to clarify. One is the content of the materials destroyed by Jinfa and others before that, and the other is the channel through which the seized firearms came to Zhangzhou City from the South China Sea. The third is what the Jin Yiwei intends to hide these weapons in the Jin Fahao.
Although the person in charge of Jinyiwei in Zhangzhou could not be caught here, Xu Yuxing believed that there must be insiders among the people captured so far, so he deliberately delayed the time to destroy and hide the evidence when he brought people to Jinfa.
However, most of these Jin Yiwei have received special training, and it is difficult to get valuable information from them without being ruthless. In addition, time is tight, and Xu Yuxing has no time to dawdle with these people. He only asks questions once. Go to the big punishment.Seeing this, Jin Ming stepped forward to give Xu Yuxing an idea.
Jin Ming's method is actually very simple. He uses the principle of the prisoner's dilemma to carry out a psychological offensive against the captives, telling them that those who confess first will be spared the death penalty, and once others confess first, those who refuse to cooperate will be sentenced to death.Although this method is simple and crude, it has been tried and tested repeatedly, and the effect in practical application is excellent.Even people who have already made up their minds to die will inevitably experience psychological imbalance when they learn that other companions who are imprisoned at the same time have a chance to survive.This is the so-called not worrying about scarcity but inequality.
Xu Yuxing happily accepted Jin Ming's suggestion. For him, the most important thing now is to find out the inside story of Jinfa as soon as possible. Adoption, as for whether it will kill people because of it, he doesn't care at all now.
Of course, verbal threats alone are definitely not enough. Only torture and psychological offensive can achieve the best results.So the courtyards of Jinfa were quickly turned into execution grounds, and screams came from everywhere.If it wasn't for the fact that the surrounding blocks have been blocked off, I'm afraid a large number of onlookers would have been summoned to watch the excitement.
These Jinyiwei collapsed faster than Xu Yuxing expected, and soon there were reports from his subordinates, and some people couldn't bear to be tortured and were willing to confess in exchange for a chance to survive.Xu Yuxing immediately called Jin Ming to interrogate the prisoner who was willing to speak.
They saw this man in the flower hall in the second courtyard.This person was tied behind his back to the pillar in the hall. There were bloodstains on his face, chest, and the ground in front of him. Both eyes were also red and swollen. It seemed that he had suffered a terrible meal just now.
Xu Yuxing said coldly: "My time is limited, don't try to play tricks, you only have this chance! Report your identity first!"
"The villain is Cui Kan, Xiaoqi of Jinyiwei." The man responded with a hoarse voice, with blood dripping from the corner of his mouth: "Please give me a chance, my lord!"
After this person reported his identity, Xu Yuxing winked to the side, and someone went out immediately.The Jinyiwei waist badges found from the Jinfa account can just be used to verify whether this person is lying.If there is indeed Xiaoqi Cui Kan, then Xu Yuxing's subordinates will meet and announce the news to the other prisoners, firstly, so that Cui Kan has no way out, and secondly, it can stimulate other prisoners to confess quickly in order to survive.
Xu Yuxing said: "You must be aware of how serious the consequences of today's incident are. You confess honestly, and if the verification of what you said is true, I will protect you from death!"
When Xu Yuxing asked his identity, he wanted to measure whether this person was qualified to have access to confidential information.The official rank of Xiaoqi is only from the seventh rank, and he is the lowest-ranking military officer in the Jinyiwei establishment. Xu Yuxing actually doesn't believe that this person can provide any valuable inside information, but at this time, only this person is willing to confess, and he can only Can come to the trial first to see what this person has to say.
Cui Kan responded: "The villain dares to ask, can the words of the adults work?"
"Presumptuous! Open your dog eyes and see clearly, this is the third young master Xu!" Xu Yuxing's subordinates immediately shouted sharply.
Xu Yuxing raised his hand to stop his subordinates from scolding, and said to Cui Kan: "I, Xu Yuxing, said that if you can live, you will not die, but if you don't confess quickly and let others take the lead, then I can't guarantee it."
Cui Kan was afraid of missing the opportunity, so he quickly responded: "The villain is here to invite you!"
According to Cui Kan, Zhangzhou Jinyiwei received a batch of goods from the sea about a month ago, and then under the command of Sun Baihu, secretly transported the goods into Zhangzhou City.In order to keep it secret, they didn't even transport it back to the Jinyiwei Yamen, but sent it to Jinfa to hide.However, this Jinfa account was originally one of Jinyiwei's properties, so no one thought it was strange to do so.
A few days later, Sun Baihu mobilized the local Jinyiwei personnel to Jinfa, and then showed him the true colors of the mysterious cargo.Sun Baihu said that in order to improve the combat effectiveness of the local Jinyiwei, they will arrange rotation training for everyone to learn how to use this kind of musket. However, in order to avoid misunderstandings from the Xu family, this matter needs to be done in secret.
Of course, this is just a very lame excuse, because all the Jinyiwei who were assigned to work in Zhangzhou and Quanzhou knew that they did not have any authority to take armed actions locally, and the weapons that were sneakily transported into Zhangzhou were definitely not for display Yes, the only possibility is that Sun Baihu is going to use these weapons to cause trouble in Zhangzhou.
Not everyone agrees with Sun Baihu's approach, and some people have expressed doubts at the moment, thinking that if they make a noise in Zhangzhou, it is very likely that they will be investigated by the Xu family, and their strength is relatively small relative to the power of the Xu family in the local area. There was no chance of winning at all, Xu Xinsu could crush them as easily as crushing a group of ants.
Although Sun Baihu was the highest-ranking Jinyiwei officer in Zhangzhou, he was only a sixth-rank officer after all, and he couldn't get his subordinates to obey his arrangements honestly, so the matter of learning guns was put on hold for the time being.A few days ago, Sun Baihu said that he had something to go out and left Zhangzhou City with two confidantes. Before leaving, he mentioned the matter of learning guns again, and asked everyone to take out the guns at Jinfa, and learn how to load ammunition first. When he came back, if he didn't learn how to load ammunition, he would have to deduct one month's salary.
This is tantamount to driving ducks to the shelves. Even those who feel that this is inappropriate, in the end they still choose to compromise because they feel sorry for Yinzi.But everyone knows how risky it is to engage in these small tricks under Xu Xinsu's nose. If Xu's family finds out about this, they may not even get a chance to defend themselves, and they will be punished by the other party on random charges. .
And it just happened to be such a coincidence that when these Jin Yiwei gathered at the Jin Fa Hao for training today, Xu Yuxing happened to bring people to the door right away.Jin Yiwei in Jinfa found something wrong outside and mistakenly thought that something had happened, so he didn't dare to open the door to let people in from outside, so he quickly destroyed all kinds of written evidence.And these muskets could not be destroyed in a short time, so they could only be put away and hidden in the firewood room, but this did not escape subsequent searches.
"Master Xu, what the villain said is true, please be careful! When Sun Baihu got these guns, the villain also strongly opposed it. He never dared to cause trouble in Zhangzhou City. He was only coerced by him. It will appear here!" Cui Kan tried his best to defend himself, trying to convince Xu Yuxing that he was forced to get involved in this matter.
Cui Kan's statement is very detailed and sounds credible, but there is not much really valuable information in it.Cui Kan did not mention the details of the three issues that Xu Yuxing wanted to investigate.
Xu Yuxing suppressed his impatience, and asked him: "Do you know where these muskets come from? Who passed through before they arrived in Zhangzhou City?"
Cui Kannuo said: "This matter was arranged by Sun Baihu. He never mentioned it. The villain really doesn't know about it. At that time, it was a Guangzhou ship that handed over the goods to us at sea, but the other party didn't seem to be my Jinyi Weizhong. people."
Xu Yuxing asked again: "What are the contents of those things that you burned before you opened the door?"
Cui Kan said: "It seems to be Jinfa's account books and cargo entry and exit records. In fact, the villain has never been here a few times, so he doesn't know much about the situation here. Shi Zongqi said that these things should not fall into the hands of outsiders, so I did it earlier. Will rush to burn."
Xu Yuxing thought to himself that since there is a general banner among these people who were arrested, they must know more than Cui Kan.However, he continued to ask: "Did Sun Baihu tell you clearly what you plan to use these muskets for?"
"He only said that he would use this to enhance the strength of the local Jinyiwei, but he never mentioned where he would use these weapons." Cui Kan's answer was the same as before, without any new information.
Xu Yuxing waited for a while, and seeing that the other party had nothing to say, he decisively terminated the conversation: "Copy out the contents of his confession just now, and ask him to sign it!"
While Xu Yuxing was interrogating, there was a document next to him that had been recording the content of the conversation. However, this kind of shorthand was sloppy, and probably only I could understand it, and the archived transcript that Xu Yuxing needed must be clearer.Asking Cui Kan to sign and draw a pledge is also to confirm the reliability of this record. If he wants to argue with Jin Yiwei in the future, this kind of evidence will come in handy.
But Xu Yuxing was hardly satisfied with Cui Kan's confession. This guy almost blamed everything on Sun Baihu, who was lucky enough not to be in Zhangzhou City, and denied many details.This may be because he really did not have access to the relevant information, or he may have deliberately concealed it, but the contents he confessed did not have much effect on Xu Yuxing's investigation.
After leaving the flower hall full of bloody smell, Xu Yuxing asked Jin Ming's opinion.And Jin Ming was not satisfied with the confession just obtained, he shook his head and said: "This person is of little value, but Shi Zongqi, who ordered them to burn the materials, may have more information. But don't worry, As long as there is the first person to speak, soon there will be a second, and a third."
Jin Ming's expectations were not bad. After realizing their disadvantaged situation, most people in the prisoner's dilemma will choose to compromise in exchange for a relatively light punishment, especially when it is confirmed that some accomplices have already chosen to compromise first. If you don't allow yourself to take responsibility for other accomplices, people with a tough attitude will seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, and make choices that are beneficial to themselves.
All the captives in the retrial were told that their colleague Cui Kan had already confessed, and those who planned to keep tight-lipped had no value at all.
"Don't think that someone will come to get you out, and don't think that you have any other way to get out. Only by confessing honestly can you have a chance!"
"Your accomplice has already been recruited. If you don't speak up, it will be of no value to us. We will take you directly to the execution ground and execute you later!"
"You'd better hurry up and say something that your accomplice didn't mention, otherwise we will have to let the person who confessed first survive!"
Under the constant pressure from the interrogators, one after another some people began to lose their temper and chose to confess.At this time, Xu Yuxing also confirmed the identity of Shi Zongqi through the identification of other prisoners.
"You are Shi Biao? It seems that you are the highest-ranking person we have caught here." Xu Yuxing interrogated the General Banner of Jinyiwei in a study room. The other party looked rather embarrassed, and the bun had already been arrested His face was covered in blood from the torture. Although he had been untied, his body was still curled up into a ball, and he coughed twice in pain from time to time.According to Xu Yuxing's subordinates, when he was interrogating this person just now, he was a little more ruthless, probably breaking one or two of his ribs.But that's good too, Xu Yuxing doesn't have to worry about this guy suddenly rebelling.
"Your subordinates have recruited a lot of things. Even if you don't say anything, you can't completely cover up the truth of the matter. And you have to understand one thing. If I want to deal with you and your accomplices, it is not at all. What evidence is needed to prove that you deserve to die."
Xu Yuxing said slowly: "What you want to hide from us will kill you and your accomplices, and even implicate your family members. If you think such consequences don't matter, then think about the nature of this matter , Jin Yiwei tried to assassinate a local high-ranking official who held military power, what does this mean? Ming Dynasty may have civil strife because of this, and you and your accomplices will be eternal sinners!"
(End of this chapter)