This doesn't sound like a lie.

Because Han Qing knew that as a saint of the Red Lotus Sect, Ye Qinglian had never even seen the true face of the leader.

The King of Chunyang Cult, Lu Ziming, had met both sides of the leader, but he only knew that the leader lived in Bianliang City and had an extremely noble status. As for his first name and surname, they were both fake and impossible to check.

With the precedents of the Holy Girl of the Red Lotus Sect and the Dharma King of the Chunyang Sect, Han Qingma Qiushi's confession about the Maitreya leader is not surprising.

Therefore, he asked some more details about the development of Maitreya Sect near Jingdong East Road, and ordered Zhang Fan to take this person to a side tent to write a confession according to the previous requirements.

Ma Qiushi was worried that the content of his confession would not meet the standards of meritorious service and atonement. He kowtowed to Han Qing again and said loudly, "Thank you for your kindness in not killing me. You must be careful yourself. The people of Liao are vicious.

I bought a large number of monks and Taoist priests and went to Bianliang to spread rumors and slander you."

"What rumors?" Dou Rong could ignore other things, but it was related to her husband's safety, but she could not remain silent and immediately asked in a low voice.

However, Ma Qiushi's answer disappointed her.

"Little, I don't know. I only know that Xingrensi in the south of Liao Kingdom has such a plan. They don't want to let me know the specific rumors. Those monks and Taoist priests look down on the Maitreya Sect, and they don't want to tell me about it.

to reveal any information."

"Go down first and make the two lists mentioned earlier!" Han Qing knew that people like Ma Qiushi were idle and could not have access to too many secrets, so she smiled and waved her hand gently.

"Thank you for mentioning punishment, thank you for mentioning punishment!" Ma Qiushi saluted again and left with great gratitude.

Han Qing smiled and nodded to Dou Rong, indicating that she could rest assured. Then he quickly arranged for soldiers to bring Ma Zhuleg into the Chinese army tent.

After Namajuleg was captured, he originally planned to confess some irrelevant information and save his own life first. Then he would wait for the officials of the Song Dynasty who had been bribed by the Liao State to rescue him, or for the Liao State to take advantage of the threat of a great victory in the future and capture him.

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But he never expected that man's calculations were not as good as God's calculations, and Ma Qiushi was killed midway.

At this moment, he discovered that Ma Qiushi was in Han Qingzhong's military tent. He was interrogated for half an hour before being taken to the side tent. He suddenly understood that the previous plan was completely unworkable.

Therefore, when he saw Han Qing's face again, he changed from his previous soft-headed appearance. He raised his head, tilted his nose, and said arrogantly: "To be honest with Han Tixing, Ma Qiushi must have provided you with everything that the Sa family knows."

.If you try to dig out new things from Sajia, I'm afraid you will only be disappointed. It's better to let Ma go as soon as possible and leave yourself a way to retreat. Otherwise, when the army crosses the river..."

"Drag him out and beat him with twenty army sticks!" Han Qing was furious when he heard this and immediately slapped Shuai An.

"Yes!" The soldiers in the Chinese army, who had never seen such an arrogant prisoner, agreed, stepped forward, picked up Majuleg and dragged him out.

Seeing Mazhuleg entering the central military tent with his front legs, and then having his back legs pulled out again, the soldiers in charge of the execution were very surprised. When they heard that this man pretended to be a grandson last time, he suddenly pretended to be a grandson again this time.

After breaking the hard bone, he suddenly felt angry. He picked up the military stick and beat the man to pieces.

This time there was no hint from Li Yu, so the soldiers struck twice as hard as before. Although they still avoided Majuleg's vital point, after the twenty army clubs were beaten, the latter had taken in more air and released less.

Wu You was angry that this man had pretended to be soft and petty, but after his intentions were exposed, he attacked the hero. He ordered someone to bring a basin of cold water and poured it on the man's head.

"Ah——" Mazhuleg screamed sharply when he was woken up from his semi-conscious state by cold water.

"Shut up, otherwise, I'll hit you with twenty military sticks!" Wu took the military stick from the soldier's hand and raised it high.

"Uh!" Majuleg was considered a high-ranking official in the Xingren Division in the south of the Liao Kingdom. How often had he suffered so much? Immediately, he was so frightened that he shut his mouth and did not dare to make any more noise.

"I don't want to be beaten. When I see my family for the punishment later, I will confess honestly!" Wu You looked at the man with disdain, held him under his arm with one hand, and carried him all the way back to the Chinese army tent.

"Han Tixing, you are a hero, why should you torture me, a monk?" That Majuleg was also a bitch. After being put down by Wu, he immediately supported his body with his arms, raised his head with difficulty, and shouted, "

Even if you kill the Sa family today, it will not add any merit to your military exploits. However, the three veteran generals Yang Si, Yang Yanzhao, and Li Jilong joined forces and could not stop our Daliao cavalry. You only have ten thousand soldiers under your command..."

"Pull him down and hit him with forty military sticks. Give him a breath, don't beat him to death!" Han Qing once again slapped Shuai An without waiting for him to finish.

"Yes!" Wu agreed again and took action himself to drag Majuleg out. A moment later, screams and the sound of sticks touching flesh could be heard outside the Chinese army's tent.

"I'm afraid this person is a piece of meat. The initial soft appearance is all an act." Li Yu had done inspections and had seen all kinds of gangsters. He stepped forward and reminded Han Qing in a low voice.

"Let's talk after this round." Han Qing didn't like torture to extract confessions, but she didn't want Malegezhu to think that she was afraid of his threat. She waved her hands calmly. "Whether it's meat on a hob or not.

Well, if you don’t repent, don’t even think about getting away easily without saying anything!”

A moment later, Wu led his own soldiers and carried Majuleg back to the Chinese army's tent. This time, the latter no longer had the courage to promote the Liao army's force. He collapsed on the ground and panted for a long time before murmuring:

"I promised to confess earlier just to lie to you. Now that you have found out, please give me a good reward. As a fifth-rank official of Nanmian Xingren Division, how could I be captured by you and betray myself immediately?

Our country and our country. You must look down on people like that."

"That makes some sense!" Han Qing listened, nodded and smiled, "I just beat you not because you refused to confess. It was because you were a prisoner and still so arrogant. I really only have ten thousand men.

Brother, I have more warships than all the ships in the Liao Kingdom combined. As long as I am here for a day, no matter which Liao army wants to forcefully cross the Yellow River, I will kill him first!"

"We are from Liao..." Majuleg instinctively wanted to argue for Liao, but the severe pain in his butt made him carefully close his mouth.

"I know you are dissatisfied, so let me ask you, how many troops did your Liao Kingdom send today? Have they ever crossed half a step across the Yellow River?" Han Qing smiled and continued to question with a sneer. "In the past two months, Goryeo

People claim to have dispatched 200,000 naval troops, but I still bring more than 10,000 soldiers. Now, where are the 200,000 naval troops of Koryo?"

"This..." Majuleg gritted his teeth in anger, but was speechless.

In order to strengthen one's own momentum during battle, it is common practice to exaggerate the number of troops and horses tenfold. From this calculation, Goryeo's 200,000 navy troops were only a little over 20,000.

However, even if it was just over 20,000, it was more than double the number of soldiers and horses Han Qing had at that time. Moreover, Han Qing led the same troops as now.

The 20,000 Goryeo navy sailed across the sea in hundreds of warships, but they were still unable to land on the coast of Jingdong East Road. Now, the Daliaodong Road Army, which also numbered only a little over 20,000, tried to forcefully cross the Yellow River. Isn’t the result conceivable?

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"I know what your wishful thinking is? You are not from the Song Dynasty, nor are you from the Han people in the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun." Seeing all the expressions on Mazhuleg's eyes, Han Qing smiled again and continued,

"According to past practice, as long as someone like you is not killed on the spot, the Liao Kingdom will make representations to the Song Dynasty. In order to ensure that the Song Dynasty court gives the Liao Kingdom an excuse to launch a war, in the past, as long as the Liao Kingdom court made representations,

Usually, captured assassins are deported out of the country. But, this time, that time.”

"Ahem, cough..." Majuleg shuddered and coughed deliberately to avoid responding.

No matter whether he pretended to be soft and prepared to hand over some unimportant information to pass the test, or he was gritting his teeth and acting like he would rather die than surrender, he did have the same idea. That is, he was betting that Han Qing would not kill him immediately, and he was betting that Liao Dynasty would not kill him immediately.

After learning that he was not dead, he tried to find a way to get himself back.

In the past, the Song Dynasty was indeed very weak in diplomacy in order to avoid conflicts with the Liao Kingdom. As long as the captured assassins of the Liao Kingdom were not killed on the spot by local officials, but were instead imprisoned in prison, more than 70% of them would end up in jail.

Satisfy the requirements of the Liao Kingdom and bring him to the border to release him.

"At this time, the Liao Kingdom is marching south. How can the imperial court still worry about killing a few assassins to sacrifice the flag?!" Han Qing was also a gold medal divorce counselor in his previous life. His ability to observe words and emotions was far better than leading troops in war. After seeing the horse

Zhuleg's performance immediately knew that his guess was correct. He smiled and continued to strike while the iron was hot. "As for punishment, I have always paid attention to the incest and non-reciprocity. How the Liao army treated the people of the Song Dynasty, I

Naturally, how should we treat the captured Liao people, whether they are generals, soldiers, or craftsmen!"

"I am a fifth-rank official of the Xingren Department. Since the war began, no less than forty officials and military generals have been captured by the Liao Dynasty in the Song Dynasty!" Majuleg shuddered in his heart again, but raised his head and murmured emphasis.

"As for punishment, killing me will not increase your reputation!"

The first half of the sentence is very threatening. If Ding Wei were here today, he might have been stumped. After all, the Song Army has always been at a disadvantage since the beginning of the war. Now there are more than a dozen prefectures and counties that have been conquered.

There were also a lot of captured civil servants and generals.

He has set a precedent of beheading captured officials, and the Liao Kingdom may be even more unscrupulous in retaliating. By then, there will definitely be people who have lost their loved ones, and they will put the blame on his head.

If Kou Zhun were here today and listened to Mazhuleg's second sentence, he would have thought about it to some extent. This man has been beaten to death, and leaving him will not cause more harm to the Song Dynasty.

Loss. And if you kill him, you will lose your own reputation.

However, Han Qing was neither Ding Wei nor Kou Zhun. After hearing Mazhuleg's words, he immediately shook his head and laughed, "Threaten Han with other captured Song Dynasty civil and military officials? Mazhuleg, can you do it for me?"

Does the Emperor of Liao make the decision? You think too highly of yourself. Can the Emperor of Liao guarantee that no other Liao officials will be captured alive by our Song Dynasty in the future?"

After a pause, his voice suddenly rose, "As for Han's reputation, haha, this is the first time that Han has heard that he already has a reputation. What's more, Han is a young man with a weak crown, and he is already an official to the fifth rank, and a knight.

Lie Kaiguohou. What use does Han have for such a prestigious name?"

Majuleg was stunned for a moment and was speechless again.

Different from him, a fifth-rank official who only had jurisdiction over hundreds of provincial governors, Han Qing's fifth-rank judge was a powerful official in the local area. The title of Founding Marquis was, in the Song Dynasty, a high-ranking official.

, and it is not easy to obtain.

In other words, in the Liao and Song Dynasties, except for royal children and one or two top wealthy families, it was very rare to have full-fledged fifth-rank officials and founding princes in their early twenties.

And being rare means that his official position cannot continue to rise in a short period of time. Fame and merit are not as useful to him as they are to others.

Especially reputation, it may be counterproductive when encountering a monarch who is not very open-minded. Therefore, smart people usually make some harmless mistakes and taint themselves.

Specifically for Han Qing, getting out of anger and killing captured Liao soldiers and officials is probably the best way to self-defeat at the moment.

Apart from being scolded by Qingliu for being "cruel and easy to kill", there was no harm. When the two countries were at war, the court could not demote him for this reason.

In the eyes of the people, it was the Liao people who killed the people of the Song Dynasty first. Han Qing killed the captured Liao officials out of righteous indignation. Not only did he not deserve to be scolded, but he was a hot-blooded chivalrous person who deserved to be included in the opera and be sung throughout the ages.

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Thinking of this, Majuleg suddenly became heartbroken. His head drooped on his chest, and he no longer had the strength to lift it up.

Han Qing, however, was afraid that the blow to him would not be severe enough. After thinking about it, he said with a smile: "Besides, there is no need to make a big show of killing you. Someone, bring a wooden bucket for bathing, fill it with water, and

He pushed me in head-first. Today, we didn’t capture Majuleg and we only fished out a body from the Yellow River!”

"Yes!" Wu You and others agreed loudly, feeling happier than drinking ice water, and swarmed out of the Chinese military tent. Not long after, another huge wooden barrel was brought in.

As the saying goes, it's all a show. In order to let Majuleg die in peace, they also deliberately filled buckets of Yellow River water and decided not to use clear well water.

When Majuleg saw this, he was immediately horrified. However, he gritted his teeth and refused to ask for mercy.
To be continued...