dognovel Chapter 788
Chapter 788
No matter how unwilling they were, they could only hold it in.
After giving the order, Luo Zheng personally wrote a memorial and sent someone to deliver it to the capital at full speed.
It was three days later when Emperor Taihe received the memorial.
When seeing the human bones and private soldiers found in the mountains, Luo Zheng led his men into the mountains but was obstructed. Afterwards, he and King Zhou were assassinated one after another. Emperor Taihe's face became extremely ugly.
Especially when he saw that King Zhou was injured in the belly, the wound was only as long as a fingernail and only scratched the skin, he was so angry that he sneered repeatedly.
"Being stabbed by Jia Rui, the knife was poisoned, and then suffering a stroke and paralysis? Uncle Wang is too careless."
Emperor Taihe said something meaningful and wrote a note to Luo Zheng, ordering him to thoroughly investigate the identity of the corpses in the mountains and the whereabouts of those private soldiers. At critical moments, he could even take advantage of the situation.
After writing it, he immediately ordered someone to ride as fast as possible and personally deliver the note to Luo Zheng.
Luo Zheng's investigation lasted more than two months.
After the wild animals in the mountains were hunted, Luo Zheng would have people cut open their stomachs and check the contents to confirm whether these animals had eaten humans recently.
After all the wild beasts were hunted down, he organized a large number of people to search the mountains in order to find all the human remains.
The military camp hidden in the mountains was also found, but it was deserted, with only some houses and daily necessities that had not been disposed of in time left.
Some people also found a large number of human remains under the cliff.
Although most of the corpses have turned into bones, there are still some corpses that have not yet completely rotted.
Five of the bodies were quite fresh, having died no more than two days ago, and their appearance before death could still be clearly identified.
There were two men and three women. They were good-looking and not very old, probably no more than twenty years old.
But the marks on their bodies were shocking, and it was obvious that they had suffered long-term abuse and humiliation.
It is not difficult to guess the identities of these people. They are beautiful and have such marks on their bodies. They are obviously camp prostitutes who provide sexual relief for people.
There were many old scars on the bodies. Feng Xinyi guessed that it was because they were injured that they could not evacuate quickly with the private soldiers, so they were killed and thrown off the cliff.
If this is true, it means that the other party may have other camp prostitutes in his hands.
Thinking of this possibility, Feng Xinyi couldn't help but say to Luo Zheng, "We must find the whereabouts of those people!"
Luo Zheng comforted her, "There are too many of them. Once they leave the mountains, they can no longer hide. Unless they completely scatter, as long as there are too many of them, they will reveal their tracks. I have arranged for people to guard the important roads and passes, and they will never let them escape!"
The number of private soldiers raised by King Zhou was naturally more than that thousand. Those people were just backup forces that he secretly kept nearby because he was worried about his own safety.
He also had many more private soldiers, who were kept in various forests. These people usually disguised themselves as bandits, robbing and extorting passing caravans, which allowed them to train their troops and make a fortune.
But after being a bandit for a long time, it is inevitable that you will have other thoughts.
It is simply wishful thinking for King Zhou to want to raise a strong army in this way!
After Luo Zheng received the order from Emperor Taihe, he thoroughly investigated the identity of the corpse and the accomplices, and ordered Song Xingzhou to lead troops to eliminate the nearby bandits in the name of tracking down private soldiers.
In the past, with the King of Zhou keeping an eye on them, local officials and garrisons turned a blind eye to these bandits.
Now that King Zhou has suffered a stroke and is paralyzed, and with Luo Zheng as the imperial envoy, the local defenders naturally dare not disobey orders and can only secretly send letters to the bandits, hoping that they will escape quickly.
Unexpectedly, Luo Zheng directly let people release the news of surrender.
The bandits hide in the mountains and forests, robbing passing caravans from time to time. They seem to be very free, but in fact, such days are not easy for many bandits.