Serica said disdainfully, "I only came here last night, and I haven't even gone out of the tavern door. I would like to hear what my heinous sin is. ”

Liu Xin said coldly: "You intend to assassinate my Han Emperor!" ”

Serica couldn't help but shudder.

Liu Xin's prediction was good, in eight years, Serica had changed from an earl to a duke, and he was one of the nine elders of the House of Elders, and he was the holder of the highest power in the Great Qin Empire.

Serica saw the information sent back by Chokama, and the Senate held two meetings for it. But because of the reopening of the Silk Road last year, Rome can now buy not only silk but also more elaborate porcelain, and many elders feel that the matter has been settled by this point, and the Han Dynasty is too far away to pay too much attention.

But Serica is an ambitious fellow, and he always feels that the civil strife in the Great Han is a good opportunity, and is more interested in Jokama's plan to obtain information by opening a green house. So, Serika selected more than 20 beautiful Daqin slave girls and personally brought them to Wujicheng, he wanted to see the situation here on the spot.

Because the two messengers sent to Rome had left in the evening, Serica did not see what was on the parchment. But when Serika arrived in Uji, he had already reported to him the first information he had learned.

Serica had long known that the Great Han was now divided into three major forces: Liu, Cao, and Yuan, and among the three, Liu Xin's side was the most powerful. When he heard the news that Liu Xin had come to the Western Regions in person, he immediately became excited. If he can take this opportunity to cause Liu Xin to have an accident, then the country of Dahan will be even more chaotic, and perhaps Serica will be able to persuade the other elders to make the decision to go on an expedition to Dahan.

This was just a sudden idea for Serica, and naturally he didn't have time to rush back to Rome to consult with the other elders. However, Jokama has been in the Western Regions for many years, and he has come up with many ideas, including sending people to assassinate and pretending to be horse bandits on the road, but they have all been vetoed by Serika. In the end, Serica decided to reveal the news of Liu Xin's personal expedition to the surrounding countries in the Western Regions, and spread rumors, saying that Liu Xin wanted to annex the surrounding countries in one fell swoop and provoke the surrounding countries to fight against Liu Xin. If the nations can defeat Liu Xin, perhaps they can find an opportunity to carry out assassination, interception, and other means.

These are all things that he discussed with Jokama in the secret room, and absolutely no third person knows, and Liu Xin said that he wanted to assassinate the Han Emperor, and there was only one possibility, that is, Jocama had rebelled, and this was what really surprised Serika.

Serika's face changed, and he pretended to be calm and said, "You are talking nonsense, when will I be unfavorable to your emperor?" And your emperor is thousands of miles away, so how can I disadvantage him? Don't listen to other people's random bites! ”

Liu Xin originally wanted to tell him that I am the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, and you just wanted to assassinate me with a heavy sword, didn't you just want to assassinate the Emperor of the Han Dynasty? But seeing Serika's embarrassed expression, and listening to his words flickering, he felt that he had a ghost in his heart, and couldn't help sneering: "Is it a bite or not, I won't just listen to one side, and I will naturally confront you when the time comes." I just want to hear you honestly now, what's your name? Where did it come from? What is the identity? What do you do for a living? ”

Serika rolled his eyes and said, "In Lower Serica, the commoners of Great Qin, this time I came to Wujicheng to do business, selling a few girls to the owner of this tavern. ”

"Smack", Liu Xin slapped the cases in front of him fiercely, and scolded angrily: "Hmph, full of nonsense, I see that you don't shed tears when you don't see the coffin!" Come on, bring the paper! ”

A guard had already presented a stack of paper, Liu Xin's face sank, and he said, "What are you doing with such a good paper?" Get the paper to wipe your ass! ”

Over the years, with the efforts of the Institute, paper has not only been used for writing, but also derived from many varieties, including window paper, meal paper, toilet paper, packaging paper, and different paper prices are also very different. However, toilet paper should be the cheapest one, and the guards don't know what Liu Xin wants toilet paper for now, does he want to go and make it easier?

In these few sentences, the interpreter of the military government only translated the first half of the sentence, and did not say the rest of the sentence, and Serika didn't know what Liu Xin was going to do, so he just looked at Liu Xin there with a blank face.

The tent was fully stocked, and the guards soon brought in a stack of khaki papers. Serica didn't know these things, but Liu Xin smiled and said, "Come on, tie him to the bench on his back!" Bring another basin of water! ”

Liu Xin was never used to sitting on the ground, and it was inconvenient to carry chairs for marching and fighting, so he had to prepare a few stools, but now they came in handy.

Several of the guards picked Serika up and pressed him down on the bench, his limbs tied to the front and back legs of the bench, and Serika was unable to move except for his head. Liu Xin was still not satisfied, and pointed to Serika's head again, and said, "Fix this place too." ”

Liu Xin looked at Serika with a smile on his face, and said slowly: "Serica, if you feel that you can't stand it for a while, you can explain it quickly." If you hold on, even the king of heaven will not be able to save you. ”

After the interpreter of the military office finished translating this sentence, Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Take a piece of paper and soak it in water, and then stick it on his face!" ”

Although the toilet paper was not of high quality, it was extremely absorbent, and soon a wet piece of yellowish paper was pasted on Serica's face. As soon as Serica exhaled hard, a large hole appeared in the paper. The thin wet paper couldn't cover Serica's eyes, and Liu Xin could see a little disdain in his eyes. Indeed, Serica did not yet understand the danger to him.

Liu Xin was not anxious, waved his hand, and said, "Paste the second one again!" ”

Another piece of paper was pasted, and Serika couldn't breathe, but within two clicks, the paper was also broken. Then the third and fourth were pasted up......

Eventually, Serica noticed that he was taking longer and longer to break through the papers, and that it was getting harder and harder to breathe, and a hint of fear grew in his eyes.

This is already the ninth layer of paper pasted on his face, which means that he has reached the brink of death eight times and walked back, but this ninth time is much more difficult. Beneath the wet yellow paper, he exhaled and inhaled with his mouth wide open, like a dying fish, but to no avail. This time, Serika finally understood how close death was to him, and he wanted to shout loudly, but he couldn't make a sound.

With Serica's unremitting efforts, a small hole was broken in the ninth layer of yellow paper, and a trace of fresh air wafted in, Serica breathed greedily, and suddenly, the guard picked up the tenth piece of yellow paper and pasted it in his face.

Serica finally broke down and shouted, "I'll say it all! Don't kill me! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the tenth piece of yellow paper was already pasted on his face, and he opened his mouth wide again, and began to breathe hard. This time, he didn't make much effort, and the ten pieces of paper that had been pasted on his face were all uncovered at once.

Serikasi's whole body softened, and there was a warmth between his legs, and he actually peed his pants, which was a great shame for a nobleman. But Serica can't take care of much now, it's better to be alive than anything else!

Looking at Serica, who was taking a big breath of fresh air, Liu Xin smiled contemptuously, he wanted to torture someone, he had a way, but he didn't want to delay it for too long. Liu Xin patiently waited for Serika's face to turn from white to red, and then said, "Say, what is your identity?" ”

This was what Liu Xin was most concerned about, he wanted to know if Serica was now an earl or if he had been promoted. Depending on the title, the secrets he knows will be different.

Serica's breathing had gradually returned to normal, but he still habitually opened his mouth wide and gasped for breath and said, "My lord, before answering your question, I would like to ask a question. ”

Liu Xin nodded and said, "Let him ask." ”

Serica hesitated for a moment and asked, "If I don't confess, will you let them keep that wet thing on my face?" ”

Liu Xin said without thinking: "Yes!" Until it kills you! ”

Serika couldn't help but shudder, just now he wasn't sure if Liu Xin would kill him, his heart had been at war with heaven and man, if Liu Xin didn't want to kill him, but he confessed all the secrets, it would be too stupid. Hearing Liu Xin's affirmative answer, Serika was relieved, and told all his identity and the purpose of coming to Wujicheng, and then asked: "My lord, can you tell me how you know about what I discussed with Jokama, has he already explained everything?" ”

Liu Xin laughed and said: "Jokama has not confessed, I haven't gotten the report yet, but I can tell you one thing, I am the emperor of the Han Dynasty!" Just now you stabbed me with a heavy sword, didn't you want to assassinate the Emperor of the Han Dynasty? ”

At this time, the interpreter of the military palace was startled first, and hurriedly arched his hand to Liu Xin and said, "Your Majesty, the villain doesn't know ......."

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Those who don't know are not guilty, I don't blame you, you tell him first." ”

Serika knew that the young Han man in front of him was actually the emperor of the Great Han, and he was suddenly petrified, and his wide open mouth couldn't close for a while.

Liu Xin ignored him anymore, waved his hand, and said, "Pick off his tendons and tendons, put on shackles, and immediately escort him to Chang'an!" ”

Now that he knows Serica's identity, Liu Xin certainly won't hand him over to Sister Cleya now, it should be of greater use to keep him. It was a bit cruel to pick on Serica's tendons and hamstrings, but when he treated Cleya's parents back then, he didn't help but be vicious. Besides, thousands of miles from Wujicheng to Chang'an, who knows what will happen on the road, pick off his tendons and hamstrings, and make him crippled, and it will be much more difficult for him to escape. However, Serika's tesuji had been cut by Liu Xin's flying knife just now, and now he had saved a lot of things for his personal guards.