At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 191 I want to be a tyrant

Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said, "Catch the thief and seize the stolen goods. I don't have any evidence. How can I punish them?"

Shi Heng was a little confused, so he vaguely felt that there was something in the emperor's words, but he didn't know what it meant.

Now that we know that the Wa Kingdom is doing things behind the scenes, according to common sense, we must consider how to deal with them in the next step, why are we saying that there is no evidence now?
Since this kind of matter has involved the diplomacy of the two countries, of course whoever has the hardest fist has the right to speak. Is there any evidence...is it important?
"I don't know what kind of evidence the emperor wants?"

Shi Heng thought to himself, do you want me to help you collect evidence and then make a decision?
That's fine, at least it won't come true.

But, it's really not necessary...

Zhu Qizhen shook his head with a smile, and said, "I don't want any evidence. Even if I have evidence, what can I do to prove that the Japanese kingdom is really funding the Japanese pirates behind the scenes? Is it an order to issue an order, or send troops to attack?"

Shi Heng was even more puzzled, since you know the evidence is useless, why are you talking about it?

Zhu Qizhen waved at him and signaled Shi Heng to look at the map.

Shi Heng followed the position of Zhu Qizhen's finger, there was the coastline of Daming, and the country of Wa was across the sea.

Zhu Qizhen pointed to the map and said: "Since the Japanese pirates have no direct relationship with the Japanese country, of course, they have nothing to do with me, Daming. These people are pure desperadoes. It stands to reason that they should commit crimes everywhere, but , why are they only staring at the coastal looting of Daming?"

Shi Heng was stunned, didn't he ask the question knowingly, of course it was because the Japanese pirates had something to do with the Japanese country!

Could it be that they can turn around and plunder the Wa Kingdom?

Taking a step back, even if these people really don't recognize their relatives, how can Wa Kingdom compare with Daming?
One is rich and the other is poor and bareheaded, whose brain is broken to rob the poor?

"The emperor doesn't know that the Japanese country is actually very poor, not to mention the secret relationship between them and the pirates..."

"What I'm saying now is that the Japanese kingdom has nothing to do with the Japanese pirates!"

Shi Heng's face was full of question marks, and he thought to himself, what exactly are you trying to say?

Zhu Qizhen saw that he didn't understand, so he went further: "Since it doesn't matter, it stands to reason that the Japanese pirates are extremely vicious, so they should also attack the coastal people of the Japanese country, don't you?"

"It stands to reason...that's the case, but..."

Just as Shi Heng was about to explain, suddenly, he seemed to understand something.

He slowly loosened his frowning brows, thought for a long time, and then said: "The emperor is right, since there is no affiliation between the Japanese kingdom and the Japanese pirates, these thieves will definitely attack the coast of the Japanese kingdom."

Zhu Qizhen nodded in satisfaction, and said, "Have all those Japanese pirates been wiped out?"

"Returning to the emperor, the Japanese pirates are not a whole. The three-headed Jiao Shenlang that was eliminated this time is the biggest Japanese pirate leader. However, there are some other forces in the sea. These people will not dare to attack rashly when they see that my Ming army is invincible. You can only target other places, such as... Wa country..."

Zhu Qizhen said with a half-smile: "The Japanese pirates attack the Japanese country, there will be a good show then!"

Not long after, Shi Heng came out of the Forbidden City and saw Li Zhen head-on.

"Duke Rui..."

Li Zhen waved her hand and said, "Stop talking nonsense, how many people and weapons are needed, just open your mouth!"

Shi Heng was secretly happy, and said tentatively: "Mr. Rui, I heard that your fifteen-style rifle..."

Li Zhen looked at him with a look of disgust, and said: "The [-]-style rifle is the latest, and you can't take it out casually! If it falls into the hands of the enemy and is learned by others, wouldn't it be a big mistake?"

Shi Heng thought for a while, and it was true, he said: "You must get me something good, otherwise, how can you deter them?"

Li Zhen pondered for a moment, then said: "How about this, two hundred fourteen-style guns for you, and twenty light cannons for you, is that enough?"

The fourteenth style has been discontinued, and it is basically used as a training gun. Even if it is picked up by someone, the loss will be less.

Shi Heng nodded again and again, if equipped with new firearms, the defensive strength of the Japanese country would not be enough to fight at all!

"In terms of personnel, I have 300 people on hand, which is roughly enough, but the broken ships are too small. I heard that the Quanzhou Shipyard is building treasure ships. Tell the emperor to get us some ships!"

Li Zhen frowned and said, "The treasure ship from Quanzhou was used to go to the West, and I gave it to you. What about the voyage?"

Shi Heng said: "You should get one anyway. The voyage to the West is of course important, but our affairs are also very important!"

"Okay, I'll get you one, just one!"

"Don't worry, I only need one!"

Li Zhen asked again: "As for money and food, how much do you want, just ask!"

Shi Heng smiled and said, "That's not necessary. On Zhoushan Island, Shen Lang still has his savings for many years. I can't say the exact amount, but there are always some 10 taels. What's more, our task is to give the emperor Grab money..."

"What grabbing money?"

Li Zhen suddenly became cautious, and said: "What you have done has nothing to do with the Ming court or the emperor, you have to remember, don't discredit the emperor!"

"Yes, yes, it's okay!"

Shi Heng clasped his fists in salute, and smiled meaningfully, then turned and left.

At this moment, he only has two words for the emperor, admire!
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In Nanjing Zhao Prison, Yuan Bin has begun to interrogate Wang Gongming.

This Hubu Shangshu was a Jinshi during the Yongle period, a veteran of the four dynasties, seeing that he could go home to take care of his life after spending two years in Nanjing, but now he has been tortured to the point of losing his shape.

It's not that Yuan Bin is violent by nature, it's just that it's impossible to deal with this kind of person without exercising his muscles and bones.

Scholars have such a temper, the more polite you are to him, the more motivated he will be, and he will be more honest by directly punishing him.

So when Wang Gongming saw Yuan Bin, he howled, "Spare me, spare me!"

Yuan Bin first took out a few books and threw them aside, and said: "I just took a rough look at the article you wrote. It is very literary and upright, but for some reason, you want to collude with Japanese pirates?"

When Wang Gongming heard this, his eyes flickered, and his face was already blushing up to his ears.

Yuan Bin continued: "You have already understood the crime you have committed. This kind of thing cannot be escaped. How the emperor will deal with the rebellious ministers, you must also know what the results of those officials suspected of treason are. Need I say more?"

Wang Gongming's face became more and more ugly. Since the emperor suddenly appeared in Nanjing, hundreds of them were arrested in just a few days.

The four major cases of Hongwu used to be nothing more than that, right?
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but grow paler, trembling all over, unable to speak.

Yuan Bin said again: "The population of your family... Let me see..."

As he spoke, he picked up a densely packed booklet on the table, and then said: "There are more than 100 people, this population is really not small."

Wang Gongming was scared out of his wits, and quickly kowtowed: "I beg the emperor to spare my life, I beg the Commander to spare my life, old man... I... I admit that I am greedy for the money of the Japanese pirates..."

"Just silver?"

Yuan Bin stared at him, his originally calm eyes suddenly turned cold, and said sharply: "You are not charged with corruption and bribery, but collaborating with the enemy and treason!"

Wang Gongming's body trembled: "Old man...I...I would like to correct myself!"

Yuan Bin said: "That depends on whether you are sincere, and whether the emperor is willing to give you a chance to correct it."

Wang Gongming hurriedly said: "Absolutely sincere, and I hope that the Commander will please speak a few words in front of the emperor, and I will definitely... thank you very much."

Yuan Bin smiled, and said, "All your property has been confiscated, how can you thank me again?"

"I... I... still have silver. There are several commercial firms in Ningbo. Although they are not in my name, they are also my assets, and..."

Yuan Bin nodded, and said: "Tell me all your assets. In addition, tell me who else is in collusion with you, their origin and name. This is the only way to save your family's life." , but if there is half of the concealment, then I'm sorry!"

Sweat dripped from Wang Gongming's forehead, and he seemed to be struggling.

He knew very well that once he said it, he would really have nothing.

But, if you don't say anything, this old life will be gone...

Moreover, the whole family will be buried with them.

Seeing his hesitation, Yuan Bin said, "I still want to interrogate other people. I don't have much thought for you. Your charges have already been confirmed. You can decide whether to recruit or not!"

Having said that, it seems obvious to Wang Gongming where to go.

He wept and said, "If you want to say it, you want to say it."

Yuan Bin said quickly: "Come here, give him a pen, ink, paper and inkstone, watch him write, remember, this is the only chance to protect your whole family, if there is something to hide, and someone will recruit it out in the future, then... the matter will not be solved." It's easy to handle, don't blame me for saying ugly things up front."

Wang Gongming hurriedly said, "Yes... yes..."

At this moment, his heart is in pain.

Under such pain, he confessed to all those who had business dealings with him, those who had dealings with Japanese pirates, and those suspected of smuggling.

There were more than 50 people reported this time.

As expected of being a Jinshi, just relying on memory, even the criminal evidence of these people was silently written out.

When Zhu Qizhen saw this list, he couldn't help but admire this guy, he really is a fucking talent.

It's a pity that cleverness is useless in serious places.

Most of these 50 people are either rich or expensive, but the problem is that the previous screening by Jin Yiwei did not find any clues.

Even on Wang Gongming's side, he was caught only because a servant stole a Dongzhu and followed the clues.

This thing is very intriguing!
Judging from Wang Gongming's confession, these people have long been united in private and formed a monolithic body.

They smuggle on weekdays. Although they have some relationship with Japanese pirates, they do not completely rely on Japanese pirates. They have their own fleet and their own routes. They buy goods from Jiangnan, and then transport them to Japan, Luzon, Annan, Champa, Siam, etc. ground sale.

Then buy spices, sugar, ivory and other materials from the local area, and return to Daming to sell them.

After such a round trip, the profit of a boat can reach several thousand taels of silver.

Moreover, Wang Gongming does not seem to be the speaker of this group, they are more like a board of directors, and Wang Gongming is only one of the directors.

Their influence has infiltrated into every field, and they are almost pervasive. As long as they take strict precautions, they can escape the pursuit of Jin Yiwei.

Zhu Qizhen became more and more angry as he watched, and said angrily: "These people shout every day that the laws of our ancestors cannot be changed, and I want to open the sea. They do everything possible to stop them, but they are engaged in smuggling business in private, monopolizing huge profits on the sea, and making a lot of money. It's full of pots and bowls, I'm so fucking crazy, do you really think I'm some kind of good man and faithful woman, dare not use a knife on them?"

However, Yuan Bin said with lingering fear: "Your Majesty, many people have been dealt with these days. If you attack them again, I'm afraid... it will have a bad influence on you. I suggest that it is better to keep an eye on them secretly and kill them one by one." ..."

"I'm still afraid of the repercussions for what I'm trying to do? At worst, I'm a foolish king, a tyrant, so what?"

Zhu Qizhen didn't seem to care about his reputation at all, and continued: "Not only must we be arrested, but we must also be quick to catch all these people. No matter who is involved, they will be severely punished!"

That night, all Jin Yiwei were dispatched.

They were divided into several teams, and according to the list, they invaded the house, and then, officials or gentry who were quite influential in the local area were picked out one by one.

All of a sudden, various voices of crying father and mother resounded in Nanjing City.

At the same time, the troops of the [-] Battalion began to go to various counties in southern Zhili, and even began to go straight to Jiangxi and Zhejiang.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense, and within a few days, hundreds more people were arrested.

At the moment, he was severely tortured and tortured, and he began to confess more people.

When seeing the stacks of confessions sent by Yuan Bin, Zhu Qizhen was stunned, and sighed: "There are so many, how many people are there?"

Yuan Bin said seriously: "There are nearly a thousand people!"

No way, at first some people only confessed to their accomplices in order to protect their families, but later on, they were afraid that they would be dissatisfied, and they also knew that sooner or later others would confess themselves, so they began to confess other crimes. Killed someone, who is greedy for ink...

That's how people are, once they start confessing, it's like a rotten crotch, and you don't have to worry about debts.

"Thousands of people... Damn, why are there so many..."

"Your Majesty, this is just the beginning, I'm afraid there will be more!"

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, and asked, "How did these people react, are they hard-spoken?"

Yuan Bin said calmly: "Many crimes can be corroborated by cross-corroboration. They know that they cannot deny it. Most of them confessed. Some of them are stubborn. With a little punishment, they will be recruited."

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "This time... How many people may be involved in the end?"

"At least thousands..."

Zhu Qizhen took a breath, and then said, "Is it all the crime of copying the house?"

"Nine times out of ten."

At this moment, Zhu Qizhen suddenly felt that such a result did not seem to be bad. These people smuggled by sea and accumulated countless money. If they all ransacked their homes, tsk tsk...

(End of this chapter)