Jiajing Chengming

Chapter 314: The Xie family was wiped out, it was all their own fault!

Under a bright moon.

In Yuyao city, most of the people were asleep, only a few large mansions still had lights on, and the occasional barking of dogs could be heard from the alleys.

Xie Dou was also very tired from going to the countryside to collect rent during the day, so he fell asleep as soon as he got home.

The Xie family's doorman was sleeping so soundly that he did not hear a large group of people in armor running towards them in the dark and misty streets, each with a wooden stick in their mouths.

These people came in when the Yuyao city gate was suddenly opened, and as soon as they came in, they went straight to Xie's house under the moonlight.

They didn't need a guide because many of them had come to the Xie family before to negotiate money and goods and were very familiar with the Xie family.

Boom!

After these people arrived at Xie's house and surrounded it, Xu Zhen went forward and knocked on the door.

After a while, the Xie family's doorman woke up because the door was knocking too frequently. He looked at the dark blue sky and asked loudly and impatiently:
"Who is it? It's not even day yet, and you're disturbing me!"

"It's me, Lao Xu, Uncle Rui, I have something important to tell Uncle Wu!"

At this time, Xu Zhen's voice came from outside the house.

The Xie family's doorman also recognized Xu Zhen's voice. Knowing that Xu Zhen would always give him a heavy door bag every time he came, he hurriedly opened the door:

"There's no need to come so early. Everyone is asleep. Wait in the south room first!"

Pfft!

As the Xie family's doorman stretched out his hand after he finished speaking, he saw a cold, white Japanese sword flash into his abdomen, and then someone covered his mouth from behind.

The Xie family's doorman died before he could even shout.

At present, Japan is in the Warring States Period. A large number of samurai and farmers, also known as foot soldiers, have accumulated rich experience in infantry combat and are well organized.

Therefore, after the doorman of the Xie family was killed, a large number of Japanese pirates cooperated well and, under the leadership of Irita Yoshimasa, entered the Xie family and started killing everywhere.

for a while.

The Xie family screamed continuously.

Not long after, Xie Dou was also awakened by his family who came running over.

"Master, there are a lot of Japanese pirates outside!"

“They are killing people!”

When Xie Dou heard his family members crying, he immediately sat up from the bed and asked loudly, "What's going on?"

At this time.

Xie Wu also ran in: "Master, we must have pushed Xu Zhen and the others too far, and now they want to fight us to the death!"

"What's going on?"

"If you want to fight to the death, go to the government! Go to that traitor Zhu Wan!"

Xie Dou became furious after hearing this.

Xie Wu couldn't help but say, "But we are the ones who don't pay them for the goods."

"We are the ones who didn't pay for the goods, but who caused this situation today?"

"It's the government, okay?"

"Damn it, they don't go to the government, don't go to Zhu Wan, but come to trouble us. What's the logic?"

Xie Dou stood up with his hands on his hips, and then asked the maid to put clothes on him.

Xie Wuze said, "Master, now is not the time to reason. They have already come in and killed us. I have asked someone to file a complaint with the authorities, but I don't know if they will succeed."

"What's the point? It's always been us who ordered these Japanese pirates to cause trouble and kill people, but now they come to kill us."

"They are rebelling!"

Xie Dou said this as he waited for the maid to dress him and then walked out.

Subsequently.

Xie Dou saw a large number of Japanese pirates walking towards him.

Xu Zhen, Irita Chikamichi and Salis were also following behind these Japanese pirates.

Seeing this, Xie Dou shouted, "Xu, who gave you the courage to break into my prime minister's house?"

"Mr. Xie, if you don't pay us for the goods, we will have to ask for it ourselves."

Xu Zhen said in a cold voice.

Xie Dou said, "Is it me who doesn't want to give it to you? It's Zhu Wan! He is the one who won't let me give it to you! If you want to kill people or set fire, go find him, why are you looking for us!"

"Cut the nonsense."

"We will settle Zhu Wan's account, but we have to settle your Xie family's account now."

After Xu Zhen said this, he waved his hand.

Suddenly.

Several sharp arrows were shot out.

Xie Dou was shot and fell to the ground, his eyes showing fear. He felt a severe pain in his chest. For a moment, he couldn't help but spit out blood and muttered:
"I regret not listening to my father." Then, several Japanese pirates came up with knives and started hacking Xie Dou to death.

Xie Wu was also hacked to death.

Xie Zhi was running towards his father at that time. He fainted on the spot after seeing this and was subsequently hacked to death by the Japanese pirates.

That night.

The entire Xie family, except those who lived outside the city, were wiped out.

After killing the Xie family, looting and burning the Xie family, these people immediately evacuated Yuyao City.

Among them, the Japanese looted the most. They even took away the iron pots and spoons of the Xie family.

After all, Japan at that time was very poor because of years of war.

As for the countless high walls and attics in Yuyao City, they also fascinated them even more.

For this reason, Japanese pirates such as Irita Chikomasa showed reluctance to leave Yuyao City when they left.

Irita Kinsei even asked Xu Zhen: "You are talking about causing chaos in Liangzhe, but what are you going to do next?"

"Why, you want to continue robbing?"

Xu Zhen asked.

Irita Chikasei said: "Your country is too rich, so it is inevitable that people will be jealous. And you are already regarded as a bandit by them, so why should you care?"

"Let's wait and see whether we can continue to cause trouble."

"Master Tao's intention is to see how the imperial court reacts. If the imperial court tolerates this, then we naturally don't need to continue the chaos. Doing business properly is better than anything else!"

"But if the imperial court continues to strictly ban the sea, or even uses it as an excuse to wipe us out, then the chaos will only continue."

Xu Zhen said.

……

……

Let’s talk.

After a month.

Capital.

Royal study room.

After receiving the results of the investigation by the imperial envoys, Zhu Houcong said to the ministers in the Imperial Study: "Announce it to the public to calm rumors. Also, order the Chinese and foreigners that anyone who falsely accuses Zhu Wan of killing innocent people will be punished for being careless!"

"Yes!"

then.

Zhu Houcong then said, "But, if this is done, Zhu Wan will not be replaced, and the smuggling tycoons and pirates along the coast will definitely be disappointed. So next, we must prevent the tycoons and pirates along the coast from doing something out of the ordinary because they cannot smuggle."

"Your Majesty is right. In my humble opinion, there may indeed be a Japanese threat, and they may commit one or two major crimes to continue to force the court to make concessions."

Fei Hong replied at this time.

Zhu Houcong nodded, then smiled and said, "I am not afraid of their forcing me. If they really want to cause Japanese invasion along the coast, I will just use this opportunity to ask Zhu Wan to continue to strengthen the ban on the sea, or even directly punish the Japanese!"

"Your Majesty!"

"Zhu Wu from the Pacification Office has an urgent secret report from Zhejiang."

At this time.

Qin Wen, the governor of the Eastern Depot, came over and whispered in Zhu Houcong's ear.

After hearing this, Zhu Houcong said, "Bring it here in secret."

Qin Wen bowed and said yes, then took out the secret report from his sleeve.

Zhu Houcong opened the secret report and read it, then said solemnly to Fei Hong and other ministers in the Imperial Study: "They really took action!"

Fei Hong and others also looked over curiously.

"They wiped out the entire Xie family!"

Zhu Houcong said something to Fei Hong and other ministers in the Imperial Study.

For Zhu Houcong, the extermination of the Xie family was undoubtedly a good thing.

Because families like the Xie family generally do not directly participate in maritime smuggling. It is the smugglers who directly purchase goods from them, and they then provide shelter to these people through their official connections.

Therefore, if the court wanted to punish the Xie family for smuggling, it would be difficult to obtain direct evidence of the Xie family's involvement in smuggling unless it could obtain evidence of smuggling from a wealthy family like the Li family, who provided the Xie family with goods from the mainland, as was done before with the reform of the grain transport system.

And now, the Xie family was wiped out by pirates, which could naturally be regarded as the imperial court indirectly teaching the Xie family a bigger lesson through the pirates.

After Zhu Houcong told everyone in the imperial study about the extermination of the Xie family, they were naturally shocked.

Even the eunuch Qin Wen was shocked.

"I didn't expect that they would first target the Xie family instead of Zhu Wan from the Coastal Defense Office."

Wang Ao couldn't help but mutter to himself at this time.

(End of this chapter)