The Wanli Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was extremely rebellious

Chapter 242: Treasure Shipyard Incident

The reason why Wanli didn't take action immediately was actually that he wanted to lure the real culprit over.

Pan He was obviously just a small errand boy, and he wanted to lure Pan Jixun over to solve the problem once and for all.

As for how to lure Pan Jixun here, just stir up trouble. When this guy can no longer hold back, the real culprit will naturally come out.

Wanli thought about it carefully, then pretended to be curious and asked, "Pan He? You are not among the Jinshi in these subjects. Are you a Jinshi?"

He actually didn't remember whether Pan He was among the Jinshi in these subjects.

However, Pan He saw that he was still very arrogant, which meant he had never seen him before.

If you haven't seen him, then he has never participated in the palace examination, and he definitely didn't become a Jinshi in these subjects.

Sure enough, Pan He said arrogantly, "Whether I am a Jinshi or not is none of your business."

Wanli simply provoked him: "Why, you don't dare to say it?"

What is there that I dare not say?
You dare to come to my territory and act wildly with just a few men?
If it weren't for the Duke of Wei's favor today, I would have ordered people to arrest you long ago. Do you believe it?
Pan He still spoke arrogantly, "What am I afraid to say? I'm just a student at the Southern Imperial Academy, so what?"

Nothing much.

I'm just looking for trouble.

Wanli mocked him, "How could a student of the Southern Imperial Academy like you be the head of the Ministry of Works, and even manage such a large shipyard? Did you bribe someone or did you get to this position through connections?"

Are you sick, kid?
How I became the head of the Ministry of Industry is none of your business.

Pan He shamelessly said, "What's wrong with being a student of the Imperial College? Yan Shifan was also a student of the Imperial College, and the late emperor even appointed him as the Minister of Works. What on earth do you do? If you have nothing to do, get out of here right now and don't delay our shipbuilding."

Oh, shipbuilding.

This is easier to choose.

Wanli's face turned stern, and he said coldly, "What you're building is obviously a huge ocean-going ship. The navy hasn't built such a huge ship in a long time. Tell me the truth, are you building this for pirates or for Japanese pirates?"

You're here just to cause trouble, right?
Pan He was quite annoyed and said, "Who the hell are you? What kind of ship do we build has nothing to do with you?"

Uh, what the hell does it have to do with me?

How does it concern me?

Wanli thought for a moment, then said something nonsense: "We are here under the imperial decree to investigate whether you are collaborating with the enemy, collaborating with the Japanese pirates, and building ocean-going warships for them. Now the evidence is irrefutable. What else do you have to say?"

You said you obeyed the imperial edict, so you obeyed the imperial edict?

What else do I have to say?
I'm too lazy to tell you.

Pan He simply said to Xu Weizhi: "My Lord, what do you mean by this? We have always kept our distance from each other."

I don't mean anything.

I don’t even know what His Majesty means.

Isn't this a tough approach? Why don't you just take action?

Xu Weizhi simply said, "They really followed the imperial edict, and I just led them on the way."

This is not a lie. The Emperor is here, and his words are imperial decrees.

Pan He, however, was suspicious and said, "My Lord, what exactly do you want to do? What do you mean by an imperial decree? Are you interested in the Treasure Shipyard business? Let me be frank, you can't do this business."

I can't do it, but Your Majesty can.

Why hasn’t His Majesty taken action yet?
Xu Weizi didn't know what to say, so he just looked at Wanli.

Wanli pretended to ponder and said, "My Lord, it seems that the rumors are true. They are really collaborating with the enemy and secretly colluding with the Japanese pirates. Otherwise, how about arresting him and interrogating him first?"

Don't call me Prince!

Xu Weizi subconsciously shrank his neck and said, "You can handle this as you see fit."

Then scare these guys.

Wanli raised his hand to call Shan Sinan over, pretending to whisper in his ear: "I order that you only arrest Pan He, and let the others go."

Upon hearing this, Shan Sinan nodded without hesitation and said, "I understand."

Wanli suddenly turned around and shouted, "Come here, arrest this traitor who collaborates with the enemy and betrays the country."

Upon hearing this, Shan Sinan immediately jumped off his horse, flew to Pan He, grabbed the guy's hands and twisted them back.

"Hey, who are you? I'm an official appointed by the imperial court. Do you want to rebel?"

When Pan He was grabbed, he immediately cried out in pain.

Seeing this, the strong men couldn't help but hold the hilt of the knife, at a loss.

This guy is so powerful that he caught Lord Pan in the blink of an eye.

The imperial guards were all stunned when they saw this.

What was General Shan doing? He just rushed up without giving any orders.

They didn't know what to do.

Upon seeing this, Wanli immediately shouted at the yamen runners, "You are his accomplices, right? You still want to resist? Grab your weapons and get ready to fight."

What this guy means when he's ready to attack is basically to pull out the knife and don't do anything.

"Clang, clang, clang," there was a sound of swords, and tens of thousands of imperial guards immediately drew out the goose-feather swords at their waists.

Only then did Pan He realize that it was difficult for a scholar to explain himself when he met a soldier.

He was just a scholar, but thanks to Pan Jixun's connections, he entered the Southern Imperial Academy, held the title of Jiansheng, and became the director of the Nanjing Ministry of Works, in charge of the Treasure Shipyard. Originally, he thought that because of Pan Jixun's connections, these soldiers who came from nowhere would not dare to do anything to him, not even the prince of Wei.

Who knew that they would be so unreasonable and just take him down directly.

They have tens of thousands of troops, and no matter how powerful the few strong men under his command are, they can't defeat them.

No, we have to ask Lord Pan to come and save us. These soldiers look ferocious and we don’t know how they will interrogate us if we catch them.

He was stunned for a moment, then immediately shouted, "Don't worry about me, hurry back to the Ministry of Works."

This means to quickly get help.

Upon hearing this, the strong men immediately turned around and ran away.

Under normal circumstances, two legs definitely cannot outrun four-legged cavalry.

However, behind them was the wall of the yamen, and the main gate of the yamen was not open. They came out from the side door. The side door of the yamen was not high, and the horse would probably hit its head if it rushed in.

Those strong men ran into the yamen as if they were escaping for their lives, then quickly rushed out from the side door on the riverside, jumped onto the speedboat, and rowed madly into the Qinhuai River.

This left the imperial guards dumbfounded.

When they saw that the side door was obviously too big for a horse to pass through, they all prepared to dismount and catch up.

Seeing this, Wanli raised his hand and said decisively, "Forget it, just arrest this guy. Open the door, take him in, and bring him to court."

Which song is this actually about?

Xu Weizi was completely stunned.

The shipbuilders were even more stunned, not knowing whether they should run away or not.

Wanli was actually waiting for Pan Jixun to come.

He slowly walked into the yamen, which looked like a county government office, and calmly took the main seat. Then he picked up the gavel and banged it hard, saying sternly, "Pan He, tell me the truth. Were the ocean-going ships in the Weizihao shipyard built for the Japanese pirates?"

Can I explain this?
Pan He shook his head decisively, "No."

Ouch, your skin is itchy, right?
It just so happens that there are killing sticks on both sides of the lobby.

Wanli said coldly: "Are you going to recruit or not?"

I won't confess. Wait until Lord Pan comes and see what you can do.

Pan He said stubbornly: "I confess, I don't know what you are talking about."

Okay, I'll let you know what the consequences are of being too picky.

Upon hearing this, Wanli immediately shouted, "Come here, drag him away and give him twenty lashes of the cane."

You are sick!

Pan He screamed in fear, "How dare you resort to lynching! I'm an official appointed by the imperial court. I can't use torture before I'm dismissed. Do you even understand the laws of the Ming Dynasty?"

My words are the laws of the Ming Dynasty.

Wanli was too lazy to talk.

The imperial guards picked up the killing sticks on both sides without hesitation, dragged the guy outside and beat him up.

Pan He was beaten so badly that he screamed in agony and broke out in cold sweat.

When the imperial guards dragged him in, he lay on the ground groaning in pain.

Seeing this, Wanli picked up the gavel and slammed it hard, saying sternly, "Pan He, tell me the truth. Were the ocean-going warships in the Weizihao shipyard built for the Japanese pirates?"

This kid is mentally ill. He just starts fighting as soon as he says so.

Pan He trembled with fear and said, "No, General, who told you that we built giant ships for the Japanese pirates? That's not true."

I'm just guessing.

Upon hearing this, Wanli asked sternly, "If it's not made for the Japanese pirates, then it's made for pirates, right?"

This one.

How to do?
If I don't confess, this kid will torture me. If I confess, even if Lord Pan comes, he won't be able to save me.

No, I have to find a way to delay it.

Pan He rolled his eyes and said carefully, "I'm not very clear about this. I'm only responsible for shipbuilding."

This guy is trying to delay time.

Okay, I also want to wait for Pan Jixun to come.

I'm free anyway, so it would be best if I could come up with something from the review, but it doesn't matter if I can't.

Wanli threatened coldly, "Are you itching for trouble again?"

This kid is really sick in the brain!

Pan He shook his head repeatedly and said, "No, I really don't know. I'm just in charge of the Baochuan Factory. I don't know anything else."

If you don’t know, then let me tell you.

Wanli immediately shouted, "Come here, drag him out and give him twenty lashes of the cane."

You are really sick!

(End of this chapter)