After the court meeting, officials from the Ministry of Punishment, the Supervisory Office, Dali Temple and factory guards rushed to Xima City immediately.
In three days, the emperor will bear fruit, so naturally they dare not delay.
Yan Shifan took Luo Longwen and others to Xima City first, taking the lead step by step and taking the lead step by step. This is one of Yan Shifan's principles of conduct.
However, after arriving at the scene, Yan Shifan couldn't help but cursed, "Thief, I'm sure Zhu Pingan ordered this!"
The scene was even more lively than the temple fair during the Chinese New Year. There were so many people that it was impossible to squeeze in without revealing your identity.
In the middle of the crowd, Liu Mu and others were taking the trouble to educate the onlookers over and over again about "the difference between real Japanese and fake Japanese" and "how to judge whether the head was killed and the crime was committed" and so on.
Yan Shifan pointed at Liu Mu and others and scolded them.
"Brother Donglou, why are you angry?" Luo Longwen asked in confusion.
"No more taking the lead!" Yan Shifan said with a gloomy face.
Liu Mu and others had already been one step ahead of them, and in broad daylight, in full view of the public, they verified the prisoners and their heads to the common people.
No matter who verifies it, no matter which yamen verifies it, the method is roughly the same. The only thing missing is an on-site investigation, that is, an on-site investigation in Suzhou to see if any ordinary people in villages and towns were beheaded by the Zhejiang army.
If you didn't kill good people and take credit for it, you wouldn't find anything if you go to the scene to investigate. You can't cut off the heads of more than 10,000 people and then blame Zhu Ping'an, right?!
There were so many ordinary people coming and going at the scene, and tens of thousands of people watched the verification at the scene.
The verification results also proved that the captive was real and the head was also real.
With so many on-site witnesses, it was almost impossible for Yan Shifan and others to try to manipulate the Japanese pirate prisoners and their heads.
Therefore, when Yan Shifan saw this scene, he couldn't help but scold Zhu Ping'an.
Not long after Yan Shifan and others arrived, officials from the Ministry of Punishment, the Inspectorate, Dali Temple, and factory guards also arrived. They verified the identities of Liu Mu and others on site, and received the Japanese pirate prisoners and their heads.
Liu Mu followed Zhu Ping'an's instructions and handed over to them. Each Japanese prisoner had a handover slip. The handover slip recorded in detail the Japanese prisoner's name, age, appearance, height, etc., and also made a simple portrait.
, although it is certainly not as good as modern sketches, it still has a three-to-five likeness.
As for the handover of Japanese pirate heads, it is relatively simple. Just check the quantity. Of course, each head is also marked with a special mark to prevent it from being replaced.
After the handover, the factory guards took Liu Mu and others to a camp, which was a camp of the Fifth Military Camp, one of the three major camps in the capital.
Two guards from the fifth military camp are stationed here.
"You have worked hard all the way. Take a good rest here for a few days. You don't have to worry about the food and drink expenses. The Holy Spirit has ordered us to test the captives and heads you presented within three days. The results will be out in three days. At that time, if
If there is no problem in the result, you can return to Suzhou. If there is a problem, you must cooperate with the investigation. Therefore, you will be here in this camp for the past few days, and you are not allowed to leave without permission. If you go out privately, then
Don’t blame our factory guards for being ruthless.”
The factory guard told Liu Mu and others about it.
"Follow your orders, we will never leave this camp." Liu Mu led a group of soldiers and clasped their fists.
"Sir, can you let our people also participate in guarding the prisoners and their heads?" Liu Mu asked him.
"Haha, don't you trust the court?! With the Holy Emperor watching over you and multiple yamen jointly handling the case, no one can tamper with it. It can't be true or false. You can't be true if you are told to stay here.
Just wait and see, the results will be out in three days, don’t cause trouble for yourself, let alone Mr. Xiao Zhu.”
The factory guard glanced at Liu Mu and let out a chuckle.
"Thank you for your advice, sir." After listening to the factory guard's words, Liu Mu cupped his fists and thanked him.
He got three pieces of information from the factory guard's words. One was that Emperor Jiajing attached great importance to the great victory of Suzhou and the surrender of prisoners in Suzhou. If the emperor attached such importance, the people below would not dare to do anything easily. The second was that many yamen were involved in handling the case.
When there are more yamen and officials, it becomes even more difficult to do anything. Three of them will produce results in three days. The results come out very quickly, which proves that the Holy Spirit is indeed very concerned about this matter, and three days is not enough time to do anything.
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These three pieces of information are all good news. The fact that the factory guard can reveal these three pieces of information is worthy of Liu Mu's thanks.
"Haha, it seems you still have some wisdom. Let me remind you again that being honest is the best help you can give to this case."
The factory guard said a word and left.
Before leaving, the factory guards told the two generals of the Fifth Army Camp to take good care of Liu Mu and the others, provide them with food and drink, and other than not allow them to go out, they were not allowed to interfere with anything else. This was equivalent to putting Liu Mu and the others under house arrest.
The Ministry of Punishment, the Supervisory Office, the Dali Temple and the Factory Guards received the Japanese prisoners and their heads and divided them equally.
Each government office first interrogated its own Japanese pirate prisoners and inspected their respective Japanese pirate heads.
Then, they crossed again, exchanged prisoners and heads, cross-interrogated the prisoners, and cross-examined the heads of the Japanese pirates.
Supervise and balance each other.
All of a sudden, all the interrogation experts from three hundred miles around the capital were recruited by the Ministry of Punishment, the Supervisory Office, Dali Temple and factory guards for interrogation.
All the gangsters within three hundred miles of the capital were recruited to inspect the heads of Japanese pirates.
The Japanese pirate prisoners were interrogated over and over again. They could not sleep for more than two hours a day. The torture instruments were put on countless times. They almost went crazy.
Every Japanese pirate's head was plated over and over again, almost to the point of being wiped out.
While the Ministry of Punishment, the Supervisory Office, Dali Temple and the factory guards were verifying the Japanese pirate prisoners and their heads, the news of Suzhou's success and Suzhou's surrender of prisoners had already spread throughout the capital.
"Suzhou is really amazing. When encountering Japanese pirates in various places in the south, they all abandon their helmets and armor. They are beaten to pieces by the Japanese pirates. Suzhou stands out. Not only did it defeat the Japanese pirates, but it also killed 40,000 to 50,000 Japanese pirates in one battle."
"It's all thanks to Mr. Zhu Ping'an, the number one scholar. Suzhou's victory was all because Mr. Zhu led the Zhejiang army."
"Everywhere else lost, but Suzhou won and got a great victory? Is it possible that Suzhou lied about its military exploits?"
"Fart, Suzhou brought Japanese pirate prisoners and their heads to the capital yesterday. I went to see them with my own eyes. The Japanese prisoners had stern eyebrows and rat-like eyes. They had fierce expressions and opened their mouths in bird language. They were pure Japanese pirates! Still!
Yes, do you know how many Japanese pirate heads Mr. Zhu donated? Let me tell you, there are more than 10,000 Japanese pirate heads. They are all men, and they are all young and middle-aged. Their hairstyles are from the Japanese slaves.
The hairstyle and the shave marks on the hair are not new, and it looks like the real head of a Japanese pirate."
Nowadays, in every teahouse, every restaurant, and even brothels, people talk about Suzhou’s good news and Suzhou’s prisoners. ()