Hundreds of Spanish people gathered in front of Li Zheng, making Li Zheng and his agents all nervous.
These Spanish merchants are said to be merchants, but in fact they are also pirates. None of the sailors under them are good people. They have committed murder and arson. In this era, there are only a few good people who dare to go to sea.
Provoked?
Everyone looked fierce, looking at Li Zheng and others fiercely. If it weren't for the fact that this was the Ming Dynasty, these people would probably have taken a knife.
"Bold~"
"This is the Ming Dynasty. Do you, Spain, want to go to war with me, the Ming Dynasty?"
Seeing these Spaniards, although Li Zheng was a little scared, he still spoke righteously. At the same time, he immediately ordered the people around him to ask the Ming Dynasty garrison in the East Golden Continent and the Ming Dynasty Atlantic Fleet to come and help.
The Ming Dynasty's garrison in Donghuanghuangzhou is just outside Penglai City, and the military port of the Ming Dynasty Atlantic Fleet is in a harbor not far from Penglai City, and support can be provided at any time.
"Master Li~"
"I am just an ordinary Spanish businessman. I pay taxes legally in the Ming Dynasty and have not done anything harmful. Why do you want to arrest me?"
At this time, Padre St. Pio came out, looked at Li Zheng and asked very seriously.
"My Ming Dynasty has always strictly prohibited foreign monks like you from privately preaching in our Ming Dynasty. You came here under the banner of a businessman and stayed here, but in private you continued to confuse people and spread Christianity. Is this the case?
thing?"
When Li Zheng saw St. Padre Pio, he immediately asked.
"Yes~"
"But I have no sin. There is no sin in spreading the glory of the Lord."
St. Padre Pio readily admitted that for missionaries like them, in their view, missionary work is an extremely holy and great cause.
"It's up to you whether you're guilty or not~"
"Someone, take him down!"
Li Zheng said coldly. After he finished speaking, several detectives immediately stepped forward to arrest St. Padre Pio.
However, some Spanish sailors immediately appeared next to St. Padre Pio to stop the arrests, and these sailors even showed their weapons.
"Bold~"
"How dare you arrest me? Have you thought clearly? This is the Ming Dynasty?"
When Li Zheng saw it, he couldn't help but shouted angrily.
Hearing Li Zheng's words, the Spaniards were slightly startled, and some of them left quietly. The Ming Dynasty was not easy to mess with, and the Europeans were beaten to pieces. If they really angered the Ming Dynasty officials, they would be left with nothing to eat.
Ordinary Ming people are gentle, easy to talk to, and very hospitable, but this does not mean that Ming people are easy to bully. Behind them is the powerful Ming court.
Some people left wisely, but there were still hundreds of Spaniards who refused to give in and stood in front of Padre Pio. At this moment, they felt that they were medieval knights, guarding their faith and honor.
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"Can the Ming Dynasty arrest us Spaniards without any reason?"
"St. Padre Pio was just preaching and performing what a devout believer should do. He did nothing wrong."
"Yes, he has not offended anyone in Ming Dynasty. He is always kind, amiable and amiable to others. Why should we arrest him?"
"These heretics must not be allowed to capture Padre Pio."
"Yes, absolutely not~"
"St. Pio must also be allowed to preach here, legally preach, and a church must be built here. We need a place to worship."
Around Padre St. Pio, many businessmen and sailors couldn't help but roar.
In their view, St. Padre Pio is great. He brought the light of the Lord here. However, the Ming people here not only did not appreciate him, but now they even want to arrest Padre Pio. This is unacceptable.
Already.
As these people shouted, the people gathered around Padre Pio began to become excited.
Not only did they resist Li Zheng's arrest, they even shouted slogans to allow them to preach freely here, and asked the Ming government to allow them to build churches here.
"Arrest people for me, and all those who resist will be arrested."
Li Zheng's expression changed. These Spaniards were really lawless. They were so arrogant in the Ming Dynasty. He immediately became furious.
As Li Zheng's order was issued, his policemen also took action. They rushed directly towards Padre Pio and began to arrest the Spaniards who were blocking the way.
Something happened as soon as he caught him.
There was a back-and-forth between the policeman and the Spanish sailor, which resulted in an angry outburst.
These policemen in Penglai City are basically soldiers who have retired from the army. They have settled down here in Huangjinzhou. The imperial court arranged for them to be policemen and servants here. Naturally, they are very energetic.
And these Spanish sailors are not good at all. When they see the Ming people arresting them, they will naturally not wait to be arrested, but will naturally resist.
"Catch all these Spaniards~"
"Kill these Ming people~"
"Kill these heretics~"
The two sides kept shouting and throwing fists and kicks at each other, and they immediately became involved in a fight.
Then, soon, the fists and kicks between the two sides turned into weapons, and soon someone fell into a pool of blood, which made the eyes of both sides start to turn red.
In a short period of time, the streets were filled with blood, and people could be seen lying in pools of blood everywhere. The eyes of both sides were so red that they no longer cared about that much.
"No, we have too few people~ We will suffer a loss if this continues."
Li Zheng looked at the chaotic scene in front of him and saw the agents falling to the ground one by one. He immediately thought that something was wrong. These Spaniards were more numerous and fought very fiercely. Many of his agents fell in a pool of blood.
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"Tap tap~ tap tap~"
Fortunately, at this moment, along with the sound of neat steps, the Ming Dynasty’s East Golden Continent garrison finally came to support. Groups of Ming troops wearing armor, carrying muskets, bows and arrows, and riding horses came towards here.
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"Protect my people of Ming Dynasty!"
Qianhu, the leader of the Ming army, saw that his own people were suffering a loss and quickly ordered.
These Ming troops, who were armed to the teeth, rushed forward quickly, rescued the injured policeman, and at the same time quickly began to suppress the Spaniards.
"kill!"
Accompanied by a cold command.
The sword in the hand of the Ming army flashed a cold light. Under the sword, the Spaniards fell to the ground one after another. Their originally red eyes slowly returned to their clarity, followed by fear.
Because a large number of Ming troops had already arrived to support them, they surrounded the entire Spanish merchant gathering area. Teams of Ming troops marched in neat steps, quickly blocking the streets, and aimed their black muskets at the Spaniards.
"lay down your weapon!"
As the Ming army suppressed the Spaniards, they also shouted loudly.
The Spaniards in front were quickly killed by the Ming army and fell to the ground. The expressions of the remaining Spaniards changed drastically. Those who wanted to escape fled one after another, while those who could not escape wisely began to throw away their weapons and surrender voluntarily.
"Catch them all, don't let anyone go~"
"My Ming Dynasty's blood will not be shed in vain like this. The debt must be repaid with blood!"
Li Zheng looked at the people lying in a pool of blood one by one, and couldn't help but his eyes turned red. Many people had drank together, and they were still alive and kicking before, but now they all fell into a pool of blood.
The Ming army acted very quickly, and everyone in the entire Spanish gathering area was cleared out. Regardless of whether they participated in the atrocities just now, they were all arrested.
The news quickly shocked the entire Penglai City, and soon reached the Spanish Governor's Palace in the Americas on San Salvador Island.
The Spanish Governor in the Americas, Barbo, also hurriedly came to Penglai City and wanted to negotiate a solution at this time.
But Li Zheng did not talk to Barvo at all. On the day of Barvo's arrival, all the Spaniards involved in the matter were tried directly at the port of Penglai City.
Here on the huge port dock, on the empty concrete floor, Li Zheng invited the Spanish Governor of the Americas, Barbo, as well as Spanish merchants, captains, sailors, etc. who were not involved in the matter to participate in the trial.
At the same time, people from the Aztec Kingdom were invited to come and watch. Well, it also meant killing the chicken to show the monkeys. Although the people of the Aztec Kingdom respected the Ming people as gods, they still wanted to let them know about the Ming Dynasty.
Strong.
In addition, the heads of large and small businesses in Penglai City were also invited, and people with nothing to do were allowed to come and watch the fun, so the entire dock was packed.
"Master Li, although there is something wrong with us in Spain in this matter, these sailors are rough people and do not understand etiquette. I wonder if we can be given a lighter sentence?"
Balbo looked at the executioner who was sharpening his knife at the dock, and couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart. The Ming people were not going to let go of the merchants and sailors who had committed crimes.
"Lord Balvo, please let go, I will give you a lighter sentence."
Li Zheng looked at Balvo, smiled and said.
Soon, when the time came, Li Zheng stood up, and the hundreds of Spaniards who had committed the crime were also brought up.
"St. Pio, John and others secretly preached in our Ming Dynasty without the permission of our country, and encouraged the Spanish to resist our government. They are guilty of unpardonable crimes and are sentenced to death!"
"Execution!"
Li Zheng's voice was very loud. As soon as he finished speaking, he threw down the token in his hand. When the executioner next to him heard this, he waved the ghost-headed knife in his hand and threw the heads into the air.
"Amansi, Roig, Ortega and others were arrested by force, killed our officials of the Ming Dynasty, and provoked the prestige of our country. Their crimes are unpardonable and they are sentenced to death!"
"Execution!"
After beheading St. Pio and other missionaries, Li Zheng quickly tried the businessmen and sailors. He didn't even bother to read out all their names. He just read a few and sentenced them all to death.
As Li Zheng's token was thrown down, many Spanish businessmen and sailors opened their eyes wide, and then struggled fiercely to resist.
However, the surroundings were already surrounded by Ming troops, and those who struggled and resisted were stabbed directly to death on the spot. Those who did not struggle had their heads flying under the cold light.
"Master Li, didn't you say you would be given a lighter sentence?"
Balbo looked at the corpses on the ground, and the blood had flowed into the seawater of the port. He couldn't help but open his mouth and eyes wide.