At this moment, Wang Changlian finally understood the purpose of Lin Shangli coming to him.
It turned out that he had tried his best to oppose the emperor's sending troops to the Ryukyu Kingdom, which made his purpose of avenging Captain Duan in vain.
To be honest, when I heard the news of Duan Tianming's death, I felt uncomfortable.
However, if the master is unknown, Ming Dynasty will be looked at differently by other countries.
The innocent people of Ryukyu Kingdom were devastated by the war.
This and revenge are two different things, completely different things.
There is a wrongdoer and a debtor, and Dongchang is the culprit responsible for the death of Captain Duan. He will never object to Dongchang's revenge.
But this war is not a personal grudge between a few people.
Your position cannot be changed at any time due to personal feelings.
Seeing that the other party's position was still firm, Lin Shangli changed his words slightly: "Master Wang is right, war is not a matter of just a few people. We need to be more cautious. At present, we don't know about this situation.
Is the Ryukyu Kingdom’s army under the instruction of the Ryukyu Imperial Court? Commander Duan died for his country. I’m a little emotional. Please don’t blame me for making unreasonable demands in haste.”
"What the hell." Wang Changlian smiled faintly, "Your Excellency, when you heard this bad news, you came to me to talk to me as soon as possible, but you didn't treat me as an outsider. How can I blame the factory owner for a trivial matter. However, if this Japanese pirate is really
I have been instructed by the Ryukyu Kingdom’s imperial court, so I can’t swallow this breath. I promise to Mr. Chang Gong that I will be the first to propose to the Emperor that we send troops to the Ryukyu Kingdom to promote the prestige of our Ming Dynasty.”
"Is this true?" Lin Shangli felt happy.
"Of course, we, the Ming Dynasty, will not allow other countries to trample on us at will." Wang Changlian crossed his hands.
In Dongchang Prison, prison warden Du Shaoqin folded the Dongchang Bulletin in his hand and rushed toward the wall with a gust of wind.
The fist as big as a bowl hit a poplar tree as thick as a bowl next to the courtyard wall with a "bang" sound.
"Creak, clatter."
The poplar tree was broken by the waist and slowly fell to the ground.
Green leaves and branches made a mess all over the ground.
At the same moment, in the hall of the Jinyiwei Commander's Department, Liu Rufeng, who had been promoted by Lin Shangli to become the deputy commander of the Jinyiwei, held the notice sent by Dongchang in his hand, gritting his teeth, and the anger in his eyes, as if he wanted to eat someone.
Lin Shangli walked slowly into the gate of the East Factory with heavy steps.
The old eunuch came up to him and wanted to extend his hand to help him.
After thinking for a moment, he withdrew his hand and followed Lin Shangli quietly towards the East Factory Hall.
Entering the hall, Lin Shangli slowly walked to his seat and sat down.
"Has the notification of Captain Duan's death been sent to all departments in Dongchang?" Lin Shangli, the old eunuch of Kaxiang, asked in a deep voice.
"According to the instructions of the factory owner, everything has been reported."
"Where's the Jin Yiwei? Did you also send a notification?"
"Sent it, I sent someone to deliver it as soon as possible, according to the notification from Deputy Commander Liu of the Jinyi Guards." The old eunuch said, bowing his body.
"Liu Rufeng had a fight with brother Duan Tianming. We can't hide this news from him." Lin Shangli nodded lightly.
While talking, two figures came outside the hall.
It was Du Shaoqin and Liu Rufeng who came hand in hand.
After entering the door, the two of them knelt down and bowed.
"I see you, Mr. Factory Master."
"Get up, get up." Lin Shangli stretched out his right hand.
Standing up, Du Shaoqin clasped his fists again: "Master Chang Gong, there is nothing going on in the Dongchang prison recently. My subordinates have applied to go to Zhejiang to cooperate with Xiao Chen in exterminating the Japanese pirates."
Before Lin Shangli could answer, Liu Rufeng also raised his fists: "Mr. Factory Master, Jin Yiwei has applied to go to Zhejiang to assist Dongchang in exterminating Japanese pirates."
"What do you want to do? To avenge Duan Tian**?" Looking at the two of them, Lin Shangli smiled bitterly.
"Commander Duan died at the hands of Japanese pirates. This group of Japanese pirates, my subordinates want to kill them all." The two said in unison.
"Except for the Japanese pirate leader, Xiao Chen has killed everyone else. If there is nothing else, Xiao Chen will return to Beijing in a few days. You can't help much if you go now."
"This Japanese pirate leader cannot be allowed to live in the world." Du Shangqin said loudly.
Nodding, Lin Shangli said: "You two, and Xiao Chen and Duan Tianming, get along like brothers. Duan Tianming is dead, do you think Xiao Chen will let the Japanese pirate leader go?"
"But why didn't you kill him?" Du Shaoqin asked.
"The annihilation of the Japanese pirates is an official mission from the imperial court to Dongchang. Xiao Chen has to come back to resume his duties. Killing the Japanese pirate leader will only eliminate the Japanese pirates who invaded our coast in the Ming Dynasty. He will be escorted back to Beijing and handed over to the imperial court for trial, so that I can be judged.
Ming Dynasty's diplomatic policy towards the Ryukyu Kingdom in the future. Xiao Chen is holding back his sorrow and looking at the overall situation." Lin Shangli said with a bitter look on his face.
"Mr. Factory Master." Liu Rufeng clasped her fists and took a step forward.
"Well, tell me."
"Mr. Factory, can you manipulate it and let me, the Ming Dynasty, launch an army against the Ryukyu Kingdom?"
"Attack Ryukyu? Why do you do this?"
"Before I joined the Jinyi Guards, I also served in the Border Guard Station. It is impossible for these Japanese pirates to come to Ming Dynasty privately to harass the people. I am afraid that by then, the Japanese pirate leader will have already made preparations with the Ryukyu court. Once he is captured,
, just refuse to admit that he was appointed by the Ryukyu imperial court."
Lin Shangli's expression froze, and he lowered his head and began to think.
Without much effort, he slowly raised his head and said: "The situation you mentioned is indeed possible. However, the current voice from the DPRK and the Ministry of War agrees that Ming Dynasty will send troops to the Ryukyu Kingdom. This matter is a bit difficult to handle."
"What the officials of the imperial court are waiting for is just an excuse to send troops. As long as the three divisions hold a joint trial and our Dongchang can intervene, the confession of the Japanese pirate leader can provide me with an excuse for the Ming Dynasty to send troops." Liu Rufeng lowered his voice and said.
"This depends on the emperor's intention. As long as the emperor is determined to send troops, this excuse can't just be found casually." Lin Shangli's eyes slowly narrowed.
July 15th, according to the news Xiao Chen sent back, this was the day when he would escort the Japanese pirate leader and the military attachés implicated from Zhejiang Dusi to Beijing.
Just like the last time Xiao Chen returned from Hangzhou, Lin Shangli got up early and waited for Xiao Chen on the official road more than thirty miles away from the capital.
What was different from last time was that this time Xiao Chen returned to Beijing and was not greeted by any other court officials except Dongchang.
Last time, it was because of the pomp and circumstance of welcoming Xiao Chen that the crown prince Zhu Gaochi was captured.
Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty did not want this incident to happen again, so he ordered the prisoners to be sent directly to the Ministry of Punishment.
As for Dongchang, there was no big fight. Apart from Lin Shangli, Du Shaoqin and Liu Rufeng, there were only a dozen Dongchang captains standing behind them.
From a distance, the team of Dongchang Shenjijiu came over.
The one at the front is Xiao Chen.
Following closely behind were two prison vans.
"There are many people involved in Zhejiang Dusi, why are there only two prison cars?" Lin Shangli couldn't help but be stunned.
There were two prison cars, and one was pulling the leader of the Japanese pirates, the captain of the Ryukyu Kingdom's Seventh Brigade. Doesn't it mean that in the entire Zhejiang Province, Xiao Chen only escorted one person back to Beijing?
Seeing Lin Shangli and others, Xiao Chen jumped off his horse early.
He walked to Lin Shangli and knelt down on one knee.
He reached into his arms with his right hand, took out a small blue package, and slowly opened it.
Inside, there were dozens of Dongchang's Plum Blossom Orders and a small bloody ledger.
"Mr. Factory Lord, this is the Plum Blossom Order for the loss of the captain of Dongchang, and the income and expenditure account book of Dongchang's small treasury that Commander Duan has been responsible for."
With his head lowered, Xiao Chen raised the package above his head with both hands.
With trembling hands, Lin Shangli took the baggage.
"These are the soldiers of our Dongchang. They have gone home." With moist eyes, Lin Shangli took out the bloody account book and handed it back to Xiao Chen: "Commander Duan is no longer here. The account book of our Dongchang's small treasury
, you can take care of it from now on."
"Mr. Factory Master, keeping the account books requires you to be meticulous and loyal. This subordinate is not the type of person you are." Xiao Chen bowed his head and refused.
"Du Shaoqin." Lin Shangli shouted sharply.
Du Shaoqin was startled, and then stood up quickly: "My subordinate is here."
"From now on, this account book will be entrusted to you for safekeeping. You will be removed from your position as the warden of the Dongchang Prison and will be appointed as the warden of the Thirteenth War and the Warden of the Divine Machine." Lin Shangli said loudly.
"Factory boss?" Du Shaoqin was a little surprised.
Duan Tianming had just died for his country, and the factory official asked himself to take his place. Isn't this a bit hasty?
"Obey the order." Lin Shangli said.
"Yes." Du Shaoqin took the account book with both hands.
Lin Shangli took a step forward and helped Xiao Chen up: "I will rearrange the people in the prison. The Thirteenth Service and the Divine Machine Service cannot be left without a commander for a day. From now on, let Du Shaoqin follow you."
"Well, thank you, Lord Factory." Xiao Chen nodded.
Xiao Chen understood that the factory owner's painstaking efforts were simply because he was afraid that he would not be able to extricate himself from the pain of Duan Tianming's death, so he arranged for Du Shaoqin to follow him instead of Duan Tianming.
With a smile on his face, Lin Shangli pointed to the prison car behind him: "How come only one of the military attachés implicated by Zhejiang Dusi was escorted back?"
"My lord, the people involved were extremely guilty and their subordinates killed them on the spot. Only Zhejiang Dusi Commander Zhao Wuming was escorted back by his subordinates to await interrogation by the court," Xiao Chen said.
"Kill them all? How many people are there in total?"
"There are one hundred and seventeen people in total. Their charges were brought back by my subordinates."
"There are so many, and you want to kill them all?" Lin Shangli was a little surprised.
After killing so many military attachés at once, someone in the court must come out to stir up trouble.
After a moment of silence, he slowly raised his head: "Kill them, kill them. Killing people in Dongchang means they deserve to be killed. Let's go back to Beijing."
