The broom head lying on the bed raised his head with difficulty: "My name is Hide Miyamoto, and I am the captain of the Ryukyu Kingdom's Seventh Battalion."
Li An's eyes widened: "So, these Japanese pirates are all members of your seventh brigade?"
"No, there are more than a thousand defectors from Songmen Guards."
Li An nodded slightly towards Jiang Qianxiao, the censor of Zuodu of the Inspectorate.
Everyone's guess is correct. The fact that more than a thousand Songmen guards "died" and not even a single Japanese pirate was left behind is just a fabrication.
The real outcome is that more than a thousand officers and soldiers of Songmen Guards collectively defected to the Japanese pirates, and together with the Japanese pirates, they robbed and killed the people along the coast of the Ming Dynasty.
Jiang Qianxiao raised his head: "So, your seventh battalion was ordered by the Ryukyu Kingdom to come to Ming Dynasty to become Japanese pirates?"
"No, no, no." The broom head shook his head vigorously, "There was a coup in the Ryukyu Kingdom, and the court was divided into two, the Southern Dynasty and the Northern Dynasty. The villain didn't want to waste his army in the domestic war, so he secretly left with the Seventh Brigade.
They arrived at the Ryukyu Kingdom. However, they left the country without any military pay, so they crossed the strait and occupied an island as a base. Since it was relatively close to the Ming Dynasty, they had evil intentions, pretended to be bandits, and began to rob people along the coast.
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"The Ryukyu Kingdom has undergone a coup and is now divided into two dynasties, the north and the south?" Jiang Qianxiao was startled.
Ming Dynasty didn't know anything about the internal affairs of the Ryukyu Kingdom.
It seems that in the future I will still advise the Emperor to have closer ties with surrounding countries.
You can also try to avoid the impact of coups in other countries on the Ming Dynasty.
"The Ming army rebelled. Did you surrender during the battle, or was it premeditated?" Li An asked again from the main seat.
"Here, here. I'm lying down like this, and my neck feels really uncomfortable. Can you let me rest for a while?" The broom head made a pitiful look and looked at everyone.
"You are lying like this, are you injured in the battle? Can't you sit up anymore?" Gaosheng, the minister of Dali Temple on the far right, seized the opportunity.
"No, someone cut off the tendons of your hands and hamstrings?"
"Is it before or after you surrendered?"
"I have been completely disarmed, but my limbs and limbs are still severed," Broom Head said.
Gao Sheng, the Minister of Dali Temple, straightened his back and looked thoughtful, then slowly looked at Li An, the Minister of Punishment: "Master Li, our Ming Dynasty stipulates that prisoners are not allowed to be tortured. Although this man is the leader of the Japanese pirates, since he
He surrendered and his hamstrings and hand tendons were severed, should we record this on record?"
Xiao Chen, who was standing in the lobby, slowly narrowed his eyes.
Even when death was imminent, you still didn't forget to find Dongchang. The hatred between you and Dongchang should be quite deep.
In this case, let's have some fun. I would like to know where the source of your hatred for Dongchang lies.
Thinking of this, I swallowed the words I originally wanted to refute and waited for the other party's next words.
"Mr. Gao, this man is the leader of the Japanese pirates and the captain of the Ryukyu Kingdom's seventh brigade. Our court spent a lot of manpower and material resources to catch him. If we don't break his hand and hamstrings, once he escapes, this is
Whose responsibility is it?" Looking at the Minister of Dali Temple, Li An asked with a smile.
"Tools of torture, shackles, these can all be used. Why do we have to use such cruel methods to torture a surrendered person?" Gao Sheng looked upright and argued vigorously.
"Ahem, cough, cough, let me say a few words." Jiang Qianxiao, the censor of Zuodu of the Inspectorate, cleared his throat.
Gao Sheng had no choice but to stop talking: "Master Zuo, please speak."
Jiang Qianxiao looked at Xiao Chen: "Master Ziyi, may I ask where you captured this person."
"An island occupied by Japanese pirates." Xiao Chen said calmly.
"When? During the battle?"
"yes."
"During the battle, the main focus should be on fighting, not on arresting criminals in the Ming Dynasty. Dongchang should not have brought those torture instruments and shackles, right?"
"No. There are nearly two thousand Japanese pirates on the island. We, Dongchang and Songmenwei, attacked the island together, bringing all weapons for combat." Xiao Chen said slowly.
Jiang Qianxiao looked at Gao Sheng: "Master Gao, this is a battle. Where can I find torture instruments, shackles and the like? Besides, the battle just ended and there were dead people everywhere. The Japanese pirate leader wiped some blood on his face and body.
If you just find a pile of dead people and dig into it, where can Dongchang go to find him? Everything should be adapted to local conditions. I personally think that Dongchang’s move is very appropriate and has nothing to do with torturing prisoners."
Gao Sheng's face twitched: "My Ming Dynasty stipulates that surrender is a prisoner. I, Dali Temple, believe that it is necessary to report to the emperor about Dongchang's mistreatment of prisoners."
"If Mr. Gao wants to report, please report it in the name of your Dali Temple. Our Inspectorate does not agree with your decision." Jiang Qianxiao snorted coldly.
Li An, who was sitting in the chair, also snorted coldly: "Master Gao, what we are ordered to examine is whether this group of Japanese pirates has been assigned by the Ryukyu Kingdom court. If you think there are other issues, we will re-open the case and set a date for another trial.
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"Okay, I, Dali Temple, will record this doubtful point first." After saying that, Gao Sheng winked at the record-keeping personnel present at Dali Temple.
The other party picked up the brush and started writing on the rice paper in front of him.
From the beginning to the end, Lin Shangli didn't say a word.
Lin Shangli didn't bother to argue with a person who was dead in his eyes.
After interrogating for more than an hour, except for some trivial matters, the broom head never confessed anything of value.
Li An and Jiang Qianxiao looked at each other, and then looked at Dongchang Gong Lin Shangli beside them.
"Mr. Factory Master, how credible is this person's confession?"
"As the leader of the Japanese pirates and the captain of the Ryukyu Kingdom's seventh brigade, how can he speak so easily? I think if he is put in prison and given a chance to think about it, if he still doesn't confess and tell the truth, he will only be punished by death.
You pried his mouth open." Lin Shangli said calmly.
"Dongchang Prison is very experienced in interrogating human traffickers. How about sending this person to Dongchang Prison and prying his mouth open?" Li An lowered his voice.
"No, no, no." Lin Shangli shook his head.
"The Emperor has assigned the task of interrogating this person to the Third Division. It would be more appropriate for the prisoner to be detained in the Criminal Department."
"Okay." Li An nodded, but in his heart he was dissatisfied with Gaosheng, the minister of Dali Temple.
If this criminal was handed over to Dongchang, his confession would have been obtained long ago.
Let's put it in the Ministry of Punishment, so let's all have a good time together.
If the emperor cannot get the confession he wants, it is not the responsibility of a single department of the Ministry of Punishment to blame the emperor.
"Take the prisoner to the Prison Department Prison and the trial will continue tomorrow." Li An shouted.
Four guards from the Criminal Department came up, raised their broom heads, and walked out of the lobby of the Criminal Department.
"Take Zhao Wuming." Li An shouted again.
Following Li An's voice, Dali Temple Qing Gao Sheng frowned slightly and looked toward the door.
Zhao Wuming was still wearing a military attaché uniform, with his hands behind his back and tied with ropes.
He walked in with big steps and big steps.
After looking at the people above him, he knelt on the ground with a pop and said, "Zhao Wuming, the sinner, has met all of you."
"Zhao Wuming, you arranged for hundreds of relatives to live in hundreds of thousands of households in the health center under Zhejiang Dusi. Is this true?" Li An asked coldly.
"Sir, I'm wronged." Zhao Wuming cried uncharacteristically, "Although they are relatives to me, they started doing it step by step. I didn't deliberately arrange it for them?"
"Huh?" Li An's eyes widened, "You started working step by step? The imperial court stipulates that relatives are not allowed to serve as officials under one's subordinates. You don't know this, or is it that the imperial system is inappropriate?"
"The system of the imperial court refers to the scientific examination officials. In the Zhejiang Dusi, they are all military households. This already existed when I followed the emperor to conquer the north and south. I did not intentionally violate the regulations of the imperial court." Zhao
Wuming argued.
Li An was silent for a moment, then slowly continued: "According to information from Dongchang, the hundreds of households in Songmenwei, because they were related to you, did not obey the orders of Songmenwei's commander, which resulted in Japanese pirates rampaging along the coast.
Is this a fact that the guards are unable to do anything?"
"This is all due to the incompetence of the Song Gate Guard. It has nothing to do with me."
Before Li An could speak, Gao Sheng, the minister of Dali Temple beside him, interrupted: "I heard that more than a hundred military attachés in Zhejiang Province were implicated in violating military regulations. What about the others? Why are you the only one who came to Beijing?
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"Sir, you must seek justice for Zhejiang Dusi. More than a hundred military attachés from my Zhejiang Dusi have been killed by Dongchang indiscriminately."
Li An and Jiang Qianxiao looked at each other.
Does Zhao Wuming want to sue Dongchang together with Gao Sheng?
