After packing up the baggage, Xiao Chen threw it towards Du Shaoqin: "Now, the third division of the imperial court is intervening in this case. These things will be handed over to Lord Li and the others. And our Lord Gao Shengsheng, the minister of Dali Temple, will be detained separately.
Just one cell. I'm afraid that Mr. Zhao will strangle the others alive when he gets angry."
As he said that, he chuckled and turned to look at Zhao Wuming: "Master Zhao, am I right? You really want to strangle Master Gao to death now, right?"
Zhao Wuming didn't say anything and became silent.
Du Shaoqin responded, took the baggage, turned around and walked out of the cell.
Xiao Chen sat down on the small bed again: "Master Zhao, do you want to tell me carefully now why you want to put my Dongchang to death?"
"Alas." Zhao Wuming sighed and shook his head.
"Stop sighing. I'll wait to hear what you want to say. If you don't say it, I'll go back to Dongchang. Anyway, it doesn't matter whether I know about it or not. Who are you two for these current crimes?
I can’t survive either.”
Xiao Chen folded his hands and put them under his head, and said casually.
"I said, I said anything."
Zhao Wuming finally lowered his head.
A few hours later, Dongchang Changgong Lin Shangli stood outside the imperial study with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty." Lin Shangli bowed slightly and called out respectfully.
"I'm waiting for you, come in." Ming Chengzu's voice came from inside.
Lifting his steps, Lin Shangli crossed the threshold and stood in front of the table with a smile.
"What is the outcome of the trial of the three courts today?" Ming Chengzu put down the memorial in his hand, raised his head, and looked at Lin Shangli expectantly.
"Recruited, all recruited."
"I know the trick. The result of my asking." Ming Chengzu's eyes widened.
"The leader of the Japanese pirates is the captain of the Seventh Brigade of the Ryukyu Kingdom. His confession states that he was ordered by the Southern Dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom to invade the people of the Ming Dynasty." Lin Shangli narrowed his eyes slightly, looking like a servile person.
"Southern Dynasty? What does Ryukyu Kingdom's Southern Dynasty mean?" Ming Chengzu was stunned.
The Ming Dynasty had had diplomatic relations with Ryukyu for many years, but I had never heard that there was a Southern Dynasty in Ryukyu.
Lin Shangli bowed and said, "Your Majesty, there is internal strife in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It is now divided into two dynasties, the Southern Dynasty and the Northern Dynasty. The Japanese pirate army belongs to the Southern Dynasty."
"Doesn't that mean that if I send troops to attack Ryukyu, I can only attack the Southern Dynasty, not the Northern Dynasty?"
Ming Chengzu frowned, feeling a little unhappy.
Should the Ming Dynasty treat a small Ryukyu Kingdom differently? What if it is included in the Ming Dynasty in the future, and only the Southern Dynasty will be included, while the Northern Dynasty will be spared?
What's going on?
It's a small area, and I can only capture half of it by sending troops, so what's the point?
"Your Majesty, the Ryukyu Kingdom is currently fighting within itself. I, the Ming Dynasty, don't even know about it. How many other countries know about it?" Lin Shangli blinked.
Ming Chengzu narrowed his eyes: "You mean, if we don't recognize their Northern and Southern Dynasties, we will treat them as a Ryukyu Kingdom?"
"Yeah." With a smile on his face, Lin Shangli nodded gently.
Putting his right hand on the table, Ming Chengzu stood up and slowly walked to the window. Through the bright glazed window, he looked out at the already darkening sky.
"I said Xiaolinzi, according to what you said, it is feasible, but why do I always feel uncomfortable all of a sudden? We clearly know that the one who ordered the army to invade our Ming Dynasty is the Southern Dynasty of the Ryukyu Kingdom, but we have to pretend to be the entire Ryukyu Kingdom
My country, I can’t do this kind of thing that confuses right and wrong right now.”
Turning back and staring at Lin Shangli with gray hair, Ming Chengzu had a wry smile on his face.
"What does the emperor mean?" Lin Shangli asked softly.
"I don't want to lead the expedition myself."
"The Emperor doesn't want to send troops to the Ryukyu Kingdom?" Lin Shangli was stunned, a little surprised.
Ming Chengzu rolled his eyes at him: "Which ear did you listen to? I said I didn't want to lead a military expedition myself. When did I say I wouldn't send troops to the Ryukyu Kingdom?"
"Then who does the emperor plan to send to lead the troops to fight?"
"Let's not talk about this for now." Ming Chengzu said with a serious face, "I ask you, is the confession of this Japanese pirate a true confession, or was it made by you according to my thoughts?"
"This, this." Lin Shangli stuttered and couldn't utter a word for a long time.
"to be honest."
Lin Shangli grinned: "When I went to court a few days ago, I saw that the emperor wanted to conquer Ryukyu, but he couldn't find a justifiable reason. This confession was made by trying to figure out the emperor's thoughts."
Seeing Lin Shangli's trembling look, Ming Chengzu smiled, raised his right hand, and lightly patted the other party's shoulder.
"My love for you is not in vain. When I handed Dongchang into your hands, I really handed it over to the right person. Your confession was well done and it was true to my heart. The army of the Ryukyu Kingdom dares to attack me
The Ming Dynasty is running wild, even if they use the banner of thieves and bandits to prevent the iron hooves of the Ming army from setting foot on the Ryukyu Kingdom, I am sorry for the people who were bullied, and I am even more sorry for the Ming Empire."
As he spoke, Ming Chengzu puffed up his chest.
Although his head is full of gray hair, it does not affect his arrogant and domineering look at all.
Immediately, he turned to look at Lin Shangli: "What is the true confession of the Japanese pirates?"
"The captain of the Japanese pirates saw the internal fighting in Ryukyu and did not want to take part in any party's position. He led his team to fend for himself." Lin Shangli said.
It seemed that he felt such rhetoric again, so he held his head a little high, and then said: "To put it bluntly, this person watched the internal strife in Ryukyu and wanted to take this opportunity to establish himself as king. He is also an ambitious man who is not loyal to the court."
Ming Chengzu nodded: "In this battle, are there any casualties in Dongchang?"
"Dongchang lost fifty-seven Shenji sergeants, and Duan Tianming, the Shenji sergeant, also unfortunately died for his country."
Speaking of Duan Tianming, Lin Shangli couldn't help feeling sad and slowly lowered his head.
"Duan Tianming, is he the man who followed Xiao Chen and rescued the prince?"
"Yes." Lin Shangli said.
"These people are all heroes in exterminating Japanese pirates and clearing hidden dangers along the coast of Ming Dynasty." Ming Chengzu raised his head, "I want to commend them, give them the highest honor, and bury them generously."
"Your Majesty, Xiao Chen has buried them all on the top of the island where the Japanese pirates are entrenched." Lin Shangli said hurriedly.
Ming Chengzu was startled: "These people sacrificed their lives for the country. They are all heroes. Why not transport their bodies back to the capital?"
"Xiao Chen said that it was Duan Tianming's last words to bury them on the top of the mountain. They said that even if they die, they must let their souls protect the people along the coast of Ming Dynasty from Japanese pirates. The most important thing is that they don't want to transport themselves
His corpse has cost the court money and people."
Ming Chengzu took a deep breath: "Look, what is a hero? This is the real hero. Even if they choose to be buried on the island, I will still build a tomb for them in the suburbs of Beijing. Let all the officials in the court see it.
The people of Dongchang are not just people who only know how to fight among themselves, they are still heroes who risk their lives in the face of foreign aggression."
With a "pop", Lin Shangli fell to his knees on the ground.
"The old slave thanked the Emperor for his grace on their behalf."
Ming Chengzu stretched out his hand and pulled Lin Shangli up.
"In the royal study, it's not like the court. Don't kneel down at all times."
"This slave is really grateful to the Emperor for them." As he said this, Lin Shangli burst into tears.
Ming Chengzu nodded: "I see Dongchang's loyalty to me and remember it in my heart. These are what they deserve, and they paid for it with their lives."
As he spoke, he raised his head and stared into Lin Shangli's eyes: "Tell me, do you have any hatred in your heart? Hatred for the Japanese pirates and the Ryukyu Kingdom?"
"have."
"Okay, I will let you relieve the hatred in your heart, and also relieve the hatred in my heart." Ming Chengzu raised his right hand, clenched it into a fist, and hit the desk hard.
"Tomorrow, I will guard the capital, with the prince in command and Dongchang following. I will select the best soldiers and generals of the Ming Dynasty and walk around the Ryukyu Kingdom to make them completely surrender."
"Your Majesty, do you want the Ryukyu Kingdom to be included in our Ming Dynasty territory?" Lin Shangli asked in a low voice.
"I don't want them." Ming Chengzu's expression was extremely serious, "I want them to always submit to Ming Dynasty and always look at Ming Dynasty's face and act."
"Old slave, I obey." Lin Shangli hurriedly bowed and said.
After learning about the Japanese pirates, Ming Chengzu thought of the case of Zhejiang Dusi Zhao Wuming.
"Zhao Wuming, what's going on?"
"Back to the emperor, Zhao Wuming confessed all his crimes, but there is one thing that even the old slave did not expect."
"Huh?" Ming Chengzu frowned slightly, "What's the matter?"
"His backer in the capital is actually Gao Sheng, the minister of Dali Temple. And that Gao Sheng was planning to escape with Xinruan, but was caught by Dongchang and is now being held in the prison of the Ministry of Punishment." Lin Shangli said slowly.
"What, the minister of Dali Temple has been promoted to high rank?" Chengzu of the Ming Dynasty suddenly stood there, speechless for a long time.
