Four hundred and fortieth chapters fire in the night
The gate collapsed, and then a group of people rushed into the Shibo Department one by one, waving their weapons.
The Huating City Shipping Department is just a yamen responsible for collecting taxes. There are only a few guards to speak of. Especially in the dead of night, it can be said that 99% of the people in the entire City Shipping Department are asleep.
These people suddenly rushed into the city, and even showed no reaction to some sleeping people.
However, Chen Ku heard the noise immediately and almost instinctively opened his mouth to blow out the oil lamp. He jumped out of the window and rolled on the spot and hid in a bush of flowers.
Chen Ku is a talent selected by Chu Yi. Being able to be the head of the shipping company in this city, he is certainly not an incompetent person.
It can even be said that Chen Ku was already mentally prepared for this situation before he took up the post of head of the Shipping Department.
Although Chen Ku didn't want to believe that someone dared to stare at Chu Yi's fierce power and attack Shibosi, Chen Ku knew better. A dog jumps over the wall in a hurry, and a rabbit bites people when it's angry. What's more, these people will take money, family, etc.
People who regard interests as life.
The local clan power can be said to be deep-rooted, and there are countless people who despise the king's laws in the local area, so there is always a group of people who seem to be very stupid and come to die foolishly.
But Chen Ku didn't expect that some people would be so blatant, and even sent people to rush directly into the Shipping Department.
Hiding in a remote corner, Chen Ku could vaguely see at least dozens of people rushing into the Shibo Department under the dim moonlight.
When Chen Ku vaguely saw the leader clearly, he couldn't help being surprised. It was obvious that Chen Ku saw the way Okamura Kiichi was dressed.
Most people might not be able to recognize the way Okamura Kiichi is dressed, but Chen Ku is also a man of good ability and can be considered well-informed, especially after being sent to take charge by Chu Yi.
Regarding the affairs of the Huating Shipping Company, Chen Ku really put a lot of effort into understanding some of the things that the Shipping Company would be exposed to and some of the problems he might encounter.
Among them, maritime trade is obviously the focus of the Municipal Shipping Department, and maritime trade is ultimately overseas trade. When talking about the overseas countries closest to the Ming Dynasty, the first thing that many people think of is Japan.
Chen Ku naturally knew this. Although he had never met Japanese people, Chen Ku had read some records about Japanese people.
Wearing wooden clogs at his feet, braided up to the sky, and a mustache, the most eye-catching thing is the samurai sword in his hand, which is completely different from the Central Plains style. So when he saw Gangcun Guiyi and his group rushing into the Shibo Division, Chen Ku
Then I saw that these people were Japanese pirates.
In recent years, Japanese pirates have been invading coastal areas from time to time, and Huating is obviously within the range of Japanese pirates' attacks. It is not uncommon for Japanese pirates to appear in Huating.
Okamura Kiichi kicked open the door of a room, and then heard a roar: "Who is..."
However, the next moment, there was an exclamation and scream in the room, and soon Okamura Takaichi was seen walking out of the room carrying a bloody katana.
As for the other rooms, the Japanese pirates who rushed into the room with Kiichi Okamura easily confused the officials of the Huating City Shipping Department and even the officials who did not realize what was going on.
All the gang members were killed.
Gangcun Guiyi stood in the courtyard, and soon he saw a man walking next to Gangcun Guiyi and said to Gangcun Gui: "Gangcun Jun, there are thirty-eight people in Huating City's Ship Division, kill thirty-seven
Of the people, the only thing missing is Chen Ku, the head of the Shipping Department!"
Okamura Takashi couldn't help but frown when he heard this. The master opened his eyes wide and shouted, "Everyone, search for me. Even if you dig three feet into the ground, I will find him."
According to the news that Okamura Guiichi received earlier, Chen Ku, who is the head of the Shipping Department, is in this compound. It can be said that one of their goals here is Chen Ku. As a result, everyone has been killed, but
There was no trace of Chen Ku. How could this not make Okamura Kiichi furious?
Suddenly, dozens of ferocious-looking Japanese pirates covered in blood began to search the huge yard.
Chen Ku was just hiding in a remote corner, covered by a bush of flowers. The Japanese pirates were busy cleaning up the officials in the room, so they did not pay attention to where Chen Ku was hiding.
But now the Japanese pirates began to search the entire yard. Unless a crack opened in the ground and allowed Chen Ku to crawl underground, it would only be a matter of time before the Japanese pirates got serious and Chen Ku was discovered.
"You are so brave that you dare to attack and kill the imperial officials. Aren't you afraid that my mighty soldiers will come and kill you all?"
Chen Ku's sudden appearance shocked the two Japanese pirates who had already found Chen Ku's hiding place. After all, a figure suddenly jumped out of the darkness. This was too scary after all.
Upon hearing this, Gang Cun Gui's eyes fell on Chen Ku. When he saw what Chen Ku was wearing, Gang Cun Gui's eyes lit up. He stared at Chen Ku and said in broken Chinese: "Your Excellency, is it possible?
Chen Ku, the head of the Shipping Department of Huating City?"
Chen Ku took a deep breath, looked at Gangcun Guiyi and others, and especially said to Gangcun Gui: "If I am not mistaken, you are not members of our Ming Dynasty, but Japanese pirates!"
Okamura Takaichi narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his mouth slightly: "So what if Mr. Chen guessed it, today next year will be your death anniversary."
While speaking, Gang Cungui took a big step towards Chen Ku. Chen Ku's expression showed a bit of nervousness, but he did not take a step back, nor did he mean to ask for mercy.
As a smart man, Chen Ku saw clearly that since these Japanese pirates had killed the entire Shibo Division, they would definitely not leave him alive. Therefore, no matter how he begged for mercy, these people would not
Let him go. Since he will die no matter what, it would be better to die with some integrity.
Seeing Gangcungui walking towards him, Chen Ku stared at Gangcungui and said with a trembling voice: "Today you kill our officials of the Ming Dynasty, and tomorrow our warships of the Ming Dynasty will surely destroy the land of Japan."
, use your blood to avenge today's revenge..."
With a puff, Gangcun Gui's knife was stabbed into Chen Ku's abdomen. Chen Ku groaned suddenly, and the veins on his forehead popped out as he hunched over, and blood gushed out from his mouth.
There was only a pop sound, and Chen Ku's body fell limply to the ground. A large amount of blood immediately stained the ground red. As Chen Ku's body twitching gradually stopped, it was obvious that Chen Ku had no breath.
Gangcun Gui glanced at Chen Ku, with some admiration in his eyes, but when he raised his head, he said with a ferocious look: "Search all the places again, don't miss a single living person, be sure to
Make sure no chickens or dogs are left behind!”
Soon a raging fire broke out in the courtyard where the Huating City Bosi Yamen was located. A sea of fire completely burned and engulfed the entire Shibosi garrison.
The burning of the raging fire naturally alarmed many people in Huating County and gathered around Bosi in Huating City.
"No, it's gone wrong..."
"It's on fire, everyone, get up and put out the fire!"
It is a pity that when these people spontaneously came out with buckets of water, the entire Bosi Yamen of Huating City was completely swallowed up by the fire. At this time, not only some people spontaneously put out the fire, but even the entire Huating County people came out together.
There is no way to save the fire that has completely burned out.
Fortunately, these people controlled the fire in time, but the fire spread to several nearby houses. The fire caused a lot of noise, and the people living near the compound where Shibosi was naturally woken up and escaped in time.
A calamity.
The fire burned raging for almost half of the night. Under the raging fire, no one could get close to the location of the shipbuilding company.
However, the Huating City Bosi, which was just established not long ago, was devoured by a fire, which naturally alarmed the county government. The county magistrate was awakened by the government officials in his sleep, and immediately led the county government officials to the scene, but
I could only watch the fire burning.
As the fire flickered, in a dark corner in the distance, a sedan was parked in a remote place. A figure was sitting in the sedan, looking at the blazing fire from a distance through the window of the sedan. You could vaguely see it.
A look of excitement and ferocity flashed across a face.
Capital
Chu Yi returned from Tianjin Guard not long ago, and his whole person seemed to have become much more low-key. Chu Yi gradually became less involved in the political affairs of the court, and instead handed over a large number of government affairs to Zhu Houzhao to handle.
Zhu Houzhao was obviously aware of Chu Yi's behavior and was very confused. He even came to see Chu Yi in person to ask the reason. After all, Zhu Houzhao trusted and relied on Chu Yi very much. Chu Yi's behavior of obviously taking the initiative to delegate power to him made him feel uncomfortable.
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but think too much.
Of course, Zhu Houzhao never thought that Chu Yi would be detrimental to him. Instead, he thought that Chu Yi did this deliberately to avoid danger. However, Zhu Houzhao was afraid that this would damage the relationship between the two of them.
However, Chu Yi explained to Zhu Houzhao that Chu Yi had reached a critical juncture with his cultivation skills and he needed to focus more on his cultivation. This was how he appeased Zhu Houzhao.
Fortunately, Zhu Houzhao knew how much Chu Yi valued practice. Otherwise, if Chu Yi had made other excuses, Zhu Houzhao would have had a really hard time.
Of course, Chu Yi did put a considerable part of his energy into his cultivation. Now Chu Yi's cultivation has reached the peak of innateness.
Relying on the Altar of Luck, Chu Yi worked hard to accumulate knowledge and tried to hit the next level. However, every time Chu Yi tried to hit the next level, he vaguely felt the existence of an invisible bottleneck, which was that
The existence of invisible bottlenecks has prevented Chu Yi from entering the next level.
A few days have passed, and more than a thousand Qi Luck has been consumed. In addition to the accumulation of energy, there is no progress in breaking through the bottleneck.
However, Chu Yi was not in a hurry. Cultivation is not something that can only be done in one or two days, so Chu Yi retreated for several days and left without making much progress.
When Chu Yi came out of the secret room, Qi Hu, who was guarding Chu Yi outside the secret room, couldn't help but a bright light flashed in his eyes. He saluted Chu Yi immediately and said: "General manager, you are finally out of seclusion!"
Chu Yi heard that Qi Hu's words were a bit uncomfortable and he couldn't help but raised his eyebrows and glanced at Qi Hu and said: "Oh, Qi Hu, did anything happen in the court while I was in seclusion?"
Qi Hu smiled bitterly and said: "General Manager, I can't explain the matter at the moment. The General Manager should go and read the emergency report from the Jinyi Guards of Huating."
In the study, Chu Yi, who had freshened up, was sitting there. What was unfolded in front of him was an urgent report from the Jinyi Guards in Huating.
Looking at the contents of the urgent report, Chu Yi looked calm, and there was no trace of Chu Yi's inner emotions.
Cao Shaoqin, Lin Pingzhi, Qi Hu and others were standing there in silence at this moment, not daring to breathe.
Whether it was Cao Shaoqin or Qi Hu, they already knew the contents of the urgent report. After all, the case of the destruction of the Huating City Shipping Company had spread, and the whole court was shocked.
It was a yamen established by a serious imperial court, including a fifth-rank official, several deputy sixth-rank and seventh-rank officials, plus some helpers, which totaled dozens of people. As a result,
But he died in a fire, and no one of dozens of people could escape.
If it was just an ordinary fire, no matter how powerful the fire was, it would be impossible for no one to escape. Therefore, as long as you are not a fool, you can see the report submitted by the Huating County Magistrate.
This fire is by no means that simple.
After Chu Yi read the urgent report, he looked up at Cao Shaoqin with a calm expression and said, "Cao Shaoqin, it has been nearly seven days since the case of Bosi's family murder in Huating City. The news has been delayed on the road for about four days. That is to say,
, it has been three days since the imperial court received the emergency report. During these three days, what countermeasures did the imperial court come up with, and what actions did the Dongchang and Jinyiwei take?"
Cao Shaoqin, who was directly named by Chu Yi and had almost completely replaced Chu Yi in taking charge of the entire East Factory, still did not dare to overstep or be careless at all when facing Chu Yi.
Cao Shaoqin looked solemn and bowed respectfully to Chu Yi: "Reporting to the Chief Manager, Your Majesty has discussed with the cabinet and ordered the Ministry of Punishment to send capable personnel to Huating County to investigate the case of the Huating City Bosi family."
Chu Yi nodded slightly. It was reasonable for Zhu Houzhao and all the civil and military officials to make such a decision. This case was obviously not that simple. It would be strange if the court did not conduct a thorough investigation.
However, Chu Yi looked at Cao Shaoqin. Cao Shaoqin took a deep breath and bowed: "I immediately sent Dongchang's most capable generals to lead Dongchang's best investigators to Huating secretly. I think they have arrived by now.
