Soon, the Ming army wiped out the remaining Japanese pirates on the island! Immediately afterwards, Hu Zongxian issued an order for the soldiers to spread out in teams of twelve to clean the battlefield.
"Mr. Governor, we found a hidden treasure house there. There are countless rare antiques, gold, silver and jewelry, etc. It must have been obtained by Wang Zhi who robbed the people for so many years!" Qi Jiguang came to Hu Zongxian and reported respectfully. road.
"Well, take me over to have a look."
After hearing Qi Jiguang's report, Hu Zongxian also became interested, and then followed Qi Jiguang's footsteps to the location of the treasure house.
At this time, the entrance to the treasure house was already firmly controlled by Qi Jiguang's soldiers. Seeing the two men approaching, they hurriedly made way for Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang to enter.
In the treasure house, there are countless kinds of gold and silver jewelry. The dazzling array of rare treasures are also divided into several types and are arranged very neatly! There are several shelves set up in the treasure house. One shelf is full of antiques, and the other shelf is full of jade and other things.
As for the largest number of gold and silver jewelry, they were piled randomly in the corner. Hu Zongxian also found a red coral weighing more than 20 kilograms in the corner.
"Not bad, not bad. This must be Wang Zhi's accumulation in recent years! I have made a rough estimate of the things here. If converted into silver taels, it should be about thirteen million taels."
After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he picked up a piece of jade and started to play with it carefully.
"Sir, how should these things be disposed of?" Qi Jiguang on the side saw this and asked quickly.
"Well, let's take some of it out first and share it with everyone! Think of it as fulfilling my promise in advance."
"As for the remaining part, let the navy send a ship to pull it all away and hand it over to the court when the time comes!"
Hu Zongxian put the jade in his hand back to its original place and gave instructions to Qi Jiguang.
"Yes, Lord Governor, I will give you the order right now!"
After receiving Hu Zongxian's order, Qi Jiguang responded in a deep voice.
When the two walked out of the treasure house, a soldier hurried over from a distance, still shouting something, but because the distance was too far, everyone could not hear clearly, and the guard responsible for Hu Zongxian's safety was a soldier. Face tense.
"Sir...sir, there is news from the Navy that they have captured Wang Zhi!"
"Hmph, I said before that this dog can't escape!"
After hearing the news brought by the soldiers, Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang looked at each other and laughed loudly.
"Your Excellency, the Governor is really good at predicting events. How could Wang Zhi escape from your grasp?" Qi Jiguang complimented Hu Zongxian when he saw that he was in a good mood.
"Before the war started, I had already sent the navy to surround the entire Jintang Island. Where could they escape to?" Hu Zongxian seemed to be quite impressed by Qi Jiguang's compliments, and he stroked his beard happily.
"Let's go, take me over there." Hu Zongxian said and ordered the visitor.
"Yes, Mr. Governor, please come this way!"
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Soon, Hu Zongxian and Qi Jiguang saw the embarrassed Wang Zhi and his subordinate Mao Haifeng on the boat.
"I have met the Governor!"
"No need, tell me how you caught them."
"Reporting to the Governor, since I received your order, I personally led the ship and waited here! During this period, I did not dare to slack off at all, until just now, I accidentally discovered a ship sailing on the sea in the distance."
"The official guessed that the ship might be Japanese pirates who had escaped from the island, so he led the ship to check the situation, but he caught them on the spot!"
"Well, you have done a good job. When I go back, I will go to the doctor in person to express my merit to His Majesty!"
After listening to his subordinate's report, Hu Zongxian nodded and encouraged.
"Thank you, Lord Governor, for your support. Thank you, Lord Governor, for your support!" Seeing that Hu Zongxian wanted to express his merits in person, the visitor looked excited and immediately knelt down on the deck and said respectfully.
"Well, get up." Hu Zongxian asked someone to help him up and said calmly.
After doing all this, Hu Zongxian came to Wang Zhi, leaned down and said in a deep voice: "Wang Zhi, do you know how long I have been waiting for this day? I must let the court cut you alive. , avenge the people who were harmed by the Japanese pirates!"
At this time, Wang Zhi was tied up with ropes and could not move. After hearing Hu Zongxian's words, he said: "Huh, I wanted to do business well at the beginning, but what happened? Governor Wang Yan sent Yu Dayou to lead the army to attack Ligang. You want to surround me, Wang Zhi, but don’t you let me escape in the end?”
"Why do you think the Japanese pirates can never be wiped out? It's because the people along the coast have no way to survive, so they have to go smuggling! If one Wang Zhi dies, there will be a second and third Wang Zhi soon."
After hearing Wang Zhi's explanation, Hu Zongxian smiled: "A mere Japanese pirate wants to use his own strength to blackmail the court and open up the port and the city? Such unhealthy trends must not rise and must be stopped!"
"If the people of the Ming Dynasty were like you, how would the work of the imperial court be carried out? Even if the imperial court wants to lift the maritime ban one day and open the port to the market, it is the joint will of His Majesty and the cabinet ministers!"
Hu Zongxian turned his gaze to Wang Zhi, his face full of ridicule: "And you are just a mere Japanese pirate. You rely on your pirates to rob the people and squeeze out their poor wealth. How can an insect like you have any chance?" What qualifications do you have to dictate the government’s policies?”
"If you are really as upright as you say, you should not surrender. In the final analysis, you are just holding on to a bit of luck, hoping that someone can forgive your sins! If you really think about those people, you shouldn't Let your men plunder them, let alone start rebellions in Fujian and other places. In the final analysis, this is just an excuse for yourself."
"I...I didn't." Wang Zhi was refuted by Hu Zongxian's words and was speechless. He wanted to defend himself, but couldn't find the right words for a while.
After Hu Zongxian finished speaking, he shook his head and left the boat without looking at Wang Zhi.
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Forbidden City, Hall of Nourishing Heart.
Today, Jiajing is still studying the formation secret book, hoping to gain some insights and draw the ecstasy formation as soon as possible.
"Alas, failed again!"
Jiajing withdrew his magic power and sighed helplessly as he looked at the ecstasy formation gradually disintegrating in front of him.
"Your Majesty, I have something important to report." At this moment, Lu Fang's voice came from outside the palace.
"Come in." Jiajing raised his eyebrows and said softly.
Lu Fang came to Jiajing's side with silent steps, and respectfully handed over the memorial in his hand: "Your Majesty, this is the impeachment list handed over by Yan Maoqing. Do you see it?"
"Didn't I tell you before? Just let Jin Yiwei handle the list handed over by Yan Maoqing!" Jiajing frowned after hearing Lu Fang's words, but still took the memorial.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. This slave deserves to die, but you have forgotten this matter!" Seeing that Jiajing was a little unhappy, Lu Fang quickly knelt on the ground and apologized to Jiajing.
"That's all, get up." Jiajing glanced at Lu Fang and said.
Jiajing knew very well that it was not that Lu Fang had forgotten his instructions, but that there were people on the list that he could not make up his mind about.
Jiajing then opened the memorial, and the first name that caught his eye was Li Zhiquan, the general envoy, and Li Zhiquan's name was circled in red.
"Li Zhiquan, aren't these people from Xu Jie and the others? Let's do it together as I said before."
Jiajing closed the memorial and handed it back to Lu Fang, saying calmly.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I obey!"
After getting the emperor's permission, Lu Fang's face was filled with gratitude.
(End of chapter)
