"What are you doing? Let me go!"
"Yeah, let him go quickly!"
Seeing that the guards at the Governor's Mansion were so ungrateful, they arrested people without saying a word.
This made many salt merchants present feel a strong sense of crisis, and they repeatedly scolded the guards.
At this moment, Zheng Michang was seen walking out of the Governor's Mansion with his hands behind his back. The guards of the Governor's Mansion, who had looked embarrassed before, seemed to have grasped life-saving straws and hurried forward to report.
"Reporting to the Chief Envoy, this group of salt merchants gathered together to cause trouble, but they dared to threaten the people in the Governor's Mansion!"
"Not only that, this group of salt merchants also shamelessly slandered you before, saying that you accepted their benefits but did nothing."
"The person who slandered you has been arrested by his subordinates."
"You fart, I never said those words!"
When the old man who was controlled by the guards of the Governor's Mansion heard this, he immediately became furious and wanted to break away from the guards who controlled him.
However, no one at the scene cared what he said, and he did not break away from the guards.
After listening to his subordinate's description, Zheng Michang's face instantly turned gloomy, and then he turned his gaze to the group of salt merchants and spoke word by word.
"Do you know the consequences of slandering a court official?"
Many salt merchants present were frightened by Zheng Michang's threatening words, and they immediately shut their mouths and did not dare to speak anymore.
"I heard that you seem to be quite dissatisfied with the imperial court's policy of officially abolishing the salt introduction system?"
"I am here now. If you have anything to say, you might as well tell me."
"Maybe I can be of some help."
After Zheng Michang looked around, he said slowly with an inexplicable smile on his face.
"Master Chief Envoy, we are also in trouble!"
"The imperial court suddenly announced the official abolition of the salt introduction system, which caught us off guard. You know, we still have a lot of salt introduction in our hands!"
"No matter what, we have to give us time to prepare. If we don't say anything else..."
"Yeah yeah!"
After listening to Zheng Michang's previous words, although many salt merchants present were a little confused about this, they still chose to talk about their predicament in the hope of getting some commitment.
"Hmph, if I ask you to say it, do you really dare to say it?"
"You salt merchants colluded and gathered at the gate of the Governor's Palace to cause trouble. You actually dared to openly defy the court's policies and threaten officials!"
"Tell me, what are your intentions? Who is instigating you behind the scenes?"
"Did you accept money from Japanese pirates?"
"Come here, take them all down to me and have them interrogated properly."
Zheng Michang sneered, and then gave instructions in a deep voice to his subordinates.
"Master Chief Envoy, you...what are you doing?"
At this moment, many salt merchants on the scene were frightened by Zheng Michang's hat, and their faces were filled with panic.
After all, this is a crime of treason with the Japanese! Even if you are lucky enough to survive, you still have to take off half of your skin.
There were a few clever people who saw that the situation was not good and wanted to sneak away while there were many people, but unfortunately, they were soon discovered by the guards of the Governor's Mansion and blocked their way out.
"What are you doing standing there, let me take them all down!"
"yes!"
The subordinates on the side responded and quickly surrounded the group of people.
It was only then that these salt merchants remembered to beg for mercy, and some even fell to their knees with a thump, covering their faces and crying.
"My Lord Chief Minister, you don't remember the faults of villains, please spare us this time!"
"Yes, we are also being deceived by others! Otherwise, even if we were given a hundred courages, we would not dare to do anything wrong."
A mocking smile appeared on Zheng Mi Chang's face. After he looked away from the group of salt merchants, he sneered.
"I just remembered to beg for mercy now, it's too late."
"Bring them all to my custody and interrogate them strictly!"
After receiving Zheng Mi Chang's order, the group of guards rushed forward and controlled all the salt merchants and their servants.
During the entire process, not everyone tried to resist and escape from the hands of these guards, but their fate, without exception, was very miserable.
What greeted them were the angry guards and fists and feet falling like raindrops.
It is worth mentioning that, perhaps because Zheng Michang was present at the scene, these guards were very cruel. Not only did they use great force, but their moves were directed at the most vulnerable parts of the body.
Therefore, some people soon died because they could not bear it.
"I want to report to the Chief Envoy that the salt merchants who came to make trouble at the gate of the Governor's Palace and their servants have been brought under our control!"
"Well, you did a good job. You took them all into custody, interrogated them strictly, and tried to get them to reveal the mastermind as soon as possible."
After listening to his subordinate's report, Zheng Michang nodded and then added.
"Yes, Lord Chief Envoy!"
After the subordinates on the side responded, they immediately ordered their subordinates to take the salt merchants to prison immediately.
What awaits them next is cruel and inhumane punishment! It was not over until they could no longer bear the punishment and revealed a person's name.
"Also, clean the door carefully. How would it be inappropriate if others saw it?"
Zheng Michang looked at the corpses lying in a pool of blood and couldn't help but frowned and ordered.
"Yes, Chief Envoy, we will deal with it right away!"
The previous subordinate saw this and immediately responded with a flattering expression.
"Well, not bad, do your best, I'll take good care of you."
I saw Zheng Michang gently patting the subordinate's shoulder and encouraging him.
"Yes, Lord Chief Envoy!"
Seeing that he was so valued by Zheng Michang, the chief minister of Zhejiang, the subordinate suddenly felt flattered, his body tensed involuntarily, and he responded in a deep voice.
Seeing that the matter was solved so easily, Zheng Michang felt very proud, and then walked into the Governor's Mansion at an extraordinarily leisurely pace.
Naturally, the first thing Zheng Michang had to do next was to report to Zhao Zhenji, the imperial envoy.
Firstly, it can let Zhao Zhenji, the imperial minister, see his ability to do things. Secondly, it can quietly bring the relationship closer between the two people and prepare for the future!
"Zheng Mi Chang, Zheng Mi Chang, you must seize this opportunity."
After warning himself in his heart, Zheng Mi Chang immediately knocked on Zhao Zhenji's door. After getting Zhao Zhenji's permission, Zheng Mi Chang entered.
As soon as he entered the door, Zheng Michang saluted Zhao Zhenji with great respect.
"Reporting to the Imperial Envoy, the group of salt merchants who gathered at the door to cause trouble have been properly dealt with by the lower officials!"
At this moment, Zhao Zhenji was sitting in front of the bookcase, holding a book with an unclear name in his hand, and was flipping through it with relish.
Seeing that Zheng Michang had completed the tasks he had previously assigned, Zhao Zhenji nodded, put the book in his hand aside, and asked.
"Well, you did a good job on this matter!"
"By the way, was anyone injured during the whole process?"
Zhao Zhenji seemed to have suddenly remembered and asked this question out of nowhere.
"That...well, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, there was a conflict between the salt merchants and the guards who gathered to make trouble at the gate of the Governor's Palace, so it was inevitable that some people were injured."
"But don't worry, I will handle it properly!"
Zheng Michang secretly observed the expression on Zhao Zhenji's face, and then added another sentence.
"Well, you can handle it yourself."
Zhao Zhenji took in the expression on Zheng Michang's face and said slowly.
"Then...that imperial envoy, since there is nothing left at the moment that needs to be dealt with by the official, I will leave first!"
Soon, Zheng Michang said goodbye to Zhao Zhenji very knowingly.
"Well, you can go out. I still have some matters to deal with."
"Yes, your Majesty the Imperial Envoy!"
(End of chapter)
