That night, the four families all sent invitations to Shen Yi one after another, and the contents were almost the same.
That is to treat Mr. Shen to dinner.
And from these four invitations, we can already see some facts.
For example, these four families do have problems.
They must have some connection with the Japanese pirates, so they felt guilty now and took the initiative to send invitations to Shen Yi.
It is possible that these four companies have some business cooperation with the Japanese pirates, or they may directly collude with the Japanese pirates, or even directly support the Japanese pirates.
But no matter what, their behavior is already worthy of death.
At the very least, all the clan heads of these four families deserve to die, and none of them are innocent.
Because they, more or less, gave the Japanese pirates some help.
Shen Yi naturally ignored these four invitations. The next morning, he got up early and put on a fifth-grade official uniform. When it was close to noon, he asked two hundred anti-Japanese army officers and soldiers to They led fifty Japanese pirates to the foot of a big banyan tree on Dongcheng Street in Fuzhou City.
This is where Fuzhou beheads prisoners.
Master Shen asked people to set up several tables, and then led fifty Japanese pirates one after another to the big banyan tree.
These Japanese pirates are very tough. I froze them all night yesterday, but not a single one of them froze to death.
At this moment, they were tied together under the banyan tree. Even a fool knew that he was about to be beheaded.
These Japanese pirates who once roamed the coastal waters and committed murders suddenly became excited. They struggled desperately and screamed at Shen Yi who had already sat down on the execution platform.
But most of what they said was Japanese and I couldn't understand them.
Among these people, there were also one or two who could speak Chinese, but they could not speak very clearly. They just shouted "spare my life" and "spare my life" at Shen Yi and other words that were not nutritious.
Mr. Shen ignored them and asked the anti-Japanese army soldiers to be nearby to prevent the slowly increasing number of onlookers from approaching.
Then, Shen Yi glanced at Jiang Sheng beside him and said, "Go and put the notice on the big banyan tree."
Jiang Sheng responded, immediately ran to the banyan tree, and posted the notice that Shen Yi had written last night on the big banyan tree.
The message on the notice is simple.
Most of the Japanese pirates along the coast of Fujian have been put to death, and only a few Japanese pirates are left to escape. The Japanese pirates in Fujian have been put down, and the coast has been peaceful since then.
The Japanese plague in Fujian has left a legacy to this day, mostly caused by the Japanese invasion.
Once it is discovered that the Japanese pirates are involved, they will be punished with the same crime as the Japanese pirates.
These are probably what is written on the notice, but Mr. Shen is a second-class Jinshi after all, so he showed some literary talent when writing, and it looks much prettier.
After Jiang Sheng posted the notice, there were already hundreds of people watching under the big banyan tree.
There is no way, people like to watch the fun, especially the fun of beheading.
The number of people increased, but Mr. Shen still sat in his seat. It was not until noon that Mr. Shen stood up from his chair, and then looked at the people watching around him.
He coughed and said slowly: "Fellow folks."
Shen Yi pointed at the Japanese pirates kneeling on the ground and said slowly: "These are the Japanese pirates who have brought trouble to the coast of Fujian for decades. From today on, fifty people will be beheaded under this banyan tree every day to comfort those who have died under this banyan tree for many years." In the hands of the Japanese pirates, the common people’s spirits are in heaven.”
Having said this, Mr. Shen paused.
"At the same time, I would also like to warn you all."
"Tongwa..."
Shen Yi said loudly: "The same crime as the Japanese pirates!"
After saying this, Master Shen looked up at the sky and saw that it was past noon. He waved his hand and shouted: "Behead!"
As soon as he said these words, some people among the people watching were immediately ready to make a move.
However, these people only made a fuss for a while and did not cause trouble.
Following Shen Yi's order, the anti-Japanese soldiers behind the Japanese pirates immediately pulled out the sabers in their waists and slashed them down without hesitation.
It may be neater than a professional executioner.
Because they are rich in killing Japanese pirates, and they get five taels of silver per person.
Killing these prisoners is the same as killing Japanese pirates. Each person is rewarded with five taels of silver.
Fifty butcher knives fell, and fifty heads fell to the ground amid the shocked shouts of the people watching.
Mr. Shen didn't even blink. He still stood where he was and said quietly: "Everyone, listen carefully. In addition to these Japanese captives, there are about two to three thousand people. The Han people who were kidnapped by the Japanese pirates are now being resettled." In Fuqing County, if you have relatives or family members lost in the hands of Japanese pirates, you can go to Fuqing County to find your relatives."
After saying this, Mr. Shen glanced at everyone, then turned around and said solemnly to the people behind him: "Everyone, the royal master of the imperial court has arrived. At most, the Japanese pirates on the southeast coast will be extinct in the next year or so. !”
This sentence is still very inspiring.
Because these coastal people were indeed seriously harmed by Japanese pirates, and some of their family members and friends did die at the hands of Japanese pirates.
Ordinary people are innocent most of the time.
The ones who really understand the Japanese are often those powerful people who are obviously powerful but still lack the support of the people.
After saying this, bursts of cheers came from the people watching.
Master Shen smiled, turned around and ordered the anti-Japanese soldiers behind him to clean up the scene. Then he took Jiang Sheng and Ling Su to leave the execution ground.
"This is Fuzhou Prefecture, should we all be the first to come back and take a look around?"
Jiang Sheng was Shen Yi's follower, and Ling Su was Shen Yi's subordinate. Naturally, the two of them did not dare to object. However, Ling Su was more cautious. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Mr. Shen, we should have offended someone in Fuzhou City. There are a lot of people here, even if you have to go out, why don’t you bring more people with you?”
Shen Yi looked at the distance ahead: "You will be stopped if you don't go far, so don't be so cautious."
Ling Su followed Shen Yi's gaze and saw that directly in front of them, there were dozens of people. There were men and women, old and young, but judging from their clothes, they should all be from wealthy families.
Ling Su narrowed his eyes slightly, lowered his head and said, "This subordinate neglected his duty and did not pay attention to his surroundings."
"My subordinates are going to call someone here right now."
Shen Yi shook his head slightly and said calmly: "Let's see where they came from."
Ling Su lowered his head silently, then turned around and waved to a hundred households behind him. The hundred households immediately understood and followed behind Shen Yi and others with a hundred people under his command.
As soon as Mr. Shen walked out of the circle of onlookers, dozens of people gathered around him. After seeing Shen Yi, everyone had a smile on their face.
However, what they spoke was all in Fuzhou dialect, and Shen Yi basically couldn't understand a word of it.
Mr. Shen frowned slightly at first, then looked at everyone and smiled politely: "Everyone, is there anyone who speaks Mandarin well?"
Only then did the dozens of people quiet down. A woman in her early twenties squeezed out from the crowd, said a blessing to Shen Yi, and said in Mandarin: "Ye Chan, Fuzhou Prefecture, pays homage to Mr. Shen."
This woman is about the same age as Shen Yi. She has fair skin and is smaller in stature. However, she looks very majestic and has a bit of heroism in her beauty.
Shen Yi lowered his eyebrows slightly, thought about it, and said with a smile, "You are from the Ye family in Fuzhou."
He glanced at the dozens of people around the woman and asked, "Are these people from your Ye family, or are they from a few families?"
Ye Chan lowered his head slightly and gave an answer that was beyond Shen Yi's expectations.
"These are all the local gentry families in Fuzhou Prefecture. They heard that the Imperial Envoy had arrived in Fuzhou Prefecture and came here specifically to pay homage to the Imperial Envoy."
Shen Yi's brows twitched, and he looked at these dozens of people, thoughtfully: "Are these people all one family?"
Ye Chan lowered her head and said, "Yes."
She took out a gift list from her sleeves, handed it to Shen Yi with both hands, and said with a smile: "Mr. Shen. These are the Fuzhou nobles, a little tribute to Mr. Shen."
She looked respectful.
"Please take a look."
