In the crowd, Saburo Watanabe and others were shocked by today's magnificent ceremony and were speechless for a long time. When the crowd gradually dispersed, they saw that the plainclothes sergeant who had just vaguely surrounded them was still motionless.
Saburo Watanabe panicked for no reason and was making calculations in his mind. He looked across the crowd and saw Liu Maozheng, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites, striding over with a smile on his face.
Saburo Watanabe showed a flattering smile on his face, nodded and bowed and said: "Mr. Liu, you came at the right time. Today I saw the majesty of the Celestial Kingdom. I really admire you from the bottom of my heart. It's just that it has been nearly two months since I visited. I don't know what Ming Dynasty's return gift is. The time can be arranged, so that we can pass on the gift of the Ming Dynasty to my king as soon as possible, and promote the prosperous age of the Ming Dynasty to the people of Ryukyu."
He couldn't wait to speak out all his requests in one breath. If possible, he wished he could go back to Ryukyu directly without asking for a single cent in return.
But if this is the case, it will make people suspicious. Every time these vassal states come to pay tribute, most of them are greedy for the rewards of the Ming Dynasty, and this time is no exception.
Liu Mao said coldly: "Want to go back? Okay, let's make arrangements!"
Saburo Watanabe was overjoyed.
But Liu Mao waved his big hand, and all the soldiers rushed over and grabbed the Watanabe group.
Saburo Watanabe was shocked and shouted: "Master Liu, why is this?"
Liu Mao laughed loudly: "Why, you are Japanese pirates! My sharp eyes have long seen through it. You bully Ryukyu, my vassal country of the Ming Dynasty, and pretend to be envoys, haha! Ridiculous! Ridiculous!"
Saburo Watanabe's face turned pale all of a sudden, knowing that if Daming didn't know about this from Ryukyu, or they themselves had exposed their flaws, it would be really hard to defend this time.
Liu Mao smiled and said: "What? I have nothing to say. You and other Japanese pirates are so ambitious that you dare to offend our heaven! Soon our heavenly soldiers will attack you and other traitors! Save the Ryukyu royal family and crush the Japanese kingdom!"
"Come here! Take them away! Serve with severe punishment! Let these traitors confess honestly and announce their evil deeds. Then they will be taken to Tianjin Guard and handed over to Marshal Yuan to be dealt with!"
Saburo Watanabe was escorted away with a pale face. Although the other Japanese pirates couldn't understand, they also knew that it was definitely not a good thing, and they all began to make noises.
The soldiers were naturally not polite, and with a blast of hammers, they immediately became honest!
In my childhood, I was afraid of power but not virtue, and I held grudges instead of gratitude! Just beat him up! If you don't accept it, you'll be beaten to death!
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In the Qianqing Palace, Zhu Youxiao and Huang Xiao sat opposite each other, Sun Chengzong and Yuan Keli also sat on both sides, and Wei Zhongxian and He Biao stood below.
Zhu Youxiao apologized to Sun Chengzong, and Yuan Keli said: "Thank you two teachers for your hard work. It is my fault that the two imperial masters did not enjoy the glory because of the rebellion!"
Sun Chengzong laughed: "Your Majesty, don't worry about it. Being able to catch the traitor is the best gift for your Majesty. Everything else is unimportant."
Yuan Keli also nodded happily.
And He Biao was even more happy, while Wei Zhongxian still grinned and looked so ugly.
Sun Chengzong looked at Wei Zhongxian and He Biao and said, "The Governor and Commander He are indispensable for the capture of the traitor this time. It is up to you to report the details to His Majesty and the King Xian!"
Yuan Keli smiled and said, "But to make a long story short, I'm still waiting to drink the King's wedding wine."
Everyone laughed.
Wei Zhongxian said to He Biao: "Commander He should come and report. Let's take a breather."
He stayed up all night and rushed over to attend the ceremony. He was indeed a little tired. Zhu Youxiao smiled and nodded.
He Biao said: "Your Majesty, the wise king, I am very happy! I have cracked the case and successfully followed the clues to find the culprit! More importantly, we have seized the rumor newspapers and periodicals secretly printed by the traitors, and tens of thousands of them have been seized." share!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhu Youxiao and Huang Xiao were both shocked!
They didn't expect that the other party actually printed hundreds of thousands of newspapers and periodicals!
Zhu Youxiao laughed.
"Okay! Okay! Tell me in detail!"
He Biao said: "After extensive identification, all the people Yang Fan came into contact with have been identified one by one, and the trajectory of his activities in Beijing has been grasped. Yang Fan's body has also been found. The most important and key figure among them is Ding Ding." Xu Huang, the director of the Duke’s Mansion.”
"We took advantage of the ceremony to secretly arrest Xu Huang. After interrogation, Xu Huang provided important information!
He handed over a rumored newspaper! We followed the clues and found the underground printing factory secretly controlled by Duke Dingguo! Tens of thousands of counter-proposals were seized! Now it is tightly surrounded, and not a single piece of paper has escaped! "
It turned out that under the intense investigation of tens of thousands of people, although Yang Fan had been murdered and silenced, all his life trajectories were perfectly uncovered.
In this era where the awareness of secrecy is limited, even though Xu Yunzhen carefully arranged it, how could he not reveal himself under the pursuit of nearly 100,000 soldiers?
The last clue goes straight to Xu Huang, the steward of the Duke’s office!
Everyone had already concluded that the Duke was plotting rebellion. Now that they had received this accurate information, after discussion among the four of them, they made a decisive decision and immediately arrested Xu Huang.
Xu Huang had never experienced this battle before, and he spoke as soon as the whip came down.
He confessed everything he knew, and in order to survive, he handed over a tabloid that he had repeatedly observed. According to him, Xu You, who was also in charge of the Duke's Mansion, brought him this tip for his own benefit. appreciated!
Xu Huang usually likes these colored storybooks, and Xu You likes them, but he doesn't want to be exposed.
What happened next, just as He Biao said, came to light.
"good very good!"
Zhu Youxiao gritted his teeth and spoke word by word.
"How are these people doing now?"
He Biao said: "Gu Bingqian and Zhang Ruitu are still asleep in the palace. Duke Dingguo, Duke Wei, Shao Fuzhong and ministers gathered in Wenhua Palace to wait for the wedding ceremony of the wise king!"
"The families of the two princes and the three elders were invited to the palace in order to attend the luncheon hosted by His Majesty for the wise king!"
"Every minister's residence is under strict surveillance. No matter who is involved, we will ensure that no one is left behind!"
Zhu Youxiao's face softened and he laughed loudly: "Well done! It's so orderly, it's amazing!"
"In this way, the martial law will be lifted tonight, and I feel a lot more relaxed. With the arrangements of the wise king, I can close the trap immediately once I find out the conspiracy of the traitors!"
Everyone nodded.
Zhu Youxiao stood up and said with a smile: "The auspicious time has come, dear brother, today I will be the best man to welcome you to the wedding! How about it?"
The rest of the people also stood up.
Huang Xiao shook his head: "Your Majesty, this is inconsistent with etiquette, and Your Majesty has been working hard for several hours. You cannot affect your Majesty's health because of your family affairs. I won't agree!"
