The bandit suppression operation was over and the pirate lair was destroyed. The soldiers escorted the criminals one by one back to the warship and set sail.
On the deck, Xiao Yuan was talking to Chen Guan. Not long after, the second master of the pirates was brought over. His leader Ji Chenggang had died from random arrows before.
Looking at Xiao Yuan, who was wearing brocade clothes and looking extraordinary, the second master clearly felt the difference between him and the generals of the Qin army. He swallowed and was about to speak when his legs and wrists suddenly felt force and he was kicked to his knees by the soldiers behind him. On the ground, at the same time a loud shout came: "How brave! Don't kneel down when you see the Holy One!"
ah! ? The second master was shocked, his face changed instantly, he didn't care about the pain in his legs and wrists, he stammered: "Your Majesty?"
Xiao Yuan ignored this sentence and said directly: "I will ask, you will answer, and you must not hide anything."
"Yes, yes, yes." The second master nodded his head. At this time, his mentality had changed from the fear at the beginning to extreme panic. He never thought that the Emperor of Qin, the supreme king in the world, would be here. Would he be killed? Exterminate the nine tribes.
"Apart from your group of thieves, are there any other pirates in the nearby waters?" Xiao Yuan began to ask.
"No more. Those people in the past were all..." the second master said, and subconsciously glanced at Chen Guan: "They were all wiped out by the army."
Xiao Yuan asked again: "The last time the army deployed, they planned to catch you all, but they failed and returned. Did someone tip you off?"
"Ah?" The second master was a little stunned and said truthfully, "No one reported to us."
"Then how do you know that those merchant ships are officers and soldiers?"
"When is Your Majesty talking about?" The second master still didn't react. He bravely took a peek at Xiao Yuan, then quickly lowered his head and knelt there, silent.
Chen Guan understood and said in a deep voice to the second head: "March 20th."
"March 20?" The second master thought for a moment before saying, "I remember, we did find a merchant ship passing by the sea that day, but we just felt that the recent military suppression was taking the spotlight, so I didn’t dare to go out.”
Xiao Yuan and Chen Guan looked at each other, and the latter said coldly: "If there is even half a lie, you should understand the consequences!"
"The villain understands, the villain understands." The second master said repeatedly, his voice trembling uncontrollably: "Even if the villain has great courage, he would not dare to deceive His Majesty and the general!"
He is now in a state of extreme fear, and has been caught. There is no point in hiding it anymore. In this case, he usually bites off as much as he can.
However, Xiao Yuan still asked: "Do you know Sima Ren?"
"Sima Ren?" The second master looked confused.
"That's the sea supervisor Lingcheng."
"Well, that's an official. How can a villain reach such a high level?"
"Okay." Xiao Yuan waved his hand.
The soldiers understood and pulled him up and took him down. The second master thought he was going to die soon, so he couldn't help but said: "Every word of this villain is true, not a single lie. Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare my life."
After the place was clean, Chen Guan said: "Your Majesty, this person is just a little thief. His appearance doesn't seem fake. Sima Ren should be fine. It's probably just a coincidence."
"Yes." Xiao Yuan nodded: "The Jin Yiwei side should also have investigated secretly."
"So, these pirates." Chen Guan asked tentatively.
Xiao Yuan thought for a while and said: "Let this matter be left to the magistrate of Wei County for trial. Based on the crimes of these people, they will be judged according to the law. Those who deserve to be beheaded will be beheaded, and those who should be punished will be punished."
"Understood." Chen Guan responded.
At the same time, at the Wei County Pier, Marine Supervisory Commander Sima Ren hurriedly found the former naval captain and said straight to the point: "General Gao, why haven't you sent out troops yet? How do you want me to cooperate? There is a regulation. ah."
"Ah, Lord Sima, I was just going to find you." The captain said, "I'm really sorry. I just received the order from above. I'm afraid this deployment will be cancelled."
"What?" Sima Ren frowned and immediately asked, "What do you mean? Don't you plan to go out?"
Are you a soldier? "
"Yes, I am also following orders. Please forgive me, Lord Sima." said the captain.
Hearing this, Sima Ren said sternly: "Those pirates are so rampant! If they are not completely eliminated and allowed to commit plunder, how can there be peace on the sea! Won't the trade and fishery be even more depressed!"
After saying this, he became even more angry and said unceremoniously: "As a navy officer, I asked the government for help, but I didn't think about suppressing the bandits. I must take this as my memorial. Please refer to your Weihai Navy book! Come! Don't say that your writing is ruthless!"
"Ah, this" the captain smiled dryly: "Don't worry, Mr. Sima. The deployment here was canceled because of the change in the combat plan. It's not that we stopped suppressing the bandits, but that we just changed to another method."
"Oh? So, does the military have other plans to implement?" Sima Ren's expression softened a little.
"Yes, according to the intelligence, our army has mastered the pirates' lair, so we have temporarily canceled the deployment here and adopted more reliable tactics to achieve the purpose of encirclement and suppression." The captain said: "Don't say that the government has asked the military for help. , Even without this incident, our army would not be able to sit back and ignore the pirates. Otherwise, if the court blames them, who will be responsible? Do you think so? "
"That's true." Sima Ren nodded slowly, paused and said, "Then just wait for good news from the navy."
"Don't worry, Mr. Sima. The military department is responsible for suppressing bandits." The captain said, cupping his fists, "What happened here is actually a military order. I hope you can forgive me."
"What the hell, my words were too extreme just now, General Gao Haihan." Sima Ren returned the salute. Now that he heard that the pirates were still being annihilated, his mood had improved.
On the other side, after Xiao Yuan returned to the navy camp, the Jin Yiwei responsible for the secret investigation was already waiting for the report.
"How?" Xiao Yuan said concisely and to the point.
"No problem." Jin Yiwei answered simply.
"Yes." Xiao Yuan waved his hand, and the latter bowed and retreated.
Not long after, Chen Guan also walked in, clasped his fists and said: "Your Majesty, I have ordered all the pirates to be taken to the county jail. However, the magistrate of Wei County looked a little sad, saying that there were too many prisoners and I was afraid that there were not enough guards. So I left some soldiers temporarily."
"Well, this is something that the county magistrate should handle."
Xiao Yuan said and added: "In addition, I have sent an order to the entire army that I will review the troops in Weihai in three days."
"No!" Chen Guan shook his head when he heard this.
The news quickly spread to the entire army. With this order, the soldiers became excited, and the generals were busier than one. Some were busy arranging various affairs, and some gathered together to discuss the battle intensely. Array of ships.
In addition, coastal officials must be notified to post corresponding notices to avoid unnecessary troubles caused by fishing boats.
