The brightly lit Bolin State City was bustling with hustle and bustle.
A group of Nanyang natives with faces full of grief and anger, armed with harpoons, clubs, sickles and other utensils, beat a dozen Japanese warriors until they knelt on the street.
In front of the Japanese warriors who were kneeling on the ground, there were also the corpses of several Nanyang girls lying. The corpses were naked, covered with bruises, and their private parts were stained with blood. It was obvious at a glance that they had suffered great abuse during their lifetimes.
When Masako Gomatsu came in a hurry and saw this scene, her vision turned black. Her face turned from white to blue in an instant, and she almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.
Chen Kan looked at Song Qing with a strange look on his face, and asked in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Why did someone really die?"
Song Qing whispered back: "These women are all savages captured by Su Lidongdong from the rain forest. They are not considered human beings."
"Doesn't it count as a human being?"
Song Qing nodded affirmatively and said: "If even the Nanyang people don't treat them as human beings, they really don't count as human beings."
Chen Kan's mouth twitched, showing a constipated expression. After a while, he nodded slightly: "Okay."
The two communicated quickly, and when they turned around, Chen Kan already had a gloomy expression on his face.
The guards separated the crowd, and Masako Gomatsu rushed to the dozen Japanese warriors and kicked the man kneeling at the front.
Masako Gomatsu usually looks soft and frail, but she often has tears in her eyes.
But with this kick, a Japanese warrior who was much taller and heavier than him was kicked several meters away.
Seeing that she wanted to continue teaching the rest of the people, Chen Kan said with a stern face: "That's enough!"
After being scolded by Chen Kan, Gomatsu Masako's face suddenly stiffened, and she suppressed the anger in her heart and took back the foot that was about to kick out.
Chen Kan looked around at the sad and angry crowd and asked, "Can someone tell me what happened?"
"If you go back on your word and don't keep your promise, you will be punished by God sooner or later."
As soon as Chen Kan finished speaking, a voice of grief and anger came from the crowd.
Chen Kan looked around and saw that a nobleman he had met at the commander's tent had put on civilian clothes and was huddled among the crowd.
When Song Qing heard this, his expression suddenly changed, he pointed at the person who spoke and scolded: "You fart, no one in the world knows that I am a wise man and I promise you a thousand pieces of gold."
Chen Kan praised Su Li Dongdong's work efficiency in his heart, raised his hand to stop Song Qing from scolding the man, waved to the man and said: "Come here and tell me the whole story of the matter. Once again.”
Hearing this, the face of the Sumatran nobleman who was pretending to be a commoner suddenly changed, and he said in fear: "Why, you know that someone has gone back on his word and you still don't allow me to say it. Are you going to kill me in front of everyone?"
"Tsk, it's over, old man."
Chen Kan complained in his mind and frowned: "When did I say that I wanted to kill you? I just asked you to come over and tell me the whole story."
Chen Kan and the old man were singing a double act here. Masako Gomatsu didn't dare to speak, so she could only huddle behind Chen Kan with an expression as if she was mourning for an heir.
From the faces of a group of sad and angry Nanyang natives, she could already tell that things were getting serious.
And after receiving Chen Kan's assurance, the man carefully walked out of the crowd.
When he came to Chen Kan, he pointed at the corpses on the ground with a look of grief and indignation and complained: "You Ming people promised that as long as we, the people of Sumatran, open the city gate and donate the treasure house, you will protect our people of Sumatran from harm, but Now he has gone back on his word.
The people of our country are weak and do not dare to be enemies with the Ming Dynasty, but we still have some blood. If the general cannot give an explanation to our people in Sumatra, we will definitely sue the emperor and ask him to defend our country. Democracy upholds justice. "
As soon as the man finished speaking, a few middle-aged couples rushed out from the crowd, threw themselves on the corpses and began to cry loudly.
While wailing, he pointed at Chen Kan and complained in Nanyang dialect.
At the same time, the Japanese warrior who was kneeling on the ground also began to babble.
The Japanese dialect was mixed with the Nanyang dialect, which made Chen Kan feel dumbfounded.
"speak English!"
Chen Kan roared, and people on both sides were immediately frightened into silence.
"What are they talking about?"
Chen Kan pointed to the couples clinging to the corpses and asked the Sumatran nobleman who was dressed as a commoner.
"They said that their daughters were all innocent people, but they were ruined by a few beasts. The Ming people did not keep their word. They are going to accuse the king and ask the king to send an army to drive you Ming people out of our home. I want you to know how to kill people and pay for them with their lives."
Chen Kan: "?"
Is that how it’s translated?
uncertain.
Forget it, it’s not important.
Anyway, Chen Kan couldn't understand it, and neither could Masako Gomatsu.
Chen Kan turned his head and asked Housong Masako: "Your Highness, what are your subordinates talking about?"
Gomatsu Masako's face was extremely ugly. She looked at Chen Kan, took a deep breath, and said: "The incompetent subordinates like the ministers said that these women are all prostitutes, and it was these women who took the initiative to find them, but for some reason, Halfway through the process, these women suddenly became silent."
Chen Kan's eyes widened with disbelief, as if he had seen a ghost.
His face also instantly changed from white to blue, from green to black, the colors looked like a palette, and finally he said angrily: "Does Your Highness the Queen think that I, Chen Kan, am a fool?"
Gomatsu Masako smiled bitterly, even she didn't believe this, let alone Chen Kan.
The Sumatra noble spoke at the right time. He pointed at Masako Gosatsu and cursed: "Fart, these people obviously rushed into the city and started raping and plundering. So many of us saw with our own eyes that they rushed into the streets and humiliated these women. To death, are we all blind?"
After the scolding, Song Yazi, the man looked at Chen Kan and said angrily: "General, these people say they are Japanese, but we in Sumatra only recognize the general. If the general says, let it go, and we will resist." No, but please ask the general to leave our land with your army."
Chen Kan took a deep breath, suppressed his anger, nodded and said: "Don't worry, we Ming people keep our word. The Japanese envoys are now under my account. We Ming people recognize what they do."
As soon as these words came out, Masako Housong's heart suddenly sank.
"Your Majesty, please open the internet..."
"Where is the military judge?"
Chen Kan rudely interrupted Hosomatsu Masako's words.
Two Ming soldiers came out with murderous intent, cupped their fists and said, "My subordinates are here."
Chen Kan closed his eyes, his face returned to calm, and asked: "According to the Ming Dynasty's military law, what should be done to those who disobey military orders?"
"Kill without mercy!"
The military judge uttered three words coldly. Masako Gomatsu was shocked, but seeing Chen Kan's expression, he did not dare to speak any more.
If something like this happens, it is certain that Ming's reputation will be damaged internationally. As for the truth, it doesn't matter anymore.
Gomatsu Masako's heart was bleeding, but there was nothing she could do about the situation in front of her.
"In that case, let's do it."
Chen Kan spoke, and Gomatsu Masako couldn't bear to close his eyes.
The military judge didn't talk nonsense. He led a group of soldiers, drew their swords, walked into the Japanese warriors who were kneeling on the ground, and was about to begin the execution.
Seeing this, a group of Japanese warriors hurriedly struggled and kept chattering to Masako Gomatsu.
Gomatsu Masako couldn't bear to look away.
At this point, even if they were really wronged, she couldn't save them.
"kill!"
The military judge gave an order, and more than a dozen heads rolled down.
The eyes on the head were wide open and unblinking.
Chen Kan looked at the Sumatran nobleman disguised as a commoner and asked, "Is this explanation enough?"
The man looked startled, and a look of embarrassment suddenly appeared on his face.
Chen Kan impatiently took out a pearl from his arms and threw it into the man's hand.
"The Dongzhu produced in the East China Sea is enough to buy them a hundred lives. Let's stop this matter."
The man nodded hesitantly and suddenly said: "General, you Ming people are certainly reputable, but these despicable Japanese people, General, can you guarantee that they will never attack my people again?"
Chen Kan cast his scrutinizing eyes on Masako Gosatsu, and the ominous premonition in Masako Gosatsu's heart became stronger and stronger, even so strong that it almost overflowed.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I promise that I will restrain my subordinates. If anyone dares to offend again, I will personally chop off their heads."
With a mist in her eyes, Masako Gomatsu said to Chen Kan in an almost pleading tone.
Chen Kan pondered for a moment, with an undisguised look of disgust flashing in his eyes, and then said stiffly: "Your Highness, I respect you as a royal daughter, but the impact of this matter is too bad. I am afraid that I can no longer accommodate Your Highness and your Royal Highness in the army. Your country’s envoy is here.”
Gomatsu Masako was shocked and said in disbelief: "Your Majesty, don't you plan to send troops north to drive away those despicable invaders for our Japanese people?"
Chen Kan frowned and said dissatisfied: "There is chaos in your country. Naturally, I want to clean up the country for Her Royal Highness. But today, your country's actions have had a great impact on our army. If we continue to contain Envoy of your country, I am afraid that everyone in the world will curse me for my incompetence in the Ming Dynasty. Your Highness, you should go to the capital of the Ming Dynasty in person and ask for help from His Majesty the Great Emperor."
After laying the groundwork for so long, Chen Kan finally showed his fangs.
That's right, he just wanted to find a way to drive Masako Gosatsu out of the Ming Dynasty's army.
What Chen Kan was most afraid of was the identity of the envoy in Housong Masako.
Chen Can cannot bear the crime of killing envoys without permission. As a model for all countries in the world, Ming Dynasty has always flaunted its benevolence and righteousness, and such a stain cannot appear.
Otherwise, if all the countries in the world are alienated from the Ming Dynasty, how can the Ming Dynasty suck blood from all countries?
At least until Chen Kan's plan to create only one Ming Dynasty in the world is completely successful, Ming Dynasty cannot have such a stain.
But if they are completely driven out of the Ming Dynasty's army, if they encounter any accidents at sea in the future, it will have nothing to do with Chen Kan or the Ming Dynasty.
After all, although the sea is nominally under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty, there are so many countries on the sea, so many pirates, and the Japanese envoys have bad luck, no one can blame them.
Gomatsu Masako opened her mouth with despair on her face, wanting to say something, but perhaps the blow was too great, which made her temporarily unstable and confused, and she couldn't say anything useful after opening her mouth for a long time.
Chen Kan showed an unbearable look on his face and suddenly said: "Let's do this. I know that your envoy team is poor in supplies, so I made the decision privately and presented two cruise ships to Her Highness the Queen as a certificate of sea passage, and then gave Her Royal Highness fifteen years as a gift. Food from the sky, in addition, I can send someone to send Her Royal Highness and her subordinates out of Sumatra. After all, your mission is really not suitable to stay in the land of Sumatra now."
Chen Kan spoke, and Housong Masako's eyes lit up.
But after Chen Kan finished speaking, the hope was instantly replaced by deeper despair.
After being separated from the Ming Dynasty's army, what ability could she, a woman, have to lead five hundred people across the ocean to the Ming Dynasty?
A mere five hundred people, if they encounter a caravan on the sea, they will be completely destroyed.
Gosatsu Masako was desperate, but the people of Sumatra paid homage to Chen Kanxing.
People who could speak Ming Dynasty even praised him one after another: "The general is benevolent and righteous."
People who couldn't speak Daming dialect also praised Chen Kan in Nanyang dialect.
The envoys of the Japanese country had brought so much trouble to the general, but the general was still willing to retaliate with kindness, providing ships, supplies, and escorts. Who dares to say that the general is unkind?
Gomatsu Masako laughed miserably, with a look of panic on his face.
"General, are you trying to kill the hope of survival for millions of Japanese people?"
Chen Kan pointed at the dozen or so dead heads on the ground and frowned: "Prince, be careful, it's not that I don't pity you Japanese people, nor that I want to kill millions of Japanese people, but you These subordinates have cut off this lord’s retreat and the Ming Dynasty’s retreat.”
Gomatsu Masako cried, this time she really cried, howling loudly, crying very sadly.
The look of pear blossoms with rain made the eyes of the group of guards behind Chen Kan go straight.
After all, it should be said or not, except for the fact that this woman is not very bright, her appearance is still very durable.
The gentle and elegant oriental intellectual beauty, coupled with the attributes of green tea, is irresistible to any man.
"Song Qing, send Her Royal Highness off the island."
Chen Kan quickly finalized the outcome of this matter, his speed was dizzying.
The main reason is that the layout is a bit rough and must be completed as soon as possible. Otherwise, if Masako Gomatsu reacts and runs away, Chen Kan's reputation will not be preserved.
After Song Qing accepted the order, he winked at the two guards beside him. The three of them stepped forward and stood up without any explanation, and Song Masako walked out of the city.
After Song Masako walked away, the Sumatran nobleman pretending to be a commoner breathed a sigh of relief.
The "actors" pretending to be a couple quickly calmed down their sadness and looked at the corpses on the ground, their expressions turning disgusting.
Chen Kan's expression returned to normal, he raised his hand, patted the man's shoulder, and said with a smile: "Well done, what's your name?"
The man smiled flatteringly, completely losing the sense of justice that he had shown just now, and whispered: "The villain's full name is a bit difficult to pronounce. The general can just call me Allah."
"Allah!"
Chen Kan nodded in agreement, pointed to the mess on the ground, and said with a smile: "I'll leave it to you to clean up, ah, I will remember you."
"Hey, General, don't worry."
Ala replied with a smile, and he, Ala, finally hugged Akito's lap, which was really gratifying.
Chen Kan did not stay in the city longer, but returned to the camp and continued the meeting just now.
Scheming against the Japanese envoys was not a glorious thing for Chen Kan.
Song Qing was not stupid enough to spread this matter everywhere. The generals simply thought that Chen Kan drove away the Japanese envoys for the sake of the army's reputation, so no one had any objections.
After all, if the impact of this incident spreads, it will indeed damage Ming's reputation.
In particular, Sumatra is located on both sides of the strait, and countless ships pass through the strait every day.
And these ships will basically carry out supplies in the strait, and they can easily spread the news all over the world.
Chen Kan finally said that by donating some supplies to the Japanese envoys, he was trying to make up for the negative consequences of this incident.
The supplies will eventually come back to him. Of course, Chen Kan is willing to gain a reputation as a benevolent and generous person.
Returning to the tent, facing a group of generals with strange expressions, Chen Kan asked: "The matter has been taken care of. The meeting will continue. By the way, where did we talk about just now?"
Chen Kan issued a document, and the secretary hurriedly handed over the minutes of the meeting and whispered a few reminders in Chen Kan's ear.
"Oh, wind and thunderstorms, right?"
"Well, this is indeed a problem. If you have any solutions, please feel free to speak up."
"..."
The military meeting in the Ming Dynasty lasted until midnight.
Mainly Chen Kan's decision caused many problems.
Fortunately, after a night of discussion, these problems have been basically solved.
Although some people still had doubts about leaving so many ships, after some brainwashing by Chen Kan, everyone acquiesced in this matter.
After dismissing the generals, Chen Kan rubbed his brows tiredly.
Before I knew it, I had left Daming for more than half a year, and two-thirds of that time was wasted on the road.
On the contrary, the actual battle lasted only two days.
He razed Malacca in one day and conquered Bolingbang in the next.
The speed was so fast that Chen Kan couldn't believe it.
He had to admit that fighting in Nanyang was much simpler than fighting on the grasslands, and the rewards were much greater.
Attacking the grasslands will only result in the loss of soldiers and generals, and a waste of money and food, but attacking Nanyang can make a lot of money.
It seems that when I return to the Ming Dynasty this time, I need to find a way to persuade Zhu Di to send his army to Nanyang more times.
It’s really not cost-effective to clear the grassland.
After thinking wildly for a while, Chen Kan fell into a deep sleep.
...
...
Another half month passed by in a flash. Chen Kan's men and Zheng He's men had gone to hand over the ships during this half month, and they didn't even have time to move Bolingbang's treasure house.
However, Zheng He's engineers brought dozens of artillery and placed them around the treasure house, so the people of Sumatra did not dare to have any inappropriate thoughts.
All in all, the emptying of Bolingbang's treasure trove is a foregone conclusion.
Today, all the work has been handed over, and the army under Chen Kan is finally looking forward to the day to return home.
"All troops, set off!"
Chen Kan didn't want to stay in Sumatra anymore.
The main reason is that the weather in Nanyang is too hot. As a person accustomed to the heat in Jiangnan, he can no longer stand it.
This time, Chen Kan did not walk.
Su Li Dongdong thoughtfully prepared an exquisite chariot for him, and the person who carried the chariot for him was also a confidant carefully selected by Su Li Dongdong.
Among them was Ala, who acted with Chen Kan that day.
At this time, Ala was the bearer of the carriage for him, but when he arrived in the Ming Dynasty, he was the envoy who asked the Ming Dynasty for Su Lidongdong to be canonized by His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
The army marched out in a mighty manner, leaving only a mess on the ground outside Bolinbang City.
Chen Kangao sat on the chariot and couldn't help but look back at the huge city behind him, which was rare in Nanyang.
Ala, who was carrying the chariot for Chen Kan, noticed Chen Kan's gaze and asked with a flattering smile: "Master Hou is reluctant to leave Nanyang?"
Chen Kan turned around, shook his head and said: "The scenery in Nanyang is beautiful. I only hope there can be more big cities like this."
Hearing this, Ala was thoughtful.
Chen Kan didn't say much. His implication was that if there were more big cities like this, he would be able to rob more.
However, Allah obviously misunderstood and thought it was Chen Kan wishing Nanyang better and better.
The journey was boring. The envoy brought by Ala was not large, only about a thousand people. However, with these Nanyang natives there, after going deep into the rain forest, Chen Kan's men did not suffer any more casualties.
They can skillfully find an herb that Chen Kan has never heard of to treat snake venom. They can also use hot water to force out locusts that have penetrated people's skin, and they can grill pig dragons until they are delicious.
Many poisonous insects, snakes and ants are a delicacy in their mouths.
At first, when Ala told Chen Kan that scorpion meat was very delicious, Chen Kan felt a little uncomfortable.
But after he tasted Ala's fried scorpions once, he became the most loyal fan of fried scorpions.
Then, within seven days of leaving the rainforest, Chen Kan tried grilled centipedes, fried grasshoppers, venomous snake sashimi, and various rainforest specialties...
The moment they saw the rippling blue sea again, all the soldiers couldn't help but burst into tears.
Even Chen Kan's face showed a rare expression of joy.
Familiar docks, familiar ships.
Although the fleet has shrunk by more than half, the size of the remaining fleet is still large, especially the treasure ship, which is stationed on the waves, like an ancient behemoth born from the sea, shining with light. It gives people a strong visual impact just by looking at it.
Ala, who had become Chen Kan's most loyal henchman, his eyes widened even more after seeing the treasure ship, and he did not hide the greed in his eyes.
Before, he was just a noble lord who was living in the city of Bolingbang, waiting to die, so he didn't understand why Abizhen would rather risk being burned to death by the wrath of the Ming Dynasty to plot against the Ming Dynasty's fleet.
Now, he understands.
Seeing the greed in Ala's eyes, Chen Kan asked with a smile: "Do you like this ship?"
Ala nodded hurriedly and praised without hesitation: "This ship is the most beautiful, powerful and sturdy ship I have ever seen in my life."
Chen Kan nodded and said with a smile: "I think so too."
