The biggest difference between the Ming Dynasty and modern times in dealing with prisoners is that the Ming Dynasty could torture prisoners at will, while ancient people were really varied and inhumane in their punishment.
No prisoner can escape a severe torture.
If so, have another meal.
The person on the ship pretending to be a Japanese envoy was a tough guy, and he couldn't bear to speak until he was tortured for a second time.
At first, he kept shouting that he was a member of the Japanese mission. Little did he know that the information Zhu Zhanxi and Zheng He had was useless. He left Zhoushan Island and was now floating on the sea. No one could help him.
Humanity? Sorry, this is the high seas. Even Chow Yun-fat can't help you.
Zhu Zhanzhen walked into the cabin. The man had been beaten to a bloody pulp, and there were not even a few good patches of flesh on his body. Chu'er didn't dare to look directly at him.
"Your Highness, the tools on the ship are limited, so don't be surprised that it took so long to pry open the door." The executioner said slightly apologetically.
Is this something that requires an apology?
Looking at the man with not a single piece of skin on his body, Zhu Zhanchen couldn't stand the bloody scene. After all, he was an innocent young man who couldn't even bear to take blood plasma tablets.
"What was explained?"
"This person is not a Japanese at all, but a military householder on Zhoushan Island. He said that Chen Baiyue asked him to pretend to be a Japanese envoy."
"Chen Baiyue from Zhoushan Qianhu teamed up with the great pirate Wang Baoyu and the Japanese pirate Yamamoto Rokuji to stir up trouble at sea. The Japanese envoy to Beijing was sent by these people to pretend to be a Japanese envoy. In order to prevent anyone from coming to investigate, he pretended to be the Japanese envoy who was alone.
group."
Zheng He said disdainfully: "Wishful thinking."
He said this, but he also knew that if it was true, the number of this group of people on the sea is already a force that cannot be ignored. Even if they attack the coast of our country, there is a high possibility that a breakthrough will be opened.
"Master Zheng, who are Yamamoto Rokuji and Wang Baoyu?"
Another person in Zheng He's fleet who knew more about this came forward to explain.
"Wang Baoyu is a pirate who made his fortune in the Northeastern Sea. He is famous for his ruthlessness. When he was in the Northeastern Sea, he robbed North Korea and other places all the year round. This man was arrogant and took advantage of the empty defenses every time he robbed. He would burn, kill and loot immediately before leaving, making it difficult to track.
They usually leave no one alive, but they are also very smart, they always pick on weaklings and never directly conflict with our army."
"The captured women will eventually be resold by him after being humiliated. There are many dirty deeds under his hands. He has a group of extremely vicious people, including pirates from Ming Dynasty, Japan, Korea, and all over the country.
It should be over a thousand.”
Zhu Zhanzhen frowned when he heard this. This person is a ruthless character, and the worst kind.
"As for the Yamamoto Rokuji, they are a group of forces that emerged a few years ago. It is said that the Eastern and Southern Dynasties were at odds for many years, and finally the Northern Dynasties won. Some nobles from the Southern Dynasties, together with the ronin, formed the main force of the Yamamoto Rokuji. This group
They are different from ordinary pirates. They don't burn or kill much. They like to plunder Japanese merchant ships. They do a lot of smuggling. Their personnel are very organized like an army. Their number may exceed 2,000."
When two big pirates join forces like this, the number of people is much larger than that of an ordinary guard, and there are many desperadoes among them, and they can't do anything crazy.
Several important coastal towns of our army can hold off this group of people, but slightly weaker places may really be occupied by them.
They wanted to use a fake Japanese mission to assassinate the prince to provoke disputes between the two countries. Only in times of great chaos would there be a chance for a hero.
It's a pity that the two big pirates on the other side and Chen Baiyue, a Qian family, don't understand the etiquette of communication between countries. If you want to stir up trouble, it's not as simple as planning an assassination full of loopholes.
There is no shortage of such careerists in every era. What they need is for the whole situation to be chaotic. Without chaos, they will have no chance. Only when the situation changes will they have the opportunity to step onto the stage of history.
Zhu Zhanzhen said coldly: "You guys are really wishful thinking in planning an assassination and provoking a war. This little trick is really ridiculous."
Zheng He sat down and asked: "He boldly rebelled against the bandits and intended to unite with the Japanese pirates to invade the Ming Dynasty. He should be punished for his crime. All the military households on Zhoushan Island should have rebelled with Chen Baiyue of Qianhu. They are all villains without kings and fathers."
, Your Highness, I am ready to take my own initiative to clear out the rebellion."
"Huh, rebel, ridiculous, ridiculous." The man covered in blood said with a sneer.
"If the imperial court was not corrupt and incompetent, and it was not caring about our life and death, there would be no point in surrendering to the Japanese pirates."
Zheng He said coldly: "There is no need to say anything about a traitorous person with no bones. Just throw him into the sea and feed him to the sharks."
"Slow down." Zhu Zhanchen stretched out his hand to signal to stop.
"Your Highness, this man has no value anymore."
"I have something to ask."
The man was taken back again, and when he heard Zheng He calling His Highness Zhu Zhanchang, he looked at Zhu Zhanchang with eyes that were swollen from being beaten.
"Your Highness, who is this? Bah." His face was full of disdain.
A mouthful of bloody water flew towards Zhu Zhanchen. Xiaosheng stood in front of Zhu Zhanchen, but the prisoner, who had no strength, even spat far away and fell to the floor.
"Bold." Xiaosheng was so angry that he stepped forward and slapped the man on the face.
Looking at Xiaosheng's fair face, the man sneered: "You are a eunuch, you don't have the strength to hit anyone. You are certainly not a man."
There are quite a few eunuchs here, including Xiaosheng, Zheng He, and several of Zheng He's subordinates. There are also good eunuchs and bad eunuchs.
Xiaosheng's anger surged and he wanted to take action again.
"It is a good man to protect one's family and country, and it is a good man to treat death as if it were home. He who bows down to the Japanese pirates is not considered a man." Zhu Zhanyi said.
"You fart, you little brat don't understand at all!" The man suddenly shouted angrily.
Xiaosheng walked back to Zhu Zhanzhen, looked at the man with an indifferent expression, and said softly: "A man is a man, and those who have no spine and shame are not men. Although I am a eunuch, I don't look down upon people like you."
Together."
When a eunuch who he thought was not a man said this, the man shouted angrily: "It's your high-ranking officials' fault. If it weren't for you, why would we bow to the pirates and Japanese pirates?" He coughed up a mouthful of blood in excitement.
"Did the imperial court make you rebel? Did I make you rebel?" Zhu Zhanzhen asked a few questions.
"The Ming Dynasty was incompetent and retreated to Zhejiang. It abandoned its land and its people, leaving us to be invaded by pirates and Japanese pirates. We had no material supplies and no military reinforcements. What can we do? Our fishermen dare not go to sea to fish, and our children dare not go out to sea.
Playing at the beach, Ming Dynasty is incompetent!"
"Bold maniac!" Xiaosheng thought he was being cynical.
Zhu Zhanzhen's expression remained unchanged: "How did you get in touch with these pirates?"
"How else can we contact him? Wang Baoyu and Yamamoto Sixty-Two are attacking with thousands of people. We are no match at all. We have to fight to the death or surrender. After fighting for so many years, everyone has been defeated. Chen Qianhu can only do it for the survival of the people on the island.
Surrender and give up the surrounding islands to Japanese pirates and pirates."
"Why don't you report the information to the imperial court and ask the imperial court to send people to support you?"
"Haha, cough..."
"The imperial court, the imperial court, how many times have we asked for support from the imperial court. Has anyone come from the imperial court? The imperial court is just giving some symbolic supplies. The imperial court no longer wants us. It has given up on us. The imperial court no longer wants Zhoushan Island."
The words felt like needle pricks in his ears, and Zhu Zhanzhen was helpless. The imperial court's coastal defense policy did indeed abandon offshore islands. He was right about this.
But as long as Zhoushan Island still has a guard station, it should not be replenished with supplies and personnel. There may be problems here.
"Who are the coastal defense personnel who are interacting with you?"
"Xiangshan Guardhouse."
Zhu Zhanzhen first silently recorded the guardhouse in his mind, and then asked: "How many Japanese pirates and pirates are there on the island now?"
"I don't know. There should be six or seven hundred of them scattered on the surrounding islands. Chen Qianhu won't let them go to Zhoushan Island."
"Are they obedient?"
"Of course they want to land on the island, but if they land on the island, Chen Qianhu will lead troops to resist. They want a place to station, so they agreed to station on the outer islands. But if all their large troops come by then, Chen Qianhu will inevitably
There is nothing we can do.”
"It is a sure-fire delaying tactic. Whether you are stupid or bad, the Japanese pirates and pirates are stationed nearby. One day they will go to Zhoushan Island, or you have already planned to join them and become pirates."
"Why did we join the pirates? We have fought against Japanese pirates and pirates all our lives. My father and grandfather both died fighting pirates!" the man said with some excitement.
"No, from the fact that Chen Baiyue helped the pirates round off the Japanese mission, it can be seen that you are rebellious and you are already ready to become a member of the Japanese pirates."
"You're talking nonsense, you're talking nonsense." The man retorted angrily.
"Then let me ask you, was it Yamamoto Rokuji's idea, Wang Baoyu's idea or Chen Qianhu's idea for you to pretend to be a Japanese envoy and to put on a show after starving for so long?"
"Yes..., yes..." He hesitated but couldn't answer.
"It was Chen Qianhu's idea, right?"
Silence represents recognition.
Zheng He asked: "Perhaps from the beginning, Chen Baiyue was not helpless, but had a rebellious attitude. This is just an opportunity. Even if there is no chance this time, Chen Baiyue will find another opportunity, and so will you people.
Similarly, if you hate Japanese pirates from the bottom of your heart, will you cooperate with them?"
"I..., what can I do?" The man's grievance and anger were stuck in his throat.
Zheng He stood in front of him and looked at him condescendingly with eyes full of contempt: "When I sailed to the West, our fleet soldiers encountered countless temptations and threats, but they would not give in even if they stood to death, and the soldiers in the north also
In fighting for the country, who has ever surrendered to foreigners, who has ever been greedy for life and afraid of death?"
The man looked up at Zheng He with disdainful eyes, and using the last strength of his body, he almost roared: "We just want to live!!"
