"My officer, Xue Tao, the prefect of Jinhua, where is the governor's special envoy? What urgent official business do you have? May I invite you as soon as possible?"
Soon, Xue Tao, the prefect of Jinhua, lifted his official robe and walked quickly to the gate of the government office. Before anyone arrived, the voice had already arrived.
"The humble Liu Mu/Ruo Feng pays homage to the prefect." Liu Mu and Ruo Feng clasped their fists and saluted.
"Your Majesty, this is an order written by the Governor himself, and I would like to ask you to read it. Your Majesty, the Governor explained that this matter is of great importance and is extremely urgent. I would like to ask you to read it before you can comply with it." Liu Mu took something from his pocket.
He issued an official document and handed it to Xue Tao, the prefect of Jinhua, and conveyed Zhu Ping'an's explanation.
It was so urgent that Xue Tao, the prefect of Jinhua, did not dare to delay, and immediately received the order from Liu Mu.
Open and read.
"Xue Tao, the prefect of Jinhua, listened to the order and immediately delivered the mother of the Japanese chieftain Wang Zhi, Wang Zhi's wife, and Wang Zhi's son who were imprisoned in Jinhua Prison to Liu Mu, the battalion commander of the Zhejiang Army. If Feng takes them away, there must be no mistake!"
After seeing it, the prefect of Jinhua immediately accepted the order, "Xue Tao, prefect of Jinhua, obeys the order."
"Where is the mistress of the prison cell? Come here, call the mistress of the prison cell quickly." The prefect of Jinhua immediately ordered the mistress of the prison cell of Jin Huafu to be called.
Soon, the prison boss came.
"Hurry and take the two generals to the prison to verify the true identities of Wang Zhi's mother Wang, Wang Zhi's wife Wang Zhang, and Wang Zhi's son Wang Qiong, and take them out of the prison and hand them over to the two generals. No one is allowed to take them away.
Wrong!" Xue Tao, the prefect of Jinhua, ordered.
"As ordered." The head of the criminal chamber accepted the order.
Soon, Liu Mu, Ruofeng and six Zhejiang soldiers followed the chief of the criminal chamber to the Jinhua Mansion Prison.
"Two generals, please come here. The three prisoners detained here are Wang Zhi's mother Wang, Wang Zhi's wife Wang Zhang, and Wang Zhi's son Wang Qiong." The hostess of the prison room led Liu Mu, Ruofeng and others.
When he came to a prison, he pointed to an old woman, a middle-aged woman and a child of about ten years old and said.
The old woman, middle-aged woman and children in the prison suddenly became nervous and frightened when they heard names being called outside. The middle-aged woman held the children in her arms and looked outside with vigilance and fear.
They were very scared and couldn't stop shaking.
Ever since they became a Japanese pirate because of Wang Zhi, they had been living in fear every day. They didn't dare to spend the money secretly sent by Wang Zhi, didn't dare to wear silk and satin, and didn't dare to eat big fish or meat for fear of being raped.
They were doubtful, but there is no airtight wall in this world. Finally, the case of Wang Zhi being a Japanese pirate came to light, and they were implicated as expected. The government arrested them and put them in prison. They were locked up for more than five years.
After being imprisoned, they were even more worried, fearing that one day they would be questioned and executed.
After all, Wang Zhi was a Japanese pirate, which was to punish the nine tribes. They were all Wang Zhi's closest relatives, and there was no way they could escape.
They are not afraid of death, but they pity their children.
Children are so innocent. The five-year-old kid just celebrated his tenth birthday in prison and didn't even drink a bowl of longevity noodles.
He is still so young and has not seen the colorful world outside.
Now, when the old lady and the old woman saw the jailers and the heavily armed Zhejiang soldiers outside, they thought that the day had come for them to be proven and executed. They could not stop being frightened and trembling, and their tears could not stop flowing.
"Do you have the identity document? Please don't blame me for having too many humble jobs. In fact, the governor has repeatedly told me that the stakes in causing trouble are very important and there cannot be any mistakes."
Liu Mu looked at the three people in the prison while cupping his fists to the head of the criminal chamber of Jinhua Mansion.
"That's right. The identity documents are in the jail cell here. I'll go get them later." The officer in the cell room waved his hand and then went to get the identity documents of the three of them.
Soon, Liu Mu got the identity documents of the three people and looked at them carefully. Wang Zhi’s mother Wang, Wang Zhi’s wife Wang Zhang, and Wang Zhi’s son Wang Qiong
etc.
No, Wang Zhi’s wife is Wang Zhang, and Wang Zhi’s son Wang Qiong is Wang Zhi’s wife. Why is Wang Zhi’s wife Wang Zhang, not Wang Zhang?!
Why is Wang Zhi’s son Wang Qiong and not Wang Qiong?!
"Wang" and "Wang" have different surnames. Is there something wrong? Could it be that the wrong person has been arrested?
Liu Mu looked at the identity documents of the three people and felt something was wrong when he saw their last names. He suspected that the Jinhua Mansion might have arrested the wrong person.
"Sir, why is it that Wang Zhi's wife is called Wang Zhang and Wang Zhi's son is called Wang Qiong? She/they don't have the same surname as Wang Zhi?"
Liu Mu sensed something was wrong and immediately raised questions to the chief of the criminal chamber of Jinhua Mansion standing aside.
"Oh, the general doesn't know something. Wang Zhi's real name is not Wang Zhi. Wang Zhi's real name is Wang Quan, and his nickname is 'Zhi'. His surname is 'Wang' not 'Wang', so his wife is Wang Zhang."
, his son's surname was 'Wang' instead of 'Wang'. He was a Japanese pirate. In order to prevent his true identity from being discovered, he pretended to use his mother's surname 'Wang', and also used the nickname 'Zhi' as his name, calling himself '
Wang Zhi'."
The chief of the criminal chamber of Jinhua Mansion explained to Liu Mu.
Wang Zhi used his mother's surname "Wang" as his surname and his nickname "Zhi" as his first name. It is actually very easy to understand that he changed his name and surname.
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The "Ming Dynasty Code" strictly prohibits overseas business. It stipulates that anyone who takes iron goods, copper coins, satin, silk and other prohibited items into the sea without permission, and anyone who trades with foreigners will be executed. It also prohibits privately building ships with more than two masts.
Of course, for colluding with Japanese slaves to become Japanese pirates, which is a treasonous act, the punishment is even more severe. Not only the first offender and accomplices must be executed in lenght, but the nine first offenders and accomplices include grandfather, father, son, grandson, uncle, brother, nephew, etc.
Cousins, grandfathers, father-in-laws, sons-in-law, and even household servants living together with relatives of different surnames, all who are over the age of sixteen must be beheaded.
In order not to be implicated in the Nine Tribes, fake Japanese like Wang Zhi and smugglers all tried every means to conceal their true identities. Fake names and fake place of birth were common operations. They even used nicknames to name themselves.
There are not a few people with slave names.
Throughout the ages, there have only been a few people who committed crimes using their real names, let alone being a Japanese pirate, a crime that would kill the Nine Tribes.
After hearing this, Liu Mu clasped his fists and thanked him, "Thank you, sir, for clarifying my confusion."
"General, you're welcome." The chief of the criminal chamber of Jinhua Mansion returned the greeting.
Liu Mu continued to verify the identities of Wang Zhi's mother Wang, Wang Zhi's wife Wang Zhang, and Wang Zhi's son Wang Qiong.
After verifying that the document was correct, Liu Mu asked the host of the prison cell of Jinhua Mansion, "Please provide me with a private room. I want to ask them a few questions alone."
"There happens to be an empty cell not far away. Your Excellency will interrogate you there." said the hostess of the criminal chamber.
Therefore, Liu Mu brought Wang Zhi's mother Wang, Wang Zhi's wife Wang Zhang, and Wang Zhi's son Wang Qiong to the empty cells respectively, and asked them their names, addresses and other personal information as well as Wang Zhi's information in a pleasant manner.
After verification, it was confirmed that these three people were indeed Wang Zhi's mother Wang, Wang Zhi's wife Wang Zhang, and Wang Zhi's son Wang Qiong.
Therefore, Liu Mu and Ruofeng went through the relevant procedures and took the three people out of prison.