The Resurrection of the South Seas of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 761 The Power of Knowledge (for Subscription)
The atmosphere between the two sides can be described as tense!

The men from the Wang family circled in a circle, and many of them took out hunting muskets, bows and arrows from the carriage, and confronted the members of the mission guard in front of them without showing any weakness.

And the guards of those missions were naturally extremely annoyed when they saw their own people being shot.

But when they faced the muskets directly, they didn't dare to move rashly.

The two sides confronted each other!
At this moment, a group of Ming troops garrisoned quickly from the city gate.

30 people, a platoon establishment.

As Chengdu is one of the most important towns in Sichuan and Sichuan, Daming will naturally arrange for troops to be stationed in Chengdu.

It was the turn of these 30 people to be on duty at the city gate today, responsible for the security and defense of the city gate, as well as checking the personnel entering and leaving the city.

After noticing the commotion here and hearing gunshots, the garrison of the Ming army in this platoon quickly assembled and came to suppress it.

Shooting guns in the street is no small matter!
"What? What are you doing?"

"Everyone, put down your weapons immediately, put your head in your hands, and kill anyone who violates the order!"

"..."

The platoon leader of the Ming army with the rank of second lieutenant strode over with a dark face, and spoke very rudely to the two groups of people who were confronting each other.

Behind him, a well-known soldier raised his musket, and the black muzzle aimed at the two groups of people who were confronting each other.

After the platoon leader's voice fell, the villagers in Wangjiawei, who were confronting the mission guards with guns and bows, put down their weapons obediently and put their hands on their heads as ordered.

They dare not go against the army of the imperial court!
However, those missionary guards still went their own way, holding scimitars and bows and arrows at the men around the Wang family, acting quite domineering.

Seeing that his order was ignored, the platoon leader was also a little annoyed, so he pulled out the pistol on his waist and fired it at the sky.

After a bang, the platoon leader said coldly to the mission guards.

"Damn it, I told you to put down your weapons and put your heads in your hands, don't you understand human words?"

The captain of the guard rode forward, came to the platoon leader and said condescendingly.

"We are missions from the plateau, and the Living Buddha is behind us!"

"These scoundrels ran into us and injured our people. I have reason to suspect that they wanted to assassinate the Living Buddha."

"Da Ming must hand over these troublemakers to us to deal with, otherwise, this incident will definitely greatly affect the relationship between Gao Yuan and Daming."

"Please consider carefully!"

The captain of the guard spoke in an official accent very skillfully.

When a group of men in Wangjiaweizi heard this, their complexions changed drastically, and they felt that something was going to go wrong.

I'm afraid the government will hand them over to settle the dispute.

Compared with them, they are just a group of ordinary people, how can they provoke these big shots.

The only reason why I dared to do it just now was because I didn't know the identity of the opposite party.

Now that I know it, it's natural to feel scared!
Under the eyes of one after another, either apprehensive or expectant, the second lieutenant platoon leader of the Ming army sneered and said.

"I don't understand what you're talking about!"

"I'm just a Qiu Ba, I only know how to protect the people of Ming Dynasty!"

"You are daring to kill and injure the people of my Ming Dynasty outside the city of Chengdu, you are provoking the majesty of my Ming Dynasty."

"It's absolutely impossible to want me to be a friend of Ming Dynasty!"

Under ideological education, most of the current Ming army is purely nationalist.

This is especially true for these grassroots officers and soldiers at the bottom!
After all, when high-level officials are tough on the outside world, they still need to consider gains and losses, but they don't need to, and they won't think so much.

This is why the officers of the Ming army dared to pull the field artillery and ran to the plateau to shoot the murderer.

Due to the war with the Manchu Qing Dynasty and the outbreak of nationalist thoughts fueled by Zhu Hongyu, the social atmosphere of the entire Ming Dynasty is now proud and radical.

There is no room for weakness!
Facing the toughness of the platoon leader of the Ming army, the guard captain's expression was not very good.

"Your Excellency has such an attitude, you have to think about the consequences!"

The platoon leader of the Ming army curled his lips and said very disdainfully.

"Last warning, you must put down your weapons immediately and put your head in your hands!"

"Otherwise, kill on the spot!"

A famous soldier behind him turned his guns one after another, and dozens of muskets were all aimed at a group of guards.

The bayonet with sharp muzzle was shining with a faint cold light!

Finally, the captain of the guard gave in and ordered his subordinates to put down their weapons and put their hands on their heads.

After all, this is outside the city of Chengdu, and it would be very unwise to have a conflict with the Ming army outside the city of Chengdu.

Moreover, he did not dare to bet on whether the Ming army on the opposite side would really shoot.

"Mr. Jun, Mr. Jun, someone here was slashed, and someone else was hit by a horse and broke his bone. Can you send someone to be treated first?"

An elder from the royal family headed by asked eagerly.

The platoon leader turned his head and took a look, then spoke to the soldiers behind him.

"Send two people to send the wounded to the hospital for treatment first!"

The soldiers behind him heard that two people put down their muskets and carried them on their backs, and then walked towards the members of the Wang family.

He helped carry the wounded to the Wang family's own carriage, and led people to go to the city to find a medical center for treatment.

The captain of the mission guard on the side also spoke.

"We also have wounded here!"

The platoon leader of the Ming army nodded and ordered.

"Take their wounded as well!"

Then, the platoon leader of the Ming Army said.

"Squad [-] and Squad [-] detained all the troublemakers and prepared to escort them into the city!"

"Squad Three is going to restore order at the city gate!"

"..."

The guards of the mission were almost wiped out and all were taken away.

The rest of the mission members could only follow into the city first.

Someone in the mission wanted to ask the living Buddha to come forward and go to the Ming army to find people.

But the living Buddha refused, the reason is very simple, he is a living Buddha, he needs to maintain a certain sense of mystery, and can't get involved in everything.

……

And the current prefect of Chengdu is actually quite embarrassing!
The mission team clashed with the people of Daming because of jumping in line, and some people were injured in the fight.

As a result, all the escorts of the mission have been confiscated and detained.

The only good thing is that both sides were only injured, no one was killed, and the matter did not become unresolvable.

The matter was reported to the prefect of Chengdu. The prefect of Chengdu was a little hesitant and didn't know how to deal with it.

According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, it is the members of the mission who will jump in the line during the conflict, and the first to act is also the member of the mission!

The blame must be on the side of the mission!
And more importantly, the mission was coming to Chengdu to recuperate, but they didn't send someone to notify him in advance to prepare for the welcome ceremony, otherwise there wouldn't be such a problem.

A group of guys who don't know their origins will jump in line as soon as they come, who the hell can bear it?
But, then again, the mission is going to Nanjing to pay homage to the emperor. If he detains the guards of the mission in Chengdu, how can the mission go to Nanjing?
This is so hard to explain to the higher up!
As for putting the blame on the men surrounded by the Wang family, and then calm down?
The prefect of Chengdu has never thought about this!

If the prefect of Chengdu was an old bureaucrat, perhaps he would not even hesitate, and would choose this option with the lowest cost.

But he is not!
The prefect of Chengdu is only in his early 30s this year, and he joined Zhu Hongyu when he was still in Qiongzhou.

Over the years, he has also been indoctrinated by a lot of nationalist thoughts.

He would never do such a cruel thing!
Of course, this also has the factor of his understanding of the emperor's temper.

If he dared to shift the blame to the men in the Wang family's circle in order to calm things down, then he might not be able to sit as the prefect of Chengdu for long.

After all, the current emperor of the Ming Dynasty was able to protect his shortcomings, adding clauses to the law of the Ming Dynasty openly.

Deliberately mark that foreigners commit crimes in Daming, and they will be dealt with as crimes plus one class.

When the people of Ming Dynasty have conflicts with foreigners, the officials of Ming Dynasty must protect the interests of the people of Ming Dynasty as the top priority within the scope of their duties.

The prefect of Chengdu summoned the platoon leader of the Ming army who was in charge of disposing of this time at the gate of the city.

"Second Lieutenant Lian, please tell me the whole process of this conflict, so that I can ask my superiors how to deal with today's incident."

The prefect of Chengdu has decided that since it is difficult for him to make a decision, he should report it and let the higher-ups make the decision.

Anyway, due to the existence of the telegram, even if his request reaches Nanjing, it won't take long!
……

Chengdu government office, prison!
In the two adjacent cells, the members of the Wang Family's Weizi and the escort of the mission were detained respectively.

Although it is now reduced to a prison cell, it does not hinder the passion of the two sides.

Well, a lineup with a very high mother content!

"A group of damned untouchables, if you dare to attack the nobles like me, you will definitely have a hard time!"

"Ah yes yes yes, but now we are all in prison!"

"We are a mission, and we are going to Nanjing to make a pilgrimage to the emperor. You will definitely pay the price for attacking the mission!"

"Ah, yes, yes, so, are you still used to living in the classroom?"

"Damn it, do you know who you offended? I will definitely make your life worse than death!"

"Hey, that's right, it's okay if you're not used to it, you'll get used to it after you live in a class room for a long time!"

"..."

At this moment, the door of the cell was opened from the outside.

A group of officials dressed in official robes of the Ming Dynasty walked in!

The leading official glanced around for a week before speaking.

"Bring everyone up and have a separate trial!"

"Complete the case file as soon as possible, the magistrate is in a hurry to..."

After finishing speaking, the official signaled the people behind him to step forward, preparing to interrogate these criminals separately.

……

In an interrogation room!
The black cloth bag on Bagig's head was taken off, and the dazzling sunlight shone on his face through the window.

The expression on Bagig's face twitched, trying to break free from the shackles on his body, but he couldn't do it at all.

"What the hell are you trying to do? Let me go!"

"I am the guard of the mission. You arrested me and delayed the mission's pilgrimage to the emperor in Beijing. Can you bear it?"

Seeing this, the Ming officials in charge of the interrogation completely ignored Bazhig's appeal, and asked directly.

"Suspect Bazhig, please describe in detail the whole process of the conflict that happened today!"

Bazhige heard the question, but he didn't take it seriously.

The officials of Daming, who still demanded very arrogantly, released them and handed over the men of the Wang family to him for disposal.

Seeing this, the officials in charge of the interrogation also lost their patience, and waved their hands to signal several government servants to come forward and teach Bazhig some lessons.

In this day and age, extorting confessions by torture is nothing new.

Several yamen servants stepped forward and placed a thick tome on Bazhige's chest.

The officials of the Ming Dynasty watched the servants preparing to torture, and spoke from the side.

"When beating someone, find a thicker book to put on the mat, no matter how painful the beating is, it will not leave marks."

"What is this called? This is called the power of knowledge!"

After finishing speaking, the Ming official waved his hand to signal several yamen servants to do it.

A yamen servant held a baton and smashed the bottom of the baton on Bazhige's chest through a large tome.

The huge force was released instantly, Bazhi only felt a sharp pain in his chest, and his heart and lungs were shaken so badly that he almost couldn't breathe.

Followed by a violent cough...

cough!cough cough!

However, several yamen servants did not hold back their hands and beat them continuously.

After a burst of beatings, Bazhige's face turned pale, his lips turned blue, and he uttered screams.

"Speak or not?"

Seeing this, the officer in charge of the interrogation asked again.

Bazhige forcibly cheered up, no longer stubborn, nodded and said.

"Say it, I'll say it all!"

Seeing this, the officer in charge of the interrogation sneered and said disdainfully.

"It would have been better if I had confessed earlier, I have to suffer all the pain of flesh and blood before I would confess, and I don't know what I'm trying to do!"

After he said this, he sat back at the table and prepared to take a pen to record the transcript.

As soon as he started writing here, he raised his head and said to Bazhig.

"By the way, you'd better be honest!"

"For all the suspects, Daming will interrogate them separately."

"If your statement doesn't match up with other people's statement, tsk tsk, I'm afraid you will inevitably suffer from flesh and blood again!"

"At that time, the torture you are suffering now will really be just an appetizer."

"have you understood?"

When Bazhige heard this, the original luck in his heart completely disappeared, and he began to honestly explain the problem.

As the interrogation progressed, the confessions were collected one by one, and then verified with what the platoon leader of the Ming army said, the whole story of what happened outside the city gate of Chengdu was clearly presented in front of everyone.

After the prefect of Chengdu got the results of the interrogation, he decisively reported the matter to Nanjing by telegram.

……

Wangjiaweizi!

When he learned that the young and strong men in his village were going to Chengdu to buy New Year's supplies, they clashed with the missions from the plateau.

Now that the people involved in the case on both sides have been imprisoned by the imperial court, the old and weak women and children left in the Wang family circle fell into panic and uneasiness.

I'm afraid that my man will be severely punished by the court!

A group of people gathered in the ancestral hall of the village to discuss countermeasures, many of them were panicked and at a loss.

(End of this chapter)