At the beginning of the civil castle, the Ming God of War was a little panicked

Chapter 66 Going to sea by order
Beizhen government secretary, Zhao prison.

In the dark cell, only rats and cockroaches make rustling noises, looking for food scraps, and even crawling on people, because there is no difference between being alive and dead here.

With the sound of Kerala, the door of the cell was opened.

Shi Heng raised his head and asked feebly, "Is it time to go on the road?"

The jailer didn't answer, but just unchained Shi Heng and led him out.

Shi Heng smiled wryly: "This is too stingy, don't you even have a meal to kill your head?"

Still no one answered, Shi Heng was taken to a side room, and after looking at it, there was only a big bathtub in it.

"What kind of punishment is this?"

After living for so many years, I have never seen someone kill someone with a water tank. Is there any difference between drowning and beheading?

"After washing, there are clean clothes next to it."

After the jailer finished speaking, he closed the door and left.

Shi Heng was stunned, what's the matter?
I have never heard of the need to wash before beheading. What kind of rule is this?
Anyway, this damn place is full of lice, it's unbearably itchy, and it's more comfortable to take a bath.

Besides, life is almost gone, what's so great about taking a bath?
She tore off her stinky clothes, took a quick shower, and put on clean clothes, feeling much more comfortable immediately.

"Okay, dawdling!"

"What's the reminder?" Shi Heng straightened his bun and asked, "Behead or Ling Chi?"

"Don't talk nonsense, come with me!"

In the public house of the commander of Beizhen's government, Zhu Qizhen was wearing a blue brocade Confucian shirt and a lun scarf, and was seriously reading the confession.

Yuan Bin stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, you are here."

"Well, bring it in."

Yuan Bin hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Your Majesty, Shi Heng committed a serious crime of treason, and I am worried..."

"No problem!" Zhu Qizhen said without raising his head, "I have serious business with him!"

Yuan Bin could only nod his head and said, "Yes!"

Not long after, Shi Heng was taken to the public house with a look of astonishment on his face. Yuan Bin followed closely behind him, with one hand on the handle of the knife.

"Bold prisoner, after seeing the emperor, why don't you bow down?"

Yuan Bin shouted, and Shi Heng realized that the young man dressed as a scholar in front of him turned out to be the current emperor.

"Sinner Shi Heng, kowtow to the emperor, long live my emperor!"

Zhu Qizhen raised his head, didn't speak, just looked at Shi Heng quietly.

Shi Heng felt uneasy, he would kill his head as soon as possible, what is the trouble?

"The guilty minister has said everything that should be said. I just ask the emperor to see that the criminal minister has guarded the border for many years. There is hard work without credit. Give it a good time!"

Then Zhu Qizhen slowly opened his mouth and said: "You first answer my question, do you want to die or live?"

Shi Heng asked in disbelief: "Is there still a way out for the guilty minister?"

"Not necessarily," Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said, "I haven't figured it out yet!"

Shi Heng's face turned blue and pale for a while, thinking to himself, which song is this sung?
After living for so long, I have never heard of the crime of treason being able to survive.

Seeing that Shi Heng was silent in a daze, Yuan Bin urged: "The emperor asked you something!"

Shi Heng collected his thoughts, and asked tentatively: "What do you say if you want to die, and what do you say if you want to live?"

Zhu Qizhen smiled lightly, and said: "If you want to die, it's easy to deal with, not only you, but also the hundreds of accomplices on the list, all you need is for the executioner to take down the knife and roll their heads down, so that you can't die again if you die. "

"Then..." Shi Heng seemed to have heard the turning point, and asked cautiously, "What if the guilty minister wants to live?"

"If you want to live..."

Zhu Qizhen paused, and said, "It's not impossible."

Speaking of this, Shi Heng knew very well in his heart that the emperor was definitely not joking, and there was no reason for him to waste time joking with himself, a death row prisoner.

"The guilty minister implores the emperor to give me some advice!"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly asked: "Have you heard of Japanese pirates?"

Shi Heng has guarded Datong all the year round, and he really has never dealt with Japanese pirates, but he has heard of it.

"It's nothing more than a group of rogues at sea. Please tell the emperor what you need the criminals to do!"

Zhu Qizhen put the confession in his hand aside, shook his head and said: "I just took a look, this bastard Cao Jixiang actually recruited more than 500 people in the capital, and they were all young and strong men. It’s neat, but it’s a pity after all..."

Shi Heng seemed to understand, and hurriedly said: "If the emperor is willing to give the guilty minister a chance, the guilty minister is willing to lead these more than 500 people to go overseas to eradicate the Japanese chaos!"

Zhu Qizhen squinted his eyes, and said with a half-smile: "The imperial court's 20 Japanese guards can't eradicate the Japanese plague, so what effect can a mere 500 people have?"

"Even if you die in battle, it's better than being beheaded!" Shi Heng hurriedly said, "The criminal minister has fought all his life, but he didn't die on the battlefield in the end, but he was accused of treason, isn't he a coward?"

"You still know useless?"

Zhu Qizhen suddenly lost his temper, pointed at Shi Heng's nose and scolded: "Didn't you think that today will happen when you plotted against Cao Jixiang, that bastard?"

Shi Heng became more and more confident, sighed, and then said: "Wala also took the lead in attacking Datong. The sinners, Song Ying, Hou Songying of Xining, and Zhu Mian, Bo Wujin fought against the enemy in Yanghekou. As a result, the dog eunuch Guo Jing relied on Backed by Wang Zhen, he has been obstructing it all the time, causing the division to have no discipline, and the whole army was defeated. Marquis of Xining and Wu Jinbo died in battle one after another. The guilty minister really shouldn't have escaped. If he died in battle, he would at least gain a reputation of being loyal and good. Now it's better , became a rebel, really, really... hey!"

Zhu Qizhen asked again: "Even if you can't keep it, you should explain the cause and effect of the matter clearly, and try to make meritorious deeds, why rebel?"

Shi Heng's face was ashen, and he said: "The guilty minister thought that the emperor was not here, and if he flattered the king, he would have a chance to make a comeback, but who knew that the king did not pay attention to the guilty minister at all, and instead became more and more alienated. If this continues, wait for the emperor to return. Jing cleared the previous accounts, and the guilty minister was still doomed to die. At this time, that bastard Cao Jixiang came to the door, and the guilty minister's head became hot, and he boarded their thief ship in a daze, the criminal... really deserves to die!"

Zhu Qizhen said with a cold face, "I just took a look at it, and Cao Jixiang's more than 500 comrades were brought back from Datong by you?"

Shi Heng replied: "Your Majesty doesn't know. Most of these people escaped from Datong with the criminal ministers. In fact, most of them didn't know that they were going to rebel. The criminal ministers only said that they would do a big thing. Thinking about waiting for the Forbidden City swordsmen to come together, even if these people know the truth, there is no way out. The guilty minister knows that his crime is unforgivable, so he begs the emperor to show mercy and give them a chance."

Zhu Qizhen's expression finally eased, and he said, "What do you think about the Japanese pirates that I just mentioned?"

A gleam flashed in Shi Heng's eyes, and he said: "If the emperor is willing to give the criminal minister a chance, the criminal minister will spare no effort to kill the enemy. Even if he dies at sea, he will die without regret!"

Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said, "If we let you go out to sea like this, I'm afraid it's because of an unknown teacher."

The hope in Shi Heng's eyes suddenly dimmed, and he said: "The emperor is right, what the criminal minister committed was treason, an unforgivable crime!"

"I don't intend to send you out to fight the pirates, but..."

Zhu Qizhen smiled mysteriously, and said, "Go to sea to be a bandit!"

"what?"

Shi Heng was stunned on the spot, asking me to be a Japanese pirate, what do you mean?

"Do you know why the imperial army can't eradicate the Japanese plague?"

Shi Heng scratched his head and said: "Please let the emperor express it!"

Zhu Qizhen said: "My Ming Dynasty has enforced the sea ban for many years. The officers and soldiers are not good at sea battles. The Japanese pirates come and go like the wind. They often evacuate quickly after landing and looting. Before the Japanese guards mobilize their troops, they have already gone to sea. Therefore, I ask you to join them, break into the Japanese pirates, and find their base camp!"

Shi Heng didn't know why, so he asked: "Criminant... how to join them?"

Zhu Qizhen thought for a while, and then said: "I exiled hundreds of you to Qiongzhou. Before you reach Qiongzhou, you will run away and then go to sea to become bandits."

Shi Heng understood, nodded again and again and said: "Just wait for the criminals to break into the Japanese pirates and find their leader, then kill them with one knife, and the future troubles will be eliminated forever!"

Zhu Qizhen shook his head and said: "These people are all desperadoes. Killing one or two leaders will not hurt the root cause. Your task is to find their base camp, draw a chart, and then find a way to send them back to the capital and hand them over to Yuan Bin. ,do you understand?"

"The guilty minister understands!"

"If this thing can be done, not only will your death penalty be exempted, but you will also be reinstated. If it fails, I will not collect your corpses!"

Shi Heng hurriedly knelt down, bowed his head and said: "The guilty minister obeys the order!"

Zhu Qizhen looked at Yuan Bin and said, "You arrange this matter. Remember, the fewer people who know the truth, the better!"

Yuan Bin hurriedly saluted and said, "I obey the order!"

(End of this chapter)