Although he was encouraging and rewarding the soldiers who had returned from victory, Lu Zhen quickly felt the powerful resentment and hatred not far away, which made him subconsciously turn his head to look over, and then saw that Xie Jingyuan, who was bound and sturdy, and two officers and soldiers were holding him left and right, staring at him deadly, and there seemed to be fire in his eyes.

After feeling the strong hatred from this captive again, Lu Zhen just curled the corners of his mouth, of course he would not put this resentment in his heart, the other party was already meat on the chopping block, so there was no need to worry. And Ye Changfei, who was beside him, also noticed the shift in the governor's attention, and after taking a look, he reported: "My lord, he is the leader of this pirate army, Sea Eagle." ”

"Oh?" Lu Zhen replied noncommittally: "Then take him to the yamen first, and the official will interrogate him well later." In fact, he has already turned his mind around, and after contacting Tong Li's confession before, coupled with some past memories, the identity of this thief named Sea Eagle has been recognized by him - the only child of the Xie family in Hangzhou who fled by himself, Xie Jingyuan!

If you really talk about it, Lu Zhen really hasn't met with this person. At the beginning, the two sides led a battle under the city of Hangzhou, but there were hundreds of teams between them, and they never met at all. However, Lu Zhen was deeply impressed by Xie Jingchang, and although Xie Jingyuan's appearance had changed greatly, and there was a terrifying scar on his face, as long as he looked closely, he could still see that he and Xie Jingchang were five or six points similar.

In this way, it makes sense why this person did not hide his hatred and killing intent towards Lu Zhen even though he had become a prisoner. For an enemy who destroys his family and destroys his family, it is impossible for anyone to be calm in front of him. And Lu Jin, who confirmed this, has also made a decision in his heart, and this person must not be kept.

Ye Changfei didn't know the details inside, and when he saw that the governor said this, he hurriedly ordered his subordinates to escort Xie Jingyuan to the official office for strict guarding. Xie Jingyuan, who was escorted to the town market alone, suffered a lot along the way, and was embarrassed by the angry people who smashed a lot of stones and rotten vegetables.

As for Lu Jin, he spoke a good word to the officers and soldiers who kept getting off the ship, and promised in public that he would definitely report this credit to the court in detail, and at the same time would pay generous compensation to the dead and wounded.

Everyone knew that the dark clouds that had been hanging over Weihai's head were about to disperse. After the complete defeat of this group of pirates called Sea Hawk this time, even if there are still several bandits who do not know the details overseas, there should be no one who dares to casually attack the idea of Shandong merchant ships, after all, the past can be learned.

Therefore, in the cheering crowd, many merchants have begun to plan for the next sea trade. Although everyone's losses this time are not small, as long as everything goes well next, these losses can still be made up after a few trips to sea!

At this time, Lu Zhen didn't think so far, he was still concerned about the interrogation of pirates. Because of the importance of the matter, he did not delay, let alone pretend to others, and after returning to the official office, he ordered several pirate leaders to be brought before him for interrogation.

By now, these fierce and murderous guys have long lost the domineering and majestic they had when they were at sea, and they all looked quite cowering in the hall, kneeling on the ground, and not even daring to raise their heads. Seeing this, whether it was the tolerance in the hall or the people who gathered around to watch, they all let out bursts of contempt and coaxing.

It wasn't until Lu Zhen patted the startled wood and drank them to silence that everyone became disciplined. Then, he set his eyes on the captives below: "You are waiting to kill innocents and rob property at sea, but you have done all the bad things, and you are really guilty of not punishing. Now that it has fallen into the hands of my government, if you don't want to suffer more, you will reply honestly. I ask you, how can you accurately grasp the route of our merchant ships going to sea? "Even if the answer is known, according to the rules, the confession must be obtained from the mouth of these thieves through a court trial.

The men were silent for a while, and then someone whispered, "I...... We were only doing what we were told, and it was our boss who made us rob passing ships at sea. ”

"Huh?" Lu Jin's face sank suddenly: "Bold, at this time, I still want to excuse myself." Someone, drag him outside for me, and blame the eighty boards to set an example! As he spoke, he pointed to the man who had replied, and immediately ordered.

Immediately, several servants came out, dragged him out of the hall, and in a few moments, the crackling of the board against his body and the screams of the tortured people sounded from outside, accompanied by the cheers of the spectators.

Seeing that this lord would be tortured if he didn't agree with him, the pirates below were finally afraid. Just when Lu Zhen stared at them again, as if he wanted to pull another person out to be tortured, a guy who was targeted by him shouted: "The adult spares his life, the little one knows, the villain has recruited!" ”

"Say! But there is a half-truth, and this official will not spare it! ”

"The reason why we have been able to find the right target again and again is because someone has sent us a tip! I heard our boss mention it before, it was some businessmen in Hangzhou who delivered him relevant news......"

As soon as this remark came out, Lu Zhen didn't say anything, and the people outside, especially those merchants, immediately boiled, and scolded endlessly, but most of them were aimed at Hangzhou merchants. At this time, people's ideas are simpler, and since the other party has recruited them, it is naturally easy to believe.

However, Lu Jin didn't want to leave any doubts, so he slapped the wood again and said: "Bold, you dare to bite others with such nonsense!" Hangzhou is thousands of miles away from my Shandong, why do they do this? If you can't give this official a reasonable explanation, you won't be spared! ”

Seeing that Lu Zhen seemed to be about to order someone to drag him out and beat him again, this one was even more panicked, and hurriedly poured beans into a bamboo tube and told everything he knew: "My lord, what the little one said is true, and I don't dare to say half a lie." They did this because your merchant ships in Shandong were constantly going to sea and robbing them of their business and money, so they thought of cooperating with us to deal with passing ships. ”

As if in order to make his words more convincing, he said: "Actually, these Hangzhou merchants have been with us for a few years, and they have contributed money, and we have contributed to intercept and kill all the ships that may affect their business elsewhere...... So this time, it's just a repetition. ”

This remark caused another uproar among the people outside, but everyone was more convinced that what they said was accurate. Because this reason is actually very reasonable, after all, cutting off people's wealth is like killing parents, and now that Shandong is opening the sea, it will naturally greatly affect the business of going to sea elsewhere.

But Lu Zhen was still not satisfied, and said: "You say that there is empirical evidence for this? Also, before this, my Ming Dynasty was forbidden to the sea, how could Hangzhou merchants go to sea to trade, and they had something to do with you? ”

Afraid that Lu Zhen would doubt himself, he hurriedly swore an oath: "The villain doesn't dare to lie, this is indeed the truth." In fact, as early as many years ago, coastal merchants in Zhejiang, Fujian and other places secretly went to sea to sell things to other countries. As for the evidence...... We must have left some letters there, I wonder if they were brought back by the officers and soldiers......"

It was this confession that Lu Zhen wanted. In fact, after the Sea Eagle and these bandits were taken back in a net, it was impossible for them to pose any threat to the next trip to sea, and now he only paid attention to the guys behind them. In his opinion, those guys in Hangzhou who passed on the news and used pirates to fight merchant ships were the real culprits, and they must not be spared.

However, Lu Jin also knows how deep the background of these guys is. Not only are they all wealthy, but they also collude with officials in the DPRK and China -- the southeastern provinces are originally important places for imperial examinations, and there are many people who are among the best, not to mention that they are rich and powerful, so they can naturally cultivate many officials who speak for their interests.

Therefore, if you want to implement their crimes, it is not enough to rely on just one confession of Tong Li, but you must come up with a solid chain of evidence so that the DPRK and Chinese officials cannot refute them, so that they can really succeed. This is the scene where Lu Zhen raided and interrogated these pirates, and it seems that the effect is quite good.

With their confessions, coupled with the many secret letters copied from the island, it is difficult for those businessmen in Hangzhou to get rid of their crimes, even if they have backers.

While the people were talking, Lu Zhen asked some other pirates about the authenticity and details of the matter. Since someone has already recruited everything, these people will naturally not face the consequences of being tortured to protect the Hangzhou businessmen who have no friendship with their family. So, soon, all the confessions were recorded, and as long as they were sent to the capital, it was enough to roll up a bloody storm.

It wasn't until everything was interrogated clearly that Lu Zhen let out a long sigh of relief and slapped the shocked wood: "Take everyone down to the official and guard them strictly." At that time, these people will be sent to the capital and handed over to the imperial court for decision. Retire! ”

Even if he retired from the court, Lu Jin, the chief judge, left, and the people outside still couldn't recover from the shock for a long time, and they kept talking about it, so it was not enthusiastic. But one thing is certain, they have quite a lot of respect for the governor, and they have also transferred most of their hatred for pirates to those Hangzhou merchants they have never met!

When the people were still discussing, Lu Jin, who turned to the back, was not idle, and immediately ordered Xie Jingyuan to be brought to him. Now, the official business or something is over, it's time to deal with the private matter, and write off the old hatred and new hatred today.

Soon, the sound of rattling chains mopping the floor sounded from outside......

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