The Liangzhejiang Road sailors, who arrived on the island at night, were full of harvest and excitement when the first rays of morning light appeared. Under the leadership of Zhao Xiaoxi, the invincible Qincha, he continued to march towards the next destination, Mingzhou City. As for the pirates who were tied up and escorted to the ship, they also knew that the fate that awaited them was not going to be better.

Whoever kills, people kill too!

Thinking of the good people who were plundered and killed by them in the past, these pirates who can be said to have a lot of blood debts on their hands, finally understood the truth of this sentence. As for Zhu Shichang, who is the leader of the pirates, he really wants to bite his tongue and commit suicide in vain. But I can't give up my mind, and I want to know what will happen next.

If the family in Mingzhou is fine, I believe that the family will try their best to rescue him when they learn that he was arrested by officers and soldiers. If the family is also wiped out by the imperial court, then it can die on the homeland, and Zhu Shichang also feels that it is better than throwing corpses into the sea. With this mentality, under the guard of the four members of the martial arts, Zhu Shichang, whose shoulders were abolished, seemed to be very resigned to his fate.

Compared with last night's shipping was starlight, the return fleet undoubtedly had a much wider view, and these sailors rarely entered the open sea. Looking at the calm sea under the morning light, I really understand how vast this sea is. And today they have finally taken this step, sailing from the near sea to the deep sea.

The fleet sailed on the sails and arrived at the mouth of the Sanjiang River in Minju when the sun was high. Looking at the naval warships flying the dragon flag, many people in Mingzhou felt that the city was really lively today. First, there was a forbidden army on horseback, and now there is a blood-stained navy army, which is obviously the rhythm of something big!

When Zhao Xiaoxi's fleet was still sailing back in the sea, the cavalry who also arrived outside the city of Mingzhou overnight, under the leadership of the deputy commander Cao Zhen. Just camped outside the city and rested for one night, and when the gate of Mingzhou was opened, Cao Zhen immediately commanded the cavalry to enter the city in the stunned eyes of those Mingzhou officers and soldiers.

After the cavalry of the forbidden army arrived in Mingzhou, they immediately stationed in the city defense barracks, announced that all the city defense sabers and guns were in storage, and went to the school field to assemble and standby. Those who dare to disobey, this general of the forbidden army who is not very good-tempered, will make them understand what it means to be ruthless in the military law of the imperial court. A team of cavalrymen armed with mounted guns was sent to watch these city defenders who seemed to be extremely puzzled in the school field.

Blockading the city defense army that the Zhu family might rebel against, Cao Zhen directly led the cavalry to pack up and prepare to leave the city. All of them were blocked in the Zhu family's undulating mansion, and everyone was watched. He didn't send troops in to arrest people, but he didn't allow any of the Zhu family to come out.

The Zhu family, who had just discussed it last night, will raise the price of salt and reduce the number of people who sell salt today. In the face of this sudden change, I was also scared out of a cold sweat. Even if Zhu Laoshi, the head of the Zhu family, brought out the people he knew in the officialdom, these forbidden soldiers who were in charge of guarding bluntly said that if they dared to disobey and go out of the house, they would all be killed.

Zhu Laoshi, who didn't believe it, also asked the guards at home to rush, but he was shot by the cavalry of the forbidden army and fell to the door. This kind of bloody killing made Zhu Laoshi and Zhu Liye, who returned yesterday, finally feel like a catastrophe was coming. Now they can only hope that those cronies sent early in the morning can mess up the situation in Mingzhou City, so that they can take advantage of the chaos to escape from Mingzhou City.

In the face of the Zhujia Salt in the city, the price of salt that was restricted and doubled was raised, and many people who were ready to purchase salt were naturally puzzled. The treasurers of the salt number who could be notified said that this was also really helpless, and the imperial court raised the salt tax and tightened the salt roots. If there is no restriction on sales and no price increase, I am afraid that the salt number will lose money, and the reserve of salt will not last long.

In response to this sudden change, the people who can be said to be indispensable for the meal are naturally full of anger towards the government. Under the instigation of many ruffians, more and more people gathered and began to gather at the yamen in the city, hoping that the city officials inside would give a reasonable explanation. And in the face of this scene of indignation, the prefect, who was already guilty, was also helpless.

Just when many ruffians were instructed by the Zhu family's cronies, they planned to storm the yamen to create chaos and rescue the Zhu family who were surrounded by the forbidden army. Cao Zhen, who received the news and was in charge of Mingzhou's military and political affairs, quickly led a team of cavalry with armor and a sword to appear in front of these angry people.

Seeing these cavalry riding on war horses, many of the people who were still angry and impulsive before quickly threw away the stones and wooden sticks in their hands. The rest of the ruffians, who can only bully ordinary people in ordinary times, are also a little overwhelmed. After all, these are the forbidden troops of the imperial court, and the consequences of angering them are not only a capital crime, but also affect their families.

Looking at the people who were afraid and unwilling, Cao Zhen immediately stepped forward and said: "I will be ordered by Lord Qincha to temporarily take over the military and political affairs of Mingzhou, and I have never heard that the imperial court is going to increase the salt tax and increase the price of salt." You are all good people, and you must not listen to the words of villains and provoke them, and do wrong things like rebellion.

As for the crimes committed by the Zhu family, when Lord Qincha arrives, he will give an explanation to the people of Mingzhou. If you don't believe it, you can go to the noon gate with Ben and wait for Lord Qincha to arrive. As soon as Lord Chincha arrives, you will understand what you see as the true face of the House of Great Goodness.

If you don't listen to the general's explanation, and dare to do something to attack the yamen and the forbidden army, don't blame the general for being ruthless, and those who dare to storm the yamen to provoke the forbidden army will be regarded as a rebellion according to the laws of this dynasty, and they will all be killed without forgiveness and punishment of the nine clans! ”

Under the combination of grace and power, many people also felt that something was wrong, at least they still trusted and respected the government. Seeing that the public grievances that were not easy to provoke were about to come to an end, the Zhu family's cronies who pretended to be the people were naturally unwilling to give up.

He quickly shouted: "Don't listen to his nonsense, he is deliberately delaying time, waiting for the army of the imperial court to enter the city, and then trouble us poor people." We're going to see the prefect now, and we're going to ask him to come out and give us an explanation. We don't believe in the forbidden army, we believe in the prefect, and we want to ask the prefect to make the decision for us! ”

This agitation naturally aroused the attachment of the Zhu family, who had the same identity as him, and Cao Zhen quickly sneered: "At this time, you still don't know whether you live or die, and you plan to die for your master!" The army listened to the order and stepped forward to arrest all those who caused chaos. Those who dare to resist and obstruct will be killed. Since you want to see the prefect, you should have let the prefect come out now. ”

With a wave of Cao Zhen's hand, more than a dozen fierce cavalrymen immediately rushed into the team that quickly got out of the way, knocking the shouters who had been vacated by the people to the ground and guarding them. The other cavalry quickly knocked on the gate of the yamen and informed the yamen inside to let the prefect come out and give the people an explanation of the court.

In the face of the generals of the forbidden army who had sent troops to warn him before, let him stay in the prefect's yamen and not go out at will, he would come again. The prefect of Mingzhou, who felt that it was really an eventful season, quickly walked out of the yamen in his official uniform. After hearing these eager people, they asked whether the imperial court was going to increase the salt tax and tighten the authenticity of the salt roots.

The prefect who knew that the Zhu family would not escape the demise this time, he would still care about the other party's life and death, and happily said that this was pure rumor-mongering. How can the price of salt and the salt tax of the imperial court change as soon as they change! As for him, he knew in his heart that it was the Zhu family who spread rumors to confuse the public, but he didn't dare to bring the Zhu family out. After all, he wasn't sure if the Zhu family would survive again this time.

With this prefect who has not many political achievements, but is not too hateful, Cao Zhen quickly asked these people to gather more and more people to gather in the noon gate square that is usually used for beheading and showing the public. At the same time, he also sighed that the little prince's speculation was not false at all, the Zhu family really dared to coerce the people's wishes and do something that disrupted the order of a city.

If it weren't for the fact that he entered Mingzhou City as soon as the city gate was opened, and quickly took over the military and political yamen of Mingzhou City, he was afraid of these people who were provoked. will really do something to attack the yamen, so that Mingzhou will not be able to mess up. What's more, this is still instigated by the Zhu family behind the scenes, and the entire Mingzhou City is afraid that it will really become a pot of porridge.

Instructed his forbidden army and these yamen officials to be responsible for maintaining the growing number of people, Cao Zhen also looked forward to the return of Zhao Xiaoxi. If you follow Zhao Xiaoxi's instructions, make all preparations but can't wait for Zhao Xiaoxi's arrival. Next, he really didn't know how to explain everything today to these people.

Fortunately, with this worry, with the forbidden army he arranged at the dock, he rode into the school field and told Cao Zhen. The navy has won a great victory in the suppression of pirates, and is escorting the captured pirates to the noon gate. For a while, Cao Zhen couldn't help but show a hint of joy, telling these people who had been waiting for a long time that Lord Qincha would arrive after a while.

With these escorts and tying up the pirates, almost everyone could see blood stains on their bodies, pushing these bowed pirates into the city. Among the people along the way, some people quickly recognized that many of the people who were escorted were the scimitar pirates who had caused trouble in Mingzhou a few years ago. As soon as the news came out, the people who didn't want to join in the excitement also walked out of the noon gate with the escort team.

The noon gate school field, which had been vacated by the forbidden army, was soon crowded with people watching the excitement, and as someone said. These are the scimitar pirates who have been harassing Mingzhou Haiphong recently, and many people have sighed how this pirate and Qincha got together? The reason why they gathered here should be to know if the price of this salt will be as expensive as the Zhu family salt said!

Until Zhu Shichang was seen in front of these onlookers by four members of the martial arts, many people who were about the same age as Zhu Shichang. With a shocked face, he said: "Isn't this the third child of the Zhu family who died in a battle with pirates a few years ago?" How is he still alive? ”

As soon as these words came out, many people with flexible brains quickly realized. This Zhu family and the pirates in Mingzhou who are a tributary of this tributary are afraid that there is an unknown relationship. Perhaps this is why the imperial court sent a large army to surround it!