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However, Liu Shouyou looked embarrassed at this moment, and Wei Guangde understood in an instant.

There was also a Jinyiwei man with him, who seemed to be older than him.

"We all sit down to have dinner together. I am also a military family and are not outsiders. It is easier to do things after eating."

Wei Guangde smiled and waved to another captain in Jinyi and said.

In fact, both of them who followed him knew Wei Guangde's family background. Indeed, everyone was a military household, but Liu Shouyou's military household identity was a little special and very short.

"I wonder what else can I give to you?"

At this time, Liu Shouyou, who had just sat down, stood up and bowed to ask.

"Sit down and go to do it after dinner. It's not difficult. Just send this confession to the Beizhen Fushi Department and hand it over to the Grand Commander Lu. You Jinyiwei should be able to do it."

It is natural to say that I just sent the things to the capital, and it is not difficult.

In fact, when they got the confession, the two of them privately recorded another one, which was to be reported to the Beizhen Fushi. Now, the copy they copied was useless, so just send the original confession that Wang Zhi had copied.

Two days later, at the port of Hangzhou Fugong, there were already crowds of people, and a large number of Hangzhou people gathered here to wait.

A few days ago, news that the government was about to kill the Japanese pirate leader Wang Zhi spread throughout the streets and alleys of Hangzhou City.

There is no Japanese pirates, and the coastal people hate them to the core. The other party is the leader of the Japanese pirates, so naturally the hatred is even better.

On the prison supervision platform, Wang Bengu and Wei Guangde sat down on the left and right respectively, looking at the streets in the distance.

Soon, a team of Ming soldiers appeared in their eyes, and then another group of yamen runners. They waved their swords and guns in their hands to separate the crowded crowds, and the lively streets were in a mess for a moment.

Wang Bengu looked at everything in front of him with a expressionless face. The people like to watch the fun, so he did not surprise him that such a scene would appear.

Wei Guangde, who was standing beside him, shook his head. These ignorant people didn't know what was going on and were still interested in watching the fun here.

With a sigh in his heart, Wei Guangde could not help but turn his head to look at the serious King Wang Bengu, and whispered: "Mr. Wang, are you really not waiting for news from the capital?"

"Mr. Wei, wait for the reply after the report. How long will it take to delay this round and one round? The execution time was decided by the court, so how can it be delayed?"

When Wang Bengu heard Wei Guangde's words, he turned his head and glanced at him and said.

"I still think that letter should be cautious. After all, it is related to tens of thousands of people along the coast. If you kill one person and harm the people along the coast, as the letter says."

Wei Guangde just said a few words, but he was interrupted by Wang Bengu without thinking: "Mr. Wei, the Japanese pirates are so arrogant that they dare to write books and threaten the officials of the court. If the execution is really suspended, and the Japanese pirates will follow suit in the future and use these means to threaten the court, what should they do?"

Just yesterday, someone threw a threatening letter to the Governor General's headquarters, which stated that if the court really killed Wang Zhi, the Japanese pirates would definitely attack and slaughter Zhejiang.

After discovering the letters that were thrown in by someone, his subordinates did not dare to neglect them, so they hurriedly handed them over to Governor Hu Zongxian.

In fact, such a threat is nothing to Hu Zongxian, but the current season is sensitive. If the Japanese pirates really attacked Zhejiang after killing Wang Zhi, it would be fine if they blocked the Japanese pirates' attack. If there was a mistake, he, the governor, would have to take responsibility.

Who can tell the truth about the matter on the battlefield?

Although the Ming army has changed its previous decline in the past two years and has repeatedly won victory in the battlefield of Japanese suppression, Hu Zongxian was still unsure. It was because the Japanese pirates came on a sea boat and the landing location was erratic and difficult to defend.

Therefore, after seeing the threatening letter from the Japanese pirates, Hu Zongxian invited Wang Bengu and Wei Guangde. They were officials responsible for supervising the execution, and they needed to discuss it.

The result was naturally destined. Wang Bengu insisted on beheading Wang Zhi according to the imperial decree, and Wei Guangde did not comment on this.

The result of the negotiations naturally requires Wang Zhi to be executed on time. At the same time, Hu Zongxian urgently ordered the coastal prefectures and counties to strengthen defenses to prevent the recent possible retaliation of Japanese pirates.

As a bystander, Wei Guangde naturally did not speak much about the threat of the Japanese pirates. He just suggested that the letter should be submitted and Hu Zongxian would report the matter.

Although the ending is difficult to change, it is best to report the relationship between the Japanese pirates to the court, so as not to be charged with private communication with the Japanese in the future. Wei Guangde did not want to take such a blame.

At that time, there were Hu Zongxian, Wang Bengu and him in the room. Wei Guangde didn't have much thoughts at that time, but just today, looking at the people around the platform, Wei Guangde suddenly felt that the threat of Japanese pirates was really worthy of attention.

Most of these people are good people. When they encounter vicious Japanese pirates, they are just slaughtered pigs, and you can tell by looking at their reactions in front of officers and soldiers.

Nowadays, most of the people who are more courageous and want to make a fortune have invested in Japanese pirates, doing business without capital, killing people and looting goods.

The so-called Japanese pirates are actually mostly composed of people who are forced to go to the brink of despair and gangsters who are bold and want to make a fortune. There are not many real Japanese people.

Soon, after the officers and soldiers and yamen runners opened a passage, a prison car appeared at the end of the street, and there was a person in the prison carriage, so naturally it was Wang Zhi.

There are tight protections for officers and soldiers wearing armor in front, back and left and right of the prison car. Since yesterday's threat letter, the level of guards who killed Wang Zhi has been infinitely improved.

Hu Zongxian not only issued a warrant to transfer the armored warriors from his elite governor camp, but also secretly ordered Tan Lun, who was training the new army near Hangzhou to gather around the palace port today to stand by to prevent possible prison chariot operations by Japanese pirates.

Wang Bengu mobilized all the personnel that the Censorate and the Hangzhou Prefectural Office could mobilize. From the Hangzhou City Gate to the streets in the city, officials and yamen runners could be patrolled everywhere, because he was afraid that an accident would happen today.

After passing through the layers of crowds, the prison car entered the court. When the prison car door was opened and Wang Zhi was pulled out of the inside by the servants, the crowd outside finally burst into a commotion.

Wang Zhi today should have taken care of it briefly, not as unkempt as when Wei Guangde first met him a few days ago.

After he got out of the car, the few people standing next to him suddenly rushed up and hugged him by the yamen runner who pulled Wang Zhi.

Wei Guangde knew that these people should be Wang Zhi's relatives.

According to Wang Zhi's request, he only wanted to see his family before the execution. Even Wang Bengu had no reason to be determined. He accepted it straightforwardly and made arrangements.

Wang Zhi's family had been taken to Hangzhou by Hu Zongxian for a long time, so there was no need to travel long distances to bring people from Nanzhili to bring them.

Wang Bengu did not make things difficult for Wang Zhi's family. After all, Wang Zhi had been out of the sea for more than 20 years and had never returned home here. He had little contact with his family. In the eyes of Wang Bengu, the stubborn old man, Wang Bengu, had nothing to do with his family.

It was just that due to the court's laws, Wang Zhi was convicted, and his family was still affected by the fish in the pond, and it was inevitable that he would be exiled.

It was still early to be executed, and neither Wang Bengu nor Wei Guangde had gone to break up Wang Zhi and his family, and he was there to hug him and cry.

Perhaps twenty years have left Wang Zhi’s relationship with his family, but during more than a month from Wang to Hangzhou, contact with his family gradually eased the family relationship. However, he didn’t expect that the final outcome would be like this today.

At the beginning, Wang Zhi's family was still very happy to learn that Wang Zhi had chosen to abandon the secret and turn to the light and serve the court. At least he didn't have to continue to be as a prisoner's family member and escape from the prison. It was just a pity that fate made people mess with people.

"Is that Wang Zhi's son?"

Seeing that Wang Zhi and a young man were holding each other and crying, he asked strangely.

"Yes, Wang Zhi had a son before going to sea to be a pirate and lived in She County, Huizhou Prefecture. Because Wang Zhi had never contacted his family, the local government just detained people, and now he lives in Hangzhou."

Zhang Ji, who was on the side, answered hurriedly.

Wei Guangde nodded slightly, and then he saw the two of them suffer a lot. Wang Zhi seemed to take something from his head and hand it to his son. His bun was then spread out and looked embarrassed.

Wei Guangde knew that it should be the last thing on Wang Zhi's body, a hairpin, which may be the last relic his father could leave to him.

Wei Guangde shook his head, thinking that Wang Zhi's wealth was more than one million yuan, and he didn't know who he had been cheaper in the end, and the only hairpin he could leave for his son was just a hairpin.

Gold and silver are things outside of the body after all, and they will not be brought with you if you don’t bring you to death.

Soon, a minor official went up to the high platform and knelt down in front of Wang Bengu and Wei Guangde and said, "Report to the two sirs, it's time for the execution."

Wang Bengu turned his head and looked at Wei Guangde and said, "Then let's verify the correctness and execute the punishment."

“Okay.”

Wei Guangde nodded, then followed Wang Bengu and stood to the side of the platform.

Although their actions were made, the yamen runners around Wang Zhi moved, they pushed away the people beside Wang Zhi, and set up Wang Zhi from left to right and dragged him to the prison table, then pressed him to kneel down on the ground.

"Let him look up."

Wei Guangde said loudly on the stage.

"yes."

A yamen runner below agreed, then grabbed Wang Zhi's hair and asked him to raise his head.

Wei Guangde looked carefully and was consistent with the person he saw in the prison cell that day. He nodded and signaled the two officials around him to confirm the identity of the prisoner, Liu Shouyou and others.

Wang Bengu and Wang Zhi had been in contact for a long time, so naturally they had confirmed Wang Zhi's identity when he was dragged over. There was nothing wrong with Wei Guangde's repeated confirmation of the identity of the prisoner.

He is not afraid of being slanted by the shadows, but he has not cheated and made a fake king to fool the court.

Until now, Wang Bengu thought that he was doing the right thing. For pirate leaders like Wang Zhi, he should be clear about the canon and kill him to serve as a warning.

Soon, everyone nodded to Wei Guangde and confirmed Wang Zhi's identity.

"Mr. Wang, you can execute the execution."

At this time, Wei Guangde turned sideways and said to Wang Bengu with fists.

"Then, execute the execution."

Wang Bengu waved his hand and ordered.
Chapter completed!