King Luhuang of the Ming Dynasty: My father, Ming Taizu

After hearing what Sun Junchu said, Park Yongxin's restless heart calmed down a little, and then he asked again.

"Sir, the imperial court sent troops to suppress the Japanese pirates. I wonder if it was done by the coastal defense forces or..."

"I don't know about this."

Sun Junchu and the other two always had a faint smile on their faces. At this moment, they took a sip of tea, looked up at Park Yongxin and smiled.

"Master Park, is your Park clan also related to the Japanese pirates?"

After these words were spoken, although Park Yongxin's expression did not change, he was already cursing in his heart.

Sun Junchu is the prefect of Quanzhou. How could he not be aware of what the Pu family did in Quanzhou?

You ask this question even though you already know the answer because you feel the gift you gave me is not enough!

Park Yongxin felt as disgusting as if he had eaten a fly, but he couldn't say anything and could only smile.

"Master Sun, you are joking."

"My Park family has been enforcing the law impartially for many years, and it is thanks to your support that we are able to achieve today's prosperity."

"In the past few days, my subordinates have sent me a lot of game. I want to hold a banquet at home tomorrow. I wonder if you can honor me..."

"Oh."

Sun Junchu responded indifferently, then chuckled and said, "Tomorrow, I should be free in the evening."

"Thank you very much for your kindness, sir."

Park Yongxin smiled, then slowly stood up and said, "Sir, I will take my leave now."

"I'll be waiting for you tomorrow."

Sun Junchu didn't even look at him. Seeing this, Park Yongxin slowly left the study.

As soon as he left the Sun Mansion, Pu Yongxin's face immediately showed a ferocious look, he gritted his teeth, and his face was a little distorted.

But he always held back and did not explode, allowing the flames to steam in his chest.

At night, everything is quiet.

The Quanzhou Port dock, which is usually crowded with people, is now brightly lit, with many people busy moving goods and hiding supplies.

A man dressed in black stood on the dock, looking at the abyss-like deep sea in the distance, his brows slightly moved.

At this moment, a man who looked like a manager came over quickly, stood behind this person and spoke softly.

"Second Master, it's almost done."

The man turned around when he heard that. The manager looked at him and was startled, so he quickly lowered his head.

Even though the two men had known each other for a long time, the manager was still frightened when he saw the scar on the black-clothed man's face.

"Have you picked the person you were asked to choose?"

"Yes." The manager quickly replied, "All those who have worked in the family for less than one year have jumped out."

"As for the remaining elderly people and goods at the port, we will follow your instructions. One batch will be transported to the mountains, and the other batch will be transported back to the warehouse."

"It's just that Second Master..."

The manager paused for a moment and then asked, "The ships in our port want..."

"Find someone to open it and cross the sea."

The man raised his hand, pointed to the inky ocean in the distance, and said, "Bring the selected people with you."

Hearing this, the manager's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't dare to say anything and just nodded repeatedly.

"besides."

The man in black looked at the steward with a slight smile on his face, but his smile was illuminated by the moonlight and the campfire in the distance, making it look even more hideous.

"Watch your mouth."

"If you can't manage it yourself, then I will."

"Yes, yes, I will take care of it! I will take care of it!"

……

Wang Lin had been working for the Pu family in Quanzhou Port for seven months, usually doing hard labor.

Normally speaking, the Park family treated people like them at the bottom of society pretty well. Although it was a bit tiring, they were provided with meals every day and could even receive ten grand at the end of the month.

Wang Lin had two children to support, as well as an elderly mother and wife. Although life was hard, he could barely survive with the money he earned from his hard work and the leftovers he brought back.

In Quanzhou, there are many people like Wang Lin who work as laborers. There are hundreds of people working for the Pu family alone.

Although the imperial court had issued an order stating that no ship was allowed to enter the sea, there were still many merchant ships traveling to and from Quanzhou Port every day. The government troops pretended not to see these things, so naturally the common people also pretended not to see them.

Wang Lin had noticed that most of the Pu family's goods were packed in huge wooden boxes. They were very heavy and required three or five people to move them, but they didn't know what was inside.

That night, Wang Lin had just finished work and took some food home. Before he could go to bed, the foreman from his superior department suddenly came and asked them to go to the dock, saying that there was urgent work.

Wang Lin didn't want to go, but the foreman said he would be paid five cents if he went, so he was tempted.

There were many more people on the dock than expected. Even the uncommon farmhands showed up and moved things around.

Horse-drawn carriages carrying goods, large and small, lined up from the port to outside the city.

After Wang Lin arrived, he was immediately assigned to move supplies. He was busy for nearly two hours and was so tired that his waist was about to break. He finally finished most of the work.

After finishing the work, he received his wages in full. However, after receiving the money, they would not let him leave and asked everyone to gather in the open space at the port.

"Everyone!"

At this time, a manager of the Park family stood on a high platform and shouted loudly to the coolies like Wang Lin below.

"I have an urgent job now. I need to go out to sea and will be back in three to five days."

"After you come back, everyone will be given thirty big bucks!"

"You don't have to go home yet. Someone will notify your families. Now please get on board in order. We will set sail now."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone present was upset, including Wang Lin.

He stood up suddenly and shouted, "You can go out, but at least tell your family!"

"That's right, Manager Liu, this isn't the way it should be done!"

"We have to send the money back too!"

"Manager Liu..."

Everyone started shouting at once, but Manager Liu didn't even look at them. Instead, he just waved his hand.

Everyone was puzzled, but at this moment thirty or fifty men in black rushed out from the side, each holding a stick. When they got close, they raised their sticks and started hitting without saying a word.

Bang bang.

"Ah! Stop it, stop it!"

"I'm leaving! I can't leave!"

"I'll follow you!"

Many people were beaten and cried, no longer daring to resist, and could only listen obediently.

Wang Lin was also hit with a stick several times, which made his arm hurt.

After a day of hard work, I was already exhausted and now I didn't even have the strength to run.

Besides, everyone knows that the Pu family has absolute power in Quanzhou. The prefect is a guest of honor in their family and they are in the same boat. There is no place for them to reason.

Many coolies were forced onto the merchant ship like ducks, and after hasty arrangements, the ship moved quickly.

Wang Lin's heart was filled with fear. He looked through the gap in the cabin at the lights of the port which were getting farther and farther away, and his fear grew deeper and deeper.

"Where are they taking us?"

In the cabin, someone spoke softly, with a panicked tone.

"Looking at this situation, something big must have happened."

"Someone's coming from above?"

"I don't know. It has nothing to do with us."

"I'm already here. Just give me thirty dollars when you get back, and I can go anywhere."

"Brother...I miss mom."

"Don't be afraid, you can go back in two days."

The voices of the crowd kept drilling into Wang Lin's ears, making him even more frightened. At this time, he glanced at the two men in black standing at the door of the cabin. They were holding short knives instead of sticks.

With his limited knowledge, he could guess that something big must have happened, but he didn't dare to think about it too deeply.

He slowly squatted down, leaned against the side of the cabin, and kept looking out through the gap. The feeling of emptiness in his heart became deeper and deeper.

The boat was shaking, and it was unknown how long it had been moving forward, but the cabin was already in a mess.

Most of the coolies on board were going out to sea for the first time, and seasickness was the norm. Many of them vomited violently, and some even had their last breath left.

Wang Lin also felt something churning between his chest and abdomen. In addition, the cabin was not very ventilated, and the sour smell of vomit kept drilling into his mouth and nose.

"Wow!"

He couldn't hold it in any longer, and with a loud bang, he vomited almost everything he had eaten in the evening. He felt a sour feeling in his mouth and nose, and tears and snot flowed.

"Uncle, please open the door and let us get some fresh air."

At this time, someone shouted to the guards.

"Uncle, just for a moment. We are at sea and we can't go there."

"If you keep holding it in like this, you won't have the energy to work even when you get there."

Many people pleaded in weak voices. The two guards looked at each other, then turned around and pushed open the cabin door.

call!
The sea breeze blew into the cabin, and although it carried a fishy and salty smell, it was hundreds of times better than the smell inside.

Wang Lin struggled to get up and tried to move closer to the cabin, but was pushed back by the people around him.

"You can't come out. Just wait inside."

At the cabin door, a guard shouted loudly, and the coolie who wanted to go out stopped immediately and dared not move.

Wang Lin stopped moving as he was being squeezed by others.

"Get out of the way, don't fucking squeeze me!"

"What are you moving forward for!?"

"I told you not to go out, and you can't get out even if you are squeezed to death!"

Wang Lin pushed the people around him hard and barely squeezed out a gap for himself.

When he looked up, he saw that the two guards were gone from the cabin door, and a familiar pungent smell was blowing in his face.

A dark shadow flashed near the hatch, as if something was poured inside.

The people in front were all stunned, but before they could react, the hatch was closed from the outside again, followed by the sound of an iron chain wrapped around the door.

"You...what are you going to do!?"

"Open the door! Open the door!"

"Why did you pour tung oil in there?"

"Open the door!"

"Fuck you! Open the door!"

The people in front were already panicking and started banging on the door desperately, while the people behind kept backing away with fear on their faces.

The small window on the cabin door was opened, and a ball of blinding flame flew in from outside.

Wang Lin stared at the fire with his eyes wide open. An extremely cold feeling instantly rushed from the soles of his feet to his head.

call!
The fire broke out instantly, and the people in the front immediately began to howl heartbreakingly. In just a blink of an eye, almost all the people who were splashed with tung oil were engulfed in flames and turned into firemen.

"Ah!! Ah!!!"

"Save me! Save me!"

"mother!"

The cabin immediately became chaotic. The people who had just squeezed to the front began to retreat frantically, and the people behind also retreated frantically.

Some people kicked the wooden boards of the cabin hard, some people howled at the top of their lungs, and some people kept backing away with fear on their faces.

Wang Lin couldn't move. He was almost pushed backwards, and his legs had already touched the ground.

He tried desperately to look forward, but he couldn't turn back. The air was mixed with the smell of burning, mixed with the crying and shouting from both sides, and reflected by the dazzling firelight, it formed a scene of hell.

At this time, outside the cabin.

Seeing that the cabin was already on fire, several guards grinned grimly and quickly got on the boat.

"Is the door locked?"

"Don't worry, no one will escape."

When we got on the boat, there were already seven or eight people on it, including the manager who had just spoken at the port.

In the distance, only the shadows of a few small boats were left, and they were about to disappear into the dark night.

"Sit down, and go."

The steward waved his hand, and several guards immediately took the oars and slid quickly.

Under the moonlight, raging flames on the merchant ship shot up into the sky, accompanied by thick black smoke.

The sea breeze was blowing gently, and after the boat had rowed a short distance, no screams could be heard anymore.

The steward sat at the bow, looking at the billowing smoke in the distance. He felt that it was like a bonfire in the dark night, which was quite beautiful.

"Big big big, boss!"

At this moment, the man rowing behind him suddenly spoke, stammering, and the steward couldn't hear clearly what he said.

"What big head, you kid..."

He turned his head and was stunned. All the words he wanted to say were swallowed back into his stomach, and a look of horror suddenly flashed in his eyes.

In the dark night, among the waves, there seemed to be a huge black mountain coming towards us.

There were bursts of dull sounds coming from the giant mountain, like muffled thunder in the distant sky on a rainy day.

"This this……"

The manager began to tremble, and many people rowing on the boat stopped and looked into the distance in panic.

"What's this……"

In a flash, the huge monster was close, and the person in charge finally saw clearly that it was not a huge mountain floating on the sea, but a huge ship that looked like a huge mountain.

Under the moonlight, the ship's armor emitted a faint black glow, like a giant beast that could devour the world.

"Who are you!"

Everyone was in a trance when suddenly a loud shout came from a distance.

The manager turned around and saw several small boats coming through the waves at a very fast speed.

And those standing there were clearly fully armed Ming soldiers.

"Stop the boat immediately!"

The general on the ship shouted loudly, and everyone on the small boat was so frightened that they dared not move.

Although it was called a small boat, it was much larger than the one they were riding, and it was incredibly fast, arriving nearby in the blink of an eye.

The scale armor of the Ming soldiers on the ship gleamed silver in the moonlight, seeming to merge with the rolling waves.

"Wait here, anyone who dares to move will die!"

The general on the ship shouted again, but had no intention of approaching to catch anyone. Instead, he commanded the ship to move forward quickly, approaching the merchant ship that was burning not far away.

Not only this ship, there were three similar ships behind it, each with more than a hundred soldiers standing on it, and they were rushing towards the merchant ship at an extremely fast speed.

"This……"

"Boss, what should we do? What should we do?"

The people around panicked and started asking questions.

Their original purpose of going out to sea this time was to burn corpses and destroy evidence, but now they were caught by the Ming Dynasty's government troops.

what to do……

The manager's face showed a bit of ferocity. He saw that the speedboats were already far away and the huge warships next to them were also slowly slowing down. He immediately gritted his teeth and said.

"Paddle! Run!" (End of this chapter)