My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 372 The Order of the Ming Dynasty

"Lv Mingda, you have to face the reality. We are not interrogating you, but giving you a chance!"

Xu Da spoke word by word, and every word and every phrase was like a sharp blade piercing Lu Mingda's eardrum.

"We have a saying in the Ming Dynasty, 'He who knows the current situation is a hero.' A smart person knows what to do and when to do it. Lu Mingda, I think you are a smart person, but what you are doing now is not a smart thing. Don't say I didn't give you a chance when the time comes!"

After saying that, Xu Da waved his hand, looked at Lu Mingda with a rather amused look, and then said to the others: "Let's go, it's a waste of time here. Let's call a few people in later to give all those toys to this guy. It can't be prepared in vain, right? We can skin this guy in public tomorrow!"

Several people understood and were about to leave the interrogation room with Xu Da when they suddenly heard Lu Mingda shout, "Wait!"

A few people looked at each other and smiled. This guy, I thought he was so tight-lipped, but I didn't expect him to collapse so quickly. He was even worse than the Mongolian Tartars.

The captain of the Yuan court who was captured during the Northern Expedition at least managed to hold out for a few rounds under Mao Xiang's hands. As for Lu Mingda, he was only given a beating. It seems that the torture instruments that the soldiers had carefully prepared were in vain.

"Have you figured it out?" Xu Da said with a smile, "A smart person should learn to seize the last chance. Go ahead!"

"I don't understand why you know Chen Zuyi so well. Let me tell you straight, Chen Zuyi is now in Palembang, Srivijaya!"

Lu Mingda sighed deeply. Since he was going to confess, he didn't even call him Marshal. He just called Chen Zuyi by his name. He paused, looked at Xu Da and the others and said:
"However, you, the Ming people, have no idea how powerful Chen Zuyi is. With just six ships and thousands of people like you, you are no match for him. Even if you can successfully reach Srivijaya, you are going to die!"

"You don't have to worry about that. Now that we are here, we naturally have the strength to wipe out Chen Zuyi and all of you pirates!"

Tang He smiled and completely disdained Lu Mingda's warning or threat. Others had the same idea as him.

The strength of the Ming army lies not only in the semi-automatic rifles in their hands, but also in their combat proficiency, which has far surpassed this era.

They have confidence in their soldiers and a firm belief that they can ensure that the first expedition of the Ming Dynasty's first navy will be a triumphant success!

“No, you don’t know what Chen Zuyi means to the whole of Malacca and Srivijaya!”

Suddenly, Lu Mingda began to get excited and said hysterically: "For this sea area, Chen Zuyi is the order. Even if you can eradicate him, have you thought about the consequences?

The entire sea area, from Ryukyu to Malacca, all forces will lose Chen Zuyi's control and will return to an era of chaos! "

"Hahahaha!"

Listening to Lu Mingda's arrogant words, Xu Da did not get angry but laughed, "Chen Zuyi, you think too highly of him, just a first-rate Kou Er of the Ming Dynasty. I think you have not seen much of the world. Lu Mingda, listen carefully!"

Xu Da rarely became serious and looked directly into Lu Mingda's eyes with an extremely sharp look. At this moment, he became the Duke of Wei of the Ming Dynasty who made the enemies tremble in fear!

"From Ryukyu and Japan, to Luzon and Malacca, and then to India, the Arabs and Persia, there is only one order, and that is the order of the Ming Dynasty!

A mere bandit dares to claim to be in charge of order, which only adds to the joke! "

These words have different meanings when heard by different people.

Li Wenzhong and Tang He were naturally accustomed to it. In their minds, since the Ming Dynasty had come, all the rules of conduct must naturally be followed according to the Ming Dynasty's wishes.

But to Zhu Di, there was another meaning behind this. The Ming Dynasty really wanted to expand its territory overseas. Isn't this a great opportunity for him? Thinking about it, he couldn't help but get excited.

The order of the Ming Dynasty overseas will be established by him, the fourth prince of the Ming Dynasty!
"Since you insist on dying, I will grant your wish!"

Lu Ming sighed and told all the information he knew about Chen Zuyi.

The lieutenant general in charge of recording was taking notes rapidly, while Xu Da was checking the reliability of Lu Mingda's words in his mind.

After Lu Mingda finished speaking, Xu Da looked at the record again and confirmed that Lu Mingda did not lie. Then he led everyone out of the interrogation room. As for how to deal with Lu Mingda, he would keep his word. Lingchi could be spared, but he could not escape the death penalty. For a pirate who had committed many crimes, leaving him with an intact body was already a benevolence and righteousness for him as Duke of Wei.

According to the information provided by Lu Mingda, and comparing it with the sea chart given by His Majesty before the expedition, Xu Da and others have basically determined the detailed distribution of Chen Zuyi's forces and the specific number of people in each force point.

Chen Zuyi's forces were too scattered, which made Xu Da more determined to adopt the tactical policy he had originally set. To catch a thief, one must first catch the leader. The fleet headed directly towards Srivijaya and eliminated Chen Zuyi in one fell swoop.

In addition to this, after discussion, Xu Da, Li Wenzhong and Tang He decided to directly eliminate Chen Zuyi, which had another benefit that the Ming Dynasty could also take advantage of.

Even after getting rid of Chen Zuyi, the pirates will be leaderless, and there will be a bloody storm in Malacca. Any pirate gang with a little power will come to fight for the right to rule Malacca.

What the Ming Dynasty had to do was to watch the fire from the other side of the river and kill someone with a borrowed knife.

……

In the house of Chen Zuyi in Palembang, Srivijaya, a servant ran to Chen Zuyi's study in a panic, gasping for breath and said:

"Master, something bad has happened! Something terrible has happened!"

Chen Zuyi was writing something on his desk when he suddenly heard the servant's shout. He put down his pen and said with some dissatisfaction:

"What's the matter? Why are you so flustered and shouting in the mansion? How can you be so disrespectful?"

The servant took a deep breath and said, "Master, the army that went to encircle and suppress the Ming army has returned and has landed at the port!"

"I'm back, so what's the big deal?" Chen Zuyi widened his eyes, and then suddenly realized something.

“How many people are coming back?”

"My Lord, only a dozen ships have returned!"

"what?"

Chen Zuyi was shocked, his face suddenly became distorted, "What did you say? Say it to me again!"

The servant shrank his neck, frightened by Chen Zuyi's ferocious look, and said tremblingly: "Master, only, only more than ten ships have returned!"

"Bastard!"

Chen Zuyi slammed the table, and the pens and ink on the table fell to the ground. The black ink stained the table with a hundred black spots, and the strong smell of ink immediately filled the entire study.

"Forty ships. I gave Lu Mingda a total of forty ships. What on earth is he doing? What on earth did this bastard do?"

Chen Zuyi's angry roar resounded throughout the entire house. He said angrily, "Where is Master Lu Ming? Ask him to come see me immediately!"

"Master, Lu Mingda he, he..." The servant stuttered but did not dare to speak.

"What's wrong with him? If you keep hesitating, I'll cut off your tongue and make sure you never have to speak again!"

"Master, Lu Mingda has not come back. I heard from those who came back that he has been buried at the bottom of the sea!"

"what?"

This time, Chen Zuyi was completely stunned.

(End of this chapter)