Since Wang Chengen doesn't seem to know either, there's no need to ask further. There's nothing to be curious about anyway; we'll soon know the answer. Just have Song Zhong come and report it, and that will be enough.

Song Zhong was overjoyed. He immediately knelt down upon entering the hall. "Your Majesty, a great victory! Ma Sanbao used a clever ambush at Old Port to utterly defeat the pirate Chen Zuyi. Chen Zuyi and his men have been captured and are being escorted to the capital!"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yunying immediately became happy. "Oh? That's really a good thing. Over the years, apart from the ships being capsized by storms, this group of pirates has been the only other cause of trouble for my fleet. Good, this is a good thing!"

This is indeed a good thing, and Joo Yoon-young certainly feels it's worth celebrating.

Of course, Chen Zuyi's importance wasn't particularly high, at least not on the surface. He was just a pirate, and even if he was quite capable, he didn't seem to deserve much attention from the emperor.

So it's fine to keep it to yourself; making a big fuss about it would be giving Chen Zuyi too much face, and it would make the court look rather cheap. Zhu Yunying certainly wouldn't want to do something like that.

Maintaining the dignity of the imperial court was something he should do, and it could even be said that he needed to set an example in these matters.

Regardless of the circumstances, Chen Zuyi was indeed a powerful pirate. Eliminating this group of pirates would undoubtedly provide greater security for the Ming Dynasty's merchant fleet, and Chen Zuyi truly deserved to die.

The more important issue was how to use Chen Zuyi's life as a pirate to deter others. Even a person destined to die still had some value, and maximizing their benefit was essential.

Zhu Yunying thought for a moment and said, "I remember there are still quite a few envoys from foreign countries in Yingtian Prefecture. Let them go and take a look."

Chen Zuyi, this pirate, had quite a reputation in Southeast Asia, and the countries there were already helpless against him. Let Chen Zuyi's death serve as a slight deterrent to Southeast Asia, even if these are just some envoys.

These were things that Zhu Yunying felt he should do; Chen Zuyi was not respectable, but he must have some value.

Making an example of someone to warn others is something that can be done.