As dawn broke, the Great Khan Dragon Flag was already flying over the entire Hirado Domain Castle.
The dragon flag fluttered in the sea breeze.
The Japanese people inside the city were temporarily detained by the Hirado Domain army after a process of screening and selection.
Meanwhile, the other residents of the Hirado Domain returned to their normal lives.
Meanwhile, Li Xi, a member of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, led his troops to occupy the residence of the Hirado Domain Lord.
During last night's battle, the captured Hirado Domain lord Matsuura Takanobu, retainer Yokokawa Junichiro, and others were handed over to the Embroidered Uniform Guard.
In a side room of the feudal lord's residence, Lee Hee sat in a chair, squinting at Matsuura Takanobu in front of him, a slight upturn at the corners of his mouth, watching quietly with an expression that was neither a smile nor a frown.
That look sent chills down Matsuura Takashi's spine.
"Matsuura Takanobu,"
After a moment, Li Xi spoke calmly: "Will you confess yourself, or will you do it after we've tortured you?"
Although the words were spoken softly, they struck Matsuura Takanobu's heart like a heavy hammer blow.
Even in early spring, due to nervousness, a fine layer of sweat appeared on Takanobu Matsuura's forehead.
He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said somewhat nervously, "Your Excellency, what questions do you want me to answer?"
"Explain what?"
Li Xi couldn't help but sneer and rebuked, "What are you going to confess? Don't you know yourself? As your father, don't you know anything about what Matsuura Nobuyoshi did?"
"this……"
Matsuura Takanobu quickly waved his hand and said, "I really don't know what he did! Your Excellency is wise!"
"Smack!"
Li Xi slammed his hand on the table and said coldly, "I see you're going to refuse a polite offer and then drink a penalty shot! Guards, bring the torture!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Jinyiwei (Imperial Guards) brought over sets of torture instruments.
The clanging and banging sounds echoed throughout the room.
Looking at the instruments of torture laid out on the ground, Matsuura Takanobu was completely terrified.
Matsuura Takanobu had initially been confident in his status as the lord of the Hirado Domain in Japan, believing himself to be of high standing. He thought the Great Kanto Kingdom wouldn't dare to completely break off relations, but he never expected them to actually dare to torture him.
At this, Matsuura Takanobu's face turned ashen, and sweat poured down his forehead.
"Report!"
Just then, there was a knock at the door, and a member of the Imperial Guard spoke up, "Sir, Yokokawa Junichiro has confessed. Here is the record."
As he spoke, the Imperial Guard officer handed the record sheet to Li Xi.
Li Xi reached out and took the record sheet, carefully looking at the contents.
As he watched, Li Xi sneered.
"Let's go see Junichiro Yokokawa!"
With that, Li Xi walked outside.
"What about Matsuura Takanobu? Should we still use torture?"
One of the Imperial Guards asked.
"Use it! Of course I'm not using it!"
Matsuura Takanobu said coldly, "Yokokawa Junichiro has already spoken; he's no longer of much value!"
"Your Excellency, Your Excellency!"
Upon hearing this, Matsuura Takanobu completely panicked.
He didn't expect that Junichiro Yokokawa would confess to everything.
If I had no value, I would probably die here today.
Upon realizing this, Matsuura Takanobu hurriedly cried out, "My lord, I confess, I confess..."
"Confess now?"
Li Xi sneered, "Hmph! Too late!"
"Your Excellency, please wait!"
Matsuura Takanobu quickly said, "There are some things that Yokokawa Junichiro doesn't know, only I know! I'll tell you everything! I'll tell you everything!"
"oh?"
Li Xi stopped and turned to look at Matsuura Takanobu, coldly snorting, "If you say anything I already know, I won't let you off the hook!"
"No, no!"
Matsuura Takanobu wiped the sweat from his brow and said, "I'll confess everything, I'll confess everything..."
Matsuura Takanobu immediately recounted the entire incident.
It turns out that ever since Qingyu Trading Company opened branches and stores in Dongying Kingdom, goods from Dagan Kingdom have been selling well in Dongying Kingdom and generating substantial profits.
Qingyu Trading Company's wide variety of goods has left many other trading companies in the Eastern Kingdom with little room to survive.
Even many of the merchant houses that originally belonged to the feudal lords of various regions began to go bankrupt.
This situation naturally aroused dissatisfaction among the feudal lords in various regions.
In addition, the substantial profits aroused the covetousness of local lords.
Under the impetus of Tokugawa Kosuke, the shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the feudal lords of various regions formed an alliance, recruited highly skilled water monsters, and began to systematically target the cargo ships of Keiyu Trading Company.
Last year, there were a dozen or so incidents near Japan, all committed by them.
Because the alliance had a large number of members and was well-prepared, each time they struck, they were able to make Qingyu Trading Company's cargo ships disappear without a trace, maintaining excellent secrecy.
The looted goods also allowed the feudal lords in various regions to earn huge profits.
As a result, more and more feudal lords participated in this action.
The power of the Shogun Tokugawa Kosuke was growing stronger. Even the power of the Hirado Domain had increased significantly!
Matsuura Takanobu's eldest son, Matsuura Nobuyoshi, was also able to command the water ghosts to attack the merchant ships of the Keiyu Trading Company one after another.
Behind all this was the joint action of the Shogun of the entire Japanese Shogunate and the feudal lords of various regions.
Matsuura Takanobu also confessed to all the feudal lords involved.
Half an hour later, all the vassal lords who had participated were summoned.
The recorder also recorded everything.
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