Wu Liang's face looked ashen and his mind was shaken!
Everyone was stunned by the edict read out by Jin Wang Zhu Fan.
My heart was filled with fear and extreme disbelief.
Actually... is it true? !
This bitch Zhu Yuanzhang, he...he actually dares to do this? !
What did he think?
How dare!
I am his confidant!
How many lives did your two brothers sacrifice for him?
Are you being treated like this now? !
Also saying that he promoted his two brothers?
If he doesn't praise so many people, why should he praise his two brothers?
Isn't it because the two brothers are capable and strong and deserve to be promoted?
The two brothers are able to achieve their current status because they tied their heads to their belts and fought with their lives!
For the Ming Dynasty, the two brothers have made great contributions and experienced countless lives and deaths!
But now, this bitch Zhu Yuanzhang actually dares to punish his two brothers!
Moreover, he also cursed like this in the imperial edict, saying how many evil things the two of them had done?
How many evil things can we do with just two of us?
It's just that after reaching his status, he pursues some interests that should belong to his brothers.
Who comes to this position and doesn’t want to make their home better?
After working hard for most of my life, shouldn't I enjoy it now?
Isn't this a normal thing?
Isn't he, Zhu Yuanzhang, the same as the two of them?
After he became the emperor, he lived in the palace, slept on the dragon's bed, and sat on the dragon's chair. He also made all his sons princes.
People like me who have worked hard are no more than princes at best.
But his sons have done nothing, yet they are all kings!
For example, the Jin King Zhu Fan in front of him is just a young man.
But he also wore a Gonglong robe, standing in front of nobles like himself from the Ming Dynasty, showing off his power.
In this world, does he have any contribution?
No!
He, Zhu Yuanzhang, is only allowed to set fires, but they are not allowed to light lamps!
This thief is so heartless and unjust!
While I felt angry, there was also boundless fear rising in my heart.
Not long ago, he was thinking about the death of Liao Yongzhong, Marquis of Deqing.
And applauded the death of Liao Yongzhong.
Not to mention how comfortable I feel.
But who would have thought that in just a short period of time, similar things would happen to him.
Zhu Yuanzhang, a thief, actually wanted to take action against himself!
How dare he?
He also knew that this bitch Zhu Yuanzhang, since he was so aggressive at this time, directly asked Jin Wang Zhu Fan to arrest him without any mercy, and even issued such an imperial edict.
It will definitely not be taken lightly!
While I felt fear in my heart, there was also endless confusion rising in my heart.
I don’t know why Zhu Yuanzhang, a thief, suddenly dealt such a fatal blow to himself.
I didn't even hear the slightest news before.
Also, his younger brother Jinghaihou is stationed in Chongming with many Japanese naval forces.
How dare Zhu Yuanzhang attack him so quietly and directly?
Isn't he afraid that his brother will rebel directly after getting the news?
When it comes to Beiwa Navy, the people themselves are not very united.
He has a particularly deep relationship with the pirates outside.
If his brother really got the news that something was going on on his side, he would definitely not let it go without hesitation.
We can definitely lead the Japanese Navy to the overseas side.
Many people from the Japanese navy will also go with their younger brother!
Zhu Yuanzhang absolutely cannot bear such a loss, and he doesn't want to see it!
But why... now it seems that Zhu Yuanzhang has no scruples about this?
What on earth was he thinking?
When such doubts arose in his mind, Wu Liang suddenly thought of something else!
A few days ago, Zhu Di, Zhu Laosi, took two hundred Yanwang guards and a large amount of food and supplies to go to Chongming to reward his brother's army.
Could it be...could it be that his brother has been captured?
Zhu Laosi, this bitch, went there not to reward the army, but to get his own brother!
After such a thought appeared in his mind, he was shocked!
However, a lot of disbelief immediately arose.
I think this kind of thing is impossible.
That's his younger brother! A battle-hardened man!
Bring tens of thousands of Japanese navy troops!
Chongming is also where the Yamen of the Japanese Navy is located, and it is the core of the Japanese Navy.
My younger brother would definitely not be the kind of person who would just surrender.
Even if Zhu Laosi went there in the name of rewarding the troops and suddenly took action to do something, it would be impossible to succeed.
He only brought two hundred people with him, but his brother had many particularly elite Biwa naval forces.
Zhu Laosi is just a man with no hair.
When it comes to strategies, methods, and everything else, he is far behind, far behind his brothers!
Not to mention just one Zhu Laosi, even if all Zhu Yuanzhang's sons except Zhu Biao are tied together, they are no match for his brother!
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Zhu Di to succeed!
He instinctively felt disbelief about this.
This is why he didn't think much about it when he found out that Zhu Di, with his troops and some food, went to reward the army...
However, whether you believe it or not, if you think about it carefully, you feel that if Zhu Di hadn't succeeded, why would Zhu Yuanzhang dare to attack him at this time?
Being so rude to him, taking it down without even saying hello?
In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang first asked Zhu Laosi to go to Chongming to reward the army... Everything points to the fact that it was Zhu Laosi who went to Chongming and did something excessive.
But...but how is this possible? !
What does Zhu Laosi compare with his brother?
He was really confused and couldn't figure it out...
"Where is my brother? Where is Marquis Jinghai?
He...how is he doing there?
Could it be that...you took down my brother too? ! ”
Wu Liang frowned, looked at Jin Wang Zhu Fan and asked.
The voice seemed a little hoarse.
Zhu Fan felt very happy when he saw Wu Liang, who had been so arrogant just now, but was now captured!
This piece of shit made him speak rudely before! Make him arrogant!
How dare he attack his second brother-in-law again and again!
He lit a fire there and wanted to assassinate him. He also met his brother and disturbed him!
Are you honest now?
"Jinghaihou? That must have been captured!
Marquis Jinghai was so majestic that he commanded so many Japanese naval forces.
The imperial navy's Japanese navy has almost become your own.
If we don't take him down, how can we possibly attack you? ”
Jin Wang Zhu Fan looked at Wu Liang and said with a smile.
With some sarcasm.
When Wu Liang heard what Zhu Fan said again, he felt as if he had been hit hard!
I just felt my head buzzing.
real?
Actually... is it true? !
Has your brother really been captured? !
In this case, the Wu family really has no hope of making a comeback.
"Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
How could you quietly take down my brother in a short period of time?
Just King Yan and the two hundred guards brought by King Yan?
They don't have that much ability!
My brother can't be that incompetent! ”
Wu Liang shook his head repeatedly. He didn't believe what King Jin said at all.
"What methods did you...use to take down my brother?!"
With red eyes, he looked at Zhu Fan and asked.
Not to mention Wu Liang, King Zhu Fan of Jin also felt puzzled.
Originally, he thought that he would be able to do things particularly well this time, surpassing the fourth child.
But now, I have gradually come back to my senses.
What this guy does is more dangerous and difficult than himself.
Moreover, in just a few days from the fourth son's departure to the present, his father had given himself such an order.
The fourth child must have taken care of things.
In this way, no matter how beautifully I manage things here, I still can't surpass this guy...
After realizing this, Jin Wang Zhu Fan's mood was beyond mention.
At the same time, even he was particularly curious, what kind of methods did the fourth guy use after arriving in Chongming to be able to do things so well in such a short period of time?
Capture Wu Zhen quietly?
"Haha, believe it or not.
As for what method the fourth child used to take down Wu Zhen...
After you meet your brother, you can ask him and you will naturally know!
No matter how big things are in this world, there is no way to escape a single word of reason!
Your brother has secretly done so many things for personal gain and perverting the law, so it is only natural for him to be taken down!
Do you really think that our brothers are all vegetarians? ”
Jin Wang Zhu Fan looked at Wu Liang and snorted before speaking.
Although he usually has various disputes with Lao Si.
But that's just a matter between their brothers, and it's also their way of getting along.
When meeting outsiders, they are still very much in the same spirit and fight against the enemy together.
After saying this, Wu Liang felt even more uncomfortable.
Although he still couldn't believe that something happened to his brother.
But he also knew that something had happened to his brother and he had been captured.
Otherwise, even if Zhu Yuanzhang and the others had a hundred courages, they would not dare to do anything to him.
After all, Zhu Yuanzhang was still complimenting himself during the morning court today.
Now his face suddenly changed.
Thinking about it again, he was even more convinced that it was indeed his brother who had been captured.
It was precisely because of this that he felt particularly uncomfortable.
Full of eagerness.
He couldn't even think of how someone like his brother, who had so many soldiers and horses, could be captured by Zhu Laosi with only two hundred Yan army guards.
So who is Zhu Laosi?
It's far worse than his brother!
"Come here! Take this group of people and go back to recover!"
Jin Wang Zhu Fan was too lazy to say anything to Wu Liangduo and gave an order.
Following his order, many of his soldiers and horses were arrested and escorted out.
Not only Wu Liang, but also the servants who came with Wu Liang and the people at Longjiang Bao Shipyard were all taken away.
At that time, particularly reliable manpower was left to guard here.
At the same time, another group of people were arranged to seal Wu Liang's Jiangyin Marquis' Mansion and Jiang Waterproof Division's Yamen.
Get everyone inside under control...
The promotion of the man named Qian from Longjiang Bao Shipyard was really shocking.
I can’t even mention the feeling in my heart!
At first, he thought that with Jiangyin Marquis Wu Liang as his big backer, even if he was still hopeless, the matter would be greatly alleviated.
This is the dignified Marquis of Jiangyin!
The Wu family is also a family with two nobles!
The status is extremely transcendent.
Even Jin Wang Zhu Fan must give face!
But how could I have imagined that after he really came. This is the result!
Not even half a cent of face was spared for him!
He also captured the Marquis as well!
This...what the hell is going on?
While feeling extremely horrified and endlessly confused, some other thoughts couldn't help but arise in my heart.
This... if figures like Jiangyin Marquis Wu Liang and Jinghai Marquis Wu Zhen were all dealt with together.
If I count this time, it’s not too bad!
It is equivalent to saying yes, and two princes will accompany him on the road.
However, after such thoughts arose, he threw them out of his mind.
I don't think it's possible.
No matter what you say, the two princes Wu Zhen and Wu Liang are in high positions and are the confidants of the superiors.
The contribution he made was also great.
Even if he really made a lot of mistakes, His Majesty should not be so ruthless.
If you really do it, they'll all be killed.
At most, it would be nothing more than dismissal from office.
It's still possible to keep a line.
Besides, they still have death-free iron coupons in their hands, which is quite useful!
The death-avoidance iron cards in the hands of the two marquises are the kind that can avoid a second death.
This time, even if His Majesty is angry and has the immunity card, it is impossible to really kill them...
The entire capital suddenly became a sensation!
There were many people who were frightened by the fact that Jin King Zhu Fan personally led the troops.
I wonder who it is that has such a big face.
He actually asked the dignified prince to lead people to arrest him.
At this time, I saw this large number of people being escorted into Yingtianfu City.
One of them, judging from his clothes, was a member of the imperial court.
Someone recognized him, it was Hou Wu Liang, the Marquis of Jiangyin.
I was very shocked all of a sudden.
Actually...it's Wu Liang? !
Actually... it's him? !
This is something that many people have never thought of before!
This...what mistake did Wu Liang make to deserve such treatment?
The emperor didn't even leave him any dignity!
Directly in front of the public, he was escorted to the capital in a carriage!
You know, when Liao Yongzhong, Marquis of Deqing, was executed by the emperor, he was not treated like this.
He also left the last bit of dignity for Liao Yongzhong.
Could it be that... Wu Liang is really in trouble this time and will be killed directly by the emperor?
But some people think that this should not be the case.
After all, the Wu family is different from other families.
It is a double lord.
Both brothers hold real power.
Especially the position of Jinghaihou Wu Zhen is really important.
Even the emperor didn't dare to do anything particularly extreme to them for a while.
Moreover, they also have a death-free iron plate...
Suddenly, many people were talking about it, and countless people were shocked by it.
Especially those in high and powerful positions were even more frightened.
I can't stop inquiring about this information...
Don't worry about what these people are thinking.
There is no doubt that Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden attack resulted in this earth-shattering blow.
The whole Ming Dynasty can be lively for a while again...
"I want to see the superior, I want to see the superior!!"
"I am loyal and have made great contributions!
My two brothers both sold their lives for their superiors and are the heroes of the Ming Dynasty!
Even if there are some mistakes, it is only a small mistake!
I want to see the boss! I'll meet you! ! ! ”
Wu Liang shouted loudly and struggled hard.
However, his struggles were of no avail and he was soon taken to prison and locked up.
Moreover, particularly reliable guards were arranged to watch him.
The treatment is very high.
"I want to see the superior, I want to see the superior!
I have shed blood for the Ming Dynasty and have been loyal to the Ming Dynasty all my life. Will I end up like this? ! ”
He shouted...
After half an hour of this, the cell door reminded me of the rattling of iron chains. Soon the door was opened and someone walked in.
Wu Liang's shouts became quieter.
"Here we come! Do you want to see us?"
Before he could see the person clearly, Zhu Yuanzhang's voice rang out first.
But his voice contained endless anger and was particularly cold.
"Superior! Superior, are you here? This...what is going on?
Wei Chen... Wei Chen didn't do anything particularly egregious.
Why did it become like this?
When he came to power, Wei Chen knew that he was wrong, and Wei Chen never dared to do it again.
The last time Wei Chen secretly ordered people to go there, he really just wanted to light a firewood pile to scare Prince Consort Mei.
I didn't want to do anything else.
What's more, I didn't expect that His Highness the Crown Prince would also stay there for the night.
That was really an honest mistake.
Superior...you have also punished me.
How is this..."
Wu Liang, who looked particularly fierce before, suddenly changed his expression after seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's arrival.
He said hurriedly.
When facing others, he was very imposing, but when facing Zhu Yuanzhang, he did not dare to lower his head.
Zhu Yuanzhang had already walked very close to him.
The light in this cell was not good, which made Zhu Yuanzhang's face look even darker.
"It's not because of this matter, that matter is in the past after we said it."
Not because of this? ?
Wu Liang was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
If it wasn't because of this, what else could make Zhu Yuanzhang, a piece of shit, go to war like this and kill himself?
What else is more important than having a great family?
Although his brothers did a lot of outrageous things, overall everything was fine.
Apart from these, there is nothing else worthy of Zhu Yuanzhang's actions.
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at him, shook his hand, and a whip appeared in his hand.
"Can't remember? Then let's help you recall the memories!"
As he said that, he whipped Wu Liang hard.
A streak of blood appeared on his face, and Wu Liang grinned in pain.
"Bullshit! What did you two say when the maritime ban was imposed and the Municipal Shipping Department was abolished?
All the things said were so outrageous that they encouraged me to do these two things.
How much money did Ming Dynasty lose? ”
Zhu Yuanzhang was scolding and had already been whipped three or four times.
Wu Liang grimaced in pain, and at the same time his heart was extremely shocked.
But he didn't admit it.
"Your Majesty, everything Wei Chen said before is true.
Not setting up a maritime ban is really not conducive to preventing the many overseas pirates.
As for Shibosi...as you can see, it really doesn't make money.
The income is only about 10,000 yuan a year.
This is not even enough to fill the gaps between teeth..."
"Pa bang bang..."
It was okay for Zhu Yuanzhang not to listen to what he said, but he became even more furious when he heard what he said.
The whip in his hand struck harder.
"Bullshit on your mother! It's already here, how dare you lie to us here!
Why doesn't Shibosi make money?
Why doesn't it make money? Isn’t it because smuggling is too rampant?
There are people like you who want to use your hands to make money through smuggling without paying taxes to the court!
He took all the money that originally belonged to the court and enriched his own pockets!
We let you two brothers take charge of the navy and guard the door for us. How much trust does this show?
But what have you done over the years?
You are colluding with those big smugglers and many pirates.
You know more about this overseas smuggling situation than we do.
How could we not know how the many wealthy families in Jiangnan made their money?
But you didn't say a word about this, you just lied to us and closed this shipping company!
You bitches!
Damn it!
Treat us as fools and try your best to fool us!
It’s a waste of all the trust we have placed in you bitches over the years! ”
Zhu Yuanzhang cursed loudly, and his anger went straight to Tianling Gaier.
Not to mention how angry he was about this matter.
When I think of it, I get angry in my heart!
I have long wanted to kill Wu Liang and all these people!
Now it's finally time to take action, which will naturally bring out all the anger over the years!
Wu Liang's heart was filled with shock, not to mention how complicated his mood was.
What happened to Zhu Yuanzhang?
Who told Zhu Yuanzhang all the details here?
In other words, the doorway here is still very deep, and Zhu Yuanzhang must not have known about it before.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for his brothers and others to get Zhu Yuanzhang to agree to establish a maritime ban and abolish the Municipal Shipping Department,
Over the years, relying on the filial piety of those pirates and those wealthy households, they do not know how much benefit they have obtained from it.
The Wu family is really rich.
I originally thought that this matter had been settled long ago.
My Wu family will enjoy these wealth forever.
How come... Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly understands everything?
Who told Zhu Yuanzhang?
What kind of dog is this that wants to take the blame?
Not only did he smash the pot, but he also took the lives of people like himself!
Soon, a person appeared in his mind.
This person is none other than Liu Bowen.
Yes, it's him!
He felt that it was very possible that Liu Bowen did this!
After all, Liu Bowen is also from the south and belongs to the leader of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang parties.
Zhu Yuanzhang, a beggar, didn't understand what was going on here.
Liu Bowen must understand.
Moreover, the relationship between Liu Bowen and Huaixi is not good at all.
I have been competing with the Korean public before.
Some time ago, Liu Bowen kept winning.
Now he has reached out to his two brothers again!
This old man Liu Bowen is so cruel!
I’ve won so much, but I still don’t know how to stop!
Really greedy!
Damn it!
Wu Liang naturally thought of Liu Bowen about this matter.
At this time, only Zhu Yuanzhang and Wu Liang existed in the cell.
The rest of the people were cleared out by Zhu Yuanzhang.
But Zhu Yuanzhang scolded him with red eyes, and the whip in his hand did not stop.
"My mother-in-law, I made you do not know whether to live or die, and you attacked that bastard Mei Yin again and again!
If you can't beat it, you'll have to use a pan cover to fight back!
How old are you, how dare you fight with him?
That's our son-in-law!
How much contribution have you made to our Ming Dynasty?
Even if you are a bastard, that's not what you should do!
It's wrong for you to bully a small person with a big one!
If the mother can't beat her again, she'll use dirty tricks.
Is this something you should do?
What a fucking disgrace! ”
"Pa bang bang..."
Zhu Yuanzhang scolded and whipped Wu Liang with all his strength.
Wu Liang was beaten until he was covered in wounds.
This kind of pain is simply not to be mentioned.
But the pain in his body couldn't stop the shock in his heart!
Originally, Wu Liang was slapped for grinning.
But at this time, everyone who heard these words from Zhu Yuanzhang was dumbfounded.
So much so that I almost forget about the pain.
This... what Zhu Yuanzhang said really shocked him!
What did you hear? What did this bitch Zhu Yuanzhang just say?
A large part of the reason why he was so targeted by Zhu Yuanzhang was because... he took action against Mei Yin? ! !
No...what the hell is going on? !
Isn’t this bitch Mei Yin particularly disliked by Zhu Yuanzhang?
At the Lantern Festival dinner before, it caused quite a stir.
Directly admonishing Zhu Yuanzhang to death made Zhu Yuanzhang particularly embarrassed.
Zhu Yuanzhang was so angry that he broke off the engagement.
They also drove Mei Yin to remote places such as Shuangshui Village to feed pigs.
To this day, he is still allowed to feed pigs there.
There is no intention of letting him become an official at all.
No matter how you look at it, Mei Yin is not favored by Zhu Yuanzhang.
Mei Yin, this piece of shit, has never been looked down upon by me.
I feel that if he takes action against Mei Yin and does something, Zhu Yuanzhang will even thank himself for venting his bad breath.
As for Zhu Yuanzhang, ever since that incident, he has always treated Mei Yin with cold eyebrows and raised eyebrows.
I don't like it particularly.
He was always cursing and not looking good when he mentioned it, and he was particularly disgusted with Mei Yin.
His dislike of seeing you was written all over his face.
Why did this bitch Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly say such words to himself?
No... what exactly is this about?
Also, Zhu Yuanzhang also said that that piece of shit Mei Yin had made great contributions?
What achievements can Mei Yin make?
I haven’t heard of any good things he did!
All this time, I just farmed and fed pigs in Shuangshui Village.
Apart from this, there is only one thing left to do in the Zhongdu City to make a death remonstrance.
Why did Zhu Yuanzhang say such words at this time?
This is simply better than before. At the Longjiang Bao Shipyard, I learned from Jin Wang Zhu Fan that his brother Jinghai Marquis Wu Zhen was captured by Zhu Laosi in a short period of time with two hundred guards. To be more exciting.
Confused!
He was really confused!
What the hell is going on?
This world is too crazy!
I had always thought that Mei Yin, who was particularly unpopular with the emperor, was actually a person who was very popular with the emperor?
How is that possible!
"My motherfucker let you deceive me!
It's obviously us who promoted you all!
Over the years, I have treated your brothers as my confidants!
But how did you come to repay us?
How many things have you done without telling us?
It’s not that we don’t miss our old friendship!
It’s really you bitches who have done too much!
Come! Tell us again, what's going on at Longjiang Bao Shipyard?
Where have all the two-thousand-material large-scale ships built by Linglongjiang Bao Shipyard gone? !
Say it!
Why don't you say anything! ”
Zhu Yuanzhang cursed angrily, and during the questioning, he had already whipped Wu Liang twenty or thirty times.
Wu Liang's clothes were torn, his body was covered with blood marks, and his skin and flesh were torn!
When Wu Liang heard Zhu Yuanzhang talking about this, he was originally ready to make some excuses.
And push these things onto the people under his command.
Show that you are completely unaware and pick yourself out.
However, after seeing Zhu Yuanzhang's reaction and hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, he forcefully suppressed his thoughts.
Because he knew that things had reached this point, and no amount of sophistry would be of any use.
Zhu Yuanzhang would not listen.
On the contrary, it easily made Zhu Yuanzhang even more angry.
Things have reached this point, and there is no point in trying to quibble.
So he quickly adjusted his strategy and cried his heart out here.
He said that he was not human, had gone astray, and was deceived.
Mistakes were made.
You shouldn't do these things.
While saying this, he also talked about the achievements made by the two brothers before.
This is to let Zhu Yuanzhang see his former dignity and let their brothers go.
They also made it clear to Zhu Yuanzhang that their brothers would atone for their sins and work well for Zhu Yuanzhang in the future.
Don't dare to make any more rash moves.
At the same time, he also proposed that he was willing to return the iron plate of immunity from death.
What he meant couldn't be clearer.
He just wanted to use the iron card of immunity from death to atone for his crime.
Zhu Yuanzhang was whipped dozens of times and finally stopped.
Looking at Wu Liang who was crying and saying these words.
I also couldn't help but the circles under my eyes turned red.
"You people are satisfied!
Tell me, how did each of them change so quickly?
Where has all that energy gone?
All of them are well-known men, and they are also people who have endured hardships.
How long have we been living a good life? Why did we forget those days so quickly after everyone reached high positions?
We have given you enough!
Don't go too far with some things, or we can turn a blind eye.
We have said this more than once before that we want you to do a good job in the future!
Stop doing those things that are available and not available.
An iron monument was erected for this purpose!
But what about you?
Time and time again, we treat our words as farts!
How did you do it? ! ”
Zhu Yuanzhang reprimanded Wu Liang bitterly and said: "I will take away the iron card to avoid death.
From now on, your two brothers will no longer have the iron card to avoid death! ”
When Wu Liang heard Zhu Yuanzhang say this, he couldn't help but feel happy.
Very good!
The matter between my two brothers has finally come to an end!
Although this iron card of avoiding death was taken away, it is really sad.
But being able to save a life at such a critical moment can be considered to have played its intended role.
As a result, the next moment, he didn't think that way.
"But you two are still going to die!"
Wu Liang, who was happy there, was suddenly stunned by Zhu Yuanzhang's words.
No...what does Zhu Yuanzhang mean?
They both had to take away the iron cards that exempted them from death. Doesn't this mean that they agreed to let their own people have the iron cards that exempted them from death?
Why did he say that his brother was still going to die?
This iron card to avoid death was issued by Zhu Yuanzhang himself!
Now, why don't you admit it? !
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[The new death remonstrance mission has been issued, hosts please check for it]
Over at Shuangshui Village, the Dead Remonstrance system, which had been silent for quite some time, suddenly issued a new Dead Remonstrance mission... (End of this chapter)