Chapter 3188
Yue Shizong hurriedly read the detailed report on the case on the second page of the newspaper. As expected, the case description in the newspaper and all the witnesses and evidence pointed to the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes.
As for the origin of the mastermind Zhu Zhongyun, the newspaper clearly described him as "an official of the Jinyi Guards of the Ming Dynasty." In the past two days, a large number of wanted notices for Zhu Zhongyun had been posted in and around Hangzhou, which made this description seem particularly authentic and credible.
Yue Shizong actually didn't know whether Zhu Zhongyun was from Jinyiwei, but Haihan would spread such information and soon convince the general public that this was the truth.
Even if he can finally prove that Zhu Zhongyun is not Jin Yiwei, by that time, trying to clear up the matter may have lost its meaning.
Yue Shizong couldn't help but think of the harsh words he used when negotiating with Yang Yun yesterday.
Yang Yun said that this incident had seriously shaken the mutual trust between the two countries. Haihan believed that this was a clearly hostile and provocative act and had undermined the "Armistice Agreement" signed by the two countries a few years ago.
Haihan has every reason to fight back by all means, including war.
Yang Yun asked Yue Shizong to report to the court and capture all the officials related to the matter and hand them over to Haihan. At the same time, it is also necessary to compensate Haihan for the manpower, material and financial resources consumed during the investigation and handling of the case. The amount is also staggering and has even exceeded the annual income of the Ming Dynasty treasury.
For this kind of case that has not yet been thoroughly investigated, Ming Dynasty must be held responsible. Yue Shizong believed that the court would obviously not succumb to such unreasonable demands. As the person in charge of the Hangzhou embassy, of course he could not just write a memorial and submit it according to Yang Yun's statement, otherwise he would inevitably be accused of "not distinguishing right from wrong" and "ineffective handling of affairs."
Therefore, in the face of Yang Yun's request, Yue Shizong refused and insisted on waiting for the case to be thoroughly investigated before discussing subsequent disposal.
But after seeing today's newspaper, Yue Shizong hesitated a little. Haihan couldn't wait to publicize the case in the newspaper, obviously not intending to solve the matter. If this momentum continues, if Ming Dynasty does not respond in time, the situation in Hangzhou will be in danger of getting out of control in just a few days.
However, the situation took a turn for the worse faster than Yue Shizong expected. That afternoon, people gathered near Yongjinmen one after another, and soon some people raised slogans to denounce the Ming Dynasty's actions of sending people to assassinate senior officials of the Executive Committee.
These people were obviously educated scholars. They gradually gathered on the street outside the Ming Dynasty Embassy. While displaying various slogans, they continued to tell the surrounding people about the case published in the Donghai Times.
Not long after, thousands of people gathered outside the embassy, and some began to chant slogans, demanding that the embassy "hand over the real culprit" and "repent and apologize."
Then someone threw a large amount of rotten eggs, rotten vegetables and other garbage on the embassy wall to vent their dissatisfaction.
If it weren't for the checkpoints deployed by the city defense troops outside the embassy, I'm afraid the excited people would have already begun to attack the embassy gate.
There were only a few dozen people in the embassy, and although there were a few military attaches among them, they were obviously not enough to cope with the current situation. Naturally, Yue Shizong did not dare to go out at this time and debate face to face with the excited people outside.
The only thing he could do was to ask the city defense troops outside to strengthen their vigilance and report the situation to Shi Diwen to prevent the situation outside the embassy from getting out of control.
At the same time, in a conference room by the West Lake, the executive committee members who were meeting also received reports from Yongjinmen.
"A large number of people gathered outside the Ming Dynasty Embassy to demonstrate? It's interesting!" After listening to the report, Tao Donglai couldn't help but look at Shi Diwen meaningfully. He did not believe that the consciousness of the people in Hangzhou was so high that they could spontaneously organize an action against the Ming embassy in such a short period of time.
Shi Diwen seemed very calm: "I think this is a good thing. Whether the people of Hangzhou choose us or the Ming Dynasty, this is the best reflection."
Ning Qi said: "You still have to be careful and don't let others take advantage of the opportunity to cause trouble. If someone burns down the embassy, then our rationality will become irrational."
The members of the executive committee are all old foxes who are used to various situations. How can they not see that someone is behind the current situation?
But in this incident, Daming was indeed the instigator, and Haihan really had the handle on Daming. If you lift it high and put it down gently, that is not Haihan's style of doing things. At least you must take this opportunity to teach Daming some profound lessons.
Properly making a fuss is not necessarily a bad thing. First, it can put pressure on Ming Dynasty. Second, it can also guide public opinion and unite people's hearts.
Regarding how to carry out publicity among the people, Haihan's level is much better than that of Ming Dynasty. Not only does he have a mature theoretical system and action plan, but he also has a dedicated department responsible for such tasks, as well as a newspaper with its own authoritative attributes and A special tool for communicating effectiveness.
If you want to launch a propaganda offensive against the Ming Dynasty in Hangzhou City, one or two days will be enough.
After receiving the report from Yongjinmen, Lu Qi Division sent two more companies to the Ming Dynasty Embassy to maintain order in the surrounding area, which allowed the excited people to calm down a little. However, the shouts and curses directed at the embassy continued one after another, making Yue Shizong and others in the embassy feel on pins and needles.
It wasn't until the sky was getting dark and the crowd of onlookers saw that there was little progress that they began to disperse.
After all, this place doesn't care about food. If you are hungry, you still have to go home to eat. Besides, there are fireworks activities at the West Lake in the evening, which is not much better than the closed door of the embassy.
After nightfall, senior officials from Haihan entered the West Lake on a painted boat and watched the fireworks set off on the small island in the middle of the lake.
As for the 20-mile-long West Lake, tens of thousands of people have already gathered there, even more than those who greeted the Executive Committee at Qingchun Gate the day before yesterday.
When the time came, two fireworks, one red and one blue, roared from the small island in the middle of the lake, flew into the air, and then exploded into a sky full of fireworks, arousing exclamations from the onlookers.
Setting off large-scale fireworks has appeared many times in celebrations held in Sanya, but for the people of Hangzhou, this is definitely a new thing.
These large-scale fireworks are different from the fireworks and firecrackers that are set off on their own during the Chinese New Year and festivals. Their production technology and display effects are far beyond ordinary people's imagination.
Of course, the cost of producing such large-scale fireworks is also extremely staggering, and ordinary people cannot afford to play with such large toys. However, the Donghai Region has a big sponsor like the Salt Merchant Group this time, so there is almost no need to consider the cost issue, and naturally it will not hesitate to show its strength in front of the executive committee and the local people.
(End of chapter)