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Chapter 895 Incompetent Protest

On September 17, Zhu Cixuan officially announced that all churches in Luzon would be banned and 5,000 rioters involved in the riot would be executed in two days.

As soon as the news came out, some foreigners such as the Netherlands, Portugal, and Britain could no longer sit still and went to the emperor's palace to protest.

Obviously, protests without action are useless, and Zhu Cilang doesn't even miss them.

On hot days, if you have the ability, just stand outside the door and dry it to see who can survive.

Although it is autumn now, the weather in Luzon is still unbearable, with an average temperature of more than 30 degrees. A group of foreigners went back in a hurry after less than two quarters of an hour.

The temporary residence of the Netherlands Mission, and in the hall, several Netherlands Mission were arguing.

"The Emperor of Ming Dynasty will execute 5,000 natives tomorrow and ban churches from all over the country. Do we just watch the temple be destroyed by him and the Lord's loyal slaves are killed by him?"

Although the Spanish believed in Catholicism and had conflicts with Protestantism that believed in the Netherlands, British, etc., they all worshipped Jesus.

Of course, Catholicism only worships Jesus, while Protestantism worships Jesus, also worships the Virgin and the Saints.

Anthony said unhappily: "Why, do you want to stop him? You must know that this Ming emperor is not a mortal, he is Charles V of Asia!"

This name puts a lot of pressure on those present.

The Charles V mentioned by Anthony was the Holy Roman Emperor a hundred years ago and the founder of the Habsburg dynasty in Spain now.

Charles V is not simple. His identity is not only the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, but also the King of Spain, but also the monarch of the Netherlands and the King of Germany. He was the most powerful monarch in Europe in the 16th century!

Although Charles V was a Catholic and regarded himself as a Catholic protector, he was uneasy and never followed the rules.

When the Roman Catholic Church supported France against him, Charles V sent troops to attack Rome without hesitation, ransacked the Holy See, and captured the then Pope Clemon VII.

In the most important Europe, the emperor had to accept the crown of the pope when he took office. This behavior was like rebellion and breaking the sky!

Two years later, Charles V released the Pope under the circumstances and led his horse and kicked it, indicating that he was spiritually obedient to the Pope.

The Pope not only forgave him tactfully, but also honestly held a coronation ceremony for Charles V, officially recognizing him as the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

In fact, Charles V had already brought the Roman Church into his own control.

Anthony compared Zhu Ciyang to Charles V, not only because of their similarities in abilities and personalities.

More importantly, he made his colleagues understand that such powerful figures will only use religion to serve themselves, rather than be bound by religion.

Or, in their eyes, religion is nothing!

Anthony said seriously: "Don't think that the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would take any missionary seriously, because here, the lives of the entire indigenous people of Luzon are in his hands!"

"He wouldn't even bother to check who participated in the massacre. The Emperor of the Ming Dynasty would drive all those who fought against him into the sea and let them feed the turtle!"

A Dutch official asked in confusion: "Governor General, why did you let us go to the Emperor's Palace to protest?"

Anthony replied seriously: "Protest is an attitude, expressing strong opposition, but this does not mean confrontation."

"this......."

The Dutch official was speechless and nodded mechanically.

After protesting for a long time, I was in a state of silence?

On September 19th, it is advisable to open, break the ground, bury, and repair the tomb.

Manila City was particularly lively on this day, and Chinese people who were notified of the execution of the thugs took to the streets to celebrate.

At exactly nine o'clock in the morning, the gates of several prisons in the city opened almost at the same time, and teams of Ming troops were taken to 5,000 thugs to be executed outside the city.

Along the way, the road where the death row was passed by was filled with Chinese people. Many people even bought firecrackers and ignited them as the prison car passed by.

What's more, throwing a string of firecrackers into the prison van...

It’s okay to set off firecrackers, but some Chinese have formed bands, shaking their heads and beating drums next to them, and there is also a lion dance team, just like a wedding team.

In the team, the official Zanhua looked at the lively scenes around him and frowned. He ran to the prison officer Li Yu and said, "Brother, is this a bit too much? Should we send troops to stop him..."

Li Yu said unhappily: "Punishing the murderer and upholding justice is what people want, so what is too much!"

He patted Yao Qisheng on the shoulder and said, "Old Yao, don't always worry about the enemy, think more about your own people!"

Yao Qisheng Lian said: "What Bo Ye said is that he is educated by humble responsibilities."

The execution team led five thousand mobs out of Manila City, with great momentum as if they were going on a war. They crossed the farmland area and traveled ten miles, and finally entered the edge of a mountainous area covered with forests.

This is an ideal solution. After the execution, a few large holes are dug and buried, and the matter is done.

The main reason is that it is open and can accommodate grand execution scenes. If placed in the city, it will inevitably flow into a river, which is not conducive to future urban construction.

Tens of thousands of Ming troops were fully armed outside the execution ground, closely monitoring the urban management troops escorting the mob to prevent them from causing trouble.

The prisoners were in a group of hundreds of people, kneeling in a row on the weeds, and behind each row was a city management army composed of Spanish and indigenous prisoners.

The onlookers were quite shocked in this big scene. How could they have seen a murderous card of this scale? They were both excited and nervous.

The mobs kneeling on the ground and were tortured were panic. Dozens of people fell to the spot, lying on the ground, trembling, muttering something, thinking that they were asking God.

The city management soldiers behind him obviously smelled the stench of shit and urine, and some kicked the death row prisoner in front of him in disgust to express their protest.

Some soldiers also showed sympathy or dissatisfaction, but when they saw the Ming soldiers with live ammunition around them, they dared not speak out, and could only continue to be puppet troops.

There was a fierce discussion within the Ming army before about the execution method. Some people proposed beheading their heads, and some people proposed to use water torture and cannons to execute rioters on Shenlie Mountain and other methods.

However, there were too many death row prisoners this time. If they were complicated, they would not know that they would have to be done until the year of the Monkey and Horse Month, and in the end, Zhu Cilang chose to be shot.

For some leading brothers who are extremely guilty, Zhu Cilang specifically ordered the use of "mosquito punishment".

This was a punishment proposed by Li Yuanfang. Zhu Cilang thought it was quite new, so he adopted it.

The purpose of this execution was to create a "deterrent effect". In fact, five thousand people were executed in a concentrated manner. No matter how the execution was executed, the effect would definitely be achieved.
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