Under the leadership of Regional Commander Lin Qingye, the Ming Navy’s Guan-Liao-Deng-Jin fleet launched a large-scale anti-smuggling operation across the Bohai Sea.
Any merchant vessel discovered, regardless of its affiliation, was boarded and searched immediately. If evidence of smuggling was found, the matter was handled on the spot. For those without powerful connections, both the ships and the crews were seized, awaiting trial by Yuan Shu, the Governor of Dengzhou. The guilty were sentenced according to the law, while the innocent were released after a stern verbal reprimand.
However, for those with deep-rooted connections, the prisoners were handed over to the Brocade Guard. No one understood the art of interrogation quite like the Brocade Guard. Once inside their imperial prison, a full and honest confession was the only sensible choice; otherwise, the captives faced unimaginable torture. While the prison was technically centered in the Capital, in truth, wherever the Brocade Guard operated, an imperial prison existed.
Chapter 1028