Chapter 345 The Tusi's Play
"Change the land and return to the flow..."
Not long after, A Ling A was sent away by Yu Zhong. Before leaving, Yu Zhong briefly explained to him what "changing the land and returning to the flow". However, Yu Zhong's approach can only be considered an unnecessary move. "changing the land and returning to the flow" is not his original work. As early as the Ming Dynasty, the court began to use liberated officials instead of chieftains in the southwest to improve the management of ethnic minorities. Although this approach has not been further promoted, A Ling A was a servant of the Lifan Academy after all, and he still knew a little about this matter. However, Zhigui Zhizhi, Yu Zhong
The plan was that A Ling's performance was completely afraid to be the same. Yes, everyone knew that using a liberal official was better than using a chieftain, but the "changing the land and returning to the liberal" of the previous Ming Dynasty could not go deeper because it encountered strong resistance. This resistance made the former Ming court finally give up its goal. Yu Zhong was just a governor, so how could he accomplish such a big thing?... Unfortunately, in the same way, facing Yu Zhong who was smiling, A Ling also knew that he could not change the other party's decision. Even the military and national affairs were dared to "do things randomly", let alone just deal with a group of chieftains?
But will things be that easy?
A Ling A knew that the Yuzhong group had strong abilities in their work, and these people were always bold and had many means, and could always do things that were unbelievable, and the success rate was always high. However, as the governor of Yunnan, A Ling A had already known through the past few months that the situation here was extremely complicated. If you only rely on brute force to do it, it would easily cause a chaotic situation. Therefore, after returning to his governor's yamen, he immediately wrote a memorial and sent someone to submit it to Beijing.
However, A Linga did not get what he wanted from the capital. Kangxi just criticized three words on his memorial: "I understand", and then sent it back.
Not long after that, Yu Zhong ordered in the name of the Governor of Yunnan Province that all chieftains under Yunnan Province must arrive in Kunming after receiving the notice from the government.
This order was like a stone, thrown into the lake that had just returned to peace in Yunnan.
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"Bang!"
Hearing the noise, the sixteen-year-old young master Bao was lucky enough to be selected as the guard of the chieftain by a slave, and he saw that the silver wine lord of Toshima Jianzan had been transferred to the ground.
"Is it going to fight again when I get such a big fire?" Zhebao lowered his head and shook the knife handle in his hand... This knife was picked up by him in a forest. It is said that the army that led troops to kill innocent Manchu admirals was defeated in that forest by the new host.
But Zhu Bao didn't understand. When Ma Jianzan Tushi took them to hide in the mountains, didn't he say that the Manchu admiral came with an army that could cover the sky and the sun? Although the forest on the mountain was very large, it should not be able to let go of so many people. Is it really like the wizards in the village saying that those officials and soldiers can have evil spells? Thinking of this, Zhu Bao secretly fought a cold war. He clearly remembered that on the day he picked up the knife, the weather was very good, but several thunderous sounds appeared in the mountains. The sound echoed through the valley, and it was continuous and deafening! When the official army left, when he was brave enough to go there to pick up things, he also saw several huge holes in the forest.
"Sir, Toy!"
Seeing that the "master" he belonged to suddenly got angry, the people sitting on both sides of the hall lowered their heads.
"What else did that official say?"
Zhebao stopped the meaningless memories and instead paid attention to the situation in the hall. He could hear that Ma Jianzan Toshi should be very angry when he said this. It seems that he doesn't know which guy is going to be unlucky. Zhebao secretly thought to himself. As one of the most powerful chieftains in the Yuanjiang area, Ma Jianzan Toshi has dozens of villages under him. With his order, he can immediately gather a team of more than 1,000 people. In this area of more than 200 miles, no one except Menglian Toshi has dared to fight Ma Jianzan.
"Master Tusi. The official also said that as long as you are willing to go to Kunming to meet their Governor, you will receive rich rewards and higher official positions!" A man who seemed a little thin walked into the hall and bowed.
"A rich reward? A higher official position? Humph, the Han people are the most unreliable! Lord Tusi, you must not be fooled by them." Another tall man with a large face and a rough face, about thirty years old stood up and shouted. Zhubao recognized this guy, his name was Ai Huolong, who is said to be the most brave general under Majianzan Tusi. Even his two hundred men were very powerful guys. A few months ago, Zhubao heard that the Ai Huolong had killed more than 30 soldiers under the Manchu Admiral with a few subordinates, more than half of which were killed by him. However, Zhubao did not think that Ai Huolong was killing those officers and soldiers face to face. Although he knew that Ai Huolong was very powerful, he also knew that Ai Huolong's most powerful ability was archery. He once saw the Ai Huolong shoot through a vine hanging in the air with one hundred steps.
"Headedi Ai Huo, this new governor is Manchu, not Han!" The thin man said with some displeasure when he saw Ai Huo Long appearing to snatch the words.
"Manchus? Manchus are even more unbelievable than Han people. You have forgotten that it was that guy who destroyed our three villages for no reason! That's more than a hundred families!" Ai Huolong shouted.
"Enough!" Ma Jianzan waved his hand to stop Ai Huolong from roaring there, "Of course I know that neither Manchu nor Han people can believe it. But, they are the governor! Moreover, according to the news I received, this new governor is the most capable general in the court, and he also killed people like a slaughter. I heard that once, this general slaughtered hundreds of thousands of people in one go.
Do you know how big this is?"
"Sir, are you scared?" Ai Huolong's voice was a little dissatisfied.
"Hmph, am I afraid? When have I been afraid? But the opponent we are facing this time is not ordinary people, nor is it a fool like Ha Yuansheng who has eyes growing on the top of the tree canopy, but his hands are buried deeper than the roots. So, we cannot just refuse so directly! If we attract another official army, will we hide in the forest?" Zhebao's eyes were sharp. He saw from a distance that Ma Jianzan's hand under the table had clenched into fists, as if he was still clenched tightly.
"Hmph. So what if I hide in the mountains? In my eyes, those official troops are no different from a group of rabbits. They can fight elsewhere, but when we come here, they are nothing! I don't believe it. No matter how powerful they are, can they still hide from my arrows?" Ai Huolong snorted coldly.
"Ai Huolong, Lord Tusi is your landlord. Don't be presumptuous in front of Lord Tusi!"
A sound of letting Jubao's whole body suddenly sounded. In shock, the young man immediately lowered his head and did not dare to peek into the hall again, but his ears were still standing high.
"Qiongbo Sacrifice! Can you give me some advice?" The hall was quiet, and Zebao heard Ma Jian's respectful voice.
"Sir, please wait..."
The Qiongbo priest was about to do it? Zhebao's curiosity was about to move. Finally, he turned his eyes to the hall and secretly looked at the old man next to the toast with a wooden stick carved with a snake's head.
Qiongbo Sacrifice is a wizard with powerful magic power. The story of this man fighting with others has been circulating in the village. Legend has it. Decades ago.
The sacrifice worship offered by the Majianzan Tusi family was not Qiongbo, but another wizard named Zakun. The two started a fierce battle to compete for the position of the sacrificial position. The two first competed for whom they flew higher, Qiongbo jumped to the top of the tallest ancient tree. But Zakun jumped into the white clouds in the sky. Seeing that he lost, Qiongbo asked who could become the smallest. As a result, Zakun emitted a smoke all over his body, which turned into a small tree seed. But Qiongbo immediately took out a stone mill and drove the vegetable into the stone mill and couldn't help crushing it. As a result, Zakun couldn't stand it, and shouted in pain in the stone mill and bowed his head to admit defeat. Finally, Zakun proposed to compare with the last plate. See who could swallow the other party. Qiongbo transformed into a big snake, and Zakun transformed into a leopard.
The leopard swallowed the snake into its stomach in one bite. However, the snake bit its intestines into its stomach. In the end, Zakun fled far away, Qiongbo won the victory and became a wizard sacrifice of the Majianzan family.
Zhe Bao imagined the legendary scene, and his eyes were staring at Qiongbo's sacrifice holding a snake staff in the hall and muttering words. But suddenly, Zhe Bao saw Qiongbo's eyes open, and.
The eyes that seemed to penetrate the hearts of people shot straight towards him.
"..." For a moment, Zhebao felt as if he was being targeted by a huge python, and his whole body was frozen there and he didn't dare to move.
"Master Tusi, the god has already made a decree!"
The stare of Zebao was so sad that he was dyingly sad that he was only a moment, and Qiongbo quickly closed his eyes again. However, he seemed very tired, and seemed a little breathless when he spoke to Ma Jianzan.
"What is the will of the gods? Qiongbo sacrifice, please tell me!" Ma Jianzan led his men to stand up and bow to Qiongbo.
"Sir Toast, God said, you need another child!" Qiongbo sat there with his eyes slightly closed, his leisurely posture seemed a little weird.
"Um!?"
It seemed as if he had suddenly swallowed a dead toad, and Ma Jianzan's mouth was wide open. It was obvious that he could not understand the meaning of the will of "God". Similarly, the same was true for the heads of his men.
"Your child will go to Kunming to pay homage to the new governor! Lord Tusi, this is the will of the gods." Qiongbo did not have the surprised expressions of Zhima Jianzan and others, but said slowly.
"Then... which son of my god asked me to go to Kunming?" Ma Jianzan's voice trembled.
Although I don’t know why the new governor ordered all the chieftains in Yunnan to go to Kunming, as long as they were not fools, they knew that after the order from the governor was issued, Kunming was actually no different from the dragon pond and tiger den. How could he bear to let his children suffer there? However, Qiongbo Saint had been an old wizard in the village for decades, with strong "magic power" and his words were said in front of everyone. How could he not believe it?
"...he!" Qiongbo stretched out a finger and pointed straight out. Ma Jianzan and others followed and saw only the helpless person.
"Qiongbo Sacrifice, aren't you mistaken? This kid is just a slave! How could he be the son of Lord Tusi?" Ai Huolong shouted loudly.
"No matter who the will of God is, there must be no doubt about it!" Qiong Bo's eyes were very cold.
"Qiongbo sacrifice, what do you mean is that according to the will of the gods, this little slave will become the child of Lord Tusi?" A person who can't name him asked.
"So that's it..." Qiong Bo nodded slightly and replied.
"Qiongbo priest. We don't understand! Even if the Lord Tusi regards this little slave as his own child according to the will of the gods... But if he is sent to Kunming and let the newly appointed governor know the inside story, wouldn't it still cause a lot of trouble? Maybe when the governor gets angry, the official army will come to our village again. Qiongbo priest, what should we do if such a thing happens?" said another leader.
"The gods did not let this child go to Kunming alone." Qiongbo still closed his eyes. He was still so divine. "The gods have sent us a fire dragon. This fire dragon can help the child and complete the tasks assigned by Lord Tusi with this child!"
"Fire Dragon!?" Everyone looked at the Aihuo Dragon Head Man.
"Why did you ask me to go to Kunming?" Ai Huolong stared at Qiongbo's sacrifice, but Qiongbo closed his eyes and said nothing.
"Aihuolong!"
"Sir, I won't go to Kunming!" Ai Huolong shouted loudly when he heard Ma Jianzan calling him.
"Aihuo Dragon Head Man, weren't you still fearless just now? No matter how many government troops come, you are not afraid. Why don't you even dare to go to Kunming now?" Zhebao saw the thin head man who was speaking just now stood up again.
"Dare you slander me?" Ai Huolong rushed towards the thin head man with one step.
However, after only two steps, he was stopped by Ma Jianzan again.
"Ai Huolong, I know your intentions. I don't want to send you to Kunming either. Don't forget that you Ai Huolong is my bravest subordinate! But, after all, this is God's will..." Ma Jianzan's expression was very embarrassed, but soon, he made a decisive gesture and said to Ai Huolong: "Don't be anxious first. When the Qiongbo Priest restores his magic power, I will ask him again and ask him to ask the gods to see if you can stay and send someone else! Now... you should go down and rest first. When there is news, I will tell you!" After that, Ma Jianzan waved to other people in the field again and said, "Everyone will discuss matters with me as soon as they arrive at the village. I must be tired, go and rest."
"Yes, Lord Toy!"
Hearing Ma Jianzan's orders, all the chieftains bowed and retreated. Although Ai Huolong did not want to, he had to walk out of the hall with the persuasion of several familiar heads. However, when these heads stepped out of the hall, none of them looked at the ones, although according to Qiongbo's words, the gods had already designated the ones to become Ma Jianzan's children...
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"Master Tusi, do you think this is good? Even if Ai Huolong can be eliminated, if it arouses dissatisfaction from the government, we will still be hit! Moreover, Ai Huolong is also a rare talent..."
After the people left, Ma Jianzan and Qiongbo priests also stood up and walked to the back of the hall. They also ignored Jaipao, who was in a daze there. While walking, Qiongbo asked Ma Jianzan. However, Qiongbo no longer had the attitude of the spokesperson of the god just now. In front of Ma Jianzan, his waist was bent very strongly.
"Hmph. So what if the government is dissatisfied? Ai Huolong, I trust him so much. He knew that my Ma Jianzan family and the Menglian family had been mortal enemies for decades, but he still dared to look back on my daughter of Menglian Tusi. He just advised me not to obey the government's orders, and I was probably deliberately trying to offend the new governor... So sooner or later, he will betray me! Instead of waiting for him and Menglian Tusi to join forces one day, I might as well start first and eliminate this big trouble! As for the government's dissatisfaction... Humph, when I get rid of the traitor, what's there to be afraid of even if the government army comes? We have not had conflicts with the government army, and at worst, just hide again! Besides, if the government army wants to get to me, they have to cross the territory of the Menglian Tusi.
At that time, I only need to send a few people to serve as guides to secretly help the official army. Humph, maybe I can use the official army's hands to get rid of this old opponent. Hahaha..." Ma Jianzan laughed.
Chapter completed!