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Peng Tianbao's hesitation lasted until Zhu Gaochi walked in front of him, but he still had not made a decision in his heart.

"I have come to see you. The two princes have worked tirelessly to travel across mountains and rivers to spread the benevolence of the imperial court to Yongshun. The people under their rule must keep it in their hearts."

Outside Yongshun County, Peng Tianbao led officials from the Yongshun Xuanwei Department to bow.

Zhu Gaochi just glanced at the Yongshun officials present.

He knew very well that almost most of these people were surnamed Peng and came from the Peng family in Yongshun.

This is the disadvantage brought about by the southwest chieftain system.

The imperial court could only have weak control over chief chieftains, but had no control or appointment power over the following officials.

The imperial court only had a declaration of sovereignty over the chieftain that had no effect.

In addition, the chieftain retained all the powers such as taxation and soldiers, and did not have to pay taxes to the court, nor did he have to hand over the chieftain's soldiers and horses to the court's jurisdiction.

This is also the origin of the southwestern chieftain's status as a native emperor.

Zhu Gaochi was still nervous.

He glanced deeply at Yongshun County behind Peng Tianbao and others.

There are almost no Han people in this city, and [-]% of them are natives and Miao people from Yongshun Xuanweisi.

Zhu Gaochi was calm and did not show it, and spoke softly: "The imperial court implements benevolent government, and all the people in the world are connected. You are hereditary Yongshun, and you must not let down the emperor's grace. The current land equalization order will benefit the people of Yongshun Xuanwei Division. I also have another edict from the grandson in my hand, which should be read out in Yongshun Tusi City."

Yongshun County is not allowed to enter.

Whatever happens outside the city, with the presence of a thousand officers and soldiers led by Zhu Shangbing, there is still a chance for mediation.But once you enter the county town, which is full of natives and Miao people, you will face the danger of being blocked in the city.

Even if the army arrives, once the Yongshun chieftain soldiers and horses feel that there is no way to retreat, they are afraid that those who are imprisoned in the city will be killed by the chieftain soldiers and horses.

Peng Tianbao originally thought that the imperial court was just issuing an order to equalize land and divide Yongshun and prosper the people, but he did not expect that there would be another order.

He never thought that the person in front of him named Prince Yan would not read out the edict until he had to go to Tusi City.

Is there anything wrong with this?

For a time, Peng Tianbao felt curious and became increasingly uneasy.

In the crowd behind him, Peng Yuan stared at his son Peng Zhong sternly.

He really didn't want the Peng family, which had been inherited for hundreds of years, to be ruined just because of his son's impulse. There would be no more Peng family in the world.

Peng Zhong sneered in his heart.

The two princes of the clan who came from the imperial court were going to Tusi City.

This is really like throwing yourself into a trap, a sheep in a tiger's den!

To say that Yongshun County is full of natives and chieftains and soldiers.

Then Yongshun Peng Clan Chieftain City is the Longtan Tiger Cave. In addition to the core members of the Peng family living there, there are also chieftain soldiers who are absolutely loyal to the Peng family.

No matter how great the benefits offered by the imperial court, those chieftains and soldiers would never betray the Peng family.

When Peng Tianbao hadn't spoken yet.

Peng Zhong walked to the front of the crowd with a smile on his face: "The two princes must have never gone south to the southwest. There are thousands of natives in the southwest, and the style is completely different from that of the Central Plains. Yongshun Chieftain City is the essence of it. The two princes said It is really appropriate to go to Tusi City to read out the edict."

After saying that, Peng Zhong still had a smile on his face and glanced sideways at his grandfather who was always hesitant.

At this time, Peng Tianbao could only nod his head and said: "What the grandson of Xiaguan said is very true. Please move forward and let us lead the way. We will stay in Tusi City today to feel the customs of the southwestern natives."

Zhu Gaochi had a smile on his face, but he was secretly thinking that when the time comes, he might not be able to experience the customs of the natives of the southwest, but should let them experience the shock brought by Brother Hei.

He smiled, cupped his hands and said, "In this case, Lao Peng will know you."

Seeing Zhu Gaochi nodded in agreement.

Peng Tianbao immediately arranged his manpower, and with all the officials from the Yongshun Xuanwei Division present, they escorted Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Shangbing to Yongshun Peng's Tusi City in the east.

People from the Peng family walked in front, and Peng Tianbao led Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Shangbing on horseback in the middle of the team.

At the end were a thousand officers and soldiers brought by Zhu Shangbing.

The queue was very long and the queue was neither fast nor slow.

According to Peng Tianbao, it will probably arrive in just a few hours.

While Zhu Gaochi was paying close attention to the situation along the way, he was chatting with Peng Tianbao about some interesting things about the court, or about the customs and customs of the southwest.

There were no major movements or conflicts along the way.

However, Peng Chong, who was at the front of the team and was responsible for leading the way, sent people early to rush back to Peng's Tusi City in advance.

Looking at the backs of the people who rushed back to Peng's Tusi City, Peng Zhong showed a smile on his face.

As long as the two princes and princes of the Ming Dynasty can be detained, the Peng family will have enough conditions to negotiate with the court.

Relying on the high mountains and valleys in the southwest, it is possible to fight back and forth with the imperial court. As long as it lasts long enough, there is a high chance that the imperial court can be brought down.

After thinking about it, Peng Zhong summoned his attendants again.

The attendant rode his horse to Peng Zhong's side: "Young Master."

Peng Zhong nodded and glanced back in the direction of Yongshun County: "You go back to the city now and let them take everyone outside Tusi City under the cover of night and wait for the signal to act at any time."

The attendant wrote down the request, clasped his fists, turned the horse's head by the reins, and rushed towards Yongshun County.

There have always been more than 3000 chieftains stationed in Yongshun County. This is obvious and is recorded by the Si Yamen of the Huguang Daodu Command.

Just when Peng Zhong's attendants left.

Peng Yuan had already driven his horse to his son's side. His eyes were a little gloomy. He looked back at the attendant who had gradually gone away. When he looked at Peng Zhong again, his eyes were filled with anger.

Peng Zhong seemed to be fine. When he saw his father, a smile appeared on his face: "Father, you are here."

Peng Yuan snorted coldly and asked in a lowered voice: "What on earth do you want to do! Do you really want to drag all of us, the Peng family, into the abyss!"

"Why did father say this?" Peng Zhong looked puzzled, but there was a trace of expectation deep in his eyes.

Seeing that his son was about to drag the entire Peng family to a path of no return step by step, the anger in Peng Yuan's heart became more intense.

"Are you really going to ask questions knowingly?" Peng Yuan took a deep breath: "Have you made up your mind to take action tonight and detain the two princes so that you can negotiate with the court?"

Peng Zhong frowned and thought for a moment, then under his father's angry gaze, he chuckled and said: "Father, the world is big. Liu can be the emperor, Yang can be the emperor, the Li family is the emperor, and the Zhao family is the emperor. The Zhu family and the Zhu family are also emperors. Why can’t I, the Peng family, do it? Can’t my Peng family sit in that seat? "

Peng Yuan's face was full of surprise, because the original anger on his face was wiped away by his son's words that he had never said.

There was a flash of fear in his eyes.

When Peng Zhong expressed his intention to confront the imperial court a few days ago, Peng Yuan only thought it was because his son was unwilling to give up the power of the Yongshun Peng family.

It was impossible for him to imagine that his son actually wanted such great power.

Is that what their Peng family can think about?

Even if we go through the entire southwest several times, above his Peng family, there are the Yang family in Bozhou, the Cen family in Tianzhou, the Zhao family in Longzhou, and the Anjia in Guizhou.

Which family is not more powerful than the Yongshun Peng family?

Peng Yuan can be sure that they are not the only ones in the Yongshun Peng family who have received the order from the emperor's grandson asking the southwestern chieftains to equalize their fields.

But there are no other families, and they want to rise up again and do things like rebellion and beheading.It would be best if the Peng family could retain their position as the Yongshun Tu Emperor. If not, it would be necessary to ensure that the Peng family could still enjoy the glory and wealth.

This is the result Peng Yuan most hopes to see.

Instead of being surrounded and suppressed by the imperial army because of rebellion, he ended up having his entire family executed, or had to hide in the mountains out of frustration.

"You're crazy! You're really crazy!"

Peng Yuan no longer knows what to say about his biological son.

Peng Zhong smiled: "As long as we hold Yongshun until the court is in chaos, the local forces that have been suppressed by the court's new policies will inevitably rise up one after another. At that time, we, the Peng family of Yongshun, will compete in the Central Plains It's time.

Father, Grandpa's health has become increasingly poor in recent years.

When that time comes, you will be the emperor and your son will be the prince.In this world, it might be impossible to change your surname to Peng! "

Peng Yuan's chest rose and fell violently, and he breathed in air.

"You... go against... I want it!"

Peng Zhong sneered: "Father, it's too late now. The Tusi City side has already made preparations and will attack tonight. The three thousand soldiers and horses from the county town will also rush back to the Tusi City after nightfall. city.

If my father were to tell the truth now, with the manpower we have here, we would never be able to defeat those imperial officers and soldiers behind.

Does father want to wait and see the final result, or does he want our Yongshun Peng family to be executed now? "

Having been guessed by his son, Peng Yuan's face suddenly turned red, and his eyes were filled with anger again.

However, what Peng Zhong said was not wrong.

Once he starts to remind Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Shangbing now.

The imperial officers and soldiers following the team can directly attack from behind and kill them all here.

Peng Yuan gritted his teeth tightly, snorted several times angrily, and finally held the reins, looking up to the sky and closing his eyes.

I can't control it myself.

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into the night.

To the northeast of Yongshun County, Peng's Tusi City, built in the mountains, is already brightly lit.

A huge bonfire was burning in the city square.

Peng's Tusi City was built in a triangular area in the mountains.

It runs diagonally from northeast to southwest, with one floor higher than the other.

The brick and stone foundations and wooden houses are stacked layer upon layer, but they have a different style under the light of the fire.

In the square, Peng summoned many barley-colored native women to gather around the bonfire with the young men, singing native folk songs and dancing the dances that the natives have danced for thousands of years.

Far away from the fire, the soldiers and horses that Peng had kept in Tusi City had begun to quietly blockade key locations.

Not far outside the city, three thousand troops and horses coming from Yongshun County were already waiting quietly for the signal from the city.

Zhu Gaochi was drinking with Peng Tianbao.

Zhu Gaochi's face gradually turned rosy after drinking cups of home-brewed rice wine.

But after drinking, Zhu Gaochi slowed down.

If Mr. Peng is really disobedient, then things will inevitably happen tonight. He needs to stay awake, but he also needs drinks to strengthen his courage.

His eyes scanned the chaotic crowd in front of him.

Zhu Shangbing was walking back and forth among the crowd in the distance, staring at the officers and soldiers to avoid drinking privately tonight.

Even Zhu Shangbing, who was used to being carefree, had to stay vigilant at this time.

The old man personally took charge of Dayong County, and Brother He commanded the entire army.

In this short period of more than a month, the imperial court invested no less than one million resources in the southwest border.

And all of this was to completely eradicate the centuries-old chieftain system in the Ming Dynasty and end the thousands of years of autonomy in the southwest.

That's why.

He and Zhu Gaochi were obviously princes and princes, but they were willing to be bait.

The emperor and the grandson could face the military formation directly. It was no big deal for the two princes and princes to act as bait.

In Peng's Tusi City, it was almost the time that Peng Zhong had planned.

In the mountains and forests to the southeast.

A huge army is advancing silently.

Zhu Yunxi, escorted by his deputy general Puding Hou Chen Huan, walked from the path between the valleys to the outside of a mountain village.

In front, someone from Jin Yiwei had already quietly touched over in advance.

When the two of them stood outside the village, there was already some movement in the village.

Not long after, a Jin Yiwei walked out of the village and waved to the army.

The army quickly accelerated its preparations.

First, the officers and soldiers of the infantry camp began to stick to the village, along the flat land at the foot of the mountain, heading northwest, preparing to go around a bend and attack Peng's Tusi City from the northeast.

A small group of officers and soldiers climbed up the mountain to the southwest.

These people wanted to go around to the south of Peng's Tusi City to block it to prevent people from Peng's family from taking advantage of the chaos and absconding at night.

As for the Chinese army and the artillery camp, they began to prepare in the existing open space.

Mortars were fixed in dug solid pits.

The muzzle points from the southeast to the northwest.

The generals of the artillery battalion began to issue instructions continuously.

This place is still two miles away from Peng's Tusi City, but it cannot be directly seen.

They just know the distance between the two places. As for the accuracy, they still need to refer to the data given by the Ministry of Works Supervisor to make adjustments.

"One hundred mortars and one thousand artillery shells are enough to completely destroy the Peng Tusi City in front of us."

With a smile on his face, Puding Marquis Chen Huan looked at the artillery camp on one side, which was basically ready, and spoke softly.

Zhu Yunxi looked worriedly at the other side of the mountain, where there was a faint light.

"Wait for the signal."

"Be sure to wait for the signal from Prince Qin and Prince Yan, and wait until they have a place to hide from the shells before launching an attack."

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