my days with tyrants

Chapter 213 The Emperor
Ambassador Yang's investigation failed miserably...

Of course, he snatched back Lai Duxian's body.

It must be a corpse!

More than a dozen shotguns were stuck on his body, not to mention smashed into a sieve, and he died on the spot.

Poor Lai Duxian was clean all his life, and he even had to grow his own vegetables to make ends meet, but in the end he sacrificed heroically for Ming Dynasty. Anyway, Zhu Yuanzhang would give him a posthumous gift, so that future generations can bear the brand of loyalty and grandchildren. It can be regarded as a worthy death.

But his death turned the originally peaceful situation into a sudden turn for the worse.

"Then what can I do?"

Yang Feng spread his hands irresponsibly and said.

This incident quickly caused commotion across Shanxi...

In fact, the common people are very upset.

They originally followed Heshen and Ambassador Yang with full expectation, wanting to break away from Daming and stand on their own. It doesn't matter what the brand is, whether it is Song Dynasty or others, even Ambassador Yang's Daxia will do.

It doesn't matter.

As long as we can get away from Daming, we can start equalizing the land and exempting grain, doing business and so on.

After all, as long as they are still in the Ming system, then these things will be very troublesome. Only by becoming a king can you do whatever you want, but now it has to be changed into negotiations. Once you return to Daming, will the court settle accounts and find trouble with these unscrupulous people?No matter what the imperial court promised in the negotiations, as long as the management of local officials is restored in the end, it will be difficult to avoid settling accounts after autumn, but now the God of the River or Yang Feng has accepted the negotiations, and the emperor's grandson has also shown openness and generosity, so It just can't happen.Now that this kind of thing happened again, of course they took the opportunity to attack Shanxi. Rumors sprang up all over Shanxi, saying that the imperial court was going to send troops to encircle and suppress Shanxi.

Therefore, the heads of several capitals in Zezhou immediately gathered to make a decision, and they quickly organized thousands of young and strong allied forces to blockade the Tianjing Pass.

During this period, several of them objected.

After all, at this time, the heads of several capitals had already been obtained by the townspeople.

but……

One was hacked to death.

This is nothing unusual in anarchy.

So the few remaining sages are also honest.

In fact, this kind of situation happened beyond Yang Feng's expectations. He did it on purpose. Since those civil servants from the north wanted to kill the donkey, he would let the troublemakers make trouble and let them wake up.

Unload the mill and kill the donkey?
Do you think donkeys don't kick?
However, the current development of the situation does not seem to be just a child.

After all, the times are different now.

The content of these unscrupulous folks is extremely high, it seems that there are not many obedient civilians, and the organization of the unscrupulous people is also beyond his imagination. It can be said that some people can immediately complete the organization in an orderly manner, and even quickly form a coalition through a meeting... …

Sure enough, this generation who has experienced the troubled times of mountains of corpses and seas of blood is different!

Just like those salt merchants and shopkeepers who knew how to cooperate in tactics.

Pull out a village at random, and at this time it is really possible to form a simple army.

It's like a certain era!
"Ambassador, with Your Excellency's bravery, it seems a little puzzling to be hindered by hundreds of unruly people."

Xie Cheng said.

He was the commander of the Shanxi capital in the past. He knows Shanxi better than Yang Feng, and he also knows that if there is a big trouble, it will definitely not end easily. He originally thought that Yang Feng would be there, and those troublemakers would give face no matter what, but Unexpectedly, Yang Feng's face is not good!

"Marquis Yongping, what do you want me to do? No matter they are the people of Ming Dynasty or the people of Song Dynasty, they are all the people of our allies of Great Xia. Do you want me to kill the people of allies? In fact, there is nothing wrong with what they said. Now that the relationship between the two parties has not been settled, no matter what happens, at least Daming should not intervene for now. What's more, Zhao Zhizhou keeps saying that after Shanxi returns to Ming, he will settle accounts with others, so he has said so, can they still choose Daming? "

Yang Feng said.

Of course Zhao Zhizhou also came back.

He was rescued by Wang Qianhu, but he was not seriously injured, only one leg was limped.

Now they are crying about the lawlessness of the unruly people, advocating that the court should act decisively and send troops into Shanxi to forcibly confiscate weapons. Even if they do not confiscate cold weapons, they must confiscate firearms.

Moreover, those civil officials were also filled with righteous indignation, and they all petitioned for a solution by force.

"In fact, the matter is easy to solve. As long as His Majesty declares to the world, regardless of whether the people of Shanxi return to the Ming Dynasty or the Song Dynasty, all the past will be ignored. In addition, the God of the River promised that the land will be exempted from food, and the military households will be divided. All these will be fulfilled. There is such an imperial decree, The people of Shanxi were naturally relieved. As for their firearms, of course there was no need to confiscate them. Shanxi was close to the frontier, and some firearms among the people were also convenient for defending against the Hulu.

So they are naturally relieved. "

Yang Feng said.

Xie Cheng looked at the grandson of the emperor.

He wasn't sure if it was Yang Feng's idea, or whether it was the emperor's grandson's acquiescence.

"It's just that, the imperial court may not be able to order and prohibit it in Shanxi in the future."

The emperor's grandson said hesitantly.

Xie Cheng immediately understood that this was what Yang Feng wanted to do.

"High regards, the emperor's grandson.

Now it's not about whether His Majesty has announced to the world that the emperor's grandson has given them a chance by allowing them to choose again. If you really appreciate the emperor's kindness, why would you worry about it?Would the grandson of the emperor care about the past with them?
In the final analysis, these unruly people are still ambitious.

If the imperial court submits at this time, how will it manage the place in the future?
At this time, even if armies from all walks of life will not press forward and invade Shanxi, at least the troublemakers who killed Lai Duxian must be arrested and taught a lesson to these troublemakers, not to mention that if they return to Daming, they must abide by the laws of Daming after all. The law allows civilians to hold bows, crossbows, knives and swords, but maybe they are not allowed to hold firearms, and firearms everywhere must be confiscated. "

Xie Cheng said.

"Then what if they don't let go of the courtyard gate and prevent you from arresting people?"

Yang Feng said.

"Then open the patio door.

There are only a few thousand mobs, even if there is a pass in hand, can they still stop my army?

It just so happens that the Shenji Battalion is here, and we will also test the actual combat of the Shenji Battalion. "

Xie Cheng said.

"It's an opportunity."

The emperor grandson said immediately.

and so……

After all, the emperor's grandson must stand in the perspective of imperial power.

He can reform the economy and accept new ideas, but the fundamental principles of imperial power will not change. The emperor will not allow the people to resist the imperial power.

Yang Feng looked at the emperor grandson with some emotion.

The emperor's grandson has also grown up, and is no longer the easy-to-manipulate boy he used to be.

But the real emperor.

In this case, let them do as they please!

In the final analysis, it is unrealistic to expect this kind of matter to be resolved peacefully.

After all, we have to fight.

I am afraid that the fruits of victory won without bloodshed will not be cherished. In the final analysis, the people of Shanxi this time are purely a good thing that falls from the sky. Since this will let them understand that there is really no such thing as a good thing in the sky. If you want to get If you have the right, you have to fight for it yourself.

If the people of Shanxi win the war, then they will defend their rights. If the court wins, they will be forced to accept the will of the court. Just control the rhythm. A small-scale conflict is acceptable, as long as it does not develop into a real war.However, it is unlikely that there will be a real fight. After all, Annan is still fighting at this time, and the 30 army of the King of Chu is not counted as a transporter.Although he is progressing smoothly and is said to be marching towards Hanoi, there are still troubles to be solved in places like Annan. Lao Zhu actually does not have enough troops to deal with a province with a population of 200 million.

In fact, not only Annan, Gu Cheng was still in Guizhou at this time to conquer Shuixi.

The latter refused to pay taxes.

The chieftains of the Ming Dynasty all had to pay taxes, but it was a tax package system. The chieftains handed over the total amount, and there were also fixed tributes directly to the emperor. However, the Jiyiwei did not pay taxes, but they had the same fixed tributes. , chieftains pay taxes, as for chieftains in the late Ming Dynasty, they did not pay taxes only because the imperial court had no ability to find them to collect.

After all, the gentry don't pay, and we can't expect the chieftains to be more honest than the gentry.

But according to the law, you have to pay.

In fact, if the imperial court really threatened them, they would honestly hand over them. For example, when they were fighting Yang Yinglong, facing the sudden influx of troops, Shui'an's family would honestly hand over once. Yes, the other chieftains must have also handed in, but when the army finished fighting and retreated, he would not hand in again.

In the later period of Guangxi, a province could not afford to support the Jingjiang Palace, so that it needed financial transfers from Huguang and Guangdong every year. In addition to Jingjiang Wang Nengsheng, there were thousands of salaries. Another reason was that there were too many chieftains there. not enough.

As for daring not to hand it in now, it will be confiscated directly by force.

"I have to explain first that it is okay to just forcefully pass through the pass to arrest, but the troops in other directions cannot cross the border, otherwise it will not end well."

Yang Feng finally made a reminder.

"Don't worry, the ambassador, it's just to arrest."

Xie Cheng said.

Of course, he understands the meaning of bad ending.

It's the river god reappearing!

This really needs to be avoided.

If Yang Feng really wants to end, the court will definitely lose. After all, he is not alone, and there are hundreds of thousands of honest young people behind him. At that time, Shanxi will really turn against him.

However, Xie Cheng himself does not want to expand. He is very aware of the situation in Shanxi, and he knows the consequences of expansion. This incident itself is just an accident. Isn't it good to kill?This was proposed by Lai Gong, and it was also proposed by Lai Gong to join Yang Feng. Because of the previous series of conspiracies, Lai Gong was very trusted by the emperor's grandson, so after he proposed, the emperor's grandson immediately complied.

Now that he himself was beaten to death, it was his own fault.

Poor Marquis Yongping didn't understand that this was just a show of loyalty to the emperor. What he wanted was to intensify the conflict, and then use the heads of the unscrupulous people to show loyalty to the emperor, so as to make up for the bad impression left by the previous behavior in the emperor's heart .

only……

It was just a surprise.

In this way, the Daming Shenji Battalion started a real military operation for the first time...

"What do you care about those troublemakers?"

Princess Lu said dissatisfiedly.

She is still worshiping Buddha in Luoyang. There are too many temples in Luoyang, so it takes half a year to worship.

"Nonsense, I'm doing so much to let the common people have the right to choose? How can it be stopped now, not only to manage, but also to the end."

Yang Feng said.

Indeed, he had to lose the game.

If the Shenji Camp opens the Tianjingguan, it means that the court can still easily suppress the unruly people, and then it will be difficult for Zhu Yuanzhang to make concessions. He had to be forced to agree to the remaining free food and land distribution for military households.If the people in Shanxi can guard the Tianjing Pass and let him know that it will cost a lot if he really does it, then he can seriously consider the people's demands.If the Shenji Battalion can take Tianjingguan with ease, it means that the militiamen are a rabble after all, and he can just dismiss them casually, and there is no need to give too much.

After all, rights have to be fought for.

If you want the emperor to meet your requirements, you must have the strength to make him really value your requirements.

What's more, if the Shenji Camp can easily open the Tianjingguan, then the person who planned this matter will be satisfied. The Shenji Camp will arrest those troublemakers and cut off their heads. The emperor will also feel the pain from those heads. To the northern civil servants or the loyalty of the northern gentry to him.

Look at the fact that in order to protect Shanxi for His Majesty, not only the gentry are fighting with the unruly people, but even officials at the level of Du Xian can sacrifice their lives to repay the emperor's favor. We are all so loyal, Your Majesty, please forget about us A little bit of cleverness before, although we did play some tricks, but our essence is still pure, and our loyalty to you is always the same.

Pooh!
Ambassador Yang will not allow them to do so.

"I'm afraid the militiamen can't do it. Even if the people of Zezhou are tough, they can't compare with the Shenji battalion after all."

Princess Lu immediately changed her position and said.

"What do you mean?"

Yang Feng said.

"Let the military households of Ningshanwei replace them. This time, the military households actually want to divide the land. After all, even if the civilian households are exempt from grain, they will only receive one-twentieth more grain a year, but the military households can earn more in a year. Thirty to forty percent. The military households of Ningshanwei selected a thousand elites and mixed them with the young and strong in Tianjingguan.

With them there, it is enough to hold on. "

Princess Lu said.

Sure enough, this woman is bad!
"But how do I mobilize them? Although they have been sitting on the sidelines, if you really want them to participate, it is tantamount to rebellion. They are still loyal to your father-in-law."

Yang Feng said.

Of course he thought about it.

The problem is that although the military households want to divide the land, they are also loyal to Zhu Yuanzhang. They can sit back and watch the common people make trouble, but it is inevitable psychologically difficult for them to participate and even fight with the same Ming army.Of course, it doesn't mean that it can't be done. After all, in a few years, military households from the north and the south will be able to kill rivers of blood on the battlefield, but the key to this kind of thing is to have a leader.

"It's easy. I have a servant under my command. My brother is in Ningshanwei. You take him to find his brother and encourage the military households. You are good at this."

Princess Lu said.

"As the daughter-in-law of the Zhu family, is it appropriate to demolish the Zhu family's platform like this?"

Yang Feng said.

"Ha, I was in my 20s, and I was buried in the Zhu family's grave just like this. I have to be a widow for them for the rest of my life. Their Zhu family owes me something, so can't I have some fun from their Zhu family?"

Princess Lu said.

"I think you'd rather have fun with me?"

Yang Feng said.

"Why don't you give it quickly?"

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(End of this chapter)