Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 171
Since the Qin Dynasty, the system of prefectures and counties has been implemented in ancient times. Officials in each province are selected and appointed by the central government. To expand local power and maintain unification.

However, the chieftain system in the Southwest is completely contrary to this principle.In the southwestern region, chieftains were hereditary and held the local military and political power. The central government was only obliged to pay taxes regularly, and the central government had no right to decide the appointment, removal and selection of chieftains.

Under the rule of the chieftain, the land and the people are hereditary owned by the chieftain. The chieftains each form a sphere of influence, and they can govern themselves in judicial, financial, administrative, and military affairs. Ascend to the throne and proclaim the emperor, everything else is even compared to the emperor, and only a symbolic payment of meager taxes to the court is required.

The chieftain system is so incompatible with centralized power that it should have been eliminated in the garbage heap of history long ago.But helplessly, the southwest is barren, the mountain roads are steep, and it is full of miasma and poisonous insects. The cost of military conquest is too high. Therefore, as long as the chieftains resist the central government without knowing it, the emperors of the past dynasties are more likely to let it go.

By the Ming Dynasty, the chieftain system reached its peak, and finally became too big to be eliminated, seriously threatening the imperial rule and national unity.

During the Wanli period, chieftain Yang Yinglong rebelled, and it took several twists and turns before he was put down.As a result, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty had the idea of ​​​​"reforming his native land and returning it to his hometown". However, the state affairs were in turmoil, and the Ming Dynasty perished before it had time to implement relevant policies.

Li Cunming came across, and if he wanted to save the Ming Dynasty, he couldn't turn a blind eye to the chieftain system that threatened national unity.

With the complete military victory of the Western Expedition, it is time to get rid of this cancer, and the policy of "reform the land and return it to the locals" must be implemented!

The so-called reform of native land and return to local affairs refers to changing the chieftain system to the official system of flowing officialdom, and transferring the ruling power to the direct jurisdiction of the central government.Subsequently, work such as household registration, land measurement, and tax verification were carried out, and immigrants from the interior were immigrated to the southwest to open up wasteland, gradually increasing the integration of Han people and ethnic minorities.

Knowing these basic historical facts and backgrounds, one can understand why the chieftains tried their best to oppose the policy of reforming land and returning locals, which was smashing their jobs and touching their cakes.

The job is smashed, the cake is divided, and everyone will jump up and down!

However, Hei Mudan gave up the chieftain's inheritance rights and took the initiative to seek refuge in the imperial court. This move suddenly aroused the shock and vigilance of the chieftains.They worry that Black Peony's move will bring about a demonstration effect.

Long Zaitian squinted at Black Peony and said: "The chieftain inheritance system has existed since ancient times. How can you just say you don't want it? It's okay if you don't want it. There are others in the Pu family, just let them inherit it."

Hei Mudan smiled and said: "What a coincidence, Wan Cailian exterminated the Pu clan in order to seek power and usurp the throne. Now I am the only one alive, and there is no second Pu clan in the world!"

"Long Zaitian, when Wan Cailian and Sha Dingzhou were acting rebelliously and wantonly, the Pu clan asked you old neighbors for help, but you stood by and watched, ultimately shooting yourself in the foot. Sha Dingzhou dared to rebel, and with you It’s not unreasonable to raise tigers and cause trouble!”

Long Zaitian was greatly embarrassed, blushed, and for a long time uttered harsh words: "The natives of Ami Prefecture and Wangnong have been born and raised here for generations, and they will just watch you dedicate the two places. Are you going out? It doesn’t matter if you don’t want to be the toast, we will take over these two places!”

"Presumptuous!" Mu Tianbo roared, glaring at Long Zaitian, "Old General Long, you have been kind to me, and I will always remember it in my heart. But what you said just now is treasonous. Is it true that Wangtu, Amizhou, and Wang are all in the world?" How to deal with the two places depends entirely on His Majesty's holy decision, is it something you can covet? If you talk nonsense again, don't blame the country's Duke for turning his face and being ruthless!"

Duke Qian has great prestige in Yunnan, and when he roared, the chieftains fell silent.

Li Cunming glanced at Mu Tianbo with satisfaction, but didn't speak, still watching with cold eyes.

Black Peony continued to act, and said with a sneer: "I am the heir to the chieftains of Amizhou and Wangnong. I can dispose of these two places as I like, and no one else can interfere. But if you want to make up your mind about these two places, aunt A hundred do not agree!"

"Pu Fuying, you're a little girl, don't be so arrogant. Are you going to stop living in Yunnan from now on?" shouted a fat chieftain.

"Are you threatening your aunt?" Hei Mudan turned around and said sadly, "Well, let's tear our skins apart! Speaking of which, the local chieftains in Yunnan have been fighting each other for hundreds of years, robbing land and population, Who is not feuding with whom? Since there is an enmity, let's settle it together today!"

As soon as the words finished, Hei Mudan's figure shook, she raised her right hand, three fingers parallel to each other, moved repeatedly, and her sleeves fluttered.

Then golden smoke shot out from the sleeves, diffused, and rolled towards the group of chieftains.

Long Zaitian was the closest to Hei Mudan, the smoke fell on his face and got in through the seven orifices.Suddenly, Long Zaitian screamed, covered his stomach and rolled on the ground.

At the same time, all the toasts fell to the ground and howled, the tables, chairs and benches were knocked over a lot, and the wine, vegetables and soup spilled all over the floor.

"You...you know how to release Gu..." Long Zaitian struggled and shouted with a livid face.

"That's right, and it's the Golden Silkworm Gu!"

Hei Mudan stepped on Long Zaitian's chest, and said with a smile, "Being hit by the Golden Silkworm Gu, her chest and abdomen were cramped and swollen, and finally died of bleeding from the seven orifices. Even if the dead body is cremated, the heart and liver will not be destroyed, it is full of dense holes, just like a honeycomb, it is too horrible to look at!"

The chieftains were so terrified that they knelt on the ground in a hurry and begged for mercy from Hei Mudan.

"It's late!" Black Peony said coldly.

The chieftains had no choice but to shout: "Your Majesty, please save us..."

Li Cunming clasped his arms, looked out the window and said, "You chieftains do their own thing and are not controlled by the court. The emperor's edicts are often like waste paper. I want to save you, but whether Hei Mudan is willing to obey is another matter." Well, I am powerless!"

Speaking of this, the chieftains understood that the emperor cooperated with Black Peony in acting.

Many people cried bitterly and hurriedly begged for mercy: "Your Majesty, we just promise to accept reformation and return to the exiles. Please save my life, Your Majesty!"

"Black Peony, how about showing me some face?" Li Cunming said.

"Yes, you can be the son-in-law of the Pu family!" Hei Mudan raised her eyebrows.

Li Cunming rubbed his hands, looking very embarrassed: "I am an emperor, how can I be the son-in-law? It's not right, it's really not right!"

"Your Majesty, we are willing to disband the army in our hands and pay a sum of money to the imperial court!" the chieftains shouted.

Black Peony laughed and said: "Your Majesty, look, the dowry and betrothal gifts are already available, so you are worthy of being a visiting son-in-law!"

"Then I will reluctantly agree. It doesn't matter if you have money or not. The main thing is that I am a benevolent and righteous king." Li Cunming said.

Black Mudan then gave the antidote to those chieftains who begged for mercy, there were still five or six people who did not speak, and Long Zaitian was one of them.Black Peony asked: "What do you say?"

Long Zaitian was sweating profusely, his stomach was swollen like a drum, he gritted his teeth and said, "Only one dead ear!"

Hei Mudan didn't expect these people to be so tough. Unexpectedly, she looked at Li Cunming.

Li Cunming picked up his wine glass and took a sip, then said calmly: "This is a grievance between you chieftains, I can't interfere."

Hei Mudan sneered from the corner of her mouth, and suddenly pulled out a Jinyiwei's Xiuchun knife, grabbed a chieftain's hair and said, "I'm here to avenge the world, and it has nothing to do with others. If you die, your family can come to me for revenge. Stay with me until the end!"

Raise the knife and chop off the toast's head.Then he killed five people one after another, with their heads rolling and blood gushing.

In the end, only Long Zaitian was left. Mu Tianbo hurriedly stopped him and said, "Black Mudan, Long Zaitian has been kind to me. Can you please let him go for my sake?"

He bowed and saluted again: "Your Majesty, when Sha Dingzhou rebelled, General Long did make great contributions, please Your Majesty spare his life!"

Li Cunming said: "The dragon is in the field, do you still want to resist the policy of reforming land and returning locals?"

"The position of chieftain of my Long family cannot be cut off in my hands, otherwise I will have no face to see my ancestors!" Long Zaitian resolutely said.

Li Cunming stopped talking, and leaned his body against the back of the chair, his face sinking like water.

"Father Long, you and my Uncle Pu Mingsheng have a very close friendship. It's good that the two of you can be companions on Huangquan Road." Hei Mudan killed Long Zaitian with a knife in his hand.

After killing so many people, the blood splattered on Hei Mudan's body. The blood stains made her look like a blood peony!

And the New Year's Eve dinner, which was supposed to be joyous, has also become a decapitated meal for the chieftains!

Long Zaitian made a lot of contributions, and even he could not escape death, and the chieftains no longer dared to think otherwise.After taking the antidote, he knelt on the ground and did not dare to move at all.

Li Cunming spread his hands and said coldly: "Why are you still standing there? Isn't it time to hand over the chieftain's seal to me?"

After the chieftains present handed over their seals, Li Cunming raised his wine glass and said, "Hei Mudan must invite me to be her son-in-law. When a good day is selected, I will invite you to have a wedding wine."

The chieftains looked pale, and thought to themselves, let us be spared, and never want to eat beheaded rice again!
(End of this chapter)