My Wife is a Counsel Chapter 113: The Autumn of Chaos
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Chishui City is filled with murderous intent.
Especially the lower class people who have been oppressed by the nobles, after seeing that the report is really useful, they spread the word from ten to ten, and the Sujing Department of the Chief Minister's Yamen receives several waves of herdsmen who come to report almost every day.
With the sudden turmoil, even the surviving aristocrats, wealthy merchants and ranchers were arrested one after another.
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In the study room of the snow-white dome palace, Lu Ming looked at the latest battle report.
In the Sixth Road of the Northern Territory occupied by Ma Quanyou, the war was going smoothly, but there were signs that most of Ma Quanyou was moving to the northwest, and it was unknown whether he was going back to the prairie.
But if he comes to capture Chishui City, he will definitely be dragged to death here. This is the time to annihilate his main force.
The central grassland is actually very chaotic now, and we only control Chishui City and a few large trading points.
The rest of the vast grassland areas can be regarded as the world of Ma Quanyou's old tribe.
There are probably hundreds of nomadic settlements, large and small. The method adopted by our side to completely destroy their superstructure makes it impossible to recruit these nomadic tribes to surrender.
Because the grassland owners of these tribes regard themselves as the real enemy. Surrender is death, and failure to surrender is death. So why surrender?
The bottom herdsmen are completely ideologically controlled by them, and there is no fixed location in the village, so it is impossible to propagandize and encourage them to become slave owners.
What's more, with thousands of years of deep-rooted ideas, how can our propaganda of some slogans of freedom and equality incite them to rebel against their own masters?
It is in Chishui City that those who are keen to report the dignitaries and even the old masters in the secret city are usually not law-abiding themselves, nor are they influenced by the idea of freedom and equality. Some simply want to see the nobles. Turn into mud on the soles of your feet.
Those honest and hard-working herdsmen, who are the backbone of the prairie economy, are mostly loyal to their masters. They have the mindset that they deserve to be punished by their masters, and they deserve to be beaten to death.
It's sad and pitiful, but there's nothing we can do about it.
While Lu Ming was thinking about it, Ma Chinu'er's voice came from outside: "Master, Ma Quanchang is here!"
Lu Ming responded.
The study door was pushed open, and the guards led in a spirited old man named Ma Quanchang, a very prestigious elder in Chishui City.
According to seniority, he is the brother of Ma Quanyou. However, the blood relationship is very far away. Only the generation of his great-great-grandfather is the same family.
Because Ma Quanchang was very prestigious in the clan and was originally a competitor for the clan leader. After Ma Quanyou came to power, he suppressed Ma Quanchang's clan very hard. Ma Quanchang's eldest son was even sentenced to death ten years ago for violating clan rules. Ma Quanyou was executed.
In this way, Ma Quanchang escaped the catastrophe of Chishui City being destroyed that day, but he was still arrested the next day.
Now he is being taken out of prison.
The old man was neither humble nor arrogant, and stood in front of Lu Ming.
Lu Ming smiled slightly: "Mr. Ma, please sit down!" With a gesture, the guard brought a chair to Ma Quanchang.
In the palace study, the chairs are all inlaid with precious stones and are colorful.
Ma Quanyou’s luxurious life can be seen in his plundering of the grassland.
Ma Quanchang shook his cloth robe and slowly sat down.
Lu Ming smiled: "That's right, Mr. Ma, I have drafted a list of pardons. The people on the list do not even have to go to court. You are the first on the list, because it has been found out that you have been You have a good reputation and a reputation of being honest, so you don’t need to stand trial. However, your property comes from the brutal plunder of herdsmen, so it will be confiscated. Most of it will be distributed to your herdsmen, and a small amount will be confiscated and put into the treasury. Of course, , Mr. Ma, please rest assured that the amount will be enough to support your family to live a decent life."
Ma Quanchang was stunned for a moment, his original indifferent expression disappeared, and he opened his eyes wide, "Are you telling the truth?"
Originally, I felt that I could not escape death, and I wanted to die with dignity, but I didn’t expect that I would be pardoned and regain my freedom?
As for the confiscation of property, etc., the mansion has been sealed off and the entire clan has been locked up. According to the way the Montenegrins enter the city, aren't they all going to be shot?
What does property mean if you escape today?
Ma Quanchang felt great joy in his heart, but he couldn't believe it.
Lu Ming continued: "The general manager's office is also planning to hire you as an appeasement envoy to help the principality appease and surrender various settlements."
Ma Quanchang smiled bitterly, that’s it.
Lu Ming added: "However, the ugly words are ahead. I will not coax them to surrender and settle the accounts later. The past things and the evil they did can be forgotten. However, the blood debt is another matter, and , each settlement owner must donate all his property. Well, he can keep a family property to maintain a decent life like you, and other properties, including livestock groups, will be distributed to the herdsmen of the settlement."
Ma Quanchang listened and shook his head disapprovingly.
Lu Ming smiled: "Mr. Ma, do you have a different opinion?"
Ma Quanchang sighed, "I understand that His Highness the Prince wants to completely destroy the old order here, so he will nominally take over everything in the prairie to the royal family and confiscate all the property of the old nobles. However, His Royal Highness can send people to take care of each settlement. If the horses, cattle and sheep are also distributed to each herdsman in the settlement?" Ma Quanchang shook his head: "How many cattle and sheep should be allocated to each herdsman? Your Excellency. Have you ever thought that the efficiency of nomadic herding is completely lost? Originally, a small number of people could manage a large number of livestock. Now, how can one manage so many animals? Even breeding and breeding in the future will be troublesome!
Lu Ming smiled: "It's good not to be nomadic!"
Ma Quanchang was stunned, and then a chill rose from his heels. Perhaps the Montenegrins' original intention was to change the living customs of their own ethnic group and cut off the roots of their own ethnic group.
Lu Ming smiled: "In short, the lives of grassland herdsmen in the future may be busier than before, and they will not have so much time to practice martial arts and archery, but their lives will definitely get better and better. The times are different, and each generation has its own life. Method, Mr. Ma, what do you think? Embracing the future and embracing civilization is the long-term way for a race to exist."
Ma Quanchang was silent.
Lu Ming said: "In short, Mr. Ma, it depends on you whether the many settlements can be reunited peacefully or there will be bloodshed. We need to send armed detachments to attack and exterminate them one by one!" He glanced at him and said, "Mr. Ma, you Do you need time to think about it? ”
Ma Quanchang made a decision almost instantly, "Your Excellency does not despise me for being old and old, and you have given my family a way to live. I am dedicated to my life and do not dare to slack off!"
Lu Ming smiled, "That's good! Then, Commissioner Ma! Have a pleasant cooperation in the future!" He stood up and extended his hand.
Ma Quanchang also quickly stood up and stretched out his hands to shake Lu Ming's hand.
Lu Ming asked again: "Commissioner Ma, do you want to meet Empress Tuoba Khan?"
Ma Quanchang was stunned: "Is that possible?" Then he understood, "If Tuoba Khan is willing to send a letter, the Tuoba tribe will be able to submit."
After Tuoba Khan, she became Ma Quanyou’s first wife.
According to prairie customs, a khan has one queen and four concubines, and all five are official wives, but the queen of the khan has a higher status.
The Tuoba tribe is the fourth tribe in the prairie after the three major tribes. The nomadic pasture is in the southeastern region of the central grassland belt. There are dozens of settlements with a population of 50,000 to 60,000.
As Ma Quanyou became more and more powerful, in order to become a real overlord of the grassland, he married the Tuoba tribe and the beloved daughter of the Tuoba tribe leader, Tuoba Lan.
After Ma Quanyou called him Khan, and Tuoba Lan was honored as Khan, he got his wife and became one of the four concubines.
However, Ma Quanyou respected and feared Tuoba Khan, and was bored with his old wife.
In short, he shouldn't feel that comfortable in front of the two of them.
So during this southern expedition, Ma Quanyou brought his two most favored young concubines, Tuoba Khan and his first wife, Ma Hanfei, and another elderly concubine, who were left behind in Chishui City.
Now, they are all prisoners, but they are treated very well and are under house arrest in this palace.
In fact, many noble women who were killed by nobles or imprisoned are also imprisoned in the palace. A total of more than two hundred women, old and young, are under house arrest here.
They are all waiting for a court decision, either hard labor or freedom.
After Ma Quanchang heard that he could see Tuoba Khan, his face was slightly excited.
In the past, the two families had a feud and could even be said to be enemies. However, in the current chaotic situation, it may be possible to discuss the matter with Tuoba Khan, who has always been a wise and high-ranking person.
At first, the left-behind ministers wanted to execute Montenegro's "internal spies" and Montenegro's intelligence personnel. Tuoba Khan firmly opposed it. Unfortunately, the left-behind ministers thought they had the support of Westerners, and the Montenegrins never dared to go west again. The people who stayed behind voted unanimously. According to grassland custom, they rejected Tuoba Khan's advice and tortured and executed all the "internal agents" and intelligence personnel of the Principality of Montenegro. This led to today's disaster, and they also paid a heavy price. At the cost, almost all the seven noble families with "left behind" numbers were killed.
For today's grassland tribes, we still need to listen to Tuoba Khan's opinions on what the future variables will be.
While Ma Quanchang was thinking, there was a knock on the door, and Ma Chinuer's voice said, "Master, there is an emergency call."