Jersey.

It's not that complicated.

It is that the local village sages have realized the benefits of this kind of election to themselves, so in the election of the head of a capital, the largest local landlord, who is also the chief of grain, wants the people of the capital to elect themselves to be the head of the capital.

Although Zezhou did not participate in the capital head conference in Taiyuan before, when the river god passed by, he took the opportunity to spontaneously elect the head of the capital by the young people and then welcome the river god......

It's like that everywhere.

The place where the river god passed, in the name of the river god, was quickly elected by the young people to take the lead.

Where the river god did not pass by, he also elected the head of the capital under the banner of the river god.

Then repair the dock fort.

Prepare for battle.

In case the talks between the river god and the court collapse, and the court sends troops to forcibly suppress it, the place will have to protect itself!

Yang Feng spread the technology of making guns and cannons, the people were originally flooded with cold weapons, Zhu Yuanzhang encouraged the people to hold cold weapons, bows, crossbows, knives and guns casually, places like Shanxi were originally close to the side, and there were many merchants, and the caravans were armed in recent years, so it was easy for the people to organize arms. There was already iron smelting in Zezhou, and there was no shortage of folk blacksmiths, so it might be a little difficult to make arquebuses, but it was easy to make rapid-fire guns and three-eyed guns, and in fact, arquebuses were quickly learned.

All that's left is Fort Dock.

This is also an ancient tradition in Shanxi, not to mention that it is needed now, even if it is repaired in ordinary times, many villages actually have rammed earth walls outside.

There must be a leader in this.

And this leader will definitely have to risk the imperial court coming over and then beheading all over the house.

Those village sages are not stupid.

They won't come out.

The ones who came out were those who were thorns in the people.

But after this matter was recognized by the imperial grandson, it was different.

The emperor's grandson did so.

There is no danger anymore.

Then this capital head immediately changed from a dead act to a real gold content, and of course those village sages had to fight, so this grain chief wanted the people to elect him, but this caused the original capital to be dissatisfied, and the latter also had a large number of supporters in the process, and he also had his own clan.

There is also enough strength to fight.

So......

The grain chief led people to attack at night and solve it by force.

After all, Shanxi was already in a de facto state of anarchy at this time.

Those who have just experienced troubled times know what is the simplest and most effective means when necessary, and if competitors are burned to death, there will be no competitors?

But I didn't expect that people had been prepared, and in the end the sneak attack failed and turned into a strong attack, and then the two sides were in a scuffle, and it happened that both sides had firearms, which became the first gun bombardment among the Ming people.

"These Diao people are simply lawless, Liu Liangchang is also a loyal person, he does his duty, and the tax and grain collection and liberation of the imperial court every year have never gone wrong, he wants to get the position of the head of the capital, but he is also afraid that Diao Min will not be sympathetic to the court, and finally chose the Song Dynasty, and he made the head of the capital, and also added a copy to the election of the Ming Dynasty, he just wanted to be able to contribute to the court, but now he was injured by a Diao people, and now he can't get out of bed."

Zhizhou, who accompanied him, said angrily.

He, the governor of the state, has always stayed in the state office, but he has never gone out.

After all, he is an official of the Ming Dynasty.

It is more embarrassing to go out under the current situation, and now Yang Feng and others have come to lead the way.

"Then why did he attack people at night? Da Ming Law entered the house at night, but it was not to be killed. ”

Yang Feng said.

"Uh, he's just trying to persuade him?"

Zhizhou said.

"With hundreds of people, holding arquebuses and pushing rapid-fire cannons, in the middle of the night, the moon is dark and the wind is high, go to the people's village to persuade? And when they arrived, they didn't even say hello, and directly used rapid-fire guns to open people's villages, if they hadn't been prepared, would they be ready to go in and use arquebuses to persuade people's heads? ”

Yang Feng said.

Zhizhou shut up in embarrassment.

"There is no need to mention these anymore, they are all making trouble on their own, but these Diao people have indulged these days, and it is indeed time for them to take care of themselves in the future, you might as well make this an example and punish them more honestly.

Especially those firearms, these prohibited things should also be confiscated. ”

Lai Gong said.

So they are ready to take the opportunity to unload the mill and kill the donkey.

These northern civil ministers have already used up the Diao people and obtained what they want, and now it is time to unload the mill and kill the donkey, because of the rebellious ability shown by the north, Zhu Yuanzhang is now more tolerant of these northern civil ministers. For example, he knew that these people were not clean in this turmoil, but he did not punish them in any way, although because of their good acting skills, they couldn't coax Zhu Yuanzhang with their acting skills. It is more because Zhu Yuanzhang realized that the loyalty of the northern provinces to him was actually very limited, and he still surrendered if he had no chance, but as long as there was a slight opportunity, he could immediately make trouble, and even if there was a possibility of rebellion.

This is actually quite normal.

After all, he is the only one who has unified the north and the south since ancient times.

The North and the South have actually been separated for more than two hundred years.

During the Hu Yuan period, it could not be regarded as the integration of the north and the south, and the north was the Han and the south was the south, and the former was a third-class person and the latter was a fourth-class person, of course, it could not be regarded as a fusion.

The northern princes are loyal and good, and Zhang Hongfan destroyed the Song Dynasty here, but he wrote proudly.

It was Zhu Yuanzhang's unification of the country that brought the north and south back to one name, but the problem is that it has only been thirty years now, and it is not enough to form cohesion, which is actually the main reason why Zhu Yuanzhang's case of the north and south list was provoked.

He was trying to get the North to accept this unification after more than 200 years of separation.

And you are tearing down the stage for personal gain?

The imperial examination is politics.

It's not academic.

Therefore, when these northern ministers expressed their dissatisfaction with him, he did not directly slap him aside as in the past, but treated them very calmly, so as to tell them that he knew their dissatisfaction.

So what should these northern ministers do?

Of course, he understood it, and then gave His Majesty the Emperor face.

It's time to sacrifice to the people.

Let His Majesty the Emperor understand that although they complain, they are still loyal, although they show their dissatisfaction, they are only dissatisfied, and they are still completely on the emperor's side when it comes to ensuring the stability of the Ming Dynasty. In the final analysis, everyone is a smart person, they know when they see a good time, they know to give each other face, as for sacrificing Diao Min, it is said that Diao Min does not need to be considered at all in their eyes.

It is used for sacrifice when needed.

"Come to the public, now the people of Shanxi have not really decided to return to the Ming Dynasty.

You are not afraid of lighting a fire, and when the time comes, there will be a spark that will not be able to clean it up. ”

Yang Feng said.

Lai Gong smiled and shut up.

As long as you don't interfere, there is no possibility of sparking the prairie fire.

"Ambassador, no matter where these people are, I'm afraid they can't be merciful, after all, they were too indulgent before, and in the long run, they know the taste of the marrow, and they have weapons in their hands, and if they are dissatisfied, they will put on a rebellious posture to threaten the court, then this place will be unmanageable. In fact, the following officials foolishly saw that His Majesty was still too lenient, so they should follow Hu Yuan's example and prohibit the people from holding weapons, not to mention firearms, bows, crossbows, and swords. ”

Zhizhou said.

"But Hu Yuan can stop the world from swarming?"

Yang Feng said.

"Huh?"

Zhizhou was speechless.

As they spoke, they walked to the front gate.

This is actually a mountain pass, which is a flat land, and the head of the capital lives in it, just a small village, and they are all around several villages combined, after following the river god, this head will take the young man to repair the wall here and lock the passage into it. Their village lived normally in it, and the other villages lived in their own places, and as soon as the war began, they immediately went in, and there were additional warehouses built inside, with water sources, blacksmiths, and even craftsmen who made gunpowder bows and crossbows......

It's commonplace.

Shanxi is full of such settlements with a certain military capability.

After all, the troubled times that have lasted for many years.

Even this kind of defense system was used in the troubled times in the past, especially in Shanxi, especially Zelu, even in modern times, there are still many local fortresses left over from the Ming and Qing dynasties.

This kind of place has been like this since ancient times.

During the Wuhu period, the Shanxi Wubao Alliance was also an important military force in the north.

You don't need to teach.

Ancestral craft.

As soon as they stopped, wolf smoke rose from the top of the hill not far away, and at the same time, a large number of young people appeared on the rammed earth wall of Hengduan Pass......

"Zhao Zhizhou, you are leading the way, go and introduce me."

Yang Feng said.

Zhizhou hurriedly stepped forward with a smile on his face.

"This official is the governor of Benzhou, accompanied by the emperor's grandson, the ambassador of the Great Xia Guoyang, and the right capital of the Imperial Procuratorate, the imperial history of the Ducha Yuan, came to investigate the previous weapon fighting case, and quickly opened the walled door."

He shouted.

"We don't obey Daming's orders now, the previous weapon fight case is not under your Daming's control, Lord Zhizhou, please go back, Bendu has already elected the head of the capital, and I will go to Kaifeng to attend the meeting in the near future, and Daming has no right to investigate us before the results of the Kaifeng meeting are decided."

A middle-aged man on the city wall shouted.

"Bastard, Ambassador Yang, come to the capital to be here, how dare you be so rude?"

Zhizhou was furious.

"Master, coming to Duxian is the official of the Ming Dynasty, Ambassador Yang is the official of the Great Xia, we are now the people of the Great Song Dynasty, you can't let the officials of the Ming Dynasty take care of the people of our Great Song Dynasty, even if it is the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, he can't control my Great Song Dynasty. If we want to open the door, it's okay, either go to our official of the Great Song Dynasty, even if it's a magistrate who gives an order, or go back and wait honestly. If the Kaifeng General Assembly elected Guiming, then you were qualified to let us do anything, but now you don't have this power, you are also an official, how can you not even understand this truth. ”

The man said disdainfully.

The young men laughed.

Zhizhou turned his head to look at Yang Feng, and Yang Feng looked at him with a smile.

"You guy is simply arrogant, hurry up and open the door, otherwise Daming will calm down and wait for the people, and this official will be the first to take you to prison."

Zhizhou turned his head and said angrily.

"Sir, let's talk about it until then!"

The man said nonchalantly.

"Zhao Zhizhou, you can't do it!"

Later, Yang Feng urged.

Zhao Zhizhou moved forward angrily......

"I want to see who dares to stop me, and see that this official smashed this broken door."

He shouted.

Then he walked straight to the door.

The gate was not completely closed, it was just hidden, but the young men on the city wall had bows and crossbows in their hands, and there were even two rapid-fire cannons and more than a dozen arquebuses, and they immediately pointed at Zhao Zhizhou. The latter is not afraid, after all, he is the local governor, that is, he does not dare to show off his might in the current situation, and he really has the right to tear down the walls of these people before he releases.

"Master Zhizhou, if you go further, the brothers are welcome."

The man said.

"I want to see why you're welcome."

Zhao Zhizhou said angrily.

However......

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out.

A bullet hit the ground in front of him, but it was bounced off by the stone and hit him in the leg at once, and he immediately fell screaming in pain.

"Be bold and take it all down for me!"

Lai Gong said angrily.

He came with soldiers and horses.

Hundreds of soldiers in the back immediately moved forward.

Yang Feng looked at him with interest......

There's a conspiracy!

This old guy is not that style.

It's not just that this old guy has obvious problems with his reaction, but even Zhao Zhizhou doesn't act like an experienced magistrate, and at this time, it is impossible for a magistrate to be a corrupt Confucian, he has real skills.

How can you not even understand coaxing Diao Min?

These guys seem to be deliberately provoking each other......

Of course, the other party dared to shoot, which should have been something they really didn't expect, but even if there was such an accident, their real purpose should be to provoke the other party.

Especially to ask him to come along.

Under the current situation of this kind of thing, the imperial court can ignore it, after all, what the other party said is also right, at least before the Kaifeng Conference makes a choice, the relationship between Shanxi and the Ming Dynasty is undecided, so even if something happens here, the Ming court does not need to care. It's just a dead fight, and the dead are all Diao people anyway, so it's not normal for them to take care of it, and it's even more abnormal to specially invite him over.

Not at all necessary.

It's a game!

A bureau of unloading and killing donkeys for these people.

Lai Gong pretended not to notice, and rarely put on an official posture, but then more gunshots rang out on the opposite side, several soldiers were shot and fell, and the other soldiers immediately hid among the trees on both sides. These soldiers were all guards brought from Henan, and they were very much looking forward to the division of land among military households, so it was beneficial for the soldiers and civilians in Shanxi to make trouble, so they were not in the mood to attack.

"Wang Qianhu, what are you doing, the door is open, just rush up and push it open!

However, dozens of Diao people, and hundreds of elites, rushed over in one breath and took all these Diao people! ”

Lai Duxian said angrily.

The thousand households turned their heads in embarrassment, originally urging his subordinates, but found that the bows and arrows in the hands of several soldiers vaguely seemed to be pointing at his back.

He finally decided to be sensible.

After all, he can do a hereditary thousand households, and he should have seen a lot of things like the unknown death in the melee, and he didn't want to anger his brothers and then let people stab him in the back.

Lai Duxian took a step forward angrily, as if to urge them to continue to rush forward, but at the same time, Ambassador Yang fell headlong behind a big stone next to him, Lai Duxian turned his head to look at him in amazement, and almost at the same time, a rapid-fire cannon on the wall of the wall spewed flames, and the shotgun whistled and hit him in an instant, and Lai Duxian's body flew out upside down......

"Retreat, retreat!"

Ambassador Yang shouted as if panicked from behind the rocks.

(End of chapter)