Chapter 119 A show of force (4 updates exceed 10,000)
"Huang, Wang, Tan, Yang, Pan, Xu, Li, and the seven major Tumu families in Sicheng are all here." When Cen Ling said these words, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Gao Pragmatic had a calm expression. In terms of his status, the big chieftain was worthy of attention, and the chieftain... no matter how big the chieftain was, if he was not recognized by the court, he would always be just a chieftain and would not have the authority to dominate one side.
Of course, Cen Ling had already told him about the so-called seven major Tumu families in Sicheng Prefecture when he came here.
After Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, the power of the chieftain of the Cen family in Sicheng had already crossed the north bank of the Hongshui River, and their jurisdiction was expanded. They were divided into Jiafen Pavilion, and the subordinate chiefs inherited the local position. For example, the Huangma family moved to Luohu, north of Linjiang River.
, there were Bajia and three pavilions at that time. The Wang family guarded Sang, Changhai Shijia, the Qin family, the Yang family guarded Shanglin Bajia, the Pan family, the Xu family guarded Lucheng Bajia, and the Li family guarded Tian'e Erjia.
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Each chief had a hereditary local position, each recruited tenants, each cared for his people, and was under the control of Tuzhou, forming a political and economic governance system in Sicheng Prefecture from Tuzhizhou, to the leader, Jiamu, and Tingmu.
However, the ruling system of the Cen family in Sicheng was too harsh in Gao Pragmatic's opinion.
The Cen chieftains in Sicheng issued taxation regulations according to their own wishes and were not restricted by the imperial system. Their powers such as recruiting soldiers and civilians, and adjudicating civil disputes were also not restricted by the imperial system.
According to Cen Ling’s previous introduction, in Sicheng Prefecture, whenever a civil dispute is brought to the state office, the chieftain will not only ask for service fees and straw sandals fees, but also have to pay one or several chief husband gifts (each chief wife has
Gifts are converted into money).
When a criminal case comes to the police station, in addition to the meal and straw sandals fees, you also have to pay the red robe mountain ceremony (the red robe mountain ceremony is converted into zheng coins), and the arrest fee for standing in the hall (all cases and half of the cases are converted into zheng coins).
Money). Criminal suspects in custody are required to collect varying amounts of money for entry and exit.
The chieftain's torture methods include handcuffs and shackles, sticks, whips, iron ropes, standing cages, shackles, etc. There are many names. The native people are not allowed to disobey the chieftain's orders.
The chieftain restricted the residence, clothing, and behavioral rules of the native people. They were not allowed to build high-rise houses. The houses built by the native people in the same location must be lower than the houses of the chieftain's official family. They were not allowed to go out on horseback, but could only walk. They were not allowed to wear long shirts and horse robes.
White clothes can only be worn in black, gray and blue clothes; you cannot hold an umbrella to go to the fair, and a married woman cannot ride in a sedan chair.
The native people cannot have banquets with the villagers of the Cen family. When going out with the villagers, the native people cannot walk in front of the villagers. (The so-called villagers are equivalent to servants to a certain extent.)
Native people cannot study in government-run schools, and are not allowed to participate in imperial examinations (Zhuang people can). When native people see the chieftain's family, they must kneel half-kneeling, and when meeting the chieftain's family, they must kneel down. When meeting the chieftain, they must kneel on the ground and kowtow.
The people are required to kowtow on the roadside to greet him - this is the same as the people in Siming Prefecture kowtow to Huang Zhiting.
The mountain road up the mountain is not very steep, but it is very long. The two sides saw each other from a long way away, and it took almost half an hour to walk towards each other before they met.
The patrol team did not stop at all, moving forward at a leisurely pace, but the team in Lingyun City began to change when they were about a mile away from the patrol team. The large group of people divided into two sides and lined up beside the road.
The seven big Tumu who were sitting on their horses also dismounted and walked forward to greet them. After the highly pragmatic patrol team approached, they were led by a forty-year-old Tumu and said in unison: "Sicheng Tuzhou."
Tumu, Huang Ma, the garrison officer of Lingyun City, brought the six Tumu of Sicheng to the Yingtai, and the Yingtai Jinan!"
As he spoke, his movements were unambiguous. The seven people knelt down and kowtowed together. The wolf soldiers standing behind them by the road also knelt down as they did. At the same time, the seven earth eyes kowtowed, and the wolf
The soldiers kowtowed three times.
This rule was not the rule of the imperial court, and Gao Pragmatic didn't bother to pay attention to it. He gently pinched the horse's belly, stepped forward and sat on the horse, looking down at the seven people kneeling in front of him, but he was in no hurry to let them get up.
None of the Seven Earthly Eyes dared to act rashly, they just knelt down.
Gao pragmatic looked at it for a while and then asked in a very dissatisfied tone: "Which one is Huang Ma?"
The middle-aged man kneeling in the first place lowered his body a little lower and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Huang Ma, please press the tai Jin'an."
"Are you Huang Ma? Very good, I have something to ask you." Gao pragmatically said in an indifferent tone: "Since I came to Sicheng, why didn't Cen Shaoxun, the local magistrate of Sicheng, come to greet me?"
Huang Ma remained motionless and replied: "Replying to the press, the local magistrate of this state, Cen Gong, has been unwell in recent years. He is ill and cannot be in the wind and can't see people. Therefore, he cannot come to greet the press. However, he has given instructions to the officials and others.
We received him properly and sincerely apologized to him on his behalf."
Gao pragmatic snorted: "Can't be in the wind, can't see people? What kind of disease is this?"
Huang Ma seemed to have been prepared and replied: "Replying to the table, this is caused by a kind of miasma. This disease is contagious (the word contagion has been around since ancient times). The patient needs to lie in a clean room with no light or wind behind him."
People, otherwise people who are not sick can also become infected and suffer from ulcers all over the body, regardless of the location."
Gao pragmatic rolled his eyes and thought: Bullying me for not knowing medical skills? Is this leprosy you are talking about?
However, he did not intend to dwell on this matter. He just said coldly: "Since Cen Zhizhou is infected, let's temporarily exempt him from the crime of disrespecting the superior. But as subordinates, why don't you have the right to welcome me? Could it be that you think that the imperial court is powerful?
Why can’t we reach your Sicheng Prefecture?”
Well, this is just a matter of looking for trouble. Things like Jieying can only be regarded as unspoken rules, and there is no requirement from the court.
However, Huang Ma was still able to hold back and replied: "The reason for holding the ceremony is not because the officials and others are disrespectful to the ceremony, but because the chieftains from all over the world have gathered in Lingyun City in the past few days. When they heard that Duke Cen of Zhizhou was ill, they all wanted to
When I went to visit him, it happened that Duke Cen was worried that he would not be able to welcome him in person, and his condition worsened. As officials of the Tumu family, the officials and others did not dare to leave for a moment, so they missed the time to welcome him.
, I, the official, and others are worthy of death, please take the opportunity to convict me."
Of course, these words were typical official nonsense, but Gao Pragmatic seemed to take it seriously and said calmly: "Oh, then what do you think, how should I punish you?"
No matter how good-tempered Huang Ma was, she couldn't help it anymore. Although she was still kneeling, she straightened up and said, "Then it depends on the meaning of the ceremony. Is it the official's decision?"
Gao Pragmatic seemed to have never seen him before, and said calmly: "What grade of official are you?"
Huang Ma was startled and didn't understand what Gao Pragmatic meant, but she still replied: "If you follow the regulations of the imperial court, you will be lowered to the eighth rank."
Gao Jingshi showed a smile and said calmly: "Eighth rank...Huang Tumu, Huang Shoubei, do you know that the patrol censor has the power to make decisions on small matters for local officials of sixth rank and below?"
Huang Ma's heart skipped a beat, and she suppressed her shock and replied: "Xiaguan is in a remote wilderness, so I don't know much about it."
Gao pragmatically said calmly: "Then I might as well tell you that if you say you deserve to die, this annulment can really make you get what you want without even asking for an edict."
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