The sound of neat footsteps "bah bah bah" came out, and the people on the street subconsciously followed the sound, their eyes widened, and they hurriedly and cautiously got out of the way.
At the city gate, they saw a group of soldiers with solemn looks, blood stains on their armor, and a murderous look on their bodies, driving a group of prisoners into the city.
Although these prisoners' clothes were in tatters and covered with bloodstains, it could still be seen at a glance that they were the costumes of local tribes in the Yun Kingdom.
These soldiers used hemp ropes to string together people from various tribes, just like driving away pigs and dogs.
Whenever someone showed the slightest sign of unwillingness, they would be beaten with punches and kicks. If anyone dared to resist, the soldier next to him would step forward and slash him with a knife, splattering blood on the street.
Later, a huge convoy of dozens of prison vans followed. In the prison cages made of fine iron, there were people who had their limbs and limbs severed.
Needless to say, these dozens of people should be the masters of these tribes. However, these masters failed to protect their tribes under the encirclement and suppression by the army.
"They are from Bulong Village of the Naxi tribe!" Some of the people on the side recognized the identity of the tribe in front of them.
"There are also people from the Lahu tribe."
"That's the leader of our Nu tribe!"
"..."
From time to time, someone recognized the identity of these people, which immediately caused an uproar among the people nearby.
The founder of Yun State, Taizu, founded the country and established the system. He followed the system of the Central Plains Dynasty. He also promoted the Central Plains Mandarin and clothing among the people. In this way for six hundred years, the people under the rule of Yun State were almost indistinguishable from the people of the Central Plains.
But even so, it still cannot be changed. In the Yun Kingdom, less than half of the people are from the local tribes. There are also many people among the tribes who intermarry with each other.
Now, in front of our eyes, nearly half of the tribes and leaders in the Yun Kingdom have been captured by the army. Many relatives and friends of the people are among the prisoners. Seeing this scene, how can we not let these people feel
shock?
Hearing the increasingly excited voices of the people on both sides, the general at the head of the army frowned, stopped his horse, waved his whip in his hand, and made a "crack" sound.
"Quiet!" the leading general yelled.
The military man behind him immediately responded and followed behind, roaring and saying:
"quiet!"
The army that had just gone through a fight was filled with a frightening murderous aura. The threats made at this moment shocked the people present and they immediately became silent.
The general at the head of the army saw that everyone was quiet and said:
"These tribes are entrenched in the mountains and forests, enslaving the people and refusing to obey the king. The imperial court is kind-hearted and wants to rule them with virtue. However, they do not expect that these tribes are all people with secret ambitions, so they actually sent people to assassinate the grand master. They are so bold.
The laws of heaven cannot be tolerated. Today, Japan will issue an order to annihilate the tribe, rescue all the tribesmen, and let them bathe in the kindness of the court!"
Having said this, the general paused, his voice became even colder, he glanced at the people around him with murderous intent, and said:
"If anyone criticizes the imperial court, he will be punished as an accomplice!"
After the general finished speaking, his sharp eyes scanned the people present. Wherever he looked, the people all lowered their heads and did not dare to look at each other.
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At this time, in the Taishi Mansion, Wang Xiao listened to Tie Shengwen's report, his face was heavy, and he nodded:
"You've done a great job! Shengwen, during this time, I've been asking you to lead an army and march thousands of miles. It's been really hard on you."
The various tribes in Tiannan Land have different customs and customs due to various reasons. When getting along with the local tribesmen, it is actually easy to tell their origins from various subtleties.
Tie Shengwen pried open the mouths of the captured assassins, and by following the clues, he easily found out about the tribes who participated in the attack on Wang Xiao.
Relying on the 5,000 soldiers and horses from the specially selected camp in the suburbs of Beijing, and already assisted by soldiers and horses from various prefectures and counties, Tie Shengwen ran around for a month, breaking through 17 mountain strongholds, and annihilated all the tribes that participated in the assassination.
.
Tie Shengwen bowed and said:
"Serving the Grand Master is a sacred duty."
At this time, Tie Shengwen looked at Wang Xiao's expression again, hesitated for a moment, and said:
"Grand Master, I don't understand the sacred text, why did you give the signal for the army to bring the prisoners to Beijing? There are many people of ethnic origin in the country, I'm afraid..."
When Wang Xiao heard this, his face darkened at first. But after a moment, he regained his energy, waved his hand and said:
"The people's hearts are like water. As long as you guide them well, nothing big will happen. And what I did today is actually to force the people behind the scenes to show up."
Hearing this, Tie Shengwen couldn't help but feel ashamed and said:
"Master, I'm sorry, I couldn't find any clues in the holy text."
"The people behind this are well prepared. Even when they connected these tribes, they didn't leave any clues. They just used bribes to lure them. Their hands and feet were so clean that they didn't have any clues. It's not surprising that no clues were found." Wang Xiao said.
Tie Shengwen frowned slightly and asked again:
"Since your hands and feet are clean at this time, what is the grand master's plan to suppress these tribal leaders to the capital?"
Wang Xiao sneered and said:
"I don't believe that such a cautious person would not react at all when he saw a group of tribal leaders being forced into the capital!"
The more cautious a person is, the more he should reconsider and think twice when doing things.
Wang Xiao's move was a gamble, and the people behind the gamble couldn't help themselves and tried to test it.
After Tie Shengwen figured out the key, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief and said sincerely:
"Grand Master, it's so high! It's really high!"
Listening to Tie Shengwen's compliment, Wang Xiao's face showed a hint of bitterness.
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But at this time, in the palace, Xiao Cheng said with a gloomy face:
"Is it solved?"
Feng Bao pressed his forehead firmly to the ground, sweat beads falling from his forehead, and said in a trembling voice:
"Solved!"
"Where's the beginning and end?"
"It has also been cleaned up, and it has been announced to the outside world that I have been out of the palace to be responsible for the purchase. Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Cheng moved his cheeks, gritted his teeth, and said:
"Where are the young eunuchs who live with him?"
"Yeah, we've dealt with it too. We first used various excuses to move them away, and then attacked them separately. Others can't see anything."
Xiao Cheng took a few deep breaths and then said:
"Get up and remember this for me in the future! The people under my command would rather be in short supply than in surplus."
Feng Bao swallowed his saliva and said quickly:
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
This month, not only Wang Xiao had a headache. Even Xiao Cheng also encountered a difficult matter.
The Shangyu Preparatory Office under Feng Bao has now staffed various key institutions in the palace. However, due to insufficient manpower, Feng Bao once again selected a group of people to join the Shangyu Preparatory Office.
But I never expected that something would happen among these young eunuchs.
A young eunuch couldn't keep his mouth shut because he couldn't see his roommate being rewarded by the yellow gate in the palace, so he showed off that he was in the sticky rod. He was valued by the eunuch in charge, Feng Bao, and was about to be reused.
The news in the palace cannot be kept secret. Which eunuch is valued, which palace maid is rewarded by the concubine, it can be spread throughout the palace in less than one night.
When Feng Bao heard this, he was extremely horrified and naturally left him alone.
Not only that, but it also affected a whole room of people.