"Dong people?"
Lin Bai frowned.
"good!"
Ji Xiaofeng replied, "They call themselves the Dong people. As for whether they are true or false, it is not yet certain."
"They also asked us to release them, saying we had no right to arrest them here."
Good guy!
Are all bandits so arrogant? Is this still a royal method?
Lin Bai twitched the corners of his mouth and asked, "Is there really such a rule?"
Ji Xiaofeng said: "This is already Dong County in Guinan, and nearby are the activities of the Dong people. The chief of the Dong people serves as the magistrate of the county. According to the chieftain system, the Dong people are under their own jurisdiction. If anything happens, it should be handled by the Dong County Yamen. .”
Ji Xiaofeng didn't say it clearly but his meaning was very clear, that is, he really couldn't control it.
I'll do it!
Lin Bai couldn't hold himself any longer. He was a high-ranking member of the imperial court, and when he went to the southwest this time, he was like an imperial envoy, but he couldn't touch a few people.
What kind of nonsense is this? Can this be tolerated?
No wonder Lao Zhu couldn't wait to deal with these unruly people. Although each one expressed his surrender, in fact, they were like a country within a country.
Not to mention Lao Zhu, even the great talents couldn't bear it anymore.
Ji Xiaofeng obviously noticed Lin Bai's displeasure and said: "Although this is the law, robbing and killing imperial officials is naturally different. If you want to deal with it..."
Lin Bai felt a little better after saying this, but that was all.
He immediately asked: "If this is the case, wouldn't the Southwest be in chaos?"
Ji Xiaofeng said: "The southwest is indeed in chaos, but it is not an exaggeration. Generally speaking, these people will not cause trouble in their own territory, and the chieftains from various places will not allow it."
Right!
Although the court can't control it, the chieftains from all over the country will naturally not tolerate it. Businessmen can play a great role in economic development. Once these people are offended, they will die.
"When they cause trouble, they usually go to other chieftain territories. The real trouble is when conflicts break out between chieftains."
"And this kind of thing happens from time to time. Small-scale conflicts are fine, but large-scale conflicts are exaggerated."
This is the conflict between the two tribes, which can be imagined.
The southwest is really not a place for people to stay. There are many Yi tribes here, which is too difficult to deal with. It is even more difficult to integrate. Lao Zhu has really given himself a problem of the century.
Directly use the army to push forward?
At present, it seems that this is the best and most effective method. Other methods are not as direct or as effective.
Lao Zhu equipped Zhuge Liannu probably because he had no hope of a peaceful resolution.
have to!
We can only take one step and see one step at a time.
"Sir, those two bandits?"
Lin Bai said: "Did you ask anything?"
Ji Xiaofeng shook his head, "I don't have anything useful, so I just said I can't live anymore."
The key is the Dong people, he can't deal with them at will for a while.
Lin Bai paused and said, "Bring the person here and I will interrogate him personally."
"yes!"
Ji Xiaofeng took the order and quickly brought the two of them over. At this moment, the two of them still looked arrogant and shouted, "Let us go quickly, you have no right to arrest us..."
The two of them chattered non-stop, looking confident.
Lin Bai took out his ears and seemed to be a little impatient. He said: "I pretended to be Dong people, robbed caravans in Dong people's territory, robbed and killed court officials, beheaded!"
"yes!"
Yan Gang didn't say anything, he just drew his sword and chopped it down.
When the two people saw this, their faces turned pale with fright, and they quickly said: "No... don't, sir... spare your life."
These two guys were not stupid. They had long noticed that this group of people was not ordinary. They were just pretending before. When they saw that Lin Bai didn't accept this trick, they naturally panicked.
I really thought they were not afraid of death!
Lin Bai glanced at the two of them and said, "It's easy to survive. I have a few questions for you. Whoever answers quickly and accurately can survive."
"On the contrary, he is pretending to be Dong."
Their faces were ashen and they were no longer as calm as before.
Lin Bai didn't tolerate them and asked directly: "Why did you become a bandit?"
"I can't live anymore." They both said in unison.
Lin Bai asked again: "How many of you are there?"
"About fifty or sixty people."
"..."
Maybe they were frightened, but the two of them cooperated very well. Just as Tong Dahai said, these two guys actually trafficked Tianzhu hemp.
Later, because of the strict inspections from above, he started this business under the leadership of several leaders. Anyway, outsiders can't control it in his own territory. As long as he is careful, he will be fine.
Moreover, they only rob foreign businessmen, not locals.
After doing it a few times, I tasted the sweetness and couldn’t hold back anymore, so...
According to their account, there are many people like them in other nearby counties, and the leaders often meet with people from other counties.
This is very unusual!
Being a bandit and having to meet him often? This looks like an organized premeditation. Could it be that someone is organizing these people behind the scenes to deliberately cause trouble?
Don't tell me, it's really possible.
It's not a good thing to dare to do this, and besides, it's hard to survive. As long as someone with a heart can take advantage of it...
Yan Gang said: "Could it be that the big boss of Tianzhu Huoma is deliberately causing trouble and wants to attract the attention of the superiors?"
Ji Xiaofeng said: "It is possible."
"However, this is not bad. They specialize in robbing inland caravans and can easily cause conflicts between the inland and the southwest. I don't know whether it is unintentional or deliberate."
Most of the people in the southwest are chieftains. Once word spreads about what happened today, it will probably not be about a few bandits, but may turn into an incident between the Dong people and the Han people.
After all, this area is governed by the Dong people.
If the same is true for surrounding counties and cities, then it is likely to evolve into the entire southwestern Yi ethnic group uniting to attack the Han people. Once the situation continues to worsen, the southwest will inevitably be in chaos.
You know, Lao Zhu himself has plans to deal with the southwest.
However, this plan is undoubtedly the last choice. If there are other options, Lao Zhu will definitely choose other methods, and even if he really chooses tough measures, it will definitely be thunderous.
It is possible to subdue several big chieftains with lightning speed.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for these chieftains to unite and Dali to keep an eye on them.
Either don't do this kind of thing, or do it quickly.
Now it seems that these bandits are being used by others to deliberately intensify the relationship between the Yi people and the Han people in southwest China.
Although it is not certain yet, there are certainly signs of this.
Thinking of the previous mountain bandit incidents, Lin Bai still smelled a faint smell of familiarity.
That's right! The Red Lotus Sect, the Red Lotus Sect likes to use bandits to cause trouble. That is their specialty.
Are these mountain bandits in the southwestern counties also related to them?
These guys are really lingering. They are everywhere where there are conflicts. They must want to use Southwest to cause trouble.
Having so much toast is already a headache. If the Red Lotus Sect comes to interfere, then...
Lin Bai suddenly felt the urge to go home.
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