In the Fengtian Palace, a chieftain's words directly brought the atmosphere that had been relatively lively just now to freezing point.
The originally smiling faces of the civil and military officials lost their smiles in an instant, and even showed a hint of panic.
The entire hall was silent, and you could hear a pin drop.
But the chieftain continued to say in a rough voice as if he didn't know whether to live or die:
"His Majesty the Emperor personally issued the decree allowing us to continue to rule the natives of Qinzhou."
"We natives live in Qinzhou and other places, and it is difficult to leave our homeland. It is precisely because of His Majesty the Emperor's guarantee that we chose to surrender to the Ming Dynasty."
"I dare to ask His Majesty the Emperor why he suddenly went back on his promise and imprisoned us all in Yingtian City."
"Is this the sincerity of His Majesty the Emperor? By doing this, isn't His Majesty afraid that the chieftains in the southwest will rebel?"
This chieftain was extremely stout and had a fleshy face. He seemed to be used to running rampant among the chieftains. Even in the Fengtian Palace, he was arrogant and domineering and criticized Zhu Yuanzhang.
"Shut up. The emperor's favor is great. He and others are granted the title of Imperial City Secretary and Wailang, and enjoy the imperial salary. This is a great favor."
"You have received great kindness from the Emperor and don't know how to repay it, but you still dare to roar and accuse the Emperor in Fengtian Palace. This is really an unpardonable crime!!"
Hu Weiyong was the first to stand up among the officials, pointed at the chieftain's nose and cursed angrily:
"You are really savages who drink blood like hair. The emperor asked you to reform in the capital, but you still don't know how to repent!!"
"Someone is coming!!"
With that said, Hu Weiyong planned to have someone take this toast out and hand it over to Jin Yiwei for disposal.
"Wait a minute."
But at this moment, Zhu Yuanzhang opened his mouth and stopped the guards in front of the palace.
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes were indifferent and his face was expressionless, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking at this time.
Everyone only heard Zhu Yuanzhang continue:
"This chieftain is unwilling to live in the capital. We already know this."
"It's just that besides you, we want to know who else wants to return to Qinzhou Tubu to live like you?"
"We'll give you a chance next."
"The chieftains who are willing to live in the capital and serve as ministers and wailang in the imperial palace should stand on our left."
"Those who are unwilling and want to return to Qinzhou and continue to be chieftains should stand on our right."
"I will give you a stick of incense to think about it. I hope you will think about it carefully and not let us down."
The civil and military officials below felt cold all over when they heard Zhu Yuanzhang's emotionless voice.
Officials who are familiar with Zhu Yuanzhang's character naturally know that this is a sign of Zhu Yuanzhang's extreme anger. Although he looks calm on the surface, he may have been squeezing a volcano in his heart, ready to erupt at any time.
But the officials knew it, but the chieftains didn't.
After hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's words, the chieftains looked at each other, and then looked at Zhu Yuanzhang, Lord Dan, in confusion.
Zhu Yuanzhang's face was still expressionless. The chieftains could not understand Zhu Yuanzhang's true intention at all. The chieftains had no choice but to follow their innermost choices and start to take sides.
Soon, in less than a cup of tea, the chieftains were divided into two camps, one on the left and one on the right standing in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.
The people on the left are the chieftains headed by the black-faced man. There are about forty people in them.
They really want to return to Qinzhou, after all, that is their roots.
In contrast, there were hundreds of toasts standing opposite them.
Although these chieftains don't know what Zhu Yuanzhang means, there are still many smart people who can get into the position of chieftain.
Being in Zhu Yuanzhang's territory these days, and what Zhu Yuanzhang said at the beginning, it was clear that he and others were not given a chance to choose.
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake.
What's more, Zhu Yuanzhang is now the leader of the land, and they are not even snakes.
In this case, it is better to go with the flow, at least to ensure that you will be prosperous for the rest of your life and your descendants will have no worries.
After the camp selection was completed, a look of satisfaction flashed in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes.
No matter what, there are still a majority of people who can generally understand the situation.
It is enough to have these hundreds of toasts as the target of buying a horse for one thousand gold.
As for the people on the left...
Zhu Yuanzhang narrowed his eyes slightly and asked again in a cold voice:
"Have you thought about it?"
"Once you make a decision, you can't go back on it. Don't blame us for not giving you a chance!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's voice was bone-chilling, causing the chieftains below who were already wavering to tremble.
go home? Who doesn’t want to go back.
But when going home conflicts with life, it is better to choose life.
In an instant, several more chieftains from the left camp hurriedly ran to the right camp, and then buried their heads deeply, not daring to look at the people opposite.
The leader on the left, the black-faced toast, was not nervous at all. Instead, he looked directly at Zhu Yuanzhang with his head held high.
The chieftain of the Southwest was very angry. He didn't believe that Zhu Yuanzhang really dared to kill him in Fengtian Palace, in full view of all the civil and military officials.
Because behind him, standing were millions of toasts from the entire southwest.
If we really kill him, then the rebellion of the southwest chieftains will probably happen very soon.
There is more than one toast who has the same luck as this person. It can be said that dozens of people in the left camp all have the same idea.
It's a pity that these people don't understand Zhu Yuanzhang at all.
If they knew how good Zhu Yuanzhang was at what he did, I believe that if they were given dozens of courages, they would not dare to stand calmly in the left camp like this.
It's just that there are no ifs in the world.
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw these dozens of people, they were bastards eating weights and determined to make things difficult for him. He immediately stopped hiding his murderous intent and shouted directly:
"You ungrateful animal!"
"Come here, push all these people down and send them to prison. Give them a good greeting!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang's sudden murderous intention stunned the chieftain below, and then the chieftain standing on the left was trembling with fear.
Some people with poor psychological quality even knelt down on the spot and kowtowed crazily towards Zhu Yuanzhang, making the floor of Fengtian Hall bang and bang:
"Your Majesty, have mercy on me. I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time."
"We don't dare to do it anymore, please spare my life!!"
Compared to these cowards, the black-faced toast was filled with disbelief after being stunned.
He jumped up angrily, pointed at Zhu Yuanzhang who was sitting on the dragon throne, and yelled:
"Emperor Ming Dynasty, aren't you afraid of the rebellion of the chieftains in the southwest? Aren't you afraid that the southwest will be filled with rivers of blood?"
"You dare to kill me? If you dare to kill me, the chieftains in the southwest will dare to kill all your Ming Dynasty officials the next day and raise the flag of rebellion!!"
"Do you dare to kill me??"
When Zhu Yuanzhang saw how arrogant this man was, he had the black-faced chieftain pulled down and executed directly outside the Meridian Gate without interrogation!
Seeing Zhu Yuanzhang so decisive, the black-faced man could not believe until his death that Zhu Yuanzhang actually dared to kill him.
What he didn't know was that what Zhu Yuanzhang planned to do would only make things worse. Anyone in the world who could threaten Zhu Yuanzhang would probably have his grave already one foot high.
Zhu Yuanzhang showed no mercy to the remaining chieftains on the left, and directly asked the Jin Yiwei to escort them back to the imperial prison for rigorous interrogation.
As for the chieftains in the right camp, Zhu Yuanzhang directly fulfilled his promise and granted officials and bounties, which can be said to be the ultimate favor.
After everyone had finished processing, Zhu Yuanzhang called Lan Yu, Li Wenzhong, Li Shanchang, Liu Bowen and others to the study room.
Although a small chieftain could be killed, Zhu Yuanzhang still had to take precautions against the possible impact.
Zhu Yuanzhang probably wouldn't have thought now that this toast's tiny wings would actually cause huge waves in the southwest and other places!
