It's true that Chen Kan is lustful, but this woman is obviously not his type, and he already has a cute girl with big eyes.
The reason why I chose to meddle in this nosy matter was simply to see whether what Mu Shengshang said in the memorial was true or false.
Mu Sheng wrote a letter to Zhu Di, saying comprehensively that the policy of reforming the land and returning it to local people would definitely be implemented in Yunnan. However, from the moment Chen Kan stepped into Yunnan, he did not see what he wanted to see.
Everyone came along the way, including Pingyiwei, Qujing Prefecture, Xundian Prefecture, Kunming County, Guandu County, Chengjiang Prefecture... many Tufu and Tuxian counties, but the real masterminds were still the local chieftains, and the imperial government was in name only.
If these places can be explained by the fact that the policy of reforming the land and returning it to local people has not yet been implemented, then how can we explain what happened here in Tonghai County?
If Chen Kan guessed correctly, the purpose of the woman in front of him was definitely not as simple as going to the county government to ask for someone.
Otherwise, why would she bring so many people?
And everyone is armed.
If Chen Kan hadn't appeared here today, how would things have developed?
Chen Kan could think with his buttocks that the woman would definitely lead people to attack the county town.
Her father is in Jianshui, which can also play a role in confusing Mu Sheng.
After the county town was plundered, the woman took people and hid back in the mountains. His father used this time difference to escape from the Xipinghou Mansion. After the Xipinghou Mansion got the news, he planned to send troops to quell the rebellion. The woman had already led the people without knowing it. Where are you hiding?
After Mu Sheng reported it, all the court knew was news of another chieftain rebellion.
But...since Chen Kan now has the ability to prevent a farce from happening, why not do it?
Thinking of this, Chen Kan took off the sword from his waist and threw it to Fang Xu, then walked towards the woman alone.
"My lord, be careful!"
Fang Xu was a little confused. What did Chen Kan mean by throwing the weapon to him without saying a word?
When several people came to their senses, Chen Kan had already left them.
Upon seeing this, the four people's eyes felt a trace of bitterness at the same time, because Chen Kan's gesture was obviously telling them not to follow him.
To be honest, Chen Kan was panicking now, not because of these mountain people, but because of the big tiger under the woman's crotch that was grinning at him.
He didn't know if it was Chen Kan's misunderstanding, but he always felt that the tiger looked at him with a hint of disdain and a hint of doubt.
It seems that he is wondering why the person in front of him is not afraid of it and dares to approach it.
Chen Kan swallowed, his Adam's apple surging, he raised his hands, tried his best to look harmless, and slowly approached the woman and the tiger.
When the two of them were almost ten meters apart, Chen Kan stopped.
He said as calmly as possible: "Girl, let's talk!"
The woman's eyes were a little surprised, but mostly curious.
This was the first time she had seen a Han official not afraid of the tiger king under her crotch.
The other Han officials were frightened to death when they saw the tiger king under their crotch.
As soon as Chen Kan said this, the mountain man next to the woman immediately danced and spoke a bunch of jargon to the woman. When the woman heard the words, she frowned.
Seeing that the woman was unmoved, the mountain man immediately turned his head and glared at Chen Kan.
Chen Kan was a little confused. He looked at the woman and asked, "Aren't you going to the city to save your brother?"
The woman's eyes showed a thoughtful look, then she nodded lightly and asked in a soft and waxy voice: "What are we talking about?"
Chen Kan said: "Can you talk about why your brother was taken away?"
"Can!"
The woman nodded, then patted the tiger's big head. The tiger looked up to the sky and roared, then slowly walked towards Chen Kan.
This move made the leader-like mountain people dance and look at Chen Kan with surprisingly angry eyes.
On Chen Kan's side, Fang Xu, Zhang San, and two hundred households suddenly had their hearts in their throats.
That's a tiger. If the woman opposite suddenly gets angry and the tiger attacks the adult, wouldn't the adult be a pill?
The adults are finished, what will happen to them after they go back?
But just as they were about to make a move, they were stopped by Chen Kan's stern eyes.
In just a moment, the woman rode the tiger and walked up to Chen Kan.
"Ouch~"
The tiger roared so frightened that cold sweat broke out on Chen Kan's forehead.
"Brother Tiger, doesn't he like brushing his teeth very much?"
The fishy stench from the tiger's mouth assaulted his nostrils, but Chen Kan did not dare to turn around and run away. He had no doubt that if he made any move, the tiger would tear him into pieces and swallow the bones together.
The woman just rode on the back of the tiger, looking at Chen Kan condescendingly.
After a moment, she said softly: "You are very good-looking!"
Chen Kan: "???"
Who doesn’t know?
But is now the time to say that?
Chen Kan forced a smile: "To each other, can you tell me why your brother was arrested by the government?"
The woman said: "Yesterday, my brother led another group of Hui people on the mountain to rob the water channel, and they were captured by your officials from the Ming Dynasty with a group of vicious soldiers. I don't know why."
Chen Kan frowned and corrected: "It's not our Ming Dynasty, it's your and our Ming Dynasty... Is it that simple?"
The woman nodded and did not dwell on what Chen Kan said about you and us. Instead, she said angrily: "Yes, we have been using that canal for many years. Those Huihui people dared to come and rob us. It's so abominable!"
Chen Kan: "..."
Not only is this woman not highly educated, she is also very quick-thinking!
He realized it and decided not to talk nonsense anymore.
He pointed at the group of mountain people blocking the mountain pass and said: "I will go to the county government office with you. If your brother is innocent, I can ask the county government office to let your brother go, but you have brought too many people with you." Now, you have to let them go back first."
Hearing this, the woman tilted her head and thought for a moment, then asked: "What if I bring few people with me and I can't defeat your officials from the Ming Dynasty when I get to the county seat?"
Chen Kan: "..."
Staring at the sky speechlessly, Chen Kan finally understood what it means to be a dog meddling in a mouse's own business. Wouldn't it be better if he just ordered them to be killed?
He took a deep breath and explained seriously: "No, you are also the people of the Ming Dynasty. The Ming Dynasty has laws. Whether it is you and your brother or the group of Huihui you mentioned, who is at fault? The Ming Dynasty has laws. The law punishes everyone."
"Oh well!"
The woman thought for a while and said: "I can let them go back first, but you have to ride the king with me. If you dare to lie to me, I will let the king eat you."
Chen Kan nodded numbly: "No problem, but if this matter is your brother's fault, the laws of Ming Dynasty will not be biased towards you, do you understand?"
"good!"
The woman responded and patted the tiger's big head. The tiger squatted down in a humane manner, but looked at Chen Kan with a rather dissatisfied look.
"you come up."
The woman's voice was soft and waxy, making one unable to refuse.
Chen Kan rubbed his hands and felt a little scared. He was used to riding horses, but riding a tiger...
The key is that there are no saddle bridles or side stirrups. Can you sit firmly?
But after Chen Kan got on the tiger's back, he realized that he was overthinking it. The tiger's back was much wider than he thought, and sitting on it was more stable than riding on a war horse.
Chen Kan's move immediately caused the mountain people on the side to jump up. They pointed at Chen Kan and started talking in dialect.
Chen Kan didn't understand, but he could tell from the mountain people's eyes that they were about to burst into flames.
The imperial envoy team headed by Fang Xu was almost shocked when they saw Chen Kan get on the tiger after just a few words.
Censor Chen An rushed forward and asked Fang Xu, "What are you going to do, sir?"
Fang Xu rolled his eyes: "How did I know?"
Who knows how that woman could be so easy to fool, and she was deceived by just a few words.
The remote chieftain woman has really never seen much of the world!
Chen Kan was riding steadily on the back of the tiger, smelling the fragrance coming from the woman's body, and almost lost control, so he climbed up the woman's slender waist.
At the critical moment, Chen Kan hurriedly recited silently: "I learned from the great Confucian scholar..."
Um! I am a gentleman!
Firmly believing, Chen Kan said to the woman: "Let them go back."
The woman tilted her head and said something to the native leader. Although the native leader was not angry, he had no choice but to pick up a long tooth hanging on his chest and put it into his mouth.
When he blew his teeth, he made a sharp sound, like a whistle. When the natives heard the sound, they beat their chests and hid in the dense forest in the mountains.
Chen Kan watched the native's operations with great interest. It seemed that these mountain people were not as useless as he imagined.
At least, they have their own language, and their actions are not a swarm of swarms, but organized and disciplined collective actions. No wonder the Ming Dynasty has occupied Yunnan for so many years, but it still has not made Yunnan a "familiar place".
Most of the mountain people retreated, but a small number of mountain people still looked at the imperial envoy team blocking the road with vigilance.
There were not many of them, about a hundred or so.
But these one hundred or so people should be the real elite among the mountain people, because not only do they have complete clothes, they also wear straw sandals on their feet, and the weapons in their hands are all standard long knives.
About a hundred people, led by the mountain leader with a string of teeth around his neck, crowded tightly around the tiger.
Chen Kan had no consciousness of being a hostage and ordered the woman: "Let the tiger put away his magical power, otherwise the horses under my command will convulse and die sooner or later."
The woman nodded, and after patting the big tiger on the head a few times, the tiger roared, and the horses in the imperial team returned to normal.
Chen Kan watched the woman control the tiger with great interest and was amazed in his heart.
It seemed that the woman had her own way of controlling the tiger. Chen Kan noticed that the strength and quantity of her slaps on the tiger's head were different each time.
The IQ of this tiger is by no means inferior to those large beasts that were domesticated through professional means in circuses in later generations. I don’t know how the woman did it.
If possible, Chen Kan would also like to raise one for fun.
"Let's go, Tonghai County Government!"
Chen Kan gave an order, and the two teams joined forces and headed towards Tonghai County, not far away.
Fang Xu, Zhang San and two hundred horsemen approached the tiger with quite curious expressions on their faces.
This tiger's IQ is too high, and it can control its power freely. What's even more amazing is that after it roars, the horses are no longer afraid of it. I don't know what the principle is?
Chen Kan understands that in nature, the bloodline gap between animals is more obvious.
In particular, tigers, which stand at the top of the food chain, can not only suppress ordinary beasts, but can even drive ordinary beasts for their own use. This is why tigers are known as the king of beasts.
It's amazing.
At least when human science has not developed to a certain extent, it is difficult for humans to understand some of the strange behaviors of animals in nature.
Chen Kan sat on the back of the tiger and looked at the woman's bare shoulders, back and waist. While feasting his eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little regretful.
Girls from other ethnic minorities are still generous. How great would it be if women from the Ming Dynasty were like this?
The great ancestors of later generations said that women can hold up half the sky. It is ridiculous that the Ming Dynasty even tied women to a three-quarter acre of land at home. It was simply audacious.
The liberation of women is urgent!
There was a faint fragrance coming from the woman's body. Chen Kan subconsciously moved back a little, trying his best to avoid physical contact with the woman.
After all, he is a married man!
After carefully looking at the woman's entire body, Chen Kan showed admiration in his eyes.
What a beautiful body.
Her complexion is healthy, with uneven texture, and even her ears are perfect, making her a few steps ahead of those star models of later generations!
He asked, "What's your name?"
The woman didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with letting a man ride a tiger with him. When she heard Chen Kan's question, she replied in a very gentle voice: "My name is Maggie Aza, you can just call me Maggie."
"Maggie...does this name mean something?"
Chen Kan knew that some of the names of the ethnic minorities in later generations had special meanings, but Chen Kan did not find anything amazing about the name Maggie Aza.
Chen Kan even felt from the bottom of his heart that this name was not worthy of this woman.
The woman did not answer Chen Kan's doubts, but asked: "What about you, what is your name?"
Chen Kan said: "Chen Kan."
"Chen Kan..."
The woman repeated the name and then stopped talking.
His father had warned him that Han officials were very cunning, and if he encountered Han officials, he must stay away.
But this time it was to save my brother, so it shouldn’t be considered a violation of my father’s teachings, right?
The woman was a little confused.
…
Tonghai County is a small town with great Central Plains characteristics, also known as the city of three miles and the outline of seven miles.
There are two streets in the city, one horizontal and one vertical, dividing the city into four quarters. At the end of each street is a city gate.
Since Chen Kan and others were going back, they could only enter through the west gate.
Chen An got close to the tiger. Although he didn't want to come, but it was his duty, he could only try his best to hide his fear of the tiger.
He took out a file from his arms and said to Chen Kan: "Sir, the name of the magistrate of Tonghai County is Su Zhen. Last year, the official review in the capital inspection was that he was competent. He should have been promoted to Beijing, but he was blocked by the Marquis of Xiping. Tonghai County is a central county, with an annual grain payment of 40,000 shi, and a population of 34,643 people, of which Han people account for about a quarter. The imperial court stationed three hundred households in the city..."
Chen An poured out the basic information about Tonghai County like he was pouring beans into a bamboo tube, and then retreated back to the imperial envoy team.
Chen Kan looked at the gate of Tonghai County and asked Maggie, "Shall we ride in on a tiger?"
"What's the problem? Your Majesty doesn't bite."
Maggie's answer left Chen Kan speechless for a while. Is this a matter of biting or not? Then it's a fucking tiger!
"Who's in front of you? Stop!"
The tiger between the two men's crotches is really conspicuous, but the gatekeepers in Tonghai County seem to have become accustomed to it.
What really made the guard guard nervous was the four hundred fully armed cavalry under Chen Kan.
Although Yunnan is rich in products and is known as the kingdom of animals and plants, the local Yunnan horses look like donkeys. Such tall horses are only found in the military.
If he hadn't seen that the knight on the horse was wearing the Ming Dynasty's armor, Men Ding would have shouted that the enemy was attacking!
Aunt Chen An stepped forward, waved the envoy's flag in front of the doorman, and shouted: "I am an imperial envoy who has been ordered to inspect Yunnan. Please report to the county magistrate as soon as possible and kneel down to greet me!"
After listening to Chen An's words, the two servants looked at each other in confusion. Didn't they hear that the imperial envoy from the imperial court was coming?
Moreover, why did the imperial envoy come to Tonghai, a place where birds don’t shit?
There was suspicion in the eyes of the two of them. One of them ran towards the city in a hurry, but the remaining servant still looked like he was facing an enemy. He said in a deep voice: "The cavalry is not allowed to enter the city!"
Chen An was stunned. He had never thought that the imperial envoy team would be defeated in a county.
But he soon figured it out. If nothing else happened, the two gatekeepers probably didn't know the importance of the word "imperial envoy" and treated them as ordinary officials.
He retreated into the team in embarrassment.
It's reasonable to think about it. When other imperial envoys arrive, no one is waving their flags. The motorcades and horses stretch for miles. I wish I could have the local magistrate come out and kneel down to greet me from hundreds of miles away. My group of people really don't look like imperial envoys, but they do. Like a small force of imperial cavalry.
Coupled with the fact that there were a hundred mountain people mixed in, it looked even more nondescript. If he had encountered such a team claiming to be imperial envoys, he would not have been able to help but have reasonable doubts.
A group of people waited quietly at the city gate, blocking other people who were about to enter the city. As soon as the people leaving the city saw this posture at the city gate, they immediately ran back to the city with frightened faces.
The doorman didn't keep Chen Kan and others waiting for long. Soon, Chen Kan and others heard the sound of gongs and drums ringing in the city.
And this sound was coming towards the city gate very quickly.
Chen Kan sat on the back of the tiger and watched with interest as a green-robed official rushed towards the city gate with a large group of people including the county prime minister, bookkeepers and clerks.
Each of them had a look of panic on their faces.
The imperial envoy from the imperial court came to their small county town quietly. How could they not panic?
That was the envoy representing the emperor.
It stands to reason that they should have received the news long ago, and then traveling thirty miles out of the city to greet him was a sign of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism.
Why did he suddenly appear at the city gate?
There is no news at all!
This shouldn't be wow!
The green-robed official ran so fast that the black gauze on his head fell to the ground without holding it securely, and the group of people was in a panic again.
When he rushed out of the city gate with Wu Sha, he saw four hundred Qingqi leading more than a hundred savages, all mountain people, standing quietly at the city gate.
He didn't have time to think about how the imperial envoy's team got together with the mountain people. He quickly glanced at the crowd and saw a young man in a scarlet robe riding on the back of a tiger, with a beautiful woman in his arms.
This is the real owner!
The cavalry automatically formed a path, and Chen Kan's figure clearly appeared in the eyes of the official.
He didn't care whether the tiger could eat people. He led a group of county officials and rushed to kneel down a few meters in front of the tiger. He shouted: "Tonghai County Magistrate Su Zhen, led by Tonghai County Yamen officials, came to greet the tiger." Angel, not knowing the arrival of an angel is a capital crime.”
Chen An rode his horse out of the queue, took out the imperial edict from his arms, and said loudly: "The emperor is destined to be transported by heaven. He summoned the emperor and granted him the title of Prince Consort. Chen Kan, the admiral of the five-city military commander, deposed the ambassador to inspect Yunnan...Officials from all over the country must do their best. Cooperate, and anyone who disobeys will be killed without mercy, thank you!"
As soon as the imperial edict came out, Su Zhen had no last doubt in his heart. He led all the officials to prostrate themselves: "I obey the imperial edict, long live my emperor!"
"Flat body!"
Chen An withdrew the imperial edict, raised his head and looked at the person through his nostrils.
Su Zhen stood up with all his subordinates, and hurriedly held up his hands to apologize: "I didn't know that the angel was coming, and I didn't meet you from afar. Please forgive me!"
Seeing this, Chen Kan jumped down from the tiger's back and said calmly: "It's okay, get up. I, Chen Kan, are the deposed ambassador for this tour of Yunnan. I came to Tonghai County this time just for the sake of Xiushan Chieftain and In the case of the Hui people fighting for the water canal, the officials will carry out business as usual and do not disturb the people. Violators will be severely punished."
Maggie was a little dissatisfied with Chen Kan's sudden jump from the tiger, but when she saw that Chen Kan could make the officials in front of her follow him with just a few words, a hint of joy suddenly flashed in her eyes.
This official didn't lie to him, he was really older than the officials in the city!
Su Zhen couldn't help but tremble when he heard Chen Kan's words about not disturbing the people. Violators would be severely punished. Then he hurriedly raised his hands and said, "I understand, I understand. Please invite the angel to come to the county office to explain!"
The root cause of why Chen Kan doesn't like to go to the city is here. When these local officials hear that the imperial envoy is coming, they always start a big fight.
Even if they came to welcome him themselves, they also mobilized the people in the city to beat gongs and drums and collect all kinds of rare treasures to give gifts, as if this would show how much they valued the imperial envoy.
But Chen Kan only felt it was noisy!
This was only the case when the imperial envoy arrived. Chen Kan couldn't imagine what a waste of people and money it would be if the emperor came in person.
No wonder every time the emperor goes on a tour, there are always ministers who stop him, because this is really hurting the people.
After asking Su Zhen to disperse the temporarily gathered people, Chen Kan continued to return to the tiger's back as a hostage.
Su Zhen was not surprised when he saw the tiger, so he walked on foot and waited at Chen Kan's side.
Chen Kan tilted his head and asked, "I'm here to discuss yesterday's dispute over the water canal. According to what this Maggie girl said, you led people to take her brother to prison indiscriminately. , is this possible?"
