In fact, at this time, there were already Ming Dynasty people around Kunming City. The movements of the rebels were immediately discovered by Ye Bushou, and they were quickly reported to the imperial commander a hundred miles away.
Emperor Chongzhen had actually entered Yunnan a long time ago, but because Ma Xianglin had Class A eavesdropping seeds on his body, he knew what was probably going on in Kunming, so he gave orders to the governor of the three sides Zheng Chongjian and the governor of Yunnan and Guizhou Chen Qiyu not to rush to rescue Kunming. City, but used a trick he hoped to play in later generations, stealing the opponent's home.
It has to be said that the main force of the rebel chieftains gathered in Kunming, and with the troops in their hometown empty, there is really nothing to say, don't make it too easy.
Now, Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu have led troops to sweep away the rebellious state capital and returned to join Emperor Chongzhen.
At this time, they were accompanying Emperor Chongzhen to a corner of the camp. The perimeter here is guarded by Ming army officers and soldiers. Seeing the emperor coming, he immediately felt like he was facing a formidable enemy. The surrounding troops immediately moved into the camp and stood ready.
Jin Yiwei commander Li Ruolian, personal eunuch Fang Zhenghua and others also became nervous, guarding the front and back, as if Emperor Chongzhen was about to go to the battlefield.
Emperor Chongzhen was a little speechless about this, but protecting his safety was also their duty. In the end, he did not interfere and just let them do whatever they wanted.
In the middle of this camp is a large open space. But at this time, the place was already full of people. Most of them are old men and women, there are also some half-grown-ups, but there are very few young people. These people wore clothes of various colors. The only thing they had in common was that the clothes were full of patches, and most of them were made of the cheapest fabrics such as linen.
"The Emperor has arrived!"
With a loud shout, these ordinary people, nearly two thousand in number, all knelt on the ground and started shouting: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live my emperor!"
The shouts were mixed with strong local accents and were uneven. It was as noisy as in a vegetable market. It didn't have the momentum of "Long live" in unison like in the Forbidden City.
Emperor Chongzhen didn't pay attention to this. He climbed up to a specially built high platform, looked down at the people kneeling on the ground, and immediately said loudly: "Everyone, please stand up and speak!"
On both sides of the square this time, there were officials who were familiar with the place standing. After hearing the emperor's words, they opened their mouths to spread the word. Likewise, these officials also have local accents.
"Thank you, Your Majesty for your grace!" The people who were kneeling on the ground shouted in varying directions before they all stood up. There was no order at all.
Obviously, special officials had taught them how to do it in advance, but it was really difficult to make them as neat as the Forbidden City.
Emperor Chongzhen had a smile on his face and just glanced at these people. He found that every common person who met his gaze, whether it was an old man, an old lady, or a young man, all immediately lowered their heads, as if they had been electrocuted.
"I came to see you today because I want to verify with you." Emperor Chongzhen didn't care about this. With a smile, he tried his best to be amiable and said loudly, "Every household, your village, and the village are all here." Are you assigned a field? If you are not assigned a field, tell me now!"
As soon as they heard this, those who stood in front and understood it immediately raised their heads, but immediately lowered their heads, and just replied with gratitude: "I got it, I got it!"
Those who stood further away and couldn't hear clearly started talking one after another after being passed on by the officials nearby. Basically, they all answered in the affirmative. Later, I found that the sound was very noisy and chaotic, so everyone started nodding.
That's right, Emperor Chongzhen's order to Zheng Chongjian and Chen Qiyu was to directly divide the fields after capturing the nests of the rebel chieftains, and distribute all the fields owned by the chieftains and his men to ordinary people, that is, those rebel chieftains originally of serfs.
Under the chieftain system, it can be said that for the entire tribe, the chieftain is the emperor. Those under the chieftain's rule were all slaves of the chieftain. Life and death can be snatched away by the chieftain's thoughts. Not to mention, how can they have fields? They all belong to the chieftain.
If there is no rebellion, this kind of chieftain system is really difficult to change. After all, it is the private property of the chieftain. If you touch this, others will think about whether they will touch you in the future, and they will oppose it with the same hatred and hatred.
However, now that things are going well, those chieftains are stupid and rebel, so Emperor Chongzhen will not be polite. To him, toast is nothing at all. As long as he can capture ordinary people, he is not afraid of anything happening in Yunnan! The most effective and easiest trick to think of is to learn the methods of later generations, making toasts, dividing fields, and liberating serfs.
These people, who were originally serfs, were allotted the land at once and gained freedom. They did not have to live for the toast. Especially for these people who had suffered all their lives, it was really a big pie falling from the sky to describe it. pass. For the current emperor who gave them such great benefits, he has been talking about how good the emperor is from the moment he was assigned the land.
At this time, they did not expect that the emperor would take time out of his busy schedule to ask them about the status of the fields they had been allocated. Of course, they were even more excited, and their gratitude to the emperor was ignited again.
Some people felt that just answering like this could not express their gratitude, so they simply knelt down and kowtowed to Emperor Chongzhen. They feel that only in this way can they express only one ten thousandth of their inner gratitude.
When other people saw him, they naturally followed his example and knelt down and kowtowed. As a result, this place returned to its previous condition.
Chen Qiyu and Zheng Chongjian looked at each other, did not speak, and just stood behind Emperor Chongzhen.
Seeing their situation, Emperor Chongzhen could understand the gratitude in their hearts, so he was not pretentious. He did not ask them to get up anymore, but said loudly: "I know that you had nothing in the past. But it will not be like this in the future. As long as you are my people, your life will get better and better. I will exempt you from taxes for the first two years after you are allocated the land, okay?"
This was another piece of great news, and the kneeling people were really excited when they heard it. The two years of farming on the land will be his own. If that's the case, as long as you work harder, you can really have a full stomach!
In the square of the camp, after a while, there were rising and falling sounds: "Bah, bah, bah..."
This is the sound that comes from kowtowing too hard. For these common people, who were already dull and speechless in front of the emperor, who was much more noble than the chieftain, they could only kowtow vigorously to repay the emperor's kindness. Express your gratitude.
In just a moment, Emperor Chongzhen even saw the old men and women in front of him smashing their foreheads. So, he quickly said loudly: "Okay, okay, hold on, I still have something to say!"
If there was an accident, this was not what Emperor Chongzhen wanted to see, so he quickly called a halt.
Hearing that the emperor had something to say, let alone say anything, these people immediately stopped and did not dare to disturb the emperor's speech.
Emperor Chongzhen glanced at them, stopped smiling, and said to them with a little seriousness: "Those rebel chieftains are like chickens and dogs in front of me, vulnerable. Therefore, you can rest assured, those chieftains will not be able to Even if I go back, I won't be able to take away the fields from you. From now on, the court will be your biggest supporter, and I will be your biggest supporter!"
Having said this, he paused, glanced at the excited old faces, and then said loudly: "But among the rebels, there are many of your nephews. They were previously trapped by the chieftains, and the imperial army's troops passed by. , if they are still among the rebels, they will certainly not be spared."
Sure enough, after hearing what he said, worry inevitably appeared on the faces of the people. In fact, they had already thought of this on the way here, and had been worried about the relatives of the chieftain's men.
Seeing this, Emperor Chongzhen saw that these reactions were within his expectations, so he said to them again: "Therefore, I have asked people to bring you here to give you a chance to give you permission to shout in front of the battle before the imperial army launches an offensive. Inform your nephews and relatives about your situation. As long as you persuade them to leave the rebels, they can survive. Otherwise, it would be ruthless to fight with the army. Is this arrangement okay? "
To do this is to disintegrate the chieftain army.
The old nest was taken away, and ordinary people were given land. If these ordinary people were to persuade them, Emperor Chongzhen would not believe it. This would not affect the morale of the rebels!
Of course, not all ordinary people will come, otherwise, the military camp will not be able to arrange food and supplies. It was just a selection of people who were represented by chieftains from various places.
In addition, Emperor Chongzhen certainly had careful arrangements for shouting in front of the battle line, so that these people could shout without affecting the actions of the imperial army.
At this moment, Emperor Chongzhen's statement that he was thinking about these original serfs immediately made these people burst into tears of gratitude again. What I didn’t say was that even if I risked my life to go out, I would have to persuade my nephew.
When Emperor Chongzhen left the camp and returned to the Chinese army's tent, the soldiers from the vicinity of Kunming City rushed back and reported that the rebels had already moved here and were expected to arrive in two or three days.
Of course, the news that Donggo's army was involved was also included in the report.
In response, Emperor Chongzhen sneered and said, "Well done!"
