Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 611 Directly pointing to lead the snake out of the hole?
According to the information provided by Zhang Ren, there are now two directions of suspicion for the person who may have planted Gu on him.One is that Liu Yaohui was very dissatisfied with Zhang Ren and asked someone to plant Gu for Zhang Ren; the other was that someone among the chieftains in western Guangxi planted Gu for Zhang Ren.

However, Gao Wushi felt that Liu Yao, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, should not use such insidious means to deal with Zhang Ren. This is not just a matter of identity. It's just "different opinions on work", far from the level of life and death, so he can't be so decisive that he has to take Zhang Ren's life.

And Liu Yaohui, as the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, doesn't he know how bad it is to kill a governor of Guangxi by planting Gu poison?He is not afraid of how serious the impact will be on himself if things are exposed?That doesn't mean that if you lose your job and get fired, you might end up paying for your life with your life, and you will be left with a bad reputation forever.

From this point of view, nine out of ten people who did it were the chieftains of Zuo and Youjiang in western Guangxi.

Does Guixi Tusi have enough reasons to lay a spell on Zhang Ren?

Gao Wushi thinks there should be, because the Bazhai area is located on the central axis of Guangxi. When this area was originally controlled by the Yao people who refused to go down the mountain and merge, it actually formed a buffer zone between the chieftain forces and the imperial forces: the middle It is these Yao people, the boy chieftain is in the west, and the imperial court is in the east.

This is a relatively balanced state, and the chieftains in western Guangxi may be more satisfied with this balance.

But after the Bazhai was captured by the imperial court, this balance may be broken at any time, because the initiative has been completely controlled by the imperial court.

If the imperial court set up chieftain management in the Bazhai area, it would naturally be the best situation for the Western Guangxi chieftains. This means that the Bazhai area originally controlled by the Yao people was taken down by the imperial court with great efforts, but it turned out to be cheaper for them after changing hands. , It's like sitting at home, and joy comes from heaven.

But if the imperial court establishes the Bazhai area as a county directly under its jurisdiction and assigns officials to manage it, it will not be very good for them.This means that the imperial court has formed a further advantage over the chieftains on the ground in Guangxi. In the previous 200 years, the imperial court not only controlled the barbarians with barbarians.

Moreover, it is not difficult for the court to find a reason. Why is it illegal for a certain chieftain to inherit the law, some chieftains ignore the court's laws and resort to swordsmanship, etc. Anyway, it is the court, so it is not easy to find fault with one's temper?
At that time, although the chieftain was domineering, he was still in awe of the court. After all, if he was not careful, he would attract soldiers from the court to suppress him.Although the imperial court's conquests were not successful every time, they were thorough every time, but even if they were not successful or thorough, a chieftain would definitely suffer a lot of losses, and his status among the chieftains would be greatly reduced. up.

There are several big families in the Great Chieftain of Guangxi. Among them, the Cen and Huang families are the two jade pillars of the Guangxi Chieftain, but the Zhao and Li families are also close behind. Others include Wei, Luo, He, Feng and so on. Neither is weak.What's more, Cen, Huang, Zhao and Li all have branches, and the entanglement of their forces is simply a mess for outsiders. Without a deep understanding, it is impossible to figure out whether they are enemies or friends.

Some chieftains are not from the same family, but they are as close as one;

Therefore, in the final analysis, the status of chieftains depends on their strength in addition to their grades (local prefects, local prefectures, local prefects, local inspections, etc.). Bully.

As for the imperial court's attitude towards the mutual hatred of native officials... Usually, I will speak after you have finished the hatred.

This idea is easy to understand: let you consume each other's strength, and I will eventually cover the bottom line, so as not to make one side too strong, so the court often likes to help the weak and resist the strong.

Tongren chieftains have been Sinicized for a long time. Although it is hopeless to be admitted to Jinshi, it does not mean that they are stupid. They also understand the methods of the court, so the wily and calculating people among them usually do not use troops at will, but use various other means to achieve their goals.

Only the reckless among them will rebellious, such as the Cen Meng Rebellion decades ago, first there was a mess between the chieftain and the chieftain, and then the imperial court also sent a large army to suppress it. In the end, even Wang Shouren came and came up with a measure to downgrade Tianzhou Prefecture to Tianzhou and divide part of the original Tianzhou Prefecture to other chieftains.

Although the situation in the Bazhai area is not exactly the same as it was then, the chieftains feel that this is a good opportunity. The major chieftain families are all staring at this area with a radius of two to three hundred miles, and want to compete for it.

Under such circumstances, the chieftains in Western Guangxi naturally hated Zhang Ren, the governor who insisted on reforming the land and returning to the local people. It is not uncommon if some of them are bold and want to kill Zhang Ren .

Gao Wushi wanted to understand the truth, and told Zhang Ren this analysis, hoping to see what he thought.

But Zhang Ren raised a question, saying: "Although there is both alliance and struggle between the Tongren Chieftain and the Yao people, it can be said to be half enemy and half friend, but if it is as Zhizhi said, Tongren is following him." The Bazhai area of ​​the Yao people, why would the Yao people help them?"

This is a question, but not unanswerable.

Gao Wushi said: "Is this possible? For example, the Yao people may think that instead of letting the court get the Bazhai area, it is better for the children to get it—for example, a chieftain secretly promised the Yao people that even if they get the Bazhai area , and also set aside a piece of land for the Yao people to recuperate. The Bazhai Yao people have suffered heavy losses this time, and it is impossible to preserve the entire Bazhai area. It’s better than the imperial court turning this place into a homeland.”

After Zhang Ren heard this, he couldn't help feeling: "It seems that reforming the native land and returning to the exile has really had a great impact on the children and even the Yao people..."

Seeing his hesitation, Gao Wushi knew that he might have some regrets, so he quickly interrupted: "I don't know what Futai thinks, if the imperial court is willing to set up native officials in the Bazhai area, which one is the most likely to get the chieftain in the Bazhai area?"

Zhang Ren thought for a while and said: "In terms of geographical location, the Zhao family is located in the Si'en Mansion and is next to the Eight Villages, so it is the most likely. But the Cen and Huang families are the most powerful and powerful, and they may also fight against each other. And there are plenty of opportunities.”

When he said this, Gao Wushi inevitably frowned, because if there was only one family that was very likely, then this family was the most likely to be the murderer who assassinated Zhang Ren.But if there are three families, and Cao, Liu, and Sun come to fight for Jingzhou, it will be difficult to determine the real suspect.

Gao Wushi thought for a while, and then asked, "Are those chieftains still in Guilin?"

Zhang Ren shook his head and said, "They have gone back a long time ago, these chieftains don't like to stay in Guilin and be restrained."

Gao Pragmatically thinks about it too. These chieftains have always taken life and death for the natives under their rule on their own land, and they are much more free than our emperors in the Ming Dynasty. Come to Guilin to abide by the laws and regulations, have you lost your mind?If it wasn't for the Governor's call, it might be profitable, but if it were me, I wouldn't come either.

It's just that they left, and it would be troublesome to continue to track them down.Moreover, Gao Yushi didn't know the method of planting Gu at all, and he didn't know where to start the investigation.

After much deliberation, Gao Yushi felt that he might have to take some risks.

Now he said slowly: "Futai, since this is the case, I probably need to go to Bazhai personally."

Zhang Ren opened his eyes that were sunken in their sockets: "You want to lead the snake out of the hole? It's very dangerous!"

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