Daming Yuanfu

Chapter 681
"Huang, Wang, Qin, Yang, Pan, Xu, Li, the seven major Tumu families in Sicheng are all here." When Cen Ling said these words, his eyes flickered, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

Gao Yushi's face was calm. In terms of his status, the big chieftain is worth noting, but the tumu... No matter how big the tumu is, if it is not recognized by the court, it will always be just a tumu, without the authority to dominate one side.

Of course, Cen Ling had already told him about the so-called seven major Tumu families in Sicheng Prefecture when they came all the way.

After the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, the power of the chieftain of the Cen family in Sicheng had crossed the north bank of the Hongshui River at that time, and the territory of the jurisdiction was expanded, and then the Jiafen Pavilion was designated, and the chieftain's hereditary position was inherited.For example, the Huangma family moved to Luohu in the north of the Linjiang River. At that time, there were three pavilions in Bajia. The city is Bajia, and the Li family guards Tian'e Erjia.

Each leader inherits the local position, each recruits tenants, each caresses its people, and obeys the control of Tuzhou, forming a political and economic ruling system in Sicheng Prefecture from Tuzhizhou to the leader, Jiamu, and Tingmu.

However, the ruling system of the Cen family in Sicheng is too strict in the view of high pragmatism.

In Sicheng, the chieftains of the Cen family issued taxes and chapters according to their own wishes, and were not restricted by the imperial court system. Their powers such as enlisting soldiers, adjudicating civil disputes, etc. were not restricted by the imperial court system.

According to Cen Ling's previous introduction, in Sicheng Prefecture, whenever there is a civil dispute to the state office, the chieftain will not only ask for the commission and the fee for opening the straw sandals, but also pay a long husband or several long husbands (each long husband Gifts are converted into money).

When a criminal case arrives at the office, in addition to the fee for meals and straw sandals, you have to pay the red robe crossing the mountain ceremony (the red robe crossing the mountain ceremony is converted into system money), the arrest fee (the whole case and the half case are converted into system money) money).Criminal suspects in custody are charged varying amounts of money for entry and exit.

Chieftain torture tools include handcuffs and shackles, sticks, leather whips, iron chains, cages, shackles, etc., with many names.The natives shall not disobey the service of the chieftain.

The chieftain restricts the habitation, clothing and behavior rules of the natives. The natives are not allowed to build tall houses, and the houses built by the natives must be lower than the chieftain's official houses in the same place; they are not allowed to ride horses, they can only walk; White clothes can only be worn in black, gray and blue clothes; umbrellas cannot be used to go to the fair, and married women cannot sit in sedan chairs.

Tumin cannot have banquets with Zhuangmin of the Cen family, and when going out with Zhuangmin, Tumin cannot walk in front of Zhuangmin. (The so-called Zhuangmin is equivalent to a servant to some extent.)
The natives were not allowed to study in government-run schools, and they were not allowed to take the imperial examinations (the Zhuang people could).When the natives saw the chieftain's family members, they had to kneel halfway;When the chieftain went on tour, the natives had to kowtow on the side of the road to see him off—this was the same as the natives of Siming Mansion kowtowed to Huang Zhiting.

The mountain road up the mountain is not very steep, but it is very long. The two sides saw each other from a long distance, but they walked face to face for about half an hour before meeting each other.

The patrol team didn't stop at all, moving forward at a leisurely pace, but the team in Lingyun City began to change when it was about a mile away from the patrol team. The brigade was divided into two sides and lined up beside the road.

The seven major Tumu who were sitting on the horse also got off their horses and greeted them on foot. After the highly pragmatic patrol team approached, they said in unison under the leadership of a [-]-year-old Tumu: "Sicheng Tuzhou Tumu, Huang Ma, the garrison officer of Lingyun City, and the six Tumu of Sicheng to see the press platform, press the platform Jin'an!"

While talking, the movements were unambiguous, and the seven people knelt down and bowed their heads together.And the wolf soldiers standing by the road behind them also knelt down as they knelt down.At the same time, the Seven Great Tumu kowtowed once, while the wolf soldiers kowtowed three times.

This rule is not the rule of the imperial court, Gao Yushi didn't bother to care about it, lightly clamped the horse's belly, stepped forward to sit on the horse and looked down at the seven Tumu who were kneeling in front of him, but he was not in a hurry to get them up.

None of the seven great Tumu dared to act rashly, they knelt obediently.

Gao Wushi looked at it for a while, and then asked in a very dissatisfied tone: "Which one is Huang Ma?"

The middle-aged man who was kneeling at the first place lowered his body a little more, and said loudly, "Your Majesty Huang Ma, please press Tai Jinan."

"You are Huang Ma? Very good, I have something to ask you." Gao Wuyong said in an indifferent tone, "Since I came to Sicheng, why didn't Cen Shaoxun, the governor of Sicheng, come to welcome me?"

Huang Ma didn't move, and replied: "Reporting to press the table, Mr. Cen, the local magistrate of this state, has been unwell in recent years. He is sick and can't stand the wind or see people, so he can't come to welcome the table, but he has ordered the officials and others Receive him properly and sincerely apologize to the press on his behalf."

Gao Wushi snorted softly: "Can't be the wind, can't see people? What kind of disease is this?"

Huang Ma seemed to have been prepared for a long time, and replied: "Reporting on the table, it is caused by a kind of miasma. This disease is contagious (the word "infection" has existed in ancient times), and the patient needs to lie in a clean room. Otherwise, people who are not sick can also get sick, and the whole body will fester, no matter where it is.”

Gao Wushi rolled his eyes and thought: Bully me for not knowing medical skills?Are you talking about leprosy?
However, he didn't intend to dwell on this matter, and just said coldly: "Since Cen Zhizhou is sick, let's spare him the crime of disrespecting the superior. But as subordinate officials, why don't you have a standard to welcome you? Could it be that you think the imperial court is mighty, Can't you reach Sicheng Prefecture?"

Uh, what I said is that there is nothing to do, and Jieying can only be regarded as an unspoken rule, and the court didn't ask for it.

However, Huang Ma was still able to hold back, and replied: "According to the appearance of the platform, it is not because the officials and others disrespected the platform, but because the chieftains from all over the world have gathered in Lingyun City these days. When I went to visit, it happened that Mr. Cen was so worried that he would not be able to greet him in person, so that his illness worsened. , The officials and others deserve to die, please press the stage to surrender."

These remarks are of course typical officialdom nonsense, but Gao Yushi seemed to take it seriously, and said indifferently: "Oh, then, how do you think I should convict you?"

No matter how good-tempered Huang Ma was, at this moment she couldn't bear it any longer. Although she was still kneeling, she straightened her body and said, "That depends on the intention of pressing the table. Is it up to the officials themselves?"

Gao Wushi didn't seem to have seen it, and said indifferently: "What grade of official are you?"

Huang Ma was startled, she didn't understand Gao Yushi's meaning, but she still replied: "If you follow the imperial court's regulations, you will be lowered to the eighth grade."

Gao Wushi showed a smile, and said lightly: "Eight rank...Huang Tumu, Huang Shoubei, do you know that the inspector censor has the right to 'make decisions on small matters' for local officials of rank six and below?"

Huang Ma's heart skipped a beat, she held back her shock, and replied: "The lower officials live in the wilderness, so I don't know much about it."

Gao Wushi said indifferently: "Then I might as well tell you that if you say that you deserve death, I can really let you get what you want, and you don't even need to ask for an order."
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