my wife is a consul

Chapter 585 Autumn of Chaos
In Chishui City, murderous aura was rising.

Especially some low-level people who have been oppressed by the nobles, after seeing that the report is really useful, they spread it from ten to ten.

There was a sudden panic, and even the surviving nobles, rich merchants and ranchers were arrested one after another.

……

In the study of the snow-white dome palace, Lu Ming was looking at the latest battle report.

In the Six Paths of the Northern Territory occupied by Ma Quanyou, the battle is going smoothly, but there are signs that most of Ma Quanyou is moving to the northwest, and I don't know if he is going back to the prairie.

But if he came to seize Chishui City, he would be dragged to death here, which is the time to annihilate his main force.

The central grassland is actually very chaotic today, and our side only controls Chishui City and several large trading points.

The rest of the vast grassland area can be regarded as the world of Ma Quanyou's former tribe.

There are probably hundreds of nomadic settlements, large and small, and the method adopted by our own side to completely destroy their superstructures makes it impossible to talk about surrendering these nomadic tribes.

Because the prairie owners of these tribes regard themselves as the real enemy, surrendering is death, and not surrendering is death, so why surrender?

The low-level herdsmen are completely controlled by them ideologically, and the village has a fixed location, so it is impossible to promote and encourage them to rebel against the slave owners.

What's more, with thousands of years of deep-rooted thinking, how can one's own propaganda of some slogans of freedom and equality be able to encourage them to rebel against their own master?
In this Chishui City, those who are keen to report to the dignitaries and even the old masters in the secret city are usually not law-abiding elements themselves, nor are they influenced by the thinking of freedom and equality. Some simply want to see the nobles become soles of their feet. mud.

Those honest and hard-working herdsmen, that is, the backbone of the prairie economy, are mostly loyal to their masters. It is the kind of thinking that their masters should punish them no matter how they are punished, and they deserve their crimes if they are killed.

It's sad, it's pitiful, but it's also helpless.

When Lu Ming was pondering, Ma Chinuer's voice from outside: "Master, Ma Quanchang is here!"

Lu Ming responded.

The door of the study was pushed open, and the guards brought in a hale and hearty old man named Ma Quanchang, who was a very prestigious elder in Chishui City.

According to seniority, he is Ma Quanyou's elder brother, but he is very far away in blood, and the generation of great-great-grandfather is the only family.

Because Ma Quanchang is very prestigious in the clan, and he was originally a competitor for the patriarch of the clan. After Ma Quanyou gained power, he severely suppressed Ma Quanchang's branch. Ma Quanchang's eldest son was even executed by Ma Quanyou ten years ago because he violated the clan rules. .

In this way, Ma Quanchang also escaped the catastrophe of the destruction of Chishui City that day, but he was still arrested the next day.

Now it is brought out of prison.

Neither humble nor overbearing, the old man stood in front of Lu Ming.

Lu Ming smiled slightly: "Mr. Ma, please sit down!" With a gesture, the guard moved a chair for Ma Quanchang.

In the palace study, the chairs are all inlaid with precious stones, colorful.

The luxury of Ma Quanyou's life can be seen in the search of the grassland.

Ma Quanchang tossed his cloth robe and sat down slowly.

Lu Ming smiled: "It's like this, Mr. Ma, I drafted a batch of amnesty lists. The people on the list don't even have to go to court. You are the first on the list, because it has been found out that you have a good reputation these years , known as honesty, so there is no need to stand trial, but your property comes from the cruel plundering of the herdsmen, so it will be confiscated, most of it will be distributed to the Yi herdsmen, and a small part will be confiscated into the treasury. Of course, Mr. Ma Please rest assured that you will be given back enough money to support your family to live a decent life.”

Ma Quanchang was stunned, the look of indifference on his face disappeared, and he opened his eyes wide, "What you said is true?"

Originally, I thought that I could not escape death, and I had the strength to die, but I didn't want to be pardoned to restore my freedom?

As for the confiscation of property, etc., the mansion has already been sealed up, and the whole family has been locked up. According to the style of the Montenegrin people entering the city, maybe they will all be shot?

Now that you have escaped from birth, what is your property?
Great joy rose in Ma Quanchang's heart, but he couldn't believe it.

Lu Ming continued: "The chief yamen is also planning to hire you as an appeasement envoy to help the Principality appease and recruit settlements."

Ma Quanchang smiled wryly, that's why.

Lu Ming said again: "However, the ugly words are up front, and I will not coax them to surrender and settle accounts later in the autumn. The past things, the evil they did, can be ignored, but it is another matter for the bloody debt, and each settlement Lord, you have to donate all your property, um, like you, you can keep a family property that maintains a decent life, and other properties, including livestock herds, are distributed to the herdsmen of the settlement."

Ma Quanchang listened and shook his head disapprovingly.

Lu Ming smiled: "Mr. Ma has a different opinion?"

Ma Quanchang sighed, "I understand that His Royal Highness wants to completely smash the old order here, so he took everything in the prairie into the royal family in name and confiscated all the property of the old nobles. However, every settlement , His Royal Highness can send someone to take care of it, if the horses, cattle, and sheep are also distributed to each herdsman in the settlement?" Ma Quanchang shook his head: "Each herdsman, how many cattle and sheep are divided, sir, have you thought about it? ? So no nomadic efficiency at all? A small number of people can manage a large number of livestock. Now, how can a family manage so many animals? How can they be nomads? Even breeding and breeding in the future will be troublesome!"

Lu Ming smiled: "It's good not to be nomadic!"

Ma Quanchang was stunned, and then a chill rose from his heels. Maybe the Montenegrin people intended to change the living customs of their ethnic group and cut off the roots of their ethnic group.

Lu Ming smiled: "In short, the life of grassland herdsmen in the future may be busier than before, and they will not have so much time to practice martial arts and archery, but life will definitely get better and better. The times are different, and each generation has a different way of life. Sir, what do you think? Embracing the future and embracing civilization is the long-term way for an ethnic group to survive."

Ma Quanchang was silent.

Lu Ming said: "In short, Mr. Ma, it is up to you whether the many settlements can be peacefully reunified or not. We need to send armed units to fight and wipe them out one by one!" Glancing at him, "Mr. Ma, you need time to think about it." ?"

Ma Quanchang made a decision almost instantly, "Your Excellency does not dislike the old man, and he has given our family a way of life. The old man has devoted himself to doing his best and dare not slack off!"

Lu Ming smiled, "That's good! Then, Commissioner Ma! Happy cooperation in the future!" He stood up and held out his hand.

Ma Quanchang also hurriedly stood up, stretched out his hands and shook hands with Lu Ming.

Lu Ming said again: "Does Commissioner Ma want to see Empress Tuoba Khan?"

Ma Quanchang was stunned: "Is it possible?" Then he understood, "If Tuoba Khan is willing to write a letter, the Tuoba tribe will be able to submit."

After Tuoba Khan was Ma Quanyou's official wife.

According to the customs of the prairie, Khan has one empress and four concubines, five of whom are regular wives, but the empress Khan has a higher status.

The Tuoba tribe is the fourth tribe on the prairie after the three major tribes. The nomadic pastures are located in the southeastern region of the central grassland belt, with dozens of settlements and a population of 6 to [-].

When Ma Quanyou became more and more powerful, in order to become the true overlord of the grassland, he married the Tuoba tribe and married the beloved daughter of the Tuoba tribe chief, Tuobalan.

Ma Quanyou called Khan, and after Tuobalan was revered as Khan, he made his wife one of the four concubines instead.

However, Ma Quanyou respects and fears Tuoba Khan Empress, but hates the elder's wife.

In short, in front of the two of them, they should not be so comfortable.

Therefore, Ma Quanyou brought his two most beloved young concubines during the southern expedition. Empress Tuoba Khan, his wife Ma Concubine Ma and another elderly concubine Khan were left in Chishui City.

Now, they are all prisoners, but they are treated very well, and they are under house arrest in this palace.

In fact, many aristocrats who were killed or imprisoned were also imprisoned in the palace. There were more than 200 old and young women under house arrest here.

They are all waiting for the court ruling, either hard labor or freedom.

After Ma Quanchang heard that he could see Tuoba Khan, his face was slightly excited.

In the past, the two families had feuds, and they could even be said to be enemies, but in the current chaotic situation, it may be possible to discuss this matter with Tuoba Khan, who has always been wise and has a very high status.

At the beginning, the left-behind ministers wanted to execute the "insiders" of the Principality of Montenegro and the intelligence personnel of the Principality of Montenegro. After Tuoba Khan, they resolutely opposed it. Unfortunately, all the left-behinds thought that they had the support of Westerners, and the Montenegrin people dared not go west.The people staying behind voted unanimously. According to the grassland custom, they rejected Tuoba Khan's persuasion, tortured and executed all the "internal agents" and intelligence personnel of the Principality of Montenegro. This caused today's disaster, and they also paid a heavy price. For the price, almost all the seven noble families with the "Left Behind" were killed.

For the various ministries of the grassland today, what will happen in the future depends on Tuoba Khan's opinions.

While Ma Quanchang was thinking, there was a knock on the door outside, Ma Chinuer's voice said, "Master, there is an urgent call."

(End of this chapter)