Daming: At the start of the showdown, Lao Zhu was stunned

Chapter 867: Kill without teaching
To be fair, Xie Jin's concerns were not without reason. Zhu Su came to the southwest to strengthen the court's rule over the southwest, making it easier for the Ming Dynasty to control Annan and radiate South Asia.

It is unrealistic to make all the Tusi in the southwest become officials. Doing so will only make these Tusi who have been immersed in Chinese culture for a long time completely alienated from the Ming Dynasty. To put it bluntly, Zhu Su wanted to establish the prestige of the government and win over the hearts of the Tusi tribes so that they would willingly accept the control of the court. He did not want to alienate them or even make them rise up.

The Qin clan instigated the riot, which involved the complicated relationship between the imperial court and the chieftain. It is true that the Qin clan was loyal to China. Otherwise, the chieftain surnamed Qin would not have learned Han culture and would have looked no different from the Han people. Their own tribe was also very important in Lianzhou. If they were blamed, it might lead to a bigger riot.

However, if the culprit cannot be found to be of sufficient weight, the other resentful merchants and chieftains will surely become alienated from the government, and the little prestige that the government has built up will surely collapse.

In the letter, Xie Jin also gave his suggestions: warn the Qin clan privately and force them to pay the price and accept the transfer of imperial officials; at the same time, all the criminals in the prison who participated in the riot were enslaved. In this way, the Qin clan was punished and other chieftains were given an explanation. After all, among those imprisoned, there were chieftains and Han merchants. The government's treatment was fair and justifiable.

Although Xie Jin was still young, his advice was mature and prudent.

However, after thinking for a long time, Zhu Su decided to stick to his decision.

He found Li Wenzhong and said to him, "Brother Baoer, we have been training here for so long. How can we know the sharpness of a sword if we only know how to sharpen it? It is time to test the sharpness of our brothers."

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The Qin clan is a large clan belonging to the first line of Lianzhou.

The Qin family mainly deals in South pearls and wood, and also in grain business. Many families in the large tribes of Lianzhou run these businesses, producing high-quality South pearls and selling them to merchants, and then buying various rare treasures from the Central Plains of China from the merchants to decorate their power here. The Qin family was the largest Xu tribe in the area a long time ago, and took advantage of the change of dynasties from Yuan to Ming to annex many small chieftains and the unowned fields and pearl ponds left here when the Yuan court officials and nobles fled. Therefore, the power of other tribes in Lianzhou is far from comparable to that of the Qin family.

The head of the Qin clan of this generation is Qin Meng.

Qin Meng is 32 years old this year, in the prime of his life, with a face that is sharp and angular, resolute and tough. He does things just like his appearance, swift and resolute. Once he makes a decision, he will never give up until he achieves his goal. Originally, such a character lacks tact and is not suitable for business. However, the business environment in Lianzhou is different from that in the Central Plains. Here, it is useless to make money with harmony. The guarantee for doing business is absolute force and power.

The size of Qin's native soldiers is about 2,000 people, all of them are brave and brave men, and there are many desperate swordsmen recruited from the Central Plains and Southeast Asia. Their chieftains are a country in the Ming Dynasty. If the imperial court's prisoners come to their territory, how to deal with them is just a matter of their chieftains' words. Therefore, among his native soldiers, there are many desperate swordsmen recruited from the Central Plains and Southeast Asia. This is a team of absolute desperate criminals. Even the pirates and thieves who used to run rampant in Southeast Asia, as well as the bandits in these mountains and forests, are unwilling to provoke them easily, so Qin's business in Lianzhou has always been smooth sailing.

Although Qin Meng was young, he had been doing business for many years, and many things were on track. He no longer needed to show up in person for everything. Unless it was a difficult matter, his subordinates would handle it naturally according to the old rules, and there was no need to ask him for instructions. Therefore, Qin Meng lived a leisurely life, reading Han books or enjoying extravagance on weekdays. Except for going into the city every season to discuss the acquisition of South Pearls with the big merchants, he didn't need to do anything else.

The last time Qin Meng entered the city to sell pearls, he felt that he had suffered a great humiliation. Now that he heard that the market was in chaos because of his scheme, he felt that he had finally vented his anger.

Of course, he felt that he had done a perfect job, so it was inevitable that he felt complacent.

Qin Meng, who was relieved, resumed his extravagant life. It was not until noon that he left his bed in a refreshed state. Yesterday, his men brought a South Asian beauty, who was said to be the daughter of a nobleman in Annan, Siam, so he became a little crazy and didn't get up until now.

Just as he was about to have some breakfast, he saw someone rushing in from outside, saying, "Chief! Chief! It's bad, our mansion is surrounded!"

Qin Meng, who had been looking comfortable, suddenly jumped up and asked in surprise, "Who dares to surround our Qin family?"

"We don't know yet. These people didn't raise any flags. Several of our tribesmen went forward to negotiate, but were shot to death on the spot by arrows!" the man said anxiously.

Qin Meng's face suddenly changed. Without asking for any reason, he began to shoot arrows at the warriors in the mansion. This was clearly a fight to the death. No matter who the person was, they could only resist with force. Qin Meng said nothing, leaped to the wall in one step, and reached out to take down a precious sword.

No matter how they assimilated into the Han culture, these chieftains still had a bit of wildness in their bones. The same was true for Qin Meng, who was in his prime and still had some confidence in his courage.

Seeing that the chieftain had picked up a knife, several strong servants also took up their weapons and rushed out with Qin Meng. Before they had taken a few steps, they met one of Qin Meng’s brothers. He came over and said in panic, “Brother, brother, outside…”

Before he could finish his words, screams and shouts were heard outside.

This was the backyard. Even in the backyard, there were shouts and fighting. It was clear that the powerful enemy had invaded the mansion. Meng Qin rushed into the courtyard with a knife in hand. Upon hearing the news, all his family members and followers ran out in a mess. He could not take care of them for a moment. The Qin family's soldiers were brave and good at fighting. Although there were only more than 200 guards left in the mansion, they were the elite among the elite. Upon hearing the warning, they had already put on their armor, abandoned the front yard, and rushed to the backyard to protect the chieftain.

The Qin clan's territory was vast, and the people were numerous. However, most of them were distributed along the river and the coast, while the Qin clan's mansion was built in a quiet place halfway up the mountain. Qin Meng didn't understand how the enemy bypassed his local soldiers' camp at the foot of the mountain and broke into his house, but it was not too late. A quick look at the guards gathered in the back house showed that there were nearly two hundred people, all wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, holding strong bows and carrying quivers, and they were full of murderous intent.

Qin Meng raised his thick eyebrows and ordered, "Quick! Everyone, take your weapons, and charge down the mountain to join the main force!"

(End of this chapter)