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

Chapter 869 Wanting to impose a crime
"Your Highness, Lord Duke, the Qin Meng family has been completely wiped out." Gou'er knelt on one knee in front of the war horse and reported to Zhu Su.

At this time, Gou'er was wearing a cloak, just like the one he wore when he fought against Timur. This time, the Ming army attacked the Qin family, which was carried out by a newly trained special force, led by Gou'er and some of Zhu Su's Wang Wei. They moved through the mountains and forests, and used various means to bypass the two thousand Qin soldiers stationed at the foot of the mountain, allowing the Ming army of about a hundred people to bypass Qin Meng's mansion like a god, and killed the Qin family in a lightning speed.

Now he and Li Wenzhong are leading a large group of troops on their way to pacify the local soldiers.

"Well done!" Li Wenzhong was overjoyed when he heard this. With the death of Qin Meng, the leader, the remaining local soldiers were no longer a threat. He thought that once the army arrived, the thousand-plus local soldiers would collapse. Sending a hundred warriors across the border to attack was just a trial run. Li Wenzhong had never thought that this counterintuitive way of fighting would be successful.

"This kind of training has such a miraculous effect... They can break up into small groups and cross the enemy's territory. They are really the best of the best." Li Wenzhong was surprised and happy, and turned to Zhu Su and said, "Xiao Wu'er, you actually have such a miraculous method of training troops. When you use it in the future, this special force will definitely achieve great success!"

When will it be used? Of course, it will be when we conquer Annan in the future. Li Wenzhong cannot help but be excited that the special forces can have such a miraculous effect in the mountains and forests.

Zhu Su smiled and did not say much about Li Wenzhong's praise. The southwest is not like the northwest. The terrain here is complex, mostly deep forests and swamps. In such a place, the advantage of weapon generation is limited. If we still use the traditional large-scale group combat, or dig trenches as we did in the battle against Timur, it will definitely not be used in this terrain, and the advantages of the Ming Dynasty firearms will not be brought into play.

Therefore, training a group of flexible and changeable special firearms troops who can penetrate into the dense forest and break up into small groups at any time to attack the key nodes of the enemy is indeed a good way to give full play to the advantages of the Ming army and reduce the losses of the army in the future Battle of Annan.

This good prescription was also tested in the campaign to eliminate the Qin family, proving to be practical.

In addition to the news of the successful operation, Gou'er also brought the head of Qin clan chieftain Qin Meng. Li Wenzhong and Zhu Su led a large army to surround the leaderless and confused Qin clan soldiers, and then showed Qin Meng's head.

Seeing that their chieftain was dead, the two thousand besieged Qin soldiers chose to lay down their weapons and surrender.

The Lianzhou Qin family became history from then on.

"Qin clan colluded with the Tuman rebels, plotted evil, and brought disaster to the local area. They have been punished. The Tusi clans were deceived by Qin clan. Now that we have found out, I will not pursue the matter any further."

"Since you have accepted the title of the Ming Dynasty, you should be self-disciplined and serve the people. Don't be ignorant and become a gun in the hands of others because of the instigation of a few villains with ulterior motives... The Qin family wants to rebel and instigate you people to cause trouble. Do you, the chieftains, also want to rebel with the Qin family?"

"When the tribesmen got into trouble, you didn't tell them to report to the authorities. But you dared to gather in the government office and bully the prefect after causing such a big incident? They don't know the law, and you don't know the law either? I think you all need to learn the laws of the Ming Dynasty... These tribesmen who caused trouble must be taught to understand the Great Edict of the Ming Dynasty. If someone commits a crime in the future and is arrested and imprisoned without studying the laws and edicts, don't blame the court for blaming you chieftains!"

In the government office, the always dandy Prince Zhou summoned all the local officials and chieftains in Lianzhou Prefecture and had a rare temper tantrum. Among the chieftains present, there were many who usually had explosive tempers and behaved rudely, but at this moment, they all lowered their heads and listened to Zhu Su's "lecture" like quails.

As for the reason, it is simple: the head of Qin Meng, the patriarch of the Qin clan, a major chieftain in Lianzhou, is still hanging at the gate of East City!
The Qin family was so arrogant in Lianzhou Prefecture that some of the chieftains present had guessed from some clues that the Qin family was behind the previous riot. But no one tried to find fault with the Qin family. The reason was simple: they wanted to pick on the weak ones, and it was obviously easier to pick on Magistrate Wang than to pick on the Qin family.

They also didn't expect that the dough-like Magistrate Wang would suddenly become tough. And the Qin family, whose crimes were obviously not punishable by death, was "destroyed" by the Ming army. The entire family was killed, and Qin was also beheaded.

Now, Zhu Su, with the power to destroy the Qin family, called them over and scolded them. Naturally, they dared not say anything, for fear of becoming the next unlucky person who was forced to "collude with the barbarians and rebel".

Zhu Su noticed the fear hidden in the eyes of these chieftains. Except for Ye Shangren and other Han chieftains who were now very close to the government, the other chieftains surrendered on the surface, but in fact, they were still not convinced at heart, and could not be considered to have been truly conquered.

"...Ye Shangren." Zhu Su said.

"I'm here." Ye Shangren hurried out and waited respectfully for Zhu Su's instructions.

"The details of the Qin family's shops, farmland, outer houses, lower village, pearl pond, etc. have not yet been checked and settled. You are to lead the chieftains to take charge of this matter."

"Once the search is complete, report it to Magistrate Wang for disposal."

Ye Shangren was overjoyed when he heard this. As the executor, he would naturally receive the most of the wealth, land, property, women and children, and even their shops and trade shares of the purged. The Qin family was powerful, and they would definitely gain a lot by confiscating their property. Although most of the wealth would definitely be taken over by the government, as long as they had a few hands, they would definitely make a lot of money.

The other chieftains' eyes lit up when they heard this. The one with the surname Ye was the most obedient to the imperial court, so he would definitely take the lion's share... But who can blame the Qin family for being wealthy? It would be nice if they could get a little share, so why not?
Seeing the fear and vigilance in their eyes gradually turn into excitement and greed, Zhu Su quietly smiled: as long as there is profit to be made, these chieftains will naturally not be sad because of Qin's experience. As vested interests, they wish there were more Qins to share the spoils with them.

Instead, they would feel envious because the Ye family, who was closest to the government, had the biggest profit. In order to gain greater benefits in the future, they would be more obedient to the government.

After giving a slap in the face, they gave a sweet date. To wipe out the Qin family was to give a slap in the face to the chieftains. And to share the Qin family's wealth was to give these chieftains a sweet date.

Use military force to intimidate the chieftains, and then use interests to unite the chieftains in order to further strengthen control over the southwest.

(End of this chapter)