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

Chapter 886 Riding a Tiger and Being Difficult to Dismount
The Yi leader named Adu was once again in a difficult situation, but this time, it was not only Zhu Su and the Ming army that embarrassed him. Madam Shezi was the wife of Tusi Aicui, and she often assisted Aicui in handling Shuixi affairs, and she had a very high reputation in the tribe.

After she showed up, even the Yi warriors who had originally joined Adu in blocking the Ming army were no longer willing to work with Adu.

"Mrs. Shez, I..." Adu still wanted to make a final resistance.

"Adu!" Madam Shezi suddenly screamed, and Adu was so frightened that his whole body trembled, and he almost lost control of the scimitar in his hand. Madam Shezi said, "It is a serious crime to offend His Royal Highness the King of Zhou... If you dare to shirk it again, I will not tolerate it!"

This was obviously the final ultimatum. Adu's face turned red and blue, like a magic trick. He finally threw away the scimitar and bowed to Zhu Su: "Yi people Adu, I meet His Majesty King Zhou!"

"Kneel down!" Mrs. Shetz was particularly dissatisfied. "Do you want to kill our entire Shuixi clan?"

Adu was almost gritting his teeth, but there was nothing else he could do. Besides, he had already lowered his head, so what was the big deal? He simply knelt down and kowtowed to Zhu Su: "I, the Yi people, Adu, have offended Your Highness. I apologize to Your Highness!"

"Forget it." Zhu Su looked at him with a solemn look in his eyes, but he said, "I will spare your guilt."

Don't give face to the monk, but give face to the Buddha. Since Mrs. Shezi has come forward, Zhu Su naturally cannot continue to blame her.

Adusi was just pretending. Seeing Zhu Su giving him a way out, he patted his knees and stood up. He glanced back with resentment, not knowing whether he was looking at Zhu Su or Mrs. Shezi, and then walked away quickly with his people.

Mrs. Shetz also looked at him meaningfully, then hurried to Zhu Su's side.

"Madam Shezi, it's been several months since we last met, and everything has changed." Zhu Su looked around at the Yi warriors brought by Madam Shezi, and found that the way they looked at the Ming soldiers was also somewhat wary and hostile, which was very different from before. He couldn't help but speak with a hint of meaning.

Mrs. Shezi seemed to be oblivious to the deep meaning of Zhu Su's words. She just knelt straight down towards Zhu Su and cried sadly, "Your Highness, please save my husband..."

"What?" Zhu Su's face changed, and he asked in surprise. "Is Ai Cui still in the custody of Guizhou Guards?"

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"Ma Tongzhi, you have detained Tusi Aicui for more than a month." In the Guizhou Garrison in Guiyang New City, Xie Jin was anxiously chasing after Ma Ye. Ma Ye was a tall warrior, wearing a military officer's robe that was easy to walk in, striding in front of him. Xie Jin, who was wearing a scholar's robe, was naturally in a very awkward situation. After finally catching up with Ma Ye, Xie Jin hurriedly stopped in front of Ma Ye and said, "Ma Tongzhi, Shuixi and Shuidong have always been friendly with our Ming Dynasty, and have helped us a lot in building Guiyang City."

"Even if you want to arrest Tusi Ai Cui to investigate the case, it has been so long, shouldn't the truth be revealed? Why don't you release Tusi Ai Cui and clear her name?"

"If you ruin the court's affairs...how will you take responsibility? I...I will explain your mistakes to His Majesty the King of Zhou!"

He originally wanted to report Ma Ye, but he did not have a permanent position in the court and was only a private retainer of Zhu Su. Naturally, the deterrent effect of these words was greatly reduced.

Ma Ye looked at Jie Jin expressionlessly and said calmly, "I am stationed in Guiyang and have the responsibility to defend the territory. Shuixi Aicui provoked me and may have some ulterior motives. I have a duty to fulfill. What's wrong with arresting him and finding out the truth?"

"Don't try to scare me with His Royal Highness Prince Zhou... His Royal Highness Prince Zhou is the prince of the Ming Dynasty. Can he be so treacherous as you are?"

Xie Jin was furious when he heard him mocking him. He was a madman, and he couldn't stand being humbled by Ma Ye to accompany Xiao Yi these days. He didn't care about the difference between them and scolded him directly, "You bastard! Do you want to ruin all your efforts?"

"You arrested the chieftain on trumped-up charges. Do you really think no one can punish you?"

"I have sent a letter to His Highness. Soon, the imperial court will send someone to punish you... Then we will see how rampant you can be!"

Ma Ye was originally a military commander, and when he saw Jie Jin scolding him, he also got angry. "You thief, are you threatening me? To be honest, I have some relationship with the emperor and his wife in the palace, so I am not as good as you, a thief?"

As he said this, he simply called the soldiers and said, "Go, throw this idiot out of the city and forbid him to enter the city!"

The Ming army's orders were as firm as a mountain, and all the guards in Guizhou were his confidants. When they heard the order from the commander, two strong men came out and carried Xie Jin away. Xie Jin got angry like a nerd, and while being dragged, he kept cursing, "You coward! You ruined the country! If the southwest is in trouble, it's all your fault. You don't even know that the world is about to collapse..."

As he was speaking, he was dragged away and the rest of his words could not be heard.

Deputy Commander Ye An knew that Xie Jin was Zhu Su's man. Seeing him being dragged away like this, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He leaned close to Ma Ye and whispered, "Master Tongzhi, this man was left in the city by His Royal Highness Prince Zhou... If we drive him out of the city, will it be embarrassing for His Royal Highness?"

"Besides, we are not allowed to detain the chieftain. If this matter is leaked out..."

"How could it be leaked?" Ma Ye scolded in a low voice. "As long as Shuixi's rebellion is confirmed, who would bother about what we did before? How could it be leaked?"

"Even if it's leaked... so what? Do you really want a chieftain here when you're the imperial court?"

"Without the chieftains, our Ming Dynasty will be able to change the chieftains into officials and set up officials... As long as this is done, it will be a great achievement. By then, not to mention the military, there will be people among the civil officials who will help us cover up! The court needs to recuperate now. If we don't do this, where can we make achievements?"

"But..." Ye An was still hesitant. "But...the Shuixi Yi tribe just won't rebel! If they don't rebel, how can we start?"

"Yeah, why don't they rebel..." Speaking of this, even though Ma Ye looked like a reckless person, he still had some doubts. "I have arrested their chieftain for a month. Could it be that the people in Shuixi are all cowards who refuse to rebel... If they don't rebel, wouldn't the memorial I submitted be a lie?"

He originally thought that if he captured Ai Cui, the people in Shuixi would definitely rebel. That was why he submitted a memorial in advance stating that there were signs of rebellion, so that he would not be considered to have executed them first and reported them later.

However, they did not expect that the Shuixi tribes did not fall into chaos after losing their chieftain, nor did they surround the garrison office to force the emperor to abdicate... Instead, they took the initiative to withdraw from Guiyang City and only begged Li Jin, the middleman, to ask them to release Ai Cui.

(End of this chapter)