Chapter 808

Qin Liangyu said, "why do you say this?"

Chen Shuren said: "In those days, the Taizu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang was able to rise from huaisi as a righteous beggar and monk, command heroes from all over the world, expel Hu prisoners and restore China. He was able to achieve such a great event because his ancestors buried on the treasure land of a Dragon Cave. With the destiny, he naturally has the help of God. Fengyang, the capital of China, has written a few words of the world at the gate of the Zuling mausoleum, but now Zhongdu Fengyang has long been conquered, and the imperial tombs have been destroyed. Who's ancestral tomb has been destroyed since ancient times? "

Even Qin Liangyu couldn't help saying this.

Chinese people have a complex of ancestor worship since ancient times. They believe that ancestors have spirits and can protect future generations and grandchildren. Therefore, the worship of ancestors is very grand. In the eyes of many people, it is more cautious than the worship of religious gods.

In the southwest, the custom of worshipping ghosts is more popular. The worship of ancestors has reached an unprecedented height. Even the most important event every year is called ghost Lord. The art of geomantic omen is also very popular here. Everyone believes in one luck, two lives and three geomantic omens.

Any family, as long as the conditions are slightly better, will repair the ancestral grave well. I hope it can protect the safety and wealth of their children and grandchildren.

The ancestors of these people are also arranged to be buried on the geomantic treasure land and solemnly worshipped every year.

If they attack the Ming court from any angle, Qin Liangyu has enough reason to refute, that is, when the other party criticizes with this article, she is speechless.

The ancestral tombs were destroyed, the dragon vein was cut off, and the emperor's Qi leaked. The only way is to rebuild the ancestral tombs. However, Fengyang was started by the Chinese army. The imperial court can't touch it, but sighs at the foreign world.

Chen Shuren said: "it is precisely because of this that it is time for us to make a choice. We should know that our ancestors knew that loyal ministers chose the Lord to serve, so we can have today. If we insist on touching eggs with stones, we don't know who will worship us today next year?"

Qin Liangyu saw that the other party was determined to surrender. Knowing that it was difficult to make the other party change, he said, "you spoke for the Chinese Army wholeheartedly. What benefits did the other party give you?"

Chen Shuren said: "the Chinese Army promises that as long as we lay down our arms and do nothing hostile to the Chinese army, they can guarantee that we will retain the status quo and live in duty-free for three years."

Such conditions are what these people want. Shizhu has always been in a high state of autonomy. These officials and generals are local small landlords, small bosses and vested interests. They only hope that the life in front of them will continue. In order to do this, they can fight for the Ming Court and calm the civil unrest.

However, they can also be loyal to the new imperial court for this reason, and one thing is very important for the personnel of each officer group, that is, their family property is not their own, but handed down by their ancestors. They have the obligation to pass it on to their sons, to their offspring, and to pass it on from generation to generation.

The system of local officials and chieftains in Southwest China is very popular. This generation is poor in mountains and rivers, and Han and Miao live together. In some large cities and towns, it is naturally dominated by Han people, but in these deep mountains, old forests and poor mountain valleys, it is still dominated by Miao and Ni (Yi) If the central court does not pass these local officials and chieftains, there will be no way to control these local people and local territory. Therefore, there will be a chieftain system.

It was because of the chieftain system that the southwest was quickly brought into the control of the Central Plains court and stabilized for hundreds of years.

In this land, several families have ruled for generations. The changing King banner at the head of the Central Plains city has been replaced by several imperial courts, but they still rule this place. There are famous dynasties without a thousand years, but there are chieftains with a thousand years. For example, the Shui Xi'an family and an family, the oldest among them, have been more than 1100 years now.

Even the stone pillar chieftains of the younger generation have been handed down for more than 500 years. It can also be said that they can be handed down here by their ancestral family law. Therefore, in their eyes, the ancestral family law is something above the laws and regulations of the imperial court.

Even Qin Liangyu couldn't refuse such conditions, not to mention others. If she hadn't been loyal, she would have agreed, because they were facing a situation where they had no choice.

Shizhu chieftains can continue today, not because they have always been loyal to a master. At the beginning, they were loyal to Zhao zongtianzi, and then they were loyal to mingyuzhen's court when the world was in chaos at the end of Meng Yuan and Yuan Dynasty. But now, it's time to make a choice. Everyone thinks it's time to make a decision again.

Others think so, but Qin Liangyu doesn't think so. As firm supporters of the Ming court, they decided not to throw stones at him when the Ming court is in trouble, so Qin Liangyu still said: "no“

This sentence came out, but it made the officers' faces very ugly.

Qin Liangyu has a high prestige in the army, and no one can compare her position in the propaganda and comfort department. If she says no, no one can shake her decision. Even if it is contrary to the wishes of most people, thousands of soldiers will still listen to her orders.

This made the big account of the Chinese army into a very embarrassing situation. Many officers led by Chen Shuren came to force the palace. They couldn't convince Qin Liangyu.

Qin Liangyu can control the army, naturally because she has a large number of loyal and unkind officers in her hand. Ma Jiajun and Qin family are the core of them. These people are willing to fight for her and kill the enemy on the battlefield, but now let them kill their relatives and friends, which is a challenge.

When Chen Shuren saw this, he was very angry. He said, "general, do you want to be determined to go against the sky and ignore the life and death of the people in Shizhu?"

Qin Liangyu said, "I would not be willing to be loyal to the Chinese army for the sake of the local people. If people have no etiquette, righteousness and shame, what is different from animals? One day when I go underground and meet my ancestors, I will be speechless."

Chen Shuren's eyes exuded a terrible look. He said: "to keep what our ancestors left behind is the greatest respect for our ancestors. In order to keep the glory of our ancestors and let our children and grandchildren continue to thrive on this land, I declare that from now on, I will submit to the Chinese Imperial court, obey its orders, and be willing to listen to me, and come to the left."

He took the lead and stood aside. There were more than 100 officers present, and at least more than 60 people stood behind him without hesitation.

Qin Liangyu was not without support. After she insisted, many people who first listened to others' instigation and provoked discord to make trouble. When they saw the general's decision, they didn't dare to mess around, but stayed where they were. The two sides were evenly matched, forming a state of confrontation.

Qin Liangyu is very pleased to see that he has made a decision about himself. After xiaoyidayi, there are still so many people willing to work for himself and listen to his words. He has promoted so many people in vain.

Chen Shuren and ran Shijie didn't expect that the situation would evolve to such a degree. With such advantages, they were surprised that so many people were willing to follow the hopeless Qin Liangyu to die. Chen Shuren was surprised: "don't you know that fighting against the Chinese army is a dead end, and even your children and grandchildren can't live?"

Qin Liangyu said, "the big husband does something and doesn't do something, but his actions are not as good as the woman's family."

140000 people were disarmed, and none of them was a man.

Chen Shuren said, "it's not because we are greedy for life and afraid of death, but for the people and the future. Have you ever thought about what so many soldiers will eat if we fight again?"

Chen Shuren can't force Qin Liangyu to agree. They can only choose a circuitous way.

Shizhu has poor land and can only barely feed hundreds of thousands of local people and residents. If so many outsiders rush in and fight year after year, what will they take to feed so many officers and soldiers.

When it became a war zone, the local people certainly had no way to cultivate. In the end, there was no other way but to starve to death.

In the southwest, the war often lasts for decades. For example, the extravagance and unrest that broke out in the second year of Apocalypse has not been completely settled until now, because both sides have been hanging repeatedly on this land.

A big reason is to completely weaken the potential of the other party. The main problem is that as long as you have money and food, you can recruit people. It is difficult to wipe out the enemy completely before you completely cut off the source of money and food.

This also means that the battle on this land is often destroying each other's foundation and making an effort to prevent and destroy each other's farmland.

Therefore, Chen Shuren worried that once a fight broke out, the other party would certainly destroy their farmland. If they could not farm, there would be no food, there would be no way to fight, and food would become the most critical thing.

No matter how tough and strong the soldiers are, they can't fight hungry or don't eat. Even if they don't eat, do the old people and children at home want to eat?

Don't think this problem is very common. They are used to it because in many struggles, they adopt this method to besiege each other's cottages and villages, and then starve the whole village.

In this land, there are more people who starve to death than those killed in combat, and food has always become the most critical issue.

In the past, they worked for the Ming Dynasty and the court gave them a lot of food. Will the court still give them food now? Will the Chinese Army allow grain to be transported in? If they fight, they have no other way but to starve to death. Even Qin Liangyu has no way to solve this.