Chapter 188: The Scholars
When Cheng Xiaolian returned to Mubang City, news from Ruan Qingting also came, and the royal capital had already heard the news that Mubang City was occupied, but the king ordered to block the news and repair it for half a year before fighting.
Python Mengzi is also very helpless, of course he doesn't want others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch, but the food for the repeated battles in the royal capital is no longer enough, and he is not like Cheng Xiaolian, he directly blackmails and even destroys the food of several big families, those big families are the foundation of his struggle for power, if he does this like Cheng Xiaolian, his people will have to be half reversed. So I can only borrow food from those big families.
It's just a pity that if you put a knife on the neck of the big family, you will definitely be able to get food, but if you talk to them with good words, there is generally no food.
Python Mengzi can only let go of his cruel words, if the rebels break through Ava City, not only will he be unlucky, but these big families will also be unlucky.
Who knows that these big families are indifferent to this matter, they know very well that even if someone else becomes a king, they have to rely on their power, this place is not like a place like Mengyang City, the power changes so frequently, the big families in the royal capital have always been these people, it can be said that these people have been deeply rooted in Ava City, and their lifespan has exceeded a dynasty.
Just like the Shandong scholars in the Sui and Tang dynasties, even if they did not have official positions, the ministers in the court had to be married to them positively, and their words could even shake the court, and finally Tang Taizong couldn't bear it anymore and wrote a clan chronicle to suppress the clans in Shandong and Jiangnan, but their status was still very high, and the king could not easily shake their status.
And these clans near the royal capital are exactly this kind of people, they have people in several big families, and they like to marry, and the forces are staggered, you always have me, I have you, there will be some small friction in ordinary times, but it will definitely not shake the big foundation.
They don't care that the cabinet doesn't have their own people, and there are not many senior officials in the court, but if they give an order, those low-level officials are afraid that they will be empty, and they can immediately stop the entire court.
At the beginning, they supported Python Meng to kill his brother and stand on his own, but Wu Sangui Bingfeng pointed out that he was invincible, and they were worried that there would be a disaster of extermination, so they supported Python Meng to be self-reliant and hand over the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.
But the situation now is different from that time, they have heard about the war outside, if it weren't for the stupidity of these generals sent by the python, the war would never be the way it is now.
So they are still waiting to see what happens, in their opinion, python Mengzi is a person who was born in this kind of martial arts, and it is a little too domineering to do things, and now it is good to teach him a lesson, let him know that the operation of the kingdom still depends on the support of several major families, and it is absolutely impossible to do things with python Mengzi and the rough people under him.
Of course, the reason why they do this is also the bottom in their hearts, don't look at Cheng Xiaolian supporting so many families, as long as they give an order, they will never dare to have a family on Cheng Xiaolian's side, otherwise no matter who becomes the king of Myanmar in the future, that family will definitely not be able to gain a foothold in Myanmar, so they have the confidence to let it go.
Python Meng couldn't borrow food by himself, so he could only agree to a few decrees of several major families, and several major families also explained the situation, and in another half a year, enough food would be supplied for the army to go on the expedition.
They didn't want to force the python to rush themselves, so they set a deadline of half a year, as for why they didn't take out the food now, of course, because the traces of such words were too obvious, yesterday they said that there was no food, and today they just revised the decree and immediately had food, aren't you threatening the court? There will be no peaceful days after being hated by the king, so they gave a period of half a year.
However, when Cheng Xiaolian showed interest in Mengmi City, these families immediately sent envoys, Mengmi City is the central city of Myanmar, and many branches and leaves of several major families have taken root here, no more than the remote Mengyang City, Cheng Xiaolian occupied it, and it could not hurt the bones.
Now the envoy stood proudly in the general's palace in Mubang City: "Maybe you won't believe it, as soon as our ancestors give an order, you will immediately run out of food and soldiers, and you will be the enemy of the whole of Myanmar, so you have to think about this matter carefully." ”
The arrogant person Cheng Xiaolian has seen a lot, as long as he doesn't delay his own affairs, he can be as arrogant as he wants, so seeing him so arrogant, there is no anger in his heart: "I don't know who the ancestors you are talking about?" ”
"Do you deserve to know these things?"
Mu Xiaodi stretched out his hand and pulled out the treasure knife in his waist and was about to chop him, but Cheng Xiaolian stopped him: "Don't worry. ”
Turning his head as he spoke, he said: "If you don't make it clear who your old ancestors are, how can I listen to your words and stop marching into Mengmi City?" Even if we give favors, we have to know who we give favors to, right? ”
"Young man, you have to understand that this matter is not that you are giving favors to the ancestors, but that the ancestors warned you not to do this, you did what we asked the ancestors to remember your good, but if you don't do it, then wait for the thunderous wrath of the ancestors!"
Cheng Xiaolian laughed angrily: "Go back and tell you those bullshit ancestors, I don't agree, let's go." ”
The man obviously didn't expect this result, and was stunned for a moment: "What did you say?" ”
"I said that I don't plan to please your bullshit ancestors, and I'm not afraid that they will send down divine thunder to kill me, while I'm in a good mood, hurry up, if I'm unhappy for a while, don't care if you leave some parts on your body."
The man's face was full of resentment but he didn't dare to say anything, turned around and walked out, Cheng Xiaolian glanced at Yang Youcai: "Immediately send someone to closely monitor the movements on our side, although those people like to exaggerate their strength, but let's not be too careless." ”
Although Cheng Xiaolian was ready to deal with it, he still didn't expect the serious consequences of this incident.
As soon as the news came from there, eighty percent of the Burmese soldiers under his command said that they would be disarmed and returned to the fields, and even those big families in Mengyangcheng almost immediately began to transfer their family property and family lineage, and it seemed that they were ready to change their families.
These people don't care who the king of Burma is, but they don't dare to ignore the words of those families, which is the power of the Shi clan. With the ability of Tang Taizong Li Shimin and Wu Zetian, this problem has not been completely solved, let alone Cheng Xiaolian, who has an unstable foothold.
Cheng Xiaolian's face was gloomy, but there was no good way, he could only pace in the house, and he couldn't kill those people until now, besides, depending on this posture, killing people may not be able to manage things, as for persuasion, it is even more to Niu Danqin, since they can't even take care of their immediate interests, that is to say, the fear of those families has reached a certain point.
(End of chapter)