Chapter 951 Who is of the same clan as you?
Looking at the group of clan leaders in brocade clothes in front of her, Tang Ji couldn't help but sneer. She pointed at those clan leaders and said coldly.
"Why? Because I passed the position of leader to Tang Yao, and Tang Yao is about to marry the Han leader as the leader of the Tang tribe. When the two tribes merge, the entire Tang tribe will be subject to the jurisdiction of the Han tribe's court. At that time, you can wait for your family to be confiscated and exterminated!"
When the clan leaders present heard this, their faces suddenly changed. The reason why they dared to do this now was because no one could control them. Although the Tang tribe has implemented some of the Han tribe's systems, they have not learned them thoroughly. Moreover, no matter how powerful the laws and systems of the Han tribe are, they can't control them.
As for Tang Ji, the leader, she has no right to interfere in the affairs of their own clan, so they can oppress the people without any care.
But now, Tang Ji actually wants to merge the Tang tribe into the Han tribe through marriage and fully accept the control of the Han tribe. Will they still have a good life in the future?
Of course, they were not resisting the integration of the Han tribe. Instead, these clan leaders wanted the Han tribe to help them develop and upgrade the Tang tribe to the same level of technological and economic development as the Han tribe as soon as possible. However, they did not want to accept the control of the Han tribe at all.
If the Han tribe really took over the Tang tribe, even if the Han leader would not investigate what they had done in the past, they would never allow them to continue doing these things in the future.
So no matter whether the Han leader investigated their past affairs or not, as long as the Tang tribe was fully taken over, their interests would definitely disappear, so this matter must not be agreed to.
Many clan leaders finally figured out the key, and some of them jumped out immediately.
"Tang Ji, you actually passed the throne to Tang Yao privately?! Who gave you such power?!
"The leader of our Tang tribe can only be decided by joint election, not by whoever you, the former leader, want to pass the throne to! Without our consent, you, the leader, can't pass it on at all."
"That's right, what right do you have to pass the throne to Tang Yao? ”
“Under normal circumstances, it would be fine if you wanted to pass the throne to Tang Yao, but now you actually want to pass the throne to Tang Yao, and then hand over our Tang tribe to others by letting her marry the leader of the Han tribe. Is this something a tribal leader can do?
“I now suggest that everyone jointly depose Tang Ji from the position of leader, and re-elect a leader who can win benefits for our tribe. We might as well not have a leader like Tang Ji who can even hand over her own tribe!”
“Yes, depose Tang Ji! Re-elect a leader!”
“Depose Tang Ji! Re-elect a leader!”
Looking at the crazy shouting of the clan leaders in front of them, Tang Ji and Tang Yao, the aunt and nephew, couldn't help but sneered in anger.
“Huh, with you guys, you still want to depose me from the position of leader? You must have forgotten why our Tang tribe is named Tang? In my Tangcheng County, in my Tang Ji’s home, what if you are the clan leaders of each tribe?!
“Who do you think you can decide who I want to pass the throne to? Don't you think too highly of yourself?!"
Just as Tang Ji finished speaking, the gate of the courtyard was suddenly slammed open from the outside, and a team of guards wearing iron armor and holding steel knives rushed over and immediately blocked Tang Yao and Tang Ji.
Hundreds of young and strong men suddenly appeared on the walls around the courtyard, all holding homemade bows and arrows in their hands, all aiming at the clan leaders in the thatched cottage.
Seeing this sudden scene, the clan leaders in the courtyard all widened their eyes in surprise, looking at Tang Ji in disbelief.
"Tang Ji, you, you actually borrowed soldiers from the Han tribe? Joining forces with outsiders to harm our own people?!"
"People? Are you worthy?! Bah! Aren't you the ones who actively oppress your own people and exploit the people? "Tang Ji couldn't help but spit when she heard what they said.
Tang Yao also sneered, "My dear uncles, we didn't mobilize troops from the Han tribe to deal with you scum, and there is no need to go to such great lengths. Those people around you who are pointing arrows at you are all warriors of our Tang clan.
"What my aunt said just now is right. Don't forget why this tribe is named Tang instead of your surname. That is because in this tribe, our Tang clan has the most people. Now that you have arrived in our Tangcheng County, do you think you can still get out?
"Oh, by the way, these armored soldiers are not specially prepared for you. General Shi, you go and tell them what you do."
"Yes, ma'am!" Among the aunt and nephew of the Tang family and the clan leaders, the captain of the armored team immediately stood up and responded.
"I am Shi Jinkai, the general flag of the Jinwu Guard, the royal guard of the leader of the Han tribe. I am responsible for protecting the leader and his family. Envoy Tang is now the fiancée of our leader, and naturally she is also the target of protection by our Jinwu Guard.
"The leader guessed that Envoy Tang would encounter troubles when he came back to inherit the position of leader, so he sent me to lead a team of guards to secretly protect the lady. Now that you filthy people have come out to obstruct, I will come out to solve these obstacles for the lady!"
Shi Jinkai drew his sword and pointed at the tribe leaders opposite and shouted, scaring the tribe leaders.
This is the Jinwu Guard of the Han tribe. It is said that it is the most powerful army of the Han tribe. I didn't expect that the Han leader would send such soldiers to protect Tang Yao. It seems that what Tang Ji said just now, that Tang Yao is going to marry the Han leader and the two tribes will merge, is not false.
Didn't you see that the general flag officer just now kept calling Tang Yao "Madam"? !
"Hmph! Tang Yao, you haven't even taken over the position of leader yet, but you've already started bullying others and stabbing your own people with a knife. Do you still have a conscience? Do you know who you've grown up on?" Among the many clan leaders surrounded by the Jinwu Guards, a clan leader from Jinpu County immediately jumped out and cursed.
As a result, just as he finished cursing, with a thud, someone kicked his butt from behind, and the whole person flew up directly, and then fell to the ground at Shi Jinkai's feet.
The next moment, he felt a big foot stepping on his back, unable to move, and a cold long knife was also placed on his neck.
"Hmph, you dare to insult my wife? How do you want to die?!" As soon as Shi Jinkai finished speaking, he raised his arm and chopped the chief's head with a knife.
As a result, the chief lay on the ground with his eyes closed, screaming in fear, and immediately shit and urine flowed out. After waiting for a long time, he found that he was not dead, so he broke out in cold sweat as if he was exhausted.
Shi Jinkai's knife did not kill him, but only cut off the bun on the top of his head. Now the chief's long hair was cut off, leaving only a messy short hair on his head.
"Hmph, with such little courage, he dares to go against our Han tribe. Drag him away!" Shi Jinkai kicked this guy and immediately ordered his men.
"Yes!"
Two soldiers immediately came out from the side, holding the elder's arm and dragging him out.
At this time, Tang Yao covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief in disgust, and came out again to speak.
"My dear uncles, you are at my aunt's house today. I will not kill you directly, nor will I deal with you for no reason. It's just that I have been in the Han tribe for less than two years. I didn't expect you to become like this. It really chills my heart.
"Yao remembers that I traveled thousands of miles to the north to be an envoy to the Han tribe. I exchanged many grains and production technologies with the Han tribe at the cost of my own medical skills and herbs. I thought that I could use this to let the people of our Tang tribe live a good life like the Han tribe, but I didn't expect that you, as the patriarchs of various clans, would oppress your own people so much.
"Compared with your clan, I am just an outsider and I can't control your affairs. But now even an outsider like me can't stand it. Don't you think you are doing too much?
"Several patriarchs in Baijiao County, are those natural rubber trees your own? Since you have sold the rubber for money, why don't you share it with the people in your own tribe? You bought them some looms and asked them to weave for you for three years to pay off your debts. Is this what you said about making money with the people to live a good life?
"Several clan leaders in Jinpu County, you should be killed directly. They withheld the money from selling gum, which was a profit they picked up for free, but you forced the people to give up growing grain and grow sorghum for you. The profits earned by the people's hard work were withheld by you. If you still don't die, then God is blind!
"Of course, I have said just now that I will not kill you today, so as not to dirty my aunt's yard. Your life and death will not be decided by me. When the Tang tribe and the Han tribe merge, your clan members will come to publicly try you and see if your own clan people will leave you a way to live."
"You dare! ? Tang Yao, don't think that you can let me go, let me go, just because you are close to the leader of the Han tribe! You are a small soldier of the Han tribe. Why do you arrest the clan leader of our Tang tribe? Let me go! "
Hearing Tang Yao's accusations and sarcasm, as well as the decision to hand them over to the people for public trial, a clan leader of Jinpu County was immediately furious.
Usually, they have the status of clan leaders, which means they are the biggest in the clan. It only takes a word to decide who lives or dies. The people are powerless to resist. But if they join the Han tribe as a whole and have the support of the Han tribe's government and army, who will take them as clan leaders seriously? At that time, I am afraid that the first people who want them dead will be the oppressed people.
Thinking of this, how can they bear it? As soon as a clan leader jumped out and cursed, he was immediately taken aside by the soldiers of the Jinwu Guard like a chicken, and was beaten continuously.
Although their lives must be handed over to the people for trial, it is not a problem to beat them up now, right?!
The other clan leaders present saw that Tang Yao and Tang Ji were so disregarding and beat the clan leader of the same tribe in public. After hearing the decision of their aunt and nephew, they were also trembling with fear, and began to whisper in a low voice.
"This, this Tang Yao really intends to kill all of us, so that the Han tribe can take over the Tang tribe without any obstacles! Why didn't I see before that this little girl would be so cruel?! She doesn't even show any mercy to her fellow tribesmen!"
"She has already regarded herself as the wife of the leader of the Han tribe, who would look down on us poor relatives! What mercy do you have for fellow tribesmen? She has now become a wealthy woman, and she wishes all of us poor relatives would disappear, so that we wouldn't embarrass her in the Han tribe!" "
What's the use of complaining now, everyone should think of a solution quickly, otherwise we will all be dead!"
But at this moment, several clan leaders of Panshi County suddenly stood up and shouted angrily.
"Who is a big family with you? Who is a fellow tribesman with you? I fully support the merging of the Tang tribe into the Han tribe. I have long disliked you, the clan leaders who want to harm even your own clan members. Just wait for death. This is called reaping the fruits of your own actions!"
"You, you traitors! Have you forgotten which tribe you are from?" Seeing that several clan leaders of Panshi County publicly expressed their intention to surrender to the Han tribe, the other clan leaders were so angry that they even said the word "traitor". "
What do you mean by you? We have never harmed our own clan members. Anyone with a discerning eye can see how powerful the Han tribe is. You are making so much money now, but it is all earned from the Han tribe. The Han tribe does not want your brown sugar or your gum, so where do you get so much benefit from? You can't even figure it out. I am ashamed to be associated with you. "
Yes, that's right. As long as we don't have to change our surnames, there's no difference between joining the Han tribe and joining the Tang tribe. The Han tribe has only given us such a little technology, but it has already improved the living standards of our people so much. If the Han tribe can take over the Tang tribe in its entirety and let our people live a better life, I might as well not be the patriarch!" "
Under the thatched cottage, the clan leaders of the Tang tribe have divided into two factions. One faction expressed their willingness to surrender to the Han tribe, and the other faction consisted of those who had harmed the people of their own clan. It was not that they were unwilling to surrender, but they dared not, because of what Tang Yao said, the people of their own clan would definitely kill them.
Seeing that some clan leaders had expressed their willingness to surrender to the Han tribe, those evil clan leaders wanted to curse more, but the other clan leaders completely ignored them.
A clan leader of Panshi County came out again and asked, "Little Tang Yao, I have no objection to you dealing with them, and I have long been fed up with them. I have no objection to you choosing to lead the Tang tribe to join the Han tribe, but you can't kill us all with one blow. I have never persecuted the people of my own clan. I can't even harm the people of my own clan and clan. "
"Don't worry, uncles and aunts. My husband Luo Chong will not wrongly accuse any of the good people among you. I believe that if you really haven't harmed the people of your own clan, they can't do anything to you. Justice is in the hearts of the people. But if your own people want you to die, that's not something we can decide." Tang Yao naturally couldn't kill everyone with one blow.
Keeping some clan leaders who are really willing to work for the people and winning them over can stabilize the situation after the merger of the two tribes more quickly.
This political game of pulling one faction against another, Tang Yao obviously learned a lot from Luo Chong.
(End of this chapter)
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