Nearly two-quarters of an hour later, Pan Changhe walked out of the front hall and found Ling Yun to explain their decision.
"Master Zhizhou, after discussion by us and others, our Tujia Fort and tribe can be merged into Nanyi Prefecture, but we have a condition. I hope you can agree to it."
Ling Yun thought for a moment and said, "Just tell me. As long as it's reasonable, I will naturally agree to it."
Pan Changhe glanced at him cautiously, with a hint of nervousness in his eyes, "Sir, our request is that we cannot separate the various ethnic groups in Tujiapu, or let us move out of Tujiapu."
Ling Yun was stunned, "That's it?"
"ah?"
Pan Changhe was a little unable to react. He opened his mouth and looked at him in astonishment.
Ling Yun ignored his surprise and said, "I can agree to your request."
When Pan Changhe heard this, he immediately knelt down to express his gratitude and said, "Common people, thank you so much, sir, thank you so much..."
“No need to be polite!”
Ling Yun waved his hand and said, "I can agree to your request, but you must also agree to my request. Otherwise..."
Ling Yun did not finish speaking, leaving Pan Changhe with a meaningful smile, which made the latter's heart tremble, and he said cautiously, "I wonder what you want me to do?"
Ling Yun said with a smile, "Don't be nervous. My request is very simple. Since your Tujia Fort doesn't want to go down the mountain, I won't force you, but..."
After a pause, he continued, "However, since Tujiapu has been merged into Nanyi Prefecture, it has become the people of our Daqian Prefecture, and the people of Nanyi Prefecture. You must abide by the laws of our Daqian Prefecture and accept the rules of the Nanyi Prefecture."
Jurisdiction, if someone commits an offense in the fort, he must be handed over to the government."
"At the same time, the Tujia Fort is under the protection of the government. If the people in the fort are bullied by others, they can sue the officials... Are you willing?"
Pan Changhe paused for a moment, without thinking too much, but said directly, "Returning to your lord, since Tujiapu has become a member of the Daqian, it should abide by the laws of the Daqian. The common people are willing."
"Okay! In that case, I will let you go back."
Ling Yun nodded with satisfaction.
Suddenly, he warned again, "By the way, I would like to remind you that since you are a citizen of Daqian, no troops are allowed in the fort, not even a hundred people. Do you understand?"
"Grass...people, understand!"
Pan Changhe smiled bitterly. He didn't want to understand. After all, once the army is disbanded, if a war suddenly breaks out in the future, he may only be beaten. But if he thinks about it carefully, in this situation, even if he is not disbanded, he may only be beaten.
"Well! Just wait until you get back. I will naturally send someone to contact you afterwards. We will discuss the specific relevant matters later."
After the matter was resolved, Ling Yun let them go directly.
After all, the ethnic group headed by the Zhuang family is still testing their movements. Let them go back as soon as possible to stabilize the situation and avoid accidentally misfiring their guns and causing unnecessary trouble.
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As soon as the news came out that Ling Yun led the Nanyi army to capture Tujia Fort, it was like a bomb dropped on a calm lake, causing waves of waves.
"Old Li Tou, have you heard? Our Lord Zhizhou captured Tujia Fort?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the old man named Lao Li Tou sneered, pointed at the speaker's nose and said with a smile, "Tch, Tou, you old guy, the older you get, the less upright you are, and you don't speak properly.
Xing, you said you were making up a lie, could you make it more convincing? It’s not that we look down on Mr. Zhizhou, but how can this Tujia Fort be so easy to capture?"
"You, you~"
Lao Li shook his head.
Tou was unconvinced and said, "Old Li Tou, don't believe it. We heard the news at the county government office. The news that Lord Zhizhou captured Tujia Fort has been spread for a long time. It's just that you, old guy, don't know about it."
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He snorted coldly, "You actually laughed at me in return. You really don't know what to say."
Lao Litou was shocked and stared at him sternly, "You...Tou, are you telling the truth?"
With his head raised and his mouth raised, he said arrogantly, "That's not possible. When have I ever deceived people? If you don't believe it, you can go to the yamen gate and have a look. Nowadays, the county yamen gate is crowded with countless people and it's very lively!"
Old Man Li clapped his hands and exclaimed, "Ouch! This is not possible, we have to go and see. If it is true, then this is a rare good thing in a century! This Tujia Fort has bullied us a lot over the years.
, they said they wouldn’t let us go into the mountains to hunt, they wouldn’t let us go into the mountains to hunt, and they wouldn’t even allow us to collect medicine... Now, our Lord Zhizhou was beaten to the ground and subdued. This is really good news to celebrate with heaven!
"
Old Man Li hurriedly said goodbye, without saying a word, directly lifted his thighs and walked quickly to the county government office. He was still confused by the cries of all the vendors passing by. He only had one goal at the moment, which was to go to the county government office.
The county government office has now been blocked by the common people. Not only that, even tens of meters away from the government office door are full of people. The people inside can't even stand at the door, let alone want to come out.
"Everyone, please give way. Everyone, please give way. Stop crowding."
Someone in the team shouted loudly, trying to use his roar to get everyone to make way.
Someone turned around and asked, "Who are you?"
As soon as he said this, a lot of eyes turned to him.
Facing the focused gaze, the speaker was startled and felt guilty. He scratched his head and said with a dry smile, "I...I just want to go in and have a look!"
"cut!"
Everyone shouted in unison, threw away their sleeves and stopped looking at him.
Suddenly, a weak voice sounded from the crowd, "Do you think our Lord Zhizhou is a monster with three heads and six arms? Otherwise, how could he even be able to attack Tujia Fort?"
"Hush! What nonsense are you talking about? How can our Lord Zhizhou be a monster with three heads and six arms? Even if he is, he is still a god with three heads and six arms!"
"Yes, yes, that's what I mean, that's what I mean..."
"I really want to know what Master Zhizhou looks like and what kind of person he is. He has such abilities. If I can meet Master Zhizhou one day, this life will not be in vain."
"Yes! In recent days, I have been staying here every day just to see Mr. Zhizhou, but... alas!"
"What's the use of staying here? I heard that Lord Zhizhou is still in Tujia Fort! Unfortunately, I waited and waited on the way to Tujia Fort, but I still didn't see Lord Zhizhou."
What these people don't know is that at this time, there is a person standing at the outermost edge of the crowd, looking at the scene in front of him with interest, and there is a young man beside him, wondering, "Master, what do you think these people are gathering here for?"
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"Yeah! I should be waiting for you."
"Wait for me? Why is this?"
"Because in their eyes, you are their hero, the hero who captured Tujia Fort, so they are waiting for you."
"But...if that's the case, shouldn't it be you?"
The man smiled and said nothing, but the person next to them couldn't sit still.
"Hey! Brothers, please go elsewhere if you want to brag. You should keep your eyes open. This is the county government office, not a place for you to talk nonsense."
[Author's digression]: I've been a little busy recently and my thoughts are a little confused. I'm sorry everyone!! I'll sort it out during the National Day holiday and of course I'll add more updates.
This chapter has been completed!