The night was uneventful. The villagers in the village watched the excitement outside the camp of Kanyu Camp for a while. Finally, they were tired and went back to sleep. The soldiers of Kanyu Camp closely guarded the camp and did not let anyone suspicious.
Half a step closer.
The next morning, around nine or ten o'clock in later generations, a group of people came noisily on the path outside the village. The soldier in charge of the guard stepped forward to negotiate with the people for a few words, and then ran to the center.
In the military tent, he reported to Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong:
"Reporting to General Deng and Zhang Guoji, a group of people came outside. The leader claimed to be some kind of local county magistrate."
"County magistrate?" Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong looked at each other, feeling a little incredible. Didn't it mean that the Spanish occupied Luzon and destroyed the local political power? Why did a county magistrate appear again?
Before the Spaniards occupied Luzon, Luzon was a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty, and many of its regulations were modeled on those of the Ming Dynasty. Indeed, there was indeed the term county magistrate.
Zhang Yunlong asked: "Did they say what they came here for?"
The sentry said: "I told you, they said they came to see our general and wanted to discuss something."
Zhang Yunlong glanced at Deng Kui, then nodded and said, "Then invite them in."
The sentry hesitated for a moment and asked: "Zhang Youyi, do you need to search them?"
Zhang Yunlong smiled and said: "No need. Since he claims to be a county magistrate, just save some face for him and just bring him in. I'm sorry that he can't hurt General Deng and me."
The sentry agreed and retreated. After a while, a man from Luzon came in with a sallow complexion and thin body, wearing a faded official robe. The sentry pointed at Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong and pointed at the man from Luzon.
He said: "County Officer Chen, these two are my General Deng and Zhang Youyi. If you have anything to say, just tell them."
Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong sat at the top and said nothing. County Magistrate Chen stood at the bottom and hesitated for a while. Then he bowed to Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong and said: "The local county magistrate Chen Guiqi,
Meet General Deng and General Zhang."
Deng Kui raised his hand and said: "Magistrate Chen, please excuse me. Come and watch."
It was said to be a viewing seat. In fact, it was just a small pony carried by the army. Chen Guiqi saw that Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong were also sitting on foldable canvas chairs, so he was not picky. He gathered his clothes and sat on the pony.
Next, he said: "This county magistrate heard that the Ming Dynasty officers and soldiers came to this county, so I came here to ask what business your army has to do here."
"Oh, we are here to fight the Red Yi people." Deng Kui replied lightly.
"Excuse me, who asked you to come?" Chen Guiqi asked again.
This was not the first time Deng Kui had answered a question like this. He vaguely told Chen Guiqi about sending troops. Basically, he said that the Spaniards had caused a murder in Luzon, and local officials from Luzon went to the Ming Dynasty.
Asking for help. That’s why the Ming Dynasty sent troops to Luzon.
"I see." Chen Guiqi nodded, "It's not easy for your army to come from afar, but now that they are on the ground in Luzon, they must abide by the legal system of Luzon. Your army came to this county, but did not report to the county government. This is
There are violations.”
"Do you still have county government offices?" Zhang Yunlong asked curiously, "Didn't I hear that after the Hongyi people came, all your government offices were shut down by the Hongyi people?"
Chen Guiqi's face turned red and blue, and he was mute for a while. Then he said: "Where did General Zhang start from talking about this? Although this county has been disturbed by some red barbarians, the county magistrate is still here, how can we do it?"
Are you saying that the Yamen has been closed? General Zhang, please look at this, this is the seal of the county magistrate. If the seal is there, it means that the Yamen is still there."
As he spoke, he took out an egg-sized seal from his arms and waved it to Zhang Yunlong as if showing off. The soldiers next to him looked at what Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong meant and saw that they had no intention of taking the seal for inspection.
I mean, I ignored Chen Guiqi.
"Oh, in that case, County Magistrate Chen has always been in office... I don't know who appointed Magistrate Chen as the magistrate." Deng Kui asked.
Chen Guiqi proudly replied: "This is the title granted by me, the King of Luzon."
Zhang Yunlong said: "According to someone's knowledge, the King of Luzon was defeated as early as the Longqing period of our dynasty...and died more than 20 years ago. Could it be that County Magistrate Chen was the County Magistrate more than 20 years ago?"
"That's right." Chen Guiqi replied.
"Okay, County Magistrate Chen, we don't doubt your identity. Just tell me why you came to our army camp." Deng Kui was too lazy to talk to this guy anymore. He asked directly.
.
Chen Guiqi said: "According to regulations, when your army enters our county, they must report to the county government and pay civilian security fees. If your army camps in our county and tramples on young crops, they must pay compensation fees for young crops. Just now, our county
When the order came in, he saw your soldiers making a fire with cut branches to cook. This cutting of trees requires permission from the county government, otherwise..."
"You also have to pay money, right?" Zhang Yunlong said it for him.
"Of course." Chen Guiqi actually added a sentence. It is estimated that being a county magistrate in Luzon also requires reading some scriptures, so he has some cultural background.
Deng Kui almost made Chen Guiqi laugh. Could it be that he was worried that his improper handling would have some adverse effects on Su Hao's strategy. At that time, he wanted Chen Guiqi to be dragged out and beaten up. Not to mention that this was in a foreign land, even if
In the territory of the Ming Dynasty, even a small county magistrate would not dare to pull him like this in front of him. The rank of general is equivalent to a fourth-grade military position. How dare a small seventh-grade county magistrate dare to be so unscrupulous?
Just when Deng Kui didn't know how to deal with this guy, an announcement came from outside the camp: "Cheng Du is here!"
"Great, this little guy Cheng Dong is here." Deng Kui's eyes lit up and he shouted to the outside: "Please come quickly."
The door curtain was raised, and Cheng Dong walked in quickly, bowed his hands to Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong and said, "Cheng Dong pays homage to General Deng and General Zhang!"
"Bang Zhi, you're welcome, please take a seat quickly." Zhang Yunlong stood up, pointed to a canvas chair next to him, and made room for Cheng Dong.
Cheng Dong's identity was the director of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, which was only a seventh-grade title, but he was Su Hao's brother-in-law. This status was enough for Deng and Zhang to be more polite to him. Cheng Yi had been in the survey camp for a long time,
She is quite popular and would ask others to look after her younger brother on various occasions. This is one of the reasons why Deng Kui and Zhang Yunlong regard Cheng Dong in a different light.
Cheng Dong thanked Zhang Yunlong and sat down next to Zhang Yunlong. He looked at Chen Guiqi, who was sitting at the bottom, and asked Zhang Yunlong: "General Zhang, this is..."
"He claimed that he was the local county magistrate." Zhang Yunlong said.
"Nonsense!" Cheng Dong said unceremoniously, "General Su said that this place is a Spanish colony, and the officials are all Spaniards. There is no reason for a Luzon native to be a county magistrate."
"Of course I am the local county magistrate!" Chen Guiqi became anxious. He took out the seal he had just withdrawn from his arms, waved it in his hand, and said to Cheng Dong: "This is the big seal of this county magistrate. Don't believe me.
You can have a look."
"Really?" Cheng Dong smiled and made a gesture to Deng Kui's soldiers next to him. The soldiers stepped forward, took the seal from Chen Guiqi's hand, and handed it to Cheng Dong's hand.
Cheng Dong took the seal, looked at it casually, and then put it aside and said: "My lord, the county magistrate, I don't know whether your seal is true or false, and I have no interest in knowing. However, I don't know.
I can tell you that Luzon will be under the jurisdiction of the Ming Dynasty from now on, and the seal issued by the King of Luzon is no longer valid."
"What?" Chen Guiqi's eyes widened. "Do you, the Ming Dynasty, want to embezzle our Luzon?"
Cheng Dong smiled and said: "What is embezzlement? It's just custody. The Hongyi people have occupied Luzon for so many years, causing Luzon to be devastated. As the suzerainty of Luzon, we, the Ming Dynasty, should take charge of it on our behalf."
Chen Guiqi stood up and said angrily: "You just want to embezzle our Luzon. This is an unjust act. Aren't you afraid of the resistance of the millions of people in Luzon?"
Cheng Dong said: "This is strange. The Red Barbarians occupied Luzon Island and you didn't resist. We, the Ming Dynasty, drove away the Red Barbarians. We want to restore Luzon to a prosperous world. Why should the people of Luzon resist?"
"This is an unjust act of yours. We, the people of Luzon, will never agree to it, and the people of the world will condemn you, the Ming Dynasty!" Chen Guiqi said loudly.
In Chen Guiqi's impression, Daming was a country that was very polite. In the past, there were often some exchanges between Daming and Luzon. For example, people from Luzon went to Daming to do business, or people from Daming went to Luzon.
He became an overseas Chinese. During various negotiations with the Ming Dynasty officials, Luzon officials knew that the Ming Dynasty officials had always been very tolerant and valued peace in everything. This was why Chen Guiqi dared to make a mistake in front of Deng Kui and others.
reason.
When he heard that the Ming army was going to take over Luzon, Chen Guiqi's first reaction was to object. He did not object to the Ming army coming to drive away the Spaniards, but in his opinion, after the Ming army drove away the Spaniards, they should also evacuate Luzon.
It had to be left under the jurisdiction of these old officials. Cheng Dong said that Ming Dynasty was going to take over Luzon, which was equivalent to touching the cheese of Luzon officials, so he naturally wanted to protest subconsciously.
"This man has lost his mind and gone crazy. General Deng, let someone take him out to cool down." Cheng Dong turned to Deng Kui and said.
Deng Kui asked: "Bang Zhi, is this what General Su meant?"
According to Deng Kui's temper, he had long wanted to kick Chen Guiqi out. Cheng Dong's request was actually in line with his wishes. But Deng Kui didn't know whether Cheng Dong's move was due to his own youthful nature or whether it was approved by Su Hao.
This kind of matter of going abroad to fight is very sensitive in terms of policy control. Deng Kui is also in a high position now, so naturally he does not dare to act arbitrarily.
Cheng Dong nodded slightly and said: "Don't worry, General Deng. Cheng has come here to handle these matters with the permission of General Su and Vice-President Li. General Su has said that Cheng will have full authority to handle matters here."
That’s it.”
"Okay!" Deng Kui was in a good mood. He shouted outside: "Come here, please ask County Magistrate Chen to go out and cool down!"
Several soldiers arrived in response and immediately controlled Chen Guiqi. The leading flag officer asked Deng Kui for instructions: "General, please tell me how to cool down."
Deng Kui pretended to scold: "Do you still need to ask about this kind of thing? Wherever you see the windiest place, just ask County Magistrate Chen to blow it."
"It's an order!" The soldiers understood and dragged Chen Guiqi out.
"You can't do this. Chen is an official of the imperial court! You can't treat me like this..." Chen Guiqi didn't expect that things would take such a turn. He shouted loudly, trying to save something.
The soldiers in the Kanyu Camp are all well-trained, and each one is strong. It is as easy for a few of them to drag such a scrawny county magistrate as an eagle catching a chicken. Chen Guiqi's shouting has not stopped, and he has already been dragged.
After leaving the camp, the flag officer looked around, then looked up, and said: "Come on, the general has ordered Magistrate Chen to stay in the coolest place. A certain family saw that the top of the tree was the coolest place."
It’s cool, so please ask Magistrate Chen to climb a tree.”
The soldiers had been very angry before, but now that they had such an opportunity, they would not let it go. Several people came forward, tied Chen Guiqi into a rice dumpling with a rope, and then tied the rope to a high tree branch.
He swung it and pulled the rope head again, and Chen Guiqi was hoisted half up in the air.
"Help!" Chen Guiqi was tied up but his mouth was not gagged. At this time, he could only shout for help like a pig being killed.