Rise From the Humble

Fifty-nine heads are not Tatars?

There was an uproar in the court, this news was too shocking for them. They were already surprised when Zhu Pingan confirmed that the six heads were not Tatars, but now Zhu Pingan actually said that none of the fifty-nine heads were Tatars? !

Of course, the most surprised ones were Zhao Daying and others.

When Zhu Ping'an confirmed that the six heads were not Tatars, Zhao Daying's heart was frightened. Fortunately, the right minister of the Ministry of War turned the tide and came up with a perfect reason to smooth things over, allowing Zhao Daying to calm down a little. mood.

However, at this moment, when he suddenly heard Zhu Pingan say that none of the fifty-nine heads were Tatars, it was like five thunders. Zhao Daying could not believe his ears. His heart, which had just calmed down, seemed to be tied to a big stone at this moment. Just like that, it sank all of a sudden.

uncle?

Zhao Daying looked at Zhao Qiu subconsciously.

Zhao Qiu was much calmer than Zhao Daying. He shook his head slightly towards Zhao Daying, signaling Zhao Daying to calm down and it was okay.

Seeing how calm his uncle was, Zhao Daying also slowly calmed down. Yes, no one knew the inside story better than them.

They did have a few non-Tatars mixed in among these heads, and Zhu Pingan's sharp eyes found them out; however, the remaining heads were genuine Tatars, and these heads were all from last year. The heads presented by other generals of the frontier army after the battle with the Tatars were all intact. It was precisely because the frontier army had donated less than fifty-nine heads last year that they had a few non-Tatar heads mixed in to make up the number.

However, Zhu Pingan actually said that these heads were not Tatars, which is really ridiculous!

After calming down, the worries in Zhao Daying's heart were swept away. He clasped his hands on his chest and watched Zhu Pingan with cold eyes to see how Zhu Pingan would end up after making such a wild statement. He stared at Zhu Pingan like a cobra.

"Zhu Pingan, you said that these fifty-nine heads are not Tatars. Do you have any evidence?" Zhang Gu asked in a deep voice at the presiding seat.

Zhang Gu is also an insider. He is the right minister of the Ministry of War. It is impossible to hide such a big thing from him. Of course, Zhao Qiu did not hide it from him, and Zhang Gu's cooperation was indispensable for the smooth head replacement.

Therefore, Zhang Gu didn't believe what Zhu Pingan said.

"nature."

Zhu Pingan nodded affirmatively.

"I'd like to hear the details." A smile appeared at the corner of Zhang Gu's mouth. Next, if you, Zhu Pingan, can't prove your lies, you will have to bear the adverse consequences.

All eyes are on you.

Zhu Pingan walked calmly to the remaining heads, stretched out his hand and pointed at eight more heads, and ordered the two gangsters to display the eight heads to everyone as they had just done.

"My lords, please take a look at these eight heads. The ages of these eight heads are about twenty-five to thirty-five. Of course, you should also take a look at them, and let me tell you the ages of these eight heads. What's the geometry?" Zhu Ping'an said as he showed his head.

"It's exactly what your Excellency said." After looking at it, the two men replied feebly.

"As mentioned before, Tatars are very particular about beards. They will not grow beards under their lower lips until they are 37 years old. The beard on the lower lip is called 'elder's beard' among Tatars, which means 37 The age-old Tatars have reached adulthood, have full strength, accomplished a career, and entered the ranks of elders. Their children can get married. The beard on the lower lip, coupled with the two tiger whiskers that were left before, are called 'Three locks of beard'. The "Barbarian Volume Three - Tatar Chapter" of "Yongle Dadian" also has detailed records of this."

Zhu Pingan put his hands behind his back and spoke slowly, his voice as loud and magnetic as ever, attracting everyone's attention.

"But, sir, please take a look at these eight heads. They are all around 25 to 35 years old. They have not yet grown beards on their lips, but they all have beards on their lower lips. The same reasoning applies. , these eight heads are not Tatars.”

Zhu Ping'an glanced at everyone, shook his head slowly, and smiled.

The eyes of all the military attachés almost popped out of their heads at this moment, and their jaws almost dropped to the ground in shock.

Zhao Daying went even further.

He was completely stunned. He opened his mouth as if he had lost his voice. He couldn't say a word for a long time. He stared at Zhu Ping'an like a rotten tree.

"There are also these five heads. Please show them to all your lords together." After finishing speaking, Zhu Ping'an pointed to five more heads from among the heads and ordered the two widowers to show them to the officials again.

The two widowers were all cold at the moment.

They have never been so afraid of heads.

Every time Zhu Pingan confirmed that the head was not Tatar, their hearts seemed to be tightened by the God of Death.

You know, after they inspected these heads, they patted their chests and said they were Tatars. Now Zhu Pingan has confirmed one by one that these heads are not Tatars. This is because they made a mistake in their inspection.

One or two is fine.

Now it has been confirmed that the fourteen heads are not Tatars, oh, plus the five pointed out by Zhu Pingan. Even if there are only these nineteen heads, this is a very serious inspection error.

The job they had finally won was definitely lost.

Not only that, according to Ming law, they may also face imprisonment. The status of laborers is low, and the law regulates them even more strictly. According to the laws of the Ming Dynasty, if they miss any important injuries during the inspection, they will face a penalty of thirty to one hundred sticks; if they deliberately conceal or mislead to make money, they will be aggravated by one degree according to the criminal law. The punishment may range from being exiled or jailed, to being deprived of one's life at the worst.

Firstly, they made a mistake in the inspection, a very serious mistake; secondly, their buttocks were not clean either.

That's why the two coworkers are so nervous at this moment.

"My lords, please take a look at these five heads. They are about forty years old, but they all have beards. However, according to the Tatar people's beard habit, Tatars only reach the age of forty-nine. After half a century, after going through hardships and understanding the world, you can grow a beard. Similarly, this is also recorded in detail in the "Yongle Dadian"."

"So, according to the Tatar beard rules, it can be concluded that these five heads are not Tatars."

Zhu Ping'an cited scriptures and excluded these five heads.

This leaves forty heads.

However, these forty heads cannot be judged based on the beards, because among these forty heads, either there are no beards, or the beards are completely in line with the habits of the Tatars. According to Zhu Pingan's judgment method just now, there is no way to prove that these forty heads are not Tatars.

"Master Zhu, where are the remaining heads?"

Zhao Daying calmed down again and glared at Zhu Ping'an fiercely, his eyes filled with blood red, "Go on, how can you prove these forty heads?" !

Among the fifty-nine heads, nineteen non-Tatars appeared. According to what Master Zhang Gu said before, although it is reluctant, it can be explained.

It is entirely feasible for forty Tatars to coerce nineteen border residents.