Xue Panzhi's gossip red mansion

Half a month later, on the night of the Lantern Festival, everyone in the Miao village gathered together, chatting enthusiastically about the interesting things that happened last year.

In Pengju Village and Nanming Village, the faces of several clan elders could not be seen from the reflection of the bonfire.The chieftain next to the clan elder was born in Pengju Village, so he naturally sat here to celebrate the New Year with the whole village.However, it is well known that the relationship with Cangliu Village has not been friendly over the years.Therefore, among the three major Miao Villages, only the people from Cangliu Village were not there, but he happened to see the people from Zangliu Village coming from a distance, "How did you come to Daochuan?!"

Obviously the chieftain didn't expect Daochuan to appear here majestically, what did he want to do? !

Dao Chuan did not answer the chieftain's question, but looked at the other clan elders, "We found the refining furnace and dozens of boxes of silver that have not been sent away in the tunnel of Madman Ridge."

Hearing his words, the complexions of more than a dozen people below immediately changed. They instinctively felt that something had been exposed. Just as they were about to stand up, they immediately left to check, but found that another group of youths from the village had given them a hand. surrounded.Seeing this situation, the leader couldn't understand why. It turned out that in private, the clan elders in their two villages had colluded with Cangliu Village, and they were going to wipe them all out tonight. He looked at the clan elders He shouted angrily, "Clan elder! What are you doing? Master Tusi is still here, and even the patriarch has not spoken. What right do you have to block our way!"

The chieftain looked at this scene, and he didn't expect to fall into this trap today. When the two villages started the Lantern Festival bonfire meeting together, the old guys who hadn't made a sound for several years set them up, trying to get the people in power All stuck here.The chieftain stood up with an old face on his face, angrily stomped the scepter in his hand, and knocked out 'Bang!boom! ', and looked at the clan elders with grief, "Old Xu, what are you doing! Are you trying to seize power! How shameless you are for colluding with people from Cangliu Village."

Lao Xu, who was called by him, didn't take a chance on him. He signaled the young people to keep a close eye on these people, raised his hand, and lowered the anxiety of other people present, "Everyone, please be quiet, you must be curious about what's going on right now. , I will tell everyone the matter exactly, and everyone can have a public opinion—"

"Old man Xu! You..." Before the leader could finish speaking, a cloth ball was quickly stuffed into his mouth by the person next to him, and he could only make a whimpering sound.With his body held hostage, he could only stare blankly and listen to what Lao Xu said.

Lao Xu looked at the hundreds of people at the bottom, and he felt sad, "Our three major Miao villages have been established for a long time, and we came here in the Tianbao years. At that time, we didn't have so many people. You may not Remember, there was an expert who helped us overcome the miasma disease in the jungle and taught us how to make potions. It was with his help that the Miao Village in the Thunder Mountain Range was established. It was divided into three and continued. So , we are different from those seedlings, we do not reject dealings with the Han people, because of the trade these years, everyone's life is good, but this must not violate the original ancestral precepts, otherwise no matter who is thrown into the cave of ten thousand snakes to live Self-destruction."

Lao Xu's voice gloomyly read out the three words Ten Thousand Snake Cave, which stopped all the whispering voices immediately.This thing was destroyed 20 years ago, but the fear is still imprinted in the hearts of the Miao people. It turns out that at the intersection of the three Miao villages, there is a forbidden area. Snakes are entangled there, if a person accidentally falls, he will be buried in the mouth of ten thousand snakes, either he will be bitten to death or his body will be dismembered and buried in the belly of the snake.That cold hissing sound still echoed in my ears.

"Twenty years ago, a thunderbolt destroyed the snake den, and that place became a piece of scorched earth. There was no place to punish sinners. It doesn't mean that everyone can forget what they want to guard. You still remember what was entrusted to you since childhood." Let’s just say, ‘Being a human being, sticking to benevolence and righteousness, if you lose your way, you are not as good as a pig or a dog’. This is the rule of our Miao Village for hundreds of years. In the heart. But!"

Lao Xu pointed to the chieftain and the group of people who were tied up underground, "For money, they used our secret passages to collude with outside forces to manufacture a large amount of fake silver. , but in order to cover up the secret, these scum did not hesitate to kill people, causing the tragedy of a boulder falling to the ground, causing the death of dozens of innocent people on the official road, which has violated our ancestral precepts, everyone said how to deal with this group of people!"

As soon as Lao Xu said this, the bottom exploded. The reason was that when the accident happened that day, several people from the Miao village also passed through the official road. Some of them were seriously injured or even died. It was never known who the murderer was. I didn't expect the problem to appear around me.Everyone became excited in an instant, clamoring for the family rules to deal with it.

Xue Pan and Xie watched this scene from a distance. Half a month ago, Dao Ling found out the tunnel map of Lei Ming Mountain from an ancient book, and set off to contact the elders of the other two villages.Although the three major Miao villages are no longer as close as they used to be, they are not without contacts. To put it bluntly, the clan elders and the people in power are two groups of people. They are not elected, but inherited from generation to generation. In fact, doing business with the Gu family is no different from that of the Bai family, but the elders of the clan will never allow the Miao people to help the Han people make money privately, and even to the point of getting blood on their hands, it is simply trampling on the foundation of the Miao village .

Daoling is very clear that there are some things that the Han people will not understand, but what they have always insisted on is the family rules mentioned above.Benevolence and righteousness are very broad. It is precisely because of this that the old people resolutely do not allow anyone to break the spirit. Once they have this tendency, it means that their stubborn spirit will be polluted, and this is an unforgivable crime.Now that even the chieftain is involved, it shows that the problems in the Miao Village are really worrying, so Lao Xu and the others decided to take advantage of tonight to take down these people in one fell swoop, and deal with them mercilessly according to the clan rules.

Xie looked at the scene where the Miao people kept shouting for severe punishment according to the clan rules. He took Xue Pan's hand, and the two left this place. Outsiders can't participate in the following things.

They walked alone to the small building in Cangliu Village. Xue Pan looked at Xi with a thoughtful look on his face. He probably had some thoughts about the excitement just now, "Fifth brother, what are you thinking?"

Xie held Xue Pan's hand tightly, and he didn't know where the uncertainty in his heart came from, whether the Miao people who had no contact with the Han people would be more innocent.They live in the mountains, with nature, and they are not tainted with the smell of money and interests.He suddenly discovered that openness and communication will not only bring in foreign superiority, but also destroy the original beauty and purity.

"Pan'er, you said that the opening of the coastal treaty ports has allowed Western things to come in. There won't be a day when it will be the same as the Miao Village. Although the barbarians don't seem to be threatening at all now, it is hard to guarantee when the swords will turn against each other. Fame and fortune come and go in the world, if one day Daqing can no longer deter them, what will happen?"

Xue Pan paused in his heart, of course he knew what the result would be, howling everywhere, blood flowing like rivers, the country is in ruins, and the people are in dire straits.However, he couldn't tell the future that never happened. During this trip with Xun Shi, he realized one thing. The Daqing Dynasty was not as peaceful as it seemed on the surface. After a long time, the moderate governance in the later period put many problems in danger of breaking out.The forces in the DPRK and China are fighting openly and secretly, and the undercurrents around Daqing Kingdom may suddenly erupt one day.

In the end, all kinds of worries turned into one idea. There is no military power, and there is no fearsome team. They always do things with their hands tied, and don't talk about reform and the future. , you will not be afraid.”

Xie stopped in his tracks, looked at Xue Pan, and saw that his face was calm, as if he had expressed his thoughts unintentionally.It's just that military power is a big taboo in the emperor's heart, and I don't think I will mention the slightest thing to the emperor.But Xie felt that what Xue Pan said was more than that, he didn't make a sound, and was waiting for Xue Pan's next sentence.

Xue Pan suddenly realized what he had said, and he said it naturally. Could it be that he was so defenseless against Xun.For a moment, he didn't know how to continue.

He didn't dare to look at Xian Shi's face, Xue Pan was afraid of seeing the suspicion in that person's eyes.Thinking of this possibility, he couldn't help but feel cold, and even his face turned pale uncontrollably.At this moment, he hoped that Xun could say a word, even if it was just a word to lie to him, to make him happy.

There was a strange silence between the two. Xie noticed something was wrong with Xue Pan first, and he guessed Xue Pan's worries later. If he would not raise military power to his father, then Xue Pan would be scruples too. His identity, but this cannot be compared at all.

"Hey, Pan'er..." Xie stretched out his hand to caress Xue Pan's side face.I don't know if it was the cold wind, or this person scared me, but his face was very cold. "I didn't think about anything at all. You don't need to be so sensitive. What you said is right. If Daqing has a strong army, it will not be afraid of foreign enemies, including those kings with different surnames who still occupy fiefs, especially the king of Nan'an County. The two people who hold the army in their hands are the King of Xining."

Xue Pan felt the warmth of Xun's palm, and then gradually put away the panic in his heart. He didn't know what happened to him, but he panicked because he missed a sentence. It was not because the other party might be an emperor in the future and was suspected, but because It's because this person is Xie, and he doesn't want to see a trace of suspicion in the other person's eyes.Did you let go of such feelings unknowingly?

When he raised his head again, he only saw Xun's helpless eyes, which were more tolerant and gentle, "Fifth brother, I..., I just..."

Seeing Xue Pan hesitated to speak, Xie didn't know what to do, in the surprised eyes of the other party, he leaned over and kissed him softly, his slightly cool lips parted as soon as they were touched, without any deep entanglement.Immediately, he hugged Xue Pan, and a voice like water rang in his ears, "You don't need to say, I understand. Some things can be left to time, and it will prove everything. I am very happy, Pan'er. You around me are relaxed and natural, and we face each other honestly, this is the most precious thing to me during the difficult and dangerous journey.”

Xue Pan's ears turned red, but his heart calmed down. He also stretched out his arms around Xie Shi's waist, and responded softly, "Thank you, fifth brother, I will work hard."

Thank you for letting me finally be sure of the love in my heart, and thank you for giving me the ability to trust someone again.Then I will work hard to make us better people so that we can protect the land under our feet.