"elder?!"
"Come out to greet me?"
Zhang Yangping and the villagers listened to Chi Hou's words, and all of them had extremely shocked faces, because they could feel a strange aura from Chi Hou's words.
Aren't they leading troops to arrest people
For the villagers, when Shenhou and Hongyuwei came here, there was no doubt that they were here to arrest people. Since they were arresting people, they naturally wanted to prevent the prisoners from escaping.
It is simply unheard of to stand at the entrance of the village and shout, waiting for the prisoners to come out to greet them.
What method is this
Could it be...
Did God intend to give Fang Zhengzheng time to escape
Thinking of this, Zhang Yangping and the villagers felt somewhat grateful. Although they didn't know why the dignified Chi Hou of Beimo Shenhou Mansion deliberately let Fang Zhengzheng go, but since he let him go, in the end, All a good thing.
Just ready to express gratitude.
A familiar voice also sounded in my ears.
"Since Mr. Hou came to Beishan Village today as an elder, why did he let my relatives kneel in front of you?" The voice came from Beishan Village, but what you can feel is that the voice is very close. Very close…
"Relatives?" Chi Hou's eyes narrowed slightly, and his gaze quickly fell on the group of villagers kneeling in front of him, and then a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
Zhang Yangping and the villagers were completely stunned.
Of course they could tell that the voice belonged to Fang Zhengzheng, but what they didn't understand was that Chi Hou was clearly prepared to let Fang Zhengzheng go.
Why would Fang Zhengyi take the initiative to come out
Moreover, what kind of relatives and elders did he talk to Chi Hou
They are just a group of ordinary villagers in Beishan Village. How can they be considered equal to the dignified Chihou of Shenhou Mansion
kneel
If you can avoid killing, you are lucky!
Zhang Yangping and the villagers were anxious. They all knew that Fang Zhengzheng was extremely smart, but now they all had a feeling that Fang Zhengzheng had become stupid.
Just as he was thinking this, a voice sounded in his ears again.
"Since you are all relatives of Fang Zhengyi, you are also my relatives. Please get up quickly!" The voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear clearly.
"Relatives?"
"stand up?"
Zhang Yangping and the villagers looked at each other, but no one stood up because they were completely confused.
How is this going
The dignified Marquis Chi of the Shenhou Mansion actually said that common people like him in the mountain village were relatives to him
"Aren't you guys getting up? Do you want me to kneel down in return?" Chihou looked at the villagers who were still motionless, and bent his body slightly, as if he wanted to kneel down.
"I don't dare. The god is guarding the Northern Desert and resisting the northern barbarians. How dare we ordinary villagers in the mountain village dare to ask the god to return the gift to us?"
"Yeah yeah."
"Everyone, get up."
When Zhang Yangping and the villagers saw it, they all became panicked. While talking, they also stood up one after another.
Chi Hou looked at this scene and nodded slightly. He kept his body straight and glanced at the entrance of the village, and soon fell on a huge root sculpture at the entrance of the village.
"You brat, why don't you show up to greet me?" Chihou's voice sounded slightly angry.
And the moment Chi Hou's voice fell, a figure dressed in blue also walked out from behind the root sculpture, and then walked forward slowly towards Chi Hou.
Chi Hou looked at the walking figure over and over again from the top of his head to the soles of his feet. He did not speak immediately. He just watched quietly, waiting for Fang Zhengzheng to walk up to him.
Qingyi's hand grasped the hilt of the sword intentionally or unintentionally. She was also looking and waiting, but the person looking and waiting was not Fang Zhengzheng.
Zhang Yangping and the villagers were also watching, with extremely nervous expressions on their faces. The scene in front of them was something they had never imagined. The arrival of the Red Feather Guards, the arrival of the God...
These are things they never imagined.
And, most importantly, the attitude of the god, elder? Relatives? How can they figure it out and know what to do
Finally, the figure passed through the villagers and came to Chihou.
"Junior Fang Zhengzheng, I have met Mr. Hou!" The figure bowed slightly and saluted Mr. Chi.
"That's pretty much it!" Chi Hou waited until Fang Zhengzheng finished his salute before finally speaking again. Then, he also glanced at the nearly two thousand red feather guards behind him: "Jingfeng!"
"exist!"
"Arrange for the Red Feather Guards to camp outside the village and wait. If there is nothing particularly important, don't come into the village to disturb us!" Chihou ordered.
"Yes!" Li Jingfeng nodded, and then turned directly to the Red Feather Guards behind him and said: "All Red Feather Guards, camp where you are!"
"Yes!" Upon hearing this, nearly two thousand Red Feather Guards all dismounted and began to get busy.
Zhang Yangping and the villagers were completely stunned when they saw this scene. Did the Godhead really listen to Fang Zhengyi and not let the Red Feather Guards enter the village
How can this be
You know, these are the Red Feather Guards, the most elite troops of the Five Prefectures in the Northern Desert, the most elite troops of the Great Xia Dynasty, but now they are actually camping at the entrance of a small village without entering the village
"You brat, I've followed your rules. Now isn't it up to you to fulfill your duty as a landlord?" Chi Hou looked at Fang Zhengyi again.
"What do you want to eat, Mr. Hou?"
"I've always heard from Guyan that the barbecue you cook tastes good. Now that I'm here today, I won't leave unless I'm full."
"My barbecue is quite expensive." Fang Zhengzheng curled his lips.
"No matter how expensive it is, it doesn't matter. Anyway, I don't have any money."
"..." Fang Zhengzheng had always heard that Jiang was still hot when he was old. Now that he saw it, Chi Hou in front of him was indeed much more difficult to deal with than Chi Guyan.
The dignified Marquis Chi of Shenhou Mansion went out without any money
Who the hell can believe it!
…
Nearly two thousand Red Feather Guards were eventually stationed at the entrance of Beishan Village, and it was naturally impossible for Zhang Yangping and the villagers to ignore this most elite force in the Northern Desert.
Under the leadership of Zhang Yangping, a group of villagers immediately started cooking.
Li Jingfeng didn't mean to stop him, he just thanked him, then took out a few silver coins and forced them into Zhang Yang's hands, and said one last word.
"No wine!"
"Okay, okay!" Of course Zhang Yangping understood the rules of not drinking while marching, so he naturally ordered the villagers to put back the wine that had been moved out.
As for the Fang family courtyard at this moment.
Qin Xuelian was completely stunned.
Fang Zhengzheng did say something when she left, saying that someone would be coming to the house for dinner later, and asked her to prepare one more portion for one person.
But…
What Qin Xuelian didn't understand was why the person who came was a god? !
The dignified god of Bei Mo Shenhou Mansion, come to our house for dinner? !
She didn't believe it, but she had to believe it, because Shenhou was standing in front of him, and beside him was Fang Houde, who looked equally confused.
Fang Houde saw with his own eyes the legendary god arriving at the entrance of the village, and heard with his own ears that the legendary god said he wanted to eat the barbecue made by Fang Zhengzheng.
Moreover, no money was given!
…
The barbecue time is naturally a bit long, so it is inevitable to have some breakfast to fill your stomach first. At this point, Chihou has no intention of being polite.
On the fire rack, a processed mountain beast was turning over.
Next to the fire frame, Chi Hou and Fang Zhengzheng were sitting. Apart from that, there was no third person.
"Thank you Chi Hou for taking care of Beishan Village for more than a year." Fang Zhengzheng said casually while turning the mountain beast on the fire rack.
"Taking care of Beishan Village is Gu Yan's intention and has nothing to do with me." Chi Hou shook his head.
"I see, then you're welcome." Fang Zhengzheng nodded.
"No thanks? You brat, you have the nerve to take care of Beishan Village. It is indeed Gu Yan's intention to take care of Beishan Village. However, Gu Yan has been in Tiandao Pavilion for more than a year. Who do you think is the person who really did this? ?" Chi Hou narrowed his eyes slightly.
"Anyway, it won't be the Marquis himself."
"..." Chihou was stunned for a moment, then smiled: "Okay, you don't need to thank me for this matter, but you should thank me for what I am going to say next!"
"Master Hou's visit to Beishan Village this time is probably not Chi Guyan's intention, right?" Fang Zhengzheng asked instead of accepting Chi Hou's words.
"Hahaha, it seems that you have guessed the purpose of my visit. In this case, I will get straight to the point. Yes, I came here on my own initiative." Upon hearing this, Chihou also laughed.
"Not Prince Duan?"
"Oh? We haven't seen each other for a year, and the brat has matured a lot!" A gleam flashed in Chihou's eyes, and then he nodded: "Prince Duan did send me a letter!"
"If you comply, you will stay, if you don't comply, you will be killed?" Fang Zhengzheng continued.
"That's right!"
"What if I choose not to obey? Will Mr. Hou kill me now?"
"Kill? I really haven't thought about it. If you choose not to obey, then I will escort you to the capital in accordance with the court's laws to await interrogation by the Holy Lord!" Chi Hou looked at Fang Zhengyi and shook his head.
"So, what should I choose based on current affairs?"
"Yes, because you have no choice at all!" Chihou affirmed.
"Okay, then please ask Mr. Hou to escort me to Beijing."
"You brat, do you really want to do this? You know the truth about what happened in the Southern Territory, I also know it, and His Royal Highness Duan Wang also knows it. However, just knowing is not enough. You should understand the issues involved!" Chihou said A light flashed in his eyes.
"The battle for power?"
"That's just one aspect, there is also the friendship between countries! What is the identity of the prince? He is the current prince and the future master of the world. If the prince kills the prince of the country, what kind of event will it be? It is impossible for the Holy One to allow this kind of thing Things happen to a prince, unless..."
"The prince was deposed." Fang Zhengzheng said calmly.
"That's right, before the Holy One makes up his mind to depose the prince, he will not turn over the case, let alone try the case, so you can only wait if you want to live." Chi Hou nodded.
"Wait until the prince is deposed?"
"yes."
"But now that I have stood up, how can I survive?" Fang Zhengzheng asked again.
"I am here to give you a chance to escape. As long as you escape, and then enter Yanjing City with a new identity and a new face, I and His Highness Prince Duan will naturally arrange for you to enter the court! "
"Enter the court? Are you sure this is not sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth?"
"Haha, of course not! Fang Zhengzheng, you should know that the current Saint is very smart, smarter than you and I imagined." Chi Hou smiled softly.
"What you are saying is that even if the Holy One discovers my identity, he will not kill me?" Fang Zhengzheng also smiled when he heard this.
"That's right, if I really want to kill you, how can you survive until now? Not only will the Holy Emperor not kill you, but he will also reuse you. Within three to five years, you can at least return to the position of minister, and even Maybe it's Shangshu!" Chi Hou affirmed again.
"Why are you so sure?" Fang Zhengzheng asked rhetorically.
"Isn't that brat very smart? I don't believe you can't tell!" Chi Hou glanced at Fang Zhengzheng and picked up the teacup in front of him.
"Because, am I the only counterweight to the prince?"
"That's right, now the prince has established forces in every state and government, and all the ministers in the court have attached themselves to it. In just over a year, the balance of the court has been broken. The Holy Emperor will not object to the unity of the court and ministers, but he But we will not allow all the courtiers to be of the same mind!"
"So, the Holy One needs someone who dares to go against the Crown Prince?" Fang Zhengzheng asked again.
"Yes, as long as you appear in the court, you will become a thorn in the prince's side and a thorn in the flesh. He will never tolerate you staying in the court safely, so he will definitely find ways to get rid of you. In that case, he will not be able to Focus on cultivating the power of each state..." Chihou nodded.
"Then, I will encounter various assassinations day and night?"
"You can rest assured about this. King Duan's power is based in the army, and I will also accompany him to the capital this time, so you don't have to worry about safety!"
"Isn't the excuse for Mr. Hou's coming to Beijing just to plead guilty?"
"Hahaha... You brat has really made a lot of progress in the past year or so. That's right, I came to the capital to plead guilty. Who told me that I was incompetent and didn't catch the court's serious crimes? Fang Zhengzheng?"
"If Mr. Hou comes to the capital at this time to plead guilty and relieve himself of the burden of the Five Prefectures in the Northern Desert, aren't you afraid that Su Qing, the newly appointed Governor of the Five Prefectures, will seize Mr. Hou's territory?"
"Do you think I'm afraid?" Chihou asked in return.
"The Marquis came here specially to let me go, and then went to the capital to plead guilty, and at the same time protect me after I went to the capital to change my appearance, and then used the position of the Marquis to contain the power of the prince in the court. It was really a perfect plan, but I didn't know how to come up with this plan. Who is that person?" Fang Zhengzheng finally said in appreciation after hearing this.
"Haha, it doesn't matter who came up with this plan. What's important is that this plan is not harmful to you. Now that your cultivation has been abolished, it is naturally impossible to continue on the path of cultivation. Then, you must Consider making a suitable choice in the court!" Chihou's tone became serious at this moment. (To be continued.)