Jing Qianhu got Ye Xiaotian's trick, and excitedly rushed to form troops. Naturally, Huazhi County also spared no effort to cooperate. Although Ye Xiaotian got some credit, it was better than not having any credit. If you want to get more credit, you have to go all out in this matter.
Huazhi County and Jing Qianhu secretly arranged according to Ye Xiaotian's strategy. At this time, Ye Xiaotian's family welcomed another distinguished guest. This distinguished guest came from the deep mountain with more than twenty mountain miao warriors. It was the elder Yi Bo Lao who was sent by the Gu God Sect to visit His Holiness.
Yi Bo is a power struggle within the Gu God Sect. The two elders have passed away one after another. Although he is relatively young, it is only compared to the other elders. He is fifty-nine years old this year, and he will soon be a six-year-old. up.
Ye Xiaotian took good care of the people sent by the Gu God Sect, and built a separate house for them to live in. Accompanied by Elder Dong, Elder Yichang led all the warriors into Ye Mansion, but he saw that the lintel was vast and magnificent, especially the geyser in front of the court, which made it even more magnificent.
Walking all the way, Fengge Luanlou, carved railings and painted sills, silk curtains and chimney windows, are extremely gorgeous, and set off with clusters of flowers everywhere, it seems like a fairyland on earth. Yichang traveled all over the world when he was young, and at least he had seen some of the world. The warriors he brought with him wore simple leather armor, held simple bows and spears, and were barefoot. They looked like savages from the mountains. Seeing this scene is full of surprise and novelty.
They only thought that the Venerable's travels in the world are far inferior to being free and easy in the mountains, especially when they heard that the Venerable was framed by others and ended up in prison. In the hearts of these temple warriors, the Venerable is now suffering. They need to be rescued, but the Venerable is in heaven.
Of course, the temple is an extremely magnificent building, but there is only such a good building in the entire Shengmiao settlement, and it is the residence of the venerable, the concubine, and the elders. Outside the temple, even the leaders of the various tribes live in houses that are not qualitatively different from those of ordinary mountain people. At most, they are larger and stronger. It was unheard of in their eyes.
Along the winding and deep promenade, there are Zhuge Qihu all the way. The servants and maidservants encountered on the road stopped and greeted them with friendly smiles. In the eyes of these warriors in the mountains, even the clothes of these servants are so beautiful. You must know that even the black robe worn by Yichang Lao is just a coarse cloth woven by a woman in the mountains, and the material and craftsmanship are completely incomparable.
The ridge is high, the eaves are raised, the green tiles are red, and the weather is gorgeous. As soon as you enter the courtyard, you will see a very gorgeous pavilion. Right above the gate is a plaque in regular script written in gold, with the words "Qifanglou" written on it. Ye Xiaotian was waiting in the building, Yichang stood up quickly, straightened his robes, and led all the warriors into the door respectfully.
Stepping over the high and shining golden copper-clad threshold, you can see a magnificent hall with eight courtyard columns, painted vermilion, shining brightly, with painted screens on both sides, and two official hat chairs on the left and right in front of it. There is a pair of desks, there are writings and paintings on the wall in front of it, and two sets of chairs under the one desk, they are all made of huanghuali logs, with a simple and elegant form. Ye Xiaotian is wearing a blue straight gown, and sits calmly.
Elder Yibo hurriedly stepped forward two steps, bowed his body and saluted: "Subordinate Yibo, I have seen the venerable!"
The warriors were extremely excited when they saw Ye Xiaotian. As soon as they entered the hall, they were dazzled by such a magnificent hall, but they were in awe of the Venerable, so they quickly restrained their minds. He went forward and knelt down on one knee, and performed the great ceremony of seeing him.
"Hahaha, get up, you're welcome. Mr. Yichang, please get up, please sit down!"
Elder Dong has long been used to getting along with Ye Xiaotian, and he is not surprised by the luxury of Ye Mansion, so he is not as nervous as Elder Yichang. Left and right sat on the chair.
All the warriors hurriedly lined up on the left and right, and stood behind them. The warriors still stared at their lord intently. In the hearts of these devout god warriors, their venerables are the people who are closest to the gods.
Two pure and lovely little maids walked into the hall lightly, like a pair of little swallows galloping into the hall, offered a cup of fragrant tea to Elder Dong and Elder Yichang, and stepped back gracefully.
Elder Yichang admired secretly, the Venerable's mansion is much more luxurious than the temple, look at these little maids, they are also well-trained, gentle and polite, but you can't see such a scene in the mountains. At this time, the tea exudes a faint fragrance, smelling it into the nose, it is even more ecstatic, Yichang Lao can't help but lift up his spirits, he can't taste such good tea in the mountains.
Elder Yichang already knew about Ye Xiaotian being escorted to Jinling earlier, and this time he heard from Elder Dong that he had just been assassinated a few days ago, so after greeting Ye Xiaotian, he immediately proposed to Ye Xiaotian with a serious expression that he must send a A batch of warriors are responsible for the safety of the venerable, and the warriors he brought this time are the most outstanding warriors specially selected from the temple.
Yichang listened to the elders who mentioned earlier that their young venerable doesn't like to be restrained, and I'm afraid he won't agree to keep someone to guard him, so he secretly made up his mind that Ye Xiaotian must agree no matter what. If the venerable insists on going his own way, he will To remonstrate with death, in short, the Venerable must not be allowed to take risks in the world alone.
Ye Xiaotian listened to his words, nodded with a smile, and said: "This is the kindness of the elders, I don't want you to worry about it all day long, besides, it's good to have some useful people around you, hehe, these warriors will stay here." alright."
Yi Bo kept looking at a hall pillar on the opposite side, trying to figure out whether it would be easier to die if he bumped into it, but Ye Xiaotian agreed so simply, Yi Bo couldn't help being stunned. When the warriors heard that they could stay with His Holiness, they were overjoyed and knelt down to thank His Holiness for his great kindness.
Ye Xiaotian smiled and said: "Okay, okay, since you are in the secular world, you have to abide by the rules of the secular world, don't be so restrained all the time, and you don't call me a venerable from now on, the identity of the deity is kept secret in the secular world Yes, get up."
Ye Xiaotian roused those warriors, and said to Yichang Elder: "I am very happy to hear that the elder is coming, and I have already prepared a banquet. Let's go, let's talk while eating." Have a banquet with the venerable? Elder Yichang panicked and said: "My lord, this... this seems to be against the rules..."
Ye Xiaotian waved his hand and said: "Hey! Do as the Romans do, Elder Yichang, you don't have to be polite. Please!" Ye Xiaotian said and went first, Elder Yichang had no choice but to follow, Elder Dong said to the warriors : "The side room has prepared a banquet, you go and enjoy it yourself."
Miss Ye turned in from the door and smiled at the warriors: "Everyone, please follow me!" These warriors are not only loyal and reliable, but also highly skilled in martial arts. He speaks Chinese, so he can understand Miss Ye's words.
Yichang walked around the painting screen, and saw that this place has become a world of its own, with railings all around, and birds singing and flowers fragrant outside the window. There was a rosewood round table alone in the hall, Ye Xiaotian had already sat down calmly at the top, Elder Yichang saluted quickly, and carefully sat down at the side.
Elder Dong's master is still alive now, and he is one of the eight great elders. Ye Xiaotian casually called him an elder. His status and identity are now much lower than Yibo's, so he waited for Yibo to sit down, and Elder Dong I just sat down next to him.
Ye Xiaotian ordered, and a row of handsome little maids came in like butterflies wearing flowers, and presented all kinds of delicacies like flowing water, salty or sweet, all kinds of delicacies from sea and land, delicacies from land and water, most of which were unheard of by Yichang. All kinds of tableware are exquisite and unusual.
Where the samurai dined, although the dishes were not as good as the ones enjoyed by Yichang, they were still extremely rich. At least for these simple mountain men, they had never eaten such rich and delicious things.
Ye Xiaotian's eyes narrowed into cracks as he watched the elder Yichang who was feasting. Originally, he held a respectful and far-flung attitude towards the Gu God Sect who wanted to trap him in the deep mountains and old forests to become a venerable, hiding as far as he could, but this is obviously not a once-and-for-all solution, and one day he still has to be obedient go back.
Moreover, he wanted to develop in the secular world, and he couldn't do without the help of the Gu God Sect, but the Gu God Sect has always been extremely conservative. They retreated in the mountains and were unwilling to have too much contact with the secular society. This obviously cannot be his arm.
A conservative and isolated force, even if their elders have to go to the world to experience and understand the changes in the world, won't they be abandoned by the world? Those who believe in Gu Shenjiao have never seen the world, ignorant and primitive, so it is easy to rule, but one day they will harm others and themselves, and will be left far behind by human society, either destroyed or become poor These are worthless human vassals that make people laugh at them with curious eyes like monkeys.
One day, those devoutly worshiping him and his descendants will inevitably face the world. The mountains and Gu art trails cannot stop the secular world from gradually penetrating into the deep mountains, and cannot become a barrier to protect them. At that time If you want to integrate into this world, you can only always fall behind this world.
The result of being isolated from the world can only be that the rulers selfishly and stupidly enjoy the glory for a period of time. Whether it is from the needs of his personal development or from the perspective of his responsibility as a venerable, Ye Xiaotian feels that he We have the obligation and responsibility to lead them out.
And all of this starts with Elder Yichang and these warriors. Let them get in touch with and enjoy civilization first. When they get used to the civilization of the world, can they still endure the backwardness, ignorance and poverty in the deep mountains and old forests
Thinking of the well-tailored and soft new clothes he had prepared for them, and the spacious, bright, and comfortable living room he had prepared for them, Ye Xiaotian laughed happily. , several dancers came in, and the dance troupe he hired began to sing and dance.
At this time, the thieves decided to go out of the mountain, and they planned to make another vote before fleeing to other places to continue their leisure. They have already found out that Jing Qianhu's vigorous campaign against bandits was in vain. The imperial court was already furious and ordered him to go to Nanjing to wait for participation, but there was still an endless stream of wealth flowing on the post road.
In the Qifang Building, Ye Xiaotian smiled even more happily when he saw Yichang Lao's novelty and appreciative expression, like a little fox who just stole two chickens.