This night, Park Zongji's family disappeared from Tongren Mansion forever. Ye Xiaotian didn't know about this, he was sitting in the study at the moment, thoughtful.
Sitting opposite him, Li Qiuchi covered his sleeves and choked with sobs and said, "As the saying goes, there are three fires when a new official takes office. Dong Weng is the first fire. The students failed to help Dong Weng burn it. I feel really ashamed~~~ah~ ~Ah~~~"
Ye Xiaotian ignored his hypocrisy, shook his head lightly and said: "Manpower is exhausted sometimes, but destiny cannot be violated. Who would have expected such an accident, sir, don't blame yourself. I was just thinking..."
Ye Xiaotian pondered for a while, and slowly expressed his doubts: "This case is indeed a dilemma for me, but is it also a dilemma for Zhang Zhifu? He is the Lord of Tongren, the emperor of one side, why is it so difficult?" You have a lot of scruples, and you want to push this matter on me?"
Li Qiuchi put down his sleeves and didn't shed a single tear: "Dong Weng is a fan of the authorities. There is no one in the world who can really do whatever he wants. Even the ninety-five supreme emperor has checks and balances from civil servants, generals, relatives of the emperor and other forces." with.
Chieftains also have prime ministers, housekeepers, and even powerful Tushes and leaders to restrict him. If he insists on going his own way, acting against the will of most dignitaries in the tribe, it is also unfeasible. The same is true among the tribes. Even the most powerful chieftain, there are always some forces under him that can threaten his existence.
Maybe these forces may not be able to contend with him at ordinary times, but as long as there is external support or the strongest chieftain is weakened by others, then these dormant forces may come from behind. "
Ye Xiaotian understood it immediately, and immediately understood that under this structure, the most powerful chieftain would always maintain a sense of crisis, and would not dare to blindly engage in militarism externally, nor would he dare to do whatever he wanted internally. This kind of structure is the most stable, so whether it is God's will or human will, it will contribute to the generation of this kind of power structure.
Of course there are exceptions, and there will always be strong people who are beyond this balance, but because it is unbalanced, even if the former exceptions were brilliant, they have quickly perished. Natural selection, which can exist for a long time, must be the most stable and full of vitality. Even if a powerful person can break it for a while, it will eventually return to the essence.
Hongwu and Yongle were two generations of great emperors who were wise and powerful. One ruled the world and expelled Beiyuan, and the other conquered Mobei, scaring the grassland arrogance and fleeing. He does not yet have the laws of heaven that must be followed under more advanced objective conditions.
The eight prefectures of Sizhou and Sinan lost their supreme rulers. After more than a hundred years, the original structure is no longer so stable. The former lord of Tongren gradually lost control of those little chieftains. Tongren right now, no! Perhaps not only Tongren, but also the other seven prefectures in the two prefectures, just like the crumbling Western Zhou Empire, what will happen next? Will there be "Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons", will there be "Unification of the First Emperor", and will complete a historical cycle...
Ye Xiaotian thought more and more deeply, his eyes gradually became deep, and he said to Li Qiuchi: "We didn't burn the first fire as the pusher, but it was a blessing in disguise, so how can we know it's not a blessing? At least we know that Dai Tongzhi may not He is not a dandy who only knows how to chase under women's skirts, and Zhang Zhifu is not as powerful as we imagined.
Tongren is a place ruled by native officials, and many of the experiences and methods applicable to Huxian County will not work here. Here, the court is not reliable, the law is not reliable, and the people's hearts are also not reliable. Here, whoever has a hard fist, Who is the boss! "
Li Qiuchi looked at Ye Xiaotian in astonishment, being able to sum up such an understanding, it can be seen that what Ye Xiaotian wants is not just to be a good pusher. It turned out that when he was still brooding about the momentary gains and losses, Dong Weng was already thinking about the problem from a higher level.
This is a good thing, Li Qiuchi is not afraid that Ye Xiaotian has big ambitions, but he is afraid that he has no ambitions, seeing Ye Xiaotian like this, Li Qiuchi immediately became happy. Ye Xiaotian seemed to have made some important decision. He took a deep breath and said to Li Qiuchi: "It's late at night, sir, go to bed."
After Li Qiuchi left, Ye Xiaotian also left the study, turned around and rushed to Ye Lao's residence. In view of Ye Lao's research on Gu insects, this thing is too dangerous, so Ye Xiaotian set up a separate house for him near the back of the mountain.
Ye Xiaotian also considered that the Gu worm that ran away unintentionally last time, if it hadn't happened to be hidden in his bedroom, if it hadn't happened to be fully armed, Qian Qingqing, who was obviously going to be bad for him, really didn't know who he would have harmed by mistake. , so he specifically asked Ye Lao to place restrictions around the courtyard to prevent Gu insects from escaping.
As for the Gu worms that have been successfully trained and carried out of the yard, there is no problem, because the last step of every successfully trained Gu worm is to recognize the master, and the Gu worms that have recognized the master will not act without authorization, let alone Will leave owner without order.
In Yelao's courtyard, there are four disciples brought by him to serve food and drink, and there are no other servants. It was dark at this time, but the lights in Yelao's residence were still on.
Ye Xiaotian rushed to the courtyard where Yelao lived, and when the four disciples saw His Holiness arrived, they quickly knelt down and kissed the toe of his boots in fear, Ye Xiaotian had no choice but to wait for them to stop their reverence, and then said: "You guys rest Go ahead, I have something to discuss with Elder Ye."
A disciple hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, this disciple invites Master to come out to welcome you."
Ye Xiaotian said: "Forget it, it's midnight, you guys rest, I'll go see him!"
No one knows what Yelao is busy in the room at the moment, what kind of Gu worms he is training, so even his disciples dare not rush in without saying hello, it is a very dangerous behavior. But Ye Xiaotian has no Gu intrusion, so he has no taboos about it.
Ye Xiaotian entered the room, closed the door again, and saw a light coming from the inner room. Ye Xiaotian walked around the screen, and saw a lamp on the table, Ye Lao was sitting on the pier, leaning on his chin, meditating motionlessly, still muttering something.
Ye Xiaotian coughed, Ye Lao turned his head, and said in surprise: "Your Honor!" Ye Lao quickly jumped up, covered a pile of bottles and jars on the table, and said awkwardly: "Your Honor, it's so late , why are you here?"
Ye Lao is one of the two elders who will be replaced. Unlike the original six elders who have been in high positions for a long time, they have also dealt with the venerable a lot, and they have known each other for a long time, so when they saw Ye Xiaotian, they couldn't help being a little embarrassed. Seeing him like this, Ye Xiaotian couldn't help being suspicious Get up, blurted out and asked: "What are you doing in such a panic? You... you didn't steal Mrs. Qian's body, did you?"
When Ye Lao heard that he mentioned the female corpse that hadn't been there for thousands of years, he couldn't help but said in frustration: "The woman who was infected with the beauty-retaining gu was packed into a coffin by Zhao Yicheng and transported back to Bozhou. The subordinates don't know where to bury it , how to get it? Hey, what a pity! What a pity! The subordinates have tried for a long time, but they can't match the Gu with such wonderful effects."
Ye Xiaotian breathed a sigh of relief, and comforted him: "Where there is a will, there is a way. Master Ye, if you continue to work hard, there will always be a day of success."
Ye Lao smiled wryly and said: "According to the auspicious words of the venerable, this subordinate must work hard. Ah, I don't know that the venerable came here late at night, but do you want to learn to practice Gu? This subordinate will immediately..."
Ye Xiaotian hurriedly stopped him and said: "It's not busy, it's about practicing Gu, I'll talk about it when I'm free. I came to see you today because I have something important to discuss with you."
Ye Xiaotian sat down on the chair, and said to Ye Lao: "You sit down too, let's talk slowly."
Ye Xiaotian closed his eyes and meditated for a moment, put his hand into his bosom, took out a map, slowly unfolded it on the table, stretched out his hand, and said: "This is Tixi, here is Mercury Mountain, here... is the Hundred Thousand Mountains..."
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Ye Xiaotian had a long talk with Ye Lao for nearly an hour before getting up to leave. At this time, it was almost the fourth watch. Usually, when he came back late, Ye Xiaotian would go back to his bedroom to rest, so as not to disturb Donny, but this time, he stood silently in the courtyard for a moment, but turned to Donny's residence yard.
Once entering the back house, it is completely dominated by women, except for his master, there is no other man, even his sixteen personal death guards, all live by the outer courtyard wall of the inner house. All the way to go quietly, only the moonlight is like water, walking, people's mood is also unknowingly quiet.
Ye Xiaotian turned into the courtyard where Douni lived, pushed open the door of the main room, and turned into the bedroom familiarly, the little maid in the side room was dreaming sweetly, and did not notice the arrival of the owner at all. Ye Xiaotian smiled slightly, stepped lightly, opened the curtain and entered the inner room lightly.
There was an oil lamp on the table, the wick was pressed very low, and it gave off a faint light. In the past, Doni was not used to sleeping with a lamp on. People in the mountains did not have such a luxury, but after staying in Ye Mansion for a long time, she also felt that it would be more comfortable to sleep with a light on. ,Very convenient.
Ye Xiaotian glanced at the couch again, it was early summer, it was cool and slightly warm, and the house here was at the foot of Dongshan Mountain, backed by mountains and facing water, so the temperature was lower than that of the bustling and bustling places in the city, so even the windows were closed. Haven't changed into Bisha yet.
Doni was lying on her side like a bow on the couch, probably because she was afraid of being stuffy, so she didn't lower the curtains, and her smooth white thighs and shiny pink arms were exposed outside the quilt. Ye Xiaotian took off his clothes lightly, lay down on the couch, opened the thin quilt and got in, a high-quality fragrance came to his face, and then he touched a smooth and soft body.
Dauni was awakened by him, opened her sleepy eyes, turned her head and saw Ye Xiaotian, then closed her eyes quietly again, muttered something like a child, arched her buttocks into his arms, and chose a more comfortable one. The sleeping position continued to sleep.
What Doni wears is a piece of ice gauze, which is the most expensive kind among silk fabrics such as silk and satin. It is light and thin, and it is comfortable and cool to wear. The fragrance she used on her body was also a high-grade spice worth ten or twenty gold. Now if Doni is allowed to return to the mountain, this beautiful mountain elf may not be able to adapt to the previous life. As long as there are better choices and you have experienced that kind of comfort, you may still miss the simplicity and wildness from time to time, but no one will still choose that kind of rough mountain life.
The environment can change a person, temperament, habits, and even thoughts can be changed. Doni has changed more than just her living habits. She volunteered to study with Yaoyao, which is a change in thinking.
Through the thin underwear, Ye Xiaotian can easily feel the softness, lightness and youthful vitality of Douni's body. He hugged the warm jade tenderly, and thought comfortably: "Doni has been changed unknowingly, so what about the Gu religion? What about those stubborn old men? I should be able to subdue others without fighting." Soldiers..."