When the chief clerk came closer, he discovered that the bloody flesh on the ground was the priestess. Her face suddenly turned pale, with a hint of anger and fear. After a while, her expression turned calm again and she looked at Pei Ziyun: "The golden bead priest led thousands of people. People attacked the stronghold and ended up in this field. Should I call you high priest or young master?"
The chief secretary's tone was calm, and he smiled through gritted teeth, with a hint of chill and some disbelief.
The movements in several cottages were not concealed from the government, and they immediately sent people to intervene. As a result, in just one night, thousands of warriors were defeated, and even the priests died.
This had to raise several levels of danger to Pei Ziyun.
"Lord Registrar, you are worrying too much. Now in the peaceful and prosperous times, I am Great Xu Yingzhou Jieyuan. How can I become the high priest of Nanli? Do you expect me to stay in Nanli?"
Pei Ziyun said lightly, his eyes sparkling with fire, and he was thoughtful. From what he just said, it can be understood that this boss's position is probably not just a copycat, nor just a government, but a mixture.
"That's right. Even though he was born in a cottage, the government gave him fame and power. Without these, how much value does he still have?"
After listening to Pei Ziyun's words, the chief clerk's expression softened, and he raised his hand to signal behind him: "Put your swords down, I want to talk to Mr. Jie Yuangong."
"Yes, sir." The soldiers in charge put their drawn swords back into their scabbards, saluted, and stepped back more than ten steps, standing guard in the distance.
"Master Registrar, do you have anything else you want to say to me?" Pei Ziyun
Zhubo had a gloomy face and looked at the surging river a few meters below. At this time, the sky was gradually getting brighter, and the sky was covered with layers of red clouds. He remained silent at first, and then said: "You are right."
"Actually, we all know that these villages have a deep grudge against the high priest, so we came to kill Mr. Jie Yuan, and we also know it."
"Although you defeated thousands of people in one battle, in the land of Nanli, no matter the government, chieftains, or villagers, they don't want a successor to the high priest to appear and cause a bloody storm."
"You mean you want to avenge the village?" Pei Ziyun raised his eyebrows with a half-smile.
"Of course not. Most of the villages are actually unstable. Now that the most hated villages have been defeated, no one will fight again."
"Just Mr. Xie Yuangong, you are a scholar. What kind of decision will the court make when such a big event happens? Now that Xu has just been established, even if Mr. Xie Yuangong has obtained the high priest's witchcraft and can control snakes, what will happen?" Don't threaten, just tell the matter in detail and make it clear.
"That's why I said, your idea just now was right."
"Alas, the village led by the priestess won. The matter has been settled since then, and no one will say anything more."
"I won, so you want to persuade me to surrender. It's really a plan." Pei Ziyun analyzed the thoughts of the chief secretary and the people behind him.
"Mr. Xie Yuangong is astute. Yes, the court mostly doesn't care about the disputes in the mountains and villages. Whoever beats whom is a trivial matter. However, the court will not let either side gain power or allow new forces to rise. The same goes for the chieftain behind me. "The chief secretary is not ashamed, he said frankly.
At this point, he lowered his voice: "I am here this time. There is an order from above. If Duke Xie Yuang wins and there is still strength left, the superiors can give Duke Xie Yuang three days to solve some problems and leave Nali quickly, otherwise the government will meeting… "
"You are probably worried that I will use Man Snake Gu to cause trouble in Nanli. It's easy for me to solve the problem on the mountain. I have a few small requests." Pei Ziyun smiled and thought deeply, and then breathed out after a long time.
"Mr. Xie Yuang, please speak." The chief clerk was quite polite.
"There are only a hundred people on the mountain. I will take them away. I hope to provide guidance when the time comes. This is one of them." Pei Ziyun said.
After hearing this, Zhu Bo smiled and said, "It's a small matter, okay."
"Second, I hope to rent a large ship heading to Jiangnan." Pei Ziyun said, "It can accommodate hundreds of people."
"It's easy. I can replace the promise." The chief clerk thought for a while and agreed.
"There is also Snake Mountain. After we leave, the mountain will be closed. I don't want anyone to disturb the people who have slept underground. This is the third reason."
"These are all proper questions. Mr. Jie Yuan, what else do you want?" The chief clerk's eyes lit up.
"It's best for everyone if I leave, so I hope no one will interfere again." Pei Ziyun half-smiled.
"Haha, of course not. Don't worry, Duke Jie Yuan." The chief clerk replied with a loud laugh. After this battle, who would do this unless he was thinking of something big happening again
Pei Ziyun nodded, turned and left. Looking at the retreating figure, Zhu Bo's face was gloomy. Someone came up to him and said, "Master Bo, why don't you kill him?"
"Can you kill?" Zhu Bo pointed to the corpses scattered on the ground.
"You can lure him to the city." This man still refused to give up.
"But what if it doesn't succeed? This person is not willing to die without hesitation. He really rebelled against him and did not capture him. Even if the court suppresses it, Nan Li will be corrupted. Who is responsible for this?" The Lord said with a sideways glance: "It's best if he leaves obediently. It's good for everyone - put your little thoughts away from me."
"Yes!" The man couldn't help but sweat dripping from his forehead.
Pei Ziyun returned to the village all the way back to the village. None of the villagers came out. Poisonous snakes were rampant outside the city wall, and most of them had returned of their own accord.
"Hiss, hiss!" Pei Ziyun whistled. The poisonous snakes on the ground seemed very happy. A big snake circled around Pei Ziyun before leaving. The group of snakes swarmed towards the back mountain.
After seeing the snakes leaving, Pei Ziyun headed towards the village.
"The high priest is back, the high priest is back." The villagers in the city noticed the snake's movement from a distance, looked over and saw Pei Ziyun, and they all cheered.
"Open the door for the high priest!" He Qingqing shouted with surprise and ran downstairs. The old woman also greeted Pei Ziyun with joy.
"High Priest, we have been waiting for you for more than twenty years, and you are finally back." The old woman lowered her head, knelt on the ground, and cried.
"Call me Young Master, I just inherited my uncle's strength, not him." Pei Ziyun sighed.
"Young Master, is it true that the Lord will not come back?" The old woman shook her body with a hint of whine.
"I won't come back." Pei Ziyun said.
"Woo." The old woman burst into tears and fell to the ground, choked with sobs and unable to speak. But the girl was not that sad. The Lord's memory was only in the narrations of her parents. At this time, she stepped forward and saluted: "Young Master, that golden bead How is the priest?"
"I have already killed him." Pei Ziyun said coldly.
"Young Master Yingwu, shall we raise troops tomorrow to honor the Lord's last words and summon the villages that surrendered to us to rise up again? Young Lord has the power of the Lord. Now we can sweep through the Nanli Mountains and unify Nanli."
"Don't tempt me. I said that now that Daxu has just been established, it is not the same as the Nanli Kingdom. If there is an uprising, even if it can bring disaster to one side, how far can it go? Come with me to Yingzhou, and I will make arrangements for you. In the new residence, we don’t have to live a life of fighting and killing." Pei Ziyun sighed.
Hearing Pei Ziyun's words, He Qingqing smiled and said: "Young Master, we broke the siege yesterday. I thought that the Young Master would cause big trouble. The Young Master has led us to live a peaceful life. We are very happy."
The girl was not worried about the uprising, but the village leader was more concerned about the villagers.
Some old people were a little disappointed when they heard this, and then thought that it would be nice to have a peaceful life in the plains.
"Sir, it's a trivial matter for us to go to a different place. I'm afraid the government won't allow it." He Qingqing was a little hesitant, worried that the court would intercept him.
"Don't worry, we have defeated the coalition forces of several villages. We are eager to leave at this time." Pei Ziyun couldn't help but smile.
"Yes, I will arrange things right now." He Qingqing said, she was full of energy, collected the corpses of those killed in the battle, and packed her luggage. The people in the village were a little hesitant and a little frightened.
After everything was packed up, Pei Ziyun threw the torch away, and the village that had been doused with oil started to burn. A plume of thick smoke shot up into the sky and could be seen for dozens of miles around.
Looking at the burning stockade, He Qingqing felt a little uneasy and a little hopeful. Some older villagers looked at the burning stockade with some sadness in their eyes.
"Let's go." Pei Ziyun ordered.
"Yes, young master." Both the girl and the old woman responded.
Far away, the sun was just rising, and mountains and villages were scattered all over the place. Lord Bo was waiting respectfully. In front of him was an old man with great authority. He glanced at the thick smoke and looked at the dense soldiers around him. , smiled to himself and said: "Pei Jieyuan is really decisive. How can I be like this at my age?"
Then he sighed: "You've been tired all night. Go back and rest. I'm going to rest too. As for Pei Jieyuan's departure, it's good for everyone, so you can make it easier."
"Yes!" Zhu Bo hurriedly bowed: "But I can't rest yet. Although I burned down the stronghold and decided to leave, I still haven't left. I still have to make arrangements."
"Go, go!" The official stood up and bowed.
Day 2·A pier
When a hundred people arrived at the pier, everyone on the pier was surprised. There were crowds of people around the main office, and dozens of government servants were scattered around. Water was boiling on the east side and hot steam was coming out.
When a catcher saw Pei Ziyun, he hurriedly came out, bowed humbly, and welcomed him in.
"Mr. Xie Yuangong, what do you think of this boat?" Zhu Bo pointed at it.
Pei Ziyun took a quick look and saw that the river was surging, with a large ship parked in the middle. There was a large semicircular arcade in front of the deck, which was three stories high. He couldn't help but look happy: "Yes, it seems that it will be full."
Then he asked, "Have you prepared anything else?"
"It's ready. You see, water is being boiled on the east side. Thirty large buckets have been prepared. Just take baths in three batches." The master was a little confused: "But what does Mr. Xie Yuang mean?"
"The cottage is dirty, or it carries a lot of filth. It's no problem in the mountains. But if it's on a ship, it might not be acclimatized and cause a plague."
"So take a bath and put on new clothes to be prepared."
"But it's hot now. Young people can go to the river to take a bath. Women, children, and the elderly are weak, so I informed you in advance to prepare."
"As for these fruits, I have my own uses."
This was to prevent scurvy, but the master didn't care about it. He just praised: "Taking a bath will remove the plague, so you are prepared."
As he said that, he distinguished it carefully and asked, "Are they all here?"
"They are all here, one hundred and four people." Pei Ziyun said with emotion: "Now, are you relieved?"
"Don't worry, don't worry!" The boss still felt no shame: "I can explain it now."
(End of chapter)