Chapter 38: The Farmer and the Serpent

As soon as they heard Pang Wenlan's words, Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao howled like killing pigs, Pang Tianxiao's expression was particularly exaggerated, and two lines of tears immediately burst out of his eyes, followed by two lines of snot.

He reached out and wiped his entire face with this mixture of tears and snot, making himself look even more pitiful.

"Dad......" Pang Tianxiao looked at everyone present, and said in a choked voice: "The fourth child and I were confused for a while, and we were bewitched by Ah Meng's stinky boy...... We don't dare anymore, we will definitely be good people in the future......"

Pang Wenlan sneered: "Ah Meng's people are already dead, of course you can say whatever you want!"

Pang Tianpet walked up to Pang Wenlan, lowered his voice and said, "Dad......"

Before Pang Tianchong's words could be spoken, he was interrupted by Pang Tianbiao's roar.

Pang Tianbiao pointed to his eldest brother, his fingers trembling constantly, and he couldn't breathe when he spoke, as if he was out of fear and angry: "It's all you! You have always monopolized power and excluded me and my third brother! If it weren't for you, would we be confused for a while?!" Then, Pang Tianbiao turned to Pang Wenlan again, and kept pleading: "Father, you have to be clear...... My third brother and I were also forced to ......"

Speaking of which, Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao have a fairly smart place, that is, they did not shirk the responsibility to others, which made them look like gentlemen.

And now this bit of cleverness has also been ruined by Pang Tianbiao, and Pang Wenlan's expression has become more and more gloomy.

Pang Tianxiao noticed it, and hurriedly pulled Pang Tianbiao's shirt and signaled silence.

Pang Jindong saw it in his eyes and shook his head helplessly.

It is said that "knowing the son is more than the father", and this sentence can also be reversed to say "knowing the father and the son".

But this kind of recognized common sense is not reflected in Pang Tianbiao, he doesn't understand his father's temperament at all, and what he said just now will only add fuel to the fire.

Sure enough, Pang Wenlan waved his big hand again, and ordered in a firmer tone: "Drag it out and kill it!"

Pang Tianpet originally wanted to intercede for his two younger brothers, but after Pang Tianbiao made such a fuss, he simply didn't say anything at this time and turned his eyes to the side.

Pang Tianxiao hurriedly knelt down and climbed a few steps, hugged Pang Wenlan's legs, and cried: "Dad, we are your sons......"

"I don't have a son like you!" Pang Wenlan raised his leg and kicked Pang Tianxiao's shoulder.

Pang Tianxiao fell on his back, and his body flew several meters away.

Except for the people of the Pang family, everyone else present thought in their hearts that the three of them were father and son after all, and the relationship between blood and water was constantly cut.

So although Pang Wenlan gave two orders, no one dared to really come up and kill Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao.

Don't look at Pang Wenlan now who is furious, if he regrets it one day, the person who does it now will definitely suffer by then.

However, the Pang family's own people, including Yang Jiawei, knew very well that once Pang Wenlan made up his mind, he would never change it, and the enforcement of military law was even stricter.

Moreover, what Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao committed was not Yang Zongbao's elegant mistake, but like Nurhachi's son Guangluo Belle Chu Ying, it was almost equivalent to murdering his father.

In history, Nurhachi killed Chu Ying, and Pang Wenlan also had enough reasons to kill these two rebels.

Pang Wenlan looked around and saw that no one was carrying out the order, so he asked with a gloomy face, "Didn't you hear what I just said?"

The guards who were directly subordinate to Pang Wenlan looked at each other, and then slowly took a few steps forward, but still did not take Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao.

"If you don't do it again, I'll kill you!" Pang Wenlan said, pulling out his pistol and placing it on the table.

Seeing that they couldn't delay any longer, the guards reluctantly pressed the shoulders of the two of them and made the appearance of dragging them out.

At the same time, there was a continuous "pop" sound in the hall, and I saw a group of people kneeling down in unison.

Most of these people were Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao's wives, sons, daughters, daughters-in-law, and sons-in-law, and they gathered around Pang Wenlan and cried heartbreakingly.

When Pang Wenlan evacuated Changqing Mountain, he took everyone with him, including his family and the families of the officers and soldiers, including the families of Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao.

At that time, Pang Wenlan just told them that the retreat was for safety, just in case.

It was precisely because of the family members that the Kokang Republican Army moved much slower, otherwise it would have been able to capture Changqing Mountain a long time ago, and there would have been no need to wait for the family to settle down.

Among the family members of Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao, many of them held positions in the Kokang Republican Army, but they did not know in advance, neither knew about the conspiracy of the two, nor did they know Pang Wenlan's plan, until they returned to Changqing Mountain.

From this point of view, Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao were not completely confused, and they did not drag their families into the water.

In other words, although Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao have bad character, under Pang Wenlan's strict discipline on weekdays, they have not done anything bad to bully men and women, and their popularity is not particularly bad.

These relatives led the rest of the Kokang Republican Army to intercede for them, including the guards who carried out the order to shoot them.

It's just that Pang Wenlan can tolerate his children and grandchildren crying, but he can't tolerate outsiders interfering in his family affairs, glaring at them, and asking sharply: "Is there a part for you to talk here?" Then, Pang Wenlan's tone became low, and he told the children and grandchildren in front of him in a serious tone: "The mistakes made by these two rebels, any one of them is enough to be shot, even if I can give them a net to open up, but if these mistakes are put together, they will have no physiology!" Otherwise, others will have a reason to make the same mistake and not be punished, and how will I manage this family in the future? How can I lead the Kokang Republican Army?"

Pang Wenlan said, coughed violently a few times, and sat there gasping for breath.

Pang Tianpet immediately gently slapped Pang Wenlan's back, but unfortunately the people on Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao's side didn't notice that the old man was unwell, and they were still desperately looking for excuses to excuse the two of them.

At this time, Pang Jindong could no longer be at ease, and involuntarily took two steps forward, but was unexpectedly pulled by Yang Jiawei from behind.

Yang Jiawei attached himself to Pang Jindong's ear and whispered: "Remember the story of the farmer and the snake!"

After Yang Jiawei's reminder, Pang Jindong remembered this second uncle.

From the beginning to the present, Pang Tianyi has not said a word, almost making people forget about his existence.

At this time he was sitting there leisurely, looking up at the ceiling, his expression unusually calm, completely out of the way, as if what was in front of him had nothing to do with him.

Thinking of many things before, and then linking to the current attitude, Pang Jindong suddenly realized that the second uncle Pang Tianyi is a really smart person.

It's just that this kind of cleverness is somewhat ruthless, which Pang Jindong can't accept.

Yang Jiawei means that he wants Pang Jindong to learn from Pang Tianyi, it is difficult to do anything right in this situation, and it is absolutely impossible to be silent.

Yang Jiawei looks annoying many times, but Pang Jindong still respects his opinion, but now seeing that his uncle is going to be shot, Pang Jindong can't help it.

Pang Jindong broke free of Yang Jiawei with all his might, stood in front of Pang Wenlan, and humbly pleaded: "Fourth grandfather, the third uncle and the fourth uncle already know that they are wrong, you give them another chance and let them make up for it!"

Pang Wenlan sneered and said very unceremoniously: "Jindong, although you are my nephew, I treat you as my own grandson! But in the final analysis, you are still a side branch after all, the affairs of our family have nothing to do with you, and you have no right to speak as a junior!"

Pang Wenlan didn't say it to Pang Jindong alone, but to everyone present.

This sentence is equivalent to announcing that everything that has happened during this period of time, even the life and death of Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao, has nothing to do with Pang Jindong.

In fact, this is also a warning to some people not to hate Pang Jindong because of the deaths of Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao.

Although Pang Jindong understood what his uncle meant, this sentence was really a little ugly and too hurtful, and he was stunned for a while and didn't know what to do.

What Pang Jindong didn't know was that there was a person who had been secretly observing herself, and no matter what she did, she would learn from her.

This person is Pang Wushuang, seeing Pang Jindong standing up and pleading, she immediately said to Pang Wenlan: "Yes, grandpa, my cousin is right! Just give the third and fourth uncles a chance, if you are afraid that they will do bad things, you can ...... Just lock them up, even for the rest of their lives, with a rope around their necks and a chew on their mouths!"

As soon as Pang Wushuang said a word, all four of them were shocked, and everyone looked at her in surprise.

In the hearts of Pang Tianxiao and Pang Tianbiao, a thought surged up at the same time: "Does this niece want to save me, or does she want to harm me?"

Pang Wushuang didn't expect his words to attract so much attention, and immediately slipped behind his father.

In other words, Pang Wenlan's other grandchildren categorically did not dare to propose such a lack of morality.

Only Pang Wushuang relied on his grandfather's special favor for him to dare to speak like this.

"Put them under house arrest...... Pang Wenlan really didn't get angry, but analyzed Pang Wushuang's suggestion: "House arrest can't wash away their guilt, those soldiers who died in the battle will be difficult to rest under Jiuquan, and I, Pang Wenlan, will have even more difficulty facing their relatives!"

Pang Wushuang's words played a role, that is, everyone suddenly remembered Pang Tianyi, so several people rushed to Pang Tianyi's side, begging him to come forward and say something.

Pang Tianyi pretended to be deaf and dumb for a long time, but it all became useless and was invalidated by her daughter's words.

He glared at Pang Wushuang fiercely at that time, Pang Wushuang stuck out his tongue, lowered his head deeply, and didn't dare to speak anymore.

A few other people came to Pang Jindong's side, hoping that Pang Jindong could create a miracle.

They know that Pang Wenlan is very fond of this nephew, and if Pang Jindong is willing to stick to his opinion, Pang Wenlan may really open up.

"Cousin, please......" A half-sized young man hugged Pang Jindong's thighs and cried breathlessly: "Talk to grandpa, forgive my father....... as long as my father can not die, in the future, my cousin will let me go to the knife mountain and go down the oil pot, I won't frown......"

This person is Pang Tianbiao's youngest son, probably only a little older than Pang Wushuang, although Pang Jindong basically has no impression of him, but when he hears this kind of crying, he can't ignore his uncle's life and death.

Pang Wushuang's words just now also had an effect, that is, to give Pang Jindong a chance to create a good situation.

"Fourth grandfather, I know that as a junior, even in front of the elders of my own family, I have no say in this kind of matter! But my grandfather and parents have passed away, and there are no relatives in our family alive! Since I came to Changqing Mountain, I feel like I have returned home, although you are my uncle, but there is no difference between you and my own grandfather! And all the people here are also my uncles, uncles, aunts, and brothers and sisters...... Pang Jindong cleared his throat and said slowly to Pang Wenlan: "Now that the matter involves the life and death of my two uncles, I should stand up and say something......

"I know what you're trying to say...... But this matter is not only a family matter of our Pang family, but a matter related to the entire Kokang Republican Army!" Pang Wenlan waved his hand, perhaps sensing that his attitude just now was too strong, and his tone softened a little at this time: "Your fourth grandfather came here with troops back then, and he was unfamiliar with people and land, and he didn't want anything! In front are the MD government forces that are eyeing us, and in the back are the communist pursuers who must drive us to extinction! The other people here are also not friendly to us, and you can't imagine how many people in Southeast Asia hate us Chinese people! But decades have passed, the world has changed, the stars have changed, I, Pang Wenlan, am still here, where have all the enemies of the past gone?!"