After Zhou Fan came out of the cave, the first thing he did was to find the three Miao capitals - Miao City quickly, so he rushed along a road. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 After a while, a group of people were running towards him along this road, and he greeted him and asked, "What's wrong?" What's wrong? Why are you all running this way? ”

"You don't know? Our king is dead, and the officers and soldiers are looking for someone to accompany the funeral? Run! ”

"May I ask where Miao Cheng is?"

"We came from Miaocheng, why do you still want to go to Miaocheng?"

"Yes."

The group of people was very incomprehensible to see Zhou Fan going against the grain, and he wanted to tell them the truth that their king was not dead, but who could believe him? Therefore, he still went to Miao Cheng to talk about it.

When he came to the outskirts of Miaocheng, he saw that many people were digging a grave pit, which was very large, and there were many burial chambers and tomb roads. Beside the large grave pit lay countless small coffins; In a spacious place nearby, there is a sacrificial altar, and a witch is performing rituals. The officers and soldiers drove a group of people over, and when they came to the altar, the witch waved her hand to the officers and soldiers, and recited incantations in her mouth. Driven by the officers and soldiers, the group of people were pushed into the grave one after another, and at the same time, another group of soldiers picked up their bows and arrows and were aiming at the crowd that had been pushed into the grave, ready to shoot, and the group let out a burst of panic. When the soldiers wanted to shoot them to death, they put them in a small coffin next to the large tomb and buried them with the king, which was called a companion burial. At this critical moment, Zhou Fan didn't care about himself, made light efforts, rushed over, and fired several palms in a row, only to see that all the soldiers who were about to shoot fell, and he shouted: "You can't do this!" ”

The head of the army, Wu Guo, was taken aback: "Who are you?" Dare to go wild here! ”

"In the next week, I am fortunate to come to your country, not to be offended, but to see so many lives about to die here, I really can't bear to see death without help."

"Take him down! He offended the will of God and took him down! The witch cried out.

Immediately, the officers and soldiers rushed up and surrounded Zhou Fan.

Zhou Fan had no intention of hurting the innocent, so he had to deal with them.

"Who's making trouble here?" The visitor asked.

"Han Xiang, the first king died, and he needed someone to accompany him to be buried, this is the rule passed down by my clan for many years, I don't know where a kid came to make trouble, so I asked the officers and soldiers to arrest him and take him down, let you be angry." Witch said.

The surrounding officers and soldiers spread out a road, let Han Xiang walk in, and when they approached Zhou Fan, their eyes were paired, and they couldn't help but shake up.

"This is indeed the Handong I saved! He is already the prime minister of Sanmiao. Zhou Fan thought.

"Shaoxia seems to have seen it there?" Han Dongdao.

When Zhou Fan heard this, he thought, "He has forgotten about me, but we are only one-sided friends." Zhou Fan's mind turned: "He is now in control of Sanmiao, if you want to infiltrate the palace and find the two cronies of the Great King Chijia, you have to borrow him." So he reminded: "The cold phase is really a noble person who forgets things, in the next week, we have seen it by the 'water stream'." ”

As soon as Han Dong heard "Shuixi", he immediately remembered it. He said, "That's right, that's right." ”

He waved his hand to the head of the army, Wuguo, and asked the officers and soldiers to evacuate, and said: "He is my old friend, misunderstanding!" Misunderstand! ”

As soon as the officers and soldiers heard that they were friends of Handong, they relieved the siege.

"Zhou Shaoxia, how did you come here?"

"If Han Xiang couldn't bring me here at the beginning, can't I chase you here? It's just that I just came here and saw so many people buried in the graves, and I have a good nature and the virtue of a good life, so I am offended. ”

"Zhou Shaoxia, don't you know, this is the custom of Sanmiao."

"But they are all people, so many innocent people are injured, aren't they afraid of God's curse?"

When Han Dong heard the word "Heavenly Punishment", he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He looked at the witch and said, "Old witch, do you think there is any other way to do this?" ”

"Accompanying burials is a custom handed down by our clan, and it is not easy to change."

"I have a way, it is better to make a clay figure, mud horse, mud sheep and other pottery products to replace, these pottery products will be buried, one will not rot and deform, two will not lose filial piety, three to cherish life, three birds with one stone, wouldn't it be better?" Zhou Fan said.

"That's a good idea, what do you think, old witch?" Han Dongdao.

"Even if Han Xiang said so, I can pass this matter through the Clan Elders' Association." Witch said.

"That's good." Han Dongdao. Then he turned his head and said to Zhou Fan: "Zhou Shaoxia, say goodbye to Shuixi, I am in a hurry, and I hope to go to the palace to talk about it." ”

"Cold and warm are rare, and it is better to be respectful than to obey your fate."

"Good!"

Zhou Fan followed Handong to the palace.

Han Dong also did not forget the promise of "waiting for the time to repay" promised to Zhou Fan by the stream, and he was now the time to be triumphant, so he ordered Zhou Fan to receive the wind and wash the dust, so that he would be entertained. Zhou Fan was also feeling hungry, and after a full meal, the two talked about the aftermath.

Early the next morning, Han Dong took Zhou Fan to the Qiankun Palace to see the new king and the new queen mother.

"This is the king Chitu, this is the queen mother." Zhou Fan saw that Chi Tu was only a six-year-old child, and the Queen Mother was the princess Chun that Chi Jia said.

Han Dong introduced to the Queen Mother Chun again: "This is my old friend Zhou Fan Shaoxia that I mentioned to you. ”

"Grass people Zhou Fan visited the king and the queen mother." Zhou Fan saluted the king and the queen mother.

"Okay, okay, Zhou Shaoxia is not polite, I heard Han Xiang say about you a long time ago, you are very intelligent, it is really admirable."

"There, there, I was just in a hurry at the time, and I thought of a way to make the Queen Mother smile."

"No matter what, it is really remarkable that you were able to rescue Han Xiang at that time and avoid the pursuit of the officers and soldiers."

At this time, the internal affairs Zheng Bureau came in to report

"The Queen Mother, the Han Xiang, the two generals are still asking to see each other."

When Zhou Fan heard this, he thought: "The person I am looking for is here." ”

"Call both of them in."

The two generals, Zhuang Zhuang and Mian Yi, entered the Qiankun Hall one after the other.

"Meet the King and the Queen Mother."

"No courtesy."

"The queen mother, Han Xiang, the old minister has something unclear, come to ask for advice." Bow and strength.

"Please." Han Dongdao.

"The first king and you went to the border to inspect, unfortunately fell ill and died on the road, and only had to be transported back to Miaocheng after three days, the body has been decomposed, unrecognizable, and after the autopsy, I did not see the dragon head jade pendant of the first king. Yesterday, Lichi Tu was the king, which is also in an emergency, but we have not seen the token passed by the Miao King in the past dynasties - the dragon head jade pendant, so we came to see the existence of the dragon head jade pendant. "Pondered.

"Oh, due to the registration of the new king, I was in a hurry, and I forgot about the dragon head jade pendant." Han Dongdao.

"This new king has been established, what jade pendant is not jade pendant, that thing is just a stone in the end, what difference does it make with it or not? What's the use of it? But you will see, and you will not be shown to you now, but in due time to show it publicly. "The Queen Mother is pure.

"Yes, the jade pendant is only a stone, how can it be compared to my king. Zhuang and Mian are still two generals, you must put the community first, and you must not waste a big deal for a mere jade pendant. "Han Dongdao.

"The dragon head jade pendant is a sacred object handed down by the king of my three seedlings, it has a history of hundreds of years, the queen mother and the cold minister are so profaned and desecrated, what is just a stone, the old minister does not dare to agree. According to the rules of my three seedlings, the king is only thoughtful when he wears a dragon head jade pendant. Therefore, this dragon head jade pendant is a symbol of my Sanmiao royal power, and it must be passed on to the new king Chitu in order to serve the public. Sleep still said.

"If that's the case, then we'll hold a meeting on a day and show it in public."

"Han Xiang and the Queen Mother both said so, we have to wait for the conference to be held, and the old minister will leave!" After saying that, he left the temple with his sleep.

Seeing this, Zhou Fan was anxious, he wanted to go out with them and tell them the truth, but there was no excuse. His mind turned, and he had: "Cold phase, I just came to Sanmiao, I can't adapt for a while, I suddenly have an internal emergency, and I want to go to the toilet, so I just ask the two generals to point out the path." ”

"Okay, you go and go quickly, we still have important things to discuss with you."

"Okay." Zhou Fan quickened his pace, and soon caught up with the two generals, he looked around, and someone came over, afraid that it was Handong's cronies, so he deliberately said loudly:

"I'm feeling a little sick in my lower stomach, and I'm driving two generals, please point me to where the toilet is?"

"Aren't you the old friend Zhou Fan of Handong who was in the Qiankun Hall just now? Why do you eat too much delicacies from the mountains and seas? "Pondered.

"It's Zhou Fan below, how do you know my name?"

"Your deeds have spread in our Sanmiao, and of course your name is also recited in my Sanmiao. Let me tell you, our clan elders have passed your suggestion that people and horses made of pottery be used as funeral companions, and since then the history of the Sanmiao people's funeral has ended, and the Sanmiao people have remembered your goodness. Of course we know your name. Sleep still said.

Zhou Fan saw that the people who came over had gone away, so he lowered his voice and said, "I have the secret of the Great King's Jiajia, and it is inconvenient to speak here." Go to a safe place and say it. ”

"What's wrong? What about the latrines you just asked? Now let's talk about the king again, the dog can't spit out ivory, you are a friend of Han Dong, you were assigned by Han Dong, what tricks do you want to play? "Pondered.

"Senior brother, I don't think Zhou Shaoxia looks like a bad guy, although he is a friend of Han Dong, but he has a benevolent heart, not like Han Dong, insidious and cunning, you might as well ......"

Zhou Fan was in a hurry, so he raised the dragon head jade pendant. When they saw this, they all thought: "How can he have this dragon head jade pendant on him, whether he was called by Han Dongte or not, let's take a look first." ”

They hurriedly led Zhou Fan to a shadow shelter outside the Sun Palace. Zhou Fan showed them the dragon head jade pendant.

"Did they call you over from Handong? Turn to tell us that this dragon head jade pendant does exist, and we are not allowed to doubt it. "Pondered.

"This has nothing to do with them, the Great King Chijia is not dead, it was the Great King Chijia who sent me."

Immediately, Zhou Fan raised the dragon head jade pendant high and said: "Seeing the jade pendant is like seeing the king." ”

At this time, the two generals immediately knelt down to Zhou Fan and said, "I am willing to listen to Zhou Shaoxia's orders!" ”

"Your king is not dead, when he was patrolling the border, he came to the cliffless cave to watch, Handong and the princess took advantage of his unpreparedness and beat him into the cliffless cave, which is considered nine deaths. I was riding a horse, the horse was frightened, unfortunately also fell into the cliffless cave, just happened to meet the king of the Jia, he taught me light skills, let me out of the cliffless cave first. He specially handed over this token, the dragon head jade pendant, to me, and told me that after leaving the cave, I went to the palace, took the jade pendant to find the two generals of Zhuang Zhuang and Mian Yi, and told me the truth. Now the king is at the bottom of the cliffless cave, he is seriously injured, the matter is very urgent, gossip is not enough, I will hand over the dragon head jade pendant to you, let you quickly organize people to save the king, and arrange everything, and then announce the truth to the public. ”

They said: "We will never let down the king's trust in us, and will help the king to regain everything and sweep away Handong." ”

Then, Zhou Fan handed over the dragon head jade pendant to them. They took the jade pendant and stood up.

At this time, Mian still asked: "The old minister has something unclear, you are an old friend of Handong, why don't you help Handong and help the king?" ”

"I and Han Dong are only one-sided friends, and I don't know his nature, in the cave, listening to the king Chijia's narration, only to know that he is a vicious villain, and the king is kind to me, if he didn't teach me light skills, how could I get out of the hole. Therefore, I have no hesitation in helping the king, and I ask you to rest assured that there is no doubt about it. ”

In order to dispel Handong's suspicions, the second general deliberately pointed out the path of the toilet and left quickly. Zhou Fan also went to the toilet to relieve a urine, and then walked to the Qiankun Palace.

When Zhou Fan was about to arrive at the Qiankun Palace, he heard the conversation between Han Dong and the princess.

"This time, after beating the armor into the Cliffless Cave, I borrowed a fake corpse to fool the past, nothing happened, but I forgot to ask you to get his dragon head jade pendant in advance, and now I left them with such a handle."

"There are many of our people in the current palace, are you still afraid that they will not succeed? It's better for us to get rid of the two of them, so that we can save trouble in the future. ”

"This can't be, this is still two generals, some skills, besides, they are three generations of elders, and their prestige in the palace is very high, and now they have just died, if they are in a hurry to get rid of them, they can't convince the public, and arouse suspicion, which is very bad for us. Why didn't I directly become the king of Sanmiao at the beginning, but asked Tu Er to register as the king first, just because there is still a considerable part of the power of the first king Chijia, and besides, I am not originally from Sanmiao, so it is not appropriate to take over the throne too early. ”

"Why don't we ask Zhou Fan what he can do? He is resourceful and may be able to come up with some schemes. ”

"Although Zhou Fan is very intelligent, he is kind-hearted, I don't know if he is willing to help us, if he can agree to help, it would be great."

"We might as well give it a try."

"That's all there is to it."

Zhou Fan pretended not to hear at all, and entered the Qiankun Palace.

"Zhou Shaoxia, are you back, is your stomach better?"

"It's better."

"Do you want to call the Imperial Doctor to take a look?"

"I just squatted in the toilet, and now it's much better, no, no."

"I have agreed with the Queen Mother, I hope you can stay in Sanmiao and help me Sanmiao, if you don't dislike it, I will now crown you as Doctor Shi and participate in political affairs."

"Thank you for the affectionate love of the Queen Mother and Han Xiang, I have no virtue and no merit to Sanmiao, how can I afford this official position, since I came to Xia ......, I have been idle everywhere, if I want to force this, I still leave early." As soon as Zhou Fan said "came to Xia ......" and the words "generation" did not come out, he knew that there was a "mistake in the mouth", so he immediately stopped.

"You don't want to be official, and you can't help but be strong, so it's better to be the guest secretary of our three seedlings."

Zhou Fan didn't reply anymore and acquiesced.

"Alas, there are a lot of rules for these three seedlings, you also saw it just now, what does this dragon head jade pendant have to do with the throne? They insist on saying what rules have been handed down by the Miao kings in the past dynasties, can we think of a rule and break this rule, just like the way you pottery people and horses replace the burial, as long as it makes sense, we will promulgate it, so that no one will say anything about the dragon head jade pendant. ”

Zhou Fan pondered for a moment and asked, "How many have you seen this dragon head jade pendant?" ”

"Not many people have seen it, but a few of the former king's favored ministers have seen it, and even I have only seen it four times, and I only know the general appearance. The Queen Mother may have seen more. ”

"Then we might as well find a jade carving expert in the dark, build one as it is, as long as it is basically the same as the original, and no one will see it, and then gather the leaders of the tribes and princes and ministers to show its existence. Isn't that the end of it? ”

"It's a good idea."

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