Chapter 245: It's rare to be confused

Looking down from a high place, I feel that the canyon is not big, and I really went down, Chu Zhen found that this place is not as small as he imagined, the canyon is full of lush scenes, even if it is now the height of summer, the flowers and trees in the valley still exude vitality, and some people are full of flowers in April, and the peach blossoms in the mountain temple are in full bloom.

Halfway up the mountain, the temperature is completely different from the outside, a little more cool and comfortable, it is a good choice to come here to escape the heat, enjoy the breeze, Chu quality listened carefully to the official to explain the history of Zhang and Li villages, it seems that in that war-torn era, the Central Plains region is uneasy, the ancestors of Zhang and Li villages, the people moved to the vicinity of Hangzhou, when they came here, there were only dozens of people left in the hundreds of people, by chance, found this canyon, and settled here.

At that time, it was still a barren land, surrounded by stone mountains, not easy to go out, poisonous snakes and beasts inside, very dangerous, but after several generations of hard work, this canyon finally became a paradise, and the two clans were also prospering day by day, becoming one of the best clans in Anxi Town.

The introduction is very brief, but Chu Zhen also knows that it contains a lot of bitter blood and tears, after all, the background is away from home, the first time to a strange place, if there is no other choice, who wants to come to this remote and barren place to create a home, after all, in ancient times, the idea of xenophobia was very strong, especially in the time of war, the living space was limited, and no one wanted anyone to compete with themselves.

Therefore, the Zhang and Li clans must have hit a wall everywhere, so they had no choice but to choose to live here, but there were losses and gains, and they survived the initial difficult period of creation, and there were no other factors to restrict, the two clans were naturally flourishing, and after more than 100 years, the power was intertwined in Anxi, and it was successfully transformed into a local famous clan.

Being able to open up a route similar to an official road from the mountains and wilderness, you can know the hard work of the ancestors of the two villages, walking down the mountain road, enjoying the beautiful scenery in the canyon, Chu Zhen always feels that something is wrong, as if there is something different here and the outside, but he can't react for a while, or he is too careful, Chu Zhen secretly thinks, and there are still a few steps to the entrance of Li Village, and then he collected his thoughts and tidied up his appearance slightly.

At this time, Li Cun Cunzheng, the three elders and several respected old men who had been notified by the government officials led the young and strong "women" and children in the village to greet them, and when they saw Chu Zhen in a light green official robe, they immediately lit firecrackers.

At the same time, Zhang Village, opposite Li Village, is another scene, all the clans surnamed Zhang who can speak in Anxi Town are concentrated in the ancestral hall, everyone's face is a little dignified, silent, and the atmosphere is very depressing.

"Sect Chief, listening to the movement on the other side, it seems that the county official has arrived, what should we do." When the sound of gongs and drums came, someone finally couldn't help but speak, seeing that the patriarch of the Zhang clan did not answer, there was an unspeakable silence in the ancestral hall, what else could be done when the matter reached this point.

", it's all to blame for the person surnamed Li, who was actually mixed in it, it was so 'chaotic' at that time, who would pay attention to him." Someone said angrily.

"That's it, it's clear that you're hurting us." The ancestral hall was obviously suppressed for a long time, and as soon as someone opened his mouth, he was immediately echoed by everyone, and they cursed someone in unison for being insidious and despicable.

"Okay, it's come to this, what's the benefit of scolding, let's find a way to deal with the difficulties in front of us." A middle-aged man in brocade said, a hint of worry on his face.

"Otherwise, let's go and beg Lord Zhang again." Someone suggested.

"I'm afraid it's useless, Lord Zhang has already sent someone to show his attitude, if nothing happens to the surnamed Li, this matter will naturally be the same as before, and it will not be resolved, but now, alas, offending the officials is a big crime." The middle-aged man sighed.

"Village Chief, can we just sit back and watch them use despicable means to 'force' each other step by step?" Someone shouted angrily: "They obviously want to use the power of the government to drive us out of Zhangcun in order to monopolize this place." ”

"This is the feng shui treasure land that our Zhang family relies on to thrive, where the ancestral shrine is, we must not go." Someone in the ancestral hall said angrily: "If we leave, Anxi is afraid that there will be no place for us again." ”

"Brother, what you said is extremely true." Someone shouted, "You want us to get out of here, unless you let me go out sideways." ”

To tell the truth, after several generations of efforts, the Zhang clan has not only multiplied and prospered in Anxi, some wealthy Zhang clan people have settled in various parts of Hangzhou, even if the whole village is relocated, there are also people who are willing to pay money and efforts to find a place with conditions that are several times better than here to rebuild their homes, and there is no need to worry about their future life at all.

But the problem is that the ancient people's nostalgia complex is relatively strong, they have lived for a long time, and they have more feelings for familiar places, and this is still the birthplace of the Zhang clan in Hangzhou, in the eyes of the Zhang clan, this is where the ancestral source of feng shui is, if you lose here, the foundation of the Zhang clan will be broken, and it will definitely decay in the future, whether it is from the perspective of "superstition" or emotion, the Zhang clan vows to keep this place, and there is no room for the slightest difference.

"If only Master Zhang were the county official of Qiantang." Some people sighed, after all, the name is not right, the words are not good, and the separation of a county is destined to Zhang Yuanshan, and it is impossible to directly "meddle" in the affairs of Qiantang County.

"Village chief, you back up the gifts, find a time, and visit the new county official." The patriarch of the Zhang family, who had been silent for a long time, said lightly: "If he is willing to let us live, what he wants, as long as we have it, he will definitely not be stingy, otherwise, we will only take the whole clan's 'women' and children to the state government to ask for guilt." ”

This trick is enough, but it is also very dangerous, it is clearly gambling on the fate of the whole clan, if it is a mediocre and benevolent official, with the mentality of getting by, naturally do not want to have turmoil under his rule, the Zhang clan may be safe, but when encountering a "sexual" official, seeing this gathering of people to commit crimes, threatening the situation of "coercing" officials, under the anger, the consequences are unpredictable, after all, no matter how weak the Song Dynasty's Xiang army is, there is no difficulty at all to deal with thousands of unarmed people.

At this time, Chu Zhen finally saw Li Shida, who was rumored to be seriously injured, Li County Lieutenant, different from the majestic and heroic image in Chu Zhen's imagination, Li County Lieutenant is also a young scholar in his twenties, dressed in Confucian clothes, and really has an elegant and elegant scholarly atmosphere, unexpected, really unexpected.

When he saw Li Mingda, Chu Zhen couldn't help but be a little stunned, and when he came back to his senses, he suddenly remembered that the special "color" of the Song Dynasty was a literati in charge of the army, whether it was the Privy Council of the imperial court that managed the country's military affairs, or the pacification envoy of the local Shangzhou Road, etc., most of the incumbent governors were civilian officials, and they were called Confucian generals.

When faced with the invasion of foreign enemies, the generals who were responsible for resisting were just a group of literati who knew how to "chant" the wind and the moon, but did not know about military affairs, and what kind of consequences could be imagined, after all, not everyone could become Fan Zhongyan and Han Qi.

Just when Chu Zhi was stunned that Li Mingda's image was unexpected, Li Mingda also felt the youth of the new county official, but he didn't dare to be rude, and hurriedly struggled, and was about to get out of bed to salute and say goodbye, but his body seemed to be very weak, and he struggled several times, but he didn't succeed in getting up, but his face became even paler.

"No need to be polite." Seeing this, Chu Zhen smiled and waved his hand: "County Lieutenant Li is not feeling well, it is better to lie down and recuperate." ”

Li Mingda persisted for a moment, and under the persuasion of Chu Qian's kind words, he lay down again, sighed and said: "I heard that the county order was going to take office, and I wanted to return to Daohe overnight to see the gift, but I didn't expect to suffer this catastrophe, and if I was rude, I have to ask the lord to forgive me." ”

"You don't mean to, what sin can you have." Chu Zhen said softly: "Now you don't have to think about anything, you just need to rest in peace and recover early, the county government still has many things waiting for you to deal with." ”

"It's a lot of work." Li Mingda said gratefully, chatted a few words, and asked Li Mingda to continue to recuperate and rest, Chu Zhi walked out and walked to the edge of the threshold, Chu Zhi stopped and did not turn back, but sighed: "County Lieutenant Li, I have entrusted you this time." ”

A trace of surprise flashed in Li Mingda's eyes, feeling what the meaning of Chu Qian's words was, but he couldn't figure it out, and after a while, a servant quietly walked in, closed the door with his hand, and quietly walked next to Li Mingda, and called softly: "Lord County Lieutenant." ”

"Shiro." Hearing the familiar voice, Li Mingda, who was lying quietly with his eyes closed, opened his eyes, gently pulled open the quilt, and sat up, without the slightest weakness just now.

"Your Excellency, are you alright?" The official said with concern.

"Naturally, it's fine." Li Mingda smiled, his body writhed unnaturally, and he felt a faint pain in his back, but he thought that he could let Zhang Yuanshan beg him, and it was worth suffering these things.

"It's okay." The official breathed a sigh of relief, and said angrily: "Little Eight, what did they do, they actually put the adults in danger, I will definitely teach them a good lesson later, and that Zhang Village, as long as the adults give an order, the brothers will immediately bring enough people to move it to the ground." ”

It's not that the officials brag, the ancient mountain village buildings generally have mud and wood tile houses, and when they go down to the fire, they immediately turn into ashes, and naturally become flat ground, and their subordinates are loyal, no matter whether the idea is feasible or not, Li Mingda naturally wants to "show" a smile of approval and affirm his mental attitude.

"In the days since I was away, what happened to the county office?" Li Mingda smiled and asked: "When Chuzhi County took office, did those oil officials use excuses to make things difficult?" ”

"That's natural, it's just that if you don't succeed, it's just that your brothers will suffer together." The official gritted his teeth and said.

"What's going on?" Li Mingda was very curious.

After listening to the narration of the servant, Li Mingda became silent, it seems that although the newly appointed magistrate is young, he is not so easy to fool, especially when he came to visit him just now, he just asked about his physical condition, and did not mention the matter of Zhang Li Ercun at all.

"Shiro, the details of the magistrate, you can find out." Li Mingda asked quietly, there is no need to shy away from this kind of thing, as a subordinate, you must always pay attention to the preferences and taboos of your boss and flatter them.

Li Village, a total of 57 households, old and young, "women" and children add up to hundreds of people, the houses are scattered all over the village, and Li Mingda's recuperation center is the village Zheng's home, seeing Chu Zhen go to visit Li Mingda, a group of villagers in Li Village who are in the top line have whispered softly, with a proud "color" on their faces, seeing that the rival is about to make a big heel, their mood is naturally joyful.

"By the way, I will inform you to prepare wine and food for a banquet to catch the wind for the county officials." Of course, there is another meaning, everyone knows that this is a rare celebration banquet.

"Thanks to Master Li this time, if it weren't for my own family, I would definitely recruit him as my son-in-law, and I would be willing not to pay a bride price."

"Just your daughter."

In the midst of laughter, there were a few silver-haired old men, there was no joy on their faces, anyway, there was a trace of solemnity, and a few young men saw it and couldn't help but say, "Master Weng, what's wrong with you?" Seems to be worried about something. ”

After all, in the era of underdeveloped knowledge, whatever happened had to be solved by the experience and wisdom of the elderly, and whoever dared to disrespect them was immediately spurned by the world.

"Now is not the time to rejoice, the rabbits are anxious and kick people, the gang in Zhang Village are not vegetarians, they are really 'forced' to be anxious, who knows what they will do."

"What Master Weng said is right, this matter must be guarded against." The one who knows each other best is often the opponent, although the villagers are not highly knowledgeable, but they are not stupid, and they have to prevent it from biting back when they die, and they are enemies who have been fighting for so many years.

"The county magistrate has come out." The villagers, who had been keeping an eye on the situation in the house, hurriedly came to inform.

"Let's go, go meet the county magistrate."

After seeing Chu Qian, the villagers who were still a little noisy gradually quieted down, and they didn't dare to make a sound, for fear of being disturbed.

Sensing everyone's awe, Chu Zhen was a little unaccustomed, cleared his throat, and said with a kind face: "County Lieutenant Li has not recovered yet, and it is not suitable to withstand the bumps of the frame, so I will recuperate in Li Village for a period of time, and I hope you will take care of it wholeheartedly." ”

"Don't worry, my lord, County Lieutenant Li had an accident with us, so naturally we will take care of it." Li Cuncunzheng hurriedly came out and said.

didn't follow Li Cun Cunzheng's words, Chu Zhi was indifferent, and walked straight out of the village, everyone in Li Village looked at each other, and they couldn't figure out what the county magistrate meant, so they could only follow cautiously and walked to the stream outside the village, Chu Zhen pointed to the opposite village and said, "That's Zhang Village." ”

Knowingly asked, naturally someone agreed, Chu Zhen nodded lightly, and continued to walk forward, at this time, the villagers of Li Village had been confused by Chu Qian's actions, of course, they didn't have the courage to ask him to understand, so they could only continue to follow patiently, and after a while, they came to a clearing that was obviously beyond the scope of the two villages, Chu Zhen stopped, turned around and ordered a few officials.

"Go to Zhang Village and summon the village and the three elders."

The three elders of the village are all township officials, mediating disputes for the government and responsible for educating the villagers, but their main function is to collect taxes.

Could it be that they are ready to reprimand Zhang Village, together with this thought, the people of Li Village couldn't help but gloat for a while, and they couldn't wait to see the scene of Zhang Cun's punishment immediately, but they found that Chu Zhen had no smile on his face, but was full of serious expressions, and everyone didn't dare to laugh out loud, but it was definitely inevitable to laugh.

It's only a few hundred steps away, and the three elders of the village in Zhang Village will get together, and there is no need for the officials to notify them one by one, I heard that it was the magistrate of the county who paid the summons, although I was a little nervous, but no one dared to shirk it, and immediately rushed over, not only that, but there were dozens of young people behind him for its majesty, and when they came quickly, they really had a bit of momentum.

Before coming to the open space, the so-called enemies were extremely red when they met, and they stared at each other for a moment, but the three elders of Zhangcun Village did not forget the business, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said: "Xiaomin has seen the county commander. ”

Zhixian, the official name of the imperial court is Zhixian County, but in the people, there is not so much attention, county honor, Tang Weng, Da Yin and other titles are not uncommon, the most common is of course the county order, and the officials listen to the secret, naturally have no interest in letting the people change their words.

Chu Zhen nodded indifferently, and didn't speak, just glanced at the villagers of the two villages slightly, which was originally a very ordinary and ordinary look, either out of awe of the officials, or out of a weak heart, anyway, no one dared to look at him, they all lowered their heads, held their breath and condensed, and did not dare to move at will.

I'm afraid that since the beginning of the Xia Dynasty, until now, I don't know how many years of subtle change, the people have long regarded the officials as tigers, unless they are "forced" into a desperate situation, otherwise the people of Shengdou will never choose to confront the government, just now the words of the patriarch of the Zhang family are just momentary angry words, if you really act, I am afraid that you will have to think twice, and there may not be no one to object.

After being silent for a moment, Chu Zhi said softly: "This place is good, the mountains and rivers are beautiful, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a paradise." Hearing Chu Qian's praise, although he still couldn't figure out the situation, but the two villages still knew how to be modest, and they were about to say a few clichés such as adults having won awards, but Chu Zhen didn't give them a chance and continued to talk to himself.

"The biggest feature of Xanadu is the secret, I think the same is true here, and the local forces are dangerous, as long as the mountain road is opened, set up obstacles such as rolling stones and trees, it will immediately become a place that is easy to defend and difficult to defend, whether it is to occupy the mountain as the king, or to block the road as a thief, it is a good livelihood."

Some villagers in Zhang and Li villages heard that their faces suddenly changed dramatically, perhaps the young man did not know the previous history of the village, but these people, as the head of the village, how could they not know the foundation of the village, as Chu Zhen said, the reason why the two villages were able to survive the most difficult period was to rely on this disgraceful means, until the Song Dynasty destroyed Wu Yue, the two villages slowly changed careers, with primitive accumulation, after decades of development, they gradually had today's scenery.

This kind of disgraceful thing is highly confidential, only circulated within the clan, and absolutely no one leaks it, after all, spreading it is to smear one's face, and no one should be so stupid.

"My lord laughed, I waited for me to keep my duty on weekdays and obey the king's orders, how could I do it." Li Cuncun is cautiously arguing, nonsense, even if it is true, he can't admit it if he is killed, otherwise where is the reputation of the clan, if Chu Zhen was not a county official, he would have already turned his face and denied people.

"Hmph, keep your duty?" Snorted coldly, Chu Zhen sneered: "How could ordinary good people do something to deliberately hurt passers-by and murder the officials of the imperial court." ”

"My lord, I was wronged, Zhang Cun did all these things." Li Cuncunzheng's first reaction was to shirk responsibility, and the best scapegoat is naturally Zhang Cun, if anyone admits this kind of thing, who is stupid, of course Zhang Cun people will not agree, and immediately refute it, but his voice is a little weak, after all, it is indeed a fact that Li Mingda was beaten.

Seeing that Zhang Cun was discouraged, Li Cun of course wanted to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and for a while, the scolding was filmed, and the hustle and bustle was endless, and the two sides seemed to have a tendency to fight again, which was too much to put in his eyes as a magistrate, Chu Zhen frowned quietly, and several officials saw this, knowing that their opportunity to perform had come.

They all stepped forward, the waist knife was half pumped, and there were a few sounds, and before they could shout and scold, perhaps because they had experienced too much and had a tacit understanding, the villagers of the two villages immediately kept silent, stayed away from each other, and stood in two teams.

"You said that it was done by the people of Zhang Village, but there is evidence." Seeing that the two sides had calmed down, Chu Zhi asked lightly.

"I've seen it with our own eyes." Li Cun Cun was vowing to say, and the villagers behind him immediately echoed loudly, but on the other hand, Zhang Cun was silent, and his face was full of unwillingness.

"What was the situation at that time, you will tell me." Chu Zhen said.

"On that day, not far ahead, our village and Zhang Village." Li Cuncun's face was full of excitement, and suddenly, his face changed greatly, and he seemed to lose his voice all of a sudden, unable to speak.

"How are you two villages?" Chu Zhen asked softly, but his expression was as cold as ice.

Fighting? That's natural, the problem is that this matter can't be put on the surface, the fight between clans because of various contradictions and disputes is not uncommon at all, the place is unstable, the court government has a headache for this, although there is a heart to punish it, but this kind of behavior is generally carried out secretly, even if it alarms the officials, they will find some reason to prevaricate in the past, and the two sides resolutely do not admit that they are fighting with each other, which is why the county government knows that they have violated the imperial decree, but the sentence is very light.

And the government is also pretending to be confused, after all, if there is "chaos" in the place, it will also affect the political performance, and the two sides of the struggle are local clans, and they have to rely on their help to govern the local area and collect taxes.

It's one thing to know, but it's another thing to admit it to your face, if Li Cun Cun is daring to admit that the two villages were fighting at the time, Zhang Cun will certainly bear the charge of attacking and killing the imperial court officials, but Li Cun should not think about it, if someone wants to hit the muzzle of the gun, the officials will definitely not be soft, one of the two villages is overly worried, the other is carried away, and they have already forgotten that this matter is not suitable for disclosure at all, otherwise no one should think about it.

"Li Cunzheng, don't you want to tell the official that your two villages are having a discussion party?" Chu Zhen smiled.

The temperature in the valley is like spring, but Li Cunzheng feels very hot, sweating on his forehead, and the pros and cons are in his heart.

took out a "hair" towel and wiped his sweat, Li Cunzheng subconsciously looked at Zhang Cunzheng, after fighting for so long, they both knew each other's "temperament" a little, their eyes made slight contact, and they immediately turned away, but Li Cunzheng already knew that even if he chose to lie and did not admit to fighting with Zhang Cun, he just saw the villagers of Zhang Cun attacking Li Mingda, I am afraid that Zhang Cunzheng will immediately tell the truth, it has reached the last moment, and it is certain that the fish will die and the net will be broken.

Moreover, quietly glancing at Chu Qian, Li Cun was secretly thinking, what was this young county official thinking, he had no way of knowing, was he here to help Li Village, and also to help Zhang Village? Or do you not help each other, or do you want to find an opportunity to wipe out the two villages in order to obtain political achievements? With a flash of inspiration, Li Cun seemed to realize that for officials, local peace is the greatest political achievement.

Li Cunzheng, who guessed Chu Qian's thoughts, was even more anxious, after all, it was a little difficult to ride a tiger now, after a burst of Weng Weng's voice, the venue suddenly fell into a strange silence, at this moment, Chu Zhen walked back and forth in the open space for a few steps, attracting everyone's attention, and then stopped, and said loudly: "You go back, the two villages will each take 10,000 yuan and pay passers-by." ”

After saying that, Chu Zhen ignored everyone, turned around and walked towards the mountain, after an uproar, the villagers of the two villages glared at each other hatefully, but they didn't dare to make any more noise under the noses of the county officials.

"Master Li, tell me, what does this county magistrate mean, can you just let Zhang Cun go." In Li Mingda's room, a large number of villagers gathered, and they all wanted to fight for him, and some people hinted that Chu Zhen must have accepted the benefits of Zhang Village, so it would be so unfair, but Li Mingda smiled silently, and after a long time, under the persuasion of Li Cunzheng, the villagers left unsatisfied.

"Brother Xian, this county official doesn't seem to give you face." Closing the door, Li Cunzheng sighed and said, "You are already lying in bed, and you actually help Zhang Cun, it's true." ”

"Big brother, don't talk nonsense." Li Mingda said solemnly: "Chuzhi County naturally has his reasons for doing this. ”

"That's it." Li Cunzheng smiled, said a few words, and was about to get up and leave, and suddenly said seemingly unintentionally: "If the official office really wants to ask Zhang Cun to blame, what should I do if Li Cun is implicated?" ”

Without waiting for Li Mingda to answer, Li Cunzheng smiled and said: "It's really confused, how can this kind of thing happen if, Brother Xian, you have a good rest, I will go out to prepare a banquet first, it is rare for the county lord to come, so naturally I have to be hospitable." Li Mingda nodded slightly, and a trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.

Aside from the followers of a few officials, Chu Zhi slowly walked to the halfway up the mountainside, carefully observing the terrain here, and after a while, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

"This adult will solve the dispute between the two villages without moving, and he should be happy in his heart, why is he sad." A vigorous and gentle voice came, Chu Zhi turned around, but saw that not far behind him, there was an old man with silver hair, dressed in a somewhat old green shirt and robe, of medium stature, standing casually, but with the bearing of a deep and a mountain.

"Who is this old man?" Blinking his eyes, Chu asked, secretly guessing in his heart that it was the old men of the clan in Zhang and Li villages who had different opinions on their decisions, so they came to theorize.

"The old man is a passing traveler in the mouth of adults." The old man smiled, his body seemed to be a little unwell, and he coughed lightly a few times.

"Could it be that the old man is an innocent passerby who was injured by the two villages." Seeing this, Chu Zhen hurriedly stepped forward and stroked it, looking at this person's extraordinary appearance, maybe it was a local celebrity and Confucian, but don't offend, he didn't want to be criticized by Shilin.

As for the old and simple clothes, the celebrities of this year don't seem to like luxury, and they don't pay much attention to dressing, and Chu Zhen has never treated people with clothes.

"Sort of." After hesitating, the old man smiled: "The person is not injured, but the stretcher of the old man's luggage and clothes was dismantled." ”

"Don't worry, I'll ask them to apologize to you and repay the loss." Chu Zhen said, found a big stone, helped the old man over and sat down, perhaps feeling that this old man was somewhat similar to He She, Chu Zhen's attitude was very polite.

"There's nothing to lose, just let them give me back a stretcher." The old man smiled casually.

"Not only will you return the stretcher, but you can also let them carry you out of Anxi in a sedan chair." Chu Zhen said with a chuckle.

"When people are old, they don't feel comfortable sitting in a sedan chair, but they still walk more freely." Laughing, the old man continued the question just now, and said with some curiosity: "You should know that the two villages are fighting privately, why do you let them go gently." ”

"My husband knows that this place was still a barren land more than 100 years ago, and the ancestors of Zhang and Li villages moved here to avoid the war in the Central Plains. Chu Zhi pointed to the farmland under the mountain and said, "Solidarity and mutual assistance are the only choice. ”

"It makes sense." After a deep groan, the old man muttered, "Then why did they turn their backs later." ”

"As far as I can imagine, it's just about survival." Chu Zhen said with a light sigh.

"Why?" The old man was slightly flustered, looking around the canyon, and there was a faint feeling in his heart.

"With the increasing reproduction of Zhangli Village, the farmland and mountain farms here can no longer meet the needs of the two villages, and it is imperative to open up the wilderness, the problem is that the canyon is so large, surrounded by mountains and rocks, in order to seize the survival resources as much as possible, there will naturally be disputes." Chu Zhen shook his head and said: "Even in the end, the two villages saw that they couldn't help each other, and they looked out for a way out, and some of them were blessed by misfortune and were able to prosper in Anxi, but the deeper the resentment, the greater the hatred." ”

"Then why didn't you take this opportunity just now to severely punish the two villages, so that they would learn a lesson and dare not fight in private." Nodding slightly, the old man continued to ask.

"Both villages are local clans, and if I punish them, not only will they not be grateful, but they will be dissatisfied, so why should I offend them at the same time." Chu Zhen said softly: "Besides, this kind of thing can't be resolved at all, the old man may not know, although the two villages are fighting endlessly, but no one has ever been killed, otherwise the government will not tolerate them to this day, as long as they don't hurt the innocent, it's rare to be confused, why should I bother." ”