Looking at Feng Changqing and Wanwen's somewhat surprised expressions, Pei Min didn't explain too much.

All of this person's thinking is governed by the brain, and in extreme fear, he will hallucinate and bring to reality what is in his mind.

The legendary dragon has nine resemblances, snake body, lizard legs, eagle claws, snake tail, antlers, mirage, fish scales, rabbit eyes, and the appearance depicted by the woman is almost the same as that of the legendary dragon.

If what the woman said was the same as Gongsun Xi and the soldiers were the same, Pei Min would still believe one or two, but now he doesn't believe it.

"Let the brethren work a little harder tonight, surround the surroundings and light more bonfires. Since the monster chooses to attack at night, it is very likely that it is a nocturnal monster, and the night is their world. We have congenital weaknesses in this regard, and we don't have to attack the strengths of others with our own shortcomings. I have gathered all the people in the village, the cattle, the sheep and the chickens, and I must protect all the people, as well as the cattle, sheep and chickens. By the way, there are also military horses that we are riding, so we need to guard them well. ”

Pei Min calmly gave the order.

Feng Changqing has been following Pei Min for the longest time, and has already realized what Pei Min meant, and said, "Childe, is this planning to cut off the monster rations?" ”

"Not bad!" Pei Min said: "According to the characteristics of creatures, fierce beasts generally do not attack people. Man is afraid of beasts, and beasts of prey are even more afraid of people. Usually there are three possibilities for a beast to attack a person, one is that the person poses a threat to it, and it is frightened. One is that man has entered its territory, and it will swear sovereignty; And the last common one is hunger, which needs to be replenished. In my judgment, the monster belongs to the third category. ”

He paused and said, "But the specific situation still needs to be clarified by looking at the information." ”

Feng Changqing's jaw leader ordered, and said to Wan Wen beside him: "Deputy General Wan worked hard last night and today, your brothers have a good rest tonight, and the responsibility of guarding will be handed over to me." ”

Wanwen was not polite, and responded: "According to the meaning of the governor." ”

Feng Changqing and Wanwen went down.

Pei Min didn't ask, he believed that Feng Changqing would be able to handle all this properly.

It was getting dark.

Pei Min went to greet Pei's mother, and comforted her to go to bed earlier and have a good rest.

Elderly people have heavy thoughts, and they can't sleep when they have something on their minds.

Don't think about it, after last night's incident, Pei's mother hasn't slept much until now.

Pei Min and Jiao Chen are still young, it doesn't hurt to sleep less, Pei's mother is old, and not having enough sleep is not good for your health.

Served Pei's mother to sleep, talked to Jiao Chen for a while, and accompanied Xiao Qi Xiaoba for a while.

Until the superintendent Xiaoqi Xiaoba went to bed, Jiao Chen gently held Pei Min's hand and said, "Go, there is a concubine here!" ”

Pei Min kissed Jiao Chen lightly on the forehead, and with peace of mind, he handed over everything here to Jiao Chen, and walked to the village official office.

It was already night, but the village government office was brightly lit.

Feng Changqing arranged the guards in the village, and together with Wang Xiaobai, he helped the old village chief sort out the information.

When Pei Min returned to the official office, the old village chief had already sorted out the information.

Looking at the mountains of books in front of him, Pei Min cheered up and said with a smile: "The old village chief has worked hard, you go to sleep first." ”

The old village chief said with a look of spirit: "It's okay, for the sake of Xun'er, for my mother-in-law who is unwilling to die of illness, the little old man has given up this old bone, and he will accompany Guogong here, and he will not go anywhere." What does Guogong want to ask, just ask the old man. ”

Pei Minzhi persuaded him not to move, and said, "That's it, it's spacious here anyway!" Xiaobai, you go find some bedding and make a few bunks, and we'll stay here at night. When you are sleepy and tired, just lie down. ”

The old village chief did not refuse Pei Min's kindness.

Pei Min carefully flipped through the files of Yuquan Village, and sure enough, it was as the old village chief said.

The earliest mention of the dragon in the dossier was 150 years ago.

This is not to say that the evil dragon appeared one hundred and fifty years ago, but one hundred and fifty years ago, this place did not belong to the territory of China.

The way of governance is very different.

No relevant records were left until the Sui Dynasty, and there were no clear records.

It's just that the national fortunes of the Sui Dynasty were too short, which led to the Turks being extremely strong, even better than the peak of the Xiongnu in the past.

Hexi has changed masters several times, which is very chaotic, and the records left behind are also incomplete.

It wasn't until Li Yuan ruled the world that the record was detailed and complete.

Looking at a roll of records.

Feng Changqing, who was helping on the side, first discovered some information and asked, "Guogong, have you found it?" The dragon appears many times for varying periods of time, and seems to be irregular. But in late spring and early summer, that is, at this time, it appears most frequently. In these files, the first record of the evil dragon was before and after the Qingming Dynasty, and the subordinates saw it thirty years ago, and in the past one hundred and twenty years, the evil dragon appeared more than a dozen times during this period. And that's just plain record, counting the doubts, more. Just like this time......"

He handed the file in his hand to Pei Min, pointed to the words on it and said: "In the first year of the holy calendar, the Wang family of Yuquan Town and Heishui took water. The pack horse was inexplicably frightened and lost, and Wang Jiazi came to ask many times, but the officials pursued it unsuccessfully, and he was nowhere to be found. Most of these pack horses are raised by families, and they are very familiar with their families. Normally, even if it gets lost, it will come back on its own, unless it has an accident. ”

Pei Min also felt this way, but Feng Changqing saw it quickly, and he saw it carefully, so he said it first, and a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes: "Which monster Changqing refers to the habit of winter stinging?" ”

Winter stings are hibernations, but in ancient times they were called winter stings.

Feng Changqing said: "My subordinates grew up in the Western Regions, and there is a big brown bear in the Western Regions, which is different from the black bears in the Central Plains. There is a saying in our place that you are not allowed to enter the mountains before and after Qingming. It was during this time that the big bear winter sting woke up. When they are hungry, they will attack everything that is alive. Unless you run faster than it, no matter how brave you are, you will die. ”

Pei Min knew that Feng Changqing was talking about the big brown bear, and in later generations, the big brown bear was the largest carnivore in the world.

In ancient times, the living environment was harsh, and all kinds of beasts were one size bigger than those of later generations.

The big brown bear during the Tang Dynasty in the Western Regions can be imagined how terrible it was.

Pei Min also thought of that monster because of this, maybe it was a product that he was familiar with, but it was an ancient version, the same as the mutated one, it could also be extinct in the later generations and a creature that did not exist.

After all, the great national treasure panda is called Pi in the ancient "Book of Books", Bai Zhen in "Mao Poems", and "Emei Mountain Chronicles" and "Beast Classic" are called Pixiu and raccoon dog respectively.

Whether it's a picoon, a pig, a pixiu or a raccoon dog, it's the meaning of a beast, even if the cat bear at the beginning is an omnivorous bear, and the attack is terrifying.

But after a hundred years of changes, what will the giant panda do except sell cuteness and spoil?

The harsher the environment, the stronger the genes of the organism.

It doesn't matter if it's a beast or a man!

Feng Changqing continued: "Therefore, my subordinates suspect that the current monster may be the most ferocious when it is ......" After a pause, he added: "It is also the best time to lure." ”

Pei Min grinned with a bit of hideousness, this was a good discovery, and his suspicions were right.

Pei Min continued to analyze the dossier, until he turned to the last volume, and after reading it all, he also found a very strange situation.

It turned out that there was a lot of news of evil dragons, but whether it was Ganquan Town in history or Heishui Village closer to Heishui, they didn't take the evil dragons very seriously.

Most of them regard it as a rumor, not an untrue story.

It was only in the last forty or fifty years that the evil dragon took it seriously, causing a lot of panic.

Especially in the last five or six years, the evil dragon has become more rampant and frequently rioted, which directly caused the entire village of Heishui Village to move away.

Pei Min, who watched it, was very abnormal.

After glancing at the old village chief who was sleeping on the side, Pei Min whispered his discovery to Feng Changqing.

Feng Changqing nodded seriously and said: "All weird, this evil dragon is so rampant, in order not to cause storms in the early years, why do you have to be so arrogant now?" According to reason, monsters eat people, it's not that the more people there are, the happier and more active, how can it become that the fewer people there are, the more rampant they are? ”

Feng Changqing's unintentional words made Pei Min feel moved when he heard it.

I flipped through the scroll again, thought about the general trend of Hexi's side again, and couldn't help but "snap" with my left fist and right palm, and said, "I understand!" The monster was also affected by the environment and the general trend of the world, so it had to change its living habits. We have to survive, and it has to survive......"

The sound he couldn't help but make woke up the sleepy old village chief and looked at the quilt on his body.

The old village chief forced his eyes dimly, and said with a wry smile: "The old man really overestimates himself, so he still goes to sleep for a while, he really can't sit still." ”

Pei Min hurriedly stopped: "Don't sleep, the old village chief, it's just right that you woke up, and I have something to ask you." ”

The old village chief touched his face and said, "Guogong, please speak!" ”

Pei Min said: "You once said that this Yuquan Village was originally Yuquan Town, can you take the liberty of asking when it was defeated?" It shouldn't be exactly a flood, right? ”

The old village chief paused, and said with a wry smile: "Sure enough, I can't hide anything from Guogong, so Guogong is right." In fact, sixty or seventy years ago, Yuquan Village was no longer good, its popularity gradually decreased, passers-by were far less than in the past, and the shops in the village that were originally thriving were closed one by one. At that time, there was no way, so the previous village chief led the people in the village to dig up the fields and make a living. ”

Pei Min nodded, everything is reasonable.

The old village chief was full of anxiety and asked, "But what's wrong?" ”

Pei Min shook his head and said, "No, it's just that I figured out some things and figured out the cause and effect." Of course, it's all my imagination, and I don't know if it's right or wrong, but you can hear if there is anything wrong or missing. ”

"First of all!" Pei Min said: "Let's start with the situation in Xizhou, which is extremely cold in the east and cool in summer, with long winters and short summers and autumns. This harsh climate is not suitable for delicate plants. Therefore, where there is water, most of them are endless meadows. Only wild grasses can adapt to the environment here, which has led to the development of animal husbandry. ”

"The more abundant the water, the richer the place. Yuquan Town has been stained with the light of black water, and has become a rare place of wealth in Shazhou, where pedestrians and travelers come and go, and Yuquan is the main place. But ninety years ago, the Tian Khan of our Tang Dynasty opened the Silk Road, and later even destroyed Gaochang and arrived in the Western Regions. ”

"The opening of the Silk Road, Dunhuang and Jiuquan benefited a hundred times, but Yuquan Town was greatly affected. People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. This is the same truth. The Silk Road is too rich and too influential, and Yuquan Town is far away from the Silk Road, the pattern is too small, and the loss of popularity is inevitable......"

"During this time, the news of the evil dragon has been there. But he didn't pay attention to it, nine times out of ten because that monster didn't dare to come out. We're afraid of it, it's even more afraid of us, plus it's mostly nocturnal. Stealing a sheep in a place full of cattle and sheep, or attacking a lone man who is in a hurry at night, is not taken seriously. After all, this is Hexi, a place where horse thieves are prevalent, what is it to lose a few people and a few cattle and sheep? ”

"Then you did one of the biggest stupid things, which was to give up animal husbandry and develop farming."

Speaking of this, Pei Min's tone was a little aggravated.

"There are no flood control facilities on your riverbank, and without a certain reasonable plan, you have diverted water to dig the ground, which has generally damaged the local water and soil, resulting in flooding and the surrounding land. Pasture cannot be pastureed, cultivation cannot be cultivated, and ecological destruction ......"

"The occurrence of the flood is caused by yourself, and this has nothing to do with that monster......"

"There are fewer cattle and sheep in Yuquan Town and Heishui Village, and it is more difficult for the monster to hunt for food, so it has become arrogant and rampant, and it appears frequently."

"Especially in recent years, the development of the Silk Road has reached its peak, and it is even more difficult to retain people in the dilapidated Heishui Village and Yuquan Village. At the same time, the sky is not beautiful, and floods are frequent. Walk what should go, run what should run. The monster has no food to hunt, and the winter sting is hungry, so he does not hesitate to come to Yuquan Village to hunt ......"

"If I'm not wrong, the cause and effect, the cause and the effect."

Pei Min read all the relevant copywriting word by word, and came to such a conclusion by virtue of the brain hole that broke through the sky, combined with some objective factors, and made up the difference up and down.

The old village chief looked at Pei Min like a monster, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Feng Changqing was also a little stunned, but he already knew that his top boss was powerful, and he already had a certain degree of immunity, so he reacted quickly.

As for Wang Xiaobai's calm face, he is as simple as his name, and he is not good at this kind of brain-using activity, anyway, what Pei Min said is right.

After a while, the old village chief said with a little lost soul: "So, all this is what we brought on ourselves?" Do we deserve it? ”

"Yes and no!"

Pei Min got up and said: "It is indeed your fault for destroying the water and soil and causing the flooding, and you need to reflect on yourself, but it does not mean that the beast has a reason to eat your cattle and sheep, or even living people." ”

"It has to survive, and we humans have to survive as well. The law of the jungle in nature is cruel. We can't sit back and watch it attack us again and again, and there's only one way to get rid of it. ”

The old village chief said movingly: "How to divide?" ”

Pei Min said resolutely: "Since we have seen through its habits and know its current situation, as long as we prescribe the right medicine, we will be foolproof." The instincts of wild beasts can never compare to the wisdom of our people! ”