The leader of Gucciton and the leader of the craftsmen were still searching in the lake of Queling, and the time for one pillar of incense had come, and the second pillar of incense had been lit.

The clock is still ticking.

The third pillar of incense has also been lit.

The two are still fishing in the lake.

When the third pillar of incense was about to burn out, the two men went up to the lake, and one of them held a sword in his hand. This sword was the same ordinary sword that the elders had let them hide in the lake yesterday.

The man who holds the sword is the chief of the craftsmen.

The leader of the Craftsman found the sword that the elder had ordered to hide.

When the elders saw it, they immediately understood.

After the confirmation of the ten elders, one of the elders said: "Today, the election of elders in the three mountains and five villages has ended, and the leader of the thirteen villages of the Tujia family has become the new patriarch. ”

By this time, the chief of Gucciton and the chief of the craftsman had changed into dry clothes. Gucciton came to the old patriarch and said, "Old patriarch, I'm sorry. I've let you down. ”

The old patriarch of Buni said: "Silly boy, whoever is the patriarch of the three mountains and five villages is the same, as long as he can really be good to Tujiazhai." ”

The elder said: "Please ask the new patriarch to come to the stage to accept the ceremony, and the old patriarch will come to the stage to give the patriarch a token." ”

Two patriarchs, one old and one new, were on the stage.

The old patriarch handed over the symbolic white tiger talisman to the craftsman: "Brother craftsman, you have finally got your wish, and the three mountains and five villages will become better under your governance." ”

"Don't worry, Brother Buni, Tujiazhai needs a new opening, and I will introduce a person to you here." Craftsman said.

The old patriarch returned to his place.

"Dear Tujia brothers, Tujia village leaders, elders. Today I succeeded in electing the patriarch, I will follow my promise when I was elected, we can interact with some officials more, and we can be officials without changing our surname to Han. ”

Hou Ping? The old patriarch remembered, this person once came to Wanshou Ancient Village, he was the person of King Ning, he wanted Tujiazhai to be included in the jurisdiction of the prince, did he say that he moved the craftsman, if so, the rebellion of the craftsman that night would make sense. But the old patriarch still didn't believe that Jiang Pei would agree to King Ning's request so easily.

Hou Ping, accompanied by two guards, came to the stage.

"Dear Tujia brothers, first of all, on behalf of the prince, I would like to congratulate the leader of the craftsman on his promotion to the position of the patriarch of the three mountains and five villages. The prince has always taken care of the Tujia brothers, and now that the patriarch of Jiangpei is willing to be under the command of the prince, the Tujia family will usher in a rare opportunity for development. Hou Ping said.

As soon as Hou Ping said this, the leaders and some leaders in the audience let out bursts of suspicion.

The leader of the beggar stood up and said, "Patriarch of Gongpei, is this what you mean?" ”

Patriarch Changpei hesitated for a moment and said, "That's exactly what I meant. ”

Although Buni resigned from the position of patriarch, he also stood up puzzled and asked, "Did you sell our Tujia family and put it under the command of the prince, what does this mean?" ”

"Under the command of the prince, the prince does not dislike our Tujia family, let our Tujia people sit on an equal footing with the Han people, and give us big officials, what's wrong with this." He replied.

There was a lot of chatter in the audience.

Buni said: "I don't agree with this! You ask them, how to give us official titles, how to be equal to us? ”

"Bunny, you're not the patriarch anymore, what power do you have to say." Craftsman said.

"Don't you dare to say it, this prince will indeed seal a few big officials, but have you thought about it, is it useful for him to seal big officials? And he wants us to give him food every year, and we want to make weapons for him, and he will send troops here to become their station. Buni said angrily, "You are betraying our Tujia Village, and the base leaves of Tujia Village will be destroyed in your hands." ”

The elders were discussing, and one of the elders stood up and said, "Patriarch Gongpei, is what Buni said right?" ”

"Now that I'm the patriarch, don't listen to his gossip here, the prince said that he will advance and retreat with the Tujia brothers. Now that Lord Hou is here, if you don't understand anything, you can ask him. Craftsman said.

Hou Ping said: "Your Tujia family has been isolated from the outside world for generations, what is going on outside, you don't know, Lord Ning saw that your people are simple, and united and friendly, so he ordered me to cooperate with you." Of course, your benefits, the prince will not be less, he will be a big official, and the Tujia is still the Tujia, and the patriarch is still the patriarch. Nothing changes. ”

While Hou Ping was talking, Cai Heng and Cai Huan brothers from Henan came to the old patriarch, and Cai Heng said: "Old patriarch, although you are no longer the old patriarch, we still respect you, and you should not interfere in the affairs of the prince." If you think about your daughter, it matters. ”

Bu Tian, a girl who usually likes to break in, has not seen anyone for a few days, Bu Ni thinks that she is going crazy again, but from the mouths of Cai Heng and Cai Huan, Bu Ni feels a little bad. "Butian? What did you do to her? ”

"Old patriarch, as long as you cooperate with the prince, your baby will be fine." Cai Hengdao.

The old patriarch understood, Bu Tian was missing, and Bu Tian was kidnapped by these two people.

"How do you want me to cooperate with the prince?" Bunney Road.

"You see, the patriarch of the craftsman is very knowledgeable about current affairs." Cai Hengdao.

Butian is in their hands, and they want to use this as a threat to surrender to themselves. If you insist on your own opinion, it will be very disadvantageous to Butian. But this matter is related to the future of Tujiazhai, if you don't keep your voice, Tujiazhai will be finished.

Hou Ping turned to Buni and said, "Old patriarch, what do you think?" ”

Although there were doubts in the whole place, but now if the old patriarch spoke, the effect should be different, so Hou Ping deliberately asked the old patriarch, and he was full of confidence, because Bunny's daughter was in their hands.

Buni was a little hesitant, Bu Tian was the pearl of his palm, how could he not love her, but now he was facing the interests of the entire Tujia family.

How you are good.

Hou Ping asked again: "Old patriarch, why is it so difficult to open your golden mouth?" The Patriarch of the Craftsman has already taken a stand. ”

An elder said: "Buni, what do you think of the cooperation between our Tujiazhai and the prince?" ”

Buni said: "Tujiazhai is not someone else's vassal, in this past dynasties, which prince dares to let us attach to him, even now, it can't be." ”

Hou Ping was so angry that his beard straightened, and said: "Buni, I respect you, so I call you the old patriarch, your time has passed, and now the patriarch of Jiangpei has agreed to the prince's request, and yours can only be regarded as your personal opinion." ”

An elder stood up and said, "Following the prince is such a big thing, what the patriarch said doesn't count, our elders have to add up again." ”

"All in all, we don't have the time to talk to you, and even the patriarch's words don't work? You Tujia people, don't be embarrassed, look at Jiang Pei and Hou Yin, those who know the times are handsome. Hou Ping said.

The elder said, "Are you trying to force us to comply?" ”

"Elder, right? What do you mean? Hou Ping asked.

"We're going to deliberate again......," the elder had not finished speaking, when he heard an arrow pass through in the distance, piercing deep into the elder's heart.

At some point, there was an extra row of archers around the stands. There were also guards armed with knives and guns.

Buni said, "Elder." He quickly wanted to run to the elder's side, but Cai Huan put a wooden stick on Buny's neck.

"What do you want to do?" Bunney Road.

"You want to die, but no one else wants to die." Cai Huan said.

The leader of Aguji ran to the elder's side and took a breath: "The elder has returned to heaven, Tujia guards, ready to fight." ”

Hou Ping said: "Patriarch Gongpei, your people are going to rebel." ”

The craftsman said, "Aguji, what are you doing here?" Do you want to rebel? ”

Aguji said: "Patriarch of Gongpei, they shot the elder to death!" ”

"Don't move without my orders." Craftsman said.

"The prince of Tujiazhai has taken a fancy to it, whether you return or not, the result is the same, if the order of the patriarch is effective, everyone is safe, if someone dares to question or make trouble, your life is the same as this elder!" Hou Pingdao.

This is obviously going to be tough.

Jiang Pei said: "Brother Tujia, everyone listens to me, there is no harm in following the prince, everyone listens to me." Maybe if we do a good job, the prince will reward us with something? ”

Several Tujia guards clearly disagreed with Jiang Pei's words, and one of the leaders said, "Patriarch Jiang Pei, they shot the elder, how do you say this?" ”