After changing clothes and eating, Zhang Fang, accompanied by Yelang's escort, returned to the palace again. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Well, this Yelang companion is a middle-aged Yiren with flickering eyes, and the Chinese dialect is actually good, and it is the most slippery Chinese dialect among the Yi people that Zhang Fang has come into contact with since he entered the Yelang, probably this is the reason why he was sent as an escort. However, the envoy was more of a surveillance agent than a communicator.

Zhang Fang doesn't care, Yelang people have surveillance is the proper meaning of the question. Staring, staring. The art of war cloud "good attackers move above the nine heavens", he really wants to make a move, and it is useless to monitor anything.

Yelang Wangfu is no better than other places, and it is not appropriate to bring too many armor soldiers to enter, and accompany the envoy to euphemistically express the meaning of this. I thought that the Han envoy would give a face, and then all kinds of unhappiness, and even angrily refused, but I didn't expect the Han envoy to be very happy, and even more thorough than the request of the accompanying envoy - he actually took only three servants and a waiter and left. All the period men, including the one who did not leave the left and right all day, all stayed in Xizhai.

The envoy didn't know what to say, of course, he didn't have the words to thank the envoy for his compassion and praise for the magnificence of the prince, and his heart was secretly happy.

The accompaniment is just a secret music, but when he arrives at the palace, the new king of Yelang, who personally greets him, is happy and happy on his face. Can he not be happy? Originally, it was thought that the Han envoy would bring at least a team of heavily armed guards, but in the end, he only brought four people, one of whom was a maid who was as soft as a woman......

Wu Xie went to the backrooms and told Weng about it, and the latter was also pleasantly surprised. Compared with the joy of evil, Weng Zhi was even more suspicious. After a day of contact, he also knew something about this Fuping Marquis, this person was by no means a fuel-efficient lamp, much more difficult to deal with than the previous Zhang Kuang, Han Tianzi really didn't send someone casually.

Weng Zhi also believed that the Han envoys must have seen their bad intentions, since this is the case, they should be more vigilant, why dare to enter the palace with only a few servants? Not to mention that when it takes a moment from Xizhai to Dongzhai, there are still a few checkpoints on the road, even if it is close at hand, once there is something, it is not enough to help.

I couldn't understand it, Weng Finger shook his head.

Wu Xie thought of a possibility: "Han Confucian scholars seem to have a saying, called 'subduing people with virtue', doesn't he think so too?" ”

"Perhaps." It seems that it can only be explained in this way, Weng Zhi sneered, convincing people with virtue? Hehe, let you open your eyes and look at our Yelang people's "subduing people with art".

"The auspicious time is coming." Weng Zhi slowly stood up, shook the golden robe, took out a bronze mask from the box beside him, put it on, and the whole person suddenly turned blue and fanged, and his voice became dull and gloomy, "Let's start." ”

Zhang Fang and Hu Cong are also carefully looking at the Mulou Guangtang where the enthronement ceremony is located, if Dongzhai is the main body of the palace, then the Mulou Guangtang is the main body of Dongzhai. The so-called wooden building is also the style of the stilted building, but it is much shorter than the stilted building of ordinary people, and it is less than one person high from the ground. The reason why the "chassis" is so low is because the wooden building is very wide, the area is the size of half a football field, and it can accommodate hundreds of people, which is worthy of being called "Guangtang".

The wooden building and the wide hall were already crowded with the southwestern Zhuyi monarchs who came to congratulate. After Zhang Fang came in, the gang rushed forward to pay homage and dispersed in a chaotic manner. made Zhuo Bihai, Biao Jie, Han Chong, Feiyan and others nervous, and their nerves were tense. There is a mixture of dragons and snakes, and if anyone has evil thoughts and suddenly erupts, it is really difficult to prevent. Fortunately, it was fine, although I sweated a lot, but fortunately, there was no danger.

The layout in the wooden building and the wide hall is not only a sense of ceremony, but also a sense of mystery.

There are hundreds of torches inserted on the four walls of the wide hall, but because the scope is too large and there are too many people, they only illuminate the edges, and most of the people in the middle are blurred.

In the middle of the hall is a wooden structure platform, six large copper tripods are placed side by side on the left and right, and one is placed in the rear, and each tripod is burning with a raging fire. Yelang people used to put eight tripods, symmetrical left and right, but after attaching the Han Dynasty, they had to follow the Central Plains ritual system "Princes Seven Tripods" and take out one. As a result, the single tripod in the back looked unique and weird.

With a burst of agitated drums and bamboo rows, a group of topless people, waist feathers, wearing strange-shaped masks, holding torches and knives, let out a ho-ho strange scream, and jumped on the stage.

Feiyan sighed softly and lowered her head in a hurry.

"Here we go." Zhang Fang gave Han Zhong a look.

Han Zhong understood, looked around and no one noticed, left quickly, and blended into the crowd.

At this time, the companion who had disappeared for a while reappeared and bowed to Zhang: "Honorable envoy, please come with me and go to Yaju to serve wine." ”

Zhang Fang took a step and left the Guangtang with his companion.

According to the procedure arranged by the Yelang people, the following will be the chanting of the Yalang mantra and prayer, which will last for about an hour. Finally, the highlight is the ceremony, and the evil is appointed as the king of Yelang.

Zhang Fang declared early that he would only participate in the succession ceremony of King Yelang, and Yelang must avoid chanting.

Zhang Fang's reasons for avoiding it are quite sufficient, because in Yelang's most important ritual, "Yelang Mantra", in Dahan, it is a witch Gu with strange powers. The Han generation has always been very taboo about witch Gu, especially after the "witch rebellion" that profoundly affected the fate of the entire empire in the later years of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty was extremely sensitive to witch Gu or similar things, this is a red line, and the slightest touch will be realized.

The Han Dynasty's witch rebellion was also heard by the Yelang people, so after hearing the Han envoy's request for avoidance, they expressed their understanding. As soon as the ceremony began, the accompanying envoy came to pick up the Han envoy and his entourage to Yaju for a temporary rest.

As soon as he walked out of the hall, the envoy noticed that there was one person missing: "What about the servant?" ”

Biao Xie responded: "After dinner, I was a little unwell, and I couldn't hold back to find a toilet just now." ”

"Well, there are people who are not adapted." The companion didn't ask any more, just a servant, it didn't matter if he had him or not.

The envoy and eight servants led Zhang Fang and his party through a forest to a small building built on the edge of Qingtan.

But see a large piece of phoenix tail bamboo, the wind blows through the forest, the sound of rustling is endless, a small river in front of the bamboo building meanders by, clear to the bottom. There is a medicine garden next to the bamboo building, planted with a variety of well-known and unknown herbs, and there is a faint fragrance of herbs floating in the air, which makes people smell and feel refreshed.

Yelang didn't discount his words, he was really elegant.

Zhuo Bihai was amazed: "It's a good place." "This hermit who is fond of mountains and rivers is itchy when he sees good mountains and rivers.

Feiyan was also full of joy, looking at Xiaolou, and looking at Zhang Fang's handsome face from time to time, the thoughts at this moment could not be described.

The companion was humble, but his expression was quite complacent.

Zhang Fang and Biao Xie did not have such leisure and fun, they evaluated it with a professional eye, the terrain here is open, extending in all directions, and the phoenix tail bamboo forest on the other side of the river is also a short distance from the small building, which is obviously not very suitable for ambush. Even if there is an ambush, it is difficult to hold them back. Weng pointed out that there should be another means - if the Yelang people harbored evil intentions.

The envoy went upstairs first, pushed open the door, and stood respectfully on the side of the door: "Honorable envoy, please." ”

Zhang Fang walked upstairs, came to the door, stood still, and glanced at the inner room: the house was very tidy, and it was obviously cleaned very diligently. The furnishings in the house are also very simple, only a case, a seat, a lamp, and a jar of wine, all of which are placed according to the original shape system. There are sun-dried herbs scattered around the corner of the house. Nothing else.

Biao Xie went into the room to inspect it, confirmed that there was no abnormality, and fixed his eyes on the jar of wine.

Zhang Fang smiled, he didn't think that Yelang people would be so stupid, and he even poured a bowl of "God-given wine" last night. Thinking like this, he was about to step into the house when he suddenly paused.