Chapter 341 High-five Oath

Tian Xiuyan said: "It may be that the friend who told us the news was mistaken." ”

In ancient times, the distortion of news in the transmission occurred from time to time, and for the people of Chifengtou, they may not know that there is a small Wuhe village, so they mix the two together.

Hong Yuan said: "Huyan Gongzi, Xiu Yan, if you want to go to Shanxi, the nearest road will pass through Xiaowuhe Village." ”

I said, "Great Wizard, we originally planned to go to Shanxi from a remote path, if we pass through Xiaowuhe Village, there will be no difficulties on the road. ”

"Childe, after crossing the Huangni River from us, only there is an official road leading to Shanxian Mansion in the south of the Stone Forest, and the rest are small roads, Xiaowuhe Village is located in the north of the Stone Forest, south of the Nanpan River, it was originally just a country village, but if the rumors that the relics are hiding near the Xiaowu River Village are true, then the Mongols will definitely fortify there." Hong Yuan continued, "If Gongzi wants to know about the situation of Sariti, he can ask the Kuntong wizard from Xiaowuhe Village to help. ”

"Kuntong Wizard."

"Well, Xiaowuhe Village is not big, there is only one wizard, that is, Kuntong Wizard, this Kuntong Divine Ceremony is presided over by me, so I should be able to help."

I thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to Tenryu Temple first." ”

Hong Yuan didn't ask us the purpose of going to Tianlong Temple, but just said: "Childe, if I don't repair a book, if you need it, take the letter to Xiaowuhe Village to find Kuntong." ”

"That's the best, then thank you to Grand Wizard Hongyuan."

"Childe is polite." After a while, Hong Yuan said again, "Childe, I have a matter, I don't know if I can ask Childe." ”

"Don't dare to ask for advice, great wizard, if there is anything to say, let's discuss it together."

"Okay, son, you come to Wuhe Village, naturally know that there is a yellow mud river next to Wuhe Village, this river is named because of the perennial accumulation of yellow mud, the color is yellow, we Wuhe Village has been circulating a question since ancient times, asking under what circumstances this river can make the water color permanently clear."

Tian Xiuyan was stunned and said: "Great wizard, what kind of problem is this, just remove the yellow mud." ”

Hong Yuan didn't answer Tian Xiuyan, just looked at me with a smile,

"Great wizard, I think that in order to make the river clear forever, a fundamental condition must be met, that is, the emperor is clear, the ministers of the court and the central government are clear, and the officials at all levels are clear, so that the river can be clear for a long time."

Tian Xiuyan didn't know why: "Childe, what does the color of this river have to do with officialdom." ”

Yuan Jian and the others already know me very well, and they know that what I say often has another meaning, although it is the first time that the Great Wizard of Hongyuan has come into contact with me, he knows that I am the saint Jiang Yang said, listen to it, think about it carefully,

Fang Ling saw that the atmosphere in the room became dull for a while, so he said, "Brother, since you don't know how to cultivate your face, you can explain it." ”

"Okay, Xiu Yan, the Yellow Ni River is not a big river, the reason for the formation of muddy water is nothing more than the precipitation of silt, and the source of the silt I think is likely to be the source of the Yellow Ni River or the place where it flows through for a long time Yellow mud has fallen into, as long as you can find out where the problem is, you can clean up the river, and at the same time find a way to block the place where the yellow mud falls, the river will naturally become clear, this kind of thing is very simple, but it is a long-term affair to do, for example, cleaning up the river, it needs to be carried out for a long time, and you can't just clean it up once, you will never take care of itSo I think that first of all, the local officials should take the Huangni River as the mother river to govern, suppose you Tian Xiuyan is a local official today, and when you see the Huangni River becoming muddy, you will take care of it, and tomorrow you will be an official in Xiuyan Tian or something, no matter what color the river is, you don't care at all, then all the work you do is in vain, therefore, only the formation of certain measures and systems, from top to bottom to restrain all officials, will keep the Huangni River clean as a basic task of officials, no matter who it is, as long as you are an official here, We must do this, so that we can achieve long-term peace and stability, which is the so-called 'clear officials are clear water'. ”

"A good official is clear, and the water is clear." After hearing this, the great wizard of Hongyuan stroked his palms and smiled: "Childe, I understand, the difficult question of the Wuhe River that has been passed down for thousands of years turned out to be such an answer, the water color of the Huangni River is just a metaphor, the purpose of my Wuhe ancestors to leave this question is to let the leaders of Miao Village always remember that only if they are honest, the river water can also be interpreted as the people, will be clear." ”

"Well, I guess that's probably the case."

Grand Wizard Hongyuan suddenly stood up and saluted me respectfully: "Gongzi is worthy of being the saint mentioned by the guardian, I believe in it today, Gongzi Huyan, if there is any dispatch in the future, my Miao family in the Wuhe area will definitely follow." ”

In the hearts of the great wizards of the Miao people, the guardian is the pinnacle of the wizard, just like the status of the Buddha in the hearts of Buddhists, the son of Huyan in front of him is the guardian for the next generation of inheritors Tian Xiuyan designated by the leading saint, naturally has a lofty status, before the guardian is not born, the saint can be said to be the leader of all wizards, although there is no subordinate relationship between the wizards of the Miao people, but the great wizards know that the guardian or saint is the soul and leader of the wizard,

Compared with the Chifengtou people, the Mumbai wizards, and even the Tianjingtou people, the Hongyuan Great Wizard's awareness of the guardian is not much higher, maybe among the entire Miao people, only Jiang Yang can be compared with it,

I smiled and said, "Okay, Great Wizard Hongyuan, I will definitely let the Miao brothers who follow me live a happy life." ”

In the excitement, Hongyuan's rosacea is even more prominent, for more than 300 years, the guardian of the Miao tribe has never been involved in the world, and finally looked forward to the arrival of a saint, and this saint made a promise, and his heart was extremely happy.

Suddenly, Hong Yuan suddenly stretched out his right hand and slapped it at me, and said at the same time: "Young Master Huyan, high-five the oath." ”

I didn't react for a while, but I couldn't help but reach out and hit out, only to hear Tian Xiuyan on the side say: "Childe, this is the highest sincerity of my Miao people, Childe can stretch out his hand and high-five." ”

"Bang", my right palm and Hong Yuan's palm touched together,

Immediately, I listened to the great wizard Hongyuan and said seriously: "The covenant has been completed, and I, Hongyuan, swear in the name of the guardian that I am willing to follow the sage Huyan Gongzi for life." ”

"Okay, Great Wizard Hongyuan, I will definitely not disappoint you, and the Miao brothers who follow me."

During the Han Dynasty, the Han people also began to appear in the way of high-fives to express the counting, which was popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and in later generations, there were still a few underworld gangs still using this method.

In Xiangxi Miao Village, I got Tian Jing's promise, there were more than 2,000 Miao warriors at once, and in Wuhe Village, I got the help of Hongyuan Great Wizard, with the appeal of the Great Wizard, the Miao people in the west will definitely become my strong help, to make up for the lack of combat effectiveness of the Guangnan Military Region, and the geographical location of Wuhe Village is very important, if I want to attack the Mongolian army in Shanxi, this is an ideal military location, I think, it can be used as a bridgehead to attack Mongolia, so it seems, even if you can't convince Shelikong, I'm kind of worth it.

"Sage, you are going to Shanxian Mansion, I don't know if there is anything we can do to help."

"Great wizard, do you have any Mongols here?"

"Sage, we belong to the Three Regards Zone here, the Song Dynasty doesn't care, Mongolia doesn't care, and the Duan clan of the former Dali Kingdom doesn't care."

"Well, Great Wizard, there are as many as three hundred people who have come with me this time, and two hundred of them have come here from the Guangnan West Road, and we are very numerous, and once we cross the Huangni River, it is very likely that we will attract the attention of the Mongols, so I want to leave most of them here and take them with me when I return, I don't know if it is convenient or not."

"Sage, please rest assured, my Wuhe Village is a big village of the Miao family, and there are six or seven hundred guards in the village alone, and there are no problems with more than two hundred people."

I nodded and said to Yuan Jian, "Okay, sir, you can tell everyone to gather here." ”

"Yes, Childe."

In order to make it easier to cross the river, I decided to leave fifty guards to wait for the remaining one hundred guards and dragon tooth members in Wuhe Village, and only let the other fifty guards go with them, but Yuan Jian and others resolutely refused to allow it, saying that the chance of meeting the Mongols after crossing the river has increased greatly, and the escort of one hundred people is not much, so they must enter together, but I think that if I really meet the Mongol army, more than fifty people will not be of any use, and in the end it was proposed by Hong Yuan, Wuhezhai sent thirty Miao people who were proficient in martial arts and familiar with the terrain to go to Shanxian with us, and Yuan Jiancai relented and agreed.

Since ancient times, except for military fortresses, there are almost no garrisons in remote mountainous areas, and the government rarely cares about it, after consulting with the great wizard of Hongyuan, we decided to go directly west, through the Yi gathering place in the stone forest, and then go northwest to Tianlong Temple,

In the early hours of the morning, taking advantage of the dim light, the Great Wizard of Hongyuan mobilized several small boats and sent more than 80 of us and more than 20 horses across the Huangni River at one time.

During the Song Dynasty, the Miao society officially entered the class society, so in the Miao caravan, naturally not everyone has horses, except for our ten or so people riding on horses, most of the personnel are on foot, and the other ten horses are carrying some of the goods prepared by Hongyuan for us, despite this, our speed has not slowed down much, on the road without people, the imperial guards on foot performed light skills, and the pace of thirty Miao warriors is also quite light, under the leadership of the captain Hong Sheng, has been following us,

Another significant difference compared to the previous days is that we have traveled more at night than during the day.

On the whole, we had a smooth journey, although everyone was very nervous and hard, but we did not meet any Mongolian soldiers, occasionally met the local officials or the village security, and saw that we were Miao people from Wuhe Village, and we were not embarrassed.

At noon on this day, the city wall of Shanxian Mansion finally appeared in our field of vision.