Chapter 61: Casting lots

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Ye Xiaotian couldn't be sure that the person who wanted to kill him was from the village, judging from the scene that happened at Sanchakou today, there were at least three groups of assassins. But he was sure that except for the ten men he had sent out himself, no one else minded killing him.

And from the standpoint of all parties, whether it is the Zhan family, the Guoji family or the Yang brothers, the reasons for assassinating him are not sufficient, although he and Guoji Gelong and Yang Xianmin were a little unhappy before, but it was just a personal grudge, involving the interests of the clan, but the Yu family wanted to assassinate him and benefited the most.

He is a mediator sent by Governor Zhang's Mansion, and the Yu family also belongs to Tongren Mansion, so they have to give Zhang Fatzi's face more or less, but if the mediator sent by Zhang Fatzi is assassinated, what will happen at that time? They had even more reason to occupy the Mercury Mountain, and even angered Zhang Fatzi with this incident, prompting the Tongren Zhang family to also wade into troubled waters.

"People from the Yu family...... the only one who can kill me is Yu Junting, this woman is so poisonous!"

Ye Xiaotian's eyes narrowed slightly, he is not a person who suffers losses and is unbearable, it is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, but Ye Xiaotian never thinks that he is a gentleman, so he can't wait ten years. Ye Xiaotian whispered a few words to the guard, and the guard was slightly startled and looked at Ye Xiaotian in surprise.

Ye Xiaotian sneered: "I have figured out her mind, she wants to mess up, then I'll let her mess up enough, you just do it, it'll be fine!" ”

The guard lowered his eyes and said respectfully, "Yes! ”

On this night, the lights were bright in the Tusi main house in the inner village of Yujiazhai, and the heads and housekeepers were all summoned here. Discuss with the toast and the tushe all night. It is conceivable that the people of the Guoji family, the Yang family, and the Zhan family will not sleep well this night, and there is a dispute at the three-way intersection, and many people have died in various tribes, so this matter will not be settled like this.

Moreover, the Tusi of the various tribes also realized that this was an excellent opportunity to seize the Mercury Mountain, as long as they could grab the banner of morality and carry it on their shoulders, they could get the sympathy and support of other tribes, and they occupied morality, so they could act more unscrupulously.

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Wuba Ridge is located about 30 miles north of Mercury Mountain. There are many mountain peaks here, and there are many mountains and mountains. The valley is deep, the bamboo trees are verdant, and the scenery is very charming. In the depths of the bamboo sea in Wuba Ridge, there is a crude and simple building, which looks a bit like a Taoist temple in style, and it is indeed a Taoist temple.

Taoism is widely spread in Guizhou, in fact, Sichuan, as the birthplace of Taoism, will take Taoism as the core to radiate out, and the provinces most affected by it are Yunnan, Guizhou and Chongqing. Later, many local officials in Guizhou also believed in Taoism. Guangchuang shrine and palace view have played a role in promoting the spread of Taoism.

For example, the Tusi of Banzhou Yang's example believed in Taoism, and Yang Bin, the twenty-sixth grandson of Yang Duan and the envoy of Banzhou Xuan, had studied Taoism with Taoist Bai Feixia in the thirteenth year of Zhengde, and the following year simply built a congenital view in Gaoping. He practiced in the stone room all day long, and also taught "Zhou Yi" to his disciples, and wrote books such as "Xuanjiao Dacheng Dao Law".

Yang Yinglong, the Tusi of the Yang family of this generation, also believes in Taoism, and he once hoarded Jiao in Zunyi Hailong. And test the Taoist priest's magic, and order the Taoist priest to cut himself with a sharp blade, and take the hand without injury as the Taoist. Daoist Lu rushed into a hard qigong and was superb. immediately cut himself with a sword, but the blade was rolled but the flesh was not injured, and he was hired as a mage by Yang Yinglong.

Because of this, there is also a Taoist temple in this sparsely populated place in Wubaling. There are only two people in this Taoist temple, one teacher and one apprentice, and the incense is not prosperous, so in addition to planting some crops and vegetables themselves, they will also be invited to set up altars for the people to practice and receive some rewards.

Although the master of the altar and Taoism have their own origins and conceptual cores, they cannot be equated, but in fact, after thousands of years of development and integration, they have long been engaged in the Tao of the Tao. Many of the masters of the altar think that they are the Laojun Sect, so it is not uncommon for Taoist priests to be the masters of the altar.

The nearby mountain people all know that the old Taoist priest in the Zhuhai Taoist Temple is dusty, as for his little apprentice, he was an outcast, and he was picked up by the dusty Taoist to become an apprentice, no official name, only known that his master called him a stone, and it is said that when he was picked up, he was abandoned on a big stone on the side of the road.

In addition to the need to invite the Taoist chief to go to them to do things, vows, sacrifices, celebrations and other things, the mountain people will enter the forest to the Taoist temple to ask, at other times few people will go to the bamboo sea to disturb, because the bamboo sea is very quiet, in this quiet night, the Taoist temple should have turned off the lights a long time ago, but at this time the old Taoist priest's dusty room is still lit up.

There are two people sitting opposite the lamp, the dish is a plate of fried beans, the wine is self-brewed glutinous rice wine, chewing a mouthful of crispy fried beans, pouring a mouthful of self-brewed mellow old wine, the two of them look leisurely.

The man in the north with bastard shoes and Taoist robes was the dusty Taoist who was familiar to the nearby mountain people, but sitting opposite him was not his little apprentice Shishi, but a thin and tall old man of the same age as him, this old man was Wang Ningwang, who escaped from Huxian and disappeared without a trace.

The chief of the dust picked up a bean, chewed it with a cluck, and said to Wang Ning: "A very interesting thing happened today, the Yang family, the Guoji family and the Yu family, the three families hired a team to fight in the Mercury Mountain, it is said that someone released a cold arrow with the intention of assassinating, and the person who was assassinated actually included all parties. ”

Wang Ning laughed and said, "I know that the Zhan family wants to marry the Guoji family, and then join forces to suppress Yang Xianmin and stop the Mercury Mountain Rebellion, how is this possible." That Yang Yinglong is ambitious, and he will never sit back and watch this matter succeed! So I kept doing nothing, and sure enough......"

The old man raised his white eyebrows slightly, and said, "Oh? You mean, the person who carried out the assassination came from the Banzhou Yang family? ”

Wang Ning said: "It's possible, but it's not necessarily, the little girl in Tongren's Yu family, her ambition is not allowed to shave her eyebrows, and her appetite is also very big, maybe the Yu family wants to take advantage of the chaos to get back the Mercury Mountain, so she made a move." Whoever it is, anyway, the Mercury Mountain Rebellion isn't over yet, is it? ”

The old man muttered: "No one believes it when you say it, you are a pro-army in Jinyi who specializes in the crime of rebellion and rebellion, investigating lawlessness in the DPRK, quelling disasters, collecting military information outside, and plotting against enemy generals, but now you are deliberately helping others to rebel......"

Wang Ning Zhengse said: "You are wrong! What we are doing is still to detect lawlessness and quell rebellion, and it does not violate the original intention of Hongwu Tianzi to create a pro-army. It's just that. Although some people are ambitious, as soon as their remarks are not revealed, the court will not be able to punish them without teaching.

With or without us, Yang Yinglong will try his best to expand his strength, lurk patiently, and when the right opportunity arises, he will jump out and stab him in the heart of the imperial court. ”

Dusty shook his head. said: "In the Mercury Mountain Rebellion, the princes of the imperial court didn't come up with any regulations? ”

Wang Ning said: "This incident happened on the territory of all the local officials, none of them confessed to the imperial court, how did the imperial court know?" ”

This is like some gangs, even if they are on the weaker side, they will only follow the rules of the road and fight with their opponents, they will never complain to the court, once they open this mouth, they will be despised and abandoned by the Tusi group. How will you mix it up in the future?

Tongren Zhang Governor is the same, he is also a local official, even if this matter gives him a headache, he will not open his mouth to the court. Tell the people of the court to run to his territory and point fingers. Not only will they not tell the court, but they will do everything possible to cover it up.

Even if the head is broken and bleeding, it is their own business, and it is a nightmare to let the court intervene. During the Yongle period, the two consolation envoys of Sizhou Sinan fought inextricably, and the Yongle Emperor came uninvited and ran out to mediate enthusiastically. The result?

As a result, Sizhou and Sinan were the two Tian clans' consolation envoys, and the territory they had inherited for thousands of years was cut into eight pieces by the Yongle Emperor with a knife left and a knife on the right, and they were out of their absolute control. A few years ago, the two little toasts in Huxian County fought again, but the court came uninvited again, what was the result? As a lesson from the past, how could Governor Zhang make such a mistake again.

The old man snorted softly and said, "But you know! ”

Wang Ning took a sip of wine and said, "Not bad!" But this time we know, what about the next time? We may not be so lucky. There is only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no reason to prevent thieves for a thousand days, so we did not go to the court, and we did everything possible to help them hide the news. ”

The old Taoist smiled bitterly and said: "The Tao is not the same, forget it, I am now a monk, and the four monks are empty, so I don't care about your mundane things." Baichuan they ...... Are you all right? ”

Wang Ning nodded and said, "It's all good, anyway, you are now an idle cloud wild crane, so it is better to take the time to see the old brothers." ”

The old man shook his head and said: "Forget it, I still had this heart before, but I have lived alone in Zhuhai all these years, and I am too lazy to move anymore." To see or not to see, that's what it is. ”

The two sighed at the same time, raised their wine glasses and touched them, and the dusty Taoist picked up another bean, and said to Wang Ning: "By the way, the Ye Xiaotian who caused you to escape from Huxian County is now sent by Zhang Duo to mediate the rebellion of the various departments, according to what you said, this kid is very alert, this time...... You won't be ruined by him, right? ”

"Ye Xiaotian ......"

Wang Ning frowned, and said to Chen: "This kid, I really admire him." If the court is full of officials like him, then there is nothing to worry about. However, this time, there is no solution at all, and he will not have any solution. ”

Wang Ning took a sip of wine and said leisurely: "Didn't you say that the marriage between Yang Xianmin and the Yu family was brokered by him?" After all, he is still young, and sometimes his ideas are too naΓ―ve, and he only makes the relationship between the parties more unclear by doing so. Let's put it this way, the Mercury Mountain is a mess, and only one sword can cut it! And such a sharp sword, only the imperial court has it, it can only be the sword of the Son of Heaven. Other than that, there is no way! ”

When Wang Ning said this, Ye Xiaotian's image involuntarily appeared in his heart: "That ghost spirit spirit can't really come up with a way to quell the Mercury Mountain Rebellion, right?" At this time, Wang Ning definitely didn't expect that the mediator sent by Zhang Da Fat was now planning more carefully than him on how to make the situation in Mercury Mountain more chaotic.

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