"If Xiao Tianlei doesn't come out to see us today, we won't leave! How!? When you become a thief, you can't see anyone! Even if he comes, we will call him a thief, and see what he can say! ”

Outside the gate of Pudu Temple, Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu were shouting loudly, the two women who were sprinkled, their voices were a little hoarse, and their faces were full of anger, even Xiao Tianlu, who was usually more restrained, was the same at this time, opening his teeth and dancing his claws. The two of them are a little emotionally out of control at the moment, venting their emotions, the two were originally studying in Yingzhou, and they have made a lot of friends in the same way, and their lives are quite nourishing. I don't want to, the news of the rebellion of the Brotherhood came, the two of them were suddenly scared half to death, the rebellion was a big crime of the Zhulian Nine Clans, as the cousins of the anti-thief, they naturally had to be implicated, and the two of them were afraid to go out in the days that followed, hiding in the house and not daring to go out, and the two did not dare to go back to Lingzhou, thinking that the Brotherhood would definitely be swept away by the imperial court, and it would not be self-defeating to go back.

Originally, this matter did not implicate the Xiao family of Xiao Yi, but later, the Brotherhood won a great victory against the Southern Army, and things changed a little, and after some twists and turns, the two returned to Lingzhou together with Xiao Qinghe, the head of the Xiao family of Xiao Yi, and others.

The two of them trembled for a while, full of anger, and returned to Lingzhou, when they passed the customs, they had to register or something, even if they were originally from Lingzhou, or relatives of the leader of the brotherhood, they were not allowed to violate it at all. Entering the territory of Lingzhou, they saw that Lingzhou was completely different from their impression, knowing that it was made by the Brotherhood, and the two of them didn't like it no matter how they looked at it. When he arrived in Lingzhou, he went directly to Xiao Tianlei Xingshi to ask for the guilt, but he blocked the guards from the door, saying that the leader did not see idlers, and the two of them immediately blew up, and they made a noise at the gate of Pudu Temple, which made Xiao Qinghe and others who accompanied him also stunned, and they didn't know how to persuade the two.

The more the two scolded, the more ugly it became, and the guards of the Shanyue soldiers looked at the two of them more and more coldly, if it weren't for the cousins of the two who claimed to be the leader, they had some scruples, they would have beaten him a long time ago, and they couldn't give him a knife.

Just when Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu were arguing, Xiao Tianlei and Xiao Tianyou had already arrived at the door, saw Xiao Qinghe and others, and also saw Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu barking like mad dogs.

Smack! Smack!

The two loud slaps made Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu turn around in a circle, and then said: "You want to see me, I've been here for a long time, and you haven't seen it, so you're really scolding!" ”

Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu were slapped in the face, their faces were cold and hot, ice and fire, and then they were shocked to realize that Xiao Tianlei was coming, and when they heard the calm and indifferent tone, the two of them were dumb all of a sudden, and they couldn't help but tremble, seeing his not very happy and somewhat playful face, they were somehow a little afraid.

Xiao Tianrong straightened up, gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Tianlei, you finally came out!" You hit me! ”

"Help you sober up, no thanks! What are you looking for from me? Say, I'm busy. Xiao Tianlei was a little impatient.

"What's the matter! What are you talking about!? Seeing that Xiao Tianlei was completely like a person who was fine, Xiao Tianrong was so angry that he jumped to his feet.

Xiao Tianlu took a step forward and said, "You rebelled and implicated us, what did you ask us about!?" ”

Xiao Tianrong continued: "You have to give us an explanation!" ”

Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu were aggressive, but Xiao Tianlei's next sentence almost choked the two to death, only to hear Xiao Tianlei say with some doubts: "Implicated?" So why are you still alive and kicking around here? Confess, what else do you want to confess to the two of you, if you die, it will be considered your bad luck. Everyone present could hear that Xiao Tianlei didn't care about the life and death of the two at all.

"You...... You ......" Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu trembled and couldn't speak.

"Don't talk nonsense, look at your mental abnormality, just forget about the noisy thing at the door." Xiao Tianlei said magnanimously, and added a sentence at the end: "Tell me again crookedly, believe it or not, I will ask someone to clean you up!" ”

Xiao Tianlei said it lightly, but Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu knew that Xiao Tianlei did what he said, just now he slapped him twice, and he still felt a faint pain, seeing that the surrounding Shanyue soldiers were a little eager to try and have bad intentions, they were so frightened that they took a few steps back, even if they were resentful, they could only hold back.

"It's really better to hear than to see, how did the Xiao family come out with a rebel like you who has no respect for the elders and doesn't know the number of etiquette!" A middle-aged scribe stood behind Xiao Qinghe and said sharply.

Xiao Tianlei glanced at the scribe, I don't know, where did he pop up? Dressed with a sense of luxury, that high-spirited appearance, the identity is afraid that it is not ordinary, however, Xiao Tianlei cares completely, this is his territory, the tiger has to lie on his stomach, the dragon has to be coiled, he glanced at it obliquely, and asked, "Which onion are you?" ”

"......" was such an impertinent question, but the middle-aged scribe was not easy to answer.

Xiao Qinghe came out at this time and introduced: "Nephew, this is Uncle Mu of the Zhenguo General's Mansion......"

Xiao Tianlei had no intention of listening to it halfway through hearing it, the name of the Zhenguo General's Mansion sounded quite majestic, but so what? Lack of interest said: "I don't know." ”

Zhenguo General's Mansion Mu Family! Xiao Tianyou on the side was alert, the status of the Zhenguo General's Mansion in the Great Xia Dynasty was not low, and the people of the Mu family must have some purpose when they went to Lingzhou, so they didn't intervene and listened attentively.

Regarding Xiao Tianlei's reaction, Xiao Qinghe was really helpless, and said in his heart: Of course I know that you don't know, but can't you have a little politeness and common sense? Just send it away?

Xiao Qinghe had to patiently talk about the connection, but this matter was because Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu studied in Xiaoyi's Xiao family and met some friends, including a son of Mufu, who inquired about his family history, which can be regarded as a habit of scribe exchanges. However, this time, Xiao Tianrong, Xiao Tianlu and the son of the Mu family really found that the relationship between the two families is not shallow, not to mention the friendship between the Xiao family of Langxie County and the ancestor of the Mu family, the current old lady of the Zhenguo General's Mansion is the cousin of Xiao Tianlei's grandmother Ye, and she had a very good relationship when she was young, but she was separated many years ago, and she has been looking for it and has not found her whereabouts. Knowing the whereabouts of her cousin, the old lady of Mufu was extremely happy, and wanted to invite the Ye family to go to Shendu to see her, but how did she know that there was a rebellion of the Brotherhood, and the matter was delayed, and then the Brotherhood won a great victory against the Southern Army, and the court had no way to deal with this matter for a while.

The Zhenguo General's Mansion learned of the inside story, as well as this layer of kinship, but hoped to be able to deal with the matter in a peaceful way, and after a few activities in the court, there was a trip to Lingzhou by Xiao Qinghe, Xiao Tianrong, Xiao Tianlu and others, and the accompanying Mu Shuwen is a rare scribe in the Mu Mansion, and now the official position in the court is not low, this time I came, it can also be regarded as the world of the imperial court, but the imperial court is a little unable to pull face, and will not send formal envoys, Mu Shuwen's task is to convey some meanings of the imperial court, and explore the tone of the brotherhood.

"Nephew, speaking of which, they are all a family, and there is something to discuss, easy to discuss!" Xiao Qinghe persuaded that the Brotherhood would rebel, and their Xiao family in Xiao Yi was also not happy, for fear of being implicated.

Xiao Tianlei was a little speechless to Xiao Qinghe, what is a family, easy to discuss, can business and private affairs be mixed? However, under the feudal system of this world, family and state affairs are sometimes confused, but Xiao Tianlei did not let any messy kinship involve matters involving the development of Lingzhou.

Without Mu Shuwen to speak, Xiao Tianlei knew that it was nothing more than persuading the Brotherhood to submit to the imperial court or something, and without waiting for Mu Shuwen to speak, he said: "If you persuade to surrender or something, forget it, Lingzhou is the territory of my Brotherhood, either the well water does not violate the river water, or the battlefield will see the truth!" When you arrive in Lingzhou, abide by the rules of my brotherhood, and if you don't follow the rules, don't blame us for being polite. Okay, after the business is over, this is the place where my brotherhood will do business, if you have private affairs, go to other places to say, I have no personal affairs with you, relatives and friends will go to Zhengjiazhuang when they meet, and I will not accompany them. ”

Xiao Tianlei didn't have the time to talk nonsense with these people, so he drove people away, and then ignored everyone's reactions, turned around and went back to Pudu Temple.

"What a megalomaniacal boy!"

Mu Shuwen's face was pale, and he said angrily, along the way, he heard Xiao Tianrong and Xiao Tianlu talk about Xiao Tianlei's temper, how to rebel, he still didn't believe it, now he has seen it, it is even more arrogant and domineering than the two said, and it is completely willful. However, he is a wise person, and he does not dare to attack, Lingzhou is indeed the territory of the Brotherhood, and the Brotherhood's style of action is famous, and his original status cannot bring him any protection. As for the things that the court confessed, there was nothing to talk about with Xiao Tianlei at all, so he had to find another way, even if it didn't work, it would be good to get to the bottom of it.

Xiao Tianlei left, Xiao Qinghe took the time to greet Xiao Tianyou, and introduced Mu Shuwen and Xiao Tianyou to each other, Mu Shuwen heard Xiao Tianyou's name, and he was from Beiliang, contacting the previous rumors and some information he had heard, staring at Xiao Tianyou and saying, "Xiao Tianyou...... Xiao Tianyou, the Dadu Division of the North Liangnan Guard Academy, the nephew of the Empress Dowager Xiao......"

After experiencing the war in Bailuyuan, Xiao Tianzuo and Xiao Tianyou performed very prominently in it, Xiao Tianzuo has become the general of Beiliang, Xiao Tianyou naturally also promoted to the rank of official, and became the capital of the Southern Guard Academy, and was pointed out by Mu Shuwen, Xiao Tianyou was not flustered, his expression was as usual, he did not deny it, nor affirmed, but said with a smile: "Mu Shilang, I am fortunate to be happy!" Xiao Tianyou also pointed out Mu Shuwen's official position in the Great Xia court, which is equivalent to acquiescing in his own identity.

Mu Shuwen was taken aback in his heart, and there was a kind of impermanence in the world, a big family with a very long history in the Middle Earth clan of the Lang Evil Xiao Clan, there were many loyal ministers and righteous men in the past dynasties, and now it is good, one has become the imperial relative of Beiliang, leading the army to fight against Daxia, and the other has become a thief, but the court has no way to take them for a while, however, what makes Mu Shuwen even more concerned is that he is sure that Xiao Tianyou is not here to play or go to Lingzhou, there must be some purpose, is it for the kind of firearms of the brotherhood? !

Xiao Qinghe and the others are not stupid people, through some words of the two, they also figured out Xiao Tianyou's identity, and they were dumbfounded, it was really unexpected! As the head of the Xiao family in Xiaoyi, Xiao Qinghe was even more bitter, and couldn't help but sigh a little, what should I say? The Xiao clan of Langxie County was exiled, and one became a relative of the emperor of Beiliang; Lingzhou only became a thief and occupied a state; Let Xiao Yi's Xiao family, how to deal with themselves in the future?

understood the identity of the other party, Xiao Tianyou and Mu Shuwen did not have tension, and talked a few words, as if they had become friends who had not met for a long time.

Subsequently, a group of people set off to Zhengjiazhuang in Cangshan Prefecture, and naturally saw some new things in Lingzhou along the way, such as some novel crops in the fields, as well as the yield of crops in the fields, many hot construction sites, some special buildings, huge waterwheels and other machinery.

Xiao Tianyou was thinking about how to get some things from Lingzhou to Beiliang, Mu Shuwen's expression became more and more solemn, he originally thought that the Brotherhood was just a group of reckless thieves, but at this moment he also realized that the Brotherhood was not an ordinary thief, and it would be a big disaster for the imperial court to run Lingzhou like this in a short period of time.

When they arrived at Zhengjiazhuang, the group was taken aback again, not that there was anything special about Zhengjiazhuang, on the contrary, Zhengjiazhuang was too ordinary, except that it was surrounded by a high wall, it was no different from ordinary villages, and it was the same as many villages in Daxia. However, not far from Zhengjiazhuang, some new houses are being built, which have not yet been completed, and the style is the same as the new houses in many villages in Lingzhou.

Entering Zhengjiazhuang, to the old house of the Xiao family, everyone couldn't help but wonder, the brotherhood is so powerful, the amount of silver and money industry is famous, several children of the Xiao family have a very high status in the brotherhood, but the old house of the Xiao family in Zhengjiazhuang is very simple, it can be said to be shabby, it is an ordinary house in the countryside, and the clothes of a large family are also very rustic, and they have not seen anyone wearing silk and satin and some expensive ornaments, nor have they seen any slaves.

Even if they were puzzled, Xiao Tianyou, Xiao Qinghe, Mu Shuwen and others didn't say anything, and greeted them according to etiquette.

Naturally the patriarch of the Xiao family who received the group, Xiao Tianlei's grandfather, Mrs. Xiao, and a few clan elders, Mrs. Xiao heard that it was the Xiao family's relatives who visited, and their hearts were raised, they knew the identity of the Beiliang relatives from Xiao Tianlei's mouth, and now they suddenly visited, they didn't know how to deal with it, and they didn't slack off, so they hurriedly went out to greet them, and welcomed a group of people into the old house to serve tea.

Xiao Qinghe, Xiao Tianyou, Mu Shuwen, etc. did not rely on their identities, and they all saluted according to some of the etiquette of the clan and regarded themselves as juniors.

After greeting each other and introducing each other, even if they had guessed the identity of the visiting relatives in advance, they really met and introduced, and the people of the Xiao family were still taken aback. Xiao Tianyou and the others did not mention it, saying that it was the Empress Dowager Xiao, who represented Beiliang, to visit Old Man Xiao and others, and gave many valuable gifts. Mu Shuwen also visited Xiao Tianlei's grandmother Ye on behalf of the old lady of the Zhenguo General's Mansion, and it was the first time that the Xiao family knew that there was such a relative, which was also at the level of a prince of Great Xia.

It's all big shots!

Not to mention other clansmen, Old Man Xiao himself is also a little weak-minded, although he was born in the Xiao family of Langya County, he used to be just a side branch, even if he has read some books and has some knowledge, he has really never seen a few big people in his life, even if these people think of themselves as juniors, Old Man Xiao is inevitably a little restrained, and he tries to behave more naturally.

Let such big people respectfully visit, Old Man Xiao also felt quite beautiful, but, if he could, he didn't want to be in the current situation. Old Man Xiao knows in his heart that most of these relatives are still coming for the Brotherhood, and the Brotherhood is now a thief, even if it is a momentary scene, how long can it last? However, it was useless for him to worry, he couldn't intervene in the affairs of the brotherhood at all, so he could only let it go, but the purpose of these relatives coming this time also made him unpredictable, and he muttered in his heart and dealt with it carefully.

At first meeting, coupled with the scruples of each other's existence, Xiao Tianyou and Mu Shuwen were just cheering each other, greeting each other, it was impossible to say something too deep, and after that, Old Man Xiao invited Xiao Tianyou, Xiao Qinghe, Mu Shuwen and his party to stay, just right, there was a happy event in the Xiao family recently, that is, the marriage of Xiao Tianfu and Luo Cuilian, as relatives who came from afar, they naturally had to stay and drink a glass of wine.

Xiao Tianyou, Xiao Qinghe, Mu Shuwen and others did not refuse, they had planned to stay, see if there was a chance to achieve their goals, and by the way, explore the bottom of the brotherhood. (To be continued.) )