I did not reply to Yuan Ji why I knew yoga, but instead said to Wen Tianxiang: "This man in black should not be sent by the Miao people."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I think so too."
"Stop talking about the man in black, Song Rui, you continue."
After a short rest, the three of them mounted the horses again. Wen Tianxiang saw that Wen Zhang was injured, so he had to slow down and gallop towards the Miao Village even though it was past noon.
The name of the Miao village is Dehang, which means "beautiful canyon".
At half past noon, the three of them arrived at the gate of Dehang Village.
When Wen Tianxiang saw that the door was closed, he felt a little unhappy. Lan Yu tightened the reins and shouted loudly: "Master Tian Jing, Master Wen, the imperial envoy, is here as promised. Please open the door."
The leader of the village, Tian Jing, and a young man in his early twenties were standing on the arrow tower on the left side of the village gate. He heard Lan Yu's voice and knew that the imperial envoy had arrived. Tian Jing saw that the imperial envoy came with only two guards.
I also admire Wen Tianxiang’s courage
After knowing it, he thought for a while and said: "The time agreed between our Miao village and the imperial envoy is noon. It is already past midday. We Miao people are the most trustworthy. I heard that the imperial envoy Wen is also a very trustworthy person. Could it be that you are pretending to be yours?"
From here?"
Lan Yu was furious. No matter what official position Wen Tianxiang held, as an imperial envoy, he represented the emperor. Tian Jing treated him this way, which was disrespectful to the emperor and was outrageous.
When Wen Tianxiang saw that Lan Yu was about to get angry, he remembered my warning before leaving and calmed down instead. He stretched out his hand to signal Lan Yu not to move rashly.
"It is said that the Miao people are generous, and you, the leader of Tian Jingtian Village, are even more heroic in this area. I didn't expect you to treat guests like this. Are you afraid of the three of us?" Wen Tianxiang immediately stepped forward and said.
"Afraid? Who has someone in my field been afraid of? What a joke."
"If you are not afraid, why don't you dare to open the door to welcome guests?"
"Tian has never met the imperial envoy, but he made an appointment with the imperial envoy to meet at noon. Now that the time has passed, who knows if you are pretending?"
"Haha." Wen Tianxiang laughed and said, "Tian Jing, you privately sent someone to stop me in front of Aizhai, so that I was half an hour late, and now you don't dare to open the door to welcome me and the other three people. Aren't you afraid?
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Tian Jing was stunned: "When will I send someone to stop you?"
"Look at the blood stains on my clothes. Fortunately, I am lucky, otherwise it would be as you wish."
The young man next to Tian Jing said: "Father, there are really blood stains."
Wen Tianxiang continued: "Even if I am not an imperial envoy, there are only three of us. There are thousands of people in your Miao village, and the gate of the village is still closed. Isn't this afraid? Or maybe this is how you treat guests.
It seems that the rumors from the outside world that the Miao people are all hospitable are untrue."
Tian Jing's face turned red and he said, "Open the door."
The architecture and clothing of the Miao people are different from those of the Han people, and their characteristics are distinctive and easy to identify.
After seeing the imperial envoy's token handed over by Lan Yu in front of the village gate, the young man next to Tian Jing solemnly saluted and said, "I've heard about Mr. Wen's name for a long time in Shimodian Zuiyan. I have offended many people in Dehang Village just now.
Please forgive me, sir, but our village did not send anyone to ambush you on the way. Please believe me in this. Your Majesty, the imperial envoy, my father is waiting for you in the hall of the village."
Tian Zuiyan was a well-educated man and knew that attacking an imperial envoy was a capital crime and a crime of annihilation, so he hurriedly explained.
Seeing that Tian Zuiyan's words were quite appropriate, Wen Tianxiang nodded and said, "Let's not mention this matter for now. Mr. Tian, it seems that you are also a scholar."
"Sir, I am the person who was elected in the first year of Jingding."
"Really? Then later on, did you go to Beijing to take part in the imperial examination?"
"Sir, after I won the imperial examination, I didn't have any reference for going to Beijing."
"Why is this?"
"Sir, after I passed the exam, I traveled all over the world. It is said that traveling thousands of miles is better than reading a hundred books. The world is too big to be covered by books. So I spent five years studying abroad and just returned to my hometown recently.
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Wen Tianxiang praised: "Well, Mr. Tian said it well."
The hall of the Miao Village is very large. Although it is not very high, it is the most magnificent building in the entire Miao Village.
As soon as they entered the hall, they saw about a dozen shirtless Miao men standing on both sides. These people held bright swords in their hands and stared fiercely at Wen Tianxiang and the other three people. Tian Jingque, who was supposed to be sitting in the main seat,
Not here.
Tian Zuiyan frowned slightly and said, "Nonsense, how could anyone treat the Imperial Envoy like this?"
Wen Tianxiang saw that Tian Zui's face didn't look pretentious, and said loudly: "Master Tian, it doesn't matter, it seems that the leader of the village is hosting a Hongmen banquet for me. However, this battle really confirms the timidity in your heart, Master of the village.
Master Tian Dazhai, is what I said correct?"
After saying that, Wen Tianxiang laughed loudly and walked through the knife formation. Where the three of them passed, the big men holding swords on both sides seemed to be driven by some force and involuntarily took three or five steps back before regaining their balance. Seedlings in the Hall
No one saw any movement of the three Han people, they only looked at each other in shock. The Miao people worship heroes and believe in gods, so they immediately felt reverent when they saw this scene.
Tian Jing knew that among the three Wen Tianxiang, there must be a master, but he did not expect that he would be so skilled. Tian Jing walked out awkwardly and said: "I didn't know that the imperial envoy was coming, Tian was a little far away to welcome me, I apologize for my sin."
Wen Tianxiang looked at Tian Jing who spoke insincerely and said, "Why do I think it is more difficult to meet the leader of Tianzhai than to meet the emperor?"
Before, Tian Jing saw that Wen Tianxiang dared to come to the Miao village with only two guards. As a civil servant, he was covered in blood but was not timid at all. Now he came in with a smile in front of the sword formation. Tian Jing felt that he was very different from other Han officials.
Jing believes that since Wen Tianxiang is a
The imperial envoy must have responded in front of him. A large group of people came. He wanted to take the lead in terms of momentum so that he could get the same status as Wang Kang in front of the imperial envoy. Unexpectedly, his guess was completely wrong and he was completely defeated in terms of momentum.
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Tian Jing couldn't answer, so he could only smile and said: "You are just joking, adults."
Wen Tianxiang glanced at Tian Jing coldly, then sat directly on the main seat in the middle and said seriously: "Tian Jing, do you know your guilt?"
"Sir, what is Tian's crime?"
"Tian Jing, you gathered a crowd to surround the county government office. Is this possible?"
"Sir, this matter..."
Wen Tianxiang didn't wait for Tian Jing to tell, and continued: "Not only that, but he also injured the government servant and forcibly took Tian Fang away. Is this possible?"
"Sir, this is true, but..."
Wen Tianxiang snorted and interrupted: "Let's not mention the fact that I was attacked on the way. You and others even blocked my entry. I am an imperial envoy by order, which means that I represent the emperor. What does your behavior have to do with bullying the emperor?
Weird? Even if you call yourself a hero, you shouldn't not think about the thousands of lives in your Miao village."
According to the law, it is a serious crime to deceive the emperor, and it is not an exaggeration to exterminate the family and the clan.
Tian Jing had never thought of treason. At this time, his momentum was exhausted, and Wen Tianxiang labeled him as a bully. He knelt down and said, "My lord, I, I know the crime."
Tian Zuiyan on the side also hurriedly knelt on the ground and said: "Sir, there is a reason for this matter. Please listen to me and explain it in detail."
"Well, Mr. Tian, you have a great reputation. Get up and speak."
"Thank you, sir."
Tian Zuiyan stood up and narrated the incident clearly, and finally said: "My lord, my father did not consider this matter well and it violated the laws of our court. However, the county magistrate Wang Kang did it unfairly, so I ask your lordship to decide the case as appropriate.
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After hearing this, Wen Tianxiang stared at the two of them for a long time, until they both felt uncomfortable, and then said: "Master Tian, Master Tian, please listen to me first. You should also know that this matter is not a big deal.
Why did the emperor send me to come in person?"
Tian Zuiyan shook his head and said: "Sir, I am stupid, please give me some advice."
"Today's emperor is a sage, and he is actually an eternal emperor. The emperor said specifically on this matter that the Miao and Han peoples belong to China and are both people of the Song Dynasty. They should be close as brothers and live in harmony. The emperor wanted to come to visit you in person this time.
, but the emperor has just ascended the throne and has heavy state affairs, so he appointed me as an imperial envoy to visit all the Miao brothers."
"The emperor was going to visit us?" Tian Jing said excitedly.
You must know that emperors of all dynasties were wary of the Miao people, but Wen Tianxiang's words clearly told Tian Jing that the current emperor regards the Miao people as a brother nation, which has not happened since ancient times.
"Master Tianzhai, please get up too."
"Thank you, Lord Qincha."
"For all ethnic groups in our dynasty, whether they are Han, Miao or others, the emperor has clearly instructed that they are all equal as long as they do not violate the laws of our dynasty. Even if there are provisions of ethnic discrimination in the law, they must be revised."
"Your Majesty is wise." Tian Jing praised loudly, and Tian Zuiyan also nodded thoughtfully in agreement.
After hearing this, I am quite satisfied with Wen Tianxiang's performance. Perhaps due to my influence, Wen Tianxiang's way of doing things is somewhat my style. As the future dean of the Government Affairs Council, I will of course ask him to give me full instructions.
Only with good understanding can we implement it to the letter.
Once here, things become simple.
Tian Jing expressed his unconditional obedience to Wen Tianxiang's ruling, and said that after the incident was over, he would go west to other Miao villages to tell them the emperor's views on issues of various ethnic groups, and eventually become brothers with Wen Tianxiang.
"Ah, sworn brotherhood?"
I think of the alliance between the Yi and Han during the Long March. General Liu Bocheng and the Yi leader Xiao Yedan did not know each other until they fought. In the end, they became brothers and became a legend. There are amazing similarities in history, but in chronological order, history repeats itself this time.