The early morning sunlight shines into the living room, casting a bright beam of light in the slightly dim hall. The crane-shaped incense burners erected on both sides of the door have a lifelike look and simple and elegant shape. The curls of green smoke come from there.
The light coming out of the incense burner filled the room and changed into various shapes.
The room was very quiet, and you could hear a needle drop. Only the Miao elders sitting in two rows had their heads lowered.
Occasionally he raised his head and took a sneak peek. Lord Zhizhou, who was sitting on the main seat, had a blank look in his eyes.
However, there are also those who hate it.
After all, the Miao family in Yizhou has been oppressed by the officials for many years. The villagers live a hard life, with no clothes or enough food to eat. Now, seeing the culprit, I naturally feel unhappy!
Although, it is said that this official has just arrived.
But, so what? The world is as dark as crows. These elders basically sneer at these officials.
After a while, Zhang Wenshan, who was sitting in the main seat, put down his tea cup, lowered his head, looked at these Miao family leaders with different looks, smiled slightly, and said: "Everyone, please come here today.
I want to tell you something!" After hearing Lord Zhizhou's voice, the Miao leaders who were sitting down all put down their tea cups and listened with their ears.
Zhang Wenshan didn't care about the hypocritical respect of these people. After all, the conflict between the Miao and Han peoples had been going on for a long time. It would not be possible to resolve it overnight.
He picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He looked at these people and said with a smile: "You Miao people are like the apple-headed sheep of other ethnic groups in Yizhou. You play a decisive role in Yizhou!"
When the people below heard the official say these harmless words, they all had a smile on their faces. They coughed, clasped their fists in unison, and chimed in casually, praising the official for his keen eyesight and ability to see everything.
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However, the look on that face was mostly disdain.
Zhang Wenshan didn't take it seriously. He smiled, picked up the tea cup, took a sip, glanced at these people, and said casually: "Since we are the leader, I also hope that your Miao family can
Play a good leading role among other ethnic groups. Don't easily incite others to oppose the government or the court! Like this..." Zhang Wenshan put down his teacup, raised his eyes, glanced at these people, and saw that they were listening.
When he said this, everyone changed their expressions and looked restless. Zhang Wenshan smiled, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, frowned, seemed to be very dissatisfied, smiled and said to himself
: "This is very bad!"
"Sir, what do you mean by this?" Teacher Ye Danchang stood up with a voice full of fear and uneasiness. He looked at Zhang Wenshan and asked with a frown.
Zhang Wenshan raised his head and glanced at him, smiled slightly, and waved his hand to stop him from asking further questions.
Afterwards, Zhang Wenshan smiled, looked at the restless Miao people kindly, and suddenly said with a smile: "Of course, don't worry, everyone. The imperial court has already made a conclusion on Yizhou's rebellion last year. Everyone,
It has nothing to do with that!”
Lu Heng, who had been sitting by the side, was about to drink tea when he looked at the old man Zhang Wenshan, coaxing, coaxing and yelling. He felt happy and couldn't help but shake his head in amusement.
Oh, this stick-and-carrot approach is an unchanging truth! It can be used no matter when, where, or on any occasion!
However, when he inadvertently picked up the tea cup, Lu Heng suddenly saw the thin figure sitting in the row on the left, behind the old man with the white beard, who kept his head lowered.
He keenly saw this frail figure, who seemed to be trying his best to suppress his emotions. But his slightly trembling body showed how nervous he was.
Seeing this familiar figure, Lu Heng was suddenly shocked. He put down the teacup and stared at him intensely.
How could it be so similar?
And just when Lu Heng was staring at the lower figure, all the Miao family leaders, including Ye Dan, couldn't help but relax when they heard Master Zhizhou say this.
tone.
They secretly raised their sleeves and wiped the cold sweat from their foreheads. They felt relieved.
"Thank you, sir, for understanding everything!" Ye Dan swallowed his saliva, clasped his fists and raised his hands to Lord Zhizhou, the smile on his face finally looked better.
"I don't know, sir, what are your instructions for me to come here?" Zhang Wenshan glanced at the Miao elders sitting down and saw that their attitude had changed significantly. It was obvious that they were much friendlier.
After he smiled, he turned around and ordered the black warrior beside him to bring the tea. After taking a sip, he smacked his lips and then got to the point: "Hey, I invite you all to come here today. Come on.
Well, that's what I said above. I hope you can abide by the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty and never do anything that will harm others." After saying this, Zhang Wenshan paused for a moment and quietly watched the reactions of these people.
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Seeing them lowering their heads as if they were thinking about something, Zhang Wenshan smiled and continued: "This second step is naturally for the livelihood of our Miao people!" "You may not know that at the beginning of this year,
The Holy Spirit then issued an edict, ordering Yizhou officials to encourage farmers and farmers to be honest and to build water conservancy projects here. In addition, His Majesty sympathized with the hard life of the Miao folks.
We have decided to exempt the Miao family members from corvee service and taxes for three years!" Zhang Wenshan dropped another bombshell while the Miao family leaders were still stunned.
As soon as the words came out, everyone was shocked!
"Sir, are you telling the truth?" Elder Ye Dan could no longer pretend. He stood up hastily and looked at Zhang Wenshan with expectant eyes. He asked with a trembling voice.
"Of course, you are not joking. Even if I have the courage, I would not dare to falsely pass on the imperial edict!" Zhang Wenshan smiled, looked at the white-bearded old man who had an extraordinary status in the Miao family, nodded, xiong
Said confidently.
After receiving the words of affirmation from Lord Zhizhou, Elder Ye Dan suddenly turned red with excitement. He turned his head and looked at the thin young man behind him with tears in his eyes, who was dressed in coarse cloth and had his head lowered. His whole body was trembling and he said
You have to kneel down.
"Holy..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Elder Ye Dan suddenly saw the young man raise his head and glared at him with anger in his eyes.
Elder Ye Dan suddenly woke up in his heart. He secretly turned his head and glanced at the scholar sitting next to Lord Zhizhou, who was talking to Lord Zhizhou in a low voice. He suddenly realized.
The old man quickly changed his words, coughed and said: "Shengfan, you, you, go back quickly and tell the villagers this good news!" He turned his head and took a sneak peek. He found that the scholar seemed to have noticed something, and he
He stood up and walked over here.
After the old man finished speaking, he looked at the young man with a wry smile, his eyes full of helplessness. This man,
It's terrible. He just said one wrong word and he knew everything.
Just now, when Lu Heng, who was extremely bored when he heard the white-bearded old man say the word saint, suddenly felt like he was struck by lightning. His body shook violently, and he suddenly turned his head, with a flash of ji in his eyes.
He moved and looked quietly at the thin young man next to the old man with the white beard.
Ha, it's really her! Lu Heng's steps were a little heavy. Looking at this familiar figure, he took a deep breath, suppressed his inner excitement, and walked over with difficulty.
He quietly looked at the thin young man who lowered his head and did not dare to look at him. With a hint of trembling in his voice, he asked: "You, your name is Shengfan?"
Just when he walked in front of this thin young man, Lu Heng saw the thin young man wearing a short jacket very keenly, and his body began to tremble sharply. She lowered her head, and her breathing became more and more rapid. The pair of shoes in front of her
His little hands grasped the corners of his clothes tightly.
Seeing this thin young man showing such familiar movements, Lu Heng still didn't understand why.
"Bai, Mr. Bai...!" Lu Heng was overjoyed, his heart was shaking and he couldn't calm down. He took a step forward and reached out to grab the young man's hand.
"Uh, this sir" saw that this scholar was so rude and bold. He actually went to pester the holy aunt in front of so many people. Elder Ye Dan immediately jumped out and stood in front of Lu Ain.
However, because he didn't know Lu Heng's true identity, he didn't know what to call him. But since he entered the door, he had seen the scholar sitting next to Master Zhizhou, and the relationship between the two was indeed as good as the saint's.
The words were different. After Ye Dan thought about it, he decided to call him "sir."
Ye Dan coughed, forced himself to bite the bullet, and said to this extremely mysterious scholar: "My lord, you must have mistaken the person. This old man's subordinate is named Sheng, not Bai!" Lu Heng seemed not to have any idea.
Seeing the old man with a white beard in front of him, he just looked quietly at Mr. Bai who was standing in front of him, within his reach.
"Farewell to Xiangyang, Mr. Bai, are you okay?" Lu Heng took a deep breath, looked at the young man in front of him with fiery eyes, and asked with a trembling voice.
Hearing this familiar voice, Bai Suyan, disguised as a man, could no longer bear it. She raised her head and looked at this familiar face in front of her with misty eyes full of tears. Inadvertently, she was already in tears.
My eyes are dyed.
"Mr. Bai!" Seeing the familiar face of the woman, Lu Heng could no longer bear the longing in his heart. He took a deep breath, walked forward, looked at Mr. Bai with sincerity in his eyes, and asked softly:
"Mr. Bai, I have liked you for a long, long time! Can you lend me your hand?"
There was a hint of uneasiness in his words. He was as shy and pure as if he had just met her for the first time in life.
Bai Suyan raised her head, tears twinkling in her misty eyes. She bit her mouth tightly and looked at the scholar's fiery and sincere eyes. She closed her eyes gently, nodded, and shed two lines of clear tears.
Down.
Lu Heng stretched out his trembling hand and gently stretched it in front of the woman. He quietly held the woman's delicate hand that was holding the corner of her clothes.
The moment the scholar held her hand, the woman could no longer bear the misery she had felt in her heart for so many days. She thought of the scholar's resolute and ruthless gaze when she was in Xiangyang. The woman held up her small hand bitterly.
He smashed his fist on the scholar's chest, crying: "You have such a cruel heart!"
"I'm sorry!" Lu Heng slowly stretched out his hand, grabbed the woman's waist, gently pulled her into his arms, and whispered in the woman's ear with great apology.
Hearing this, the woman's body trembled slightly and she leaned gently into his arms. She was silent and just shook her head gently.
In the bright morning light that shone into the room, a drop of clear tears slid quietly down her pretty face that had become much thinner, reflecting the colorful light.@.