Chapter 414

In the second hall of the magistrate's office, the tribe leaders and local officials were all gathered. Some of them were familiar to Ye Xiaotian, such as the Great Mountains District Magistrate's Hongdong County Magistrate, the Uros District Magistrate's Agacher County Magistrate, the Cropped Hair District Magistrate's Tashi County Magistrate, and a few tribe leaders from Shiye Cave and Yi Mei Cave. Even though Ye Xiaotian did not remember their names, he had an impression of them.

However, last time, Ye Xiaotian was one of them. They were all here to ask for money from the magistrate. This time, Ye Xiaotian was already the magistrate's subordinate. He was here to listen to the tribe leaders discuss how to deal with the sudden emergence of new seedlings. Therefore, Ye Xiaotian did not sit in the middle of them. Instead, he sat with the magistrate's subordinates on the left.

On the right was the seat for the tribe leaders. On the left, there was a green-robed young man with creamy skin and almond-shaped eyes. He played with a small ivory fan in his hand and looked around with a smile. This was the little demon girl in Ye Xiaotian's heart — County Supervisor Yu Daren.

In the backyard, Zhang Yutong helped his father tidy up the creases on his robes. He said, "The Gedore tribe only has three thousand people. Excluding the old, the young, and the women, it would be good if they had eight hundred warriors. Father, you can just order Chief Tixi to lead the Yu family and Goji family's troops to deal with them. There is no need to gather all the tribe leaders."

Fatty Zhang sighed and patted his son's shoulder. He said, "Son, you are still too young. There are some things you do not understand."

Zhang Yutong frowned in distress. He said, "I am already seventeen years old!"

Fatty Zhang smiled. "That's right. Nominal age!"

Fatty Zhang was about to leave when he saw his son's resentful expression. He stopped and said, "This mess will be handed over to you sooner or later. There is no harm in letting you know first. Son, Tongren belongs to the Zhang family. Yes, people have their prime and old age. It is the same for the country.

Our Zhang Family is no longer the same as it was in the past, where we could suppress all the Tongren Tribe's leaders. Father could not mediate the chaos in Mt. Mercury and the Tian family did not do anything. The tribe leaders are starting to look down on the Zhang family.

The tribe leaders are stable! That is true. I heard from the storyteller that since the Han dynasty, other than the Han, there were also the Di, Qiang, Jie, Xianbei, Xiongnu, Khitan, Jurchen, Shatuo, Xiyi, Dangxiang, Mongols …

The emperors have changed countless times, but we are still the rulers of this place. Take the An Clan for example. How many dynasties had it been through since the Han Dynasty? Steady! But was the An family the leader of the tribes in Guizhou a thousand years ago? No! Was the Chieftain King from the An family five hundred years ago? No! Even if they don't perish, that doesn't mean their strength and status won't change. "

Zhang Yutong was moved. "Father, are you saying that someone wants to usurp the Zhang family's position as the leader of Tongren?"

Fatty Zhang shook his head and said, "Father didn't hear anything. I just felt that something was wrong. As for what exactly was wrong, I couldn't tell. In short, Father's actions this time is a warning. If there is really someone with bad intentions, Father wants to let them know that our Zhang Family is still the ruler of Tongren, and the tribe leaders under Tongren will still listen to our Zhang Family! "

At this point, Fatty Zhang's face flashed with a bold and domineering look. He patted his son's shoulder hard and walked out with the help of two strong servants. His overly fat and sluggish figure had completely destroyed the mighty aura he had just displayed.

… …

In the second hall, after Dai Tongzhi introduced the situation of the Gedore tribe, he sat down again. Fatty Zhang, who was sitting at the head of the table, said, "Out of benevolence, we have repeatedly tolerated them, hoping that the Gedore tribe would retreat to the mountains. Unfortunately, they turned a deaf ear to our advice. Now, we have decided to use force to expel them. What do the tribe leaders think? "

Fatty Zhang thought that as soon as he finished speaking, the tribe leaders would raise their arms and shout out in response. Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, the hall fell into an awkward silence.

Ye Xiaotian was also a little uncomfortable by this sudden silence. He moved his butt and unexpectedly, the chair under his butt made a creaking sound. It was especially ear-piercing in this deathly silence. Ye Xiaotian was startled and quickly stopped moving.

Fatty Zhang's eyes slightly widened and his face became somewhat hot. He had already faintly sensed the tribe leaders' disrespect, but he did not expect that the situation had developed to a point that was far more serious than he had estimated. He, the leader of Tongren, had spoken, but not a single person had responded.

Seeing this, Advisor Qiao hurriedly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Actually, to deal with Gedore tribe, just the Zhang family of the Tixi Division, the Yu family, and the Guoji family are enough. The reason why the prefectural magistrate wants all the tribe leaders to join forces is to show that the tribes of Tongren are united as one!

Don't forget that Tongren is surrounded by mountains, and the mountains are full of seedlings. If the tribes in the mountains follow suit, won't the world be in chaos? So, joining forces to expel Gedore tribe is to tell the tribes in the mountains that Tongren is a piece of iron. Tell them not to have any delusions. The prefectural magistrate has put in a lot of effort! The tribe leaders only need to send a small number of strong men to show their willingness to participate. "

The Great Mountains Department's Hongdong County Magistrate coughed and said, "The prefectural magistrate has good intentions, but if we use force to expel them, won't it cause the tribes in the mountains to become united against a common enemy and instead come out of the mountains? The land under my jurisdiction is at the foot of the Hundred Thousand Mountains … "

Only after the Hongdong County Magistrate spoke did Ye Xiaotian notice that he was actually wearing a county magistrate's official robe. Ye Xiaotian still remembered the last time he came to ask Prefectural Magistrate Zhang for money. At that time, he was wearing a navy blue native robe, a cloth handkerchief wrapped around his head, and a short knife hung at his waist. He did not look like a county magistrate, but more like a tribe leader from a stronghold.

When he asked for money from the prefectural magistrate, he wore a tribe leader's robe. Now that the prefectural magistrate came to him to discuss an alliance, he wore the court's official robe …

Ye Xiaotian understood the meaning behind this and could not help but secretly shake his head. These tribe leaders might not be very knowledgeable, but when it came to scheming and cunning, they were not inferior. This was why he did not take care of everything and let Gedore's troops deal with it alone. The human world was a good place, but there was no lack of evil in the human heart. They had to learn to adapt.

As soon as the Hongdong County Magistrate said this, a few tribe leaders immediately echoed him. These tribe leaders included Uros, Yi Mei Dong, and Shiya Dong. Their territories were all close to the mountains, so they had the same worry as the Great Mountains Department's Hongdong County Magistrate. They were afraid that this would enrage the tribes in the mountains and cause them to come out of the mountains in large numbers. They would be the first to suffer.

Fatty Zhang was so angry that he breathed heavily and said, "Are you worried that you will enrage the other tribes in the mountains? Now that Gedore's troops have come out of the mountains, they have already occupied a portion of the mountains, plains, and rivers of the Tixi Department. If we do not ruthlessly beat them back, aren't you worried that the other tribes in the mountains will follow suit and come out of the mountains one after another? "

Uros' Agachir said, "Magistrate's words are wrong. The tribes in the mountains have never been in contact with the outside world. Just now, Dai Tongzhi also said that the reason why Gedore's troops are coming out of the mountains this time is because they have received an oracle. Therefore, the magistrate's worries will not come true."

Fatty Zhang stared at him and said, "Then, will your Uros send out troops or not?"

In the end, under the pressure, Agachir did not dare to look him in the eye. He just lowered his gaze and said embarrassedly, "I thought that we should take this matter seriously!"

Fatty Zhang glared at Hongdong County Magistrate. Hongdong County Magistrate smiled apologetically and said, "I thought that peace should be valued, peace should be valued."

Fatty Zhang was so angry that he trembled. He closed his eyes and felt his scalp go numb. Suddenly, he felt as if the world was spinning. He was afraid that if he opened his eyes, he would not be able to hold on and fall to the ground. He could only grit his teeth and quietly wait for the dizziness to pass.

In his eyes, this period of time was very, very short. But in the eyes of the others in the hall, they only saw Magistrate Zhang, after being rejected by two chieftains in a row, his hands on the table, his eyes tightly closed, his face alternating between green and white. His cheeks trembled with agitation and beads of cold sweat dripped down his forehead …

Such a scene fell into the eyes of the crowd and left a very deep impression in their hearts. Perhaps, from this moment on, the shaky altar of the "King of Tong Ren" really collapsed with a loud bang, breaking into a pile of rubble.

Magistrate Zhang took a long time to calm down. He slowly opened his eyes and said in a somewhat weak voice to Yu Junting and Chieftain Guoji, "It seems that other people are going to sweep the snow in front of their own door. Regarding the matter of Gedore moving to Tixi, what do you two think?"

Yu Junting was the only woman among the officials present, and in terms of rank, she was the highest. So, of course, she had to answer first. Yu Junting had been playing with the small ivory fan in her hand. She gently tapped it on her warm palm a few times. Suddenly, she smiled faintly and said, "I think that it would be better to follow the old example of the Cool Moon Valley. Divide the land, pacify the people, and bring them under our jurisdiction!"

"What?"

Magistrate Zhang's eyes suddenly widened. He looked in disbelief at the little girl that he had always looked down on. In private, Yu Junting had complained to him more than once. She complained that if the magistrate didn't take action, the Yu family would act alone.

Magistrate Zhang had originally thought that no matter what today, Yu Junting would firmly stand on his side. How could it be … In that instant, Magistrate Zhang suddenly understood. His premonition was not wrong. There was indeed someone trying to suppress the Zhang family and fight for the family's position to rise a step. That person was this sweet mouthed little bitch in front of him!

The Yu family's power in Tong Ren was second only to the Zhang family. He should have thought of this earlier, should have thought of it earlier … but his premonition was too slow. It was only when the other person's intentions were revealed that he sensed it. Magistrate Zhang's entire body trembled. His hands and feet were cold. That dizziness came again.

Ye Xiaotian looked on coldly from the side. He suddenly felt that the scene in front of him was very familiar. That's right. When he was in Gourd County, Meng Qingwei, Xu Boyi, and Wang Ning had all played this kind of trick on him more than once. Fortunately, he was able to counterattack every time.

And when this scene finally appeared, he had already changed from being the target of everyone's attacks to being the mastermind behind the scenes. The person who was forced to abdicate became Hua Qingfeng. Right now, Magistrate Zhang was undoubtedly the "Hua Qingfeng" of that time. Then who was "Ye Xiaotian"?

Ye Xiaotian's gaze began to wander …