The leader led his disciples and fled back to the mountain with their faces covered in dirt, and immediately spread the news about this matter. This was no longer a personal grudge. It involved the honor of the Gu God Sect and the dignity of the great Gu God. The leader told everyone what happened in the village at the foot of the mountain. Gedore, who was already drunk, and the two tribal chiefs who came to help were furious. They immediately gathered their troops and went down the mountain to seek justice.
But Taoist Yun was very smart. He knew that Gedore's tribe was close. As soon as the leader left, he left the village with his younger brothers. Gedore didn't find the group of ox noses in the village, so he took Zhang Baozheng back to the mountain as a hostage. He said, "You must hand over the group of Taoists, or I will use Zhang Baozheng as punishment."
The Zhang family panicked and hurried to the Tixi Division to complain to Officer Zhang. The village adjacent to the Gedor tribe was the territory of the Tixi Zhang tribe, and Bao Zheng was Chief Zhang's nephew. Chief Zhang was furious when he heard the news. He had been forced to give in to Sheng Miao earlier, and he had already been holding back his anger. Now that Sheng Miao had gone even further, he could no longer tolerate it.
If he continued to tolerate this incident, how could he manage all the villages under his rule? He could say that what happened before was an order from Tongren Province. If he tolerated it this time, Officer Zhang, who was in charge of Tixi, would lose his prestige like Fatty Zhang of Tongren Province. At that time, it would be difficult for his subordinates to command him.
Officer Zhang gritted his teeth and gathered his troops to attack Gedore's village. He didn't go to attack the mountain in a daze. The ability of those "monkeys" to play with insects made him feel a lingering fear. Moreover, in the forest, the seedlings were as agile as apes and monkeys. They could jump and shoot arrows with incredible accuracy. This ability gave him a headache.
Officer Zhang set up camp in a fan-shaped formation, blocking the way for Gedore's men to go down the mountain. At the same time, he deployed a large number of soldiers on the side of the stream. If anyone from the village came out to fetch water, they would use crossbows to deal with them.
Most of Officer Zhang's soldiers were civilians and soldiers. Last time, more than a thousand people died or were injured. This time, many of the soldiers he brought were the brothers, clansmen, and friends of those who died or were injured. It could be said that they had a common enemy, and their morale was very high. In addition, Officer Zhang's tactics were right. Although the formation was not as magnificent as last time, it was still well-matched.
Since it was hard to tell who was better, of course he had to find someone to help. Officer Zhang sent someone to report the whole story of the war to Tongren Province. In his report, he naturally did not mention the mistakes of his own side. Instead, he embellished and described Gedore's men as lawless and domineering.
At the same time, he was worried that Magistrate Zhang still asked him to bear with it and refused to send troops to help. So he specially ordered a messenger to spread the news along the way. He did not believe that Magistrate Zhang would be a coward under such circumstances.
The Gedor was not idle either. After being honed by the war, his mind had become much more flexible. He was no longer as straightforward as he used to be. When the two sides were in a state of anxiety, he instigated the leader to ask for help from the Divine Hall. This war was for the Gu God. They had to win. There was no room for any mistakes. Otherwise, they would be the sinners of the Gu God Sect.
The leader agreed with him. He immediately wrote a secret letter and ordered someone to send it to the Divine Hall. In his letter, of course, he would not mention the mistakes of his own side. Instead, he exaggerated how Taoist Yun and other ox-nosed old Taoists insulted and despised their great and omnipotent god. How the Zhang family of the Tixi Bureau favored the old Taoists and humiliated and suppressed them. How they endured humiliation and suffered grievances for the Gu God Sect.
The remaining six Great Patriarchs of the Divine Hall could not help but be shocked when they saw the letter from the leader. Didn't they just hear that Tongren Province had agreed to settle Gedore's men in Tixi? It should have been a good thing for everyone. Why did there suddenly become a storm again?
However, although they were shocked, they did not hesitate this time. Because the nature of this incident was different. The other side directly insulted their god and issued the biggest challenge to them. All their honor and power came from the god they established. If they still turned a deaf ear to this, the whole foundation of the Gu God Sect would be shaken.
The six Great Patriarchs agreed and immediately made a decision to gather twenty thousand people to help Gedore. The dignity of the god must be protected. They had to win this battle.
For the imperial court, sending twenty thousand people was not a decision that could be made casually. They had to consider whether it was necessary to use the army to solve the problem. They had to consider how much rations and supplies would be consumed by twenty thousand people. If the battle was disadvantageous, how many more troops would be needed. Where would they transfer the troops from? If too many troops were transferred away, how would they ensure the stability of the original camp? There were also a series of problems related to personnel appointments.
But for the Divine Hall, all these things were not a problem.
They did not need to consider the rations and supplies. They were responsible for themselves. They were responsible for the rations and supplies. They were responsible for the personnel arrangements. If the battle was disadvantageous, they could just send more troops! If they sent too many troops, it would leave the rear empty? The Hundred Thousand Mountains were their best barrier. If they had the ability, they could attack. There was no need to fight. They could just drag them around the mountains and their army would be reduced by more than a third. They would collapse without a fight.
Without any burden, the six Great Patriarchs could easily make the decision to punish the people.
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Qing Lang Street, Tycoon's general store.
The fat tycoon, who was plump and round, folded his hands in his sleeves and said to Ye Xiaotian with a smile, "I'm not doing this just to take care of Big Brother's people. The mountain delicacies that he brought are really good, and some of them can be sold in my shop. Although some of them are not up to the standard of being rare, they are still good stuff. Since you've opened his store next to mine, I will naturally take care of it. "
Ye Xiaotian said, "Tycoon, now that you're a father, you've really matured. You're not as unreliable as before."
Tycoon rubbed his nose and said gloomily, "Was I unreliable in the past?"
Ye Xiaotian held back his laughter and said, "Just look at Old Mao. You're about the same as him. Now that you've grown up, Old Mao is still not very reliable. I plan to arrange his and Yunfei's wedding before the new year. Maybe he will calm down after they're married. I'm not going to talk to you anymore. There are still two families that I haven't arranged. We'll find time to have a drink later. "
Law Tycoon said, "Big Brother, why are you going through so much trouble? Why don't you let me arrange those two families? I'm worried that I don't have enough manpower in my store. I can't hire too many people that I know well. I can rest assured if I use your people."
Ye Xiaotian shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. I plan to arrange for these eight families to work in different industries. I don't want them to work in the same industry. "
Tycoon asked curiously, "Why is that?"
Ye Xiaotian smiled mysteriously and said, "Buddha said, it can't be said, it can't be said! Haha … "
After bidding farewell to Tycoon, Ye Xiaotian went to the literary school that was still under construction. The relatives of the eight elders had already arrived in Tongren Province. Ye Xiaotian arranged for them to stay in his residence. These people had to make a living here. Ye Xiaotian put in a lot of effort for this.
Ye Xiaotian made meticulous arrangements for these eight families. He didn't want any of them to work in the same industry. Under his arrangements, some of these families worked in the transportation industry, some were arranged to work in the government, some opened shops and some worked in the Civil School Martial Arts Meet that Ye Xiaotian was organizing …
Ye Xiaotian used these eight families as a test to see if they could adapt to the life outside the mountains. If they succeeded, they would be setting an example for many people in the mountains. When they returned to the mountains to visit their relatives, with their special identity, how much influence could they have on the people in the mountains and their relatives who were the elders of the mountains?
Ye Xiaotian knew very well that a casual word from his family was more effective than a hundred words from an outsider. He planned to use these eight families as an important part of his plan to take down the eight Great Elders, who were a stubborn fortress.
When Ye Xiaotian arrived at the literary school, the entire construction site was busy. As Magistrate Zhang believed Taoist Changfeng's words and ordered the dredging project to be stopped, the business of Yu Ji's brick and tile shop was affected. Initially, it was Ye Xiaotian who persuaded Yu Ji to build a brick and tile shop in the city. Now that the project was stopped, it was a loss to the brick and tile shop.
Although they could start work again after the New Year, the brick and tile shop could still be used. Moreover, the brick and tile shop in the city was also responsible for providing materials for Taoist Changfeng's Taoist temple, so there wouldn't be too much of a loss. However, Ye Xiaotian still felt bad.
Originally, in order to save money on the construction of the literary school and the martial group, some of the buildings Ye Xiaotian had planned to build with yellow mud and thatch roofs. This time, he simply increased his investment and built everything with bricks and tiles. In this way, Yu Ji's losses from the dredging project were compensated.
Ye Xiaotian saw that the literary school was beginning to take shape and felt very gratified. As he was listening to the foreman's report on the progress, Li Qiuchi rushed over with a head full of sweat. As soon as he saw Ye Xiaotian, he said: "Dongweng, your student has finally found you. Quickly return to the yamen, there's trouble."
Ye Xiaotian was taken aback. "What's going on?"
Li Qiuchi wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Ye Xiaotian: "There's fighting at the Tixi Division again! Magistrate Daren is furious and summoned all the officials to send troops to suppress Gedore's troops again. "
Hearing this, Ye Xiaotian was shocked. The affairs of the world were ever-changing. Sure enough, you couldn't just do whatever you wanted. He had predicted the previous war, but he didn't expect that when he had already been perfectly resolved, there would be trouble again. Could it be that Magistrate Zhang's previous concession was just a delaying tactic?
Not knowing what was going on, Ye Xiaotian hurried over to the magistrate's yamen. At this time, Daoist Yun had already rushed back to Tongren. With an incomparably large belly and a fat pig's head, he went to see Daoist Changfeng. Firstly, he wanted to report to Daoist Changfeng, and secondly, he hoped that Daoist Changfeng would have a way to cure him of the strange insect.
Although after a few days, he discovered that his strange appearance was not fatal, when a Daoist who was originally as graceful as an immortal suddenly turned into a pig, no one would be able to accept it. With this appearance, how could he deceive people in the future? Wouldn't he have to go on stage and pretend to be Marshal Tian Peng during the Heavenly Grand Ritual?
At this time, it just so happened that it was the seventh day since Luogou had cast the insect on him. The effects of the insect were about to disappear, but the side effects were about to appear …
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