Yue Tengzhong continued: "Let's talk about the second one, about the customs of various tribes. The tribal customs of Songfan tribes are completely different from those of us Ming people. We also have customs in various places in Ming Dynasty, but we can change it and follow the local customs.
When a northerner comes to the south, within five or ten years, his food, clothing and speech will gradually resemble those of the south. After twenty years, except for a slightly different accent, you won't even be able to tell that he is a northerner."
"As for the Songfan tribe, their customs are deep-rooted and engraved in their bones. They have their own set of ideas, and it is difficult for you to force changes. For example, the Chama tribe does not eat fish. They believe that,
Fish is their ancestral god, and eating fish is blasphemous..."
Yue Tengzhong talked non-stop and gave many examples. After speaking, Lord Qu Jing nodded and encouraged: "What Abbot Yue said is very informative and helps all of us calm down and recognize the reality we are in. Based on
Therefore, if you have any suggestions, you can share them freely, whether good or bad, experience, or lessons learned."
Zeng Zhi saluted and stood up: "I have something to say, and I won't be happy if I don't say it!"
"Abbot Zeng contributed greatly to the Taoist sect in quelling the Miao rebellion. Please share your experience and opinions."
Zeng Zhili said: "At the end of last year, Baimayuan sent troops, surrounded the Qionghe tribe, forced the Qionghe tribe to restructure, plundered the tribesmen down the mountain, and forcibly naturalized them. This incident caused a huge shock among the Songfan tribes and caused extremely bad effects.
For a time, people in all tribes were panicked. After I heard about this, my heart felt like a knife. I was sad for the misfortunes of the people of the Qionghe tribe, and worried about the bad influence caused by our Taoist sect in Hongyuan. These things are all caused by Zhao...
…”
Zeng Zhili's face was filled with grief and anger, and he became more and more excited as he spoke. Just when he was about to point his finger at Zhao Ran and reprimand him, Lu Zhiyu unexpectedly asked Meng Supervisor from below: "I feel sorry for the people of the Qionghe tribe? Is this the Taoist abbot or the tribe's wizard?"
Meng Jianyuan shook his head: "This is the abbot Zeng who went to Anle to beg the chieftain in the mountains. Don't you know him?"
Lu Zhiyu suddenly realized: "You are so famous. I heard that whichever chieftain kills more people will get a bigger official position for him? I saw it today..."
Although the two people's muttering below was not loud, it was clearly audible. Zeng Zhili's face suddenly turned red, he glared at Lu Zhiyu and Meng Supervisor and shouted: "What are you talking nonsense!"
Lu Zhiyu chuckled: "Is it nonsense? Isn't it the truth?"
Zeng Zhili took a few steps forward, pointed at Lu Zhiyu and said angrily: "Why do you give it to the official just because you kill more people? Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand the situation!"
Lu Zhiyu stood up abruptly, slapped away Zeng Zhili's hand pointing at him, and said with a black face: "Don't point fingers at me! I have many people in Lizhou, and even the subordinates you are begging for have met.
Grandpa doesn’t dare to take a deep breath. What kind of onion are you, a weakling? If you point at me again, I’ll have to beat you up today!”
Zeng Zhili had never seen this scene before. He felt that Lu Zhiyu in front of him was as terrifying as a ferocious spirit. He panicked and involuntarily took two steps back. He accidentally tripped on the leg of the abbot of the hospital, Nie Zhishen. His whole body fell down and pressed heavily on Nie Zhishen's leg.
On the body.
Nie Zhishen screamed in pain and pushed Zeng Zhili to the ground unceremoniously. He held his knees and said "ouch" while complaining: "Be careful!"
Lu Zhiyu sneered and said: "You are so cowardly, how dare you serve as a supervisor in the feudal vassal? If you let us in Lizhou, we will die without knowing how!"
Lord Qu Jing said calmly: "Lu Supervisor, if you have anything to say, please say it. Don't act like you do in the mountains. This is Tianhe Palace, not a place for you to act wild!"
Lu Zhiyu glared at Qu Jingzhu: "What did you say? Say it again if you have the ability!"
Master Qu Jing turned his face away and snorted coldly, but he was really afraid that this barbarian from Lizhou would rush up and get beaten by him. No matter how he argued in the future, at least the current loss would be in vain.
Ye Yunxuan finally spoke: "Lu Supervisor, sit back and don't make trouble."
Lu Zhiyu then sat back on the futon with a smile and said: "Ye Du said not to be upset, didn't he talk about customs? I just want to explain to Zeng Jianyuan what the customs are in Lizhou."
Zhao Ran felt very happy and secretly raised his thumb: "High!"
Ye Yunxuan said: "Zeng Jianyuan continued."
Zeng Zhili got up, looked at Lu Zhiyu, unconsciously took two steps to the other side, and continued: "I have been in charge of Hongyuan for two and a half years. I dare not say that I have made any great achievements, but at least I have stabilized the situation of the three departments.
Yes, the government is well-connected and the people..."
Just when he said this, Yuan Hao couldn't help but interject: "The government is connected with the people? I disagree with this statement! The ministries are isolated and the party affairs are rampant. This is true. In the past three years of being in power, the credibility is only 20,000 Gui. It is not as good as a Taoist temple. What can I say?
Politically connected and harmonious?"
Zeng Zhili said angrily: "At least I didn't use weapons without permission! But what about the past few years? First, a large army entered the city, captured hundreds of good people in one breath, and forced them to build the city and roads; then they gathered a large army at the foot of Haizi Mountain and killed Qionghe.
The whole country is bleeding like a river! This is the work of a single man, and it is really a tyranny! He provoked civil unrest without authorization, and he has been arrested and imprisoned in the Central Plains long ago!"
Yuan Hao said: "We arrested hundreds of good citizens in one go. They were idle, bullied the market, and smashed up shops. Such lawless people turned out to be good people in Abbot Zeng's heart. The Qionghe tribe was full of blood. I don't even know where to start?"
Abbot Zeng, if you want to taint someone's innocence, you should at least stick to the sidelines and have some knowledge, okay?"
Zeng Zhili said: "At the foot of Haizi Mountain, Zhuo Shansuo, the leader of the Qionghe tribe, was ambushed and killed by Baimayuan for no reason. At that time, the streets were full of bloody corpses, and naturally the blood flowed into rivers! Yuan Hao, how long do you want to keep it secret?
Do you really think you can stop the mouth of the world?"
Yuan Hao asked: "The streets are full of bloody corpses? Have you ever seen it with your own eyes?"
Zeng Zhili said: "For the details, both Chieftain Danmu and Chieftain Wanqiu have written letters and submitted a petition to Tianhe Palace!"
Yuan Hao sneered: "You will believe whatever the vassal says. It was like this in Anle, it was like this when you arrived at Hongyuan, and it is still like this after leaving Hongyuan, and what's worse! Yuan really doesn't know
, did you, Zeng Jianyuan, eat food from the Taoist sect or from the feudal clan?"
Zeng Zhili said angrily: "Yuan Hao, don't spit on others!"
Yuan Hao sneered: "Bloody talk? Then let's talk about what you call a river of blood first. Yuan doesn't know where to start talking about a river of blood, but today at least he knows what nonsense is! Zeng Jianyuan just mentioned Danmu and Wanqiu
, why didn’t you say Mei Si? Mei Si and Yuan are both parties involved. It’s really strange not to believe the words of our parties, but to believe the nonsense of someone who was not at the scene at all. I can tell you very responsibly that Haizi
At the foot of the mountain, our Baimayuan inspection did disperse a group of Qionghe tribe thugs who attempted to attack the Xiaojie Temple. One of the bandit leaders, Zhuoshan, was killed on the spot, and more than 30 people were arrested. There were no other casualties in the rest. According to Zeng Jianyuan, it became
Rivers of blood flowed, and Yuan really felt sorry for those dedicated and conscientious inspectors!"