Feng Chu got out of the car, and everyone looked into the car.
"My eldest grandma paid a visit to Patriarch Shi and Mrs. Feng," Feng Chu said with a smile. "Now eldest grandma has settled in the nearby village. If the patriarch and Mrs. Feng are willing, my eldest grandma will come to visit us again."
After handing over the letter, the people of the Beishan tribe watched the maid walk back into the carriage, then the horse turned around and walked away slowly.
Just a girl delivering a letter made this tribe feel like it was facing a formidable enemy. Besides, this girl didn't seem to have any other merits except that she looked very substantial.
The guard who led the troops was relieved when they saw the carriage go away, and walked into the tribe with the letter.
Patriarch Shi was already waiting there and read the letter carefully. It was just an ordinary greeting card: "What does the Zhou Dynasty mean by this?"
Patriarch Shi looked at his mother, Mrs. Feng Tai.
Mrs. Feng looked at the beautiful handwriting on the invitation and said nothing for a long time.
Chief Shi said: "They have indeed settled in the village? Let people go and check. That village is the territory of our Beishan tribe."
Patriarch Shi said as he went to see Mrs. Feng again: "This Grandma Song is so courageous. Is it possible that we are sure that our Beishan tribe will not attack her?"
Mrs. Feng took a sip of tea: "Of course we can attack her. Grandma Song doesn't have many people with her. The warriors of our tribe can surround her in the village. No matter how powerful the people she leads are, after all, we are outnumbered. We
There is a chance to capture her.
If you want, you can set fire to the village and let her die in the fire."
Patriarch Shi's expression darkened when he heard this: "But if this means that he will openly oppose the imperial court, then Song Chengxuan will definitely not give up. Before Grandma Song came, Song Chengxuan's scouts had already appeared around, and the official road nearby
, villages, and woods were all visited by him, and he did not hide his whereabouts. He sent letters again and again to explain his purpose, which was obviously to knock the mountain and shake the tiger.
Not only Song Chengxuan, the court also sent a letter from Prince Cheng. I am afraid that Prince Cheng also has some friendship with Governor Song and Grandma Song. In addition, there are also the Anyi Marquis Mansion and the entire Haixi tribe."
"Yes," Mrs. Feng said, "Killing her alone will cause so much trouble, and you already know it in your heart, so what else is scary about her.
Although Song Chengxuan sent scouts before, he always alerted our tribe when he was moving around. This was to show courtesy first and then attack. If there is a real war, you should also know how difficult he is to deal with."
Of course Chief Shi knew that Song Chengxuan had sent a letter, and he immediately sent people to guard against him, but it was of no use. Those scouts appeared and disappeared, and they quickly probed the surroundings clearly. Although the Beishan tribe did not confront Song Chengxuan head-on, they also tested each other.
Learn the other party’s details.
Song Chengxuan was more difficult to deal with than they thought, and no one wanted to create such a strong enemy for themselves.
Chief Shi frowned and said: "That being said, our Beishan tribe has never been afraid of anyone. If my brother's family is really harmed by the Haixi tribe, we will have to settle this debt with the Haixi tribe even if we offend Song Chengxuan."
It's just that in this situation, they have to make choices more carefully, as one wrong step may destroy the entire tribe.
Seeing her son's hesitant expression, Mrs. Feng smiled and said, "This is the result that Governor Song and Grandma Song want."
Patriarch Shi asked, "Why did mother say that?"
Mrs. Feng looked out the window: "It's getting late, it's time for me to leave."
Patriarch Shi was surprised: "Where are you going?"
"Go and see Grandma Song," Mrs. Feng said, "and let me see how capable Grandma Song is at redressing my son's injustice."
…
Xu Qinghuan welcomed Mrs. Feng into the house.
Although Mrs. Feng is over forty years old, she is well-maintained. She is wearing the clothes commonly worn by the ladies of the Zhou Dynasty. From a distance, she looks like a daughter of a wealthy family in Beijing.
Xu Qinghuan stepped forward to greet her, and Mrs. Feng smiled and extended her hand to support her, just like a kind elder, but some people can't look at the surface.
Patriarch Shi Lao passed away early, and the Beishan tribe also went through several disputes, but Mrs. Feng was the only one who managed to survive until Mrs. Feng’s youngest son inherited the position of patriarch. There are so many competitive men in the Beishan tribe.
, how could a woman take the lead so easily? This shows how powerful Mrs. Feng is.
"Madam," Xu Qinghuan said, "You are here for Mr. Shi's case. Why don't you tell me about the case?"
Mrs. Feng smiled and said: "Grandma Song is so forthright, so I won't be polite."
Mrs. Feng gave birth to two sons. The eldest son was supposed to inherit the position of clan leader. Unfortunately, he left the clan with his wife and children and disappeared. People from the Beishan tribe searched everywhere to no avail. The land of Nuergan was vast but sparsely populated.
It's not easy for people. You can still find some clues at first, but as time goes by, you don't know where to start.
At that time, the Beishan tribe had a dispute with the Haixi tribe. The Beishan tribe suspected that Haixi was secretly retaliating, so they arrested a Haixi tribe member and interrogated him privately.
"They knew my son's last whereabouts, just like what we found out," Mrs. Feng seemed to be telling a story, with no emotion on her face. "When we were about to continue the interrogation, he took advantage of us when we weren't paying attention.
He bit off the blood on both hands and committed suicide.
Immediately afterwards, the Haixi tribe came to our door and said that we had captured their tribesmen and forced us to release them."
Xu Qinghuan said: "There was another fight between the two clans, and dozens of people were killed and injured before they stopped."
Mrs. Feng narrowed her eyes slightly: "Does Grandma Song think it is our Beishan tribe's fault? In the past, the two tribes were united and supported each other, but unexpectedly, as time went by, everyone began to have their own thoughts. After all, Beishan and
Haixi are the two largest tribes in Nurgan.
We were close to the Tatars, so they thought we were close to the Tatars. The Great Zhou Guards came to the clan several times and captured our clansmen for interrogation. Some people said that the Haixi clan had an appointment with the Marquis of Anyi long ago. After the border was stabilized,
Marquis Anyi will help the Haixi tribe to unify the entire Nuergan, so that Nuergan will only have the Haixi tribe from now on."
"When two tigers fight, one of them will be injured," Xu Qinghuan looked at Mrs. Feng, "Hasn't it ever occurred to Mrs. Feng that someone is deliberately trying to sow discord between the two clans, hoping that the fishermen will benefit?"
Mrs. Feng did not speak.
Xu Qinghuan said: "There were frequent battles between Beishan and Haixi. The Northern Frontier Guards requested orders from the imperial court to mobilize troops and horses to take precautions. It was at that time that the various guard posts of the Liaodong Dusi were subject to frequent personnel transfers. My husband carefully read the roster of the guard posts.
Most of the people who raised the army with the Yu family this time are those who have been transferred to the guard station in recent years."
Mrs. Feng said: "You mean someone took advantage of us?"
Xu Qinghuan said: "The Madam has never found out the whereabouts of Mr. Shi. At this moment, someone is going to send the evidence to the Madam. The Madam believes that before they do it, it is better for someone to investigate more carefully."
Xu Qinghuan didn't wait for Mrs. Feng to speak and continued: "The person who privately sent the letter to Mrs. Feng should be the Xiao family, right?
The Xiao family is very problematic. They hid in secret and informed Mrs. Ji that she was coming with Miss Yu San. This Mrs. Ji used to be a country squire and raised many young women at home. Now Mrs. Ji will take those poor women.
Bring them together as a gift to the Beishan tribe.
Does Mrs. Madam know about this matter?
Is the Beishan tribe so unbearable? Really, Mrs. Feng is sorry for the clothes she wears."