Hanhai Prefecture is the headquarters of the Huangyue Bandits. As the largest group of immortal bandits in the Xiantian Wuji Realm, the Yellow Yue Bandits are undoubtedly the dominant group among the immortal bandits.
After Fang Jian entered Hanhai Prefecture, he went directly to Daze City, the headquarters of Huang Yue Bandits. Along the way, Huang Yue Bandits could be seen everywhere, and there were even many children and teenagers picking mulberry.
Fang Jian thought for a moment, then landed in front of a group of teenagers who were picking mulberry trees, and asked them, "Excuse me, are the two leaders Zhuang Qi and Pian Zhi in Daze City?"
A girl put a juicy mulberry into her mouth and ate it. Then she looked at Fang Jian with a pair of bright eyes and asked, "Who are you? What are you doing with our leader?"
Fang Jian smiled and said, "I am from the south and I have something to discuss with you two leaders."
The girl tilted her head and said, "Oh, are people from the south also from the Great Court?"
Fang Jian was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why do you ask that?"
At this time, a young man standing on a ten-thousand-year-old mulberry tree next to him said: "A few days ago, a group of people came to Hanhai Prefecture from the south. They claimed to be people from Daoting. They came to Hanhai Prefecture as envoys under the decree of the Forum. They also wanted to Meet the two leaders."
"People from the Great Court?!" Fang Jian's face condensed slightly, and he immediately asked: "Do you know the name of the person who came from the Great Court?"
The boy on the tree asked the girl below: "Sister, do you remember that person's name?"
The girl raised her head and thought for a while, and finally said to Fang Jian: "It seems to be called 'Yi Yuan Dao Zun', and there are two deputies named Gu Peng Shangqing and Lian Jin Shangqing."
Fang Jian was slightly shocked when he heard this. Taoist Master Yi Yuan was the councilor of the forum. He was also the son of Taoist Master Taiyi and a powerful figure in the Second Pure Realm.
And Gu Peng Shangqing and Lian Jin Shangqing are both pastors of Honglutai in Daoting. It seems that Daozun Yi Yuan brought these two Honglutai pastors to Hanhai Prefecture for something.
If this is the case, then you have to cover up something and cannot expose it in advance.
Thinking of this, Fang Jian raised his hands to the girl in front of him and said, "Thank you, lady, for not hesitate to tell me."
The girl smiled and said: "You're welcome, do you want to eat mulberries? These are mulberries from the ten thousand year old mulberry tree." She grabbed a few mulberries with her little hand and handed them over.
Fang Jian stretched out his hand to take it, put a mulberry into his mouth and bit it. Immediately, a fragrance and sweetness filled his lips and teeth, and even an extremely rich fairy spirit gushed out along with the mulberry juice.
"Is it delicious?" the girl asked.
Fang Jian nodded and praised: "It's delicious, very sweet."
The girl's eyebrows turned into a crescent smile, and Fang Jian asked again: "Are you picking these mulberries to make elixirs?"
The girl shook her head and said: "To make elixirs, we need better ones. Only mulberries from Yimulberry trees that are more than 100,000 years old can be used to make elixirs. These mulberries can only be used as fruit."
"Then you want to harvest and sell them?" Fang Jian asked.
The girl nodded and said: "A pound of mulberries can make a fortune."
"Well, do you only sell to people in Hanhai Prefecture?" Fang Jian asked again.
The girl said: "What else?"
"You can sell it to Da Ting or other places." Fang Jian said.
The girl smiled and said: "We never do business with the Great Court, we only rob, and rob the nobles of the Great Court."
Fang Jian said: "So, your parents are both Huang Yue bandits?"
The word 'bandit' is a derogatory term at any time, but the three words 'huangyue bandit' are definitely not. Even Huangyue bandit himself is very proud of these three words.
"It's our whole family," the girl said proudly.
Fang Jian smiled and said: "But robbing Qinggui can only be temporary and cannot be sustained forever."
"How is this possible?" the girl said: "The nobles of the Great Court are so rich, how can they not keep snatching them away?"
Fang Jian said: "What if one day there are fewer nobles? Or there are no more nobles? Who will you rob then?"
"It's impossible." The girl said with a serious face: "There will be Qinggui at any time. As long as there is power, Qinggui will always exist. This is what the big leader Zhuang Qi said."
Fang Jian looked slightly stern when he heard this, and immediately said to the girl: "What your leader said is right."
Then Fang Jian ordered a Hong Qing Xuan Talisman, each containing the power of Fang Jian's 'Luxury Xuan Qi' and 'Tai Su Xuan Qi', which were enough to protect the girl and the people around her as long as she did not encounter a powerful Erqing realm.
"Thank you for the mulberry. This mysterious talisman is my return gift." Fang Jian said, and put the Hongqing mysterious talisman between the girl's eyebrows.
The girl quickly reached out to touch her eyebrows, but found nothing. When he came back to his senses, he found that Fang Jian had disappeared.
"Huh? Where are the others?" the girl asked.
The boy on the tree said blankly: "He disappeared. He disappeared suddenly. Sister, this person seems to be very powerful."
But it was said that after Fang Jian left, he spent a thousand Hongmeng Dao Qi to use the editor to change his description, turning into an extremely ordinary young Taoist priest. He looked at his hands, and then used the 'Shen Qing Jade Jade' Ruyi took it out and held it in his hand, then continued towards Daze City.
Daze City is more like a town than a city, because Daze City has no city walls at all and is full of various compounds at a glance.
This compound is a Huangyue Bandit family, including the Huangyue Bandit's leader Zhuang Qi and the second leader Daizhi, who all live in this large courtyard with their families.
There are no checks, no patrols, not even people to maintain order here, but the streets are clean, and despite the crowds of people, there is no chaos at all.
Fang Jian understood after only a brief understanding that the Huangyue bandits were still a group of fairy bandits. They only had the order of fairy bandits. Although they occupied Hanhai Prefecture, they had not established a complete system and order at all. .
Therefore, the governance model of the Huangyue bandits is probably the "neighbor supervision" model. This is also related to the concept proposed by Zhuang Qi and Dao Zhi. Zhuang Qi and Dao Zhi believe that if there is a system, there will be power, and if there is power, there will be power. They were born in noble families, so they existed in the "bandit" mode. Although there were various leaders within the Huangyue bandits, they were not usually called leaders, but eldest brother, second brother, or even elders and juniors.
In this way, the Huangyue Bandits are equivalent to a huge family. Since they are a family, there is naturally no distinction between high and low.
Facts have proved that this is reasonable. At least when Fang Jian walked on the streets of Daze City, everyone he saw was in harmony. There was no orderly hierarchy and distinction between high and low like in Yujing City.
But this also brings up a problem, that is, how can I meet Zhuang Qi and Tao Zhi?
After stopping to think about it, Fang Jian decided to find someone to ask.
However, as soon as he opened his mouth, the passerby in front of him pointed to the north of Daze City and said calmly: "The big leader's yard is in the northwest corner, and the second leader's yard is in the northeast corner. Just go directly to whichever leader you want to see. No need to report."
"Uh" Fang Jian never expected to be so casual, so he thanked him immediately and followed the road pointed by the passerby to the northwest corner.
Sure enough, I saw a courtyard here that was larger than other courtyards. At this time, a group of children were playing at the entrance of the courtyard, and there was not even a person on duty at the entrance of the courtyard.
Fang Jian came to the entrance of the courtyard and forgot to glance inside, but he could only hear some faint voices. There were also a few girls playing games in the front yard. It seemed that everyone was behind them.
Fang Ji asked the children playing at the door: "Hello, I would like to ask, is Chief Zhuang Qi here?"
A group of children who were dancing the grid turned to look at Fang Jian, and then one child said: "Yes, but the big leader is meeting guests in the backyard."
Fang Jian asked again: "Can I go in?"
"Okay." The children said.
Fang Jian smiled and thanked him, then turned around and entered the courtyard gate. At this time, a young man walked out of the side room in the front courtyard and came straight to Fang Jian. He first bowed his hands and then asked, "Where are the guests coming from?" ?”
Fang Jian cupped his hands and said, "Coming from the south, I want to see the leader Zhuang Qi."
The young man smiled and said, "Brother is currently receiving guests from the Great Court. How about I ask you to sit in the side room?"
"Okay." Fang Jian nodded, and then asked the young man, "What do you call fellow Taoist?"
The young man smiled and said, "I'm going to Zhuang Xi."
Then Fang Jian and Zhuang Xi entered the side room together. Zhuang Xi made tea for Fang Jian, and Fang Jian took this opportunity to learn something about the Huang Yue bandit from Zhuang Xi.
About an hour later, Fang Jian heard a sound of voices coming from outside. He turned his head and looked outside, and saw a group of noble people in rich clothes walking out of the backyard.
The leader of the meeting was none other than Daozun Yi Yuan, the Councilor of the Great Court. Behind him were the two Honglutai pastors, Gu Peng Shangqing and Lian Jin Shangqing, followed by a group of young ministers and ministers. , the formation is very big.
The last person who came out was a man in simple clothes. Zhuang Xi immediately said to Fang Jian, "That is my brother Zhuang Qi."
Fang Jian looked intently, and even though he had made a judgment, Zhuang Qi and Da Ting did not seem to have reached anything, as could be seen from their expressions.
Daoting's face was full of arrogance and indifference, and although Zhuang Qi was smiling, there was a trace of obvious anger hidden under that smile.
There was not even the most basic etiquette on both sides. After coming out of the backyard, everyone in the Daoting left directly under the leadership of Taoist Yi Yuan.
At this time, Zhuang Xi immediately got up and ran out of the side room, calling Zhuang Qi who was about to go back, "Brother."
Zhuang Yu turned around and saw Zhuang Xi, stopped immediately, and then asked Zhuang Xi, "How long have you been home, brother and sister?"
Zhuang Xi was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's been half a month."
"My brothers and sisters have been back for half a month, why don't you go over to visit your father-in-law and mother-in-law? Is this ridiculous?" Zhuang Qi said.
Zhuang Xi scratched his head and said, "Well, I want to stay and help my brother."
Zhuang Qi waved his hand and said: "It's all trivial here. My younger siblings go home to visit relatives. If you don't want to go with them, forget it. It's like not visiting for so long. It's very shameful! You can go there early tomorrow morning and go to the market tonight. Buy some fairy fruits and delicacies, and by the way, your father-in-law loves to drink, so remember to bring some wine pills."
"Yes." Zhuang Xi bowed and said to Zhuang Qi, "Brother, there was another guest just now. He said he came from the south and wanted to see you."
"Oh?" Zhuang Qi glanced behind Zhuang Xi and happened to see Fang Jian walking slowly over.
Zhuang Xi turned around and took a look and said immediately: "Brother, this is this fellow Taoist. He said it is not convenient to reveal his name here."
Zhuang Qi nodded, cupped his hands towards Fang Jian and said, "Please go to the backyard to talk."
Fang Jian cupped his hands and said, "Okay."
When Fang Jian and Zhuang Qi came to the backyard, they discovered that the backyard was a very spacious small dirt yard, but it was indeed very neatly maintained. The ground was covered with small gravels. Although it was simple, it was very delicate.
At this time, a woman from Da Luo Jin Wonderland was arranging the tables and chairs in the yard. Zhuang Qiu said to Fang Jian, "This is my wife."
The woman raised her head. In fact, at this level of Taoism, there are basically no ugly people. However, Zhuang Qi's wife gave people the impression of being a very simple and dignified woman, a good wife and loving mother.
Fang Jian bowed his head to the woman, and the woman returned the salute, and then said, "I'll make tea."
Zhuang Yu invited Fang Jian to sit down, and then the two of them sat down. Zhuang Yu said directly: "Can I tell you my identity now?"
Fang Jian smiled slightly, then cupped his hands and said, "Zongguo Fang Jian, I have met the great leader Zhuang Qi."
"Are you the prince Fang Jian?" Zhuang Qi heard this and asked Fang Jian in surprise.
Fang Jian nodded, Zhuang Qi took a closer look, and then said: "Your country rebelled against Daoting and wiped out the 120,000 troops of the Four Kingdoms Alliance. Our people in the south have sent this information back. you're good."
Fang Jian waved his hand and said: "Actually, I came to Hanhai Prefecture this time to invite you Huang Yue Bandits to the country."
"Don't go!" Zhuang Qi said simply: "I know your reason for coming, but what I want to say is that your country and the Great Court are just the same."
Fang Jian was not angry when he heard this, but smiled and asked, "Why do you see it?"
"Respecting the inferior and the inferior, fighting for power and gain, this is the eternal principle of your country. We Huangyue bandits advocate equality and have never liked power, fame and fortune." Zhuang Qi said.
Fang Jian nodded and said: "The chief is right. Our country also advocates 'equality of all living beings', so we will abolish the system of nobles and nobles. There will no longer be nobles and nobles, but moral and capable people will occupy important positions." For the welfare of all sentient beings.”
Hearing Fang Jian's words, Zhuang Qi looked slightly surprised, looked at Fang Jian carefully, and then said: "You can say this, whether your country can really do it or not, this is amazing. But you Although the system of nobles and nobles has been abolished, you still have official positions and authority. Doesn’t this mean that there are still high and low levels?”
"No." Fang Jian said with a smile: "Official positions are only different in the division of labor, and there is no distinction between high and low. The talented will be promoted and the mediocre will be demoted."
Zhuang Qi said: "Then let me ask you, does your country have an army?"
"Yes." Fang Jian nodded and said.
Zhuang Qi asked: "Does the person who is in charge of the army have more weight than the person who is not in charge of the army? Does his status become higher invisibly?"
Fang Jian smiled and said: "The big leader is right, but we can use the legal system to restrict him, supervise him, and continue to educate him so that he understands that being in charge of the army is just a job, not a privilege."
Zhuang Qi said: "Why not just abolish the army?"
Fang Jian was stunned for a moment, and then said with some uncertainty: "Big leader, what did you say?"
Zhuang Qi said: "Then why not just abolish the army? In this way, the above problems will not arise, and there will be no need to formulate special systems and laws to restrict it. Wouldn't it be easier?"
Fang Jian stared at Zhuang Qi for a moment, and then said: "Big leader, do the Huang Yue bandits have an army?"
"No." Zhuang Fu said: "The entire Hanhai Prefecture is full of Huang Yue bandits. If we want to fight, we will directly summon all the qualified Yellow Yue bandits in Hanhai Prefecture to gather together and then fight together."
Fang Jian smiled and said, "What if they don't listen to your call?"
"Impossible." Zhuang Qi said: "Every time we leave Hanhai Prefecture to fight, they will obey the call."
Fang Jian said: "I mean, what if, what if they don't obey the call?"
Zhuang Qi said without hesitation: "Then I won't force you. Everyone is equal. They have the freedom and power to disobey calls."
Fang Jian nodded, and then said: "Then there is a problem. If Daoting launches a large-scale attack on Hanhai Prefecture, and the Huang Yue bandits in Hanhai Prefecture do not obey your call, then how can you protect these people in Hanhai Prefecture? "
"Hahaha." Zhuang Qi laughed and said: "The problem you mentioned does not exist. If Daoting launches a large-scale attack on Hanhai Prefecture, then everyone will unite to resist Daoting. At that time, even if I don't have to summon everyone, they will gather automatically. Rise and fight.”
At this time, Zhuang Qi's wife had already walked over with fairy tea. She first placed a cup of fairy tea in front of Fang Jian. Fang Jian thanked him, and then she took another cup and placed it in front of Zhuang Qi.
But before she put the tea cup in her hand, she heard Fang Jian say: "This is not necessarily true. What if most of the people defect to the Great Court, betray the Huang Yue bandits, or are bribed by the Great Court? ?”
'Pa da' The tea cup in Mrs. Zhuang Qi's hand shook slightly, her face changed slightly, and she immediately looked towards Zhuang Qi.
'bump'
Zhuang Qi stood up and said angrily to Fang Jian: "I don't allow you to insult our Huang Yue bandits like this. The Huang Yue bandits have never had a traitor since their inception."
After saying that, Zhuang Qi raised his hand and pointed to the outer courtyard and said, "Please leave, you are not welcome here."
"Don't be angry, talk nicely." Zhuang Qi's wife immediately pushed Zhuang Qi back and said.
But after Zhuang Qi was pushed back to his seat, he still turned his head to one side, expressing his extreme disgust at Fang Jian.
Fang Jian stood up with a smile, cupped his hands towards Zhuang Qi and said, "Don't be angry, chief. I'm just making an assumption."
Zhuang Qi said: "Even if it is hypothetical, I will not allow you to insult these brothers and relatives of mine."
Mrs. Zhuang Qi hurriedly said: "Friend Taoist, my husband just had an argument with the people in the Daoting today and is a little tired. Why don't you go back to your residence to have a rest first. If you have anything to do, how about we talk about it another day?"
Fang Jian looked at Zhuang Qi, who turned his head to the side, and immediately stood up and said, "Okay, then I won't disturb him and take my leave."
Then Zhuang Qi's wife personally sent Fang Jian out of the backyard. Fang Jian said goodbye to Mrs. Zhuang Qi and turned to leave. At this time, Zhuang Xi came up from behind and sent Fang Jian out of Zhuang Qi's residence.
After walking to a deserted place, Zhuang Xi stopped Fang Jian and said, "I heard the conversation between you and your brother just now."
Fang Jian smiled slightly and said, "Oh? What do fellow Taoists think of it?"
Zhuang Xi sighed, and then whispered: "I think what you are saying makes sense. In fact, our Huangyue bandits have also produced some traitors in recent years, but we have hidden it from my brother. My brother is a good person who can't get rid of the dirt in his eyes. He I think that my brothers and relatives of Huang Yue Bandits are the most united and affectionate."
Speaking of this, Zhuang Xi asked Fang Jian: "I have also heard the hypothesis made by Zhucai. To be honest, I am very worried. What should we do if something like that really happens? Hanhai Prefecture has never encountered anything like Da Ting's. The main reason for the attack is that this place is remote and desolate. Therefore, even if Daoting wins the attack on Hanhai Prefecture, the harvest will not be as high as the effort, so there is no need to conquer. Therefore, the elder brother and all the leaders have a kind of self-confidence. Even if Daoting attacks Hanhai Prefecture, we can unite to defend against the enemy."
When Fang Jian heard Zhuang Xi's words, he immediately knew that Zhuang Xi was a very sober person, so he said: "To solve this problem, we must first establish a reliable army, so that we can have the most basic strength to defend Hanhai State. Like The current situation in Hanhai Prefecture is that although there are a huge number of Huangyue bandits, everyone exists as a family. On weekdays, the wives and children are hot on the bed, and they are only called together at short notice when they have to go out to fight. This model is no problem in normal times. Yes, but in a crisis, it is completely scattered. Therefore, I suggest you first build an army that only listens to one order and has one goal."
But after hearing this, Zhuang Xi shook his head and said: "It can't be done. My brother hates 'official positions', 'organizations', 'systems' and other forms of hierarchical classification. If you want to establish an army, the necessary hierarchical system must be established." It is inevitable."
Fang Jian was a little speechless when he heard this, and finally shook his head and said: "Then you can only take your time, take it one step at a time."
Zhuang Xi nodded and said, "That's all we have to do."
After saying that, Zhuang Xi cupped his hands towards Fang Jian and said, "Okay, I'll send my fellow Taoist here. I'm going to visit my father-in-law at his home tomorrow, so I won't accompany him for now."
Fang Jian smiled and said, "Okay, fellow Taoist, just go on your own."
Zhuang Xi nodded, and then said to Fang Jian: "There is a lantern festival over at Zinan Bridge tonight. If you have time, you can go and have a look. Our lantern festival in Hanhai Prefecture is quite good."
When Fang Jian heard this, he immediately raised his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, then I'm going to see it."
Then Zhuang Xi left, and Fang Jianze started walking around the streets of Daze City. At sunset, he finally reached Zinan Bridge.
Zinan Bridge is located in the south of Daze City. It is a bridge across the Nishui River. At this moment, the lanterns on the Zinan Bridge and on both sides of the river were lit up. The lights were bright and there were pedestrians and vendors everywhere. Fang Jian even saw those in the Daoting. People, I didn’t expect that they would also come to visit the Dazechengzi Nanqiao Lantern Festival.
(End of chapter)
