The wrinkles on its face make it easy for Chong to tell that he is a weather-beaten old Chong. It cautiously hit its waist with the other hand, and occasionally coughed a few times, which made Chong inevitably want to give it a hand. Xiao Yi looked at the clan elder standing in front of him and said: "Grandpa, my grandson may have a narrow escape from death here. I don't know when he will be able to return." The clan elder sat next to Xiao Yi and comforted him softly: "Grandson, No matter when and how difficult you encounter, you must not talk about life or death lightly, you must live strong." The clan elder stood up again and walked out slowly, saying: "Grandson, you must remember these words of grandpa, no matter what you encounter, No matter how difficult the situation is, don't talk about life and death lightly. Live strong and live strong." Xiao Yi walked out of the hut and saw the tomb of the clan elder. Xiao Yi looked at the tomb of the clan elder, shed tears of sadness, and looked back at himself sleeping soundly in the hut.
At this time, Xiao Yi had just woken up. He raised his head and looked outside the hut. He slowly walked out and stood in front of the clan elder's grave. He did not leave until dawn.
Xiao Yi drove the carriage around the Qingshui River and headed south. Ahead is the Grand Canyon, beyond which is the termite territory. There used to be constant conquests and piles of corpses here, but now it is a clear wilderness. Xiao Yi drove a carriage and blended into a caravan, and they left the city together. The carriage stopped after leaving the city. Xiao Yi got off and stood outside the city gate, looking up at the tall city gate. It stops outside the city for a while, then starts heading north.
The carriage traveled through the mountain roads and arrived at Qiongzhou Strait one day and one night later. The little ant stood on the coastline, its clothes ruffled by the sea breeze. Find a fisherman's house and build a boat ready to go to sea. The little ant stood outside the firewood gate, lingered for a while and then went to knock on the door. The person who opened the door was a big man. The big man opened the door and said: "Sir, who is...?" The little ant could only identify himself and said: "I am a little ant from the ant tribe. I came to find a strong man to build a big ship for me to go to sea." The big man looked up and down and immediately knelt down. Said: "The great ant of the prime minister." The little ant helped the big man up and said: "A strong man should not be called so, and there is no need to pay such a courtesy. I am no longer the prime minister, but a commoner." The big man stood up and welcomed the little ant. Enter the admission door. The big man on the side asked: "When do you want to go to sea, sir?" Xiao Yi replied: "You can go to sea anytime, there is no rush." Then he paid the wages, but the big man refused, saying: "I can't accept you, sir." Sir, please take back the money." Xiao Yi looked at the money in his hand and said: "This money is not much, so I will use the carriage behind me as a mortgage. Do you think it will work?" The big man said: "Sir, you have some respect for us people. Well, we have nothing to repay, so we still can't accept Mr.'s money." Xiao Yi looked at the money in his hand, put it away and said: "It doesn't matter if you don't accept it, then I will have to find the next one." Xiao Yi was about to walk out. , the big man caught up and said: "Okay, okay, I'll just take it. I also invite you, sir, to come in and rest for the night."
The strong man invited Little Yi into the house and gave him some simple meals as a treat. He said, "I only have these simple meals to entertain you sir. Don't dislike it, sir." Little Yi looked at the green vegetables and tofu on the table and said, "This is already rich enough." Come on, I haven't eaten for a long time." He looked at the big man and his wife standing next to him and said, "You guys also come to the table and eat together." The big man and his wife said, "We are here, so you should eat first, sir." ." Xiao Yi put down his chopsticks and said: "A family must have a lively atmosphere. You are not very deserted like this. Come to the table and eat together. I can't finish it by myself, and it's not a waste." The big man The couple sat down, sat cross-legged around a desk, and had dinner together. Seeing that they had never had much to eat, the little ant said, "You eat, and I'll watch you eat." They relied on fishing for a living, so their lives must have been miserable. In addition, they were far away from the capital and located in a remote place. The lives of the people here are miserable, with nothing to eat. In times of peace and prosperity, there must be corrupt officials who run rampant and tyrannical. This is a place where the sky is high and the emperor is far away, and the emperor cannot control it. Corrupt officials exploit and exploit, leaving the people with no food left.
The big man went out and found planks of wood. If there were no planks, he dismantled the carriage and built a big boat. Xiao Yi stood aside holding an oil lamp to illuminate it. The big man looked at the bright light, looked up and said: "Sir." Little Yi nodded with a smile. The big man worked even harder, sweat dripping down one by one, and wiped the sweat on his forehead with a towel. By the second Genius first sees the model.
Xiao Yi was fine, so he went out for a walk to relax. When he went to the coastline and looked at the mainland on the other side, he heard the sound of quarreling again. Walking up to see a group of fishermen standing together and having an argument with a guarding officer and soldier. Xiao Yi squeezed forward and asked: "What's going on with you?" One of the fishermen said angrily: "The government has banned the sea. Our ancestors have made a living here by fishing for generations. These officials want to ban the sea. How can we live like this?" Xiao Yi stood in front of these officers and soldiers and said, "You banned the sea and prevented people from going out to fish. What's going on?" An officer and soldier stood up confidently and said, "You ask us We don't know, we are just following orders." Xiao Yi said: "Okay." Then he turned to face the fishermen and said: "Let's go to the court and ask for justice from the county magistrate Dayi."
Xiao Yi led these people to the county government office and stood in front of the government office. Xiao Yi ignored the government officials' obstruction and played the drum to express his grievances. At this time, the county magistrate was lying in the gentle countryside, drunk and dreaming. Suddenly a government official rushed in and said: "Big ant, the people are beating drums outside the county government office to complain." The county official stood up and asked: "What kind of insect is beating the drum?" The government official replied: "It's a little ant. Ants play drums." The county magistrate kept chanting silently: "Little ants." The name sounded very familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while. Knowing that the matter was getting serious, he was undecided and said, "Go and ask the county governor, Mr. Yi, to ban the sea. It was the county governor's idea to ban the sea." The yamen servant withdrew and stood at the yamen, shouting: "We will beat the drums." Bring the bug to the lobby.”
In the afternoon, the county guard entered the county government mansion and asked: "Zhu Yi, what happened?" Zhu Yi stepped forward and saluted, saying: "Jiang Yi, you are here. The people gathered to make trouble, and the leader was a man named Little ant's ant, can you recognize this ant and big ant?" The county magistrate Big ant said: "Little ant, it is the former prime minister and is highly valued by the king. Although it has lost power now, it should not be underestimated." The county magistrate listened to the county Shou said this and said: "It is the one who rebuilt and strengthened the ant tribe. It loves the people like its own children and implements benevolent policies in the ant tribe. It is very popular among the people." Thinking of this, he suddenly broke into a cold sweat and said: "Oh no, There is no room for a grain of sand in its eyes." The county guard, Big Ant, immediately said, "Why don't you leave the house quickly to meet the Prime Minister, Big Ant."
The county magistrate and the magistrate Big Yi came out of the house together, stood in front of Xiao Yi, and greeted him: "Xiang Guo Big Ant, my subordinates didn't know that Xiang Guo Big Ant was coming, so they missed the welcome. Please forgive me, Xiang Guo Big Ant." It's a crime." The little ant stood in front of them and scolded: "The county guard, the ant, you don't think about your duties, why do you come to the county government office?" The county guard thanked him and said: "The Prime Minister's ant taught me that subordinate officials should do this. Go back to the state office and stick to your duties." Xiao Yi said again: "It's just the right time for you to come. Let me ask you, did the sea ban come from you? If you don't want to make progress, you will govern Qiongzhou's counties and feed the common people. What's the use of you as a county guard?" The county guard immediately knelt down and looked up at him and said: "The great ant of the Prime Minister is an official, and he is guilty." The little ant was so frightened by this reprimand that it trembled and couldn't even speak. Not all that neat. The little ant said: "I am no longer your Prime Minister, I am no different from ordinary people. I am here to seek justice for them. Tell me, why do you want to ban the sea?" Then he faced the county magistrate and scolded: " And you, the county magistrate, Big Ant, how much hard-earned money have you embezzled in collusion, tell me!" The county magistrate was so frightened that his legs became weak, and he immediately knelt down and said, "This is just greed in the heart of the lower official, and the lower official has been convicted. , I have been convicted of my crime." He kowtowed repeatedly and begged for mercy. The county guard knelt aside and immediately changed his words and shouted: "Sir, I have been convicted of my crime." Xiao Yi sat in the lobby of the county government office, woke up and patted the wood, and the county guard Ling and the Sheriff immediately raised their heads and looked up at the little ants above the court. The little ant said: "Do you know that their ancestors have lived here for generations and made a living by fishing. If you ban the sea, you will cut off their escape route. Aren't you afraid that they will rebel against you if they have no escape route?" The people are like water, and you are the big ship that is moving. The water can carry the boat and capsize it." The county guard said hurriedly: "I will issue an order to cancel the sea ban." The little ants walked down and stood beside them, He said: "I will just wait for the good news from the big ants." Then he walked out of the county government hall and led these people away.
The next day, the officers and soldiers on the coastline had been withdrawn, the sea ban was lifted, and the people could go to sea to fish. Little ants know their nature, and it is easy to change the country but hard to change the nature. The little ants knew that after it left, they would intensify their efforts to exploit the people and line their own pockets, making the people's lives even more miserable. So they couldn't worry about it, so they wrote a letter overnight, stamped it with a private seal, and distributed it to the people. But it is a life-saving straw for the people!
After the next day, the big ship was built, and Xiao Yi got on the ship under the escort of the people. The people saw each other off from the shore and waved: "Good go, sir." Little Yi stood on the deck, looked at the people on the shore, and waved: "You guys go back." He hung up the sail and sailed away, and saw the sailboat going away. Quickly disappeared above the sea level.
After the little ant left, the government imposed excessive taxes and levies. The mountains and rivers here are high and the water is far away, and it is located on the border. It is far away from the royal capital Qingshui River. The king has no control over it. The government is the local emperor here, and they have the final say in everything. When people go to sea, they need to pay an additional 30% of the sea tax, fish and salt tax, which will increase the burden on the people. The poor mountains and rivers are full of fish and dragons, and the government pretends to be bandits and robs the people of their money and food. In this way, the government uses the excuse of suppressing bandits to collect money and food, enriching their own pockets. Countless people died of starvation in every family. Before that, the imperial court had sent imperial envoys to check the accounts many times, but he was burned to death in the post house before he took office. The fire was also strange. The fire did not burn out for a long time, but it was the imperial envoy sent by the imperial court to check the accounts. A fire broke out at that time, and many officials sent out either fell off the cliff or died mysteriously in the mansion, and strange things happened one after another. The people here all know the reason, but no one dares to tell it for fear of causing death. At that time, there were constant wars in the country, and no one had the intention to govern this place. The country has just stabilized and the monarch is busy with political affairs and has no time to take care of this place. When the government does not serve the people, it becomes an institution for its own personal gain. It uses its power to extort money from the people. There was no way for the people to survive. The strong man once again gathered the people to make trouble outside the county government gate. The government servant rushed into the county magistrate's residence and said: "Big ant, the people have started to gather to make trouble again." The county magistrate asked: "Who is taking the lead?" The yamen officer replied: "There are fishermen Tupo ants, loess ants, etc." The county magistrate stepped forward and said: "Push them to the lobby." Tupo ants, loess ants, Tusan ants, civilian ants, etc. were escorted to the lobby. There was a loud argument. After that, the county magistrate came out and sat in the lobby. Xingmu slapped the desk hard and said: "Quiet, quiet." Then the hall became quiet, and the county magistrate asked: "What ant is standing in the hall? "After saying that, he yawned several times and stretched, as if he had just woken up.
