These people in Zhengjia Village have always enjoyed the benefits brought by the Ming Dynasty. Now that the King's Banner has changed on the city wall, the benefits they enjoyed before are gone. Naturally, they hate the people of the Tiger Flag.
For them, whoever can bring them benefits is a good official, and whoever destroys their interests is their enemy.
"You guys don't need to follow me and promise anything." Brother Yuan dusted his sleeves and continued, "I am the one who will take the message for you. Now that the message has been brought, my work is done. What to do next is up to you. It’s my own business, so I won’t disturb you anymore and I’ll take my leave.”
After saying that, he turned around and left.
The clan leader of Zhengjia Village and several clan elders stood up quickly.
One of the clan leaders said: "Since Brother Yuan is here, why not stay and have a meal before going back."
"No need." Brother Yuan refused the request to stay for dinner and kept walking out.
The chief of the Zhengjia Village and two clan elders sent the person out of the house together, and told the servants in the family to make sure they arrived at the entrance of the village before returning.
After Brother Yuan left, the clan leader and the two clan elders returned to the room.
The three people sat down respectively, and the patriarch took the main seat.
"Two uncles, what do you think of what Brother Yuan brought?" The patriarch held a tureen in his hand and looked at the two elders of Zhengjia Village in front of him.
The third master sitting on the lower seat on the left said disapprovingly: "Come just come, it has nothing to do with our Zhengjia Village, there is nothing to worry about."
"A fake thieves leader wants to come to Xin'an County just to show his prestige. He really thinks that by proclaiming himself a chief envoy, he is really a vassal. We don't need to pay attention." The fifth master said in the same way.
After hearing the words of the two men, the patriarch looked thoughtful and said: "I still feel that things are not such a coincidence. We should be more careful in Zhengjia Village. If it is like what the two uncles said, that gentleman will not Someone will be specially sent to Zhengjia Village."
Unlike the two clan elders in front of him, he always felt that things were not that simple.
"You are just too worried." The third master said, "So what if the other party is coming for Zhengjia Village? All aspects of Zhengjia Village are blocked. There are gentlemen in the yamen to help us support us. A fake So what if the thief officer comes, I guarantee that he won’t find anything, and in the end he will have no choice but to go back to Luoyang City.”
The fifth master also said: "Don't worry, Patriarch, no one of the untouchables in Zhengjia Village dares to talk nonsense. Who dares to talk nonsense in front of the fake thieves? Once the thieves leave, we have many ways to make these untouchables live and die." .”
The untouchables in his words were once people from the same ancestors as him, but after an unknown number of generations, the blood relationship has long been estranged, and the family ties are even thinner.
Although most of the people in the village also have the surname Zheng, he has never regarded these people from poor families as his own tribe.
"No, I always feel that something is going to happen, so I'd better invite the eldest uncle. He is well-informed and can definitely guess the purpose of the thieves coming to Xin'an County." The head of the Zhengjia Village felt uneasy.
What they secretly did in Zhengjiacun was to go against the Tiger Flag. It was okay if they succeeded, but if they failed they would all have their heads moved.
After all, the Tiger Flag is a rebel, not an official of the Ming Dynasty that they are familiar with.
Hearing this, the third master chuckled and said: "You, you are just too cautious, and it is not a big deal. Besides, the eldest master is old and has inconvenient legs and feet. In my opinion, let's forget it!"
"Whether the eldest uncle comes or not, we will go to the eldest uncle's home." The patriarch put down the bowl in his hand, stood up from his seat, and said to the two clan elders in front of him, "Why don't you two uncles go with your nephews and go to the eldest uncle's home?" Let’s discuss the matter of the fake thief officer at home.”
The third master and the fifth master saw that he insisted on meeting the eldest master, so they had no choice but to agree.
The eldest uncle saw that at the west end of the village, apart from the house of the patriarch's house, the eldest uncle's house was the largest and best in the entire Zhengjia Village.
During holidays and festivals, they often come to the eldest uncle’s home.
Under the leadership of the servants, several people entered the yard and were taken to a main room in the backyard.
"Uncle, we are here to see you!" After the chief of the Zhengjia Village entered the house, he took the lead in greeting an old man in the house with white hair and beard and a red face.
The third master and the fifth master who entered the room together also said hello respectively.
"You are here, please sit down, please sit down!" The elder pointed to the seats in front of him with the crutch in his hand.
Several people sat down separately, and the patriarch sat on the seat closest to the eldest father.
The elder took a sip of tea, looked at the people in front of him and asked, "Why are you free to come to my house today? And you came so neatly?"
As he spoke, he glanced at the third master and the fifth master each.
All three of them were here, and they had already guessed that they must have something to ask him.
"If something happens, please give me some advice!" the clan leader said straight to the point.
Hearing this, the elder turned his neck and looked at the chief of the Zhengjia Village who was sitting at hand, and said: "I am already old. You can make the decision on the affairs of Zhengjia Village. I will not get involved, no more."
He waved his palms slightly to show that he was unwilling to interfere in their affairs.
"Uncle, this matter is also related to you. It is not just a matter for us." The patriarch stared at the elder sitting on the main seat.
How could he let the other party retreat?
The third master next to him interjected at this time: "Sir, why don't you listen to what the matter is, and then decide to ignore it after listening to it? Do you think this is good?"
Although the fifth master on the side did not speak, the expression on his face was the same as that of the other two people.
"Well, since you are all here, let's talk about it!" Knowing that they couldn't escape, the elder asked them to tell them what happened first.
The third master and the fifth master were speechless, but gave the opportunity to speak to the clan leader.
After sorting out the words in his mind, the patriarch said: "The gentleman in the yamen asked someone to bring us a message. He said that the chief envoy of the fake thieves came to Xin'an County from Luoyang City and is now in Xin'an County. In the county government office.”
"What kind of thing is this? Just come and do it! It's not a big deal. Now the entire Xin'an County belongs to others, so naturally they can go wherever they want." The eldest uncle said disapprovingly.
Hearing this, the clan leader frowned slightly and said: "I always feel that things are not that simple. You said that the fake thieves would come sooner or later, but they came to Xin'an County at this time. Do you think it was for Are we from Zhengjia Village?"
In front of the uncle, he expressed his worries.
