Xie Jue's original intention to find these robbers was for his lost jade pendant. He did not expect to find out that he would be deceived by the Ping'an County Magistrate. Now he has to deal with the matter in Pingnan County, but the jade pendant is still Xie Jue's cinnabar mole.

Fang Chuning didn't see the jade pendant either. They both looked at Zhou Bao. Gao Bao's heart sank, "We saw the uniqueness of that jade pendant, so we took it and gave it to Magistrate Zhou as a filial piety!"

Xie Jue, "..."

Fang Chuning, "..."

Xie Jue's expression was no longer stormy, but visibly angry. Fang Chuning pulled Xie Jue away before he made a move, "It's okay, just know where to go. I can get the jade pendant back!"

When Gao Bao heard this, he was even more sure that the two young masters were of high status and could take things back from the county magistrate in a calm manner. He became more and more afraid to be presumptuous, and the money was also less. After the money was stolen, these robbers lived and drank wildly. Naturally, they wouldn't all return it. Fang Chuning didn't care about extraneous things like money. Zhou Buyan gave him a lot of money, which was enough for their expenses. If he had known that he could get the money back, he wouldn't have done business.

Xie Jue took a deep breath and suppressed the anger in his heart. He really didn't like others using his things. Zhou Bao really lived up to his name. He had the courage of a leopard and dared to transfer his things to others.

"Master, please forgive me. I didn't know that thing was so important to you. If you knew, give me eight courages, and I wouldn't dare give it to anyone else. I was wrong, I was really wrong. Please spare me this thing." For once, I will repay the favor of the young master even if I am a cow or a horse." Gao Bao thought to himself, it was important to save his life, and he did not want to offend Xie Jue and Fang Chuning.

"Write down what you confessed and sign it." Xie Jue ignored him and walked away.

In the medical center, Gao Bao was writing his confession in pain. He was not very literate and needed his brother to write for him. It was very painful to write. In the courtyard of the medical center, bursts of medicinal fragrance hit him, suppressing Xie Jue's anger.

Fang Chuning followed him out, "We are not familiar with each other in Pingnan County, and there is no one available around you. How to deal with this matter? Just go to court. The county magistrate will definitely silence you and won't let you make trouble." big."

"I have sent people to Yuncheng to report the news. In less than two days, someone will come to Pingnan County. This is also a matter that Yuncheng magistrate should take care of." Xie Jue said, "When the northern barbarians enter the pass, I thought that there will be various Most of the various problems are due to hatred and hostility between the northern barbarians and the common people. I didn’t expect that in Pingnan County, some people would dare to disobey the emperor’s orders and treat them harshly.”

"Have you ever thought about one thing? It is a difficult task for the people to accept the northern barbarians calmly. I heard that there are a lot of unrest in the Twelve States. There are many reasons, and hatred is one of them. When foreigners integrate into the mainland, conflicts are inevitable. The people all hate the northern barbarians. Even if there is no county magistrate and no selfish treatment, the northern barbarians will be isolated by the local people and the language is not clear. People will naturally go to profitable things. Do it." Fang Chuning spoke from a neutral point of view, "Of course what the county magistrate did was wrong, but it is also true that the people are afraid of the Northern Barbarians. If I were an ordinary citizen, the Northern Barbarians would be in the next village. There are elders and children in my family. , I’m afraid they might migrate and leave their homeland.”

Xie Jue naturally knew that it was difficult. "The Northern Barbarians can only be dispersed to various towns and villages in the twelve states. They cannot be concentrated in one or two cities. If they are gathered in a big city, it will be more difficult to manage." Dealing with the conflict between the two ethnic groups is originally Take one step at a time and see if something goes wrong. Summarize experience and keep making repairs. He is not a god. He cannot arrange it so well from the beginning. After all, there are millions of people involved. The livelihood of tens of millions of people and the stability of Beining are involved. It cannot be perfect. , Xie Jue felt uncomfortable when such a thing happened. The Northern Barbarians surrendered, and they promised to give the Northern Barbarians a peaceful and contented life. However, now a group of Northern Barbarians are starving in Pingnan County, suffering the oppression of hunger and death. .

"Xie Tingfeng, this is not your fault. It is a fact that the northern barbarians entered the customs. Conflict and oppression by the local people are inevitable. It is difficult for us to change these facts. We can only leave it to time. Slowly To resolve hatred, if you want peace and smoothness from the beginning, it is impossible. People's hearts are unpredictable, and everyone's thoughts are different." Fang Chuning could see Xie Jue's self-blame and could only comfort him in his own way. he.

Why doesn’t Xie Jue understand these principles?

The magistrate of Yuncheng belongs to the Lin family. Xie Jue can transfer him by writing a letter. Moreover, there are Ningzhou cavalry stationed in Yuncheng now. It takes three days to go there and back. Xie Jue is not in a hurry to go to the county magistrate to settle accounts. He is no longer A fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy must ensure his own safety no matter what he does.

The two planned to visit Linjiazhuang and Gaoliangzhuang. After Fang Chuning asked Gao Bao and his brothers to recuperate in Pingnan County and not to leak the news, he and Xie Jue went to Gaoliangzhuang.

The land in Gaoliangzhuang is indeed fertile. There are four large villages around it, and they all rely on the fertile land of Gaoliangzhuang. This land is mainly planted with sorghum and millet, and there is very little water source. They all rely on digging wells to get water. This is the only crop producing area in Pingnan County. It was originally owned by Magistrate Zhou and rented out to people in nearby villages. Nowadays, most of it still belongs to Magistrate Zhou, and a small part belongs to the common people.

When Xie Jue and Fang Chuning arrived in the fields, they saw the people working and several old men resting under the shade of the trees. Xie Jue and Fang Chuning went over and asked the old man how to get to Linjia Village!

An old man's face changed greatly, and he looked at them very warily. Xie Jue and Fang Chuning were slender, with handsome features. They did not look like Northern Barbarians, and they did not dress like Northern Barbarians. The old man lowered his guard and said, "You guys go to Linjia Village. do what?"

Fang Chuning was carrying a basket of fruits and vegetables, and had already prepared a set of words, "Our brothers are from Jiangnan. This time, I was ordered by my grandmother to go back to her former residence to see her brother. She is old and cannot travel far. We I also worship the ancestors on her behalf and show filial piety."

"Young man, the people in Linjiazhuang have moved away a long time ago. Now all the people living there are northern barbarians. I'm afraid your grandmother's family has long been gone." The old man's accent was very thick, with a few dialects mixed in. Fang Chuning said I can barely understand it.

Fang Chuning showed a look of pity and asked, "So where did the people from Linjiazhuang move to?"

"Some moved to Pingnan County, and some went to Shiling Town. If you ask where you can go, you may be able to find your relatives. Now the few families who have not left have all moved to the mountains."

"Grandma said that the tombs of her ancestors are at the foot of the mountain. Let us brothers go to worship our ancestors first. I don't know where to go?" There are mountains nearby, and Fang Chuning doesn't know which mountain it is.

The old man said, "I advise you not to go to worship. The Northern Barbarians are vicious and xenophobic, and you are outsiders. If you go there, you will definitely be beaten, and you will be dead by then!"


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