Li Qingxian glanced at the red cloth tray and said, "May I ask what is the meaning of this thing?"
Zhang Wentian smiled and said: "Although Fu Town has great blessings, unclean things occasionally attack. We, the builders of the town, work hard Let's work together to plant ginseng fruit trees to protect the town. This ginseng fruit is the essence of heaven and earth, the essence of all living things. It can ward off evil spirits and prevent disasters. Eating it can prolong life and increase your cultivation. Only by eating ginseng fruit can you be officially admitted to the mountainous area. Otherwise, he is still from the lower mountain area."
"I see, so this ginseng fruit is a human treasure?"
"That's natural."
"Then does this ginseng fruit have any side effects?" Li Qingxian asked.
Zhang Wentian said without changing his expression: "This is a precious treasure in the world. It is a blessing. How can it have side effects?" "
That's it..."
Li Qingxian stretched out his hand and opened the red cloth, revealing a palm-sized white jade-like fruit.
The fruit is white and crystal clear, and looks like a sitting baby with clear eyebrows and eyes, a fine mouth and nose, and a smooth and flowing surface. Looking from a distance, it really looks like a living person.
Everyone looked at Li Qingxian with smiles.
Li Qingxian was puzzled. He looked at the mayor and said, "Mr. Mayor, I heard from people in the mountainous area that this thing is unknown. Why?" Zhang Wentian sighed and said, "Why else? Of course
. It's those unscrupulous people who can't get ginseng fruit, and they spit on people. If you give them ginseng fruit, they will eat it like crazy to get rid of their blessings." "Hmm? To get rid of the blessings? Isn't blessing a
good thing? If you have too much blessing, isn't it? Can you ascend to immortality? Why should you solve the problem of blessing? Since blessing is a good thing, then ginseng fruit is not good. If ginseng fruit is good, then there must be something wrong with blessing. So, is there a problem with blessing, or is there a problem with ginseng fruit, or both? ?" Li Qingxian looked confused and his eyes were confused.
Everyone was silent.
The mayor sighed and said: "That's all, we are all from Shangshan District. There are some truths, so it's okay to tell them. What's more, you also know well that the so-called blessed town is a weird town. The reason why weird is a blessing , is nothing more than to save those ordinary people and the townspeople of Lower District. Just imagine, if we explain the whole ins and outs of Gui, what will happen to them? Most people will become frightened, even go crazy, and eventually end up with Gui. If you don't scare people, you will scare yourself to death. That's why we, the town builders, came up with this trick to deceive the townspeople. But no matter what, all this is for the good of the townspeople." "Yes, it is all for the good of the townspeople.
"
" If they keep saying that this place is a treacherous place, they won't survive long at all."
Everyone agreed with the mayor.
Li Qingxian nodded and said, "Yes, if they knew clearly how they lived in the mountainous area, what they did, and what they thought about them, they would go crazy." Everyone suppressed their smiles and looked at them quietly
. Li Qingxian.
The mayor said: "Ye Sizheng, you said that you should keep everything simple during the mountain banquet, so you should finish it as soon as possible."
Li Qingxian stretched out his hand, put the ginseng fruit into the Qiankun bracelet, and said: "Okay, thank you mayor for your kindness. But I am going to eat this morning." I ate a bit too much, and now my stomach is full. I will eat when I get back."
Everyone narrowed their eyes, and there was silence inside and outside the main hall.
The mayor said slowly: "Ye Sizheng, it is the rule of Fuzhen to eat ginseng fruit in public at the mountain banquet. This rule cannot be broken." Li Qingxian said: "Rule? Is it the rule of Guidi or Daqi
? Law, or public order and good customs?"
"These are the rules we jointly formulated in the mountainous area." The mayor said.
Li Qingxian was puzzled and said, "Why do you have this rule?" "
Of course it's for the good of Fuzhen." "
With this rule, Fuzhen will be better off?" "
Of course." "Why is there this rule? Is Fuzhen just fine?"
The mayor said: "Because in the early days of establishing the town, we found that some people from the Shangshan District were wandering around randomly. The ginseng fruit can identify those people and prevent them from entering the Shangshan District and harming the people." "That's it..." Li Qingxian
took
out He cast spells and recited spells in public, and then said in surprise: "No, according to my deduction, this is an ordinary ginseng fruit with no identifying function. Mayor, you can't lie to me, a fortune teller." Most people in the main
hall His face was gloomy.
The mayor said: "Ye Sizheng, these are the rules of Fuzhen. You must abide by them in Fuzhen."
Li Qingxian asked doubtfully: "This rule is neither a recognized law nor an eternal truth. It is even It is useless to morality, why should I abide by it? What if you change the rules next time and say that everyone who enters the upper mountainous area must kill a person who comes down from the mountainous area and carry his head before going up the mountain. Should I follow such a bandit-like rule? Comply?"
"Ye Sizheng, do you know what you are talking about?"
Li Qingxian said in surprise: "Yes. Except for the emperor's decree, responsibilities, legal permission, moral direction and what I want to do, no matter what the rules are, I don’t need to care about it. There are enough rules and regulations, why do we have to live so tiringly, don’t you think? If you don’t follow these rules, you will die? I don’t believe it, Zhou Hen, do you believe it or not?” “No,” Zhou Hen
said .
Li Qingxian shouted out: "Brothers of Ye Wei, do you believe it or not?"
"No!" Everyone shouted in unison.
Li Qingxian spread his hands and said: "Did you see it? The imperial court has said every year that it wants to change customs and seek innovation. As citizens of Daqi, how can we be bound by these dead rules? King Chu, you are the emperor's son, and you are the emperor's son. Minister, tell me, should we listen to the emperor and break these useless rules?"
King Chu slowly said: "What my father said is of course an irrefutable truth, but this is a tricky place. Under the premise of Father's instructions, there is nothing wrong with doing as the Romans do."
Li Qingxian smiled and said: "There is something wrong with me. I like the rules and am willing to abide by them, but what about the rules I don't like? What does it have to do with me? I don't set rules for others, but no one can give them randomly. I set the rules. If I don't want to eat ginseng fruit, no one can hold my head. These are my rules." Everyone
in the main hall looked indifferent and their eyes became colder.
Zhou Hen picked up the ginseng fruit and put it into his lucky silverbait bag.
The mayor suddenly smiled and said: "Ye Sizheng, you are serious. Since you don't like to eat ginseng fruit on the spot, it's the same if you eat it at home. What's more, this is Fu Town, you have to eat it morning and night, etc. Now that you know the benefits of ginseng fruit, you will naturally eat more and more. Soon, we will only worry about you eating too much."
Everyone then smiled.
From beginning to end, Meng Huaichuan and others did not say a word to the lucky student, just watching quietly.
Li Qingxian stood up, clasped his fists, and said: "I said what I said, I took the ginseng fruit, and this mountain banquet is over. From today on, I will officially join hands with everyone in the mountain to build Fu Town. Wish us all the best We have a journey of thousands of miles, and we will soon succeed! Farewell."
After Li Qingxian finished speaking, he turned and left. Zhou Hen and Ye Wei followed and walked out of the mayor's mansion.
The large courtyard three steps into was silent.
Tomb General Huang Tiantao held a riding whip and riding boots. He turned to Wu Jun and asked: "Is he the Qiyuan Marquis Ye Sizheng you mentioned?" "It's
him."
"A wolf was finally raised in the night guard's kennel . In a few days, come down the mountain to have tea with him."
Huang Tiantao finished speaking and walked out.