Mountains and seas can be flat

They quickly returned to the tribe that was attacked by the giant snake just now. All the people in the tribe were outside, and they surrounded the huge dead snake with amazement written all over their faces.Some people couldn't help touching the sharp arrow that pierced the snake's head with their hands.

"Can I touch your sword?" Fang Zheng asked the boy.The other party's chin was wrapped around a white cloth strip, as if he had grown a beard, which was inconsistent with that handsome young face no matter how he looked at it.Fang Zheng stopped his smile and pretended to ask seriously.

The young man raised his eyebrows, and there was a fleeting look of doubt in his eyes, but he grabbed Fang Zheng's hand and pressed it on the back of the long sword, letting Fang Zheng feel it for himself.

Shivering from the coldness, Fang Zheng realized that it might really be a mineral compound similar to copper and iron, which has the characteristics of lightness, sharpness and high hardness.Such a large sword is actually not particularly heavy in the hand.

The smelting technology is so powerful.Fang Zheng guessed that most of the teenagers came from a place with a dry climate, and just heating the melted copper juice would exceed a thousand degrees.

Originally, he was worried that the boss would be very defensive. Fang Zheng thought, this guy allowed him to touch the sword. Is he too confident in his strength, or does he think he is no threat?Or maybe both?

Fang Zheng withdrew his hand, and the young man looked at him thoughtfully for a moment, then turned his head away again.

Apart from watching the dead snake and moving stones to rebuild the building, more than half of the women in the tribe stared at the two men on the road with unconcealed excitement on their faces.Maybe it's because of gender, and of course it's because of the bravery in shooting the big snake to death just now.

When they reached the gate of the commune, the elder Ming Ye came out to greet them, and the boy and the elder exchanged a strange etiquette.Although the movement is very simple, just put one hand in front of the chest and bow.But in Fang Zheng's view, it is unusual, there is diplomacy with etiquette, and the degree of social development among these primitive tribes is more complicated than he imagined.

The boy pointed to his throat to indicate that he could not speak. There was a lot of Baikui (lime) piled up next to him, and he drew crookedly on the soil with his big sword.

Elder Mingye didn't know this kind of characters, and they only heard that the fortune-tellers in the Supreme Kingdom knew "characters", but they had never seen how to operate them.Showing a puzzled expression, he shook his head tremblingly.

The young man gestured again, but his gesture language was not something that ordinary people could understand. Elder Ming Ye stared dryly, and finally coughed lightly: "Master Zifeng, you should heal your injury first. I will give you another treatment later." Apply some medicine. Fortunately the bleeding has stopped. If anything happens to you, it won't hurt.

It turned out that this young man was called Zifeng, Fang Zheng thought to himself: his name and skill match very well.The Great Elder was respectful to Zifeng, as if they had formed an alliance before, maybe the Great Elder was traveling for diplomacy.The fumigation of wormwood under Shekou just now was not to seek death, but to cooperate with Zifeng's actions.

Elder Ming Ye cast his eyes on Fang Zheng, his eyes suddenly became complicated and dark, and he frowned: "You..."

Fang Zheng thought, this great elder must have seen Xuan Si's injury when he came back.Tengmao and Xuemao survived in the hunting team. Maybe Tengmao had already told Elder Mingye everything, so he asked with a smile, "Did Tengmao ask you to complain?"

As if to confirm his words, Teng Mao, who was trembling with anger, strode over from the dead snake, pointed at Fang Zheng and said, "Liar! Villain! You are not the messenger of the East at all!"

The authentic envoy of the East is the speechless Lord Zifeng next to him, and his "Li Gui" is completely revealed in the eyes of the tribe.After checking with each other again, they realized that Fang Zheng was an empty-handed wolf.

Fang Zheng didn't panic even when something big happened. Not only didn't he panic, he even prepared to watch a movie after observing the situation.

Zifeng frowned suspiciously, looked back and forth between Fang Zheng and Teng Mao who was eager to rush up and slap him twice, and without hesitation stepped forward to block between the elder and Fang Zheng, stopped his hands and made a gesture. The posture of protection, the sharp eyes reveal a sense of consultation.

Elder Ming Ye hurriedly sent the excited Teng Mao back, explaining cautiously: "Master Zifeng, this man doesn't know where he came from. He murdered an elder just after he arrived in our tribe, and killed another elder to this day. In a coma, he poisoned all our hunters, and lied about being an emissary from the East to deceive people."

Zifeng turned his head in doubt, and turned his consulting gaze to Fang Zheng, motioning for him to explain himself.

Fang Zhengke has never been afraid of anyone, he doesn't deny it at all, but every sentence makes sense:

"I didn't come to this tribe voluntarily. The ghost knows how I was kidnapped. One of you two elders wants to save me to be killed on the sacrificial sacrifice, and the other wants to test me for medicine, the mastermind? Fujimao told your accomplice Who is it? They were the ones who wanted to kill if they couldn't get the rong rong. My poisoning was fake, you will know after checking the elder. I didn't mean to pretend to be an envoy from the East. It was they who saw my clothes in the first place They thought I was from the east, so I just followed what they said. You treat me as a medicine man, why, do I have to report everything to you?"

Fang Zheng admitted it happily, and what he said was the truth, but looking at it from another perspective, he felt that everything made sense, and he was a high-level blamer, successfully putting all kinds of subjective scheming into helplessness.

Not only did Zifeng listen to the two sides' words, but the other party showed an "excusable" expression, even Great Elder Ming Ye's brows loosened a little, and he said to Teng Mao and the others: "You are indeed not poisoned."

Teng Mao frowned, Fang Zheng didn't make up a word, but...he was really not that kind of person.If you have seen the eyes of him giving instructions after smashing Elder Wuxu's head, you will know how terrifying and deep Fang Zheng is.But looking at the appearance of Great Elder Mingye, it seems that he doesn't intend to go into it further.

The Great Elder Ming Ye judged the situation, and the other party Zheng said: "Right now, we don't want to increase the number of enemies. In the past, our tribe has suffered losses from you, and you have come back with revenge. How about just writing it off."

"I just like dealing with smart people." Fang Zheng felt that the Great Elder Mingye and Xuansi lying on the bed were not in the same rank anymore, no wonder they were ranked in such a way.

Elder Ming Ye stared at him, "Now, can you tell us where you really come from?"

Fang Zhengguan can play tricks. After hearing this sentence, he didn't answer directly, but glanced at Zifeng.That look can be interpreted as an intentional solicitation, or an unintentional glimpse.Zifeng was also taken aback for a moment, and then looked back with a complicated expression. Fang Zheng couldn't understand his eyes, but it didn't hinder the performance he wanted.

"It's hard to say." Fang Zheng replied meaningfully to the Great Elder Mingye.

Let Great Elder Ming Ye figure it out by himself.

Elder Ming Ye was not sure whether Fang Zheng had anything to do with Master Zifeng, the envoy of the East, but since he had decided not to increase the number of enemies, he focused on avoiding risks, "Let's not talk about this first, I have to tell you something The fact is that our tribe is now at the time of life and death, and manpower is very tight. Although the snake witches and soldiers in the vicinity have basically been killed, the suzerain will soon know what happened today. Once they know, they will send more elite soldiers in the king's domain Soldiers and bigger snakes come."

Fang Zheng thought, this elder speaks carefully.First point out that there are ambushes around, implying that you can't get away.Subjectively, it shows that they do not want to let people go.The next step should be to talk about the conditions, as expected——

"As long as they can help us, they are friends. On the day when 'Ubi Country' is rebuilt, all friends can enjoy the guest courtesy."

It turned out that this tribe was called "Youbi Country" before the defeat. Fang Zheng frowned when he heard its name for the first time.But he always felt as if he had seen it somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

When Fang Zheng listened to the conditions, he didn't like to listen to those false ones the most, so he asked directly: "What is the gift for the guests of your tribe?"

Great Elder Mingye is indeed a smart person. "According to the standards set by our ancestors. There are houses, three kinds of meat, and two women."

Fang Zheng hadn't responded to this standard yet, but he noticed that Zifeng's expression next to him was not right.

When Zifeng heard the word "woman", his expression was slightly embarrassed, but it was fleeting but Fang Zheng's eyes did not escape.What's particularly funny is that Zifeng turned his head away as if Fang Zheng was looking at him.Fang Zheng found it interesting, thinking about how young and thin-skinned he would get excited when he heard something to give to a woman.

But Fang Zheng is not interested in women, is it a display?There were no males in this tribe, so he couldn't say "change two men", so he said "change clothes and herbs".

Zifeng gestured to recuperate and left first.Fang Zheng thought to himself, this aspect also reflects that the boss is indeed shallow-minded, he let himself bandage him without saying a word before, and pretended to be embarrassed and walked away when he heard that he was sending a woman.Fang Zheng has a lot of ways to deal with this kind of people.

The Great Elder Ming Ye was surprised by a small snack first, can the courtesy be changed?But he is also pragmatic, and Fang Zheng felt relieved with his sincere acceptance, "It can be changed, but you have to help us."

"I promise to help you." After exchanging terms, of course you have to bargain. "But, I won't die." Fang Zheng tested the boundaries of his efforts.

"If you fail, you will die with the giant snake." Elder Mingye blocked his laziness right away.

This great elder is a ruthless person.Fang Zheng sighed.

Fang Zheng wanted to find out about Zifeng and another messenger, but it was inconvenient to ask Elder Mingye, because that would reveal that he was "unfamiliar" with the boss, so Fang Zheng decided to find clues by himself, pretending Concern: "How is Elder Xuansi? I'll go in and see him."

Elder Xuan Si was lying on the stone bed inside.In the commune, there was still the sound of crying and screaming from the baby's room next door.When Fang Zheng came in last time, there were only a few more weapons in the display——

Fang Zheng's pupils shrank suddenly, his whole body was boiling with qi and blood, veins protruded from his forehead, wrists and neck, and his teeth were clenched.

By the wall of the commune, he saw that big golden ax with an upward blade and a strange shape. It was the weapon of that pervert!

Fang Zheng yelled at Great Elder Mingye almost subconsciously: "Where's the other messenger!?"

Elder Mingye didn't understand why he reacted so violently, but he still told him, "I went back yesterday."

Fang Zheng stared at him in disbelief: "Why is this weapon here!"

Doubt quickly crossed his mind: Could it be that Zifeng is...

The Great Elder Mingye couldn't figure out the connection between his two words for a moment. Does this weapon have anything to do with another messenger?It is true that another companion came with Lord Zifeng, but on the day he entered the tribe, it was Lord Zifeng who carried this weapon.However, Ming Ye didn't know how their weapons were used, so he said ambiguously: "Maybe Master Zifeng should take this ax back. After all, it's for salute."

Fang Zheng breathed a sigh of relief and seemed a little lost for a moment.It seemed that it was not Zifeng's weapon.He didn't have to face that pervert so early, and had more time to prepare.But it was impossible to grasp the whereabouts of that guy.But I remembered the information about this weapon.

This is a Yue.The ax and the ax are very similar. The weapons recorded in the Zhou Dynasty later evolved into the ceremonial utensils of the feudal dynasty, but it was only after the rise of the feudal dynasty that the ax and ax were used to decorate the etiquette.Didn't the toothpick pervert that day use this to cut snakes?The use of ax in this era is far from the civilization of "salutes", right?

Fang Zheng was taken aback for a moment, and after careful thought, he realized that what the elder said was not "salute ceremony", but "sentence ceremony".

The state has national laws, and those who break the law will be punished, and the criminal etiquette refers to the norms of punishment.

Although I am surprised that there are "criminal rituals" in this era, the criminal law does exist in the "Shangshu". The content in "Shangshu" dates back to the ancient works of the Yao, Shun and Yu eras, the Three Tombs and the Five Classics. "Shangshu" is "ancient book".

It turns out that this era also has the norms of "punishment". Fang Zheng thought it was all about chaos and darkness.But presumably only the rudiments of a civilized society have just emerged among the big countries.

The sentences in "Shangshu" are difficult and ancient, and most of Fang Zheng's knowledge is half-understood. He also recited all the documents in order to pass the documents to his adoptive father. He didn't expect it to come in handy here.

"Shangshu" records that armored soldiers are used in major punishments, followed by axes and axes.Naturally, it is not the promotion of ordinary people that can raise troops, but the punishment at the national level.Fang Zheng remembered that his father said that in the last years of the Yin and Shang Dynasties, King Zhou was brutal, and King Wu led his troops to crusade, which was to exercise kingship on behalf of the heavens and punish King Zhou. The wars that arbitrarily annex other people's territories are different. King Zhou was punished only after "breaking his way".King Zhou was defeated and committed suicide in Lutai, so King Wu of Zhou cut off his head with an axe, which was also an execution.

Fang Zheng immediately understood that the eunuch, who hadn't seen his face, used the ax to kill the snake, not simply to destroy the living power.It is a bloody ritual, representing the crusade and——

Declare war.

Although it cannot be compared with the etiquette of the "state of civilized etiquette" in later generations, the sacrificial rituals of ancient times gave birth to seeds.It also shows in disguise that the country in the east is gradually moving towards civilization and has learned to use exclusive weapons to declare war.

Fang Zheng's heart shuddered, the so-called "clarity is real and etiquette is known".The country in the east is not generally powerful.And Badian Kingdom's manipulation of snakes has reached its peak.This weak and weak country is involved in the front line of the competition between two forces that it is far from being able to match. The future is worrying.

He couldn't help sniffling, worried for his own life, but suddenly realized again, and finally remembered where he had heard about Ubi, and he knew the origin of this tribe.