Wu Peng raised his eyes and looked at the east, which was gradually shrouded in darkness. He seemed to be deep in thought. After a long time, he said: "Because the donor has a feud with the Marquis of Pingliang."
Zhang Ren looked at Wu Peng and asked, "How do you know that I have a feud with the Marquis of Pingliang? As you said, does it mean that you also have a feud with the Marquis of Pingliang?"
Wu Peng replied: "Since the poor monk arrived in Jinling City, he has heard about the Li Gui murder case. Many people said that the donor had a feud with the Marquis of Pingliang, and the poor monk also saw it with his own eyes last time."
Zhang Ren was puzzled, "Did you see it? When?"
Wu Peng replied: "At the gate of the imperial city, the benefactor forced the Marquis of Pingliang to retreat with one palm, and even promised that he would take the Marquis of Pingliang's life."
Only then did Zhang Ren remember that when he retreated to Pingliang Marquis, he did feel that someone was following him, but he didn't expect that the person following him was actually Wu Peng.
Zhang Ren nodded, "I didn't expect it to be you. Then tell me what grudge you have against Pingliang Hou."
Wu Peng looked up at the sky and said, "The poor monk is not named Wu Peng. The poor monk's surname is Cui. He should be called Cui Peng..."
Wu Peng began to talk about bits and pieces of the past.
Wu Peng's surname is indeed Cui, and he is a descendant of the Boling Cui family.
At that time, the Boling Cui family was one of the seven sects and five surnames. It was a big family and a powerful family. Since Emperor Gaozong of the Tang Dynasty suppressed the powerful families, all the emperors in the past dynasties have suppressed the powerful families to varying degrees.
Today, the Bolingcui family has long lost its former glory.
But a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although it can no longer be compared with that of the past, relying on the family background and accumulated wealth, the Bolingcui family still gave birth to many talents.
Wu Peng's father Cui Yan is one of them.
At that time, Cui Yan was Wen Yunwu and served under the Marquis of Pingliang. He could write, read and have extraordinary martial arts skills. He quickly stood out and was appreciated by Zhu Yuanzhang and the Marquis of Pingliang. He also held a military position until he was the deputy general of the Marquis of Pingliang.
Cui Yan is serious about his work and must do everything personally. During an expedition, he personally ordered the food and grass and found that the quantity was wrong. The quality and quantity of the weapons used by the soldiers were also quite different from the account books.
Cui Yan investigated secretly and soon discovered that the Marquis of Pingliang was reselling grain, grass and armaments.
The upright Cui Yan directly went to Pingliang Hou to confront him. Faced with the irrefutable evidence, Pingliang Hou had nothing to say and could only comfort him with kind words and promised many benefits.
Cui Yan did not choose to join the others. He left Pinglianghou's camp angrily. He denounced Pinglianghou's actions in a letter at home.
Years of friendship on the battlefield still prevented Cui Yan from reporting on the Marquis of Pingliang, but unexpectedly, the Marquis of Pingliang had no regrets and changed his ways.
Cui Yan had no choice but to prepare to impeach the Marquis of Pingliang.
Unfortunately, before the impeachment memorial was sent out, the Marquis of Pingliang took the lead in attacking Cui Yan. Countless sergeants broke into Cui Yan's camp. Cui Yan loved soldiers and was unwilling to confront these sergeants with swords, so he could only try his best to avoid and block.
But no matter how good he is in martial arts, how can he defeat countless soldiers?
However, after only a few rounds, he was wounded by a sword, and his shirt was dyed red with blood.
Cui Yan was angry and unwilling. He loudly accused and cursed the Marquis of Pingliang, but the soldiers turned a deaf ear and summoned Cui Yan with the weapons in their hands.
Cui Yan fell and died in despair among the thousands of troops, and the evidence in his hand was also tampered with by Pingliang Hou.
An impeachment memorial was finally sent to Zhu Yuanzhang's case, but the content changed to Cui Yan reselling food, grass and armaments, and committed suicide in anger after being discovered.
At that time, the situation in the Ming Dynasty was not too stable, so Zhu Yuanzhang did not massacre Cui Yan's past achievements, but instead avoided his wife and children's guilt.
Even so, Wu Peng still changed from the young master of Cui Mansion to the son of a guilty minister. Every time he went out, he would always encounter countless rolls of eyes and pointing fingers, and many gossips also caused a lot of damage to his young heart.
When the Marquis of Pingliang returned from the expedition, he ordered his confidants to eliminate the roots and prepare to kill Cui Yan's wife and children to avoid future troubles.
That night, there were constant cries of killing in the Cui family's mansion, and the sounds of angrily cursing and crying were heart-stopping. More than 20 members of Cui Yan's family, including his servants, died.
Under the sword.
Only the young Wu Peng escaped by hiding in the well.
Since then, Wu Peng did not dare to tell others that his surname was Cui, so he could only take his mother's surname.
Later, after many twists and turns, Wu Peng went to Shaolin and became a monk. He had excellent physical skills and made rapid progress in martial arts. However, he was not greedy for more. He just practiced the iron cloth shirt kung fu and several sets of Shaolin stick techniques to perfection.
The Ancient Buddha of Qingdeng failed to eradicate his desire for revenge, and meditation and meditation also failed to eliminate his hatred. His mother's death screams lingered in his mind.
After he reached great perfection in his kung fu, he finally chose to return to secular life and descend to Shaoshi Mountain.
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After Wu Peng finished telling his story, he exhaled a breath and said, "You will know everything that follows."
Zhang Ren was also filled with grief and anger, and cursed: "Pinglianghou, that bitch really deserves to die! So, you came to Jinling City to take revenge on Pinglianghou, the old man?"
Wu Peng nodded, "Not bad."
Zhang Ren was puzzled and asked: "It is not difficult to kill Marquis Pingliang with your skills. Just like last time at the gate of the palace, as long as you took action, Marquis Pingliang would never survive. Why didn't you take action?"
Wu Peng then said: "When I met the Marquis of Pingliang, the poor monk was extremely angry. He almost couldn't help but take action. The poor monk kept telling himself that now is not the time. It is really not difficult to kill the Marquis of Pingliang. , but he is still the Marquis of Pingliang even after death. He is the hero who calmed down the border troubles in the hearts of many people. But what about the poor monk’s father? He has been infamy over the years. Death is really too cheap for the Marquis of Pingliang. The poor monk not only wants to If he dies, his reputation will be ruined, and the poor monk will overturn his father's case so that everyone will know who is the hero worthy of admiration."
Wu Peng said, looked at Zhang Ren, and continued: "The poor monk helped you kill someone this time. It's over here. You help the poor monk find evidence of Pingliang Hou's illegality. You are a Jin Yiwei, so you can definitely do it."
Zhang Ren shook his head mockingly and said, "I really want to help you, but it is very likely that I will die this time."
Wu Peng said: "It doesn't matter. With my own strength, I can't find any evidence of Pingliang Hou. I am also betting, and I am betting with my own wealth and life. I am betting that you will not die this time." .”
Zhang Ren looked at Wu Peng, nodded, and said: "Okay, I promise you, if you don't die this time, I will definitely help you avenge you. I will ruin Pingliang Hou's reputation and kill you for your father."
The two of them walked towards Donglinfang while talking, and Zhang Ren seemed to be less nervous.
When we arrived at Donglinfang, it was already completely dark, but today there were many lanterns hanging in Donglinfang, which made it look quite bright.
