Chapter 808 Pei Qian’s thoughts
It is said that Chen Long transformed into a great hero, met Wen Xi, the third swordsman of the Nanlin Sword Sect, and finally learned the secret of Wen Xi.
It turns out that the Pei family in Hedong also has a common surname in Guanxi, and the former patriarch Pei Mao was a high-ranking minister of the dynasty. Wen Xi admitted that he was Pei Qian, the eldest son of Pei Mao. His eyes were full of murderous anger, and it seemed that there was a secret history of the Pei family.
Seeing and hearing that the Xi sword master did not deny it, Chen Long said: "So I should call you Wen Xing sword master." After saying this, he stretched out his left hand, bent his index finger as a courtesy, and said "Wu Liang".
According to Taoist etiquette, a layman bows his hands, makes a fist with his right hand, puts his left hand on top of his right fist, raises his knees, and raises his eyebrows to make a bow, without joining his hands. When you meet someone holding something in one hand, you should extend one hand and bend your index finger (which means one Qi transforms into three pure things) as a gift, and say Infinite View (or Compassion) with your mouth. Infinite view means blessing others; compassion means "say hello" or "goodbye". However, the word "compassion" is a common language of Taoism.
"Swordsman Wenxing?" Pei Qian's nickname was Wenxing, but he had never addressed him so affectionately. Thinking of his anonymity for many years, Pei Qian couldn't help but burst into tears. He reluctantly stood up and returned the courtesy: "Senior, I shouldn't be so polite!"
Pei Qian already trusted Chen Long nine points in his heart. Seeing that Chen Long was so polite as a senior, he almost made him a confidant. Immediately, the beans were poured out of the bamboo tube. The emotions that had accumulated in my heart for many years and the words that had been suppressed in my chest were finally released at this moment.
Pei Qian's tone was trembling as he talked about the past: "In the past, Emperor Ling was in power, and my grandfather, General Du Liao, was still alive. My father, Mao, was favored by the court and promoted to the rank of minister."
"However, the world is uneasy and wars are raging, and the Pei family cannot be alone. The third brother Pei Ji, following the order of the family ancestor, contacted the Du family and the Liu family, and spent a lot of money to raise private soldiers, just to protect the family and the people. It was peaceful at first. ."
When Pei Qian talked about the Du family, Chen Long immediately thought of Du Yu, a good general he met in the northwest. If the Pei family can work with the Du family, this generation must be quite outstanding.
"But who would have expected that the emperor was fatuous, and chaos arose, turning into an armpit. Dong Zhuo was in power, and my father was unwilling to join in the conspiracy, so he was eventually ruthlessly suppressed. Because Hedong County is only separated from Luoyang and Chang'an by a river, it became a key area for Dong Zhuo's suppression. Anyone who pledges allegiance will be suppressed."
Of course, Chen Long remembers that period of darkness particularly fondly, and the stories therein were also filled with Chen Long's ups and downs.
"My father was an upright man, so he resigned from his post and swore not to serve the traitor Dong. However, his remarks were not confidential, so he was targeted by Dong Zhuo and Li Ru. Li Jue, Guo Si and others relied on their martial arts to dominate tens of thousands of Xiliang cavalry. When we go to the northwest to suppress, the first stop is Wenxi County."
At that time, it was common for Dong Zhuo's generals to suppress dissidents everywhere after gaining power. Unexpectedly, the Pei family was one of the victims.
"In the summer and April of the third year of Jian'an, Dong Zhuo's remnant party, Li Jue and Guo Si, led the tiger and wolf troops to Wenxi County to suppress them. My father led his fourth son, Duan Xuan and other generals in Guanzhong to unite the Du and Liu families in defensive operations. After three victories, Wenxi County was saved. Seeing the rebels retreating, we stood on the city wall and nodded in celebration."
"Xiliang is full of cavalry, so attacking the city is naturally disadvantageous, but how could they retreat so easily? There must be a conspiracy." Chen Long said slowly, stroking his beard.
Pei Qian closed his eyes and murmured: "Li Wenyou, under Dong Zhuo, is the best at conspiracy. Although my father is extremely intelligent, he never thought that Xiao Qiang would be the cause of trouble. Yang Ding, the general under Dong Zhuo, was actually sent to the Zhongji sect by Li Ru. Someone instigated a rebellion and falsely claimed that Duan Yan had rebel intentions, but my father did not investigate, and then Duan Yan actually rebelled and left Wenxi County."
"After Duan Xuan left, the armies of Li Jue and Guo Si left and returned. Yang Ding took the opportunity to cooperate with the outside world. My Pei family army could not resist the enemy, so the city fell. Countless rebel troops rushed into Wenxi County and the family hall was destroyed. I pity me. My grandfather, General Du Liao, was seventy years old. He came out with his gun drawn and died in battle at the same time as my father Mao in front of the Pei family ancestral hall."
At this point, Pei Qian burst into tears and was choked with sobs that he could no longer speak. Chen Long nodded slightly, unable to imagine the tragic situation at that time. I regret that I was weak at that time and could not immediately put things right. I don’t know how many innocent souls died because of the war. I feel depressed in my heart, wishing that the world could be unified immediately and the people could live in peace.
After a long time, Pei Qian's crying gradually stopped. He said sorry, raised his sleeves to wipe the tears on his face, and continued in a hateful voice: "It's pity that more than 500 members of my Pei family died under the sword. Several brothers, nephews, All of them were missing. I was lucky enough to escape from the siege, but I was exhausted. I passed out in the wild jungle that night and almost died from the mouths of hungry tigers and wild wolves."
"When I woke up, I was rescued and lying in a hut. The light was dim, but it was the first time I saw my mentor clearly." Pei Qian said infinitely tenderly.
Chen Long heard this and asked: "Did the Tianshan Heroine save you?"
Pei Qian nodded affirmatively and said: "It was the sword master who saved me from the tigers and wolves, and took me out of the world." Chen Long thought to himself, no wonder Wang Yi conveyed everything through Wen Xi at that time, and Wen Xi was right Wang Yi is very loyal. In fact, he had a life-saving grace early on, and later developed a master-disciple relationship.
Pei Qian changed the topic and stopped talking about the family tragedy. Instead, he detailed Wang Yi's careful teaching and appointment of himself as the sword master. In Chen Long's view, Pei Qian's feelings for Wang Yi have gone beyond master and apprentice, and are more like the relationship between mother and son.
Pei Qian kept pouring out the words in his heart, and finally said in embarrassment: "Senior, if you go to the side of Tianshan Mountain, I hope you can visit Master to understand my feelings of missing you." After that, he stood up and stood upright. Erba Jing performed a Taoist ceremony.
Chen Long immediately agreed: "Of course. Thief Dong has been killed, and the old man has passed away and cannot be resurrected. Why is the swordsman Wen Xing still hanging around here? Why not raise his arms and reorganize the Pei family's atmosphere? In today's world, there is no one who can Are you a character in your eyes?"
Pei Qian was slightly startled. He didn't expect Chen Long to say these words. He obviously had some political tendencies and hoped that he would follow them. After hesitating for a moment, Pei Qian said tentatively: "It doesn't matter what the juniors think of the heroes in the world, but who is the hero in the eyes of the seniors?"
Chen Long said without hesitation: "Qingyan Cao Mengde, armed with millions of armors, dominates the Central Plains, he can be called a hero." Pei Qian didn't know that he meant to test, and he didn't comment after hearing this.
Chen Long added: "Sun Ce and Sun Bofu from the east of the Yangtze River separated several counties in the south of the Yangtze River. They have a vast army and sufficient supplies, and hundreds of generals. They can be called heroes." After hearing this, Pei Qian remained silent.
Chen Long said again: "Ruluo, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Jiujiu, with tigers in Luoyang, have the spirit of kings, and Yuan Shao's own brothers echo him from afar, they can be called heroes." After hearing this, Pei Qian suddenly smiled and shook his head: "Yuan Jiujiu has too much time to take care of himself, how can he be a hero? said."
Chen Long finally said: "Chen Wenlong of Jingzhou controls nine counties of Jingxiang and Xiangzhou. He has a vast territory and an elite army. He implements good governance and makes the people happy. How about that?"
If you want to know what happens next, listen to the explanation next time.
