Li Zhuer was slightly startled, but Pei Min smiled and said: "Duan Jianwei is indeed a person. After he returned to Nanzhao, he served the young master Luo Feng as usual."
Li Zhuer said coldly: "Duan Jianwei wants to be Wang Mang?"
Pei Min shook his head and said: "I think I want to be Cao Cao..."
Jiang Shuo knew that Wang Mang forced the Han Emperor to abdicate and was ruined in the end. Cao Cao never abdicated the throne during his lifetime, but his descendants became emperors. Pei Min meant that Duan Jian Wei himself would not rebel, but would only accumulate strength, and his descendants would seize Nanzhao when they are full-fledged. Big seat.
Pei Min said this too early. After Ge Luofeng, Nanzhao passed eight generations of kings, and experienced the Dachanghe and Dayining regimes. Finally, Duan Siping, the leader of the Baiman who truly took control of Nanzhao and established the Dali Kingdom, had already He is the sixth generation grandson of Duan Jianwei, but it is indeed this Duan Jianwei who was both civil and military versatile and scheming at the beginning of the Baiman Duan clan.
Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang had completely different views on the sudden closure of the secret passage after Duan Jianwei left that day. After escaping, they found that all traces of Duan Jianwei and Piluo Pavilion had been erased. Jiang Shuo and Dugu Xiang had completely different views. Dugu Xiang believed that Duan Jianwei had done it deliberately. They were sealed in the cave, but Jiang Shuo believed that it was impossible for Duan Jianwei to fill the entrance cave in such a short period of time.
When he heard Pei Min say that Duan Jianwei was still alive and had returned to Nanzhao, Jiang Shuo felt relieved and said happily: "It turns out that Duan Jianwei is not dead."
Li Zhuer sneered and said: "Looking back, you were actually happy for him. That day we met Duan Jianwei, Duan Jianwei only said that you and Xiang'er killed Pi Luoge and escaped, but he didn't say that you were in the cave. middle."
Jiang Shuo thought to himself, as expected, it was the Yin League who used gravel to raise the grain cellar to cover the entrance of the cave. He pretended not to know that the cave was the secret gathering place of the Jianghu League, and asked: "Then you, the Yin League, went to great lengths to hide the secret gathering place of the Piluo Pavilion?" Why are the burial sites filled in?"
Pei Min said: "Shuo'er, since you have already entered that cave, you naturally know that the cave is a secret general altar set up by the leader of the Jianghu Alliance in the Han Dynasty. Why do you ask questions knowingly?"
Jiang Shuo didn't know that this main altar actually existed in the Han Dynasty, but asked: "Then do you know what is in the secret passage?"
Pei Min laughed loudly and said, "You mean that golden chamber?"
Jiang Shuo agreed smoothly: "Yes..."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Jiang Shuo regretted it. Unexpectedly, Pei Min asked, "Who put the Golden Chamber in your mouth?"
Jiang Shuo only knew from the time that he could infer that the Golden Chamber was definitely not released by Li Yong, the previous leader of the alliance. Li Yong might not even know about the existence of this secret room. How come Pei Min knew about it instead? Only Pei Min continued: "The person Emperor Gaozong sent to the Western Regions to handle this matter was my ancestor, Pei Xingjian, who was the chief administrator of Dingxiang Road at that time. Unfortunately, Empress Wu seemed to be aware of it. Pei Xingjian was recalled as soon as he arrived at the Sushui River. Pei Xingjian left Wang Fangyi to continue his search. Unfortunately, Wang Fangyi was also killed soon after. The person who finally achieved his goal was Wang Fangyi's subordinate Li Ke. Afterwards, he and the Persian King Ni Nianshi returned to Chang'an, but in Chang'an they handed over the golden chamber to another person. one person……"
Jiang Shuo was stunned for a moment, then realized: "The Golden Chamber was naturally handed over to the then leader of the Jianghu Alliance..."
Pei Min said: "Yes, at that time, the leader of the Jianghu Alliance hid in the court and held the post of Xielu Lang in the palace."
Jiang Shuo was stunned again. Xie Lulang was the official in charge of music in Taichang Temple. He had nothing to do with the military or martial arts. However, what Pei Min said next was even more surprising. He just said : "This Xielu Lang is my uncle, and he is also an alien of the Wenxi Pei family, Pei Qingyuan!"
Jiang Shuo's eyes widened and he murmured: "I didn't expect that the Pei family and the Jianghu Alliance have such a deep relationship..."
Li Zhuer sneered: "It's not just the Pei family. Looking back, who was the first leader of the Jianghu Alliance, that is, the Dongting Bandit Chief? He was Yun Mengzi, a disciple of Liu Xuanzi, the last giant of the Mo family."
Jiang Shuo wondered: "Yunmeng...isn't it Dongting Lake?"
Pei Min said: "Exactly, at the end of the Warring States Period, most of the Mohists were active in the Qin State, but they were increasingly not tolerated by the King of Qin. Yun Mengzi left Dongting Lake and no longer called himself the Mohist Family."
Jiang Shuo thought that it turned out that the Jianghu Pirate Leader did have some close relationship with the Mo family.
Pei Min said: "Yun Mengzi has long seen that the Mohist system of all love and non-aggression will not work in the world, so he uses violence to fight violence and seeks governance in the name of the leader of thieves. It is ridiculous that future generations of Jianghu leaders regard themselves as the successors of the Mohist family... Pei Qingyuan is When the leader of the Jianghu Alliance read through the letters left by previous alliance leaders, he discovered the true original intention of Yun Mengzi, and then founded the Hidden Alliance, and the hidden alliance actually means hiding in the Jianghu Alliance."
Jiang Shuo said to himself: "Therefore, Pei Qingyuan handed over the Jianghu Alliance to the scribe Li Yong, but handed over the Hidden Alliance to General Pei. He said that he was not sticking to one pattern, but he was afraid that it also implied the intention of weakening the Jianghu Alliance and expanding the Hidden Alliance. .”
Pei Min turned his head and glanced at Dugu Xiang, who was lying in the corner on the other side, and said, "Speaking of which, the Dugu family, which has always been living in Longyou, has a relationship with the Jianghu Alliance, and it is also thanks to Pei Qingyuan."
Dugu Xiang's grandfather Dugu Wen was a music maniac. Jiang Shuo also said that the only warrior who was obsessed with Lu Lu was Dugu Wen. He didn't expect that there was a second person in the world who had the same interests as him. He must have been invited by Pei Qingyuan for Dugu Wen to do so. Join Jianghu League.
Pei Min said: "Pei Qingyuan hid the golden cabinet in the general altar of the Jianghu Alliance in the Han Dynasty, and completely abandoned the altar. The subsequent leader of the alliance, Li Yong, did not know about it, and you, Shuoer, naturally have no way of knowing."
He continued: "I didn't expect that by mistake, Shuoer, you found this big secret by accident."
Jiang Shuo suddenly felt a chill behind his back and asked, "General Pei, so it means that the one who wants to bury Xiang'er and me underground is also the Hidden Alliance?"
When he said this, he called "General Pei", but his eyes were always fixed on Li Zhuer. Li Zhuer seemed not to care about Jiang Shuo's stare, and offered tea cups to Pei Min and Jiang Shuo in turn, and turned to face Jiang Shuo said: "If it is not buried, the secret may be leaked."
Jiang Shuo said: "But we are still underground..."
Li Zhuer interrupted him and said: "Looking back, I believe you can find a way out."
When she said this, she didn't believe it at all. It gave Jiang Shuo the feeling that it was an unexpected joy to survive, and it wouldn't be a pity if he died. It was really like Pi Luo on Longju Island three years ago. Li Zhuer's expression when Ge and Ye Guizhen were chasing him.
Jiang Shuo suddenly lost his temper and knocked away the tea cup that Li Zhuer was holding in both hands, roaring: "In your heart, it doesn't matter who dies, right?"
Li Zhuer turned her head to pick up the tea cup fragments and said softly: "Yes, I have always been like this..." Then she turned to Jiang Shuo and said: "Looking back, I told you that for me, the fate of my tribe, The mission of the Hidden Alliance is more important than my own life, let alone others."
Looking at Jiang Shuo, she added: "I'm very happy that you are alive...that's all..."
Jiang Shuo was speechless for a moment, with mixed emotions in his heart. He didn't know what to say. Not only was he angry, he couldn't even describe his mood at the moment.
Pei Min said: "Shuo'er, you and the Yin League were enemies rather than friends before. It's not wrong for Zhu'er not to take you into consideration when doing things. If you can change your mind and join the Yin League..."
Jiang Shuo interrupted bitterly: "Even if you join the Hidden Alliance, I'm afraid it will just be Ye Guizhen and Pi Luoge..."
Jiang Shuo himself was shocked as soon as the words came out. He had never spoken to Pei Min like this before, and the words were so harsh. Jiang Shuo couldn't help but regret it, but now that the words had been spoken, there was no possibility of taking them back. .
Li Zhuer did not retort, and the expression on her face did not change. She poured another cup of tea, but this time she did not hold it in front of Jiang Shuo, but gently placed it on the table in front of him.
She said slowly: "Shuo'er, why do you have to act on your own initiative? Ye Guizhen and Pi Luoge each had their own agendas. They rebelled against the alliance first, and then ended up like this... As long as we have the same goal and fulfill our oath together, naturally we will not Just like them."
Jiang Shuo ignored her, crossed his hands and said to Pei Min: "General Pei, please forgive me for speaking bluntly. Today you keep saying that our goals are the same. It's really difficult for Shuo'er to understand."
Pei Min said: "Look, today you are going to get rid of the big cannibal. Aren't we going to the same destination again?"
Jiang Shuo asked: "General Pei, why did the Yin Alliance help the Tang army kill the cannibals?"
Pei Min took a sip of tea and did not answer Jiang Shuo's question. Instead, he twisted his beard and asked Jiang Shuo with a smile: "Then why did you kill the big cannibal?"
Jiang Shuo said: "Of course it's because the cannibal covets Anxi!"
Pei Min laughed again and said: "Now Gao Xianzhi covets the land of Tochara. Gao Xianzhi goes over Congling almost every year and plunders. What is the difference between this and what An Lushan did in the Northeast? ?”
Jiang Shuo also overheard what Cheng Qianli said before about Gao Xianzhi's actions. Although Cheng Qianli's purpose was to lure the cannibal into taking the bait, some of the things he said may not be untrue.
Jiang Shuo licked his dry lips and said, "But the big cannibals also want to cross the Green Mountains. What they want is not just plunder, but the entire Western Region and even the Central Plains."
Pei Min said: "Not bad!"
As he spoke, he placed the tea cup heavily on the table, placed it impartially between the two long swords, and said, "Then why not use Congling as the boundary?"
Jiang Shuo said: "General Pei means that anyone who crosses the boundary of the Hidden Alliance will be beaten? So Iben caused great trouble in Longyou, and you didn't care. Until this time, he colluded with Da Bolu to invade Khotan and violated the boundaries of the Hidden Alliance." I drew a line before killing him."
Pei Min said: "Yes, that's why I say we reach the same goal through different paths."
Jiang Shuo was silent again, and Pei Min said: "Shuo'er, last time on Longju Island, I told you half of the story of the Hidden Alliance. Today I told you the other half. Now I have no reservations about you. You should Knowing that what the Hidden Alliance is doing now is the true original intention of the first bandit chief to found the Jianghu Alliance, why not consider the invitation to join the Hidden Alliance again."
Jiang Shuo is no longer the young man he was three years ago. He slowly shook his head and said, "No! If Pei Qingyuan really thought that Yun Mengzi's original intention was to fight violence with violence and to control chaos with chaos, he should not have allowed his lifelong friend Dugu Wen to join the Jianghu Alliance. , but he should be asked to preside over the Hidden Alliance!"
Pei Min said: "But in this matter, Pei Qingyuan and Dugu Wen have different views on the establishment of the Yin Alliance. Dugu Wen is Pei Qingyuan's descendant. Pei Qingyuan treated Dugu Wen the same way I treated Shuo'er."
Jiang Shuo still shook his head and said: "It is said that people with different principles should not conspire against each other. With Senior Dugu's character, if he knew about the hidden alliance, he would never pretend to be ignorant, let alone become a confidant with Pei Qingyuan."
At this moment, I suddenly heard an old voice outside the main hall laughing: "You are right. Senior Qingyuan passed away suddenly back then. I still don't know who did it. Now I know that General Pei is probably not involved!"
While they were talking, two figures had jumped into the palace. The older one was Dugu Wen, and the younger one was Nan Jiyun.
Dugu asked: "Pei Qingyuan once told me about the Yin Alliance, saying that he deeply regretted misreading Yun Mengzi's legacy when he was young and determined to disband the Yin Alliance. A few years later, he suddenly fell ill and passed away, and there was no more Yin Alliance in the world." Regarding the news about the Alliance, I always thought that the Hidden Alliance had disappeared long ago, but I didn’t expect that it would spread out in the hands of Pei Min, and weave such a large network among various sects, both in the government and in the opposition.”
