Luogui Village covers an area of more than 1,500 acres. It adopts the architectural layout of mountains surrounding water, water surrounding embankments, embankments surrounding courtyards, and courtyard enclosed houses. The main building is located northeast and southwest, with negative yin and yang, sheltered from wind and air, and sufficient sunshine. , called Weilong House, the architectural style is mainly Hui style, with Wanluo and Jingchu styles. Brick, wood and stone carvings are widely used. There is a built-in patio and a high horse head wall, so there is no need to worry about floods and droughts. This village was originally owned by a local wealthy family named Luo. Later, it was framed by Chen Quanzhong and his family business declined. He took the opportunity to buy it at a low price and used it as a stronghold in the mountains. He usually sent two servants to guard it. At this time, he escaped from the imperial encirclement and suppression. The Xinghan Army happened to be resting here.
Feng Yanlang and Tang Saier followed Zou Sansheng into Luogui Village. After being arranged to rest in the guest room for a while, Feng Yanlang was received by Chen Quanzhong. Under the guidance of Zou Sansheng, we entered the lobby and saw a well-dressed nobleman sitting at the head. He was in his thirties, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose and a beautiful mustache. He was Chen Quanzhong, the general of the Xinghan Army. Sitting on the right are other leaders of the Xinghan Army, all of whom are dressed as ordinary villagers from wealthy families.
After Zou Sansheng came in, he sat in the last seat on the right. The people sitting on the left side were Li Rufeng, Jing Yunpeng, Fang Lingyan, and Zeng Jinyi.
Feng Yanlang's eyes widened. Except for Zeng Jinyi, Li Rufeng and the other three were shocked and stood up. Fang Lingyan has been thinking about her a lot these days, and she regrets it when she thinks about her tantrum with Feng Yanlang that day. At this time, she almost pounced on him. The Five Mountains are connected with each other, and the more they are in this autumn of life and death, the more sympathetic they are to each other. After seeing each other for more than ten days, there has been no news, and suddenly meeting here makes everyone feel emotional.
After being speechless for a moment, the four of them called out and hugged each other.
Seeing that the time had come, Chen Quanzhong introduced himself, told everyone the purpose of the Xinghan Army to fight against the Ming Dynasty and Xinghan, and denounced the darkness in the court. He also revealed the relationship between the Jianghuai Escort Bureau and the Xinghan Army actually led by Zou Zheguo. relationship, and once again formally invited Li Rufeng and other five people to join the Xinghan Army.
Chen Quanzhong said: "I know that you all bear the hatred of your family and master--of course, Mr. Feng may be an exception--if you want to take revenge or restore the reputation of your sect, if you don't have anyone to rely on, I will forgive Chen for speaking frankly, seriously. Idiot’s dream.”
This is true. As early as thirty years ago, after the martial arts legends Luo Yi and Fu Qing disappeared, the entire martial arts world was in silence. Under the suppression of the Hongwu court, the strength of the martial arts world was gradually weakened, and there were no innovative talents to create any magical skills. There is no treasure to command the world, and a relative balance is maintained between the various forces. Some so-called heroes also continue to accumulate popularity by seeking teachers, recognizing their fathers, getting married, etc. If a person does not have a strong background, It is difficult to become famous in the martial arts world. For example, take the brothers Zou Erguai and Zou Sansheng of the Jianghuai Escort Bureau. Most people think that these two men started from scratch. It is not easy to create this family business. But they do not know that behind him there is a secret organization like the Xinghan Army to protect them.
Chen Quanzhong continued: "Our Xinghan Army can be said to be full of talents. I must have seen Brother Li and others in the previous anti-encirclement and suppression battles. It is precisely because we cherish talents that so many talents have defected. We, all of you, are young heroes. If you join us, you will definitely shine. I can guarantee that once you join the Xinghan Army, your business will be my business, Chen Quanzhong. Your family enemy master hates us. The Han army will definitely avenge you." Chen Quanzhong already knows that although Feng Yanlang is Feng Ji's son, he has long been a stranger to him. The feud between father and son is an open secret, and there is no need to avoid him from saying these things.
These words were spoken from the bottom of my heart, and they made Li Xunhuan and others look at each other in confusion. With Chen Quanzhong's wisdom, it's not that he didn't know that there were risks in telling the whole story, but he believed that this member of the Five Mountains Confucianism regarded himself as a gentleman and had an upright temperament. He liked to play gongs and drums in front of others and disdained small tricks behind his back.
At this time, a childish, sad, and angry voice was heard saying: "Although the little girl doesn't know how to move, she is willing to follow the general. I wonder if the general will accept her?" It was Zeng Jinyi who spoke. In these days, she sorted out what Fang Lingyan told her about Feng Yanlang's story about Qin He seeing his father Zeng Xuanying die with his own eyes. She knew that her father was really dead and that her father loved her so much. If he was still alive, why didn't he come to find her? He must be gone. As time goes by, her desire to avenge her father becomes more and more urgent.
These words were unexpected by Li Rufeng and others. Speaking personally, Li Rufeng can be said to admire Chen Quanzhong very much, and the two of them can even be regarded as friends. However, he is rational and knows that once he joins Chen Quanzhong, it will be another matter. He would also become a pawn in his hands. He didn't like this feeling. Besides, he was really not mentally prepared to become an anti-people rebel against the imperial court. But it can understand Zeng Jinyi's eagerness for revenge. After all, she is still a little girl who is not familiar with the world. Chen Quanzhong's words can easily make her trust and give her a sense of belonging. But what can he refute at this time?
Jing Yunpeng was also surprised by Zeng Jinyi's answer. He didn't expect that a weak woman like her would have such courage. In fact, he also wanted to join the Han Dynasty Army. He still remembered how the current imperial court killed his father Jing Qing and massacred his own clan and village in a blood feud. I was still young at the time, and I was lucky enough to escape due to my father's advance arrangements. I was taken to Hengshan by my master to learn skills. At that time, Jingqing pretended to serve Zhu Di as the censor of Zuoqiandu. Two months later, he secretly concealed a dagger and went to court to assassinate Zhu Di. Clean. It's just that these things have been buried in my heart for many years, and I don't want to mention them to others at this time. It would be a waste of life not to avenge this revenge. However, his dream has always been to kill the old thief Zhu Di by himself, and he does not want to harm innocent people. Such rebellious actions as Chen Quanzhong's are unconvincing in the bone marrow of his generational loyalty. But he couldn't persuade Zeng Jinyi with this reason. After all, she wanted to avenge her father and just wanted to find a backer. He didn't have the burden of family loyalty.
Fang Lingyan was also surprised. He actually wanted to join the Xinghan Army like Zeng Jinyi. He had seen his family die tragically with his own eyes, and had experienced his father Fang Xiaoru and a family of ten people being wiped out by Zhu Di. She was not as rational as Li Rufeng, and she was not as sensible as Li Rufeng. Not as loyal as Jing Yunpeng, she was just worried that Zeng Jinyi would be imprisoned by hatred and go further and further, eventually ending up in a dangerous situation. She wanted to use her wisdom and emotions to help Zeng Jinyi get out of the haze, but she didn't know what to say.
Feng Yanlang also had some regrets. He was already moved when he learned that Zeng Xuanying sacrificed his life to protect Qin He just so that he could save his beloved daughter. It was because of this sincere father's love that he was willing to accept Qin He. Zhituo chased the black bride all the way to find Zeng Jinyi. Therefore, he can especially understand the deep love between father and daughter that Zeng Jinyi would not hesitate to join the Xinghan Army in order to avenge his father. He had participated in various social activities under the arrangement of Feng Ji since he was a child, and got to know many people in the world of martial arts and court ministers. He knew very well that today's martial arts sects are based on seniority and form cliques for personal gain. It is a bad habit that must be relied on, but I didn't expect that an innocent girl like Zeng Jinyi would embark on this path. He felt that he was entrusted by the Huashan Sect to take care of Zeng Jinyi and it was necessary to stop him.
"Wait a minute," Li Rufeng, Jing Yunpeng, Fang Lingyan, and Feng Yanlang shouted almost simultaneously. "We have to discuss this matter before making a decision." After all, Li Rufeng was very sophisticated.
"Haha... Okay, Miss Zeng deserves to be called Fang Yuanzi. She is really a tiger father without a dog daughter. What a spirit. Our Xinghan Army is in need of heroic women like you." Chen Quanzhong didn't seem to hear what Li Rufeng and others said. He put a high hat on Zeng Jinyi and mentioned Zeng Xuanying on an excuse to increase Zeng Jinyi's hatred.
Sure enough, Zeng Jinyi was so inspired and stimulated that she could no longer listen to anything. After the meeting, despite Li Rufeng, Fang Lingyan and Feng Yanlang's sincere explanations and sincere advice, she still refused to look back. In her opinion, relying on these senior brothers and sisters is With no hope left, he was determined to seek refuge with Chen Quanzhong. Li Rufeng and his group had no choice but to slowly persuade him in the future.
Zou Zheguo didn't say a word during this meeting, but the words and deeds of the disciples of the Five Sacred Mountains were all in his mind.
"Second uncle, you have always been very accurate in spotting people. According to your opinion, who is the most terrifying among these five people?" Because of Zou Zheguo's transcendent status in the Xinghan army and his position under the general, Chen Quanzhong asked He is always respectfully called his second uncle. At this time, the two were talking about what happened in the meeting just now.
"Based on my experience and our investigation of these five people, among them, regardless of martial arts, Li Rufeng has rich experience in the world, is quite scheming, and can adapt to changes. He is actually the top of the five currently. He can be used as a chivalrous and righteous person. , once they get to know each other, they will treat each other sincerely; and the girl named Fang Lingyan is smart and has a high level of understanding. Although she seems to be unguarded, she is hiding in the city at the time and is quite quick-witted. If she spends some time in the Jianghu, she will In fact, he is the most authoritative among the five people; Feng Yanlang, who has a eccentric nature and a genius, has both scholarly spirit and recklessness. If he can be guided by the one he loves, he can become the most capable of achieving great things among the five. However, he has a rift with his father, is mean and ungrateful, and hesitates when things happen. If he cannot overcome them one by one, he will eventually go into the devil's path. As for Jing Yunpeng, he is just a brave man. Although he has not avenged a great revenge, he has already After being influenced for many years, her mind has long been stable. Although she can neither achieve great things nor do bad things, she is probably the one who can maintain her integrity best among the five people. Although the little girl named Zeng is talented, she has not experienced the world deeply and is the most moldable. Now He has returned to our army, and if he can make good use of it, he will definitely become a useful chess piece."
"Well, there is also the little girl from the White Lotus Sect... Oh, no, Holy Envoy Tang Sai'er from Duowen, how should we treat her?"
"Then little girl, let's just follow her and see what her purpose is. We can't offend the White Lotus Sect, and we shouldn't make a hasty friendship."
After listening to Zou Zheguo's words, Chen Quanzhong had a deeper understanding of Li Rufeng and others. He already had a direction in his mind on how to separate and use them. At the same time, he admired his second uncle's mind-reading skills.
After Zou Zhe passed by, Chen Quanzhong dared to recall the "Reading the Human Heart Sutra" mentioned by Wang Yisi. According to Zhang Dingbian, Wang Yi's fourth grandfather, this "Reading the Human Heart Sutra" is a book that teaches people how to see people, The strategic secrets on how to read people, read minds, and attack minds were given to Zou Pusheng by his mentor before he came down from the mountain, and presumably they were passed on to Zou Zheguo. As the leader of the Xinghan Army, it is also terrifying to have a subordinate who knows what he is thinking at any time. Thinking of this, he suddenly felt upset.
The next day, Chen Quanzhong sent someone to the "Stinky Old Man" winery in Zhongyuan to bring some wine and food, and he had a full meal. Speaking of this "stinky old man" winery, the housekeeper of Luo Guizhuang told everyone three wonders. The first strange thing is that the name of this "Stinky Old Man" winery is called Stinky Old Man, but the shopkeeper is a beautiful girl in her twenties; the second strange thing is that although this "Stinky Old Man" winery is a well-known winemaking workshop, it is in a In the deep mountains and old forests of Zhongyuan, where ghosts do not lay eggs and birds do not poop; Sanqi is that although this "Stinky Old Man" winery is located in the Jianghuai area, the wine it brews is the Shaodaozi wine favored by the people of Liaoyang, Guandong. As soon as these three strange things were mentioned, everyone was even more interested and began to speculate. There were all kinds of weird theories.
Chen Quanzhong didn't know this at all. He just heard that Shao Dao was very potent and that this "stinky old man" had a reputation for being "stinky", so he wanted to let all the brothers have a change of taste, firstly to try something new, and secondly, as winter is approaching, it can keep warm. body. It was only when I entered the mouth that I realized that the Shaodaozi wine was not that strong at that time. It was just slightly stronger than in the south, which is just suitable for the climate between the Jianghuai River and the Huaihe River. Of course he didn't know that five years ago, this "stinky old man" Shaodaozi was just a small restaurant, with no one patronizing it except for drinking at home. However, the current winery is the result of the improvement and operation of Shaodaozi by the current shopkeeper.
