Chapter Twenty-Four: Gathering Cloudy Wisdom and Knowing Talents
"Master, take a break, don't be in a hurry at this moment."
He had been rushing for several days, and he was worried about his master's health and pleaded with Peng Yingyu.
Peng Yingyu smiled, "I have accepted so many apprentices, and you are still the most filial as a senior brother." β
"If you talk about martial arts, I can't compare to those two swords; In terms of water, it can't compare to Li Patou; In terms of people's skills, they can't compare to the blacksmith. Alas, I can only honor your old man more for them. Guo Putian pretended to be aggrieved, "Why don't you pass on some skills to me to get ahead?" I'll hold up the faΓ§ade for you. β
Peng Yingyu listened to the persuasion and sat down on the stone and rested for a while.
Only then did Putian put his mind at ease, "I've been running around for years, don't get tired of my body, you still have to save your strength to do the right thing for heaven and drive away these thieves!" If you can assist a junior brother to become the emperor, I can also be a prime minister! β
Peng Yingyu touched her bald head and said with a wry smile: "If you can wait for more than ten years, you won't hurt Ziwang, maybe your prime minister will really last a long time." β
"Why do you sigh when you mention Senior Brother, anyway, Senior Brother has also been an emperor, enough for this!"
Peng Yingyu knew that Guo Putian had the closest relationship with the dead apprentice Zhou Ziwang, and this time she deliberately made him happy, smiled and said no more.
Guo Putian sat beside the master and was stunned, muttering to himself: "However, a person who is brave and resourceful like Senior Brother and can care for the people will never be seen again." β
Sitting down, Putian's mouth couldn't be idle, and he grabbed the master and chattered non-stop.
"Master."
"What's wrong?"
"I, a junior brother who is a blacksmith, can I rely on it?"
"He can't be wrong with people."
"What if ......"
"Stop being verbose, let's hit the road"
"Oh......"
Under the persuasion of Guo Putian, the master and apprentice stopped and stopped, and it was not until Shen Shi saw the gate of the Cloudy Villa.
Moreover, Putian was raised by his master since he was a child, and Peng Yingyu was also a master and a father to him, which was different from other brothers. Although he has no outstanding talents, he is pure and filial. He knew that Peng Yingyu was obsessed and tried his best to help Zhou Ziwang avenge his hatred and destroy the Yuan court, so he ran around and made a series of anti-Yuan preparations.
This trip to Duoyun Villa, I must have great expectations for Xu Shouhui, who had only heard his name but had not seen him. When we meet later, we will definitely see if this Xu Shouhui is worthy of Master's help, if he is really a wolf-hearted guy, he will slaughter him, and he will break Master's obsession.
"It's coming!" Zou Pusheng was very happy to see Peng Yingyu and the others when he was far away, and finally didn't let Xu Shouhui wait in vain.
Xu Shouhui was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurried over to greet the two, and without waiting for Zou Pusheng's introduction, he saluted respectfully, "I am tired of Peng Zu coming in person, and I am ashamed to suffer from this rush." β
Peng Yingyu is proficient in physiognomy, and has long been looking at Xu Shouhui, seeing that his heavenly court is full, his ears are thick and his lips are red, his complexion is beautiful, and his eyes are fixed, and his heart is suddenly overjoyed. No wonder the apprentice called him a celestial man in his letter, and his posture and appearance are all noble, just like an emperor!
Zou Pusheng first respectfully greeted the master before he introduced, "Master, senior brother. This is the Brother Xu I mentioned to you in the letter. β
Peng Yingyu touched her bulging belly, and laughed loudly: "It's better to see than to hear, Xu Shizhu is really the dragon and phoenix among people." β
Xu Shouhui turned sideways and invited everyone into the village, "Peng Zu and Brother Guo, please come in and rest." β
As soon as he entered the village, Ni Wenjun rushed over when he heard the news, and shouted at the top of his voice when he was far away, "But Peng Zu has arrived?" β
When he approached, Zou Pusheng introduced the two of them, "This is Ni Wenjun, the owner of this Cloudy Villa." β
Ni Wenjun gave a salute first, "Peng Zu's arrival really makes this cloudy villa shine. β
"This time, we will disturb Master Ni more."
"Peng Zu is such a fairy figure, Brother Xu often tells me about it. This cloudy villa is not said to have lived for a year and a half, if Peng Zu likes it, this villa is given to you for the old, what can you do? Although Ni Wenjun's words were exaggerated, his tone was sincere, which made everyone laugh.
Everyone entered the room and sat down, Zun Peng Yingyu sat in the first place, and Xu Shouhui stood beside him to add tea and pour water. Seeing Xu Shouhui respectfully greeting, Putian secretly praised in his heart, it seems that this Zou blacksmith has indeed learned the master's ability to recognize people.
After some greetings, Peng Yingyu cleared her throat and turned her head sideways to get straight to the point, "I don't know what is the important thing for Master Xu to come to me this time?" β
Peng Zu asked solemnly, and he didn't dare to hide it. Xu Shouhui then walked to the center of the hall and talked.
"Since the establishment of the Great Yuan, our Han people have been in dire straits all day long, the court has been in collusion, the officials are corrupt, and the traitors are in power. The Mongol aristocracy enjoyed all kinds of rights, and they frequently oppressed us Han Chinese, and classified us as the lowest people, and we were not allowed to get ahead for the rest of our lives. Since we are Han Chinese, we should overthrow this tyranny and return the people to a peaceful and prosperous world! β
Peng Yingyu leaned over and asked in a deep voice, "Mongolia is invincible, how can you be the enemy?" β
"Since the fall of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Yuan soldiers have been stationed in the prosperous city, indulging in lust and erosion. As long as the morale of the soldiers and horses is high, why worry about the thieves not breaking? β
"In vain, war will shake the foundation of the country, and it will be the people who will suffer, how dare you say that this move is for the country and the people?"
"The Yuan family connived at the Mongols and the nobles to use their power for personal gain and oppress the people, and now the heavy taxes on the people are unprecedented. Only by rising up and destroying the rich and helping the poor can we make everyone have enough to eat! β
"Then how can you ensure that the rebel army does not disturb the people and cause trouble?"
"It starts with the people, so why do you talk about it as a disaster to the people? As long as you set an example and have strict discipline, you will be able to do nothing wrong with the people! β
"Rebellion is a big deal to lose your head, think clearly?"
"The eldest husband should have recovered the Han dynasty and expelled the Tartars. What joy is life, and what is the pain of death! β
This response was not pretentious, it was all the voice of the heart, which made Peng Yingyu very satisfied, and finally stood up, looked up to the sky and smiled, "Hahaha, what a good sentence 'Life is also happy, death is also painful!'" ββ
A series of wonderful answers also made everyone excited, and then stood up and said aloud: "What joy in life, what pain in death!" β
Xu Shouhui knelt down on one knee when he heard this, bowed to Peng Yingyu, and said in a deep voice: "I implore Peng Zu to help me and return the people of the world to a peaceful and prosperous world!" β
Peng Yingyu stepped forward to help Xu Shouhui up, "Hurry up, please get up!" Ten years ago, Yuanzhou was defeated, which led to my apprentice Zhou Ziwang being killed by the Yuan thief. Since then, I have been looking forward day and night to meet the people who shoulder the destiny of heaven and overthrow the tyrannical rule of these Mongols, and it seems that God will not fail me! β
"I will definitely rebuild this paradise village as soon as possible and recover the rivers and mountains of the Han Dynasty!"
Ni Wenjun stroked his palms and laughed, "Brother Xu, if you can have Peng Zu's help this time, why worry about the great cause?" Plan for you, and we'll clear the way for you. β
Seeing that Master praised Xu Shouhui so much, Zou Pusheng was overjoyed, "We will work together to achieve great things." β
"The two of you have come from afar, and they must be very tired, so we might as well chat while eating." Ni Wenjun sent someone to set up a banquet, and everyone readily agreed.
When talking about how to revolt, Zou Pusheng remembered the incident of the Haikou on the southeast coast, "Master, Brother Xu, I recently heard that in eastern Zhejiang, there have been righteous people gathered on the sea and blocked the sea route of these thieves?" β
Ni Wenjun wiped his mouth, his eyebrows fluttered and said: "Yes, I also heard about this, it is said that the Yuan Court sent the local provincial Zuo Cheng Governor Army to conquer, and they were also captured alive, which is really happy!" β
"This matter has long spread all over the country, the leader of this group of people is called Fang Guozhen, who was originally a smuggler of salt, and when he heard that the Yuan Court could not catch Haikou, he wanted to arrest this Fang family. As a result, the brothers of this family hijacked the official ship first, and gathered thousands of people in one day, and the local soldiers were too frightened to move, and now they are getting stronger and stronger, gathering one side on the sea, threatening Wen, Taiwan and other places at all times. Guo Putian followed Peng Yingyu around, so he naturally understood the situation in more detail and told everyone about the situation.
Xu Shouhui sighed with emotion, "This is tantamount to giving people with lofty ideals in the world a signal that once the Yuan soldiers could not defeat a group of people without weapons and equipment, it is really ridiculous." β
"It's over there in the Central Plains, why hasn't there been any movement these days?" Zou Pusheng hadn't met with Master for a long time, and he didn't know much about the situation in various places.
Guo Putian patiently explained to his junior disciples, "They changed their appearance, relying on the foundation of the White Lotus Sect, and gathered Maitreya disciples and others to form a seemingly complicated, but cohesive Ming Sect. Sect leader Han Shantong was once the leading figure of the Northern White Lotus Sect, and he had some intersections with us, and he wrote to me a few days ago saying that he wanted to conspire with great things, and I guess he was branded with the idea of our Southern White Lotus Sect. β
After hearing this, Ni Wenjun slapped his palm on the table and said angrily: "If you talk about fame and status, how can you respect Patriarch Peng as the leader, what are they and want us to merge into them?" β
Seeing that everyone was almost done, Peng Yingyu straightened up and expressed her opinion.
"Don't underestimate this Han Shantong, our White Lotus Sect spread to the north before the Song Dynasty. After the establishment of the Yuan Dynasty, the imperial court tried to use non-governmental organizations to stabilize the hearts of the people, so it gave more support to the White Lotus Sect, resulting in the flourishing incense in both the north and the south. β
Peng Yingyu paused, the corners of her mouth raised, a smile on her face, and continued: "But after all, these thieves underestimated us Han people, where are we willing to be the lackeys of these Mongols?" As a result, righteous people rose up to oppose tyranny, and the Yuan court was in a hurry to deal with it, so the White Lotus Sect was banned nationwide. Several generations of the Han family have been faithful believers in the Northern White Lotus Sect, although Han Shantong has been repeatedly expelled for propagating doctrines, but he has never given up, and within more than ten years, he has revitalized the northern incense with the strength of one person, and now it has developed into a Ming Sect, and its intelligence is by no means below me. β
Xu Shouhui nodded, "It's the first time I've heard of this person, but to be so highly praised by Peng Zu must have something special." β