The old blind man usually doesn't talk too much, but when he is about to part, he has become a very verbose person, babbling on and on about some potential rules on the rivers and lakes, as well as the necessary taboos for dealing with people. Cheng Mingzhen felt sad in his heart, and while wiping his eyes, he forced himself to memorize it firmly. Although he did not understand or agree with many of Master's views, these words in his fatherly capacity carried no less weight than the treasure map.

"The road of the green forest has always been narrower and narrower. You have no choice but to fall into it today, if you have the opportunity, remember to get out early! The old blind man was also a little excited, and took Cheng Mingzhen's hand and carefully advised, "Your master and I were happy to take revenge back then, and we stomped our feet and swayed the whole of Hebei." But now, you've seen it, and you're looking for a place to sleep peacefully, but it's hard to get what you want! ”

"It's all Li Mi's bastard, don't worry, Master, I will definitely kill him if I have the chance!" Cheng Mingzhen gritted his teeth and cursed with red eyes. Although he had never met Li Misu, in his heart at this moment, Li Mi's hatefulness was not inferior to Lin Xianling and others. It only ruined his life and forced him to be in the company of thieves. And the former took away his master, and took away the little elder love he had just received.

"Everyone's path is their own. If there is the fruit of today, there must be a cause of the past. If you want to say, you may not be completely to blame him! The old blind man glanced at Cheng Mingzhen and shook his head with a smile. Back then, Master, I had a hatred of the country and a family feud, and I couldn't think of any other way to retaliate, so I went into the green forest in a rage. I thought that I could make a great career with the heroes of the rivers and lakes, but I was busy for half my life, and there was nothing left except for creating countless souls! ”

"Master......" Cheng Mingzhen's mouth opened, but he didn't know what to say in order to make the old blind man's sigh sound less heavy.

"That was a long time ago!" The old blind man sighed again, "When Master was your age, he was originally a son-in-law who had nothing to do all day long. In addition to drinking and fighting, I didn't worry about other mundane things at all, and I didn't bother to worry about them! ”

mentioned the wind and snow back then, his eyes slowly became gentle. "If it weren't for the Great Sui Emperor Yang Jian sending 500,000 soldiers and horses across the Yangtze River, your master wouldn't know how long it would take. As a result, when I woke up, I saw that the disaster was coming, and I was immediately frightened! ”

The glorious deeds of the Great Sui soldiers and horses sweeping the south of the Yangtze River, Cheng Mingzhen once heard his father tell him when he was a child. It's just that at that time, he was on the winning side and cheered for the heroes of the Great Sui, and he didn't think about how the people of Nanchen would feel about this devastating war. At this moment, I was ticked by the sigh of the old blind man, and I unconsciously changed my position in my heart. The sorrow of the country's ruin and the hatred of the family's demise faintly came to my heart.

"Yang Guang's army is almost on the edge of the capital. Emperor Da Chen was still only concerned with creating new tunes in the harem. The usually arrogant and domineering generals either fled from the wind, or took the initiative to surrender, and they couldn't even hold on for half a moment in front of the Great Sui's soldiers. The old blind man was regretful and resentful, and unconsciously the strength in his hand increased, and Cheng Mingzhen's wrist was faintly painful.

guessed that the master must have been born in a wealthy family in Jiangnan, and his heart hurt a lot. Cheng Mingzhen didn't dare to pull his arm away, gritted his teeth and tried to endure it. The old blind man quickly realized that he was out of shape, let go of his hand with a smile, and asked in a low voice, "If you were a Chen person, what would you do?" ”

"This, this ......" Cheng Mingzhen muttered a few times, unable to give an answer. After all, he didn't have a similar experience, and he didn't have a good impression of any government as a low-level citizen. If the Great Sui Kingdom also fell into the situation of the Great Chen Kingdom, I am afraid that a small citizen like him would only look at the invasion angrily, and then continue to bow his head and rush for life. Anyway, whoever comes has to collect taxes and pay grain, and there may not be any difference between the emperor surnamed Chen and the emperor surnamed Yang.

"You're like, it's none of your business, are you?" How smart the old blind man is, at a glance, he has already guessed Cheng Mingzhen's true thoughts. "It's none of your business. At the beginning, most of the people in Nanchen also thought so. However, a few of them were unwilling, unwilling to be wiped out by the Sui army in such a daze. A few of them got together and figured out how to ......"

Master is definitely one of them! Cheng Mingzhen's eyes flashed, and he said secretly in his heart.

"There is a fool who has lost all his family property, recruited private soldiers, and wants to use thousands of dead soldiers to smash hundreds of thousands of enemy troops!" The old blind man laughed and continued to shake his head, "There is also a fool who pretended to be Princess Da Chen and secretly sent her sister to the outside of the Saiwai, trying to bribe the Turkic khans with her beauty and let the Turks drag the hind legs of the Great Sui from the north. The third fool was my best friend, and when he saw that his beloved woman had gone to the outside to kiss him, he chased him all the way down, and he was never heard from again. As for your master and I, we are not as good as others in terms of strategy and bravery, so I thought of a yin trick. With dozens of brothers, he ran to the realm of the Great Sui to kill people and set fires, always thinking that this would force the 500,000 army to turn back! ”

An awe-inspiring feeling rose from the bottom of Cheng Mingzhen's heart and went straight to his door. He couldn't understand the mentality of people at that time, but he understood how much courage it took to go against the sky with his own strength. In the history books I have read, there has always been no shortage of such fools. Such as Jing Ke on the bank of the Yishui River, and Ran Min who got off the horse and fought......

It's just that the "fools" have no other role than to add a little brightness to the dignified history books. Master's account soon verifies this truth, "The one who broke the family and defended the country was defeated and died." The one who married his sister, before waiting for the reply from Saiwai, first got an autographed edict from Emperor Da Chen ordering all his courtiers to surrender. The third fool did not know what to do, and perhaps he had already fed the wild wolves outside the plug. Your master and I live the most nourishing life, although I failed to let the enemy turn back as I wished, but there are more and more brothers around me, more and more, at the peak of the heyday, the whole Hebei mentioned Master's name, and the children did not dare to cry loudly! ”

"But what's the use of that?" The old blind man sneered again and again. "Da Chen is dead. The brothers also lost their original purpose. The purpose of attacking the city and plundering the land is only money. But money is the most unreliable thing, and the brothers think you take too much today, and tomorrow you think he will take less. The more noisy I got in my nest, the colder I became. didn't wait for a result, so he waited for Yang Su's army. With less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, hundreds of thousands of green forest heroes will disappear!"

"Master, Master, at that time, I didn't have time to train the troops carefully?!" Cheng Mingzhen frowned, feeling sorry for what happened to his master. Zhang Jin's team he had seen before, if the imperial court sent a famous general to lead the troops that day, instead of Wang Shichong's half-, 5,000 men and horses would be enough to clean up the entire Juluze. But the big boss of Julu Ze is Zhang Jincheng, and the master's skills and knowledge are far stronger than Zhang Jincheng and other thieves, so he shouldn't be so vulnerable in front of Yang Su!

"It's not that I don't have time, it's that I don't have the heart!" The old blind man smiled again, and every wrinkle on his face was full of regret, "Not only do you have no mind to be the leader, but you also don't have the mind to be a minion below." Anyway, the left and right are just a thief, and there may not be tomorrow after today, so it's the same whether you practice or not! ”

"But, but ......" Cheng Mingzhen couldn't agree with the old blind man's point of view, and opened his mouth again, but the second half of the sentence was stuck in his throat. He saw the reason in the expression on Master's face. Master's mood back then must have been the same as his own in Juluze. Although he fell into the den of thieves, he was called a brother and sister to the heroes of the green forest. But in his heart, he has never been able to truly identify with his new identity, and he has not been able to really mix himself with the bandits.

"That's how the human heart is. There is a glimmer of hope, no one wants to be a thief! Even if you are a person who shouts fiercely and viciously, you don't want your children to live a lifetime in murder and arson like yourself! The old blind man was quiet, "Don't say it, it's time for the master to go, whether you believe these words or not, remember them carefully for me." There will come a time when you will be able to use it! ”

With that, he grabbed the old clothes that were still on the Hu bed, and threw himself into his arms. Before Cheng Mingzhen could react, the door was slammed open, and the howling north wind mixed with thick smoke and dust poured in.

Patronizing and listening to the master's teachings, when did the fire start outside, Cheng Mingzhen didn't notice it in the slightest. The officials who rushed into the door couldn't help but say, and raised their knives to greet the heads of the master and apprentice. The old blind man pulled his hands from side to side, and lowered the officers who were close to him to the ground. When I raised my feet and went out, I saw more officials hurrying towards me with swords and spears. "Take them down, take them down and ...... them blackmail!" Guo Zhutou's voice sounded in the dark, and before he could finish a sentence, he stopped abruptly.

Cheng Mingzhen saw that his master was like a ghost, floating past the officials, and instantly floated in front of Guo Zhutou. The palm of his hand lightly touched the other party's neck, and immediately knocked Guo Zhutou's entire head to the side. "This is the trick I taught you the day before yesterday." Master's voice was not loud, but it made everyone's bones ache. "Remember to match the pace. Master your wrist strength! As if all the servants were puppets, he took a few steps lightly and "touched" the most daring of them. Then carrying a simple knife Shi Shiran outward, anyone rushed with malice, whether it was a servant or a family member, they all slashed over.

There was a sudden silence in the courtyard, and all the henchmen sent by the Lin County Order were on the spot. The old blind man went out of the door under their stunned gaze, and disappeared into the darkness without a trace.

"Zhang Jin said that he has entered the city!"

Zhang Jin said—" The cry instantly rang out from all directions, filling the entire night sky. Cheng Mingzhen ignored the stunned officials, picked up a spear, and carried it to his home.

It was the only place worth guarding tonight.

It was the only place he could defend tonight.