Chapter 31: The mouth can't read the mind and dare to be light
Luoguizhuang covers an area of more than 1,500 acres, adopts the architectural pattern of mountain enclosure water, water enclosure wall, enclosed courtyard, courtyard enclosed house, the main building sits in the northeast, to the southwest, negative yin and yang, shelter from the wind and accept the air, the sunshine is sufficient, called the dragon house, the architectural style is mainly Hui school, both Wanluo and Jingchu style, brick, wood, stone carving are widely used, built-in patio, the horse head wall is raised high, and the water and drought are not worried. This village was originally owned by a large local family surnamed Luo, and was later framed by Chen Quanzhong, so that his family business declined, and took the opportunity to buy it at a low price, as a stronghold in the deep mountains, and usually sent two subordinates to guard here, and at this time the Xinghan army that got rid of the encirclement and suppression of the imperial court happened to rest here.
Feng Yanlang and Tang Sai'er followed Zou Sansheng into Luoguizhuang. 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, I entered the lobby and saw a well-dressed noble son sitting at the top, in his thirties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a high nose and beautiful mustache, it was Chen Quanzhong, the general of the Xinghan Army. There are other leaders of the Xinghan Army sitting on the right, and they are all dressed as ordinary rich and noble people at this time.
After Zou Sansheng came in, he sat in the last seat on the right-hand side. Sitting on the left hand side are Li Rufeng, Jing Yunpeng, Fang Lingyan, and Zeng Jinyi.
Feng Yanlang's eyes widened, except for Zeng Jinyi, Li Rufeng and the three of them were taken aback, and Huo Di stood up. Fang Lingyan is really worried about it these days, and when she thinks of the tantrum with Feng Yanlang that day, she also regrets it, and she almost rushed forward at this time. It is also the same breath of the five mountains, the more in this autumn of survival, the more sympathetic feelings with the door, a farewell for more than ten days, no news, suddenly meet here, all nostalgic.
After a moment of silence, all four of them called out and hugged each other.
Chen Quanzhong saw that the time had come, so he introduced himself, explained the purpose of the Xinghan Army against the Ming and Xinghan to everyone, and rebuked the darkness in the court, and by the way, he also explained the relationship between the Jianghuai Dart Bureau and the Xinghan Army, which was actually led by Zou Zhiguo, and once again formally invited Li Rufeng and other five people to join the Xinghan Army.
Chen Quanzhong said: "I know that you all have family feuds and hatreds - of course, Feng Gongzi may be an exception - if you want to take revenge, or revive the prestige of the sect, if you don't have a basis, forgive Chen for being blunt, it is really like a fool's dream." ”
This is true, as early as more than 30 years ago, after the martial arts legend Luo Yi and Fu Qing disappeared, the entire martial arts can be described as ten thousand horses, under the suppression of the Hongwu court, the strength of the martial arts is weakening day by day, there is no innovation to create any magic school, and there is no treasure to command the world, there is a relative balance between the various forces, some of the so-called junjie are also relying on the practice of seeking teachers, recognizing fathers, and marrying relatives continue to accumulate popularity, if a person does not have a strong background, it is difficult to make a name for himself in the martial arts. For example, the brothers Zou Ergui and Zou Sansheng of the Jianghuai Dart Bureau, most people think that the two of them started from scratch and it is not easy to create this family business, but they don't know that there is such a secret organization as the Xinghan Army behind him to escort him.
Chen Quanzhong continued: "My Xinghan Army can be said to be full of talents, presumably in the previous battles against encirclement and suppression, Brother Li and others have seen it, it is precisely because we cherish talents, so there are so many talents to join us, you are all young heroes, if you join us, there will be something for you to shine." I dare to guarantee that once you join the Xinghan Army, your business will be my Chen Quanzhong's business, and your family feud will definitely wash your hands on our Xinghan Army. Chen Quanzhong already knew that although this Feng Yanlang was the son of Feng Ji, he had long been a stranger to him, and the discord between father and son was an open secret, and there was no need to let him avoid saying these words.
These words can be said to be heartfelt, and Li Xunhuan and others looked at each other. With Chen Quanzhong's wisdom, it is not that he is ignorant of the risks of this and discussing, but he believes that these people in the Wuyue Confucian sect sing as a gentleman, have an upright temperament, like to face the gong and the drum, and disdain to make small moves behind their backs.
At this time, I heard a childish, sad, and angry voice say: "Although the little woman doesn't know how to make a move, she is also willing to follow the general, I wonder if the general can accept it?" It was Zeng Jinyi who spoke. In these days, she cleared up what Fang Lingyan told her Feng Yanlang relayed the plot of Qin He's father Zeng Xuanying's death with his own eyes, knowing that his father was really dead, and his father loved her so much, if he was still there, why didn't he come to her? It must be gone, and as time passes, her heart for avenging her father becomes more and more urgent.
This was something that Li Rufeng and others did not expect. In terms of personal, Li Rufeng can be said to appreciate Huan Chen Quanzhong very much, and even the two of them can already be regarded as friends, but he is rational and deeply knows that once he takes refuge in Chen Quanzhong, it will be another matter, they will also become pawns and pawns in his hands, he doesn't like this feeling, besides, to become an anti-people against the imperial court, he really doesn't have this mental preparation. But it can understand Zeng Jinyi's revenge, after all, she is still a little girl who has not been deeply involved in the world, Chen Quanzhong's words are easy for her to 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, she didn't expect her to be so bold as a weak woman. He actually wanted to join the Xinghan army, and he still remembered how the current imperial court killed his father Jingqing and slaughtered his fellow clans and villages. At that time, he was still young, and he escaped by luck under his father's advance arrangement, and was taken to Hengshan by his master to learn art. At that time, Jingqing served Zhu Di as a puppet servant of the imperial history of the left capital, and two months later he secretly hid a dagger to assassinate Zhu Di in the court, but was stripped and hung in Chang'an Gate, and the whole family was punished afterwards, and hundreds of people in the neighborhood and the entire village were cleaned. It's just that these have been buried in my heart for many years, and I don't want to mention it to others at this time, and this revenge will not be avenged in vain. However, his dream has always been to kill Zhu Di's old thief by himself, and he doesn't want to harm the innocent, as Chen Quanzhong's rebellious actions are not convincing in the bone marrow of his generation's loyalty. It's just that he can't persuade Zeng Jinyi with this reason, after all, she is trying to avenge her father, she just wants to find a backing, and he has no burden of family loyalty.
Fang Lingyan was also taken aback, he actually wanted to join the Xinghan Army like Zeng Jinyi, he had seen a tragic death of a family with his own eyes, and had experienced his father Fang Xiaoru and a family of ten clans being wiped out by Zhu Di, she was not as rational as Li Rufeng, nor as loyal as Jing Yunpeng, she was just worried that Zeng Jinyi would be imprisoned by hatred, and the farther and farther she went, she would eventually be in danger. 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 for a while.
Feng Yanlang also had some regrets, when he learned that Zeng Xuanying sacrificed his life to protect Qin He just so that he could save his beloved daughter, he was already moved, and it was precisely because of this sincere fatherly love that he was willing to be entrusted by Qin He to chase the black bride all the way and find Zeng Jinyi. Therefore, he can especially understand Zeng Jinyi's father-daughter relationship that Zeng Jinyi will not hesitate to join the Xinghan Army in order to avenge his father. He has participated in various social activities under the arrangement of Feng Ji since he was a child, and has met many people in the rivers and lakes, and the ministers of the imperial court, and knows that today's martial arts are decent and senior, forming parties for personal gain, only asking about family background, not asking about real talent and learning, and all the bad habits that must be relied on to make progress, I didn't expect that an innocent girl like Zeng Jinyi would also embark on this road. He felt that he was entrusted by the Huashan faction to take care of Zeng Jinyi, and it was necessary to stop it.
"Wait", Li Rufeng, Jing Yunpeng, Fang Lingyan, and Feng Yanlang shouted almost at the same time. "We have to make a decision after we discuss this matter", Li Rufeng is old and spicy after all.
"Huh...... Okay, after Miss Zeng is worthy of being Fang Yuanzi, she can really be described as a tiger father and a dogless girl, so courageous. Our Xinghan Army is lacking a heroine like you" Chen Quanzhong didn't seem to hear the words of Li Rufeng and others, and while putting on a high hat for Zeng Jinyi, he mentioned Zeng Xuanying under the pretext of increasing Zeng Jinyi's hatred.
Sure enough, Zeng Jinyi was encouraged and stimulated by this and couldn't listen to anything anymore, and after the meeting, Rao is Li Rufeng, Fang Lingyan and Feng Yanlang all stated their reasoning and bitter persuasion and refused to turn back. Li Rufeng and his gang had no choice but to think about slowly persuading them in the future.
During this meeting, Zou Zhi didn't say a word, but the words and deeds of the disciples of Wuyue on the field fell into his mind.
"Second uncle, you have always been very accurate in looking at people, according to what you see, who among these five people is the most fearful?" Because Zou folded his transcendent position in the Xinghan army and was under the general, Chen Quanzhong always respectfully called him the second uncle. At this time, the two were talking about the meeting just now.
"Based on my experience and our investigation of these five people, among them, if they don't care about martial arts, this Li Rufeng has rich experience, is quite scheming, and can adapt to changes, and is actually the first of the current five. And the girl who called Fang Lingyan was smart and clear, and her understanding was extremely high, although she seemed to be unguarded, she was hiding in the city government at that time, and she was quite anxious, if she had been practicing in the rivers and lakes for some time, she was actually the most authoritative among the five people; That Feng Yanlang, with a quirk by nature, a genius in the sky, has both a scholarly spirit and a reckless feeling, if he can be guided by the person he loves, he can become the most successful person among the five people, but he has a gap with his father, is mean and unkind, and hesitates in trouble, if he can't overcome them one by one, he will eventually go into the devil's way; As for Jing Yunpeng, he has always been a brave husband, although he has a big revenge that has not been avenged, he has been reformed for many years, and his mind has long been stable, although he can neither achieve a big thing nor a bad thing, he may be the most able to keep it among these five people; Although the little girl surnamed Zeng is talented, she is not deeply involved in the world, and she is the most moldable, and she has now returned to our army, and if she can make good use of it, she will become a useful chess piece. ”
"Well, and the little girl of the White Lotus Sect...... Oh no, Don Say, what are we going to do about it? ”
"Then let the little girl follow her first, and see what her purpose is, for the White Lotus Sect, we can't offend, and it's not good to get married rashly."
After listening to Zou Zhu's words, Chen Quanzhong had a deeper understanding of Li Rufeng and others, and he already had a direction in his chest on how to separate and use them, and at the same time admired the second uncle's mind-reading skills.
According to Wang Yisi's grandfather Zhang Dingbian, this "Reading the Heart Sutra" is a book that teaches people how to look at people, how to read people, read hearts, and attack the heart. As the leader of the Xinghan Army, it is also a horror to have such a subordinate who can know what he is thinking at any time, and when he thinks of this, a burst of distraction suddenly rises.
The next day, Chen Quanzhong sent someone to ask the "stinky old man" winery in Zhongyuan to send some wine and food, and he had a full meal. Speaking of this "stinky old man" winery, the housekeeper of Luo Guizhuang told everyone about three wonders. One wonder is that the name of this "stinky old man" winery is stinky old man, but the shopkeeper is a beautiful girl in her twenties; Erqi is this "stinky old man" winery, although it is a well-known winemaking workshop, but it is located in the deep mountains and old forests where the ghosts do not lay eggs and birds do not; Sanqi is that although this "stinky old man" winery is located in the Jianghuai region, the wine it brews is the burning knife wine preferred by the people of Liaoyang in Kanto. As soon as these three strange things were said, they aroused everyone's interest, and they all guessed that there were all kinds of strange claims.
Chen Quanzhong didn't know this, but he heard that burning knives is strong, and this "stinky old man" is also "stinky", so he wants the brothers to change their tastes, first, to try it, and second, winter is coming, so they can warm up their bodies. It was only when I entered the entrance that I knew that this burning knife wine was not so strong at that time, but it was slightly stronger than in the south, which was just suitable for the climate between Jianghuai and Huai. Of course, he didn't know that five years ago, this "stinky old man" burned knives was just a small restaurant, and no one patronized it except for his own drink, but today's winery is the result of the current shopkeeper's improvement and operation of the burning knives.