Chapter 128: The Twilight Years of Heroes

Since the beggar disciples came and went freely, Hong Qi didn't care about it at that time. A few years later, when Zhu Chongba came back, he had not only become the ninth commander of Guo Zixing's marshal's house, but was also officially named Zhu Yuanzhang by Guo Zixing and married his daughter...... 'Guo Zixing is the strongest commander of the Red Turban Army in today's righteous army, this Zhu Chongba can be appreciated by this person; it seems that the helper's vision is not bad!' Hearing this, Elder Peng and Elder Li hurriedly approached and complimented.

"Old Gang Leader Hong, you're back!Are you always okay?" After learning that this person was that Zhu Chongba, Yang Dingtian couldn't help but look at the person who came. However, he saw that his jaw was protruding and his face was sunken; although his eyes were full of kindness, his two chaotic and strange eyebrows revealed a fierce and fierce meaning in his kind eyes! In addition to the pits and pits left by smallpox in his early years, it is not an exaggeration to say that his appearance is ugly. But fortunately, with the incomparable upright posture and the awe-inspiring brilliance in his eyes, it still exudes an indescribable heroic aura in his appearance, which has little merit. "What a good-looking Zhu Yuanzhang!" Yang Dingtian couldn't help but praise secretly.

"General Zhu is not on duty by the side of the marshal, so he took the time to come; 'Hui Lao Gang Master: Chongba came here for nothing else, but I heard that our beggar gang Daqing is about to be, and I came to visit your old man's house. Zhu Yuanzhang stepped forward and responded. It's rare that Chongba has this intention, but now that you are on an errand in the Shuai Mansion, you need to pay more attention to your identity in the future, and you need to get less involved in the affairs of the rivers and lakes. Hong Qi admonished after saying a few good words in a row.

"Thank you for the lesson of the old gang leader, but you don't know, although I am currently on an errand in the Shuai Mansion, I am not as comfortable as the previous days in the rivers and lakes...... Zhu Yuanzhang replied with a salute, and immediately said something. It turned out: Although this Guo Zixing is nominally the commander of the Red Turban Army, he is actually just the leader of the righteous army under Han Shantong, the king of Ming. Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang not only has to be controlled by the marshal's mansion at all times on weekdays, but also has to see the faces of King Ming and several close leaders under him everywhere. In the meantime, because Guo Zixing is upright by nature and often speaks freely, Zhu Yuanzhang, who is Guo Zixing's close confidant, naturally became the best choice to be angry with people who have bad intentions for him...... "Therefore, although I am currently beautiful on the surface, I am actually not as happy as when I was in the beggar gang before!' After some narration, Zhu Yuanzhang added at the end.

"Then what are you ?...... right now?" Seeing that there was something in his repeated words, Hong Qi blurted out and asked. It is precisely because of this pickled atmosphere that I often miss the days in the beggar gang, and now I just want to see if the old gang leader can still take me back under the door...... Zhu Yuanzhang, who bowed again, looked angry. "Although it is very good to have our beggar gang in my heart, it is heavy, and your situation today is not easy to come by...... 'Seeing his situation, Hong Qi couldn't help but groan.

If you have to accept it again, Chongba will not only abide by the rules of the disciples, but also add some more good hands to our beggar gang. Seeing that Hong Qi hesitated, Zhu Yuanzhang immediately said again. ......Seeing this, Hong Qi muttered and said, "You also know, now the court and the world are no longer as good as before......! Since the old gang leader was embarrassed, Chongba had no choice but to leave first. Seeing Hong Qi's situation, Zhu Yuanzhang thought about it for a while, but he had to give a salute and retreat.

"Old Gang Leader Hong, it's a good thing to have a disciple come to vote for Ben! Besides, this person is still the person you liked before, why do you want to turn him away?" Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang had already walked away, but Hong Qi had no intention of retaining it, Yang Dingtian couldn't help but ask. Seeing Yang Dingtian......'s questioning, Hong Qi replied and said, "My beggar gang has been a Jianghu sect with the responsibility of protecting the people since its founding, so for many years, it has been a top priority to expand the number of disciples to defend the border of the imperial court! Now the Great Song Dynasty court has long ceased to exist, and my master has long ceased to care about the world; and I am now at such an age! For the court disputes, it is naturally better to have more than one thing......

Yang Dingtian wanted to persuade again, but after thinking of the origin of the beggar gang and the fact that Hong Qi was more than two hundred years old, it was naturally difficult to say more. In the blink of an eye, the beggars celebration arrived. Although it was not done with great fanfare this time, many martial arts Zhengdao such as Shaolin, Wudang and the Six Great Sects still heard the news and rushed to Luoyang to congratulate the chief helmsman.

Although Hong Qi has a leisurely heart, in the face of the Daohe sect that comes to him, he inevitably sets up a banquet to personally entertain Shaolin, Wudang and other leaders. When he talked during the banquet, he saw that Hong Qi's heroic spirit had long since ceased to exist, and what he was talking about was all the sad past of Chen Guzi's rotten sesame seeds, and Yang Dingtian, who was greatly disappointed, couldn't help but feel interested. So after reluctantly converging here for two days, early the next morning, Yang Dingtian hurriedly said goodbye to Hong Qi and left the beggar gang abruptly.

On the way back, although Hong Qi's desolate and sad expression flashed in front of him from time to time, it made Yang Dingtian feel a sense of withering and gloomy. But after returning to the top of the light, the situation in front of him still immediately made people feel refreshed. I saw that the disciples of the main hall who were in a uniform column were not only full of energy and behaved in an orderly manner, but also seemed to have increased the number of people several times!' These disciples ?...... Seeing that many of the disciples outside the hall were quite unfamiliar with each other, Yang Dingtian blurted out a question.

"Muslim sect master, many of them have only recently joined our Ming Sect ......' When asked, Yin Tianzheng responded and immediately said something. It turned out that since that day Yang Dingtian and his party went out to do errands, Yang Xiao, Fan Yao and others who stayed behind and the rear began to replenish the manpower everywhere as previously discussed. After the news of this recruitment of disciples was issued, it coincided with the fact that the Mingjiao had completely defeated Shaolin and that the masters of the six major factions had spread all over the rivers and lakes; this time, not only did it attract many people from the rivers and lakes who had no sect or sect to come to the country, but also many of them came to join the sect, so that in just over a few months, the number of disciples of the Mingjiao had expanded by nearly 10 times, reaching nearly 10,000 people! After these people were brought under the sect, Leng Qian, and Wu Wu and others had not only personally left some of them in the main hall, but most of the rest of them were all used as disciples of various halls. As a result, not only has our main hall far exceeded more than 100 disciples, but it has also reached hundreds of people in all the halls! Therefore, if we look at the number of disciples at present, Mingjiao should be second only to Shaolin, beggars, and other factions......

'There are Lao brothers who have bothered to take care of it, and everyone has worked hard. After listening to the narration, Yang Dingtian, who was quite satisfied, blurted out. After a little gossip, Yang Dingtian remembered to ask about Cheng Kun's injury. 'Cheng Kun was previously injured by the old monk's powerful vajra palm, and later suffered a sword wound in the Huashan faction......;

'In this way, Cheng Kun is in this battle, and that can also be called a hardship and merit?" Hearing this, Yang Dingtian, who was relieved in his heart, blurted out. Although Cheng Kun had done something wrong in the past, after this war, he should be promoted for his meritorious service. Yin Tianzheng replied categorically. Since Cheng Kun is so desperate, it seems that he should also return to the main hall. Yang Xiao continued. Since all the brothers have no objection, then I will send someone to invite Cheng Kun back. Seeing that they were echoing the situation in front of him, Yang Dingtian could only take advantage of the situation to respond to everyone's invitation.

After sending someone to summon Cheng Kun, when he heard that he wanted to stay in the main hall to take care of affairs, Cheng Kun refused to live or die, and he still had to insist on staying at the foot of the mountain. Seeing that he was stubborn, Yang Dingtian could only promote him to be the deputy hall master, and let him go. Seeing that this matter had been taken care of, just as Yang Dingtian was about to return to his residence, his eyes were suddenly attracted by several big red posters on the case.

"Recently, what sects in the rivers and lakes want to make friends with us?" Seeing that those famous cards were all covered with satin, Yang Dingtian blurted out and asked. "Muslim Master: There are indeed many sects that want to make friends with us in recent days, but these famous posts are not ...... sent by the Jianghu sects" After Fan Yao responded, he picked up the famous posts and began to explain them one by one.

Zhang Shicheng, formerly known as Zhang Jiusi, is a native of Yangting, Baiju, Taizhou. In the thirteenth year of Zhizheng, he and his younger brothers Zhang Shiyi, Zhang Shide, Zhang Shixin and Li Bosheng led the Yanding uprising, and now they have captured Taizhou, Xinghua, Gaoyou and other places.

Fang Guozhen, a native of Huangyan, Taizhou, originally made a living as a tenant farmer and selling smuggled salt. Now they have gathered thousands of people to plunder the sea of grain, and they have openly rebelled! They have now captured the Qingyuan area in eastern Zhejiang.

Chen Youliang, formerly known as Chen Jiusi, is a native of Chuyang, Hubei. used to be a small official in the county, and now he has raised troops with Huang Peng and captured Shaowu and Anqing.....

"It turns out that they are all people who are pulling flags and rebelling! What do these people mean by making friends with us?" Hearing this, Yang Dingtian, who was surprised for a while, couldn't help but interrupt. "Right now, our Ming Sect is gaining momentum!, who doesn't want to have a relationship with us?...... Yin Tianzheng said after resolutely responding, "And when these people oppose the government, they will naturally have to pass through our territory, so in order to prevent us from making trouble with them in private, they are rushing to make friends." Yin Tianzheng looked proud. 'But Eagle King, how can there be so many people opposing the imperial court now?' After hearing this sentence, Yang Dingtian couldn't help but feel surprised in his heart.