Youzhou, the western part of the Great Zhou Empire, at the foot of Phoenix Mountain, there is such a small mountain village called Lijia Village. There is a landlord surnamed Li living in the village, and all the land around the village is owned by the Li family, and the villagers are all tenants of the Li family, so the Li family village is also named.

The ancestors of the Li family are also famous families in the Great Zhou Kingdom, and they have a great background.

More than 200 years ago, the world was in turmoil, and the heroes rose together, as the so-called heroes came out of troubled times. Li Botao, the ancestor of the Li family, was born recklessly, was born with divine power, proficient in martial arts, and made a Fangtian painting halberd made of fine iron, with his self-created eighteen-way overlord halberd method, crisscrossing the world, rare opponents, and was nicknamed "Li Bawang".

In the stormy meeting, Li Botao and Zhao Hongzhi, the founding emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom, met, and the two hit it off at first sight and became brothers with different surnames. After Li Botao threw himself under the banner of the Great Zhou, he led the army to fight in all directions, conquering all the battles, invincible, attacking cities and plundering land all the way, like divine help. The two brothers worked together to quickly block the four enemies, and laid a huge territory in the richest place in the central part of Youzhou, creating an immortal foundation of the Great Zhou State. Counting carefully, more than half of the territory of the Great Zhou State was captured by Li Botao himself, so Li Botao had a great reputation in the army. After the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the emperor named Li Botao as the king side by side, the generalissimo of the world's soldiers and horses, which can be said to be a very popular minister. Li Botao thought that the world was peaceful and he could enjoy happiness with peace of mind.

Who knew that within three years, the situation suddenly changed, and hundreds of officials in the DPRK and China unanimously wrote a letter on the ground to impeach Li Botao for supporting the army and respecting himself, and he had a heart of disobedience. Li Botao didn't care at first, thinking that his emperor brother would call the shots for himself. It's a pity that Zhao Hongzhi did not stop it in the face of the tide of twists and turns, and let the hundred officials continue to write.

Seeing that it is about to stage the old-fashioned drama of hiding the bow of the bird and cooking the dead rabbit and the dog, fortunately, although Li Botao is a military general, he is not a stupid person. He hurriedly wrote a letter to plead and deny the charge, and at the same time proposed that he had an arrow wound in his back and could not be a director, so he asked to remove his title and return to his hometown to recuperate.

Speaking of the arrow wound on Li Botao's back, there is also a bit of a story.

At that time, the two brothers were still fighting to wipe out the four enemies. On a hot summer night, the two brothers were chilling under a large tree when an enemy came to attack them at night. In the chaotic battle, an arrow was shot at the emperor, and Li Botao was unarmed and had no armor at that time. In a hurry, he flew and knocked the emperor down, and the emperor was unharmed, but the arrow was deeply inserted into Li Botao's back and almost died. The emperor was also deeply moved, and took care of Li Botao for seven days and seven nights, and finally saved Li Botao's life.

I don't know if the emperor thought of saving his life, or if he planned to regain military power, in short, the emperor agreed to Li Botao's request the next day and let him go back to his hometown to recuperate.

Li Botao took his family all the way west, passing through the foot of Phoenix Mountain, and felt that the mountains and rivers here were beautiful, the scenery was picturesque, and it was a good place for outstanding individuals, so he simply settled down. Li Botao took out gold and silver to buy the surrounding fields and rented them cheaply to the poor to cultivate. Within two years, it attracted many displaced people who had no land to settle down, and gradually formed a village, which is today's Lijia Village.

Li Botao was originally a man of temperament, but after this turmoil, he couldn't help but be disheartened, and he died depressed within a few years. When he died, he left his ancestors: "Future generations can learn literature and etiquette, practice martial arts and strengthen their bodies, but they are not allowed to be officials in the Great Zhou Kingdom." At the beginning, the emperor also sent people to spy secretly, and after several generations, he found that the Li family was really dedicated to being a rich man, and it slowly faded. As the founding hero, the Li family was slowly forgotten among the nobles of the Great Zhou Kingdom. In this way, the Li family took root here.

Time is like an arrow, and more than 200 years have passed like this.

Early in the morning, a boy of twelve or thirteen years old, dressed in a short shirt and carrying an iron Fang Tian painting halberd, walked on the village path, followed by a large yellow dog half a man high. Along the way, the men, women and children who were busy would put down their hands and be busy saluting him, and the young man was not arrogant, and returned the salute one by one.

The young man is slender, taller than children of the same age, slightly thin, born with clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, dignified appearance, the young man's name is Li Zhe, and he is the young master of the Li family. The Li family settled here, and the owners of the past generations have adhered to the purpose of treating people generously, accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, and not only did not collect rent in the famine and disaster years, but also took out the grain to help the villagers, so they were highly respected in the village.

"Young Master Li, as soon as the genius is bright, you should go to practice," said a seven- or eight-year-old fat boy with two yellow dragons under his nose.

"Yes, if you want to practice real kung fu, you can't be afraid of hardship, my Li family ancestor can be a famous tiger general, if the kung fu handed down by the ancestors is practiced into a show, it will really be a shame for the ancestors. By the way, Chubby, today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, I killed a few chickens at home, come to my house at night, I will leave you two chicken legs to eat, hehe. "Li Zhe is very familiar with Xiaopang, and of course he can't forget to give Xiaopang a copy if he has something delicious.

"Thank you, Young Master Li", Xiaopang happily thanked him when he heard that there were chicken legs to eat.

All the way to the open space in the middle of the village, Li Zhe began to practice the ancestral eighteen-way overlord halberd method, as soon as the expert stretched out his hand, he knew if there was one, only to see Li Zhe's moves freely, and his body method advanced and retreated, just like a grandmaster. The halberd in Li Zhe's hand is the one handed down by his ancestors, all made of fine iron, and weighs at least 100 catties. The hundred-pound iron halberd made Li Zhe dance vigorously, as if there was no weight, it is conceivable that Li Zhe's arms have at least a thousand catties of divine power, and he may not be inferior compared to his famous ancestor. The strange thing is that Li Zhe, who was born with divine power, did not look like a tiger with a bear's waist and was powerful, but was born with a polite and polite nature, more like a little showman. If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would never have believed that there was such a terrifying power hidden in this thin body.

After practicing for a while, an old man dressed as a servant in his fifties came running from a distance. Running closer, the old servant said respectfully to Li Zhe: "Young master, there are guests at home, and the master asked you not to practice anymore, clean up and go to accompany the guests." Hearing this, Li Zhe slowly retracted his work, took a long breath and stood with his halberd.

"By the way, Fu Bo, will Second Uncle Liu come back from the city today?" Li Zhe wiped the sweat from his head and asked casually.

"Definitely, today's Mid-Autumn Festival, why does he have to go home to reunite with his family. Fauber replied.

"It's good to be back, I haven't heard him tell a story in days. I like to listen to the story of the immortals on Yunmeng Mountain who went to the mortal world to kill demons and eliminate demons, I don't know if Uncle Liu has any new stories to tell this time. Hearing that Second Uncle Liu, who works in the city, will also return to the village today, and he can listen to the story again, Li Zhe was very happy in his heart and said.

Fu Bo said with disdain: "Young master, I'm afraid those stories are not true if Liu Er is talking nonsense." ”

"Rhubarb, go home. Li Zhe simply tidied up his clothes, lifted the iron halberd, and called out to the big yellow dog napping on the side.

Back home, Li Zhe washed up, changed into a blue gown, sorted out his appearance, and came to the middle hall with a little more elegance. There were two people sitting side by side in the hall, drinking tea, both in their forties, dressed as outsiders. The outsider on the left, whose appearance is seven similarities to Li Zhe, is Li Zhe's father, Li Bowen.

When Li Bowen saw Li Zhe coming, he pointed to the outsider on the right and said, "Xiao Zhe, come and see Uncle Liu." ”

Hearing this, Li Zhe gave a salute to the staff on the right and said, "I've seen Uncle Liu." ”

"Virtuous nephew, don't be polite," Liu Yuanwai General Li Zhe looked up and down a few times, nodded again and again, and praised: "Ling Lang is really magnificent, polite, and talented." ”

Li Bowen smiled and asked, "Can you get into Brother Liu's eyes?"

Liu Yuanwai nodded again and again, and said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad." ”

"Then, that's the matter!" Li Bowen asked with a smile.

"It's decided, it's decided," Liu replied with a smile. Li Bowen also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and his smile widened.

Liu Yuanwai took out a piece of jade pendant, smiled and said to Li Zhe: "Virtuous nephew, this jade pendant is my belonging, although it is not too valuable, but it is also my uncle's favorite object, give it to my nephew as a meeting gift." ”

"A gentleman doesn't take people's favor, since it is my uncle's favorite thing, my little nephew doesn't dare to accept it. Li Zhe shook his hand again and again when he heard this, and said.

Li Bowen scolded on the side: "How can you refuse the meeting gift given to you by the elders, and you still don't accept it." Li Zhe had no choice but to take the jade pendant.

Li Bowen said to Fu Bo: "Fu Bo, take out the gift I prepared." ”

"Yes, sir," Fauber agreed, entering the back hall.

After a while, Fauber took out a delicate rosewood box from the back hall. Li Bowen took the wooden box, put it on the table, opened the wooden box, and revealed a pair of emerald green bracelets, the color is pure and gorgeous, the texture is delicate and uniform, and it is the best in the jadeite at a glance.

"This is a pair of jade bracelets handed down from my ancestors, and I gave them back to Brother Liu. Li Bowen said and pushed the wooden box to Liu Yuanwai.

Liu Yuanwai took the wooden box, glanced at it, closed the wooden box and said: "I have long heard that Brother Li's family background is extraordinary, and today I know that the rumors are true, and this pair of bracelets is probably not something that ordinary people can have." ”

"That was a long time ago, so I don't need to mention it anymore. Then, I will ask a gentleman to pick a good day and visit the virtuous brother's mansion again. Li Bowen shook his head and said.

The brother was at home waiting for his brother's good news. After saying that, the two of them laughed at the same time.

After the two exchanged pleasantries for a while, Liu Yuanwai got up to say goodbye. The father and son sent Liu Yuanwai out of the house, returned to the hall, and sat down.

"Dad, I don't want to marry. Li Zhe shouted coldly. Li Bowen just picked up the teacup and took a sip of hot tea, and when he heard this, he couldn't help laughing.

"I thought you stinky boy, dancing with guns and sticks all day, was an idiot. I didn't expect to be better than a monkey, how do you know that I want to marry you. Li Bowen scolded with a smile.

Li Zhe replied disdainfully: "I'm thirteen years old, and I'm not a child, the second son of the Wang family in the east of the village is two months younger than me, and he got married in June." I can't see that you are exchanging tokens. Anyway, I don't want to marry. Li Bowen was furious when he heard this.

It turned out that after the Li family settled here, the people became thinner and thinner, and when it was passed on to their generation, there were only two seedlings left, father and son. Originally, Li Bowen was not too anxious about this matter. However, his only son was naturally restless, he liked to dance with guns and sticks since he was a child, but he was born with divine powers, and he was able to move the ancestral iron halberd when he was seven or eight years old.

Li Bowen also stopped it at first, but it didn't work after saying it many times. Look at it again, for more than 200 years, the Great Zhou Dynasty, like all feudal dynasties, inevitably entered its twilight years, bureaucrats were rampant, corruption was rampant, and the people were not able to make a living, chaos was reborn, and thieves were everywhere. Seeing that the world is not peaceful again, and the troubled times are coming, the son can not only strengthen his body, but also protect the safety of the people in Lijia Village. Thinking of this, Li Bowen no longer stopped his son from practicing martial arts, and only asked him to practice martial arts at the same time, but he could not abandon his studies.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhe practiced martial arts well, and he was even more restless, clamoring all day long to be heroic in the world and eliminate violence. Li Bowen saw that it was not a way to continue to make trouble, and he had to find someone to take care of his son. It just so happened that there was a leap girl to be married outside the Liuyuan in the nearby Liujia Village, and the two happened to hit it off.

"You also know that you are not small, there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest, if you don't marry, do you want our Li family to be the last. Do you want your father to die without closing your eyes? Li Bowen knows that although his son is a stubborn donkey, he is also a person of filial piety, and he can hold him firmly when he raises the word "filial piety".

Sure enough, Li Zhe was speechless all of a sudden, so he had to mumble in a low voice: "I said that I was marrying, I haven't seen anyone, so I'll order it for me, if it's ugly, I don't want it." ”

"Marriage matters, parents' orders, matchmakers' words, how can there be a reason to make your own decisions. Besides, if you marry a wife and seek a virtuous lady, how can you judge people by their appearance. Li Bowen became even more angry when he heard this, and slapped the table and scolded angrily.

felt that his request was very reasonable, but was reprimanded by his father, Li Zhe retorted: "Anyway, if you marry me, I will take a look first, and if I am not satisfied, I will not marry." I don't want to be ugly and virtuous, Dad, I can't marry someone who is virtuous and beautiful. ”

Li Bowen smiled treacherously, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said, "Not satisfied." If you are not satisfied, what are you doing accepting Uncle Liu's jade pendant? If you accept someone's token, you agree to the family affair, and now the Liu family has also accepted my family's token, and this marriage is settled. The Liu family is also a scholarly disciple, an official family, Miss Liu must also be full of poetry and books, "The Legend of the Martyr Girl" must have been read. If you withdraw from the marriage now, how can Miss Liu deal with herself, if you can't think about it again, follow those fierce women and get killed, wouldn't it be you who harmed you. ”

"Yu Pei is obviously you who asked me to ......", Li Zhe looked up and saw the sly smile on his father's face, and thought: It's over, this time this time this old fox was completely trapped.

"That's it, step aside. Li Zhe had to retreat stupidly. Suddenly this happened, and Li Zhe had no intention of going to Uncle Liu to listen to the story.