Yuan Yi laughed and said, "Of course. The famous former Qingtian Stronghold's Master Lu has influence all over the world, your name resounds all over the world. Who in the Wulin world doesn't know about you? Even my father has mentioned you to me more than once. "
Lu Qian was delighted, thinking that his son was already this extraordinary, his father must be an even more extraordinary eccentric. This made him feel like he was floating in the air. He laughed and said, "I wonder what your father thinks of me?" His tone turned up, not as if he was humbly asking for advice, but as if he was prepared to receive some earth-shattering praise.
Yuan Yi laughed and said, "My father has always looked at people harshly, but this time he made an exception and praised you. He said that your martial arts are not bad, your mind is not bad, and when you need to be ruthless, you are a bit decisive. It's a pity that you have a few more tricks up your sleeves. But being restless is not a bad thing. You are not content with the status quo, which shows that you have the heart to make progress. "
Lu Qian listened to those words of praise. Although they were a bit ambiguous, there was no guarantee that Yuan Yi would not be derogatory. Perhaps when the old man mentioned him, he would say that his martial arts were superior, his mind was outstanding, and he was brave and resourceful. And because he was not content with his lot, he was often scolded by his elders. This idea of making progress was really to his liking. He laughed and said, "I am indebted to your praise. Speaking of which, your father and I really regret that we did not meet earlier. He is my best friend. When will you invite me to your mansion to drink with Yuan Lao Qianbei? "
Yuan Yi laughed and said, "Don't be in such a hurry. You haven't met yet, what regret are you talking about? My father had specially taught me not to learn from you about this impatient temper of yours. After you became the Stronghold's Master, it can be said that your journey was smooth sailing, wasn't it? And in the end you fell under the Cruel Fiend Star's hands? I heard that at that time he went up Taihang Mountain alone. The negotiation of the amnesty went smoothly. In that battle your honorable stronghold did not lose a single soldier … Of course, those who died under Cheng Er's hands did not count. I am really curious, how did you do it? How could it be resolved so easily? "
Lu Qian's face darkened slightly. Originally, he thought that those who could make Yuan Yi's acquaintance must be well-known figures in the Wulin world, and that he could be among them, which made him feel honored and honored. His net worth would increase by several levels out of thin air. But he did not expect that he even knew about Cheng Jiahua, that kind of nameless person. If he belonged to this group, it would not be strange at all.
He was a big shot who had roamed the Jianghu for many years. Suddenly knowing that in the eyes of others, he was only on the same level as any of his subordinates, no one would be in a good mood.
Cheng Jiaxuan always wanted to talk more with Yuan Yi, but Yuan Yi always ignored him. Since he knew the ins and outs of this matter, he took the opportunity to interrupt and said with a smile, "I've heard about this battle. Qing Tian Village surrendered without a fight and handed over a large amount of weapons and provisions to the imperial court. Master Lu was not afraid of anything except for Young Marshal Yun. Once they saw him, who cared if he was alone, in a team, or in a group? They were so scared that their hands and feet turned to jelly, so they hurriedly surrendered. Not only did they immediately disband Qing Tian Village, they also bowed and said all kinds of nice things. This team was conscripted in vain, they did not dare to ask for any benefits. Since they did not fight, how could there be blood and injuries? Therefore, this amazing record was set just like that. "This matter had become a laughingstock in the Palace. Cheng Jiaxuan was chatting with other people and accidentally overheard it.
Yuan Yi smiled and said, "Oh, so that's how it is. If you can't beat them, you surrendered in time. Master Lu is indeed a wise man who understands the situation. Although Qing Tian Village is gone, at least our brothers are still alive. In the future, we won't have to worry about not having a chance to show off our skills. As a bandit who occupies a mountain and calls himself king, unless you take over the capital and sit on the Emperor's throne, you won't have a proper name. Taking advantage of the enlistment to give yourself a way out is the smartest thing to do. But I heard that for the past six years, the imperial court has repeatedly sent troops to encircle and suppress you, but they have been defeated time and time again. In order to prevent the loss of military strength, and at the same time to recruit talents to fight against the various rebel armies, they decided to enlist you. Based on your power at that time, you definitely have the ability to continue resisting. I heard that only a few days before that, during one of the enlistment ceremonies, your village fought with the imperial court's generals and won a complete victory. Only a few of them were left, and they had to roll down Taihang Mountain with their tails between their legs. That was the real satisfaction. Since the Cruel Fiend Star dared to be arrogant and went up the mountain alone, it meant that he did not put you in his eyes. You surrounded him with your entire village, you might not necessarily lose to him. Why are you so obedient to him? "
Cheng Jiaxuan laughed and said, "When two rivals meet on a narrow path, the brave one wins. Naturally, it was because Young Marshal Yun's martial art was extremely good. Master Lu knew that he was not his match, so he surrendered for the sake of his brothers. Because of this, his subordinates thought that he was greedy for life, afraid of death, and had no backbone. They no longer listened to him. Actually, it was not easy for him. "
She had followed Jiang Liechen and Ji Qiannian to offer the last sacrifice to An Yesun in the midst of the broken walls and broken roof tiles. She had seen with her own eyes that Jiang Liechen regarded An Yesun with a higher regard than anybody else. Previously, when she saw him in the Palace, she felt that he was cold and cruel, extremely difficult to get along with, so she always carefully avoided him. It could be said that she had never had any contact with him. But whatever Jiang Liechen liked, she also liked. It was the same for people. At the same time, thinking about An Yesun's appearance, she also thought that he was one in a million, worthy of her interest. Therefore, she put in a good word for An Yesun. She still had a favorable impression toward Lu Qian, so she also said some intimate words to him, so that he would not lose too much face.
Lu Qian's face turned green, then white; he cursed inwardly, "Dead girl, if you don't speak, nobody will think you are a dead pig." For the sake of surrendering without a fight, he had completely lost the hearts of his brothers. They would rather be incorporated into any random army than to follow him. In comparison, the people did not seem to hate Er Zhaizhu Cheng Jiahua, who openly surrendered to the enemy and did not hesitate to kill several of his old brothers to show his loyalty.
It was no wonder. Lu Qian was the big brother in everyone's eyes who could lead them all the way to victory and finally attack the imperial city. Cheng Jiahua, on the other hand, was only able to sit in the second position because of his master-disciple relationship with him. In terms of martial arts, it was likely that any small fry in the stockade was stronger than him. The people had never really accepted him as their real Er Zhaizhu, so they never regarded him as their real Er Zhaizhu.
Fortunately, he had a very good brain; several times in a row, he was able to come up with a plan to defeat the enemy and achieve victory. He was more than qualified to be the Zhaizhu's military adviser. Moreover, he was the Da Zhaizhu's favorite, so the brothers did not want to speak ill of him for no reason and bring disaster upon themselves. In any case, he was a dispensable person, so they could live in harmony and let bygones be bygones.
But if Lu Qian, as their big brother, betrayed them, it would be tantamount to destroying the fortress in their hearts. If their high hopes were dashed, they would hate Lu Qian to the bone, so much so that they would push the blame for the destruction of Qing Tian Zhaizhu onto him.
Actually, only Lu Qian himself knew that even if the two sides opened fire and fought head on, the stronghold might not be able to reap any benefits. Even if there was a one in ten thousand chance of victory, they would certainly suffer heavy losses and would not be able to deal with the next encirclement.
From the first time he met An Yesun, he saw him disdainfully repelling the Decent Faction's ambush. His methods were too horrible to look at, so he had always been afraid of him. Many years later, even though his martial arts had advanced rapidly, and he was no longer the same as before, the fear that had been planted in the depths of his heart was difficult to remove.
When they met again at the peak of Taihang Mountain, he only remembered fear, completely forgetting that he was the Da Zhaizhu of the biggest gang. It was as if he had become the servile follower he was when they first met. He had even forgotten all the martial arts he had learned over the years. He simply did not think that there would be someone who could contend against him.
He led his men to surrender, not only because he was afraid of death, but also because he wanted to save the lives of his brothers. Everyone had fought hard together for many years, forming a deep friendship with each other. He absolutely could not watch them throw away their lives. Even if it was difficult to convince others, his true thoughts at that time would not deceive him.
Yuan Yi laughed, "Is that so? Is the Cruel Fiend Star really that powerful? His name was very famous back then, not below Da Zhaizhu's. Everyone was terrified by his name. My father thinks better of him than of Brother Lu. At that time, I wanted to meet him, but unfortunately, he died young. "
Cheng Jiaxuan laughed, "That's right, of course he's powerful. But that defeated general, don't you want to know who he is? Lu Zhaizhu's side set a record, his side also set a record of the heaviest casualties ever since the Great Qing army invaded the Central Plains … "
Li Yijie remembered that time when he led his troops into battle, along the way he thought peace was the most important thing. He did not expect that just a few words on the peak of the mountain would cause the negotiations to break down and both sides would fight openly. His side had been suppressed from beginning to end that they did not have any power to fight back. Even if Lu Qian wanted to wipe them all out, it was not impossible. Fortunately, he left a way out and let them go down the mountain.
Because of the humiliation of that battle, Li Yijie had been depressed for a long time, so much so that he even had the despicable idea of using his martial sister as an exchange for peace. This was the battle he was most unwilling to talk about. It was the first time he tasted the cruelty of 'army being defeated like a landslide'.
If he allowed Cheng Jiaxuan to continue talking without any restraint, he would inevitably expose this matter in front of everybody. Since the crowd of heroes knew that the Wulin Alliance Leader was so incompetent, from now on he would not be able to build up his prestige. He coughed twice and said, "Yuan Gongzi, as the saying goes, 'like father, like son'. Gongzi's magical power is so great, presumably you also have a family background. I wonder what kind of business your honorable family does, and where did you make your fortune?"
Everybody was very curious about Yuan Yi's identity. Hearing Li Yijie's question, they all shut their mouths and waited for him to answer. As for the defeated general of the imperial court, this group of Wulin people had always been indifferent; they did not hear anything, nor did they feel any loss.
Yuan Yi said, "Zaixia did not intend to conceal anything from everybody, I just hope to make a name for myself. If people remember me, they will remember me, Yuan Yi, myself, not my family. Even if my family has more glorious achievements, it has nothing to do with me. It is what it is, I am what I am. I will never rely on my ancestors' glory to add glory to my own face. I don't care. "
Li Yijie said, "Yuan Gongzi is thinking too much. In this Gu Mu, the first person we recognized was you, and we were deeply impressed by your martial art skill and wisdom. It has nothing to do with your family. Besides, the family's glory is gradually accumulated by the descendants' various deeds outside. In my opinion, it should be you who is adding glory to it. It's just that Zaixia and everybody else want to be friends with Yuan Gongzi, it has nothing to do with personal interest. Since we are friends, we should not hide anything from each other, we should be honest with each other. "
Yuan Yi smiled and said, "You have thousands of people here, if you want each and every one of you to be honest with me and confess your family's wealth, I don't know how long it will take. Making friends in the tomb does not seem to be a happy thing. All right, I think you, Li Yijie, are quite pleasing to the eye, so I might as well tell you. Have you heard of the four cities' Yuanping, Xialiu '? "
Everybody's face did not change, but in their hearts the older generation was secretly startled. Many years ago, 'Yuanping, Xialiu', these four cities were the most powerful in the Wulin world. Their wealth was comparable to that of a country, and they could almost divide half of the imperial court's territory. When people of Jianghu talked about them, they always carried a bit of reverence.
First, it was because they sincerely admired them, and they were afraid that disaster would come out of careless talk. Second, everybody would encounter some troublesome matter, no matter how big or small, there would be a time when they could not solve it. Anybody who made friends with the people of these four cities, even if you provoked a gargantuan trouble, you only needed to put your heart at ease and sleep for several days. When you went out again, you would have solved it smoothly. Moreover, you would have done it very cleanly, without leaving any side issues.
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