Chapter 66
On the second day, Pei Ju saw Zuo Houde practicing sword in the backyard early in the morning.

Over the years, Zuo Houde's habit of practicing early has not changed. He gets up every day when he hears the chicken, either dancing with a spear or practicing with a sword.

Pei Ju has been watching from the side. Although he is a literati, he has also practiced swordsmanship and has the ability to distinguish good from bad. In Pei Ju's opinion, Zuo Houde's swordsmanship is the most superb person he has ever seen. It's just that Mrs. Gongsun is alive.

From time to time, Zuo Houde wiped the sweat from his brow with a handkerchief beside him after practicing the sword. Pei Ju walked over with an apologetic face.

Zuo Houde laughed, and said: "Brother Pei, why is this so, you and I can be called brothers, I dance swords in the backyard every day, presumably the sound aroused Brother Pei's interest."

After hearing this, Pei Ju first thanked Zuo Houde, and then continued to say in an admiring tone: "Brother Zuo's swordsmanship is truly the No. 1 I have seen, even if Gongsun is alive!"

Zuo Houde said modestly: "Don't dare! Aunt Gongsun kills a person in ten steps, and she will not stay behind for a thousand miles. It can be said that the enemy's country can be defeated in ten steps, Zuo is still not as good as!"

The Gongsun aunt that Pei Ju and Zuo Houde mentioned was not Zuo Houde's previous life who was the first dancer of the Tang Palace in the prosperous Kaiyuan period, but an assassin who was famous all over the world.

As an assassin, it can be passed down through the ages because the Gongsun family in the past, under the protection of eight hundred armored guards, assassinated the king and killed him, took the life of the king of Chu with a single sword, and then left with his body. This is the only stab in his life , and no other deeds.

It was such a strange woman who appeared suddenly, known as the first strange woman in ancient and modern times, and the best swordsmanship in the past 300 years. According to Jiawei who guarded the king of Chu at that time, Gongsun's sword cannot be described in words.

That is, Hu Zhuanzhu's assassination of Wang Liao, the comet attacked the moon; Nie Zheng's assassination of Han Gui, the white rainbow pierced the sun;The swords of the three ancient assassins were also so pale and weak in front of Gongsun.

Therefore, people in later generations exaggerated Gongsun's swordsmanship, such as "sharp a sword in ten years."

Although Zuo Houde is conceited, he also has self-knowledge. His sword is still not at the level of "one sword with light and cold nineteen states". Even if he stabs the king and kills him in front of 800 people, and then escapes easily, it is the same for Zuo Houde. A difficult thing.

Hearing what Zuo Houde said, Pei Ju couldn't help asking: "Brother Zuo, do you know who the Gongsun family is?"

Zuo Houde shook his head, there were many rumors about the Gongsun family, Zuo Houde hadn't investigated it carefully, of course he didn't know, but hearing Pei Ju's question, Zuo Houde became interested.

Can't help asking: "Brother Pei knows?"

Pei Ju showed an inscrutable smile, and said meaningfully: "There are many legends about the Gongsun family, most of which are folk fictions, but I still know a thing or two!"

Zuo Houde poked his head out without urging him, and silently listened to Pei Ju's future.

Pei Ju showed longing, sighed softly again and said: "The Gongsun family stabbed through the ages, and the one who assassinated was not others, but the king of Chu Zhuang who had become a blockbuster without saying a word. After this stab, he flourished day by day. The state of Chu, which dominated the world, fell apart! She is really a strange woman through the ages, but it is a pity that the style of that sword will disappear after this!"

Zuo Houde showed curiosity, and asked, "Why?"

Pei Ju glanced at Zuo Houde and said to himself: "People don't know who the Gongsun family is, but I just know that the word Gongsun is just a pseudonym, and its real name is Tang Sai'er, who is my No. .30 The second generation leader."

Zuo Houde nodded after hearing this, the Emperor of Nanming was born in the White Lotus Sect, and he is the leader of the White Lotus Sect, and it is the same for Pei Ju, so it seems that what Pei Ju said should be true, there is no need to lie to himself.

Pei Ju asked again: "Brother Zuo, do you know Tang Sai'er?"

Zuo Houde shook his head, the White Lotus Sect is a professional family of rebels, it has existed since the pre-Qin period, there are too many anti-kings about the White Lotus Sect, Zuo Houde doesn't know about it.

Pei Ju shook his head, sighed and said, "Brother Zuo doesn't know, it's normal, even I, if I didn't look through the collections in the church, I'm afraid I don't know Tang Saier, Tang Saier was born as a white lotus saint, and I have practiced it since I was a child." Divine swordsmanship.

Ever since she changed her name to Gongsun, Tang Sai'er inherited the ambition of her predecessors in the sect. Since the Tongzhou uprising, she has become very powerful all of a sudden, and has captured more than ten cities in a short period of time. It is a pity that such a strange woman still It was just a pioneer for the king, and later the Northern Zhou Dynasty general Yang Wenyuan took over the world, and in the end he had to kill himself in the Huaihe River! "

Said, Pei Ju looked at Zuo Houde again, his eyes were meaningful.

Zuo Houde saw Pei Ju's gaze in an instant, and saw Pei Ju's meaning. Only then did Zuo Houde understand that Pei Ju was referring to the past to describe the present. On the surface, he was talking about Tang Saier, but in fact he was talking about Zuo Houde Good virtue.

Zuo Houde also pretended to be silent for a while.

Pei Ju went on to say: "Since the establishment of my White Lotus Sect, it has been 72 people in the hands of the leader of Han, and the accumulation of 72 generations has allowed my Majesty Ming to dominate the south. Rao, Hong Zaixing is also the foundation of three generations of ancestors for nearly a hundred years. Brother Zuo , is it not easy to fight in this world?"

Zuo Houde knew that Pei Juyi knew something, so he pretended to sigh for a while, and said: "The world is so big, and dragons and snakes revolt, but they are often the pioneers of the king. Zuo was born in a mediocre family. Before he was thirty, he was already Dayan's general guarding one side, but if it wasn't for Hong Zaixing's disregard of rewards and punishments, how could Zuo have stopped here?"

While speaking, Zuo Houde's words revealed a sense of sadness, as if he couldn't help himself!
Pei Ju thought of a lot for a while. Cooperating with Zuo Houde's words, he believed what Zuo Houde said for a while.

So he asked again: "Brother Zuo, how do you see the world today?"

Zuo Houde looked at Pei Ju, showing a hesitant expression, and said after a moment of hesitation: "What the White Lotus Sect failed to achieve in 72 generations, the leader of Han accomplished it. There is no prince in the world who can determine the north by the south, can the noble emperor accomplish it?"

Hearing Zuo Houde's words, Pei Ju said calmly: "It can be done naturally. The emperor of our country has Jiang Cheng and other virtuous ministers, and Wu has generals such as Lu. Besides, the emperor is a sage and has the capacity to tolerate people. All capable people and lofty ideals will come to my family." Your Majesty, it is time for the country to prosper, so why can't the north be determined from the south?"

Zuo Houde looked at Pei Ju, and said indifferently: "When I was in Youzhou, civil servants and military generals said the same thing! Besides, Ming and Yan have just had a war. Although you won, you also lost a lot. Short Time is powerless to go north!"

Pei Ju looked into Zuo Houde's eyes and said: "Brother Zuo has offended Hong Zaixing, and the only way is to join me, Daming, why not make a choice earlier."

Zuo Houde laughed, looked directly at Pei Ju and said, "It's not too late when the situation is clear, besides, my Zuo is still Dayan's General Zhengdong. How can there be only one choice?"

After hearing this, Pei Ju also knew that Zuo Houde was pretending to be crazy, so he didn't say any more, and turned to leave after saying goodbye!

Pei Ju wrote a letter to the courier in the posthouse, which said: "I am ambitious, and I want to have both ways!"

(End of this chapter)

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