Pei Xing subconsciously took a step back, wondering if something strange had come in, and the surrounding atmosphere suddenly became weird.
"Who is your Excellency?" Pei Xizhi stared at the wretched man in front of him, feeling a little uncomfortable.
"Brother, I am Xu Shenji, subordinate to General Cheng. Of course, I work for King Youzhou."
Pei Xizhi had heard of the name Xu Shenji, and he had done some research on Toad Village before coming here. It was said that this man was cunning and cunning, and was Cheng Dalei's right-hand man. Most of Cheng Dalei's bad ideas came from him.
But I didn't see the source of his resourcefulness. He bowed his waist, lowered his head, his face was full of smiles, and his eyes flashed, and what was hidden inside should be... flattery.
By the way, it's just flattery, and even a little bit jealous. After all, everyone relies on their brains to make a living. Why is it that you are so proud of your ancestors under the throne of Youzhou, but you can only hang out with a bandit? It's natural to have some envy, jealousy and hatred.
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In this way, Pei Xizhi consciously judged Toad Village's attitude towards him, and his previous worries were completely unfounded.
He coughed lightly, held his head high and said, "Lead the way."
On the way, although Xu Shenji tried his best to flatter him, Pei Xizhi deliberately put on a cold face and kept a distance from the other party. Even though he wanted to show his kindness to Toad Village this time, if he was too polite to Toad Village,
The other side will often push for more. For these bandits, it's better to hit them with a stick and give them a sweet date.
Since the other party has such an attitude, it seems that this mission will not be too difficult. I don't know how the other party will entertain me when I get to the village. Maybe they will even give me a few nice words in front of the King of Youzhou in order for me to say something nice for them in front of the King of Youzhou.
Give me some money, women and so on.
In this case, there may be some profit to be made in this mission.
Xu Shenji led them to Feihu Village.
"I came here this time to respect the order of King Youzhou to see the situation in Toad Village. Of course, whether it is good or bad, that is what I say, brother."
"I understand, I understand." Xu Shenji said: "Master Pei has been working hard all the way, so he must not have eaten yet. In order to entertain Master Pei, we have prepared meals."
Pei Xizhi nodded slightly, "I have already told you what to do. It depends on whether you are sensible or not as to what to do next."
At the long table, Pei Xizhi and others sat at the main table, accompanied by Xu Shenji and seventeen or eight bandits.
Looking at the food placed in front of him, Pei Xizhi fell into speechlessness for a long time. Is the thing with floating tree roots in the basin called soup, and is the black stone-like thing in front of him a staple food?
"Let's just eat this?" Pei Xizhi said in disbelief. What about the imaginary chicken, duck and fish, and the imaginary beauty singing a ditty with him, drinking and enjoying the song and dance.
"Ha, Mr. Pei is in a good mood. Normally we don't get to eat these. Hey, you guys are taking advantage of Mr. Pei today. Please be careful and don't gobble them up."
"..." Pei Xizhi.
Okay, okay, eating is a trivial matter. It seems that Toad Village is really poor. You should be lucky that they didn't serve human flesh, right? It would be good to try what they usually eat.
"stop!"
Just when Pei Xizhi was about to take the food mixed with wild vegetables and grass noodles, he was stopped by Xu Shenji. Pei Xizhi was shocked, why was he not even allowed to eat this?
"Master Pei, don't worry, I haven't prayed yet."
"Prayer...what is it?"
I saw Xu Shenji and others clasping their hands together, facing the food on the table piously, muttering something in their mouths.
"Thank you to King Youzhou for giving us food. The glory of King Youzhou shines on the world."
"Commander Xu, what are you doing?"
"Ha, this is what we must do before meals every day. Our village leader worships King Youzhou very much. He hangs a portrait of King Youzhou in his bedroom. He kowtows three times in the morning and evening, and burns incense first in the morning. Why, Lord Pei doesn't need to pray before meals.
What?"
"We don't have such rules... there."
The meal was somehow finished. If he said that what he ate was pig food, Pei Xizhi felt it was an insult to pig food.
Xu Shenji burped and said: "Although everyone is not eating well now, this is what successful people must experience. How do you say that if you don't endure hardship, you will endure hardship for a lifetime, and if you are willing to endure hardship for a while, I think back to those days.
The King of Youzhou also worked his way up from the bottom, and finally became the King of Youzhou that we admire."
Xu Shenji said that he must mention King Youzhou, and his tone and eyes were extremely respectful. But Pei Xizhi discovered that as long as he heard the three words "King of Youzhou", no matter what other people were doing, they would stop what they were doing, raise their heads and hold their chests high.
Look ahead.
This made Pei Xizhi very embarrassed.
"Today a new brother has joined our big family. Everyone applauds and asks our new brother to tell us about the glorious past of King Youzhou."
Everyone's eyes fell on Pei Xizhi, who opened his eyes wide: "Is this necessary?"
"Doesn't Mr. Pei respect King Youzhou? Doesn't he admire him from the bottom of his heart? Doesn't he regard him as the light in his heart?"
"This..." It seemed like I couldn't say no.
"It seems that Mr. Pei is still a little embarrassed. Sir, you must be brave enough to express yourself. In this case, let Mr. Pei prepare first, and the brother will speak first."
"I'll go first!" A bandit stood up quickly, and the others looked particularly regretful: How could they be beaten first?
The bandit took out a piece of paper from his arms with excitement on his face and recited in an affectionate aria: "Ah, I have a dream, that is to become a man like the King of Youzhou. Thinking back to those days, who was Jin Ge?"
Who kills enemies like hemp in an iron horse, who neglects food and sleep and loves the people like a son, who works hard and sleeps day and night, never forgetting his homeland... Ah, it’s the King of Youzhou, it’s the King of Youzhou!”
"Like a stray lamb longing for the flock, like a lost ship longing for home, like a newborn baby longing for its mother's love, ah, King Youzhou, you are the flock, you are my hometown, you are the mother..."
Pei Xizhi and the others were sitting there with astonished expressions on their faces. They saw the bandits stand up one by one and recite these things in a nauseating tone, which made people get goosebumps all over their bodies.
"Master Pei, get ready, it's your turn next." Xu Shenji whispered.
"I want to come too..."
"Well, we started here with 5,000 words."
"Five thousand words!"
…
In the valley, Toad Village.
Cheng Dalei stood on a high place and looked at the surrounding terrain, while Liu Bei stood next to him.
"Have you really decided to use this method to deal with the people sent by Youzhou?" Liu Bei.
"What can I do? It's not time to break up with King Youzhou yet." Cheng Dalei.
"But I feel like I can't hide it from King Youzhou."
"We can hide it for a day, but we will eventually show our teeth to each other. Why are our teeth now not as strong as those of the King of Youzhou?"
Cheng Dalei looked far and wide and had a clear view of the situation in the valley.