Seeing Li Xingchen nodding in agreement, Xiao Mohe sighed deeply and raised his head slightly, with a look of regret on his face: "I didn't expect that my benefactor would leave after all... God wouldn't let me face the Xiao family.
It’s an opportunity to thank you.”
"Well... benefactor?" Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian glanced at each other subconsciously, with surprised expressions on their faces. It stands to reason that Li Cheng had been hiding in this vast mountain after Chen Qingzhi's Northern Expedition fifty years ago, and
At that time, Xiao Mohe was not born yet. How could he be said to be kind to Xiao Mohe?
"Dad?" Xiao Shilian looked at the excited Xiao Mohe in surprise, thinking that his father had mistakenly admitted the wrong person.
Xiao Mohe immediately took out a copper pendant from his waist, and Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian's eyes suddenly widened, because the copper pendant was exactly the same size and specification as Li Cheng's copper pendant, except that the auspicious beasts carved on it were the same as Li Cheng's.
That one is in the opposite direction. Anyone who is interested can see that these two copper pendants are a pair.
"This..." Li Xingchen opened his mouth and immediately understood that Xiao Mohe must have recognized the wrong person. He also understood that this copper pendant was very important to Xiao Mohe. No wonder his father still took this copper pendant when he left.
He took out the pendant - behind this seemingly inconspicuous copper pendant, there must be a story that younger generations like Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian didn't know, but that was very important to the previous generation.
Xiao Mohe sighed deeply and slowly raised his head: "Back then, my father served as a county magistrate in Shixing (author's note: today's Shaoguan City, Guangdong). Shixing was located in the south and was the land of Longxing in this dynasty. But in
More than fifty years ago, it was a deserted and unprepossessing small town. The city was surrounded by mountains, and there were many bandits stealing goods.
At that time, Nanliang's attention was all on the north and had no time to take care of the south. This situation is reasonable. My father's main task was to stabilize people's livelihood and eliminate bandits, because these bandits entrenched outside Shixing City blocked the way.
The road from Lingnan to Jiangnan was a headache for the imperial court at that time, and it also caused a serious problem.
My father was demoted to Shixing as a county magistrate because of his outspoken advice. Some people wanted to use the bandits to completely eliminate my father, so they did not provide support to my father, but ordered my father to eradicate the bandits as soon as possible, otherwise he would be punished with a serious crime...
··This serious crime will at least cost you your head.”
Suddenly, both Xiao Shilian and Li Xingchen fell into silence. Xiao Mohe's father, Xiao Liang, was even a little distant to Xiao Shilian. After all, Xiao Liang died when Xiao Mohe was young, and Xiao Mohe was later raised by his uncle Cai Lu.
Xiao Shilian was raised by Xiao Liang, so of course Xiao Shilian had no impression of Xiao Liang. At most, he had seen the portrait of his grandfather in the ancestral hall at home.
Xiao Mohe rarely mentioned anything about his grandfather, and Xiao Shilian had never asked about it. When he saw Xiao Mohe speaking today, he didn't expect that his grandfather Xiao Liang had such a troubled life, and he immediately looked at his father with curiosity.
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"The bandits were powerful. Although my father had his uncle to help him, he was unable to defeat the bandits due to the small number of soldiers. Instead, he injured himself and fell into the bandits' siege. At that time, a country boy led a team
Xiang Yong fought into the siege and rescued my father, and then trained Xiang Yong to help my father wipe out the bandits around Shixing." Xiao Mohe spoke in a deep voice about this past event that has been gradually forgotten by people, and he
Unconsciously, his eyes fell on Li Xingchen.
Li Xingchen suddenly showed a surprised look on his face: "Could it be that the young man the general mentioned is..."
Xiao Mohe nodded: "You are right, he is your father. My benefactor back then was the famous 'Shixing Spear King'. The movement of a spear was earth-shaking and no bandit could get close to him.
Hearing the name of Li Cheng, everyone was filled with admiration. What is even more amazing is that your father refused the reward from his father and the court at that time. What he did was because a man has the responsibility to protect the peace of the country..."
Li Xingchen took a breath. He had always felt that Li Cheng was definitely not an ordinary soldier. His martial arts skills were much stronger than those of Mr. Zheng and Mr. Song. He could even block a road by himself.
, is enough to prove his different identity. Now it sounds like I didn’t expect that my father would have such achievements when he was young.
"My father was moved by what my benefactor did, and he has always regarded him as my benefactor of the Xiao family. Later, the Southern Liang general Chen Qingzhi recruited the White Robe Army to prepare for the Northern Expedition. My benefactor wanted to go north. My father was deeply grateful for his kindness and has never been able to repay me. However,
At that time, my father was an upright man and his family was poor, so he took the copper ornaments he had received, cut them in half with his sword, and gave one half to his benefactor. If they could meet again in the future, they should drink together and repay the kindness.
"
"At that time, because of my benefactor's superior martial arts skills and my father's recommendation, my benefactor was easily selected into General Chen's White Robe Army. After that, General Chen launched his army in the Northern Expedition. Every battle shocked the world and the gods, but it was a pity that in the end he was not as good as the gods.
Forget it, I came back alone...and my benefactor has not been heard from since."
Xiao Mohe, who talked about this past incident, couldn't help but sigh. Li Xingchen and Xiao Shilian were also speechless.
This past event fifty years ago was mentioned by Xiao Mohe in such a plain tone, which already made the two young people's blood boil.
Fifty years ago, it was a turbulent era that belonged to their elders.
Xiao Mohe slowly put the two copper pendants together. At this time, Li Xingchen realized that the copper pendants were not a pair, but originally one. However, due to years of wearing and rubbing, the original incisions had been damaged.
It is polished and smooth, which shows that Li Cheng, Xiao Liang, and Xiao Mohe have been worried about each other for many years.
"Since there was no news about my benefactor, my father searched for him in many ways, but to no avail. He was depressed. In addition, the disease he suffered when he was first clearing out the bandits recurred, so he passed away not long after. Before he left, he let go
The biggest thing is that my benefactor's kindness was not repaid... Our Xiao family is a family that values love and righteousness. The kindness that saved my Xiao family and my father in danger should be found even if it lasts for three generations.
"Repay. Ever since I was a child, I have never dared to forget my father's instructions. However, during the Northern Expedition, General Chen's army was overwhelmed by mountain torrents, so I thought I would never find my benefactor in this lifetime." Xiao Mohe said solemnly.
He said, and the look he looked at Li Xingchen became more and more friendly.
After hearing his father's eloquent words, Xiao Shilian straightened his spine, obviously very proud of the Xiao family's tradition of valuing love and justice.
Xiao Mohe sighed and looked up at Li Xingchen: "Fortunately, God has eyes. Although my benefactor is gone, at least there are still heirs left in the world. Little brother, you can say whatever you want. My benefactor was right back then.
The kindness of my Xiao family is like reincarnation. If it were not for my benefactor, there would not even be a certain Xiao Maha. My father can't repay such kindness. Today, I, Xiao Maha, have become General Chen Wuyi. Maybe I can do something else.
"
Li Xingchen was silent for a moment and shook his head solemnly: "General Xiao, I don't need anything."