Back to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 13 Rename
At this time, Li Xi had completely trusted Feng Yao, and of course he would no longer have any scruples and concealment, so he told all the things he knew in detail.

As early as last spring, the fighting in the Qingxu area gradually decreased. The Yellow Turban believers who originally believed in Taiping Taoism either surrendered or died on the battlefield. It is considered to be a cult, but anyone who believes in Taoism, no matter whether they are Taiping Dao or the Yellow Turban Remnant Party, will be arrested and killed by officers and soldiers as bandits. At this time, Ruo Rong from Danyang was appointed by Xuzhou governor Tao Qian He is the prime minister of Xiapi, and is in charge of the collection and transportation of money and grain in dozens of counties of Xiapi, Pengcheng, and Guangling.

However, Ruo Rong did not listen to Tao Qian's words after gaining power, and took all the money and grain of the three counties as his own. In order to better control the people under his rule, he began to vigorously promote Buddhism. , Those who do not believe in Buddhism will curse them into hell and increase their corvee taxes.For a while, the common people rushed to join Buddhism, and even foreigners moved to Xiapi to believe in Buddhism, just to be exempt from corvee and tax.

Li Xi's father believed that Ruo Rong's actions were entirely for his own benefit and to fool the people, so he refused to believe in Buddhism. But he never thought that this autumn, when the wheat was just ripe, Cao Cao would attack Xuzhou, grab food when he saw it, see men kill men, see Women rob women, wherever they go, they don't stay.

Ruo Rong was afraid of Cao Cao's power, so he brought the money and food accumulated over the years, and also brought tens of thousands of Buddhist believers to Guangling south to avoid disaster, while those who did not believe in Buddhism were abandoned.

In order to avoid misfortune, most of these abandoned people chose to go west, hoping to reach Jingzhou and live and work in peace and contentment under the protection of Liu Biao, the clan clan of the Han Dynasty, or to go west again and go to Yizhou, which is far away from the war in the Central Plains, to avoid disaster. Go to Yizhou, who is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and settle down under the rule of Liu Yan.

And Runan County is the only way to go west.

For Li Xi's words, Dai Ling, who also fled all the way, also felt the same way. He recognized Li Xi's words very much, and scolded Ruo Rong for being ungrateful.

After Feng Yao asked carefully, he found out that Dai Ling and Ruo Rong were from the same village, and had saved Ruo Rong's life. Unexpectedly, he went to Xuzhou to join Ruo Rong. Not only did Ruo Rong not miss the old love, but he was worried that Dai Ling would coerce him with kindness, so Send someone to assassinate Dai Ling.

"I didn't expect that Ruo Rong to be such a villain!" Chen Da, who usually seldom speaks, couldn't help cursing at this time.

"Li Xi, I didn't expect your background to be so pitiful! I don't know what your plan is in the future?" Feng Yao sighed, took out two taels of silver, handed it to Li Xi, and said, "Li Xi, if you say that the copper coin is gone, If people want it, it’s worthless, so I don’t think the two taels of silver will depreciate in value, so you can take it and go west so you can buy some food.”

How could Li Xi accept the silver, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground, "Benefactor! If benefactor does not dislike it, Li Xi is willing to accept benefactor as the master, and go through fire and water, no matter what, as long as benefactor can reward a certain meal every day." That's enough!"

Feng Yao was secretly happy, this was exactly the result he wanted. In fact, he didn't want Li Xi to leave at all. He just tested Li Xi and saw his reaction. As expected, Li Xi did not disappoint him, even though Li Xi had just turned ten years old. Three, but Feng Yao has already seen that Li Xi is a rare talent. He can subdue a bunch of boys at a young age and survive in the troubled times. He really has some skills!Now that the world is in chaos, and I don’t have any foundation, it’s just nonsense to recruit those famous generals or persuade those local tyrants who dominate one side to help me as the master. However, if an orphan like Li Xi is cultivated well, In the future, he will definitely be his loyal subordinate. Once the time comes, hehe! ....

Li Xi is already ready to accept, but there are twelve teenagers left, Feng Yao looked at Li Xi, and then at the belching teenagers, and said: "Li Xi, I can accept you, But what about his companions?" After speaking, he pointed to the twelve teenagers.

Li Xi understood, cupped his fists and said: "Master, wait a moment, Xi has his own way!" After speaking, he strode towards the twelve teenagers.

"Come here!" Li Xi shouted to the twelve teenagers.

The teenagers gathered around Li Xi, Feng Yao didn't go to listen to what Li Xi had to say, but just watched from afar.

After a while, Li Xi led twelve teenagers to kneel down in front of Feng Yao.

"I'm willing to recognize my benefactor as Lord!" A total of thirteen teenagers, including Li Xi, said in unison.

Feng Yao was overjoyed, at first glance, all the thirteen youths looked at Feng Yao's face with sparkling eyes, excitedly, although the thirteen faces were a bit immature, after going through the hardships of this troubled world, they had already matured.

"You can recognize me as master, and I, Feng Yao, will not treat you badly, but in the future, if anyone has the slightest act of betrayal, I will not forgive you lightly!" Feng Yao said in a deep voice, he did not want to cultivate it with his own heart one day Some people will do things that are not good for themselves. Instead of doing that, it is better to say something first, so that some people who are not determined will retreat.

Without coercion by force, without temptation of fame and fortune, Li Xi and other teenagers once again said in unison: "We are 13 people, and we will serve our master to the death. If there is any betrayal, we will be punished by both men and gods!"

"Okay! If that's the case, I, Feng Yao, will accept you today, and we will work together for the benefit of the people of the world!"

"Master! Xi has a word!" Li Xi clasped his fists and said.

Feng Yao smiled and nodded.

Li Xi said: "Master! There are 13 people behind Li Xiji, and they are all orphans who have no relatives in this world. Since I have followed my master today, it goes without saying that I will swear to die, but the 13 of us have gone through hardships together, and we don't want to be separated in the future." Xi Jinping implores the master to agree, and to give us thirteen brothers a nickname, and we will live up to our name in the future!"

Feng Yao's eyes opened wider and wider after hearing Li Xi's words, and the color of surprise in his eyes became more and more serious, and he once again had a higher evaluation of Li Xi!

"Li Xi, your suggestion is very good! I agree! Since you are all orphans, and we have formed a bond in this peach forest, why not call it the Thirteen Righteousnesses of the Taolin?" Feng Yao said.

Li Xi was overjoyed and kowtowed: "Thank you master for giving me the name! Taolin Shisanyi is willing to go through fire and water for master!"

After worshiping, Li Xi said again: "Master, since Xi has no relatives in this world, it doesn't make much sense to be surnamed Li. Xi is willing to change his surname to follow the master's surname to show his loyalty! Master please agree!"

Feng Yao was stunned when he heard the words, he never expected that Li Xi would come up with such a trick, he thought: "This is not okay, absolutely not! I am so old, I am not even 16 years old! How can I let Li Xi have my surname? , Isn’t this similar to adopting a foster son? No! No! How embarrassing it will look from now on!”

"No! I'm not much older than you! This is a bit inappropriate!" Feng Yao said.

(End of this chapter)