When Han Yu said this, he suddenly thought of this surname, and his heart skipped a beat. Guanzhong Zhai family, could it be? If so, he was definitely lucky. He was framed and sent to the mountains to suppress bandits, but he received the support of the heir of the Zhai family. Even if Han Yu was calm, he felt a little excited and felt like he had found a treasure.
Han Yu has always been very concerned about the court's movements. When he was still hunting and farming in his hometown, he had no other way to go. When he had free time, he would go back to the teahouse to listen to people's stories, and even made some friends. Since he entered the military camp, he has the conditions to know more about the court's movements. Although he cannot know the top secrets of the court due to his limited ability, he still knows some other events and movements. For example, several major martial arts families were disintegrated by the court, some surrendered to the court, and several "hard bones" were "gnawed" by the court and exterminated. Among them, the Zhai family, the head of the martial arts family, was the most talked about one a few days ago.
When Zhai Li heard Han Yu talking about the Zhai family, about their former glory and pride, he could no longer control his emotions. His face was filled with reminiscence and hatred, and his eyes turned bloodshot. After all, he was only sixteen years old, and had experienced such a big change at such a young age. Even if he had a strong mind and had handled everything, he would not be able to remain calm and not be moved when talking about it. After all, it had only been such a long time since the incident, and such a profound scene would never be forgotten, let alone in such a short period of time, even in his lifetime.
"Are you a descendant of the Zhai family? Judging from your martial arts skills and your performance in all aspects, you have such abilities at such a young age. It must be the result of the family's all-out training. If I'm not mistaken, you should be a direct descendant of the Zhai family. Judging from your age, the head of the Zhai family, Zhai Qinghan, is your father, right?" Han Yu said this with some certainty. At that time, he felt sorry for the Zhai family. They were so strong and would rather break than bend. Their arrogance made people feel sorry for them, but also made people admire them. However, the whole family was wiped out, and not even an heir was left. The incense and inheritance were cut off. Unexpectedly, there were still descendants of the Zhai family who escaped the massacre.
But think about it and you will understand. How could a martial arts family with such a long history and profound foundation be as straightforward as it appears? They did this probably because they saw the court's determination to eradicate them, and it was impossible for them to lose their pride and go against the rules set by their ancestors to join the court. It could not even be considered joining the court, but joining Wang Mang, the treacherous minister. They could be smooth and worldly to survive, but they could not cross the bottom line. So they had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure, using the sacrifice of the entire family in exchange for the Zhai family's inheritance and hope. In this way, Zhai Li had too much and too heavy to bear.
"Lord Han is right. I am the only legitimate son of Zhai Qinghan, the head of the Zhai family. My original name was Zhai Mo. Later, when I escaped, I changed my name to Zhai Li, which is the pseudonym I use now." Since Zhai Li had decided to tell Han Yu about his life experience, he did not hide it and immediately admitted his identity. He also briefly recounted his experience after escaping from the Zhai family.
It turned out that Zhai Li was sent out by the elders of the family that day. He was accompanied by his mother and his ten-year-old cousin. Also with Zhai Mo were several children from martial arts families who were on good terms with the Zhai family but were also persecuted by the court. Their situations were similar to Zhai Li's. They were all sent out as hope and inheritance by the family and left together. Who knew that the family's arrangements were so thorough, just because there was a traitor, the court knew that Zhai Li and his friends were sent away, and sent people to hunt them down.
The situation was urgent, and Zhai Li discussed with the young masters of the other three families and asked the women and children to leave first. They were responsible for leading the enemy away and chasing after them along the marks after the enemy was shaken off. However, they had no idea that the relatives who were arranged to leave would encounter bandits. The bandits were extremely cruel. Not only did they rob their property, but they also killed all their relatives.
After the family was destroyed, these were their only remaining relatives in the world. At that time, Zhai Li and others had just experienced a major change and escaped from a desperate situation, but they encountered such bad news. Several young men wanted to rush up the mountain and kill all the bandits. At the last moment, Zhai Li regained his sanity and stopped the other three.
Although they all learned martial arts, the bandits were outnumbered and they could not be their opponents. If they were ordinary people, it would be fine. At most, they would risk their lives to fight! But they couldn't do that. They still carried the burden and hope of the family. As early as when the family tried their best to leave them the last ray of hope, this life no longer belonged to them.
They couldn't risk their lives in a fight, but they had to avenge their blood feud. Finally, after discussing it, they decided to disguise themselves as refugees and seek refuge with the bandits, and sneak into the mountain stronghold.
After Zhai Li finished speaking, the other three young men also told their stories, which were all basically the same. Zhang Xing came from the Zhang family of broadswords, and the brothers Qi Yun and Qi Shen came from the Qi family of Muay Thai.
Looking at Qi Shen, the youngest who is less than thirteen years old, even Han Yu, who is cold-hearted, couldn't help but sigh that these teenagers had a rough life and encountered great disasters and misfortunes. Fortunately, they all survived, which showed that the four of them were strong-willed people. No wonder they were chosen by the elders of the family. Even though some of their ideas seemed simple and naive because of the protection of the family, they had more desirable points. I believe that after some storms and hardships, they will grow up and reach heights that others cannot reach.
"This is what we have experienced. I will not hide it from you, sir. The one who has a grudge against us is the most powerful prime minister, Wang Mang, who now controls the government. Mang's men have been chasing us all the way. If you take us in, it may cause trouble." Zhai Li said stiffly. He did not want to tell Han Yu about their life experiences before, partly because he was afraid that Han Yu would have too many concerns and would not want to take them in. Now that they have told him everything, he wondered what Han Yu's attitude would be.
"It is indeed troublesome to be hunted by Prime Minister Wang's people. Prime Minister Wang is a powerful person with influence throughout the court and the country. Even a martial arts family like you has been defeated by him, so I am even less capable of competing with Lord Wang." Han Yu said so. After he finished speaking, Zhai Li and the others felt depressed. Does this mean that he doesn't want to accept them? This is not surprising. After all, the resentful thief is ruthless and cruel. If he knew about it, it would implicate Lord Han.
"If Lord Han is unwilling to accept us, please let us go. At least you should give us a chance to live. Otherwise, we will die if we fall into the hands of the court." Zhai Li only thought that Han Yu was afraid of being implicated, but he did not think at all that Han Yu knew their life experience and would arrest them and send them to Mang Ze to seek credit.