I am a thief in the Tang Dynasty

"When you wrestled with Zhou Peizhao just now, you were forced to take advantage of him several times, which was like you fell down by yourself!"

Xue Li's eyes flashed, and he was obviously humbly accepting advice. He listened to Li Junxian pointing out his mistakes and thought about how to correct them.

Li Junxian looked at the young man who showed signs of self-reflection, nodded with satisfaction and continued:

"And then, you lost your confidence and didn't dare to fight back. You wanted to rely on your agility to sneak attack."

"This will increase your physical consumption, and when faced with the flaws that the enemy deliberately reveals to lure you into action, you will be unable to resist making a strong move and fall into the trap."

Speaking of this, Li Junxian concluded:

"Wrestling is like using troops, real and fake, fake and real. Strength and skills only account for a small part. The most important thing is the psychological game between the enemy and us."

Xue Li bowed earnestly to Li Junxian and said:

"Thank you for your advice, General. Xue Li will keep it in mind!"

Li Junxian looked at Zhou Peizhao again, whose face was serious but couldn't help but look happy and proud. This time, he was not so good-tempered.

The descendants of Yuan Cong's Imperial Guards were meant to become the next Imperial Guards and the Black Armor Army.

Li Junxian guards the palace for the emperor. He usually supervises the training of the Yuancong Imperial Guards and personally trains successors such as Zhou Peizhao.

Now seeing how disappointing he is, how can he not be angry?

Li Junxian scolded with a cold face:

"What's there to be proud of?"

"Xue Li has never practiced wrestling techniques. It took you more than ten moves to knock him down!"

"Where have you lost all the skills I taught you?!"

In an instant, Zhou Peizhao's face was filled with fear and he lowered his head.

Seeing him like this, Li Junxian snorted coldly:

"Hmph, something that doesn't live up to expectations."

"After being knocked down by Xue Li, I became afraid of the enemy and dared not fight back."

"If everyone in the Tang Dynasty were like you, they wouldn't dare to swing their swords against strong enemies, but would only dare to bully the weak."

"How can our Tang Dynasty become strong in the future?!"

Zhou Peizhao lowered his head, his face filled with shame, and he wished he could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

But the next moment, he raised his head and shouted loudly with a resolute look:

"General, please give me another chance. I won't make this mistake again!"

In the past, when Zhou Peizhao and the others faced Li Junxian’s scolding, they would behave like obedient quails, even if they were dissatisfied in their hearts and were determined to correct their mistakes next time.

He didn't dare to shout out without waiting for Li Junxian to speak.

But now Zhou Peizhao's bold move made Li Junxian stunned.

Afterwards, as far as Zhou Peizhao could see, Li Junxian actually laughed for the first time ever, with a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

Li Junxianlang smiled and said:

"Hahahaha, good, you still have some courage!"

"However, never committing the same mistake again is not achieved by shouting, but by beating!"

"I'll give you two a quarter of an hour to rest. After a quarter of an hour, continue!"

After saying that, Li Junxian, who was curious about the training situation nearby, put his hands behind his back and quickly left!

Chapter 211 Pei Xingjian, are you willing to work in my army?

Li Junxian strolled around.

I watched curiously as a group of people were holding wooden stakes and doing some standing and squatting in a mud puddle.

Watching a group of people crawling on the ground using their hands and feet.

Watching a group of people walking on their palms while standing upside down.

Watching a group of people hanging on the stacked wooden poles rising and falling.

There are other venues that are not being used, and the odd one that is still being built.

Wondering what it is used for!

Everything he saw overturned his cognition.

He didn't understand how these training grounds were used.

What kind of soldiers can be trained using such a weird method!

Li Junxian was looking at it curiously.

He was always alert, and immediately caught a glimpse of the carriage with a guiding lantern hanging in the dark night from the corner of his eye.

After squinting his eyes and finding that it was the Fang family's carriage, he immediately knew that Fang Yiyi had returned.

Li Junxian didn't care about hierarchy and rushed towards the carriage quickly.

He was so curious about everything he saw in the training ground!

Eager to resolve the confusion in my heart!

As soon as Fang Yiyi and Pei Xingjian got off the carriage, they saw Li Junxian, a handsome man with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.

"Greetings, General Li!" Fang Yiyi bowed respectfully with his arms crossed.

When Pei Xingjian heard this, he immediately knew that this was the person he admired, and hurriedly bowed and said:

"Pei Xingjian of the Hedong Pei family, courtesy name Shouyue, greets General Li Junxian!"

Li Junxian looked at Pei Xingjian in surprise and asked, "Are Pei Renji and Pei Xingyan your father and brother?"

When asking the questions, Li Junxian's eyes revealed undisguised excitement and anticipation.

"It's my grandfather and brother!" A trace of sadness flashed across Pei Xingjian's eyes.

Like his brother, Li Junxian first served under Li Mi of Wagang, then became a subordinate of Wang Shichong. Finally, he despised Wang Shichong as a person and led his troops to join Li Shimin. He had a close relationship with the Pei family.

After hearing that he was indeed an old friend, Li Junxian was excited, but his eyes were also filled with sadness. He raised his hand and pinched Pei Xingjian's sturdy arm, and said with emotion:

"That little baby in the cradle has grown to this size!"

"Uncle Pei and Brother Pei will definitely be pleased to know that you have grown up now!"

The next moment, Li Junxian kicked towards Pei Xingjian with a fierce right whip kick.

The young man, who was silent in grief, suddenly changed his expression and dodged narrowly. He quickly stepped back a few steps and stared vigilantly at Li Junxian who had suddenly attacked, his eyes filled with astonishment and complexity.

Hahahaha!

A hearty laugh came out of Li Junxian's mouth, and he said with relief:

"Good boy, great skills, your Pei family's martial arts are not lost!"

"Would you like to work in my army?"

Fang Yiyi, who had been watching the situation quietly, did not expect that Li Junxian would actually want to take care of him, so he quickly looked at Pei Xingjian.

His appearance changed the life trajectory of Xue Li and Xue Rengui.

Unexpectedly, it also changed Pei Xingjian.

He didn't know Pei Xingjian's identity before, but he couldn't bear to see a young man confused, so he wanted to comfort him and help him strengthen his determination to take the Mingjing exam.

Even if he later knew that the young man was Pei Xingjian, it was just icing on the cake and did not change the main plot of his life.

But now, Pei Xingjian contacted Li Junxian, and Li Junxian directly extended an olive branch, which was far beyond Fang Yiyi's expectations.

This is a good thing, but the disadvantages outweigh the advantages!

After all, Pei Xingjian was an outstanding man of both literary and military talents, and entering the government with his achievements was much better than being recommended into the army, and his path would be wider.

Fang Yiyi was a little worried that Pei Xingjian had made the wrong choice, and his eyes were filled with worry.

Chapter 212 Pei Xingjian and Li Junxian want to become sworn brothers

Pei Xingjian hesitated for a moment, then decisively refused:

"Thank you for your kindness, General, but Shouyue wants to take the Mingjing exam in the autumn."

"With the general paving the way, we can achieve success and fame in the future if we keep our promise."

"But Shouyue wants to give it a try and see how far he can go!"

Li Junxian looked at the independent and strong Pei Xingjian, and the admiration in his eyes became stronger and stronger.

He nodded and smiled, "Okay, if you have ambition, then you should work hard to prepare for the Mingjing exam!"

"When you pass the Mingjing exam, I will ask His Majesty to find you a good job!"

Pei Xingjian did not refuse this time and agreed with a smile.

"Thank you, General!"

At this time, Li Junxian frowned, punched Pei Xingjian, and said solemnly:

"From now on, call me Big Brother!"

Pei Xingjian paused for a moment, realizing the other party's friendship. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he said in a trembling voice: "Shou Yue, meet you, big brother!"

Li Junxian patted Pei Xingjian's arm and said with a smile: "Tonight, with heaven and earth as our witness, you and I will become brothers of different surnames!"

Pei Xingjian was dumbfounded. He didn't expect Li Junxian to have such a temper!

I suddenly felt a little nervous and inferior.

After all, the other party is a third-rank general and a close confidant of the emperor who is deeply trusted!

He was just a poor man with no achievements.

There is a huge difference in their status, how can he be worthy of being sworn brother to Li Junxian!

Upon hearing this, Fang Yiyi panicked.

Unfortunately, Li Junxian was blamed for Wu Zetian and was executed.

If Pei Xingjian had become the other party's sworn brother, he might have been involved in the Li Junxian case before Wu Zetian ascended the throne, and he would have been in big trouble.

Moreover, Li Junxian is now highly regarded by the emperor. If he really becomes a sworn brother with Pei Xingjian, Pei Xingjian will surely rise to a high position.

Fang Yiyi came to the Tang Dynasty. Even if he wanted to help Li Junxian, that thing had not happened yet, so he could not guarantee that he would be able to keep Li Junxian safe at that time.

Once Li Junxian was involved in that incident, Pei Xingjian, who had received favors from Li Junxian, would definitely be implicated.

Most importantly, Fang Yiyi had only met Li Junxian a few times, but he was deeply impressed by Li Junxian's character.

Not to mention anything else, just now, when he met Pei Xingjian, he wanted to become sworn brothers with him without saying a word. That was his true nature.

But no matter how good Li Junxian is, or how kind-hearted he is!

We can’t become sworn brothers or sworn brothers now!

He interrupted, "Well, let me say something!"

"General Li, it's good that you have brotherly love!"

"However, Shouyue has no achievements yet. If you become sworn brothers with him and spread the word, many people will come to visit him. If he is exposed to the secular world, it will definitely disturb his preparations for the exam."

"Why not wait until he passes the imperial examination, has made achievements, and has built a career before we talk about sworn brotherhood."

Li Junxian readily accepted the well-reasoned words. He smiled a little ashamedly and said:

"Xingzhi is right! I was too excited and didn't think it through!"

"But I accept you as my brother!"

"When you become successful, we will hold a grand banquet. I will invite the officials and the emperor to be witnesses, and we will become brothers!"

Pei Xingjian nodded quickly, his eyes filled with emotion and joy, and said:

"I will obey you, big brother!"

"But big brother, can you still call me general as promised on weekdays and call me big brother in private?"