Chapter 420: Chapter 0420: Astonishing Discovery 4_1 Chapter 420: Chapter 0420: Astonishing Discovery 4_1 Searching and searching, Feng Qingxue finally found a book on modern historical figures.
She hadn’t paid attention to who the revolutionaries of the modern era were or what their fates were when she was previously researching materials from the sixties.
To her, those ancestors were legendary figures, whom she never had a chance to et.
She first examined the book’s table of contents. Since it was a brief history of people’s lives, the contents listed the people by their nas. She didn’t dare to skim hastily over them, but carefully read each na one by one. Eventually, she saw the na Wang Xinsheng in the first half of the book – White background, black text, the na ‘Wang Xinsheng’ clearly printed!
Suppressing the surge of excitent in her heart, Feng Qingxue took a deep breath and slowly turned to the page introducing Wang Xinsheng.
Wang Xinsheng (1905-2000), previously known as Wang Baogui, changed his na to Wang Xinsheng when he joined the army, courtesy na Qiming, a great Marxist, proletarian revolutionary, military and political leader, founder and leader of the party, the army, and the country…
Following that, his pedigree, family life, and, most importantly, his life experiences and all the significant events he participated in are written.
From the description of his background, Feng Qingxue saw clearly written that after he, Lu Zhiyuan, and Cheng Baoguo swore brotherhood in the Peach Garden and went their separate ways, it was rumored to co from Wang Xinsheng’s narration. Wang Xinsheng, from a poor family, was originally a shepherd boy for the wealthy landlord Lu Family. He often eavesdropped and studied outside the private school and was discovered by Lu Zhiyuan who was studying there.
Not only did Lu Zhiyuan not report him to the teacher, but he also allowed him to enroll as his own reading companion. This allowed Wang Xinsheng to accumulate vast knowledge, and thanks to Lu Zhiyuan’s financial assistance, he was able to have enough food and clothing.
The pact of the Peach Garden was proposed by Cheng Baoguo.
Cheng Baoguo was also Lu Zhiyuan’s reading companion, originally nad Cheng Tiedan. However, he was a distant relative from Lu Zhiyuan’s maternal grandfather’s clan. His revolutionary parents sent him to live back in his hotown, but the family that took him in could not afford to raise him because he ate too much, so he was eventually transferred to the Lu family.
Lu Zhiyuan, the eldest young master of the Lu family, was exceptionally intelligent, refined and courteous, and lived a life admired by all.
Originally, Lu Zhiyuan only had two reading companions, one was Wang Zhengguo, and the other was Chen Xingguo, both children of Lu Family’s tenant farrs. They were chosen as his companions because they were smart and honest, and of similar age to Lu Zhiyuan. Eventually, the number of companions increased to four, the new additions being Cheng Tiedan and Wang Baogui.
During the peach blossoms bloom, thirteen-year-old Cheng Baoguo proposed to pledge vows of fraternity in the Peach Garden.
Yes, initially, it was a pledge of fraternity among five in the Peach Garden.
Wang Zhengguo, being honest and upright, acknowledged that as a tenant farr’s child, he was not qualified to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Lu Zhiyuan. Chen Xingguo shared the sa thought. Both of them did not have the fearless courage of Cheng Tiedan and Wang Baogui, so eventually, it turned into a pact of fraternity among three. The witnesses were Wang Zhengguo and Chen Xingguo.
When he was eighteen, Wang Baogui joined the army, carrying with him a large pack of gold lent to him by Lu’s father, amounting to a hundred taels.
“Although my second brother never gave up the pen to take up arms, he has always cared about the country. When I joined the army, he lent a hundred taels of gold to use as my living expenses and fund for developnt. He said it was a loan, but in actuality, it was a gift, to care for my pride. When my third brother joined the army, he also received a hundred taels of gold from him and another three hundred taels when he sought financial aid halfway through. After that, there was an countless amount of supplies to assist the soldiers fighting the war. Therefore, I can confidently say that my second brother has contributed to the establishnt of the nation!”
These words from Wang Xinsheng were recorded in this introduction.
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