There are many mysterious figures in Yi Tian, one of whom is particularly prominent, he is the head of zhao min's three great slaves, Ah Dafang Dongbai.
Fang Dong Baigui was the former elder of the Gang of Servants, and was the head of the four elders; and he was highly skilled in martial arts, known as the Eight-Armed Excalibur, and his sword technique was less than that of his opponents in the jianghu. Such a powerful person was willing to serve the foreign court, and he was still a domestic slave. This series of operations is really confusing.
In fact, Jin Yong also wrote very vaguely about the causes and consequences of this matter, after all, this is not the focus, nor does it involve the main story, it can be taken in one stroke. But between the lines, we can still glimpse some clues.
Let's look at Fang Dongbai's appearance. After Ah Er was defeated by Zhang Wuji, Ah Da stepped forward to prepare for a shot. At this time, he was recognized by the sharp-eyed Yang Xiao, who turned out to be the former elder of the Gang of Servants, the eight-armed Excalibur Fang Dongbai. Everyone was amazed, how could the elders of the beggar gang serve the imperial court? And Fang Dongbai said with an unlovable attitude and tone: "The old decay has died for the rest of his life, what did he do in the past?" I am no longer the elder of the beggars. ”
It can be seen from this sentence that Fang Dongbai has experienced major setbacks, which makes him have a broken and broken attitude towards the world. And you can also feel that his feelings for the gang are very complicated, and the gang may be very hurtful to him.
In addition, more than a decade ago, it was rumored in the jianghu that Fang Dongbai was seriously ill and died. Unexpectedly, he did not die, but hid his identity and came to serve in the imperial court.
It can be seen that Fang Dongbai pretended to be sick and faked death, covering people's eyes and ears, in order to disappear from the rivers and lakes from now on, and change his identity to this remnant.
Regarding the background description of Fang Dongbai, there is only such a little content.
But if we look at the stories of the gang over the years, we'll find some new details.
All this must start with Shi Huolong, the leader of the Gang of Servants. In his early years, Shi Huolong's strong training of the Eighteen Palms of the Descending Dragon led to the paralysis of both arms, so he and his wife went around collecting medicine and curing diseases, and handed over the affairs of the help to the four elders of Chuangong, law enforcement, palm sticks, and bowls. This was more than twenty years ago.
In other words, Shi Huolong has been away from the Gang for more than twenty years. During this time, the four elders were in power. These four people can be said to be the highest status people in the gang except for the gang leader. But the question is, Fang Dongbai is the head of the four elders, but why don't the four elders here have him? You know, he pretended to be sick and faked death more than ten years ago, when Shi Huolong had already left. But why didn't Shi Huolong entrust him with the affairs of the gang?
The only explanation was that Fang Dongbai was ostracized and even persecuted by the other four elders.
As mentioned earlier, Fang Dongbai had been hurt by the Gang of Servants, and it was very likely that he had been squeezed away by several other elders. Through the descriptions in the book, we can see that the relationship between the four elders is very good, they are as close as brothers, one person suffers losses, and the others desperately have to stand up for him. Fang Dongbai, on the other hand, is likely to be outside this small group. Maybe it was because of his personality, maybe it was the fact that he was arrogant and unsociable, in short, he was not welcomed by several other elders.
Perhaps it is because he sees that his situation in the beggar gang is very difficult, so he will leave the gang in a special way and declare social death from then on.
In fact, from Fang Dongbai's aura, it can be seen that he is very conceited. For example, when Zhang Wuji followed Zhang Sanfeng to learn the Taiji Sword, Fang Dongbai turned his back and did not look at it, which seemed to be the style of a sect master. And such people are generally not easy to contact, just like Yang Xiao of the Ming Sect, who is arrogant and self-satisfied, and his eyes are empty, so although his status is high, the brothers in the sect do not obey him, until Zhang Wujie came, he was able to calm the civil unrest of the Ming Sect. Otherwise, Yang Xiao and others will one day beat you to death.
And Shi Huolong also saw this point at that time, so he did not give the heavy responsibility to Fang Dongbai, because he had foreseen that Fang Dongbai would not serve the public. And it turns out that Shi Huolong does have a leadership vision.