Water Margin people

"Brother, didn't you eat, why didn't you eat?"

Li Kui was dragged away by Wu Song and complained, he was a little dizzy on the boat, and he just wanted to have a big meal when he went ashore today, and he didn't want to go back to the boat.

"Did those few birds offend my brother, I'm going to chop them up right now!"

Li Kui thought that Fei Bao and the others offended Sun Lei somehow, and when he was struggling, he was about to go back and kill people.

"Tie Niu, why are you always thinking of killing people? People treat each other with courtesy, we just have to do it first."

Lu Zhishen slapped Li Kui. The Dharma he had taught Li Kui for so long couldn't dissolve this stubborn stone. He still looks like a bird, so angry that he wanted to hit him.

"Brother, what are you doing in the middle of the night, why don't you go tomorrow."

Li Kui was really afraid of taking a boat. After floating on the water for more than ten days, now he fainted when he saw the water.

"elder brother!"

Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi waved to Sun Lei and the others on the boat.

"Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi are really smart people, they knew they were coming to prepare the boat before my brother even asked."

Yang Zhi looked at Ruan Xiaoqi and Ruan Xiaowu and sighed, this tacit understanding is not ordinary.

"Huzhou is slightly south of the west, so we can find the direction."

Sun Lei got on the boat, looked at Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi and asked.

"Brother, don't worry, it's your first time here, but the moon and stars are thin tonight, so the direction will not be wrong!"

Ruan Xiaowu patted his chest and said.

"Brother, although we are not familiar with this Taihu Lake, the water surface after dark is the same as our Liangshan Lake. The moon guides the way, so it is easy to find directions."

Ruan Xiaoqi was ready to shake the oar with the oar and steer the boat out of the port.

"elder brother!"

The shouts of Fei Bao and the others came, and the four of them came running in a hurry.

"Brother, we are familiar with the terrain, and we are willing to lead the way for brother!"

Fei Bao said.

"Willing to lead the way for my brother!"

Ni Yun, Bu Qing, and Di Cheng also said in unison.

"Thank you so much then!"

Sun Lei was not polite, Xiao Wu and Xiao Qi would definitely be fine on the lake, but they would not be able to do it when they got to the shore. The turbulent water, the forks, and the tributaries all needed an acquaintance to lead the way.

Fei Bao, Ni Yun, Bu Qing, and Di Cheng were overjoyed when they heard this, Bu Qing and Di Cheng jumped onto the nearby fishing boat and began to lead the way, while Fei Bao and Ni Yun boarded Sun Lei's big boat with oars to help Ruan Xiaoqi boating.

When the sky was getting brighter, the boat finally arrived at the west bank of Taihu Lake. Under the guidance of Fei Bao and the other four, it smoothly bypassed the reeds, crossed the port and landed on the shore.

"Brother, to the west is Huzhou, and this waterway can't go."

Fei Bao pointed to the west and opened his mouth.

"Go ashore!"

At Sun Lei's order, Li Kui was the first to jump ashore.

"My Iron Bull has finally reached the ground again!"

Li Kui was so excited that he didn't need to take a boat for a few days, his eyes filled with excitement. Taking a boat was a torture for him, worse than meditating with Lu Zhishen and chanting scriptures.

The group walked for half a day before seeing Huzhou City.

"Strange, why is the state city so heavily guarded at noon?"

Yang Zhi looked at Huzhou City and frowned. At this time, Huzhou City was flying with banners and soldiers, and it looked like it was facing a big enemy.

"It must be afraid of us!"

Li Kui said triumphantly.

"Our whereabouts have not been revealed, what are they afraid of? Besides, we only have this few people. Is there any need to be afraid of a state city?"

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Sun Lei shook his head.

"Brother, there should be people from the Ming Cult who are causing trouble outside the city. This often happens in the south of the Yangtze River. Those Ming Cultists often gather to hold meetings and preach. The momentum is very loud. If they can't control it, they may attack the city. It also stormed Qingxi City a month ago, beheaded the county magistrate and a group of officials, and then retreated into the mountains."

Fei Bao said.

"Mingjiao is so rampant?"

Wu Song couldn't believe it, the strongman dared to act blatantly outside the state capital, and could make the state capital look like an enemy, which was even more arrogant than Liang Shanbo.

"This Huzhou is also a big mansion. There are thousands of Xiang troops. Could it be that they are afraid of mere Mingjiao?"

Yang Zhi didn't believe it either. As a military officer, he knew a lot about the local military. A cult like the Mingjiao was just pretending to be a ghost, even inferior to bandits and bandits. How could the officers and soldiers be afraid.

"Brothers, I don't know. There are many Ming Cultists in this city, and they are all very fanatical. It's okay to say that there are scattered outside the city. If you really dare to attack the city, the army will disperse as soon as you kill it, but who knows how many Ming Cultists there are in the city. ? Are there Ming Cult believers lurking in the army? Once the fight really starts, no one can guarantee the outcome."

"Also, the followers of Mingjiao are all over the south of the Yangtze River, and many local officials, generals, and soldiers have family records. Although the slogan of Mingjiao is good, its actions are extremely vicious, but if it is urgent, it may implicate the innocent family members. They all stay away, as long as they don't cause trouble, they should pretend they didn't see it."

Fei Bao and the others explained that Jiangnan Mingjiao is not easy to deal with.

"Been taught a lesson!"

Yang Zhi's face darkened, and he clasped his fists at Fei Bao and the others. In an instant, he understood that his knowledge was shallow, and he had no military experience at all. He thought things too simply. It can be easily wiped out, but I didn't expect that there are so many entanglements involved in the middle, it will affect the whole body, and the whole south of the Yangtze River will be in chaos. No wonder all the states in the south of the Yangtze River can't do anything about it.

"Emissary Yang Zhi is too polite, and we have seen too much in Jiangnan. The local government in Jiangnan is ruthless, and the Ming religion is ruthless. That's why the four of us lived in seclusion in Taihu Lake, seeking a little living space in the cracks."

Fei Bao and the others shook their heads.

"Brother, where do we go to find that Pang Wanchun? That guy is real. When he left, he only said Huzhou, and didn't report which village he was from!"

Li Kui looked at the heavily guarded Huzhou City and complained that anyone who entered or exited the city gate would be strictly interrogated, and they could not enter the city at all.

"Wherever there are many Mingjiao people, go there, you can always find them!"

Looking at the chaos outside Huzhou City, Sun Lei shook his head and said, it is difficult to find someone to ask about Pang Wanchun's residence in the chaos, so it is better to follow the people of Mingjiao.

"This is a good way!"

The crowd bypassed Huzhou City, and followed the believers holding joss sticks to the west.

Walking west along the official road for an hour, I gradually saw the mountains, and there was an altar under the mountain. Around the altar was a circle of men in white clothes and white robes, and in the middle of the altar was a man in purple. , in front of the man was a square copper tripod, burning incense candles inside the tripod, rising wisps of green smoke, the man finally "buzzed" and recited unknown scriptures, and the believers in the audience knelt down and kowtowed in prayer.

"Master Lu, what kind of scriptures are you reciting? Why does it resemble Amitabha Buddha?"

Sun Lei doesn't understand the scriptures, and he doesn't understand why the scriptures have to be read "buzzing". Can you read clearly?
"Sajia is a monk, how can he understand the evil scriptures of these cults!"

Lu Zhishen said angrily, this Mingjiao doesn't look like a good thing.

"Amitabha, this senior brother has said too much! The Ming religion is also the righteous law, so why do you come up with the theory of evil religions and scriptures!"

A deep voice sounded, and Sun Lei looked back, and a fat monk who was about the same size as Lu Zhishen came over.