Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 249 Conspiracy
The sky outside was dark, and the rain fell on the roof and courtyard, making a unique sound. The drowsy light shone into the room. Luan Tingfang sat with her back to the door under the light of a candle, laughing from time to time. , he was holding a picture book in his hand and flipping through it. It was written by his eldest disciple Zhu Wannian as a filial piety to him. The three simple characters "Dong Xuanzi" could be faintly seen on the naturally drooping cover.

With a bang, the door was violently hit on both sides. The huge sound mixed with the buzzing sound of the wooden door reached people's ears. The figure with his back to the door immediately closed the book and stuffed it into his arms in a panic.

"Master! Help me!"

The figure who walked in quickly didn't seem to see his master's panic at that moment, and sat directly on the seat opposite the middle-aged man, before he could take out the hand that was in his arms.

"cough……"

Luan Tingfang's face turned red and she took her hands out of her arms, gagging and coughing: "How did I teach you? Knock on the door before coming in. How come you don't even understand etiquette?"

Putting down his hand, his expression straightened: "Come on, why are you so panicked?"

Zhu Yongqing leaned forward and pressed his arms on the table: "Master, help me seize the position of the head of the Zhu family!"

"I...what did you say?!"

He looked at the serious disciple with wide eyes. The moment he opened his mouth to speak, he raised his hand to stop the words he was about to say. He turned over, walked to the door in two steps, stuck his head out to take a look, and then quickly closed the door tightly. , bolted the door bolt, and then closed the half-open window sash tightly.

"Are you crazy? How can you say such a thing out loud?" Luan Tingfang walked back to her seat and sat down, frowning and looking at the apprentice with bloodshot eyes: "How could you have such an idea?"

Zhu Yongqing's lips twitched, and he looked at the middle-aged man with pleading eyes: "Master, don't worry about why I have such an idea. Please help me. I really want to be the head of the family."

The room was silent for a while, except for the sound of falling raindrops hitting the wooden doors and windows.

"Is it that Liu Huiniang?"

Luan Tingfang raised her eyebrows and stared at her apprentice closely. The young man opposite him hesitated to speak.

"It seems that I guessed it right..." The middle-aged man touched the table with his hand, lowered his head and was silent for a long time, then raised his eyes to look at Zhu Yongqing for a long time, and took a deep breath: "How can I help? Then Zhu Wanmao is sitting in the position of the head of the family. Come on, why did you drive him down?"

"Master, are you willing to help?" The young man with a surprise smile looked across at him gratefully.

"Who made you my apprentice?"

"Where is Teacher Luan..."

Turning her lips in disgust, Luan Tingfang met the hesitant look from the other side and said, "Are you worried that eldest brother won't agree?"

While nodding frantically, the middle-aged man shook his head slowly: "Big brother is just his teacher in martial arts. How can you and I be so close to each other when it comes to taking money from others? Tell me, how can I help?"

Zhu Yongqing rubbed his face vigorously, came closer and whispered: "Master knows people from Jianghu, please, please find a few people to come over, while he is out..." He lowered his hands and said: "When the time comes, I will splash the dirty water on Liangshan." Just go up.”

Luan Tingfang frowned: "So you can use the power of the Zhu family?"

"Anyway, brother Wan Nian and I are elders in the Zhu family. We have an industry and support in this village. As long as Zhu Wanmao dies, how can the remaining three boys who haven't even grown their hair overpower the two of me?" ?" Cold words came out of his mouth: "With the help of Master and Teacher Luan, these three reckless boys will have a father-killing enemy in front of them, so don't they have to be obedient?"

"Are you sure?" The middle-aged man was still a little worried: "Such a rough plan is like child's play."

"Master..." Zhu Yongqing said, "The plan is too detailed. If there are any mistakes, it may lead to more flaws and lead to failure. This is enough for now, and we will make other preparations when the action comes."

After standing up and taking two steps, the middle-aged man turned his head and looked at his apprentice: "Is it what that girl said again?"

Zhu Yongqing nodded, and the helpless man reached out and rubbed his apprentice's head hard: "That's all, if that woman lets you face Liangshan, what will you do? Are you really going to risk your life? You won't even get an official status. No…why bother?”

The candle flames crackled and made a sound, and the eyes of the young man staring at the flames also burned with light: "Master, I know much better than my disciple about what the Jingdong officers and soldiers look like."

The moment the person on the other side fell silent, the young disciple stood up and came closer: "The tenants in this village are also people who dare to fight and kill. Teachers Yun and Luan are both brave enough to be brave. When the time comes, pull them forward." , no matter how many people he died, our master, apprentice and teacher killed a few thieves, depending on their heads and the money of the Zhu family, it is possible to change their official status. "

"You..." Luan Tingfang looked at his apprentice and narrowed his eyes slightly: "Did you use those tenants to fill in the gaps?"

"Master, people will die in war. Although the apprentice cares about Huiniang, he also wants to make a living with his martial arts." He glanced at Luan Tingfang, who had an unclear expression: "Besides, the lives and wealth of these tenants are in Zhujiazhuang's hands. , I, as the master, can protect them better if I have an official status. When the time comes, I can give the deceased some more money and food as compensation, and save the other party from taking a commission for a few years. I don’t think anyone will make a fuss. "

"Well..." The middle-aged man with his head lowered started walking, turned around after a while, the look in his eyes was a bit hard to describe: "Okay! The apprentice is willing to give it a try, and the master is not a timid person. This matter I’m just here to help you as a teacher.”

"Really?"

"I can't lie to you, kid."

Luan Tingfang looked at Zhu Yongqing's overjoyed look and smiled: "I still have a few friends here. I will write a few letters and you can find someone who can write to them and send them to them."

"It's so good!"

Zhu Yongqing clenched his fist and punched his palm, quickly found pen and ink, laid out the letter, and immediately began to study the ink: "Master, write quickly, I will find someone to send it to you."

"Very impatient."

Shaking his head, Luan Tingfang sat down with a wry smile, picked up a brush and wrote on a few pieces of paper. Zhu Yongqing quickly found an envelope to put it in. Luan Tingfang took out an iron ring from his arms, dipped it in sealing mud, and stamped it on the seal. superior.

"Here, here is the address." The sitting middle-aged man wrote a few more notes and handed them over: "Remember, don't disclose this to anyone else before it is completed."

"You can't even tell Brother Wannian?" Zhu Yongqing looked at the note and envelope in his hand with a smile on his face. Hearing this, he raised his head and looked at his master in surprise.

"No." Luan Tingfang shook his head and looked at his apprentice with some emotion: "You shouldn't even say this as a teacher, but just do it secretly by yourself."

"How can I conquer the city alone? Besides...how can Master betray me?"

Grinning, his white teeth exposed, Zhu Yongqing put the letter in his arms, raised his feet and walked out: "I'm leaving first, Master."

The moment he opened the door, he turned around and said, "Master, your painting "Dong Xuanzi" is out of date. Most of the ones circulating now are erotic pictures in Jianghu stories. I will send it to Xie tonight."

Luan Tingfang blushed, grabbed the brush and threw it over: "If nothing happens, get out of here and close the door." "Okay!"

Amidst the laughter, the young apprentice dodged the brush, closed the door, and walked away excitedly, not seeing the complicated look on the face of the man in the room.

But a moment later, several fast horses ran out of Zhujiazhuang, and knights wearing raincoats and bamboo hats ran towards the designated direction.

……

The rain continued, and the clouds spread over the Yunzhou and Qizhou areas. Several nearby military states were washed by the rain. The land that bore the raindrops soon became wet and muddy. The moment the horse's hooves stepped on it, muddy water splashed with it. In the air, more than a dozen horses burst into water and ran on the official road.

"Ji——Official Yun, there is a house far away, why not stay overnight to avoid the rain."

While shouting loudly, the man with raindrops on his face turned his head. His dark face was covered with rainwater, which was dripping down his chin.

"Okay!" Without saying anything, Yunlong, who was also drowned, raised his head and nodded fiercely, a few strands of hair sticking to his face due to the rain.

The leading man took the reins of his horse, and the horse's hooves made bigger splashes and rushed towards the house in the distance. Not long after, more than ten riders, soaked all over, stopped at the door of the house and knocked on the door.

"Who is it!"

Some old but energetic voice sounded. Not long after, a grey-haired and energetic old man opened the door with an oil-paper umbrella. He was startled when he saw more than ten people standing outside: "Young students, you are..."

"Old man, we are all on our way, and we want to take shelter from the heavy rain. I wonder if it would be convenient." The man in front of him clasped his fists and saluted, and said respectfully.

"Oh, oh, okay, come in quickly."

The old man suddenly understood and quickly let the people in. At that moment, a group of people tied their horses under the tree and followed the old man into the house. The place was not big. More than a dozen people came in and crowded the house. The old man had no complaints: "Please wait a moment. , I’m going to cook some ginger soup for you all, so that the dampness and coldness will not enter your body, which will not be a good thing if you are sick.”

"Thank you, father-in-law." Yunlong and others quickly thanked him with clasped fists. Seeing the old man walking away, they couldn't help but sigh. Just looking at the way he walked, he couldn't tell that he was an old man.

"Young official, there is a sword here. I didn't expect that this old man is a martial arts practitioner. No wonder he speaks and acts with a heroic spirit."

The man who took the lead earlier was standing in the corner. When he saw the people leaving, he smiled and pointed at the long-handled sword leaning against the corner.Yunlong looked up and saw the man reaching for the handle of the knife, lifting it up, then his expression changed, and he quickly held it with both hands.

"What a heavy knife!" With a somewhat surprised expression, the man carefully put the knife back, his face turning red from the exertion.

"Commander Fu Yu also feels heavy?" Yunlong looked at the man in surprise, and then thought about it: "Maybe it was used when he was young."

"It should be so." Fu Yu nodded, turned around and admired: "This father-in-law must have been a hero when he was young."

"I didn't expect to meet strange people in the countryside."

Not long after, the old man came in carrying an earthen pot and a porcelain bowl. Yunlong quickly winked, and someone immediately took it from the old man's hand and distributed the hot soup to everyone.

Yunlong cupped his hands and said, "Thank you very much, father-in-law, for taking the trouble to prepare hot soup for me." He reached into his pocket and took out a black money bag: "Here are ten taels of silver as a reward. I hope my father-in-law will accept it." , don’t dislike it.”

The old man pushed the money bag, shook his head and said: "I am not short of silver. I only live here because of the rampant thieves in Liangshan. I am independent and can't stop it, so I have to force myself to move here."

The face of the young man opposite changed slightly. Fu Yu, who was looking over at him, looked at each other and said with a slight thought, "What do you call me, father-in-law?"

The old man stroked his gray beard: "You are so rude, why didn't you tell me your name before asking someone?"

Yunlong lowered his head and said apologetically: "It's the boy Wu Zhuang. I'm Yunlong, my father is the general manager of Qingzhou's troops and horses."

The old man stopped stroking his beard and looked a little strange: "It turns out he is Manager Yun's son. No wonder he looks so talented."

"Do you know my father?" The young man's face moved, and he looked towards the other side with some curiosity.

"It's not that we know each other, but we met once." Squinting his eyes slightly, the old man raised his white-haired head slightly: "I, Pang Yi, was also a general of the Western Army in the past."

……

At the same time, Jeju and Jinhyang.

The sound of rain could be heard outside the house, and the noisy market in the past was silent. Only figures holding oil-paper umbrellas hurried past. The clerks in the shops on both sides leaned on the door frames with their hands folded, looking boredly at the street without pedestrians.

A thin man in ordinary clothes ran into a nearby restaurant holding an umbrella, shaking off the rainwater on the umbrella and collecting it.

"What do guests want to eat? We have everything in the store, chicken, mutton, river seafood, fruits and vegetables. As long as you want to eat, the chef behind you can make it..."

The waiter who was carrying the dishes was walking quickly. He saw the man coming in and said quickly. Over there, the man who came in looked around, pointed to the innermost table and said, "Looking for someone."

Then he walked straight over, and in the corner of the wall, a man wearing ordinary clothes was sitting there. The food and wine on the table were not touched, and he was looking up at the people who came over.

"Brother Li, I heard you went to Tokyo to make a fortune years ago. I don't want to see you again." The man said with a smile and cupped his hands, and looked around when he sat down.

"Brother Zhang, I haven't seen you for a long time!" The person opposite raised his hand and waved to the waiter. After adding a pair of bowls and chopsticks to the other person, he picked up the chopsticks and whispered: "I wanted to find a letter from the mountain a while ago. Shipwright, I have some information here."

"Oh? Where?"

"It's nearby." He raised his head and glanced at Xizhou, and continued in a low voice: "It's a group of people passing by. I happened to be listening to him chatting that day. He said he was going to Laizhou to find a shipyard to make a living. The leader seems to know how to design ships, so he and the others are quite confident."

"Come on, Brother Zhang, let's have a drink together today." He picked up the wine bottle, stood up and poured wine for the other person, and leaned into the other person's ear: "I don't have enough manpower here, so I didn't do it, but there are guys following me, walking along the road Just look for the mark."

"Okay, he can't run away." After drinking a glass of wine, the thin man stood up and hurriedly turned around and walked out.

　PS:

　　Fu Yu: When Yun Tianbiao fought against Guan Sheng, Fei Hammer plotted against Guan Sheng, causing Guan Sheng to die of serious injuries. He captured Zhu Gui alive and beheaded Han Tao and Meng Kang.
　　
　
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