Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

"It's so hot. In previous years, it only gets so hot in July and August. What are we going to do in the past two years? Will it kill me?"

"Yes, it will be cooler in the morning and evening. Who can bear this kind of weather..."

"...It would be nice to have a melon to eat."

Under the sun, cicadas were chirping incessantly. A few people were sitting in the shade of the trees with their clothes open, fanning themselves constantly. Sweat was pouring from their faces and chests after they had just finished working. They glanced at a Taoist priest. It's coming this way.

"Hey -" the banker who was watching poked his companion: "There is a bull nose coming over."

"Don't talk nonsense! Call the Taoist priest and show some respect to these monks." The companion cursed and stood up, looking at the Taoist priest who came over: "Does the Taoist priest want to make a vegetarian meal?"

"Immeasurable Heavenly Lord——" The Taoist priest waved his whisk in the dust and said, "I am a poor Taoist who has come to transform the food for fasting."

"Master, wait a moment."

The man said and hurriedly turned around and ran inside. Only a few people around him looked at the man up and down. The Taoist priest didn't care and stood there openly for others to watch.

The sun was still hot, and the people who were fanning the wind became more and more irritable listening to the chirping of cicadas. When they were impatient, the banker who ran in earlier had already come out, holding a large cloth bag in his hand, and handed it to the Taoist: "Taoist, this is It is five liters of rice, which we have given to the Heavenly Lord in order to keep it upright, so please accept it with a smile."

The Taoist stroked his beard and said, "Since it was presented by Chao Baozheng, why don't you come out in person?"

"We, Baozheng, are busy with important matters, and we really don't have time to see you today." Zhuang Ke said apologetically: "When I report to Baozheng later, he will meet and serve tea another day."

The Taoist laughed strangely, raised his eyebrows, and Xingzi's eyes widened: "It's better to ask Chao Baozheng to present it in person, otherwise it will annoy Sanqing and be careful of disaster."

The banker on the opposite side suddenly became angry and pointed with his hand: "You...how can you talk?"

Several bankers on the side were not happy to hear this, and immediately stood up and said: "Where did the pickled cow's nose come from? You dare to come here to act wild, and you don't prick up your ears to find out where this place is. It's blinding your eyes."

As he said that, he stretched out his hand to push the Taoist. The Taoist frowned and saw him pushing with one hand. He saw the right moment and pulled his shoulders back suddenly, slamming forward.

"Ouch!"

The banker who stretched out his hand screamed, but his wrist was bruised. He couldn't help but take two steps back, holding his wrist and screaming for pain. The other people saw it and shouted: "Hit him!"

He raised his fist and went straight towards the Taoist to hit him. The Taoist was not afraid. He opened his stance with both hands and approached fiercely. He punched the man in the eye with his left hand and kicked the man on the waist with his right foot. He took advantage of the man to retreat. At this moment, he took a step forward and kicked the person away.

Seeing that there was no way to go, the man who gave the rice turned around and ran away. He put his hands on his mouth and shouted: "Here comes someone, there are evil ways to beat people!"

Those who heard it ran out and saw an acquaintance lying on the ground shouting, and a strange-looking Taoist priest stood in the field. They immediately understood what was going on and stepped forward to fight with the person.

Unexpectedly, the Taoist priest came forward and hit the person in front of him with punches and palms. He immediately staggered the person back. He took another step forward, held down the exposed backs of the two people who were bent over, and kicked the person behind them with two flying feet. , landed on the ground and grabbed the two people's heads violently in their hands.

bang——

"Ah!" "Ah——"

There were two screams, and the two people who were hit covered their heads and rolled on the ground. The others looked at it in a daze, but this Taoist was so stubborn that he clenched his fists and punched into the crowd, shouting: "I'm a poor Taoist, I'm a Qing Taoist." "I'm not here for money or food. I heard that Chao Baozheng is a luxurious figure in the world, so I specially asked to meet him."

Amidst the words, punches and kicks, the people next to him screamed.

"What do you think Baozheng did to us!"

"Taoist, please stop first... ah!"

"What a demon, you are acting like a fool here...ah! Don't fight, don't fight!"

The banker who was giving rice to the side was frightened at the sight of the door. He turned around twice and ran into the village, shouting: "Bao Zheng, Bao Zheng, someone is causing trouble!"

Chao Gai was talking to Wu Yong and Wang Dashou in the hall at this time. He turned around when he heard the shouting: "You guy...how could you be so ignorant that you didn't see me talking to the professor and the teacher?"

"No, there is a Taoist priest coming to turn rice in front of the door."

"Then just leave it to him. Why do you still come in and talk about this kind of thing?"

The man shouted: "The villain gave him five liters of rice, but he didn't want it. He only said he wanted to see Baozheng."

"If it's too little, give him more rice. In this way, go to the back and get two buckets... No, give him three buckets of rice. If he still thinks it's too little, let him get it himself. Give him as much as he can." Chao Gai He frowned, he didn't like a greedy person, but now he didn't want to do anything, so he just asked him to take the money and rice and leave quickly.

"This..." The banker hesitated when he heard the words: "Before the villain came in, some bankers looked down on him and wanted to teach him a lesson, but he knocked them all to the ground. There were more than ten people there, and they were still shouting. I came here just to hear that Baozheng is a luxury to protect a person, not for food and rice."

"Is there still such a thing?" Chao Gai stood up in surprise.

Wang Dashou also stood up together and clasped his fists at Chao Gai: "There is such an evil way, forcing grain and rice on the head of the king of heaven, and the younger brother will teach him a lesson."

Upon hearing this, Chao Gai grabbed the other party and shook his head: "Wait a minute, it's not easy to cause trouble at this juncture. Let me go and see who is causing trouble here."

Wu Yong also nodded, with a slight smile on his face: "Yes, our plan is very big. If this man's request is not too much, we might as well agree to it and get back the capital and profits after the matter is completed."

The three of them hurried out and saw a strange-looking Taoist punching and kicking the bankers, cursing and saying, "I just want to see you upright, what are you going to do to stop me!"

Chao Gai hurriedly stepped forward and clasped his fists: "Taoist, don't fight anymore. He and others have also given you rice and grain. Why are they beating people? If it's not enough, just go in and move them. Even if you take them all away, Chao Gai won't even frown."

The Taoist used the palm of his hand to make a beard, and laughed loudly: "What a poor Taoist wants to do, even a business of [-] yuan is just a piece of cake..."

Chao Gai's pupils shrank and he listened as the other party continued: "Pindao came here specifically to look for Baozheng, but he was just waiting to teach me a lesson because he wanted to fight me."

Chao Gai took a breath: "Taoist, have I offended you?" "No." The Taoist shook his head: "I told you, it was for business." After saying that, he frowned and looked at the wounded.

Wang Dashou frowned and wanted to step forward. Wu Yong quickly stretched out his hand and shook his head. He leaned closer and whispered, "Don't be impulsive. It seems like you have some hidden agenda."

Chao Gai also looked at the Taoist thoughtfully, stretched out his hand and said, "In that case, please invite the Taoist priest inside to drink a cup of tea, and we will chat slowly." He also gave Wu Yong and Wang Dashou a vague wink. : "Two worthy brothers, please wait a moment. I'll have a chat with this Taoist priest first."

A kind of banker opened his mouth and looked at the man with an unlucky look as he followed his Baozheng in. Then they stood up one by one with a groan, and walked back while supporting each other.

I hope... Baozheng can give me some money for medicine.

……

"Brother Gongsun is from Erxian Mountain in Jizhou?"

Still in the back room where everyone had been discussing for the past two days, Chao Gaizheng looked excitedly at Gongsun Sheng, who had just introduced himself: "Jizhou is in the Liao Kingdom, and it is also in the north."

What's going on in the north?

Gongsun Sheng's smiling face froze, and he looked at the Pagoda King vaguely. He didn't understand why Chao Gai was so excited. However, it was not his first day walking in the world, so he naturally had no intention of exploring. He said: "King of heaven, now the birth plan is about to start. There will always be one hundred thousand gold and silver jewels, so we have to make plans in advance."

Chao Gai looked at Gongsun Sheng and laughed, but the door suddenly opened, and Wu Yong and Wang Dashou who were waiting outside stepped in: "You are planning something big!"

Gongsun Sheng was shocked. He grabbed the pine-patterned bronze sword beside him and pulled it out with a bang. The shining sword god pointed at the two people who came in.

Chao Gai stretched out his hand to stop him: "Hey, sir, wait a minute, haha, the professor is joking."

Immediately, he took Gongsun Sheng and sat down. Wang Dashou closed the door and sat with Wu Yong on the other side. After seeing the ceremony, they learned that they all wanted to take birth certificates. The Taoist priest just breathed out: "Scaring the poor Taoist For a moment, I thought something had happened, and since there were two more people, it was safer."

Wu Yong and Chao Gai looked at each other and smiled and said: "We are not the only ones, there are four heroes, two of them are far away and have already gone to find the way." Gongsun Sheng said with a look of great joy: "Now we are waiting for you." We can't just wait for the four of them to come back. This period of time is perfect to find out where they are going from, and the Dashou brothers will go out later."

Gongsun Sheng waved his hand: "This matter is unnecessary. Pindao has already found out clearly that he is waiting to take the Huangnigang Road."

Chao Gai clapped his hands and said, "It's just right. Brother Bai Sheng is from near Huangnigang. We'll take action when he comes back."

Everyone was overjoyed. Wu Yong narrowed his eyes slightly, looked at a few people and said, "Since you are in trouble, Xiaosheng has a clever plan here. I just want to take this opportunity to discuss it with you..."

The voice gradually dropped, and Chao Gai's face became more joyful.

All is ready except for the opportunity.

After some time, Liu Tang, who looked tired, came back first with a thin man. It was the Scud Liu Tong recommended by Bai Sheng. That is to say, when he was preparing a banquet to welcome this man, Bai Sheng and A Taoist wearing a Taoist robe hurriedly stepped into the hall. Everyone laughed in unison, saying that it was a good time to come back.

……

That is when Chao Gai and others were drinking and eating meat at home to celebrate. In the distance, the Daming Mansion Restaurant was also brightly lit, and the sounds of calling for friends were endless. From time to time, Liao merchants with shaved bonnets gathered together to celebrate. They competed in drinking at the wine jar, causing everyone in the hall to look at them frequently.

Near the window on the second floor, Yang Zhi, who had a green face, raised his wine bowl and touched it with the burly man opposite: "Brother Suo, I will be leaving for business tomorrow. It's a pity that I won't be able to drink and eat meat like today for a while."

The big man opposite was Suo Chao, a pioneer in the famous Daming Mansion. He had a round face, big ears, wide lips and a square mouth. At this time, he wiped the wine stains on his beard with his hand and said, "I haven't been on business for a few days." , it won’t last more than a month, and when you come back, I will take care of you.”

"Hahaha!" Yang Zhi laughed, tearing off a chicken leg and biting it: "I had a battle with Brother Suo when I first came here, but I didn't expect that so much time has passed in the blink of an eye."

"Brother Yang, you are really capable. Otherwise, I would not be convinced." The corner of his mouth under the beard curled up: "It just seems that Brother Yang was so favored by the left-behind husband that he actually chose you to escort the man." Birthday outline.”

"Be careful!"

Yang Zhi's expression changed drastically. He first looked around, then came closer and lowered his voice and said, "How did Brother Suo know that the Sa family was going to escort the birth date? This is a secret matter. When the left-behind prime minister said it, he specifically turned away."

When Suo Chao heard this, he stopped picking up the food with his chopsticks. He looked at Yang Zhi meaningfully, shook his head, but lowered his voice and said, "Brother Yang, you think this is the first time that the birth date will not be fulfilled?"

Looking at the stunned faces on the other side, the vanguard put down his chopsticks, added wine to the two of them, and said, "Brother Yang only arrived in early spring this year, so he may not know it."

Putting the wine jar aside, he picked up the wine bowl and touched it with Yang Zhi, who was a little stunned. After drinking, he said eloquently: "The left-behind husband prepares the birthday plan almost every year. It is no secret. The year before last, I don't know who it was." The robbery has gone away, but the culprit has not been caught yet, Brother Yang..."

Suo Chao looked at the green-faced beast with a solemn expression: "It's not a very nice thing to escort Mr. Liang."

"It turns out that Xidi..." Yang Zhi looked a little confused, but frowned, tilted his head and said, "No, why has no one informed the Sa family before? Not even the left-behind husband?"

Suo Chao thought for a moment and shook his head: "I'm a big old man and I can't figure out the thoughts of Mr. Liubei. It's just that there are many people in the army who are impatient with you. In addition, Liang Liubei makes people not to talk about this casually. Of course, no one will tell you, but if you don’t come to me to have a drink with me today, Brother Yang, and talk about this matter, I won’t know that you are the one escorting the shipment until you set off.”

Yang Zhi was thoughtful and heard the Khitan merchants outside burst out with cheers. Tong Suochao turned around and saw a fat man carrying a large jar of wine and drinking heavily. He couldn't help but spat: "That's so good." Wine, sooner or later you will die drunk in the wine jar."

Suo Chao, the boss, cast an unhappy glance and snorted, "Huh, Khitan..."

Yang Zhi turned back, looked at the wine bowl in his hand, poured it into his throat with a big gulp, and put it down hard: "Brother Suo, although this matter is risky, the Sa family has already agreed. Besides...if it is done well, there is no doubt that it will still be possible." If you get some benefits, even if you are not remembered by the Prime Minister, Mr. Liang alone can lift the Sa family up."

When Suo Chao heard this, he just poured the wine and raised the bowl: "In this way, Suo Chao wishes Brother Yang that all his wishes will come true and that he will be promoted step by step."

"Hahaha, I'd like to borrow my brother's words." Yang Zhi's eyes lit up after he had finished his drink: "Now that we're gone, whoever has any ideas about the Sa family will be the life and death enemy of the Sa family, and he must be killed."

"Well said! This is the way for a warrior of my generation."

Suo Chao clapped his hands and laughed, and the two of them drank and ate meat. They paid for the drinks and left until it was time to settle down.

The next day, Yang Zhi led a dozen or so sergeants and hurriedly set out on the road carrying burdens. Behind him was an old governor, and two Yuhou with long swords across their waists left the city and headed towards Bianliang. (End of chapter)