Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Jixia, Jiaxu.

The sun shines from the west, bringing with it a touch of crimson. Several tired birds returning to their nests stretch their wings in the air, and their dark figures glide across the sky, making a few calls.

It is now evening, a bit sultry and no breeze, and many peddlers who have come to the city to help with work or sell things are walking out with their picks. The smiles on their faces seem to indicate that today's harvest is good.

And more, there are caravans lined up in a row. This is the headquarters of the Huaiyang Army, which naturally attracts merchants traveling from north to south. Now some people are being randomly inspected by the gatekeepers at the gate of the city. The moment they are walking, He opened his mouth and shouted, then drove the carriage in.

"Erlang, what do you think is so interesting about the south gate of the outer city?" Zhang Heng looked forward with a puzzled look on his face, approached his brother and whispered.

"I don't know either..." Zhang Shun scratched his head, then looked at Li Zhu who was standing aside: "The military advisor may know..."

In the sight, Mr. Jin Jian looked at the leader in front of him with a kind smile, one hand behind his back and the other stroking his beard. No one could tell what he was thinking with his smiling eyes.

A little further ahead, Yu Cheng stood silently. On the left was Hu Sanniang, standing tall and graceful beside the horse. He frowned slightly as he looked at the man in front of him. The two of them were living together and sleeping in the same bed. Since yesterday, she could feel that the man was restless and seemed to have something on his mind. However, Zhang Qing also knew that if her man wanted to say something, he would definitely tell her. If he didn't say it now, he probably had something that he wanted to carry on his own. .

At a certain moment, a cool breeze blew, and the air flow disturbed the hair. He picked up his robe, and Lu Bu, who was at the front, stood quietly holding the reins, letting the wind blow over his face, dissipating the heat of the day.

It's really different, Xiapi...

Do you still remember that this side used to be the fertile farmland of the Cao family, and that side seemed to have been the Cao family's fort? The change was too great to be recognized. The scale is much larger than it was back then, and it looks a lot more prosperous.

and also……

So, did you die here that day?

No, the city is much bigger, so we should have to go a lot further into the city.

I don’t know where it is buried. If I find it, I really should pay homage to it...

never mind! It always feels weird, and there is nothing easy to worship. Burning incense for yourself is a bit weird, not to mention...

Oh, how could I know where that body was buried?

Lu Bu stood there with a self-deprecating smile, thinking to himself that as a participant in the burial, it was normal not to know where he was buried, but if he knew, that would be a damn thing.

Thousands of years have passed, and as expected, the sea has changed dramatically. Not only has the territory of the Han Dynasty changed, but there seems to be no trace of a certain person's existence...

It's going to be different this time...

There must be a difference...

"Let's go!" Lu Bu seemed to have finished his daze, and there seemed to be a sparkle in his eyes. He raised his hand and stretched, his joints stretched, and there was a crackling sound. The moment he put down his arm, he seemed to have put down something, and his face showed A smile: "I'm a little tired. Let's go back and rest with the brothers."

Li Assistant stopped stroking his beard, looked at his leader up and down, and opened his eyes slightly: "Brother, I feel like you are a little different now."

"Someone is still someone, what's the difference?" He turned his eyes slightly, glanced at his own military advisor and smiled.

"I can't say..." Li Assistant looked at him for a long time: "It seems that his energy and spirit are a little different."

"Xu Shimou has figured something out." The figure turned around with a strange smile: "I have figured it out, it is different from before."

"After a thousand days of searching for a dream, I finally became an idiot, and I suddenly realized the idea of ​​solving a riddle." Assistant Li stroked his beard: "Congratulations to my brother."

Lu Bu shook his head, only smiled and said nothing.

Hu Sanniang walked over and said, "Mr. Lang, why don't you go to Xiapi City to rest?"

"No!"

As he spoke, Lu Bu got on his horse, and the people behind him also stepped on the stirrups.

The figure with the golden crown on his head pulled the reins and turned around to look at the city behind him in the glow: "I am the same person as before, and I am not the same person as I am now." His legs kicked: "Why go again, hahaha, drive——"

The horses moved their four hooves, and with a dull sound, the group of people ran towards the road they came from, but everyone looked thoughtful, but it is always good for the leader to look like this nowadays.

It didn't take long for everyone to return to the camp. Ou Peng and others had already set up simple tents, and some people didn't have a tent to cover themselves. This was not a big problem. They were all a group of people who were used to being outdoors. , use a bonfire to dry out a piece of dry ground, spread some clothes and dry firewood, and many of them fall to the ground to sleep.

Lu Bu got off his horse and let the people who came up tie the horse to the tree. He looked back around, then lifted the curtain and walked in.

"Brother is back." Jiang Jingzheng prepared the dishes and said with a smile: "Ma Lin shot two pheasants and is roasting them. They will be ready soon."

"Okay, I'm going to try Brother Ma's craftsmanship soon." Lu Bu smiled, walked directly to the top and sat down, and the people who followed him also sat down on both sides.

Jiang Jing put down the last set of tableware, stretched out his hand to straighten it, and said: "That's true, my brother is also versatile, he can play the flute, use a sword, and he is not good at singing or cooking. "

Straightening up and looking at the matching tableware placed in the tent, the fortune teller just breathed out with relief: "In addition, my brother worked as a helper in the yamen and also worked as an eye and ear for the inspection department. It doesn't matter. He is a man of extraordinary astuteness."

"Oh? Is there such a thing?" Lu Bu's eyes lit up, and he glanced at Jiang Jing, knowing that this man was taking the opportunity to recommend his brothers, but he didn't hate this kind of behavior, and who would think that his subordinates were capable? too much?

"Then when we return to the mountain, let Brother Ma Lin go to Youshi Mansion to help." Lu Bu said thoughtfully: "There is a shortage of talented people like Brother Ma in the mountain. Besides, Brother Qiao Lie often said that there is not enough manpower. Now when I will be happy."

Jiang Jing was overjoyed and quickly handed over his hand: "Let me thank my third brother first."

As they were talking, a tempting aroma came. Ma Lin came in carrying an iron pot. Behind him, Ou Peng and Tao Zongwang were carrying two roast chickens. They looked at the people in the tent and couldn't help but rejoice: "It's my brother who is back. Just now." Hearing the different sounds in the camp, my younger brother said, "I was lucky enough to catch two pheasants today. My brother will eat more later."

Then he greeted everyone one by one, appearing very familiar. Compared with Ou Peng's brief greeting from behind, and Tao Zongwang's innocent smile, this Iron Flute Fairy was actually quite lively. At this moment, everyone was seated one after another, and some minions came in to help everyone serve porridge and dishes. Suddenly, the smell of rice filled the room, and several minions left again.

Ou Peng waited until Lu Bu had eaten some food, and then he said, "Brother, we are now in the land of the Huaiyang Army. I don't know where to go next? But to Xuzhou?"

"I thought it would be faster to go wherever we go on the road." Throwing the gnawed chicken leg bones on the table, Lu Bu wiped his mouth and looked at Ou Peng and the others: "Now that brothers have joined, the team is getting bigger. Some people just looked outside and saw that many people don’t have tents for camping yet and can only sleep in the open air.”

"Brothers, you can first take your subordinates to Yizhou through Yishui River, and then return to Liangshan in the west. You can also go to Pengcheng with a certain person, and then we can go back all the way."

Ou Peng and others glanced at Jiang Jing in the middle. The fortune teller said without hesitation: "Brothers like us will naturally follow him." After a pause, he added: "It's rare to leave the south, so naturally we want to see the scenery along the way. It would be even better if I could be by my brother's side."

Lu Bu smiled and said: "Then follow me and let a few of my men go into the city tomorrow to buy some things for camping, so as not to sleep in the wild like today."

"Then let me and my second brother go." Ma Lin grinned with his mouth full of oil: "My younger brother used to be responsible for purchasing with my second brother in the mountains. Now we still work well together."

"Then I'll ask you two worthy brothers."

Lu Bu had nothing to do and naturally agreed.

In the evening of that day, everyone rested in the wild. Early the next morning, Ma Lin and Jiang Jing went into the city with twenty or thirty people. They drove back with several carriages in half a day and found that they had purchased all the items.

Lu Bu did not waste any time and immediately asked everyone to set off. A group of more than [-] people drove dozens of cars towards Xuzhou.

……

The clouds drifted away, the sky stretched out, and a man with a green birthmark on his face was sitting in the hotel, drinking with a young boy.

"Zhishi, I have lost my birthday plan, but I can no longer wander around at will. Why don't I stay in the villain's house first, and wait until the villain goes to explore the city before setting off on the road." The young man has a thick body, and he is a powerful person at first glance. .

"What are you talking about? The Sa family is now plagued with bad luck. It would be unseemly to stay here and involve you in lawsuits." Yang Zhi shook his head and suddenly remembered something and said: "By the way, Brother Cao Zheng, I heard that your master has also fallen into disgrace, but real?"

Cao Zheng nodded repeatedly: "I also heard that Master went to Liangshan to control the current situation of the envoy, so it is better to go, so that there is no fear of arrest by the government."

Yang Zhi was silent for a moment and shook his head: "The Sa family fought a battle with Liangshan, I'm afraid he won't be able to tolerate me."

"I heard that the leader of Liangshan has always been thirsty for talents, so he probably won't care about this matter."

"Forget it, the Sa family can't get over the difficulties in their hearts."

"Since it's so difficult..." Cao Zheng thought for a while: "It's not far from here, but it's on the ground of Qingzhou. There is a mountain called Erlong Mountain, and there is a temple on the mountain called Baozhu Temple. There is only one road to go up to this mountain. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack. There is also a strong man on the mountain called Golden-Eyed Tiger Deng Long, who led four to five hundred people there to rob homes and houses. If the envoy is willing, why not take it over so that he can have a place to stay?"

Yang Zhi's eyes brightened.

……

The sky was setting in the west, and the rays of light on the horizon slowly retracted and merged into the end of the world. The darkness spread out like ink sprinkled into clear water, and the village was included in this ink.

Before dark, people in the village began to wash up and lie on their beds. In the darkness, only the houses at the back of the village near the river had lights on. The noisy sounds were blocked by the gray stone walls, and the bright lights could not penetrate the stone walls. The walls seem to form two worlds here and outside.

"Dad, the man surnamed Feng is not a son of a man! I must say that the land to the west belongs to his family!" In the hall, the young man's face was full of anger, and a few pimples on his face were red and purple, and some had... The white tip looks like it will explode in the next second.

"Sanlang is right, Dad, the Feng family doesn't follow the rules, colludes with the government's rice field affairs, and is trying every means to claim the land as its own." A young man with a similar appearance, but as rich as jade, said in front of the middle-aged man He said: "Don't you have a good relationship with Zhang Kongmu? Let's talk to him about it. Maybe he can get the government to stop intervening? Then we won't be afraid of the Feng family's coercion."

"That's bullshit." The middle-aged man was a bit rich, and his belly was already protruding. He glanced at his two sons with a sad face: "You two brats think I didn't look for it? The guy named Zhang is at home with his legs crossed. He sat down and told me that he was ill and couldn't do anything."

"This guy..." The young man with pimples on his face clenched his fist and smashed the table next to him. With a loud bang, he said angrily: "I used to give my host family a lot of money. I patted my chest and said everything when I had nothing to do. With him, if you really want to use him, just push it like this, it’s really the official word, he is right no matter what.”

"Stop talking about useless words." The elder brother glanced at his younger brother, and then said to his father with a solemn expression: "Then...Dad, what are you doing now? We can't let it go and let that person named Feng take over our family. Let him take it, right? If he gets a taste of it, then the rest of our land will be..."

The middle-aged man looked at him angrily and snorted: "You don't know what I think of you as a father?" He slapped the table with his fat palm and said: "But the Feng family has connections with the government. If he can pass on the message, we can This is the only thing I can't compare to him now, and I can't even find anyone who can talk to me no matter how hard I look."

"His family relies on the relationship between a dead relative." The young man stood up with a bad look on his face: "If you piss me off, I'll chop up his whole family!"

Peng——

"What the hell!" The middle-aged man's anger was suddenly aroused by his younger son: "Go back to the room, you are not allowed to come out without me, and you kill people? You dare to step out of the door, I will give you my legs It’s on sale!”

The boy was calmed down by his father for a moment, but he was at a rebellious age. Although he was not convinced, he did not want to show that he was afraid of his father. He just lowered his head and remained silent.

"Dad, please calm down, come on, sit down first." The elder brother stood up quickly, first comforted his furious father, and then winked at his younger brother: "Sanlang, go back to the house and sleep."

The young man was always the best with his elder brother. He stomped his feet obediently, waved his sleeves and left. The father behind him saw this, pointed at his back, and said to the eldest son: "Look, look, what is your brother's name?" What does it look like, he is still unconvinced, he..."

"Dad, dad, he's still young. I'll talk to him later."

"You're still young? When I was this old, I helped your grandpa run the shop..."

Amidst the argument between father and son, the young man came out full of grievances. As soon as he walked under the tree, a hand unexpectedly reached out and grabbed his ear. The young man must have been used to this kind of action for a long time, and he immediately knew who it was: "Hey, hey, two Sister, be gentle."

In the dim light, what could be seen was a slim girl in red. Listening to her brother begging for mercy, she let go of her hand, and a pleasant voice came: "Shut up, don't yell."

Seeing her brother stop talking and rubbing his ears, the mother-in-law asked, "What were you talking to dad about just now?" (End of Chapter)