Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

"Don't touch me, I'll do it myself."

There was a faint voice, and then there was a voice that fell and screamed: "Ah! I have an injury on my leg..."

"Straight bitch! Stop nagging and leave! Pretend to be a wounded man!"

Cursing words reached their ears, and everyone turned to look. The Mangdang Mountain thieves named Li Gun and Xiang Chong were pushed over by the gangsters with a knife to the back of the heart. One person's face was covered with blood and dirt, and there was a Traces of blood were flowing; one person's face was a little pale, and there was a wound on his leg. Although it was hastily bandaged, blood still seeped out, and his lower clothes were already wet, leaving a few red marks on the ground as he moved around.

"Your Majesty!"

When they came closer, the minions behind them couldn't help but kick the two of them in the crook of their legs. Xiang Chong had injuries on his legs and couldn't stand up immediately. He knelt down with a thud. Li Gong also staggered, but he straightened his legs and glared angrily. He glared at the follower behind him, then straightened his neck and said to Lu Bu: "I have already surrendered, there is no need to humiliate people like this."

"Since we have surrendered, we should pay homage to my brother. Or..." Li Zhu squinted his eyes and looked at Li Gong who suddenly froze: "You are just dissatisfied, and you still want to avoid getting involved with your brother."

"...Don't dare!" Two words burst out from Li Gun's leaky mouth. He bent his knees and knelt down neatly, then bowed down: "The defeated people pay homage to Brother Lu Bu. I have heard about the name of the Jade-faced Flying General for a long time. People are arrogant, and they only exaggerate. I didn't expect that today's meeting would be more extravagant than the rumors. Now that we have been captured, death is still light. We are willing to surrender. If we are not killed, we will definitely die to atone for our sins. "

Xiang Chong glanced at his partner next to him, lowered his head and said, "I think so too."

Lu Bu's face twitched when he heard his name being said from the other side. It had been like this for a long time. Every time he heard it, he had an indescribable feeling. He always felt itchy all over his body but couldn't scratch it. He listened with weird eyes. After he finished speaking, he stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help the person up: "I feel your sincerity in waiting. From now on, we are brothers eating from the same pot."

"Brother is generous. From today on, I am willing to lead the horse and kick the pedal for Xie."

"I am willing to go through fire and water for my brother, come and go through fire and water, without any hesitation."

Li Gun and Xiang Chong's faces suddenly relaxed, and they quickly lowered their heads to express their sincerity.

"Hahaha, okay!" Lu held their hands and smiled happily. He saw that their faces were pale and still dripping blood. He turned to look at Li Assistant and glanced at them with his tiger eyes: "Military advisor, I hope you can heal the injuries of the two brothers."

Li Assistant narrowed his eyes and bowed his hands: "Don't worry, brother, I will treat these two well." After speaking, he stepped forward with a smile: "Brothers, please follow me to bandage them."

When the two of them heard that this person was a military advisor, they immediately felt flattered and said repeatedly: "I don't dare bother the military advisor. Just find someone to lead the way."

"This is my brother's kindness. Don't refuse, brothers." Li Assistant smiled and narrowed his eyes, patting them on the shoulders.

Li Gun and Xiang Chong looked at Lu Bu and saw that he was also nodding with a smile. They immediately showed gratitude and said quickly: "Brother loves us two. After bandaging, I will go to persuade the villagers to surrender. Who dares to disobey? I will behead him." His expression changed, and he said hurriedly: "Brother, we still have some people, money and food in the village, why don't we go up the mountain to have a rest together later."

"That's fine." Lu Bu twitched the corners of his mouth and smiled: "Let's wait until you two are bandaged."

The two people over there clasped their fists together quickly, and everyone watched as Li Assistant led them down.

Behind him, Tao Zongwang watched the people walk away, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Brother, they are new recruits, so we should be more careful. If these two people are reckless in life, Xie Ke will suffer a loss."

Ou Peng and Su Yi nodded their heads after hearing this. Lu Bu looked at Li Zhu's back, turned around and said, "I believe they are not such villains, brothers, just take it easy."

"My brother is generous to others, but I'm afraid his heart may not be like yours. If I go to his stronghold, something might happen."

Zhang Shun nodded: "What brother Jiang Jing said is that these two are arrogant in front and respectful in the back, so it is better to be careful."

"There are many ungrateful people in the green forest, so be careful." Zhao Li, who was standing at the side, said something coldly, causing several men from the green forest to look at him angrily. However, this man looked completely indifferent and stood upright. .

"That's all, don't argue." Lu Bu waved his hand and shook his head: "I believe that these two will not betray me."

Seeing him like this, the others could only shut up and just murmured secretly in their hearts.

Although these people have differences in their hearts, they also show satisfaction. After all, who doesn't want to follow someone who is suspicious of them all day long.

"Okay, it's getting late. It's time to find a place to camp." Lu Bu looked up at the sky and saw a bright circle of light moving to the west. He said, "After all the activities today, you should be tired. Let's leave the expedition. Let’s rest for a while first. The brothers who stayed behind today will be responsible for driving the car, so they will have to work harder at night.”

"This is how it should be."

"I'll keep watch."

While everyone was in agreement, Tao Zongwang slapped his chest with a loud voice, looking like he was taking charge. Ma Lin patted him and said, "You will sleep like a dead pig at night. Don't delay things then."

"Third brother bullies people so much, how have I ever delayed anything?"

"Have you really fallen asleep in love?"

Several people dispersed one after another while laughing.

Not long after, Li Gun was bandaged, leaving Xiang Chong, who had a leg injury and was unable to move, in the camp. He went to the prisoner camp alone to surrender a group of minions. The group saw that their village leader was dead, and the second and third masters were still alive. Having surrendered, he had no choice, so he hurriedly agreed, and then the Feitian Great Sage reported to Lu Bu, and then everyone went to Mangdang Mountain Stronghold.

Several leaders separated and took turns to watch the night. Seeing this, Li and Xiang knew that these people did not completely trust them. They only felt that Lu Bu was the only one who was treating him well, so they did not feel bad and only waited to prove themselves in the future. .

On the other hand, Li Zhu seemed to be a night owl, always missing people at night and going back to his room to rest during the day.

Lu Bu seemed to be in a good mood since he went up Mangdang Mountain. He couldn't stop walking down here and looking there. He simply held a banquet in the evening and had a laugh with everyone. He got up early the next day and took a look around the mountain. At sunrise on the mountain, they were just preparing to leave, asking the Zhang family brothers to go with the Su family brothers to contact the ship. After staying on this mountain for several days, Lu Bu seemed to be satisfied. When the four people who contacted Shachuan came back, he finally ordered to destroy the stronghold and return to the mountain.

Li Gun and Xiang Chong immediately took away the money and food left in the stronghold, loaded a lot of valuables into the carriage, gathered people, and then burned the stronghold. Afterwards, under the frightened look of the captain of the ship, the group boarded. The boat set off towards Yunzhou.

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The setting sun sets on the city gate, and the bright red light dyes the blue bricks with a magnificent color. The city gate is even busier with people coming and going. The old vegetable farmers who have sold out their goods leisurely walk out of the city gate with their picks. , weighing the small lotus leaf bag in his hand. Business is good today. I haven’t eaten meat for a long time, so I can give my grandson something to eat.

People were hurrying through the market. The men who were going home with their heads down were holding fresh drinks in their hands. A few salesmen were shaking rattles in their hands, and the bells hanging on their bodies were tinkling. From time to time, children were standing there biting their fingers and watching. The retreating figure was then called home.

Song Jiang stepped out of the yamen and slapped his back. There was a lot of official work today. His parents were concerned about taxes and helped him check many account books. They also rushed back and forth to contact various rooms in the yamen for him. They also recorded several incidents in the afternoon. Litigation, all this busy work made him a little tired.

"Oshiji, I'm on duty. Do you want to go have a drink?"

A familiar voice came, and Song Jiang turned his head and saw a handsome and sunny young man walking towards him with a smile, followed by several junior staff of the same age. He suddenly smiled: "Wenyuan, I won't go today, this old man Bones has been running around for a day, it’s time to take a rest, you can go have some fun later.”

This young man's name is Zhang Wenyuan. He is a post-secretary in Yuncheng County. He has beautiful eyebrows, white teeth, and red lips. He is elegant and handsome. He is eloquent and can handle bamboo and silk. Because he is the third in the family, he is called "Little Zhang San" is a more out-of-the-box person among the younger generations of the Yamen.

This person was very respectful to him every day, and everyone was from the yamen. They would not see each other when they looked up, but they would see each other when they looked down, so the relationship between the two was pretty good.

"Look at what Ai Sicheng said. He is still young, but he is already an old man." The young man chuckled: "We also want to go to Hua Niang's place for a drink. Why don't we come together? With Xe here, Hua Niang can do it too." Sing two more little songs."

"I can't take it seriously. It's not to refute your reputation as Zhang Sanlang. In fact, my waist and legs are sore today." Song Jiang smiled and punched his waist: "I will be the host another day. Let's all have a drink together."

"Since He said that the day after tomorrow is the official's holiday, why don't we all have a glass of wine together on that day?" Zhang Wenyuan was also a person who followed Song Jiang's words and followed Song Jiang's words.

"Okay, it's settled." Song Jiang couldn't refuse anymore, thinking that he would find someone to eat and drink with during the holiday, so that being with this group of people could be regarded as a way to connect with colleagues.

"Then I'll leave first so Oshi can rest."

"Thank you for your hard work, Oshi."

"See you tomorrow, Oshi."

Several young subordinates greeted Song Jiang, and Hei Sanlang here also said goodbye to them with a smile on his face, watching him walking away from Zhang Sanlang arm in arm.

Song Jiang then turned around and walked towards his home. It was the time when the sun was setting. He was hungry after a busy day. He didn't want to go back and start a new fire, so he bought some cooked food such as braised pork and cold dishes on the way, and made another meal. Two cents of wine, carried in hand, walked towards home.

His home was not far from the yamen gate. He turned around and turned into an alley. From a distance, he saw the figures of two men standing at the door of his house. Song Jiang didn't take it seriously. He was probably a man in the world who was in need of money. He had been there for many years. I have seen so many men like this come to help, and I have long been accustomed to it.

While he was thinking about it, the figure over there turned his head when he heard the footsteps. Song Jiang could see clearly and couldn't help being surprised: "Why is this Brother Fang? When did he come?"

Under the setting sun, the person at the door has a wrinkled donkey face. It is Fang Han, who has had a dispute but has reconciled. Standing next to him is a young man with an ordinary appearance, but his eyes are bright and unusual. Look at the joints of his hands. He's thick and he's obviously a practicing master.

Fang Han showed a smile on his face, and wrinkles piled up on his face: "Brother Song, I haven't seen him for a long time, but he still has the same charm." He pulled the young man beside him and said, "This is my nephew, named Qiu Xiang, who passed by Guibao Land last time. When I was still young, I wanted to meet him no matter what after hearing his name. No..." He reached out and patted the young man on the shoulder: "I can't defeat him. When I get older, I will bring him to harass him."

The young man named Qiu Xiang quickly clasped his fists and said, "When I was in the west of Beijing, I often heard that Brother Song Jiang was one of the best heroes in Shandong and Hebei. I just wish I didn't have the opportunity to meet him. Today I will be happy to meet you."

Seeing that he was still young but imitating the old Jianghu to greet him, Song Jiang couldn't help laughing: "It's just a humble name, so why bother." Then he stretched out his hand to open the door and said: "Come in quickly, I just bought some wine and meat, let's go on the side Talk while eating."

The uncle and nephew laughed. Qiu Xiang bent down and picked up a few lotus leaf bags. He patted the bags and made a bang sound: "When I first came here, I only bought some meat, but this wine is... Please give Brother Song Jiang a taste of the homemade brew."

"Okay, okay." Song Jiang was overjoyed and quickly invited the two of them into the house. He found cups and dishes and put them on the table. He also arranged the meat and vegetables for both parties before pouring the wine and sitting down: "I don't want to see my acquaintances from far away today. It’s about coming to light.”

With that said, the three of them clinked their glasses. Qiu Xiang drank the wine as excitedly as meeting his idol. Song Jiang was also a little happy to see him like this. Seeing that they both looked tired, he asked: "Do you two have a place to stay?"

Fang Han shook his head: "I just came today and haven't had time to look for him yet. If Brother Song has any good introductions, you might as well recommend them."

"Why spend that wasted money?" Song Jiang wiped the beard on his chin and took two mouthfuls of food: "I have a guest room here, which is enough for two people. Besides, if you come here, if I let you two find another place to live, If word gets out, wouldn't it mean that I, Song Jiang, don't know how to treat guests?"

"It's great, so I can be with brother Song Jiang often." Qiu Xiang's eyes lit up and he looked at Fang Han excitedly.

He looked at his nephew over there, nodded and said, "That's enough to bother Brother Song."

"What are you talking about?" Song Jiang was also happy. He was the best at making friends. Seeing that the two of them were willing to stay here, he was very happy and persuaded them to have a drink.

During this meal, the three of them ate at the Taoist's regular time. Song Jiang cooked some more hot soup, and the three of them burned their feet before going back to their room to sleep.

For several days, Song Jiang accompanied the uncle and nephew to play around and compete with guns and sticks. Only then did he realize that although Qiu Xiang was young, he was more proficient in using guns and sticks than him, and he couldn't help praising his proficiency in martial arts. , after praising him, the happy young man scratched his head and scratched his head, wishing he could take out his heart and show it to Song Jiang.

In this carefree day, no one knew that several sand boats were sailing across the river and entering the Liangshan water berth.

At the end of the summer season, Lu Bu, who had been away for a long time, finally returned, and there was a sudden joy in Liangshan. (End of chapter)