Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

The moonlight is cold, Bianliang is brightly lit, and the streets are illuminated by ubiquitous lanterns. Shopkeepers holding lunch boxes are walking in a hurry, for fear that they will not be able to eat well if they are slow.

Jing Chao walked on the road with a solemn expression. He had just met the Prime Minister with Na Xuanzan in Cai Mansion, but he did not expect that this man took advantage of the opportunity to recommend several brothers, which made his unsociable claws numb. The prime minister's smile showed that he was very satisfied with Xuan Zan's recommendation, but he just stood there like a dumb bird and said nothing.

"Damn-"

Jing Chao felt unhappy, cursed, and kicked the pebble out. The pebble was as powerful as electricity, and with a loud bang, the food box in the hand of a store clerk exploded.

"Hey -" The shop clerk was dumbfounded. He looked back at Jingchao who was also frozen and stamped his feet: "Why are you like this? Breaking this food box into pieces, do you know where it was sent?"

Jing Chao raised his brows and stopped thinking just before he was about to scold him. Who knows who he might meet in Bianliang City? It’s hard to say that if you scolded a country man walking on the street this morning, you would be in danger of being thrown into jail in the evening. Who knows where the waiter in this restaurant will deliver the food?

Listen to his tone...

It’s better to stop looking for trouble.

Convincing himself in his heart, Jingchao said helplessly: "It's all my fault. I'll pay for this meal."

"Then you take the money!" The waiter didn't want to do anything. At this time, he still had time to cook another meal and deliver it. The family had always been kind, so it was okay to talk about it.

The resentful man here sighed, and had to pay for the meal and the lunch box together. He watched the shop assistant walk away, and then he walked away with heavy steps full of resentment.

Only a sigh of grievance echoed in the night sky.

In the middle of the early winter of the fourth year of Zhenghe, the Song Dynasty court decided to wipe out the Liangshan bandits on Jingdong Road. For a time, messengers came and went frequently, and some people walked along the river with news.

……

The white clouds were leisurely, and a row of wild geese flew into the distance in a row.

The temperature on the mountain dropped sharply, and the daytime temperature also made people feel cold. Yu Cheng lit the brazier, the fine charcoal burned, and the smell with a special fragrance spread in the study.

Lu Bu sat behind the table and was slightly startled when he saw Yang Lin and Qiao Lie coming. He smiled and said, "It's strange that you two came together."

"elder brother."

The two of them cupped their hands and clasped their fists. Qiao Lie sat down carelessly, pulled Yang Lin who was standing, and said: "It is indeed strange, but it was also Yang Lin who discovered this matter. I just wanted to prove it, so we came together to report it to my brother." listen."

"Oh?" Lu Bu put down the scroll in his hand, straightened his body and said, "What is it?"

Qiao Lie looked at Yang Lin, the brocade leopard licking his lips: "Brothers Deng Fei and Wei Zhaode said they were looking for the Jurchen racecourse when they came back. I have some news here."

Seeing the light shining in Lu Bu's eyes, he continued: "My younger brother, some friends in the Jianghu spread the news, but someone sent a letter back, saying that there is Zengtou City in Lingzhou, which was founded by the descendants of Nandu Jurchens. There are many horses there, and they are all durable war horses." "Is there such a thing?" Lu Bu stood up in surprise, took two steps and turned around and asked, "How many horses are there?"

This time it was Yang Lin's turn to look at Qiao Lie. The Taoist touched his chin and said, "Pindao sent someone to check. There are always about 1,500 to 2,000 horses. It's just that the good ones and the bad ones vary. This Zengtou market also has horses every year." There are only five or six hundred horses sold to the court, and I don’t know if there are more horses to be eliminated.”

"That's better than nothing." Lu Bu rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully: "No matter how many horses he waits for, he can always subsidize the cottage for a while. Have you ever inquired about the defense there?"

"I have done some research and found out that there is a family in Zengtou City called Zengjiafu. This old lady was originally a Jurchen who came from the south more than thirty years ago. His name is Elder Zeng. He gave birth to five boys. , they are all generally brave and ruthless people, and some good people call them the Five Tigers of the Tseng Family." Qiao Lie made a gesture and said: "There are nearly a thousand bankers, all of them are brave people, and the two teachers are very powerful. , one is called Shi Wengong, and the other is called Su Ding, and the two of them are training Zhuang Yong so hard that no one in the villages near and far dares to tease him."

"More than a thousand people?"

Lu Bu tilted his head, thought for a moment and said, "Is it possible to plunder all these people and raise horses for me in Liangshan?"

"I don't know." Qiao Lie spread his hands and said, "But I heard that the five sons of the Zeng family admire heroes very much. The teacher Shi Wengong once passed by his village. The five sons came forward to challenge him, but he knocked him to the ground in a few moves. , so he respected Shi Wengong and paid a lot of money to ask him to stay and teach martial arts."

Yu Cheng came next to him and handed him some tea. He paused for a moment when he took it and continued: "There is also Su Ding, who is also very extravagant in riding and shooting. He once used a barrage of arrows to force the five sons of the Zeng family to stop even an inch. He also I convinced Zeng's family and took the money to ask him to stay as a professor."

"Ha, it suits the temperament of this foreigner." Lu Bu nodded when he heard this, with a smile on his lips: "It has been like this since long ago, I will recognize whoever has a hard and sharp fist."

"Brother is right." Qiao Lie heard this and clapped his hands in agreement: "This kind of people are the best at bullying the weak and afraid of the strong. When the Central Plains is strong, they are like tame hounds, doing whatever they want; when the Central Plains is weak, they turn their backs and refuse to recognize others, and only go south with iron hooves. Lord.”

Yang Linzheng didn't know what to say, and he nodded repeatedly when he heard Qiao Lie's words: "Not only these people, but when I traveled around the world, I met people from Korea and overseas. They looked similar to us Central Plains people, but they were very short in stature and had the same temperament as Qiao Lie. What brother Lie said is generally the same. Anyone who can knock him down will be treated as a distinguished guest, especially that word..." He gestured at his waist and then moved up to his ribs: "The dwarf here, look at this A tall man even asks his wife and daughter to serve him for one night until he has an heir, tsk tsk - he is really shameless and shameless."

Qiao Lie's eyes widened: "Is there such a good thing?"

The Jin Baozi nodded fiercely: "Several shipping companies near the sea have this short man. Everywhere they see their women sleeping with tall men. I even want to suggest that they just open a brothel."

Several people in the room laughed for a while. Lu Bu waved his hand and said, "That's all, no matter what they do, I really want to taste the taste of foreign women. You can go to the place near the sea someday."

Qiao Lie looked at Lu Bu and suddenly said with a smile: "Brother is so tall and powerful, why don't those foreign women pounce on him when they see him?"

"Hahaha——" Lu Bu laughed long and waved his palms: "But I don't have such leisurely tastes. If I don't chop them with my sword, it's because I am kind-hearted."

While he was talking, there was a loud knock on the door. Yu Cheng quickly straightened his face, walked over and opened the door. Ma Ling thanked him outside and jumped in: "Master, there is news from Bianliang that the imperial court will be here soon." Attack me in Liangshan."

The figure in the room frowned. (End of chapter)