Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

But Wang Dingliu climbed up the floor of the hotel room, turned around to put away the plates and bowls, went back to see that his father was sleeping soundly, then went back to the front to set up a table, spread out bedding, and turned up the fire a little more. Then he rubbed the thin clothes on his arms and was about to lie down.

bang bang bang-

"Open the door, open the door, open the door—"

The sound of the door opening made the figure rubbing his arms stop. His eyes moved and he raised his voice and shouted, "Who is it? It's getting late. The shop is closed. If there are any customers..."

"I'm investigating a case in Jiangning Prefecture. Why are you talking so much nonsense? If you don't open the door, I'll arrest you."

The irritable words entered the room, and Wang Dingliu said calmly and in a panic, "Here I come, here I come. Please wait a moment, sir."

Dress, get off the board, start...

boom--

The store door opened on both sides, and the official boots that were lifted in the air fell to the ground. The captain who walked in pushed Wang Dingliu, who was avoiding the door, and made him stumble back: "You are dawdling and delaying the thief. Can you bear it?"

The figure who strode in stood in the middle of the hotel and looked around. Officers kept pouring in behind him. At a glance, there were more than twenty people. Torches were burning outside, and there were also many shadowy figures.

Someone opened the curtain and ran to the back. The captain slowly glanced at the hotel. "Poor." The two words entered Wang Dingliu's ears, making this old lady's eyebrows twitch. When she saw him turn around, she quickly put on a smile and bowed.

"Sir, how can I be of service to you?"

The captain looked him up and down, snorted, and stretched his hand back. Immediately, someone put a stack of papers into his hand, which was then brought forward and shaken in the air.

wow-

"Have you seen this guy?"

Wang Dingliu quickly leaned over to take a look, and saw that it was indeed the portrait of An Daoquan. He was about to say that he didn't know him, but suddenly he felt something was wrong. With a slight turn of his eyes, he saw the officers on both sides of him put their hands on the hilt of the knife, and a cold metallic light appeared from above the scabbard.

"Doctor An, I know you. How could I not recognize you? My father was poisoned by eating wild mushrooms today, and it was with your help that he was able to escape danger." The smiling face left the front of the paper again, and Wang Dingliu bowed his head and smiled at the captain, then his face changed: "Why? Did Doctor An do something wrong?"

In the corner of his eye, the bright color of the blade was pushed back into the scabbard. The captain in front stared at Wang Dingliu for a long while before he said "hmm" and took back the portrait.

"An Daoquan committed a murder, and he was not found in the city. Someone saw you go to look for An Daoquan, and he left with you. You..." The captain stared at him intently: "Do you know his whereabouts?"

"Did Doctor An commit a crime? This... this has nothing to do with me." Wang Dingliu's face changed, and he cried out: "I just asked him to come for my old father..."

"Shut up!" The captain was impatient and frowned at him: "Just tell me where he is."

"How would this villain know?" Wang Dingliu bowed his head and said, "He left at nightfall. I don't know where he went."

The gazes from the opposite side became more and more suspicious. Wang Dingliuqiang calmed himself down, and then he heard footsteps and the sound of a curtain being lifted.

"Boss, one of the guest rooms has been occupied by someone, who just left not long ago."

I really expected it...

Wang Dingliu's heart moved, and he looked at the ground with his eyes rolling. The captain stepped forward and grabbed Wang Dingliu and said, "What's going on? How could a guest leave with someone at night?"

"I don't know either." Wang Dingliu shook his head quickly, pretending to be horrified: "It's just that when An Daoquan left, he left with my guest."

"Are there any accomplices?" The captain's eyes lit up: "Which direction did he go?"

Wang Dingliu quickly pointed outside and said, "It's too dark to see clearly. I can vaguely see a figure heading west to the river bank."

"Fleeing from the crime... Chase!"

The captain called out and walked out, and the officers behind him quickly followed. A group of people ran out of the tavern in a mighty procession, with torches fading into the distance.

Wang Dingliu watched the official run away, then wiped the sweat from his forehead, felt the cold night wind, quickly closed the door, put up the board, and hurried to the back to check on his old father. The middle-aged man was weak, and although he was a little frightened when the official came in, he had been lying there without much effort. The father and son talked for a while before returning to the front.

However, after this incident, Wang Dingliu couldn't fall asleep for a while. He tossed and turned in his "bed", with thoughts churning in his mind. Today's events were obviously a big stimulation for this young man who yearned for the world of martial arts. It took him a long time to fall into a deep sleep.

The night was dark and the wind was howling outside the door.

After running for a distance, the captain looked around and waved his hand: "Wait! That's not right."

The figures around him stopped. The captain looked around in the torchlight, then took another torch and squatted down to examine it carefully. He stood up and handed the torch back to the officer: "There is something wrong with the traces on this road... Half of the people will go west, and the rest will follow the captain to the east."

The gathered figures dispersed in an instant and split into two teams, walking in opposite directions along the river.

……

The color of the night sky gradually faded, and a blue sky lit up in the east.

On the field that had faded from dark color, several figures were walking towards the east. Occasionally, the wind blew over, pressing down the dead branches from time to time. A thin figure took a difficult step and was suddenly tripped by a stone. He staggered forward two steps and was about to fall, but someone grabbed his arm and supported him.

"Doctor An, be careful."

Yang Lin looked at An Daoquan, who looked depressed, and advised him, "We have come a long way. There is no need to be too anxious. If you fail now, you will be the one who suffers in the end."

"Don't...don't worry, Xiaoke...you can hold on!"

The wheezing sounded like a broken bellows. An Daoquan just felt a tightness in his chest. He ran and stopped all the way. He felt a little dazed and ran forward with one deep step and one shallow step.

He now thought clearly that a judge had died. Given the current configuration of officials in Jiangning Prefecture and the impact of the war in the southeast, no matter whether he was the murderer or not, he would most likely have to give up his life first before worrying about the rest. Therefore, after he recovered, he was the one who was most determined to run away.

Li Zhu and his four companions were also happy about this. They took the doctor all the way east. However, none of them were as weak as An Daoquan, so this speed did not make them feel tired. They were not in a hurry and continued to run slowly. Fortunately, this area was not uninhabited. As the capital of Jiangnan, there were not many traces of wild beasts, so they did not need to be on guard against those beasts.

The light from the east pierced through the night sky, and the golden sun gradually rose. An Daoquan could no longer run. He panted and found a stone by the roadside to sit down, shaking his hands vigorously: "Rest... rest... for a while..."

Li Zhu and the other three looked at each other and naturally had no objection. They each found a place to sit down. After running for half the night, they were a little out of breath, but they were in good spirits and did not look overly tired.

After catching his breath, Shi Qian took out some dry food and water from his bag and handed them to a few people. An Daoquan also took them and ate them silently.

Just as they had finished eating and had not yet left, they heard footsteps on the road behind them, and a figure walked towards them holding a knife hilt.

"Official...officer?" An Daoquan stood up in shock, turned around and tried to run, but saw a man in police uniform standing behind him with a knife. His legs went weak and he fell to the ground: "...It's over."

The figure approaching was none other than the captain. He looked at the collapsed figure and grinned, "An Daoquan, your crime has been exposed. If you just follow me back obediently, you can avoid some physical pain. Otherwise..."

Choke - the knife at his waist was unsheathed: "It's the same if I take your head back!"

The muscles on An Daoquan's face twitched a few times, and he moved his sore hands and feet backwards with force, while he heard a series of "clang" sounds of metal friction on the back.

The figure sitting on the ground froze suddenly, and as he turned his head slowly, he saw the officers behind him holding knives and forks, about twenty of them, each looking eager to try.

Just as Yang Lin and Ma Lin were about to raise their broadswords, Assistant Li narrowed his eyes at An Daoquan and suddenly said, "Sir, why are you surrounding us?"

An Daoquan looked up at Li Zhu, his lips trembling twice, then he looked at the powerful force on the opposite side and lowered his head again.

"You are also a suspect. Surrender and surrender and go back with your head, otherwise..."

He glanced at the scabbard in Li Zhu's left hand, the machetes in Yang and Ma's hands, and Shi Qian, who was looking at him with his bare hands, and snorted, "Kill them on the spot without mercy!"

"what--"

More than twenty officers from all around stepped forward and shouted.

"...Then there's nothing we can do." Li Zhu narrowed his eyes, raised the corners of his mouth, and looked down at An Daoquan who had accepted his fate: "We still have to go back. We don't have time to play catching thieves with you gentlemen."

An Dao's whole body trembled, and he looked at Li Zhu in surprise.

The captain frowned, instinctively feeling that something was wrong, and quickly swung his sword: "You are stubborn and recalcitrant! Go ahead, take him back, regardless of life or death!"

The officers around obeyed the order and rushed forward. Figures in official uniforms took turns to cover each other and move forward on the field.

Clang——

The sound of the long sword humming softly exploded in the scabbard, and screams and blood continued to ring out. An Daoquan's eyes widened, and he saw one figure after another turning from running to dead bodies lying on the ground, and the roars of Yang Lin and Ma Lin exploded in his ears from time to time.

"You dare to arrest me? You are not committing treason! You... ugh!"

Before the captain could finish his words, a long sword was inserted into his mouth, and the tip of the sword came out from the back of his head. When it was pulled out, blood spurted out from the front and back.

"hiss……"

The officers coming from the front were killed without even a clear look, which made An Daoquan shudder. He turned around and saw Shi Qian standing beside him with a dagger in both hands, while Yang Lin and Ma Lin turned back with bloody machetes in their hands.

Further away was the police officer who had managed to escape.

Why not kill them all?!

"What..." An Daoquan looked at the fleeing figure, made a sound and then closed his mouth, and suddenly felt a little ashamed of the thought that had just flashed through his mind.

"Let's go." Li Zhu swung his sword, looked at An Daoquan, whose face was uncertain, and smiled meaningfully: "Brother Zhang Shun is waiting for us near Dongyang Town. We'd better hurry up while the pursuers are temporarily cut off."

The others all nodded. When An Daoquan saw that all the officers were dead, he regained strength in his limbs and stood up again. He followed Li Zhu and others in silence and ran towards Dongyang Town.

The group of people didn't come until it got dark, then they listened to the shouts of "Manager Li, Manager Li!" and watched the small boat swaying on the river.

It was not until Li Zhu and others responded that An Daoquan, who had been tense, finally breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't wait to get on the boat with the group.

When the swaying feeling came, the famous doctor of Jiangning Prefecture suddenly felt as if he was in another world. The sky gradually dimmed in his sight. An Daoquan stared blankly at the direction of his former home in the distance and suddenly spoke:
"The spring in the medical field is a time to sort out disputes, and I have been practicing medicine for half my life to endure the hardships.

"Innocence turns into guilt overnight, who in the world can understand this?"

The boat was shaking. Assistant Li twirled his beard and looked at him and said softly, "Doctor An, don't be discouraged. As long as you have the ability, any fame you get is not fame, and any title for your wife and children is not true."

...fame?
Confer titles on his wife and give his son benefits?

An Daoquan turned his head hesitantly. He was a doctor, but first and foremost a scholar. When he was young, he was obsessed with the imperial examinations and seeking fame. Unfortunately, there were too many scholars in the Song Dynasty, so he was unable to make a name for himself. That's why he switched to studying medicine, but he didn't expect to become famous.

Hearing Li Zhu say this, the string in his heart was touched, and he couldn't help but think of the topic they talked about yesterday: "Brother Li, what do you say? But in Qi State...what does it have to do with it?"

"Relationship?" Shi Qian laughed strangely, looked at the calm Li Zhu, and nodded with a smile: "If you want to say there is a relationship, it's just that I can't tell you now. When we go to Liaodong, I will let you see the strengths and weaknesses."

An Daoquan was stunned. Assistant Li glanced at Shi Qian and said, "You are talking too much." Then he looked at An Daoquan and said, "It's not that I don't want to tell the doctor now, but it's better for Brother Zhang to tell him about this. He has been holding it in for a long time."

"……Um."

For a moment, no one on the boat was in the mood to talk, and only the sound of paddling could be heard on the river.

Just after a meal, a team of 500 Jiangning Prefecture soldiers arrived here and continued to run along the road without stopping, without even looking at the river beside them.

The sky gradually darkened, and the night fell with dark clouds covering the night sky. The people on the small boat had already been safely sent to the cabin. A donkey cart carrying Wang Dingliu and his father who was still unable to get up stopped at the river bank north of Dongyang Town, and was sent to the boat in the middle of the river by the navy who had been waiting for a long time under the cover of darkness.

The night wind blew up the sails, and the two ships, which were not yet fully loaded, began to head towards the estuary, turning all the way to Cangzhou in the north to look for Chai Jin.

……

In mid-spring, the Tongpan of Jiangning Prefecture was poisoned. After a fruitless search, the matter was reported to the court. The eunuch Tong Guan, who was in charge of the southern expedition, determined that he was poisoned by the bandits of Fang La's army. On the one hand, he tried to exonerate the officials of Jiangning Prefecture, and on the other hand, he wrote to Zhao Ji, saying that the bandit army was extremely vicious and cruel, and he transferred 30,000 Western Army troops to the south.

In late spring, Wang Bing and Liu Zhen captured Tonglu and Su'an respectively and surrounded Qingxi. Fang La's nephew Fang Jie was killed in the battle and Minister Gao Yu was seriously injured.

And to the north is the Liao Kingdom and Zhongjing Road.

"Aunt Jun, Aunt Jun, wait, there is still a wooden box."

"Hurry up, hurry up." The middle-aged woman stuck her head out from behind the curtain and said, "Don't take those junky things. What will you have in the future?"

Then he pointed to the young woman on the other side and said, "Hurry up over there. They haven't made any progress in half a day. It's already annoying enough waiting for the snow to melt, and now they have to wait for you slow people."

All those who were scolded kept silent, but sped up the actions of their hands.

The woman sat back in the car and sighed. She looked at the calm man and rolled her eyes: "My dear, just sit here and do nothing."

"Isn't your wife here? I believe you can handle it." The man lowered his head and read a book in the light from the car window. He smiled when he heard the words. He glanced at the middle-aged woman and saw that she looked uneasy. He put down the book and said, "Okay, don't worry. It's been quite a while. It doesn't matter now."

The body sitting upright was exposed to the sunlight, and the face was Lu Siyan. (End of this chapter)