Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 206 Taking a bath on the pier
The next day, after breakfast, Zhao Zhen and others went to the water village where Ruan Xiaoer was in the north. After counting the people, Ruan Xiaoer sent people by boat to Liangshan.

At the end of the day, everyone arrived at Xinghua Village. They were greeted by Zhu Mingsheng at the entrance of the village. Zhu Mingsheng invited Zhao Zhen and his party to rest in the village, and said: "Officials, please prepare a small amount of wine in the village. Please come to the table and express your gratitude to me and other farmers."

Seeing that it was still early, Zhao Zhen said to Zhu Mingsheng: "Don't be busy eating now. We will come and take a seat after the accompanying sergeants are settled."

The group of people went to the Dazhai on the top of the mountain without stopping. From a distance, they saw a lively scene on the mountain. The entire mountaintop was shaved off one layer and much flatter than when they came back.

The village wall is made of local materials, using wood cut locally on the mountain. There are four village gates, and two watchtowers are built with mountain stones on each side of the village gate.

Along the way, we saw a group of Ding from Xinghua Village transporting suitable stones and wood from various places on the mountain to the top of the mountain. When I walked to the front of the village, I saw an open space outside the south gate. Tao Zongwang, Han Bolong, Du Qian, and Bai Sheng were waiting here. Everyone came forward to see Li, and Zhao Zhen asked, "Why are all the brothers in front of the village?"

Han Bolong pointed to the watchtower behind him and said: "The brothers on the watchtower have seen the high officials and their entourage early. The four watchtowers built by Tao Zongwang brothers can be seen from east to west, north and south. If there is any disturbance during the day, early in the morning You can know.”

Zhao Zhen looked at the two watchtowers, which were much taller than the others, and praised: "Yes, with these watchtowers, it will be much easier during the day."

Zhao Zhen walked in and took a look. The stone watchtower had two floors, two feet square, with a window on the back and a one-foot-square perforation on each of the other three sides. There are wooden stairs connecting up and down, leading to the roof. Four pillars on the top support a wooden roof, which can protect against wind and rain. It's open on all sides, and there are two people watching from above.

Tao Zongwang said at the side: "Master, I saw that there is a vast water bank surrounding it. If anyone comes, they have to come by water. That's why these watchtowers were built. Five people can live in one place, and the field of vision can be expanded during the day. Built here Okay, I'm thinking of building some watchtowers on the top of other mountains to set off fireworks during the day and light fires at night to quickly transmit information."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "Brother, you have a good idea. Set up a set of fireworks to convey information, so that various military villages can quickly gather for rescue. Beacons have been built everywhere, and I will remember your contribution."

Tao Zongwang said: "Officials, I got the idea of ​​building a beacon watchtower from brother Zhu Hongji."

Zhao Zhen said: "Oh? There is another matter. Let's talk about it."

Tao Zongwang said: "Sir, Zhu Hongji was promoted to the county school director some time ago. According to the instructions of the senior official, Director Zhu's residence was also changed to a courtyard with two entrances. When I took people to repair the house, I often talked with Director Zhu While chatting, I couldn’t help but ask more about the military affairs of the Ming Dynasty because I love spears and sticks.”

"I learned from this that during the Ming Dynasty, there were two special arms on the border, one was called the Dun Army, and the other was called Ye Bu Shu."

"I won't talk about it until the night is over. I will just say that these Dunjun troops live on the pier. There are 10 big ones and 5 small ones. They are responsible for guarding the pier, watching the enemy's situation, and passing on the beacon fire. The mountains and rivers on the sides and the castle are far away in the sky. In the wide place, there are smoke piers (piers) with a height of five feet, and the surrounding city is one foot and five feet high. There are hanging towers and wooden ramparts on the top, trenches and fishing bridges on the bottom, and cave pits and pits on the outside. Put the officers and soldiers on guard and use rope ladders to go up and down."

"After hearing this, I thought that it was not easy to transmit information from the peaks of Liangshan. When building this military camp, I tried to cast these watchtowers at the gate of the camp. If nothing else, the view would be much wider. Xiaohuang Mountain, Xiaoping Mountain, Yu A pier is also built at the three highest points of the imperial roof. Only five to ten people can have a clear view of the water in the east. "

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen couldn't stop praising Tao Zongwang.

After looking at the watchtower, the accompanying soldiers stayed in the square. Zhao Zhen and his party entered the military stronghold. The stronghold was not big, and most of the barracks had been capped, and the remaining ones were being built. It was Tao Zongwang who introduced Zhao Zhen that there were accommodations, kitchens, granaries, stables, and meeting halls for sergeants in the military camp, and the school grounds were located outside the camp gate.

Since the dormitory area was not yet completed, some of the sergeants brought there were accommodated there, while the rest set up camp in the school grounds and lived in tents temporarily. Putting down their guns, clubs and armor, these sergeants also followed Tao Zongwang's instructions and started building barracks in accordance with the requirements of the team.

After seeing the military camp and settling the soldiers they brought, it was already lunch time. Dinner was served in the kitchen in the military camp, and Zhao Zhen and his party also went down the mountain to Xinghua Village for the banquet.

After lunch, Lu Zhishen went up the mountain with Han Bolong and others to supervise the work. Bai Duo, his wife, and Bai Zhang took Yishi Zhuangding led by Jiao Ting to the Tianqi Temple medicine field.

The four of Zhao Zhen and his wife took the spiritual seeds at home and escorted them to the Xiaopingshan cave with eight female sumo wrestlers and eight male sumo wrestlers led by the fourth sister Hei.

Now the cave entrance, which is two people high, is blocked by two wooden doors. After opening the door, eight male sumo wrestlers were left standing guard outside the door. Fourth Sister Hei and eight female sumo wrestlers were left stationed at the communication entrance on the first and second floors. Zhao Zhen took Cheng Wan'er, Bai Zhi, and Jin Cuilian along the way. Go down to the second floor.

After cleaning up, the stench of the snakes in the cave has long since dissipated. Not only that, the cave seems to have been incense, with a faint aroma of apricot blossoms.

Cheng Wan'er and others saw the white steaming pool, and stepped forward to stir up the hot spring water in the pool with her hands. The red sand covered in the pool also glowed with a faint red light, and the stalagmites and stalactites in the cave glowed with white light, reflecting each other. There is a different scene there.

Zhao Zhen took off his clothes, jumped into the pool, and groaned comfortably. When Cheng Wan'er and the other two saw him, they shyly took off their clothes and stepped into the pool wearing only underwear.

The three of them had a lot of fun in the pool, splashing water on each other, and their satin clothes clung to their bodies.

After playing for a while, the three of them saw Zhao Zhen lying by the pool with his eyes closed, his whole body intruding into the water, leaving only his head leaning against the wall of the pool. The three people slowly gathered around and leaned next to Zhao Zhen.

Perhaps it was because Zhao Zhen drank two glasses of wine during lunch and felt so comfortable in the pool that Zhao Zhen fell asleep without even realizing it.

The three of them saw that Zhao Zhen was asleep. Cheng Waner and Bai Zhi sandwiched Zhao Zhen on the left and right to prevent Zhao Zhen from slipping into the pool. Cheng Wan'er even leaned Zhao Zhen's head on her shoulder. Jin Cuilian placed the tray she brought on the pool, prepared snacks, fruits, and tea and placed them on it. The three sisters gathered around Zhao Zhen, eating, drinking, and chatting quietly.

About half an hour later, Zhao Zhen woke up. Seeing this, he picked up a glass of water on the tray and drank it in one gulp, regardless of whose it belonged to.

After looking around for a week, Zhao Zhen turned his attention to his wives and concubines. With a smile, Zhao Zhen began to do strange things with his hands, touching here and there, pinching here and there... causing Cheng Wan'er and the other three to moan.

(End of this chapter)