Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 508 Seized
During the great battle on the city wall of Kouzhou, the wealthy families in the camp in Toyota Township sent over a hundred carts of food and fodder.

Qin Ming was impatient to meet the wealthy man, so he sent Huang Xin to deal with it.

After paying his respects, Mr. Su stood up and cried, "General, now my whole family has surrendered to you, and my son will also be under your command in the future. I miss my daughter so much, please let me see her and give her some advice."

Huang Xin listened and thought to himself: What the Su family said is reasonable. Besides, Su Jinniang is also young and pretty, and she may become his wife in the future. Although he doesn't need to curry favor with her, it's good to have a good relationship with her.

At that moment, Huang Xin said with a cheerful face: "Father, since my husband has promised to take you in, we will be colleagues in the future. I will take you to meet your daughter, but don't take too long."

After hearing this, Mr. Su hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

Huang Xin ordered his men to count the food and grass, and he led Su Dahu to see Su Jinniang. On the way, Su Dahu asked about the generals in the army, and Huang Xin picked up some things to tell.

The two arrived at a tent guarded by more than ten female riders. Someone had already come forward to question them. When they saw Huang Xin, the guard Buddha asked, "General Huang, what are you doing?"

Huang Xin saw the Buddha's hand and did not dare to neglect it. He explained, "Miss, this is Su Jinniang's father. His family has surrendered to you and they are now colleagues. I think you will release Su Jinniang when you return from Kouzhou. This old man misses his daughter, so I will bring him to see her."

The reason why Huang Xin was so polite was that he had long known that this Buddha's hand, like Rose, Osmanthus and Mint, although had no official status, had long been a concubine in her husband's room.

After hearing this, Buddha's Hand was hesitating when the wealthy man Su said, "Young lady, please be kind enough to let me talk to you for a few words. My family has already surrendered. Let him stay here with peace of mind, and you won't have to worry about taking care of him." As he spoke, he handed over a gold ingot weighing two taels.

Huang Xin saw this and scolded him, "You old man, you have bribed people in the prime minister's house?"

Mr. Su took back the hand holding the gold ingot and said awkwardly, "I am so eager to see you, please forgive me and atone for my sin."

Buddha waved his hand and said, "Okay, the master only ordered her to be detained, but he didn't say she can't see anyone. You can go in."

When Su Dafu entered the tent, Su Jinniang saw him and hurried forward and asked, "Father, why are you here?"

Su Dafu said, "Jin Niang, we lost, my family surrendered, and the Kouzhou army was defeated and returned to the city."

Su Jinniang said, "I told you earlier not to provoke this big beast. Father wanted to find an official position for my brother, so this disaster happened. Father, do you have any explanation for coming here?"

Mr. Su sighed, "Erlang was injured, you were captured, and both coaches were killed. The Kouzhou government troops were also useless, with more than half of them dead or wounded. Now that the situation has become like this, there is nothing we can do. Daddy came here today to ask you, are you willing to marry?"

Su Jinniang looked at Su Dahu and said, "Father, you know my request. First, I don't want to be someone's concubine. Second, I want to be better than my daughter. Otherwise, I will never marry you even if I die."

"Even the prefect is not good enough?"

"No, the prefect has a great reputation, but he is a lustful man. My daughter will not be taken seriously even if she marries him." Su Jinniang said.

"[Little Li Guang] Hua Rong is handsome and skilled in martial arts, but it's a pity that he is already married. Otherwise, he is the confidant of the prefect and a good match for him." After saying this, Mr. Su looked at Su Jinniang.

Su Jinniang shook her head and said, "No."

"Well, there is one more person. I heard from Commander Huang Xin who brought me here that the prefect has two guards holding halberds around him. One is [Little Wenhou] Lu Fang, and the other is [Sai Rengui] Guo Sheng. Both of them are unmarried. They are both top-notch in appearance and martial arts, and they are also the prefect's confidants. How about choosing one of them as a son-in-law?"

"father···"

Mr. Su did not wait for Su Jinniang to finish and continued, "Jinniang, you are not young anymore. Now there is a suitable one. Although it is for the trust of the prefect, it is still a good match."

Su Jinniang was silent for a moment, and then said to Su Dahu: "It's good to meet some talented people."

After hearing what Su Jinniang said, Su Dahu said, "Don't worry, Jinniang, Daddy has his own arrangements. You stay here and you will have news in a few days."

After saying this, Mr. Su said goodbye to his daughter and followed Huang Xin out of the camp.

Mr. Su returned home and told his two sons about it. After listening, Su Liang sighed and said, "It's a pity that Jin Niang refused to be the concubine of the prefect."

Su Dafu scolded: "If Jin Niang wanted to be a concubine, she would have married to Kouzhou Prefecture long ago. Now that she can marry the governor's trusted general, it is also a good thing. However, the governor's trusted guards command two people, so I am afraid that I will offend one of them."

After hearing this, Su Yi's eyes turned and he said to Su Da Hu: "My cousin from my uncle's family is gentle, prudent and taciturn. She was originally destined to be sent to Gao Zhizhou as a concubine. Now why not marry into Liangshan like your sister, so that she can be your support in the future."

As soon as he finished speaking, Mr. Su praised him: "Erlang is right. Without further ado, Dalang, go to your maternal uncle's house now."

Let's not talk about how the wealthy man Su manipulated the situation here. Let's just talk about Kouzhou City. Gao Rang looked at the conditions proposed by Zhao Zhen and agreed to them without hesitation. As long as he could save his life, there were many ways to squeeze out some money. He immediately asked people to count the treasury and prepare money. The Queen Mother's Palace where Qiu Xuan lived was also sealed, waiting for Zhao Zhen to send someone to check it.

This Queen Mother Palace has been established since the Spring and Autumn Period. The main hall is dedicated to Gao Nai Nu. The left and right wing rooms are dedicated to Wenwu Caishen, San Nai Nai, Yue Lao, Lao Nai, Tathagata Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, and the Eighteen Arhats. The front hall is dedicated to Maitreya Buddha, and the back hall is dedicated to Taishang Laojun, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Lingbao Tianzun. The incense is very prosperous, and there is an endless stream of believers.

Qiu Xuan had asked Gao Rang to occupy the temple because of the popularity of the temple. He would practice in the temple when he had nothing to do, and go to the government office when he had something to do.

The Three Yang Fire Ring and the Li Guang Treasure Mirror were both made with the help of Gao Rang, who collected materials. Qiu Xuan also heard that Gao Qiu was dissatisfied with Zhao Zhen in his letter, so he persuaded Gao Rang to reduce taxes in Fengtian Township. He wanted to show his ability to General Gao, but he didn't want to fail and died in Kouzhou City.

On the second day, Gao Rang counted the treasures and sent someone to deliver them to Zhao Zhen's camp.

Zhao Zhen also invited Wu Jiao into the city to search Qiu Xuan's residence.

Two hours later, Wu Jiao returned and said to Zhao Zhen, "Sir, as expected, this Qiu Xuan is practicing the fire-based Taoist method Shaoyang Gong."

As he spoke, Wu Jiao took out a Taoist book from his arms and handed it to Zhao Zhen.

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Shaoyang Gong: A Taoist method. Practicing this method can make a person have the ability to drive away fire. It contains the method of refining fire talismans, three-yang fire rings, and the Liguang treasure mirror.

In addition, there is also a book of sword techniques, called "Seven Star Sword Techniques", and the remaining pages of the book on taming bumblebees in the black jade gourd. After Zhao Zhen read it, he found that in addition to bumblebees, there was also a method for taming red scorpions.

The last piece was an incense burner, painted all over with raw lacquer. When Wu Jiao brought it back, he thought it was an iron incense burner. Because it was glowing slightly, and he had been worshipping for a long time, he thought it was a treasure of high rank, so he brought it back.

Golden Incense Burner: (Three levels, made of gold and covered with iron. There is an inscription on it: Gold is seven miles away, silver is seven miles away, and gold is within the seventy-seven miles.)
Effect 1: Worship (burning incense with this will not go out with the wind, and the smoke will rise straight up, worshiping the gods.)
Effect 2: Piousness (Buddha relies on gold, people rely on clothes. Remove disguise and increase the worship of believers.)
They also brought a lot of gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins, and asked Liu Hui Niang to register them so that they could be rewarded after the army returned.

Seeing all these gains, Zhao Zhen said to Wu Jiao, "Master, you can practice Shaoyang Gong as much as you want."

After hearing this, Wu Jiao hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

After hesitating for a while, Wu Jiao said, "Sir, there are still 360 [Black Tiger Soldiers] in the city. Do you want to recruit them?"

Zhao Zhen heard this and said, "Master, this [Black Tiger Army] is Qiu Xuan's confidant. How can they surrender to me if we kill Qiu Xuan?"

Wu Jiao shook his head and said, "My lord, you don't know that this [Black Tiger Army] is not an orthodox Taoist soldier, but more like a magic spell. When I searched the Queen Mother's Palace, I asked the Taoist children in the temple. This [Black Tiger Army] is trained by selecting strong soldiers from the soldiers. The people selected are all poor people, and they will receive 30 strings of silver to settle down on the day of training. Qiu Xuan once said that these people who are trained as Taoist soldiers according to the [Black Tiger Army] will not live beyond the age of 40."

"Now that Qiu Xuan is dead, there is no one left to lead the Black Tiger Army. Once supplies are cut off, the Black Tiger Army may not survive for more than two years. Besides, these people have families. If you want to bring them all, don't worry that they will be disloyal."

Zhao Zhen said: "If so, it won't be difficult to defeat these people. However, we don't know how to train the Black Tiger Army, so what are we going to do?"

Wu Jiao said, "Sir, please take a look at that Gu book."

"Ma Family Gu Book": A fragment of the book, which contains the method of taming bumblebees and red scorpions.

Afterwards, a page of book was attached, which was a new addition. It recorded the Black Tiger Army's Taoist military method. Qiu Xuan wanted to use the blood of humans and animals to feed the bumblebees, so he recruited soldiers to practice. These soldiers had to take blood every month to feed the bumblebees, but they could not replenish their blood, so they died young.

After Zhao Zhen read it, he said to Wu Jiao, "This fellow should be killed."

Wu Jiao said: "My husband, although this method is similar to the devil's way, it is not a big deal for you. As long as you use spiritual medicine to make up for the lost blood and essence, you will not have to worry about a short life. You can also get a Taoist soldier."

Zhao Zhen said: "If this is possible, it would be the best. I will write a letter and ask for this army and their families."

Zhao Zhen ordered the captured soldiers to be released, and asked several officers to take the letter back to the city. Gao Rang saw it and sent a captain named Chen to the Black Tiger Army camp to give orders.

Because of Qiu Xuan's death, the three commanders of the [Black Tiger Army] were discussing in the camp. After hearing Chen Tixia's order, they could not help but say in grief and anger: "Tixia, are you abandoning us?"

Chen Tixia said, "When you first signed up, you knew that although this kind of soldier has money to settle down and the daily salary is three times that of ordinary soldiers, they have to bear the worry of short life. Taoist Qiu passed away, and no one can train you. You are short-lived, and I am afraid that you can't stay in the barracks. Now there is a Taoist priest in the Liangshan army outside the city who is willing to take you in. Aren't you grateful?"

After hearing this, the three captains looked at each other in bewilderment.

After some discussion, they finally packed their bags, took their families, and left the city to join the Liangshan Army.

(End of this chapter)