Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 619 Invitation

After hearing what the scholar said, Chai Wentao was surprised and asked, "What should we do?"

Seeing that the scholar was still calm, Chai Wentao asked hurriedly: "Since you can see it, you must be no ordinary person. May I ask your name?"

Before the scholar could speak, the farmhand driving the carriage said, "My master was originally a prison warden in Zibo Prefecture. He is very resourceful and can naturally see through it."

"You talk too much." The scribe scolded.

After hearing this, Chai Wentao bowed in the carriage and said, "So you are the prison guard. No wonder you can see through everything."

After hearing this, the scholar turned to Chai Wentao and said, "I have been dismissed from my post. I am just a commoner now and cannot be called sir. It is fate that we met in the mountains. My name is Bi Yingyuan. Although I have some martial arts skills, I have never fought. If the thieves chase me tonight, I am afraid I will not be able to get away with it."

"In my opinion, we should drive a little further and find a secluded place to hide first. We can continue our journey at dawn tomorrow. We can't outrun the horsemen behind us."

After hearing this, Chai Wentao quickly responded, "My husband is right."

The group continued to drive on in the dark and found a valley, where they drove all the carriages into.

At night, he heard the sound of horse hooves on the official road. As expected, it must be the bandits from Hongyepo chasing him. Chai Wentao couldn't help but feel scared when he heard it.

At dawn the next day, Chai Wentao, who had not slept all night, urged everyone to harness the carriage and leave. Bi Yingyuan and his party naturally followed.

As they walked forward, Bi Yingyuan asked, "Manager Chai, this is not the road to Cangzhou City."

Chai Wentao said, "Don't worry, sir. This is the road to my master's farm. If we escape with our lives, this guy will definitely abandon this black shop. Before he runs away, ask my master to send troops to eliminate this harm for the people."

At noon, a group of people rushed to Chai Jin's farm. Chai Wentao led Bi Yingyuan to meet Chai Jin. They heard that Chai Wentao encountered a black shop on the road and was almost harmed.

[Tiger Jumping over the Stream] Chen Da said, "Sir, why don't I take some people to burn down this shady shop?"

Chai Jin said: "Brother, this black shop is nothing, I'm just afraid of a conflict with the bandits behind."

Chen Da heard this and said, "I was just about to give him a message. Let's burn this black shop first, and then we'll set off in a few days to meet the bandits in the mountains."

Having said that, he ignored Chai Jin's attempt to stop him and led a cavalry unit towards the official road.

After Chen Da left, Chai Wentao introduced Bi Yingyuan.

After hearing this, Chai Jin immediately asked someone to bring wine, holding three cups in his hand, and then asked, "Since the prison guard has left his post as the prison guard in Zibo, why do you want to go back to Zibo?"

Bi Yingyuan said, "Hey, I was in my hometown one day and I met a colleague from Zibo who volunteered to lead troops to serve in the northwest. I gave him a farewell party. Now Zibo is no longer the same as the previous governor. I still have some property in Zibo, but this time I have to go to Zibo to settle it. It's a good opportunity to bring my children out to see it."

Chai Jin said, "I heard that Zibo Prefecture had a big bandit problem some time ago, and it was Liangshan's Zhao Anfu who settled it. I didn't expect that there are still people who dare to serve on the border?" Bi Yingyuan heard it and said, "Others don't dare, but Yun Tianbiao is a responsible person. He also suppressed the bandits in Qingzhou."

After hearing this, Chai Jin praised him, "So it's him. I've heard of him in Cangzhou. I heard that he is now a militia commander in Zibo. Why is he going to the northwest now?"

Bi Yingyuan said, "The new governor and military commander are people who are in the good graces of the Grand Tutor and the Grand Commandant. How could Wen Yan not harm the people when he got such a good job? Not long after he took office, he plundered a lot of gold and pearls. Because I refused to comply, I asked him to find a reason to drive him out of the government office. This Yun Tianbiao also saw that the governor and the military commander were afraid to do their job and only harmed the people, so he asked to go to the northwest."

After hearing this, Chai Jin said, "So that's how it is. No wonder it aroused public anger and caused unrest in Zibo Prefecture. Fortunately, there is Liangshan Zhao Anfu Xianggong, so we didn't provoke another Qingzhou thief."

Bi Yingyuan listened but said nothing.

At night, Chai Jin hosted a banquet to entertain Bi Yingyuan. At the second watch, Chen Da, the "Jumping Tiger", came back with three heads and two bags of gold and silver.

Chai Jin introduced Bi Yingyuan and Chen Da, sorted out the cups and plates, and the three of them sat down to drink.

Chai Jin asked, "Brother, is that where the Red Leaf Slope bandits gathered information?"

Chen Da put down his wine bowl and said, "Hey, I interrogated two of the guys, and this guy is not from the Hongyepo group. These three people are related to Wu Erlang, the Tiger Fighting Captain."

"This guy was originally a disciple of Jiang Zhong, the [Jiang Men Shen] of Mengzhou Kuaihuo Lin. The leader was called [Peach Blossom Man] Zeng Hai, and there were two helpers, who were his senior brothers, one was called Jiang Xin, and the other was called Zhou Qing. Because he lost his backing in Mengzhou, he heard that Lei Ying, the military commander of this state, was his cousin, so he came to seek refuge. That black shop was run by this guy, and perhaps Lei Ying was also involved."

After hearing this, Chai Jin said angrily, "It's really infuriating. A military commander of a state is so unbearable. Burning down his black shop today is also a way to get rid of harm to the people."

Chen Da said, "Fortunately, I didn't delay along the way. When I arrived, this guy had already packed up his property. If I had been a step later, I'm afraid he would have hidden back in the city."

"They surrounded the group and sent people to search his shop. They found a killing workshop in the basement, several human skins were stretched on the wall, and five or seven human legs were hung on the beams. I couldn't help it, so I ordered the group to be shot to death. Then I simply set fire to more than ten thatched houses, burning them to the ground to prevent anyone from committing evil here."

After hearing this, Bi Yingyuan sighed and said, "This world..."

Chai Jin said: "Although the world is like this, there are still many heroes. Let's not talk about our good friend Yun Tuanlianshi, the prison guard. Didn't Zhao Anfu Xianggong of Liangshan also recruit many heroes to protect the peace of the area?"

Bi Yingyuan heard this and said, "He is a man who only obeys orders but not announcements. He is not a loyal minister."

Chen Da was about to retort, but Chai Jin said, "You can't say that. If Zhao Anfu obeyed the imperial edict, Jingdong Road would not be like this. There would be countless corrupt officials coming to the imperial court. Although Zhao Anfu is now carrying a bad name, he is keeping the area peaceful. Perhaps one day, the emperor will wake up, remove treacherous officials, and employ talented people. It is not certain that Zhao Anfu will be able to serve as an official in the imperial court."

Bi Yingyuan heard this and said hesitantly, "How do you know what Mr. Zhao Anfu is thinking?"

Chen Da said, "Prison guard, since you know that the official is a descendant of Emperor Chai Shizong of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you should also know that when Chen Qiao gave up the throne, Emperor Taizu Wude granted the official family an oath of allegiance. Now they are also oppressed by corrupt officials, and the official's uncle was beaten to death by Gao Lian's brother-in-law. Now they have to sell their property and leave their hometown."

"Even the families of high officials are like this, you can see what life is like for ordinary people. As long as the treacherous officials in the court are not removed, loyal and brave people will not be reused and will be tortured. Nowadays, many virtuous and talented people have come to you to appease you. If being a prison guard is easy, why not follow us to Liangshan to have a look."

(End of this chapter)