Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 106 He deserves to die.

Mrs. Gu excitedly went to call for help.

In the restaurant, the food and drinks are still being served.

Su Wu also said: "Master Luan, I wonder how capable your junior brother is?"

Luan Tingyu understood immediately after hearing this, knowing that Su Wu now loved talents the most, so he nodded and said, "Even if he is good at spear and stick, he is no different from me."

"Where is he from?" Su Wu asked again.

Luan Tingyu replied: "I am from Qiongzhou."

"Hmm?" Su Wu thought he had heard wrongly. Where is Qiongzhou? At the end of the world, Hainan.

How did a pair of brothers from Hainan end up in Shandong?

"General, do you know that my junior brother's family has been soldiers for generations? He came to our place following the military transfer..." Luan Tingyu explained.

This makes sense. Otherwise, in this era, unless one is an official, there would be very few people migrating so far. But now we know that there is such a thing as the mobilization of soldiers.

"Since you are a soldier for generations, it couldn't be better. Dengzhou is remote and there is not much future for you." Su Wu said.

Luan Tingyu understood: "Don't worry, General. I will explain it to you."

Su Wu nodded. It was simple. Su Wu also knew that Luan Tingyu was extremely good to this junior fellow apprentice, almost from the bottom of his heart. Otherwise, in the story, Luan Tingyu would not have believed Sun Li so easily.

Sun Li, on the other hand, was somewhat confused. A bunch of people behind him depended on him for their survival and livelihood, but he harmed his senior brother. Although he certainly had no intention of killing his senior brother, this incident ultimately cost his life.

It was also because Luan Tingyu was too loyal and righteous. He was willing to fight to the death for a position as a teacher. If he had said something softly and had Sun Li as a guarantor, he could have saved his life. He was naturally a fierce general on Liangshan.

I think Song Jiang also had a crush on Luan Tingyu, otherwise he wouldn't have said, "It's a pity to kill that hero Luan Tingyu."

I can't help but think about human nature. Sometimes, the older ones love the younger ones, and the older ones love the younger ones. However, the younger and the younger ones are more selfish without even realizing it.

This kind of thing will naturally never happen again to Su Wu.

After dinner, we just waited for Mrs. Gu to ride back on horseback. When she came back, she would have three horses.

A man ran into the hotel, looked around, and knelt down: "Senior Brother!"

Luan Tingyu immediately stood up to help him. It was obvious that the two of them had had some very good memories of getting along with each other in the past, and they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

He helped her up, and the two of them hugged each other, with tears in their eyes. Luan Tingyu asked, "Have you been okay?"

Sun Li nodded: "Okay, okay, all is good."

Sun Xin and Mrs. Gu were standing nearby, watching with moved smiles on their faces. Sun Xin learned martial arts from Sun Li.

Sun Xin was also the younger one. In the story, it was he who dragged his elder brother Sun Li into trouble, so he had to become a bandit.

"Come, come and meet General Su!" Luan Tingyu introduced.

Sun Li went to him and bowed, "How could I not have heard of the great name of General Su of Dongping Prefecture? First he killed the rebel Dong Ping, then he suppressed the bandits in Qingzhou, and was shot by two arrows, but he bravely led the charge. I am here to see you in person!"

Su Wu also looked at Sun Li. He was very tall, although not as tall as Lu Da, but not much different. He was also strong, with a full beard and a slightly yellow face. He did not seem to be in good health, but there was a look of energy between his brows.

People call him Bing Weichi.

"You are too polite, Sun Tixia." Su Wu also stood up and bowed, then said, "Let's drink together."

Then I went to look at little Yuchi Sun Xin. Sun Xin was a little shorter, but he had a regular appearance and was quite handsome.

Then he went to see Mrs. Gu, a strong woman with great martial arts skills. She must have been attracted by Sun Xin's handsome looks.

"Come and sit down, and drink together!"

As Su Wu spoke, he had even thought of the assignments. Sun Li would naturally join the army, and Sun Xin could work with Yan Qing.

Mrs. Gu is easier to talk to and is also more important. Meng Yulou is just missing a person like her, who is not only a person who knows how to deal with situations and is familiar with business, but also has good martial arts. In this way, Meng Yulou's safety will be guaranteed, and Su Wu won't have to worry too much about her no matter how busy she is with business or where she goes.

After hearing Su Wu's arrangements, the three of them sat down, still feeling a little reserved and timid.

But Su Wu is different now. His name is well-known everywhere in Shandong, and he is a rare general in Shandong.

Also look at the soldiers under Su Wu's command, they are indeed not ordinary people.

At this moment, Sun Li was just a small lieutenant, and he was afraid of being rude when meeting Su Wu.

It was Luan Tingyu who spoke again: "Junior brother, my general is the easiest to get along with. He treats people with sincerity and loyalty. You don't have to be restrained."

Su Wu also nodded and smiled, waving his hands left and right: "Drink."

Sun Li raised his cup to toast: "General, please!"

Su Wu nodded and drank.

After three or five cups of wine, Luan Tingyu asked his junior fellow apprentice, "How are you doing as a deputy commander?"

Sun Li said, "I'm neither busy nor idle. I just live my life like this. I can't compare to my senior brother who is now the commander of the battalion."

The words come and go, one after another.

Luan Tingyu nodded: "My general has a strong army under his command recently, and the training is rigorous and strict. He is in need of military talents. If you are willing, junior brother..."

Luan Tingyu looked at the three of them and said, "Even if we move our whole family to Dongping Prefecture, it is not comparable to Dengzhou. It is prosperous and bustling, with a large population. My general is being used recently. There are also bandits to be suppressed in Dongping Prefecture, and there are merits to be made. How about us brothers being in the same army, being colleagues, and pursuing a better future with the general?"

Luan Tingyu's words were very good and flawless. Su Wu nodded repeatedly after hearing them.

Sun Li only watched Su Wu nod his head repeatedly, and immediately stood up: "As long as the general does not abandon me, I am willing to die for you!"

Dengzhou is remote, so how can there be any future for him? He is an ordinary junior officer, and there is no one to take care of him.

I have only heard of military officers like generals but never seen one. If this is not a good future, how can it be a good future?

Actually, Sun Li's life was not going well. If he had been doing better, in the story, he would not have had to resort to prison break to save someone.

Su Wu nodded again and said, "If you brothers come together, I will place you all. As long as you have the ability, you will be put to good use."

Sun Xin, who was standing by, didn't wait any longer and immediately stood up and bowed: "Thank you, General."

Mrs. Gu was overjoyed. This was truly a stroke of luck. She just rubbed her hands together with a smile on her face.

Su Wu said, "Even your wife Gu will be given a job as well."

"Thank you, General!" Mrs. Gu had already stood up, and without any formality, she imitated the men and bowed.

Su Wu raised his cup and said, "That's great! Let me drink it up."

Everyone came to drink.

Su Wu said, "If you have any capable people around you, just take them with you. My army has many things to fight. Take your family members with you as well, so that we won't be separated by hundreds of miles and it will be difficult to get together. If all the family members can go, they will have less to worry about."

Su Wu said this in order to win people's hearts and reassure them, but in fact, it was also to call on the brothers Sun Li and Sun Xin to make friends.

Sun Li was moved after hearing this. He stood up and bowed again: "Where else can I find such a superior? I bow again!"

Su Wu wanted two more people and needed to use them immediately, but he was afraid that Sun Xin would feel embarrassed to take them with him.

Then he spoke again: "The suppression of bandits usually takes place in the mountains and forests. If there are any heroes from the mountains and forests, please bring them here. I am eager to recruit talents and will not refuse anyone who comes. I will definitely make important use of them!"

Su Wu specifically called out Jie Zhen and Jie Bao, and it was not entirely for the purpose of suppressing bandits, but he just wanted to take the brothers Jie Zhen and Jie Bao across the sea immediately. In the story, they were the reason why this group of people became bandits.

It was this pair of brothers who, like Su Wu in the past, were tasked by the government to hunt a man-eating tiger in the mountains. They actually caught the tiger, but it rolled down a cliff and landed in the yard of a local wealthy family named Mao.

When the two brothers went to ask for it, the wealthy man named Mao wanted to take the tiger hunted by the brothers Jie Zhen and Jie Bao for himself. As a result, a conflict arose. The two brothers were so angry that they broke the chairs, coffee table and other things in the Mao family.

Since the Mao family was large and powerful, they tied up the two brothers and said that the two brothers had robbed their house. Mao's son-in-law worked as a clerk in the government office and after some manipulation, he gave money to the prefect.

As a result, the brothers Jie Zhen and Jie Bao were thrown into death row, which led to the rescue of Sun Xin and Gu Dasao. The two of them then dragged their elder brother Sun Li into the cell and tried to rescue him together. In the end, they had no choice but to rob the prison.

Su Wu was attracted by the brothers Jie Zhen and Jie Bao, who were excellent mountain warfare experts and heroes in the mountains.

This time we are heading to the other side of Bohai Sea, where there are countless mountains and forests. We need to find the way and do scouts. It will be a great help to have these two brothers go with us.

So Su Wu went straight to these two people.

When Sun Xin heard this, he thought about it and answered immediately: "General, you want heroes from the mountains and forests. There are such brothers. They are my Hunren's cousins. They are the most famous hunters in Dengzhou. Not only are they good at martial arts, but they are also very knowledgeable in the mountains and forests. They can climb cliffs of a hundred feet and dive into abysses of a thousand feet. They can walk in the mountains and forests as if they were walking on flat ground..."

After hearing this, Mrs. Gu immediately said, "That's right, one of them is called Jie Zhen, the two-headed snake, and the other is called Jie Bao, the double-tailed scorpion. If the general sees them, he will definitely be pleased to have them come."

Su Wu nodded repeatedly, waiting for this sentence, and then he said: "I have a mission in Dengzhou recently and will stay for two or three days. Just call them over. Once they arrive at the army, they will follow them immediately."

Mrs. Gu was even happier. Her two cousins ​​had been living a hard life and couldn't even find a wife, but now they were suddenly valued by the general. How could she not be happy?

"We will definitely let them come and pay their respects to the general tomorrow." Mrs. Gu answered happily.

"Okay, let's have some wine." Su Wu was happy that he had finished this matter, so he made some arrangements: "You guys, pack up your belongings in the next few days, pawn this hotel, and quit your military duties. I will leave two letters with you. Sun Li and Sun Xin, take your men to the Dongping Prefecture army to find a commander named Yang Tian. Madam Gu, take the letters to find Madam Meng of Meng Niang's inn. Then, wait for me to come back."

Luan Tingyu smiled and nodded: "Okay, okay, General, I'll take care of it this way."

Of course it was really good. Even Madam Gu arranged a good place for him, how could it be bad? Although no one asked or said anything, even if everyone knew, Madam Meng was a general and who he was...

The three men stood up and saluted again. After dinner, the soldiers camped next to the inn. Su Wu took a few people and went into the city. He met with several officials and explained the situation.

Just wait until tomorrow and go to the seaside to "rob" the boat.

This time after they robbed the boat, they went straight on board to guard it, waiting for a while. When more boats arrived, they would seize them all.

Sail the ship directly to Laizhou to rendezvous, and detain all the people and cargo on board in Laizhou first. Old Zongze is more trustworthy.

As soon as they got on the boat, both Lu Da and Wu Song vomited violently.

Wu Song was better, especially Lu Da, a man from the northwest, had he ever seen the sea? Had he ever been on a ship? He wanted to vomit just by looking at the sea.

Among them, the brothers Jie Zhen and Jie Bao didn't even know what was going on. When they met, they were taken onto the boat by Su Wu and vomited so much that they couldn't even stand up.

The same thing went for Su Wu. No matter how hard he tried to hold it in, he couldn't help but feel his stomach churning.

But Su Wu said: "Vomiting more, you will get used to it after vomiting more..."

I have to get used to vomiting quickly. I have to cross the sea twice, but I can't really go ashore and still be like a weakling.

Even when they arrived in Laizhou, Su Wu told everyone not to get off the boat, but to sleep on it. They had to get used to it and make the most of their time.

The old magistrate Zong Ze will arrange people to do the moving work.

On the shore, Su Wu talked to Zong Ze and then said goodbye. Time was pressing and there was no time to lose. As soon as all the things were on the boat, Su Wu left immediately.

Zong Ze came to see me off, and only said: "You must come back..."

Su Wu nodded and said, "Don't worry, old magistrate. I won't let you wait too long. We'll say goodbye now."

Zong Ze looked at Su Wu and bowed, and suddenly wanted to say something.

Su Wu waited.

Zong Ze said, "Old man, I don't have anything to look forward to in this life, but I am inexplicably happy to see you. I have only seen you two or three times, but I can't let you go... This journey is extremely dangerous, but you are willing to sacrifice your life... Alas, you were hypocritical before we parted."

Yes, in Zong Ze’s opinion, Su Wu was truly in danger of death on this trip.

Su Wu smiled deliberately, using his smile to comfort her: "As a humble man, I can only risk my life for my future."

"When you say this, it's inevitable that people feel sad." Zong Ze answered, with tears in his eyes.

"Then let me put it another way. If it is beneficial to the country, I will do it regardless of life or death. I will not avoid it because of misfortune or fortune!" Su Wu said again.

"This sentence is well said. It speaks of great principles and the words of saints. It is something that only educated people can say. It makes people feel passionate."

Zong Ze was deeply moved when he said this. He was not only moved by Su Wu's escape from death, but also by his belief in and identification with Confucian values.

Su Wu knew that these words touched the heart of this old scholar, and he smiled again: "In this way, the old magistrate will not feel sad anymore, right?"

"Go, go..." Zong Ze waved his hands, with something unsaid in his heart, and he felt even more sad.

"Let's go!" Su Wu turned around and walked away in a very casual manner, stepping onto the boat.

But I heard a shout from behind: "You must come back alive!"

When Su Wu heard this, he really wanted to cry, so he didn't look back or answer, but just got on the boat.

How many people in this world care so much about Su Wu’s life and death?

It’s strange that this old man, whom I have only met three times, cares so much about him.

The ship is gone!
Zong Ze was still on the shore, watching the sail slowly disappear from sight, and sighed, "What a good boy!"

As soon as he could no longer see him, he turned around and went back to the county government office. In fact, most of the officials in the county, both big and small, did not like him as the old magistrate.

Why?

Because the old magistrate was very serious and involved in everything, it was not easy to work under him. Life was too tiring and it was hard to even make a profit. Most people hoped that the old magistrate would be transferred as soon as possible.

How could the old magistrate not know that most of his subordinates disliked him? Did he care? He didn't care.

Because he knew that everyone in Ye County would laugh when they saw him.

Today, the old magistrate felt heavy in his heart, yet in a good mood, with a complicated feeling.

Because, in this great Song Dynasty, there are young men like Su Wu. We hit it off right away and have similar interests. It's a good idea to work with him. How could it not be a joy in life?

Even in the officialdom, few people truly like Zong Ze.

I'm afraid Su Wu won't be able to come back this time...

Ugh……

An old scholar of low rank, a humble man, hehe... this boy is really good at talking, I don't know where he came up with these words.

If it is beneficial to the country, one should not avoid it because of misfortune or fortune. This kid is really good at talking!
But it can actually be done!

How can one not admire this young man?
But you must come back!

The sea is vast!
I also heard people complaining: "I am in great pain! I am in great pain!"

Wu Song also said: "Brother Lu Da, just lie down and don't sit up all the time. You have to eat, no matter what, you have to eat!"

"Wu Erlang, how do you know all this?" Lu Da asked.

"I was collecting taxes at the waterway dock, and I chatted with the boatmen who came and went, so I knew about it."

Apparently, Wu Song's seasickness symptoms healed the fastest.

"Bring some meat and some wine, just get drunk, maybe it will get better." Lu Da said in the cabin.

Wu Song really went to get the wine and meat: "I'll drink with you!"

"Okay, I'll get drunk with you!"

Outside the cabin, Su Wu endured seasickness and stood at the bow, looking left and right, counting from time to time. There were fifteen large ships and twenty-seven small ships, fearing that one of the ships would run away.

There were soldiers watching over every ship. The ship owners and cargoes were all detained in Ye County, and there were only sailors on board, so they were easier to manage.

Li Liangsi on the side praised: "I didn't expect that we could board the ship so smoothly this time. General Su is really a good hand at doing things. When I return, I will definitely ask for credit for General Su in front of Secretary Tong. I'll ask for great credit!"

Su Wu asked, "Brother Li, do you think we can come back this time?"

Su Wu said this on purpose.

Li Liangsi sighed and said, "I can come back, I will definitely come back."

"How is the Liao Kingdom doing now?" Su Wu asked this question seriously because he really wanted to know more about the Liao Kingdom.

Li Liangsi answered seriously: "Liao Kingdom...Have you heard of this saying?"

"What?"

"In the past, the emperor of the Liao Dynasty said, 'I have restored cultural relics and my courtesy is no different from that of the Chinese.'"

"Huh? There is such a thing? Which emperor said this?" Su Wu was not so shocked. He knew that the Khitans were not the barbarians of the past.

Since the Tang Dynasty, the Khitans have admired the king's rule and served the Tang Dynasty like dogs and horses. Until now, two or three hundred years have passed, and they naturally want to be "no different from the Chinese."

Even the Liao Dynasty competed with the Song Dynasty for orthodoxy, the Chinese orthodoxy.

Li Liangsi said: "It was said by the late Emperor Liao Dao Zong himself."

"So what?" Su Wu asked.

"So, there is no big difference between Liao and Song." Li Liangsi said with a sigh.

"Brother Li, what aspects are you talking about?" Su Wu continued to ask.

"Which aspects?" Li Liangsi looked around, then at the vast sea. At a glance, the future was bleak. He said, "The bureaucracy is corrupt, and the military is even more neglected. Even mutinies in the army happen from time to time. You don't know that the Liao people once learned to print Jiaozi from the Song people. They also printed Jiaozi like the Song people, turning it into waste paper, but they still used waste paper to pay military salaries... You don't know that the Liao people didn't learn it very well. In the Yelu family, one person wants to rebel today, and another wants to be the emperor tomorrow. Generation after generation, it has never changed..."

In Su Wu's opinion, Li Liangsi was really bold. Wasn't he also saying that the administration of the Song Dynasty was corrupt and the military was in decline?

Su Wu also looked at the vast ocean, and he knew why Li Liangsi suddenly dared to say this at this moment.

Su Wu asked: "So, Brother Li thinks the Liao Kingdom is going to fall?"

"He deserves to die. He deserves to die." Li Liangsi replied.

"What about our Great Song Dynasty?" Su Wu asked even more boldly.

"The Song Dynasty? The Song Dynasty is not bad, at least it is better than the Liao Dynasty for the time being. The Song Dynasty has a vast territory and a population of hundreds of millions. It will not perish..." Li Liangsi said, his eyes only looking at the vast ocean.

Su Wu was somewhat surprised that Li Liangsi in front of him also had a certain degree of sobriety.

Without further ado, go eat, sleep, and comfort the horses on the boat.

Early in the morning of the third day, amid the mist on the sea, Su Wu saw a continuous stretch of gray and yellow at the end of his sight!
I also saw where the river flows into the sea.

(I hope that the way Su Wu and Zong Ze handle the situation will be in line with the brothers' wishes.)
(End of this chapter)