Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 217 Brother Yue is really amazing

There were hundreds of riders, none of them wore official uniforms or armor, but were all dressed in black short clothes. Su Wu was also wearing a brocade robe, which was bought by Meng Yulou in the past.

Among them, only Wu Song was with him, and Fan Yun led his personal guards. The others had already returned with the army.

Everyone rushed on the official road. When they set out, they did not ask the Privy Council to send any official documents. In this way, they saved the trouble of going back and forth to various government offices and also made it easier for Su Wu to visit people.

Leaving Bian Jing and crossing the Yellow River, you will reach Chenqiaoyi, which was originally a small town. It developed from a post station and has been an important transportation route between Kaifeng and Hebei since ancient times.

Su Wu also deliberately walked around the town, which was more than a hundred years ago. At that time, a large army gathered here, and many generals wanted to kill Zhao Kuangyin.

They were all sworn brothers, brothers who had fought for their lives on the battlefield, and they had done Zhao Kuangyin a great disservice...

As he thought about it, Su Wu smiled slightly. That scene should be quite funny...

In fact, Su Wu was also analyzing why this had to happen at Chenqiaoyi instead of in Bianjing City?

There must be a deeper meaning behind this, which is where Zhao Kuangyin and others were smart...

To assemble a large army for an expedition means to gather all the elite main forces together. This is for the purpose of control and also for the purpose of coercion. To control all the elite forces and coerce those who are willing or unwilling.

As a result, they had just left Bianjing when the military order was issued and they immediately returned to Bianjing. The orphans, widows, and the entire court had no time to react, and they could not even muster the strength to resist...

I think at that time, a large number of soldiers in the army were confused, and they just followed the crowd, leaving and entering the capital. Hey, the dynasty had changed!

In the past, I never thought about it carefully and just treated it as a story. But now when I really analyze it, it is a god-like operation. The wisdom of the ancients is infinite.

As he thought about it, Su Wu couldn't help but smile...

Seeing her husband riding his horse slowly through the town with a smile on his face, Fan Yun thought something was up, so she asked, "Husband, do you want to stay here for a while?"

Su Wu waved his hand and said, "No need. Let's leave the town quickly. We won't stay at any post station along the way. We will stay in the wild. We will pass Fengqiu, Weicheng, and enter Anli Military Prefecture in Hebei. We can take a while to enter Xiangzhou..."

"Understood!" Fan Yun nodded, and saw her husband stopped smiling, and the horse's belly was tightened, and it was time to walk away.

After leaving the town, hundreds of riders rode on the official road. Just looking around, the Central Plains was really flat. There were fields as far as the eye could see, one after another, stretching to the end of the sight.

It's so flat, so flat that it's scary.

I have also heard a story that the Central Plains is originally flat, but it is not flat to this extent. It also has ups and downs. But why is it so flat now?
It is because for thousands of years, the ancestors of successive generations have been digging with hoes, digging out a flat surface without any protrusions. It was slowly sorted out by the ancestors of the Chinese people with their hands...

This may sound horrifying at first, but if you think about it carefully, the Central Plains is the embodiment of agricultural civilization.

Such things happened again and again later on, in the vast plains of Northeast China, in the Gobi Desert of Gansu, and in the gravel fields of Xinjiang. They even sieved out the gravel from the ground one by one, leaving only the fine sand and soil, and so on for one, two, thousands, or even millions of acres... and then started farming.

The people of this land are too hardworking and too lovely, and they deserve a better future!

It is very comfortable to ride a horse on such a flat place with the wind whistling on your face. On both sides of the official road, the fields are filled with people working hard and groups of children playing around.

what is this?
Isn’t this the country and the people?
When the Jurchen horses came, they would have trampled through here and crushed the country and the people.

A hundred or so riders were riding along the road, just like an army marching. They were observing the local customs and people, and the country was right in front of them. Su Wu had a lot of thoughts. This shortcut had its advantages...

Just talking about the world, who are the most common people? They are the people in the fields, not the scholars in the city. Taking shortcuts is to protect these people in the fields, the population of more than 100 million in the Song Dynasty. Population represents everything.

Whether it is developing productivity, going out to sea, or immigration to occupy land, a large population represents everything.

But those literati will remain, and if the literati's rule is not completely overturned, more rectification will be needed later.

How to deal with it?

Su Wu also had his own thoughts... There was a great man who had done this. On the one hand, it was to expand education, popularize education, and let more people read and learn...

On the other hand, there is also a term that cannot be avoided, re-education of poor and lower-middle peasants.

In fact, the problem that great man solved is the same problem that Su Wu's shortcut also needs to solve...

From then on, for a long time, there was no longer a large-scale so-called gentry class in society, which greatly promoted equality in all aspects of personality and equality between people in society.

If we do not take shortcuts and instead start from scratch, it is not impossible. This will certainly overthrow the entire aristocratic class, but tens of millions of people will also suffer a huge blow.

This is the real trade-off, and this is what Su Wu was really thinking about.

What does it matter if dynasties change?
If it is just a change of dynasty, then what is the big deal? What is the significance of the change of dynasty?
In fact, it is a series of things, liberating productivity, developing productivity, and even obtaining more land resources and mineral resources, more trade surpluses, enriching people's material life, and better promoting the popularization of education. Human equality, in fact, ultimately lies in the popularization and equality of education.

With these, everything makes sense.

For a moment, Su Wu thought too much, and turned to look at the hundred or so strong knights behind him, and wanted to ask, do you know what you are doing?

Obviously, they didn't know at this time that Su Wu would have to teach them later, and this was the work of rectifying thoughts.

It's still very troublesome and complicated, and everything needs to be done slowly...

Fortunately, Su Wu is still young! Very young!

Another night, sitting by the campfire, Su Wu thought a lot and slept more peacefully. He slept until dawn. Many knights had already fastened their saddles before Su Wu woke up.

Su Wu also asked: "Why didn't you call me?"

Wu Song was laughing: "Just think that brother is tired, I will wait for you without making any sound, just let brother sleep more..."

Su Wu nodded and said, "If this happens again tomorrow, you must wake me up."

"Yes, I know. Brother, I have tied your saddle for you..." Wu Song nodded and answered.

Su Wu, ever since he started practicing martial arts with Wu Song, has never gotten up late, day after day, his biological clock has long been fixed. But today, he got up late, the only time he got up late, and he slept in the wild...

Without thinking too much, I washed up, ate some bread, got on my horse and set off again.

Ahead is the territory of Xiangzhou, whose capital is Anyang. Once you enter Xiangzhou, you will reach Tangyin.

When talking about Xiangzhou, we have to mention Xiangzhou Zhujintang. Why? Han Qi, the prime minister of Song Renzong, who was a contemporary of Di Qing, said "Only those who are called out outside Donghua Gate are good men" when he killed a favorite general of Di Qing. The meaning of this sentence is that no matter how brave a soldier is, he cannot be called a good man.

At that time, Han Qi's emperor's favor was beyond measure. He also had his ups and downs. When he was up, he was just a prime minister in the court. When he was down, that was when he truly showed the emperor's favor.

For countless dynasties, there has been a convention that the heads of prefectures and counties cannot be local people. This convention remains the same even after thousands of years.

But Han Qi was different. He was able to return to his hometown of Xiangzhou several times to serve as the prefect.

When Han Qi returned to his hometown to serve as the chief official, he built a day brocade hall here. What does it mean? It is just like the saying that if you don't return to your hometown when you are rich and powerful, it is like walking in brocade clothes at night. So he built a day brocade hall, which means that when you are rich and powerful, you return to your hometown, and Han Qi is "walking in brocade clothes during the day."

This incident also has a greater impact. The Xiangzhou Han family, the Zhujintang branch, has now become the largest landlord in Xiangzhou.

Now, decades later, the endless fields as far as the eye can see beside the official road that Su Wu took are all the property of the Han family. Whether in Anyang or Tangyin, seven or eight out of ten of the good fields and land belong to the Han family.

It can be seen that the issue of land annexation has reached a certain extent at this time.

Su Wu wanted to visit a man named Yue Fei, who was actually very curious.

I just looked at the young man from Tangyin on the roadside and asked him if he knew a man named Yue Fei.
After asking several times along the way, someone answered, "Yes, sir, go over there. There is a big village outside the south city of Tangyin. Go to the village and look for him. He must be there!"

Su Wu nodded. He also knew that Yue Fei, now 18 years old, had already become famous in the countryside, not for anything else, but for his outstanding bravery. He was proficient in all kinds of martial arts, including boxing, swordsmanship, and even a two-stone strong bow.

How could such a young man, who was at the prime of his life and career, not have a reputation in the countryside?
Yue Fei was originally from a good family, which meant that his family's life was actually quite good. They had a small property to support themselves, and he himself seemed to have found a small errand running job for the Han family in Xiangzhou, so his income should be quite good.

If it weren't for the country's destruction and the family's ruin, he might have lived like this for the rest of his life, running errands for the Han family's masters, having some land at home, marrying a wife, and having a few good children.

Su Wu asked for directions and entered the village. He rode his horse back and forth in the village, which attracted many eyes. The team of more than a hundred riders must be the nobleman.

When they arrived at the wheat drying ground in the center of the village, there was also a group of young men gathered there, also looking at the hundred or so riders with envy in their eyes.

Su Wu deliberately rode closer and asked, "I heard that there is a young man named Yue Fei in this village who is very good at martial arts. Is that true?"

As soon as Su Wu said this, the eyes of many young people automatically focused on one person.

Su Wu went to see the man. The young man had a square face, broad forehead, clear eyebrows, short beard, and a sturdy body. To be honest, he looked very upright and had a strong aura. It was not the aura of a king or a tyrant, but the unruly and wild aura of a young man...

The young man bowed and replied, "I am Yue Fei. I wonder what you are looking for me for?"

The voice of his speech was quite clear, not shrill or whispery, and he really had some of the demeanor of a chivalrous man.

Su Wu did not answer at first. He dismounted and looked him up and down. Yue Fei was very tall, and one could feel the muscles on his arms bulging out from his clothes. He was a big man, and he was only eighteen years old.

Su Wu spoke again: "I heard along the way that there is a hero here named Yue Fei, so how can I not come and meet him? I am also a famous hero here, and I can't help but feel itchy and want to see what the heroes of Hebei are like..."

Upon hearing this, Yue Fei looked around and saw that behind the nobleman in front of him, there were a hundred or so riders. They were all big and strong men who dismounted from their horses. Their eyes were as fierce as those of wolves and tigers. In fact, they were quite scary.

But Su Wu said again: "Since it is Brother Yue Fei in person, what's the matter? Are you afraid of a martial arts competition? Is the Hebei hero just a rumor?"

That's right to say...

Brother Yue Fei rolled up his sleeves and took a few steps forward: "Who's coming? Sumo, fists, or spears? Bows are no problem!"

Su Wu laughed. It was this guy. This guy was really not an ordinary person. He was a little stubborn. If he wasn't such a stubborn person, how could he stand out in the battlefield? How could he be played around in the court?
Su Wu looked back and saw that Wu Song didn't move at all. Wu Song was different now. His mentality was very different. He was no longer the dissolute young man he used to be. He was much more stable now.

The first one to jump out was Fan Yun, who laughed, "Let me try my hand at this guy."

Without saying anything, Yue Fei said, "I don't have a spear or a stick with me, just lend me one!"

Fan Yun waved his hand and said, "No need, let's learn sumo boxing and kicking." "Then you are even worse!" Who did Brother Yue Fei learn boxing and kicking from? In the past, Zhou Tong of Tokyo Imperial Boxing Hall was the best boxer in the world appointed by Emperor Zhao Ji. According to official history, his name was Zhou Tong, not Zhou Tong.

It is a pity that Zhou Tong has passed away and seems to be buried in Tangyin, Xiangzhou. Yue Fei would go to pay tribute to him from time to time. In other words, Yue Fei took care of Zhou Tong until his death.

As soon as he was told it was impossible, Fan Yun jumped over. It's worth mentioning that Fan Yun's skills are quite good now. Don't look at the fact that he was on the verge of life and death several times in the battle, which makes it seem that his martial arts are not good.

In fact, it is not the case. The more life and death he faces, the braver he becomes. The more life and death he faces, the more martial arts he shows. He already has a good physique, and after being trained in the army for so long, he is as strong as an ox. He learned sumo from Yan Qing and spear and stick from Lin Chong and others. How could he be an ordinary person?

The two men just started fighting in the middle of the scene. In fact, they were of similar age, with Fan Yun being about one or two years older.

After testing their strength, the two men actually stalemated for a while, and Yue Fei even said: "You are so strong!"

Fan Yun said nothing, he just changed his tactics and moved Yue Fei's legs.

Su Wu knew in his heart that Fan Yun had lost in terms of strength, while brother Yue Fei was able to handle it with ease and even speak.

Sure enough, Fan Yun bent down to move Yue Fei's legs. Yue Fei responded very easily, with his legs back and his body forward to press...

For a moment, the two seemed to have formed a bullfighting posture.

Just trying his strength again, Fan Yun's feet were inexplicably slipping back.

Fan Yun wanted to change his tactics. He twisted his body and tried to throw Yue Fei to the side. He threw Yue Fei with great force. Yue Fei really went to the side, but he stood firmly and threw him with his backhand...

Unexpectedly, Fan Yun was thrown four or five steps away. If it were someone else, he would have rolled on the ground at this time, but Fan Yun stood still. After standing still, he changed his tactics. That is, he stopped throwing and fought, and switched to punches and feet, and directly attacked forward with alternating fists.

Yue Fei raised his hands to block, and was also quick-eyed and quick-handed, fighting back with punches and kicks.

There were crackling sounds as he exchanged a few punches. Fan Yun grimaced in pain, but he said nothing and kept changing his punches. The more pain he felt, the more anxious he became and the more he exchanged punches and kicks.

However, Brother Yue Fei was also beaten several times, but his expression became calmer.

In this comparison, Su Wu thought that the winner had already been decided. He also knew that Fan Yun was a man who was not afraid of death, so how could he be afraid of pain, and would not admit defeat. He would not consider it a defeat until Yue Fei beat him so hard that he could not get up.

Su Wu said, "That's all. Brother Yue is really amazing."

Fan Yun obeyed the order and kept it to himself, but he looked unhappy. He turned to look at Su Wu, thinking that he had lost face.

Yue Fei was naturally very pleased with himself, but he also praised: "This strong man is really capable! Thank you for letting him do the honors!"

Su Wu smiled and said to Fan Yun: "It's okay, it's okay. A small fight will have its winners and losers. Only those who kill the enemy and make meritorious contributions in the battle are true heroes."

When he heard this, Yue Fei's face suddenly changed. Go into battle and kill the enemy?
Before Yue Fei could get too excited, another big man came out and said, "Brother, let me have a try!"

The person who was speaking was Wu Song.

Yue Fei was not afraid, he just rolled up his sleeves which had fallen down a little and said: "Come on!"

Wu Song went forward and also tried to fight, and the two men started wrestling as they did before.

This wrestling match was immediately different. Yue Fei was already gritting his teeth and Wu Song's face was even more ferocious.

Su Wu took a closer look and exclaimed in his heart, "Wow, wow, there really are young men like this."

You know, for a man, eighteen is never the peak of his strength. In other words, at eighteen, the body is still in the development stage, and Wu Song himself is already at his peak age.

It is too horrifying that this young man Yue Fei can actually wrestle with Wu Song, who works out every day.

The two of them gritted their teeth, and a groaning sound came from the roots of their teeth, using twelve points of their strength.

The soles of the shoes made a crackling sound when they walked on them!

Suddenly, the two men changed their moves at the same time, as if they had a tacit understanding, and each of them threw with great force. These were basic moves, which was to throw the opponent outwards according to his or her strength, the so-called small force moving a great object.

At the same time, it was as if both of them were flying in the air, suddenly changing direction, and standing still again...

Throw it again, and it’s still the same!
The two of them seemed to have a tacit understanding. They put down their hands and without any delay, they started punching and kicking, bang bang bang bang!

No one could hit the vital point, but they both hit each other. Brother Yue's teeth were chattering, and Wu Song's eyes were as ferocious as a wolf's...

Su Wu was greatly shocked. Yue Fei only thought that Su Wu was a gifted leader and his personal bravery was secondary. He did not expect that his personal bravery would reach such a pinnacle.

Just keep going back and forth, Su Wu has already said: "Forget it, let's call it a draw!"

Wu Song naturally gave up, but Yue Fei seemed to be still unsatisfied and said, "Sir, if this goes on for too long, I will probably be defeated."

Wu Song also laughed: "Well, but you are young, lack of fighting experience, and have rarely seen the world's masters. If you have more experience and grow a few years, you may be able to defeat me. But if you and I fight to the death, it is not certain."

Yue Fei nodded when he heard this. Even though his master had taught him in the past, he was not the kind of person who looked down on others. He just said, "Thank you."

I was even more curious about this group of people. Could they have really come from a battle? Where was the battle? The battle in Jiangnan and Liangzhe? Who were these people?

But Su Wu asked again: "You just said that you are also proficient in spears and clubs?"

Yue Fei bowed and said: "I learned from the great hero Chen Guang from Xiangzhou."

Su Wu raised his hand and a solid iron spear was in his hand. Yue Fei on the other side also had an iron spear in his hand.

"Give it a try?" Su Wu asked. He was not itching to show off his skills, he just felt like he had met an idol. Don't look at the fact that it was Brother Yue at this time, but he had the nickname of Grandpa Yue, which had been around for thousands of years.

How can I not help Grandpa Yue?
"Okay, sir, be careful, I'm really good with guns and sticks!" Although Yue Fei was stubborn, he was not a reckless person.

"Come!" Su Wu held his spear horizontally and rushed to attack, which was somewhat unsportsmanlike.

Even Su Wu knew that the young man in front of him was not joking...

Brother Yue was not angry, he just held his gun horizontally.

After just a few moves, Su Wu knew that Yue Fei's forte was the hard-bridge and hard-horse method. It showed that his teacher, Chen Guang, was really good at teaching and taught students in accordance with their aptitude. This method was most suitable for Yue Fei, and it would be even more appropriate for him to go into battle in the future.

Su Wu immediately changed his approach, using all kinds of fancy techniques and skills that were dazzling.

For a while, Yue Fei was really overwhelmed and had to retreat repeatedly.

But in a flash, Yue Fei seemed to have gotten used to it. He stopped retreating and attacked again, giving a feeling of fighting in a battle array.

He adapts really quickly and learns really quickly.

Su Wu changed again. How could he not be familiar with fighting in battle formations? Although Yue Fei was good at using spears and sticks, it was all just practice. When he fought with others, it was just a fake fight, not a real fight.

The way to risk your life requires quick eyes and hands, to grab chestnuts from the fire, and it can be done in one or two moves.

Are you really going to fight?
Su Wu didn't really fight, he just used that posture, and for a moment, he managed to scare Brother Yue, who retreated several times.

But Brother Yue seemed to quickly realize that Su Wu's posture was just a bluff, and he attacked again, as if he was going to fight for real!
Su Wu took several steps back and said, "That's enough..."

Brother Yue put away his gun and smiled: "My lord, let me..."

Su Wu laughed and said, "I can't treat you as a thief and beat you up..."

Brother Yue just asked: "Could it be that... the master is really a general who leads troops in battle?"

Su Wu threw the iron spear at Fan Yun and spread his hands: "Do you think I look like him?"

Yue Fei looked them up and down and nodded: "Looks like them! You... all look like them!"

Fan Yun laughed out loud: "I have collected 27 thieves' heads under my command!"

Yue Fei's expression immediately changed, like a star-chasing boy, his eyes sparkling, and he only asked one question: "Are you serious?"

Su Wu also nodded: "You guessed right, I am the one leading the troops in the battle formation. I just heard you say that you are good at archery. I have two people under my command who can shoot through the willow tree from a hundred paces away and shoot the halberd at the gate. It's a pity that they are not here today, otherwise, I would let them compete with you. Brother, you are really a young hero!"

Yue Fei blushed when he heard the praise, and he smiled in a somewhat naive way, scratching his head and saying: "I used to be arrogant and ignorant, but now after several fights, I know how many heroes there are in the world."

Su Wu waved his hand and said: "You alone are fighting against three of us, how amazing!"

"Hehe, maybe it's because my master taught me well and I practiced hard..." Yue Fei was very excited. He had no rivals in Tangyin County. Who wouldn't praise him?

Having gained some insights today, I feel like I have more motivation to work hard and make progress. I also hear such a noble person praising me. One word of praise from him is worth tens of thousands of words from people in Tangyin County. It is really refreshing to hear.

Yue Fei could not help but bow and ask: "Excuse me, what is your name, sir?"

I also know that the person in front of me must be a famous person.

Su Wu smiled and was about to speak, but he heard a woman not far behind Yue Fei asking anxiously: "Did my son offend someone? Did my son get into a fight?"

The person who came was Yue Fei’s mother, whose name was Yao Da Weng.

Hearing the shout, Yue Fei turned around quickly with a worried look on his face, perhaps because he was afraid that his mother would misunderstand him.

Su Wu was also happy to hear this. He came at the right time. Yue Fei was very filial and wanted to take him away. Since there was still a threshold for his mother-in-law, he quickly replied: "Madam, you misunderstood. There was no fight! It is just that heroes appreciate heroes. They compete with each other and are happy. Madam, you have raised a good son. He is a hero in the world!"

The woman was walking towards the crowd. Su Wu said something and left. Yue Fei turned around and looked at Su Wu with gratitude. It was obvious that Yue Fei had fought with others many times in the past, and this was also due to the strict discipline of his mother.

Su Wu was such a noble man that he praised his son Yue Fei in front of his mother. How could Yue Fei not be happy?

(Brothers, muah…)
(End of this chapter)