Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 48 No Nonsense
After a game of chess, Meng Yi won again and said, "You really need to study harder. Your chess skills are not bad, but you are really unfamiliar with them. In this world, you can't really accomplish great things just by gathering soldiers and horses. You need to be proficient in both civil and military skills to succeed."

This was no longer about chess. Su Wu bowed and said, "Thank you again for your teachings, sir."

"I am old and talkative, so I can't help but act like a teacher. Please don't blame me." Meng Yi smiled.

"What are you talking about, sir?"

Meng Yi heard this and said, "You must be different this time. You can still move forward and backward freely, and you are not complacent... Su Wu, I am more impressed by you. In the future, as long as you are willing to come and visit more often, I will also be willing to talk to you more..."

"It couldn't be better!" At this moment, Su Wu really didn't think he was that great, and he certainly didn't think that all the ancient people were fools, and only he, Su Wu, was smart.

People of each era have the wisdom of that era.

This kind of wisdom is always accumulated and should never be taken for granted.

If someone like Meng Yi could sincerely help us, it would be a great thing.

"Go and do your own thing. You have a lot of things to do now." Meng Yi is really the kind of person who is very good at doing things and being a person. He knows how to advance and retreat to the extreme.

Su Wu went away politely and arrived at the front yamen. He did several important things. The first thing he did was to search Yun Liwan's house.

Yun Liwan's brother Yun Lishou, who is unable to get out of bed, must also be arrested.

The second thing was to search Ximen Qing’s house. Ximen Qing had a lot of cases to deal with, both big and small.

Yun Liwan, needless to say, whether he has any cases or not, is just waiting for the victims to come to the government office to file a complaint. The Ximen Qing case is also to be blamed on Yun Liwan, so how could Yun Liwan not be a protective umbrella for evil forces?

In Yanggu County, yamen runners and soldiers were rushing back and forth.

The people looked here and there, enjoying the fun.

There were also some who sighed: "The world is so unpredictable. That Yun Lieutenant, he lost his power just like that? That Ximen Daguan, his property was confiscated just like that?"

"This is a good thing. Our Yanggu County finally has some justice and fairness."

"That Su Dutou has such great power, he is truly not an ordinary person."

But the soldier on guard said, "What Su Dutou? He is the military commander of your Dongping Prefecture."

"What? Military Commander? Is he an official?"

"Yes, he is an official. Although he is a military officer, he is also an official!" Before the soldier could answer, someone who was watching the fun answered.

"What rank is that official?"

"Small states are of the seventh rank, and our Dongping Prefecture is of the sixth rank, right?"

"Such a high-ranking official? How did our Su Dutou suddenly become such a high-ranking official?"

Someone else asked, "Well, what's the rank of our county magistrate? Seventh rank?"

"That's not the right comparison. Our county magistrate is a civil official, which is different from a military officer..."

"Anyway, Su Dutou is really a good man, and he really restored peace to our Yanggu County. In the past, when Su Dutou said these words, I didn't believe it..."

"You don't believe it? I do believe it, but I just feel that I can't beat him. I just thought that Su Dutou would be in trouble this time. I really didn't expect..."

"Yes, who would have thought that Su Dutou would actually capture Yun Liwan and Ximen Qing! From now on, let alone other things, even going out on the street will be less frightening."

Everyone was talking at once, and they saw that the house of Mr. Ximen had been ransacked, but only a large mansion and several widows were left.

Su Wu was not present, and only Dong Jian was allowed to lead people to rob people. There would be more and more robberies in the future, but in the end, there would still be some people who were very pitiful.

This is the era now.

Su Wu only ordered that the tiger skin be found and sent to the yamen to the magistrate Meng Yi. The weather was cold and the old man was most afraid of the cold. With the tiger skin, he would definitely feel much better in winter.

In this era, there was no such thing as plant cotton, so the tiger skin was the perfect gift for the old man.

Ximen Qing was not actually very rich. His total assets were only about three or four thousand strings of cash, and he also owned a herbal medicine shop.

Yun Liwan was much richer than Ximen Qing. In Yun Liwan's house, not counting the IOUs, there were more than 9,000 strings of cash. Wu Song was on his way home to report his safety to his brother who was worried about him.

When I reached Wang Po's Teahouse, which was only a few steps away from home, I heard the man in the teahouse say, "It seems that Meng Yulou has really climbed up the social ladder now. No wonder... No wonder Su Dutou stood up for him and sent me away with only fifty strings of cash..."

Wang Po sat aside and ate melon seeds, and asked, "It seems that... the Yang family's assets have now all been transferred to Su Dutou?"

"Of course not! Now, does anyone dare to ask? Does anyone dare to say anything? Look at me, I took the fifty strings of cash, so I have to swallow my anger, right?"

The man continued speaking, but his face showed helplessness, a bit of sarcasm, and even a bit of indignation.

Wang Po asked, "Did you spend all your money again?"

"What can you do with fifty strings of cash? What good can it do?"

Wang Po smiled and said, "You are unlucky, but Su Dutou is lucky. He can be said to have made a fortune this time."

Wu Song turned around to look, who else could it be but Uncle Zhang Si, a relative of the Yang family?
Wu Song walked into the teahouse and hit Zhang Si in the face with his fist as big as a clay pot: "You bastard, it turns out you were the one who talked about my brother behind his back. Today you have lost your teeth and your mouth is rotten. Let's see if you dare to say nonsense again..."

Wu Song really didn't use much strength, but he wanted to make this rascal faint immediately, and he had to let him know why he was being beaten.

Uncle Zhang got hit, turned around and saw Wu Song slapping him again. He kept saying, "I didn't say that, I didn't say that... I heard it from somewhere else..."

Wu Song was not willing to listen and just kept slapping his hands.

“It’s not me, it’s not me… Please spare my life…” Uncle Zhang begged for mercy again and again. After several times, he was speechless and his teeth were actually falling out.

People had gathered around to watch. Wu Song suddenly turned to look at Wang Po, walked over a few steps, stretched out his hand and grabbed her, raising a big slap: "Are you, a long-tongued old woman, talking nonsense?"

Frightened, Wang Po put her hands on her chest and waved them repeatedly: "I also heard it... How dare I make up rumors..."

No matter who it was, Wu Song just wanted to teach Wang Po a lesson, and the opportunity was right, so he slapped her hard. After a few slaps, he felt relieved and went to grab his fourth uncle Zhang.

He also cursed: "You bastard, my brother never knew Meng Yulou before, and he has been so busy lately that he hardly stays in Yanggu. How can he have the time to do those things? You rascal, in order to extort money from others, you dare to make up rumors and cause trouble behind my brother's back, ruining my brother's reputation. Who has my brother let down in Yanggu County?"

Then he was beaten again, and his mouth was naturally broken.

The crowds of people watching from both sides were already packed.

Then someone spoke up: "He deserves to be beaten. This is exactly what this brother said. Su Dutou has done a great favor to our Yanggu County. We cannot tolerate such foul language from such a scoundrel."

"Beat him, brother. Just beat this scoundrel Zhang Si to death..."

Wu Song slapped him again.

But next door, Wu Da heard the noise and came out, and immediately came to stop them: "Erlang, you can beat them, but don't let anyone get killed..."

Seeing Wu Da, Wu Song really stopped and looked around: "Let's see who dares to spread filthy rumors."

Wu Song stared around with his fierce eyes. When he stared at Wang Po, Wang Po was so frightened that her whole body trembled. She said quickly: "That's right, even if something happens, you shouldn't say dirty words. Su Dutou is still unmarried and Meng Yulou is a widow. If it comes true, it may be a good thing. If it doesn't come true, it's because Meng Yulou is not blessed..."

This is the meaning of praising Su Wu. Everyone listened and nodded, and it really made sense.

But Wu Song was still unhappy: "Yes, yes, no, no, no, no nonsense."

"That's right, that's right..." After being beaten, Wang Po just nodded repeatedly.

Wu Da then pulled his brother home quickly, and warned him: "Don't cause trouble for the captain..."

"Don't worry, brother. Nothing will happen. I will clear your name on this matter." Wu Song also came into the house.

But there was Pan Jinlian in the door. Just now, she saw through the crack of the door that Second Uncle was showing off his power. There were countless people watching, all of them with respect and admiration on their faces. At this moment, they looked at Second Uncle even more and liked him more and more.

Pan Jinlian's eyebrows were caressed by spring breeze at this moment. She went into the house to greet her second uncle and said, "Second uncle, don't be angry. Just calm down. I will prepare wine and food. When you get home, you can have a few drinks and feel tired..."

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