Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 68: The Supervisor's Joke
Su Wu asked again: "Do you want to live?"

Zhu Gui nodded immediately.

What personal feelings did Zhu Gui have with Chao Gai and his gang? Maybe there would be some in the future, but now, they had only just met for a short time.

Su Wu came here with this in mind.

At this time, Liangshan had no strength and no people's hearts. The person who could really win all of this over, the person who could really bring great development to Liangshan, had not yet arrived. That person was called Song Jiang, the guardian of the country.

"Since you want to live..." Su Wu stood up from his seat and looked at the people in front of him, Wu Song, Lin Mao, Luan Tingyu, and Li Cheng.

He didn't shy away from it and continued, "Then you should run the hotel well from now on."

"Ah?" Zhu Gui was completely stunned.

Wu Song had already turned the corner and said, "My brother asked you to run the hotel well here, what's wrong with that?"

Zhu Gui nodded again immediately: "I understand, I understand."

Su Wu looked at Zhu Gui and it seemed that he really understood.

Zhu Gui asked again, "Then...then the eunuch will not take me to the government office?"

Su Wu smiled and said, "Since you understand, you don't need to go to the government office. Just live a good life. Good days are waiting for you. If you have made meritorious service, you will not only be rewarded with money, but you will also be an official in the future."

"Really?" Zhu Gui's eyes were fixed.

"It's hard to say how high an official position you can get. You can be a captain, a lieutenant, or a military officer. Perhaps it's no problem." Su Wu made such promises. However, if Zhu Gui could really do a good job, he could have the chance to have his share of the prize.

"Then..." Zhu Gui's mind was spinning rapidly. He looked around and asked, "Then... after seeing it today, I don't know how many people saw it. How can I hide it?"

Su Wu just smiled: "It's not difficult..."

Zhu Gui was full of worry. Isn't this difficult? When spies do this kind of thing, they have to be cautious and avoid being seen. Now that it is so public, can it still be covered up?
"Just wait for someone to come." Su Wu was very relaxed, and said: "Bring tea, wine and food..."

Zhu Gui stood up quickly and said, "Yes, yes, I will prepare it right away."

Zhu Gui immediately went to the kitchen and looked back secretly. No one was following him. He was still panicking and couldn't help wondering whether he should escape.
I also looked behind the house, and saw men on horseback and in armor surrounding it tightly...

I can't escape, and I wonder if it's necessary to escape. Is there any big crime on my record? Or have I offended some high-ranking officials?
Now that this opportunity is before my eyes, I think about it... think about it...

Zhu Gui calmed himself down, looked outside the house again, and called back a few cooks and servants. The people who were inside and outside the store just now were all under surveillance outside the store, and none of them were let go...

This Supervisor Su is really meticulous in his actions!

A table full of dishes was slowly served. When all the dishes were served, the sound of rustling food could be heard on the official road outside the door.

With about two hundred men and a dozen horses, Zhu Tonglei arrived.

One of these two men was Zhu Tong, who had a beard down to his chest and was known as the Man with Beautiful Beard. He was the head of the cavalry in Yuncheng County at that time. The reason Chao Gai and Song Jiang were able to escape was because he allowed them to leave without permission.

This man is actually very loyal, and the bandits in Liangshan also remember his kindness.

But in the future, the way the people of Liangshan repay their gratitude is a little hard to accept. Zhu Tong just wants to live a normal life. Even if he is convicted and exiled to Cangzhou, his life will get better and better.

But the people of Liangshan insisted on luring him to the mountain, and personally destroyed Zhu Tong's last hope of a normal life. This is also a disgusting story.

Lei Heng is the captain of the infantry, he started out as a cattle butcher, a serious dog butcher, nicknamed the Winged Tiger, he has extraordinary arm strength and jumping ability.

These two people have a very good relationship.

As soon as they entered the store, Lei Heng shouted loudly, "Where is the thief?"

Zhu Tong was different. He looked around the room first, then walked towards Su Wu and bowed, "Is this Su Dujian of Dongping Prefecture?"

"It's me!" Su Wu also bowed slightly.

Zhu Tong immediately bowed again: "Greetings to Supervisor Su."

Lei Heng was a little slower and also bowed: "Greetings to Supervisor Su."

"Sit down!" Su Wu raised his hand to invite him.

The two men looked at the table of food and wine and sat down. Lei Heng asked first, "Captain, the magistrate saw the official document and immediately sent two of us here. I wonder where the thief is?"

"Not yet!" Su Wu smiled, and then looked at the soldiers who came in with the two captains, and said, "I have some official secrets to discuss with you two captains, you two can go out first."

A few soldiers waited for a while, and when they saw Zhu Tong turn around and nod, they went out.

At this point, Zhu Tong asked, "What did the chief supervisor order?"

Su Wu's smile faded, and he looked at Zhu Tong and suddenly asked, "Captain Zhu, you first let the great thief Chao Gai go without permission, and then you also let Song Jiang, who killed Yan Poxi, go. Do you still have the laws and disciplines of the country in your heart?"

When these words were spoken, Zhu Tong was instantly shocked, and even his hand was on his sword, as if he was about to draw his sword.

Lei Heng turned around to look at Zhu Tong first...

This scene was quite interesting. But Su Wu smiled again and asked, "Captain, do you want to fight the government troops? Are you really going to join the group?"

Zhu Tong immediately removed his hand from his sword, took a deep breath, put on a calm expression, and forced a smile: "How can the chief eunuch joke like that?"

"Do you think I'm joking?" Su Wu actually had a smile on his face.

Lei Heng said, "Su Dujian, you can't slander me!"

"Really?" Su Wu still smiled and looked at Lei Heng: "How about you ask your good brother to see if I am slandering you?"

Lei Heng really went to look at Zhu Tong, but Zhu Tong didn't look at Lei Heng, but only at Su Wu. His face changed several times, and he said: "The eunuch is joking..."

Lei Heng seemed to have noticed something and turned around to look outside the door. Lei Heng's loyalty was indeed genuine.

However, the hundred or so men in armor and riding horses outside the door were definitely not comparable to the yamen runners and soldiers of Yuncheng County.

Su Wu turned to Zhu Gui and said, "Boss, pour some wine!"

Zhu Gui's heart was already in turmoil as he watched this scene. Upon hearing this, he hurried forward to pour wine.

"Drink a cup first..." Su Wu raised the cup first.

Zhu Tong also raised his cup, and Lei Heng followed suit, and the three of them drank together.

Su Wu put down his wine glass and spoke slowly again: "I rode my horse along the official road, while the bandits walked and had to take the small roads. I am afraid they will not arrive here until midnight today. Among this group of bandits, there is Wu Yong, the Ruan brothers, and Zhu Dutou. I came here to meet Chao Gai and Wu Yong. Zhu Dutou is the middleman, so it should not be difficult, right?"

Zhu Tong asked: "The supervisor is an official, and they are thieves. If this kind of meeting were to spread, aren't you afraid of being accused of collusion with thieves?"

"Collaborating with the enemy? Aren't you collaborating with the enemy? Aren't you sitting here quietly?" Su Wu asked back.

Zhu Tong was silent for a moment.

"I see two people, Chao Gai and Wu Yong. How about you trouble Captain Zhu to take a boat from the reed marsh behind the store to the mountain stronghold?" Su Wu turned around and motioned Zhu Gui to pour more wine.

Zhu Tong raised his hand and pointed at Zhu Gui: "Why doesn't the supervisor let him go?"

"Shopkeeper Zhu? He doesn't have the face to do that." Su Wu smiled and shook his head.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Gui sighed inwardly. He really didn't have the face to persuade Chao Gai to meet the military commander of Dongping Prefecture.

Zhu Tong asked, "Isn't it possible that the chief supervisor wants to use my humble position to capture all the Liangshan leaders in one fell swoop?"

"If we want to catch them all in one fell swoop, we would not have known you were coming here today..." Su Wu replied.

Zhu Tong frowned and thought for a moment, then asked, "Will Wu Xuejiu and his companions really come here tonight?"

Zhu Tong naturally didn't believe it.

"Wu Yong thought I was definitely unaware of these bandits' affairs. There is food and drink here, a boat is waiting, and Shopkeeper Zhu is guarding here. There are no government troops chasing them, so how could he not come?"

Su Wu drank it himself and did not raise the cup with the other two.

"The chief eunuch is really capable. If Master Wu really comes here tonight, I will go up the mountain and ask him for me!" Zhu Tong obviously understood something.

This Supervisor Su doesn't seem to really want to suppress the bandits.

Not wanting to suppress bandits is actually... a good thing.

If we really talk face to face, the topic should be... how to live in peace? Is this a good way to get by?

Or something else?
Zhu Tong couldn't think of these things, but he knew that maybe Wu Yong could think of them.

The thing at hand is that Zhu Tong also has a family, and he has never thought of becoming a bandit.

Su Wu had already got Zhu Tong under control, and it was also because Zhu Tong's own flaws were too big. Others didn't know about them, so how could Su Wu not know?
"Okay! Call all your men to wait in the store. You two will just follow me to the entrance to stop them. This way, you will be respectable." Su Wu stood up and walked out of the store.

The purpose of this move is to completely destroy the mentality and confidence of the people of Liangshan when facing Su Wu, especially Wu Yong's mentality when facing Su Wu.

He wanted Wu Yong to feel his heart beating fast whenever he heard the name Su Wu in the future, to be a little afraid and cowardly, and to have more concerns and scruples.

There is another point, that is Zhu Gui. From then on, any movement in Liangshan was under Su Wu's eyes and ears, and he would no longer be so passive.

This was the third plan in Su Wu’s mind. If you keep a thief, you have to trap him!

Looking back, I will go back to fiddle with the chosen worker. This is the fourth part of this series of plans.

Only after several attempts could Su Wu feel at ease to do other things.

As for Dong Ping, tonight is the day he will die.

Lure the snake out of its hole in front of you, and it won't make your ambush foolproof. Only by waiting for it tonight can you be sure of success.

(End of this chapter)