Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 82: Wu Song, the Hair-Plucking Tiger (for the leader [In the Clouds])
Early in the morning, Su Wu got on a car in an alley, and Luan Tingyu came to drive.

Inside the car, there were two tightly wrapped bodies, tied up with countless ropes.

Su Wu sighed and said, "Go out to the east city..."

I was overly worried at first, and when I was leaving the city, no one came forward to check carefully.

In this way, we went straight to Yanggu County, Dongping Prefecture.

It would be easy to get a few bandits to kill them. There isn't much else in Dongping Prefecture, but there are quite a few bandits, especially those in Liangshanpo.

In this matter, it is time for Zhu Gui to make a formal pledge of allegiance. Let Zhu Gui give a message that the people who went out to buy things for Liangshan must be the ones Chao Gai, Wu Yong and others trust more. Just kill a few of them...

All the way back, they arrived at Jingyang Ridge again. There was indeed a road being repaired on Jingyang Ridge, but there were not many people working on it. Su Wu looked at it several times and then went up the mountain to the north of Jingyang Ridge. There was a lot of activity on the mountain.

Those who chisel stone chisel stone, those who carry soil carry soil, and those who cut wood cut wood.

Seeing Lin Mao, Lin Mao also took Su Wu to look around, saying that there was food stored here, water stored there, a watchtower built here, and a circle of fortress walls over there...

The fort is not big and is built along the mountain, so it has an excellent location.

Su Wu was actually satisfied, but at this moment he said: "The fort needs to be bigger, as many people will come in the future."

Lin Mao also asked, "Brother, who else is coming?"

Su Wu was actually unsure, so he replied: "Maybe we will station troops here in the future."

Of course, this is not necessarily the case, it just changes with the situation. At this time, Su Wu was thinking about the matter of Erlong Mountain in Qingzhou, which is the matter of Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi.

If they could fool people, Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi would have several hundred men under their command, and they would need a place to settle them. It would be a good idea to pick out some young and strong ones to join the army, and settle the others here.

Lin Mao nodded: "Then expand it again and build it to accommodate only one or two thousand people."

"You can build fewer houses for now, and build more slowly when there are more people, but the walls of the fortress need to be expanded." Su Wu ordered, and also said: "I will send someone to bring you another 2,000 strings of cash in the next two days."

During the Northern Song Dynasty, both the government and the people were very enthusiastic about building forts. In the past, when Fan Zhongyan fought against the Xixia people, the main tactic in the later period was to build forts.

Nowadays, there are many official and folk forts in Shandong. For example, Hua Rong's Qingfeng Fort is an official fort, while Zengtou City and Dulonggang Sanzhuang are folk forts.

After inspecting Jingyang Ridge, Su Wu took the two corpses and went to Yanggu County, which was on the way.

Let’s go to the river pier first.

As soon as I arrived, I saw a sea of ​​people gathered around to watch the fun.

The crowd was also booing:

"Fight beat!"

"This guy is really blind. General Wu is here to collect taxes, and he still dares to talk nonsense!"

"Beat him! Beat him to death! It's funny that several people with swords can't beat the lieutenant general with bare hands!"

"What kind of hero are you? You said so much! But it turns out you are just a coward!"

"General Wu, beat him to death!"

It’s really not a big deal to watch the excitement.

Then he could hear Wu Da's voice shouting, "Forget it, Erlang, forget it..."

Su Wu walked into the crowd with a smile. Someone recognized him first and shouted, "General Su is here!"

Everyone turned around and made way for him, with greetings coming one after another.

Su Wu walked straight in and saw seven or eight people falling to the ground on the stone platform of the dock. Wu Song was standing there showing off his might and turned around to look at Su Wu.

Wu Da really blocked Wu Song's way and stopped him. At this time he turned around to look at Su Wu.

Wu Song stepped forward and bowed: "Brother, you are back from Daming Mansion?"

Su Wu smiled and nodded: "No one was killed, right?"

Wu Song just kept shaking his head: "We are officials, how can we kill people casually?"

That's the truth. Su Wu nodded and looked at Wu Da. Wu Da smiled naively and bowed.

"Show me the account you made..." Su Wu gestured to Wu Da.

Wu Da quickly turned around and went to a house, took out the account book and handed it to Su Wu.

Su Wu flipped through it, then looked at Wu Da: "Not bad, not bad, really good, very clear, with many notes, each stroke is well-organized, not messy at all."

"Hehe...How dare I be perfunctory about the general's affairs." Wu Da smiled naively.

Su Wu then asked Wu Song: "Is the tax easy to collect?"

Wu Song simply raised his head, looked around at the crowd, and replied, "No one dares not to hand it over!"

There were actually quite a few people who lowered their heads and dared not look Wu Song in the eye.

Then the tax collector came to answer: "General, I don't know, but now the soldiers on this dock have a nickname."

"There is such a thing? Tell me about it..." Su Wu was really curious.

"That's it..." The tax collector looked at Wu Song and seemed embarrassed to say it.

Because Wu Song was waving his hands: "Oh, that's really unpleasant to hear."

"Tell me about it..." Su Wu raised his hand.

Wu Song said with an embarrassed look on his face: "Some people call me 'hair-plucking tiger' in private. I don't know who called me that. If I knew it, I would pluck out all the hair on his body."

"It's really unpleasant to hear, no, no!" Su Wu waved his hands. He wanted to laugh out loud after hearing it, but it was really unpleasant to hear, so he held it back and did not laugh out loud.

If you pluck the feathers of a passing goose, you will pluck the feathers of a tiger.

I really feel sorry for Wu Song's great skills.

Su Wu stood up and walked out of the crowd: "Erlang, you continue to collect taxes. You don't have to see me off. I'm going to Dongping Prefecture now!"

As soon as he was about to leave the crowd, Su Wu could not help thinking about the day when someone would shout: Are you Wu Song, the hairy tiger?

"Ha ha……"

Su Wu couldn't help it and just laughed out loud.

Wu Song, who was in the crowd, heard Su Wu laughing so loudly that his face darkened and he glared at everyone around him: "If anyone dares to give me a nickname again, I will break both of your legs if I hear it!"

Everyone in the room was silent as hell upon hearing this, and they really didn't dare to look any longer. They didn't know it before, but now countless people have seen with their own eyes that this General Su's brother is truly terrifying.

On the dock and in the boats on the river, people coming and going from the north and south, no matter how brave or fierce you are, no one can survive more than three or five rounds at the hands of this soldier.

This kind of beating drama could be seen at the dock every day, one or two, three or five, or even seventeen or eighteen people. General Wu would only take one person and force them to lie on the ground and beg for mercy, and then pay the tax honestly.

The plucked tiger is apparently worthy of its name.

But this nickname is too ugly. Is it okay to call him Wu Song, the plucked tiger?

Su Wu also knew that collecting taxes was really hated by people!

Su Wu carried the two corpses and continued on his way to Dongping Prefecture.

Since he had to pass Dulonggang, he thought about it and decided not to enter the village and just went all the way to Dongping Prefecture.

Let's go back to the barracks first. We can't keep the corpse for too long. Even if the weather is not hot, it will stink if we keep it for too long. We must solve the case within three to five days. Su Wu doesn't have to do this himself. Now that Su Wu has more and more people he can trust, he can just let Luan Tingyu take Li Cheng and a few hunters and ride south to Yuncheng County.

He also brought a letter from Su Wu to Zhu Gui, and told Luan Tingyu to be careful and on guard, and to test Zhu Gui's intentions.

Zhu Gui was in charge of all the liaisons for Liangshan's purchases and even the arrangements for the moored boats. He knew that this was the time to hand in his loyalty, and it would be interesting to see whether he would do so or not.

In fact, Su Wu was also confident that Zhu Gui would definitely make such a pledge of allegiance.

Luan Tingyu took the cart with the two corpses and left with Li Cheng and a dozen other hunters.

In the military camp, the training was in full swing, and the ranks were becoming more and more well-organized.

Su Wu went to look at the wall of honor and saw that Li Yunlong was on the list again, his ranking was getting higher and higher, and he was already third.

Su Wu wrote down all the names on the wall of honor, then returned to the classroom and ordered people to call them one by one.

He called them one by one, gave them some instructions, took out a dozen coins, and reminded them: "I gave them to you privately, please keep them well and don't tell anyone else."

Everyone thanked him profusely, nodded repeatedly, and their faces were full of glory.

Finally, he called Li Yunlong over and stuffed twenty coins into his pocket, then said, "You're really good. You've already come in third in the race. If you come in first, I'll give you another hundred coins in private."

Li Yunlong did not refuse, but said excitedly: "General, rest assured, I will be the first tomorrow."

"Work hard and save all your money. If you save a lot, send it back home to your mother. Then, after saving for a while, you can get married and build a house. You know what I mean."

Su Wu was really concerned. It was not easy for this good family girl to earn some money.

Li Yunlong nodded: "General, I know, I don't spend it recklessly, I save it all."

"Well, go ahead..." Su Wu waved his hand.

Li Yunlong bowed and asked, "General, will you come to see me run early tomorrow morning?"

Su Wu nodded and said, "I'll come and see you early tomorrow morning. If you come first, I'll give you the money in person tonight."

"Okay!" Li Yunlong had a determined look on his face. He put the hundred coins in his arms, patted his chest, felt relieved, and then went out.

Su Wu looked at Li Yunlong's back and had an idea. He wanted to select a personal guard, a cavalry of about a hundred people, to follow him closely. Li Yunlong would be the deputy captain among them, and the captain would be Li Cheng.

As soon as the training was over, Lin Chong discussed with Zhu Long, Hu Cheng and others about who would win the awards today. After the discussion, they sent over the list.

Su Wu went to the general's platform in person and went through a lot of ceremony.

Then Su Wu continued to practice and fought with Lin Chong on horseback for an hour.

He was also extremely tired, so he had his meal together with his soldiers.

After eating, Su Wu took Lin Chong back to the classroom, as he had something to say.

Su Wu started with a small talk: "Yang Tixia, how have my spear and cudgel skills improved these days?"

Lin Chong replied, "The general's rapid progress is not false. It's not that the general is already very skilled, but that the general has become very skilled in all kinds of tactics. The general is very brave. If he meets an ordinary person, he will just kill him. Even if he really meets a real master, he will not be defeated in a fight of 20 to 30 rounds."

Su Wu asked again: "What if I fight you to death?"

"Same thing. After twenty or thirty rounds, the commander and I can be evenly matched!" Lin Chong answered seriously.

Su Wu was not complacent when he heard this, but said: "It's only twenty or thirty rounds, it seems I need to practice harder!"

"The chief eunuch has worked hard enough," said Lin Chong.

"Then persevere and practice more." Su Wu was also encouraging himself.

"You are not only brave in heart, but also have such a strong body and excellent comprehension. Don't worry, you will become a top master in this field in the future!" Lin Chong replied.

Su Wu nodded and got down to business: "In a few days, you will go to Qingzhou with me."

"What's the matter?" Lin Chong asked.

"Meeting an old friend." Su Wu sighed.

Lin Chong's heart tightened: "Captain, how can I see my old friend? If I really see my old friend, won't it cause trouble to the captain?"

"I can see this old friend, he can't harm me..." Su Wu replied.

"I wonder which old friend it is?" Lin Chong really didn't know who Su Wu was talking about.

"Lu Tijie." Su Wu said seriously.

"Who?" Lin Chong was stunned, thinking he had heard wrongly.

"Lu Da, Lu Zhishen, was Lu Tingxia under the command of Mr. Xiaozhong in the past." Su Wu said with a smile.

"Where is he? Is he in Qingzhou?" Lin Chong obviously had not heard from Lu Zhishen for a long time.

"He has become a bandit with the Green-Faced Beast Yang Zhi at Erlong Mountain in Qingzhou. I would like to invite the two of them to come here and be your colleagues."

Su Wu put it bluntly.

Lin Chong was obviously very surprised. His face was covered with gauze, and his eyes were red and tearful. He just said, "Okay, okay, if the eunuch can find him, it would be great... But he is also a criminal... I'm afraid it will be difficult to hide it."

Lin Chong immediately thought of the difficulty, and he also knew that Su Dujian really wanted to take him in and was not afraid of the risks.

Su Wu shook his head, "He is guilty in the northwest, and it is thousands of miles away in Shandong. He is not afraid of being difficult to conceal. How many people in Shandong know him? On the contrary, Yang Zhi, the Green-faced Beast, committed a crime in Daming Prefecture, which is so close, so it is easy to be exposed."

"Then... what should we do?" Lin Chong asked anxiously. He knew that Lu Zhishen valued friendship the most. If Su Wu could not settle Yang Zhi, Lu Zhishen would never come.

"There is a place for him to go, but it depends on whether he is willing. It is not easy to keep Yang Zhi in the army, but there is a mountain stronghold on the north mountain of Jingyang Ridge. He can hide there. It is in the territory of Dongping Prefecture, so it is easy to cover up."

In fact, Su Wu had already made up his mind, but he just needed some skills to explain it to Lin Chong.

Lin Chong nodded his head and said, "That's great. When are we going to leave?"

Lin Chong was already anxious because the only person in this world who was truly sincere to him was Lu Zhishen.

Seeing Su Wu in front of him, Lin Chong actually felt a little complicated. Perhaps Su Wu could only be considered half for the time being.

Su Wu himself did not care about these things. There was still a long time to go. It depended on people's hearts. Only the long-term would allow him to succeed. He just said, "No hurry. Once the military training is in good order and Master Luan can take over easily, you and I will set off for Qingzhou."

"No problem, it will take three to five days at most for Master Luan to take over." Lin Chong was already impatient, and when he looked at Su Wu again, there was even more gratitude in his eyes.

If this could be accomplished, it would add a ray of light into Lin Chong's dark life.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you in the next three to five days." Su Wu nodded, and felt more at ease. As long as Lin Chong was willing to help do this, the success rate of fooling Lu Zhishen would greatly increase.

Yang Zhi is actually very easy to fool. This guy has never had the intention of being a thief. He is determined to revive the former glory of the Yang family. It all depends on how Su Wu promises.

As long as Yang Zhi believes that Su Wu can help him get rid of the guilt, Yang Zhi will definitely die under his command and will surely be a brave general in the future battlefield.

Lin Chong bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Chief Supervisor, for your thoughtfulness and efforts for me!"

Lin Chong misunderstood this matter and thought that Su Wu was doing all this for him. Even Lu Zhishen went to find out where he was going, so it must have been difficult.

But Su Wu did not explain this misunderstanding, it was an excellent misunderstanding.

Su Wu simply replied: "Since you have joined my army, I will treat you like a brother!"

Lin Chong was even more moved by what he heard. He could not resist the gift and said, "I will die for you, the governor!"

"That's all we have to say about this matter. You go and do your thing!" Su Wu waved his hand and said no more.

(This chapter is for the first leader [In the Clouds], thank you very much! Thank you brothers for your subscriptions and votes, 13,000 today... I am already weak, exhausted, and my body is hollowed out...)
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