Water Margin Survival

Tonight, in Baozhu Temple, the lights are brightly lit, and the host Chao Gai ordered the young men to hold a banquet for Xu Ning, the honored guest from Dazhai in Liangshan.

"Originally, we were going to wait for Brother Wang Xian to come over today, and he would only rest when he was drunk! Who would have thought that Dong Ping slipped under your nose and went to Yunzhou, and Brother Wang Xian had to go down the mountain to take care of this person himself. I didn't handle things well!" Chao Gai said while shaking his head, apologizing to Xu Ning.

Seeing this, Xu Ning bowed his body and thanked him modestly: "If King Chao Tian hadn't mobilized the whole village to hold back the army attacking the Qing government, I, Liangshan, would not have been able to take down Zhujiazhuang so smoothly. As for Dong Ping's matter, it has nothing to do with Chao Tianwang, so don't blame yourself! Come on, my younger brother is here on behalf of my elder brother, and offer a bowl to Chao Tianwang!"

After Xu Ning finished speaking, he did it first as a respect. Chao Gai laughed and drank the wine, and said, "Teacher Xu is too polite! I think my brothers and I were wanted by the government when the birthday gang incident happened. Brother Wang’s protection, how could it be what it is today? Later Qingzhou’s soldiers came under pressure, and the Wang Lun brothers came to rescue them. Not to mention that they were in Jiangzhou not long ago. If they hadn’t got Wang Xiandi at that time, most of the people present would have given up. ! This time I didn’t make much effort in the cottage, it’s just a comparison with the officers and soldiers!”

After Chao Gai finished speaking, he sighed deeply, looked at the leaders under his command and said, "I, Chao Gai, would have died several times in this life if I hadn't won the nobleman Wang Xiandi! Now if my village can replace Wang Lun It is my honor, Chao Gai and all the brothers, to do a little bit of help, even if we go through fire and water, we will not hesitate!"

After Chao Gai finished speaking, his eyes turned from everyone present one by one. Song Jiang was in a daze. Seeing Chao Gai's gaze, he quickly raised the wine bowl to hide his embarrassment; Wu Yong, who was burdened in his heart, looked at each other, and both of them were smiling; Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye looked back at Chao Gai intently and nodded; Liu Tang grinned at Hua Rong, Hua Rong saw this, Raise your glass and look at this brother from afar.

Among the others, except for Han Bolong and Wang Daoren, they also know how to serve wine and make excuses for Chao Gai. From Mu Hong and Yan Shun onwards, they kept their heads down and did not make eye contact with Chao Gai; Bai Sheng and Li Zhong ranked lower. , because the leaders sitting next to them were all lukewarm, and the two of them couldn't be too outstanding. They raised their wine glasses awkwardly, but put them down embarrassingly.

Chao Gai didn't care, he raised his head suddenly, and drained the wine in the bowl. Seeing this, Song Jiang quickly drank the wine too. Naturally, Gongsun Sheng, Wu Yong and others would not neglect, only Mu Hong, Kong Ming and the like Dawdling, not dry, not crisp, the wine was on his lips, wanting to drink or not, Song Jiang saw this, and hurriedly said: "Come, respect Chao Tianwang and the king's leader!"

He knew that Chao Gai was a rough and brave man, and he usually didn't think too much about such things, but Gongsun Sheng and Wu Yong were not vegetarians, so they were very sensitive to this aspect, especially that Zhi Duoxing, who would spend all day when he was free. Sit there and think about people.

Seeing that Song Jiang raised his head, everyone raised their wine glasses and drank lively this time.

Xu Ning was born in the officialdom, how could he not understand these things before him.It's just that he is a guest, no matter how conflicts arise in the host's family, he is not easy to criticize, he just sighs for Chao Gai in his heart.

It's still good at home!

Xu Ning sighed secretly, if he was united in one mind, where would he find so many messy troubles?At this time, he couldn't help but miss his brothers in the cottage. Although it was less than half a month since he came out, his homesickness became more and more intense.

"I heard that Guizhai destroyed Zhujiazhuang this time, not to mention, and wiped out four or five thousand officials and troops in Yunzhou. The king's leader is really generous! I have two brothers, and I often hear Brother Chao Gai talking about the benefits of this hero, but it's a pity. Don't see each other!" Wen Zhongrong raised a glass of wine and said to Xu Ning.

"Brother, Leader Wang's village is full of outstanding people like Teacher Xu, and his troops are of course amazing! You don't see the six hundred horse troops in my village, and Teacher Xu practiced it for a few days. Everyone just looked at the momentum. It's different!" Cui Ye laughed.

Seeing this, Xu Ning said with a smile: "These are the two who have built a solid foundation. Not to mention the younger brother, even those who know how to train soldiers, it is impossible to change the old appearance of the entire team in a few days! The two of you Too much love, drink, drink!"

Hearing the words, Wu Yong smiled brightly, looked at Xu Ning and said, "Xiao Kewen, Zhujiazhuang is richer than the prince, maybe Guizhai will gain a lot this time?"

Xu Ning chuckled, and replied: "This little guy doesn't know! In these two days, my brother will come to thank me in person, and I'll find out when I ask!"

Wu Yongjian laughed and said, "That is, that is!"

"I'm waiting to gnaw bones and watch others eat meat, what's this called!" Han Bolong muttered when he saw it.

"Bolong! You're talking nonsense!" Chao Gai scolded Han Bolong when he saw that Han Bolong's old problem was repeated.Seeing this, Xu Ning hurriedly got up to persuade him.I saw Han Bolong drooping his head, and said: "His cottage family has a great business, rich and food, we can't compare with it. If Brother Song hadn't laid the foundation to support us these days, we would have gone to the wind!"

With a bang, Liu Tangyuan opened his eyes, smashed the wine bowl in his hand to the ground, pointed at Han Bolong and cursed: "Fuck you! If Brother Wang Lun hadn't saved my life several times, I'll see you take it!" What a waste of food! How did Erlong Mountain come here? Who kept the money and food in the treasury? Don’t tell me you don’t know!”

Seeing Liu Tang not saving face in front of so many people, Han Bolong trembled with anger.Chao Gai saw that the commotion was unseemly, and wanted to get up and get angry, but was persuaded by Xu Ning's rhetoric. Song Jiang stared at the dishes on the table, looking very absorbedly, as if he hadn't heard the hot scene at the banquet at all.

Kong Ming, Kong Liang and the others were even more happy to watch the fun. Both Han Bolong and Liu Tang were the ones who robbed Chao Tianwang of the birthdate, so they were on the same line. Watching them fight in the nest at this time, they feel secretly refreshed.

Gongsun Sheng saw that these two were making a fuss, so he made some people laugh at him in vain, and got up to smooth things over.

Mu Hong coughed, got up and said, "On the edge of Jiangzhou, the Lord Wangzhai saved our lives. This time, let's pay back in the cottage and make trouble in the Xiqing Mansion. It's also a courtesy. I, Mu Hong, was the first to agree. It’s just that we have to eat, we can’t always play tricks with others, for such a big event in the future, I think it’s best for Brother Chao Gai to discuss it with his brothers before making a decision!”

"Regarding the major issues of the cottage, Brother Chao Gai naturally wants to discuss with the brothers and listen to everyone's opinions! It's just that my brother is the owner of the cottage, if he doesn't get the approval of everyone when he makes a decision in the future, won't he be able to speak up? ?” Wu Yong sat on the chair and looked at Mu Hong with a smile.

Mu Hong told Wu Yong to ask back that he was furious, he was the king and hegemony in Jieyang Town, how could he have been so angry, he was about to explode, and suddenly Song Jiang said: "Brother Mu Hong is drunk, drunk! "

Song Jiang woke up from the dream in time, looked at Mu Hong sternly, and gave Xue Yong a wink, Xue Yong hurriedly got up to support Mu Hong, and said: "Brother, I've had too much wine, go and rest !" Mu Hong got up abruptly, cupped his hands hastily in the direction of the core person sitting at the front of the wine table, and left the temple, Xue Yong hurriedly followed after seeing this.

Seeing that Mu Hong was upset, Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye looked at each other, and then Wen Zhongrong expressed his opinion: "Wu Junjun is right! What is the owner of the cottage? It means the same as the owner of the family! It is this "family" "The person who made up his mind, the head of the house made up his mind, and the family listened to it, so there is so much to say!" Although Mu Hong was not there, Bao Buqi and other people also had the same idea, Wen Zhongrong said mercilessly.

Gongsun Sheng glanced at Wu Yong with a smile, and found that he has been more reliable recently, and it seems that suffering can sharpen one's will. He listened to Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye with emotion, and expressed his opinion: " Although the village master's words are not meant to be golden, but he still counts what he says, everyone must understand their own duties!"

"Okay, let me say a few words! I, Erlongshan and Liangshan, broke the bones and connected the tendons! Everyone, it's better not to talk about outsiders in the future! Fortunately, here are all good men, and they won't say anything about you. If it spreads If you go outside, they will say that you are ungrateful and don't know what to do!" Hua Rong also said.

Mu Hong's words were very serious, and he used Liang Shan as an excuse to imply that Chao Gai's actions were inappropriate. Everyone here is a sensible person, so everyone's rebuttals are not light. To put it bluntly, one can imagine the shock it brought to other leaders who had never spoken.

Song Jiang can be considered to have fully felt what it means to respond to all calls.

At this time, Chao Gai hadn't spoken yet, and the top leaders of the cottage all supported him. At this time, the power of ranking was revealed, and the leaders who were close to him were either ranked in the middle or at the bottom of the ranking. When he spoke, his aura dropped by three points before he even opened his mouth. How can he have the confidence of a top-ranked hero when he speaks?

Even if they opened their mouths, it would be the same as Mu Hong just now, not to mention that they had no effect, and they would become targets.

Although it was a case-by-case discussion, even Hua Rong expressed his preference for Chao Gai. At this time, Song Jiang felt a lonely coldness spreading in his heart.

In my life, if I want to realize my ambition, I only have this last chance left.If you can't grasp it well, don't you regret it for the rest of your life?

But how should I start to change my current predicament in the Shanzhai?

Song Jiang thought hard.

"Report! Liang Shanbo sent a message that the leader of the village, the white-clothed gentleman Wang, brought Jiao Ting, Lu Fang, and Guo Sheng, the leaders of the village, to visit Chao Tianwang in person! He will arrive at the Beiqing River in half an hour!"

The urgent report from outside Baozhu Temple shocked everyone in the temple, only to hear Hua Rong say: "I heard that Dong Ping, the gun general, is one of the most powerful generals in the imperial army, brother Wang Lun took care of him so quickly?"

Chao Gai gave a hearty smile and said, "So I feel relieved. I was worried that Dong Ping would cause trouble to Liangshan in the past! This is the best way, let's go! Everyone go to the river to meet Wang Lunxian !"

"Brother...Brother..." Seeing that everyone was getting ready to leave, only Song Jiang was in a daze, Hua Rong stepped forward and called him.

"Ah!? What?" Song Jiang woke up like a dream, and looked at Huarong in a gaffe. (To be continued.)