Water Margin Survival

At noon on the second day, Wang Lun asked Zou's uncle and nephew to hold a banquet in Dengyun Mountain. After the nearly 5000 people in the mountain had a feast, the Liangshan army divided into four groups. The leaders bid farewell at the gate of the village. Run towards their respective goals.

Han Shizhong and Jiao Ting each brought fifty personal guards, pretended to be horse dealers, entered Dengzhou City first, and each found a hotel to stay.One of these two leaders is a military officer, and the other has a strong aura of recklessness. He also carries orders and prohibitions, and has a temperament different from ordinary people. unnecessary trouble.

Guo Sheng led the remaining 400 people to ambush in the mountain stream outside the city, and when the appointed time came, he drove to the east gate of Dengzhou for a round.Wang Lun took Lu Fang and Yang Lin to escort a few medicine carts, and walked leisurely on the main road into the city.From time to time, five or seven people or a dozen people in disguise from Dengyun Mountain passed by Wang Lun. Seizing the door.

It was not without reason that Wang Lun maintained a rather relaxed mood at this time.

In the original trajectory, Sun Xin and his wife wrapped up Sun Li who had no choice, together with more than 20 people from Zou's uncle and nephew, they ran amok in this city.After breaking through the prison and rescuing the Xie brothers, not only did they not flee in a panic, they even managed to kill the chief accomplice Kongmu Wangzheng's family. This shows how lax the city's defenses are.

At this time, Wang Lun has more than a thousand soldiers and horses under his command. Although it is hard to say the fighting strength of the five hundred minions who climbed Yunshan Mountain, Wang Lun still knows the ability of his own battalion of personal guards.In addition, there are a group of powerful leaders such as Han Shizhong, Jiao Ting, and Lu Fang, and Yang Lin has found out the way. Wang Lun now has the ability to calm down.

During the discussion yesterday, Sun Xin seemed to be touched by everyone's loyalty, and offered to ask Mrs. Gu to pretend to be sick, so that he could invite his very good brother to a hotel outside the city.Avoid causing trouble for the city raiding army.At that time, Mrs. Gu couldn't help it, and let out a cold snort.Seeing this, Han Shizhong was thoughtful, and looked at Sun Xin for a while. Although he didn't say anything to embarrass him, he didn't think much of his elder brother Chi Sunli.

Wang Lun politely declined the suggestion at the time.As a person who is familiar with the whole incident, he was a little worried that Mrs. Gu would be on the same track as before. She couldn't bear to speak out, and forced Sun Li, who had a ghost in her heart, into a corner. In the end, she had to choose between the two evils. Light (if you don't save your cousin, you will lose your brother).If it really develops to this point, what kind of unfavorable reputation will he bear?And as a small bureaucrat who is dedicated to climbing up.This is definitely a fatal stain on his official career.

After all, even if corrupt officials employ people, they will not use a ruthless and cold-blooded person who makes him feel uneasy all the time.

Sun Li obviously knew how difficult this choice was. Although he was ruthless, he was not stupid.At that time, if he was forced to be helpless, he might still be wrapped up in Liangshan by his younger brother and sister-in-law as before, and then sell his fellow student Luan Tingyu as an advancement stone.Of course, now Luan Tingyu has been released by Wang Lun.He wanted to sell but had no choice but to sell.However, the values ​​in this person's heart were shaped as early as more than ten years of official career.

Judging from his inaction when he was an official, and his active actions after he fell into the grass, Sun Li is a man.He is not a person who can make friends with loyalty and influence with friendship.In this person's heart, the first consideration is always his own interests, and other people, including blood relatives and fellow disciples, are equally insignificant.You can even pretend to be deaf and dumb and watch the former die unjustly and ruthlessly betray the latter for your own future.

It can be said that such a person is not weak, but cold-blooded and selfish.It is completely incompatible with the current Liangshan Park.

The biggest difference between Wang Lun's Liangshan and Song Jiang's Liangshan is that Wang Lun set a hidden red line for this paradise, blocking many people who are not worthy of being called heroes.The current Liangshan is a group based on loyalty. All the men on the mountain are loyal brothers who can cut off their heads and change their necks, and are willing to trust their lives. In this cottage, Wang Lun is also extremely willing to invite him to go up the mountain to be a high-ranking chair.

But people like Sun Li and Dong Ping, who can ruin a pot of porridge with a piece of rat shit, no matter how good their martial arts are, Wang Lun is determined not to let them ruin Liangshan's current hard-won situation.

If you keep such a person by your side as a teammate, it will be far more threatening than an enemy.There are so many heroes in the world, and these two are the ones who cheated Luan Tingyu and Zhang Qing.

"Senior officer, the city of Dengzhou is ahead!" Lu Fang reminded, interrupting Wang Lun who was meditating.Seeing that he looked up, he saw the outline of Dengzhou City Gate appearing in front of him.

This once famous seaside town in the north of the Song Dynasty was gradually replaced by Mingzhou in the south after being deprived of its maritime trade functions, and gradually declined.It's just that a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. Two or three years later, when the envoys of the emerging Kingdom of Jin first landed in the Northern Song Dynasty, they were shocked by this bustling city that they had never seen before, and immediately became the most important thing in their eyes. Brilliant and magnificent crystallization of human civilization.

"From noon to now, everyone is tired, tell the guys to rest, we are not in a hurry!" Wang Lun turned around and ordered.

Yang Lin responded immediately, and hurriedly told everyone to stop and rest. The fellows were all climbers from Mount Yunshan. Seeing how considerate the big boss was, they all sat around smiling, holding their caps and coats, fanning themselves in the cool breeze. heat.Lu Fang took the gourd and handed it to Wang Lun first. Wang Lun took it with a smile, took a sip of water, and pointed in the direction of the brothers. Lu Fang nodded with a smile, took another wine, and shared it with everyone to quench their thirst.

It is said that when Wang Lun and others were taking a rest, they suddenly saw a hale and hearty old official who seemed to have reached the age of destiny, and came out of the city with a few entourages.When passing by the convoy where Wang Lun was, the old man unconsciously took a second look. Wang Lun saw that this man had an extraordinary appearance, not angry but mighty, rather like a character. He was a little curious immediately, got up and saluted, and at the same time looked at him. stand up.

Seeing Wang Lun's aura, and seeing that he was neither overbearing nor humble, the old man did not leave. He got off his horse and walked towards Wang Lun, asking, "Scholar?"

Seeing his abrupt question, Wang Lun cupped his hands and smiled and said, "Mr. Lao Lao is willing to ask, but Xiao Ke has studied for several years, but has no chance of official career and lives in the Jianghu!"

Seeing that Wang Lun didn't look decadent at this time, the official nodded slightly, stepped forward to look at Wang Lun's goods, Wang Lun smiled and said: "They are all medicinal materials, ready to go to the city to sell!"

"Scholars sell medicinal materials..." The official showed a hint of heartache on his face, shook his head, and just swallowed the remaining half of the sentence.

Seeing this official, Wang Lun was somewhat interested, and said with a smile: "It's ashamed to say! Ten years of cold windows can't be exchanged for an opportunity to share the country's worries, and Xiao Ke doesn't know how to farm grains, so he has to do what he can to support himself With this group of guys!"

"It's a good thing to be self-reliant, but don't delay your future! Seeing that you are also a polite person, you must know that there are many talents who have failed in this dynasty, so don't be discouraged!" In a few words, the old man had something to say to Wang Lun. When I feel good, I open my mouth and teach Chunchun.

"Thank you for your encouragement, Mr. Wang, I dare not forget each other!" Wang Lun clasped his hands.Seeing that the official was very interested in his goods, he asked Lu Fang to open a bag of astragalus, and said, "They were all collected this year. Seniors look good, take some!"

The old man chuckled and said: "Then ask my little friend to help me weigh a few catties!"

Lu Fang got Wang Lun's wink, and quickly picked up some high-quality goods, without asking how much, he wrapped them up for the old man. The official's entourage handed over the money, but Wang Lun didn't say anything. Lu Fang was willing to accept whatever he said. Seeing that Wang Lun was the person in charge, he said with a smile, "Since you and I met today, it is fate! The old man also suffered like you back then. Life is not easy, so let's take it!"

Seeing this, Wang Lun no longer refused, and nodded to Lu Fang. Lu Fang took the broken silver, took out dozens of copper coins, and gave it to the old man's entourage. The old official nodded slightly, and the entourage also accepted it. Smiling, he asked Lu Fang some tips about selling medicinal materials. Lu Fang is a smart person. He was originally a drug seller, and he spoke clearly and logically when he asked, but he deliberately said Tripitaka in his words, for fear that someone would get the business know-how and go away. Tell the old man not to doubt that he has it.

The old man smiled and listened for a long time, seeing that Lu Fang responded well, he got on his horse, but he didn't leave immediately, and immediately encouraged Wang Lun, telling him that reading is the right way, don't let it go. After seeing Wang Lun's approving expression, he left with emotion.

Wang Lun asked Yang Lin, "Who is this official? He doesn't seem like a simple person! He said that he bought my medicinal materials, and he asked the point in a few words. If it wasn't for Brother Lu Fang's background, he would almost have seen his flaws." Come!"

Yang Lin thought for a while, and said: "Here, there is a general judge in Dengzhou City. He is nearly [-] years old, and within two years of taking office, he has been admired by all the people in the city, and his virtuous name is passed on. Could it be this person? ?”

"But whose name is it?" Wang Lunjian asked.

"It is said that he is a native of Liangzhe, surnamed Zong and named Ze, who was promoted by the county magistrate of Ye County! It is said that when he first took office as the general judge of Dengzhou, he found that there were hundreds of hectares of clan and official land in this state, all of which were barren land. The annual rent of more than [-] yuan was passed on to the local people. After this person took office, he angrily wrote to the court, stated the truth, and asked for an exemption. In the end, the people of Dengzhou were relieved of the heavy extra burden. The people of this state are all grateful to him. I just hate that he is not the Zhizhou!" Yang Lin has opened a hotel in Dengzhou for half a year, and he knows some local stories quite well.

Zongze?It turned out to be him!

Wang Lun was secretly surprised, he didn't want to think that the grandfather Zong whom the Jin man talked about was living in Dengzhou, and he was only attached to one state. How can it not be said that it is the sorrow of the court of the end of the world when the center exerts its greatest energy? . )