Lu Da, Wu Song, and Han Shizhong were walking in a meandering way until they reached the intersection of Xiangzhou and Longde Mansion. As they were walking, a few people were chatting. Wu Song said, "Brother Lu, don't you look down on that guy Wu Li from Hedong?"
Ruda said: "That guy is a powerful man. Although he is a good martial arts man, he is not a happy person! Looking at his behavior in the past few days, he is also blinded by wealth. Since he is not a stranger, Li Da What a bird!"
Han Shizhong said: "According to our military system in the Song Dynasty, there are many names of rural soldiers in various places, and the establishment is not uniform. Under the Four Hundred Army Prefecture, there are many big families like him who use the name of teaching local soldiers from various places to establish a separate regime, but that is He looks majestic in the county and town, and he is not a luxurious figure."
Luda and others were talking when they suddenly saw yellow sand rolling in front of them. There were five or six people who looked like businessmen running away in panic. Behind them, there were fifty or sixty people waving their swords and hissing strangely, and seven or eight people on horseback. The man rushed over with a spear in his hand and shot another business traveler dead.
When Wu Song saw it, his thick eyebrows like paint immediately stood up, and he shouted angrily: "Stop! Where does this thief dare to kill passers-by in broad daylight!?"
When the thieves saw Lu Da and others, they laughed wildly and shouted: "Three fat sheep are here again! Those three birdmen left their money and bags and kowtowed to me for mercy! Otherwise, you will be killed." It’s not a joke to be chopped up randomly!!”
Luda clenched his fists and said loudly: "Since the Sa family is under the jurisdiction of the Weizhou Economic and Lue Prefecture, it is responsible for training the army, supervising the arrest of thieves, and clearing the territory. Xiangzhou, the chief inspector of the Longde Prefecture's Inspection Department All birds eat dry food? How dare you, a bunch of bastards, be so rampant! There is no way that the Sajia family should take action on behalf of those birds."
The thief Zhongwei heard this and cursed in a dark voice: "You are all public dog officials? How good is this! We brothers went to Mingzhou to join the people, and we just cut off the donkey heads of you dog officials before we could appear. Show us what our brothers are capable of!"
Luda was so angry that he scolded: "The Sa family has joined the old clan to join the government. Even the strong men gathered on Qinfeng Road, Yanyan Road and Jingyuan Road would not dare to have sex with the Sa family like this! You guys There are only fifty or sixty thieves, and a dog-like person dares to come to ask for death from the Sa family? The Sa family's great head is here, if you have the ability, just take it!"
The thief scolded again: "You are just a military commander, what can you do as the commander of troops and horses?! Heroes from all walks of life in the north of Hebei and east of Hedong gathered together to form a rebel army to kill you dog officials. We will kill them later." When we go to Bianliang, Tokyo, we dare to pull Zhao Guan down from the throne and poke more than a dozen transparent holes in him!"
"Bah!" After Wu Song stepped aside to let a few fleeing business travelers, he pointed his halberd at the thieves and cursed: "Thieves like you, who kill innocent people without asking the reason, do you deserve to have the word 'righteousness'?"
"Fuck you! The beheading business I did was to bring down the emperor even if I was willing to behead him! Who wouldn't have the lives of many people on his hands?!" The thief hit the big knife with his hand and cursed: "You guys These dog officials are used to plundering and amassing money, so why are you pretending to be such good people with me!? Children, chop up all three of them!!"
Seven or eight thieves on horseback bullied Lu Da and the others, roared out with strange screams, and rushed towards Lu Da, Wu Song, and Han Shizhong. Lu Da raised his arms and said loudly: "I'm just afraid of you guys. The dirty things won’t come!”
After saying that, Ruda strode forward, and Teng Teng actually ran towards one of the riders. Just when the horse's hoof was about to step on Ruda, Ruda raised his fist as big as a casserole and hit him hard with the force of cracking a stone.
On the horse's head, the horse neighed and screamed, but was knocked down by Luda's punch!!
The thief riding on the horse was tilted. Before he realized what happened, Luda raised his leg and kicked the thief again. The thief screamed and flew back, and then heard "Boom!"
The muffled sound knocked another thief behind him off his horse!
Over there, Wu Song faced three thieves on horseback. He pulled out two snowflake iron swords. Using the sharpness of the swords, he leaned forward and charged. With two swipes, he cut off the legs of the two horses rushing side by side. The two horses were charging side by side.
The horse suddenly fell to its knees and knocked the two thieves to the ground. Wu Song finished in one breath and rushed forward to chop up the two thieves!
The thief who was riding behind him had already rushed towards him. He shot Wu Song but was dodged. Wu Song threw away his sword, grabbed the thief's gun barrel, and dragged him off his horse. Wu Song swung the knife with another click, and then
Cut off the head of that thief!
Before the thieves had time to be surprised, Han Shizhong sneered at the corner of his mouth. He rushed in front of a horse-riding thief, grabbed the reins of the horse and turned over violently, knocking the thief off his horse. Han Shizhong grabbed the horse and then
He hid under the stirrup and picked up a steel knife. He turned his horse and charged straight at the other thieves who were fighting on foot!!
The group of thieves were frightened out of their wits by Lu Da, Wu Song, and Han Shizhong, who each exerted their power. Han Shizhong rushed into the group of thieves on flying horse, his steel knife flying left and right, and rushed back and forth twice. Wu Song, Lu Da took advantage of the opportunity to cover up, but only for a moment.
In just a moment, the fifty or sixty thieves were killed to pieces. Only a dozen or so thieves turned around and fled, but they were chased by Han Shizhong on horseback and chopped down one by one!!
Wu Song kicked the thief over and placed the snowflake iron knife full of fresh blood on the thief's neck. Luda also strode to the thief's side, pointed at the thief condescendingly and cursed: "Bitch thief! What are you doing to me?
speak!"
The thief's head was earth-colored, his face was shaking like chaff, and his upper and lower rows of teeth were chattering against each other. He begged for mercy: "Everyone...Heroes, spare your life...little man...little man is blind...
I've offended everyone's tiger power... Please spare my life, heroes!"
"You have no guts!" Luda scolded: "If you fight against the Sa family to the end, the Sa family will look down upon you. Say! A thief like you dares to act mischievously on the official road, and who is he relying on?
What a prestige!? You idiot thieves went to Mingzhou to surrender, which thieves did you surrender to?"
The leader of the thieves said like he was pouring beans out of a bamboo tube: "Okay... I'll teach you heroes how to know... He 1 North Road, Mingzhou Zhang Di... gathered tens of thousands of people... broke several counties in Mingzhou...
.And sent people to recruit strong men from all walks of life in Hebei, Hedong, Jingdong and other places... They only said that they were sworn friends from all sides, and the big scale divided the gold and the small scale divided the silver... The villain wanted to hang out only in Longde Mansion...No
In my early days... I took my brothers to vote... I didn't want to but bumped into all the heroes..."
"Mingzhou Zhang Di?" Luda frowned, and said: "Could it be that the man who is called the 'Golden-winged Dapeng' in the world of martial arts and rules the green forest in Mingzhou? The Sa family has also heard that that guy is not willing to occupy a small village.
, he is good at instigating strong men from all walks of life, and he is also considered a ruthless person among the Hebei and Hebei walks."
Han Shizhong, who was riding back on horseback, heard this and said: "The strongmen from all sides gathered in the mountains and forests to fight against the government and had their own reasons. However, they rarely joined forces to stir up trouble and raised rebel flags to attack various state capitals. Zhang Di
By acting like this, doesn't this guy want to rebel?"
Wu Song said worriedly: "Mingzhou is approaching Daming Prefecture, and the Xiaotang brothers are the most famous in Hebei and Hebei. I wonder if Zhang Di's guy will have ideas for the Xiaotang brothers?"
Luda waved his hand and said: "Erlang is relieved. During the Qingli period, there was a king of Beizhou who proclaimed himself emperor, but his power only occupied one state and one prefecture. Zhang Dina was stirring up trouble in Mingzhou.
Since the state is adjacent to Damingfu, one of the four capitals, how could the imperial court allow it to become powerful?"...
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As for Xiao Tang, it was Yan Qing who introduced the faceless Jiao Ting to him. Xiao Tang looked at the fat man and heard Zheng Tianshou angrily mention to him how rude Jiao Ting's words were.
How can he do such arrogant things with his sumo wrestling skills?
It's no wonder that Jiao Ting has that shameless nickname, but his sumo boxing skills are really not for nothing. In the Water Margin, he fought with Li Kui, who had brute strength. He punched with one hand and kicked twice with his ribs.
The first time he knocked him down with one move, he beat the reckless and irritable Sky Killer who only loved killing into submission and lost his temper.
It's just that although Jiao Ting is good at fists and kicks, he is not good at guns, sticks and weapons. If he really goes to the battlefield, he will not be able to display his skills. But let him compete with others in fists and kicks, or teach him the skills of Xiangyong Boxing in the market town.
, and decency comes in handy. Thinking of this, Xiao Tang said to Jiao Ting: "Brother Jiao Ting is a good fighter, and I will never look down on you. When you act in my house from now on, everyone is my brother."
Jiao Ting replied blankly after hearing this: "If you let me live in peace, I will sell my skills to you without any hesitation."
Xiao Tang smiled slightly, and then he calculated that he now has twenty-one heroes. According to their respective strengths, they must be re-divided and relocated:
The prodigal Yan Qing and the relegated immortal Xu Guanzhong are still Xiao Tang's companions. Yan Qing has already shown his prominence in terms of boxing skills, various talents, and how to deal with people; while Xu Guanzhong is still young and has not yet fully demonstrated his abilities. After all, he
Now only fifteen or sixteen years old, Xiao Tang knew how far Xu Guanzhong's upper limit could reach. This talent as a counselor and strategist who was not only knowledgeable about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but also proficient in military arts, martial arts, and strategy, was still needed most at the moment.
It's a matter of hiding one's strength and biding time, just waiting for a blockbuster success.
In addition to practicing riding and shooting skills with Xiao Tang's eighteen cavalry, Xiao Tang did not arrange anything else for Xiao Li Guang Hua Rong in the mansion. After all, Hua Rong was determined to join the army and seek fame. Xiao Tang intended to work for Hua Rong in the Remaining Department.
He holds a military position, and when it is necessary to fight on the battlefield in the future, this unparalleled little Li Guang will also be his greatest help.
Yang Xu, the son of Yiyi, was the number one contributor in managing the Xiao family's business in recent years and making Xiao Tang's financial strength reach what it is today. Therefore, Xiao Tang appointed him to take care of various businesses, including the Mizhou City Shipping Company.
The planning manager under the names of Racecourse Supervisor, Jinfeng Yulu Tower, etc.
For example, Xiao An, the three-tailed pheasant in Banqiao Town, Mizhou, Wen Zhongrong, a mountain shaker, Cui Ye, a mountain mover, Duan Jingzhu, a golden retriever who is responsible for buying and transporting horses to the north, taking care of horse herding, supervising horses, and treating horses.
Bian Que Chang Shun, the Qi Ji, as well as Hou Jian, the manager of the tailor shop under the name of Xiao Tang, Zheng Tianshou, the white-faced gentleman, the manager of the warehouse and bank store, Tang Long, the golden leopard, the manager of the style and equipment iron shop, and the manager of the Mihang Wine Shop.
Sun Erniang, the mother-in-law, and Zhang Qing, the vegetable gardener, were both managed by Yang Xu, the general manager. (During this period, Xiao Tang also made a rule that made everyone confused, that is, in the hotel and restaurant run by Sun Erniang, all kinds of dishes are allowed, but only
You are not allowed to sell steamed buns alone...)
When it came to managing the affairs of the Jianghu, involving the green forest and various heroes in the market, Xiao Tang appointed Shi Xiu, a desperate and decisive man with strong execution ability, as the general manager.
Among them, Xiao Yi, the son of the green falcon, is responsible for the township bravery, Xue Yong, the sick insect, is the spear and stick instructor for the township brave, and Jiao Ting, the shameless instructor for the fists and kicks of the township bravery. There is also the Xiao family who is in charge of Yang Lin, the Jinbaozi. The escorts were assisted by two people, General Shi Yong and Drum Shang Flea Shi Qian.
After the arrangements were made, when Xiao Tang was discussing with Yang Xu, Shi Xiu and Yang Lin about the establishment of the horse herding prison and the future business of the escort agency, they heard Yang Xu say: "The three horse herding prisons in Daming Prefecture have been appointed by Liang Zhongshu. Yes, I just want to wait for brother Duan Jingzhu to buy another good horse. I also found a good land in Xiangzhou, but the problem lies in Mingzhou..."
After hearing this, Xiao Tang started to worry and asked: "In the past few years, there have been many banditry incidents in Hebei Province, especially in Mingzhou. I know about this matter. But in the past, I did not negotiate with powerful people from all over the world. Seeking our bad luck, what happened now?"
Yang Xu replied: "Things are not what they used to be. Young Master doesn't know something. Zhang Di, the leader of Mingzhou Green Forest, is an extremely ambitious man. He has gathered several bandits and is no longer satisfied with occupying a piece of land to make a living. In recent times, Mingzhou, Jize, Zhaigu and other counties have been broken and plundered by them. It is said that they have gathered tens of thousands of troops and are planning to invade Damingfu, Enzhou and other places.
This person has evil intentions to attack various state capitals, and if our horse herding prison is located in Mingzhou, those thieves are short of war horses, wouldn't it arouse their covetousness?"
Xiao Tang knew about Zhang Di in Mingzhou. According to official history, the scale of his flag-raising rebellion was even greater than that of Song Jiang and others. During the Xuanhe period, Zhang Di was able to "gather hundreds of thousands of people and capture the prefecture and county." They even reached Junzhou, not far from Bianliang, the capital of the Song Dynasty, but were later annihilated by the long-legged general Liu Guangshi and his army.
Although Zhang Di's momentum has not yet reached its peak, he is entangled with the green forest strongmen in Hebei and Hedong. It is the time when he is in urgent need of money, food and troops. It turns out that those strongmen each occupy one place and their power is scattered, so they rarely take the initiative to provoke them. Xiao Tang, but now that they are gathered together by Zhang Di, can they still be able to intimidate Xiao Tang, who is now one of the richest people in Hebei and Hebei Provinces?
At this time, Yang Lin also said: "Young Master, the person I am worried about is also this Zhang Di. Recently, there are rumors in the world that Zhang Di is coveting the rich people in Zongcheng County, Xiaojiaji and other places, and there are bandits coming. The idea of borrowing food is the business of the escort agency in these days, and it is also very risky."
Xiao Tang snorted heavily in his heart: It's Zhang Di again!
