Chapter 272 The strongman comes to explore the path, the flute in the mountain starts
It must be said that Li Jun was very neat and cheerful in dealing with people. Seeing that he couldn't explain Li Li's matter to Xiao Tang, he stopped entangled with him. After Tang's father and two officials were drying their clothes, he sent his men to take Xiao Tang to a nearby village.
Stay at the town inn.
Originally, due to the inconvenience of taking a boat, Xiao Tang's fire-red neighing horse and Shi Xiu's mount were temporarily kept in Mu's mansion in Jieyang Town. After Li Jun sent people to explain to Mu Hong, he used his own ferry to transport private salt.
The two men's mounts were transported across the Xunyang River and brought together to the inn where Xiao Tang and others were staying.
Although in the end he failed to make Li Jun, a navy general, become a member of his Green Forest Plan, the addition of Langli Baitiao and Zhang Shunli Baitiao, the best player in the water, was enough to make Xiao Tang very happy. Not to mention Li
Jun has also made it clear that he and his brothers are still willing to maintain a cooperative and mutually beneficial relationship with Xiao Tang, which is also a great good thing for Xiao Tang.
The inn where Xiao Tang and others were staying was also a big town not far from Jiangzhou. But because Tang's father had just recovered from his illness and fell into the Xunyang River again and was greatly frightened, Xiao Tang could only make sure that he would not get sick again.
You can only start again when you are sick.
After resting for two days, seeing that Tang's father was no longer seriously injured, Xiao Tang, Yan Qing, Shi Xiu, Zhang Shun and Tang's father dined at the inn with two official servants at noon, preparing to leave for Jiangzhou again.
"Xiao Renxia, there is a car dealer in town making a living. I have already asked the shop owner to hire a rickshaw to pick him up, so that Mr. Tang can be spared the pain of hard work." At this time, Zhang Shun came to report to Xiao Tang. After all, he was
For locals in Jiangzhou, Zhang Shunlai also took care of all the accommodation matters. He was also a confidant of Xiao Tang, so he was a little more cautious and cautious in everything.
Yan Qing knew that Xiao Tang valued Zhang Shun, and also saw that his martial arts in the water was indeed very good. Yan Qing smiled slightly and said: "Brother Zhang Shun, since you have also joined my brother, we are all brothers.
There’s no need to be so open-minded, otherwise we wouldn’t feel comfortable.”
Zhang Shun was very happy when he saw Xiao Tang, Yan Qing, and Shi Xiu treating him very politely. He was also a knowledgeable and sensible person, so he said directly: "It's just doing something within one's duty, and it counts."
What?"
Xiao Tang also knew that Song Jiang would regard Zhang Shun as a confidant for no reason. He was a steady man and not greedy for merit, and he always put the overall situation first and would not act blindly. At this time, he also said to Zhang Shun: "Brother Zhang Shun
Don’t worry, you are a very good person and a man who values friendship, how could I neglect you? Let’s sit down and talk first, there is no rush to start the journey now.”
Zhang Shun nodded hurriedly when he heard this, and just as he sat down, he heard Shi Xiu say something confused: "Brother Zhang Shun, apart from the three tyrants in Jieyang, are there any other green forest strongmen operating here in Jiangzhou?"
Zhang Shun was stunned after hearing this, and replied subconsciously: "I have also heard that there are four or five strongmen from strongholds gathering in the mountains and forests on the border of Jiangzhou. Why does Brother Shi ask this?"
Shi Xiu sneered twice and whispered to Xiao Tang: "Brother, I'm afraid we are being watched."
Seeing Shi Xiu, who was very experienced in the world of martial arts, he gave a hint with his eyes. Xiao Tang and others also noticed three men not far away from them. Their appearance and expression did not look like ordinary people. Seeing Xiao Tang looking over, they hurriedly turned their heads.
He passed it. But after Shi Xiu reminded him, Xiao Tang and others also noticed that the eyes of those men glanced at the heavy packages beside them from time to time.
Yan Qing also whispered at this time: "Brother Shi is very careful, and those three look very familiar to me. They seem to have been staying in the inn for the past two or three days. We are here to treat Father Tang's body." Recover, why do these three stay here so long? Look at their whereabouts, they are probably spies sent by some strongman!"
For example, Zhu Gui, who runs a hotel at the foot of Liangshan Mountain, not only invites guests from all over the world and kills lone travelers, he also has the function of finding out information about merchants passing through the cottage. Not all cottages are like Liangshanbo. It is said that "Hong Kong has thousands of branches criss-crossing it and is eight hundred miles in all directions". It is necessary to have the leaders of the mountain villages in the east, west, north and south to guard it. Some small villages directly send some minions to the surrounding towns and villages. Once there is a seemingly wealthy person, Pedestrians immediately returned to the mountain village to report their arrival, and were prepared to block roads and cut paths in advance.
Another advantage of doing this is that even if these minions who come out to stalk the fat sheep are discovered by the heroes who have a lot of experience in the world, they can completely deny it and refuse to admit it. They can also say that they are the good people around them. Why do they think they are spies sent by forest bandits?
And although Tang's father was a prisoner who was expelled from the army, Xiao Tang, Yan Qing, and Shi Xiu were well-dressed, and their luggage seemed to be quite heavy, not to mention that the fiery red horse that Xiao Tang was riding was You can tell it is a fine horse at the first sight. Seeing this group of unfamiliar outsiders passing through this place will inevitably arouse the covetousness of the strong sentry who is looking around for information.
As soon as Yan Qing finished speaking, he heard Tang's father chuckle twice, and even the two escorting officials had bitter looks on their faces. It is said that this old man of the Tang family was framed by the powerful traitor Yang Jian in the palace, and with this The two Yamen gentlemen also had bad luck for eight lifetimes. When they entered Jiangzhou territory, they were almost chopped into pieces in a black shop. They were frightened in Jieyang Town and drank a lot of water from the Xunyang River. Finally, they finally We've all gotten through it, and we're almost at the Jiangzhou Prison Camp, but a group of green forest strongmen pop up from nowhere. Even if this damn army is being exiled, it shouldn't be so dangerous along the way, right?
Upon seeing this, Xiao Tang also advised Tang's father: "Uncle, don't be alarmed. Let the younger generation handle everything. I won't let my uncle make any mistakes again."
Father Tang also knew very well in his heart that if Xiao Tang had not taken care of him all the way, it would have been a fool's errand for him to arrive at the prison camp in Jiangzhou all the way. And this series of frights and dangers in the world seemed to have made this upright doctor His nerves became much more tense. He grinned and said, "Thank you... my dear nephew, just be careful in everything."
Shi Xiu smiled disdainfully and said in a ferocious voice: "Li Jun, the gangster in Jiangzhou, is indeed a person. I have never heard of any extravagant heroes. If these thieves really dare to offend us, They are the ones asking for trouble!"
Originally, Shi Xiu was almost lost in the hands of Zhang Heng, Chuan Huo'er in the Xunyang River, and he suddenly felt like a bird. He was traveling in the Song and Liao forging fields in the north, and the even more ferocious and tough Liao horse thieves were smuggled. He has also seen a lot. He has already seen the Jieyang Three Hegemons on Jiangnan East Road and Jiangzhou territory. Now that he is back on the ground, if he encounters some blind thieves who come to provoke him, he can just let this person kill them with ruthless force. The notoriously desperate Saburo let go of his anger.
Xiao Tang thought to himself: Even if it's just me, Yan Xiaoyi, and Shi Sanlang, even those small villages with hundreds of people are not afraid of him, they just have to distract Tang Gong and the two
Sir, this is not careless.
When Xiao Tang looked at the table of suspicious-looking men again, it seemed that they had noticed that Xiao Tang and others were alert, so they exchanged glances with each other and hurriedly left the inn. After thinking about it for a while, Xiao Tang said:
"It is not appropriate to cause trouble at the moment. We should arrive in Jiangzhou as soon as possible. If any thieves come to touch our brows on the way back, we will not argue with them again."...
After Xiao Tang and others paid the shop fee and hired a peace train to drive out of the town, Xiao Tang and Shi Xiu rode horses one after another to protect the carriage. Because it was not a battlefield, Xiao Tang only had two wolf fangs on his waist.
Han Feng Dao did not bring the gold-chiselled tiger head and dragon tooth spear that he was so good at on the battlefield.
When Xiao Tang and others walked forward, they came to a valley forest with scattered branches and strange shadows. When Xiao Tang saw it, he couldn't help but said: "What a dangerous forest! If someone blocks the road and cuts the path, this is a good place."
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At this time, Zhang Shun, who was sitting on the carriage with Yan Qing, said to Xiao Tang: "Brother Xiao, after leaving this forest, we will arrive in Jiangzhou in three or two hours. There is an inspection department setting up a stronghold all the way ahead, and it is a wide and flat land.
.As long as we pass through this dangerous forest, we don’t expect to encounter any bad people.”
But at this moment, I saw a person peeking out from the shadow of the trees. He looked around and disappeared into a strange forest. There was a sudden rustle everywhere, as if someone had been ambushing him in the forest.
Xiao Tang put his hand on the handle of the knife, and was about to call Shi Xiu, Yan Qing and others to be on guard when he suddenly heard a clear and loud flute sound, echoing in the eerie and strange forest.
The atmosphere was desolate, but the sound of the flute was profound and long-lasting, and it sounded so heart-breaking.