Chapter 758 The wine money of the year, now pays you back
Now that he knew that Tian Hu might have fled to Mount Wutai, Xiao Tang immediately led his troops to continue advancing to the north. Ten days later, his troops finally arrived at Mount Wutai. When Mount Wutai was reached, the five peaks stood tall as high as the sky.
, the top of the mountain is like a platform of earth, so it is indeed a good place to go to Wutai, but you can see: the clouds cover the top of the peak, and the sun turns to the mountainside. The craggy mountains seem to be connected to the sky pass, and the dangerous peaks are staggered into the Han Dynasty. The flowers and trees in front of the rock are dancing in the spring breeze, and they are secretly breathing.
The fragrance is fresh; the vines at the entrance of the cave are covered with rain, and tender threads hang upside down. Feiyun Waterfall, the shadow of the Milky Way is soaked in the cold moonlight; the cliffs are green with pines, and the iron horn bell shakes the dragon's tail. The mountain roots are majestic for three thousand realms, and the mountains have been held high for tens of thousands of years.
Due to the beautiful formations and winding paths of Mount Wutai, Xiao Tang and his army also encountered some rebel soldiers and horses who were defending in danger. However, Xiao Tang was not in a hurry to attack the mountain forcibly because Yao Pingzhong requested that he send his troops.
He inspected the surrounding mountains and immediately deployed according to the terrain. Instead, he set up ambushes around the key roads occupied by small groups of bandits, piled rocks and built strong bows.
Because there have been many conflicts with the Xia Kingdom all year round, Yao Pingzhong was good at using the surrounding terrain to set up defensive fronts or intercept the encirclement of the thieves. He also followed the example when the Song Army and the Xia Army launched an offensive in Hengshan, not only building large military fortresses, but also
He also built roads to defend against enemy barriers at strategic locations, and deployed the fortifications in an orderly manner. In a very short period of time, Yao Pingzhong commanded the soldiers of the Western Army to build several stone fortresses and wooden villages along the surrounding mountains.
The cave serves as the formation's eye, and one can look up and see the movements of the rebels in the distance. The thieves, who originally thought they had a dangerous mountain to fight against, thought they could resist stubbornly, but now they are trapped in a cocoon and are surrounded by the officers and soldiers, unable to escape. They still want to fight again
It would be impossible to escape, and it would be impossible to break out of the encirclement network formed by the Song army that had the advantage of the surrounding terrain.
After Yao Pingzhong restrained the thieves here, Xiao Tang continued to lead his troops into the mountains. After all, the main purpose of going to Wutai Mountain this time was to make Tian Hu restrain him. He would first uncover all the thieves hiding in the mountains and then strictly enforce them.
Control, and also find out where Tian Hu is hiding.
The officers and soldiers walked in the mountains for another half an hour. During this period, Shi Xiu suddenly stepped forward and reported to Xiao Tang: "Brother, our army caught an erratic man while outposting in the front. I am afraid that the thieves were sent to spy on our movements.
Now, Niu Heizi’s brothers have escorted the general over, asking you to question him.”
Not a moment later, Xiao Tang saw a man in his early thirties being carried forward by Jun Jian. The frightened and anxious look on his face did not seem to be fake. When the man saw Xiao Tang, Shi Xiu
After Hua Rong, Shi Jin and others, they immediately knelt down on the ground with a bang, and shouted: "Fortunately, all the princes and the heavenly army are here, and they can wipe out all the robbers and thieves who are doing chaos and evil! Xiao Xiao
He is from an innocent local family, but he is by no means a rogue bandit!"
After hearing this, Shi Xiu smiled coldly, then glared and shouted: "Since you also know that thieves from the east of the river are rushing to Wutai Mountain to wreak havoc, how can you still dare to walk alone in the mountains? I think you look like the work of a thief. On the contrary,
We want to find out the truth about the army!"
The man cried out in pain when he heard this, and said hurriedly: "Master, you have misunderstood the villain! The villain is called Wang Xiaosan, and he is under the care of the abbot of Wenshu Monastery in Wutai Mountain. He lives in the farm house at the foot of the temple. Back then,
Elder Zhizhen of Wenshu Monastery knew that the poor man was in poverty, and he had a bodhisattva heart and lent him money to make a small living.
The villain often sells wine in the village. He also picks some wine to go to Wenshu Monastery and sells it to the Taoist priests, Zhitang, sedan bearers and old men in the temple to make daily meals. During these days, bandits from the east of the river broke into the surrounding villages and towns.
, The villain originally heard that Gansiniao was going to attack Yanmen County, Qibao Village and other places. Zhamo also heard that the Taiwei led their troops to conquer, but now they went back to Wutai Mountain and rushed to Wenshu Monastery.
Gone! The villain was grateful for the kindness of Elder Zhizhen and planned to immediately warn the monks in the temple, but the thieves seized the main road to Wenshu Monastery first. The villain was anxious and helpless and feared that the thieves would kill him, so he had to go down the mountain.
It was just taken away by some military masters."
Shi Xiu heard that although the wine seller named Wang Xiaosan had a reason for what he said, he did not want to fall into the trap of a cunning thief, so he wanted to use words to deceive him again. But at this moment, Xiao Tang suddenly
Raising his hand, Shi Xiu stopped the man from continuing to question him. Instead, he changed the subject completely and asked him: "You said you made a living selling wine, and you picked some wine to sell to the temple and sold it to some lay workers. So in the past few years,
Has a fat monk ever tried to steal your wine?"
"ah?"
Wang Xiaosan was stunned. He did not expect that the officer and general in front of him would ask such a question. However, after Xiao Tang asked this question, he immediately remembered that there was a man with a round face, big ears, a straight nose and a square mouth in the pavilion in the middle of Wutai Mountain.
The fat monk with a timid hair on his chest was obviously a monk, but he fiercely snatched away the wine he was carrying and drank heavily. In just a moment, he drank a large barrel of wine without leaving anything. Although the big monk also
He was told to go to the temple the next day to beg for money. However, Wang Xiaosan saw that the monk was as naked as a drunken demon after drinking smoke, and set fire to kill the flower monk. He was also afraid that the elders of the temple would know that the monk in Wenshu Monastery drank his wine and became evil.
For food and clothing, I have to swallow my anger, how can I dare to ask for money?
After thinking of the big monk, Wang Xiaosan wondered why Xiao Tang would ask this question, but he couldn't help but said angrily: "How does this captain know? Back then, I was robbed of wine and eaten by a big monk. That guy was tall and vicious.
He is not as dignified as any monk, and I don’t know why Elder Zhizhen is willing to accept him to practice Buddhism in Buddhism.”
Listening to the questions and answers between Xiao Tang and Wang Xiaosan, Shi Jin, Shi Xiu, Hua Rong and others also knew that Lu Zhishen had lived in Wenshu Monastery in Mount Wutai for a period of time.
Brother Shen once talked about some trivial matters from that year while drinking wine, so he asked this question now. Among them, Shi Jin had the deepest relationship with Lu Zhishen at the Baozhu Temple in Erlongshan. He couldn't help but feel happy when he heard this, and said in a low voice: "
After leaving home, he still has a bad taste in his mouth and insists on grabbing wine to eat it no matter what. This is really the behavior of brother Zhishen."
After listening to Wang Xiaosan angrily describe Lu Zhishen's appearance, words and deeds, Xiao Tang was able to confirm the identity of the liquor seller in front of him, and he immediately asked: "I believe you are a good local citizen, but you
It is said that some thieves have escaped back to Wutai Mountain and are going to occupy the temple and temple of Wenshu Monastery. How many people are there in that group of thieves? How long have they been there?"
When Wang Xiaosan heard this, he immediately thought of the dangerous situation that Elder Zhizhen and the monks in Wenshu Monastery were in. The anxious look on his face suddenly appeared again, and he hurriedly said to Xiao Tang: "The villain only dared to watch from a distance at that time. He couldn't look down.
I can tell you clearly that there are about a thousand thieves, and they have been gone for about half an hour! This Lord Taiwei, the monks and elders in the temple, especially Elder Zhizhen, is a compassionate and eminent monk. I beg you to lead the heavenly army.
If you can save their lives, don't let those murderous thieves take their lives!"
Hua Rong listened and said: "Only about a thousand people? It seems that most of the thieves and birds in the east of the river have become birds and beasts. The rest of the strong men in Wutai Mountain have also been controlled by Yao Du of the Western Army. How many birds can we count?" There won’t be any big storms or waves, but I don’t know if Tian Hu is in Wenshu Monastery.”
"Without further delay, Wang Xiaosan, I will let you lead the way and guide our army's path to Wenshu Monastery to annihilate those bandits!"
Xiao Tang immediately ordered Xiao Jiasui, Hua Rong, Shi Xiu, Shi Jin and other brothers to move forward quickly. The remaining officers and soldiers controlled the mountain roads leading from Wenshu Temple to various parts of Mount Wutai, so that no fish that slipped through the net could escape again. .
Just as Wang Xiaosan nodded in response, Xiao Tang begged for five taels of silver from his confidant and threw it into Wang Xiaosan's hands. Originally, Wang Xiaosan thought that the general in front of him was because he was willing to lead the way. He was given a reward, but before he could express his thanks, he heard Xiao Tang say again:
"This money is the money I paid for my brother to pay you back for that barrel of wine."
