Hebei East Road, Cangzhou, Qingchi County, the prefectural government seat.
Not long after Xiao Tang and Wu Jie, Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, Hua Rong and others led the Song army soldiers in Linxia City to repel the Xia army that came to attack, it happened to be the fifteenth day of the seventh month in the Chinese calendar. Every family paid homage to their deceased relatives, and in
On the day of Obon, when lanterns were placed by the river to ward off lonely souls and wild ghosts, all state capitals in the Song Dynasty lit up river lanterns as a rule, and all counties and towns under the rule of Cangzhou were no exception.
It was the time of the first watch. From the city government office to the Dizang Temple, many people gathered in the Shuilu Hall Life Release Pond. The villagers in the city not only put paper boats of various sizes into the water, lit river lanterns, or
It was lit for incineration, and incense smoke curled up in the surrounding ancestral halls and nunneries. There were also folk artists setting up stages to perform beside the tile houses, and novice monks built a temple for good deeds. But here we see: the bells are ringing in the mist, and the flags are waving. Baihe famous incense is burning in the furnace,
All kinds of vegetarian food are stored in the plate. The monk holds a golden pestle and recites mantras to exorcise the ghosts. People line up with silver coins and hang mourning clothes to elevate the sluggish souls. The merits of the hall are drawn, the Eight Difficulties and Three Paintings of the Underworld are painted; the temple is solemnly walked around, listing the four hells and six paths.
The branches of willows are divided into pure water, and bright lanterns are placed in the lotus pond.
"Big Beard, come quickly! I want to go to the bridge to watch the river lanterns."
Among the crowd, there was a child, about four or five years old, wearing a green gauze collar and two buns on the corners of his head, running happily in the crowd. From time to time, he turned around and called,
After a while, a man with a face like a date and bright eyes ran past the small Yameni. Although the man had a gold seal tattooed on his forehead, he was very clean and decently dressed. He had a
The tiger's beard and beard are fluttering in the wind while running, and it looks very majestic and handsome when you look at it.
This soldier with a beautiful beard is, of course, Zhu Tong, who was sent to Cangzhou for the release of his old friend Lei Heng. This former head of the Ma Army in Yuncheng County is now more like a casual and kind-hearted steward. Zhu
Tong stepped forward and gently picked up Xiao Yanei, and coaxed: "Xiao Yanei, please don't run around, come with me, and I will buy candies for you to eat later."
Xiaoyanei nodded hurriedly, and immediately used his chubby little hands to grab Zhu Tong's beard. Ever since he first saw Zhu Tong in the Cangzhou government office hall that day, Xiaoyanei had grown fond of Zhu Tong's beard.
He was very curious, and Zhu Tong was also very kind and attentive to children, so Xiaoyanei liked to stick to Zhu Tong all day long and teach him to play with him.
Seeing Xiao Yanei sometimes caressing and sometimes pulling his long beard that he had carefully cultivated, Zhu Tong smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying: "The way Xiao Yanei is doing it, I'm afraid it won't be long before my long beard will grow."
Goatee, how can this be a good thing?"
The little yamen immediately burst out laughing after hearing this, and just as Zhu Tong was holding up the pink-carved child and riding it on his neck, a tall man with a purple-tang face and a fan-shaped beard suddenly appeared behind him.
He got out, tugged on Zhu Tong's sleeve, and whispered: "Brother, please take a step to speak."
Zhu Tong looked back and was shocked. It turned out that the man who called him was his old friend, the fugitive prisoner Lei Heng who he had secretly released: "Brother, you! Why are you here?"
Lei Heng immediately paid homage to Zhu Tong and said: "Since my brother saved his life, he and his mother had nowhere to go, so they had to go to Liangshan..."
"Brother, be silent! This is not the place to talk."
Zhu Tong hurriedly interrupted Lei Heng's words, but due to Xiaoyanei's childish nature, he looked at the circlet beard under Lei Heng's chin, clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Your beard is also interesting, but not as good-looking as the big beard."
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When Lei Heng heard this, he deliberately tilted his head, as if he did not dare to look at the innocent child that day. At this time, he secretly said in his heart: I only hope that brother Zhu Dian will not be stubborn and be willing to follow his brother to join Liangshanbo.
Go. Otherwise, Wu Xuexuan and the black guy came prepared according to the instructions of brother Gongming. If you don't obey, you will definitely cut off your brother's way back, so you have to go up the mountain and take a seat... As long as there is room for maneuver, except for that
Who would be willing to commit such a murderous crime? But now the brother Gongming in Liangshanbo is no longer the Song Sanlang who worked as a police officer in Yuncheng County...
Thinking in his heart, Lei Heng raised his hand to Zhu Tongyi again and said: "Not only the younger brother misses his brother's kindness, but also the old friends also miss his kindness. Therefore, he specially taught Wu Junshi and his brothers to come to visit each other and meet with my brother.
There is something else to say.”
"This..." Zhu Tong hesitated for a moment. He did not dare to take Xiaoyanei to go and talk to Wu Yong and Lei Heng privately. Although today is the day of the Ullambana fast, the Cangzhou prefecture has official business.
She was busy, and the prefect's wife felt a little sick, so she asked the maid to call Zhu Tong to hold Xiaoyanei to watch the lively river lanterns. However, the child's childish talk was unscrupulous, in case Xiaoyanei heard Song Jiang, Chao Gai and so on
The people in the green forest sent someone to have a secret meeting with him, and then told his father, who was the magistrate of Cangzhou. Zhu Tongxin, who had just been appointed to a high position, said that he would not be able to argue with him at all.
The helpless Zhu Tong was about to persuade Xiaoya Nei to wait here, and while he was temporarily leaving to talk secretly with Wu Yong, Lei Heng and others, he suddenly heard someone next to him say: "Isn't this Zhu Dutou? This baby is so cute.
Cute, could it be the yamen of the Cangzhou magistrate’s house?”
Zhu Tongxun immediately beamed with joy as soon as he heard the news. He quickly said: "It turns out that it's Brother Xiao Yi and Le Guanshi. They haven't returned to Bianliang, Tokyo yet?"
The astute Yan Qing nodded, glanced at the gloomy Lei Heng, and said with a smile: "I have heard about the names of the beautiful bearded man and the winged tiger in Yuncheng County for a long time. Since Zhu Dutou has an old acquaintance coming to visit, why not let him come?"
I will take care of the small office for the time being, Zhu Dutou, can you rest assured?"
It turned out that when Zhu Tong arrived in Cangzhou, he also arrived at Yanqing in Henghai County. In the name of their elder brother and Chai Jin, they mentioned it to Chai Jin, who had best friends with heroes in the world.
The rich man in Yuncheng County, who was good at righteousness and wealth, and also learned martial arts, was also exiled to the border of Cangzhou. According to Chai Jin's temperament, of course, he immediately established a relationship with Zhu Ding and met him in advance. Zhu Ding was also very aware of his reputation.
Xiao Tang, the most popular hero in the world, had a capable general called the prodigal Yan Qing, so he was naturally willing to get acquainted with him sincerely. Therefore, in less than half a month, Zhu Dian, Yan Qing, Lehe, and Chai Jin also became more and more familiar with each other.
Now that he saw Yan Qing and Le He willing to take care of Xiao Ya Nei for him temporarily, how could Zhu Tong feel uneasy? He immediately said: "Brother Xiao Yi said it's okay! I'll have to trouble Xun Yu Le to take care of things."
Just as Xiaoyanei blinked his big black eyes and curiously looked at the two good-looking elder brothers in front of him, Lehe walked forward with a smile and said: "Xiaoyanei, I can do tricks.
After we get back from playing with you, how about we go see the river lanterns with Big Beard?"
Xiaoyameni was doted on by his parents like gold and jade. In addition, the government officials in the official residence treated him like a star, and the stewards treated him like a star. What's more, Yan Qing and Le He are both exquisite and beautiful figures. Xiaoyanei felt very close to them as soon as he saw them, so he immediately clapped his hands and cheered.
Zhu Tong thanked Yan Qing and Lehe again, then turned around and asked Lei Heng: "Brother, where is Mr. Wu now?"
And in a small alley opposite Zhu Tong, Lei Heng, Yan Qing and others, a stern evil man suddenly jumped out. He picked up the hidden ax next to him and rushed towards Yan Qing and others. Go over! But at this moment, a scholar dressed as a scholar immediately stood in front of the black man and said: "An iron cow must not be reckless. If you take action here, you will definitely alert the officers and soldiers in the city!"
The black man stared strangely when he heard this, and shouted: "Military advisor, Yan Xiaoyi made it clear that he wanted to go against us at Chai Daguan's house a few days ago, and Chai Daguan didn't know it. , now that we no longer take Liangshan Bo into consideration, I have long been jealous in my heart! What a bastard! Even though the group of birds named Zhu is very good, does Song Jiang brother really hope that he will join the cottage? But let's recruit people to join the gang, and do Yan Xiaoyi's stupid thing? That guy is fighting in sumo wrestling, and I can't beat him with my fists and feet. But with these two axes in hand, I am like an iron bull, using the boss's ax to chop his mother. !”
