Water Margin set the country

Chapter 19 Heart is higher than the sky, life is thinner than paper

Chao Qing immediately asked the shopkeeper to serve another table of fresh good wine and food, and the big man was not polite, so he gorged himself and ate like a storm.

"Have you not eaten for a few days?"

"To tell you the truth, I haven't eaten for two days, and I haven't made a living these days, and I spent the last bit of money on wine. If you didn't treat me to this meal, I would starve to death."

Chao Qing saw that he looked like a quack, so he asked him whether his livelihood was highway robbery or house theft.

The big man looked at Chao Qing with incredulous eyes and said, "What are you talking about? I am an upright and upright man. How can I do such sneaky things?"

"Then, I blamed you wrongly, and I'll punish you with three drinks."

Seeing the sincerity in Chao Qing's tone, the big man softened his face, and said, "You don't need to be fined for the wine, let me drink it for you. The wine in this restaurant tastes good, and it's rare for me to have a full meal."

"Then what do you do for a living?" Chao Qing was a little curious, he didn't look like a rich man!

"I can do anything, as long as I give money. Of course, it is a legitimate thing. Looking after the house, building houses, delivering letters, etc., wherever I need people, I can go to do things."

Sounds like a day laborer.

In a short time, the big man ate a table of food and drank a jar of wine, belching full, and the table was messed up.

He wiped his mouth and said: "I think you are a good man. I don't eat your meal for nothing. In Xiayanglin, people from the rivers and lakes gave him the nickname Jin Baozi and lived in the Lingguan Temple in the city. I eat If you have something to do in the future, feel free to come to Lingguan Temple to find me, as long as it does not violate the morals of the world, I will definitely help you, and I will not shy away from it."

It turns out that this somewhat arrogant man is Jinbaozi Yang Lin. The original book doesn't focus much on this supporting role, so Chao Qing doesn't know much about him. Now that I meet him, I feel that the real person is much more interesting than the one written in the book.

Chao Qing said: "I think you are also like a person. You always do that kind of coolie. Don't you bury your talents and never think about doing something bigger?"

Yang Lin looked at Chao Qing and said, "I'm from a poor family. I only have the strength of my arms, and I rely on this to make a living. What great things can I do?"

Chao Qing said: "I see that you have your own style in how you act. People like you generally have their own principles and ambitions. You will never be willing to just waste your life like this."

Yang Lin laughed loudly, and said: "You little brother is quite accurate in judging people. I, Yang Lin, are not very capable, but my spirit is higher than the sky. Is my life low and inferior to others? I will do something big sooner or later. , let those who look down on me take a good look at it.”

He then sighed again, and said in a rather sad tone: "When I was young, I had to meet strangers, so I learned some martial arts, but unfortunately my qualifications are mediocre, although I also have the heart to do something big, it's a pity that I have neither ability nor ability. People who don't appreciate it. I really complied with the saying, my heart is higher than the sky, and my life is thinner than paper."

Chao Qing said: "The fate of a person depends on your own struggle, but you must also consider the general trend of the world. A hero who rises with the trend and acts with the trend will be invincible."

Yang Lin heard something interesting from the young man's words, he didn't look like an ordinary person, so he asked: "So what's the general situation in this world?"

Chao Qing smiled slightly, but did not answer his question, but suddenly asked: "Brother Yang, do you know Gongsun Sheng, the dragon entering the clouds on Mount Liang?"

Yang Lin was shocked and asked, "That's right, I did meet Daoist Yiqing half a month ago. Who are you and how did you know about this?"

Sure enough, I guessed right, Chao Qing thought to himself.I just don't know why Yang Lin didn't meet Dai Zong, but met himself in Qingzhou.It seems that a series of actions after time travel lead to the butterfly effect, and the fate of the characters in the Water Margin has changed.

"Not only do I know about this, I also know that Daoist Yiqing wrote a letter of recommendation, inviting you to join Liangshan. Why don't you go? Do you think Liangshan is a low-lying land and you don't like it?"

Yang Lin waved his hands again and again: "No, no, it's really that I have low ability. I have been in the rivers and lakes for so many years. Although I have the nickname of Jin Baozi, I am really an unknown person. There are many talents on Liangshan, and there are people like Lin Jiaotou Character. A small character like me, I'm afraid Liangshan won't accept it."

Chao Qing already understood Yang Lin's psychology.

This person was born in poverty, so his self-esteem and self-esteem are many times greater than others. Most of these people act perversely, using exaggerated words and deeds to satisfy their inflated self-esteem, and to cover up the inferiority beneath their self-esteem.

He finally understood why in the original book it was said that Yang Lin would meet Dai Zong after he got Gongsun Sheng's recommendation, and Dai Zong brought him to Liangshan. This was caused by a mixture of self-esteem and inferiority in his heart. ah.

"Where is Daoist Yiqing's letter, show it to me?"

For some reason, Yang Lin only felt that what the young man said had an irresistible force, so he obediently took out the letter and handed it over.

Chao Qing quickly browsed through it, and Gongsun Sheng only said in the letter that Yang Lin was a character and hoped that the cottage would take him in.He didn't talk about his own affairs, nor did he say when he would return to Liangshan.

"Brother Yang Lin, from now on, you are from Liangshan."

Yang Lin didn't understand what Chao Qing meant for a while, but he quickly realized it.

"Are you a hero from Liangshan?" Yang Lin's voice was a little excited and loud.He blurted it out, and then he realized it after he finished speaking. He looked around in embarrassment, and he was relieved to find that no one paid attention to his words.

Chao Qing smiled and said, "My surname is Chao and my name is Qing. Let me, Chao Qing, be your referrer. How about taking you to Liangshan?"

"You are Chao Tianwang's son, Chao Qing, the young leader on Mount Liang?"

"It's down."

Yang Lin almost knelt down to Chao Qing excitedly, but he refrained from doing it because it was too eye-catching.It would be really prestigious for someone like Chao Qing, a heavyweight in the cottage, to personally lead him up the mountain.

"I, Yang Lin, have wandered for half my life. I have received more indifference and felt more coldness in the world. This is the first time I have met such a warm-hearted person as the young leader. I, Yang Lin, would like to go to Liangshan with the young leader. From now on, I will follow the young leader."

Chao Qing said: "I am recruiting heroes from all directions in Liangshan, as long as they are heroes, we will not refuse anyone."

Yang Lin was very moved and said: "Yang Lin is not talented, but he is willing to do his best to contribute to the cottage."

"Brother Yang Lin, if one person wants to do something big, personal talent, opportunity, stage and general trend are all indispensable. If Xiao He hadn't followed Liu Bang, he would have been just a small official in Pei County in this life. If Fan Kui had followed Liu Bang Fighting the world is nothing but a butcher.

Your personal ambitions and martial arts are talents. Meeting Daoist Yiqing and me is an opportunity. The stage of Liangshan is also enough for you to gallop. If you are foolish and have no way, I, Liangshan, will walk the way for the sky. This is the general trend of the world.It can be said that the talent, opportunity, stage and general trend are all there, and then it depends on the performance of your brother Yang Lin. "

Yang Lin's blood boiled with excitement.

"After listening to the young leader's words, I, Yang Lin, will have a direction for the rest of my life. Even if I am so heartbroken, it will be difficult for me to repay the young leader."

"Hahaha, brother Yang, please don't forget what you said today, and plan big things together in the future."

So the two reorganized the food and drink, and had another drink.

Chao Qing then introduced to Yang Lin the heroes in the cottage, the basic situation in the cottage, and focused on explaining the meaning of the four characters for the sky.Hearing this, Yang Lin's heart was surging, and he wished that Liang Shan would start a big fight right away.

"But I still have some things to do in Qingzhou." So Chao Qing suggested to Yang Lin that he either go to Liangshan first, or go back to Liangshan with him after finishing his work.

Yang Lin immediately expressed his willingness to stay in Qingzhou with the young leader to handle affairs.Chao Qing then explained his purpose of going down the mountain this time, and while he was speaking, he could only hear the sudden commotion of people on the street outside, mixed with the sound of setting off firecrackers, it was very lively.People in the restaurant also rushed out of the door, or crowded to the windows to watch.

Chao Qing's table happened to be by the window. After all, he was young at heart, and he still couldn't resist the temptation of the bustling outside, so he also leaned over to have a look.

I saw a group of officers and soldiers parading several criminals through the streets, and they were about to execute and behead them.

Chao Qing heard the people around talking about it very enthusiastically, so he couldn't help asking Yang Lin curiously: "Who are these prisoners? Why does everyone seem to be paying attention?"

Yang Lindao: "Speaking of this fellow, he is a well-known figure in Qingzhou City, and he is Wu Renyi, the number one medicine merchant in the city. Half of the medicine shops in Qingzhou City are opened by his family. Apart from medicine shops, his family also has a lot of pharmacies. Shop, rice shop. This guy is rich and powerful, he has done a lot of evil in Qingzhou City, and he is a big local snake in this city. A month ago, the prefect of Murong finally caught this guy, and finally ransacked his house and sent him to the execution ground .Now everyone is applauding."

Chao Qing was taken aback. In his impression, Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, was a villain. Shouldn't such a character work together with a local snake like Wu Renyi and support Wu Renyi behind his back? The prefect of Zhong Murong turned out to be a good prefect for eliminating harm for the people?
"Prefect Murong is actually able to eliminate harm for the people?"

A crowd of onlookers next to him heard Chao Qing and Yang Lin talking about this matter, so they interjected, "This prefect Murong is a good official. Since he arrived last year, he has done a few practical things. This year In the first month, the strongmen from Qingfeng Mountain came to attack Qingzhou, and it was the prefect Murong who fought back. This Qingzhou city was originally dominated by local wealthy families and street thugs. Since the prefect Murong took office, he severely punished these people and killed several big families. , this Qingzhou City can be regarded as restored to the bright and bright universe, with blue sky and white sun."

Chao Qing was stunned, he never expected to find a completely different Murong Yanda from the book, what is going on here, is the original book wrong?

(End of this chapter)