Water Margin people

Chapter 1682 The Price of Watching the Fun
“Isn’t this great?”

Lu Zhishen looked at Sun Lei in confusion. He thought that this was the best solution. The vendor got the money, both parties reconciled, and the world was at peace.

"Do you really think this is a good idea? No wonder the sky in Weizhou was always dark. Zheng Tu was able to live so carefree for so many years. With an official like you, it would be hard not to be dark!"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

"I was wrong there!"

Lu Zhishen was a little annoyed. He was a well-known person in Weizhou. Who wouldn't say that Lu Zhishen was resolute and upright, punishing evildoers and helping the poor? How could Sun Lei call him a corrupt official?
"Today's incident has been resolved, but what about tomorrow? What about the day after tomorrow? Today's censor was trained by Pei Xuan, and he is pretty good. He has learned to be impartial and ruthless. But what about the future? If this continues, Gao Yanei will be everywhere sooner or later!"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

"Aren't you afraid of making things difficult for you? Wen Xiangjian has made great contributions to the country, and Xiao Er has fought for the country. Are you going to use them as a scapegoat?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Lu Zhishen lowered his voice and said that although he had not read much, he had some knowledge. It was not uncommon for founding emperors to massacre founding heroes.

"What's wrong? Are you worried that I'll kill you? Then I'll have to start with you, the bald ass!"

Sun Lei laughed and reached out to touch Lu Zhishen's big bald head. He knew what Lu Zhishen was worried about. When the birds are all gone, the bows are put away; when the rabbit is dead, the running dogs are cooked.

"I think you are possessed by a demon. Do you want to use my crazy magic?"

Lu Zhishen immediately jumped away and couldn't touch the monk's head.

"I just want to touch your smooth head!"

Sun Lei withdrew his hand awkwardly.

"Look, I just want to touch the bald donkey's head, I don't want to kill the donkey."

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen's alert look and said with a smile.

Lu Zhishen didn't mind the word "bald donkey" at all. The more Sun Lei said so, the more comfortable he felt. The brother was still the same brother and had not turned into a cold-blooded emperor.

What Lu Zhishen cares most about in his life is loyalty. He cannot bear to see his brothers killing each other and going against loyalty.

"I just want to see what everyone would do if they encountered such a thing. You know, we have many brothers. Although we had few relatives before, now those people are like flies, and we can't drive them away. Aren't you the same? Even the most distant relatives come to recognize you!"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said that the brothers before Liangshan were all bandits. At that time, relatives stayed away from them for fear of being contaminated by bad luck. Just like Li Kui, even his brother Li Da didn't want to have anything to do with him, so there were not many relatives around.

But things are different now. Being granted titles of nobility and appointed as prime ministers is considered a step to heaven, so those relatives are shameless enough to try to get something for free.

"Hey, where did all those relatives come from? They've all been driven away!"

Lu Zhishen said irritably that he was used to being alone, and now he was not used to the sudden appearance of so many "relatives".

"This is what they call a poor person in a busy city has no one to care about, but a rich person in a remote mountain has distant relatives. Did you really drive him away? Or am I waiting for you outside your mansion? Otherwise, you, a great monk, will pester me every day?"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and smiled. Lu Zhishen had been hiding in a small temple on Liangshan Mountain these days and had not returned to the village built for him in the city.

"What can I do? Those people came up and said he was the son of the son of my grandmother's sister's son-in-law! I don't even know which one it is!"

Lu Zhishen said irritably that his so-called "relatives" were impossible to drive away.

"So this matter must be dealt with seriously, otherwise it will happen in the future that the sons and nephews of Shangzhuguo Lu Zhishen will bully men and women. If that really happens, what do you think I should do?"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

"You don't need to do anything. I'll punch that bastard a few times myself!"

Lu Zhishen said that there were not many people who could take his punches, and after a few rounds, there would be corpses all over the ground.

"You attacked once or twice, but what about three, four, and five times? What if it's not just you? What about other people's relatives? Will you fight them too? Kill people like Master Malu?" Sun Lei asked a series of questions that made Lu Zhishen stammer and speechless.

"I……"

Lu Zhishen was speechless. Of course he could beat and kill them once or twice, but if it happened more than once, and they were other brothers or relatives, he would be at a loss and he couldn't bring himself to do it.

"Look, there's nothing we can do, so we have to make this matter bigger today. The bigger the better. Mr. Wen and Xiao Er are both smart people, so let them use a self-torture trick."

Sun Lei said with a smile that he didn't want to be like this, but both sides of his hand were made of flesh and blood, so he had to choose one. Since he met them today, he could only say that Wen Huanzhang and Ruan Xiaoer were unlucky.

"A self-torture tactic, I see."

Lu Zhishen felt relieved after hearing about the self-torture trick. Sun Lei was not going to deal with his brothers. As for the self-torture trick, they were all brothers and it didn't matter if he performed it. At worst, he could set up a table for wine in private and the matter would be settled.

"How about I give you a role and let you play yourself!"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

"What role?"

Lu Zhishen became interested.

"Iron-faced and impartial Lu Tixia, I will play the good guy and forgive them when everyone persuades me, and you will play the bad guy and insist on severe punishment!"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said.

"You want me to be the bad guy?"

Lu Zhishen refused to do this anymore. He didn't know how many people he would offend if he became a bad guy.

"If you don't take the position, who will? One of those two is the prime minister, and the other is the naval marshal. Pei Xuan can't handle it even if you ask him to!"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and said, now that Li Zhu and Gongsun Sheng are not here, Lu Zhishen is the most suitable person. Although Pei Xuan is decent and selfless, it is not appropriate for him to bear such great pressure. His ruthless and impartial character has already offended many people.

"Hey, I just fell into your trap, what's the point of watching the fun!"

Lu Zhishen was furious. He thought he shouldn't have followed Sun Lei shopping, let alone come to watch the fun.

"Tsk, you are such a great monk that you are not vague at all when it comes to shirking responsibility. It is obviously you who are having the most fun shopping, and you want to see the excitement, so what does it have to do with me?"

Sun Lei was speechless, but Lu Zhishen agreed.

"Hey, we're at the door of Wu Zhi Brothers' store. Let's go and have some pancakes."

Lu Zhishen said immediately as he looked at Wu Dalang's pancake shop which was still bustling in the distance.

"Don't think I don't know. Are you trying to drag Jilang into this?"

Sun Lei saw through Lu Zhishen's little thoughts at a glance, and felt that he had suffered a loss, so he wanted to take someone down with him.

"Master Lu, Your Majesty!"

Wu Dalang, who was selling pancakes, saw Lu Zhishen and Sun Lei coming and hurried out to greet them.

"Brother Wu Zhi, where is Erlang? I have something to discuss with him!"

Lu Zhishen looked at Wu Dalang and asked.

"I asked Erlang to take Jinlian and the child out shopping... Erlang, Erlang!"

Wu Dalang, who was about to speak, saw Wu Song, who was staring at the child by the neck and holding Pan Jinlian's hand, coming back in the distance, and hurriedly greeted him.