Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 28 Preparation
The sun was in the sky, and the cold autumn wind made people unable to feel the warmth of the sun. Some birds flew into the air, gliding for a while and then fell down. It seemed that they couldn't bear today's cold and dared not fly to their heart's content.

In the room, Lu Bu and Qiao Lie were sitting at opposite ends of the table. Qiao Lie pointed to the map and said to Lu Bu: "At the beginning, Poor Dao thought, if my brother wants to do something big in the green forest, he should go all the way down and take the two roads from the east to the north. Wealthy prefectural capital is the foundation. At this time, the reaction of the imperial court is bound to be fierce. I am afraid that both the Western Army and the Hebei Imperial Army will come. At that time, we only need to go north to open a road, and unite with the Liao Kingdom to seek self-reliance. Therefore, I persuaded my brother to come to Hebei. Land. Of course, wanting to prepare some ultimatums for self-defense is also one of the reasons. However, after listening to my brother’s ambition today, I feel that my brother is probably unwilling to use such means.”

Lu Bu nodded and said in a deep voice, "I really don't want to attach myself to a foreign race."

Qiao Lie moved his finger down: "There is a saying in chess that 'Golden Horn and Silver Border Grass Belly', Wei Wu's skill is really difficult to replicate, so we should abandon it in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and this place is too close to the imperial court, it is easy to attract others. Look sideways, and then the army suppresses it, but it is not beautiful. The Sichuan and Shu lands in the southwest are easy to defend and difficult to attack, but the success of the Shu Road is also the defeat of the Shu Road.

Move your finger to the right: "Jinghuai Jiangnan and other places are extremely rich, and there are few forbidden troops in the south of the Great Song Dynasty. I intend to develop here, but we are all from the north except Deng Fei brothers, and we are not used to boats. There is an extreme shortage of war horses, so it is up to my brother to decide how to choose."

Lu Bu just glanced at the map, looked at him and said, "Then the west and the east are left."

Qiao Lie knew that this was a decision, so he nodded and said, "That's right, but in fact there is only the east side left to go."

Then he pointed his finger at Xixia, and drew a circle on the top of Yongxingjun Road, Qinfeng Road and even Hedong Road: "I don't know, this Xia Kingdom has been fighting with our Great Song Dynasty for years, and the army here has been reformed by Wang Xianggong during the reign of Shenzong. He is extremely good at fighting, and he is a first-class powerful army in the Song Dynasty, so although the army source here is good, they all join the imperial court, and we may become their target by setting up a stronghold here."

"It's a pity." Lu Bu heard the words and said thoughtfully: "You said that the only way to go is the east?"

Is it Qingxu Erzhou?After tossing around, I didn't expect to go back there again?

"From the point of view of the poor, Jingdong is indeed the best place to go. First, there are many waterways here, and you can go from both north and south. Second, this place is connected to Hebei. There are horse guards on both roads, and you can even go north to Liao. It is easy to buy horses. Third, don’t look at the distance from Bianliang here, but in fact there are fewer imperial troops. The soldiers of the Song Dynasty are divided into three parts, the imperial army, the Xiang army, and the rural soldiers. Among them, the imperial army is the strongest, but most of them are in the Western Army and Hebei Compared with the three places in Gyeonggi, even though there are forbidden troops stationed in the east of the capital, it is still hard to compare with the first three places." Qiao Lie pointed at the Kanyu map.

Then Qiao Lie showed an extremely mocking smile: "Besides, apart from the Western Army, there are two or three out of ten forbidden troops in various places, and most of them are Shangguan who are eating nothing."

Pausing for a while, he added: "I heard that the Western Army has also begun to eat blood, but I don't know if the news is accurate."

Lu Bu shook his head when he heard this, and looked at the map again: "Since you said that, we will go to the land of Qilu. The people there are serious and powerful. It would be great if we can pull up a team."

Lu Bu's eyes shone brightly: Back then, the Qingzhou soldiers that Cao Abu had caused a lot of trouble to me, but now, I wonder if I can get a Qingzhou soldier belonging to me?
Lu Bu got up and took two steps back and forth, then turned his head suddenly: "Okay, my virtuous brother, please gather the brothers and inform them of their decision, and save everyone here to waste food and time."

Qiao Lie nodded yes, got up and wanted to walk out of the room, suddenly turned around and said: "By the way, brother, Pindao said that he would buy a set of certificates for Brother Deng Fei. Now that we are going to Jingdong Road, Pindao wants to take this opportunity If you go to Zhending, you will be able to buy the certificate from that person in two or three days at the fastest, and it will take three to five days to turn around if the person does not cover you."

"Yes, by the way, I will also buy it for the three brothers Fei Zhen, Xue Can and E Quanzhong. Forget it, buy a few more for emergencies. Just ask Brother Deng Fei to pay for the money." Lu Bu nodded in agreement.

"Yes."

The wind was getting stronger and stronger, causing the branches to rattle. Countless leaves failed to hold their positions, and they broke away from the branches one after another, dancing in the air with the wind, and finally fell to the ground.

Lu Bu tightened his clothes, and entered the Juyi hall against the mountain wind.

"Everyone is here." Lu Bu glanced at Deng Fei, Xiao Haili and Ma Ling on the left, and Qiao Lie, Fei Zhen, Xue Can and E Quanzhong on the right. They looked different from the previous two. Confused like a day, it seems that Qiao Lie has gotten through with them.

Walking to the top seat, Lu Bu turned around and sat down: "It seems that brother Qiao Lie has already said that we will go to Jingdong in the near future, hoping to find a place to open a cabinet there."

Everyone nodded, and Deng Fei stood up and said, "Brother, if you go east, it would be easier for me to go by boat. It would be better to go to Cangzhou on the way, where there is a famous official named Chai. , was born in the royal family of the former and later Zhou dynasties. Because of his wide acceptance of disciples and generosity, he is called Sai Mengchang, and also known as Little Xuanfeng. The younger brother went north with his sponsorship. Since we are going eastward today, why not take this opportunity to make friends some."

"I've heard of this person too, and they say he is eager for justice and willing to help anyone who comes to his door. He is indeed a man like Meng Chang." Qiao Lie echoed.

Fei Zhen and Xue Can also nodded repeatedly, expressing that what they said was true.

"Oh? The royal family of the later Zhou Dynasty?" Lu Bu became interested. It is rare for people from the previous dynasty to be alive: "Yes, then go and see that official Chai."

Then he looked at the crowd and said: "In addition, Brother Qiao Lie has also joined the group, and he was deliberately appointed as a military adviser. From now on, all brothers should listen to his words."

Qiao Lie stood up and bowed his hands and saluted: "I'm ashamed, the poor Taoist's morality is really insufficient, brother Cheng values ​​it, dare you not do your best?"

Xue Can applauded and laughed: "So our old friends are together again, and if we add the Sun family brothers, we will be all together."

Fei Zhen was moved in her heart and said, "Why don't I write him a letter and let him come to see us when he has time."

Xue Can applauded loudly.

E Quanzhong looked at the excitement that several people were talking about, rolled his eyes, thoughtful.

Qiao Lie pondered for a while and said: "Pindao said before that he would go to Zhending Mansion to buy some certificates, so he wrote a trustee to send them to the two brothers of the Sun family. I will ask Brother Ma Ling to go with me later."

Ma Lingle said: "I wanted to go out for a long time, this time is good, I would like to go with my brother."

Lu Bu nodded to Qiao Lie, and said to Deng Fei and Xiao Haili, "Please also ask Brother Deng Fei and Brother Xiao Haili to train the sons below more in the past two days, since they won't have so much time to practice after they are on the road."

He also said to Fei Zhen and Xue Can: "Brothers Fei Zhen and Xue Can are asked to preside over the relocation, and those who do not want to accompany will be paid more severance."

The four got up and should be.

E Quanzhong got up and said: "Brother, I know some friends on the waterway, and I should be able to help."

Lu Bu was overjoyed: "Good place, I will trouble you brothers to contact some boats in the next few days for the brothers to migrate."

E Quanzhong nodded: "Yes, it's just that I want to stop by to see a brother, and I'm afraid I will be late for a day or two."

"It doesn't matter, brother Qiao Lie will definitely need more time, one or two days is no difference, brother just go." Lu Bu waved his hand.

Everyone has a character of doing what they say, and immediately acted separately.

Qiao Lie, Ma Ling and E Quanzhong came out of the Juyi Hall and took the swords for self-defense. Ma Ling waited for him to run, but Qiao Lie got on the horse anyway, and the three of them rode their horses and set off down the mountain until they reached the foot of the mountain. The three divided into two directions. E Quanzhong went to Baozhou alone, and Qiao Lie Ma Ling went to Zhending Mansion.

The story was divided into two parts, and only said that Qiao Lie went to Zhending Mansion with great speed, urged the horse to gallop along the way, passed Dingzhou, and finally came to Zhending Mansion in a few days.

At that time, Hebei West Road Luzhi, with high walls and wide gates, looked very grand, maybe because of the relationship between eyes, such a majestic city, even the soldiers guarding the gate seemed to be three points more powerful than other places.

After entering the city gate, Ma Ling led the horse and followed Qiao Lie. The biggest towns this young man from the north had ever seen were counties like Wuqing and Xianghe. When had he ever seen a city of this size and The passers-by next to each other, not to mention the vendors and shops lined up on both sides, couldn't help being dazzled for a while, just looking around, completely forgetting what they came for.

"Brother, let's find a place to rest first." Qiao Lie hasn't been here for a while, but he feels that this place doesn't seem to have changed much, and he has seen a companion like the Daming Mansion, so his mentality is not at all like Ma Ling's. Generally fluctuate violently.

"Oh." Ma Ling came to his senses, seeing Qiao Lie's indifferent look, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and hurriedly asked, "Brother Qiao Lie, where is the person you mentioned?"

"Brother, you forgot, here is the name of Pindao, Daoqing." Qiao Lie stretched out his hand to fend off a passerby: "I live in the east of the city, let's find an inn first, let's not stay here for a while." Two days, maybe five or six days, to see if things go well."

Ma Ling nodded, yes, he is young and playful, wishing he could stay for a few more days and look around to be satisfied.

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The sky is far away.

Shen Ji's face was covered with dust, and he walked along the path in the deep mountains and old forests, stopping from time to time to take a breather and rest. He had lived and slept in the open air all the way, if he hadn't been practicing martial arts all the year round, he couldn't stand it, and now he was a little bit reluctant to come to his destination. I couldn't help it, I just insisted that I must see that person.

"E Quanzhong, the mother-in-law, the never-ending Baishi mountain bandit, when I find a backer... I must... I must go back and kill you, and there is... the god-killing Wang Dashou, you too... give it to me." I...wait." Shen Ji murmured to himself, he staggered two steps and was about to pounce on the ground, and quickly held the knife down to prevent himself from falling.

I don't know how long it took, Shen Ji looked up from the forest and guessed that it was about Shen Shi, and took out a small piece of dry and hard beard cake from his bosom, put it in his mouth, and waited for it to be softened by the saliva After eating it, it would be as hard as a rock, and he didn't want to try the hardness of his teeth.

As for not eating this, he is no longer the Shen Ji when he was in the Shen family. He is penniless and only has self-defense weapons. He has already lost his arrogance when he was at home. Zhang cake was divided into six meals, and now there is only this small piece. Before seeing anyone, this is his life.

"Stop, Wu Nasi, what are you doing here!"

A sudden roar came.

Shen Ji quickly spit out the hard beard cake from his mouth, held it in his hands and looked around, and saw two people jumping down from the tree, looking at him maliciously with their knives in their hands.

Seeing that they were not afraid at all, Shen Ji stepped forward excitedly: "But Li Mian's buddy, I am Shen Ji from Shenjiazhuang, I have something important to ask him."

"Shenjiazhuang?" The two of them changed their colors when they heard the name of their leader Li Mian. When they heard the name of Shenjiazhuang, they couldn't help being surprised. Jia Dalang, why did he become like this?"

Shen Ji smiled bitterly: "It's hard to say! I also hope that my brother will take me to see the leader Li Mian. I am very grateful."

"It's easy to say, easy to say." The man responded, and said to his companion: "You watch here, I will take Shen Dalang to the cottage first, and I will return later."

After speaking, he said to Shen Ji: "Please also invite Da Lang and me."

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