Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

The skylight is moving towards the west. In the dim room, the air is filled with the smell of men's sweat and foot odor. Old wooden tables are placed randomly. The tabletop is shiny and shiny, obviously it has been used frequently. Copper coins and broken silver are piled on it. superior.

The men standing around the table looked excited and their eyes were red. They looked at the two people in the field throwing copper coins. The shouts of "Quick-" and "Fork--" were deafening, almost tearing down the roof.

Boom boom boom——

The rapidly rotating copper coin is slowing down and slowly rotating, and the front and back sides can be seen clearly.

"Ha! Four trowels, I win! Give me money, give me money!"

"Straight bitch! You're lucky!"

The two of them were talking, holding coins and pieces of silver in their hands. On the side, the people who had won the money happily followed the money collection. Those who had missed the money had a sad face, feeling deeply resentful of their bad luck, and then took out their pockets. Bank of China money, ready to continue gambling.

"Pix, pix? Do you have any money left? Lend some to me." Bai Sheng's eyes turned red as he walked behind a person, stretched out his hand and patted the person's shoulder twice.

The man turned around and couldn't help but feel disgusted: "Baisheng?! Don't touch me, you bastard. Who doesn't know that you are a bad guy? If you gamble, you will lose. If you encounter gambling, you will lose. Don't use your bad luck." Infect me and ruin my luck!"

Bai Sheng immediately jumped up and yelled as if he was being insulted: "Fuck you, when did I lose when I gambled? It's just that my luck is not smooth, there is always a time to win. If you borrow some from me, I will definitely win." I’ll pay you back.”

The man's face was wrinkled, and Bai Sheng kicked him: "You guy, I introduced you to work a few days ago when you had no money. What happened? Now I have completely forgotten how embarrassed you were at that time." "

"Borrow, borrow, borrow, borrow—" The man named Leixia suddenly lost his temper and reached into his arms to get the money bag: "It's been eight lifetimes of bad luck for me to meet you, so I'll only have five... Wait!" Zhong's arm suddenly stopped, and he raised his face with a look of disbelief: "I remember you brought fifty taels of silver here, and lost it all in the past two days?! How did you do it? Just throw water You can also hear noises in the pond! What will you tell your sister-in-law when you get home?"

"I already told you that my hand was not going well, so I asked you to lend me some money to make some money back." Bai Sheng's face turned red, and he said uncontrollably: "Besides, it's me who can talk nonsense. With the money you earn, if you dare to be stubborn like me, you won’t be able to kill her with a big mouth.”

Lesza's face twitched, and he smacked his mouth: "Brother Sheng, you are really tough, that's all, I'm borrowing you."

Painfully, he took out his wallet and counted a bunch of money and handed it to Bai Sheng: "Okay, you can take this money, but don't say that I don't miss the old relationship, it's just Brother Sheng..." The man hesitated to speak, and finally He sighed: "Although I shouldn't say this, it's just... that... this money didn't come from the strong wind, so it's better not to gamble anymore."

"I'm so verbose!" Bai Sheng blushed, kicked someone, raised his head and said, "I really got this money from the wind, and I don't feel bad if I lose it all."

The disbelieving look on his face meant that he was bragging.

The two of them were talking here, but they didn't see a young man next to them looking at Bai Sheng thoughtfully. His eyes gradually became weird. He hid behind and watched the two people yelling for a while, and then said to the person who opened this game. With a cry, he turned around and left the room.

It was just sunset, and the red light shone down, adding to the loneliness of the evening. The man hurriedly walked to a house and banged the door.

"Why are you knocking? It's a funeral!"

Hearing the rapid knock on the door, the person in the room suddenly lost his temper and roared. Footsteps of different sizes came from behind the door. He opened the door with a creak and took two lame steps back: "Hey, It's Brother Qing, why are you so impatient? Come on, come in quickly."

"I've been observing Li. I apologize for not following the rules in a hurry." Brother Qing bowed, said polite words, and walked in with a vague glance at the other person's legs and feet.

The host walked a little high and low and led the people back to the house. The two of them took their seats respectively. Li Zhuan said, "Brother Qing, why did you come to my place today? You are still in a hurry. Is there anyone who is looking for trouble for you?"

The young man smiled and said, "What are you talking about? There is an observant Xie who looks after the villain on weekdays. Who dares to disregard Xie's face and come to cause trouble for the villain?"

Li Kuan said with a smile: "What are you talking about? In the past, your brother He Tao took great care of me. Now that he has passed away, I should take care of you."

The person on the other side said respectfully, "Observe those who are benevolent and righteous." There was confusion on his face: "Then why did Brother Qing come here?"

He Qing licked his lips: "Have you been busy investigating cases recently?"

Li Kuan looked him up and down, pondered for a moment, and nodded: "Well, it's not a secret, but it is true. At the beginning of the month, there were bandits pretending to be date sellers and robbed the birthday card presented to Prime Minister Cai. Now, The superiors are urging us to investigate this matter, but unfortunately there are no clues." He sighed heavily and complained: "Oh! I'm not afraid of your jokes. I was beaten ten times by my old master today and said that there will be no progress in three days. Double it in three days. Double it again, alas! If the situation continues like this, this life will be sealed."

He Qing didn't speak, his eyes rolled around. After Li Zhuan said that, he felt something was wrong and raised his eyebrows: "Brother Qing, why are you asking?"

"Observe..." He Qing said softly and leaned closer: "If the villain says that he has information about the bandits, how much can he get?"

Li Zhuan's eyes suddenly lit up. He first looked carefully at He Qing's eyes and saw that he was greedy but also determined. His heart moved and he couldn't help but said: "If I can really catch him, I will give you 80% of the reward." Then he looked again. Looking at the somewhat moved expression on the other side, he continued: "There is another way. I don't think it's an option for you to hang around like this. How about this? Give half of your reward money and I'll give you some exercise so that you can eat something." Isn’t it beautiful to have public meals and have others respect you every day?”

He Qing was just an idle guy. When he heard that he could enter the official gate, his eyes lit up and he nodded: "Then I'll listen to you. It'll all depend on observation and movement."

Li Kuan agreed without any hesitation and kept urging: "Easy to say, easy to say, hurry up, what do you know?"

"The villain was working in an inn at the beginning of the month. Several date sellers came to invest in the shop. One of them said he was coming from Haozhou to sell dates in Tokyo, but the villain knew the leader..." He Qingyu He spoke very quickly, leaned towards the opposite side and said word by word: "He is Chao Gai from Dongxi Village, Yuncheng County!"

"How do you know?"

"The villain is used to hanging out in gambling houses. I lost a lot in the past. I went to his house to join him and became a hanger-on for a while."

Li Kuan clapped his hands: "Wonderful!" Seeing that the other person had something to say, he said, "Do you still know the others?"

"Exactly, that person who told the villain that he was a visitor from Haozhou. Later, the shop owner told the villain that the guy's name was Bai Sheng, and he was from an idle man in the village. The villain met him at the gambling house these two days, but he was... Fifty taels of silver for a big gamble." He paused and said, "Observe, the villain is not a fool. He Bai Sheng is from Anle Village, but he comes from Haozhou, and he has fifty taels of silver for making money. Isn't this a ghost? "

"Hahaha - the road is boundless!" Li Kuan's smiling face wrinkled, his eyes narrowed into slits, and he grabbed He Qing's arm: "Quickly, come with me to see my husband, Mr. Take that Bai Sheng and then Chao Gai!"

……

At the same time, Dongxi Village.

"My nephew, this is our top hero in Yunzhou, the King of Towers - Chao Gai and Chao Baozheng." Song Jiang's dark face shone under the flickering lights, and he was leading the two capitals with a smile on his face. The guest from the west introduced to the big man in front of him who was as big as an iron tower. Qiu Xiang was young and liked the heroes the most. Hearing this, he quickly bowed down and said, "There have been rumors in the world for a long time that King Chao Tian is generous and generous. He puts his righteousness first. I don't know how many Jianghu men have been favored by Chao." , It is truly a blessing in life to meet Brother Chao Gai today."

Chao Gai smiled boldly: "Don't listen to Yasi's nonsense, my reputation is nothing."

As he spoke, he pulled Qiu Xiang up. Seeing that his beard had not grown, he asked, "Can I drink?"

Qiu Xiang patted his chest: "I dare not say that I will not get drunk after a thousand cups, but I can still have a good time drinking with my two brothers."

"Hahaha, okay, I won't come home until I'm drunk tonight. Come, I'll introduce you to a few more heroes." Amid laughter, Chao Gai held Qiu Xiang with one hand and Song Jiang with the other: "Brother, don't even think about it. I ran away and never saw him again, but today I have to drink two more drinks."

Song Jiang was pulled into the house and shouted repeatedly: "Brother, brother, you really can't drink Xiaoke." He turned around and looked at Fang Han who was smiling: "Brother Fang has a huge amount, I don't want to drink with him."

Fang Han's expression changed, and he stumbled and said, "Asimo wants to drag someone into the water, where can I drink?"

Chao Gai laughed loudly in front of him: "I can't even run away, I have to drink to my heart's content tonight!"

Soon, noises came from Chao Gai's house, mixed with the boy's happy screams from time to time.

……

The huge hall was as bright as day with candlelight, and waiters running around kept running in, placing cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks filled with dishes on the table. Someone opened a brand new wine jar, and the aroma of wine overflowed instantly. The aroma of barbecued meat and grilled fish was maximized with the help of seasonings, mixed with plates of seasonal vegetables and large pieces of sauced meat, forming the melody of tonight's Liangshan banquet.

"Oh, it smells so good!"

"It's really delicious. Fatty Zhou's cooking is getting better and better. But I heard that several female relatives went to help in the kitchen today. I'm afraid my sister-in-law's cooking is also involved. Brother Hu Yan, why not guess which dish it is? However, it's hard to say. , I might not be able to eat all these dishes. Huh? If Brother Huyan goes back, will your sister-in-law ask you if you have eaten what she cooked?"

The voices gradually approached. Hu Yanzhuo, Han Tao, and Peng Qi pulled Ling Zhen in, who had dark circles on his face. The third eye kept opening his mouth all the way. Several people wanted to interrupt but couldn't. After speaking, they had no choice but to look at each other and smile bitterly, allowing him to express himself freely.

He had no choice but to look around, and led the chattering person to find a seat to sit down. Just as he was listening to Peng Qi's noise, the candlelight at the door flickered, but several figures walked in. The first one was Du. With his strong body, he walked like a dragon and a tiger, and the candlelight beside him kept swaying.

"Looks like you're here early."

Fengtai, who followed Du Bo through the door with his head held high, muttered. Before he could see who was sitting there, he heard a voice coming over: "Hey, Boss Du, Brother Fengtai, Fatty Wei, hurry up, this way." If there is a seat, come and sit! Oh, I still feel lonely when there are few people, so I feel a lot happy when I see you. Speaking of which, we don’t know each other, so we happen to sit at the same table. Hey! Who, who uses a cup for drinking? Let’s try another bowl. I really have no eyesight. I can’t even distinguish between cups and bowls. I’ll look back..."

He was muttering, and Du Bo, who was walking, suddenly stopped. The expressions on the faces of the two people following him also changed. The three of them looked at Peng Qi, who stood up to greet them, and then looked at the embarrassed person next to him. Hu Yanzhuo smiled hard.

"What...what should I do?"

There was a rare hesitation on Fengtai's ferocious face, and he glanced at the fat companion beside him.

"How did I know..." Wei Hepi murmured with a smile, and quietly approached: "Brother Du, is it too late for us to go to the toilet now?"

"You think you can?"

Du Bo glanced back at the two of them, remained silent for a while, turned around and walked slowly towards Hu Yanzhuo. The two people behind him looked at each other: "It's because you, the ugly ghost, wanted to steal two glasses of wine first. Now, alright……"

"How did I know that guy came so early..."

Amid the complaints and excuses, the two of them had no choice but to lower their heads and follow Du Bo as if they were going to the execution ground.

Not long after we sat down, people of different shapes came in one after another. They were all people who drank wine and ate meat in the mountains. They had known each other for a long time. They were greeting each other casually, and there was no doubt that they wanted to fight. Those who were drinking sat at the same table, and some who wanted to chew slowly joined together. After a while, the whole hall was filled with people, and the noise gradually became noisy.

"Brother is here——"

Yu Cheng walked into the hall and shouted, then quickly stepped aside. Lu Bu walked in wearing brocade clothes. When all the men in the hall saw the familiar figure, they hurriedly stood up: "Welcome to you, brother."

Lu Bu made his way up to the chief position in a vigorous manner, turned around and sat down: "Brothers, please take a seat." He looked at the people in the hall and smiled: "I have been away for several months, and when I came back, I didn't expect that many heroes would come to the mountain. …”

Below, Shan Shiqi, Zhu Jing and others straightened their chests, smiled at each other, and looked pleased with themselves.

"Today's banquet can be regarded as a belated welcome banquet..." The swaying firelight illuminated the handsome face. In front of everyone, he poured a full glass of wine and raised it above his head: "In the future, our development is inseparable from our brothers. Let's drink -"

"Drink full——"

One after another, the shouting figures raised their wine bowls, and then drank from them. Lu Bu waved his hand: "Let's have a banquet!"

Everyone in the hall burst into laughter. Qiao Lie from the front waved and shouted: "Brother Shan Shiqi, please come here with a few brothers."

The young man was immediately overjoyed and hurriedly led Zhu Jing, Wu Su and others forward to Lu Bu's table. The nine of them bowed down together and said, "Shan Shiqi, a barbarian from Jianghu, has seen my brother. I am stupid and can't speak. I just want to talk." From today on, I sell my life to my brother and I am willing to die for him!"

"Brother, please get up." Lu Bu smiled and stepped forward to pull him up. He looked at him and nodded: "You are a strong man. I heard that you and Shan Jinglong are distant relatives?"

"Yes, they are indeed relatives."

"Well..." Lu Bu nodded, then looked at the kneeling people: "Are these your brothers?"

Shan Shiqi nodded quickly and introduced them one by one: "This is Lu Hui, Zhu Jing, and Wu Su. Over there are Shi Ding, Wu Cheng, Zhong Liang, and Yun Zongwu. They are all heroes from Hedong." Then he pointed to the last face. Elegant man: "That's Sheng Ben. When I passed by Daming Mansion, I saw him being chased and saved."

Sheng Ben raised his head with a bitter look on his face: "My little brother offended Gao Dianshuai, and he sent people to hunt him down. If it wasn't Brother Shan, he almost died." (End of Chapter)