Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 84 Shijie Village ([-])
As the sun slanted to the west, the birds that had been flying outside for a day flapped their wings and returned to their nests.

Candles were lit in the dimly lit hall, and the flickering lights cast a few figures on the window, and gentle voices rang out in the room.

"Now the Xiang army in this county is ready, and the ships have been recruited from many villages, and all of them are stationed in Shijie Village. The three Dutou please leave for Shijie Village Hui and Zhao Neng Dutou at six o'clock tomorrow. Then send troops to Liangshan." Li Yuan sat at the head, holding a scroll in one hand, and looked at the three strong men in front of him, talking eloquently.

"My lord, why don't you set out to raid the water park early in the morning. The bandits were not prepared at that time, so they should be able to hit them with one hit." Zhu Ting clasped his fists with both hands, and said loudly.

Li Yuan shook his hand: "That's wrong. During the day, those grassroots were building strongholds. When our army arrived, these grassroots had already worked for half a day. On the other hand, our army is full of energy. It is difficult for them to compete with us."

Standing up while speaking, he took a scroll in his hand and patted Zhu Tong's shoulder twice: "Besides, marching and fighting pay attention to 'the right time, the right place, and the right people'. I heard that there are righteous men in this county who are willing to join the bandit suppression team and fight against bandits together, which proves that people's hearts are in my heart." Here, our army's sergeants are all locals, and they know the location. And our army takes the initiative to attack and grasps the timing. These three things are all in my hands, how can we be defeated?"

Zhu Ting, Lei Heng, and Zhao De all looked at each other in blank dismay, intending to say something, but seeing Li Yuan's naturally unrefutable appearance, they all felt bitter and couldn't say anything.

"Okay, the county didn't ask you to come here for discussion. You have only read a few military books, go down and prepare." Li Yuan waved his hand, turned his back to the three of them, and signaled to stop here.

The three of them bowed with bitter faces and pushed out of the hall one after another.

……

at dusk.

Ruan Xiaowu, who had gambled all day, touched the purse that was cleaner than his face, and went back to his house with his head bowed.

"Mom, I'm back."

Ruan Xiaowu pushed open the door but didn't see his mother, he was stunned for a moment, and quickly walked into the room and opened the curtain to enter the inner room: "Mother, mother?"

No one was around, Ruan Xiaowu was a little panicked, and hurried to Ruan Xiaoer's house and shouted: "Second brother, second brother, is mother here with you?"

"What are you shouting about?" Ruan Xiaoer opened the door, looked at his brother and said, "Mother is here, come in and talk first."

After speaking, he came out and opened the courtyard door.

"Hey." Ruan Xiaowu heaved a sigh of relief, agreed, and ran into the house first.

Ruan Xiaoer inserted the firewood gate in the yard, went to the door and looked around, then closed the door of his own house tightly.

When Ruan Xiaowu entered the room, he saw Ruan Xiaoer's wife holding his monkey cub sitting in the hall, and his mother on the other side. Both of them had strange expressions, and they couldn't help but secretly complained to Ruan Xiaoer: Could it be that the sister-in-law is with the mother again? in argument?The second brother is also the same, knowing that they have a bad relationship, he still drags them together.

"Fifth brother, sit down, I have something to tell you." Ruan Xiaoer walked in, pulled out the chair and sat down.

Ruan Xiaowu frowned, and still found a place to sit, thinking in his heart: Is it because she has played too much with money recently, and mother went to the second brother to complain?
Ruan Xiaoer lowered his head and thought for a while, then said, "Fifth brother hangs out in the casino every day, so he must also know about the jade-faced flying general Lu Bu."

Ruan Xiaowu thought that he didn't seem to be playing for money, he relaxed a little, nodded and said: "What the second brother said is that people often talk about this person in the gambling stalls, saying that he is a rare extravagant figure in the Liao and Song Dynasties. .”

Ruan Xiaoer nodded: "Where do you know him now?"

Ruan Xiaowu looked at Ruan Xiaoer strangely, not understanding why my brother mentioned this man in front of his sister-in-law and mother today: "There are many rumors, some say that he returned to the Liao Kingdom, and some said that he founded a mountain in Hebei, In the past two days, some people have said that they came to Jingdong.”

"It is indeed Jingdong, which is on Liangshan." Ruan Xiaoer nodded.

Ruan Xiaowu's eyes widened, feeling something was wrong in his heart, he lowered his head and thought for a while, then suddenly realized: "How did Second Brother know?"

Ruan Xiaoer looked at him and said, "He is here today. Seventh brother and I have met him and joined the group and worshiped him as an elder brother. Seventh brother will come to pick us up tomorrow morning."

Ruan Xiaowu was stunned, and looked at his mother and sister-in-law sitting beside him in disbelief.

"Don't look at it, mother and your sister-in-law know it too." Ruan Xiaoer said lightly from the side.

Ruan Xiaowu stood up, not daring to say anything: "Zhe Mo, I'm not from the Ruan family, and I don't even know."

Ruan Xiaoer rolled his eyes: "Fifth brother, you spend all day in the gambling stalls, who can tell you?"

He got up and went to the side and took a wooden box and handed it to him: "Brother Seven and I have told my brother that you will also join the gang. This is the one thousand yuan entry fee given by my brother."

"Entry fee?" Ruan Xiaowu's eyes lit up, he took it and said, "It's rare, but this brother is generous."

Opening the wooden box, he took out a handful of coins and counted them one by one, and said happily: "Although this coin cannot be exchanged in full at present, it is quite a lot more, more than a thousand coins."

Ruan Xiaoer glared at him, snatched it away and put it into the box, saying: "I can't take this for you to gamble with, and I'll put it away for my mother first."

Ruan Xiaowu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "Second Brother, what are you doing?"

Ruan Xiaoer looked at his brother with a serious expression: "Brother is going to fight with officers and soldiers recently, we, as men on the water, must be the first to meet the enemy, and let me take care of your hands first, don't let my brother look down on you." We three brothers."

"Really?" Ruan Xiaowu's expression brightened: "My brother, why didn't you say it earlier, if you knew that you were going to fight the government, who would have the patience to gamble."

The old lady couldn't help but said: "Erlang, Wulang, you really want to go up the mountain and fall into the grass?"

Ruan Xiaoer smiled: "Mother, this world is difficult, Ye and my father have worked hard for most of their lives, what do they earn? When my father is sick, he doesn't even have the money to hire a doctor for the old man."

Ruan Xiaowu also came over and squatted next to the old lady: "Mother, what the second brother said is right, and do you know that the government has built a rice field office, and I heard people say that they are discussing where the common people go to the lake to fish and collect rice?" Lotus root and cut cattail are taxed heavily according to the size of the boat, and anyone who violates the rules and regulations will be punished as a thief. Look at it, how can you live like this?"

Ruan Xiaoer was startled when he heard the words, and looked at Ruan Xiaowu: "Fifth brother, are you serious?"

Ruan Xiaowu sneered: "How can there be a fake? One of the people who gambled and played money together has a family relationship with the government. He revealed it, saying that it has not yet been negotiated. I think it will be soon."

"Isn't this going to kill people?" Ruan Xiaoer's family interjected, holding the child, and turned to look at the old woman: "My aunt, why not go up the mountain, if the tax is heavy, how can the whole family survive? "

The old lady sighed beside her: "I just hope that you and my brothers don't do anything bad for the village."

"Mother, don't worry." Ruan Xiaowu said: "I heard that my brother is a righteous person, many heroes in Hebei are talking about his righteous deeds, don't worry."

Ruan Xiaoer who was beside him also said, "Yes, mother, brother is nice, so don't worry about it."

The old lady touched Ruan Xiaowu's head and said, "I hope so."

There was nothing to say that night, and the family went to sleep separately.

……

Moon stars are rare.

On the Liangshan construction site, torches were gradually lit and a brazier was lit. The minions were holding the wine jars and making a pile in twos and threes. In recent days, leaders have been joining in, making these people beaming and looking forward to the future of the cottage, so they waited to welcome Ruan After Xiaoqi, everyone dispersed, and they gathered together to eat and chat freely, but the supply of wine was limited, and drinking was a bit unsatisfactory.

In the temporary meeting hall, the leaders arranged the tables in a row, let Lu Bu sit at the head, and everyone sat on both sides.

The dishes carefully cooked by Zhou Darong were placed on the table and were steaming. Some people got up to sift the wine, and some people smiled shyly.

"Brothers." Lu Bu was sitting with both hands holding the wine bowl: "Brother Song Wan joined us yesterday, and today we have three heroes from the Ruan family joining us, making the village stronger and stronger. Drink a bowl and congratulate us tomorrow."

"Congratulations for tomorrow."

Everyone picked up wine and ate one after another. Song Wan and Ruan Xiaoqi who were called were a little nervous, but they were more excited, and their rough faces flushed before they were drunk.

"Let's eat first." Lu Bu picked up his chopsticks and took a bite of his meal. The leaders had been busy on the mountain for a long time, and they were all hungry. Seeing Lu Bu move their chopsticks, they stretched out their hands to eat.

Lu Bu sipped his wine slowly and ate something casually. He stayed in Shijie Village until Youshi before returning. He was not hungry at this time, but was meditating silently while eating.

A minion came in, ran to Qiao Lie and whispered for a while, handed a note and backed away.

"Brother." Qiao Lie came over and whispered in Lu Bu's ear, "A spies spread the news that the troops from Yuncheng County will go to Shijie Village at [-] o'clock tomorrow, and then attack by boat."

"So late?" Lu Bu glanced at Qiao Lie.

"I don't know why, little brother." Qiao Lie shook his head.

Lu Bu put his hand down, stroked his chin and thought for a while, and when he raised his head, he saw that all the leaders had stopped and looked at them.

Lu Bu smiled subduedly, stood up and said, "Brothers, there will be an attack from the army tomorrow."

"Brother, let me be the vanguard." Bian Xiang wiped his mouth and stood up: "It's too boring to cut down trees on the mountain every day to build a village. I'm going to be sick."

"Brother, let me play the vanguard." Xiao Haili also stood up: "It's been a long time since I haven't posted a profit, and my hands are itchy."

"My brother is still me."

"Brother let me come."

Lu Bu stretched out his hand and waved it, and the clamor of the crowd quieted down, waiting for Lu Bu's decision.

"Naturally, the whole army will be in battle for this battle. I haven't been in a battle for a long time. I'm afraid that my brothers will forget how to kill the enemy." Lu Bu took two steps, then turned around suddenly and said, "However, we will be stationed in the water now." Among the berths, the navy brothers will go out first, Ruan Xiaoqi!"

Ruan Xiaoqi stood up abruptly, at a loss for a moment, then cupped his fists and said, "Yes!"

"Tomorrow you will set off to pick up your family members and come back quickly. Don't let the officers and soldiers take them and threaten the cottage." Lu Bu's words were full of murderous air: "After that, your three brothers will lead the way, and first fight in the waterway. He waits for the sharpness, and then—”

Lu Bu stretched out his palm and flipped it over: "Destroy them!"

"Roar!"

The majestic roar was deafening, as if it was about to topple the roof.

Qiao Lie waited for the gangsters to vent their anger, and said, "Brothers, remember to try to catch them alive."

"Why?" Deng Fei looked at Lu Bu with some puzzlement, "Why does brother want this prisoner?"

Lu Bu grinned, revealing his cold white teeth: "It's not good for people in the village to kill too much. Besides, we are short of labor to build a cottage. Why not use this ready-made one?"

Everyone looked at each other, and suddenly laughed: "What brother said is that it is a wonderful thing in the world to let these officers and soldiers build a cottage for us."

All the strong men laughed, but a cluster of flames seemed to be ignited in the eyes, which made people's hearts boil.

……

At the end of the night and the return of the moon, the sky suddenly broke, and the dim morning light on the silent Liangshan moved.

Ruan Xiaoqi came to Golden Beach early, brought three or five people, and drove three boats from Liangshan to Shijie Village, but half an hour later, three boats full of people sailed back , standing on the bow of the boat were three excited big men, looking at the reeds on both sides, they laughed strangely.

In the distance, Liangshan started to move like a sleeping monster.

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