Water Margin: Lu Bu sits on Mount Liang

Chapter 96

Lu Bu and his party followed the water transport boat from Huimin River all the way south to Changshe, and then they changed their horses and went straight to Ruzhou by land.At this time, Ruzhou's organizational system still followed the Tang Dynasty system, and it belonged to the Northwest Road of Beijing, leading Liangxian, Xiangcheng, Yexian, Longxing, and Lushan counties.

The sun was shining directly, and the official road rammed with loess was extremely dry. Horseshoes stepped on this road and stirred up countless dust. As the horses galloped, a yellow dragon visible to the naked eye gradually formed.

Lu Bu reined in Chitu and gradually stopped. The group looked at the city in the distance. The horses were running a bit fast, and each of them was very hot. The blood boiling heat set off the sweat, which made the horses not smell very good. smell.

"Xiangcheng." Lu Bu's eyesight is excellent, he saw the big characters on the ancient city wall from a distance, tilted his head, glanced at the sun in the sky, and said in a deep voice: "Hide your weapons and go to the city to rest. Ma Ma, good afternoon and hurry up."

Everyone agreed in unison, and urged the horses to trot towards the city.

……

Inside a residence in the east of the city.

A muscular, tall, dark-skinned strong man, wearing a strong suit, sat on the ground like a black bear, and was holding a long-handled mountain ax against the whetstone to grind it back and forth. The friction between the metal and the stone The rough voice repeated over and over again.

After a while, the strong man stood up, raised the great axe with his muscular arms, looked at the sun, and then swung violently at the bamboo pole next to him.

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The light of the ax flashed by, the strong man took back the big axe, looked at the blade of the axe, and showed a satisfied smile, and then there was a "click", the bamboo pole that was used as the target was slowly dislocated, and the upper half finally fell powerlessly It came down and hit the ground with a crisp sound.

Then the strong man walked into the house, leaned the ax against the wall, picked up three incense candles with his thick fingers, lit them on fire, shook them up and down to extinguish the burning flame, and the three red lights flickered on the incense candles, and then left to the side table.

The table is not big, and it is square and square, which is common in ordinary households. There are only three spirit tablets on it, and the first one says "The seat of righteous brother Lu Fucai".

The strong man knelt down in front of the table, bowed three times, inserted the incense into the incense burner, reached into his arms and took out a piece of old white cloth, stretched it out and spread it in front of the altar, and began with the sentence "Gai Wen, three brothers and three surnames, married Brotherly love, life and death together..." But it was a signed Jinlan book.

The brawny man stared blankly at the wooden sign, his big copper bell-like eyes gradually turned red: "Back then you and I were married to Jinlan, and I said I wanted to go out to learn art, and you gave me all your family money to help me travel far away without saying a word. But I live in poverty at home eating bran and swallowing vegetables. Later, I said that my weapons are poor and unusable, and you are looking for people to find high-quality refined iron to make weapons for me. I am naturally active and don’t want to stay at home for a long time. My old mother performed filial piety on my knees and died for her old man, so that my unfilial son has a tomb to worship."

"Now that you are dead, you have been ruthlessly exterminated..."

The brawny man stood up, swiped his big axe, looked back at the memorial tablet and said softly, "I'll kill those birdmen and send them down to make amends for you."

The burly man pulled up the black cloth that had been prepared, wrapped the axe up, a bloodthirsty grin was drawn on his dark face and bright red lips, he tried to calm down again, opened the door, and walked out expressionlessly. .

……

At the beginning of summer, the weather started to turn hot. The pedestrians in the streets and alleys had already changed into unlined clothes. There was a strong man who changed into a short shirt with his collar open, revealing his sweaty chest. The big girls and daughter-in-laws on the street were full of Putting on light clothes and gorgeous headgear often attracts the dignified disciples to look sideways secretly.

Lv Bu and others led the horses and walked along the road, looking at the passers-by in Xiangcheng County suspiciously.There seemed to be many more beggars in the corners of the city looking at the sky desperately than in other places.

"Master, how can the people in this city be so virtuous? They all look like walking dead." Ma Ling looked strange, and couldn't help but walked up to Lu Bu and said in a low voice.

Lu Bu was startled when he heard the words, but something came to his mind, he vaguely had an answer in his heart, and said in a low voice, "It's because of the rice field affairs. Brother Xiangri Chi Fang once said that this Ruzhou is implementing a bad government, which has caused many people with fields People have lost their fields, and now it seems..."

Looking at the family of three huddled under the wall in shabby clothes, looking at the man's dull eyes, he said: "This evil government is more violent than expected."

"The government only cares about collecting the people's fat and anointing for themselves, and never cared about the people." Deng Fei said with a pair of red eyes, quite indignantly.

Lu Bu shook his head: "This is Emperor Song's business, and has nothing to do with us. Let's go after we find a place to rest."

"Grand officials, senior officials, why not come in and take a rest. This shop has high-quality wine and meat, and fine fodder for horses."

An enthusiastic voice came from the left side, and everyone turned their heads to look, and saw a waiter standing in front of an inn with a smile on his face, greeting them.

But seeing that the inn is two stories high, the entrance is very clean, a flagpole stands on the right side of the main entrance, under the guise of being clean.The exterior wall of the inn is painted brick red, and there are two potted plants of welcoming pine trees on both sides of the gate. The plaque on the top of the gate reads four simple characters - Qingyun Inn.

The waiter in the shop seemed very happy to see Lu Bu and others, and quickly made gestures and said eloquently: "Mr. Seasonal fruits and vegetables.

The feed for the horses is also carefully prepared feed and clean water.If you want to stay in the hotel, there is a large cross-court in the hotel..."

Lu Bu raised his hand for a gesture, and the waiter immediately stopped talking, just looked at Lu Bu and the others with a smile.

Nodding his head in satisfaction, Lu Bu said to the crowd behind him, "Let's just go to this house. Anyway, I'll take a rest and leave."

"Okay, please come inside the guest officer." The waiter in the shop was overjoyed, grinning and invited everyone in.

The horses were taken to the stables and tied up. Lu Bu nodded in satisfaction after looking at the feed provided by the inn, and was led into the inn by the waiter.

"Guest officer, do you want to eat here or go up to the second floor?"

Lu Bu frowned when he heard the words. There were only three or five tables of diners in this inn, and half of the seats in the lobby were not filled. He couldn't help sighing in his heart, and he understood something. The rice field work not only affected the field property, but also affected other businesses.

"Is there a place on the second floor?"

"Yes, yes, please."

Lu Bu signaled, and immediately there were five attendants sitting below, and the rest of them went up to the second floor, but there were fewer people on the second floor, only a table with two men in fine clothes sitting by the window. Hearing the movement, he turned his head to glance at Lu Bu and others, and then turned his head to chat on his own.

Lu Bu and the others didn't care, they found good seats and sat down at two tables, then ordered wine and food, and chatted while eating.

He waited but didn't see that there was a single guest at the table below while they were downstairs, and stared at his waiting face. When he waited on the second floor, the minions who stayed here sat down and asked for food and drink, and hurriedly waited. Quickly took two mouthfuls of the meal in front of him, got up and left.

……

The strong man like a black bear walked steadily on the street. The big ax that ordinary people need to carry with both hands was held in his hands like a straw, and the black cloth-wrapped weapon was still eye-catching even though it lost its sharpness.

It’s just that the people of Xiangcheng nowadays have no intention of meddling in business and gossiping. They took a strange look at him and then turned to busy with their own affairs. Some people gathered together to discuss how to keep their land deeds from being taken away, arguing for a long time , Finally, he couldn't help but sighed.

The strong man didn't look sideways, just walked through the block without distraction, exhaled slightly, and began to adjust his breathing.

……

"What do you mean? There are Jiangyang robbers in Qingyun Inn?"

The county lieutenant stood up in surprise and looked at the man in front of him.

"It's absolutely true, I saw him go up to the second floor with my own eyes. That person must be on the Haizhu documents, and I'm absolutely right." The man swears, patting his chest.

"You wait." The county captain turned around and took a stack of sea arrest documents from the side and put them on the table: "Find it out"

The man immediately bent down and searched carefully one by one. With the rattling of the paper, he quickly found a portrait and handed it to the county magistrate.

"Is this the person?" The county captain shook the document in the book.

The corner of the man's mouth twitched: "It doesn't look very similar, but the red eyes written in this description are indeed true."

The county lieutenant lowered his head to look at the sea arrest order, which read impressively:

[Wanted murderer——Deng Fei from Xiangyang,
This person has a ferocious face, red eyes, and a cruel nature.

Those who report their whereabouts will be rewarded with a hundred guan.

Those who capture and kill will be rewarded with thousands of coins. 】

The county lieutenant immediately received the arrest order, walked out of the gate and shouted: "Where are the people from the arrest department? Hurry up and come and follow me!"

The man hurriedly chased him out and ran to him: "My lord, my lord, my bounty..."

The county lieutenant frowned, stretched out his hand and pushed him: "I can't do without you, wait here, when I catch someone back, I will reward you with money."

What dare a man say?He had no choice but to bow his head and nod, "Hey, yes, I wish you all the best and be promoted every step of the way."

The county lieutenant raised his eyebrows, took a look at him, and said with a satisfied smile: "He can talk, so relax, what's yours is yours."

Not long after, the sergeants of the arrest department gathered together under the leadership of Dutou, and then more than a hundred people followed the county lieutenant and headed towards Qingyun Inn.

……

Qingyun Inn.

The diners who had only three or two cats had already finished their meals and left. The waiter put away the dishes on the table, quickly cleaned the table, walked to the counter and waited to see if the rest of the guests needed anything. No, the shopkeeper behind him is looking at the ledger.

"It's lost again, how can I survive this day..." The shopkeeper is nearly fifty years old, and his chubby round face is full of sadness.

"Shopkeeper, this month..." The waiter was somewhat prepared for this, but he still couldn't help but feel a little disappointed after hearing this.

The fat shopkeeper sighed: "I saw you too. There are only a dozen tables of customers every day. If you go to this shop like this, you will... Sigh!"

"Shopkeeper, keep your voice down, those two people are still up there." The waiter in the shop also had a sad face, but still reminded himself that the shopkeeper stopped talking.

The fat shopkeeper raised his head and looked up, snorted coldly, but his voice was an octave lower: "It's them who came here, and Xiangcheng became like this. If I have a way, I will definitely make it They give..."

The more he talked, the more excited he became, the fat shopkeeper's fat hands made the shape of pinching someone's neck, and he was secretly ruthless there.

"Shh~ calm down, shopkeeper, calm down." The waiter in the shop quickly put his index finger to his mouth, softly persuading him.

The two of them were talking, so it might as well feel that the light dimmed, the waiter turned around and saw a strong man like a black bear coming in, he hurried over and said with a smile: "Guest officer, do you want to stay at the shop?"

He also looked at the long-handled utensils in the strong man's hands, and couldn't help but wonder what kind of sharp weapon this black cloth was wrapped in, right?

The burly man listened to the waiter's question, and looked down. His majestic body matched with the dark and fleshy face made the waiter swallow, and stood there with an embarrassed smile.

After a few moments of silence, just when the waiter in the shop thought he was dumb, the strong man said in a dull voice, "Are the two adults from the rice field affairs here?"

The waiter in the shop let out a sigh of relief, and quickly smiled and said: "The two adults are having dinner on the second floor, and the villain will take you up."

"No need." The strong man shook his head: "If you have hands and feet, I will go up by myself, and you will do your work."

"Hey, okay, sir." The waiter in the shop was stared at by the brazen bell-big eyes of this strong man, making him feel uncomfortable. Hearing this remark, he hurriedly backed away as if he was being pardoned.

The burly man glanced at Liang Shan who was eating in the hall, and went upstairs without saying a word.

Seeing him walking up the stairs, the shopkeeper muttered: "I don't know who it is, but they came to look for those two blood-sucking insects, look at their majestic appearance, don't be the eagle dogs they found. "

The waiter in the shop made a bitter face when he heard the words: "Isn't it even more troublesome?"

"Alas..." The fat shopkeeper sighed and shook his head: "This world is going to kill people."

The brawny man couldn't hear what the two of them said. He walked up to the second floor step by step, glanced around, and saw that besides the person he was looking for, there were still two tables of guests here.

The strong man tilted his head, and immediately walked towards Lu Bu and the others. When he got close, he clasped his fists and said in a low voice, "Excuse me, could you all pay the bill and leave?"

Lu Bu looked up, his eyes lit up, he was really a big black man.

Pan Zhong got close to him, heard the words and glanced at Lu Bu, seeing that he didn't seem to want to take care of things, he said: "Man, I'm waiting here to eat well, but you let us pay the bill, what's the reason?"

The burly man stroked his hair, glanced at the window secretly, and smiled apologetically: "This place won't look good later, so don't disturb everyone's meal. Instead of being disgusted and unable to eat, it's better to pay the bill and leave early."

"What do you mean?" Ruan Xiaoqi looked at the man strangely while holding the wine glass, somewhat unable to understand the meaning of his words.

Lu Bu and the others somewhat understood. They all looked at the two people by the window, and looked back at the strong man and laughed.

The man frowned: "It's funny, I'm waiting for you."

Lu Bu shook his head, with a strange smile on the corner of his mouth: "You go about your business, whether you can eat or not is my problem."

The man looked at Lu Bu and took a breath, then exhaled heavily: "I reminded you, don't blame me for not saying hello later."

Lu Bu didn't say anything, just raised his hand as a signal.

The rest of the people also looked at him with great interest.

The strong man nodded when he saw this, and walked towards the window with the mountain ax upside down.

……

"Basically all the land in the west city has been taken down."

"That is to say, the fields in Xiangcheng are basically public land?"

"There are still a few more, let the people below quickly find out, Du Observer is waiting..."

The two of them were chatting about business in low voice while eating, when they suddenly heard a noise from the side, they couldn't help but shut up, and turned their heads to look together.

Seeing a strong man walking over carrying something, the person with a lower position couldn't help but said: "Wu Na Hei Si, didn't you see that I was waiting to talk? Go aside if you have nothing to do."

The strong man ignored them, walked over and stood still, tilted his head, looked at the two with wide eyes and said, "Master Wu Nian and Master Xu Linxu from rice field affairs?"

Wu and Xu looked at each other, and Wu Nian, who still had a low position, said, "Since you know this, why did you come here and offended me and waited for you."

The brawny man was not annoyed, he just said to himself, "Do you two remember the Lu family in the west of the city?"

"The Lu family?" The two looked at each other, feeling a little uneasy in their hearts.

"Ah, it is Lu Fucai who has a hundred acres of fertile land outside the city and only one son in his family." The strong man reminded.

Then Wu Nian suddenly said, "Lu Fucai's family? Isn't their family dead?"

The strong man nodded, and the corners of his mouth curled up: "That's right, it was Lu Fucai who was forced to ruin his family in March by referring to the land as public land."

The two of them suddenly felt bad: "Who are you carrying? What's the relationship with Lu Fucai?"

The strong man grinned and showed a mouthful of white teeth: "My name is Li Jue, and I am Lu Fucai's Jinlan friend."

The arm was raised, and the mountain-breaking ax wrapped in black cloth drew a semicircle and was carried on the shoulder.

He stretched out his arm and hooked his fingers, the knot was untied, the black cloth slid down the ax face, fluttering and falling with the gravity, the sunlight shot into the hall, and the polished sharp ax blade reflected the dazzling light.

Evil thoughts are raging, and murderous intentions are everywhere.

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