Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 340 Meeting
At night, while they were feasting, Zhao Zhen received a pigeon letter. He was overjoyed when he saw it. Wu Yong asked, "Sir, why are you so happy?"

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "It's really a double blessing. The first is that I got this batch of money, and the second is that brothers Yang Lin and Li San have now arrived in Jingyang Town. These two brothers worked hard, not only moving brother Lu Zhishen's family, but also finding brother Shi Jin's master, the Imperial Army coach [Chongtouzhen] Wang Jin, and brother Sun An's friend, [Phantom Lord] Qiao Lie."

Everyone was delighted when they heard this.

"There was only one embarrassing thing. Brother Yang Lin met the Green-faced Beast Yang Zhi in Yanggu County. Seeing that he was in such a state of desolation, he invited him to come along as well."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.
Wu Yong gently waved his feather fan and said, "I am fine, don't worry, sir. We didn't rob the birthday gift from him. If he wants to blame someone, he can only blame Song Jiang and his gang in Qingzhou. It has nothing to do with us. I will pick on him at the banquet tomorrow."

That night, everyone drank happily and dispersed at midnight.

Before going to bed, Zhao Zhen ordered pigeon letters to be written and sent to Dulonggang and Shijie Village, inviting Shi Jin, the Nine-Patterned Dragon, and Ouyang Shoutong, the Hunhe Jiao, to meet at the village the next day. He also sent someone to Erlong Mountain the next morning to invite Lu Zhishen, the Flower Monk, to meet at the village as well.

The next morning, Zhao Zhen asked Zhu Fu to prepare a banquet to welcome Yang Lin and his party.

After practicing the halberd technique, Zhao Zhen went to the storehouse to take out three treasures and returned to his residence. He found a camphorwood brocade box, put the dragon blood ganoderma in it, and placed it together with the hundred-year-old ginseng and other precious medicinal materials.

The [Jiuxiao Huanpei Qin] was given to Cheng Wan'er to keep, and she would use it in turn with the ancient zither [Meishaoyue]. Zhao Zhen planned to let Jin Cuilian use it as a secondary zither player, and use it to train the other four zither players, and to keep some concubines in the manor in the future.

As for the [South Red Agate Longevity Peach], Zhao Zhen left it in the bookshop so he could play with it when he had nothing to do.

As for Yang Lin and his party, on the next morning, after breakfast, they headed to Liangshan County under the escort of the female riders led by Hu Sanniang and the thirty riders led by Sun An.

On the way, Yang Lin deliberately asked Sun An: "Brother, the three Li brothers and I have been away from the county for half a year. I wonder if there have been any major changes in the county?"

Sun An smiled and said, "Let's not talk about anything else. Liangshan's territory has expanded a lot. Brothers have seen Jingyang Town. The area around Shijie Lake where the three heroes of the Ruan family are located has also been occupied. There are also Erlongshan and other places. There are many new heroes in the county. Brothers have to go around like the new brothers before they can recognize them all."

Yang Lin said, "It's just right for me to go with Master Wang, Taoist Master Qiao, and Chief Officer Yang to watch it."

"Yesterday I heard about something called Dulonggang Wa Si in the restaurant. I wonder what it is?"

"It is true that the great master has recruited many geishas and built a brothel. Now there are not only hotels and teahouses there, but also gambling houses, brothels, storytellers, sumo wrestlers, and street vendors. Most of the merchants along the way stay here, and it is very lively there now. In addition to the two brothers Zhu Gui and Shi Yong, the two new concubines of the great master, Mrs. Chu Yuan and Mrs. Chu Yan, are in charge of the business." Sun An replied.

At this point, Sun An suddenly turned to Wang Jin and said, "Coach, speaking of which, besides Shi Dalang, there is another person in the county who is an old acquaintance of yours."

"Which one it is?" Wang Jin asked hurriedly.

"This man also has a nickname, called [Hunhe Jiao], with the surname Ouyang and the courtesy name Shoutong. I heard that he once studied martial arts under the father of the instructor." Sun An said.

"It turns out to be my senior brother. He is one of the few disciples who has learned all the martial arts of my father. He is proficient in all eighteen martial arts. Even I am not as good as him in many aspects." After passing by Heihu Temple Town, he took a short rest and arrived at Baishi Manor before noon.

Zhao Zhen had received the news long ago and was waiting outside the manor. He served some wine and invited everyone to enter the manor.

On this side, Lu Zhishen's wife Jiang was very excited when she saw Lu Zhishen, and she kept asking the child in her arms to call Lu Zhishen "Daddy".

Little Lu Ping looked about seven or eight years old, with a wooden sword on his waist. He looked a little shy. He looked at Lu Zhishen and asked hesitantly, "Mother, is this father? Why is he a monk?"

Lu Ping had not seen Lu Zhishen for four or five years, and had long forgotten what Lu Zhishen looked like. Jiang always said that Lu Zhishen was a brave man who fought on the battlefield. The people in the village knew that Lu Zhishen was a hero, so they did not come to embarrass his mother and daughter. Even so, Lu Ping had not seen his father for several years, so he could not help but ask Jiang from time to time. This was also the reason why Jiang did not hesitate to sell her property after seeing Lu Zhishen's letter and left with Yang Lin, Li San and his group.

Jiang said, "You, child, missed your father every day when you were not around, but now that you see him you don't call for him."

Lu Ping then said to Lu Zhishen, "Daddy?"

Lu Zhishen smiled and said, "Good boy, you will live with your father from now on. Would you like your father to teach you martial arts?"

After hearing this, Lu Ping was delighted: "I want to kill the Western bandits like my father in the future."

When Lu Ping recognized Lu Zhishen, Jiang asked, "Sir, why do you look like this?"

Lu Zhishen patted his forehead with his hand, and told how he beat Zhen Guanxi to death with three punches because of his injustice. In order to avoid the lawsuit, he had to flee Weizhou. Later, he met Elder Zhizhen in Mount Wutai, who said that he had wisdom and took him to the mountain to become a monk. But because he did not abide by the rules, he was sent to the Daxiangguo Temple in Tokyo...
He told his wife and children about his experience. Jiang said angrily, "Since you have become a monk, why did you send someone to take my mother away?"

Lu Zhishen said, "I became a monk just to avoid being hunted down. I didn't learn much about meditation or chanting. Although I'm used to the monk's appearance now, Master Zhizhen once said that my six senses are not pure. From now on, I will just wrap my head with a scarf when I go home. I will live in the temple every day."

Not to mention that Lu Zhishen and the other two fell behind and expressed their longing for each other. The people in front had already arrived in the hall and sat down. Shi Jin knelt down in front of Wang Jin and said, "Master, how are you? I have also gone to the five roads in Guanxi to look for you, but I was not able to see you. I didn't expect that we would meet again one day."

Wang Jin quickly helped Shi Jin up and said, "Brother, thank you for your concern. Since I arrived in Yan'an Prefecture, I have not been able to find anyone to stay with. I worked as a coach in a wealthy family and sold plasters for injuries on the street with a stick. Naturally, you could not find me. Now that I heard that you have found a job, I brought my old mother here."

Shi Jin said: "I learned all these skills from my master, so the master must have made some arrangements."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Brother Shi Jin is right. The county is eager to recruit talented people. If good men like Wang Jiaotou, Qiao Daochang, and Yang Zhishi come to join us, we will definitely treat them as honored guests."

After hearing this, Wang Jin and the other two quickly stood up and expressed their gratitude.

After Lu Zhishen and his family of three came in and exchanged greetings, everyone pushed and jostle to sit down, and Zhao Zhen ordered the banquet to begin.

(End of this chapter)