Water Margin: You dog official, you still say you don’t know martial arts?

Chapter 66: Lu Zhishen: Lin Chong is such a ruthless person
"Brothers, do it!"

Liu Gao took the lead, and Lu Zhishen, Wu Song and Hua Rong raised their wine bowls and clinked them against him!
Normally, we should say "Thousand Years Old".

But influenced by Liu Gao, the brothers all learned to do what they said.

After all, for people who practice martial arts, saying "done it" is much more impressive than saying "live a thousand years".

Liu Gaondao raised his neck while holding the wine bowl, and drank the full bowl of wine!
Then Liu Gao generously turned the wine bowl over!

Let the brothers see clearly that there is not a drop left in his bowl!
[Lu Zhishen's favorability +100! ]

It's not that Hua Rong and Wu Song don't have their favorability increased, but it's already at MAX, so only Lu Zhishen's is displayed.

Lu Zhishen is still a close friend of his.

In fact, except Wu Song, Lu Zhishen and Hua Rong were all stunned by Liu Gao.

This is already the tenth bowl of wine!
They knew Liu Gao's alcohol tolerance. He had never been so heavy a drinker before!

Is this an upgrade?
Although I don’t know why Liu Gao’s alcohol tolerance has improved, he is a real hero to be able to drink with them!
"Second brother, fourth brother, you don't know that my third brother killed a tiger with his bare hands on Jingyang Ridge..."

Liu Gao explains Wu Song's fighting ability to Lu Zhishen and Hua Rong:
"That's why he got the nickname Tiger-beating Tai Sui!"

Lu Zhishen and Hua Rong both said it was a luxury, so they took the excuse of Wu Song fighting the tiger as an excuse to drink another bowl together.

"Brother is truly the reincarnation of Zhuge Liang!"

Wu Song also boasted for Liu Gao:

"That Yanggu County captain Ximen Qing has been thrown around by my big brother!
"Not only did he lose his life, but he also lost millions of family assets!

"It's a pity that Ximen Qing was killed without leaving a name behind..."

"Big brother Shezha!"

Lu Zhishen and Hua Rong admired Liu Gao's resourcefulness and drank another bowl of wine taking advantage of Ximen Qing's death.

"Brother, Cao Zheng went to Liangshanpo."

As they talked about the surgeon Cao Zheng, Hua Rong calculated with his fingers:
"It's time to come back."

Wu Song asked curiously, "I heard that there is a group of strong men in Liangshanpo who kill people, set fires, and rob houses!

"What is Brother Cao Zheng doing in Liangshanpo?"

We are all brothers, so Hua Rong naturally wouldn't hide anything:
"Brother really admires the new member of Liangshanpo, Leopard Head Lin Chong..."

When Lu Zhishen heard the name, he couldn't help but snorted and turned his head away.

[Lu Zhishen's favorability -10! ]

Hi!

Liu Gao was stunned for a moment before he remembered:
broken!

I forgot that Lu Zhishen had a deep grudge against Lin Chong!
Liu Gao's mind raced, and he asked knowingly:
"Second brother, what's wrong with you?"

"Brother, Lin Chong is such a ruthless person!"

Lu Zhishen slammed the table angrily, and with a "bang" the solid wood table cracked!
Wu Song and Hua Rong were both surprised, but Liu Gao laughed.

Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong did not have any deep hatred, the reason why they were so angry was that

In Liu Gao's opinion, the love is deep and the hatred is strong!
How deeply Lu Zhishen loved Lin Chong in the past, how much he hated Lin Chong after being betrayed!

In fact, Lu Zhishen is a very generous person. Even after being drugged by Sun Erniang, he was able to reconcile with her.

But Lin Chong was different. Lu Zhishen escorted him from Tokyo to Cangzhou, which was like a lone journey of a thousand miles!
As a result, Lin Chong turned around and sold him out!
Only Lu Zhishen himself knows how deeply he was hurt...

"…I was managing the vegetable garden at Daxiangguo Temple when I met the Leopard Head Lin Chong who was being framed by General Gao to kill him.

"I saw injustice and sent him straight to Cangzhou, saving his life..."

Lu Zhishen angrily shared his sad past with his brothers, his eyes turned red as he spoke:

"Before I said goodbye to Lin Chong, I was afraid that the two officials would have evil intentions again, so I broke down the pine trees to scare them!
"As a result, just as I left, Lin Chong told the two officials, 'What's the point of this? A willow tree in Xiangguo Temple was uprooted.'

"If he hadn't said it, how would those two officials know who I am and report me to Gao Qiu, causing me to flee to the underworld?"

"Oh!"

Wu Song flew into a rage after hearing this. He slapped the wooden table with his palm, and a large crack appeared on the wooden table:
"This guy is really hateful!"

Even the relatively polite Hua Rong frowned and said:

"Brother, this guy is really despicable!

"You are not worthy of being with us!"

Lu Zhishen felt warm at heart after hearing this. [Lu Zhishen's Favorability -1-1-1...]

I'm crazy...

Liu Gao was also drunk:

If you think what they said is right, please increase your favorability towards them!
Why are you deducting my money?
"I see!"

Liu Gao quickly slammed the table:
"Snapped!"

Liu Gao tucked his hands, which were about to burst in pain, into his sleeves and said indignantly:

"It's despicable indeed!"

[Lu Zhishen’s favorability +1+1+1……]

"But then again..."

Liu Gao pretended to be curious and asked:

"Second brother, if this guy has such despicable character, why do you still want to make friends with him?"

"I was confused for a moment!"

Lu Zhishen sighed, tears welling up in his eyes as he spoke:
“When I first met him, I thought he was a good man and we became brothers on the spot!

"Gao Yanei flirted with his wife, and I rushed over to help him fight!

"Who knew he was so cruel and ruthless, alas..."

"Second brother, please forgive me for being blunt!"

Liu Gao put down his wine bowl and asked, "Before the Wild Boar Forest—

"In your mind, what kind of person is Lin Chong?"

"This guy is quite pleasing to my eyes..."

Lu Zhishen spread his hands out like a rake and scratched his bald head, thinking:
“Highly skilled in martial arts, and easy-going in temperament.

"It's just that sometimes it's too soft, and sometimes it's too stupid..."

"Soft? Stupid?"

Liu Gao grasped the key words:

"What is soft? What is stupid?"

Lu Zhishen said angrily: "That Gao Yanei flirted with his wife, but he just let it go!
"If it were me, I would first teach Gao Yanei three hundred Zen sticks!"

"That's how it should be!"

Wu Song clapped his hands and cheered.

He and Lu Zhishen have similar temperaments, and he felt that what Lu Zhishen said was what he was thinking.

The two brothers drank a bowl of wine first!

Lu Zhishen said: "Those two officials were ordered to kill him in a deserted place. It is the birdman Gao Taiwei who wants to kill him!

“Even if there are no opportunities on the way, we will create them when we get there!
"If I were to kill those two officials, wouldn't it be great if I could find a good place to live and become a bandit?
“If I have the chance to return to Tokyo in the future, or if I meet General Gao on a trip, I will teach him a lesson with three hundred blows of my Zen stick!
"But this fellow is so submissive to the two officials that he dares not resist. Isn't that stupid?"

"Second brother, what you said makes sense!"

Hua Rong picked up the wine bowl and clinked it with Lu Zhishen.

Although Lu Zhishen is usually very rough, he is also a thoughtful person.

What he said made sense. Although it was illegal, Hua Rong felt that there was nothing wrong with what Lu Zhishen said.

After all, there is no ambiguity about Hua Rong's rebellion in the original novel.

After listening to Lu Zhishen's heartfelt speech, Liu Gao grasped the key points:

"So why did this guy betray you?"

Lu Zhishen was stunned: "What?"

"General Gao is one of the four most treacherous ministers in the court. He can be said to be able to make the situation change dramatically in the court!"

Liu Gao waved his goose feather fan and said slowly:
"General Gao wants Lin Chong dead, so there is no way Lin Chong can survive!
"So why did Lin Chong betray you?

"Does this guy think that if he betrays you, General Gao will let him go?

"Is Lin Chong really that stupid?"

(End of this chapter)