Aftermath of Water Margin

Chapter 18 Zhen Sanshan Was Wronged into Dengyun's Jiaomian Ghost, Murdered His Wife and Fallen into a Dry Well
But he said that Jiang Jing pretended to be Huang Xin and led the Qingzhou soldiers to the joint camp to suppress, and climbed Yunshan to hand over the letter of surrender.Jiang Jing was afraid that Wu Qiong would be suspicious, so he deliberately said: "No. If the good people have no choice but to gather in the mountains and forests, it is forgivable. Now this group of bandits surrendered and rebelled, and the law does not allow it. How difficult is it to break a small village? No way. Believe me." Yu Ren said: "General Huang's words are reasonable, but the mountains are steep and the trees are thick, and the defense will last for a long time. At present, the imperial court is using troops in the northwest, and there is not enough food and pay. Our three armies are exposed to the outside. All the soldiers from Lai and Lai have been transferred, and the city defense is weak. I am afraid that the bandits will take the opportunity to steal the attack, which will cause a lot of trouble. Let him pay. It's just that the art of war says, "Submission is like receiving the enemy", so don't slack off." Wu Qiong said: "General Yu The theory is very deliberate." The payer said: "Surrender is ready, and you have to face the gate within three days. If you delay any longer, you will break through the stronghold and not leave a single blade of grass!" I said: "Tomorrow Burn down the stockade, take care of the roster, and all go down the mountain. I beg the marshal to give you a card to avoid death." Wu Qiong called the military and political secretary to give a big card, and everyone who came to surrender, filed in, listened to each name, and prepared a bonus to reward.All the soldiers in the camp are happy to avoid fighting.

Hello - thank you.Back in the cottage, I told everyone what Wu Qiongzhunjiang, Jiang Jing and others had said. Luan Tingyu sent Sun Li to attack the East Village, Ruan Xiaoqi to attack the West Village, Sun Xin and Mrs. Gu to ambush the way to Dengzhou, and Zou Run and Mu Chun to ambush Laizhou On the way out, he and Hu Cheng went straight to the Chinese army.The allotment has been set, and at the third watch, the man picks the bell, the horse picks the bell, and quietly descends the mountain.When I arrived at the edge of the village, there was no movement.

Let's talk about Luan Tingyu and Hu Cheng lining up the antlers, shouting, and rushing into the Chinese army.Wu Qiong is a habitual general in the end. He didn't take off his armor and got up in a hurry. Seeing a group of flames, the whole camp was red.Those sergeants were all asleep, their horses were not as good as the saddle, and the men were not as good as the armor, so they ran around.Wu Qiong held a big knife in his hand and arrived at the enemy first.Luan Tingyu points out his steel gun and confronts each other twice, when suddenly Huang Xin leads him out.Wu Qiong was flustered when she saw the cooperation between the inside and the outside, and was shot down by Luan Tingyu, and Hu Cheng caught up with him and killed him with a knife.The soldiers escaped separately.You Yuanming heard the noise of the Chinese army, and stood up. Ruan Xiaoqi had already entered the camp, and chopped it down with a simple knife.Yu Ren knew that the two strongholds had been broken, so he jumped on his horse and fled behind the stronghold. Sun Li came after him.With the sound of a cannon, Zou Run and Mu Chun flashed out, caught off guard, and Sun Li chopped off half of their heads with a whip, and died under the horse.Suppressed and killed in four directions, and at dawn, all the soldiers of the three battalions were defeated.Take horses, armor, equipment, food and grass, and move them back to the cottage.It's exactly: the whip strikes the golden stirrup, and people sing triumphant songs.All the leaders were overjoyed, rewarded me heavily, held a big banquet, cheered and drank freely.

Luan Tingyu said: "We are outnumbered and trapped for a long time. If Brother Jiang disguised himself as a Qingzhou soldier and killed him, he would hardly be able to survive." Sun Li said: "This brother of mine was originally a failure. He is well-equipped in both civil and military affairs. Seeing that he was pretending to be Huang Xin, and some of his features were hidden, Wu Qiong was not suspicious, so he saw his talent. It's just that Huang Xin was poisoned with tricks, so it would be better to send him up the mountain to avoid being harmed. But I'm afraid he may not be willing. Come." Xiao Rang said: "Huang Xin is highly skilled in martial arts and very ambitious. Just because of expediency, he used his name to defeat the soldiers of the Three Routes. The soldiers from Qingzhou were dispatched the day before yesterday to suppress them. He did not come due to his illness, which shows the past Love. I have framed him now and sit idly by, how can I bear it? Wait for Xiaosheng to drop his tongue and say that he will return to the village together. If he is obsessed and refuses, it is up to him." Luan Yanyu said: " Mr. Xiao's words are reasonable, and there is no need to delay the matter. I am afraid that Deng and Lai's remnant soldiers will go back and say that they are the internal response of Qingzhou's control. It will be difficult to distinguish. If you dare to bother tomorrow, it will be fine." Let's have a dinner.The next morning, Xiao asked Yuan to dress up as a white-clothed scholar, take some silver with him, and say goodbye to the mountain.

Let's talk about the return of the defeated soldiers from the two prefectures of Deng and Lai, saying: "Huang Xin, the governor of Qingzhou, led five hundred soldiers to join forces, and he was defeated in a row. He led him to rob the stronghold at night, and killed three generals and five thousand soldiers. Horse." The two governments will submit a draft to the Privy Council, and they will go to Qingzhou to take Huang Xin into custody.The prefect of Qingzhou, surnamed Zhang, was born in Kejia. He was an upright and spotless official, and he knew Huang Xin very well.When I saw the notification document, I was astonished.Just invite Huang Xin to come and tell him.Huang Dao said: "Because the last general is suspected of melons and plums, and he is sick, he applied in advance not to go to the joint venture the day before yesterday. He has never been out of the city these days, and the Enfu knows it well. How can such a thing happen?" The prefect said: "You have always been in control I admire you for your loyalty. I think it was a conspiracy by the thieves, pretending to be a general to lead the troops to help the battle, and broke the officers and soldiers. Now let me testify, first reply to two parts, saying that the general never leaves the city. Then apply to the Privy Council to force For the sake of discernment. May the whole family protect each other and not worry." Huang Xin expressed his gratitude endlessly.Back in the mansion, I was finally worried and bored.

Two days later, there was a report on the door: "Tokyo Xiao Xiucai is visiting." Huang Xin thought: "What Xiao Xiucai is there in Tokyo?"Said: "Please." Seeing that it was Xiao Rang, after the meeting, Huang Dao said: "Mr. Xiao, you are enshrining in Tokyo, how can you come down?" Come and join me. Brother is a great talent, and he will always be proud of returning to Qingzhou." Huang Dao said: "Song Gongming persuaded Xiangri to know about the village for Huahua. Grant this place again. The new prefect Zhang got along very well with his younger brother, and nothing happened. Unexpectedly, Sun Li, Ruan Xiaoqi and others didn't know what to do, and they reunited on Mount Yunshan. The Privy Council sent a general to lead [-] imperial soldiers Ma also joined the three prefectures of Deng, Qing, and Lai to command and suppress, and wrote a document to transfer me. Because all the brothers were in trouble, they had to push the disease away. I don’t know who pretended to be the younger brother, and went to the joint camp under the banner of Qingzhou. The troops on the road will be completely defeated. Deng and Laixi's mansions will report to the Privy Council, and they will go to the customs to collect and manage. Although the eunuch tried his best to distinguish, there is fear of accidents, so he is puzzled. The master came just in time, and I will plan a plan with me!" Xiao Rang said: "The court is always dark and the party is dictatorial. Our old brothers can't tolerate any of them. Song Gongming has been loyal all his life, and he hopes to recruit peace every day. He fought bloody for many years, but he was not rewarded for his achievements. Instead, he died with poison, alcohol and medicine. Xiaosheng He is an idle person," pointing to the golden seal on his face, and said: "For An Daoquan's envoy to Korea, he was slandered by Lu Shiyue, Cai Jing was angry, and he played the Holy Master, and went to Dali Temple to inquire. The younger brother and Jin Dajian Shenjie, but fortunately Su Taiwei's camp was released, he was sentenced lightly, and was assassinated on Salmonella Island. Passing by Dengyun Mountain, he was robbed by them and went up the mountain. Just after returning to Wu Qiong, he was outnumbered and unable to survive. It just so happened that Jiang Jing came up the mountain, and Hu Cheng offered this trick, asking him to pretend to be the elder brother, and broke the three-way army. Although the elder brother did not go, he said that Qingzhou was in control, and he was an old accomplice. How can we tell? Although there is a prefect to testify How can Gao Qiu and Tong Guan's party listen to it? It's better to go with the younger brother as soon as possible, so as to avoid disaster and it will be too late!" Huang Xin pondered for a long time and said: "Sir, stay for a few days and watch the eunuch speak Chinese. If you can distinguish clearly, you have the right to take care of yourself; if there is any change, you have to rely on your brother." Seeing him hesitating, Xiao Rang couldn't be very urging, so he had to stop and watch the situation.

On the second day's tablet, I saw a general, wearing thin armor and a sharp knife hanging from his waist, leading a hundred or so big men from Kansai.Huang Xin hurriedly asked about the origin, and the general ordered Huang Xin to be taken down, pushed over the cart and imprisoned.It turned out to be Wu Qiong's husband, surnamed Niu, who was the governor of Jeju.Hearing that my father-in-law was killed by Huang Xinneiying, I felt hatred in my heart, so I arrested him before waiting for a letter from the Privy Council.He scolded: "This thief is still rebellious. When the court is promoted, you will be in charge of the capital. You don't think about serving the country loyally, and you colluded with the old party to destroy the soldiers of the three routes!" So, don’t go out of the city! This is a trick of giving people, pretending to be Qingzhou soldiers, and the lower officials can protect them. I have already appealed to the Privy Council, so I can’t make mistakes!” Niu Dujian said: “He pretended to be sick, and where did he go to get through? The three armies, big and small, saw it with their own eyes when they conspired to rob the stronghold. The eunuch, you have a document to inform you, and you have to sit down!" Ordering the sergeant to push the prison cart and go.The prefect sighed.

But when Xiao Rang saw that Huang Xin had taken it, Rufei returned to the cottage to report.Luan Tingyu immediately counted five hundred, and led Sun Li, Hu Cheng, and Ruan Xiaoqi to lie down in Qingzhou.The next day, I saw Niu Dujian riding high on his horse, and soldiers surrounded the prison cart.There was a sound of a gong in the forest, and four horsemen flashed out, five hundred of them. Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Governor, I will leave the money for the road and let you go." Niu Dujian was furious, and said: "I am Jeju superior officer, how can I buy road money with you gangsters! How dare you be bold!" Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Don't say you are a stupid cow, even if Song officials pass by here, you have to take off your flat crown as a pawn." Niudu Supervisor He didn't reply, and chopped the wind-throwing knife from the opposite side.Luan Tingyu caught it with his gun, and Sun Li hit him with a tiger-eye steel whip. Niu Dujian couldn't resist, so he patted his horse and left.Ruan Xiaoqi and Hu Chengzao opened the prison van and released Huang Xin.When Luan Tingyu saw that Niu Dujian had left, he did not chase after him.Huang Xin rode - a horse, back to the cottage, and we will meet together.Huang Xin thanked and said: "Who is this hero? Come to save Xiao Ke's life!" Sun Li said: "It is Luan Tingyu, the teacher of Zhujiazhuang, and my brother of martial arts. Lord." Pointing at Hu Cheng, he said, "It's Hu Sanniang's son, Hu Cheng, who decided on this wonderful plan." He said to Jiang Jing, "Brother, it's good for you to pretend to be me!" Jiang Jing said, "If it's not fake, my brother will do it in Qingzhou. How can you come to the stronghold, majestic and majestic?" Everyone laughed together.Xiao Rang said: "I try to persuade you, just hesitate, who knows that disaster will come in an instant!" Huang Dao said: "Duo Meng rescued you, and since then he has given up on the ground with all his heart, but he has betrayed the good intentions of the eunuch." , congratulate Huang Xin.They sent people down the mountain overnight to welcome Huang Xin's family.

When the wine was half full, An Daoquan said: "Xiao and Jin were bothered because of Xiaoke's innocence. Brothers Lai were saved and went up the mountain. They only sent them to Wenhuanzhang Manor for the family members of the two families. They didn't communicate with each other. The two places were worried. For days Seeing something in the cottage, I dare not talk about it. It is quiet today. Where do I want to pick it up? I have no cronies to trust. I went down the mountain by myself, fearing that it would be inconvenient for people to recognize me. Only Brother Mu has just arrived, and he is fine. How?" Mu Chun said: "Brothers are always normal, we will go tomorrow morning." An Daoquan was overjoyed.At the end of the night, An Daoquan repaired the letter and sealed 100 taels of silver to thank Wen Huanzhang.Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian each had family letters, and Mu Chun went down the mountain.An Daoquan said: "Wen Huanzhang Village is ten miles away from Dongchang. The place name is Anle Village. It is on the side of the official road. There is a small stone bridge in front of the gate, and there is an ancient plum tree crossing it." Mu Chun said: "Needless to elaborate, the road is in By the mouth." Hanging the waist knife, carrying a simple knife, carrying the package on the back, and going down the mountain.

After a few days on the road, I arrived at Anle Village and asked Wen Huanzhang's house. A young man came out and asked, "Where is the guest officer? What's the matter here?" Mu Chun said: "Mr. Wen Wen. There are An Daoquan, Xiao Here are the family letters of Jin and Jin." The two ladies, Xiao and Jin, were very worried because they had no sound loss for a long time, and said they had a family letter, so they walked out.Mu Chun saluted forward.Mrs. Xiao and Jin asked: "The surname of the guest official? Where did you send the family letter? Have you ever seen our official?" Mu Chun said: "I am Mu Chun, the little stalker in Liangshanbo. The two brothers are all In Dengyun Village, I'm afraid that the two sister-in-laws will commemorate me, so I especially want me to welcome the two sister-in-laws." Passing the family letter, Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Jin said: "So it's the uncle of the Mu family. Although I have been in the village for many years, I haven't met, so I don't know each other. Uncle Lao is here. Mr. Wen went to Dongchang Mansion because of some accidents for us. I'm afraid to come back at night. We have been sitting on pins and needles for the past few days. Now we have news, which is very beautiful. Please sit down, uncle. Go inside." After finishing lunch, I asked the boy to move out to eat.

Wen Huanzhang didn't come until Mu Chun sat until late at night.After meeting each other, Mu Chun said: "Xiao Ke came from Dengyun Mountain, here is An Daoquan's letter." Open the package, take the silver and send it along.Wen Huanzhang read the purpose of the book, and said: "The surname of Gao is Mu, and I have always admired it for a long time. It is polite for Mr. An to send money." Mu Chun said: "Teach Xiaoke to pay tribute, and show a little heart." Wen Huanzhang took in, moved out wine and food to treat each other, and said: "Xiaosheng is upright and upright. He has been burdened by villains for a long time. Mr. Meng'an asked Xiao and Jin to stay at home. Miss Xiao and the little girl fell in love with each other like a princess Like sisters, they do needlework all day long and recite poems and write calligraphy in their free time. The two ladies Xiao and Jin are both virtuous and virtuous, but they are flesh and blood with different surnames. It is only because of a friend whose surname is Zhong Zixia, who is an elegant person. The previous lady was born The next son, who was just six years old, his wife fell ill and died. Zhong Zixia had no one in prison, and no one to take care of her youngest son, so she had to marry another woman named Hu. That Hu family was a remarried woman, fierce and vicious, with a bad temper The lady in front is intelligent and virtuous, knowledgeable about books and reason, husband and wife respect each other like a guest. At first, Zixia regarded it as a very common principle in the world, but she didn't realize it. Who knew that marrying the Hu family would be so violent and out of line Misunderstood by a matchmaker, I had no choice but to stay at home for a day, because an old friend was promoted to Xichuan's interview envoy, and asked him to be a reporter, and sent his son to study at Xiaosheng's place. After Zixia went out, Hu called her ex-husband's son , nicknamed Jiao Mian Ghost, came to live with the family. The Jiao Mian Ghost was endowed with motherly spirit, became vicious and ruthless, and instigated his mother to humiliate him in every possible way. In fact, Xiaosheng felt sorry for the child who was wronged and died, so he uttered a few words of justice, which offended him. This Hu family was extremely insidious, and he was not angry. Said: "If he refuses, he will report his secret to Tokyo first, lest he will send it over by himself overnight!" If a wealthy family wants to come to hire, they will all decline. How can you be willing to be a match with the scorched face ghost? Don't say that he is a vile, rogue villain, but it's just that the Hu family, the world's first wicked woman, is willing to be sent to him to be tortured! He rejected him. Sure enough, the scorched-faced ghost went to Kaifeng Mansion to present his head. He said that he hid the anti-combat family and indulged the imperial criminals. It was a heinous crime. He wrote to Dongchang Mansion to mention people. I thought about mentioning Kaifeng Mansion. Taiwei Su's rescue was nothing serious. Just because he was entrusted by Mr. An with a lot of money, how could he let the two ladies show up? This is called "conspiracy and disloyalty". At a time when there are all kinds of difficulties, I have to take it with one step. , the burden is light, very beautiful!"

When Mu Chun saw this, his face was full of anger, and he said, "Where does that wicked woman and this scorched-faced ghost live? I'll kill him tonight! Go up to Yunshan Mountain with Mr. Wen, lest he call out to hit Tianqu!" Huanzhang said: "This can't be done. Xiaosheng is a leisurely person, and things will be fine when things are broken down. As long as the two ladies are perfect, there will be no evidence. What are you afraid of him? Brother Mu, please be patient, I am Dongchang today Go and inquire, the submission is true, and the letter has not yet arrived, so I'm afraid it will only be within a few days." Mu Chun said: "So, tomorrow, I will hire two cars to escort you to the mountain. Mr. An knows that if you don't feel relieved, you must be careful. But come to Tokyo to see Mr. Wang!" Wen Huanzhang said: "I have guards when I go to Tokyo, so I don't dare to bother. There is another difficulty. I have died before, and there is only this little girl. When I go to Tokyo, there is no one left. Take care of him, and I'm afraid that the guy will be cruel and want to rape you. If you bring it to Beijing, you will hear that the Jin Kingdom has defeated the alliance and the troops are invading south. Most of the officials in Beijing will send their family members back to their hometown. If there is any change, it will be difficult to advance or retreat. Think about how to settle down. Among relatives and friends, there are no close friends who can entrust their wives and sons. Nowadays, people in the world lose each other in a blink of an eye, so they are hesitant. What's more, Miss Xiao wants to part with her little daughter, and they are reluctant to part with each other. It is embarrassing for each other to shed tears." Mu Chun said: " Xiao Ke has a problem here. Mr. An and Zunjia are friends of Jinshi, Mr. Xiao Rang and Mr. Jin Dajianhao have a great friendship, and they will never forget it. The soldiers of the three routes were killed in the cottage. Look, it's very quiet. Although the younger generation is a rough man, they are all upright men, and they are conscientious. If you don't go to the cottage together with the young lady, it will be very convenient to greet you and return home after the matter is settled." Wen Huanzhang said: " Even the two ladies said the same thing, now that brother Mu treats each other with such utter devotion, it's just a matter of authority, that's all. The next door here is a coachman, I'll hire it, and we'll set off at five drums." The daughter said: "It's nothing serious for me to go to Tokyo, but I won't let you go. Brother Mu just said it was reasonable. Go with the two aunts tomorrow morning, and you have the right to settle down. Where Mr. An is, of course there is nothing wrong. You have to be careful. If you solve it, I will come and take you home." Seeing that the young lady said to go with Miss Xiao, she agreed.

The family stayed up that night, packed their luggage, and had dinner and wine at five o'clock.When the car arrived at the door, it first loaded the soft luggage. Mrs. Xiao and Mrs. Jin each took one ride, and the two young ladies took one ride together.Wen Huanzhang paid again; "After you go out, I will go to Tokyo, and I won't wait to pick it up." Xiao and Jin Niangzi thanked them for boarding the car. Wen Huanzhang took a letter of reply to An Daoquan and wrote a request Daughter thing.Each parted with tears.

Mu Chun picked up the simple knife and strode forward with the car, until the end of the day, he traveled a hundred miles.At night, I searched for an inn, picked a clean room, settled in the female relatives, and rested in front of the door.This inn is at the intersection of Sancha Road, the road between Hebei, Shandong and Henan.There are also many people in the guest room. I saw a person with black spots on his face, two eyes that were pierced, and a hideous appearance. He had a horn of wine and a plate of beef.The man asked: "Where do you come from?" The man replied: "I submitted the rebellion in Kaifeng Mansion, Tokyo, and I have been approved. I sent it to Dongchang Mansion. I will go home and take care of it." The man said "Why did you bother to make such a fuss! Do you have any grudges?" The man said: "There are some grudges. If I don't make troubles, how can I get my fragrant wife?" The man said: "Hurry up tomorrow morning, I won't be with you anymore." He walked away.Mu Chun recognized it carefully, and then heard him say his nickname.Keep it in mind.When the cock crows, each stand up.Mu Chun watched Xiao, Jin Niangzi and Miss Wen get into the car, and told the coachman: "You go first, wait for me at Shiliting, and I will come." The coachman pushed and left first.It turns out that the three-way road crosses east to Dengzhou, and Dongchang reverses and falls to the north.

Mu Chunsheng was on the main road, and saw the Jiaomian ghost go out alone with a cloth cover on his back.Let him pass and follow.After traveling for more than five miles, it was still dark.Going to an ancient temple, looking around, there are no pedestrians, and he catches up and shouts: "Jiaomian ghost, come with you."Mu Chun stepped forward, made his foot into an iron gate, punched his chest, fell down after looking, and shouted: "You want a delicious wife, I tell you to eat the noodles with a knife first!" Pulled out the waist knife, chopped off the head, Straight to the ground.There is a dry well in front of the temple. Lifting your waist and hips, you can see the black hole in the well, and you can see the sky from the bottom of the well.Shaking the cloth cover, he took out a small leather book case, one or two taels of silver, and a few pieces of paper with writing, which he hid in his wrapping bag.Lifting the simple knife, he drove east from the old road.

Twenty miles back, the car rested on the pavilion, and the coachman squatted down and took a nap.Mu Chundao: "Miss, I have avenged Mr. Wen, and nothing will happen in Tokyo." Miss Wen doesn't know why, so it's hard to ask.Mu Chun wakes up the coachman to walk.On the third day, when we arrived at the mountainside, we first went to inform An Daoquan about Wen Huanzhang, Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian came out to pick up the family members, accompanied by Mrs. Gu and Ruan Xiaoqi's mother.An Daoquan read the book back and was very happy to see that Miss Wen came with him.Mu Chun said: "There is another happy thing!" He took out the writing paper from the bag, but it was the basis for the Kaifeng mansion of the burnt-faced ghost, and said, "I caught up with him and killed him. , thrown into the dry well." Luan Tingyu and the leaders praised: "Brother, you are such a good man! Everything is done absolutely!" He held a feast with Mu Chun and warmed the room with Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian.Needless to say, Miss Wen, Xiao and Miss Jin are entertained inside.It's exactly: Gathering and dispersing are like leaves beating leaves, and happy birds return to their nests.I don't know what happened to Wen Huanzhang's arrival in Tokyo. Let's listen to the next chapter.

Mu Chun sent Miss Wen up the mountain first, and then Wen Huanzhang could escort Hu Yanzhuo's family to Dengyun.Save a lot of pockets, very good tailoring method
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