Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

The bodies of the two giant pythons were quickly sent to Cao Zheng to clean up. After all, they were fourth-level giant snakes, so they couldn't waste any of them.

After waiting for half an hour, the choking smoke in the cave dissipated. Zhao Zhen and the heroes re-entered the cave and checked around to see if anything was missing.

After a inspection, it was found that apart from the two giant pythons, there was indeed no life in the cave. Zhao Zhen then ordered his soldiers to pack all the earth and rocks stained with snake blood in the cave into bags and transport them away.

Bai Zhi heard the soldiers talk about the beautiful stalactites in the cave and couldn't help but come down to take a look.

Just entering the cave, Angelica dahurica pointed to a few trampled plants at the entrance of the cave and said: "Guardian, this is Lobelia. Look, these flowers are just like half lotuses." The pharmacopoeia records: 'Treat snake and lizard wounds by pounding. Drink the juice and apply it with drizzle. The whole plant is used as medicine. It can clear away heat and detoxify. It can cure jaundice, edema, bloating, diarrhea, dysentery, snakebite, boils, swelling, eczema, ringworm, bruises and sprains. Pain. It likes moisture and is cold-resistant, which is rare here. These plants can be transplanted to a moist place by the stream and can be used to treat diseases, especially snake bites. "

Bai Zhang also said: "Yes, it's a pity that it was trampled. Fortunately, it has produced capsules and can be planted next year."

He asked several sergeants to dig out more than a dozen lobelia plants, and Zhao Zhen accompanied Bai Zhi and others to continue the tour. There is nothing missing on the first floor except these lobelias.

Going down to the second floor, Bai Zhi saw the steaming hot spring and said: "Master, there is a hot spring here. The difference between the upper and lower floors is too big. If the cave is so warm in winter, I would like to take a bath here. It’s excellent.”

As he spoke, he frowned, sniffed sharply, and said, "Unfortunately, the spring water in this place is soaked in green anacondas all year round, so I'm afraid it's not very clean."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "Don't worry, madam, this is easy to handle. In recent years, due to the snake infestation, Xinghua Village has provided for the local soldiers, and there has been insufficient work in the fields, so the harvest is poor. We can hire these people to drain this spring water. Clean up. You can come here to relieve your fatigue."

Although the smoke dissipated in the cave and was mixed with the smell of pythons, Bai Zhi only stayed there for a while before Bai Zhi urged Zhao Zhen to leave.

After several people came out of the cave, Zhao Zhen called Zhu Mingsheng and ordered: "Zhu Lizheng, find some people to come and clean the cave carefully. Ladle out the water from the hot springs in the lower level. Clean the bottom of the pool and sprinkle it with water." The lime must be clean and fresh. Please take care of this matter and ask Xiaoxian Cheng to handle all expenses."

After hearing this, Zhu Mingsheng patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, officials. I will personally take care of this cave and make sure it is clean."

Zhao Zhen nodded and led the troops back to the camp with all the heroes.

After returning to camp, Zhao Zhen summoned all the heroes to discuss how to garrison Snow Mountain and its branches Xiaoping Mountain, Yuhuangding Mountain and Xiaohuang Mountain.

It was Wu Yong who said first, "Master, I have observed the terrain during the past few days while searching the mountains. Snow Peak is the highest. The top of the mountain can at most be used to build a small village that is suitable for the garrison and training of Yidu's sergeants. The top of Xiaoping Mountain is gentle and can build a large village." The stronghold can not only station troops, but also build a general station, a martial arts training ground, and a racecourse."

"Xiaohuang Mountain is in the north and Yuhuangding is in the east. You have to pass through the Snow Peak Mountain to enter Qisan Mountain. Now build a camp on Xueshang Peak to control the four mountains. In the future, if there are more soldiers, we can build a large camp on Xiaoping Mountain. Can."

Xiao Rang also said: "Master, due to the snake infestation, households from Xiaohuangshan and Yuhuangding villages have been concentrated in Xinghua Village. Now that the snake infestation has been eliminated, households can be moved back. I have visited these two places. , with beautiful scenery and old village ruins, such as Dongzhang Village in Xiaohuangshan and Lizhuang in Yuhuangding. The houses are still intact and can be lived in with a little repair. Although the fields are abandoned, they are reclaimed and renovated before they freeze. There will be output next year.”

"As for Xiaoping Mountain, after all, it is the place where the snake problem originated. It would not cause panic, so we will not relocate the households for the time being. In the past two days, my brother Pei Xuan and I separated the households, counted the household registrations, and determined the land. There are still many places in the mountains that can be cultivated. We will also make preparations for future population recruitment. Later, Brother Pei Xuan and I plan to walk through Liangshan and draw a map."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen asked everyone: "Brothers, what do the military advisors and county magistrates say?"

After listening to the arrangement of the two men, all the heroes thought it was good. Zhao Zhen asked again: "Who can garrison here to protect the country and the people and prevent invasion?"

All the heroes rushed to speak. After thinking about it, Zhao Zhen discussed with Wu Yong and decided to leave Chao Gai to lead a group of Pu soldiers to garrison here, and Bai Sheng was left to assist. They stayed here temporarily and after Tao Zongwang built two villages, he built a barracks on the top of the mountain.

After deciding on the garrison, Wu Yong said: "Sir, after the banquet in Xinghua Village today, we will raise troops to occupy Guozi Mountain. Although, as Brother Zhu Fu said, the villagers here are docile, we still need to lead the troops. , as a deterrent to save future trouble.”

Zhao Zhen nodded and said: "In this way, the strategy set by Brother Xiao Rang to capture Liangshan will be realized. Then the fog in the water pool will be dispelled, and the situation will be able to attack when advancing and defend when retreating. Then the situation will be completed. With the help of all the brothers, from now on, we have the ability to protect ourselves, and the foundation is finally established. "

Everyone looked excited as they watched Liangshan County expand step by step.

Today, Xinghua Village is holding a village banquet at night to reward the sergeants. Zhao Zhen, Wu Yong and others felt that it was the villagers' wishes and could not refuse, so they agreed.

Seeing that it was still early for the night banquet, Zhao Zhen remembered that the abbot Yuantong of Liantai Temple invited Zhao Zhen to visit the temple. He took Angelica dahurica with him and walked out of the camp to Liantai Temple with all the heroes.

From the foot of the mountain, everyone climbed up more than a hundred winding stone steps and went north to the mountain gate. The monk Zhike welcomed everyone into the temple. They saw only two corridors in the main hall, which was small in scale but very elegant.

There are two courtyards in the east and west of the main hall. The east courtyard is named Zhunti, with a hidden stone courtyard; the west courtyard is called Jieyin, with a spacious courtyard. After seeing the temple, Yuantong led everyone up from the back door and came to a steep cliff. The word "Snow Mountain" was engraved on the stone wall.

Under a red pavilion, I saw a giant Buddha statue carved in stone with a color like ancient bronze, a lotus basin under the seat, and a stone Buddha on a lotus platform that was more than ten feet high and eight or nine feet wide.

Yuantong introduced: "Officials, let's take a look at this stone Buddha on the lotus platform. This is where the name of the lotus platform comes from. Under the base of the lotus platform, there are these small holes facing south, named [Kongguyin], with stone Buddhas carved inside. Small statue, when the south wind comes, there will be Sanskrit sounds echoing here. This is the reason why Liantai Temple has not been invaded by green anacondas in recent years. There is a "Water Dragon King Pond" under the cave, and there are four cups of nectar every year. Produce, drink, and be strong.”

Zhao Zhen looked at it carefully and found that the stone Buddha on the lotus platform turned out to be a special treasure.

Lotus Terrace Stone Buddha (special building, third level)

Effect 1, Sanskrit sound (Buddha sound fills the ears, covering 500 meters, concentration and calmness +1, suppressing demons and ghosts +1)

Effect 2, nectar (removes diseases and eliminates disasters, drink it, constitution +1)

Zhao Zhen never thought that there would be spiritual objects harvested.

Considering that Xinghua Village is such a big village, I wonder if there are spiritual objects, specialties, spiritual fields, etc. You should also visit places like Tianqi Temple. Don’t waste your opportunity by finding treasures without knowing it.

That night, the households in Xinghua Village brought out the Xinghua wine accumulated by each family to entertain everyone. They shared the experience of searching mountains and driving away snakes. After everyone had a feast, the army and the people became more harmonious.

On the second day, after Zhao Zhen offered sacrifices to heaven and earth, he spent seven points of luck to connect the last peak of Liangshan, Guozi Mountain.

Zhao Zhen was about to lead his army to Luozi Mountain. Zhao Yuanli sent a message that a hero called Sun An came to seek refuge.