The wind suddenly rose, blowing a lake of blue waves, and also blowing the wine outside in the wind, which made Zhu Gui, who was sitting at the counter, frown slightly, and said softly: "I'm afraid there will be no guests coming to the door today." ”

Zhu Gui's hotel is located five or six miles away from the foot of Liangshan Mountain, and its business is good on weekdays, so it has become an important eyeliner and eyes and ears for Liangshanbo, who can often pass the news back as soon as the threat arrives.

Zhu Gui, who has been running a restaurant for more than ten years, is in his thirties this year, but he is quite tall, but he looks a little thin, coupled with the two whiskers on his lips, it gives people a sense of being as thin as a bamboo pole, so he has the nickname of dry land law.

Because he has been in business for ten years and has a lot of experience, after seeing this gust of wind, he judged that a heavy rain would come soon, and it was close to dusk, so it was even more unlikely that there would be customers coming to the door next. But not long after he said this, a man walked into the store, and called a few guys to snicker with joy.

Originally, Zhu Gui was going to say a few words to himself or something, but after seeing the appearance of the person who came, the signature smile on his face suddenly closed, and his eyes showed a look of surprise.

These guys were also stunned when they saw the comer, but they all reacted quickly, and hurriedly walked out, not only staring at the official road in front, but also taking care of the cottage and Shuibo in the rear, in case suddenly there were brothers in the village running to see people who shouldn't be seen. These guys are also brothers who have followed Zhu Gui for many years, so they are naturally completely on his side at this time.

It wasn't until he sent all the people outside that Zhu Gui looked at the smiling and fat man in front of him with a solemn expression, and said in a low voice, "Why are you here?" ”

"Is there anything wrong with me, who misses my brother as a brother, to come to visit?" The person who came was the smiling tiger Zhu Fu, that is, Zhu Gui's brother-in-law. Although these two brothers have the same father and mother, their appearance is very different, and if they do not admit it themselves, I am afraid that no one can recognize them as brothers.

"You...... You also know your current identity, since you have returned to the government that day, you are my enemy of Liangshanbo, aren't you afraid of falling into their hands? Even if I want to protect you, I won't be able to do that. Zhu Gui said worriedly, as if he wanted to send people away immediately.

"My brother still treats me the same as before, and my younger brother is really ashamed. But don't worry, I've already checked the neighborhood before I came to see you, and no one will come for the time being. And it looks like heavy rain is coming, and the people in the cottage won't pick this time to come here in the rain, so I should be safe. Zhu Fu smiled innocently again, and then dragged a stool and sat down in front of the counter.

Seeing his performance, Zhu Gui quickly thought of something: "I'm afraid you come here not only to see me, what else do you care, just say what you have between my brothers." ”

"My brother really understands me, so I said it directly." Zhu Fu glanced back at the outside of the store and found that no one else had paid attention to this, so he said softly: "I'm here to save my brother from the sea of suffering." ”

"Huh? What do you mean by that? Zhu Gui frowned, a little puzzled.

Zhu Fu looked at him and said, "Brother still doesn't understand, what future can you have if you stay here and be a Liangshan thief, does my brother plan to go on like this for the rest of his life?" Haven't you ever thought about getting out of your current environment and being a decent person? ”

"You...... You were ordered by the government to be a lobbyist? It was only at this time that Zhu Gui understood, and said with a calm expression: "You were also a brother in Liangshan Cottage at the beginning, but now you are actually going to be an enemy of the brothers in the cottage regardless of righteousness?" ”

"Hehe, righteous anger ......" In response to him, Zhu Fu sneered disdainfully: "Brother, you really talk to them about righteousness, but do they talk to you and me about righteousness?" If you really want to be righteous, they will throw you in this place to let the wind go? Once the government sends troops to kill, your restaurant is the first place they want to take, brother, do you think you can escape, do you think they will do everything to rescue you? ”

Zhu Gui was stunned for a moment when he asked these few words, he really hadn't thought about such a safety issue, and now that he was exposed by his brother, his heart was naturally tight. Seeing this, Zhu Fu continued: "Brother, haven't you figured out why Song Jiang and the others made this arrangement to this day? After all, isn't it just that they don't trust you enough? Because you're not one of theirs at all, and they've never really seen you as a brother.

"Brother, think about it carefully, how did Wang Lun and your brothers treat Chao Gai and the others when they went to Liangshan, and what did they get in exchange? Not to mention, they also killed many old brothers in the village, and how many of the original brothers are still alive? Have you seen anyone other than you and your two brothers, Du Song, and a few old guys from this restaurant? ”

Some things are just fine if you don't think about them carefully, but now after Zhu Fu reminded him, Zhu Gui thought about it carefully, and sure enough, there was a chill in his heart. Indeed, as his brother said, after all these years, the old brothers in the village have long since died and fled, and even if they have not left, they have been completely marginalized.

Take yourself as an example, it is somewhat useful, but it was arranged to be an eyeliner in this tavern far away from the cottage, and now everything in the village has nothing to do with you. As for the two old brothers Du Qian and Song Wan, although they are still in the cottage, they have almost no authority, and they are said to be the leaders, but in fact, they are not much different from the minions.

And if you really want to talk about it, the three of them are the people who have been in Liangshan for the longest time, they were already here when Wang Lun first built the cottage, but after a few years, several of them have almost no place here. And the root cause, as Zhu Fu said, is just because he is not from Chao Gai or Song Jiang. Or if they think about it a little deeper, they are still worried that they have a grudge and want to avenge Wang Lun.

Just looking at the changes in Zhu Gui's expression, Zhu Fu had already guessed that his heart had begun to waver, which made him sigh with emotion, Sun Dujian was really powerful, and he could easily grasp his brother's heart knot. Yes, it was impossible for him Zhu Fu to think of these words, everything was taught by Sun Tu, he was just conveying the meaning. And Zhu Gui is a key point for Sun Tu to provoke internal contradictions in Liangshan.

Seeing that his brother was already shaken, Zhu Fu struck the iron again and said while it was hot: "Brother, staying here will definitely end up dead, why do you have to take your life for those guys?" I remember clearly that more than 10 years ago, when you left home, all you thought about was to open a hotel to get by, but now, you have opened this hotel, but you are harming people, is this really what you wanted to do? Being a brother will never harm you, and it is the most correct choice to abandon the darkness and turn to the light at this time! ”

"Are you asking me to go to Qingzhou with you to seek refuge with Sun Tu? Would he accept someone like me who was born as a bandit? Just by looking at him asking this, it means that he is completely moved.

Zhu Fu hurriedly said: "If my brother can return to the official mansion, Sun Dujian is naturally very welcome." But if it goes like this, not to mention that it is easy to be suspicious, even Liangshan is afraid and refuses to give up. Therefore, in my opinion, my brother should first make meritorious contributions with his current status, and then return to the imperial court. Wouldn't it be much better to win a famous official position at that time than to be a thief now? ”

Zhu Gui looked at his brother thoughtfully, he was not a stupid person, and he had already heard some intentions from the other party's words at this time. He didn't just want to persuade himself to abandon the darkness and turn to the light, but also to use his own place, which should be the real purpose of his adventure here.

Zhu Fu was more clever than his brother, and when he saw his face change slightly, he guessed his thoughts, so he immediately said: "Brother, I can't hide it, I am indeed entrusted by Sun Dujian here, hoping to persuade you to submit." At the same time, Sun Dujian also has bigger plans, but this matter is indeed a bit dangerous, if you don't want to risk your life, brother, you will never force you to be a brother. You can leave this place with me now and return to Qingzhou. At that time, even if I give you my current official position, I will definitely ask Sun Dujian to pardon your crimes and let you become an official!" ”

His words were really sincere, and Zhu Gui's heart was moved for a while, and after a moment of hesitation, he finally gritted his teeth: "Okay, I'll read this one, and promise you to return to the official mansion, and at the same time stay in Liangshan as an internal response!" It should be to repay the kindness of Wang Lun's village owner and the revenge of his murder that day! ”

Zhu Gui is still just a reckless man in the end, and what he values most is brotherly righteousness, compared to which his younger brother Zhu Fu is much more cunning. It is precisely because he knows his brother well enough that he will come here to retreat into advance, so as to completely convince the other party.

Now that Zhu Gui has made up his mind, Zhu Fu is naturally overjoyed: "Then brother should be careful." Also, there are some things that Sun Dujian wants to ask his brother Yu to do in secret......" As he spoke, he lowered his voice and explained Sun Tu's meaning in detail.

Hearing these words, Zhu Gui was shocked again, and his face turned a little pale: "You...... They are really so insidious......" At this time, the wind and rain were blowing, and the wind came in from the open door with a slight drizzle, which blew so that Zhu Gui unconsciously shivered, although it was spring, the sky was still cold.

"Liangshan is difficult to break, and sometimes you have to use some extraordinary means. What's more, those guys don't act very openly on weekdays, this is just retribution. Zhu Fu immediately explained.

Zhu Gui pondered for a moment, and finally nodded again: "Then I'll try it, I just hope it can really work." ”

When it was completely dark, the hotel was already closed, and Zhu Fu took advantage of this rainy night to leave quietly and returned to Qingzhou to report the news.