The sails were puffed up high by the wind, and the sail warship, which was more than five feet long, cut through the waves, like a sharp arrow out of the string to pull a wave mark on the calm lake. Standing at the bow of the boat, the waves splashed under his feet, and the oncoming strong wind aroused the pride in Zhao Liangcai's chest, fluttering fiercely with the placket.

Starting from the mixed water village, turning around six hidden water forks, the green mountain water village thirty miles away finally appeared in front of you. The scale of Qingshan Water Village is far above the mixed water village, according to Zhao Liangcai, there are more than ten docks and docks in Qingshan Water Village, and there are no less than ten large sailing warships he saw, and there are nearly 100 small warships like this under his feet, and there are more than 3,000 minions in the entire Qingshan Water Village.

Looking from afar, the green mountains are faint, the flags are fluttering everywhere, the twists and turns are hidden in the mysteries, in addition to the Gaoguan dangerous pass, there are houses everywhere, Zhao Liangcai once followed the mixed river dragon Li Qing browsed the hidden soldier cave, the grain cave, the treasure cave hidden in the mountains, it is to see the Qingshan Water Village power far above his own mixed water village, Zhao Liangcai is willing to serve the mixed river dragon as the boss.

When the boat was close to the wharf of Qingshan Water Village, Zhao Liang saw more than ten corpses hanging on the high arrow tower and watchtower of the Water Village, which were the officers and soldiers of the Imperial Court Zuowei Guard who resisted when they robbed the grain boat. Watching the birds constantly rise and fall and peck at the corpse, Zhao Liangcai's heart flashed gloom, and he was probably going to die with the government.

An arrow pierced through the clouds, Zhao Liangcai asked his subordinates to stop the boat, and greeted a fast boat from the water village, there was a man standing in the bow of the boat, with violent eyes and flesh, fierce appearance, shirtless, and a tiger head tattooed on his strong chest, it was Jiang Feiyu, the general under Li Qing, the dragon of the mixed river, who was called "Tiger in the Water".

Jiang Feiyu laughed and said: "Boss Zhao, Li Tianwang was saying that he was going to invite him, but unexpectedly, you came first, please inside." ”

"General Jiang, today is your patrol of the river, I have good wine on my ship, Texas burning knives, dedicated to the king, and I will send you an altar later. I wonder what the King of Heaven has called me? Zhao Liangcai asked.

"I don't know, you can find out when you get to the lobby. Burn the knife to me first, I have long heard that this wine is powerful, is it more powerful than Ming Yuexiang? "Jiang Feiyu looks rude, but his heart is transparent, his mouth is tight, and he does not leak through wind and rain, but he has good wine, and he can't see the wine.

Zhao Liangcai robbed a wine boat on the Heishui River in July, moved forty jars of good wine, this time came to ask Li Qing for food, brought ten jars as a meeting gift, met Jiang Feiyu such a good wine person, Zhao Liangcai naturally made friends.

Sure enough, after taking a sip of the burnt knife, Jiang Feiyu's face and flesh emitted a red light, and his words were much more cordial, seeing that Zhao Liangcai did not bring many people, he beckoned his minions to help carry the wine, as if unintentionally said: "The king of heaven is worried that the officers and soldiers will attack the water village, and he wants us to be ready." I heard that a batch of ordnance had just arrived in the mountains, so King Zhao might as well ask the King of Heaven for some. ”

Zhao Liangcai understood, smiled and said a few words to Jiang Feiyu, put down a jar of wine, and then walked to the cottage.

Qingshan Village is not as simple as the Mixed Water Village, surrounded by mountain peaks and does not know the bottom, and there are relevant passes along the road and dangerous places, and there are minions stationed everywhere. After walking in the mountains for more than half an hour, Zhao Liang came to the top of the long staircase, and when he looked up, the cottage hall was like a cloud.

On the opposite side of more than 100 steps, there are sturdy minions, all of them with high chests and protruding bellies, full of spirit. Zhao Liangcai walked up the stairs, and someone shouted a report, "King Zhao of Mixed Water Village has arrived." ”

Zhao Liangcai secretly sighed in his heart, a water bandit was like a military camp, and he was full of official addiction to mixing Jianglong. The Juyi Hall of Qingshanzhai is more than twice as large as its own, and the lobby of the three frames is open and bright, and the plaque "Juyi Hall" is hung above the middle hall. Under the plaque, a tiger skin chair is Li Tianwang's seat. Zhao Liangcai's seat was on the right side of the Heavenly King, and on the other side was the position of Zhou Zong, the owner of the Black Wind Village.

Under the three chairs, there are two rows of backrest chairs, which can accommodate fifty or sixty large and small leaders. Behind the seat is a weapon shelf, Li Qing stipulates that no blades are allowed to be brought to the court, Zhao Liangcai took off the Pu knife he was carrying, and a minion took it and put it on the weapon rack.

Li Qing stood up on the tiger skin chair and said with a smile: "Brother Zhao, I was saying that I was looking for you, but it happened that you came." When Brother Zhou comes, the three of us will not be drunk today. ”

For the yellow-faced man in front of him, Zhao Liangcai didn't dare to be careless at all, it was this person who fought against three of his brothers with one enemy and three back then, if it wasn't for the second child fighting for his life, Mixed Water Village would have been destroyed a long time ago. Zhao Liangcai bowed and said, "Brother Li, the younger brother has something to discuss with his brother, and it is a coincidence." If you want to say that your hands are not as good as your brother, you will not be willing to lose the wind when you drink, and you will definitely get drunk later. ”

As he spoke, Zhao Liangcai arched his hand at the scribe standing next to Li Qing again, and said with a smile: "I've seen Wang Junshi." ”

Wang Junshi is in his thirties, wearing a square scarf on his head, wearing a royal blue straight jacket, three locks of ink beard, yellow and white skin, a thin face, and looks weak and untouchable. Seeing Zhao Liangcai give his hand, Wang Junshi nodded and smiled, but did not make a sound. Zhao Liang knew that this person didn't speak much, so he didn't care.

After a few cold words, Zhao Liangcai said his intention to ask for food and money, Li Qing agreed without hesitation, and without waiting for Zhao Liangcai to speak, he took the initiative to send a batch of swords, guns, bows and arrows to the mixed water village to strengthen the armament.

Zhao Liangcai smiled gratefully: "Brother Li's righteousness is dry, and the younger brother admires it, so I will pay a few more glasses to the eldest brother to express my gratitude." ”

A shout of minions sounded outside the house: "King Zhou of Heifeng Village has arrived." ”

Zhou Zong came, the footsteps were heavy, and a tall man with a shawl walked in, and the moment he entered the door, the room was dark, and the sunlight was blocked by this person's tall figure.

Zhao Liangcai stood up with Li Qing to greet him, Zhou Zong was about the same age as Zhao Liangcai, with an eagle nose and a raised forehead, sharp eyes, lips pursed, and a serious expression, which was daunting. This person was originally a lieutenant colonel in the army, but for some reason he killed Shangguan and fled here to become a water bandit.

"I've seen Brother Li, Brother Zhao, and the military advisor." Zhou Zong said in a deep voice, his voice was thick, and the hall was buzzing.

Li Qing smiled heartily and said, "Brother Zhou Xian, please sit down for a while, I have summoned you here today to discuss the matter of dealing with the officers and soldiers." Come on, prepare the wine and food, and I will talk with the two virtuous brothers while eating. ”

Zhou Zong waved his hand and said: "Brother Li, if you have something to say, you can say it directly, there is still something in my village, and it is inconvenient to stay for a long time." ”

Frowning slightly, Li Qing immediately smiled and said, "It's okay, I'm waiting for the money and food for disaster relief, and it won't take long to find out the news when I come to the government." I am afraid that the officers and soldiers who came to encircle and suppress this time are elite soldiers and strong generals, so I summoned the two of them to discuss how to unify the dispatch and not to mess up their hands and legs at that time. ”

Zhou Zong's eyes flashed with deep hatred, and he hissed and said: "I am looking forward to the officers and soldiers coming, it is best for the Anxi Protectorate to send troops to come, Zhou wants them to be buried at the bottom of the river to feed the fish and turtles, and avenge my dead wife and children." ”

Li Qing and Wang Junshi's eyes quickly met, both relieved and a little helpless, they had already found out the origin of Zhou Zong. Zhou Zong was originally the general of the Qipin Town of the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate, and the official was the captain of Zhiguo. Because he was humiliated by his wife and was humiliated by Yan Songyun, the deputy protector, he secretly assassinated Yan Songyun, and after the defeat, he fled with more than 40 of his subordinates, and his wife and thirteen-year-old son were killed.

Zhou Zong and his men fled to Heifeng Bay, killed the original water bandits, and set up a village here. This time to rob the disaster food, this person is the most murderous, and he slashed and killed more than a dozen Zuo Weiwei who tried to resist, and it was precisely because of this person's fierce god possession that Zuo Weiwei disarmed and surrendered. Today, half of Zuo Weiwei's officers and soldiers have been incorporated into the water village and become minions, and the other half are imprisoned in the cells of the cottage.

"Brother Zhou Xian and Li are righteous, your enmity is the enmity of all of us." Li Qing slanted a glance at Zhao Liangcai as he spoke, and Zhao Liangcai hurriedly agreed: "Yes, Brother Zhou, we should advance and retreat together and kill officers and soldiers." ”

Zhou Zong laughed wildly: "Since Zhou learned that his wife and children died, life is better than death, and he only wants to kill the thief Yan Songyun in the world." For the sake of his brothers, Zhou can't kill and go to Wuyang Mansion to seek death (where the Anxi Protectorate is located), this time the heavens are willing to come, but I hope that the thief will bring the troops to come. ”

Wang Junshi said softly: "The officials forced the people to rebel, and the people had no choice but to rebel. King Zhou, King Zhao, and we all have a common enmity with the court. My Wang Tiangang and his family were all killed by the court, and 27 members of Li Tianwang's family died under the knife of the court, and more than 300,000 unjust souls of my Yuan Tianjiao have not died yet. ”

Wang Junshi gritted his teeth and complained, and in the end, his voice was choked and he couldn't cry.

Yuan Tianjiao, Zhao Liangcai was at a loss, but Zhou Zong restrained his madness, more than forty years ago, Yuan Tianjiao rebelled in the south of the Yangtze River, occupied the land of seven states, known as the Great Qi Empire, and built the capital of Duanzhou Huairen Mansion, which can be described as huge. Later, the army was defeated, the Yuantian disciples fled, and the court specially formed Longwei to investigate their whereabouts, not wanting to meet the descendants of the Yuantian Sect in Qingshan Water Village.

Li Qing had tears in his eyes, and said angrily: "We and the Yuantian Sect have a common enmity with the court, and we can't hide it, this time to rob the court of the money and food for disaster relief, it is a plan set by Wang Junshi. ”

Wang Junshi stopped his sad voice, and his faint voice was like a snake spitting out a letter, and Zhao Liangcai couldn't help but shudder.

"The torrential rain in Qingzhou, Bingzhou, Qizhou, and Jiangzhou caused floods, which is a good opportunity from God. The government's ineffective relief efforts have led to the displacement of the victims, and there have been many complaints, and our Yuantian parishioners have been secretly lurking in various places to encourage the victims. This time, the government has robbed the government of the disaster relief money and food, and the victims of the disaster will not be relieved, so they will inevitably take risks, and our sect members have secretly agreed that they will incite the victims to rebel in the near future. At that time, Shuizhai will take the opportunity to seize the county seat, distribute food, recruit victims, and then retreat to Shuizhai to block the court army according to the terrain. It won't be long before my Yuantian Sect members will respond all over the world, and the momentum of the prairie fire can be achieved. ”

Wang Tiangang's eyes lit up with excitement, and his hand waved vigorously in front of him, as if reproducing the scenery of his father's division of the Jiangnan country.

"Hahahaha, Wang Junshi has a good dream." Zhou Zong sneered unceremoniously.

Wang Tiangang looked at Zhou Zong angrily, and Li Qing was also furious, and shouted: "Zhou Zong, what do you mean by this, do you look down on my Yuantian Sect?" ”