Yang Er was on his way to Dengzhou at this time, of course, he had to pass through Jinan City, the capital of Shandong.

In the car, Yang Er took out the letter from Uncle Ma to himself and watched, from which Yang Er had already learned that the first canal of the Great Sui Dynasty was the excavation of the Guangtong Canal in the western section. In the letter, I also learned about my brother Ma Shumou's ideas for canal excavation, which seemed to be feasible, and could only be handed over to Ma Shumou for concrete implementation in this era.

Putting down the letter, Yang Er also put his mind at ease about the excavation of the Guangtong Canal. The mood also improved, and I agreed to the request of Abeyi, who had been pestering himself to talk about "Liao Zhai", this time the Shandong tour was originally going to go to Mount Tai and Laoshan two places, so I told the two girls in the car about the "Laoshan Taoist"!

"It is said that there is a scholar surnamed Wang, who ranks seventh in the family, and is a descendant of a family of officials who have been officials for generations. He loved to learn Taoism since he was a child. When he heard that there were many immortals in Laoshan, he went out with a bookcase on his back。。。。。。 ”

As soon as he heard that this was still a story related to learning the Tao, he stopped meditating, opened his eyes, took a guava, peeled off the skin and listened to Yang Er's story while eating. This story is all that Yang Er can tell, because he watched the cartoon of this story when he was a child, and he still remembers it deeply, and even sang that witty minor interlude in the process of telling, which made Abeyi laugh.

As the carriage creaked all the way forward, Yang Er's story was also coming to an end. The two girls in the car were fascinated by the listen, and Abeyi only thought the story was good, but Izuchen realized some truth from the story, and kept nodding or pondering, and forgot to eat the guava in his hand.

"What does this story tell us?" When the story was finally finished, Abeyi was fascinated by it, so she threw the question out to see if the little girl could understand the fable-like story.

"I know, this story tells us that we can't do anything with bad intentions, otherwise we're going to be unlucky, right?"

"Huh! Yes, Xiao Yi is right. To be a man, you must have a good heart. After Yang Er's story was told, he took the melon seeds on the plate and knocked them on. I saw that Chuchen had entered a state of meditation again.

"Brother, don't tell the story of the Taoist from now on. Nowadays, among the people who seek the Tao, such as the seven kings, there are as many as cattle hairs, not to mention, then Xu Maogong is not that kind of person, seeking the Tao is just a layer of skin he puts on the outside, and his Taoist heart is not right. Just when Yang Er thought that she had nothing to say, she might as well say this.

"Sister Chuchen, the plot in this story, such as the wall-piercing technique that Wang Qixue learned, do you really have this magic skill in Taoism?" Yang Er became interested in the Taoism mentioned in this story, isn't this dusty girl the fairy girl who has attained the Tao? Ask her why, if there is, you might as well learn from him as a teacher.

"Maybe! There are so many Taoist mystics, and the little sister's Taoism is limited and cannot be understood. After saying that, Izuchen closed his eyes again and stopped talking.

"Xiao Yi, next time my brother will tell you "Painted Skin", it is also a story related to Taoism." Seeing that Izuchen didn't pay attention to him when it was critical, he was used to it, so he didn't pay attention to her, and only said to the cute Abeyi.

"Okay!" Abeyi shouted happily, and immediately asked again: "Painted skin?" What kind of skin to draw? ”

It's just that Yang Er's heart is also a little empty, this story is too terrifying and very mysterious, let's talk about it slowly first! If it is appropriate, it seems to be much better to tell this little girl about "A Chinese Ghost Story" first.

Just as Yang Er and his entourage were swaying eastward, the major events on the rivers and lakes shifted from Jeju to Liyang at the junction of Jizhou and Shandong in the north. At this time, the suburbs of Liyang City have gathered all kinds of green forest people, and the Liyang guards are even more panicked, closing the city gate early, and listening to the movements of the green forest people outside the city every day. It wasn't until Xu Maogong's handwritten letter was shot at the head of the city that the officials and soldiers in the city breathed a sigh of relief, it turned out that such heroes of the rivers and lakes were just gathered here, and then went east to attack the Wagang cottage, which was still a green forest of rivers and lakes. Since it is a grievance between the rivers and lakes, then you don't have to worry, you just need to watch from the sidelines.

"Second Brother Shan, how many soldiers and horses have arrived outside Liyang City as agreed?" Xu Maogong shook a feather fan in the big tent and asked Shan Xiongxin.

"Dao Chief, yesterday dozens of cottage leaders came here, most of them led 2,000 troops, and some of them were 500, and now it is estimated that I have nearly 20,000 people, far more than you and I think. It's just that there are not many Ma troops, only less than 2,000 people. Shan Xiongxin replied.

"Brother Bodang, how is the grain and grass prepared? Can it be enough for 20,000 horses to support half a month? Xu Maogong did not respond to Shan Xiongxin's words, and walked up to Wang Bodang and asked urgently.

"Dao Chief, Second Brother Shan, the leaders of all parts of the grain and grass have their own, and they have basically gathered 80,000 stones. However, I'm afraid that this grain will not last for half a month! ”

"It's okay, you still need to pass through several towns to get to Wagang, and you can requisition some along the road. In this way, my army to attack Wagang is ready, and I will be ready to set out tomorrow afternoon. Presumably, the news of our Green Forest's attack on Wagang has reached the ears of the defenders east of the Wagang River, and it must not be delayed any longer to the detriment of our army. After Xu Maogong finished speaking, everyone in the tent nodded in approval.

"Second brother, Shu Bao will be here tomorrow morning, just going to Wagang together, it is said that his cousin Luo Cheng will also come with him, and I can add another general to the green forest road!" Biting Kim shouted from the side.

"Yes! Brother Jin is right, then Luo Cheng is not appropriate for a gun, and it is not appropriate to help me succeed in the green forest and add a few points, hehe! Wei Zheng said with a smile on the side.

It's just that Xu Maogong is still unmoved, he is still worried about the army's grain and grass, now that all kinds of grain are in the ground, and the grain storage is limited, how to collect grain? Unless ---, is forced to do so.

Wagangzhai Juyi Hall.

"The two generals, Ben General received a letter from the lord yesterday, and it has been determined that the green forest heroes want to attack my Wagang Mountain, and the green forest army will arrive at the foot of my mountain on the 10th or so at the latest. According to the will of the lord, the enemy came to attack the city, and the general and General Liang defended the city, and General Tianxi went to battle. Li Jing summoned the leaders of the cottage to hold a pre-war meeting to convey Yang Er's will.

"The lord will rest assured, this general is about to meet the world's heroes, and only 1,000 soldiers and horses will need to go out of the city to meet the battle, and the rest of the men and horses will guard the mountain with the lord." Wu Tianxi is arrogant at this time, and an opportunity to make him famous all over the world is in front of him.

"General Li, I have 4,000 defenders in our office, is there a shortage? Why don't you send someone across the river to ask Lord Lu of Zezhou for some more people to come over to ensure that nothing goes wrong. Liang Shitai was more rational than Wu Tianxi, who was bent on fighting, at this time, so he proposed to Li Jing.

"Huh! General Liang is bad! The lord also thinks that there are too many people in my place, and he scared away the thieves in the green forest! He wants me to wait at the head of the city to set up fewer troops and horses, take the initiative to show weakness, and drag the thieves here. When his army food is exhausted, he can go to this nearby place for my lord to sweep away the heroes of the Shi clan, so that my Hedong army will not do anything. This battle is not to make enemies with the Green Forest Road, but to do things for my lord with the sword in his hand, understand? "Li Jing has followed Yang Er for the longest time, and he is a confidant general, and he has already understood the various livelihood policies implemented in Hedong.

"Then if General Tianxi is invincible with one fist and four hands, and a group of thieves are armed to attack the city, and our side has few people, if Wagang is lost, what will it be?" Liang Shitai understood what Li Jing meant, but he was still a little worried about the lack of soldiers.

"I will be in the green forest for a long time, how can I not know the ability of the rivers and lakes and green forests? It's not the general's big words, the leader of the green forest in the nine provinces who is the head of the thief is not afraid even if the whole gang is here, see who can beat the gilded pistol in the hands of the general? Wu Tianxi was a little dissatisfied with Liang Shitai for underestimating himself.

"Okay, you two don't have to fight anymore. Although we have few soldiers, all of them are archers, and Lord Lu has not given us a lot of arrows. There is also a heavy "bed crossbow", a city-guarding artifact specially sent to my mountain by the Hedong headquarters, which can send 20 crossbow arrows at a time; He also equipped individual crossbows for each of the officers and soldiers guarding the village, etc., even if 2,000 men and horses were placed at the head of the city, he didn't want to attack the city with 100,000 people. 4,000 men and horses can be divided into two groups and rotated to the city. I have to let Shan Xiongxin and others see that I have few soldiers defending the city, and I can't stop to drag him from running out of food and grass. ”

"If its attack on my cottage is frustrated, will it divide troops to cross the river and raid my Zezhou, Boxian and other places? Or come to my Zezhou to loot grain and grass? Liang Shitai put forward another possibility, after all, he was the boss of the Shaohua Valley, and he considered things quite thoroughly.

"General Liang is too worried, the lord has already thought of this place a month ago, and he has already transferred General Wu Yunzhao of Hedong to take 20,000 elite white horse battalions to Zezhou to defend along the river, and the civilian boats have already been collected to the north bank, so where will Shan Xiongxin find a boat to cross the river? Hehe! Hearing this, Li Jing and the other three generals all laughed.

"Inform the army, prepare for battle, make plans in the military canteen, there is food in the cottage, and I will see meat at every meal, so that the soldiers can eat enough to defend the city." When all the generals heard this, they all stood up and shouted for obedience.

In the city of Jiyuan, Zezhou.

Lu Zhaolin had already moved his Zezhou Mansion here, and at this time he was discussing the imminent war with the guards Wu Yunzhao, Hou Junji, Wu Bao, Jiao Fang, Wu Kui and others. This battle is very special, but it is generally classified as a battle of revenge between the green forest and cottages. Neither of the warring sides was willing to expand the scale of the battle, and neither of them wanted to attract the attention of the gate lords of the surrounding feudal towns, so the battle was a limited battle. Lu Zhaolin is familiar with this, the first thing he has to do is to control the war south of the river, if the war burns to the counties under Jiyuan in Zezhou, it will be more than worth the loss, this point is emphasized in the letter of the lord, for this reason Lu Zhaolin and other Zezhou officials dare not be careless at all.

"General Yunzhao, your 20,000 white horses are from the elite as a mobile force, ready to be on call at any time. General Hou, you have 30,000 elite soldiers in Wen County, Meng County around the riverbank to defend to the death, if you let a soldier cross the river, this government will teach you to come to see you. Lu Zhaolin said to Hou Junji in a heavy tone.

"The prince of the house just rest assured, if there is a soldier on the other side, there is no need for an adult to do it, and Hou Mou should come to see him." Hou Junji also spoke ruthlessly at this time. I thought, damn me, I have 30,000 elite soldiers in my hands, if you still let the Green Forest thieves Kou Bai attack on the shore, you can simply commit suicide, so as not to be embarrassed.

Lu Zhaolin is ruthless and resolute, he knows his master's thoughts very well, what is the purpose of provoking the battle between the rivers and lakes this time, he knows it in his heart. If he can't realize his master's intentions, he won't here. That's why I'm ruthless!

"Excellent! General Yunzhao, you and I should not delay the main plan, the lord expects that within 3 months, the radius of Wagang Mountain will be scorched earth for 300 miles, and your 20,000 elite horsemen can go all out to attack the main prince to occupy Weizhou, Bianzhou, Luokou and other places, and Nahuagang is 300 miles radius for my Hedong Jin army territory, can you do it? If you can't, the Mighty Sea Pioneer Camp will come here. Lu Zhaolin said to Wu Yunzhao with a gloomy face.

"Mr. T underestimated Wu, just waiting for Mr. to order, my White Horse Camp will cross the river, if there is an obstacle here, Wu also knows how to separate! Always let this Wagang 300 miles surnamed Jin. After Wu Yun summoned Lu Zhaolin's words, he exploded and hurriedly made an oath.

Lu Zhaolin nodded secretly after hearing this. And then he said, "That's the best!" This war will be of great significance for our lord to go out of the river to the east to expand the occupied territory, and I hope that the generals will give it their all, and this official will ask for it first. With that, Lu Zhaolin got up and waved his hand at Wu Yunzhao, Hou Junji and other generals.

The generals hurriedly got up and bowed back, saying, "May I smend my lord's liver and brain!" With the heart of a full courtier. ”

On this side, the Xue Wanche brothers came to the Luzhou Mansion in Hedong with Yang's second-hand books, and asked to see Pei Shiju, and the little guy at the entrance of the yamen saw that there was a handwritten letter from the King of Jin, and they did not dare to slack off, and they were busy passing on the case of Pei Shiju.

At this time, the Luzhou Mansion in Hedong was the most nervous, and it repeatedly mobilized people to go everywhere. Food, firearms and other materials are frequently dispatched, and there are also many matters related to the Guangtong Canal, which can be said to be busy with the whole government. Suddenly got the handwritten book of King Jin, Pei Shiju put aside the affairs in his hand and opened it to read. After looking at it, he stroked his beard and smiled. Hurriedly got up and followed the messenger to the front of the government office.

"Huh! I don't know if the Xue family brothers are here, and the official has lost his distance. Please also come inside. ”

Seeing the head of Hedong County going out to greet him, the Xue Wanche brothers were shocked, and after glancing at each other, they hurriedly followed Pei Shiju all the way in.

"Huh! Please wait for the two generals, Pei will introduce my Hedong staff to the two. ”

Pei Shiju's voice fell, and Pei Yun, Cai Dejian, Zheng Fengchi, Zhang Heng, Liu Xuan, Yuwen Chengdu, Wei Wentong, Xiong Kuohai and other high-ranking civil and military officials who got the news came to the hall one after another. Pei Shiju introduced the Xue family brothers one by one, but Xue Wanche and Xue Wanchun were completely blindfolded, thinking, it was nothing more than a letter of recommendation from a friend, how did it alarm all the senior officials in Hedong to welcome them?

"Are you Xue Wanche? According to a certain point of view, he is just an ordinary person, how can he be looked down upon by the eldest brother like this? After Yuwen Chengdu saw this Xue Wanche, he didn't feel strange. Of course, this Xue Wanche brother does look like ordinary people.

"Brother Xue, you have been waiting in the rivers and lakes for a long time, have you ever heard of the name of the majestic sea?" Xiong Kuohai also said along the topic of Yuwen Chengdu. After all, he is also the leader of the bandits in Taihang Mountain, and he should be famous in the rivers and lakes.

"Huh? You are the golden-roofed Taihang purple-faced king of the majestic sea! My brother had heard about it. See it today, it's really like its name! Xue Wanche was amazed when he heard that the person opposite was the famous and majestic sea of rivers and lakes.