During the period when Xiao Tang was waiting for the edict of the Bianjing Imperial Court, Liu Fa, Kang Jiong, Yao Pingzhong and other generals subordinate to the Western Army were seriously injured in their subordinates, and the soldiers who had to be seen to recuperate from their injuries were temporarily left in Taiyuan Mansion for medical treatment, and they were also preparing to return to the garrison at various rates. There was also a lot of speculation between Xiao Tang and Liu Fa, and they also said that when the imperial court officially issued an edict to send troops to conquer the Xia Kingdom, it would be the day when the two would reunite.

Even Yao Pingzhong, who was behind the Yao family's generals, said to Xiao Tang before leaving: "Xiao Jieshuai, if you want to do a heroic career, I also know it very well." It is indeed very happy to fight side by side with Kai, and it is indeed very happy to set out to conquer the Xia country in the sun, so as to teach Hengshan to make my Great Song Dynasty fence dangerously, and he will not kill the Xia thief together with Kai. ”

In addition to Liu Fa, Yao Pingzhong and other generals of the Western Army, Zhao Yuanwai also came to say goodbye to Xiao Tang and said that now that the bandits in Hedong have subsided, Kefuzhou County is generally stable, and the Daizhou Mansion has appeased the people affected by the disaster, and has also ordered that it will be given to the large families who have fled to other places, and he and Jin Cuilian's family are also ready to pack up the car and return to the manor hometown of Qibao Village, Yanmen County, Daizhou.

When Xiao Tang rushed to Taiyuan Mansion to appease the displaced people, Zhao Yuanwai also provided a lot of help with money and food, because Xiao Tang did not want to refute Zhao Yuanwai's face, and told him that he had made meritorious contributions to the relief of the victims, and there would be a reward after the court heard the news.

Zhao Yuanwai thanked him for his kindness, although the ladies were not at the same table when entertaining guests according to the etiquette law, but Zhao Yuanwai was also good at making guns and sticks on weekdays, and he didn't pay much attention to some customs and etiquette, and since Xiao Tang's righteous brother Lu Zhishen was also the life-saving father of his own wife Jin Cuilian, so the two of them also invited Xiao Tang and others to a hundred and ten pavilions upstairs and downstairs in Taiyuan Mansion that night, and it was also the most prosperous restaurant in the local area.

Among the people who went to the banquet, Xiao Tang and others, he had his confidant brothers Xiao Jiasui, Hua Rong, Shi Xiu and others, as well as Wang Huan, Han Cunbao, Xu Jing and other envoys who came to assist Xiao Tang in seeking thieves, as well as Wang Jin, Niu Gao, Li Yongqi and others who temporarily served in the new army, Wu Song suffered multiple knife wounds, but because of this, Liu Fa was willing to spend more time with Xiao Tang, and he was a good wine man, so he naturally went to the restaurant with Xiao Tang on such an occasion.

Before much, there was a bartender sifting wine on one side, and on the other hand, there were children in the store who made the vermilion plate and plate lay down the fresh fruits, meat and vegetarian dishes, and the group of heroes sat in turn to separate the heads, and everyone drank heartily and complained heartily, but they were also happy.

During the banquet, when Wu Song heard that Zhao Yuanwai's wife, the Jin family, was the weak woman who Lu Zhishen saved by killing Zhen Guanxi with three punches, he couldn't help but be surprised. And Wu Song has a fine heart, he hid that he had also met Lu Zhishen after falling into the grass, and did not mention it, only saying that he was also the same as Xiao Tang, and he was also the sworn brother of the Western Army and the soldiers of the Western Army.

Wang Huan, Han Cunbao, Xu Jing and others who don't know what to do are generally heard that Xiao Tang and Wu Song's righteous brothers were originally officers in the mansion of the prince of the small race, but after killing people and fleeing because of righteousness, Wang Huan and Xu Jing, who had also been in the green forest for a long time, also felt a little empathy, and they also sighed that it was a pity that such a good man in the army could not be used by the country when he threw himself into the green forest.

It's just that when talking about Lu Zhishen, Xiao Tang also obviously noticed that Jin Cuilian stole over to his side from time to time. Her lips moved lightly, and she stopped talking, as if she always had something to ask Xiao Tang, but it was inconvenient to speak on such an occasion.

Seeing this, Xiao Tang was silent at first, and after three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, everyone present also ate smoothly, and only when he drank into the alley did he excuse himself that he was a little depressed and had to go to the door of the restaurant to disperse the wine. When Xiao Tang got up and turned out of the pavilion, walked downstairs, and stayed at the door of the restaurant for a while and three minutes, he heard someone behind him timidly call him and said: "General Xiao, the slave family still has something to ask about it, and I hope the general can tell the slave family." ”

Xiao Tang turned around and saw Jin Cuilian standing on the side with a little embarrassment, so he asked, "What do you want to ask Mrs. Zhao?" But it doesn't hurt to say that. ”

Jin Cuilian hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to ask, "General Xiao previously said that although Engong fell into the grass and became a strongman, he would not be embarrassed by the plan, but Engong was still pursued by the lawsuit in the end, and the strongmen in the green forest also did the act of killing people and stealing goods...... I don't know if General Kai has also met him after Engong fell into the grass over the years, and how did he come over all these years? Are you still happy? ”

Xiao Tang frowned slightly when he heard this, and he didn't know whether Jin Cuilian secretly had feelings for him because he was deeply favored by Lu Zhishen, who had been plain in his life, or whether he felt guilty because of himself, who was involved in Lu Zhishen, the magistrate in the Jingluo Mansion, who had no hope of having no hope.

Although Jin Cuilian did not forget to repay her kindness, how could characters like Lu Zhishen have different thoughts and never forget the weak woman he saved?

Xiao Tang made up his mind, and said to Jin Cuilian: "Zhishen has been a man of great fortune all his life, even if he falls into the grass and mountains and forests, he is still a heroic man who stands up to the sky, Madame doesn't have to worry about his current situation, Brother Zhishen can only live happily at this time...... And Brother Zhishen and I are also heart-to-heart brothers, and I know very well what he is asking for, since Mrs. has always been grateful to Brother Zhishen's great kindness, there is something that Mrs. needs to do for him. ”

After hearing this, Jin Cuilian immediately said: "General Xiao, please say, the slave family has something that can help Engong, and he will not dare to slack off in the slightest." ”

Xiao Tang breathed a long sigh of relief, and said: "What I want my wife to do is very simple, that is, my wife only has to live with Zhao Yuanwai, and she doesn't have to worry about Brother Zhishen anymore." ”

Jin Cuilian was stunned when she heard this, and said, "What does General Xiao mean by this?" ”

Xiao Tang smiled slightly, and said leisurely: "What is Brother Zhishen's temperament, you can probably understand something, whether it is for the innocent kindness of being bullied by bullies like Mrs. You, or to teach him to encounter other pickled things, how can he be indifferent to Brother Zhishen's temperament?" Even if you weren't persecuted and oppressed by Zheng Tu in Zhenguanxi back then, as long as there is any injustice in the world, Brother Zhishen will still take action, so he is not bound by the official body, and it is destined to be open-minded and profitable.

The world is unfair, and it is not only traitors such as Zheng Tu in Zhenguanxi, corrupt officials, bullies and inferior gentry, and poor and vicious thieves who are rampant everywhere in the world...... Brother Zhishen can't tolerate those guys, and he will never succumb to power and wealth, and now the people who can get along with him day and night are all living in the green forest but not losing their virtues, it can be said that like-minded green forest heroes, and only in this way can he live spontaneously, and no longer have to be bound by some stereotypes, so Brother Zhishen's behavior has always been not only to save the world, but also to help himself.

Now Brother Zhishen lives as he deserves, he has never regretted helping others, but he no longer wants to be bound by the old things of the past, and his wife has found a good home, although he is destined to receive the kindness of Brother Zhishen, why worry all day long because he has received the great favor of Brother Zhishen, but he has missed the current situation? ”

As soon as Xiao Tang finished speaking, she drifted to the restaurant again, and Jin Cuilian was stunned, she realized the meaning of Xiao Tang's words, and after a while, she also felt that the boulder that had been pressing on her heart for a long time slowly disappeared, and her heart seemed to be gradually relieved.

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At the same time, far away in the Jingdong Road Qingzhou Erlongshan Baozhu Temple hall is also staggered, the village in the group of heroes gathered in one place to push the cup and put the bowl, extremely lively, it is really a big bowl of drinking, a large piece of meat, extremely wanton and happy.

"Ahh

There was a thunderous sneeze, which shook the plates and bowls on the table, and Zhou Tong, who was talking and laughing with Li Zhongwu at the same table, was so frightened that even the wine bowl in his hand fell to the ground.

Lu Zhishen rubbed his nose indiscriminately, and said in a muffled voice: "Straight lady thief!" The Sprinkle family has not been infected with the wind and cold, why is it that they have been sneezing all these days? ”