Pang Biao nodded: "It's not a secret, my eldest brother has been waiting here yesterday, and now he is temporarily sheltered from the wind and rain in a cave cliff behind this mountain, so this will lead the way, please come to me." He didn't mention to notify Shi Zebo to come over to meet, but led the way to see Shi Zebo, and in his heart he deliberately put Zhilong and others in an inferior position.

Zhao Shi's thick eyebrows tightened, turned his head to look at Yu Zhilong's eyes, Yu Zhilong signaled him to be restless, after all, he took the initiative to contact the other party, this fetter does not need to care, if the matter is negotiated, no matter how unhappy Yu Zhilong is, he will not take it to heart.

Called a personal guard, Yu Zhilong ordered him to return the same way, and reported all the situation here to Wu Side behind, and the rear team arrived to rest in this valley for the time being, and then specially instructed to strengthen the surrounding vigilance, release scouts to inspect, and at the same time strictly prohibit cooking and baking clothes when resting, and do not make noise.

After the orders were completed one by one, Yu Zhilong asked Zhao Shi if there was anything to add, Zhao Shi thought about it carefully, asked the guard to come over with his ear, and whispered a few words in his ear before ordering him to go quickly.

Pang Biao watched coldly from the sidelines, seeing that Yu and Zhao ordered them one by one, and all matters were in order, not only was he a little surprised in his heart, but he couldn't imagine that although these people seemed to be homeless, they acted cautiously.

Then Pang Biao led the way, and Zhao Shi personally led more than 20 people to follow Yu Zhilong behind, according to Yu Zhilong's idea, Zhao Shi can stay here to manage the forward, but Zhao Shi said: "Since we started the incident, have you ever been separated by half a step?" Yu Zhilong remembered the relationship between the two families, so he no longer insisted, knowing that Zhao Shi was worried about his safety after all, so he designated a striker Baihu to be responsible for resting on the spot, and set off together.

The meaning of Zhao Shi's words, Yu Zhilong also understands, this Shi Zebo and the others are not clear, who knows what will happen after meeting, if the other party is greedy for the Yuan Court's reward, or the words are discordant and stiff, it is always good to have multiple people around to protect them.

At this time, the mountain rain finally stopped, and the gloomy clouds slowly flowed in the sky, and the thick black clouds were almost covering the highest mountains. The mist in the mountains is filled with water, and it flows slowly in the cold wind. It is difficult to see and far above the mountainside, and it is very suitable for the army to hide at this time.

The vegetation and bare rocks in the mountains have become more and more colorful after a few days of drizzle, and the slopes have accumulated a thick layer of dead yellow leaves, which are soft and rustle when stepped on.

The gurgling mountains and rivers converge into a small stream, which is divided into several streams from the slope and flows down, converging to a steep place to form a small waterfall, and the roaring mountains and rivers fall straight down more than ten zhang. Part of the fallen leaves, the fallen branches drift with the landscape, tumbling down the river, the mountain is a deep pool of water, the water color is pale green and slightly mixed with withered yellow.

Although it is a cool autumn, the scenery of the mountains after the rain is pleasant, but it is intoxicating to visitors.

Yu Zhilong and others were not tourists, so they had no intention of admiring the intoxicating mountain scenery, and followed Pang Biao along the mountain road to the back of the mountain. It is said that it is a mountain road, there is no trace of artificial axe chisel at all, but there are many gravel on the road, it may be that there are mountain people who often walk here, and gradually step out of a narrow path.

There is no road in this world, and when there are more people walking, a road is formed.

After turning to the mountain, after walking seven or eight miles, turning a steep stone wall, you can see more than a dozen fierce people standing under a stone cliff in the distance, the first person saw Yu Zhilong and others coming, so he ran over quickly, and before the person arrived, it was a hearty laugh: "The hero who laid down Linqu City in front?" I, Ishizawa Ha, have admired the name for a long time, and it is really a blessing to see me today! ”

Pang Biao hurriedly turned sideways and introduced: "Leader Yu, this is my eldest brother, Shi Zebo!" Big brother, this is the one who came to Linqu this time. ”

Pang Biao is used to calling the leader in the cottage, and it always feels awkward to call Yu Zhilong a general. Besides, in his heart, he thought that everyone was a kind of person, but Yu Zhilong and they were lucky to be able to get rid of the days when they were wandering and going up the mountain to be kings, and got a county seat.

Shi Zebo was here to greet him, presumably someone had come to report the news just now.

Yu Zhilong took a few steps faster, greeted him, and when he got closer, he bowed his hand and said: "It turned out that Shi Da was in charge, and brother Yu Zhilong was polite!" Brother Shi's cottage is so prosperous, I heard the hero of Brother Shi in the south in Linqu, and it is the honor of the younger brother to see the true face today. ”

Shi Zebo is nearly fifty years old, but his waist is not hunched, his eyes are not dazzling, his middle qi is sufficient, his voice is loud, and his height is half a head taller than Yu Zhilong. After he rushed over, he was stunned when he saw Yu Zhilong so young, and then quickly changed into a smile, stretched out his hands to hold Yu Zhilong's hand, shook it tightly and vigorously, and let go after a while.

What a lot of hands! Yu Zhilong secretly said in his heart, Mu Chun, Zhao Shi, and Ji Xiancheng are all powerful, and they seem to be difficult to compare. Although this Shi Zebo is not young, he is so powerful.

The two sides introduced their deputies separately, and Zhao Shi hugged his fists and signaled to each other one by one.

The person in a white robe who appeared behind Shi Zebo, surnamed Wu Mingsheng, left a deep impression on Yu Zhilong and others, not because of how heroic Wu Sheng was, but because his white clothes and the big folding fan in his hand were too eye-catching. Even after this autumn rain, Wu Sheng still had a green scarf on his head, gently shaking the folding fan, which was very leisurely.

There is also a leader next to Wu Sheng, Wei Bao, the master of Sanzhai, who is about thirty years old, with big eyes and broad shoulders, and a body of leather armor. Pang Biao is the owner of the six villages in the village. Wu Sheng, as a military advisor, did not have an actual seat, but his status was transcendent, and all the lords of the village were very respectful to him.

It was the first time for both parties to meet, and they both looked at each other carefully in their hearts to judge each other's temperament and sincerity.

Yu Zhilong hopes to use his strength to increase the probability of victory, and seek a way for the Shuntian army to go south, Shi Zebo has to cooperate with Yu Zhilong for the winter vitality of thousands of brothers in the village, of course, they have to see if the other party has the strength to cooperate, so as not to be coaxed into becoming a bird.

The two groups exchanged pleasantries all the way back to a stone cave at the bottom of the cliff. This cave should be caused by the long-term weathering of the mountain and the cracking of the rocks, and the stone cave is naturally formed, with a depth of only seven or eight zhang, just enough to accommodate most people, and the inside is quite clean.

Yu Zhilong, Zhao Shi and a few guards entered the cave, while the rest stood outside the entrance of the cave to observe internal and external movements. There are thirty or forty people in Qingfeng Village, who are also distributed outside, vigilant.

Everyone greeted each other and sat down, and Shi Zebo asked people to hand over a few cups of hot water to Yu Zhilong. They had been waiting here, and in order to keep warm, a bonfire was lit in the cave, and the flames rose, and the green smoke seeped up the cracks above the cave. Shi Zebo and others have been making a living in the mountains for a long time, and they have their own experience in how to make a fire and how to hide it. As long as the flame is kept at an appropriate size, so that a large amount of green smoke does not escape from the mouth of the cave, a little smoke will quickly disperse in such a mountain forest, and it is difficult for people outside to observe.

The two groups naturally sat opposite each other. Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi sat on the two bluestones, approached the flames, felt the warmth of the flames in their hearts, and the two of them shook the rain on their clothes comfortably, and soon a faint white mist rose on their clothes, which was the rain baked by the flames and vaporized.

"A few days ago, someone brought a message, saying that the little brother intends to cooperate with us and others to take the Yuan army camp, I don't know if this matter is true?" Shi Zebo finally said word by word. Wu Sheng shook the folding fan slightly, looking confident. Wei Bao and Pang Biao sat on the other side of Shi Zebo, and several of Shi Zebo's cronies behind him stood in a circle.

Yu Zhilong and Zhao Shi glanced at each other, whether this trip to the south can go smoothly depends mainly on the outcome of this meeting.

At that moment, Yu Zhilong thought about it, and while secretly observing the other party's expression, he fully explained the cooperation plan that had been drawn up.

The bonfire in the cave is curling, the cold wind is gusting outside the cave, and the vigilant people on both sides of the cave entrance hear the sound of words coming from the cave from time to time, both of which are the words of temptation of the two parties, and the sound of the promise.

Shi Zebo sat upright, listening carefully to the conversation between Wu Sheng and Yu Zhilong, but he couldn't help but recall his wife's advice before leaving the village this time.

"This time I went out to talk about business with people, everything in charge of the house is careful, people's hearts are separated from the belly, if the other party is not sincere, simply let everyone break up!" Shi Zebo's wife is not the original partner, his original partner has long passed away, and this is the continuation of the year before last. Shi Zebo is nearly fifty years old, and this mother-in-law in Xinna is only in her early twenties, and her appearance is extremely cute.

Her maiden name is Lan, and she is a wealthy family in Jinan. A few years ago, a team of passing businessmen were robbed in the cottage, and the businessman's wife was Lan's, because he was extremely handsome, Shi Zebo was happy to see the hunt, and he just detained Lan's and became the wife of the village. Shi Zebo originally wanted to kill all the travelers of Shangjia and collect all their wealth, but later the Xin family begged bitterly and was willing to go into the village alone to be a lady of the village.

In the past two years, the Lan family has stayed in the cottage, usually taking care of Shi Zebo considerately and diligently, she is a small jasper, and literate and hyphenated, and has a delicate and graceful style in the demeanor, such as clear water hibiscus in the village, deep pond white lotus, not much time into the village, but how many young and strong men in the village are fascinated upside down. If it weren't for the confinement of being a big boss, I'm afraid that someone would have argued for her.

This Lan family also knows how to measure, and he is mostly kind and pleasant to everyone, shouting for warmth, and gradually gaining a lot of people's hearts. Shi Zebo saw that she didn't mention the matter of Jinan's husband's family anymore, and he had always served himself carefully, and gradually became accustomed to the care of this continuation.

The Lan family is more shrewd, and grew up in Jinan City, has seen the world, the family has been doing business for generations, and knows a lot of allusions and experiences from the south to the north. The Lan family never interfered in the specific arrangements, at most he just made an idea next to the pillow, and everything was still Shi Zebo's idea, but in Shi Zebo's heart, the Lan family gradually became half a military division.

"It should be fine, just to see what price the other party is willing to give?" Shi Zebo had already made a decision with the leaders of the clan, and told the Lan family, just thinking that maybe the Lan family could make some more suggestions.

The matter of cooperation was first proposed by Linqu, and the pressure on Linqu is much greater than that of Qingfeng Village!

"Your body is getting heavier and heavier, but you should pay attention to rest, don't worry about things outside, this time you go out to do errands, most of the people in the village are dispatched, and it is estimated that you will be able to come back in three or four days."

The original partner gave birth to two sons to Shi Zebo, but both died of illness at an early age, since the original partner also passed away, Shi Zebo also received a few women in the room, but none of them came out, but after having Lan's, Lan's dietary taste suddenly changed after entering the summer this year, and from time to time there was a desire to vomit. Shi Zebo is a person who came over, and hurriedly invited Langzhong from the mountain, and after diagnosing Lan, he concluded that Lan was already three months pregnant, and Shi Zebo was happy to set up a banquet in the cottage for three days, and now Lan is his baby, for fear of any accidents. Now Lan's abdomen is slightly visible, and he has begun to have some difficulty walking.

"It's better to be careful!" Lan frowned and admonished.

Shi Zebo has been a coward for half his life, and now that the cottage is thriving, the Lan family will add Ding to it, and he is happy in his heart, and he doesn't care about Lan's worries.