Chapter 20: Speaking of Heroes
Zhang Shuye was a famous general and minister at the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, who defended Kaifeng in the anti-Jin battle and achieved partial victories. Pen, Fun, Pavilion www.biquge.info but in the end, he was captured because of isolation and failure, and finally died with a clear will, and his name went down in history.
"I don't know what kind of character this Zhang Zhizhou is?" Wang Lun got up and poured Xiao Rang full of tea, and asked seemingly casually. For Zhang Shuye, Wang Lun is very concerned about celebrity effect and curiosity.
Xiao Rang is a native of Jeju City, has a wide range of contacts, and often walks among the yamen, is well-informed, and has a lot of attention to the chief officials of Jeju.
"Lord Zhizhou is an honest and honest official, and he is selfless. Born in a family of eunuchs but working hard, he first joined the army as a state clerk, and then entered the Ministry of Rites as an official. Speaking of this, Xiao Rang lowered his voice and answered. This time, Lord Jang was demoted to Jeju as an official, and I heard that he was also framed by the villain. ”
"I see!"
Zhang Shuye once served as the governor of Haizhou in history, and recruited Song Jiang and a group of Liangshan heroes, all of whom Wang Lun knew. And in the original Water Margin, he is also a member of the main Zhao'an, but he serves as the Jeju Taishou. It is also recorded in the biography of Zhang Shuye in later generations that he was demoted this time because of the impeachment of Cai Jing by his younger brother Zhang Kegong, and Cai Jing thus made a feud with Zhang Shuye, and became angry with Zhang Shuye, so that he went to Jeju again as an official as a Huiyu Pavilion to be systematized.
Seeing that Wang Lun listened carefully, Xiao Rang also revealed the other situations of Uncle Zhang that he knew.
"I heard that Lord Zhang has three children, the eldest son Zhang Bofen serves in the Northwest Army, and the second son Zhang Zhongxiong is with him, all of whom are heroes." Speaking of dry mouth, Xiao Rang picked up the teacup and took a small sip of tea.
"However, Master Zhang's family is very strict, and he has given all his two sons expectations, and the one he loves the most is the youngest daughter." Speaking of this, Xiao Rang was covered again, and whispered to Wang Lun mysteriously: "Those who have been to Zhang's mansion and seen Lord Zhang's daughter, they all say that Miss Zhang's family is a big beauty, but she is very active. ”
For Zhang Shuye's two sons, Wang Lun also read about the deeds of the two when he was studying, but they were also annotated behind Zhang Shuye. What did these two do after Uncle Zhang's death, but Wang Lun couldn't think of anything. As for Zhang Shuye's daughter, there is no one in the book, this is also normal, the status of women in ancient China was originally low.
"Brother Xiao knows which other heroes like you are near Jeju, and I want to make friends with a few of them." Wang Lun had long wanted to win over some heroes when he came to the Water Margin World, but he couldn't make the trip due to various reasons. This time, I met Xiao Rang, a hero in Jeju, and just let him introduce one or two. Even if you can't lead it, you can learn about the movements of some other heroes.
"The characters in the official mansion in Jeju City, except for the second son of the Zhang family, the rest are not worth mentioning." Hearing Wang Lun ask about the heroes of Jeju, Xiao Rangxian excluded all the people in the official mansion. In fact, Wang Lun's original intention was to only understand and know some heroes in the recklessness, and Xiao Rang excluded the people in the official mansion from his mind.
"If you want to talk about the heroes in Jeju City, only one of my friends can be counted, and his skills are the same as mine." Xiao Rang and Wang Lun made friends honestly and did not hide it at all.
"Oh, isn't he a gold and stone sculptor, who is good at carving inscriptions and seals, and is called a jade arm maker?" Hearing Xiao Rang mention his friend, the name Jin Dajian immediately popped up in Wang Lun's mind, after all, Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian appeared together in the Water Margin.
"Not bad! The jade arm craftsman is known as Jin Dajian, and he is good at carving the four fonts of Su, Huang, Mi and Cai at that time. At the same time, the inscriptions are well opened, the books are cleared, and the jade and imprints are all refined. He would also fight with guns and sticks, and he had a good friendship with me, and often came to my house to sit. Hearing that Wang Lun knew about Jin Dajian, Xiao Rang was not surprised at all, but was very complacent.
Jin Dajian, the jade arm craftsman, is a small character in the original Water Margin, and his skills are all in carving. Although the skills are single and the martial arts are low, as the so-called trick is eaten all over the world, Wang Lun also has the heart to include it under his command for later use. Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian's specialties catered to the hobbies of Song Huizong and Cai Jing, which was conducive to Wang Lun's entry into the officialdom and befriending high-ranking officials and nobles.
"Don't hide it from Brother Xiao, the little brother of the Holy Hand Scholar and the Jade Arm Craftsman has long heard of it, but he has never had the opportunity to see it." Wang Lun once again expressed his willingness to make friends with Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian.
"Brother Wang's love, the two of us only have one skill to talk about, and we are not big heroes. However, there are really a few big names in Jeju. Xiao Rang was a little modest, but he wanted to talk to Wang Lun about a few big heroes.
"I want to hear about it." Wang Lun also had a few names in his heart, but he still wanted to hear Xiao Rang's thoughts.
"We have a fellow villager in Jeju who has been fishing for generations and has been working diligently. In the past few months, I was forced by the officials and injured the officials. A few people gathered and hid in Onozawa. Xiao Rang immediately introduced a person.
"What is this man's name?" Wang Lun was busy with the renovation and opening of the Drunken Immortal Building a few months ago, and he hadn't heard of it, so he wanted to know who this person was.
"This person is only because of his tall stature and jealousy and hatred, and he is known as King Kong Song Wan in the clouds." Song Wan dared to rebel against the government, but Xiao let himself be a hypocrisy with corrupt officials and corrupt officials, thinking that he was inferior to Song Wan and that Song Wan was more heroic than himself.
Wang Lun thought to himself that it was him, this Song Wan was his old team like Du Qian, and he could be called his right-hand man in the original book, so he must be recruited.
"Who else?" Knowing Song Wan's news, Wang Lun was itchy and continued to ask.
In addition, there are several heroes in Yunseong, near Jeju, one of whom is named Wu Yong. I also have a few sides with him, this person is full of wealth, well-versed in Wen Taowu strategy, resourceful, often compared to Zhuge Liang, the road name "Mr. Jialiang", known as "Zhi Duoxing". ”
"It's really rare to see such a person, and I must meet him if I have the opportunity." Wang Lun sincerely appreciated it, the name of Zhiduoxing Wu is a household name in later generations, and of course Wang Lun knows it. If you can make friends with Zhiduoxing Wu Yong, it is better than many busy people.
"It's a pity that now he is only a professor in the rich man's house, and he has no ability to show his ambitions." As if it was for Wu Yonghuai's lack of encounter, as if it was because of himself, Xiao Rang sighed.
"It's just that it was born at the wrong time, and one day the wind and clouds will not be in the pool." Wang Lun still admires Wu Yong very much, and no one can replace this person's position in Liangshan. It's just that it is a shortcoming to join Song Jiang from Chao Gai's henchmen.
"Brother Xiao, I heard that there is another person in Yuncheng County who is called Xiaoyi Hei Saburo, do you know." Song Jiang is a person who can't hide in the Water Margin world, Wang Lun took the initiative to ask.
"I don't really know this man, but I've heard of it. This person was originally the director of Yuncheng County, Shandong, with a short stature and a dark face, and was called Xiaoyi Hei Saburo. He is anxious for justice and righteousness, and often saves people in times of crisis, so he is called timely rain. "They are all in Jeju territory, and they are also Yamen officials, Xiao Rang has also heard of Song Jiang.
"In addition, Zhu Tong, the head of the Zhongma Army in Yuncheng County, and Lei Heng, the head of the infantry, are also broad-minded, bold and generous heroes, and have a very good relationship with Song Jiang." After Xiao Rang finished speaking, he added a little more. "There's another hero, but none of these people are far behind."
"Who is that, Brother Xiao, please speak!" Although Wang Lun had already guessed in his heart, he couldn't help but ask.
"If you want to say that the number one hero of Jeju is Chao Gai, the king of Tota, Baozheng of Dongxi Village, Yuncheng County, the rich man of his hometown, he is not only a god of martial arts, and he is righteous and wealthy, and he is righteous and thin, and he loves to make friends with heroes in the world, and is famous in the rivers and lakes."
Although Wang Lun had been prepared, he couldn't help it when he heard Chao Gai's name, and he was short of breath. Chao Gai is the embodiment of justice in the Water Margin, and there are many sympathies in later generations. But for Wang Lun, they are indeed enemies of opposites. Although he didn't want to have an intersection in this life, Wang Lun still wanted to know about it.
"The most strange thing is that Chao Tianwang likes to play with guns and sticks, make friends, but he doesn't marry a wife." Over there, Xiao Rang said to himself, obviously respecting Chao Gai very much. "Dongxi Village and Xixi Village are adjacent to each other, and it is said that Xixi Village is haunted, so the villagers asked the monk to dig a bluestone pagoda town by the stream, and it is rumored that the ghost was driven to Dongxi Village. When King Chao heard about it, he was furious, so he went to Xixi Village to settle accounts, hurt countless people, and took the bluestone pagoda alone and put it down in Dongxi Village, so he was called the King of Tuota. ”
Finally hearing the news of the two most important people in the Water Margin world, Wang Lun was relieved. The paths of him and Chao Gai Song Jiang are different, and he firmly believes it!
"I am an outstanding person in Shandong, and the heroes are not all in Jeju and Yuncheng, what other heroes does Brother Xiao know?" Wang Lun asked again, he wanted to know more news about the hero.
"Of course, Brother Wang, you are also a figure in Jeju now!"
"Brother Xiao, don't make fun of me, it's still far away!"
"Li Ying, the owner of Lijiazhuang, and Hu Cheng, the owner of Hujiazhuang, are also famous." Xiao Rang said the names of the two people again, and then looked at Wang Lun. I couldn't help but wonder if Wang Lun didn't know that he was already famous!
As if he had been sitting for a long time, Xiao Rang stood up and relaxed his muscles and bones, and bowed to Wang Lun. "I've been disturbed for a long time today, so I'm leaving!"
"Brother Xiao, why don't you sit down for a while, let's have a few drinks, I still want to hear Brother Xiao tell me about a few heroes." Wang Lun also stood up and insisted on keeping Xiao Rang.
"Haha, if I drink with Brother Wang, I would prefer you and me to talk about customs and beauties." After chatting for a long time, Xiao Rang and Wang Lun gradually got acquainted, and Xiao Rang said jokingly. "The daughter of Master Zhang's family is a stunning, and Brother Wang has the heart of Mu Ai?"
"Such a beautiful woman, how can I afford it as a scholar." Wang Lun knew that Xiao Rang was joking, and replied with a smile.
"Then Brother Wang still has to work hard." Xiao rang back to Wang Lun and said goodbye again. "Seeing you today, it is enough to comfort your life, and he will come to disturb him again in the future."
Wang Lun saw that Xiao Rang insisted on leaving, so he went with the flow, personally sent it downstairs, and invited him to come to meet again before saying goodbye.