Yilong County is also known as Jincheng Walled. The entire county is on Jincheng Mountain, so it is commonly known as a small mountain city.

In the deep hilly area of more than ten miles northwest of the county seat, there is a ravine sandwiched by two mountains, the bottom is about two or three miles wide, and the narrow place is only one hundred and ten zhang. Locals call this ravine Zhongbagou. From Zhongbagou to the west to the Jialing River, there are endless mountains. The south of Zhongba ditch is Tumen field, and the north of the ditch is Dayi and Guanyin, two larger field towns, and there are thousands of acres of fields around the town. The middle dam ditch is like a long and narrow dumbbell handle, connecting the two better agricultural areas.

The old nest of Yang Bingyin (Note 1), a local tyrant known as the "second whistle", is at the foot of Dayi Mountain to the west of Zhongba Ditch. The origin of this nickname is because when he first came to Shatian, Shatiandong saw that he was literate and hyphenated, so he sealed him as an official position of "two sentinels". But since he became self-reliant, he prefers to be called by other masters before his debut - Yang Maocai.

At dawn that morning, Yang Bingyin got up, and under the service of the two ladies of the village, he put on his favorite old clothes. This dress is just a white-washed green robe and silk shirt, but it is connected to a sad history in the past. In his early years, when he was admitted to Yilong County, his father was ecstatic, so he sold a ploughing cow to prepare this set of clothes for him.

Wearing this green shirt, he is not for nostalgia. Whenever there was a major action in the cottage, he would wear this dress to motivate the minions: although they were bandits, they were knowledgeable and literate bandits; Although they robbed homes and houses, they did the just cause of eliminating violence and peace, and doing the right thing for heaven.

In addition to boosting morale, this green shirt has other wonderful uses. For example, to get out of the way with other local thugs in the neighborhood. Zhengtian Wang (Yuan Tao) is a landlord and young master, literate and hyphenated. But among the other dozens of masters, there are not ten who can recognize their own names, and there are even three who can write them. Even if he didn't even participate in the children's test, Yao Yuchuan in the west of Jincheng, and Bai Jiaolong, the king of Bazhou, would still call him "Yang Maocai" every time they met! ”。

This green shirt was more useful in recruiting heroes and doing business with the official gentry. In last year's drought, Yang Bingyin, like many local tyrants in northern Sichuan, could not grab food, and was so hungry that he was dead and alive, and the officers and soldiers also came up from time to time to clean up and suppress them, but more than half of the people died and fled. Offering thieves into Sichuan, the officers and soldiers were beaten to pieces. The officers and troops no longer have the momentum of last spring. At the beginning of the year, in addition to the five beetles, many people who fell into the grass poured into the four towns and eight miles at once. At this time, the role of this green shirt is revealed. Those who defected to Yao Yuchuan were all reckless men who were three big and five coarse, and those who defected to him Yang Bingyin turned out to be four or five slaves of big families, and one was an old student who had not been born in Nanfang County for forty years!

Yang Bingyin put on a green shirt and was looking forward to the bronze mirror. Without warning, a strong young man broke through the wooden door and entered.

"Daddy! Don't go today, I'll lead the army! I know the steward of Beiyuan Temple, and I also know several large warehouses. They also know us, have dealt with us a few times, and never take more goods! ”

My son followed him to the grass when he was very young, although he also learned some things, but etiquette and politeness could not be learned in the cottage environment. He did not accuse his son, but beckoned him to sit down. Waiting to tie the waist loop, he asked the woman to go out and invite Mr. Xu again.

The strong man was very dissatisfied with his father's slow swallowing: "That old sour man, please come and do it!" ”

"You know!" Yang Bingyin finally became popular, "This year is different from the past, do you know the news that the new deal dam has come to the Wangfu soldiers?" ”

The strong man didn't care: "I know! You know! ”

"As soon as they got off the dock, they lit up their plates and came to beat us! You're still ......."

Yang Bingyin's words were interrupted impatiently by his son: "Dad, which of those rotten soldiers in the official army is not hammered in the chest?" With a wave of the blade, Lao Tzu knelt in the field. ”

His son was talking about the past when the officials and troops were purged at the end of last year. At that time, the officers and soldiers somehow touched the outside of the stockade, and his son had a fierce attack, leading a dozen people to rush up and cut indiscriminately, and in the blink of an eye, the officers and soldiers lost their helmets and unloaded their armor, and knelt in the dry field outside the stockade. More than a dozen people actually arrested more than 50 officers and soldiers, which made Yang Bingyin's son very proud and often showed off.

"You, underestimate the enemy!" Yang Bingyin shook his head, "The art of war, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent, you will not be defeated in a hundred battles!" The royal army is well-equipped and well......-nourished."

Yang Bingyin was talking when he was interrupted again.

"Palm the plate, you always call me?" An obscene old man appeared at the door, with a lewd smile on his face. He was wearing a long shirt with the same style as Yang Bingyin, which he had not washed for a long time, and the placket was lined with large blobs of oil stains.

"Come in, Mr. Xu. No formality! Yang Bingyin changed his smiling face, stood up, and pointed to the long bench next to the table of the Eight Immortals, "Mr. Xu, sit, sit!" ”

"The young owner is also there!" Mr. Xu looked at the strong man carefully, and when he saw that he looked uncertain, he stood aside honestly.

"Mr. Xu, how is the matter with what the contemptible people asked you to do?" Yang Bingyin asked in a long voice.

"How dare the students be sloppy about what they are told?" The little old man tried his best to maintain a smile, "The news is clear, Yao Yuchuan went down the mountain early this morning and went straight to the Beiyuan Temple." It seems that they are in a hurry! ”

"He's a stinky kid, and he dares to call himself shaking! How could he know the name of the hall inside? Which way did he go? ”

"Avenue!"

At this time, Yang Bingyin's son couldn't hold back anymore. He yelled, "Daddy! How can you give up your business to Yao Yuchuan! They're gone, and that's what we do! ”

"Sit down!"

In front of outsiders, Yang Bingyin was no longer polite to his son: "Your son is not dead yet, and it is not your turn to be in charge!" You kid will learn from Lao Tzu for a few more years, and learn the art of establishing one's life in this troubled world! ”

"Is the new deal dam guarding team dispatched?" Yang Bingyin asked Mr. Xu.

His son was writhing his butt on the bench unconvinced, and his eyes suddenly lit up: it turned out that he was using a snipe and a clam strategy!

"The royal soldiers are naturally called the royal guards." The obscene little old man guessed in a whisper. He then shook his head again, indicating that he had no news of the royal soldiers: "The insiders of several families have not replied. Yesterday afternoon, the four gates of the Xinzheng Dam were suddenly closed, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. There was no news from the sentinels in Bird's Nest Mountain and several other places. ”

"Well, what does Mr. Xu think?" Yang Bingyin asked. As he spoke, he glanced at his son with smug eyes, which means that you kid is a good student.

"Students are only shallow in their studies, and they dare not speak falsely!"

"Mr. Xu is my ovary, you don't have to be polite!"

"Zhangpanzi wants to be Han Gaozu. It's just that Han Gaozu's surname is Liu, and this Emperor Wen of Sui is surnamed Yang! A trace of doubt flashed in Mr. Xu's heart, and he found that the palm plate and the young owner were looking at him, so he quickly retracted his thoughts and said: "The student thinks that the king guard team must have been dispatched to fight Yao Yuchuan!" ”

"Why?" Yang Bingyin's son raised his head and asked.

"There are three reasons for this."

Mr. Xu turned to the Shaodong family, his eyes were blazing: "First, our news was transmitted to Yao Yuchuan and the Li family at the same time. The Li family has four Shangjing in the Beiyuan Temple, which is only less than the nine of the Ren family. At the beginning of the year, the Li family turned against the Ren family because of the marriage of the in-law Miss Zhou, so the Ren family invited us to go and only burn the well house of the Li family, and did not move the wellhead of his house. The Li family also knew that if the Ren family invited a good man outside, in addition to dealing with the government, they would also pick up the grass and beat the rabbit and clean him up. So he'll definitely leak the news to the Protectors. Let the King Protector team guard the wellhead of his family, and let the Ren family open their eyes to see how powerful his Li family is!

The second reason is that the royal team came all the way from the provincial capital, and when they got off the dock, they declared that they were suppressing thieves, which can be described as high-spirited. Yao Yuchuan is the only son of Shaking Heaven and inherited the name of Shaking Heaven. Winning the Shake Sky is a great achievement! When the king protector team learns that the sky is shaking and the nest is out, they will definitely not let go of this opportunity for meritorious service!

The third reason is that the four doors of the new deal are closed, which means that the royal protection team has been dispatched. They were afraid that Yao Yuchuan would escape halfway if they leaked the news, so they made this cautious move! ”

"Does Mr. Yao Yuchuan think he will fight? Two tigers fight, who loses and who wins? The strong man asked again.

"After the defeat of the Chu army in Bazhou, Yao Yuchuan received another batch of officers and troops, not to mention hundreds. Combined with the strong men pulled last year and this year, he has at least 3,000 new brothers. Now Yao Yuchuan is very strong! I heard that there was a sentry named Chen Xin in this group of officers, who was six feet long, and had the courage of ten thousand people, and could make one long spear and two long guns, especially firearms (Note 1)...... If Yao Yuchuan didn't dare to fight, they would only be hungry and eat light food in winter and spring; If he wins, he will go to both the Beiyuan Temple and the Xinzheng Dam. Therefore, the students thought that Yao Yuchuan would fight to the death. As for the winner or loser, it is difficult for students to say. ”

At this time, Mr. Xu shut up in time, because Shaodong's face was a little ugly. He understood that the Shao Dong family was worried that Yao Yuchuan would win a big victory, and he would have no chance.

"When two tigers fight, there is always one injury!"

Yang Bingyin patted the armrest of the Taishi chair with a smile and stood up, walking back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back: "Yao Yuchuan walked the avenue, and if the royal soldiers want to fight, it must be in Changping Mountain." The number of soldiers in the royal palace is smaller, but it is not easy to mess with. I heard that at the beginning of the year, the soldiers of the palace fought two battles in Yazhou and Jiangkou, killing tens of thousands of mountain bandits and thieves, and all the corpses still entered the Yangtze River, and it took a month or two before they were cleaned, which frightened the people of Chongqing Prefecture. Yao Yuchuan has been too famous recently, and he is the son of a turtle who shakes the sky, and the officials and soldiers use his head to repay his merits, which is more than the reward of our father and son. As long as Yao Yuchuan wants to fight, the officers and soldiers will definitely accompany him! ”

Dad's foresight made the strong man admire him so much. The strong man asked his father with a shy face what to do, should he wait for Yao Yuchuan and Wang Fubing to divide the victory and defeat before going out to do business?

"Stupid!"

Yang Bingyin slapped his son on the head and scolded: "They are fighting to death and doing our!" Aren't you clamoring to lead a team? Okay, this time Lao Tzu gives you a chance! Depart in an hour. Don't take the avenue, take the path of Jigong Mountain. First go to the water viewing field behind Yuji Mountain and stand by. After arriving at the water viewing field, the school officers and soldiers are allowed to enter but not to leave, and the news is blocked! At the same time, spies were sent to Changping Mountain to find out the news. If the official army wins, they will definitely take advantage of the victory to pursue and relieve the siege of Yilong County. As for us, we took the opportunity to enter the Beiyuan Temple. If Yao Yuchuan wins,......"

"Holding the plate, Yao Yuchuan won a big victory, and the young master withdrew and did not compete with him; If Yao Yuchuan wins miserably......" Mr. Xu sneered and made a stab in the back.

"Mr. Xu is really amazing!"

Yang Bingyin's son happily hammered the table and shook the bronze mirror: "The Ren family's business can only find my Yang family from now on." Save Yao Yuchuan, that kid is always making trouble! ”

"Stupid!" Yang Bingyin rewarded his son with a slap on the head again, "What business, where is there still business!" If there is chaos and the heroes rise up together, it is time for us to do the right thing for heaven! After entering the Beiyuan Temple, don't talk about business, the Ren family, the Li family, all the gentry, Lao Tzu is wiped out together, what can the government do to me? ”

"High! Daddy, you're a god! The strong man laughed and slammed the wooden table. The rhombic bronze mirror crackled in the vibration again and again.

Mr. Xu also popped up his thumbs: "High!" Three families were wiped out in the palm of a finger, and only one of us was left. The salt farm produces 100,000 catties of white salt per month, and it is shipped at a low price, and it is also 10,000 taels of silver in January! ”

"As long as you occupy the salt field for three years, you can conjure up 50,000 elite soldiers!"

Yang Bingyin stroked his sparse beard and laughed.

Note 1: Yang Bingyin, also recorded in the history books as Yang Shanying and Yang Bingyun.

Note 2: Tribute to Ke Shanmeng and the famous Lord Chen. It's a pity that Lord Chen was able to defeat the Tartars, but he was killed by the pirated thieves.