Liu Chengliang is regarded as a sibling brother by Liu Chengdong and the most beloved elder by Liu Susu.

Liu Chengliang has good personal skills and has commanded the scout team in the army for a long time. At the end of last year, when Li Xiang and the Liu family were about to have a showdown, Liu Chengliang, who didn't want to get involved in the trouble, didn't want to be affected by the seven Liu families, and didn't dare to let Li Xiang have a pimple in his heart, resolutely went north.

first to Luoyang, then across the Yellow River to Taiyuan, and then disguised as a merchant to reach Liao......

Liu Chengliang has rich experience in civilian, military and smuggling, and he is naturally clear about how to get out of the customs smoothly.

During the Jin-Liao War, the Jurchens once surrounded Datong, Xijing, Liao, and fought as far south as Yingzhou City. At that time, Liu Chengliang was approaching Shuozhou, the border city of Wuzhou, and saw with his own eyes the stoic barbarism of the Jurchen armor soldiers.

The Liao State began to be pressed and beaten by the emerging Jin State, and the Khitan tribe, who were once high-ranking in the past, were slaughtered and bullied by the Jurchens.

In this context, Liu Chengliang's team of "Great Zhou merchants" unloaded more than a dozen stones of salt and hundreds of loads of cloth in Xijing, and received unimpeded treatment in the territory of Liao.

The area north of Xijing Datong is like a purgatory on earth. The town is desolate and littered with mosquito and fly corpses. The wind in the middle of summer can often wake up the sparks in some buildings, causing a fire again.

A few months after the end of the war, the fires in towns, passes, and countryside were still alive!

Liu Chengliang has seen naked women who are dirty and stupid, holding empty swaddling clothes, seeing hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of corpses stacked on top of each other, and too many brigades of displaced people helping the old and the young and marching south in despair. He has been killing people since he was a teenager, but this is the first time he has seen the tragic scene of a county town being slaughtered.

Liu Chengliang saw a good hand in the territory of Liao, and when he arrived in Yizhou through the flying fox in the Taihang Eight Mountains-Puyin, the team had swelled to nearly 100 people. After passing through Zhuozhou, Liu Chengliang finally came to the quaint and majestic Youzhou City.

The gates to the north, west and east of Youzhou City were all closed, and only the two gates to the south were still open. One can only go in, and the other can only go out. The water gate is only open when the weather is nice, up to three hours a day.

"The Jurchen armor soldiers are strong, and the Liao people are afraid of them like tigers......"

Liu Chengliang sighed in the long procession into the city, and his eyebrows were full of unquenchable sorrow and worry. He had two more scars on his face and several more wounds on his body.

The Liao's control over the local government was so weak that it had fallen to the point where the remaining people did not dare to move around at will. Liu Chengliang passed through the state and county in the territory of Liao, and could only rely on the knife and bow and arrow in his hand.

Liu Chengliang took the letter from an old man dressed in a green cloth robe. He couldn't recognize all the words, but fortunately, the old guy surnamed Wu didn't do anything.

After a few hasty glances, Liu Chengliang stamped a seal in the lower right corner, and then signed and signed. Feeling that it was not enough insurance, he rubbed a lot of paper a few times and wrote a long series of numbers on the wiring.

Liu Chengliang said in the surprised and admiring eyes of Xiucai surnamed Wu:

"It's troublesome for old Wu these days."

Wu Lao, who had a messy white beard and half of his teeth, hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No trouble, no trouble." Under the family, the whole family received the life-saving grace of the owner, and some small things are not enough to worry about. ”

Liu Chengliang didn't have time to be polite to this sour old man, and said in a low voice:

"The Liaozhou border is unstable, and we will wait a few days. When I contact a few businessmen from Da Zhou in Youzhou City, Wu Lao can take his family to Da Zhou. ”

"The most important thing is that these letters and weapons can be discarded."

After Liu Chengliang arrived in Liao, when he saw people in distress, he would help if he could. The various people who received the favor were grateful, and Liu Chengliang had nothing to say to find a lot of information.

In addition to the combat power of the army and the type of weapons, Liu Chengdong was not sure what else Li Xiang valued, so he wrote it all down in one go, and had accumulated dozens of catties of paper. The vision cultivated by long-term scout experience makes Liu Chengliang, who has a very incomplete knowledge, be sure that the Liao State must die!

Paper-based intelligence is only part of the story. Liu Chengliang robbed from bandits along the way, bought from the Liao, exchanged from the homeless, and even ambushed a few Jurchen armor soldiers who were alone and lost, and finally scraped together dozens of weapons used by the Jurchen soldiers.

Liu Chengliang led more than 40 people to fight a few sleepy Jin soldiers in an ambush, and only two of them were Jurchen soldiers, and they were almost killed by the other party! The new wound on his face was inflicted in the hand-to-hand combat with the three Jin soldiers.

Although the pattern was drawn, Liu Chengliang did not hesitate to take risks and spend a great price, and he also sent at least one weapon back for Li Xiang to see.

No matter how good the pattern is, how can it compare to a weapon that can be touched!

The old man surnamed Wu thanked Liu Chengliang, and then put away the last stack of papers and put them in a multi-layer oil bag.

Ten days before Li Xiang's wedding, Liu Chengliang and his party entered the miserable Youzhou City. A few days later, dozens of old, weak, sick and disabled people and more than 20 injured good men left the water gate of Youzhou City and embarked on the arduous journey to Dazhou by sea.

Natural and man-made disasters continued to occur on the sea and land, causing Cheng Jianghai, Zhao Bo, and Na Shusen to receive the first batch of information and materials obtained by Liu Chengliang with great effort until a few months later.

The wedding of the owner is approaching, and the three private leaders who are officially registered in the public middle school have their own sorrows.

Na Shusen sits in his hometown, not only to stare at the connection between the mountains and the mountains, but also to sprinkle his eyes on the large mountains controlled by Mingyuezhuang.

The most secrecy in the back mountain is even more important, in case any information is found by hostile outsiders, it is useless for Shu Sen to die ten times.

One of Shusen's subordinates got out of the basket and almost let a few Lian Jiazi who had come over the mountain break into a cave, causing Liu Zhihe to scold him for five days.

Not to mention whether a few people can take the information alive, just the fact that Doctor Liu was scared was a great dereliction of duty on the part of Na Shusen.

Don't look at the owner of the village who doesn't pay much attention to Liu Zhihe, Old Man Zhang and others, but anyone with some status knows that the owner of the village almost takes what Liu Zhihe and a few people want.

The degree of food and clothing is better than that of the owner of the village, so let's not talk about it. Every time Liu Zhihe needs money to spend, as long as the owner of the village confirms that Liu Zhihe's request is reasonable, he always waves a large pen and gives a lot of money.

And judging from the content of Liu Zhihe's jumping feet and scolding, in the cave where he dug the deepest, there was something that Liu Zhihe was afraid of?!

That Shusen really couldn't sit still. Because of his limited ability, he couldn't find a way to remedy it, so he had to run to Xunyang City to ask Uncle Zhao for help.

Uncle Zhao sits in Xunyang City, and his main duty is to keep an eye on the outsiders who have connections with the mountains, especially the official gentry and wealthy businessmen who are hostile to the owner of the village and greedy for the foundation of the mountain.

The basket that Uncle Zhao poked out was much more serious than that tree forest.

The lord of the village repeatedly told him in the secret letter to let Zhao Bo send capable people to each person's ship, in case someone is unfavorable to Mingyuezhuang.

As a result, the eldest man of the family was almost killed in the pit, and the owner of the village ran away overnight. The owner of the old village was directly choked by the civil officials and rich gentry in Jiangnan, and he was still in a gloomy mood.

So after the old man and the young man met, they smiled bitterly and sighed, and ran to Mingyueji together to see if there was a way for Cheng Jianghai, who was brought back from Bianjing, by the owner of the village.

Uncle Zhao and Na Shusen generally favor the old qualifications, so when allocating resources, only Cheng Jianghai, a newcomer, is left with some scraps. But the two didn't go too far, it wasn't crowding, it was embarrassing.

Cheng Jianghai was a little stunned when he suddenly saw Zhao Bo and Na Shusen, who had sad faces and flashing eyes, and immediately understood their intentions.

After a sumptuous lunch, Cheng Jianghai didn't say a word, and directly invited Uncle Zhao and Na Shusen, who had a round belly, to his basement.

The blood-stinging rammed earth was repeatedly soaked in blood, and it was especially cold under the yellow halo of the pungent low-quality candles.

A big man in the green forest was firmly tied to an iron chair with a dozen belts. It was a scorching summer day on the ground, and the iron chair under the ground was as cold as a winter iron window in the touch of the scarred man.

His tongue tasted the sticky taste of his own blood, and Dahan regained consciousness.

Above his head, the falling droplets splashed red water. The voice of "let's da, let's da" was very rhythmic, which made Dahan's heart break out.

This was the first time Dahan had seen such a method. He couldn't adjust his thinking, and his chest rose and fell faster and faster. He wanted to ask something, but was blocked by the stinking and blackened gag cloth, and could only make a "woo-woo" sound.

The ears are not gagged. Dahan vaguely heard someone whispering there in front of him and on one side, and then someone "coughed" twice.

The hood is lifted.

Dahan's eyes were flashed by the sudden lighting of a few torches, and he hurriedly closed them. When he opened his eyes again, he couldn't even see the young man sitting behind a large long table directly opposite. His heart was even more uncomfortable, and his thoughts were completely confused.

"The Golden-eyed Tiger, a native of Jingdong East Road, was brave and ruthless when he was young...... It's a fitting nickname. It's not good to mix in the green forest, you actually want to kidnap the people in our mountains, who sent you! ”

Cheng Jianghai slapped the table and shouted angrily to the big man who was known as the Golden-Eyed Tiger.

Na Shusen and Zhao Bo glanced at each other and felt that Cheng Jianghai was nothing more than that.

The golden-eyed tiger trembled with laughter, and spat at the snow foam: "It turned out to be a hairy child." Hey, hey, hey...... Kill Ren Ben, take people's money to eliminate disasters for others, Lao Tzu can't say a word of flowers! ”

Looking at the big man's contemptuous demeanor, Cheng Jianghai also smiled.

Cheng Jianghai suddenly picked up a few pieces of paper as if he had changed people, and walked step by step to the front of the iron chair. He held a candle in his hand, looked at the information a few times, and then looked at the big man a few times, and finally almost set the big man's hair on fire.

Returning to his seat, Cheng Jianghai let out a long sigh.

Dahan regretted that he didn't spit on Jiang Hai's face just now. He narrowed his eyes, showing his contempt for Cheng Jianghai pretending to be a ghost.

Uncle Zhao and Na Shusen didn't understand it even more, thinking if they had come to the wrong place? Cheng Jianghai is obviously weaker than them......

Cheng Jianghai said in a very regretful tone:

"My father died early, and it was not easy for your mother Cheng to raise you. Tut-tut, five children under his knees, the eldest son is just ten years old and has begun to ......"

Dahan chuckled in his heart, but soon thought of the assurances of the commander, and said stiffly: "Lao Tzu's family has all been taken away, you can't find it!" ”

Cheng Jianghai put down the paper and oil lamp, showed a mouthful of white teeth, and said seriously:

"Don't worry, I'll release the news, a hundred heads."

The speed of speech is very slow, almost word by word, in order to make the big man hear clearly.

After Cheng Jianghai finished the last sentence, he nodded at the stunned Zhao Bo and Na Shusen, then leaned back in the chair and began to close his eyes and recuperate.

In the basement, or in the cellar, all that was left was the sound of water dripping.

……

The hungry Golden-Eyed Tiger's mind was in turmoil. He instinctively felt that Cheng Jianghai's last sentence was terrible, but he couldn't figure out the logical relationship, so he had to swallow his mouth and ask, "What, what do you mean?" ”

"Lao Tzu's family has already been picked up, and Lao Tzu is relieved to come over and work hard. You can't find my family, you can't find ......"

Cheng Jianghai opened his eyes slowly, and looked at the golden-eyed tiger with a rumbling stomach and trembling eyelids playfully. The quill in his right hand was already stained with ink, and he pressed a yellowed piece of paper with his left hand, and said casually as he wrote:

"Valid for ten years. Oh sorry, I need to explain here, the ten-year validity period means that within ten years, you can exchange your family's head for money. ”

"You've landed in this field, don't expect to get out alive, the best end is to dig deep in the mountains."

"You've already recruited a lot of people who came with you. As long as I spread the news, you will have no use value, just ask who will raise your whole family for ten years, and the close relatives of the three suits can't do it. ”

"Look at these pieces of paper, how many of your children are drawn on them, right? It only cost ten times, and Lao Tzu bought off the person, and painted the appearance of your whole family, which is really cheap...... You say, will the guys who have old green forest heroes with your family at that time, or even call you brothers, find your family? Who will have trouble with money, you say. ”

The golden-eyed tiger, whose blood sugar had dropped to extremely low levels, lost all of his judgment. After seeing a few stick figures not far from the ground, he struggled violently, and the iron chair, which weighed 100 pounds and was still chained to the ground with thick iron chains, was shaken.

The golden-eyed tiger stared at the stars, and shouted fiercely: "What to write, what to write, what are you writing...... Don't write it, Lao Tzu said. As long as you can bring my family here, Lao Tzu will say anything......"

Cheng Jianghai said in a tone without the slightest emotion:

"Kill the chicken and show it to the monkey. No chance, you're the chicken. ”

After Cheng Jianghai finished speaking, he put away his things and left the basement with Uncle Zhao and Na Shusen.

The torch went out, and the golden-eyed tiger cried out in despair in the darkness and fainted. When Cheng Jianghai arrived at the room on the ground, the golden-eyed tiger had already been dragged away.

Turning to the room on the ground, Cheng Jianghai immediately broke out in a cold sweat.

Uncle Zhao and Na Shusen didn't understand Cheng Jianghai's tricks until the end, and they were both shocked and admired. But the two were still a little puzzled, and only heard Uncle Zhao ask: "Why don't you strike while the iron is hot and let the golden-eyed tiger explain?" ”

Cheng Jianghai didn't answer immediately, but called in a thin man and scolded with a big face:

"Doesn't it mean that even if Dian Wei is alive, he can't shake that chair?! Lao Tzu was startled just now, so he could only come out early, and almost broke the big thing. Let the surnamed Fang hurry up to repair it, and if there is a problem, Lao Tzu burned his ironwork shop! ”

Uncle Zhao and Na Shusen's eyes lit up, and they suddenly realized. No wonder I always felt that Cheng Jianghai withdrew a little early, it turned out that he was afraid that the golden-eyed tiger would break free, but it was really scary.

Wiping a cold sweat, Cheng Jianghai showed a smug smile on his face, and lifted the wooden board in the northeast corner of the room.

Underneath the planks is the cell. The cell and the basement where the Golden-Eyed Tiger is located are separated by only a thin wall!

In the cell, several men of different sizes who had just been removed from the gag looked up at Cheng Jianghai, and they all began to tremble, and the most unbearable one was directly incontinent.

In the eyes of several men, Cheng Jianghai, who suddenly appeared from his head with a dazzling light, looked like both a demon and a god.

Several men who were arrested together with the golden-eyed tiger heard the whole process of the golden-eyed tiger being tortured to the point of psychological breakdown, and scrambled to shout: "I said that I said, it should be the ...... instigated by the Zhang family of Gyeonggi Province."

"He didn't know anything. I know more, I'm coming, don't kill my whole family......"

"Lord, I know where the Golden-Eyed Tiger family is hiding......

Cheng Jianghai stared at the dozen or so subordinates who were guarding these people and were also observing the master's skills, and said in a cold voice:

"Only the Golden-Eyed Tiger knows what is important, so there is nothing you can do? It's all dry rice?! ”

"How difficult it is for the owner of the village to pay you a salary on a monthly basis, you have to have a number in your heart! Separate sets of words, summarize and compare. The first guy who told nonsense chopped down, and the others threw it into the mountains to mine! ”

Zhao Bo and Na Shusen's brains were buzzing, and their scalps were numb because they were shocked by Cheng Jianghai's plan.

"Bang!" With a bang, the planks were closed, and silence returned to the room.