Bao Xu, the god of mourning, is eight feet five inches tall, with a majestic body, a hideous grimace like the bottom of a pot, and his eyes are stacked to expose wolf lips, which can no longer be described as ugly. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info He had a six-foot mourning sword hanging from his waist, and the long sword dragged on the ground like a beast's tail.

Name: Bao Xu (God of Mourning)

Health: 2800/2800

Commander-in-Chief: 17

Force: 81

Intelligence: 13

Politics: 17

Charisma: 19

Affinity: Admiration

Trait: Ghost Cry Wolf Howl (Loud shouts in battle bluff, can scare the faint into crying, the weak scared away, and the brave frightened.) ）

Yu Baosi, the dangerous god of the road, is one foot tall, has knotted muscles, a calm face, a clean short beard, a cyan turban, and a tight and sharp body all over his body, but he is the one who looks the most like a good person among the four major guards of Chao Chong. But because he is too tall, he lowers his eyes when he looks at others, as if he despises others, which makes people unhappy.

Name: Yu Baosi (Dangerous Dao God)

Health: 2950/2950

Commander-in-Chief: 36

Force: 83

Intelligence: 44

Politics: 26

Charm: 31

Affinity: Admiration

Trait: Coercion (Standing on the spot, there is a pressure in the face.) ）

So far, Chao Chong has gathered Li Kui, Zhou Tong, Bao Xu, and Yu Bao four four guards, and they dangle behind Chao Chong all day long, and are nicknamed the "Four Villains" by everyone in Liangshan.

After the situation in Liangshan stabilized, Chao Chong decided to go to Daheishan Island off Dengzhou to transport the ordnance back to Liangshan and stabilize the trade route to Liangshan.

Chao Chong found Chao Gai at night and explained his plan, saying: "Liangshan is more than enough to defend, but not enough to attack. Because there is no land to cultivate in Liangshan, there is no trade to make money. How to raise an army without food and money? The official army can make a comeback after being defeated ten times, but it is difficult for me to continue if I am defeated once in Liangshan! If we rely on looting alone, we will not be able to achieve great things except to lose the hearts and minds of the people. Therefore, it is urgent to open up trade routes. ”

Chao Gai has become accustomed to the military affairs on the mountain being handled by Chao Chong, and the political affairs are handled by Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng to help him, seeing that Chao Chong is leaving, he is a little reluctant to say: "Isn't it okay to send someone else?" ”

Chao Chong shook his head and said, "First, I am familiar with Chao Wei and the others on the ship. Second, to open up trade routes, a naval army must be established on the sea, and there are too many regulations involved in it, and others can't use it! ”

Chao Gai said helplessly: "It seems that this is the only way, how long will it take to go?" ”

Chao Chong estimated: "It's late June, which is as short as one month and as long as two months. Before the autumn harvest, I will return. ”

Chao Gai nodded and said, "After you leave, who will be in charge of the military department?" It is better to let Wu Junshi go to the barracks to preside over the overall situation, and be helped by Lin Jiaotou and others. ”

Chao Chong shook his head and said, "Wu Junshi's current focus should be on the formation of the Criminal Name Division. The current focus of Gongsun Junshi should be on the formation of the medical department. Moreover, the two of them have the right to staff and military, but they have no right to supervise and manage, and my father should keep it in mind. After I left, I asked my father to live in the military camp as the head of the cottage and be in charge of the overall situation. Everything else is arranged by yourself, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

Chao Gai pondered for a moment, nodded his head, and asked, "How many soldiers and horses do you need to bring with you on this trip?" ”

Chao Chong said: "My Liangshan soldiers and horses can't leave Jeju Mansion yet, and they will be surrounded and suppressed by officials and soldiers when they travel far away." So too much doesn't work, and it's useless. I'll only take a few people with me. Form a naval army, Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi I will take it away. As the Minister of Commerce, Zhu Gui also needs him to follow him when he opens up trade routes. ”

Chao Gai was a little worried about Chao Chong's safety and said: "It's better to let a team of cavalry escort it, if there is an emergency, you can also deal with one or two!" ”

Chao Chong wanted to refuse, but after thinking about it, don't parents tell their children to go far, in order to reassure Chao Gai, he nodded and agreed, as long as the number of people is not too large, it should not attract the attention of the government.

Chao Chong suddenly remembered that Zhensanshan Huangxin, who had been imprisoned since Taohuashan was captured, seemed to be repairing the mountain road with those Jeju Prefecture regimental training soldiers recently.

When Chao Chong found Huang Xin, he saw that this former soldier and horse eunuch was covered in dust and sweat and stuck to his body. The beard, which had been repaired beautifully, was also in a mess, and he was widening the road with a shovel.

Chao Chong asked people to call Huang Xin to the shade of a tree, and seeing that he was sweating, he casually threw him a gourd of clear water.

Huang Xin glanced at Chao Chong, but he was not polite, he raised his head and drank half of the water, and the other half fell from the top of his head, calling it cool.

Chao Chong said with a smile: "Old Master Meng once said that if a person wants to achieve great things, he must first work hard and work his muscles and bones. These days, how does Huang Dujian feel? ”

Huang Xin snorted coldly, his teeth leaked from his mouth, and said; "It should be Mencius who said: Therefore, the heavens will descend on people, and they must first suffer their minds, strain their muscles and bones, starve their bodies and skins, empty their bodies, and act chaotically. What poetry and book etiquette do you thieves know? Still showing off in front of me! ”

Chao Chong applauded and smiled: "Good literature, good literature." Among the generals, Huang Dujian can be regarded as proficient in literature and ink. ”

Huang Xin looked like he saw through Chao Chong's intentions, and snorted: "I have also read books for a few years since I was a child, and I recognize loyalty, filial piety, and righteousness. Mencius said: The rich and the rich cannot be lewd, the poor and the lowly cannot be moved, and the mighty cannot be bent. This is called a big husband! If you want to persuade you to surrender, I don't think you have to waste your mind. ”

Chao Chong smiled even more happily, shook his head and said, "Why is Huang Dujian so narcissistic? I'm just here to show the Metropolitan Inspector something. ”

After speaking, he took out a wanted notice from his arms, as well as some Qingzhou rumors collected by Shi Qian. Huang Xin took a look at it, and his face suddenly changed greatly. The content on it is the notice issued by Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, who wants Huang Xin. The above put all the responsibility for the first battle of Taohuashan on Huang Xin, and said that he embezzled military funds and betrayed the country and collaborated with the enemy.

As the saying goes, when the wall falls, everyone pushes it, and the drum is broken and ten thousand people beat it. Those colleagues who wanted to seize the position of Qingzhou Soldier and Horse Supervisor took the opportunity to fall into the trap of Huang Xin, listing a series of criminal evidence that Huang Xinke deducted military salaries and resold weapons to the Liao State.

The prefect Murong Yanda also took the opportunity to resell thousands of stone of grain by himself, which was attributed to Huang Xin's embezzlement of military rations.

Huang Xin's master, Thunderbolt Fire Qin Ming, wanted to argue for his disciple, but he had no evidence, and was said to be undisciplined and complicit.

After reading this, Huang Xin was silent.

Chao Chong said: "Isn't Huang Dujian afraid that these are all forged by me? ”

Huang Xin lowered his head and sighed, "Why do you need to fake it? Isn't this kind of thing normal? If someone intercedes for me and clarifies for me, this is not normal! I've been in the government for so many years, and it's not like I haven't done this kind of thing? I just don't want to, feng shui takes turns, and it's my house today! I was in a bad mood for a while. ”

Chao Chong said in a deep voice: "Then the capital eunuch is still ready to serve this official mansion?" ”

Huang Xin raised his head and said: "The villain harmed me, but the court treated me well, why should I fall into the grass?" ”

Chao Chong smiled: "If you don't fall into the grass, but just help out to the sea, is the capital eunuch willing to help?" ”

Huang Xin hesitated a little and said, "Help? ”

Chao Chong smiled: "Yes, help!" ”

Chao Chong is secretly changing concepts, but those who claim to be loyal are also looking for an excuse to surrender with peace of mind without being condemned by conscience.

Chao Chong provided Huang Xin with this excuse.

The work of building roads and cities on Liangshan cannot be completed, do you have to do it like this until you die? Huang Xin had this excuse, hesitated for a moment, and then agreed.

After that, it took a day for Chao Chong to arrange things on Liangshan and let the army step up training. He took Li Kui, Zhou Tong, Bao Xu, Yu Baosi, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Zhu Gui, and Huang Xin to prepare to go down the mountain, and Yang Zhi recommended that the first team of Long Xiang ride escort all the way.

Everyone rode horses, the speed was much faster, less than three days to Dengzhou Penglai County, Penglai County is the location of Dengzhou City, stationed there is a general of soldiers and horses, in order not to attract the attention of the government, Chao Chong and others dismounted here, handed over the horses to Long Xiang to ride back to Liangshan.

On the occasion of separation, Chao Chong said to Qiu Huan, the captain of the first team of Longxiang Cavalry: "The surname Qiu is after Jiang Taigong, and the clansmen are all over Qilu. Erde is virtuous, and you want to be loyal. Your father named you Qiu Wan, and it seems that he expects a lot from you. Although we have few cavalry in Liangshan, sooner or later we will crisscross the entire land of Shandong! Remember this trip, remember this place, and you will come back sooner or later! ”

Name: Qiu Huan (Captain)

Health: 1600/1600

Commander-in-Chief: 45

Force: 46

Intelligence: 56

Politics: 33

Charisma: 47

Loyalty: Reverence

Characteristics: Calm (good at thinking, not impatient or impatient.) ）

Qiu Huan has a calm but strong personality, heroic but meticulous, Chao Chong is very optimistic about him.

Qiu Huan arched his hand and said: "The subordinates have a bad memory, but they have written down some terrain, and they will report it to the capital and the king of heaven in detail when they go back." ”

Chao Chong smiled with relief and said, "Go ahead, have a safe journey!" ”

After Qiu Huan saluted, there was a shout, and the fifty dragon horses roared away with the horses of Chao Chong and others.

If Shandong is like a horn deep into the sea, then Dengzhou is the top of this horn.

And Dengzhou City is in Penglai County, the most marginal part of Dengzhou Capital. If you want to go to sea to Daheishan Island, the smuggling route is in Liujiawang Village, which is a one-day journey south of Dengzhou City.

When I arrived at Liujiawang Village, I found that the walls of the fishing village there were burned to the ground, and there was not a single boat outside the port.

Chao Chong chuckled in his heart, feeling that things were going to be bad. This smuggling den is obviously abandoned. Whether it was destroyed by the government or abandoned by themselves, it had a great impact on Chao Chong's plan to go to sea.

The sea is different from the lake, if you get a small boat in the lake, the boatman will dare to take you for a few days and nights. The waves are rolling in the sea, the wind is uncertain, and who would dare to sail to the island without a big ship or an experienced owner?

Chao Chong had a bad feeling in his heart. In the end, Huang Xin said: "If the big ship sails to the island, there is still a boat, but I am afraid that you will not dare to sit on it." ”

"Oh, which one?"

Huang Xindao: "There is a military port outside Dengzhou City, because the Dengzhou Navy Division is stationed on Mulberry Island outside Yantai County, so there are supply ships coming and going in the port all year round. The port also has a supply ship to Salmon Island, once a month. A supply ship to Salmon Island may be your only option now, but it is riskier! ”

Chao Chong nodded and praised: "I'm not afraid of risks, I'm afraid of no ship!" With this suggestion, I will reward you, and when you get to Dengzhou City, I can consider finding a doctor to fill two teeth for you! ”

Huang Xin's face was sneered, weren't these two teeth knocked out by you?

Today's people lose their teeth, and they usually find a dentist to have dentures inscribed, but what about the Song people? It's about the same as it is today. The Song people began to have dentists who specialized in implanting dentures for patients, which was called "dental implants" at that time. Lu You wrote in a poem: "Dyeing beards and planting teeth laughs at idiots." The so-called "dyeing beard and implanting teeth" is to dye hair and fill teeth.

There is a dentist surnamed Chen, because of his excellent medical skills, he also won the appreciation of Lou Key, a scholar from the Southern Song Dynasty: "Chen Shengshu is wonderful in the world, and those who have tooth diseases are easy to make a new move, so that people can keep the beauty of Beibei for life." (Lou Key, "Attack on the Shame Collection", Volume 79) refers to very white, neat teeth. The records of the Qing people can also corroborate that the inlaid teeth originated in the Song Dynasty, and Liang Yusheng's "Bai Shi Ji" said: "There are filling teeth shops in the market today, and the hanging cloud inlaid teeth are like life, and there have been since the Song Dynasty." ”

What materials did the Song people use to fill their teeth? A material handed down from the Tang Dynasty is called "silver paste": "It is synthesized with white tin, silver foil and mercury, which is as hard as silver and can fill the tooth loss." ("New Revision of Materia Medica"). In addition, ivory, cow bones, etc., can be made into dentures.

Chao Chong and everyone set off to Dengzhou City.

The military status of Dengzhou has gradually improved in recent years, and it has been positioned as the second side by the imperial court, with more than 3,000 generals and horses stationed in a battalion, and more than 1,000 sailors in a battalion.

Dengzhou is mountainous, Dengzhou city is built along the coast, the main body of the city is on a hill near the sea, the three-zhang high city wall surrounds the foot of the mountain, forming a mountain city that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, looking at the sea.

Because it is a mountain city, the space in the city is limited, mainly the government mansion, equipment warehouse, granary, temple, pagoda, school, medical hall, military residence, official residence, etc.

There are high mountains on the north and west sides of Dengzhou Castle, and there is only an open land on the south side, which was originally a fishing village and was later expanded into a military port.

The flat towns outside the mountain city have become markets under the city, which are very prosperous.

Relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, relying on the sea to eat the sea, and relying on the military camp, it is natural to eat the military camp.

The market outside Dengzhou is full of tea shops, wine shops, gambling houses, and green buildings. The officers and the officials in the city had spare money, and they all liked to go out and have fun.

Chao Chong and the others walked for a day, and seeing that it was getting dark, and after nightfall, the city gate was about to be closed, so they planned to stay in the city market for one night.

I saw a hotel with beef and sheep hanging in front of the door, and a cluster of people gambling there in the back room. In the hotel, a woman with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a fat face and a fat waist sat on the counter. Seeing Chao coming over to them, he accosted them: "Do you brothers want to sell wine or buy meat?" If you want to gamble, please sit in the back. ”

Chao Chong said: "It is possible to stay here?" ”

The fat woman smiled and said, "How can you open a hotel that doesn't let people live?" Why don't you eat some wine and meat first? ”

Li Kui saw the fat woman's disgusting laughter, so he said, "You're not a black shop here, are you?" ”

The fat woman hurriedly said: "What the guest officer said, this is under the city of Dengzhou, where soldiers come and go. I'm waiting for my family to open a store, who dares to cause trouble? If you don't believe it, go to the neighborhood to inquire, my sister-in-law Gu is a first-class good citizen! ”

Bao Xu has been fighting with Li Kui recently, and came over and said: "Brother Li, in front of you, who dares to make trouble without opening his eyes, I, Bao Xu, will take care of him first!" ”

Li Kui also enjoyed the flattery of his younger brother, and said happily: "What you say is very true! ”

The fat woman secretly said in her heart: "Two ugly ghosts, for the sake of money, I don't care about you first, if you lose a penny from the old lady, I will break your legs with a stone cone!" ”

After thinking about it, the fat woman smiled and said to Chao Chong and the others: "Ladies and gentlemen, do you want to try our seafood here?" There are freshly caught prawns from the sea! ”