Chao Yong and his party did not deliberately dodge, but they all wore sunhats. There were occasional checks along the road, and when they saw that they were dressed in fresh clothes and angry horses, they didn't dare to ask in detail, so there was no danger along the way.

Shijie Village is far away, and Zhang's father and daughter are tired of carriages and horses, so Chao Yong did not go to find Ruan's three heroes, and took them straight to the Lijia Daokou Dryland Hulu Zhugui Hotel.

A few people tied up their carriages and horses, and when they entered the hotel, a bartender had already come to see the seats.

Zhu Gui saw these people behind the counter, old and young, with female dependents, fresh clothes and angry horses, and was thinking about how to start, snatching money and horses, but saw one of the young men say to the bartender: "Chao Yong in Xiadongxi Village, dare to ask if the leader of the dry land Hulu Zhu is there?" ”

Zhu Gui is the eyes and ears of Liangshan, some time ago, Lin Chong led Chao Yong of Dongxi Village and Ruan Sanxiong of Shijie Village to the mountain to eat and drink, he also knew that secretly Wang Lun's big boss was more wary of Lin Chong.

Zhu Gui was bent on making Liangshan stronger, when Lin Chong went up the mountain, it was Zhu Gui who persuaded Wang Lun to stay with Lin Chong, and between Wang Lun and Lin Chong, he was more inclined to Lin Chong.

At this time, I heard that this young man was Chao Yong, and hurriedly said: "It turned out to be Chao Yong's brother, and Zhu Gui is below." ”

Chao Yong saw that this Zhu Gui had grown up and looked burly, but he was also a good man, much stronger than Na Du Qian and Song Wan, and immediately introduced Zhang Jiaotou and Zhang's master and servant to Zhu Gui.

Zhu Gui heard that Lin Chong's family was small, and hurriedly ordered his minions to send a message to Lin Chong.

Within a few moments, Lin Chong rushed in through the back door.

Zhang's eyes were already looking at him, and when he saw Lin Chong, who had lost a lot of weight, he didn't care about everyone watching, so he threw himself into Lin Chong's arms and cried.

Lin Chong looked at the haggard wife, and listened to Zhang's crying about his lovesickness and helplessness after the assassination, and he also had tears in his eyes, comforting his wife in a soft voice.

After a while, the two remembered that everyone had come, Lin Chong pulled his wife to see his father-in-law, came to Chao Yong, and bowed: "Fortunately, Brother Yong rescued him, Lin Chong and his wife can be reunited, please accept Lin Chong's three bows." ”

Chao Yong hurriedly got out of the way, pulled Lin Chong up and said, "Since the younger brother and the elder brother are intersecting, my brother's wife is my sister-in-law, and it is worth a trip." ”

Lin Chong was also a spilled person, patted Chao Yong on the shoulder, and said, "Good brother." ”

Chao Yong knew that they had a lot to say when they reunited after a long absence, so he hugged his fists and said: "Now that my brother and sister-in-law have been reunited, my younger brother still has something to go to Tai'an Prefecture, so I won't go up the mountain with my brother." After rì, I will be free, and I will bother my brother and sister-in-law again. ”

Lin Chong hurriedly said: "Brother traveled thousands of miles for my brother, so I went up the mountain to rest, let us talk and express our gratitude." ”

Chao Yong said with a smile: "The little brother really has something to do, and the little brother will come to disturb the elder brother when he is free, and the elder brother should not be annoyed at that time." ”

Lin Chong saw that Chao Yong had made up his mind, so he had no choice but to pat Chao Yong on the shoulder and said, "That brother should be careful all the way, if there is a need for his brother, let someone send a message." ”

Chao Yong responded to Lin Chong, made a circle, and said, "There is a period of regret." ”

Leaving the foot of Liangshan, Chao Yong and the others took the road to Tai'an Prefecture.

It turns out that March 28 rì is the birthday of the Holy Emperor of Dongyue Tianqi, and there is a temple fair every year according to the rules, and people from all over the world come to offer incense is also endless. In order to make the annual temple fair a grand event, Tai'an Prefecture has set up a ring to let heroes from all over the country dance guns and sticks, so that the good ones will be rewarded with money. Because of the bad luck of blood, there was a sumo wrestling competition, and the city officials, wealthy families, and generous pilgrims would give some money and goods to the winner, so every year it attracted sumo wrestlers from all over the world to compete, and it was very lively.

This year's temple fair is even more lively, and this matter is also directly related to Chao Yong.

In the early February of the first year of Xuanhe, hundreds of officials arrived, and the sect leader Daojun Emperor was late, although Zhao Ji beat the god jīng, but he still couldn't hide the sleepiness on his face.

This sect leader Daojun Emperor is also an emperor through the ages, but unfortunately it is not the most important martial arts of the general emperor, but in all kinds of juggling, piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, kicking and playing, bamboo and silk, blowing and singing and dancing, Zhao Ji does not know the general, does not know the general, and does not love the general, especially in the attainments of calligraphy and painting, which can be called the contemporary everyone.

With all these preferences, there is naturally not much power to deal with political affairs, or he is not much interested in political affairs, before Zhao Ji was still the king of Duan, he would enjoy the flowers and the moon, ignoring the affairs of the court, a rich idler, if he is only an idle prince for life, he can also get a good death, and maybe he can also leave a good reputation among the people.

It's a pity that the world is impermanent, Zhao Ji's brother Zhezong died suddenly, leaving no heirs, and Empress Xiang somehow fell in love with Zhao Ji, a rich idler, and made him the emperor.

Suddenly from a rich idler to a ninety-five honor, Zhao Ji was still a little happy at first, but he got tired of it after a few days. When you are a prince, every rì is the right thing to have fun, when you are an emperor, you have to deal with many troubles, today there is a locust plague in Jingdong, and tomorrow there will be floods in Jiangnan, and there are always endless troubles to deal with when you become an emperor.

Fortunately, he later discovered Cai Jing from the civil and military officials, not only calligraphy can be called everyone, but also a capable minister, in charge of the three provinces within a few years, the treasury has accumulated 50 million pieces of property, and the people of the world are rich.

With the ability to govern the world, he will be able to enjoy himself with peace of mind, and all political affairs will be handled by Cai Jing.

When the eunuch saw Zhao Ji sitting down, he said sharply: "If you have something to do with the class, you will play early, and you will retreat from the court without any curtains." ”

As soon as the words fell, Si Tianjian came out of the column and played: "Qiqi Shengshang, there was a meteor falling on Jingdong last night. ”

When the emperor heard the change of stars, he didn't dare to slack off, so he raised his hand and asked, "Is there any indication of the appearance of a meteor?" ”

"The stars in the sky are guarding the moon, just like the hundred officials and people in my world are attached to the Son of Heaven, and now the stars have suddenly fallen, and I am afraid that some generals will rebel and the people will be displaced."

When the ministers heard this, they immediately began to discuss, and several ministers also looked at Cai Jing thoughtfully.

Cai Jing is also a change, he is in charge of the three provinces, and he handles most of the world's government affairs, and it is his duty if the people are displaced.

If this statement is confirmed, the emperor has to issue an edict against himself, as a prince, once he is attacked by others, he will have to retire if he does not do well, and hurriedly go out and say: "Since the ascendion to the throne of the saint, the wind and rain have been smooth, there have been occasional small disasters, and the imperial court has also provided timely relief, and there will never be a displacement of the people." According to Weichen, the birthday of the Holy Emperor of Tianqi in Dongyue is approaching, and he thinks that the Holy Emperor of Tianqi came down to enjoy the incense in the world, and the Holy Emperor ordered the birthday of the Holy Emperor of Tianqi in Daqing, Tai'an Prefecture. ”

Cai Jing is a saint, the emperor specially allowed him to go to the capital to manage affairs, and he can usually handle official affairs at home, so his authority is very great, and many ministers of the court and the central government are attached to him.

As soon as Cai Jing spoke, the party members also came out to respond, and now it is a peaceful and prosperous era, how can there be a rebellion among the generals and the displacement of the people.

Zhao Ji didn't know what else he was thinking, and when he saw that the ministers were all saying this, he also said: "What the Taishi said is exactly what the Taishi said, this year will be the birthday of the Holy Emperor of Tianqi in Daqing, Tai'an Prefecture." The ministers have nothing to do and retreat. ”

A few Qingliu in the DPRK were still making eye contact with each other to see if they could take the opportunity to pull Cai Jing off the horse, but they didn't expect that things would be decided so quickly, so they could only continue to hibernate.

When the emperor was still drunk and happy, how did he know that the world had been stirred up by himself and ordinary ministers, and the people were displaced.

At the same time, the eunuchs and maids in the palace were quietly discussing, first someone in Jingling Palace found that the statue of Taizu shed tears, and then there was blood flowing out from time to time between the cracks in the square bricks on the ground of the temple room of the first emperor Shenzong, wiping and flowing, and it was like this for several days, and many people felt that it was a bad omen.

This year, because of the decree of the saint, Tai'an Prefecture is very grand, and the first name of sumo wrestling alone has a thousand yuan of money from the government, not to mention that there are many rich families and pilgrims who give money and goods, so it attracts sumo wrestlers from all over the world.

In the first two years, Jiang Zhong of Longde Mansion dominated the first name of sumo, because he had nine feet to grow his body, so he was given a nickname on the rivers and lakes, called Jiang Menshen. He made a good gun stick, especially good at sumo, and in two years, he fell hundreds of sumo wrestlers from all over the world and won a lot of money.

Although Chao Yong has not learned much sumo, he is confident that he can defeat Jiang Menshen and win the first place with his divine strength and quick reaction. Chao Yong was not fighting for some money and goods, but he liked that there were many people coming to the temple fair from all over the world.

The two of them went all the way non-stop, and finally arrived in Tai'an Prefecture in the twenty-seventh rì. The two of them came a little late, and asked a few inns along the way, but they were all full, and finally had to pay more money to let a group of guests give up a room before settling down.

The two of them took a tour of Daiyue Temple, put on incense, and rested early.

Before and after the third watch, I heard a burst of drums, and the incense officials and the Holy Emperor on the temple were on their birthday. Before and after the fourth watch, Chao Yong and the others got up, cleaned up for a while, and then went out of the store to follow the flow of people.

Today, the people who come to burn incense are really rubbing shoulders, and there is a huge Dongyue Temple, which is full of people on the spine of the roof.

In front of the Jianing Palace, a mountain shed was tied, and the shed was full of gold and silver utensils, splendid grosgrain, and five horses were tied outside the door, all of which were saddle bridles, all of which were taken out by the wealthy people of the government to reward the first place in sumo wrestling.

On the side of the high platform, the governor of Honshu personally led the officials of all sizes, and an old official, holding a bamboo stick, went to the stage, and the gods have stopped, so he invited the opponent of this year's sumo wrestling to wrestle.

As soon as the words fell, I saw more than a dozen people hugging a sedan chair and lining up the crowd and swaggering in. The god of Jiang Men sat on the sedan chair, and twenty or thirty apprentices hugged each other and came to the altar.

Jiang Menshen walked up to the stage and said: "Four hundred military states, more than 7,000 counties, good things Xiangguan, respect for the Holy Emperor, all help the generals to come, Jiang Zhong suffered in vain in the first two years, according to the convention, if he takes the lead again this year, it will only be three, and I will not come next year, but it is a pity that I have not met an opponent in the first two years." East to rì out, west to rì no, two rounds of rì month, one Qiankun, south and Nanban, north Ji Youyan, dare to come out and compete with me this year? ”

Then he saw a man come up with a bucket.

Jiang Menshen's apprentices were all on the side of the altar, and they were all standing densely all around.

Let's say that Jiang Menshen untied his arms first, except for the scarf, he caged the Shu brocade jacket, drank a snort, received two mouthfuls of divine water, took off the brocade jacket, and revealed a fat body.

The people who came to wrestle saw that Jiang Menshen was more than nine feet tall and fat, so they were scared for three points, and no one played for a while.

In front of the stage, an apprentice of Jiang Menshen saw that no one dared to play, and said proudly: "People say that Qilu is a hero, but I don't think so." How many Qilu men have fallen in two years in a row, no one dares to come to the stage this year. ”

Another person also said: "That is, to say that our master deserves to be the best in the world in sumo wrestling." If you want to say that a good man has to look at our Hedong, the military general of the previous dynasties, Guan Yu in Hedong, can be described as the first. When he made a pilgrimage, as early as the first year of Chongning, he crowned his old man as the Duke of Zhonghui. In the second year of Daguan, he was crowned as the king of Zhaolie Wu'an. In all dynasties, which hero can have such ability. ”

The two of them said something, but they angered a man in Jingdong, walked on stage quickly, took off his shirt, hugged his fists and said: "Qingzhou Wang Li, please advise." ”

Jiang Menshen set up a portal, and when the man couldn't bear to come forward, he only grabbed his shoulders and lifted off the stage with a force, which caused Jiang Menshen's apprentices to applaud for a while.

When several men came to power, they were all ousted by Jiang Menshen by brute force. When ordinary people come to the stage and compare with Jiang Menshen, they are like children and adults, how can they resist his strength.

Seeing that it was gradually getting cold again, the apprentices of the Jiang Men Gods became more and more proud.

"It seems that this time it is the master's top prize again, if we take the goods early, we can go home early."

Chao Yong looked at the bottom of the half, and saw that this Jiang Men God just relied on his strength to win, and he was relieved, if he was only compared to strength, he was sure to win Jiang Men God, but he was not as big as Jiang Men God, and he couldn't control the scene, if he was early, he won Jiang Men God, and then there were other sumo wrestlers to go up, I am afraid that he would lose if he was not careful.

Chao Yong doesn't have the skills of Yan Qing, so naturally he doesn't dare to be as high-profile as Yan Qing. After seeing through Jiang Menshen's emptiness, he and Chao San found a teahouse nearby to rest.

At noon, I heard the gong beating over there, and the sumo wrestling was about to end, and then I came to the stage again.

Chao Yong squeezed through the crowd, walked on stage, and took off his shirt.

Jiang Menshen saw that he was a seventeen or eighteen-born student, and without waiting for Chao Yong to speak, he said impatiently: "Whose little doll is also coming to join in the fun, go off the stage quickly, and when the master takes the goods, I will give you some candy to buy." ”

Chao Yong said: "I didn't want to go on stage, but your master and apprentice are too rude." I don't know the methods of Qilu heroes, but I boasted that Haikou said that the heroes are all in your Hedong. Today, Jeju Chao Yong came to power, not to compete for profits, but to promote the name of Qilu Haojie. If Chao Yong defeats this Jiang Men God and takes the first place, he is willing to exchange all the loot for white rice and send it to the poor people in the city. ”

"That's a good point."

"Drop this Hedong man down, let him know that I am a great Qilu hero."

There were most Qilu people in the audience, and when they heard that he didn't want profits, they couldn't help but cheer.

When Jiang Menshen heard this, he squinted at Chao Yonglai, and the person who dared to say such things had some means, but he didn't care much about Chao Yong's figure and young age.

Chao Yong learned from the previous few people, set up a portal, and just waited for Jiang Men to enter.

Jiang Menshen fought for a long time, he had lost his patience, and he also wanted to take the loot as soon as possible, and when he saw that Chao Yong did not attack, he took a big step, and grabbed Chao Yong's arms like a fan, wanting to take Chao Yong off the stage as before.

Chao Yongyuan didn't know how to wrestle, and he didn't dare to let go of his steps, but when he saw him step forward, he met Jiang Menshen's hands with both hands, and his fingers were interlocked, and he was more powerful.

Jiang Menshen has been wrestling for three years, and he has not met anyone who dares to compete with him, so he smiled fiercely, squatted down, and compared his strength with Chao Yong.

"This young man is too reckless, how can he compare his strength with Jiang Menshen's stature."

"Yes, I hope Jiang Menshen won't be too vicious and hurt this young man."

"This young man seems to be clever, how can he do things so without thinking, hurry up and admit defeat, the province has been poisoned."

Everyone was sighing for Chao Yong, but they saw that Jiang Menshen's face was already red, and the green tendons in his neck were bursting up, obviously very difficult, but Chao Yong was smiling, as if he was just playing with others.

Jiang Menshen used all his strength, but he only felt that Chao Yong's hands were like iron tongs, no matter how hard he tried, Chao Yong's ten fingers were tightly clasped on his hands.

Chao Yong raised his eyebrows at Jiang Menshen and said with a smile: "You won everyone with brute force, and I will win you with my strength today, so that you know that there is a sky outside the sky, and there are people outside the world." ”

After speaking, he suddenly strengthened.

Jiang Menshen suddenly felt that Chao Yong's ten fingers had turned into red-hot iron tongs, his fan-like hands were instantly pinched and bruised, drops of sweat slipped from his forehead, he gritted his teeth and held on for a few breaths, and finally couldn't help but struggle, wanting to shake off Chao Yong's hands.

Chao Yong saw that Jiang Menshen was already in a mess, rushed in, let go of his left hand and inserted it between his legs, pressed his shoulders against his chest, and held up Jiang Menshen, who was more than nine feet tall, top-heavy, walked to the side of the altar, and shouted, "Go down!" With a lift of his left hand and a release of his right hand, he threw Jiang Menshen out of the ring.

The four or five feet high ring, coupled with Chao Yong's hard throw, fell so hard that Jiang Menshen couldn't move for a long time, and then he knew how the person who was thrown off the ring by him felt.

"Good"

"Divine power."

When everyone saw that Chao Yong had won against Jiang Menshen, they couldn't help but cheer.

Seeing that Chao Yong had won, the time was almost up, and he also had the heart to fulfill a good story, so he immediately came to the stage and personally announced the end of sumo, and Chao Yong won the first place.

Seeing Chao Yong's divine power, and the officers and soldiers guarding the left and right, they didn't dare to make trouble, so they carried Jiang Menshen back to their hometown.

Chao Yong wore red flowers, worshiped the Holy Emperor of Dongyue, and heard that this Ren Zhizhou was honest and honest, so he asked him to help exchange the profits he won for white rice and distribute them to the poor people in the city.

The money and goods paid by the wealthy families and pilgrims in the city are equivalent to 1,000 guan, plus 1,000 kan in Tai'an, a total of 2,000 kan, and they can buy a big house in Tokyo, but Chao Yong exchanged it for white rice and distributed it to the people in the city.

With such a big spend, it naturally became a topic of conversation for everyone, and people who were incense from all over the world went back to say that Jeju Chaoyong was generous and righteous, and his strength was comparable to that of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu. The rivers and lakes also gave him a nickname, called Xiaobawang.

(The group practice followed by Jiang Menshen in the Water Margin is from East Luzhou, but there is no East Luzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty, or refers to Luzhou, Luzhou is set up by the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Song Huizong Chongning changed to Longde Mansion in three years, which belongs to Hedong Road, and the state is governed in Changzhi City, Shanxi.) ）

(Guan Yu's canonization began when Song Huizong was in Song Huizong's life, and Guan Yu was crowned four times in Song Huizong's life.) After that, the emperor continued to add seals, and it was only in the Qing Dynasty that he was honored as a martial saint)