The flower monk Lu Zhishen said: "That's, that's!" While the three of them were talking, they suddenly heard someone shouting outside: "Close the city gate quickly, don't let the thieves run out of the city." Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Close the gates, thieves have entered the city."

"Run for your life! Killed! ”

When the flower monk Lu Zhishen heard the shouting, he took out a piece of silver from his sleeve and threw it on the table, and said to the walker Wu Song: "Brother, go quickly!" As he spoke, he lifted the Zen staff leaning on the table and ran out, and the walker Wu Song hurriedly carried a pair of ring knives and followed.

The flower monk Lu Zhishen strode to the city gate, and when he saw that the eight officers and soldiers were pushing the two city gates to close together, he shouted: "That one dares to close the city gate." ”

The eight officers and soldiers, who were stunned when they heard the shouting, were knocked down by the flower monk Lu Zhishen with a wave of the Zen staff "pop papa", and the remaining five looked bad, turned around and ran, but were driven over by the walker Wu Song, picking up the double knife "click and click" and slashing them to death.

One of the gatekeepers saw it and shouted, "Quickly repel the two thieves and close the gates." While shouting, he commanded more than thirty soldiers guarding the city gate to rush forward.

At this time, without blocking Mu Hong, Shi Jin, the nine-patterned dragon, each carried a simple knife and killed it, and the four of them killed the retreating officers and soldiers together, occupying both sides of the city gate.

I only heard the people in the city shouting horses, noisy and noisy, and after a while, I saw the small whirlwind Chai Jin waving a Qingfeng sword in front of the road, in the middle is timely rain Song Jiang, Shenxing Taibao Dai, the prodigal son Yan Qing carried a crossbow in his hand, and ran over here.

Seeing that the officers and soldiers were about to chase and approach, fortunately, thanks to a crossbow in the hand of the prodigal son Yan Qing, he shot down six or seven officers and soldiers who caught up with him in a row, which stopped the momentum of chasing the soldiers behind.

Seeing this, the flower monk Lu Zhishen shouted loudly: "Chai Daguan, don't panic, the Sprinkle family has occupied the city gate." ”

The little whirlwind Chai Jin, the Shenxing Taibao Dai Zong, and the prodigal son Yanqing heard this, and hurriedly escorted Song Jiang and ran over, and everyone went out of the city gate together.

At this time, Gao Taiwei led 5,000 elite forbidden army iron cavalry to rush over.

The flower monk Lu Zhishen shouted loudly: "Chai Daguan, you, Dai Zong, and Yan Qing protect Brother Gongming and go first, and the Sprinkle family will come to the back of the palace." Saying that, he took the lead in killing the horse team of the officers and soldiers, and the walkers Wu Song, Mu Hong, and Shi Jin, the nine-pattern dragon, also rushed forward.

The four of them rushed the officers and soldiers into the city like tigers in the mountains.

Gao Yu was so angry that he swung his sword and killed the two officers and soldiers who had retreated, and said: "Go back, if you dare to retreat, you will not be spared." Here I heard a shout from outside the city: "Liangshan Bo is here." Immediately, the war drums were heard "dong dong" and the earth was ringing.

Gao Yu didn't know how many soldiers and horses from Shuibo Liangshan had come out of the city, and they dared to chase them out again, so he hurriedly closed the city gate, led the horse team to run to the city wall, bent bows and arrows, and protected the city.

It turned out that Shuibo Liangshan military division Zhi Duoxing Wu Yong, had expected that Song Jiang and others would have twists and turns in this trip to Tokyo Bianliang, and calculated the time, and sent Shuibo Liangshan five generals, Dadao Guan Sheng, leopard head Lin Chong, thunderbolt fire Qin Ming, double whip Hu Yanzhuo, double gun Dong Ping, led a thousand horsemen with armor, just tonight rushed to Tokyo outside the city to wait for the response, just in time for the rain Song Jiang, the little whirlwind Chai Jin, the Shenxing Taibao Dai Zong, the prodigal son Yanqing four people, ran out of the city, everyone hurriedly stepped forward, let Song Jiang and others jump on the empty horse brought.

Then the flower monk Lu Zhishen, the walker Wu Song, Mu Hong, the nine-pattern dragon Shi Jin and others were also killed, and everyone jumped on the war horse and was about to leave.

Song Jiang looked around and shouted, "Brothers, wait, which of you has seen that Li Kui brother." ”

Everyone shouted in unison several times, but no one answered.

Song Jiang sighed and said, "Alas, this iron bull is really not worry-free. Saying that, he called Yan Qing and said, "Brother Yan Qing, you and that black guy are the best, but you can wait for him." Then he came with him. You must find that Li Kui and bring it back to the cottage. ”

The prodigal son Yanqing said: "Brother, you just have to rest assured, I will definitely find the iron bull and go back to the cottage together." ”

So how did the four of them, Song Jiang, Xiao Whirlwind, Chai Jin, Dai Zong, and the prodigal son Yanqing, clash with the officers and soldiers in the city.

It turned out that yesterday was the night of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Song Jiang, Chai Jin, Dai Zong, and Yan Qing walked around Bianliang City, Tokyo until midnight before returning to the inn. ”

Song Jiang hurriedly comforted Li Kui and said: "Brother Tie Niu, don't complain first, don't be upset, we all have something to do today, so I didn't take you with us, I will definitely take you tomorrow, let you have a good time." ”

Black Whirlwind Li Kui said: "Okay, I'm going to sleep, remember, don't forget to call me when you leave tomorrow, otherwise, I'll run to the street and shout, Shuibo Liangshan Song Jiang has entered the city." Look where you hide. ”

The next day coincided with the 15th Shangyuan Festival of the first lunar month, and the sky was exceptionally clear. Look at the evening, the jade rabbit gradually rises from the east, and the people who celebrate the Lantern Festival are endless, it is really a sea of people.

In time, Song Jiang, the little whirlwind Chai Jin, the black whirlwind Li Kui, and the prodigal son Yanqing came out of the inn and came to the street, only to see the lanterns blooming, just like the heaven and earth. At that time, a poet Huang Tingjian once wrote a poem about the spring of Jiangdu, praising the beautiful scenery of the Lantern Festival night:

The first report of harmony, the haze of Zhari, the early spring of the imperial capital. The green phoenix is flying, the jade is racing, and they all hear that Aoshan is colored to Penglai Island. To the evening, the double dragon is reflected. On the upper floor, Tongzhi covers the bottom and looks up at the sky. The ethereal wind spreads the emperor's music, the Qingyu Hall appreciates together, and the immortals arrive together. The fragrance is full of laughter. A little bit of the planet is small, fading and fainting. Visitors return under the moon, and the cave sky is not known.

This article praises the emperor Zhao Jiqing for appreciating the Lantern Festival and having fun with the people.

At this time, although the Great Song Dynasty has gone into decline, it is not that on the surface it is still the country is rich and the people are safe, and the farmers are happy, and the ministers of the dynasty in order to whitewash the peace, bewitch the emperor, and hold this lantern festival to deceive the people.

Timely rain Song Jiang and the little whirlwind Chai Jin, still pretending to be idle Beijing officials, with the gods Taibao Dai Zong, the black whirlwind Li Kui, and the prodigal son Yanqing, walked slowly on the street, pointing and commenting on the quality of the lantern.

On the night of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, in order to whitewash the peace, the usual night curfew has been lifted, and the patrolling officers and soldiers and horses have disappeared from the streets and alleys.

It's just that the officers and soldiers at each city gate are all draped, and they are all dressed in military uniforms, with bows and crossbows wound, and swords sharpened, and they are ready for battle.

Gao Yu personally led an iron cavalry army of 5,000 to patrol the city wall to ensure the smooth progress of the lantern festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

At the same time, the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, the head of the Yamen, also sent more than 300 plainclothes mixed with the crowd watching the lanterns, and the entire Tokyo Bianliang City looked very lax on the surface, but in fact, it was loose on the outside and tight on the inside, which was even more different from the past. (To be continued.) )