Chapter 115: King Tota
After sending Han Laohan away, Wu Song and the others did not encounter any turmoil. However, what made Wu Song a little annoyed was that because he used a carriage to send Han Laohan away, several more people were crowded into his carriage, including Li Quan. So, the nightmare began, in the small carriage, on one side was the thunderous snoring of the stones, and on the other side was Li Quan's intermittent chatter, after enduring a few hours, the speed of the carriage suddenly slowed down, Wu Song finally breathed a sigh of relief, he opened the curtain, and under the slightly dim sky, a prosperous ancient town appeared in front of him.
The town of the Eight Immortals has arrived.
At this time, it is getting late, and the red glow on the horizon is slightly blurred. The town of Eight Immortals was lit up early, looking from a distance, the lanterns of all sizes, although dim, but they gave people a sense of vitality, which was completely different from the scene of Xiao Suo seen along the way, Wu Song sighed secretly, this is the paradise of landlords and officials, but it needs the blood of countless poor people to pile up.
Wu Song put down the curtain, sat on the bumpy carriage, and slowly walked towards the town.
The evening market is still thriving, the carriage steps on the road paved with bluestone slabs, on both sides are all kinds of shouting and shouting, very lively, the night market of the Song Dynasty has been very developed, Wu Song can't help but lift the curtain, see the street side to eat, wear, play the shop should have, there is also the fortune teller and word measurement of the gentleman, divination and medicine Langzhong, and even there are somersaults to play tricks, on the road, the prince in Chinese clothes, the coarse cloth old man, the young woman, or walk, or look, or onlookers, or noisy, a lively and extraordinary appearance.
The crowd made the carriage a little slow. It was not easy to pass through the bazaar, and the bustling crowd disappeared, which was a gathering place for inns and restaurants, so it was relatively deserted.
After inquiring about where the Tongfu Inn was, several carriages headed there.
The carriage stopped suddenly, Wu Song and several people jumped out of the carriage, and an inn appeared in front of them, the inn looked a little old, not as conspicuous as the previous ones, but it also looked wide and tidy, and most importantly, it was relatively remote.
Xiao Xiaoxiao just jumped out of the carriage, and before she had time to take a closer look, she walked into the inn with an eager look. Wu Song couldn't, so he had to follow behind her, and Shishi, Li Quan and others also followed, and the group walked into the inn, but people such as the coachman and the people in the dark hall still stayed outside the door, waiting for orders.
As soon as he entered the door, a guy greeted him, and before Wu Song could speak, the man said respectfully, "A few masters, I guess I want to see the uncle surnamed Chao, if not, please go elsewhere, the shop is full." ”
Wu Song and the others naturally said yes, so the guy told them to sit down first, make good tea, and go up to the guest room on the second floor alone to report.
Wu Song, Xiao Xiaoxiao, and Li Quan sat down to drink tea, and the others stood beside them. Although Xiao Xiaoxiao was calm, he couldn't move the tea on the table, but Li Quan was a cow drink, looking relaxed and comfortable. Wu Song took a sip of tea, his lips and teeth were fragrant, he glanced around, the lights were dim, the wine jar was all over, everything looked very ordinary, but the guy just now was sophisticated, obviously not like an ordinary person, it seems that this place should be firmly controlled by the people of Liangshan.
The sound of hurried footsteps came on the floor. Wu Song knew that it was someone from Liangshan who came. The three of them stood up and looked up the stairs. I saw a group of tall and burly, fierce-looking men, walked down from the second floor, headed by a man with tiger eyes and thick eyebrows, walking up and whirring, he looked downstairs, especially after looking at Wu Song, he walked faster, in a blink of an eye, this group of people came downstairs.
The man lit a few more lights, and the room lit up instantly.
Wu Song saw two acquaintances at a glance, Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi, the two of them stood behind the man at the head, and they also stared at Wu Song, their eyes shining.
The man at the head stepped forward, arched his hand, and shouted with a heroic face, "Presumably you are Wu Song, the leader of the Huazhou Bamboo Union Gang, in Xia Chao Gai, the name of the brother is really like thunder, I have long wanted to meet you as a hero, today the brother came to rescue Song Zhisi, it can be seen that he is also a righteous person, I love to make friends with heroes in my life, by the way, heroes, I will introduce you to these brothers of mine." Saying that, Chao Gai first introduced Liu Tang and Li Li beside him, and then introduced Lu Zhishen and Yang Zhi to him.
Looking at the stiff smiles of the latter two, Wu Song frowned slightly, but quickly covered it up with a smile, and as a return gift, Wu Song of course also introduced Xiao Xiaoxiao and others to the other party. Seeing that the other party was a woman, Chao Gai and the others looked indifferent, but for the sake of Wu Song's face, they also responded politely.
A trace of sorrow flashed in Xiao Xiaoxiao's eyes, although he concealed it well, it did not escape Wu Song's eyes, making him affirm his thoughts again, Dao Ba and the others must have something to hide from themselves, but he didn't have time to think about it, so he sat down and chatted with Chao Gai.
Chao Gai spoke a little strongly, although he was very sincere, but some places were too straightforward, if Wu Song was also a short-tempered and temperamental person, it was estimated that he would definitely feel a little uncomfortable in his heart.
Seeing that there was no Wu Yong by Chao Gai's side, Wu Song was a little puzzled, so he asked him, and Chao Gai naturally answered truthfully, it turned out that Wu Yong would be delayed for a few days because the cottage had something to deal with, but he would definitely rush back before saving Song Jiang.
The two chatted for a few words, and then there was a sound of footsteps from the stairs, and before anyone arrived, the sound came first, "Brother Chao Gai is really in a hurry, and he doesn't wait for the little brother to come, let's meet people together." Although his voice was hearty, his words seemed to be complaining about something.
Chao Gai didn't hear anything, and returned the salute to a few people as usual. But Wu Song was stunned, he stared at the group of people who walked downstairs, like Chao Gai and others, although they were fierce, they were obviously not all the way.
The leader walked in front of several people and introduced Wu Song, it turned out that he was the leader of Peach Blossom Mountain, Li Zhong, and he was followed by the little overlord Zhou Tong and Lu Fang Guo Sheng, the latter two are the leaders of Shadow Mountain, and the shadow mountain is a small hill attached to Peach Blossom Mountain.
Wu Song naturally made an introduction, and when he introduced Xiao Xiaoxiao, Zhou Tong, who had an ugly face, showed fiery eyes, and Xiao Xiaoxiao actually smiled in return, which made Wu Song feel a little uncomfortable.
Sitting on the table were Wu Song, Chao Gai, Li Zhong and Xiao Xiaoxiao, who represented the four forces of the Bamboo Union Gang, Liangshan, Tao to Ershan and Sword Villa.
Maybe it's the reason why Sword Villa is more secretive, so Chao and Li are both talking to Wu Song, and occasionally out of politeness, they will say a few words with Xiao Xiaoxiao, Xiao Xiaoxiao's eyes are unconsciously a little disappointed, she glanced at Wu Song complicatedly, struggle flashed in her eyes, and her face returned to calm after a while.
Wu Song pretended not to see it, he chatted with Chao and Li, mainly about how to save Song Jiang, according to the news that Chao Gai received, Song Jiang and the others' prisoner car will depart from Jiangzhou in three days, and will pass through Baxian Town in about five days, and then wait for Qingfeng Mountain, after Wu Yong's people arrive, they can rescue Song Jiang together.
The two seemed to be full of confidence in Song Jiang's affairs, so after chatting for a while, they moved the topic to another place. Intentionally or unintentionally, they seem to mention things like strengthening copycats. Wu Song had expected this a long time ago, but he put these aside for the time being, and asked with some concern, "Leader Chao, Leader Li, there is one thing that I wonder, could it be that the two of you only brought these horses behind you, and Wu did not bring too many people due to his hurry, if only we people went to save Brother Song, is it a bit risky?" ”
Chao Gai laughed and said, "Brother, don't worry, I brought five hundred elite people from Liangshan this time, all of whom are good men who are worth five with one to five, but they were placed by me in the nearby Niutou Mountain, and as soon as the prisoner car arrives, we can start to act." ”
Li Zhong also replied without showing weakness, "Brother Chao has brought so many people, and my Peach Blossom Mountain will naturally not be less people, plus the brothers of Ying Mountain, there are a total of eight hundred heroes, and then plus the people of Qingfeng Mountain and Baihu Mountain, hum, let alone save Song Zhisi, it is the officers and soldiers of Qingzhou, we have to climb backwards when we see us, brother, you can rest assured." After speaking, he deliberately looked at Chao Gai, as if he was provoking.
Chao Gai's face also changed, he picked up the broken porcelain cup, drank the tea in one gulp, sent down the teacup, and said after a while, "Brother Li, my Chao Gai Ming people don't say dark words, my trip to Liangshan, in addition to saving Song Zhisi, there is one more thing, that is, to invite the brothers of Peach Blossom Mountain and Qingfeng Mountain to come to my Liangshan to gather together and discuss the major matters of doing the right thing for the sky." Wu Junshi originally asked me to tell you about this after I saved Song Zhisi, but I was really unhappy in my heart, so I might as well talk about it here today. “
Chao Gai's eyes were earnest, and his words were full of sincerity of invitation. But Wu Song sighed secretly, although Chao Gai acted above board, but it was also inappropriate, let me ask, whether a person wants to be his little brother or not, he asks you to be his little brother when he opens his mouth, so that people are not psychologically prepared at all, will you agree to him. Knowing with affection and moving with reason, this is exactly what Chao Gai lacks in these reckless men, and it is no wonder that he will be overshadowed by Song Jiang later, because his ability to attack the heart is really not high.
Sure enough, after Li Zhong listened, a trace of displeasure flashed in his eyes. He glanced at Wu Song, then at Lu Zhishen behind Chao Gai, Yang Zhi and the others, the displeased eyes disappeared immediately, and he smiled perfunctorily, "Brother Chao, this matter is not in a hurry, aren't the brothers of Qingfeng Mountain and White Tiger Mountain not here yet?" We'll come back to that later. ”
Chao Gai thought about it, so he didn't insist any longer, he ordered the men to come up with some good wine, and everyone sat down, coveting the contents of the cup, and the glasses were staggered, and the scene suddenly became calm.
Everyone here is reckless, so naturally they don't care about bullshit etiquette. As soon as he encounters fine wine, his true nature is exposed, especially Chao Gai, this man is really a wine barrel, and the big bowls of wine are poured into his belly one after another, but he is not red or panting, and he toasts to Wu Song and Li Zhong vigorously, Li Zhong seems to have forgotten the unhappiness just now, and he and Chao Gai shouted five and six drinks, so unhappy.
Although Wu Song likes to drink, but the amount of alcohol is not good, in order to keep his mind clear, he did not drink like Chao Gai, but took a sip and drank slowly. He glanced at it inadvertently and saw Xiao Xiaoxiao who was also drinking, her green jade hand holding the wine bowl, her movements were elegant and heroic, she gently pursed it with her small mouth, and her beautiful lips were closed one by one, which was very seductive. After a while, two red glows flew on her face, faint, which added a bit of charm to her stunning beauty. Wu Song glanced at it, and was a little stunned for a while, and at the same time, he also noticed that there were still a few eyes around him, shooting at Xiao Xiaoxiao as if they were nothing, for some reason, Wu Song felt uncomfortable in his heart.
Xiao Xiaoxiao ignored these gazes completely, she put down her wine glass, a trace of struggle flashed in her eyes, and finally said to Chao Gai and the others, "Chao Tianwang, Leader Li, the little girl has something to say, and please listen to me for the time being." ”
Xiao Xiaoxiao's face was flushed, and she looked very charming.
Chao Gai and Li Zhong were drinking together, and when they heard Xiao Xiaoxiao's interruption, a trace of displeasure flashed in their eyes, and they turned their heads and glanced at her indifferently. Chao Gai drank even more impatiently, "If you have anything to say, I still have to drink with Brother Li." "Obviously, Chao Gai is a little drunk.
Wu Song's heart was also shocked, and he could finally know Xiao Xiaoxiao's purpose. I saw Xiao Xiaoxiao listening to Chao Gai's unceremonious inquiry, there was no displeasure on her face, she said with a smile, "In this case, Chao Tianwang, I will make a long story short, Zhujiazhuang, I Sword Villa feel very unfair for you Liangshan, and I am here today to tell you." ”
"Zhujiazhuang?" Chao Gai was a little confused for a while, "This is your Qingzhou power, what's the matter with me Liangshan?" ”
Before Xiao Xiaoxiao could speak, Li Zhong replied, "Brother Chao, you don't know, a few days ago, Zhujiazhuang was slaughtered, and the Murong Prefect of Qingzhou issued a notice, putting all the responsibility on Liang Shan's body, doesn't Big Brother know?" ”
A hint of anger flashed across Chao Gai's face.
Xiao Xiao smiled when he saw this, his eyes flashed with joy, "That's right, King Chao doesn't know, the prefect of Qingzhou Murong said on the notice that you Liangshan not only robbed Zhujiazhuang of money and grain, but also killed thousands of innocent people in Zhujiazhuang, and now the people of Qingzhou, when they mention Guishan, they are not contempt and disgust, alas." ”
"Fart." Chao Gai's eyes were about to erupt with fire, "My Liangshan is acting above board, even if I want to rob Zhujiazhuang's money and grain, I will give some of these money and food relief to the people, and where will I kill innocents indiscriminately, the old thief of Qingzhou Murong slandered my Liangshan like this, I will definitely break him into thousands of pieces." ”
Chao Gai's angry shout made the scene suddenly quiet, and after everyone understood what was going on, they all looked angry, looking like they were going to Murong Yanda's ancestor.
Xiao Xiaoxiao was immediately overjoyed, but soon his face showed a look of righteous indignation, "King Chao Tianwang is right, this old thief Murong likes to be powerful and prosperous on weekdays, and the people of Qingzhou also hate him to the bone, and now he is slandering Liangshan, it is better to take advantage of this gathering of heroes, when the heroes gather, everyone will enter Qingzhou City together, kill the old thief Murong, and it will be good to get out of this evil breath." ”
I have to say that Xiao Xiaoxiao's words are very infectious, and as soon as a few words were spoken, most of the heroes present showed the same hatred as they should be, and everyone drank wine, which was more impulsive, like Zhou Tong and some other people, deliberately in order to please Xiao Xiaoxiao, hurriedly responded and said, "Yes, this girl from Sword Mountain Villa is right, she entered Qingzhou City and killed Murong Lao Thief, everyone said yes." ”
Xiao Xiao smiled and laughed in return, which made those people even more fascinated, and the shouting in their mouths was even more powerful.
Wu Song only then understood the meaning of the words "Hongyan Wo Shui", Xiao Xiaoxiao's few words made these men get carried away, and he also had to admire Xiao Xiaoxiao's scheming, for the thoughts of these reckless men, they grasped it so accurately, but how did they know that a momentary impulse would kill them, if Qingzhou City was really as calm as it appeared on the surface, then Sword Villa would have already done it himself, and would find such an opportunity to provoke the hatred of various forces towards Murong Yanda in Qingzhou.
Wu Song had already guessed the purpose of Xiao Xiaoxiao's trip, but he didn't know why she did it.
Chao Gai and Li Zhong were also a little moved, but after all, they were the leaders of one side, and they would not be as impulsive as the minions below, they thought for a while, and then turned to Wu Song and asked, "Brother Wu, what this girl said also makes sense, after saving Song Zhisi, we will teach Murong the old thief a lesson, what do you think?" ”
Xiao Xiaoxiao's eyes moved to Wu Song, she didn't expect that the last straw turned out to be Wu Song, staring at Wu Song with a pair of pretty eyes, secretly sending Qiu Bo, with a charming look in her eyes, so that Zhou Tong and the others present secretly swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.
But Wu Song didn't eat this, he calmly analyzed, "Two big brothers, I think it's too early to talk about this matter, one is that Brother Song has not been rescued, and the other is that Qingfeng Mountain and Wu Yong brothers have not yet come, it is better to wait for these two things to be done, and then it is not too late to discuss this matter, two big brothers, Miss Xiao, what do you think of what I said?" ”
Chao Gai and Li Zhong haven't answered yet, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi, and Shishi, Li Quan and the others responded, "That's right, what the eldest brother said is right." A trace of resentment flashed on Xiao Xiaoxiao's face, it was obvious that he was about to succeed, but he was stopped by Wu Song, and now he is at an impasse. She stared at Wu Song viciously, but Wu Song pretended not to see it, nonsense, if you want to use us as guns, you have to wait until Song Jiang is rescued, you can't ruin the lives of so many people for your own purpose, these people are all Wu Song's pawns in the future, how can they be wasted.
Chao Gai pondered for a while, and finally nodded, "Brother is right, this matter has to wait for Brother Wu Yong to come, and I am the most convinced of his words." The incident on Huangnigang made Chao Gai and others believe in Wu Yong's words.
Li Zhong saw Chao Gai say this, of course, he did not object again. The powerful action to please Murong was temporarily suppressed by Wu Song's few words.
Xiao Xiaoxiao's eyes softened, and after glaring at Wu Song, he went up to the second floor under the leadership of his buddy on the grounds of dizziness, and went back to the room arranged for her.