Wu Ping, the leader of the bandits, heard Zeng Yu's suggestion to enter Fujian from Yongfeng County, Guangxin Prefecture, pondered for a moment, and suddenly asked: "Zeng Xiucai, you are a person who reads sage books, why do you help me and other thieves?" When asked, Wu Ping's tone was slightly mocking

Zeng Yu replied: "Those who know the times are handsome, and those who change through the machine are heroes, and they are not roundabouts who read dead books."

Wu Ping smiled and nodded: "Zeng Xiucai is indeed a handsome man, I don't know if he can assist Zhang Longwang with Wu and share the glory and wealth?" ”

Peng Laoqiu, who was shrinking coldly on the side, said happily: "Zeng Xianggong knows astronomy and geography, and joining our righteous army is like a military advisor Liu Bowen, King Wu and King Zhang Long will definitely be like tigers." ”

——Peng Laoqiu perennially on the wharf at the mouth of the lead mountain, more knowledgeable than the average villager, will use some idioms and allusions, see Wu Ping invited Zeng Yu to join the gang, Peng Laoqiu is happy, he is a new gang, the thief pays more attention to seniority, the old qualified thief looks down on him, and calls him as a slave, so Peng Laoqiu wants to find a backer, if Zeng Yu becomes the military advisor of King Wu, that is the second king, as long as he Peng Laoqiu has a good relationship with Zeng Yu, then in front of other thieves, he can be a blessing with his eyebrows, Therefore, he was extremely enthusiastic about Zeng Yu's involvement.

At the turn of Xuhai, the snow and the moon in Chaoyang Gang were reflected, everyone looked at each other, Wu Ping looked sideways at Zeng Yu and other words, Zeng Yu said: "People have their own ambitions, I have a good feng shui created by my grandfather, and I also think that I have learned something, of course, I want to be famous in the imperial examination, and there is a loving mother to be filial piety, and a young sister to be raised, so I can't leave my family for the time being, so please let King Wu return to the countryside after entering Fujian safely in Yongfeng Realm, and if I can't make a name for myself in the future, I will come to King Wu again."

Peng Laoqiu hurriedly said: "Didn't Zeng Xianggong say that he was going to defect to the rebel army before, what?" ”

Zeng Yu said with a smile: "King Wu is wise, where can I hide it from King Wu in that little thought, I was afraid that Fang Laoqi and a few of them would cut us with a knife——"

Peng Laoqiu was stunned, this Zeng Xiucai is too realistic, aren't you afraid that King Wu will be angry?

But I heard Zeng Yu say again: "However, it is out of sincerity to look at the celestial phenomena and give advice to King Wu, which King Wu knows in his heart." ”

Wu Ping nodded and said: "Zeng Xiucai is a sincere person, he doesn't speak as vain as other scholars, Wu is very respectful, Zeng Xiucai is not willing to join the gang, Wu will not force each other, when he enters Fujian, he will leave some property for Zeng Xiucai to return to his hometown." ”

Zeng Yu hurriedly bowed his hand and said, "Thank you King Wu for your success." ”

Zeng Yu has a talent and fame at a young age, and has a great future, and it is reasonable to refuse to join the gang, but King Wu did not say anything to keep it is really unexpected by Peng Laoqiu, and followed Wu Ping and Zeng Yu back to the Seven Stars on the way Peng Laoqiu was listless, he had offended Fang Maoqi and Wang Panzi because of Zeng Yu, Fang and Wang were Wu Ping's cronies, and they were old qualified thieves, and he was afraid that his life among the thieves would be difficult in the future.

Back in the main courtyard of the Seven Stars Temple, Peng Laoqiu shrugged his shoulders and shrunk his neck, not knowing whether to follow Zeng Yu to Daizong Hall or go back to Pengjiazhuang at the foot of the mountain. ”

Peng Laoqiu was flattered, and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "What does the king command?" ”

Wu Ping turned his head to look left, Zeng Yu had already stepped on the corner of the Yude Hall with the lantern and went to the Daizong Palace, so he said to a thief beside him: "You go to the river and tell Wang Er that the ransom silver for each hostage has increased to two hundred and fifty taels, and it is said that it is the idea of Zeng Xiucai, who is newly recruited, so that Wang Er will send a message to the other side to know that before the ransom silver arrives tomorrow, he will be cut into a dead corpse in two pieces." As he spoke, he took off a bamboo plaque from his waist and handed it to the thief, this bamboo plaque was his Wu Ping's order, with the word "Ping" carved by his own hand, and Wang Er was the second king who intercepted Zeng Yu and Zheng Shi at the foot of the mountain in the afternoon, and is now stationed on the north bank of the Xinjiang River.

The bandit took the order and left, and Wu Ping said to Peng Laoqiu: "You go to the Guangsi Hall to preach to those hostages, just say that Zeng Xiucai of Guangxin Mansion has joined the gang and is the military advisor of the righteous army, and it is Zeng Xiucai's idea to increase the ransom silver."

Peng Laoqiu was surprised and delighted, and asked, "Zeng Xiucai agreed to join the gang?" ”

Wu Ping said with a smile: "If you don't enter, you have to enter, force him to enter." ”

Peng Laoqiu nodded again and again: "I understand, I understand, the king is really wise and brave." Xin said: "Those hostages will be released after paying the ransom silver, it was originally two hundred taels of ransom silver, and now each person has to pay an extra fifty taels of silver, of course I hate that Zeng Xiucai, this matter will soon spread, where can Zeng Xiucai go back, only follow the thief, Ha Luha, King Wu has a good plan, very good, very good, then Zeng Xiucai I still have to tie up, King Wu values him very much." ”

But it was said that Zeng Yu returned to the Daizong Palace, Zheng Shi and Laifu hurriedly greeted him, Zheng Shi asked: "Jiu Li, how is it?" ”

Tongchen Daoren, the abbot of the Seven Star Temple, also asked: "Zeng Gongzi, has the Wu thief been fooled?" ”

Zeng Yu hurriedly waved his hand to make a silent gesture, Zheng Shi lowered his voice and said, "It's okay, there is no one else inside and outside this hall." ”

Zeng Yu sat down on a futon by the brazier, took off his boots, the snow soaked, the socks were wet, and said to the Tongchen Taoist with a smile, "Please forgive me for being rude", then he took off the socks and stretched out his feet to roast the fire, which was quite indecent

Zheng Shi asked Laifu to go to the palace gate to keep watch, don't let the thieves eavesdrop, poured a bowl of wine for Zeng Yu to drink to warm up, the wine jar was placed on the edge of the brazier, the wine was warm, and Zeng Yu said that Chaoyang Gang looked at the celestial phenomena and pointed Wu Ping, frowned and said: "We are getting deeper and deeper, how to get out?" When we met with Mr. Qi in Shangrao and got into a scuffle, who recognized us? Also, in case General Qi fails to arrive in Shangrao, the thieves will enter Fujian from Yongfeng, and they will not necessarily let us return to our hometown. ”

Zeng Yu nodded and said: "The third idiot brother is right, just now Wu Ping promised to let the three of me return to my hometown when I entered Fujian, I think there is fraud in it-"

Zheng Shi smiled bitterly: "Jiu Li's ability is too obvious, he knows astronomy and geography, and the thieves will definitely keep you as a military advisor." ”

Zeng Yu said with a smile: "If you don't show your ability, you may be humiliated and killed, only if you fool the past first, if you don't go to Shangrao, the thieves will coerce us to Gannan or enter Fujian through Wuyi Mountain, at that time, it is impossible to get out, coaxing the thieves to Shangrao is our only chance to get out, now someone needs to send a message to Shangrao, informing the thieves that they will pass through the Yongfeng realm into Fujian, I don't know if Master Tongchen can help?" ”

The Taoist Tongchen said angrily: "Poor Dao tried to go down the mountain tonight, so I don't know who to report?" ”

Zeng Yu said: "The mage can go straight to see Lin Guangzu, the prefect of Guangxin, the prefect of Lin is quite appreciative of me, and the mage only explains my experience among the thieves to the prefect of Lin. ”

Tongchen Dao said: "That poor road set off overnight." ”

Zeng Yu said: "If the mage leaves like this, I'm afraid that I won't be able to go, and we will have to create some disputes, even if the mage beats me with a rattan cane." Then he said loudly: "Come on, come on—"

There are seven or eight bandits patrolling around this Daizong hall, Fang Maoqi and Wang Panzi are among them, hearing Zeng Yu's shout, Fang Maoqi asked Wang Panzi to enter the hall and ask what is the matter?

Zeng Yu smiled and said: "Find two futons, if there are captive women from good families, please send two to warm the bed." As he spoke, he turned his head to the Tongchen Daoist and winked.

Tongchen Dao people understood, picked up the rattan cane leaning on the side and hit Zeng Yu, and scolded in his mouth: "Are you a Xiucai who reads the book of sages, you actually said such shameless words, go out, go out, don't defile the temple of Emperor Dongyue"

Zeng Yu received a rattan cane on his back, jumped up barefoot to dodge, and said angrily: "You old way is really violent, Xiaosheng is just a joke, you will be murderous and beat people"

Zheng Shi was busy persuading, and scolded the people of Tongchen Dao endlessly, just to drive Zeng Yu out of the palace, and when he was making trouble, Wu Ping came with a few bandits when he heard the news.

Tongchen Daoist told Wu Ping with a cane that Zeng Yu was innocent, Zeng Yu argued: "It's just a joke for a while, this old way is taken seriously, and he beat me with a rattan cane, which is really unreasonable." ”

Tongchen Daoist said angrily: "There is a god three feet above your head, above the temple, you drink wine and eat meat, and say such shameless words, the old Tao will fight with you today." "Struggling to pull away from Zheng Shi, holding a rattan cane and coming to fight Zeng Yu again—

Wu Ping hurriedly asked people to drag Tongchen Dao people out of the hall, Zeng Yu said: "King Wu don't want to hurt this Dao person, the family is kind and faithful, and he will repay his grievances with virtue in the future, and he will not worry about this Dao person." ”

Wu Ping said with a smile: "Is Zeng Xiucai a young man, Wu will let people pick two beautiful women from good families to wait."

Zeng Yu hurriedly said: "Fang Cai is really a joke, how dare you be so ridiculous." ”

Wu Ping waved his hand, smiled and left, Zeng Yu's shamelessness made him wary of it, and at the same time he couldn't help but have some disdain, thinking: "This is the Xiucai who reads the books of sages, and it is no better than my generation of rough people, eating, drinking, drinking, drinking, drinking ”

Now there are only three people in the Daizong Palace, Zeng Yu and Zheng Shi's master and servant, listening to the footsteps outside the hall, Zheng Shi said in a low voice: "I wonder if Tongchen Lao Dao can wait for the opportunity to get out and go down the mountain?" ”

Zeng Yu looked at the dome of the main hall with his knees crossed and said, "That's all you can do, and the rest is up to fate." ”

After about two minutes, Wang Panzi and another thief brought two futons, and Peng Laoqiu came in later, laughed very obscenely, and said, "The two ministers have fun." He turned his head to the outside of the hall and shouted: "Come in, come in, twist something, and wait for the two ministers." ”

There was a woman crying outside the palace gate, Zeng Yu and Zheng Shi looked at each other, and the thief leader Wu Ping really asked people to send a woman to wait for them

Hearing the sound of pushing outside the hall, the woman seemed to hold on to the railing of the hall corridor and refused to let go, Peng Laoqiu ran out, and after a while, he and several thieves grabbed the two young women and pushed them to Zeng Yu, as soon as they let go, the two women collapsed on the ground, crying nonstop.

Peng Laoqiu said with a smile: "Zeng Xianggong, these are two beauties selected from the women arrested today, with fine skin and tender meat, wearing silk and jade, they should be the daughters of big families, and they are worthy of Zeng Xianggong." ”

In the new January, cheer up and update, Xiaodao has not forgotten that he is the author of Qingke, and will work hard to write it.