Chao Gai and them were all infected by Zeng Hao's heroic words, and the confusion about the road ahead just now was also swept away.

"The master is really a noble person for us, not only saving our lives, but also showing us the way forward! Chao implored the master to be a good person to the end, and escort us all the way to Naliang Mountain, with the master by his side, we are not afraid of risks and accidents on the road. Chao Gai once again gave Zeng Hao a big salute.

"Oh, this ......" Zeng Hao pretended to be embarrassed on his face, but he was actually secretly refreshed.

Because Chao Gai's words are exactly what he wants, even if Chao Gai doesn't say it, he will go to Liangshan with him, after all, he has coveted the position of the owner of Liangshan Village for a long time.

"Please master escort us to Liangshan!" Seeing Zeng Hao's hesitation, Wu Yong and the other six people also saluted Zeng Hao.

"Alas, since you brothers are so sincerely invited, how can I refuse, then I will accompany you for a while."

"Thank you, Master!" The seven shouted in unison with excited expressions.

All the luggage and belongings were quickly packed, Chao Gai did not dare to hesitate, and immediately ordered to set off, first to Shijie Village, and then to turn to the waterway to Liangshanbo.

Because of Zeng Hao's advance warning, there was no official messenger to chase after him along the way, and everyone came to Shijie Village smoothly.

On the other side, after Song Jiang reported to Chao Gai, he hurried back to the restaurant as fast as he could, only to find that the arresting envoy He Tao had long since disappeared.

He hurriedly brought the shopkeeper to ask where He Tao went.

"The lord waited in the private room for a while, and when he saw that Oshiji hadn't returned, he checked out and left first." The shopkeeper said.

Song Jiang secretly said "Oh no" in his heart, let go of the shopkeeper, and rushed to the county office.

As soon as he came to the gate of the county office, he saw He Tao walking out accompanied by the county magistrate, and a large number of heavily armed officials were gathered at the door.

Walking to the door, the magistrate said to He Tao: "All the messengers in this county have been assembled, and they are all dispatched by the envoys. ”

"There's Lord Laozhi." He Tao arched his hand.

"Hey, what are the words of the envoy, that thief Chao Gai is so blind to the king's law, he dares to think crookedly even about the birth of the Taishi, how can I, as an official of the imperial court, continue to let him continue to get away with it!"

"Haha, Lord Zhixian is right, I'm outside."

Saying that, He Tao saw Song Jiang standing at the door, and immediately sneered, and asked: "Didn't Song Zhisi just tell me to go to the county magistrate's house to urge, why did I just hear the county magistrate say that he didn't see you at all?" ”

Song Jiang's eyes quickly turned, and then he said with a guilty face: "I was rushing to the county magistrate's house just now, but I was stopped by a person named Liu Po on the road, and he was willing to let me go after a long time. When I wanted to go again, I had already seen the envoy here in the yamen, and it was Song Jiang who couldn't stand the envoy. ”

Hearing this, He Tao's face softened slightly: "Next time, don't let the envoys wait for a long time, after all, not all envoys are as good at talking as me." ”

"Song Jiang must pay attention." Song Jiang bent down and arched his hand.

He Tao no longer paid attention to Song Jiang, turned over and got on his horse, and then ordered loudly: "Go!" ”

The long line of officers and soldiers immediately rushed in the direction of Dongxi Village.

Looking at the team passing by, a trace of worry flashed in Song Jiang's eyes.

……

He Tao was eager to catch the thief, and kept urging the team to go fast on the road, so the team soon came to Chao Gai's house and surrounded his family.

He Tao dismounted and walked to the door, shouting loudly: "Thief Chao Gai, your robbery of the Birthday Gang has been exposed, I advise you to open the door and surrender now, and you can suffer less, otherwise, Hugh blames the officers and soldiers of the court for having no eyes on their swords!" ”

He shouted several times in a row, but there was no response inside, so he shouted to the officials around him: "Smash the door open for me!" ”

Immediately, two sturdy officials moved the tools to smash the door, and in two or three clicks, the closed door was smashed open, and the officials behind immediately rushed in.

Before He Tao walked in, a leader of the team rushed out with an anxious face: "Your Excellency, the house is empty, not only are the people not there, but the things have also been moved!" ”

He Tao was so angry that he grabbed the collar of this capital head, and asked angrily: "Who leaked the news and let this thief escape in advance!" ”

"I don't know, Lord Minister, I only found out about this when Lord Zhixian asked me to lead the team to gather, it can't be me!" Du Tou hastened to explain.

He Tao snorted angrily, pushed his head away hard, and then ordered: "If you want to move so many things, you need a lot of rickshaws and horses, and this is bound to be seen!" You go down to each of my families, and ask me in which direction the thief is fleeing! ”

"Yes!"

Soon, the officers and soldiers learned from the surrounding neighbors, merchants, and villagers that Chao Gai and his party had fled in the direction of Shijie Village, and that they had just left.

Hearing this, He Tao's expression re-energized, and he said loudly to the officers and soldiers behind him: "Let me catch up as fast as possible!" I tell you, if you let this thief escape, all of you will end well! ”

Hearing this, the officers and soldiers immediately followed in the direction of Shijie Village.

……

Here, Zeng Hao and his entourage of dozens of people came to Shijie Village.

Because Liangshanbo was close to Shijie Village, Chao Gai asked Ruan Xiaoer how to get to Liangshanbo.

Ruan Xiaoer smiled bitterly and said: "Big brother, if you want to go to that Liangshan, you have to have someone from Liangshan to bring you over. ”

"So ferocious?" Chao Gai was slightly surprised, and asked again: "Xiao Er, do you know the people from Liangshan?" ”

Zeng Hao interjected at this time: "We don't need to know each other, there is a hotel at the crossing of the Li family, the shopkeeper is called Zhu Gui, nicknamed Dry Land Hulu, who specially receives heroes from all over the world for Naliang Shanbo and recommends them to the mountain." All we have to do is find him and explain our intentions, and he will take us up the mountain. ”

Ruan Xiaoer nodded, signaling that Zeng Hao was right.

Chao Gai laughed: "Sure enough, there is a master, we can solve the problem." ”

Ruan Xiaoer quickly found more than a dozen small boats, carried Zeng Haochao and other heroes, the servants who followed, and all the belongings onto the boat, and then left the lake in Shijie Village and went straight to the Li family crossing.

When he came to Zhu Gui's hotel, Zhu Gui saw Zeng Hao and a group of people with large bags coming, so he hurriedly greeted him.

"Are you here for a drink?"

"I heard that Liangshanbo is recruiting heroes, and I'm here to join the gang." Zeng Hao went straight to the point.

Zhu Gui's eyes rolled quickly, and then he stretched out his hand to invite Zeng Hao and them into the hotel: "Everyone, please come into the store and talk." ”

When Zeng Hao and the others sat down, Zhu Gui poured a bowl of good wine for each of them, and said: "It's not difficult for you to join the gang, but you also said just now, we Liangshanbo are recruiting heroes, I don't know ...... you."

Zeng Hao understood the meaning of Zhu Gui's words, just like how much combat power a gang needs to achieve to recruit members in the game.

"Brothers, report your name to Shopkeeper Zhu." Zeng Hao said lightly.

Lu Zhishen was the one who listened to Zeng Hao's words the most, and was the first to speak: "Sprinkle the family, flower monk Lu Zhishen." ”

Zhu Gui's eyes lit up, he had heard of Lu Zhishen's feat of uprooting the weeping willows, and immediately saluted Lu Zhishen with his fists: "I have heard that Lu Zhuangshi is full of heroic strength, and he has been looking up for a long time!" ”

The younger brother Wu Song was the second to say: "Fight the tiger hero, Wu Song." ”

Zhu Gui's eyes lit up again, he had also heard of this, so he also hugged Wu Song: "A martial hero can kill a tiger with his bare hands, this kind of bravery is rare in the world!" ”

"King Tota, Chaogai."

Zhu Gui's eyes lit up again, and he hugged his fists and said: "I have heard for a long time that King Chao is righteous and squanders money, and attaches great importance to love and righteousness, I have long wanted to get acquainted with King Chao!" ”

"Zhiduoxing, Wu Yong."

"Red-haired ghost, Liu Tang."

"Standing Tai Sui, Ruan Xiaoer."

……

Zhu Gui's eyes couldn't brighten up, except for a few of these heroes he hadn't heard of, the rest were all well-known figures in the rivers and lakes.

"Hahaha! Today must be a blessed day for me Liangshanbo, in order to attract all heroes! I believe that with the addition of all the heroes, my Liangshanbo's strength will definitely be improved to a big level! Zhu Gui laughed.

"Shopkeeper Zhu has won the prize...... I wonder when we will leave for Naliangshan? Chao Gai asked a little anxiously, he was afraid that the officers and soldiers would catch up, after all, their large group of people out of the village was too eye-catching, and those officers and soldiers could ask their whereabouts as long as they asked a little.

"Chao Tianwang, don't worry, I'll write to inform the owner of the village now, asking them to send a big ship to pick you up."

"That's very good."

Zhu Gui walked into the house quickly, and soon came out with a letter that had just been written, and then asked the man to fetch a bow and arrow, walked out of the door, and shot an arrow at the center of the reeds opposite the port.

Soon, a small minion rowed out of the center of the reeds with a small boat and came to the harbor in front of the store.

Zhu Gui handed over the letter to the little minion and told him to send it back to Liangshan as quickly as possible.

The little minion nodded, turned the bow of the boat, and rowed towards Liangshan with all his strength.

When he returned to the store, Zhu Gui asked his men to kill two fat sheep to entertain Zeng Hao and them, and took out all the best wine in the store and drank it with Zeng Hao.

Everyone ate meat, drank wine in large bowls, and chatted loudly, and the store was full of people for a while, so it was lively.

After eating and drinking, the little minion sent to deliver the letter finally returned, followed by a large ship.

Zeng Hao and the others hurriedly moved their luggage and belongings onto the boat.

At this time, a small boat in the distance rowed quickly, and when the people on the boat saw the Ruan brothers, they immediately shouted loudly: "Little Er, Little Five, Little Seven!" A large number of officials came to the village and said they wanted to arrest you! The boats in the village have been forcibly requisitioned by them, and they are now preparing to go! ”

"It's coming so fast!" Zeng Hao was surprised, because according to the plot of the original book, He Tao and the others would not be able to catch up here for at least the next day.

"How many of them came?" Ruan Xiaoer asked.

"Densely packed, the number of people is at least four hundred or more! What the hell have you done, the county government has sent so many people to arrest you?! The man on the boat asked curiously.

"Knowing less is good for you." Ruan Xiaoer reminded.

Seeing this, the people on the boat did not dare to ask any more questions, and rowed away quickly.