Wang Lun received a letter from Zhu Gui, saying that there were a number of famous heroes who wanted to join Liangshan, and he was so excited that he took his two brothers to touch Tiandu Qian, Yunli King Kong, Song Wan and dozens of small minions down the mountain to greet him.

Lin Chong stood next to him, but Wang Lun just skipped him and didn't ask him to go with him, which made Lin Chong's face darken on the spot, and the dissatisfaction with Wang Lun in his heart increased a few points.

Although he was not invited by Wang Lun, Lin Chong still followed, because he also wanted to meet the group of heroes under Chao Gai.

When he came to the bottom of the mountain, Wang Lun saw a large group of officers and soldiers chasing after his big ship, so he asked Du Qian and Song Wan in surprise what was going on.

Because Zhu Gui did not write in the letter that Chao Gai had robbed them of the Birth Gang, Du Qian and Song Wan said that they did not know.

"I guessed that sooner or later there would be this day!" Wang Lun, who didn't know the truth, mistakenly thought that this group of officers and soldiers was here to encircle and suppress his cottage, so he immediately rushed back and ordered: "Pass the order down, and all battalions close the gates of the village!" Navy archers go to the water's edge to ambush! ”

"But big brother, Chao Gai and other heroes haven't gone up the mountain yet?" Du Qian reminded.

"When is it, how can you still take care of them!" Wang Lun didn't look back.

Seeing this, Du Qian and Song Wan glanced at each other, sighed, and followed.

At this time, Lin Chong stopped in front of Wang Lun and said expressionlessly: "Isn't it a shame for the leader of the king to treat the brothers who came to take refuge like this!" ”

"Shut up!" Wang Lun was furious, "You are so righteous, then you will stay here alone to greet you, don't go back!" ”

After speaking, he bypassed Lin Chong and walked back to the village quickly.

Du Qian and Song Wan came up to grab Lin Chong and persuaded him not to be angry with Wang Lun, but to put his own safety first, and after persuading him for a while, Lin Chong reluctantly followed back.

Not long after they closed the gate, they found that the group of officers and soldiers had suddenly turned the bow of the ship and went in the other direction.

Wang Lun, who was standing at the head of the city and watching, muttered: "What are these officers and soldiers doing? ”

"Big brother, then are we going to pick up Chao Haohan and them?" Song Wan asked.

Wang Lun touched his beard and thought about it, and said, "Take it!" Why not? People are sincere to take refuge, of course, we have to treat each other sincerely. ”

Song Wan and Du Qian were speechless at the same time: I don't know who ordered the closure of the walled gate just now.

The big boat carrying Zeng Hao and others soon came to the shore of Liangshan, and Wang Lun, who was waiting on the shore, immediately greeted him with a smile on his face.

"I have heard the names of all the heroes for a long time, and I can see it today, which is really the blessing of Xiao Ke (the humble name of the Song Dynasty when calling himself, representing the meaning of "I"). ”

"The king is gracious." Zeng Hao returned the salute.

When Wang Lun saw Zeng Hao replying, he thought that Zeng Hao was Chao Gai, and said politely: "Presumably you are the famous Chao Gai Chao Heavenly King on the rivers and lakes, it is really ...... Spirited. ”

Originally, he wanted to say polite words such as "tiger back and bear waist, majestic and majestic", because he heard that Chao Gai was a tall man, but he mistakenly thought that Zeng Hao was Chao Gai, and after seeing Zeng Hao's figure, he could only temporarily change his words.

"The king leader has recognized the wrong person, I am not the king of Chao Tian." Zeng Hao said.

Wang Lun suddenly realized: "I said no wonder......"

"What's the wonder?"

"Ah, nothing...... I don't know what the name of the hero is? Wang Lun hurriedly changed the topic.

"Break the carving, Wu Zhi." Zeng Hao arched his hand.

Compared with the nickname "God Operator", Zeng Hao still feels that "Broken Carving" is more suitable for his identity as a craftsman for many years.

"It turned out to be a brother! I've heard of my brother for a long time! ”

Zeng Hao said in his heart: This nickname has only been newly taken for a long time, and you have heard your grandmother's legs for a long time.

"Who is this guy next to you?" Wang Lun pointed at Wu Yong and asked.

"In Xia Zhi Duoxing, Wu Yong."

"Look up for a long time, look up for a long time."

Subtext: Another unrecognizable one.

In fact, among Zeng Hao and other ten people, Wang Lun only knew the three brothers Chao Gai and Ruan, unlike Zhu Gui, he knew a lot about people and things on the rivers and lakes.

After a polite exchange, Wang Lun found that the other eight heroes were not at the scene, so he asked where they were.

Zeng Hao told him that he was going to meet the officers and soldiers who were chasing.

The careful Wang Lun immediately sniffed out something was wrong and asked Zeng Hao: "Those officers and soldiers are here to hunt you down?" ”

Zeng Hao didn't plan to hide it, and he couldn't hide it, so he told the story of outwitting the Shengchengang and then being found out by the government and ordered to be wanted.

After hearing this, Wang Lun's face changed greatly, and his eyes quickly turned several times before returning to normal.

He laughed at Zeng Hao and Wu Yong: "You heroes only rely on the strength of a few people to take the birth of the Taishi, this bravery and courage is really rare in the world. You can rest assured, although you have lived in my Liangshan in the past few days, I Liangshan will protect you with the power of the whole village! ”

Hearing this, Zeng Hao and Wu Yong both narrowed their eyes slightly, because Wang Lun's words put them in the position of guests, and the subtext was that we in Liangshan did not agree with your joining.

At this time, Chao Gai and the others returned in two small boats.

Lu Zhishen pushed He Tao, who tied his hands behind his back, off the boat, and pushed him down in front of Zeng Hao, asking Zeng Hao what to do with him.

He Tao struggled to twist his body and kneel in front of Zeng Hao, and then kept kowtowing to Zeng Hao and begging for mercy, and at the same time moved out his line of "there is an eighty-year-old mother waiting for him to support".

Originally, Zeng Hao really didn't plan to let He Tao go, after all, He Tao had seen his appearance, if he was put back to confess to the government, how would he do business and make money in the Great Song Kingdom in the future?

However, when he heard that if He Tao was killed, his elderly mother would have no one to support him, Zeng Hao's heart suddenly softened, and he could no longer have a murderous intention.

He turned his back to He Tao, not letting He Tao continue to see his face, so as to reduce He Tao's memory of his appearance, and then said in a cold voice: "I can let you go, but you keep in mind for me that the reason why you can survive today is entirely because of your mother, and you must treat her well when you go back!" ”

He Tao hurriedly made a loud poisonous oath that he would treat his mother well.

Zeng Hao then signaled Lu Zhishen to loosen the rope of He Tao's hands, and then said to He Tao: "Get out." ”

"Thank you, Master! Thank you Master! He Tao cried bitterly, then rushed to the boat quickly, rowed back with all his might, and after a while, he rowed a few meters away, and gradually disappeared in front of Zeng Hao and others.

Looking at He Tao who was leaving, Chao Gai asked Zeng Hao with some concern: "Master, will it bring us misfortune if you let him go back like this?" ”

Zeng Hao smiled faintly, "Even if we kill him, do you think the imperial court will let us go?" Wait, we will have several battles with the court in the future, but the victory will definitely be on our side! ”

Hearing Zeng Hao say this, Chao Gai finally let go of his worries.

Because he knew that Zeng Hao and others had caused a big lawsuit, Wang Lun did not treat them as enthusiastically as he did at the beginning, showing his politeness.

At the dinner, Wang Lun kept toasting Zeng Hao and them, and said that Zeng Hao and they were guests from afar, and they must stay in the village for a few more days, but they never mentioned the matter of joining the family.

None of the people present are stupid, how can they not hear the meaning of Wang Lun's words.

Chao Gai, who was sitting next to Zeng Hao, decided to have a showdown with Wang Lun directly after asking Zeng Hao's opinion, testing his attitude.

Chao Gai picked up a bowl of wine to Wang Lun and said directly: "Leader Wang, our brothers went up the mountain this time, in fact, they want to take refuge in Guizhai, be the pawns under Leader Wang, and help Liangshan develop better." If the king's leader does not dislike it, please dry this bowl of wine. ”

Wang Lun suddenly showed a look of embarrassment: "I'll talk about this later, now let's eat and drink to our heart's content...... Come on, come on, I'll salute all the heroes for a bowl again......"

"Leader Wang, if this matter is not settled, our brothers are really not happy to drink, and I hope that Leader Wang can give an accurate word, and we can drink this wine happily." Chao Gai said again.

Liu Tang and the others also nodded in agreement.

Wang Lun saw that he couldn't postpone it, so he also got straight to the point and said: "Alas, it's not that I don't allow you heroes, it's just that I, Liangshan, is poor and bad, with little food and scarce houses, I'm afraid that I will miss your future in the future, and everyone will not look good, and Wang Lun won't dare to stay." ”

Chao Gai didn't give up, and continued to beg each other: "Leader Wang, let's be straight, my brothers and I really have no way out now, if the leader of the king is willing to leave us behind, no matter how we settle in the future, we have nothing to say!" ”

This was already said very humblely, but Wang Lun still refused to stay, and asked his subordinates to bring some gold, silver and jewelry that had been prepared earlier, handed them to Chao Gai, and said pretendedly: "I, Wang Lun, am not a ruthless and unrighteous person, and I am really sorry that I can't leave you." These gold and silver, one expression of admiration for the heroes, the other as the heroes of the road entangled, all hope to smile. I just hope that when the heroes will show their ambitions in the future, don't forget that Xiao Ke is. ”

After hearing this, Chao Gai and the others didn't do anything, but Lin Chong, who was sitting at the end, was so angry that he slapped the table and left the venue angrily.

Because when he went to Liangshan, Wang Lun also used these words to reject him, if it weren't for Du Qian and Song Wan's efforts to dissuade him, he wouldn't have stayed in Liangshan.

Now that this situation is happening again, how can he not be angry?

"This Lin Sect Leader has just joined our Liangshan, and he doesn't understand the rules yet, so he makes you laugh." Wang Lun explained awkwardly, and at the same time, his disgust for Lin Chong deepened in his heart.

Later, Chao Gai begged Wang Lun several times, and even said that they could give their entire wealth to Liangshan to develop and grow, just to let them stay.

is so humble, even Du Qian and Song Wan can't stand it anymore, and they have spoken out to persuade Wang Lun to stay with Chao Gai and others.

But how dare the timid and fearful Wang Lun stay behind Chao Gai, who caused a big lawsuit, and has always refused.

was so ruthless that Du Qian and Song Wan were dissatisfied with Wang Lun in their hearts.

Seeing that Wang Lun didn't agree to ask for each other, Chao Gai had no choice but to give up.

The dinner ended in displeasure.

After leaving, Chao Gai and the others all gathered in Zeng Hao's room and asked Zeng Hao about his next plan.

It turned out that Chao Gai's humble plea for Wang Lun just now was all Zeng Hao's idea, the purpose was to let Lin Chong, Du Qian, and Song Wan see Wang Lun's ruthlessness clearly, and lay the groundwork for overthrowing Wang Lun's rule in the future.