Chapter Twenty-Five: The Night Feast
Liangshan's two groups of men and horses were defeated, Zhu Long and Hu Cheng sent many scouts to find and follow, and found that Song Jiang, Lin Chong, Li Kui, Mu Hong, Zhang Shun, and Dai Zong gathered the remnants of the army and returned to the camp under Dulonggang, while Bai Sheng went to the direction of Liangshan.
Zhu Long said to Hu Cheng: "Brother Hu, Liangshan is now a defeated remnant, don't worry, Guizhuang is safe, we will go back!" ”
"Brother Zhu, Lin Chong is an enemy of ten thousand, Li Kui is a murderous star, Mu Hong and Zhang Shun are all outlaws, Guizhuang people are strong and strong, naturally not afraid, but for my Hujiazhuang, it is still a great threat!" Hu Cheng said worriedly.
Zhu Long said helplessly: "What should I do?" There are so many of us, and we can't live in Guizhuang all the time! ”
"Let San Lang, Hu Gang, and Zhu Fei stay in the village!"
"This ...... I don't have any opinions, but my father misses his third brother day and night, and he has long wanted to see him. Zhu Long spread his hands, looking very embarrassed.
Hu Cheng stalked and said: "Our two families are less than thirty miles apart, we can go back and forth in one day, and we can go back after three or five days, what does it matter." Could it be that San Lang is in our house, and he can't eat and drink without him? Annoying, Brother Zhu persuaded Uncle Zhu to one or two. ”
"Third brother, what do you think of this?" Zhu Long turned his head to look at Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao said awe-inspiringly: "Hujiazhuang also offended Liangshan because he saved me, how can I leave!" Big brother, please tell your father, I'm fine, don't worry about it! ”
I think you just want to arch other people's cabbage, and you are serious!
Zhu Long complained in his heart, and took the original team back to Zhujiazhuang. And Zhu Biao still took Hu Gang and Zhu Fei to support Hujiazhuang.
In fact, he didn't plan to ask Zhu Biao and the others to go back, but he had to ask for it again and again, because he knew that what he worked hard to get would pay more attention to it.
Before leaving, the brothers chatted secretly for a long time and gave various instructions.
Back to Zhujiazhuang, Zhu Long held a feast and feasted everyone.
In addition to Luan Tingyu, Qin Ming, Zhu Hu, Huang Xin, Ma Lin, and Shi Qian, as well as Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu, Yang Lin, and Deng Fei, who have always had an ambiguous attitude, there is also a sturdy man.
"Moyun Golden Wing" Ou Peng!
As soon as he returned to Zhujiazhuang this evening, Ma Lin took the initiative to ask to persuade Ou Peng to surrender.
Ou Peng is the boss of the Huangmen Mountain system, and the other three are Ma Lin, "God Operator" Jiang Jing, and "Nine-Tailed Turtle" Tao Zongwang.
With this relationship, Ma Lin successfully persuaded Ou Peng.
Zhu Long is naturally overjoyed, this Ou Peng is also a talent, born in a military household, not only has good marksmanship, but also plays a good rolling knife, and more importantly, he is a person who has been the boss of the cottage, and his subordinates have managed hundreds of younger brothers, and the leadership ability of this organization should be not bad.
At the banquet, Zhu Long did not put the leader's stinky shelf, sat and waited for others to toast, but held the glass, toasted one by one, and after a circle, ten cups were down, and he felt that his face was a little hot.
Shi Xiu and the other four felt that Zhu Long was different from before, he was still the same person, but his mental temperament had changed a lot, as if he was ...... More confident.
They didn't expect that Zhu Long could defeat Liang Shan one after another, capture most of the leaders and minions alive, and even Hua Rong was captured alive.
On Liangshan, everyone knows that Hua Rong is Song Jiang's number one thug and henchman, when he first went to Liangshan, he performed the magic skill of shooting geese with an arrow, and he immediately suppressed Chao Gai.
It can be said that with Hua Rong, Song Jiang's waist board can be so hard.
But now, even Hua Rong has been captured alive.
What was even more shocking was that Qin Ming actually took refuge in Zhu Long!
Qin Ming's status in Liangshan is also very high, he was the chief of soldiers and horses in Qingzhou, and he was the highest social status and official position among all the heroes in Liangshan.
If it was before the grass fell, most of the heroes of Liangshan would not even be qualified to say a word to him.
In terms of martial arts, Qin Ming is also the pillar and the absolute main force.
didn't expect him to take refuge in Zhu Long, which made Shi Xiu's hearts tremble.
Will the thriving Liangshan just disappear?
I wish the big officials to win over themselves for a long time, good wine and meat every day, good words, don't you see that Hua Rong, Li Jun, and Zhang Heng are still locked up in the dungeon? How can you be virtuous, don't end up making a toast and not eating and drinking.
The four of them have something on their minds, and they don't taste the wine, but the other few people drink happily, very lively, only Luan Tingyu and Ou Peng are more restrained, Luan Tingyu's personality is like this, Ou Peng is a newcomer, and there is still a bit of a psychological estrangement.
After the feast, some people were drunk, while others remained sober.
"Great official, I'm going to patrol the city!" Luan Tingyu said.
"Thank you for your hard work, Master Luan!" Zhu Long is really glad to have such a person to assist him, and he feels that if he doesn't make a career, he will be sorry for Luan Tingyu's loyalty and dedication.
Qin Ming drank the most, and walked a little crookedly.
"Brother Qin, have you drunk too much?" Zhu Long held him and said.
Qin Ming said with a wide tongue: "Great official, I'm not drunk!" I'm not the Chun Yuqiong, drinking and making mistakes, I can still ride a horse and fight now! ”
"Okay, then you can accompany me to patrol the camp!"
"No, no problem!"
The two walked along the barracks under the city walls.
"Brother Qin, what did you say to Ma Lin today, you actually convinced him." Zhu Long dragged a big man to hang out in the middle of the night, not because he had special habits, but because he had doubts in his heart.
He found that his suspicions were getting worse and worse, it was difficult to trust others, and if things were not clarified, he would think in the worst direction, scare himself, and not even want to sleep well at night.
"Hey, hey! My Lao Qin has been in the officialdom for more than ten years, and no one has seen it! There are not many people in this world who would rather die than surrender, I just need to know the benefits and give him a step down at the same time. ”
"Oh? What did Brother Qin say? ”
"I told him that there is no future in Liangshan, the two leaders of Chao and Song do not agree with each other, and they are fighting very badly, and if they don't do well, they will fight, and when the time comes, both will lose, and Liangshan will be finished. In Chao Gai's eyes, the four leaders of Huangmen Mountain are Song Jiang's people, but Song Jiang didn't treat you as henchmen, Song Jiang's henchmen are Hua Rong, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Qingfeng Mountain and Jiangzhou, Huangmen Mountain doesn't know where to rank, even if Song Jiang wins in the end, what can you get by fighting life and death? ”
"And what is the future of the fallen grass? Do you want to be a robber for the rest of your life? That Song Jiang's single-minded Zhao'an, so many loyal ministers and good generals with strong roots, the court has abandoned them, will he look down on him as a rebellious official? I've been in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty for so many years, don't I know the imperial court better than you? What is my status in Yangsan? I have abandoned Liangshan and taken refuge in Zhu Daguanren, will I harm myself? ”
Zhu Long laughed when he heard this: "Brother Qin not only has a good martial arts, but also a good eloquence!" ”
"Hehe, I've been in the government for more than ten years, and I've been exposed to it."
"If I were Ma Lin, I would definitely ask Brother Qin: What is the future of taking refuge in Zhulong? He's just a local powerhouse. ”
Qin Ming was silent for a while and said, "He did ask." ”
"How does Brother Qin answer?"
This time Qin Ming was silent for a longer time, and Zhu Long found that Qin Ming at this time had clear eyes and was not drunk at all!
Sure enough, the big bosses are the most shrewd, and they are worthy of being immersed in officialdom for more than ten years.
"I said, I believe in the big official, if he only wants to be a rich man, he will escort us to the government in exchange for merit, how can he think of subduing us criminals. When the time comes, the big officials will tell us. ”
"Haha!" Zhu Long laughed, "Those who know me, Brother Qin!" Let's go have a cup of tea, sober up, and talk at night! ”