The two of them ate and drank to their heart's content, wiped the table, and suddenly there was a footstep outside, stopping at the door, "In the next surname Li, the shopkeeper's goods have been ready, and they are specially sent here!" ”

Zhu Long said: "Let him in!" ”

Wu Song knew that this was Zhu Long and the others, he was still very careful, holding the handle of the knife at his waist, he walked over and opened the door, and the person outside turned out to be Li Wang, the steward of Zhujiazhuang.

He was carrying a long strip of wrapping on his back, which seemed to be heavy. He stepped forward and saluted, "Li Wang greets the big official!" ”

Zhu Long nodded in greeting and said with a smile: "Cast?" ”

Li Wang untied the package on his back and put it on the table, listening to the sound very heavy.

He opened the package, and inside were two large iron halberds.

Four and a half feet long, about one meter three, the sharp crescent on the side of the halberd is shining, like the fangs of a fierce beast, with a powerful armor-piercing ability, like a nail hammer. The tip of the halberd is very sharp.

Wu Song couldn't help but pick it up, the halberd rod had a concave and convex pattern, it was very comfortable to hold in his hand, and he wouldn't slip out of his hand. Swing it twice, and the weight is appropriate.

He couldn't put it down, and he preferred this pair of powerful iron halberds to the light iron ring knife.

"How?"

"What a miracle!" Wu Song exclaimed, "Who owns this?" ”

Zhu Long said with a smile: "Divine soldiers are worthy of heroes, and heroes must also have divine soldiers to help!" I have ordered the blacksmith to cast it for you. ”

"Thank you, my lord!" Wu Song was overjoyed and played with a pair of halberds in the house.

Li Wang looked at it and smacked his tongue secretly, these two big iron halberds, each weighing twenty-two catties, he couldn't wave it with one hand, but it was as easy as straw in Wu Song's hands.

I can only sigh that it is worthy of being a fierce man who has killed a tiger!

"How's the research going?"

"After I went back, I recruited an experienced old blacksmith to figure out a way together, and I also bought a copy of "Dream Creek Writings" to study, and now I have some eyebrows.

In the beginning, the iron pieces were always unbeaten and easily shattered. Later, some blacksmiths found that if they were burned red with fire in advance and then hammered and forged when it cooled down, it would not be so easy to break, but there was still no way to hammer and forge to one-third of the original thickness, and often when it was just half of the thickness, it was still broken! ”

Zhu Long put forward two important instructions, first, to reward this blacksmith and improve everyone's enthusiasm; Second, we must make a fuss about the quality of iron, the iron of the Great Song Dynasty is too acidic, and we must find a way to remove the acid; Third, we should make persistent efforts to tackle tough problems and overcome difficulties, and at the same time do a good job in maintaining confidentiality.

Li Wang carefully studied Zhu Long's instructions, wrote them down with Mao, and went back to lead everyone to learn together.

It was dark and snowy outside, and it was not safe for Li Wang to go back at night, so he asked the store to open a room next door and went in to sleep.

For safety, Zhu Long and Wu Song slept in the same room, with a bed on the east wall and one on the west wall.

Seeing that Zhu Long was about to sleep, Wu Song said: "Wait a minute, Lord, I'll go and ask the store to bring some hot water, let's soak our feet and relieve fatigue!" ”

So saying, he went out, but soon he returned, followed by the young shopkeeper.

"Is there something wrong?" Zhu Long looked at Wu Song puzzled.

"He said he had something important to tell him." Wu Song explained, turned to stare at the store, and said in a deep voice: "What do you have to say, say it quickly!" ”

The young man stared at Zhu Long, and suddenly said, "Your Excellency is the Zhu Daguan of Zhujiazhuang?" ”

Zhu Long and Wu Song glanced at each other, and Wu Song sneered: "If you want to sue the official, just go!" ”

"The villain doesn't dare, he just wants to tell the two of them that the government's arrest is about to target you, and there are heels outside"

Oh?

Wu Song's face changed, he walked quickly to the window, opened the window, the howling cold wind carried the snowflakes in, the lights were swaying, the lights were flickering, and he couldn't see anything outside, so he had to close the window again.

Zhu Long looked at the store calmly and said, "How did you know me, and why did you tell us?" ”

The shopkeeper shouted softly outside, "Lady, come in!" ”

A woman with a beautiful face came in, looked up at Zhu Long, and said happily: "Sure enough, it's Engong!" ”

Then she knelt down and kowtowed, "Bai Xiaoyue greets Engong!" ”

Zhu Long was confused, "This little lady, did you recognize the wrong person?" We've never seen it before! ”

Bai Xiaoyue said in a crisp voice: "Engong has never seen the slave family, but the slave family has secretly seen Engong, and I keep your voice and appearance in my heart." When I was in Dongping Mansion, I once saw this big brother Toutuo and you together, so when I saw him just now, I suspected that Engong was coming, and I heard my eldest brother say that he looked good, so I was eight or nine points sure! ”

"You keep claiming that I am gracious, but what kind of favor do I have to you?" Zhu Long couldn't remember it when he thought about it.

"Do you remember Fan Xiu's case?"

"You, you are ......" Zhu Long finally remembered.

"Yes, I am the new wife of Ye Cao who was killed, and I was put on death row by Cheng Wanli, who was comatose and beheaded, if it weren't for the help of Engong, I would have been a lonely ghost on Huangquan Road at this time!"

Although Zhu Long only ordered someone to release Bai Xiaoyue, he had never seen her, so he had to know her, and he didn't even remember her name afterwards.

"Why are you here now?" Zhu Long asked curiously.

Bai Xiaoyue said: "After I was released from prison, there was gossip everywhere, and my parents sent me to live at my uncle's house in Yuncheng County temporarily, so I met my eldest brother Zhou Xing, who was my uncle's buddy at that time, good and diligent, after getting the consent of my parents, I married him, and with the help of my uncle, we opened this small inn."

After Engong's companion entered the store just now, an official in civilian clothes followed him outside the store, and my eldest brother saw through it at a glance. I'm afraid that a large group of officers and soldiers will come to arrest me in a while, so please leave through the back door immediately! My eldest brother will take you to a safe place to hide. ”

Wu Song looked at Zhu Long with an inquiring gaze, Zhu Long nodded, Wu Song came out of the house, and soon, he came over with Li Wang.

He looked frightened, obviously already knew what was going on, knelt down, and apologized: "Big official, I really don't know that someone is following me......

Zhu Long waved his hand and said, "It seems that you are exposed!" Now is not the time to talk about this, let's go first! Brother Zhou, thank you! ”

Bai Xiaoyue's husband Zhou Xing nodded and said, "Please follow me!" ”

Li Wang walked at the back and wanted to blow out the oil lamp, but was stopped by Wu Song, "Let it be lit!" ”

The five of them came to the back door, and Zhu Long hugged Bai Xiaoyue and said, "Thank you, Sister Bai!" ”

"You have nine graces to me, this is what I have to do!" She said to Zhou Xing: "Big brother, take Engong and them away!" It's too late! ”

"Good!" Zhou Xing nodded, and took Zhu Long and the three out of the back door, Bai Xiaoyue watched them disappear into the snowy night with a worried face.

This is an alley, Zhou Xing took them, turned around with a light car, came to an old house, took out the key, opened the lock, and led them in.

The house is dilapidated, but it is clean.

Zhou Xing lit an oil lamp and said to Zhu Long: "This is a house left by my parents, I usually live in the store, and rarely come to live, please take care of yourself, I want to go back to deal with the official errand quickly!" ”

Zhu Long hugged his fists and said, "Thank you, Brother Zhou!" ”

After Zhou Xing hurriedly went back, Wu Song also went out, observing the environment nearby, looking for a route to escape when it was dangerous.

Zhu Long paced around the room, thinking about this matter, if it was the target of the government, Li Wang, he would just arrest him directly, so why bother.

It is likely that the target is himself and Wu Song.

He went to Jeju to find Lin Chuman, not many people knew about it, only his father, Wu Yong, Luan Tingyu and Chen Shou, they could not betray themselves, the problem should be Li Wang.

Of course, Li Wang himself should have no problem, otherwise there is no need to send someone to keep an eye on him, it should be the person next to him.

"Who did you tell when you came to see me in Yuncheng County?" Zhu Long looked at Li Wang sternly.

Li Wang hurriedly pointed to the sky and swore an oath: "The villain didn't tell anyone!" I know the severity, how can I tell anyone about such a confidential matter! ”

"Then you're here, does anyone know?"

Li Wang thought for a while and said, "There are two people who know, one is Hao Jie, he is in charge of the iron workshop when I leave, and I must tell him." There was also a coachman, Wang Lao Liu, who sent me to the city gate, and I asked him to go back by himself, and he said that his family lived in Yuncheng County, and he wanted to go home to get a thick coat, so we parted ways at the city gate. ”

Zhu Long's eyes lit up, "Do you know where the coachman's house is?" ”

Li Wang said weakly: "I don't know! ”

Zhu Long glared at him angrily, eager to kick him, Li Wang shrank in the shadow of the lamp, wanting to disappear.

After a while, Wu Song came in, shook the snow off his body, and his breath was full of white mist.

Zhu Long opened his palm, protected the light, and said, "How is it?" ”

Wu Song turned around and closed the door, and said: "The lanes here are staggered, and it is easy to get out, but we can't stay for a long time, tomorrow the official will search the city, and we will be exposed." It's best to get out of the city tonight! ”

Zhu Long pondered for a while, then raised his head and said, "Let's go back to the inn and have a look." ”

"Return?" Li Wang cried with a sad face, but he didn't dare to object.

The snow outside finally stopped, the wind subsided, and although there was no moon, there was snow in the background, and you could see the road under your feet.

They did not go back the way they came, but went out of a small alley and went around into the street. Walk under the eaves and head towards the inn.

Wu Song was in front, carrying an iron halberd wrapped in strips of cloth; Zhu Long is in the middle, with a goose feather knife hanging from his waist, and the scabbard is black; Li Wang walked behind worriedly, looking around from time to time, and looking back from time to time, as if someone was following behind.

Wu Song suddenly stopped, raised his arm, and Zhu Long looked over.

There were two men under the eaves on the opposite side of the inn, staring at the window of the inn, which was still lit.

Li Wang pulled Zhu Long's sleeve, pointed to a short and fat figure opposite, and said in a low voice: "Look at the figure, that person seems to be the coachman Wang Lao Liu!" ”

Zhu Long nodded, but wondered another thing in his heart - why didn't the official go in and arrest people?

He made a gesture to Li Wang, motioning for him to stay where he was, and he and Wu Song retreated to the corner of the street, quietly walked across the street, inserted into an alley, and went around to an alley not far from the two of them.

"Damn, it's cold outside, they're roasting a fire in the house, drinking wine and eating meat, but we're drinking the north wind here!" The official who was watching scolded and scolded.

The short and fat man who was suspected of being the sixth king also complained, "I betrayed Manager Li, and you Zhu Dutou not only did not reward silver according to the regulations of the imperial court, but also asked me to come here to do this hard work!" ”

The official said disapprovingly: "It's not certain who the people inside are, how can I reward you with silver!" ”

"Lao Zhao, you know my character, I don't have eight or nine points of certainty, I, Wang Lao Liu, will come to sue the official? Li Wang is a person from Zhujiazhuang, many of us in the King Kong Iron Workshop know, just pretending to be stupid, building so many weapons and armor every day, and quietly pulling them away at night, who else is there besides Zhujiazhuang? ”

The official Lao Zhao was puzzled: "Then why didn't you sue the official before?" ”

"You're stupid! sued the official, the iron mill was seized, who will pay us in the future, where can we find a job with such a high salary again? ”

The official old Zhao scolded: "Diao Min! It's all Diao people!! Ignore the court for your own selfish interests! ”

"The Imperial Court? Hehe......" Wang Laoliu sneered disdainfully: "Is the court important or is ten taels of silver important?" ”

Lao Zhao stopped talking, was silent for a long time, and suddenly said resolutely: "Of course, the court is the most important!" ”

"What about fifty taels of silver?"

As if he had been insulted, the official Lao Zhao blushed and said, "Who do you think my Lao Zhao is?" Is it a fool who can't tell the difference between the important and the heavy? Of course silver is important! ”

"If you catch Zhu Long, that's a reward of 10,000 taels of silver!" Wang Lao Liu said happily: "I will eat and drink spicy food and marry a daughter-in-law for the rest of my life!" If you want to eat meat, you can eat meat, and if you want to drink, you can drink wine! Widow Li next door ignored me, and when I had money, she couldn't take the initiative to lean on me......"

"Don't dream, isn't it not necessary to wish the dragon!" Lao Zhao pursed his lips.

"Eight or nine is not far from ten! Li Wang was dressed very formally today, and his hair was meticulous, as if he wanted to meet some big person. He also carried a pair of weapons, and I helped him carry them, which were very heavy, and only the powerful Zhu Long could play them. Even if it is not Zhulong, it must be a big man in Zhujiazhuang! ”

"I hope so, or we'll wait in vain, why are the lights still on, and we won't sleep!"

Li Wang complained impatiently: "It's hard to rush in and arrest people directly!" ”

"You go and catch it, I still have an old lady to raise!" Lao Zhao said coldly: "Then Zhu Long is an enemy of ten thousand people, a fierce general with the rank of general in a million-strong army, who dares to arrest him?" Whoever goes up dies! ”

"Then you have to wait until they blow out the lamp and go to bed before arresting people?"

"I don't dare to come near him even when I'm asleep! Zhu Dutou has already brought two little snitches, let them in and blow smoke later, and then we will go in and arrest people! ”

"Zhu Dutou is not his opponent either?"

"It's not that I have the ambition of others and destroy my own prestige, Zhu Dutou is still a big gap with Zhu Long!"

……

The two chatted to pass the time, Zhu Long and Wu Song quietly touched over, Lao Zhao just found something abnormal, and was about to draw a knife, but Wu Song fell to the ground, Lao Zhao struggled, Wu Song took out a ring knife, pressed it on his neck, and said coldly: "Is the court important, or is your own life important?" ”

Lao Zhao was honest immediately.

Zhu Long had already grabbed Wang Lao Liu, grabbed his collar and lifted it up, "You really guessed right, the person in the inn is me, I am Zhu Long!" Why betrayal? Want 10,000 taels of silver? Don't worry, I'll burn it to you! ”

After that, he pulled out a sharp knife and stabbed Wang Lao Liu in the chest.