Chao Gai knew that people who did business could be controversial in this era, but in later generations he was a symbol of success and the envy of the younger generation. He dared to pat his chest and say that he was moving closer to this.

"Brother, Chao never tells lies, I know that my brother's ability is very important. However, I have never had a chance to make friends, and it is fate that I have no intention of meeting. Chao Gai laughed as he spoke, and personally poured a glass of wine for Zhu Gui.

"Brother, little brother He De, how can he!" Zhu Gui didn't dare to say anything, and his eyes were red.

"My brother is the most knowledgeable, and my brother is humble." Shi Xiu patted him on the shoulder and diverted the topic: "By the way, you just said that you accidentally injured someone's life in your hometown......"

Zhu Gui sighed and gritted his teeth: "The younger brother has opened a village store in his hometown, and his life is okay." But the local bully quarreled a few words without giving money for dinner, and killed the guy by mistake, and has been in exile for more than a month. ”

"Kill well, Chao can't wait to kill all the wicked people and ghosts in the world, corrupt officials and corrupt officials." Chao Gai slapped the table and asked again, "I wonder what my brother's plans are in the future?" ”

Zhu Gui smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Hey, the government is holding on tightly, and there is nowhere to go." Originally, I heard that there was a gang of strong people entrenched in Shuibo Liangshan, and I wanted to come and join An......"

Wu Yong is the one who knows Chao Gai's mind the most, and knows that he wants to win over Zhu Gui to join the gang. At this time, it is natural to promote this matter in order to strengthen your own strength.

Yes, he didn't wait for Zhu Gui to finish speaking, then pointed at Chao Gai and said, "Brother Zhu Gui, what are you doing with that Shuibo Liangshan?" Our brother is looking forward to you for a long time! ”

"Yes, Brother Zhu Gui, meeting is fate, and our brothers are not angry when they get together." Shi Xiu slapped his thigh and persuaded beside him.

"Is this okay? I'm guilty of ......" Zhu Gui was moved but hesitated.

"Don't worry, brother, it's a piece of cake. You have a fellow villager named Black Whirlwind Li Kui, who also killed people in his hometown, and now lives in my village. Chao Gai reacted and scolded himself for being confused, and hurriedly waved his hand and smiled. Then tell me how to meet Li Kui, so that Zhu Gui can feel at ease.

He knew better than anyone else the power of this dryland lawbreaker. opened a hotel outside Liangshan Dazhai, and the government requisitioned Liangshan and didn't know that there was a difference between the Lijia Daokou Hotel. It is enough to show that this man is cautious and has extraordinary ability. It's just that intelligence is not valued by Liang Shan, and his reputation is not obvious.

"Black Whirlwind Li Kui?" Zhu Gui lives in the village next door to Li Kui, so he naturally recognizes it. When I heard that I had a fellow countryman as my companion in this case, I no longer insisted on it.

"Okay, since there is such a thing, the younger brother is willing to vote for his brother, and he hopes that his brother will take him in." Zhu Gui put down the dishes and chopsticks, and when he got up, he was about to bow to Chao Gai.

Chao Gai jumped up and stepped forward to support Zhu Gui, and patted his hand happily: "Brother, please get up." When you come, the foolish brother can't ask for it, and he will not let you be wronged. ”

"Brother, I can't wait to meet sooner!" Zhu Gui could feel Chao Gai's sincerity, his nose was sore, his eyes were red, and his voice was a little choked. I've only heard of the name of Chao Tianwang before, but I didn't expect it to be so benevolent.

Corporal Lixian, love and righteousness, is a husband!

The more Zhu Gui looked at Chao Gai, the more domineering he became, and secretly gritted his teeth and made a decision: "Brother, the younger brother has a younger brother named Zhu Fu, who opens a restaurant in Yishui County. Business has not been good in these years, and I can summon him by repairing a book. ”

"Isn't it the smiling tiger Zhu Fu?" Chao Gai paused for a moment and blurted out. I really didn't expect this to win over one and then bring out the other.

Zhu Gui recommends his brother? This incident did not appear in the original trajectory at all. Whether Chao Gai was in charge or Song Jiang was in power, Zhu Gui did not recommend his brother, it was Li Kui who had to go home to pick up his mother and implicate his brother.

Perhaps this head of Liangshan visited the leader of Liangshan, knowing that he was not valued and his status was declining, so he did not recommend his brother to Liangshan Juyi. Now that his appearance values him, he will pull his brothers to do it together!

"My brother also knows my brother's nickname?" Zhu Gui was also surprised. How long did it take for his brother to get this nickname before he was known to King Chao?

Isn't this Heavenly King secretly paying attention to himself?

Wu Yong saw his doubts on the side, and his eyes rolled slightly and he opened his mouth: "Brother Zhu Gui, our brother has been worrying about it, and he only hates that bad thing happened a few days ago." Recently, there is a big deal in the scheme, and I don't have time to visit. ”

"Brother!" Zhu Gui's thoughts were confirmed and he was about to cry, and he choked up: "My brother is the smiling tiger Zhu Fu, who likes to dance with guns and sticks, is clever, and has some strategies, so he was summoned to come and work for his brother together." ”

Chao Gai was happy in his heart, and his face was also full of smiles, and he pulled Zhu Gui to sit down: "Okay, come on, let's brothers gather and do a great cause." ”

"That's right, my brother will only be angry with Liangshan."

"Oh, Saburo. What can't be said about this? ”

"Brother doesn't know, the white-clothed Xiushi, the leader of Liangshan, ......"

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Zhu Gui's defection to join the gang is a great joy!

The four of them pushed the cups and changed the lamps in the pavilion, and Shuibo Liangshan was naturally carried to the bright surface by everyone to discuss. Wang Lun, a jealous and jealous white-clothed showman, has no ambitions. It's a pity that the natural fortress of Liangshan, a natural fortress of 800 miles, fell into the hands of this person.

Everyone complained for a while, and they were happy that Zhu Gui had joined. Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and Shi Xiu took turns toasting, and Zhu Gui threw off his arms to accompany his brothers to drink.

After a meal, the words are speculative, and they are happy, only to see each other and hate to be late!

In the next two days, Zhu Gui settled down in Chao Mansion. Seeing those tall and energetic guards, I felt that they were really elite. When I learned that these were all trained by Chao Gai personally, I was impressed. I saw a lot of strange things one after another, and I was just dazzled.

Li Kui from the next village really lived in Chaofu, and he also got acquainted with heroes like Ruan's Sanxiong, Su Ding, and Chao Qiang, and they had a good conversation. With the more you learn. Zhu Gui was more determined that there was nothing wrong with his approach. There's a good way out of pulling your brother over.

As the saying goes, if you want to do big things, you have to be a patriarch as soon as possible!

Zhu Gui was often happy with his decision, but when he was invited to join a meeting one night, his eyes moistened.

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The weather at the beginning of June was surprisingly hot, and there has been another heat wave in the past few days. The sky is like a fire, the earth is like a steamer, the sky is cloudless, and the leaves do not move.

On the official road in Xiangzhou, a convoy is slowly moving forward. I saw more than a dozen Taiping cars, each with a small yellow flag on the wheel, and a sergeant holding a gold-inlaid sign at the front, one of which read "Daimyo's Mansion congratulates Taishi's birthday", and the other said "Xiaoxiao retreat"!

Next to each chariot, there were six or seven heavily armed soldiers pushing carts and guards. On both sides of the road were several jailers on horseback. The burly man led by him was wearing iron armor and holding a simple knife, and he was majestic.

This team set off from the Daimyo's Mansion and was ordered by Liang Zhongshu, the minister who stayed behind. The team that escorted 100,000 Kan Shengchengang to Bian Liang Castle in Tokyo.

The soldiers are all selected from the border army, and they are all brave. There are hundreds of people, even if they encounter hundreds of robbers, they are not afraid.

It's just that it's too hot!

There are trees on the official road that are useless, and they are all sweating profusely, panting for breath. The horses were not much better, the horses that sat down drooped their heads listlessly, and the soldiers were soaked with clothes as if they had climbed up from the river.

"Straight lady thief, why is the weather so hot?" The burly man in iron armor wiped the sweat from his face, looked at the fireball in the sky and cursed in his mouth.

The convoy continued to move forward until noon, when it was at its hottest. Arrived at Xiangzhou, the junction of Huazhou, and saw a forest in the distance.

"Brothers, work hard, and rest in the woods." The leader of the Han was overjoyed. Many soldiers were overjoyed, and they held back their strength to accelerate.

When I got closer, I realized that the forest was made up of thick maple trees. The vegetation is lush, and the road is dark and oppressive.

The border between the two states is known as the "Black Maple Forest".

There is no shop in front of the village, and there are no shops in the back, at least more than ten miles forward before there are people.

A soldier in the team hurriedly reported: "Horse Pai Army, this place is called Black Maple Forest." There are robbers who have cut the path, are we going to the village to rest......"

"Shut up, where are the robbers? Hearing this, both of them have been imprisoned and escorted to Shengchengang for several years, and they have both been on this official road, and there are no robbers. The weather is so hot and the heat is unbearable, so I just rest here. The horse brand army led by him glared at the soldiers and led the team into the forest.

With his shouts, the team found a flat place, and a hundred or so soldiers got busy. Some tethered their horses to feed them, some searched for water sources, some buried pots to make food, and some guarded more than a dozen Taiping chariots with knives and guns......

However, they didn't notice a pair of eyes staring at the leafy maple trees. There was a group of people lurking quietly in the woods on the opposite side of the official road.

Dressed in a green silk combat uniform, Chao Gai led the team to crawl among the lush vegetation. Sweating profusely and watching the movement here, he was also hot.

This black maple forest is uninhabited for more than ten miles, and there are many strongmen. After discussing with Wu Yong, Shi Xiu and others two days ago, they decided to do it here.

Li Kui had a fiery temper, and he couldn't hold back his temperament and hurriedly asked for battle: "Brother, do you want to suddenly kill while they are slack?" I am willing to fight the strikers, and cut them open one by one with an axe. ”

"No, this group of soldiers is well-trained, and they are lax on the surface, but they are actually secretly on guard." Chao Gai pressed this guy's head and said viciously: "You'd better not stab Lou Zi for me, otherwise you will be banned from drinking for three years." ”

Three years of abstinence? Li Kui shrank his neck in fright, and quickly shut up. Half a month of prohibition has just passed, and it really can't drink half a drop of alcohol. If you don't let you drink happily for three years, you might as well kill him with a knife.

"Don't be anxious, Iron Bull, there is a time for you to charge." Zhu Gui patted Li Kui's shoulder, pointed to the looming soldier in the woods in front of him, and whispered, "Brother is right. This group is definitely not an ordinary forbidden army. A few people who passed by and patrolled before were vigilant with knives, and we couldn't act rashly. ”

Zhu Gui was able to participate in this kind of sky-throwing operation in just two days. It was false to say that he was not moved by Chao Gai's trust, and he had already decided to follow him to the death in his heart. Along the way, try to follow the team's actions to avoid mistakes.

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