Speaking of this, Ma Decao paused, only to hear the brothers present all reply again and again: "That's right! That's it! ”

"We all have wives and children, and we all have to eat, drink, and Lazar, but we have no way to live! If we don't rebel, we will have to suffer from these scumbags and the oppression of the government! Therefore, we are gathering together now just to find a way out for ourselves! ”

"Yes!" "Well spoken!"

"Therefore, today we are going to make a bloody alliance here and follow our Li Helm Master! We must change this unpeaceful and unfair old world, and build a new world where our people can be fed, clothed, and safe! ”

Ma Decao said in a low voice: "Master Li, borrow your dagger!" Then he took the dagger, cut his fingers, let the blood drip into the bowl, and then picked up the bowl and drank it all!

At this moment, Master Li Helm spoke: "I very much agree with what Brother Ma said! Today, it is my Li Kejian who is good at advocating and taking everyone to this poor countryside and falling into the grass, so if you don't want to join the family, you can go home after eating this meal and reunite with your family; If you are willing to join the gang, please make an alliance with blood, with the meaning of cousins connecting hearts, advancing and retreating together, and relying on each other for life and death! After speaking, he also drank the wine in his bowl.

For a while, everyone followed suit, and they all drank blood wine like Ma Decao. But there are also some timid and afraid of things, although they are unwilling to join the gang, but they dare not disobey in public, so they have to reluctantly drink blood wine. It's just half-hearted, just waiting for an opportunity to escape.

Then, Master Li Helm told the three Ma brothers and Niu Xiucai in detail about the ins and outs of the matter.

It turned out that since Master Li Helm visited the Ma family's crispy meat shop, he heard the news that Ma Youfu was summoned by the government, and later heard that the Ma family was raided, and he felt that he had affected the Ma family, and he felt very uneasy.

At this time, Ma Deben and Ma Deran brothers knew about it, so they asked the two brothers to go to rescue their relatives, but Li Helm did not allow it, because he was afraid that directly confronting the government would bring big trouble to the cottage, and at the same time, he might not be able to rescue Ma Youfu's family.

So he insisted on going down the mountain to rescue himself, so that the Ma brothers could hold their positions on the cottage, and if the government sent someone to attack the cottage, there would be a response. The two brothers also knew that their minds were not as good as Master Li's, so they agreed.

When Li Duo heard that the imperial court had recently sent Liu Hualong, the famous "victorious general" of the dynasty, to Goose City to suppress the bandits, he secretly followed, sneaked into the camp tent at night, killed Liu Hualong, and then used the art of disguise to disguise himself as Liu Hualong and inserted his brother into the barracks!

The first thing that Li Helmsman thought of was that Ma might be imprisoned in Goose City Prison, so he came up with a clever plan to liberate the prisoners, but he didn't expect to rescue Ma Decao and Niu Qingquan here, but Ma Youfu was gone.

After interrogating the jailers, he learned that Ma Youfu had been tortured to death, and Master Li sighed for a while. When I inquired about the whereabouts of the Ma family, I learned that it had been sold by the government, and I couldn't know where I went for a while, so I had to wait for the next day.

And how did Niu Qingquan and Ma Decao know about these things? That's why there is the above scene of "Mao Sui's self-recommendation", which secretly helped the realization of Li Duo's main plan.

During the banquet, Ma Decao asked how the two brothers came to Eagle Claw Mountain, and Li Helm explained that it was an accident that he met the Ma brothers back then. It turned out that the two brothers Ma Deben and Ma Derun originally followed a wandering monk named Hui Idiot to wander the rivers and lakes, with no special purpose, mainly to eat, drink, and play games in the world.

But later, the monk You Fang was injured by his opponent in a duel and died! The Ma brothers vowed to avenge their master, but when the monk was dying, he told the two brothers that he would die soon, and although the two brothers of the Ma family were full of blood, they were simple and kind, and they could not gain a foothold in the treacherous rivers and lakes, and it was difficult to protect themselves, let alone take revenge! instructed the two of them to defect to Li Kejian in Eagle Claw Mountain after their deaths, and to serve Li Helm, and maybe they could make a career......

In this way, the Ma brothers came to Eagle Claw Mountain, and Master Li heard that it was recommended by the flower monk Hui, and he gladly accepted it, and then became Lord Li's right-hand man and right-hand man.

That night, the cottage was brightly lit, and everyone continued to drink until the four watches dispersed. It was nearly noon on the second day when everyone got up lazily. Master Li Duo raised the account and summoned the brothers to take a roll call, make a register of the new tenants, and arrange the cottage duties. After counting the roster, I found that seventy or eighty people escaped last night by taking advantage of the night.

When Niu Qingquan Niu Xiucai handed over the roster and mentioned the escape by the way, Master Li Helm smiled and said: "Run, run, everyone has their own ambitions, how can they force it!" Yesterday I had expected such an event, so I had already instructed the sentry not to stop anyone who escaped. Otherwise, on the cottage today, there will be a head on the ground! ”

Ma Decao asked: "Master Li Helm, although you have a compassionate heart, this style really can't last!" Nowadays, there are many people in my cottage, and the gathering of righteousness is in full swing, so naturally there will be many people to follow; In case when the mountains are high and the water is low, everyone thinks of retreating, and they will naturally be defeated like a mountain, out of control, and it can still make a comeback, but because of a few people retreating, it will be difficult to clean up! ”

Li Duo said: "What do you mean?" ”

Niu Qingquan said on the side: "The meaning of Ma Decao, I think it is like this......"

Li Duozhu interrupted: "Ma Decao...... It's not as good as Ma Biao, you have to be grassy, from now on, you can call it 'Ma Biao', or it's good to call it 'Ma Xiucai'! ”

Ma Decao said: "Since Master Li Helm said so, I will be called 'Ma Biao' in the future!" ”

Niu Qingquan said with a smile: "This name is good, it sweeps away the weak spirit of the scholar!" ”

Li Duo said: "In this way, two more talents have been added to my side at once, and my majesty has increased greatly!" Niu Xiucai, you go on! ”

Niu Qingquan said: "Horse...... What Ma Xiucai meant, I think, is that our cottage must have a set of strict rules to restrain the behavior of the brothers, especially the new ones! ”

Ma Biao said: "Not only that, but we also have to conduct military training for these people, otherwise, we will always be grassy cobs; With strict discipline and training, we can be considered an army! ”

Li Duo said: "Well said! With these, we will not only have to move freely in Eagle Claw Mountain in the future, but also unite with other rebels to fight the enemy together; And we must fight out of the mountain, directly confront the army of the Holy Dynasty, defeat the Holy Dynasty, and win the world that belongs to our poor people! ”

The two talents, Ma and Niu, said in unison: "The helmsman is wise!" ”

Master Li Helm looked ahead, patted the armrest of the tiger skin chair, and exclaimed: "Good! That's it! ”

Master Li Helm suddenly sat up straight, coughed, and suddenly the main hall was silent, everyone knew that Master Li Helm had something to say.