Wu Lun and Liu Jizu discussed the action plan the next day, and came to find Zhao Tian's together, Steward Zhou was not at home at all, and went to measure the fields. They met in the back hall, Zhao Tian's mother and daughter were already very anxious, and as soon as they saw Zhao Tian, they asked, "Steward Zhou is already acting, brother, how are you planning?"

"Madame, don't worry, my step-ancestor and I have already planned it, discussed it with you, and we are about to put it into action. I think let's stage a scene of roadblocks and robberies to fool the Zhao family. When you finish dealing with it here and leave to return to Xinzhou, my step-ancestor and I will ambush you on the way you must pass, take the opportunity to stun Steward Zhou and the coachman, and then leave some blood stains, take your mother and daughter and your belongings away, and find a place to hide. When the rumors are over, let's go to the field in disguise, what do you think of this strategy?"

Zhao Tian's mother and daughter listened to it and thought about it carefully, nodded and said, "Brother's method is very good, but is the field house sold by Steward Zhou?

Wu Lun couldn't help but sigh at Zhao Tian's kindness when he heard this, and said, "If you can trust your step-ancestor, I have a way to get the best of both worlds." ”

Zhao Tian hurriedly asked what the solution was, Wu Lun said: "It's very simple, that is, madam, you take out the money to give your step-ancestor, let him secretly buy the Tian Zhai, and then return the deed and land deed to you, and then hand it over to Uncle Liao's family for escrow, and the rent can be sent to you regularly." The step-ancestor has a meritorious reputation, and he can reduce some taxes under his name, and Uncle Liao's family can keep more. As for the money in Steward Zhou's hands, it will come back to you sooner or later anyway. ”

Zhao Tian pondered for a long time, discussed with his daughter again, and finally made up his mind and agreed to Wu Lun's idea.

Zhao Tian asked how much money he needed, but Wu Lun was not polite, and said directly: "I asked the tooth man when I built a house before, this place is in a remote area, and the price has not changed much. Such a large mansion is estimated to cost more than 700 taels of silver, plus the furniture and utensils inside about 200 taels, 100 acres of land, according to the market price of almost 1,000 taels of silver, in addition, we go to explore the road, prepare some things, probably need dozens of taels of silver. ”

Zhao Tian nodded and glanced at his daughter, Zhao Mingzhu returned to the back room, and when he came out after a while, he held a money bag in both hands and handed it to Wu Lun.

Wu Lun took it with one hand, checked it, opened it and looked at it, it was actually ten small gold ingots weighing ten taels. This was equivalent to two thousand taels of silver according to the ratio of gold to silver at that time.

Liu Jizu also looked at it, it was the first time he saw so much gold, and he was inevitably a little excited. Usually their family uses copper coins, and they have never seen a few silver ingots, and his grandfather has saved a lifetime, and there are only a dozen taels of broken silver.

Wu Lun took the money into his arms, and then said: "This money should be enough, and we will return the rest to you after we are done." ”

Zhao Tian hurriedly said: "Brother is polite, this money is enough for the best, if it is not enough, tell me, if there is a balance between the two of you, take it to buy wine and drink!"

Wu Lun was also not polite, and bowed and said, "My step-ancestor and I are going to run errands, and we have to go out for a short time." Wait and we'll see you again before you go. In case the steward has finished dealing with the rush to leave and we haven't come back yet, you have to find an excuse to delay until we come back. ”

After speaking, he and Liu Jizu left, and after going out, the two looked at no one around and went directly into Wu Lun's house.

His wife was spinning thread in the yard, Liu Jizu greeted his mother, and entered the back room with Wu Lun. Wu Lun closed the door casually and whispered to Liu Jizu: "This is your first step into the rivers and lakes, from now on, I will set a few rules for you, you must keep in mind, you must not violate it, otherwise it is very likely to cause a catastrophe." ”

Liu Jizu saw the solemnity of what the master said, and hurriedly responded: "Don't worry, Master, I can tell the difference." ”

Wu Lun is actually very relieved about Liu Jizu, because after getting along for so many years, he found that Liu Jizu was mature, cautious, measured, and thoughtful, but this time the matter was very important, so he explained it again.

He said: "First, try to keep a low profile, don't go to people if you have nothing to do, don't impress people, don't let people think that you are handsome, don't be a hero, don't care about what you can do, endure if you can, pretend to be if you can, listen to me when you go out this time, don't make your own decisions;

Second, don't talk nonsense, don't talk when you're not sure if anyone is eavesdropping, and don't call me Master when you go out, call me Uncle. Well...... If you change your name, you will be called Li Youdan, and my name will be Li Youcai. ”

Liu Jizu had a black line on his face after hearing this name, and hurriedly interrupted, "Master, can you change the name, this name is easy to leave an impression." ”

"Why, this kind of name is everywhere, very usual. So what do you want to call it?"

"Just call it Li Chuanzong, how good it is to succeed the ancestors, my mother's surname is Li, let's call it this!"

Wu Lun said: "Okay, your name is as you like! Third, you must not show your name, you must not show your gold, silver and valuables in front of people, wear shabby clothes when you go out, be frugal in everything, and don't let people think that you are rich or hiding money, which will cause death." You always say that the people here are simple, do you know why? In addition to the fact that almost all of the locals here, the most important thing is that everyone has little cash, can they not be simple? Remember, when you go out, you will be a foreigner, and if there are no relatives and friends to cover you, the bad people will be tempted. Finally, you can't show mercy when you are dealing with people, you should be stunned, you should be injured, you should be killed, you can't be merciful, you can't be excessive, otherwise you will bring disaster to yourself. ”

"So how do I tell how heavy I am?"

"Well, it's relatively easy to beat people to death, but it's much harder to knock people out without being fatal, it takes practice and experience, take your time, if you have the opportunity, it's good to find someone to sandbag for you to practice. Generally speaking, stunting is to make him incapacitated, try not to hurt him, but this is basically impossible, how many will be injured, the degree of injury and the time of fainting also completely depends on your technique and strength, you must practice many times to master, if you don't get it right, you will beat people to death or not faint.

This is usually done against people who have nothing to do with you, but who inadvertently get in the way of your work. Such a person cannot be killed, otherwise it will be indiscriminate killing of innocents, which is against the way of heaven and will be punished, and it is also not tolerated by the rules of the rivers and lakes. There are several ways to do this, and you have to choose according to the situation, and I will teach you when I have the opportunity later.

An injury is one that causes him to lose some of his mobility for a period of time or permanently, but to save his life. Generally deal with people who don't have a deep grudge against you, but want to deal with you. These people are not evil, but they are not killers, and they can be punished appropriately according to their actions. If you kill it, it is a bit excessive, and if you kill too many people, it will cause a lot of unnecessary trouble.

As for whether it is to be killed, although this is easy for the disciples of our academy, we must be cautious, try not to kill people, and do not make mortal enemies with others for no reason. Look how good you are now, no injustice and no hatred. But most of the time, people can't help themselves in the rivers and lakes, and when you are swept in, such a good day will be gone forever, you have to be mentally prepared. ”

Liu Jizu is not aware of this, but he is not willing to live a life so mediocre, otherwise it would be better to work as a farmer at home. He just wants to use the strength of his two lives and do something about it. So he didn't care about what Master said, so he replied, "Don't worry, Master, I'm ready, you can rest assured!"

Wu Lun saw that he was looking forward to it, and he was not worried at all, knowing that this was the unique energy of young people who were not afraid of heaven and earth, he shook his head and continued: "Anyway, you remember that you can't kill people easily, but if someone really wants to kill you or your relatives and friends, you must find ways to get rid of such people." Just this one criterion, you can grasp it yourself! There is another principle of killing, that is, try not to let others know. Do you remember all of that?"

Liu Jizu nodded and wrote them down one by one, keeping them in mind. He knew that this was all the experience that Master had accumulated over the years of walking the rivers and lakes, so he remembered it very seriously.

Wu Lun saw that he was very attentive and nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Liu Jizu suddenly thought of the images of chivalrous men in film and television works, and asked unfamiliarly: "Master, aren't we chivalrous and righteous?"

Wu Lun was stunned for a moment, and looked at him in great surprise, "What kind of chivalry do you do? What kind of righteousness do you want to do chivalry? Why do you want chivalry and righteousness now? Now you want money or not, power or not, it doesn't matter if you want a relationship, you don't even have experience, you have a stupid strength, and you still want to go chivalrous and righteous! In the future, you can be like Mr. Tian, and see a good person like Weishi in danger, and it would be very good to help him if you can. Have you read too many legendary scripts and made your brain stupid!"

Liu Jizu listened to it in his ears, and he was a little confused, and he was speechless by these words.

Wu Lun saw that he was stunned and silent, probably feeling that his words were heavy, and then said slowly: "If you really want to be a hero, wait until you have the ability in the future!"

"Aren't we respecting Confucianism? Isn't Confucianism about killing oneself to become benevolent and sacrificing one's life for righteousness? Besides, what kind of ability do you need to be a hero? Isn't it good to be strong in martial arts? When you see injustice, you roar, and when you should make a move, it's more enjoyable!"

Wu Lun listened inexplicably, and waved his hand impatiently, "Zun Ru is a gimmick, it can't be taken seriously." Confucianism also said, 'Monarchs and ministers, fathers and sons'! We are a sect of rivers and lakes that does not obey the king's law, and we pay attention to how to live. ”

Wu Lun sighed and continued: "Actually, I can understand that many young people who have just entered the rivers and lakes dream of becoming heroes, and I also had fantasies about the rivers and lakes when I was young, but I almost lost my life. First of all, you have to be strong in martial arts, powerful, so strong that no one dares to despise you and take what you say seriously, which is very difficult. Secondly, you have to have a wide range of connections, good popularity, everyone knows you or knows you, and is willing to listen to you, but also be decent, at least pretend to be decent, and there are no big stains, which is even more difficult. In the end, you still have to be warm-hearted, help the poor, and respond to requests, which is tiring, and you still need money, a lot of money. Do you have money? Most people's difficulties are actually money difficulties, how can you help others if you don't have money?

Is it true that you walk around with a knife every day and rush forward when you see an injustice? This is not how things are done! First of all, you have to make things clear before you can act, and this requires a great deal of energy, and it is not always possible to find out what is right and wrong, and if you do not find out what is right and wrong, you may do the wrong thing, kill the wrong person, and regret it. In case of encounter, you should be calm in advance, understand the facts clearly, and have a careful plan before taking action. ”

Although Liu Jizu felt some truth when he heard it, when he heard that it was money and investigation, he couldn't help but feel a little upset, which was far from the life he imagined in the rivers and lakes. He thought for a moment and organized his language, "Master, is there a way to make money while doing chivalrous deeds?"

Wu Lun was a little unreasonable for Liu Jizu to be so obsessed with chivalry and righteousness, "Yes, there are many kinds! For example, being a killer, claiming to collect money to help others avenge their hatred; for example, being a robber, claiming to rob corrupt officials and bullies; for example, being a thief, claiming to specialize in robbing the rich and helping the poor." Many of these people are really under the banner of chivalry and righteousness, as for what they did, you will know later, you may not believe it when I say it. ”