After everyone sat down, Ruan Xiaoqi said: "I happened to catch a dozen live big carp today, which is just right for Brother Boren to drink with."
Ruan Xiaoqi said and went to the kitchen with her sister-in-law to prepare the dishes. Ping'er also got up and went to help, but Xiaowu ignored them and just sat and chatted with everyone.
After Wang Lun took a sip of tea, Ruan Xiaoer asked: "Brother Boren came down the mountain to see my younger brother, did you have something to do?"
Wang Lun said with a smile: "Second brother is indeed a cheerful person. To be honest, I have two things to support when I go down the mountain this time. I hope that second brother can help me."
Ruan Xiaoer waved his hand and said: "Brother Boren, what are you talking about? Shijie Village and Liangshanbo are separated by water, and they are watching and helping each other. Previously, under the care of Brother Boren, regardless of the past grievances, the people of Shijie Village were allowed to fight in Liangshanshuibo. Fish is the only way to save the livelihood of my entire village.
This kind of kindness has not yet been repaid. This time, Brother Boren has something to do. Not to mention two things, but a hundred or a thousand. My three brothers have also agreed. As long as Brother Boren says a word, our brothers will be in trouble. , go out of the fire, let Brother Boren say the first thing. "
"Second brother's words are serious." Wang Lun said with a smile: "Liangshan and Shijie Village are helping each other. They are each other's arms. We treat them as brothers. There is no need to talk about kindness. How can we dare to trouble the second brother in water and fire even if we talk about trivial matters? .
This time, it is actually because my brother has to go down to the mountain to do some work, and it can take at least half a year, or at most a year, to return to the mountain. Now the world is in turmoil, Liangshan has just been built, and the foundation is not stable. I really can’t rest assured that my brother is not in the mountain, so I came here this time. Trust me, if something happens in Liangshan, I hope my second brother can help me. "
"What do I think it is?" Ruan Xiaoer laughed and said: "Brother Boren, there is no need to say more. Shijie in Liangshan is a family. Whenever something happens in Liangshan, with the sound of an arrow, the more than 800 people in Shijie Village will become the first in Liangshan." A barrier.”
"Okay, then I won't say any more as a brother!" Wang Lun also laughed and stretched out his hand to give Ruan Xiaoer a high-five.
Ruan Xiaoer said again: "Brother Boren, please tell me the second thing."
Wang Lun glanced at Ruan Xiaoer and then said: "The second thing is that I want to ask my second brother about someone."
Ruan Xiaoer said: "Who?"
Wang Lun said: "Second brother, have you ever heard of Chao Gai?"
Ruan Xiaoer and Ruan Xiaowu looked at each other and asked, "Brother Boren is talking about Chao Gai, the owner of Hongye Village in Dongxi Village, Yuncheng County, who is known as the King of Pagodas in the world?"
Wang Lun nodded and said, "Exactly. I wonder if my second brother has ever heard of this person?"
Ruan Xiaoer muttered: "To be fair to Brother Boren, our brothers do know something, but I don't know why Brother Boren is asking about this person?"
"It's true." Wang Lun smiled and said: "A few days ago, Chao Gai, the king of the tower, wrote to Liangshan, inviting me to join the gang, and wanted Liangshan to join the Green Forest Alliance!"
It turns out that just a few months ago, an envoy from the Green Forest Alliance came to Liangshan to pay homage to the mountain. How could Wang Lun not know the name of the Green Forest Alliance when he was in the world, so he invited the envoy to the mountain? Wang Lun even led a group of leaders. Receive in person.
But after the envoy entered the Juyi Hall, he did not pay any courtesy to Wang Lun. He just stood in the hall with a very arrogant expression. When Ma Lin and others saw that the envoy was so rude, they couldn't help but get angry and all wanted to get down. The seat is right with him.
Wang Lun waved his hand to stop, and smiled at the envoy: "I wonder why your envoy came to Liangshan?"
The messenger snorted and said: "My Heavenly King has already written everything in his letter, so why bother asking me? I will just stand here and wait for your reply. If you agree or disagree, give me a happy message. I will go back and ask you." The King of Heaven is restored."
Xiao Wu, Du Qian, Song Wan and others saw that this envoy did not follow the rules of the world at all, and was extremely rude. They couldn't bear it anymore, so they immediately jumped up from their seats and were about to step forward to take action.
Xiaowu had already unsheathed Qiuhong's sword, the sword light trembled, and the candlelight in the hall flickered on and off.
Wang Lun waved his hand again to stop everyone. He just looked at the messenger with a smile, but remained silent.
Seeing that Wang Lun was calm and composed, the envoy was confused for a moment. Although he still showed no fear on his face, he no longer dared to be as rude as before and just stood there silently.
Wang Lun squinted at the green forest envoy in front of him, and saw that the envoy was extremely tall and burly, with a rough appearance, especially a large cinnabar birthmark on the left side of his face, and half of his hair turned red.
Seeing the envoy's appearance, Wang Lun guessed that this guy must be Liu Tang, the famous red-haired ghost in Water Margin, without reading the introduction in the letter.
Wang Lun also knew that Liu Tang was an outspoken and rude man with no real intentions, so he didn't take Liu Tang's rudeness to heart just now. Moreover, although Liu Tang was reckless and rude, the words in this letter were quite polite. , only a few sentences express the intention.
The main idea of the letter is that I have heard for a long time that many heroes have gathered in Liangshan in recent years, and their reputation in the world has become increasingly famous. The big leader Wang Lun has helped those in need, and his reputation as a hero has spread far and wide. The Green Forest League has been famous for a long time, and they are very admired. Now the Green Forest League is recruiting talents. Scholars, thirsty for talents, sincerely invite the heroes of Liangshan to join the alliance, create great achievements and share the great achievements. I hope that the big leaders will live up to their high expectations, and the signature is the Hongye Zhuang Chao Gai of the Green Forest Alliance.
Of course, Wang Lun was no stranger to Chao Gai's name, and he was also familiar with the descriptions of Chao Gai's deeds in Water Margin. How the Seven Stars gathered together to outwit the birthday card, and joined Liangshan to rebel against Lin Chonghuo and merge with Wang Lun. Wang Lun couldn't help but think of this. Wry smile, how come there are so many people who want to burn themselves out?
After Chao Gai entered Liangshan, he went to Jiangzhou to rescue Song Jiang, and invited Song Jiang to Liangshan to be the second-in-command. Unexpectedly, he led the wolf into the house, and was ignored by Song Jiang. His power gradually fell to the side, and he had no choice but to fight with Song Jiang. Song Jiang was striving for merit, so he led his troops to attack Zengtou City, but in the end he was shot by a hidden arrow and died tragically.
As for whether this hidden arrow was shot by Shi Wengong, or whether it was simply a conspiracy set up by Song Jiang to seize the position of leader of Liangshan village, it has become an unsolved mystery that has been talked about by Water Margin fans for generations.
After Wang Lun traveled through time, he also knew that there was a Green Forest Alliance, one of the eight major sects, in the martial arts of this era, but he didn't know much about the specific situation of the Green Forest Alliance, let alone that Chao Gai was also a member of the Green Forest Alliance. He is a kind of person, and he is also a kind of king, but I don’t know if he is the legendary king of Tota in later generations.
It seems that the current era is no longer the same as what was said in Water Margin. Many people and things have undergone certain changes. The examples of Ma Lin and others are right in front of us.
Wang Lun was still pondering, but he saw that Liu Tang was very impatient. He smiled slightly and said, "I was just savoring the profound meaning of King Chao Tian's letter. It's very rude to wait, I hope Brother Liu won't blame me."
"The words in the letter are all plain language, what's the profound meaning?" Liu Tang muttered, but didn't say anything else.
Wang Lun ignored him and said: "I have read the letter from King Chao Tian in detail, and I understand the meaning of the letter. It's just that the matter is big. Although Liangshan is not a big village, there are more than two thousand people in it. As a brother, I cannot make the decision alone.
I will give an answer after discussing with the brothers and leaders. In this case, Brother Liu Tang, please go back first. After I wait for the results of the discussion with the brothers, I will definitely visit King Chao Tian in person. What do you think? "
Liu Tang opened his mouth and wanted to say something else, but seeing Wang Lun's firm attitude and knowing that talking more was useless at this time, he could only clasp his fists and said, "In that case, I'll take my leave."
After Liu Tang said that, he turned around and left. As soon as Liu Tang walked out of the hall, all the leaders in the hall stood up and shouted that this guy was too rude.
Xiao Wu came to Wang Lun and asked, "Brother, who is this guy? Why is he so arrogant? What did that letter from the Heavenly King say?"
Wang Lun handed the letter to Xiao Wu and circulated it to everyone. After everyone read it, Wang Lun asked: "How much do you know about the Green Forest Alliance and this King Chao Gai Chao Tian?"
Everyone looked at each other, and after a while, Ma Lin finally stood up and said, "Brother, we really don't know much about this Green Forest Alliance. I used to be in the martial arts world, and although I have heard a little about the Green Forest Alliance, I only know a little bit about it. "
Wang Lun nodded and said, "Then tell me what you know."
Ma Lin pondered for a moment and said: "This green forest has a long history. According to legend, its history can be traced back to the 'Farmer', one of the hundreds of schools of thought in the pre-Qin Dynasty. It is said that it is also associated with the most powerful gang in the martial arts world today. 'Beggars' Gang' has the same origin.
Moreover, it is said that Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, was born in a farming family. This farming family was glorious for a while. However, as Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools and only respected Confucianism, the farming family gradually declined and was later divided into two.
And because most of the children of peasant families in the pre-Qin Dynasty were from poor backgrounds, some farmers' children had no livelihood and could only make a living by begging. Since then, "beggars' gangs" have gradually formed.
On the other hand, some farmers' children did not want to be inferior to others, and they did not want to rely on begging to survive, nor did they want to seek refuge in the court, so they took another road and began to occupy the mountains and become kings, rob families and homes, rob the rich and give to the poor. Over time, a green forest gradually formed. Together.
It wasn't until the end of the Western Han Dynasty that Wang Mang usurped the throne, causing chaos in the world, but it also gave Green Lin an opportunity to rapidly rise in power.
At that time, the Green Forest children took advantage of the situation and rose up to form the "Green Forest Army". Later, they joined the army of Liu Xiu, the Great Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, and made many military exploits. The "Green Forest Army" composed of Green Forest heroes was famous at that time.
The Green Forest Army assisted Liu Xiu, the Great Emperor of Guangwu, to overthrow Wang Mang and establish the Eastern Han Dynasty, and made great achievements. The people of the Green Forest are also proud of this. Until now, the Green Forest heroes in the world still worship Liu Xiu as their ancestor.
Since then, the Green Forest Alliance has continued to develop and continues to this day, and its power has also changed with the changes of dynasties.
In the prosperous times, when the world is peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment, naturally no one will risk the disapproval of the world to join the Green Forest, and the people in the Green Forest will hide in the mountains and forests, unknown to the world.
Whenever the world is in chaos, dynasties change, and people are in dire straits, the people cannot survive. In order to make a living, countless people will join the Green Forest, and the power of the Green Forest will grow again.
Countless heroes have emerged from farmhouses and even green forests. For example, during the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang's Dazexiang Uprising was so powerful that it shook the foundation of the Qin Dynasty. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Shan Xiongxin was the general leader of the northern green forests in the Sui Dynasty, supporting the people. Protecting Liu Wuzhou against Qin King Li Shimin, Huang Chao directly destroyed the Tang Dynasty at the end of the Tang Dynasty, and even served as emperor for several years. "
