"What's there to say? Li Zhong and I are not familiar with each other. Do you want me to have a relationship with him? If he invites me to Luocao again, should I refuse or agree? Even in Luocao, I have to find a famous mountain and river. The hills here will cover me. But I don’t like it.”
"Also, just because someone kneels down and calls me brother, he can be my brother. I don't recognize brothers randomly."
Sun Lei pretended to be cool and said that he didn't have a bad impression of Li Zhong. He was just an ordinary person, but he couldn't call him brother or sister just because of their relationship.
"Brother, you have a good idea. The Sa family also feels that this broken rule in the world is wrong. Who can recognize a brother when he kneels down and calls me brother? So if Zhou Tong kneels down and calls me brother, can he still become a brother of the Sa family?"
Lu Zhishen nodded as if he had some understanding. The rule of the rivers and lakes is that if you know someone by name, he is a hero, but who is to say if he is not a hero? For example, if Zhou Tong and Zheng Tu are ordinary people, can they be called heroes?
"Then I don't care. My name as the Monkey King is going to be remembered forever. I can't control what you, the flowery monk, want to do."
Sun Lei spread his hands and said.
"Flower Monk? When did the Sa family have such a nickname? But it sounds good. The Sa family is dressed in floral embroidery and is a monk. From now on, he will be called Hua Monk!"
Lu Zhishen touched his bald head and burst into laughter. Only then did Sun Lei realize that he seemed to have talked too much. Fortunately, Lu Zhishen was so careless that he didn't pay attention and could only pick up the bowl and drink to cover up his guilty conscience.
"Master, the young hero has not slept all night, why not go to the guest room to rest first."
Seeing that all the thieves were gone, Liu Taigong felt reassured and spoke enthusiastically to Lu Zhishen and Sun Lei who had worked hard all night. The two of them were naturally a little tired, so they took a rest at Liu Taigong's manor.
They slept until the afternoon. When Lu Zhishen and Sun Lei woke up, several businessmen had already arrived at Liu Taigong's village, bringing with them a small suitcase.
"Master, young hero, these two are the county lieutenant and the head catcher in the county government. I heard that you two got rid of a tyrant in Taohuashan to distribute the silver reward."
Liu Taigong quickly led Lu Zhishen and Sun Lei to the main hall to meet the people from the county government.
"Are you two the knights who killed the Peach Blossom Mountain Bandit Zhou Tong?"
The official in official uniform and a man dressed as a warrior with a sword next to him bowed their hands to Lu Zhishen and Sun Lei. Zhou Tong was a tyrant in this area and had caused harm for many years. The state capital was far away and there was nothing they could do to him. .
Bandits were rampant in the territory, which made it difficult for the court to handle the assessment. If you wanted to do well in the assessment, you had to spend a lot of money to go to Tokyo to clear the way. The state government was unwilling to take care of it, so the state government's prime minister left the matter to the county near the banditry, and the county magistrate in turn put the pressure on it. The county government officials suppressed them step by step. These officials were pressed hard by the county magistrate and the husband, but they had nothing to do with the bandits. Now, Zhou Tong was suddenly killed, and all the tyrants on the mountain were eliminated, leaving only another bandit leader who had just arrived.
However, the county captain of the county government looked at the two knights in front of him strangely, one was a strong monk and the other was a young man. They didn't look like they could get rid of Zhou Tong.
"Lord County Captain, the thieves were killed by these two knights. There were many thieves here last night, all because of the power of these two."
Taigong Liu quickly helped to speak.
"Since you two killed the thief, the silver reward belongs to you. It's a thousand coins!"
The county captain waved his hand, and a servant came forward with a small box. When he opened the box, it was filled with ingots of silver.
"You're welcome! It is our duty to hoe the strong and support the weak, police the evil and punish the rapists, and maintain world peace!"
Sun Lei said without changing his expression, and took the box directly. It was very heavy, and one thousand guan was really a lot of money.
The county lieutenant and the catcher were stunned by Sun Lei's words, and they didn't realize what he meant for a while. Lu Zhishen also looked at Sun Lei curiously, not knowing why.
"Two knights, the magistrate has said that if you two can get rid of another bandit leader on the mountain, you will be rewarded with a thousand silver coins."
The county lieutenant saw that Sun Lei loved money very much, and he had an idea in mind, so he directly started to seduce him. The reward for the bandit leader was only two thousand guan, and one thousand guan for each bandit leader.
According to their usual habits, they would have to withhold at least half of the reward, but this year the official assessment was imminent, and the county magistrate was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot.
If the mountain bandits can be completely wiped out, the officialdom will definitely be rated high this year. The county magistrate can be promoted to Dazhou Prefecture, and he, the county lieutenant, can also be promoted. Because of this, they will not get even one tael of silver reward this time. The purpose of expropriation is to make these gangsters kill each other and reap the benefits.
Lu Zhishen's face darkened and he was about to speak out, but Sun Lei spoke first.
"Leave the task of hoeing the strong and supporting the weak, policing the evil and punishing the rapists, and maintaining world peace to us, but there is no guarantee of success or failure."
Sun Lei was afraid that Lu Zhishen would cause trouble again. The two men were local officials. Naturally, they had to be polite when sending money today, so there was no need to offend each other.
"If you two have this intention, you will definitely succeed!"
The county captain was overjoyed. He was also ill and sought medical treatment in a hurry. He also beat the bandit more than once. The mountain road above was steep and there was only one way up the mountain. The bandit was guarding him, and even a large army could not do anything to kill him.
The county captain and the catcher had another conversation and left. They had to rush back to the county seat today.
"Brother, why did you agree to those people? Although the Sa family can't stand Li Zhong's stinginess, he is the master of brother Shi Jin after all. He doesn't look at the monk's face but the Buddha's face. He killed Li Zhong for a thousand guans. How will he meet Shi Jin in the future? brother!"
As soon as the government officials left, Lu Zhishen started muttering.
"Who asked you to kill Li Zhong? I didn't say that. What I said was to do your best. Can't you just pretend to go out and show off a few tricks and say you can't beat him?"
Sun Lei had no intention of quarreling with Lu Zhishen. He opened the box, took out two ingots of silver, and knocked them against each other. The sound was pure. It was fine snowflake silver. The silver body had no marks and could be used casually.
"Can the Sa family not be able to defeat Li Zhong?"
Lu Zhishen was unhappy for a moment, grabbed Sun Lei's arm and said angrily.
"Who said you can't beat him? There are hundreds of minions around him. Isn't it normal for you to fight fiercely? How can you refuse in front of those officials today? You should understand as someone who has been a governor. This is at Taigong Village. You will definitely offend those people if you speak with such a temper. You can leave, but the grandpa can't run away? This is called a monk who can run but can't run away from the grandpa!"
Sun Lei pointed at Taigong Liu and said.
"What the young hero said is that you must not offend anyone in the government. Every one of these ten palaces of Yama will be killed."
Taigong Liu nodded repeatedly.
"But I'm surprised. Your reward is also a thousand coins, which is the same price as Zhoutong!"
Sun Lei pointed to the silver in the box and said to Lu Zhishen, if he remembered correctly, Lu Zhishen had said when he was bragging to him that the reward offered to him by Weizhou was also a thousand coins, but the difficulty of catching Lu Zhishen was much higher than that of Zhou Tong. ten times.
"That Pocai can be compared with the Sa family. Those stupid officials in Weizhou don't know people. Even thirty or fifty Zhou Tong can't compare with the Sa family!"
Lu Zhishen became even more angry when he heard this. How could someone like Zhou Tong be compared with him? Wouldn't that just slap him in the face?
"You killed Zhou Tong, and the reward is yours."
After Sun Lei read the money, he pushed the box to Lu Zhishen. He was the one who killed Zhou Tong, so the money must be given to him.
"Whoever we brothers are with, you can also help the Sa family to stop those minions. Each of us will take half."
Lu Zhishen was only willing to take half of the box when he opened it, and Sun Lei didn't shirk it. What a cheerful person like Lu Zhishen dislikes the most is someone whose mother-in-law is unhappy. Besides, Lu Zhishen is a monk now. He is a profession that is not short of money. There are people who are monks for meals and lodging. , I can place an order as soon as I see a temple, and when I go to Tokyo, I can take refuge in Daishouguoji Temple. It is simply an iron rice bowl.
