Looking at Lei Qingfeng's calm expression, Zhou Yulou seemed to have a calm look in his eyes.
Although he looked a little drunk and seemed to have drunk a lot, there was a smile on his face.
There were not many people in the restaurant because it was already past the normal meal time. The ones who were there were a few regular customers who were late and were bored to drink after dinner to pass the time. Although Lei Qingfeng's arrival attracted some people's attention, Acheng was a small city and many people knew Lei Qingfeng.
Seeing him and Zhou Yulou sitting together, everyone paid no attention to them. After all, one was the son of the Lei family and the other was a policeman of Acheng. They are not something that ordinary people can provoke. Although some people looked over from the corner of their eyes, they were still afraid of being discovered by the two people.
Zhou Yulou drank the wine in the glass in one gulp and said with a smile: "A certain family is drunk now! How about we talk about it tomorrow if Young Master Seventeen has something to do!"
Looking at the drunken Zhou Yulou, his eyes were indeed blurred, and his face seemed to suddenly turn red. Lei Qingfeng did not move, but there was a smile on his face, and he picked up the chopsticks.
He absolutely believed that he was right. This policeman who had been unknown in Acheng was not as miserable as others said. On the contrary, I just saw his sharp eyes, that is the real him!
Lei Qingfeng also picked up a peanut. He didn't feel the same as Zhou Yulou at all. He picked up the peanut and put it in his mouth. There was a fragrant taste on his lips and teeth, but he really felt that it was Just a peanut.
"I've always heard that Mr. Zhou is very righteous and righteous. In the past, although there were many interactions with a certain family, he didn't dare to cause trouble because of the family. But this time, because he had something to do, he was asked to find the true Buddha!" Lei Qingfeng became cautious again! He cupped his fists and saluted Zhou Yulou.
Zhou Yulou still looked a little lazy, hehe looked at Lei Qingfeng, haha! He suddenly burped! He looked at Lei Qingfeng in a drunken state, his tongue seemed a little big, and said with a smile: "Acheng, and even the entire Liaocheng Prefecture, should belong to your Lei family. The Seventeenth Young Master did not go to the governor, but came to make fun of a certain person." Is this a little catcher just trying to entertain a certain family?"
"Master Zhou is serious. Don't say that this matter has nothing to do with the Lei family. Even if the Lei family is here, I am afraid that this matter cannot be solved by the Lei family!" Staring closely at Zhou Yulou, who was still drunk, Lei Qingfeng said: A face full of sincerity.
"The Seventeenth Young Master is making fun of a certain family!" Zhou Yulou suddenly raised his head and stared into Lei Qingfeng's eyes. Although his eyes were a little red, as if he had drank too much, they showed that subtle emotion. A biting feeling.
This policeman who always gave people a feeling of being idle and leisurely gave people a chilling look at this moment.
really! Ever since Red of the Lei family gained the favor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the status of the Lei family has become one of the largest families in the nearby state capital. Although Red is not the head of the Lei family this generation, it does not affect his prestige in the Lei family at all.
The current head of the Lei family, Lei Fang, is Red's cousin and the biological uncle of the current Seventeenth Young Master Lei Qingfeng. Lei Fang, who took over the family business from his ancestors, has his own strengths in being able to settle down in troubled times. Of course, the most important thing is that he has gained a good reputation within a few hundred miles and is known as Sai Mengchang.
Because of Lei Fang's good reputation, the surrounding towns have gone through wars, but Acheng has remained safe. Firstly, because of his cousin's reputation, Red easily became the lord of Acheng, and he became the spokesperson of the Lei family to the outside world. Secondly, because of Lei Fang's reputation, a large number of people and families were affected by the war. When the epidemic spread, they fled to Acheng, making the small Acheng more than twice as big as before.
Naturally, the combat power and defensive power are much stronger. Wherever ordinary forces dare to go easily, even Guo Wei, who stood up for the Han Dynasty, had to give priority to the Lei family's forces. Of course, it doesn't mean that Guo Wei can't conquer the Lei family, but firstly, he wants to show the courage of the New Deal, and secondly, he wants to make the surrounding people feel at ease. There is no need to pay an unnecessary price for a city.
In fact, it also proves that Dazhou gave preferential treatment to the Lei family, and the Lei family's reward was to win the hearts of people around Liaocheng. What made the Zhou court feel most worthwhile was that because of Acheng's special location, the Lei family had a great influence and directly kept the Grand Canal open.
The waterway of the Grand Canal is controlled by the Lei family, but of course the Lei family is not the only one. Most of the local families who could not flee far away chose to marry the Lei family and come to Acheng to seek refuge and settle down. Their original power in the Grand Canal waterway naturally merged with the Lei family. This made the Lei family's reputation unprecedented, and also made the Lei family make a major decision.
After Zhou Youfu appointed Lei Lei as the governor of Liaocheng Prefecture, the Lei family took the ownerless Daqing Lake as their own. Naturally, some families affiliated with Acheng did not dare to say anything. After all, everyone lives in Acheng, and the number of fields has not increased. No one dares to plant in the surrounding places, and they can only rely on Daqing Lake and the Grand Canal for food.
Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that the Lei family is the local bully around here.
Due to family reasons, Lei Qingfeng joined the Daqing Lake Navy in the past two years. The imperial court was also very smart at the time and did not interfere with the Lei family's control of Daqing Lake. However, later on, a water village was built in Daqing Lake on the grounds of the safety of the Grand Canal waterway.
The people of the Lei family are not fools, and they naturally know the court's intention, which is to fear that the Lei family's power will become too powerful and expand. The Lei family naturally took advantage of the situation half-heartedly and made some helpless arrangements. They had no choice but to do their best to arrange for the sons and daughters of the family to serve in the water village.
The imperial court did not object. After all, there is a saying that a strong dragon cannot suppress a local snake. The imperial court felt that there was no need to take action in these aspects. After all, the main generals of the water village must be appointed by the imperial military department.
In this environment, Lei Qingfeng, who was unable to do anything in literature or military, also left home and went to Shuizhai to become a small leader. Now he has actually become a partial general, which can be regarded as a high position among generals in the army.
Although Lei Qingfeng has not experienced a large-scale war, the Zhou army, which usually has strict military laws, will still conduct regular drills and exercises to train these inexperienced soldiers. After several years of training, Lei Qingfeng has become somewhat courageous.
But at this moment, when he saw the look in Zhou Yulou's eyes, he couldn't help but feel a little chill all over his body, and the hairs all over his body stood up involuntarily. He was a little shocked in his heart. The chopsticks he was holding, which he originally wanted to pick up food, stopped in the air for a long time, unable to take down chopsticks.
Looking at Zhou Yulou's hand that has been holding the handle of the knife, the joints are white and it seems to be extremely strong. Lei Qingfeng had no doubt that if he made the slightest move, he would draw his sword without hesitation. Lei Qingfeng was very clear about how much he weighed. Facing Zhou Yulou, he doubted that he could bear the blow.
But remembering the purpose of his visit, he couldn't help but calm down in his heart. He gently put down the chopsticks in his hand, and with a cautious expression, he clasped his fists towards Zhou Yulou again and said, "Master Zhou, please don't be upset. If a certain family doesn't really have something to ask for, , how can you be so leisurely! I hope Master Zhou will forgive me, but I don’t know how to take a step to talk!"
Zhou Yulou stared at Lei Qingfeng, his eyes as wide as a bull's eye, but he did not speak, and his eyes seemed to be full of contempt.
It passed quietly for a while, but it seemed that Lei Qingfeng was suffering like a year.
For a while, Zhou Yulou didn't speak, but he suddenly stood up and strode out with the handle of the knife, without any intention of looking back. Although his steps seemed a little unsteady, he seemed to be moving very fast.
Lei Qingfeng was left sitting there alone. If he was an acquaintance who didn't know the situation, he would have thought that Zhou Yulou was going to keep accounts again. Lei Qingfeng sat there and looked at Zhou Yulou, stumbling back without making a sound.
Sure enough, the waiter on the side saw Zhou Yulou leaving without paying the bill. He looked at Song Sanniang behind the counter with an embarrassed look, presumably wanting to see what the boss's wife gave him. It happened that Song Sanniang didn't know what she was busy with, so she lowered her head and didn't see anything there. The waiter shook his head helplessly and had no choice but to bite the bullet and was about to go out and chase Zhou Yulou.
But when Lei Qingfeng saw it, he waved his hand to stop the waiter. The waiter was slightly startled. He received a piece of broken silver in his hand, and heard Lei Qingfeng's voice: "It's all on a certain family's account!" Then he saw Lei Qingfeng striding out like a meteor.
The boy weighed the money and thought that if he even paid back the wine money owed by Zhou Yulou in the past, there would still be a lot left over. Naturally, he was overjoyed, but he said: "Master, go slowly!"
The sound echoed, and two people could be seen somewhere.
The weather is fine!
Maybe it just rained two days ago, but even if there is sunshine today, it won't give people the feeling of extreme heat. Instead, it will feel refreshing.
Beside Daqing Lake, under a towering large locust tree standing by the lake.
This place relies on the city wall of Acheng facing the lake, but it is on the stone stairs by the lake. There are hundreds of steps and a two-foot long stone pavement, which extends completely from the city wall to the lake.
This place is now closed and ordinary people are not allowed to pass or appear. However, it is usually convenient to get off the lake. It is a convenient place for small boats to land in the lake and to get on and off.
Because the imperial army passed through the border a few days ago, the entire Daqing Lake and the Grand Canal were sealed off, but no boats have appeared yet.
Because the navy of the Great Zhou Dynasty cooperated with the emperor's personal expedition and assembled on the Grand Canal for the Northern Expedition, Zhao Kuangyin, the emperor's newly appointed waterway commander, personally led the team. As the imperial court was in charge of the waterway deployment of all naval forces, Zhao Kuangyin did not dare to make any mistakes.
Many officers and soldiers of the army took boats, passed by Daqing Lake and exited the Grand Canal, intending to outflank the Liao army. Although there is no superficial intention, it is actually very obvious, so no idle fishing boats and passengers are allowed to appear, and no one will joke with their own lives to interfere with the important affairs of the court.
Zhou Yulou stood under the tree beside the stone steps with his hands behind his hands, looking at the dark shadows on the lake in the distance and the water village extending to the shore. It looked quite majestic. Although they are all made of wood, since the village is built in the lake, there is nothing to worry about.
From a distance, the figure looked vague, which was the station of the Dazhou navy in Daqing Lake. There were usually 500 navy stationed all year round, and a chief general was stationed there. Because of the vast water surface of Daqing Lake, as a pass on the Grand Canal, the importance of Daqing Lake is self-evident. In extraordinary times, there are many ships of all kinds, and they usually guard the waterways of Liaocheng Prefecture on the Grand Canal.
His eyes were clear and clear, and there was still a trace of drunkenness. Behind him stood Lei Qingfeng, who was following him. He looked at him without saying a word.
One is a police officer in Acheng, and the other is a famous local landowner in Acheng and a general of the navy.
When the two people came down from the city wall, almost everyone on the garrison stationed on the city wall knew them, but they actually did not stop the two people from coming down.
"Didn't the Seventeenth Young Master just have something to say to a certain family? Why did he stop talking when he got here?" Zhou Yulou was uncharacteristically looking at the clear Daqing Lake, and suddenly felt a little relaxed.
Lei Qingfeng stood solemnly, clasped his fists and bowed to Zhou Yulou, saying: "A certain family is not talented, and when faced with a life-or-death matter, I can't make a choice, but I can't get the approval of my family. Fortunately, I have someone to give me guidance. , I learned that there is actually an expert in Acheng, and he is the only one who can be entrusted with it, so that a certain family may be spared."
Zhou Yulou slowly turned his head and looked at Lei Qingfeng, who kept his head slightly lowered. His respectful expression did not seem to be hypocritical. There seemed to be a little more life in his eyes, and his figure seemed to look much taller. But he watched Lei Qingfeng speak without any intention of making a sound.
"That day, a certain family learned that Mr. Zhou's identity was actually a famous ranger in the world, known as the Master of the Ghost Claw Condor! There was a little more hope in their hearts, hoping that Master Zhou could help a certain family tide over the difficulties. !" Seeing that Zhou Yulou didn't say anything, Lei Qingfeng couldn't help but raised his head slightly in a deep voice and looked at Zhou Yulou who had a calm face.
Zhou Yulou was calm, as if what Lei Qingfeng was talking about was not him. He looked at Lei Qingfeng quietly, which made Lei Qingfeng feel a little scared. Finally, Zhou Yulou spoke slowly, but his voice was cold and cold. Emotion: "Who did you hear that this drunkard from a certain family is a ghost-clawed condor!"
Lei Qingfeng actually hesitated for a moment. Seeing Zhou Yulou's face getting colder and colder, he couldn't help but shudder. He came back to his senses and said immediately: "That gentleman said his surname is Liu. As long as I mention him to you, He said you should know!"
"The surname is Liu!" Zhou Yulou was shocked, his voice rose much higher in vain, and when he saw Lei Qingfeng's eyes widening, he was so frightened that Lei Qingfeng's heart pounded.
If the man hadn't said something when he came, Lei Qingfeng would have been really afraid that Zhou Yulou would chop him with a knife. Although his family has power in Acheng, Lei Qingfeng has no doubt that Zhou Yulou will do something to him.
It could be seen that Zhou Yulou's whole body was trembling slightly, and he was obviously extremely excited. Then he muttered to himself, saying softly: "It's him, it's him, it must be him! He still remembers a certain family, still remembers a certain family! It turns out he still remembers a certain family!" The voice was trembling, and seemed to be crying but also smiling, and he was obviously very excited.
Lei Qingfeng knew that he was extremely excited and dared not disturb him. He could only wait uneasily in his heart. This kind of waiting without knowing the details and results made Lei Qingfeng extremely uneasy.
Since he was born and raised in Acheng, he has never heard of any experts in Acheng. He only knows that his family is the most powerful in Acheng. Suddenly he heard that someone he usually didn't care about was a master in the world, which made it difficult for him to adapt.
It would be as surprising as if you suddenly heard that the next door neighbor, Xi Shi, who has been making tofu for thirty years, is a beauty who came from the palace!
The Ghost Claw Condor is a famous ranger in the Central Plains. His pair of magic claws can tear gold and iron apart, and his magical light skills are even more unpredictable. This person hates evil as much as he hates it, but he loves charity more than good people. He is a strange person like the Buddha in thousands of families.
Lei Qingfeng could not get in touch with Zhou Yulou, who liked to drink and had been a policeman in Acheng for more than 20 years.
But the person he met was the person with the most profound martial arts skills he had ever seen, and he met him by chance. Because of some things, I was able to meet this person, but I told him by name that the Ghost Claw Condor was Zhou Yulou.
If this matter hadn't been of such great importance, how could Lei Qingfeng have come back from the water village, and how could he have known Zhou Yulou's identity.
"You have something that needs someone's help!" Zhou Yulou looked at Lei Qingfeng quietly, standing with his hands behind his back and looking calm, as if he was a different person. Although he did not admit it publicly, he undoubtedly recognized his identity in disguise.
This greatly increased the confidence of Lei Qingfeng, who was worried, and he actually became a little excited when he saw Zhou Yulou. He clasped his fists again and said, "Master Zhou is a master in the martial arts world. He must know about the White Wolf Village that has been very troubled in the past two years!"
"White Wolf Village?" Zhou Yulou frowned and raised his voice again. Looking at Lei Qingfeng who looked uneasy, he said with a surprised look on his face: "How could you have anything to do with them? That is a famous force in the Central Plains nowadays. Horse bandit!"
Lei Qingfeng watched Zhou Yulou's face gradually calm down, and felt a little relieved, knowing that he must not only know, but also should understand. So he said respectfully: "How could a certain family have anything to do with them? Indeed, Acheng Lei's family is in great trouble now. The certain family got the news very accurately. Because they were worried about their family's safety, they wanted to entrust Master Zhou to take care of him! "
Zhou Yulou looked at Lei Qingfeng and naturally understood what he meant, and also heard a hint of meaning in his words. After all, Lei Qingfeng was a descendant of the Lei family, so instead of seeking protection from the family, he came to find himself. Zhou Yulou's eyelids twitched slightly, and he felt something in his mind.
Bailangzhai
A newly famous copycat! It can’t even be called a copycat, because no one knows them yet, what exactly they do, and where their stronghold is!
Although it is not known where their nest is, there are many versions of the legend. They claim to be from White Wolf Village, and their leader calls himself White Wolf!
Not only did they attack the surrounding state capitals, but they also occasionally attacked the wealthy squires in the surrounding areas who had bad deeds. What is strange is that they never invaded some common people. Therefore, although he is considered to have bad deeds in the government and the court, he can still survive unimpeded.
It seems that any time any organization can gain public recognition, it is a force that cannot be ignored!
They come and go freely, moving like the wind, but the governments everywhere have nothing to do with them. Because they have an obvious advantage. What makes people love and hate them is that they rob the rich and give to the poor everywhere, and Yu Minqiu has done nothing wrong.
Their behavior has earned them the support of many common people. Although there are not many common people in various places now, the families of many officers and soldiers in the army are out-and-out common people. Although the imperial court has been issuing orders to suppress them, many soldiers secretly sympathized with and supported them.
Some people say that they have a village near the sea in the Central Plains, while others say that they live on the plains of the North, which are now barren, with everything turned into grassland and their homes everywhere. Just like the Khitan barbarians, they can survive everywhere.
No matter what, in the eyes of the government and the Great Zhou Dynasty, the biggest feature of Bailangzhai and the others was bandits. They were a group of refugees and bandits that suddenly emerged near the center of the Great Zhou Kingdom!
Moreover, these bandits are not ordinary refugees, they are even more powerful than ordinary armies. They have a cavalry that seems to be close to the structure of an army.
If men in this era wanted to have enough to eat and survive, they had to get tattooed and become soldiers. From then on, they would become soldiers in the feudal town until they died on the battlefield or died of old age in the army. Of course, you can either become a bandit and become a thorn in the eyes of the government and even the army. If you are lucky, you may be lucky enough to survive, and you can usually eat, but if you are not lucky, you don't know when and where you will be buried.
In this era, soldiers naturally have enough to eat no matter who they serve, and of course death and blood will accompany them. Whether refugees and bandits can have enough to eat depends on whether they have the ability to survive in a village or bandit den.
The risk of being a bandit is naturally higher than that of being a soldier. Not only do you have to worry about whether you can get supplies, but you also have to worry about whether you will be recruited by officers and soldiers. If you are lucky, the best outcome is to be recruited by officers and soldiers. But this chance is extremely rare, so no one wants to be a bandit.
But for people who have no way to survive, other than these two options, the only option is death. So being a bandit may be an environment in which you can survive.
Bailang Village is now a well-known bandit den. It is said that they obtained a batch of horses from the Khitans and actually transported them to the Central Plains by sea through pirates.
They boldly drove the city through the mansion without attacking the city. They took advantage of the fact that the Zhou Dynasty's army was outnumbered near Hejian Mansion, and they were able to maneuver between the Zhou Dynasty and the Khitan with ease.
In order to conquer the north, the Great Zhou Dynasty could not spare any troops to conquer this team. The Khitan has great power over Yan Yun, so they will not care about it and let them live freely in the north.
During the normal movements of Bailang Village, there are hundreds of fine knights roaring. They really come and go like the wind, and ordinary officers and soldiers not only have no way to deal with them, but also avoid them. Even the Khitans avoided them, which naturally further contributed to the prestige of White Wolf Village.
Although the Khitan has been fighting with the Zhou court and assisting the puppet Northern Han Dynasty to contain the Zhou Dynasty, they will naturally not admit that the horses of these bandits come from the grassland, and they will naturally take pleasure in the actions of Bailangzhai. But it turns out that the elite cavalry of Bailang Village do come from the grasslands of the North.
If the officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty say this, the people must believe it is true! Originally there was no human habitation within a few hundred miles, but they had their own way of survival. Because these people did rob everywhere and seemed to come and go without a trace, which really caused headaches for surrounding counties.
The most important thing is of course that these people are like wolves! Even if there seems to be no living environment, they can survive.
The alpha wolf is naturally the white wolf! Known as the Wolf King of White Wolf Village!
White Wolf Wolf King! He seems to be a mystery. No one has seen his true face, but he is a feared figure within a radius of 500 miles.
