This discussion lasted for a long time.
Fang Qifu and others are very famous, and it is temporarily inconvenient to take them to Qingzhou for resettlement, so they all stay in Liangshan.
Lao Cao then suggested that Fang Qifu, the "Son of the Seven Buddhas", be the deputy leader of the village. Fang Qifu was shocked and waved his hands repeatedly, claiming that if he climbed to a high position without making any achievements, wouldn't he mess up the laws of the village.
Chao Gai knew Cao Cao's intentions. This position not only gave Fang Qifu, but also gave dignity to the heroes of the Ming Cult.
What's more, Fang Qifu's martial arts are so high that everyone has seen him. He has also commanded an army and is a man of his own. Regardless of his prestige in the world or his personal talents, he is a temporary choice. He immediately stood up, took Qifu's hand, and sat down next to him. .
Fang Qifu was sincerely grateful for being the second in command. When Shi Bao and others saw him, they all smiled and felt a growing sense of belonging to the village.
In addition, "Nanli Divine Sword" Shi Bao, "Little Lu Bu" Fang Jie, and "Ghost Commander" Li Tianrun were added to the list of divine generals. The original ten divine generals in Liangshan were added to the thirteen divine generals.
"Tiger Sword" Si Xingfang, "Xiaoyang Youji" Pang Wanchun, and "Xuanzhou Tiger" Yu Qing all served as Xuang Jiang. In addition, Duan Sanniang went to Qingzhou, and it was rare to return to the mountain to serve as Xuang Jiang. position, the vacancy was filled by "Qiao Guan Xing" Liang Hongyu, who was the fifteen mysterious general.
Although Jia Yuqing is not a prominent person, he is also a famous tycoon in the south of the Yangtze River. Otherwise, how could he be allowed to take control of Xuanzhou alone?
The "Deadly Scholar" Tang Fengshi, the "Ghost Monk" Wen Kerang, the "White Eagle" Bei Yingkui, the "Xiao Wuchang" Li Shao, and the "Tianmu Xiao" Wei Heng are all outstanding generals, making a total of thirty outstanding generals.
"Baoguang Tathagata" Deng Yuanjue and "Nine Peaks Hunter King" Xia Houcheng were better at foot combat and were included in the list of Biao generals. Together with Liu Tang, Lei Heng, Bao Xu, Xiang Chong and Li Gun, they were collectively called the Seven Biao generals.
The remaining four heroes of Taihu will naturally serve in the navy. The three heroes of the Ruan family and Wang Dingliu will be the eight generals of the navy.
As for Wang Yin and Gao Yu, they are not taking the top positions because they are going to Fusang. There are also two others, Zu Shiyuan and Lu Jiang, who don't show up much and have little reputation. They also have Jin Jie who surrendered earlier, and they have already cleared their names as thieves. , all have to go to Qingzhou with Lao Cao.
After discussing whether everyone should go or stay, Lao Cao asked General Wang De and Yao Pingzhong to release their restraints and sit down to drink together. He told him to see that there were many talented people in the village and that the brothers were so heroic.
The two of them entered the hall and sat down. Yao Pingzhong was a little uneasy. Wang De showed no restraint at all. He drank when he was given wine and ate when he was given meat. He tore the meat and stuffed it into Pingzhong's mouth. He said with a smile: "I won't eat the decapitated meal." When you're full, won't you feel miserable on the road to Huangquan?" According to the report, he chewed heavily and acted as if there was no one around.
Seeing his heroic spirit, everyone secretly applauded, and Chao Gai even said with joy: "What a brave general! If you put him among the officers and soldiers, you will lose this man in vain."
After he had a meal and a drink, Lao Cao personally advised him: "With your two martial arts skills, you are enough to hold the top position of a god. Why not join the team together and do a great cause in the future, and strive to leave a name in history? Wouldn't it be nice?" "
Yao Pingzhong was moved when he saw that there were many tigers and wolves in his village, and they were all generous and friendly. Wang De, however, swallowed the food and wine in his mouth, shook his head proudly and said: "Although I was loved by the wrong person, the Zhao Guan family has never been sorry to someone. As a military general, , If you lose, you have to surrender, how can you have any bones to speak of? I am willing to chop off my head, but don’t break my ambition."
Shi Bao was furious after hearing this, jumped up and said, "In that case, let me kill this guy with my own hands."
Wang De leaned back and said harshly: "Shi Bao, don't forget that you have a reputation for bravery. In my eyes, Wang De, you are nothing more than a chicken or a dog. I only regret that I didn't kill him in the battle formation, and he still screams today! Come on! Come, the head is here, it’s up to you to take it!”
Seeing his bravery, everyone respected him more and more, but Shi Bao hated him for killing his friend "Shocking Cloud Spear" Wang Ren. He couldn't let go, and he really got up to kill him.
Cao Cao quickly stepped forward to grab Shi Bao and asked Yao Pingzhong: "If Wang De doesn't surrender, what will General Yao say?"
Yao Pingzhong looked at Wang De, his face full of embarrassment: "If it comes to Yao, the military power of the imperial court is controlled by a eunuch like Tong Guan. This guy knows how to wield power and form cliques for personal gain. Yao doesn't like him and demotes us. It’s okay—”
At this point, he suddenly shook his head and said with a wry smile: "It's just that he was captured in Bangyuan Cave before and was originally rescued, but it was Yao who was greedy for merit and wanted to catch Fang La, so he was trapped again, but Wang De was eaten If he doesn't get me involved, he should be promoted and make a fortune in Bianjing at this moment."
After saying that, his eyes gradually became moist, and his voice also had a cry: "Now that he has not surrendered, how can Yao be willing to live alone? Just die with him. Shi Bao, if you kill Wang De, you can also send me to Xiaoye." On the road, be sure to sharpen your knife quickly, and don’t make me suffer any more."
Wang De glared at him and said: "Little Lieutenant, who in the world will not die? Sooner or later, a man will die when he dies. You show your cowardice like this, but you are just making fun of the bandits."
Two lines of tears finally rolled down Yao Pingzhong's cheeks, his body trembled, and he cried out in a mournful voice: "Am I willing to show my cowardice? These tears are going to flow on their own, what can I do? Shi Bao, please kill me first, and then drag me on." , I’m afraid I won’t be able to help but beg for mercy.”
When all the heroes saw that he was so afraid of death, they couldn't help laughing, but Lao Cao stopped him: "Hey! Don't you all laugh at him? Don't you hear Mencius say, 'Life is what I want, righteousness is what I want. Also, you cannot have both, and you are the one who sacrifices your life for righteousness! 'Brother Pingzhong is greedy for life and afraid of death, but he is willing to die with his brothers, sacrificing his life for righteousness, he is a role model for our generation."
Zu Shiyuan nodded and said: "Brother Wu is right. He is obviously afraid of death, but asking for death for the sake of loyalty is even more rare than asking for death without fear of death."
When all the heroes think about it, isn’t this the truth? Everyone stopped laughing immediately.
Yao Pingzhong waved his hands while wiping his tears: "It's an exaggeration. I didn't expect it to be so much. It's just that I asked Wang De to stay and help me. If he dies and I live alone, wouldn't I laugh to death? Or..."
His eyes suddenly lit up, and he suggested: "Maybe you can persuade him a few words after he is alive! If he is willing to surrender, I will not die."
Wang De shook his head and said: "Little Lieutenant, you are you and I am me. It was not you who asked me to stay at that time. Wang himself also wanted to make contributions. If you are willing to surrender, then you can surrender. Everyone has his own ambitions, so why bother? Forced?"
Yao Pingzhong's face darkened: "Needless to say, my surname is Yao after all, how can I embarrass other generations of Yao family generals? Shi Bao, take action quickly..."
The more Guan Sheng listened, the more he admired him. He cupped his fists and said, "General Yao, Guan shouldn't have laughed at you just now. Instead, he insulted a good man! In this way, there is no need for Shi Bao to take action. Guan personally waved his sword and sent General Yao on his way."
Yao Pingzhong shivered and smiled bitterly: "So much work!"
"Wait a minute!" Cao Cao stretched out his hand and pulled Guan Sheng back.
Wang De laughed and said: "Why should the thieves have good intentions? You must know that those who want to achieve great things must not be kind to women. Your Liangshan soldiers are strong and your horses are strong, and your power is even greater than that of Fang La. If you don't kill me, you will be able to escape in a moment and lead a large army." Come to destroy you—do it quickly!”
As he spoke, he slapped several cases hard, his back straight, and his neck ready to be killed.
Cao Cao's expression changed and he thought for a long time. He sighed and said: "Forget it. Nowadays in China, many people are weak. This king is proud and can't bear to kill him. King of Heaven, please imprison this man on the mountain to fight against Jin and Liao in the future. I don't believe it." He refused to contribute.”
Wang De laughed: "Even if there is a war with a foreign country, the imperial court has its own Western army, do you still have to wait for the grass bandits to contribute?"
Yao Pingzhong quickly covered Wang De's mouth and smiled at Lao Cao: "Sure enough, you have a lot of them, you are worthy of being a hero of Liangshan! That's all, where are we going to be detained? Yao took him with him."
Everyone laughed when they saw it. Cao Cao also shook his head and laughed, and asked Liu Tang to escort the two of them down.
The brothers each sat down and talked about the matter. Chao Gai said angrily: "Brother Wu is still too benevolent and righteous. Although this Wang De is hard-boned, he is too ignorant of praise. I don't have a good man like him here."
Suo Chao said hurriedly: "Brother Chao Gai doesn't know that this guy is really good at martial arts. It was me, brother Yang Zhi, and monk Deng Yuanjue who worked together to capture him."
Deng Yuanjue nodded and said: "This is true. Not only Wang De, but also Yao Pingzhong, although his temper is weird, his martial arts is really superb."
Chao Gai spread his hands and said: "Even so, if it can't be used by us, it will be useless."
Cao Cao smiled and said: "I won't kill him. For the sake of the country, I pity him for being a brave and heroic man. There is still something to think about. The whereabouts of brother Zhu Dian are unknown so far. The two brothers Li Zhu and Lei Heng have no trace. Although Senior Brother Lu and others are looking for the news, I can't rest assured. I am about to send a clever brother to Bianjing to find out. If by chance it falls into the hands of the army, I can use these two people to negotiate with Tong Guan. .”
Everyone suddenly realized: "So that's it!"
When Niu Gao heard this, he stood up happily and said, "My brother is going to send a clever brother to Tokyo. Why don't you mention me by name? I'll do it for my brother."
Cao Cao wondered: "I never asked you. I thought you two had young children and asked you to escort Xu Zhizhou to leave first. I wanted you to reunite with your family as soon as possible. Why are you so anxious to come to Liangshan again?"
Li Kui was so angry that he immediately got up and complained: "I want my brother to know that this guy has become Jinjie's brother-in-law. The more he thought about it, the more he became afraid. He was too scared to go home to see his wife. When he arrived outside Qingzhou City, it was so shocking." I went to quietly invite brother Shi En and asked him to settle Mr. Xu, but he dragged Tieniu to Liangshan, only to have Tieniu pass through the house without being able to enter. I have been dreaming about Agua every night for the past two days."
Zhu Gui asked doubtfully: "Why did you become someone's brother-in-law? Brother-in-law, what's going on?"
Niu Gao came here in a hurry today. He was going to ask Cao Cao about his plan, but he saw Zhu Gui had been at the table and was so frightened that he dared not speak. Unexpectedly, Li Kui exposed him and his dark face suddenly turned white.
Jin Jie didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he didn't expect that his wife and sister's dream would cause such trouble. But thinking about it again, Niu Gao's henpeck is not a bad thing. He stood up and said: "Brother Zhu Gui, I'm here to talk to you about this..."
He immediately pulled Zhu Gui aside, chattering and talking about how Niu Gao was captured, how his wife and sister had a dream, how he said that they were destined to be married, and joined hands with him to offer the city. Finally, he said: "After all, this matter is not handled by my younger brother." That’s right, I offended your sister, but Niu Gao is an honest person. If my brother wants to beat or punish me, it’s all because of my younger brother.”
Zhu Gui couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. He called Niu Gao and said, "Don't be afraid. My Mingyue is not as fierce as Duan Sanniang. Seeing Brother Jin as a person, his wife and sister must also be virtuous. You can only say good things." I told my sister that from now on, if a bowl of water is even, I will live in peace and worry-free."
Brother-in-law opened Jinkou, and Niu Gao suddenly showed a happy face. He pulled Zhu Gui and said, "Brother-in-law, how about you go back with me? If Mingyue is very angry, you can help him hit me twice to let her vent her anger."
After Zhu Gui heard what he said, he was not happy at all, but he put it aside and said with a smile: "How can I have time to run around? How can I be missing from the hotel at the foot of the mountain?"
Niu Gao rolled his eyes, pointed at Li Kui and said: "It's just a hotel, just let Tieniu take over for you for a few days."
Li Kui was furious: "You bastard, you have repeatedly blamed me. If you ask me to look after the hotel, I will drink all the wine in one day, close the door, and everyone will go to bed."
Ruan Xiaowu said with a smile: "Xiao Niu, what do you want from this black guy? Does he look like a businessman? Fifth brother, please be good. You only come to beg my brother Wang Dingliu of the navy, but in his family there are For someone who has been doing business for many years, it would be best to let him replace Zhu Gui for a few days."
Niu Gao was overjoyed and hurriedly went to ask Wang Dingliu. Wang Dingliu was easy to talk to and agreed with a smile.
Now that Niu Gao had settled his worries, he did not mention going to Tokyo. Lao Cao glanced around and was about to point his generals when suddenly a man stood up and said with a smile: "My little brother came to the stronghold to sit on a high position. I have never made any contribution, but I am willing to go out for my brother."
Cao Cao looked over and saw that it was Qiao Ru and Qiao Daoqing, the "Illusion Demon Lord".
But I heard him say: "In the past few years, my brother has made trouble in Tokyo several times, and many of the brothers have been exposed. If someone else goes there and takes advantage of him, it is not a joke. It is better for me to go alone." Go, if there is news, send a paper crane to convey it. If there is really something bad, use a blindfold to escape naturally."
Cao Cao thought for a while and felt that it made sense. Qiao Daoqing, who had been in the world for a long time, was alert, had swordsmanship and Taoism, so he was indeed a good candidate. So he cupped his fists and said, "In that case, thank you Taoist brother! Taoist brother should also be careful. If you find anything, report it to the stronghold in time and have your brothers come as reinforcements."
After everything was arranged, everyone continued to cheer and drink, and left happily that night.
The next day, Lao Cao ignored Chao Gai's request to stay and went down the mountain to return to Qingzhou. He was accompanied by everyone: Fang Jinzhi, Wu Song, Lu Junyi, Fang Baihua, Du Bo, Fan Rui, Yan Qing, Li Kui, Niu Gao, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Yang Zaixing , as well as Wang Yin, Gao Yu, Zu Shiyuan, Lu Jiang, Jin Jie, and Zhu Gui, who was dragged by Niu Gao to help.
Chao Gai couldn't hold him back. He sighed and personally led the Zhaoye jade lion: "Brother Wu, this horse is already very good now. You'd better ride it."
Cao Cao took it and took a look at it. Seeing that the horse was full of energy, he was immediately happy: "Thank you, King of Heaven! I originally thought that this horse would be difficult to recover after such a long run, but unexpectedly, the horse is even better than before!"
Chao Gai said: "But you can't thank me. It was a brother from Tongque Trading Company who learned about this. He asked around and learned that there was a man named Huangfu Duan in Dongchang Mansion, who was known as the 'Purple Beard Uncle'. This man was the best at treating horses. , so I paid a lot of money to pay for it and nursed him back for several days in a row before my muscles and bones were healed and not injured."
Cao Cao said: "Since there is such a strange man, why not give him a lot of gold and silk, and invite him to take a senior position in the stronghold? There are more and more horsemen in the stronghold, so where can he not be used?"
After hearing this, Chao Gai said happily: "That's right! Oh, I shouldn't have let him go."
Lin Chong stepped forward and said: "This Mr. Huangfu is quite capable in Japan, and he is also a bloody hero. Since my brothers are interested, I can go to Dongchang Mansion and invite him to join us. "
Cao Cao smiled and said: "If Coach Lin does this, he will be successful immediately. I should bring more belongings and don't let anyone say that I am stingy in Liangshan."
At that moment, he hurriedly packed up two loads of gifts and took a boat across the shore. Qiao Daoqing, one person and one horse, headed for Tokyo. Lin Chong took two companions and carried the gift load to Dongchang Mansion. Cao Cao brought his brothers and Qingzhou soldiers. Horse, go east.
The journey took more than one day, and on May 26th, we arrived in Qingzhou.
Li Kui and his two men had sent Xu Churen here before. Everyone in the city knew that Lao Cao was coming back. Two days ago, Duan Sanniang came. Everyone had already sent people to inquire along the way. Now that they heard that Lao Cao had returned, Shi Wengong led a group of brothers who stayed behind. , I came far out of the city to pick him up.
When Lao Cao returned home, he didn't let his horse go. As he was walking, he suddenly saw many brothers, surrounded by several young women, waiting by the roadside. He suddenly felt happy.
Wu Song saw Zong Yun'er at a glance and hugged his son Wu Xiao. The mother's face was full of smiles, and her son didn't cry out in vain. The baby, who was only a few months old, was grinning and just giggling. Wu Song suddenly felt His heart melted, and he galloped wildly. He was afraid that the big horse would startle his son, so he jumped off the horse when he was far away, like a tiger descending the mountain, and when he got closer, his movements were as gentle as a big cat, with two iron pillars. He stretched out his arms and held both his mother and son in his arms. He turned around gently, his face was as tender as water. How could he have the majesty of fighting against Zhu Meng among thousands of soldiers?
Li Kui also dismounted and galloped away, shouting: "Pauline, Agua, I'm back! Agua is a good girl, your father has only dreamed about you for days."
After all, Agua was older. After staring for a moment, Agua widened her little eyes and recognized her father. She was so happy that she just kicked around in her arms. Pauline couldn't hold her, so she had to put her on the ground, spread her two short legs and rushed After walking over, Li Kui knelt down, picked up his daughter, slid it to Baolian's feet, hugged her thighs and said, "I want to kill Tieniu."
Although Baolian was born as a singing girl, she was not as cheerful and lively as Zong Yuner. Zong Yuner was hugged by Wu Song and spun around, smiling like a silver bell. Baolian was only hugged by Li Kui's legs, and her face turned red with embarrassment.
Seeing that his brothers were so happy, Lao Cao was also very happy, with a smile on his face. As he rode his horse away, he looked at his four daughters. Hu Sanniang and the four daughters also had tender eyes, and they all came up to greet her. Sanniang smiled and said : "It's finally timely this time. I was worried that Tamamo-mae's sister would be like me and give birth to a child alone, and it would be difficult for you to come back."
Cao Cao took a quick look and saw Tamamo Mae's small body, with a high belly and beautiful eyes open with joy. He looked cute and pitiful. He couldn't help but said: "It's hard to run around for my husband." Got you."
He was about to go forward and hug the ladies. Unexpectedly, a tiger-headed boy suddenly appeared from behind Sanniang. He stretched out his hand and pulled out the sword from Sanniang Hu's waist. He shouted in a milky voice: "Hey! I'm here to give you a name!"
Old Cao took a closer look and saw that this baby with pink makeup and jade was his eldest son, Wu Meng Wu Xiaoman! A two-year-old child can actually lift a sword with one hand, which shows how strong his muscles and bones are. He is really a genius. He couldn't help but laugh: "Good boy, don't you recognize your father again?"
When Xiaoman heard this, he saw that the beard looked familiar. He was blinking in thought when he suddenly heard a female voice say in surprise: "Ah, my Qingluan Sword is here!"
There are different teachings: Yaksha is proud and arrogant, while Taiwei is indifferent to life and death. How many heroes will return in tears.
(End of chapter)
