Zou Run finished changing his clothes and hurried to the banquet. As soon as he entered the door, a black shadow bowed at his feet.
"The villain Shi Yong has met Master Zou."
Zou Run took a closer look and saw that it was General Shi Yong who he had not seen for many years.
After listening to Shi Yong's self-narration, I realized that it was Chai Jin who sent someone to call Shi Yong to this village early in the morning. Upon hearing this, Zou Run quickly gave Chai Jin a look of thanks and moved his hands at the same time. Without stopping, he helped Shi Yong up.
"Brother Shi Yong found me miserable. I was spied on several times by the police in the rivers and lakes, but no news came from me. I never thought that I would be living happily in the official residence of Chai Daguan."
Chai Jin laughed immediately as soon as these words came out, and Shi Yong, who was a little worried at first, mustered up the courage to look directly at Zou Run.
Don't you have to have the courage? Shi Yong and Zou Yuan and Zou Run met a few years ago. At that time, they were both good gamblers, and their friendship was only ordinary. But two or three years later, the Zou family would The uncle and nephew were like comets rising up, and they suddenly became the masters of a large village.
There were more than a dozen leaders and thousands of minions under his command. When Shi Yong heard what was said, he felt like he was in a dream. Because the situation gap between the two sides was so great, Shi Yong couldn't even bring himself to join him. Later, when Chai Jin sent someone to tell him that Zou Run wanted to meet him, Shi Yong immediately set off to come, fearing that he would miss this golden opportunity.
"...I'm not afraid of the jokes between the senior officials and the master of Zou village. At that time, I couldn't believe it. I thought it was the village guest who was making fun of me. Until the village guest invited me over and over again, and even brought horses to teach me to go faster. Only then does one wake up from a dream and realize that this is true."
After listening to Shi Yong's self-reported psychological journey at the wine table, Chai Jin laughed again, but Zou Run picked up the wine glass, stood up and took over the conversation.
"As for my brother, we have known each other for a long time and have a close friendship. When I was in the village, my uncle would never forget him every time he mentioned him. The two leaders, Yang Lin and Deng Fei, also never forgot his brother. Today's fate has brought us great power. It is a precious land for officials, and I also teach high-ranking officials to bear witness, so Zou Run shamelessly invited my brother to go up the mountain and take a high position. I don’t know what your respect is."
As soon as Zou Run finished speaking, Chai Jin cheered continuously, stroking his palms and praising him. Zou Run's words were very flattering to him and made him feel happy.
"Excellent, excellent, excellent. Chai Jin is lucky enough to see Dengyun Mountain gain another hero with his own eyes. This is a grand event, and it should be revealed!"
Shi Yong had ten thousand wishes in his heart, not to mention that Chai Jin said these words again, which directly set the tone, so Shi Yong worshiped Zou Run as his master on the spot, and his title changed from "Zou Village Master" to "Zou Runzhu". became the "village owner".
Zou Run was not surprised by this result. Shi Yong was known as General Shi, and he only made a living by gambling. Because he punched someone to death while gambling, he ran away to Chai Jinzhuang to avoid the lawsuit. As far as he is concerned, his martial arts skills are only average, and he is only at the lower level among the original one hundred and eight generals. Being able to become the leader of Jianghu Dazhai Dengyun Mountain is considered a blessing.
Li Taibai said that my talents will be useful, and this statement is true. General Shi Shi Yong also has his own shining points.
Compared with ordinary heroes who have no life plans, this person values the platform very much and remains 100% loyal once he identifies the platform.
In the original work, Shi Yong first threw himself into Chai Jin, and then into Song Jiang. He would go wherever the threshold was high, and he would only defect to famous people. With his determination to never give up until he met his master, it was not in vain that he finally succeeded in joining. The water is in Liangshan. Although there were no major achievements in the follow-up, he could be said to be hardworking and uncomplaining. Later, he was killed by Fang La's subordinate Wang Yin because he rescued the blue-eyed tiger Li Yun on the battlefield.
Combining the above advantages, Shi Yong is already better than most of the mediocre people in the world, and can barely be regarded as a usable talent.
Zou Run had already planned how to make the most of such a leader who was not a professional and had mediocre martial arts skills. Unlike Song Jiang, he doesn't need to be forced into the army if he is not that material.
Now that Dengyunshan's plate is getting bigger and bigger, and Zou Run whispers in his ear about the lack of manpower every time he returns to Yanglin, Shi Yong can be used in the logistics or intelligence system. After all, Shi Yong and Song Jiang are from the original work It can be seen from the conversation in the hotel that this person is not as simple as his appearance suggests. He still has the ability to read people's dishes, and he also does not lack courage when encountering difficulties.
At the banquet, Chai Jin and Shi Yong were both in high spirits and drank themselves to a pulp. However, they never imagined that Zou Run had quietly decided on Shi Yong's future path while drinking and drinking.
The drinking lasted from morning to noon, and it was another drunken moment.
Looking at the messy table with cups and plates, Zou Run couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. This Chai Jin really loves drinking, and he seems to drink every time he drinks and get drunk.
It seems that this descendant of the Chai family who was kept captive by the Song Dynasty was sober and depressed in his heart. Otherwise, he wouldn't be wasting his prime years, not doing anything serious, just drinking and hunting all day long, and being obsessed with making friends with all kinds of people who violate laws and regulations.
After all, as long as the surname is Zhao in this world, the descendants of the Chai family can only live in the shadow of Song Ting. To have great ambitions, to serve as an official, to benefit a country... these things that seem to be full of positive energy, as descendants of the Chai family, not only cannot they do it, but they cannot even think about it. In order to offset the suspicion of the one on the dragon throne, they have to Thoughts contaminate themselves.
etc! Self-destruction? ?
Zou Run was horrified.
Holy shit! Chai Jin's behavior all day is self-destruction, isn't it? He specially used this unique way to tell the court that I am just a prodigal son. I have no other skills and just like to have a little temper. You must not treat me as a piece of cake!
As for Chai Jin, he talks about the Zhao family taking over the Chai family's kingdom all day long. It seems to be venting his inner complaints, but in fact it may not be a way to show that he has no power. At the same time, he also wants to remind those literati Scholar-officials - you all study history, so don’t forget this matter.
This seems to have the same purpose as "I'm happy here but don't miss Shu"!
The more Zou Run thought about it, the more it made sense. For some people, forgetting often means death... It seems that this little whirlwind is not as simple as it seems. Zou Run thought carefully and looked at the drunk man lying at the table subconsciously. Chai Jin tried to see through the disguise on his blushing face.
This is of course an exercise in futility.
Chai Jin's eyes were closed tightly at this time, and he was snoring loudly. There were no clues. Even the boy waiting outside the door noticed the noise made by his master and very familiarly called the two strong bankers into the house to carry someone.
On the third day, all the goods brought by Zou Run's fleet were put into the warehouse. Although they had not yet been sold, Chai Jin paid the full price with a wave of his hand and said bluntly that if the sales were good, Cangzhou would be able to sell goods in the future. Sakon could only sell the goods to his family for exclusive sale.
This is of course no problem. In this era, the logistics and information system is not perfect, so it is impossible to develop the distribution market and can only engage in this full-scale underwriting model. Zou Run immediately agreed and said goodbye.
After getting acquainted with Chai Jin and promoting cooperation, making friends with Wu Song, and recruiting Shi Yong into the group, Zou Run's three major goals in coming to Cangzhou were all successfully achieved. In addition, there were still a lot of important things to deal with in Liangshan, so he had already left in a hurry.
Wherever Chai Jin is willing to let go, Zou Run must be kept for a few more days, and he also signals Wu Song to come and persuade him, but Zou Run does not dare to delay for a moment and insists that he will go out that day. In order to express his determination, he issued an order on the spot, ordering Shi Yong to Taking all the money, food and a letter, he followed the original fleet by sea to Dengzhou to resume his life, and he rode on horseback to Liangshan.
Seeing that Zou Run was very determined to leave, Chai Jin had no choice but to let him go after all kinds of persuasion. After knowing that he was in a hurry to go to Liangshan, Chai Jin ordered people to prepare several gifts and asked Zou Run to send them to Lin Chong, Du Qian and Song Dynasty respectively. Ten thousand, including all the other leaders.
Looking at the big and small bags carried out by the banker, Zou Run couldn't help but secretly smacked his tongue, thinking that it's true that stupid people have more money, ah no, good people have more money.
Now that he was finally able to leave, Chai Jin took the people out of the village and saw him off for ten miles before reluctantly saying goodbye.
Seeing Chai Jin walking away surrounded by a large group of people, Zou Run withdrew his gaze and said to Wu Song, who had a look of reluctance in his eyes:
"After sending someone a thousand miles away, we must say goodbye, so Erlang will be sent here too. After this farewell, I don't know when we will see each other again. Erlang will settle down at the Daguan Manor with peace of mind. You will be informed by my letter. You can go home without any delay."
Wu Song suppressed the soreness in his nose, turned over and dismounted, and prostrated himself on the green grass.
"Brother, please take care on your way here." After saying this, Wu Song turned around and bowed to the followers behind Zou Run.
"We are hundreds of miles away from Liangshan. The mountains are high and the rivers are far away. It's all up to you to keep my brother safe and to be worshiped by Wu Song."
Although they only got along with each other for a few days, these relatives and followers all knew that the younger brother their village leader was sworn to was extraordinary. Not only did he have amazing martial arts skills, but he was also very considerate, so they all laughed and answered:
"Haha, Erlang, don't do this. It is our mission and responsibility to protect the leader of the village with our lives, so there is no need to give orders."
"That's right, we should take care of this matter ourselves. If you don't deserve it, Erlang, please get up quickly."
