Leaving the street full of thatched houses, several men were in high spirits. They all put their coats on their shoulders and shouted loudly: "Drink! Drink! Although the dock is dilapidated, there is everything!"
When he arrived at a wine shop, he asked the shopkeeper to cook a freshly caught fish and a pot of meat, and the wine was served. They ate and stuffed themselves until late in the evening when the men staggered around and dispersed.
Jiang Silang stood up and asked the store owner: "How much did you spend today?"
The shopkeeper said: "My lord, you spend a lot of wine and meat. A total of three hundred dollars is enough."
Jiang Silang said: "Let's put it in the account. I went out in a hurry today, but I didn't bring any money with me."
The shopkeeper couldn't help but became anxious after hearing this: "Sir, we are a small business. How much money do we make in a day? If we don't give you this much money, doesn't it mean that we work for nothing for a month? Without this money, I won't have money to buy wine and meat tomorrow." !”
Jiang Silang said: "Don't you know? Now I am working under Dong Daguan! If you want to do business here, can you do it without Dong Daguan taking care of you? The account will be kept on my head, Jiang Silang. With money, naturally I will pay you back!"
After saying that, he kicked the stool over, glared at the store owner fiercely, and then left with a big smile.
The shopkeeper watched from behind, cursing under his breath. The entire Beiwu Town is within Dong Ping's sphere of influence, and the store owners don't dare to catch up.
When he arrived at the Ru River, Jiang Silang felt a little urgent to urinate. He walked behind a big willow tree, untied his pants, and peed into the river. Not long after I finished peeing, I just put my pants up when I heard a man's voice from behind: "Brother, there are too many vicious people in this world. Be careful not to come over to places like under the trees on the roadside!"
Jiang Silang was shocked. When he was about to turn around, he felt a heavy blow on the back of his neck and his body went limp.
The sun was setting in the west, and several small boats were floating on the Ru River. The rays of sunlight sprinkled on the boat, casting a layer of golden light.
Jiang Silang woke up suddenly when water was splashed on his face. He saw several fierce men standing on the bow of the boat, and a big man wearing a green hat sat in the middle, looking at him coldly with a pair of tiger eyes.
Jiang Silang felt that the man's gaze seemed to be cannibalistic, and he shuddered suddenly. He cupped his hands and said, "I don't know what your surname is? I was attacked by a man just now. I think it was my brother who saved the younger one."
A man next to him said: "I knocked you down just now and brought you to this boat. Straight bitch, you guys are looking for women, drinking and having fun, but I can only watch from behind! If I hadn't ordered you, I would have killed you with a knife." !”
Jiang Silang looked up and saw that the man who spoke had a scar on his face and looked ferocious. He shrunk his neck in fear and did not dare to speak anymore.
The man in the green hat said: "To tell you the truth, we are originally the officers and soldiers of Wang Kuan. His army was reorganized a few days ago. How could those of us who were rushing to kill in the battle stand the bird's breath? So we left the army and came here. Looking for something to eat."
Jiang Silang said: "If the Lieutenant wants to use a small one, just call him. How can you find someone to beat me?"
The man said: "Wuyang, and even the surrounding counties, are Dong Ping's forces. If we want to eat, we have no choice but to wipe out Dong Ping first. I heard that Dong Ping's junior members value you very much, so they came to find you. , ask you a few words."
Jiang Silang said: "Brother, I am incompetent. How can I know many things about Dong Daguan?"
The man said: "If I catch Dong Ping's important men, I'm afraid that guy will be alarmed. Ordinary people don't know anything, so they have no choice but to arrest you. I heard that Dong Ping sold a lot of tea from Xiangyang, is that right?"
Jiang Silang looked around, and all the men looked fierce. Not daring to hide it, he said: "That's what the Lieutenant said. A month ago, I went to Xiangyang City with the new members and bought a lot of tea. We mixed it with loquats and plums and transported it to Beiwu Town."
The man nodded. He asked again: "How many are there? Where are these teas going to be transported?"
Seeing Jiang Silang lower his head and not wanting to answer, a man next to him stretched out the knife in his hand and knocked it in front of Jiang Silang. He said: "If you hesitate even a little bit, grandpa will chop you up and throw you into the river to feed the fish!"
Jiang Silang was scared and said hurriedly: "Back to Taiwei, a total of more than 1,600 kilograms have been transported back this time. I heard from others that after a few days, someone will be sent to transport it to Xiaoyao Town in the east and sold to Peng Kuan there."
The man said to the people around him: "Peng Jin was originally the commander-in-chief of the army. Because he came out early, more than a thousand people gathered in Xihua County. He was afraid that the army would send people to arrest him, so he only dared to do business in partnership with Dong Ping. .”
A man laughed and said: "It's just a boss, what kind of situation can he achieve? The boss is supposed to be promoted to the leader, so he is the big shot!"
The man with the blue hat sneered: "Peng Jin originally has nothing. He has more than a thousand men and it is difficult to deal with him. I have no choice but to take action on Dong Ping! If you rob him of this batch of tea first, it will be considered a bonus!"
The person next to me said: "We robbed the tea, who are we going to sell it to?"
The man in green hat said: "You haven't heard? The Jin people felt that the Central Plains was too big and there were too many people who were against them. They fought everywhere and wanted to retreat to the north of the Yellow River. Zhe Keqiu was defeated in Shaanzhou at the beginning of the year, and Nianhan recommended him Liu Yu, the former prefect of Jinan. If Liu Yu becomes emperor, it will not be easy to secure the throne. We robbed the tea and just sold it to the people he sent."
Several men said in unison: "It turns out that the instigator has already thought about it! Needless to say, let's rob Dong Ping's tea first!"
The man with the blue hat turned his head, looked at Jiang Silang and said: "To tell you the truth, I was originally Feng Hui, the commander of Wang's Observation Army. Now I have brought more than 300 people to Beiwu Town to kill Dong Ping. Take away his inheritance. If you are wise and join me early, you will be rich in the future!"
Jiang Silang kowtowed hurriedly: "It turns out to be Taiwei Feng! If Taiwei takes him in, he will be shattered into pieces and serve for Taiwei!"
Feng Hui said: "If you are willing, you can stay in my army first. If you have done something good in robbing Dong Ping's tea this time, I will definitely reward you heavily! If it is not of any use, my men will not spare you!"
After saying that, he motioned to the person next to him to take Jiang Silang down.
Watching Jiang Silang leave, Feng Hui said: "Dong Ping was originally a local tycoon in Tangzhou, with a big tree and deep roots. Before observing Xiangyang, Dong Ping was the largest force in this area and was rampant for a while. I heard that Dong Ping had five or six hundred people, either. His people are either bankers for many years and are extremely difficult to deal with. I estimate that this guy is similar to Zhai Kuan from Henan Prefecture, only there are fewer people."
Ren Xing said: "Who is Zhai Kuan? Even if we occupy several states and have tens of thousands of soldiers, we are just on an equal footing with Zhai Kuan. Dong Ping really has such power, how can we dare to offend him?"
Feng Hui smiled and said: "So, everyone has his own way of living. Facing the Jin army, Zhai Kuan resisted desperately and became a general of the imperial court. Dong Ping only knows how to bully the weak and rob states and counties. Now everyone shouts Fight! Don’t be afraid of him. No matter how many people he has, they are just a mob. If we have nearly 300 people in formation, we can destroy Dong Ping in one battle! Just grabbing the territory is not a charge in the battle formation. We need to pay attention to strategy. . When Dong Ping sends people to transport tea to Xiaoyao Town, we are robbed on the way, and he will definitely be panicked. Then he will rush into Beiwu Town and steal his inheritance. At that time, we brothers will dominate one area, and we will naturally be happy! "
Ren Xingdao: "Beiwu Town is not far from Ruzhou. We are here. Will Wang Observer send troops to suppress us?"
Feng Hui said coldly: "What are you afraid of! There are no large armies guarding the surrounding states. Why don't you send troops to fight? Because these places are too close to the Jin people and they are important roads. We are afraid that the Jin people will attack. We are the same. "
Seeing that everyone's expressions were still bad, Feng Hui said again: "When we can't resist anymore, we go north and vote for the Jin people. At that time, it was a good time for high officials and generous salaries!"
After hearing this, everyone's expressions softened. There are many in Wang Xiaolie's army, and they don't have the guts to fight Wang Xiaolie. Originally he wanted to join Peng Jinyuan, but he also heard that Peng Jinyuan's army had strict military discipline, so he finally gathered around Feng Hui.
