After a while, Zhu Renxia and the other three arrived at the south gate.
I saw more than 20 strong men coming outside the door, but the leader was a thin man less than seven feet tall, which would be about 1.65 meters in later generations.
Not only was he short in stature, but he also had a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks, which reminded Zhu Renxia of Wu Chengen's Monkey King. If he guessed correctly, this person was most likely Hou Jie, whom Jiang Guanjun had longed for.
"As expected, he is just like a monkey."
Jin Zhu also murmured secretly in his heart.
But there is a saying that "a person should not be judged by his appearance." Since Jiang Guanjun thinks highly of him, it means that this person does have extraordinary abilities.
After seeing Jiang Guanjun, Hou Jie cupped his fists and saluted: "Hou Jie has met Mr. Qian!"
"Monkey, I finally waited for you."
Jiang Guanjun laughed and patted Hou Jie on the shoulder, "Our Qi Jiajun no longer exists. Please don't call me Mr. Qian anymore. My current identity is the battalion commander of Chang'an Town Minzhuang Camp. You can just call me battalion commander." .”
"Yes, battalion commander."
Hou Jie rubbed his thin palms and laughed naively, "Originally I planned to recruit a hundred people for the battalion commander, but many brothers were heartbroken by the court. In addition, the mountains in Guizhou are high and the road is far away, so I tried my best to recruit them. More than sixty people.”
Half a month ago, Xu Le brought sixteen people, and this time there were twenty-six people following Hou Jie. The total number was only forty-four.
"Lao Song, Dalei and the others said that after the new year, there will be twenty brothers behind us."
Hou Jie added, "They promised me that they will never go back on their word, otherwise I will kidnap them even if I find Shandong."
"It doesn't matter."
Jiang Guanjun smiled and introduced Zhu Renxia and Jin Zhu to Hou Jie and everyone else, "Brothers, this is the mayor of Chang'an Town, Mr. Zhu Renxia, and this is the deputy battalion commander, Miss Jin Zhu."
Hou Jie led everyone to salute: "I have met the mayor and Miss Jin."
Zhu Renxia returned the gift with a smile on his face: "You have traveled a long distance from Shandong to our Guizhou. It has been a hard journey. Come in quickly."
After entering the town, Zhu Renxia and Jin Zhu said goodbye, allowing these old comrades to reunite after a long absence to reminisce.
Jiang Guanjun brought Hou Jie and others to the dormitory. They were still assigned eight people to one courtyard, and asked Xu Le's cook to buy food and drinks. The brothers would have a drink tonight.
The most indispensable thing in Chang'an Town is meat and wine.
At present, more than 40 people were crowded in a courtyard, drinking from large bowls, eating meat, recalling the battlefield, singing and dancing, and they were so happy.
It was dawn the next day.
Zhu Renxia ordered Zhao Yun to forge a roster, slightly changing everyone's names, and even making up their place of origin and age.
Anyway, Yang Dali's men were all bandits who had turned into bandits, and they had no tooth tags, so Yang Yinglong had no way to check.
After getting ready, Zhu Renxia packed his bags, took Jinzhu and Hou Jie with him, followed Fang Jielun and left Chang'an Town, and rushed to Bozhou.
Bozhou is Zunyi in later generations, less than 400 miles away from Chang'an Town.
A group of four people worked hard and successfully arrived in Banzhou in a day and a half.
The gates of Bozhou City were heavily guarded. More than 30 local soldiers armed with swords, guns and firecrackers strictly checked the people entering and leaving. If there was any doubt, they would be taken away for interrogation.
Zhu Renxia quietly said to Jin Zhu, who was disguised as a man: "Look at Banzhou looking like it is facing a powerful enemy. Yang Yinglong seems to be preparing to do something big."
"who cares!"
Jin Zhu said with a nonchalant expression, "The imperial court and the chieftain are the same as each other. My aunt is too lazy to care about their dogs biting dogs!"
"Stop, who is it?"
One of the leaders, with his hands on his hips, stopped Zhu Renxia and others.
Fang Jielun hurriedly got off his horse and took out the waist card that Yang Yinglong had given him when he came to Bozhou last time.
"My descendant, Fang Jielun of Wulong Mountain, thanks to the chieftain's favor, has enlisted our service. I am here to present the roster to Chieftain Yang."
"Oh...it's you, what's Jay, Jay Chou?"
The leader thought of Fang Jielun and gave way.
If a person brings four to five hundred people to join his master, his status in the future will definitely be higher than his own, and he cannot afford to offend him.
Jay Fang was all smiles, "It's not Jay Chou, it's Jay Fang, surnamed Fang."
The leader clasped his fists and saluted: "I remembered you, please come into the city."
"Thank you!"
Fang Jielun rode his horse forward, and Zhu Renxia, Jin Zhu, and Hou Jie rode behind them, quickly passing through the city gate and entering Bozhou City.
As Yang Yinglong's hometown, Bozhou is much more prosperous than Liping Mansion. There are many shops on both sides of the street, row upon row, and the cries of various vendors come and go.
Seeing a wine shop on the roadside, Zhu Renxia called the three of them to stop: "Wait for me for a moment and buy two jars of wine before leaving."
Hou Jie and Fang Jielun looked puzzled, not knowing what kind of medicine Zhu Renxia was selling in his gourd, but there were so many people on the street that they could only wait patiently.
Zhu Renxia and Jin Zhu spent a while choosing in the wine shop, and finally chose two jars of the best liquor, spending a tael of silver.
The shopkeeper tied it with hemp rope and dropped it on the back of the saddle, so that the horse could carry it without delaying the ride.
A group of four people walked through the bustling streets and soon arrived at the majestic Xuanwei Si Yamen.
I saw the door was heavily guarded, with twenty energetic local soldiers standing on both sides with swords hanging from their waists. Looking at this posture, not even a fly was going to let in.
"Xu..."
Fang Jielun reined in his horse in front of the Xuanwei Si Yamen, got brave enough, and dismounted.
Zhu Renxia, dressed as an entourage, dismounted with Jin Zhu and Hou Jie, lowered his head, and followed Fang Jielun cautiously.
"Who is coming?"
The servant guarding the Yamen was much more confident than the soldiers guarding the city gate, and his voice was much louder, "You don't even look where you are, so you just wander in blindly?"
"Here's Jay below, from Wulong Mountain." Fang Jielun hurriedly smiled and saluted, "I've only been back for seven or eight days, have you forgotten me?"
"What about Fang Jielun and Nunchuk? Not only hundreds of people come in and out of our Tusi Yamen a day, there are also seventy or eighty people. Where did I know you?"
The leader held his head high and his nostrils pointed upward, looking like a dog fighting against the power of others.
"Last time I..."
Fang Jielun was about to help the other party recall it again, but he was pulled away by Zhu Renxia, who put a piece of silver into the leader's hand with a smile.
"We are from Wulong Mountain. Following the order of the master, we have come to present the roster and fine wine to Chieftain Yang. I hope that I can report it."
"Hehe...I remembered it."
The leader weighed the silver ingots in his hand and estimated that there were one or two halves. He immediately changed his face.
"Brother from Wulong Mountain, right? Wait a moment, I'll report it right away."
Seeing the guard's arrogant and respectful attitude, Fang Jielun was very depressed: "Sigh... I gave him some scraps of silver last time, but he is still making things difficult for me today. It's really hard for the King of Hell to see a little devil."
“That’s how human nature is.”
Zhu Renxia patted Jie Lun Fang to appease his dissatisfaction, so as not to expose any flaws and make a big mistake out of a small thing.
The "Tiger and Dragon in Pan" that Tianzun wants is in this mansion. As long as he sneaks in, Hou Jie will be able to capture it easily.
Zhu Renxia looked up at the sky and saw the huge face behind the white clouds. Tianzun was looking at him, his huge eyes full of expectation.
Therefore, during this trip to Bozhou, Zhu Renxia tried his best to capture this painting.
After about a cup of tea, the leader ran back in a hurry: "The chieftain asked the envoy to enter the list of offerings."
"Thank you!"
Zhu Renxia thanked him with his hands, glanced at Fang Jielun and Hou Jie, and told them to come in quickly to avoid regrets.
"Hey...why did you get so many people in?"
The leader stopped Fang Jielun and Hou Jie with some dissatisfaction, and only planned to let Zhu Renxia in alone.
"What they are holding in their arms is Hunan's famous wine, aged for fifty years, specially dedicated to the chieftain."
With a smile on his face, Zhu Renxia once again put a piece of silver into the leader's hand, "The wine jar is too slippery. If I accidentally break it, our boss will probably take my head."
After the leader's palm touched the silver, he frowned and waved his hand: "Then go in and don't wander around inside, otherwise don't blame me for not warning you."
"Thank you, brother."
Zhu Renxia thanked the leader and hurriedly led Fang and Hou across the threshold and quickly entered the mansion, leaving Jin Zhu, who was disguised as a man, to look after the horses in the distance.
