From then on, Wu Dong, Lin Chong and Cao Zheng often communicated with each other and exchanged martial arts with each other. Wu Dong also funded Cao Zheng with some gold and silver, which greatly improved Cao Zheng's life.
During this period of time, Wu Dong's martial arts improved by leaps and bounds. He practiced Baji Pulse Locking Technique, and with Lin Chong, a great master, guiding him, it was difficult not to improve.
Originally he was never Lin Chong's opponent, but now he can block Lin Chong's dozens of moves. With time, it won't be difficult to reach Lin Chong's level.
However, after Cao Zheng's life improved, the hotel expanded a lot, hired several more waiters, and often supported the down-and-out people who passed by, and gradually gained a certain reputation.
On this day, a muscular man walked into Cao Zheng's hotel. This man was wearing a deep-brimmed warm hat, a fur jacket, leather boots, and a beard. His appearance was very ordinary, and he was the kind of man who would be seen in a crowd.
The kind of person you can't even recognize at a glance.
As soon as the man sat down, he immediately ordered wine and meat. Cao Zheng saw that he looked like a figure in the world, so he served the wine and meat himself.
When the man saw Cao Zheng, he actually said: "Shopkeeper, it's too boring to eat wine and meat alone. Why don't you have a few drinks with me and the money will be mine?"
Cao Zheng smiled and said, "Okay."
At that time, I sat with this man eating wine and meat. After drinking a lot, the man revealed his identity and said: "To be honest, I am Zhu Gui of Liangshan Po."
Cao Zheng was shocked and asked, "Could it be the leader Zhu Guizhu who is known as Dry Land Hulu?"
The man nodded and said, "Exactly."
You must know that Zhu Gui is not an unknown figure in the original work. He is in charge of Liang Shanbo's intelligence work, which is a very important position. In addition to gathering intelligence, he also has an important job, which is to recruit heroes from all walks of life.
Unexpectedly, he came to Cao Zheng today. Cao Zheng said: "Brother Zhu, why did you come to my place?"
Zhu Guidao said: "I came to invite Cao Zhuangshi to Shuibo Liangshan. After the strongman arrives at Liangshan, I will take the fifth place. What do you think?"
this……
Cao Zheng was there all of a sudden. If his family had been living in poverty in the past, he might have followed Zhu Gui to Liangshan.
But now that he has received support from Wu Dong, his life is getting better and better, the size of the tavern is getting bigger and bigger, and he has gained a certain reputation in the world. Now he is not willing to go to Liangshanbo.
Zhu Gui saw Cao Zheng's hesitant expression and said: "I heard that Cao Zhuangshi is the apprentice of Lin Chong, the chief instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army in Bianliang City. He must be highly skilled in martial arts. Why should he be trapped in a small place like Huangnigang? Why not follow him?
I'll go to Liangshanbo and do something big together?"
Cao Zheng thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Forget it, forget it, I stayed in Huangnigang well. I accept Leader Zhu's wishes, but I really don't want to go now."
Cao Zheng insisted, but Zhu Gui had no choice but to leave immediately.
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Why did Zhu Gui insist on asking Cao Zheng to go to Liangshan? It turned out that it was because the officers and soldiers were encircling Liangshanbo and the people in Liangshanbo were unable to resist, so they came to recruit heroes from all walks of life.
In the original work, Lin Chong went to Liangshan early. Lin Chong was highly skilled in martial arts and very proficient in marching formations. With Lin Chong around, he was not afraid of encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers.
But now Lin Chong has not gone to Liangshan. There are only four leaders in Liangshan: Wang Lun, Du Qian, Song Wan, and Zhu Gui. Zhu Gui is good at gathering information, while Wang Lun, Du Qian, and Song Wan are all very ordinary people, so
They were only slightly stronger than ordinary minions, but could not stop the officers and soldiers at all, and many people had already been killed or injured.
Moreover, Wang Lun was a bit jealous of talents and often excluded the other three leaders, which made Liang Shanbo very disunified.
Zhu Gui saw Liangshanbo declining day by day, and had no choice but to recruit heroes from all over the place, hoping that heroes from all walks of life would go to Liangshan.
In the original work, Zhu Gui was the first person to insist on letting Lin Chong go to Liangshan. Later, when Chao Gai and others came to Liangshan, he was also the first to sincerely accept them.
It's a pity that Zhu Gui's life was really bad. He was in charge of Liang Shanbo's intelligence work, which was very important, but his ranking was extremely low. Whether Wang Lun was in power, Chao Gai, or Song Jiang was in power, he was always behind him.
Needless to say, Wang Lun, as long as he was talented, he was ranked behind. When Lin Chong went up the mountain, he was still ranked behind Zhu Gui. Chao Gai didn't value Zhu Gui because Zhu Gui was Wang Lun's old subordinate. Song Jiang
He had his own group of direct descendants, and he only used his direct descendants. Moreover, Song Jiang regarded Zhu Gui as an old subordinate of Chao Gai and did not take him seriously. His ranking was getting lower and lower.
Zhu Gui's martial arts is actually very strong. He is called "Hu Lv in the dry land". The so-called Hu Lv means crocodile. The crocodile is so ferocious. It is used to describe Zhu Gui, which shows that Zhu Gui's skills are amazing. This way
The character ranking is approaching 100. When Wu Dong watched Water Margin, he often cried out for Zhu Gui.
When they returned to Liangshanbo that day, Wang Lun blocked Zhu Gui and said, "Where have you been these days? Why can't I see you?"
Zhu Guidao said: "I will invite some heroes to come to Liangshanbo to resist the officers and soldiers together."
Wang Lundao: "I wonder which heroes they are?"
Zhu Guidao: "They are Chao Gai, Chao Baozheng, the king of towers in Dongxi Village, Yuncheng County, Cao Zheng, the swordsman ghost of Huangnigang, and Bai Sheng, the day rat of Anle Village, and others."
It turned out that Zhu Gui not only invited Cao Zheng, but also went to see Chao Gai, Bai Sheng and others, hoping to get these people to go to Liangshan.
Wang Lun looked unhappy and said, "Is there anyone who agrees to come to Liangshanbo?"
Zhu Guidao: "No one agreed."
Wang Lundao said: "Don't invite anyone else from now on. Liangshanbo is such a small place. The four of us are just right here. If other people come, we can't afford it."
Zhu Gui frowned and said: "Why did the big leader say this? Let alone four people, even forty people, four hundred people came here without any problems. Liangshanbo is so vast, can't it support a few people?"
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Wang Lun shouted coldly: "What are you talking about?"
Zhu Gui made a mistake for a moment, and now he also regretted it. He said hurriedly: "I made a mistake, the chief, don't take it to heart."
When Zhu Gui left, Wang Lun looked at Zhu Gui's back with a fierce light in his eyes.
Zhu Gui usually stayed in a hotel south of Liangshanbo. He was lying down and suddenly heard a strange noise in the middle of the night.
He was engaged in intelligence work and was always quiet. He immediately rolled under the bed, and then saw countless swords striking towards his bed.
"What a thief!" Zhu Guileng shouted, rushed out, punched an assassin, took the knife from the assassin's hand, and slashed at the other assassins.
Han Di Hu Lu had extraordinary martial arts skills. In a matter of seconds, all the assassins were chopped down by him, leaving blood all over the ground.
Zhu Gui lit the lamp and saw that it was several of Wang Lun's cronies. He was furious at the moment.
The next day, Zhu Gui came to the island. When Wang Lun saw Zhu Gui, his eyes flickered and he was surprised. Zhu Gui looked calm, but in his heart he hated Wang Lun to the extreme, thinking that it was indeed Wang Lun's good deed.
This Wang Lun really disappointed him. He felt that he could no longer tolerate Wang Lun staying in Liangshanshuibo, and he must find a real hero to replace Wang Lun.
He himself is engaged in intelligence work, and he is self-aware and knows that he is not the material to be a leader, so this hero has to be found from outside.
A few days ago, I invited Chao Gai, Cao Zheng, Bai Sheng and others. Although Bai Sheng has some reputation, he is actually in the thief business. Such a person is naturally not qualified to lead Liang Shanbo. Chao Gai is good, but Chao Gai is now
Being Baozheng in Dongxi Village means that the village chief means it. It is probably difficult to persuade someone with a big family and a big business. Now it seems that it will still fall on Cao Zheng.
So, a few days later, Zhu Gui went to find Cao Zheng again.
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"Why are you here again?" Cao Zheng frowned.
He had rejected Zhu Gui a few days ago, but he didn't expect Zhu Gui to stalk him, which made Cao Zheng feel a little unhappy.
"To be honest, Zhuangshi Cao, I came here this time to discuss something important," Zhu Gui said.
Seeing Zhu Gui's solemn words, Cao Zheng couldn't help but asked: "What big thing is it?"
"Let's find a quiet place to talk." Zhu Gui said.
Now the two of them came to the backyard. It was quiet here and there was no fear of anyone eavesdropping, so Zhu Gui told everything.
Including the current situation of Liang Shanbo, including Wang Lun's despicableness, including his inner plan to find a hero to replace Wang Lun, etc.
"This..." Cao Zheng stayed there.
"What? Aren't you willing to let Cao Zhuangshi become the leader of Liangshanbo?" Zhu Gui said.
"It's not that I don't want to, but I really don't dare." Cao Zhengdao.
Speaking of this, Cao Zheng suddenly thought of his master Lin Chong. Lin Chong is now a prisoner of the imperial court and hiding in Wujiazhuang. But his master can't always live such a hiding life?
Cao Zheng couldn't help but feel moved in his heart, thinking that his master could be the big boss and find a way out for his master.
At that moment, Cao Zhengdao said: "I have a candidate whose martial arts skills are ten times mine and whose reputation is ten times mine. He is more than enough to be the leader of Liang Shanbo."
Zhu Guidao: "I wonder who he is?"
Cao Zhengdao: "I can't tell you this. I have to make an agreement with him before I can sue you."
Lin Chong was an imperial prisoner, and Cao Zheng would never reveal his master's identity unless necessary.
Zhu Gui was also very curious at this moment. He must know that Cao Zheng is now a famous hero in the world, and Cao Zheng said that man's martial arts skills and reputation are ten times as good as his. What kind of hero is he? There are people like this in the world.
There are not many heroes. Who are they?
After Zhu Gui left, Cao Zheng packed up and headed to Wujiazhuang. He arrived at Wujiazhuang a day later.
Lin Chong was practicing martial arts at the moment. When he saw Cao Zheng, he said, "Disciple, what's the matter with you?"
Cao Zhengdao: "Master, there is such a thing..."
Immediately, he told Lin Chong the information about Liang Shanbo brought by Zhu Gui, and expressed that he wanted Lin Chong to become the leader of Liang Shanbo.
"Well..." Lin Chong was very hesitant.
If it was before, when I was desperate, I would naturally go to Liangshan.
Unfortunately, now, he is used to staying in Wujiazhuang, and more importantly, his wife has come to Wujiazhuang. Lin Chong is very satisfied with his current life and really doesn't want to cause any more troubles.
Chapter completed!