"Brother Shi, you are now famous in the world. Everyone in the world knows your name. Everyone in the imperial court wants to get rid of you." Wu Song said, and then said: "You captured Huayin County in one fell swoop. Song Dynasty banned you everywhere, but I still thought you were trapped in Huayin County, but I didn’t want to meet you here, how brave you are,"
"Haha, brother, I'm joking. Shi Jin is just a common man with no great ambitions. However, he doesn't want the government to force the people to rebel. He has no choice but to embark on this path. Who wants to get bigger and bigger and go further and further, I will I can’t stop even if I want to,”
Wu Song smiled slightly and didn't take it seriously. He just looked at Shi Jin and Bai Sheng up and down, and said, "Brother Shi, you are dressed like this, but you came out of that prison,"
"I committed a serious crime some time ago and was sentenced to death row. I deserve to be punished. Thanks to brother Shi Jin for not giving up and risking his life to save me. Didn't I just escape here and didn't want to meet..." Bai Shengyue said The lower it is, the more obvious it is that Wu Song's threat still lingers in his heart.
Wu Song said: "I only heard the sound of horse hooves, and you came in. I thought you were a murderer and a traitor who came here to share the stolen goods, so I stopped the fire and hid behind the statue. I thought I would kill you and take advantage of it." I ordered the money, but I didn't expect that you brought two heads. I heard what he said clearly, and I had no intention of killing him at the moment. Later I heard that the other one was Shi Jin, so I deliberately wanted to try your skills."
"It's very refreshing to have a fight with my brother. No matter what, it's really lucky for Shi Jin to meet here. But I don't know how my brother got here. If there is less silver, I have some here. I will take it when I need it," he said Shi Jin then reached into his arms to get some silver, but Wu Song immediately stopped him and said, "There is no shortage of silver. I had two gentlemen to take care of me all the way, but I feel very comfortable." After saying that, Wu Song walked towards the temple. He walked through the door and said, "You two, come out and meet each other."
Shi Jin and Bai Sheng all focused their attention on the temple door, but except for the black hole like a bottomless abyss, no one came inside to answer the call, and no one came out.
Wu Song raised his voice by another three points and shouted: "We are all our own people, let's come out and speak."
There was still silence inside, without any sound.
Wu Song looked at it, smiled slightly at Shi Jin, and said, "Let's sit inside. It's okay to stand in the courtyard."
Shi Jin looked at Wu Song and then at Bai Sheng and said: "Brother Bai Sheng, to be on the safe side, hurry back to Liangshan. When you get to Yuncheng County, don't go into the city. There will be someone ten miles south of the city to take you back to the mountain. "
"Then...brother, you..." Bai Sheng asked.
"Go back to the village and tell Brother Chao that I will meet a friend on the way and I have some things to do. Tell him not to worry." After that, Shi Jin sent Bai Sheng out of the Tutu Temple and brought the two The reins of the fast horse were handed over to Bai Sheng's hands, and Shi Jin said: "You can switch horses with this one and beat the horse all the way. You can drive faster and you will arrive at dawn. Be careful all the way." At this point, Shi Jin Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, and patted Bai Sheng's arm, and quickly walked into the temple. Then with the faint sense of light, he touched the two heads on the table, wrapped them in cloth as before, and walked away with a quick stride. He came out, handed it to Bai Sheng and said: "Brother, you have the right to take this with you. Although Brother Chao is in charge of the mountain, there are no rules in such a large village, and it will be difficult to operate in the future. This is your certificate of surrender. You can take it with you to the mountain. , even if my kung fu is not good, no one else can say anything,"
Bai Sheng looked at Shi Jin, nodded, and thought that Brother Shi was very considerate, and he would have to act like a bully in the future without being able to repay him. But at this moment, Bai Sheng suddenly thought of something again, and said hesitantly: "Brother... I, I still have something to ask for,"
Shi Jin said: "Brother, even if you say it, if you can use me, there is no reason to refuse."
"My wife was taken to jail together with me. At this moment... I'm afraid it's in the prefect's yamen... the back house... I think... I think about asking my elder brother to find a way to rescue him... I'm grateful. Not enough," Bai Sheng said and knelt on the ground with a plop.
A man doesn't shed tears easily, and a man has gold under his knees. How could Shi Jin not understand the love between men and women? He quickly helped Bai Sheng up and said, "We were in Yidu just now, why didn't you say anything?"
"I think the situation is urgent..." Bai Sheng said this, feeling that he had not explained clearly, so he quickly added: "I'm not afraid of death. My life is worthless, but I'm afraid of hurting my brother."
"What are you saying? We are all brothers, and you still care about this." Shi Jin thought for a moment and said, "But fortunately you killed the prefect. Your woman is safe for the time being. Don't worry. Wait. When you go up the mountain tomorrow, tell Brother Chao that he will send someone down the mountain to investigate and pick up your woman. When the time comes, you will settle down in the mountain and you will never be bothered by the government again. You will learn your skills well in the future. If you do it, you will enjoy endless glory in your life."
Bai Sheng looked at Shi Jin. Gratitude surged from the bottom of his heart and filled his eyes. There were so many unspeakable words stuck in his throat that Bai Sheng was so grateful that he couldn't control himself.
Shi Jin patted Bai Sheng on the shoulder and said, "Okay, hurry up and go early, and be careful along the way."
"Brother... take care of yourself," Bai Sheng said, giving Shi Jin one last reluctant look, got on his horse, drove away, scolded him a few times, and then drove away.
Shi Jin watched Bai Sheng's figure quickly disappear into the vast night. He didn't turn around until the sound of horse hooves could no longer be heard.
Wu Song stood in the courtyard, taking in everything clearly, and thought to himself: "He is really a man who values friendship."
Shi Jin turned around, looked at Wu Song and said, "Brother Wu, I've kept you waiting for a long time."
"Go inside, there are no restaurants in this wilderness, with such a view. I have a pot of residual wine there. If Brother Shi doesn't mind it, let's drink and talk."
"Then I'm sorry," Shi Jin said, before he and Wu Song entered the dark temple.
Wu Song stepped in first and said: "You two come out, we are all on our own, it is very convenient." As Wu Song said this, he took out a fire folder from his arms and lit up the small charcoal fire in the temple. At this time, two people timidly moved out from behind the statue of the Land Lord. Shi Jin looked at the clothes of the two people. They were clearly two businessmen. They were wearing this outfit when he came to Qingzhou. , the familiar can no longer be familiar.
"You two, please take a seat here," Shi Jin said, looking at the two guards.
"No... no, please let the heroes sit down. We... will just stand on one side." The two officers were trembling with fear, as if they had seen something dangerous and deadly.
"You don't need to be restrained. Shi Jin is good here, but he is an upright and upright man in the world. He is not a bandit who robs homes and homes. He will not harm your lives. What are you afraid of?" Wu Song waved to the two guards and said : "Come here and sit on the ground. Although we don't have much wine, let's drink some together so that we can sleep."
"Shi Jin is a well-known hero, we... we didn't rest earlier, you guys can talk," said the two officers, and after Wu Song agreed, they retreated to the other side and fell asleep by themselves.
Wu Song looked at their unnatural and awkward looks, so he immediately let them go, turned around, and sat down with Shi Jin on the straw in the wall against one side.
Shi Jin looked at the clothes of the two guards, holding water and fire sticks in their hands, and looked at Wu Song. He guessed it and said, "Brother Wu, could this be..."
Wu Song followed Shi Jin's gaze and looked at his outfit, then looked at the two guards over there, and smiled: "You robbed Qingzhou Yidu Prison and killed the prefect and the prison chief. I did the same, killing two I'm a bitch, so I'm guilty of this. I'm not worthy of being two hundred miles away. I just happened to be here today. It's dark and I can't stay overnight, so I can live in this temple." After Wu Song said this, he removed the piece of hair scattered in front of his face. A strand of hair was lifted up, revealing the gold letters embroidered underneath.
Shi Jin became a little curious and said: "A murderer must be punished with a life, but what kind of bitch Brother Wu killed was such a bitch. Even the government officials were like this."
"It's a long story. I was drunk and killed a big insect on Jingyanggang, so I became famous in the world. I also got an official position in the county. I thought I could live with each other. My brother can live a peaceful life... It's a pity that my sister-in-law is beautiful, but she is a frivolous person. Not only did she cheat on my brother, but she also conspired with her adulterer to kill my brother. At that time, I happened to be on a business trip, and when I came back, my brother’s coffin was parked at home.”
Wu Song felt a little unhappy after saying this. He took a sip of wine and continued: "At first, I just thought that my brother died of a sudden illness. However, my sister-in-law did not wear mourning and was still wearing heavy makeup and color powder. I became suspicious and didn't want to keep vigil that night, but my brother told me in a dream that he died miserably. At dawn that day, I went to look for the person and investigate carefully. As expected, he was poisoned." Wu Song said this, paused and said: " I was angry that day, so I killed the dog couple and my brother to avenge me. I chopped off their dog heads like the brother's and put them on the altar as an offering. Then I came out to surrender myself, but I didn't expect that all the neighbors would come out to fight with me. Zhou Quan testified, and the county magistrate also thought that I was a loyal man and wanted to protect me. Instead of receiving any benefits from me, he changed the complaint to a lighter one and personally sent it to the government office. Although I was thrown into jail, However, Chen Fuyin from above also took pity on me because I was a man, and often sent people to look at me. Therefore, even the prisoners at the provincial level did not want a penny from me. Instead, they offered me wine and food. Chen Fuyin sent this recruitment file After all, Shen went to the Provincial Court to consider the crime in detail. I heard from the officials that Chen Fuyin also asked his confidants to send an important secret letter to the capital at night to handle it for him. The official of the Ministry of Punishment and Chen Wenzhao Okay, I reported this matter directly to the provincial court officials and came up with a reply: "According to Wang Po's passion, she coaxed her into adultery and instigated her to poison her husband to death; she also ordered her to drive Wu Song away and not allow her to sacrifice. His brother committed suicide, instigated men and women to lose human relations, and was destined to be executed at Ling Chi. According to Wu Song, although he was seeking revenge for his brother and killed Ximen Qing's traitorous wife, he surrendered himself and was unable to escape. He was forty years old. The assassin is two thousand miles away, so he sentenced me like this. It is a blessing in disguise that I happened to meet my brother when I came here."