Zhu Gui invited these people to come here to rest, and let the four or five hundred people rest in the woods next to the hotel. He ordered the waiters to also serve drinks and greet them, while he slaughtered pigs and sheep in the store and took care of them. When there were nine heroes, on the other hand, Zhu Gui also quickly called his minion to take the letter and go to the mountain to report. At the time of Chenpai, Ruan Xiaoqi came to Zhu Gui's hotel to greet everyone. They all met, and after exchanging greetings and asking questions, there were twenty or thirty large white boats brought by Ruan Xiaoqi waiting to meet them.
Ruan Xiaoqi and Zhu Gui invited nine heroes to disembark, and moved their children, old, young, vehicles, people, horses and luggage onto their respective boats. After everyone had packed up, they immediately set off and looked at the golden sand stall in front of the boat. Everyone came ashore, and in the pine path, many heroes followed Leader Chao and came to greet them with drums and music.
Qin Ming and Hua Rong walked in front and brought their brothers to meet Chao Gai.
Chao Gai said with a smile: "Brothers, you are fortunate enough to come to the hall to talk about it." Then he met all nine heroes, and they all came up to the pass and rode on horses and sedans until they arrived at the Juyi Hall. , after a conversation, everyone was introduced to each other, and they immediately sat in two rows. On the top chairs on the left were Chao Gai, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Du Qian, and Song Wan , Zhu Gui, Bai Sheng; but on the right are Hua Rong, Qin Ming, Huang Xin, Yan Shun, Wang Ying, Zheng Tianshou, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, and Shi Yong. A burner of incense is burning in the middle, and each one has his own place. I swear, that day there will be a big show, a feast of slaughtering cows and horses.
Chao Gai was very happy when he saw so many people coming up the mountain to join the village, and the village suddenly prospered. He immediately organized the five or six hundred people and ordered them all to pay homage under the hall. Then he sent a small leader to take care of the banquet. At the same time, Chao Gai Gai also put Song Wan in charge, cleaned up the houses in the back mountain, moved all the family members, old and young, to the back mountain, and carefully settled them one by one. Then he invited all the leaders to come to the front hall to have a drink.
Qin Ming was already secretly happy when he saw Chao Gai being so close and casual. Then he watched Chao Gai thoughtfully arrange the leaders to settle in the back mountain. His family members were all taken into consideration. Not only was the courtyard clean, but the furniture inside was also Everything is fully equipped. Although it is not a brand new decoration, we can still see the financial resources of this village and Chao Gai's intentions. From what we can see now, in Qin Ming's eyes, everything goes well. At first glance, Chao Gai is the kind of big brother who is broad-minded and tolerant. He is a hundred times better than that in Qingfeng Village, and there seems to be some hope in this day. However, since he left Qingzhou Fucheng that day After that, there was no chance to go back. After a few days, although Qin Ming could bear it now, a family of young and old were killed, and now there were corpses in the wilderness. This really made Qin Ming have trouble sleeping and eating, and it was even more difficult at night these days. Nightmares, no peace of mind for a day, Qin Ming couldn't help but feel a little sad when he thought of this.
"You have traveled thousands of miles to come to Chao Gai. It is really a blessing. We and all of us are here today to gather together for our great righteousness. It is a revelation." After saying that, he raised a big bowl and made a clanging sound. The ground touched everyone, and everyone shouted "Fuck it," and they all drank it up generously.
"I have read Song Gongming's letters. Although he spoke very urgently, I already know the general situation. I will not say where people are from in the future, nor which mountain they were from back then. Now Since we have come to Liangshan and become brothers, we are one family, sharing blessings and hardships," Chao Gai said in one word, not angry but powerful.
After Lu Fang heard this, he suddenly felt that Chao Gai's pair of eyes flashed with a captivating light, and a heavy intimidation suddenly hit his heart, as if someone had seen through him at a glance, which made him feel a little inexplicable. Timid, but also somewhat inexplicably impressed.
Chao Gai put these words first, then looked at Qin Ming with a smile and said: "Brother Qin, you turn out to be the general manager of Qingzhou's troops and horses."
Qin Ming did not expect that Chao Gai would talk to him first, so he respectfully replied: "It's all in the past."
Chao Gai still had a hearty smile on his face. He sifted wine into his wine bowl and said, "That's a big official. You know what I did in Shijie Village before I went up the mountain."
"My little brother is ignorant, I would like to hear the details,"
Chao Gai smiled, waved his hand and said: "It's not that big of a deal, it's just an upright person. If I had met Brother Qin back then, I would have called him General Manager Qin." After that, he laughed with everyone.
Qin Ming knew that Chao Gai was joking, so he smiled and said: "No matter where a hero comes from, Qin Ming came here this time. Although he was forced to do so, I, Qin Ming, recognize that I can meet Brother Chao today."
"Okay," Chao Gai said, "I, Chao Gai, offer Brother Qin a bowl, come and do it." After saying that, he began to do it as a sign of respect.
Qin Ming didn't even dare to answer the call, and immediately drank a bowl of wine without hesitation. After Qin Ming drank, he felt that he could still talk to Chao Gai, so he said: "Brother, I am the only one here who is an official." Then he looked at Hua Rong beside him and said: "Brother Hua Rong is very capable, especially with a bow and arrow. He can shoot through the poplars with a hundred steps, and the arrows are all missed. On the way here, brother Hua Rong saw Lu Fang and Guo Sheng." In a test of halberd skills, Hua Rong shot an arrow to cut the yarn and separated two entangled painted halberds. It was really Xiao Li Guang who was alive."
Upon hearing this, Chao Gai looked Hua Rong up and down, and saw that Hua Rong was a tall man with two strong arms, as if he had the strength of a thousand loads. He couldn't help but nodded and said: "Brother Qin, you mean, this The halberds of the two little brothers were fighting, and the threads got tangled together, and it was Brother Hua who shot them in half with an arrow."
Seeing that Chao Gai didn't believe it, Guo Sheng immediately said: "This is absolutely true. We were fighting at the foot of the mountain that day. Brother Hua Rong was a hundred or so steps away and broke the knot with just one arrow. ,"
"Don't say that Brother Chao doesn't believe it. I was a little stunned when I saw it. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, it would be unbelievable. However, it is exactly like this that it is called unparalleled in the world," Lu Fang also said.
Chao Gai nodded, picked up a bowl of wine, and said: "Look at these young generals, they are really young heroes. When I was your age, I was still hunting and playing in the village. How could I have the ability of you? From now on." This world is all yours." After saying that, Chao Gai served everyone a bowl and then asked: "Brother Huang Xin is also a good official, commanding all the troops and horses. That means he can command thousands of people. One man is in charge of the troops and horses. , a military commander, a commander of the Qingfeng Village, how could the three heroes end up in the rivers and lakes, "
Hua Rong knew that although Chao Gai had obtained Song Jiang's letter, the letter was actually written in a hurry. Hua Rong read it that day and was afraid that Chao Gai would be suspicious. Now when Chao Gai asked this question, he would definitely want an explanation from them. Although I believe that Song Jiang is making this mistake, but it is not too much to be careful. After all, Liangshan and Shi Jin's Green Forest Army are in the same boat. They are incompatible with the official family, and it is difficult to tolerate fire and water. This time, there are three people in the army. Qingzhou's important officers and soldiers, how could this not let Chao Gai pay attention? Hua Rong thought of this, and immediately answered: "Although I am in the army, my heart is in the world. I originally wanted to be safe and sound." Just like this, I have settled down and settled down. However, it is not easy to get along in official circles. Qingfengzhai Zhengzhizhai and I are not the same people. He is corrupt and perverts the law and defrauds the people. I have been unhappy with him for a long time. Who knows, Brother Song came to live with me for a while? A few days later, he and that fellow fell in love." At that moment, he told how Song Gongming had rescued the woman from Nazhizhai down the mountain, but repaid his kindness with hatred and was captured by Nazhizhai, how Hua Rong robbed someone, and how he fell into the trap again. After that, how Huang Xin got involved, and how the people in Qingfeng Village robbed the prison car were told until Qin Ming came with his troops and were tied up in the mountain. Qin Ming's heartbreak was omitted. , directly said that the Qin and Ming Dynasties persuaded Huang Xin to surrender, and everyone gathered at Qingfeng Mountain to protest. Later, because of the encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers, they had no choice but to defect to Liangshan.
The leaders were horrified when they heard this, and in the end they couldn't help but be overjoyed at the happy ending.
Chao Gai knew the details in his heart, which roughly corresponded to what Song Jiang roughly wrote. He relaxed his mind immediately, raised his wine bowl and drank with everyone, and said: "One family does not speak two languages, now that we have arrived in the village , When you meet the officers and soldiers in the future, don’t be afraid of him. With our Daliang Mountain here, they will not dare to defeat this place even if they raise a large army. And even if they come in, we will definitely prevent them from getting out."
"Okay," everyone cheered in unison.
Chao Gai took advantage of the wine and said: "I, Chao Gai, are not blindly arrogant. After a while, I will take my brothers to our Liangshanshuibo for a walk to see our village." After that, everyone ate a big bowl of meat. Drink and have fun, it's so pleasant.
That day, when the wine was half full and several dishes of food were served, all the leaders said: "Let's go to the mountains for a while and then come again to continue the feast." Chao Gai was pleased, and immediately led the leaders, humbly giving in to each other, and walked down the steps happily. , watching the mountain scenery, and walking to the third gate in front of the village, I could only hear several rows of banging drums in the air.
Hua Rong thought: "Listen to what Brother Chao just said. If you don't believe me, I'll shoot the thread off. Why not use some tricks today to show them to everyone, so that they can respect me in the future." At that moment, he looked around and followed. There happened to be someone with a bow and arrow among the companions, so Hua Rong asked the guard for a bow. When he took it in his hand and looked at it, he saw it was a thin bow painted with clay and gold magpies, which caught Hua Rong's intention, and he hurriedly took one. He had a good arrow, so he said to Chao Gai: "Brother Cai heard that Hua Rong shot the woolen thread, and the leaders seemed not to believe it. There was a line of geese coming from a distance, and Hua Rong didn't dare to boast. This arrow was going to shoot down the line of geese." If the shot misses the head of three geese, all the leaders will stop laughing."
After saying that, Hua Rong put on the arrow, drew the bow full, raised one eye, locked the wild goose tightly in it, looked at the sky and shot one arrow, and sure enough, it hit the third wild goose in the row.
"Ah," everyone couldn't help but exclaimed in low voices.
After the goose was hit by the arrow, it fell straight down the hillside without any struggle. When Chao Gai hurriedly called the sergeant to take a look, the arrow was piercing the goose's head. Chao Gai and the leaders looked at it and were all shocked. , they all call Hua Rong the "God-Armed General".
Chao Gai praised: "General Xiuyan is better than Li Guang, and even raising Youji is not as good as Shenshou. This village is really lucky." From then on, no one in Liangshan did not admire Hua Rong.