Chapter One Hundred and Ninety-Six: Burning Heart and Anger, Zhujiadian Three
The three of them rode horses and galloped all the way to Lijiazhuang. Du Xing reined in his horse and said, "This is it."
When Yang Xiong looked at it, he saw that it was really a big manor house. There was a water tank several feet wide around the outside, a white wall beside the bank, and hundreds of large willow trees hugging each other inside. A suspension bridge outside the door directly connected to the manor gate, making it look like a small In the city, on the "city head", there were also a dozen heavily armed villagers patrolling back and forth, guarding the village gate. It seemed that the security was very tight.
The three of them rode into the village gate together and galloped to the front of the hall. There were more than twenty gun racks on both sides, all of which were clearly filled with weapons. The atmosphere was very solemn.
When he got here, Du Xing turned around and said, "Two brothers, please wait here for a while. When the younger brother goes in to report, I will invite the senior officials to come out to meet you."
Not long after Du Xing entered, he saw Li Ying running out quickly and leading Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu into the hall.
They bowed to each other twice. Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu bowed to each other again and again, and then sat down. Li Ying asked for drinks to invite them. Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu bowed again and said straight to the point: "I hope that the high officials will write to you." Zhujiazhuang, come and save my brother Shi Qian’s life. The kindness of the high officials, the two of us, will never be forgotten even if we live or die.”
Du Xing immediately told Li Ying what happened. After hearing this, Li Ying smiled and said, "So that's what happened. Don't panic. I'll send someone to Zhujiazhuang to pick you up right now." "Brother, come here." After that, he asked the doorkeeper to come over and seal a book. Li Ying took it and filled in his name and stamp, then immediately sent a deputy director and prepared a fast horse to go there. Zhujiazhuang, bring this person.
Not to mention that the deputy director received the letter from the high official, got on his horse, and galloped away. Moreover, Li Ying held a banquet with Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu, and the conversation was very speculative.
Seeing that the deputy director had gone there in person, Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu felt relieved. They both sighed and knelt on the ground to thank Li Yingzhi for his kindness. Li Ying quickly helped him up and called out.
Li Ying said: "Two heroes, please rest assured. I have a letter to send. It only takes a stick of incense. My brother will send it."
Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu thanked them again.
Li Ying said: "Please go to the back hall and wait for three drinks." Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu immediately followed Li Ying inside. While eating wine, they told some interesting anecdotes about the world. The conversation was very pleasant. Li Ying They also asked about some marksmanship routines, and when they saw Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu was very happy that what he said made sense. The more the three of them talked, the more they became more speculative, and they seemed to regret meeting each other late.
However, after talking like this for a long time, dozens of incense sticks had passed, but the person he had never seen came back. Although Li Ying didn't look anxious on his face, he was a little worried in his heart. And Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu became more and more restless, feeling that this matter was not as simple as they thought. Just when the three of them were silent about this matter in their minds, they rushed forward. Come alone.
But at this time, it was already the time when the cards were drawn, and the deputy supervisor came back with a red face. Li Ying came to him and pretended to calmly ask: "Where is the person who went to get it?"
The deputy director lowered his head, feeling a little suffocated, with an aggrieved look on his face, and replied: "When the villain went there, Zhu Chaofeng saw him in person, and the villain wrote the book in person. It seems that Zhu Taigong still has the heart to let go. , However, at this moment, the three heroes of the Zhu family came out later and talked a few words around, but they became anxious. They didn't reply to any of the letters, and they didn't let anyone go. They said they had to go to the state to be released. "
After Li Ying heard this, he lost his voice and said in shock: "He is a life-and-death friend of my three families in the village. He should obey the letter. How can he become so stubborn? It must be because of your bad words. Director Du, you must personally I will go on this trip to see Zhu Chaofeng in person and give me a reasonable reason."
Du Xing clasped his fists and responded: "I am willing to go, but I only ask Dongren to write a letter and seal it in his own hand so that we can talk to him there. Then the Zhu family will only let him go for the sake of the high officials."
Li Ying nodded and said, "That's right." So, he hurriedly got a piece of flowered paper, and Li Ying wrote the letter himself. On the cover, he had a taboo word written on it, and he took it and hid it with Du Xing.
Du Xing took the letter and hurried to the back trough, led a fast horse, put on the saddle and bridle, took the whip, then left the village gate, mounted the horse and whipped it, and went straight to Zhujiazhuang.
Li Ying smiled slightly and said to Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu: "Don't worry, you two, I will return this autographed letter soon." Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu thanked him deeply. The three of them sat in the back hall, drank and waited, looking at the sky. Stay late and don't see Du Xing coming back.
Li Ying was confused and secretly sent someone to Zhujiazhuang to check.
Not even a stick of incense passed before the banker reported: "Director Du is back."
After hearing this, Li Ying quickly asked, "How many people are coming back?"
The banker said: "Only the supervisor ran back alone,"
Hearing this, Li Ying felt a little weird in his heart. He shook his head and said to himself: "It's weird again. I don't usually wait for you to flirt with you. Why are you so unkind today?" Then he quickly walked out of the front hall, Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu. Seeing Li Ying's face change slightly, he knew something was wrong and immediately followed him out.
I saw Du Xing get off his horse and enter the village gate. Seeing his appearance, his face turned purple with anger, he bared his teeth in anger, and was speechless for a long time.
Li Ying came forward to meet him and asked anxiously: "Please tell me the details, where did you come from?"
Du Xing calmed down and said: "The villain brought his boss's letters and went to his place under the third door. He happened to meet three brothers Zhu Long, Zhu Hu and Zhu Biao sitting there. The villain said three times. , but unexpectedly, Zhu Biao immediately jumped up and yelled at me: "What are you doing here again?" The villain saw that the guy was so angry that he didn't dare to offend him, so he bowed and said: "My senior official "I have a book here. Please pay my respects." As he said this, the villain handed over the letter. Unexpectedly, Zhu Biao suddenly changed his face. He even opened the letter in the villain's hand and cursed: "Your master." Why don't you know the human affairs? I sent a bad guy here early in the morning to write a letter to punish the Green Forest Army thief Shi Qian. Now I am about to go to the state, and you come again, but what do you have to say?' The villain heard what he said at that time, and immediately defended himself and said: "This Shi Qian is not a member of the Green Forest Army. He is a guest from Jizhou. He wants to surrender to the high officials of our village. He doesn't want to accidentally burn down the Zhujia store. Tomorrow Officials should pay it back as usual, with thousands of eyes looking down on thin faces, noble hands, forgiveness, forgiveness," the three Zhu family members not only showed no mercy, but all stood up and surrounded the villain and shouted, "No, no, no, no. The villain was afraid that he might speak lightly, so he immediately said: "Officials, please read, here are the letters written by my senior officials." Then Zhu Biao took the book, but without opening it, he tore it into pieces and shouted. The villain was thrust out of the village gate with knives and spears. Zhu Biao and Zhu Hu also shouted: "Don't mess with the master, I will use your..." The villain didn't dare to say anything, but those three beasts were incompetent. They said, "Take your Li Niao officer as a gangster from the Green Forest Army and kill him." At that time, Zhu Biao got angry and immediately changed his mind and shouted to the banker to rush out and capture the little boy. Man, thanks to the villain Pegasus, I was so angry with him along the way. Such a shameless person has wasted many years of life-and-death friendship with him. There is no trace of benevolence and righteousness at all today."
After Li Ying heard this, he raised the fire of ignorance in his heart three thousand feet high, and the pair of fists under his wide sleeves could not help but clenched. He couldn't hold it back anymore and shouted: "You are so angry with me, Mr. Zhuang, hurry up." Prepare my horse,"
Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu saw that Li Ying was about to put on his clothes and carry a gun and leave. They knew that he was going to fight for his life, so they came forward and admonished him: "Sir, sir, please calm down. Don't ruin your place because of a villain." The loyalty, and the careful consideration,”
When Li Ying was willing to listen, he went to the room and put on a pair of golden chainmail, with animal faces covering his heart and back, a red robe with a collar, five flying knives stuck on his back, some steel, and phoenix wings on his back. Helmet, went out to the front of the village, and ordered three hundred brave villagers. Du Xing also put on a pair of armor, mounted his horse with a sword, and led more than 20 horsemen. Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu saw that this matter was about to become a big deal, so they simply Wanting to work hard to mix things up, he also picked up a piece of armor, held a simple sword, and followed Li Ying's horse to Zhujiazhuang.
At this time, when it was getting closer to the mountains, I arrived in front of Dulong Hill early and lined up my troops. It turned out that Zhujiazhuang had high walls and deep courtyards inside and outside. It was very well built and occupied this Dulong Hill. It is surrounded by a bottomless river. The village is built on a hill. There are three layers of walls made of solid stones, about two feet high. There are two village gates in the front and back, and two suspension bridges. There are bungalows on all sides of the wall. There are swords and weapons everywhere, and war drums and gongs are lined up on the gate tower.
Li Ying reined in his horse and shouted in front of the village: "Three sons of the Zhu family, how dare you slander your uncle?" There was no sound from the upper floor of the village gate, but only the village gate creaked open. After the suspension bridge was lowered with a roar, five people rushed out. Sixty came on horseback, and the one sitting first on a horse that looked like burning coals was Zhu Biao, the third son of Zhu Chaofeng.
When Li Ying saw that the Zhu family members did not come out to give a clear explanation, but instead lined up their troops and horses, this was obviously a confrontation. If you want to kill them, just kill them. He became even more angry and pointed at the people and cursed: "You are still smelly and have fetal hair on your head. Your father and I are friends of life and death, and we vow to work together to protect the village. If your family has something to do, when you want to take someone, come early and leave early; if you want to take something, don't leave early. Do you agree or not? I am now a brother. I have sent you a letter to ask for it for the second time. How can you rip off my letter and shame my reputation? What is the reason? If you don’t give me an explanation, grandpa will give you an explanation."
After hearing this, Zhu Biao pointed his gun at Li Ying rudely and said: "Although my family is friends with you in life and death, we vow to work together to catch the rebels in Liangshanbo and clear out the stronghold. How do you connect with the Green Forest Army?" A rebel who intends to commit rebellion should be punished."
Li Ying shouted loudly: "Do you think he is from the Green Forest Army? What crime do you deserve for making a common man a thief?"
Zhu Biao said: "In the baggage of the thief Shi Qian, there is an autograph letter written by Shi Jin, the leader of the Green Forest Army thief, and Chao Gai of Liangshan. How can there be any lie in this matter? Don't talk nonsense here. You can't cover it up with any nonsense. You If you just go away, I will give you some face and let you go. If you insist on looking for trouble, even if you are caught, you will be sent away as a thief."
"This guy is rude," Li Ying was furious. He sat down on his horse, straightened up his sword, and ran straight to fetch Zhu Biao.