Shi Jin and other heroes plotted against Gao Qiu again at the foot of Henan Fucheng. Although Gao Qiu did not expect that he would push out the old and weak as a shield, they still failed to achieve the original purpose of attacking the city. At the beginning, Ling Zhen led the Shenji Battalion under his command, considering that the Fenghuo mother and son cannons could be used to assist in siege. Originally, he wanted to use these Fenghuo mother and son cannons to blow up Gao Qiu to death on the top of the city with three consecutive rounds. It would be better if a gap could be blown open so that the Green Forest Army could rush in. But how could they do this when there were people on top of the city in the first place.
Shi Jin had to change his strategy temporarily. Although he won, like all his brothers, he was half-suffocating in his heart.
When I came back that day, I gathered everyone in the Juyi Hall again to discuss how to take over the Henan Prefecture in Xijing. However, there was another report coming from Tan Ma. It was the news sent by the Ninth Prince from Bianliang, Tokyo, through the flying bird. This news was extremely short. , because it is delivered by sparrows, although it is fast, there is a certain risk of loss in long-distance delivery. It is just another special channel in emergencies. After two days, the Green Forest Army's messenger will naturally bring With the encrypted detailed information, this text message was talking about nothing else but the imperial court's dispatch of additional troops.
After hearing this, Shi Jin said: "I'm not afraid of how many soldiers and horses he will come. Even if he sends heavenly soldiers and heavenly generals, we can resist it. It's terrible. If this traitor discovers our scruples and takes advantage of it, we will be in trouble." ,"
Everyone speculated on Gao Qiu's next plan, and the discussion was fruitless for a day.
The next day, after arranging and mobilizing the garrison, Shi Jin, who had no clue, decided to go out for a walk in plain clothes. Immediately, he and Kui Er disguised themselves as master and servant, quietly left the government office through the back door, and walked to the street. After the war, Shouan recovered quickly under the care of Wu Yong and Zhu Wu. Apart from the knife marks left on the walls and columns, there was basically no baptism of war on the streets. The people lived in peace and the shops were open. There is no difference from before the war.
"Commander," Kui Er called softly.
"I forgot again," Shi Jin interrupted him majestically, and said in a low voice: "I am no longer a commander, you and I are both civilians, do you understand?"
"Yes," Kui Er nodded and quickly changed his words: "Sir, the Linjiang Tower is in front of you. Why don't you go up and have something to eat? You haven't had a good meal these days."
Shi Jin didn't say anything, just nodded lightly. Ever since he returned from Henan Mansion that day, Shi Jin felt as if Gao Qiu was pinching his pigtails. He was very unhappy, just walking around here. My mood just started to calm down.
This Linjiang Tower is four walls high, shaped like a pagoda, and half faces the river. It is very famous in the local area. However, when Shi Jin raised his head and stared at the Linjiang Tower in front of him, which was known as the "only tower", he couldn't help but frown again. When you stand up, the local people say this building is majestic and extraordinary. When you climb up the building and take a tour, you can see the vast Baililuo River. However, the paint is peeling off, the grass is growing on the eaves, it is dull, and there are few visitors. It is completely useless. Could it be that the prosperous scene was also due to the war? Shi Jin seemed to have made some mistake. He felt a little bit more ashamed inexplicably, like a suspect who couldn't face the victim. He sighed and followed Kui. Two steps in.
Shi Jin went up to the second floor and sat down on a clean seat near the river. Que Er sat opposite him. As soon as he sat down, the bartender came over with a smile on his face. While wiping the table, he asked politely: "Sir, please order." What?" Without waiting for an answer, he continued: "The small building has freshly slaughtered young cattle, live carps that have just come out of the lake, golden tortoises and turtles in the pond, and the extremely strong and fragrant 'Lu Xian Zui', Li Taibai I drank this wine in Yueyang Tower and wrote a poem praising it: 'Baling is infinitely good, drunkenly kills the autumn of Dongting'..."
The bartender was talking happily, and the second boy pretended to be a follower of a rich family, waving his hands impatiently: "How about we not deal with these poor and elegant people, the sign picker said,"
The bartender immediately stopped his mouth after hearing this, paused for a moment and said with a smile: "I don't know, I'm offended, I'm offended," and then added, "Stewed crab meat lion's head, Jinling salted duck golden cake, boiled dried shreds in chicken soup, clams and yellow croaker soup... …”
Shi Jin felt comfortable hearing the names of these dishes, but when he thought about it carefully, he realized that these dishes were all from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, so he immediately asked: "Why is it that in this land, the signature dishes are all Jiangsu cuisine?"
The bartender smiled and said: "Uncle, you haven't heard that Fang La rebelled and went to Jiangsu, causing a lot of trouble. The shopkeeper here is from there, so some cooks came to join him. We are the shopkeepers, so these dishes have become more popular recently,"
Shi Jin nodded after hearing this and said to the bartender: "Pick up four plates of fresh and tender stir-fries, and add a pound of water and wine."
"Okay," the bartender agreed loudly, and walked downstairs excitedly, and soon brought four large plates: a plate of braised white tofu with chives, a plate of fried magnolia slices with red pepper, and a plate of shredded wild melon and bundled chicken strips. A plate of soft fish with golden needles, fungus and mushroom soup, red, white and green, and fragrant and spicy was placed on the table. Shi Jin drank water and wine and ate the dishes, which was very sweet. Shi Jin and Kui Er After finishing his drink, the bartender brought two more bowls of crystal clear rice, which Shi Jin ate was full of flavor.
Just as Shi Jin put down their bowls, the bartender enthusiastically brought two more bowls of steaming tea and said, "It seems that our guests have come from afar. To be honest, this tea is brewed with authentic Xinyang Maojian. When the bartender saw Shi Jin looking at him with a smile, the bartender felt proud and continued to boast: "Your Majesty, you don't know. This Xinyang Maojian is a tribute tea for the emperor. This is no small brag. This bowl of tea is in the capital. I'm afraid it will be sold out." You can't buy it for even a hundred cents. The rules of the small building are that after each guest has finished his meal, he will be given a bowl of authentic Junshan tea," the bartender said as he neatly put away the dishes, wiped the table and went downstairs.
Shi Jin smiled, turned around and joked with Kui Er: "It seems that we have become emperors for a time, ha,"
Shi Jin and Kui Er smiled and took a sip of tea. Although the tea was not as good as Jingmaojian, it was indeed refreshing. Shi Jin did not expect that there would be such good food and drinks in the dilapidated Linjiang Tower. The eloquent bartender felt much better. He picked up his tea bowl and looked out the window at the lake. The sun shone on the lake, glowing with golden light. In the distance, white sails were cruising. Nearby, there were moored boats one after another along the lakeshore. Most of these wooden rafts come from mountainous areas. After being tied into rows, they float along the Xiangjiang River, enter the Yangtze River along the Luohe River, and then drift further to Wuchang, Jiangning, Shanghai and other places. The people who row the rafts are called rowers, and they are on the water all year round. Floating, the family was also placed on the row, and a small shed was built on the row with fir bark, and the family lived in it.
Shi Jinzheng was watching with great interest the lives of the people sitting in the rows downstairs. Unexpectedly, the wind suddenly picked up on the lake, and the sky was filled with dark clouds, as if it was about to rain. The river surface, which was as calm as a mirror just now, suddenly turned into waves, and the wind blew over it. The stronger the blow, the higher the waves. The wooden rafts on the river rise and fall with the waves. Several wooden rafts not far from the shore are quickly approaching the lake. Heavy rain is falling, and the rain is fierce and windy. , the docile river suddenly turned into a violent dragon. Shi Jin sat upstairs, feeling chilled all over.
He saw on the lake about a hundred feet away from the shore, a small platoon was swayed left and right by the wind and waves, but could not move forward. One man was holding on to the tiller behind the platoon, and another man was so anxious that he ran this way. When we got there, a big wave hit suddenly. The low cedar bark house on the raft collapsed. A wooden box was washed into the lake. The men running on both sides jumped into the water to grab the wooden box. On the raft, A little girl in her teens was so frightened that she squatted on the row, tightly holding on to a cable. A woman in her forties was so anxious that she ran back and forth on the row. Another big wave hit, and the little girl was swept away. Entered the river.
"It's terrible," Shi Jin shouted, put down his tea bowl, and stood up suddenly. Kui Er quickly stood up and leaned against the window nervously to watch.
At this critical moment, a young man jumped off the wooden raft by the lake and swam towards the lake in the rain and waves. The young man suddenly plunged into the water and just reached the edge of the raft and emerged with his head. He swam nimbly to his hands and feet. Next to the little girl who was grabbing randomly, he lifted her out of the water and swam to the edge of the raft. Shi Jin only breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. The young man got on the raft and pointed with his fingers. The man on the raft brought a A large bundle of thick ropes. The young man took the rope and walked to the head of the row. He tied one end of the rope to the row and the other end to his own waist. He jumped into the lake again and used his own strength to pull the wooden raft through the water in front of him. He actually followed the young man forward, and the people watching by the lake cheered. Shi Jin was stunned by the scene in front of him. The wooden raft slowly moved towards the shore, and safely arrived at the foot of Linjiang Tower, where he joined the two men. When he got to the shore, he supported the young man, bowed his head and bowed.
Shi Jin was deeply moved by the young man's courageous character and rare supernatural power, and said to Kui Er: "Go and invite the strong man, I want to see him."
After a while, Kui Er brought someone over. Shi Jin saw that the person was wearing a set of coarse clothes and trousers, with a black cloth wrapped around his head. He had a square face, thick black eyebrows, big and lively eyes, a straight nose, and a square face. With plump cheeks and great joy in his heart, he stood up, pointed to the seat opposite and said, "Strong man, please sit down."
"I don't know the master, so how dare you presume to do so?"
"What the brave man did just now to save people and rescue the platoon is an act of heroism, which I admire endlessly. There is no need to be polite, brave man. Please sit down and talk." After Shi Jin waited for the young man to sit down, he ordered Kui Er: "Call the bartender quickly. A few plates of meat dishes, plus a pound of 'Lv Xian Zui',"
After a while, the bartender brought the wine and food. Shi Jin asked Kui Er to pour a full glass of wine for the guest, then he raised his glass and said, "Here, let's have a drink with the strong man."
The young man was not very humble and drank the wine in one gulp.
"Okay, the strong man is really a heroic man." Shi Jin called Kui'er to drink wine and asked: "May I ask what the strong man's name is, where he is from, and how young he is?"