Chapter 107 Li Kui gave gifts and scared the people of Yizhou to death
Hu Sanniang woke up one night, but Wang Lin was missing from her side. She hurriedly got up, only to find that Wang Lin was reading a book on the stone table in the courtyard.
Hu Sanniang walked up to her lightly, but Wang Lin was so absorbed in looking at her that he didn't even notice.
This is a book called "Wu Jing Zong Yao".
Wang Lin accidentally discovered it from Hu Sanniang's bookshelf, flipped through it, and immediately took a look.
This can be called a highly practical masterpiece of military science.
It not only records many military theories and famous large-scale battles of past dynasties, but also describes in detail the various military equipment currently equipped by the Song Dynasty.
There are many detailed descriptions of military firearms, which aroused Wang Lin's great interest.
Fireball, fireball, tribulus fireball, thunderbolt fireball, smoke ball, poison smoke ball, iron-mouthed fire harrier, bamboo fire harrier, rocket, fire gun...
The more Wang Lin looked at it, the more he sighed.
The level of firearms in the Northern Song Dynasty can be called black technology in this era. Even though the manufacturing processes of other cold weapons and equipment and even projectile weapons are quite developed, very refined and professional, they have suffered repeated defeats in foreign wars. Facing the Jin State, the
It was a complete failure, which is really incredible.
The crux of the problem is of course the national policy of valuing civility over military affairs, as well as the deep corruption at both the officialdom and social levels.
Wang Lin was silent for a moment, but then he heard Hu Sanniang say softly: "Ms. sir... I have asked someone to prepare some food."
Wang Lin chuckled lightly, closed the book and said, "Very good. Sanniang, I really like this book. Send it back to Yizhou to study it carefully."
Hu Sanniang's face was full of tenderness: "Even the slaves are my husband's, let alone this book. Please take it away with me."
Wang Lin laughed loudly, picked up Hu Sanniang and asked her to sit on his lap. They were so intimate in broad daylight that even though Hu Sanniang was such a bold and unassuming woman, she blushed with embarrassment.
When the maids from Hujiazhuang entered the hospital and saw their young lady and uncle in such a state, they all blushed and lowered their heads and hurriedly put down their things and left.
Hu Cheng walked into the courtyard with a big smile, then he immediately shut up in embarrassment and turned his back.
Hu Sanniang was so embarrassed that she broke away from Wang Lin's arms, stood up and stood aside, and straightened her clothes.
Wang Lin stood up, cupped his hands and said, "Brother."
Hu Cheng chuckled twice: "According to the instructions of my brother-in-law, I sent some money, grain and meat to the county, and the county master also accepted it. My brother-in-law is right, the county master is honest, but his subordinates
Brothers, we still have to live a good life. The county minister distributed the things we sent to his subordinates, and everyone was very happy. When I was leaving, Zhu Dian and Lei Heng even personally sent me out of the city."
"I went to see Song Yasi again, but I heard someone said that he had gone to Chao Gaizhuang. No one saw him, but I gave all the gifts from my brother-in-law to the servants of the Song family."
"Very good. Brother, while you are here, you must have good relations with local officials and various gods. You must not be stingy where money should be spent."
Hu Cheng repeatedly said yes.
But he said mysteriously: "Brother-in-law, I heard that there was a change of leadership in Liangshan Mountain. I actually have good relations with Zhu Gui, the manager of the Liangshan hotel down the mountain. Zhu Gui was summoned to the mountain to discuss matters. It is said that Lin Chong sent Wang Lun to Wang Lun yesterday.
Killed."
Wang Lin smiled and said nothing.
Hu Sanniang laughed from the side: "Brother, you were so late in thinking that it was some new news. Yesterday, Lin Chong was provoked by the Prime Minister, so he went back to the mountain to attack Wang Lun."
The three of them were chatting and laughing, and heard a report from a servant, saying that someone from Liangshan was delivering a message.
It was actually written by Lin Chong to Wang Lin.
Lin Chong made an appointment with Wang Lin in his letter, and his words were impassioned and impassioned.
Hu Sanniang smiled: "Mr. Master, it seems that Coach Lin is really unwilling to lose to you..."
Wang Lin smiled lightly, lit a fire and burned Lin Chong's letter.
Hu Chengyi glared: "Brother-in-law, you are an important minister of the fifth rank in the imperial court and the leader of the Fuhu Army. How can you be afraid of Lin Chong, a thief leader? Just fight him!"
Wang Lin shook his head: "I never bother to fight over false reputations. I ignore him."
Hu Cheng laughed dryly: "Okay, okay, ignore him!"
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After staying in Hujiazhuang for another two days, Wang Lin said goodbye to his beautiful lady and returned to Yizhou.
Yan'er was newly married, and Hu Sanniang was reluctant to leave her. She kept sending Wang Lin out of the county, and then said goodbye in tears.
Wang Lin returned to Yizhou on the day he launched his magical journey. At this time, Meng Yulou had gone to Yizhou Mansion for a reunion. In view of the lessons learned from Zhujiazhuang, Wang Lin decided not to let Meng Yulou show up in public to do business, but to sit at home and remotely control the business.
command.
Wang Lin gave Yue Fei the "General Essentials of the Martial Arts" he had received from Hu Sanniang. Yue Fei also read it for the first time and was overjoyed after reading it.
Time flies by and it’s early November in a blink of an eye.
The temperature in Yizhou, which is located in the northern mountainous area, has already reached sub-zero temperatures, the wind is howling, and the weather is freezing.
The training, recruitment and purge of the Fuhu Army have entered into full swing this winter. The three thousand newly recruited soldiers have only begun to take shape after several months of drills, but it will take at least half a year before they can become combat effective.
As early as two months ago, Wang Lin, in accordance with the imperial edict, drafted a document for each state (army) in the name of the governor of Yizhou and the commander-in-chief of the Fuhu Army, and selected elites from various places to join the Fuhu Army.
However, so far, only Jeju, Qizhou and Dongchang Prefecture have responded, and 3,000 local troops drawn from the three parties have gradually arrived in Yishui and been incorporated into the establishment.
Only Qingzhou and Dengzhou were silent.
Wang Lin's plan is to transfer 2,000 people from each of the two states mentioned above, for a total of 4,000 people.
After all, the total strength of the Fuhu Army is 25,000. Now including the new army, the number is only 8,500, which is still far behind.
General Yue Fei was in charge of the overall affairs of the army, and Wang Lin was completely regarded as the hands-off boss.
Lazyness is a given, but Yue Fei's ability to control the army is more professional and well-organized, and he is full of passion and drive. Why wouldn't Wang Lin do it?
This is actually a kind of training for Yue Fei, and it is an indispensable training on his path to becoming a commander-in-chief.
A full-scale invasion of the Jin Kingdom is imminent, but the past few years have been enough for Yue Fei to practice.
Moreover, there were Luan Tingyu, Wu Song, Yang Zhi, Yan Qing, Tang Huai, Niu Gao and Wang Gui who assisted in the army, and Yue Fei was even more at home.
Even a fool can see that Wang Lin intends to train Yue Fei as his deputy general. With Wang Lin as his banner, there is no need to doubt Yue Fei's authority in the army.
Letters often come to Beijing. In addition to Zhao Fujin, the concubine of the Maode Emperor, and Zhao Gou, the ninth son of the emperor, occasionally the prince Zhao Huan will also send letters.
It's nothing more than encouragement and goodwill.
This made Chen Ping, the magistrate of Yizhou, even more afraid to act rashly, and his attitude towards Wang Lin became more respectful, and he often regarded himself as a lower official.
In fact, Wang Lin didn't bother to pay attention to Chen Ping at all. Both sides were on duty and just lived in peace.
That day the north wind was howling and the temperature dropped sharply.
At the gate of the city, a black man with a beard covered in blood strode forward dragging a cart. As he approached, the soldiers guarding the city and the merchants passing by were frightened to death. Some of them were timid and shouted and fled in all directions.
This black man's car was dragging the carcasses of two colorful tigers. They were lying motionless. The tiger's mouth was covered with bloodstains. They must have been dead.
On the black man's shoulders, he held two grinning tigers in his arms. Although the black man restrained him and could not move at all, his fierce aura as the future king of the forest could not be concealed.
More than a dozen soldiers pointed their spears outwards and said with fierce expressions: "You fierce man, what do you want to do when you enter the city?"
The black man curled his lips and said in a low voice: "You straight-faced thieves, if you dare to stop me, Li Kui, be careful I'll beat you to death with my fists! Wang Lin, the governor of Yizhou, is my brother. Let's get out of the way quickly. I'll give him a gift."
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The soldiers were dubious, and immediately sent someone to notify the palace.
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After verifying Li Kui's identity, the soldiers let Li Kui follow the Wang family's servants into the city.
Along the way, the people of Yizhou were crowded with people, but they were so frightened that they were sweating coldly. They only watched the excitement from a distance, and no one dared to come close.
When Wang Lin saw this black guy acting like this, he didn't think it was strange when he remembered the plot in Water Margin where he killed four tigers in Yiling.
When Li Kui saw Wang Lin, he left the two tiger cubs behind, knelt down in front of Wang Lin, and burst into tears.
"Brother, I came home and carried my mother on my back. I planned to come to Yizhou to join my brothers so that my mother could enjoy some happiness. I didn't want my mother to be eaten by a big insect on the mountain. I was so angry that I stabbed them to death one by one.
Two big bugs caught two little tigers again. I wanted to kill them with one knife, but I remembered that I had come to Yizhou to join my brothers before they were given a greeting, so I brought them..."
No matter how fierce and easy-to-kill Li Kui was, he was an undisputed filial son.
Why did the ancients pay attention to filial piety? Because a filial person will not be too bad even if he is bad.
Wang Lin helped Li Kui up, comforted him twice, and ordered someone to take him down to have a drink and rest, and then went to the Yishui military camp to report to Wu Song.
Arranging Li Kui in the Wu Song camp was something Wang Lin had considered for a long time. A vicious man like Li Kui must be deterred by strict military laws, so that he can use his strength to fight against the enemy and not cause trouble outside.
In order to deter Li Kui, Yang Zhi and Yan Qing were unable to stop him, only Wu Song.
Wu Song was very good at martial arts and had a fierce side at heart. If Li Kui had any trouble, Wu Song could defeat him with just a few blows.
The two little tigers were lying on the ground obediently, with their four little eyes darting around, looking at Wang Lin and not even daring to move.
Li Kui, this black guy... is he going to let me keep a tiger as a pet?
Wang Lin couldn't laugh or cry, but these two little tigers brought him some inexplicable sense of closeness. The two adult tigers were killed by Li Kui. The two young tigers were actually cubs and would not survive if left in the wild.
He knelt down and waved, and the two little tigers ran over in panic, wagging their tails, and grabbed Wang Lin's legs with their two front paws, as obedient as pugs.
Since Li Kui has already arrived, let’s keep the tiger cub for now and talk about it later.
Wang Lin simply picked up the two tiger cubs, went all the way into the house, and ordered people to make two fine steel collars and an iron cage. After all, he had to consider the safety of his family.
Of course, the two dead tigers sent by Li Kui were also slaughtered and cleaned by Wang Lin. A small half of the tiger meat was kept in the mansion for his own consumption, and the other half was sent to Yishui to reward the army.