Chapter 234: The Eminent Monk's Dharma Subdues Demons Wu Erlang Meets Chao Tianwang for the First Time
‘Crackling~~~’
The festive firecrackers sounded and the lively gongs and drums beat.
On an auspicious day for marriage, Wu Dalang, the owner of the famous Wujia Shaobing Shop in Qinghe County, got married, attracting the attention of the whole county.
The woman is from a Lehu family and her name is Bai Yulian.
She is fair and petite, and standing together with Wu Dalang, nicknamed San Cun Ding, they look a bit like siblings.
When eating, the white jade lotus showed no joy to the naked eye.
This is understandable, after all, Wu Dalang's image is really hard to describe.
Height is a drawback.
Even in later generations, the word "gao, rich and handsome" always ranked "gao" first.
The Wu family opened a flowing banquet, and the tables were lined up on Zishi Street.
And the standard of the seats is not low, it is the standard of six to one table in the Lion House.
No matter who it is, as long as they say a few words of congratulations, they can bring the whole family to the banquet and have a good time. In the past, chicken, duck and fish, which could only be eaten during holidays, can be eaten casually on the table.
Of course, drinks are also indispensable.
If you drink too much horse urine, you won't be able to control your mouth.
Many drunk people mocked Wu Dalang's height in public and made vulgar remarks about flowers and cow dung.
When the words reached Wu Dalang's ears, he just smiled innocently and pretended not to hear anything.
But when it reached Li Yunze's ears, it was different.
"I can't stop your mouths even if I eat or drink!" Li Yunze in the room unconsciously increased the force on his hands, suppressing Li Ping'er and grunted in protest.
After shaking his head, he patted Li Ping'er and told her to rinse her mouth. After packing, Li Yunze went out to the banquet venue.
"In this world, even a three-inch girl can marry such a beautiful daughter-in-law."
There was a gangster in the county with one leg on the bench, a wine bottle in his hand, and he was screaming strangely.
‘Woo~~~’
Amidst the sharp sound of breaking through the air, the wine bottle whizzed over and bloomed directly on his face.
Li Yunze strode forward, followed him and kicked him, sending him half flying.
"They're all dead!" Li Yunze turned around and scolded the entourage who was eating at the wine table, "You know how to eat and drink, but if you don't know how to do things, get out of here!"
Li Yunze was generous with his actions, and his followers have benefited a lot these days.
Seeing that the general was angry, they hurriedly put down the food in their hands, gathered around and beat the rogue fiercely.
The guests around were trembling with fear, and no one dared to speak.
Wu Dalang trotted over and persuaded, "Brother, don't fight."
"Be your best groom." Li Yunze said without giving any face, "You don't have to worry about things here."
The ruffian here had been beaten to the point of being silenced, but the person in the secret room in the yamen couldn't stand it and stood up to scold him.
Li Yunze immediately glared at him, "It's none of your business! If you dare to say more, I'll beat you up too!"
The secret knows that this Wu Er is no ordinary person, but a general of the imperial army, and he is also a military attache with official military rank.
After humming twice, he finally sat down and continued to drink.
Li Yunze glanced at the rogue and waved his hands to his followers to throw him out.
Now, no one dares to act recklessly anymore.
Wu Da may be an honest man who can be bullied, but Wu Er. Look at that strong body, he is really a brother?!
Seeing the unsmiling bride over there, Li Yunze raised his head and signaled to Wu Dalang, "What are you waiting for? Why don't you hurry up and send the gift over."
The gifts have been prepared in advance.
There was a whole eight-treasure box filled with jewelry. When Bai Yulian opened the box, she was dazzled by the jewels.
Round and large pearls, headpieces made of pure gold, steps inlaid with precious stones, bracelets polished with jade, and so on.
With such a box of jewelry in hand, Bai Yulian suddenly had a bright smile, and her eyes looking at Wuhan University were full of affection.
"Sigh, women of all eras are the same."
Li Yunze smiled lightly. He had seen this kind of thing a lot, so he didn't have the same anger as when he was an angry young man.
Wu Dalang smiled and gave another wooden box to his in-laws. This time the box was filled with silver ingots.
Now even the in-laws were laughing.
When I went to see Wu Dalang again, I felt that although he was short, he was honest and generous. He was definitely a good man.
Li Yunze took care of it, Wu Dalang's wedding went smoothly and smoothly, and he was well-known in Qinghe County.
After a busy day, after sending Wu Dalang and his wife into the bridal chamber, Li Yunze dragged his tired body back to the mansion of the high official in Ximen.
Now this house belongs to him.
"Official~~~"
Wu Yueniang and a group of servants greeted her with a very respectful attitude.
"Okay." Li Yunze yawned and entered. A servant came to lead the horse and close the door.
"My lord." Wu Yueniang stepped forward to serve her and said with a chuckle, "The bride is already waiting in the room. My lord, would you like to go over now?"
The newcomer is of course Pan Jinlian.
Compared with Wu Dalang's marriage, Pan Jinlian entered the family just as a concubine.
Naturally, there is no process and no banquet to speak of.
"No rush." Li Yunze waved his hand, "Pour some water to take a bath, and prepare some dishes for me for a midnight snack."
"yes."
Pan Jinlian's mentality at this time was really very complicated.
She naturally knew that the Wu brothers were marrying at the same time, but the elder brother was marrying a wife, while she was marrying her younger brother as a concubine.
The gap in status really made her feel uncomfortable.
But when I think of Wu Dalang's three-inch figure, and then think of Erlang's tall and powerful figure that makes girls drool, I feel less uncomfortable.
After being sent to this large mansion, this dissatisfaction dissipated even more.
What girl wouldn't like such a big house?
After all, the bigger the house is, the more girls will like it. If the family is poor, they probably won’t even be able to get a wife.
Just when my heart was turning over and over again, the door to the room was pushed open.
Li Yunze, who was tall and majestic and had a tough and heroic face, strode in.
Pan Jinlian, whose heart was as excited as a fawn, hurriedly stood up and stepped forward to greet the "official~~~"
"Yeah." Li Yunze narrowed his eyes and raised his hands, letting Pan Jinlian change his clothes.
"Official~~~" Looking at Li Yunze's strong body, Pan Jinlian's beautiful eyes already contained autumn water.
"Goblin!"
Li Yunze shouted, "Let's see how old I can slay demons!"
The story of the goblin and the elder has been enduring for a long time, and the battle between the two sides was fierce.
At first, the elder remained motionless, using his power of words to suppress it with scriptures. The demon's left branch was overwhelmed by the buzzing power of words, and the demon power in his body continued to vent.
Then the goblin counterattacked and launched a strong attack on the elder.
Under the sharp teeth, it was difficult for the elder to resist, and he had to foam at the mouth and declare surrender.
Fortunately, the elder has great magic power. After a slight setback, he quickly regained his strong stance and counterattacked with overwhelming force.
The heavy punches continued to fall, hitting the goblin hard like a pile driver, killing the goblin and throwing away his helmet and armor, with tears and saliva flying.
This fight between the two sides was really a battle between you and me, you scratched me, you bit me and you hammered me.
In the end, the elder with profound spiritual knowledge and iron kidneys had the last laugh.
The goblin was subdued and had to beg for mercy with tears streaming down her face, begging the elders to forgive her for the sake of a good life.
"Fairy! I'll spare you for today."
Li Yunze, who was like a sage, shouted condescendingly, "I won't let you know how powerful I am at hammering a wooden fish until tonight!"
Pan Jinlian, who was already subdued, responded in a low voice.
Because the beating was so severe, I couldn't sit still on the stool when eating the next day.
Qinghe County soon returned to its former peace, and Wu Dalang's luxurious wedding gradually became the talk of the town after dinner.
On Li Yunze's side, he was recruiting people from various places during the day.
It is mainly the sons of good families from all over the country, especially the people whose families were robbed by various means and eventually lost their land and became tenant farmers, or the young men who have neither the old nor the young.
Li Yunze was willing to spend money, he paid for recruiting soldiers easily, and paid them promptly. He won the hearts of the people without spending much effort.
Not only Qinghe County, he also went around Dongping Prefecture to recruit people, and before he knew it, he had recruited thousands of people.
During this period, he sent someone to Bianliang City to pay tribute to Grand Lieutenant Chen Zongshan. He quickly received an approval and sent a large number of fine ordnance from the armory of the Forbidden Army in Bianliang City.
You must know that industry and commerce are extremely developed. Under the commodity economy, not only are there a large number of various items, but their quality is also not bad at all.
For example, the famous foot armor and divine arm bow are great weapons on the battlefield.
In the evening, Li Yunze returned to the house, where Wu Yueniang, Li Ping'er, Pan Jinlian and other girls accepted his Buddhist teachings.
After receiving the baptism of Buddhism, the girls' Taoism became more and more profound.
On this day, Li Yunze crossed the swamp to the north of Liangshanbo and came to Yunzhou City to recruit soldiers in Dongxi Village, Yuncheng County.
Chao Gai, the local rich man and village guarantor, hosted a banquet for him at his home.
"General, please." Chao Gai was very enthusiastic and respectfully invited Li Yunze to take a seat.
Then he introduced several brothers around Li Yunze, "This is a private school teacher in this village, Wu Yongwu Xuexue, nicknamed Zhi Duoxing in the world."
Li Yunze raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Wu Yong who looked like a frail scholar, and nodded with a smile, "I have admired your name for a long time."
"Don't dare, I'm just a man from the mountains." Wu Yong was very good at talking and his attitude was respectful.
"General." Chao Gai continued to introduce, "These three are the heroes of Shijie Village, brothers Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, and Ruan Xiaoqi. They have heard about the general for a long time and came here to pay their respects."
Li Yunze's smile became even brighter, and he extended his hand to say hello, "It turns out to be the three heroes of the Ruan family. I've heard your name for a long time. Please sit down."
"Thank you, General."
The three brothers have dark and rough complexions, and they are obviously people who have been working outside all year round.
Everyone sat down one after another, drinks and food were served, and cups were exchanged. The atmosphere was very lively for a while.
After three rounds of wine, five flavors of food.
Li Yunze put down the wine glass in his hand and looked at King Chao Gai and King Chao Tian, "I wonder why King Tota invited a certain family to a banquet?"
Seeing that the conversation was getting to the point, everyone put down their wine glasses and looked over.
Chao Gai chuckled and said, "I heard that the general is recruiting troops everywhere. We are interested in joining the general's command and are willing to work hard for the general."
The news of Li Yunze recruiting troops has already spread in Dongping Mansion.
Not only the settling-in allowance was generous, but the salary was returned in a timely and sufficient manner. Many heroes from all over the country wanted to join in and make a living.
If he had not read the original work, Li Yunze would have agreed without saying anything.
Unfortunately, he knew very well who Chao Gai was and why he wanted to join the army.
This rebel leader with a rebellious streak in his head obviously wants to expand his power in his own army.
Li Yunze tapped his fingers on the table and was silent.