Chapter 216 Zhujiazhuang
Zhao Zhen saw blood stains on the two bodies and asked: "Brother Shi Qian, what is this?"
Shi Qian said: "High official, I will take care of you myself. After receiving the general's order, he took two companions and traveled all the way overnight. In more than one day, he arrived at the boundary of Zhujiazhuang mentioned by brother Luan Tingyu. "
"Although this place is in the countryside, there is a large area on the right. On the left side of the creek is the official road, which is a bustling place with an endless stream of merchants. That night, the three of us stopped here at a hotel next to the official road."
"I asked the store owner. After a while, I found that Zhujiazhuang is on Dulonggang at the back. I thought I would deliver a letter tomorrow, so I invited the waiter in the store to have a drink to find out more. "
"This little second brother didn't hide anything, and told a lot of what he knew. There are three villages here on the three hills: Zhujiazhuang in the middle, Hujiazhuang in the west, and Lijiazhuang in the east."
"The most heroic man in the Zhu family, the head of the family is called Zhu Wanmao. He has three sons, named Zhu's three heroes: the eldest son Zhu Long, the second son Zhu Hu, and the third son Zhu Biao. There is also a teacher named Shuangdao Luan Tingfang. A man has courage that no man can match. "
"The owner of the Hu family village in the west, Hu Taigong, had a son named Feitianhu Hucheng, which was also very impressive; only one daughter was the most heroic, named Yi. Zhang Qinghu Sanniang used two sun and moon swords, and she immediately mastered it. "
"In Dongcun Village, the owner's surname is Li and his name is Ying. He can make a thick iron-pointed steel spear and hide five flying knives on his back. He can pick people up with his mouth at a hundred steps, and he is known as the Flying Eagle. He has a broad face, square cheeks, bright eyes, and big ears. People call him Du Xing. br>
“According to what the waiter said after drinking, these three villages refer to each other and have always advanced and retreated together. Because the owner of the village wished Wanmao to be a fifth-rank imperial official, there are connections in the imperial court, and Dulonggang has its own way. One line is not subject to the control of Yanggu County.”
"The waiter once said after he was drunk that the Pantuo Road in Zhujiazhuang Yishui was easy to enter and difficult to get out. I don't know how many people got trapped in it every year. Therefore, the next day, I asked the second generation to meet Brother Luan Tingfang with three taels of silver. . ”
“Everything went well. After the meeting, the younger brother sent Brother Luan Tingyu’s letter. After reading the letter, Brother Luan Tingfang accepted the letter and said goodbye to Chaofeng and returned to Liangshan.”
"I never thought that the waiter in this shop was an informant in Zhujiazhuang. He eavesdropped on my conversation with brother Luan Tingfang and told Zhu Chaofeng what he heard. This led to a pursuit all the way."
Zhao Zhen asked: "Why are you being hunted down?"
Shi Qian said: "Young official, I didn't know this at first. Because I was hunted down, brother Luan Tingfang and I were with him. Instead, they killed the visitor. Brother Luan Tingfang recognized him as a guest at Zhujiazhuang. The younger brother was angry, so he sneaked back with brother Luan Tingfang that night. There were people patrolling the village all the time, so we didn't dare to make any mistakes. It happened that the hotel we were staying in was Zhu. "Jiazhuang"
"I wanted to burn it all, but I thought that the waiter and I had some kindness, so I didn't want to burn him to death. The younger brother sneaked in and originally planned to call this man out and then set the fire. Unexpectedly, this guy was working with several other waiters. We were drinking in the store, and we were talking about informing Zhujiazhuang.”
“I eavesdropped, and then I found out that the culprit was this waiter. Brother Luan Tingfang talked and reported to Zhu Wanmao, the owner of the village. The old man had discussed with his son that he was afraid that Luan Tingfang would lead an attack on Zhujiazhuang when he served in the government. Brother Luan Tingfang knew that Zhujiazhuang was afraid of losing its terrain advantage. I just thought of sending someone to intercept and kill us.”
“When I heard this, I jumped down and killed these people. I opened the door of the restaurant and let Brother Luan Tingfang in. The two of us. After searching, there were only some scattered silver coins on the cabinet, but there was a big rooster in the cage in the backyard."
"I drew a fire from the stove, lit it, and burned down his hotel. When the fire started, Brother Luan Tingfang and I picked up the dawn rooster and ran away. We were afraid of missing Xingzang along the way, and we encountered two waves of attacks. The last wave was led by Zhu Hu himself. "< br>
“This man met me and others, and bluntly said that Brother Luan Tingfang was a thief, and he burned down his hotel, and wanted to arrest me and others to see the officials. Brother Luan Tingfang was angry, and after a fight, he cut off one of Zhu Hu’s arms. . He missed the old relationship but did not kill him, so he sent it back to the villager who was accompanying him." After Shi Qian finished speaking, Luan Tingfang said: "Official, please offend Zhu Chaofeng for this matter. I wish you good luck in the village next year. I’m afraid I’ll have to go against the big officials.”
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "Looking at brother Luan Tingyu, we absolutely cannot let him be wronged. I just wonder why Zhujiazhuang cares so much about the terrain?"
Luan Tingfang said: "This Zhujiazhuang The village was built by an expert after Zhu Wanmao resigned. There is a poem saying: "The Zhujiazhuang is easy to get in, but you can't get out." Turn. It doesn’t matter whether the road is wide or narrow, but a turn with poplar trees is a way of life. Without that tree, it is a dead end.” Even three to five thousand people can't do anything about the terrain. This makes him value the terrain so much that he doesn't hesitate to kill people."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said, "As my brother said, this time. If Zhu Hu is injured, there may be a fight next year when the weather improves.”
"Brother, do you know that besides Zhu Wanmao and his three sons, there are any other powerful people in Zhujiazhuang?"
Luan Tingfang said: "Sir, Zhu Wanmao also has two brothers, Zhu Wannian and Zhu Yongqing. , these two were both born as concubines, and were about the same age as the three masters of the Zhu family. They were now on business in Tokyo. It was because of these two people that I went to Zhujiazhuang to become an instructor. They both learned martial arts well and were good at it. I asked Fang Tian to draw a halberd. I once competed with the two, but they were no match."
"I heard that Zhu Yongqing said that his grandfather Yun Wei had a son named Yun Tianbiao, who was a general in Jingyang Town. Brother Yunlong is good at wielding a broadsword, but I don’t know much about the rest.”
Zhao Zhen listened, nodded, and said: “This Zhu family is considered a powerful one. All the children in the family are skilled in martial arts, so what is their temperament? It's so small, just because he knows the route of his house, he wants to silence him, he is so vicious."
Just as he was talking, Luan Tingyu and Wu Sanniang hurried over. When everyone saw the ceremony, Luan Tingyu said: "Brother, last time we said goodbye, it's been two years. How are you doing at Zhujiazhuang?"
At that moment, Luan Tingfang said the preface again. After hearing this, Wu Sanniang couldn't help but cursed: "He is also a scholar who has read the books of sages and served in court. How can he have such a vicious heart?"
Luan Tingfang said: "What my sister-in-law said is that fortunately my brother never went, so I could see clearly the true face of the Zhu family."
Luan Tingyu said: "Hey, my brother was just about to go. He passed by this place and heard that officials are recruiting talents here. , with the intention of giving it a try, I came here shamelessly. The high officials did not think that I was born in a reckless way, and entrusted me with important tasks in the army. I also married my brother. I will work hard in the future. "
Luan Tingfang nodded quickly in agreement.
Zhao Zhen saw that the two brothers had not seen each other for a long time and had a lot to say, so he said: "Brothers have been traveling all the way and are tired. Today I will go down with brother Luan Tingyu to rest for a day. You two brothers have not seen each other for a long time. , it’s time to reminisce about the past. There will be a banquet at the village tomorrow to welcome our brothers and introduce them to the heroes of the county.”
Luan Tingyu, Wu Sanniang, and Luan Tingfang heard this and stood up to leave together.
Zhao Zhen also stood up and sent the three people out of the hall. Seeing the three people leaving, Zhao Zhen ordered Zhao Yuanli to prepare a table and send it to Luan Tingyu's home, where he and Shi Qian sat down again.
(End of this chapter)