Water Margin official

After the four of them went upstairs and sat down, putting down their gold and silver bundles of weapons and other items, Wu Song called out: "Housekeeper, hurry up and bring us some wine."

The waiter smiled and said: "Your Majesty, please take a rest and I will bring it here."

Zhang Zhengdao asked: "What kind of meat is there in the store?"

The waiter replied: "The store has beef and mutton, which kind do you want to eat?"

"Cut ten kilograms of each to drink, and bring some fruits and vegetables as well." Zhang Zhengdao said with a smile.

After a while, the waiter spread the wine, meat, vegetables and fruits on the table.

The four of them were not polite and ate their food.

I was on the road for two consecutive days, but I was tired, so I kept silent. I just ate meat and drank wine from a big bowl, which was a great pleasure.

After a while, Zhang Zhengdao burped after drinking and eating, and called the store clerk, asking: "Does this Yuncheng County govern a Shijie village?"

The shopkeeper nodded and said, "What the guest officer said is that there is indeed a Shijie Village in the county."

"How far is it from here, and which way can we get there?" Zhang Zhengdao then asked.

The shop clerk replied: "The Shijie Village is from the east gate of the county, along the road to the north, next to the eight hundred miles of water. It is a small road. It takes about a day to walk there, and it is only a short distance away from here.

It looks like sixty or seventy miles away."

"But our guests have horses. It won't take much time to reach Shijie Village in only half a day." The shop assistant continued.

Zhang Zhengdao inquired about the route, and then asked: "Shopkeeper, let me ask you again, are there any extravagant people in Yuncheng County?"

The shop clerk smiled and said: "Don't forget that Yuncheng County is a small county. If you ask about the extravagant people in this county, there will be quite a few of them."

"Tell me and listen." Wu Song was full of wine and food and became interested.

The shopkeeper said: "The first one is Song Yasi from this county government office. The surname is Song and his given name is Jiang. His surname is Gongming. The third in the ranking is from Songjia Village, Yuncheng County."

"Because he was born with a dark complexion and a short body, people called him Hei Songjiang. He was also very filial to his family, and he was most righteous and generous, so people in the county called him Hei Sanlang of Xiaoyi." The shop assistant said.

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"Shandong Hu Baoyi, the hero Song Gongming, I have heard about it." Zhang Zhengdao nodded.

The shop assistant continued: "There is a brother under Song Yasi, called Iron Fan Song Qing. He and his father Song Taigong work in the village and live in the countryside."

Zhang Zhengdao asked again: "There are two capitals in this county, but one is called Zhu Tong, the handsome bearded man, and the other is called Lei Heng, the winged tiger?"

The shopkeeper nodded and said: "What the guest said is that the county's chiefs are indeed these two. Just because these two are not ordinary people, the neighbors made sure that they became the chiefs and specialized in them."

Responsible for capturing thieves in this county."

"Who is the name of the magistrate in this county?" Zhang Zhengdao asked again. He was not asking for no reason, but to judge the current time point to avoid misjudgment and missing some important events.

The shopkeeper replied: "My surname is Liu, my father-in-law is from Xucheng."

Zhang Zhengdao asked again: "How long has this Mr. Liu been in office?"

The store clerk thought for a while and then replied: "It's been more than two years. I'm afraid I will leave in mid-April next year."

According to the system of the Song Dynasty, the county magistrate was elected every three years. Zhang Zhengdao calculated the time in his mind. I am afraid that the next magistrate of Yuncheng County will not be Wenbin at that time, so there are still three or four years before the birth plan is outwitted.<

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"Thank you, shopkeeper." Zhang Zhengdao took out a dozen of them from his body for ten coins and gave them to the shopkeeper.

Seeing that there was still reward money, the clerk quickly thanked him. Before leaving, he seemed to suddenly remember and said: "There is another extravagant person in this county, that is Baozheng Chao Gai of Dongxi Village. He is a wealthy family in this county and he loves him all his life."

He is devoted to justice and wealth, and loves to make friends with all the heroes in the world."

After the store clerk finished speaking, he went about his own business.

Wu Songdao: "I didn't expect that there are so many people in Xidi in Yuncheng County. If there is a chance, I would be willing to get to know them."

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "Second Brother Wu, don't worry, we will have the opportunity to get to know such people."

Zhang Liu asked: "Master, are we going to visit Song Gongming on this trip?"

Zhang Zhengdao shook his head and said: "I'm not going to visit him. The hero we want to visit lives in Shijie Village."

Thinking of riding horses for half a day tomorrow, Zhang Liu's calves were cramped, so he shouted: "Man, man, please get two rooms quickly, I want to sleep."

The store clerk opened two more guest rooms, and the four of them carried their luggage and weapons and slept peacefully.

Zhang Zhengdao and Wu Song lived in one room, and Wang Sanguan and Zhang Liu lived in the same room. The two rooms were right next to each other, which was quite convenient.

Sitting in the room, Zhang Zhengdao was thinking about things, but Wu Song had already fallen asleep. He was very tired from the two-day journey.

Under the candlelight, Zhang Zhengdao sat on a stool, silently calculating the timeline, comparing what he was thinking, thinking carefully, and clarifying things one by one, just waiting for these important things to happen so that he could gain something from them.

some benefits.

On a September day, with the moon rising and the night turning bright, Zhang Zhengdao looked outside through the open window.

This guest room is on the third floor of the hotel, which is considered a high place in the county. It has a wide view and can vaguely see the lights of thousands of houses.

It seems that I can still hear some laughter in my ears, as if I am in the future.

The names of Chao Gai, Song Jiang, Zhu Tong, and Lei Heng flashed in his mind one by one. Zhang Zhengdao sighed secretly. These people were no longer cold characters in the book, but were standing in front of him alive.<

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Looking at Wu Song who was snoring, Zhang Zhengdao felt ambitious. When he came here, in addition to his lovely wife and concubine, he would also fight to create a bright future.

What does it rely on?

Soldiers, horses, money, food!

Zhang Zhengdao said in a low voice: "Buddha bless us and we will have a prosperous opening."

But as soon as this sentence came out of his mouth, Zhang Zhengdao was stunned, as if he had heard it familiarly.

"One general's success will lead to thousands of bones being withered. It is up to him to decide whether he will live or die." Zhang Zhengdao's eyes showed a little determination.

After sitting for a while, Zhang Zhengdao closed the window with his backhand, then took off his clothes and went to bed.

After an uneventful night, the four of them got up early in the morning. After washing up, the four of them had breakfast, settled the store bills, led the horses, and came out of the alley. Following the direction pointed by the waiter in the store last night, the four of them rode out of the city and headed north.

Rush to Shijie Village in front of you.

It's a distance of sixty or seventy miles. If you go as fast as you can, you can get there in half a day.

As we walked towards noon, we saw green mountain peaks, lush green grass, mulberry trees and clouds, and green willow trees.

An isolated village, surrounded by flowing water on all sides, with a few sparse paths leading to nowhere. Thatched eaves are next to the stream, and ancient trees form a forest.

Exactly: wine bottles hanging high outside the fence, fishing boats hanging in the willow shade.

The four people dismounted and entered the village. When they reached the entrance of the village, they saw an old man walking cautiously along the roadside, leaning on a wooden stick.

"May I ask my father, is this Shijie Village?" Zhang Zhengdao blocked his way and asked loudly.

Although the old man was old, he had sharp ears and eyes. When he saw a stranger coming here, he replied: "Where are you guys from?"

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "We came from Yunzhou to find the three Ruan brothers. Does my husband know where their homes are?"

The old man was startled. He looked at the attire of these four people and saw that they were not ordinary people. He pointed with the wooden stick in his hand towards the right front near the water and said: "That is Xiao Er's house."<

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