Water Margin official

Yanggu County is in the northwest of Qinghe County. The two places are very close to each other. If you travel quickly, you can reach it in half a day.

At this time, Zhang Zhengdao looked at Jingyanggang, which was already behind him, and said to Zhang Liudao beside him: "Go and see if there is a restaurant called 'Three bowls of but not enough' under the gangway? If there is, then

Buy two jars of old wine and take it with you."

Zhang Liu got out of the car and went to find the restaurant the official mentioned.

Zhang Zhengdao glanced at Lu Xiaoyi who was driving the carriage again, and said to the people sitting in the carriage: "It's so hard for you, Imperial Physician Ren, to follow us around."

Imperial Physician Ren replied: "Sir, sir, you invited me into the carriage this early in the morning and asked me to bring so much ointment. Who am I going to treat?"

Zhang Zhengdao said with a smile: "You will know when we get to Yanggu County. Anyway, don't be stingy and use all the good medicines you brought to treat bruises and wounds."

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Not long after, Zhang Liu left and returned, followed by a shop assistant. The two of them came over holding a jar of wine each. The waiter put the wine on the carriage and turned to leave.

Zhang Zhengdao asked: "Little brother, how far is this place from Yanggu County?"

The guy replied: "It's not far." He pointed to the west with his hand and said: "Go straight ahead on the road and you can see Yanggu County."

After Zhang Zhengdao thanked the store clerk, he set off again without wasting any more time.

After walking for more than ten miles, we really saw a county town. Zhang Zhengdao crossed his horse and entered the town first.

He chased closely all the way, but did not see the figures of Wu Song and Sun San. Zhang Zhengdao was very anxious. When he entered the county town, he only grabbed a passerby. After asking about the Lion Tower under the Lion Bridge, he went straight there.

Go.

Yanggu County is not a big town. After walking for only a quarter of an hour, I saw a small bridge spanning both sides of the stream, but it was the Lion Bridge.

Looking to the side, I saw a three-story building with a plaque that read: Lion Building.

Instructing Zhang Liu and others to wait outside, Zhang Zhengdao dismounted and entered the store, looking around. It was dinner time, and there were many people eating, making the scene very noisy.

After searching carefully, I saw Wu Song and Sun San sitting at a table in the corner eating wine.

"Brother, why didn't you wake me up?" Zhang Zhengdao sat next to Wu Song.

"High official." Sun San greeted.

Wu Song was already half drunk from eating. When he saw it was Zhang Zhengdao, he smiled and said, "My dear brother, his steps are not slow either."

"Let's have a drink together." Wu Song placed an empty bowl in front of Zhang Zhengdao, filled it with wine, and handed it to him to eat.

Zhang Zhengdao took it, took a sip, and then said to Sun San: "Zhang Liu is outside. There are two jars of old wine in the car. Go get it, and my brother and I will eat it."

Sun San went outside to get some wine.

Zhang Zhengdao asked: "Brother Wu, have you ever asked where Ximen Qing is now?"

Wu Song replied: "Don't worry, the bartender said that after noon, Ximen Qing will come here to have a drink."

Zhang Zhengdao calculated the time and was afraid that Ximen Qing would be here soon.

Sun San left and returned and put two jars of old wine on the table.

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "Brother Wu, this is a good wine. It's called 'Tou Ping Xiang', also known as 'Going Out'. I bought it specially to eat with my brother."

Wu Song laughed and said: "Hurry up and open it."

Sun San opened the cover and filled it for the two of them. Zhang Zhengdao then ordered: "Go and ask Zhang Liu and Brother Xiao Yi to arrange the carriages and horses, and come in with Imperial Physician Ren to have some wine and food."

Sun San went again and placed the carriages and horses in the backyard of the restaurant. A few people entered the restaurant, opened another table, ordered some food and drinks, and ate by themselves.

But it was said that Zhang Zhengdao accompanied Wu Song and drank two bowls of three bowls of wine that was not good enough, and he became a little drunk.

Zhang Zhengdao held Wu Song's hand and said, "Second brother, don't eat anymore. If you get drunk after eating, I'm afraid it will cause trouble."

Wu Song said, "It doesn't matter. If you get very drunk after eating, you will have a lot of strength, just in time to let that guy taste my fists."

Zhang Zhengdao saw that Wu Song insisted on continuing to drink, but he couldn't persuade him, so he poured wine for him, but he stopped eating.

In this way, Wu Song drank a few more bowls and ate two or three kilograms of cooked beef, then stopped eating and just sat on a long bench, closing his eyes and resting, waiting for Ximen Qing to arrive.

Sun San and others had also finished eating at this time and looked towards Zhang Zhengdao, not daring to come forward and disturb him.

Zhang Zhengdao ignored them and only accompanied Wu Song, sitting here patiently, waiting for Ximen Qing.

After another half an hour, an ugly man with a pockmarked face came in from the door of the store. When he walked into the store, Zhang Zhengdao recognized him at a glance. It was Zhu Mazi, whom he had not seen for many days.

I only heard Zhu Mazi saying to the bartender: "Little brother, has the street pavilion upstairs been cleaned up?"

The shop clerk smiled and said: "Master Zhu, you have already packed everything and are waiting for the high official from Ximen to come."

Zhu Mazi nodded with satisfaction, and just as he was about to step upstairs, he suddenly saw Zhang Zhengdao and Wu Song. At that time, his face turned pale with fright, and he turned around and wanted to run away.

But a big hand suddenly grabbed his arm. Zhu Mazi looked up and saw that he was an acquaintance. It was the "flowery arm" Lu Xiaoyi.

Zhu Mazi said with a smile on his face: "It turns out to be Brother Xiao Yi. Why do you have time to come to Yanggu County to play?"

Lu Xiaoyi did not speak to him, but just dragged him and pushed him in front of Zhang Zhengdao.

Looking at Zhu Mazi's ugly face, Zhang Zhengdao snorted coldly and said: "Zhu Mazi, I haven't seen you for a long time. Why did you change your family and become a dog for that high-ranking official from Ximen?"

Zhu Mazi smiled flatteringly and said: "Second... Senior official, you misunderstood, I just... just came here to do something."

Zhang Zhengdao said with an expressionless face: "I heard that you led others to destroy my Lion Tower?"

Zhu Mazi's legs and feet were weak. If Lu Xiaoyi hadn't been holding him at this moment, he would have collapsed on the ground. He kept shouting: "Master, please don't accuse this villain unfairly. How dare I go to your shop and act so arrogantly?"

It’s really not me.”

Zhang Zhengdao said coldly: "I'm sorry you don't have the courage."

Zhu Mazi complained in his heart that Ximen Qing was drunk and causing trouble that day and smashed the Lion Tower. But he was so frightened that he did not dare to live in Qinghe County, so he followed Ximen Qing to Yanggu County to become a

Help.

After more than three months of this, no one came to trouble Ximen Qing, so Zhu Mazi gradually forgot about this matter.

However, a few days ago, I heard that the county government summoned Ximen Qing and decided to pay Shizilou ten taels of silver to settle the case. Zhu Mazi even thought that the second official of the Zhang family was nothing more than that, and he could not take advantage of Ximen Da.

No matter how an official is, his heart is even more determined.

However, now that he met Zhang Zhengdao here, accompanied by Wu Song, Lu Xiaoyi and others, Zhu Mazi was very anxious, not knowing what would happen.

"Official, you see, I'm just an errand boy. If you ask me for anything, I'll be crushed to pieces and I'll do it for you." Zhu Mazi said softly.

Zhang Zhengdao sneered and said: "I can't afford people like you. Let me ask you, will Ximen Qing come here to have a drink later?"

When Zhu Mazi saw him asking this question, he knew that Zhang Zhengdao was here to cause trouble for Ximen Qing, so he hurriedly said: "Yes, yes, the high officials from Ximen will come here to have a drink later, so let me prepare first."<

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Zhang Zhengdao nodded and continued: "Then why are you still standing there? Why don't you go upstairs and prepare some food and drinks for the high-ranking official from Ximen?"

He signaled Lu Xiaoyi to escort Zhu Mazi upstairs to prepare things for Ximen Qing in the side street pavilion.

Zhang Zhengdao continued to accompany Wu Song, sitting in the lobby of the Lion Building, waiting for Ximen Qing.