Xianxia version of Water Margin

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When Jiang Hongfei and his party passed by Cangzhou, Jiang Hongfei did not come to Chaijin Zhuangzi, but only sent Deng Fei to inform him.

Deng Fei paid a visit to Chai Jin and said, "My brother bought nearly a thousand horses in the north. When he brought them to the village, he had to bother the officials to send people to take care of them. It was very inconvenient. Moreover, my brother had been away from the village for a long time, and there were many problems in the village. We need him to go back and preside over this, and since we don’t want to stay outside any longer, we won’t bother the officials anymore on our return trip, and we’ve sent my younger brother to come here to accuse me.”

Chai Jin said regretfully: "Xiao Ke specially prepared fine wine, just waiting for the village master to come back and drink it. I didn't expect that the village master didn't come to get together. It's so painful for Xiao Ke."

Deng Fei said: "My brother said that when the high officials have time to come, I hope that I will go to Liangshan for a while. When I die, I, the hero of Liangshan, will do my best to take care of the high officials."

Now that the matter has come to this, what can Chai Jin say? He can only write a handwritten letter and ask Deng Fei to bring it to Jiang Hongfei.

After Deng Fei left, the two brothers Song Jiang and Song Qing, who had just arrived at Chaijin Zhuangzi, changed into clean clothes and walked out.

Song Jiang looked at Deng Fei's back and asked Chai Jin: "Who is this hero?"

Chai Jin didn't answer and asked instead: "Brother, don't you know who he is? He is also walking in your Jeju now."

Song Jiang shook his head: "Maybe I only saw his back, not his true face, so I don't know."

Chai Jin felt that this was possible, so he said: "His name is Deng Fei, and people in the rivers and lakes call him Huoyan Suanni. He used to be the second master of Yinmachuan in Jizhou, but now he is the most heroic man in Shandong, Gai Shenfo and Tianma Sage." Jiang Yan is an important leader under the leader of Jiangzhai."

When Chai Jin called Jiang Hongfei the number one hero in Shandong, the smile on Song Jiang's face visibly stiffened, but it soon returned to its original state.

Song Jiang had heard of Jiang Hongfei, not only Jiang Hongfei, but also all the Liangshan heroes under Jiang Hongfei.

Although Song Jiang was a little reluctant to admit it, he had to admit that Jiang Hongfei, who had just been born for less than a year or two, was indeed more famous than him, who had been in business for more than 20 years.

Nowadays, when Jiang Hongfei's name is mentioned in Shandong, everyone knows it.

In the world of martial arts, Jiang Hongfei's reputation is so great that no one knows about him.

Especially when Chao Gai and his gang kidnapped the birthday card, Cai Jingdu, the most powerful prime minister in the dynasty, did not dare to come to Shuibo Liangshan to catch Chao Gai and his gang to question Jiang Hongfei, who was even more famous. Jianghu.

Moreover, after the incident, Chao Gai and his gang were unwilling to throw themselves into the Liangshan Mountains, but Jiang Hongfei didn't care. He even gave Chao Gai and his gang a mountain top to settle down, which further showed Jiang Hongfei's righteousness and wealth, and his righteousness.

This is definitely not comparable to Song Jiang, who only informed Chao Gai and his gang.

As a result, when those heroes who committed heinous crimes came to Shandong, they would no longer seek refuge in the Songjiang River as they did before. Instead, they would all seek refuge in the Shuibo Liangshan Mountains.

In this regard, it would be a lie to say that Song Jiang, who had already firmly established himself as the number one hero in Shandong, was not feeling sad.

But Song Jiang also understood that although he was easy to practice in Gongmen, he was ultimately not as good as Jiang Hongfei, who was not afraid of heaven, earth, or lawsuits. He divided spiritual stones based on scales, wore silk and satin in strange ways, ate wine in jars, and ate in large chunks. After all, no matter how skilled he is, he can only make those heroes who have committed crimes suffer less, but when they go to Jiang Hongfei's place, they can live happily.

What's more, Song Jiang has now left Maicheng, and even his official status, which he has always been proud of, is gone, and it is even less possible to compare with the rising Jiang Hongfei.

To put it bluntly, if bad luck comes and Song Jiang is cornered one day, Song Jiang may have to seek refuge from Jiang Hongfei.

Under this situation, even if Song Jiang is not willing to be compared with Jiang Hongfei, what can he do?

Song Jiang said calmly: "I often heard about the reputation of the leader of Jiangzhai and the heroes of Liangshan at home. I was rescued by King Chao Tianwang and his gang. Later, I also got his protection in Liangshan and was saved from lawsuits. But I never had it." I have the opportunity to deal with these strong men, what is their character like?"

Chai Jin gave a thumbs up: "Master Jiangzhai is indeed an extravagant hero."

Then, Chai Jin took the initiative to speak: "In the beginning, Xiao Ke did not have a close relationship with the leader of Jiang Village. It was just that the leader Wang Lun and the leader Du Qian in his village were close friends with Xiao Ke and often sent him sealed letters. Ah, there are also When Wang Lun and Du Qian left the village, Xiao Ke gave them several hundred spiritual coins. These spiritual coins later were of great benefit to the early development of Shuibo Liangshan. I don’t want the leader of Jiangzhai to remember this trivial matter. In my heart. Here, I actually gave Xiao Ke four treasures, each of which is of great value, especially one of the Chai Kiln Treasure Vase. To me, the descendants of the Chai family, it can no longer be measured by money, so Xiao Ke owes It’s such a kindness to him.”

After hearing what Chai Jin said, Song Jiang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. He and his brother Song Qing came to vote for Chai Jin this time, but they came with empty hands. Compared with Jiang Hongfei, the two brothers were too embarrassed.

Chai Jin really didn't think in this direction. After all, most of the people who came to his place were "diners" who came with empty hands. It was impossible for him to send Song Jiang and Song Qing to come here to eat for free. He was just sincerely feeling for Jiang Hongfei. Repay kindness and act with dignity.

As soon as he started talking, Chai Jin couldn't hold it in anymore.

He continued: "Xiao Ke originally thought that the leader of Jiangzhai was short of horses, so Xiao Ke used his connections to buy him a thousand good horses and sent them to Shuibo Liangshan. He wanted to be a good man and return the favor to him. No, this horse is too difficult to buy. After so many days, I have asked everyone for it, but I have only been able to buy three to two hundred horses."

Having said this, Chai Jin smiled bitterly: "Zhao Jiang is really talented. He only made one trip to the north and easily bought thousands of good horses. I am far inferior."

Song Jiang comforted Chai Jin and said, "Brother, please don't try to inflate other people's ambitions and destroy your own prestige. He has some shortcomings and some strong points. He is a member of the forest. There are some channels that we and other kind people don't know about. Isn't it unusual?"

Chai Jin shook his head: "It's not just this."

"well!"

With a long sigh, Chai Jin told Song Jiang what was on his mind: "A few days ago, when Master Jiangzhao was staying at Xiaoke Village, I went hunting with him to the east of Hedong and met a man who was at least a first-class qi refiner. A good scholar, that man's surname is Bian Mingxiang. Although he is just a farmer, he is both civilized and military..."

Then, Chai Jin brought him and Jiang Hongfei to meet Bian Xiang. He recruited Bian Xiang but was rejected. Bian Xiang turned around and took the initiative to vote for Jiang Hongfei. Then they met Tian Hu, the number one hero in Hedong. He was extremely embarrassed at the wine table. I told Song Jiang and Song Qing exactly what I had experienced.

After saying these things, Chai Jin said with envy: "Nowadays, the master of Jiangzhai has many talents, including more than ten first-class qigong masters. Xiao Ke has been generous in righteousness and wealth over the years, and likes to recruit heroes from all over the world. He is known as one of the best in the world." Mr. Mengchang, his subordinates are all a bunch of wine and rice sacks, which really embarrasses me."

Song Jiang looked at all the dealers around Chai Jinzhuang, shook his head secretly, and thought: "How can anyone sincerely follow Mr. Chai when he acts like this?"

But Song Jiang comforted Chai Jin and said: "Jiang Yan and Tian Hu's people resisted the government. They needed to win over strong men to act as hawks and dogs. Otherwise, how would they roar in the mountains and forests? The high officials are the sons and grandsons of phoenixes and dragons, and there are many people in their families." Emperor Taizu bestowed an iron certificate on the alchemy book, why should we compare it with them?"

Speaking of this, Song Jiang said sincerely: "I shouldn't say it, Xiao Ke. How can the imperial court sit back and watch others become stronger and harm the orthodoxy? But now the imperial court has treacherous ministers in power, slandering and monopolizing power, and they will not use it unless they are relatives, and they will not take anything except wealth. Only then did we give them a living space, pretending to be heroes, and achieve great glory for a while. When Your Majesty wakes up and uses three or two virtuous ministers, he will surely be able to clean up the universe, sweep away this smog, and restore peace to the world."

Chai Jin frowned upon hearing this.

But to be honest, Chai Jin made friends with heroes from all over the world, not for the purpose of restoring the country, but just:

First of all, Chai Jin is indeed a person who is "loyal and generous";

Secondly, Chai Jin lived a very privileged life and took pleasure in it;

Third, Chai Jin enjoyed the feeling of being sought after by heroes in the world.

Therefore, although Song Jiang's words of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism sounded a bit harsh to Chai Jin, who did not like Zhao Song, they stopped there.

In fact, deep down in Chai Jin's heart, he had similar views to Song Jiang.

It can also be said that many people now have thoughts like Song Jiang.

This is understandable. After all, Song Jiang and his like have been educated in Confucian loyalty and patriotism for many years, but they cannot see that the seemingly prosperous Zhao and Song dynasties have actually entered a countdown...

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Jiang Hongfei went out this time and brought back eight leaders: Tang Bin, Wen Zhongrong, Cui Ye, Min Gong, Bian Xiang, Yu Cheng, Shi Xiu, and Shi Qian.

If we include the nine leaders in the two branch villages of Langhou Mountain and Qingyun Mountain, there are currently more than forty leaders in Shuibo Liangshan.

Ordinarily, in this case, we can arrange seats to clarify everyone's status in Shuibo Liangshan.

But in Jiang Hongfei's view, there will definitely be more heroes joining Shuibo Liangshan in the future.

Moreover, many Liangshan heroes have not had the opportunity to display their talents.

The seating arrangements at this time are unfair.

Therefore, Jiang Hongfei rejected the suggestion of several Liangshan heroes to arrange seats, and let the leaders sit down casually according to their age and respective duties, and wait until the opportunity is right in the future.

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The ripples of Liangshanbo shimmer with silver light under the moonlight, like a dream awakened by the night wind. The Liangshan Mountains at your feet rise and fall in the night, majestic and mysterious, yet quiet and peaceful. Jiang Hongfei and Wang Lun stood on the high ground in Liao'erwa, looking at the starry night sky, talking about the major and minor events that happened in Shuibo Liangshan after Jiang Hongfei left.

Wang Lun said: "In the days after my brother left, all the leaders worked together and performed their duties. Now the village is prosperous, and good men often come to join us. There is no need to worry about prosperity."

Jiang Hongfei said: "Second brother, don't just pick the nice things to say, it's better to pick up the useful ones first. I will have to go out in a while. While I am still in the stronghold, I need to hurry up with the big things that need to be decided." Set."

When Wang Lun heard that Jiang Hongfei was leaving after a while, he quickly picked out the key points and said, "My brother has already finished counting the many materials for refining armor that my brother brought back this time. Do you want to teach brothers Tang Long and Ling Zhen to refine them as soon as possible?" Made into armor?"

Jiang Hongfei said: "Keep them for what purpose, refine them into armor. If brothers Tang Longxian and Ling Zhenxian don't have enough manpower, ask brother Zhu Gui to send people to the capital or other places to continue to recruit military craftsmen. Don't feel bad about Lingqian in this matter." .”

Wang Lun responded: "I understand."

Then he added: "My elder brother taught brothers Tang Bin, Bian Xiang, and Yu Cheng to build the new Ma Sanjun, Tiefu Tu, and Bu Sijun. They have already started to build them, and my younger brother has already prepared enough horses, soldiers, armor, and related materials." The numbers are handed over to these three armies."

"As for Brother Shi Qian, the younger brother followed his previous instructions and gave him whatever he asked for. However, his secret special forces camp currently has less than thirty people. It requires so many supplies, but they are all the best supplies. , it’s really a waste, it’s better to…”

Jiang Hongfei interrupted Wang Lun and said, "Whatever my dear brother Shi Qian wants, give him what he wants, and you won't ask any questions."

Worried that Wang Lun, a stingy man, would be stuck with Shi Qian's supplies, Jiang Hongfei revealed something to Wang Lun that others didn't know yet:

"This time I can give you so many weapons and materials, Brother Shi Qian. Without Brother Shi Qian, we wouldn't have these weapons and materials. His secret special forces battalion is extremely It’s important, so second brother, you must remember that Shi Qian will give you whatever you want when you ask for people, money, and money.”

No one knows better than Wang Lun how much armor Jiang Hongfei brought back this time and the materials for refining the armor.

Therefore, when Jiang Hongfei said that these armors and the materials for refining the armors were all brought back by Shi Qian, Wang Lun immediately agreed: "I know this, and I will definitely cooperate with Shi Qian brothers to establish a secret special battalion."

Wang Lun added: "There is nothing going on in the main village these days. Everything is on track. However, the branch villages are all in a mess. The elder brother was not at home before, and the younger brother did not dare to go out, causing them to become chaotic. , Now that the elder brother is back, the younger brother wants to go to each branch village one by one, establish rules and construction regulations for them, and then teach them to build the branch villages after training, otherwise it will be embarrassing and useless. "

Jiang Hongfei said: "I will stay in the village for two or three months to finish the accumulated work for heaven. You can come back before then."

Wang Lun responded: "No."

After hesitating for a moment, Wang Lun couldn't help but remind Jiang Hongfei: "I have more than 40 leaders in Shuibo Liangshan, more than 16,000 people in the four armies of horse, infantry, water and garrison, and more than 2,000 spirited horses. We have enough food and grass, so we are not weak at all, but my brother... his big tree attracts the wind."

Seeing that Jiang Hongfei had no intention of speaking, Wang Lun simply said everything he wanted to say:

"Since the day I built the stronghold in Shuibo Liangshan, I have acted in a very high-profile manner. This has both advantages and disadvantages."

"Profits will help Shuibo Liangshan develop and grow rapidly. The reason why Shuibo Liangshan is so prosperous today is due to the policy set by my brother before."

"But... if I, Shuibo Liangshan, continue to arouse the attention of the government and the public, and when the imperial court sends a large army, even if I, Shuibo Liangshan, are very lucky and outnumber the soldiers and horses of the local state capital, and the imperial court still has Tokyo's 800,000 forbidden troops, even if I win, After defeating the 800,000 Imperial Guards in Tokyo, the imperial court also had the Hebei Imperial Guards. Even if it defeated the Hebei Imperial Guards, the imperial court would still have hundreds of thousands of elite Western troops who had fought hundreds of thousands of troops. In addition, there were Zhujiazhuang, Zhaojiacun, Fengyunzhuang, and many other enemies who were loyal to the king. If the imperial court is determined to destroy Shuibo Liangshan, the landowners and gentry armed with sincerity and sincerity can always trample my little Liao'erwa."

At this point, Wang Lun rushed to Jiang Hongfei and bowed to the ground: "I know that my brother is a genius, and he has no plans left, and no soldiers left behind, so he will definitely not let me go to the end of Liangshan, but I really don't know what path my brother is going to take? Are you trying to recruit people, are you trying to rise up, or is it some other way? Can the elder brother tell the younger brother, so that he can teach the younger brother a direction to work towards?"

Wang Lun could hold back for so long before asking himself, so he could bear it.

Unlike many rough guys who can live happily as long as they have wine and meat, Wang Lun still has a certain degree of insight and thinking ability. It is impossible for him not to think about the way out of Liangshan.

——If Wang Lun really doesn’t want to, it means he is not worthy of his current position.

Jiang Hongfei felt that Shuibo Liangshan had developed to this extent. As the chief steward of Shuibo Liangshan, Wang Lun should really know the direction, otherwise it would not be conducive to his work and it would be easy for him to do bad things.

Therefore, after thinking about it, Jiang Hongfei gave Wang Lun some information: "It's too early to decide the general direction of my Shuibo Liangshan Mountain now! According to my plan, at least one or two hundred leaders must gather together with one or two powerful soldiers. One hundred thousand, only then will it depend on the future situation where we, Shuibo Liangshan, will go. At this stage, we can only work together to fight the court and all the forces that dare to be enemies of our Shuibo Liangshan, and work hard towards this small goal first. "

"One or two hundred leaders? One or two hundred thousand soldiers? Is this just a small goal in the first stage?!"

Wang Lun took a breath of air. He never expected that Jiang Hongfei's small goal in the first stage would be so ambitious...

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