Chapter 185: Winged Tiger Fights Wu Erlang Again
At the turn of spring and summer in the fourth year of Zhenghe, Cao Jie brought Wu Song to Yuncheng to seek a minor official position as a captain.

That year, Wu Erlang was a rookie and still young, his abilities were just beginning to show.

In the battle with the winged tiger, he was only slightly better.

Now it is the end of the sixth year of Zhenghe. Two years have passed in the blink of an eye, and everyone gathers together again in Yuncheng.

Their situations are quite different.

Shi Wenbin had served as the county magistrate for three years. During this time, he received a lot of money and bribes from Cao Jie, and went to Dongjing City to make arrangements, and was appointed as the governor of Fenzhou in one fell swoop.

The Wu Erlang of that year was no longer a small captain, but a general of the Imperial Guard Infantry Commander-in-Chief, Xuanyi Army, and Dongping Prefecture Camp.

A definite seventh-rank military officer.

In terms of rank, he is one level higher than the county magistrate.

Sitting there, he looks very domineering and imposing.

He has a majesty that cannot be matched by ten thousand men, and an ambition that reaches thousands feet into the sky, making him look more and more like the devil lord descending to the world or the Tai Sui coming to earth.

As for Lei Heng and Zhu Tong, they are still working endlessly as minor clerks in the position of Dutou, and may even do so for the rest of their lives.

Moreover, it won’t be long before Shi Wenbin is transferred from Yuncheng and a new county magistrate takes office. With each new county magistrate, there will be a new team. Who knows what kind of people they will be.

In today's world, corrupt officials are the norm, and their lives are obviously not going to be easy!

As for Song Jiang, the big brother back then, he is now wandering around the world, and no one knows whether he is dead or alive.

Their attention was only focused on this county, and at most they managed to find out some information about Shandong. However, they didn't know that Song Jiang had already arrived at Liangshan and became Cao Jie's personal teacher, specializing in explaining the secret methods of the Heavenly Book.

Sitting at the table, Zhu Tong was a steady person and nothing could be seen. Lei Heng, on the other hand, was more impatient and the look he gave Wu Erlang was full of envy and jealousy.

"If I had known this, I would have... oh!"

Who could have expected that the little Bai Shuilang back then would build such a business with just a few medicinal herbs as its foundation.

"Brother Cao, Brother Wu, we brothers offer you a bowl of wine!"

Zhu Tong was free and easy, and did not envy other people's wealth and power.

"Two brothers." After three rounds of drinking, Cao Jie said, "A few days ago, I went to Jiangzhou with a few brothers. Guess who I met?"

"Jiangzhou?!"

There was turmoil in Jiangzhou, and even the prefect Cai was killed. It was such a big commotion that wanted posters were posted all over the world. Of course they knew about it.

Lei Heng lowered his voice and asked, "Brother, what happened in Jiangzhou, could it be..."

Cao Jie waved his hands repeatedly: "It was done by Chen Xizhen's people. It has nothing to do with me, Cao Jie."

"Right, right, right..." Zhu Tong said, "Brother went to Jiangzhou to purchase medicinal herbs, right? Could it be that he met Brother Gongming? According to the court's official documents, Brother Gongming and Chen Xizhen disappeared after being rescued, and no one knows where they are."

"Song Gongming is in Liangshan right now!"

Cao Jie said with a smile.

"scare!"

Lei Heng looked shocked: You just said you didn’t do that.

After some pleasantries and many expressions of emotion, we got down to business.

Cao Jie had no intention of letting them become bandits now. In fact, a clean identity is more useful.

Wu Song then said, "Brothers, next year a new county magistrate will take office. I don't know whether it will be good or bad, but it will definitely not be as happy as being an official under the current county magistrate. I still have some power in Dongping Prefecture. Do you have any idea of ​​becoming a military commander?"

Wu Song was the general of the Xuanyi Army, originally in charge of only 500 heavy infantry. After nearly a year of management, although his official position did not rise, his authority was expanded several times.

In addition to the five hundred heavy infantry, he also had two thousand light infantry, and he was short of manpower to assist him.

Zhu Tong was fine, but Lei Heng was his target, and he wanted to take him down in one fell swoop. "To be a captain in the army?"

The "dutou" among the government soldiers is not comparable to the "dutou" like the county's captain of police. Although he is a low-ranking officer, he is also an official!

"But you served under Wu Erlang?" Zhu Tong asked, flicking his long beard.

Wu Song nodded and said, "It is under Wu Song's command. You will be the captain first. With your talents, in just one or two years, under your brother's arrangement, you will surely be able to become a deputy general, and even a full general is not impossible."

With Wu Song's current ability, directly arranging two captains under his command is already the limit.

Anything further up, that is not something that he, a general, can decide.

But once you get started, it's easy to move up.

Military officers are different from civil officials. Bribery is a must, of course, but what matters more is their ability and the ability to fight.

If you don't have the talent but insist on becoming a general, isn't that just like paying to die?
Wu Song was able to be promoted so quickly, becoming a general of the seventh rank in just two years at the age of just over 20, because he was good at fighting and killing.

Of course, Cao Jie's ability to make money also played a role to some extent.

Zhu Tong and Lei Heng are indeed very powerful.

Not to mention the captain, they can even hold the position of Wu Song, the chief general.

Wu Song served in the Xuanyi Army for a year and fought against many generals. In the entire Dongping Prefecture, only the military commander Dong Ping had the strength to fight against him. The others were no match for him at all.

"hiss!"

Zhu Tong was somewhat tempted. He thought that one couldn't just live a lazy life in the county all his life!

Now that Song Gongming has committed a crime and has become a bandit in the mountains, and Chao Baozheng has also gone to live a carefree life, there are only two brothers left in Yuncheng, who spend their days manipulating trivial matters and wasting their time.

Zhu Tong also wants to do something and make progress!
But he had no connections before, and he didn't have a close relationship with Cao Jie, so he didn't want to become a bandit in the mountains.

So he worked as a county head for many years in a daze.

Now is the opportunity for advancement...

He turned his head and looked at Lei Heng.

Lei Heng raised his head and took a big gulp of wine, then said in a deep voice: "Two years ago, I fought with Wu Erlang. Although it was a draw at that time, I knew I lost by one move. Now two years have passed, and I have been practicing martial arts day and night, and I dare not slack off for a single day."

He stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Cao, please forgive me for my intrusion. Wu Erlang, are you willing to fight me again?"

He felt brooding over the defeat that day for two years, but through internal efforts, he managed to improve his martial arts to a higher level.

Wu Song laughed, stood up, clasped his fists and said, "Brother Lei Heng, your hands are itching to fight. Wu Song will fight with you."

"Good! Subduing Tiger Arhat is straightforward!"

When Lei Heng mentioned this name, he felt very uncomfortable.

He, this "tiger with wings", is also a tiger!

It was as if I was born to be conquered by him.

"There is no place for fighting in the city. How about we go outside the city?"

"Exactly what I want!"

Wu Song has the ability to subdue tigers. Yesterday, he also subdued the "sick tiger" Xue Yong on Liangshan Mountain, and his soul has been significantly improved.

And with the blessing of Wu Song's soul, Xue Yong can also exert combat power beyond expectations.

Today, Wu Erlang is here to subdue the "winged tiger", so he is naturally ready to go all out...

(End of this chapter)