Chapter 187: Digging into Zhujiazhuang

There is a poem praising it:

When the stars from the sky came to the world, one of them was extremely powerful. The leading hero was Lei Heng. He had strong fists and powerful arms, and his kicks were as fast as lightning.

The heroes of rivers and seas are brave and valiant, jumping over walls and crossing streams with ease. Who dares to compete with them? The Shandong winged tiger is famous all over the world.

When the Liangshan heroes gathered together, Lei Heng ranked 25th, with the star Tiantui on his right, and was one of the infantry leaders.

Although he is suspected of getting the high position because he is Song Jiang's confidant, he still has the ability to be ranked among the Tiangang.

Now that he has submitted to Wu Song, he will surely make another breakthrough in the future under his training of his powerful tiger-subduing power.

Just like Cao Jie’s “raising dragons” and Wu Song’s “raising tigers”, these are all auxiliary magical powers.

As for "The Man with Beautiful Beard" Zhu Tong, he is even more amazing.

Ranked twelfth, he corresponds to Tianman Star and serves as one of the Eight Cavalrymen of the Cavalry and the Vanguard.

His soul is very similar to that of Guan Erye, and the inheritance he obtained is also the Qi-nourishing technique of "Subduing Demons in the Three Realms".

It is said that in Water Margin, Guan Yu is divided into two parts: "Big Knife" Guan Sheng gets his form, and "Man with Beautiful Beard" Zhu Tong gets his spirit.

Wu Song didn't have much vacation time, so the next day, Zhu Tong and Lei Heng resigned to Shi Wenbin.

The prefect was about to take up his post in Fenzhou, so he would not make things difficult for the two captains under his command.

Moreover, he was going to serve as an official under Wu Erlang. After some congratulations, he approved his resignation on the spot.

They all went to arrange their household chores, waiting for Wu Song to return to Dongping Prefecture, and then they would follow him to become the head of the army.

"Erlang, I have thought of another hero here. If you can subdue him, it will be a great help to you."

It’s not that Cao Jie didn’t want to subdue those powerful heroes in “Water Margin”, but those heroes who have families, power and money, who would want to become sworn brothers with you?

If they become close friends with you and find out that you have rebellious intentions, they might report you to the authorities.

Even if it were Zhu Tong and Lei Heng, it would be difficult for them to follow Wu Song into the army without the bait of official positions, not to mention that their only good life was to become bandits in the mountains.

"Brother, which hero is it?"

Wu Song said excitedly, as the saying goes, if there are dates or not, just give it a try, maybe you will succeed.

"This hero is in Dongping Prefecture. Do you know Zhujiazhuang?"

"The Three Heroes of the Zhu Family?"

The Three Heroes of the Zhu Family are the three sons of Zhu Chaofeng, the owner of Zhujiazhuang. Zhu Long, Zhu Hu and Zhu Biao all worshipped "Iron Rod" Luan Tingyu as their master, learned martial arts from them, and dominated the area within a radius of dozens of miles.

Zhu Long, the leader, fought with "Leopard Head" Lin Chong for more than thirty rounds in front of the formation, but there was no clear winner. So both sides rang the gong and returned their horses.

In addition, he fought with "Thunderfire" Qin Ming for more than ten rounds. The book said "How could Zhu Long defeat Qin Ming?"

Zhu Hu is the second oldest. There are not many records of him fighting in battle in the book. He once fought with Mu Hong, the "Unrestrained" one of the Eight Tiger Riders and vanguard of Liangshan, for more than thirty rounds, but there was no clear winner.

Zhu Biao, the third brother, once fought with Li Ying, the owner of Lijiazhuang, known as "Putian Diao", for seventeen or eighteen rounds in front of Dulonggang. Zhu Biao "could not defeat Li Ying" and rode away. Li Ying rode his horse to chase him, but was shot by Zhu Biao and fell off his horse.

It is not an exaggeration to call these three the "Three Heroes".

Has Tiangang fighting power.

Cao Jie shook his head and said, "These three are used to being local emperors, and they have no interest in being under your command. I'm talking about their master, 'Iron Rod' Luan Tingyu."

"It's him!"

Wu Song's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "I have heard of his great name in Dongping Prefecture. Although he is just a teacher in Zhujiazhuang, he is brave enough to fight against ten thousand men! It's a pity that I have no chance to meet him. Since you know him, why don't you introduce him to me?"

Cao Jie smiled and said, "If we want to capture him, we need Chen Liqing to take action."

"Why?"

"There is a Zhu Yongqing in Yuanbi Village, who is the half-brother of Zhu Chaofeng of Zhujiazhuang. This Zhu Yongqing worships a man called 'Double Blade' Luan Tingfang as his master, and this man is Luan Tingyu's biological brother." "Oh, that's it!"

Wu Song sorted out the relationship and asked, "Brother, are you sure you can get Chen Liqing to come forward? I heard that Chen Xi really despises us at Liangshan."

"Chen Liqing is Chen Liqing, Chen Xizhen is Chen Xizhen, I will return to Liangshan now, you wait for my good news."

After saying this, he took Li Kui, his mother and elder brother and went to Liangshanpo.

Three days later, Dongping Prefecture, Dulonggang.

Chen Liqing looked unhappy.

That kind of hero should have been recruited by her father, but her cousin Liu Hui Niang kept asking her for help, and she couldn't refuse.

So I agreed.

I can only follow this scumbag to Zhujiazhuang in Dulonggang.

As the commander of Dongping Prefecture, Wu Song was familiar with the geography of the entire prefecture. He pointed out a hill without using a map:
"Brother, please look. There are probably tens of thousands of families living in Dulonggang within a radius of dozens of miles. Of course, most of them are hidden households. These many people are roughly divided into three groups. The largest one is Zhujiazhuang, which accounts for more than 60% of the households. The rest are Lijiazhuang in the east and Hujiazhuang in the west, which form a pincer attack on each other."

"Among the three villages, Zhujia Village has the most strategic location. Its back is against Dulonggang, it faces the poplar forest, and on the left is the Laojun River that leads to Liangshan Lake."

"This manor not only has a courtyard wall that is more than ten feet high, but also has several watchtowers. The winding road in the poplar forest in front of the manor was built by a master of the previous dynasty. The path is tortuous and difficult for outsiders to know. However, I relied on the name of the Xuanyi Army to find out the truth."

Liu Tang gave him a thumbs up and praised him, "Wu Erlang, you have put in a lot of effort!"

"Since we are going to do great things in the future, how can we not be attentive?"

Chen Liqing said in a tender voice: "It's getting late, the sooner you go, the sooner you can return."

So he took the lead and went to Zhujiazhuang.

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"My brother Tingfang has taken up residence in Yuanbi Village, but outsiders don't know about it. These people are looking for me in the name of Tingfang. Are they trying to trick me into going to Yuanbi Village?"

Luan Tingyu was born with big ears, a strong back and thick waist, and a beard as thick as needles. When he heard the report from the farmhand, he thought to himself.

But after all, I came to see him in the name of Luan Tingfang, so I had to meet him.

So he invited everyone to his residence and closed the door to prevent outsiders from knowing the information that could not be revealed.

Seeing that Luan Tingyu was very similar to the "Double Swordsman" Luan Tingfang, Chen Liqing couldn't help but sigh in her heart, knowing that this person must also have amazing martial arts skills.

Luan Tingyu looked at the person who came. Chen Liqing, a woman with extraordinary martial arts skills, thought to himself that she was undoubtedly Chen Xizhen's beloved daughter.

As for Cao Jie and Wu Song, he couldn't tell the truth from the false.

"Teacher Luan, this is Wu Song, the general of Dongping Prefecture," Cao Jie introduced.

"Um?!"

Luan Tingyu was shocked: "It turned out to be the Tiger Subduing Arhat in front of me. I am blind and I can't recognize a hero."

Having said this, he bowed politely.

Wu Song was a very famous person in Dongping Prefecture.

Firstly, he was an official of the seventh rank, while Luan Tingyu was a commoner who made a living as a teacher in Zhujiazhuang; secondly, Wu Song was famous for slaying tigers.

"Teacher Luan, Wu Song is polite."

Wu Song also returned the greeting and said, "This is my brother Cao Jie from Yuncheng."

"ah!"

Luan Tingyu was startled again. He straightened his clothes and bowed.
As for Chen Liqing, he was just a tool and was thrown aside and ignored.

(End of this chapter)