Chapter 255: Dengzhou Boss Gu Dasao

Although Sun Li surrendered, he was actually working without putting in any effort.

He honed his martial arts in the mountains every day and did not make many friends.

Cao Jie did not waste his breath to persuade him to surrender. He just waited for the right time and then invited the real boss of the Dengzhou faction, Gu Dasao, to persuade him.

I didn't expect that Mrs. Gu would come to me on her own initiative.

In Dengzhou, Gu Dasao is a hotel owner who integrates catering (selling wine), fresh food (slaughtering cattle and selling meat), and entertainment (gambling).

She is quite strong among women. She can fight thirty or twenty people alone. Her husband Sun Xin cannot beat her. She also takes good care of her brothers Jie Zhen and Jie Bao.

On the second day, the mother tiger and her husband, who were still in the village, were invited to come.

This is how Cao Jie sees Mrs. Gu:
Thick eyebrows, big eyes, fat face and waist. Wearing a strange hairpin and two fashionable bracelets.

Sometimes, when she got angry, she would hit the old man on the head with the well fence; sometimes, when she got anxious, she would knock the farmhand's legs with a stone pick.

Born without the ability to sew needles and thread, she worked as a female worker with sticks and guns.

"Mrs. Gu, the female tiger from Dengzhou, and my son Sun Xin, meet Brother Cao."

Bow down promptly.

Let’s look at Sun Xin again, as evidenced by his poem:
A talented young man in the military squad, with a majestic look in his eyes.

When the whip is raised, a black dragon appears; when the spear comes, a jade python flies.

He has lofty ambitions in his heart and a wife who is as fierce as a tiger or a wolf at home.

People everywhere admire Sun Xin, the little Wei Chi.

It turned out that Sun Xin's ancestors were from Qiongzhou and were the descendants of military officers. Because Sun Li was transferred to Dengzhou for garrison, the brothers made this their home.

Sun Xin grew up to be tall and strong, and he learned all his brother's skills, and was good at whipping and spearing. Therefore, many people compared him to Yuchi Gong and called him "Little Yuchi".

Cao Jie reached out his hand to help Sun Xin up, and said with a smile: "You two are here to look for Brother Sun Li, right? Don't worry, Brother Sun Li is honing his martial arts skills in the mountains every day, and he is so happy."

Sun Xin didn't say anything, so Mrs. Gu said, "We thought that uncle died in the battlefield and came here to collect his remains. Unexpectedly, uncle went to the mountains and became a bandit. Now we have met Shandong little Mengde, and my husband and I are very satisfied."

"Do you want to see Brother Sun Li?" Cao Jie asked.

Sun Xin opened his mouth and then closed it again. From his expression, it was obvious that he wanted to see his brother.

At this time, Mrs. Gu said, "There is no hurry to see uncle. Now that uncle has become a bandit, we have no place to stand in Dengzhou. If brother Cao does not despise my weak abilities, I will dare to recommend myself to brother and go up the mountain to help his great cause."

Mrs. Gu is really generous.

Cao Jie smiled and said, "I am very grateful to my sister-in-law and her husband for coming to help me. Now that it is the end of the year, are you willing to go to Liangshan with me?"

"Brother, I have two brothers from my mother's family who are also brave enough to fight and kill. Why don't we go up the mountain together?"

"I also know a few heroes who are now serving as village leaders in Dengyun Mountain. One is Zou Yuan, the Out-of-the-Forest Dragon, and the other is Zou Run, the One-Horned Dragon. Why not call them over together?"

"Great! With the help of the heroes of Dengzhou, Shandong is in our hands."

"Then I will go back to Dengzhou..."

Mrs. Gu is not only generous, but also decisive.

Cao Jie hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, why don't we let Brother Sun Li go with you?"

"How does this work?"

"Employ people with confidence, and don't employ people you don't trust. Sister-in-law came to me for help, so how could I suppress Sun Li? To be honest with you, Sun Li is a man who won't surrender, and I have no choice."

Mrs. Gu patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, brother. I will convince uncle and I guarantee that he will surrender sincerely."

"Then I'll have to trouble you, sister-in-law."

One winter day in the seventh year of the Zhenghe reign, the handsome "Iron Shouter" Le He hurried to the east gate of Dengzhou, Shandong. He was a singer who "knew all kinds of music", and he became a prison guard in the state by virtue of his identity as the brother-in-law of Sun Li, the military commander of Dengzhou.

But now Sun Li was kidnapped by bandits. Although he was still working as a prison guard, he no longer had the prestige he once had.

He came in a hurry, but it turned out that Jie Zhen and Jie Bao, two tiger-hunting brothers who were related to him, had their tigers stolen by the bully Mao Taigong, and were framed as thieves and thrown into death row. They wanted to save them, so they went to Shilipai to inform their sister.

The relationships in the Dengzhou faction are complicated. The biological mother of the mother tiger is actually the aunt of the hunter brothers. The elder brother is Jie Zhen, the "two-headed snake", and the younger brother is Jie Bao, the "two-tailed scorpion". They each have amazing martial arts. Hunters in several states in Shandong regard these brothers as the best.

However, the mother of Jie Zhen and Jie Bao is the aunt of Sun Li and Sun Xin, so Sun Xin is both their brother-in-law and their cousin.

Le He is also Sun Li's brother-in-law.

But when we arrived at the hotel outside the east gate, we found the door was closed.

Lehe was so anxious that he jumped up and down.

At this time, a voice sounded behind him: "Le He, what are you doing here?"

"Oh! Sister-in-law is back..."

Le He turned his head and saw the tall figure of Sun Li. He was immediately delighted: "My brother-in-law was found by my sister-in-law."

Sun Li looked worried and nodded.

Le He didn't ask any more questions and just poured out all the troubles that happened to Jie Zhen and Jie Bao.

When Mrs. Gu heard this, she produced two tiger-tooth knives in her hands. They gleamed coldly in the winter sun, like an angry tigress. "Is this true? We should kill the officials and rebel. Uncle, if you say no again, I will fight you to the death."

"Hold on, hold on!"

Sun Li's scalp tingled, and he said anxiously, "Sister-in-law, please put down the knife first. We should save Jie Zhen and Jie Bao first."

"How to save him?" asked Mrs. Gu.

Sun Li thought for a moment and said, "I still have some connections in Dengzhou. Let me smooth things over and rescue Jie Zhen and Jie Bao."

"Humph! What did uncle say? If uncle comes forward now, he will inevitably be sued. It is better for you to listen to me!"

Mrs. Gu quickly handed a bag of silver to Le He and said, "I hope my brother-in-law can go to the prison and distribute it to everyone and the inmates, and take good care of his two brothers."

"Okay!" Le He received the order and rushed to the prison.

Now that even his brother-in-law has been rescued, he is truly convinced by Mrs. Gu.

Ignoring Sun Li, Mrs. Gu discussed with Sun Xin: "Do you have any way to save my two brothers?"

Sun Xin glanced at his brother and replied, "That fellow Mao Taigong is rich and powerful. He has framed you two brothers and will not give up. He is determined to overthrow you two. You will surely die in his hands. If you don't rob the prison, there is no other way to save him."

Mrs. Gu nodded and said, "Why don't you go and call someone?"

Sun Xin smiled and said, "I thought so too. I'll go call my two brothers now."

Sun Li asked in confusion: "Who are your two brothers?"

Sun Xin said, "It's the uncle and nephew, Zou Yuan and Zou Run, who are the best gamblers. Now they are gathering people to rob in Taiyu, Dengyun Mountain. He and I are best friends. If we can get their help, this will be done."

Mrs. Gu instructed, "Dengyun Mountain is not far from here. You can go and invite his uncle and nephew to discuss it overnight."

"it is good!"

Sun Xin immediately rushed to Dengyun Mountain.

Seeing that he and his brother's wife were the only ones left in the hotel, Sun Li felt uneasy. He was not afraid of anyone else in his life except his brother's wife getting angry.

Sure enough, the mother tiger got mad again:

"Uncle, now our whole family is going to rob the prison and kill the official, and then go to Liangshan. What do you think? If you don't want to, then fight with me..."

(End of this chapter)