In the south of Hongdong County, there is a tavern next to Gaotao Temple, which sells soup cakes and drinks to passers-by. Luo Cang and four men gathered around a table, with several cooking cakes and a large plate of meat placed on the table.

A jug of wine, a few people eating and drinking.

Suddenly, several men came in from outside the village, holding ropes in their hands. When they saw young and middle-aged men, they tied them up and held them behind them.

Hearing the noise, Luo Cang looked up and asked the store owner: "Master, what are those gentlemen doing? Why are they kidnapping people on the street?"

The host said: "My guest doesn't know, the army from Taiyuan Prefecture has arrived at Lingshi, where they are arresting Li Songchen. In a few days, they will come to Jinzhou. The army wants people to transport grain and grass and do chores. These men are captured

It is difficult for the army to do its job."

Luo Cang looked at the shop owner and the few servants in the shop, and said with a smile: "Why aren't you afraid, Master?"

The shop owner said: "I am familiar with the inspections here. They will not come to my shop to pick up people. If not, how will the business be done? The few guests will have nothing to do with me. We will wait until these officials leave to settle the account.

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Luo Cang said: "These birds are so brave that they dare to come and take advantage of Sa's house!"

After saying that, he picked up the bowl and said: "It's unlucky today to encounter something like this! Come, let's drink!"

A few people drank wine and watched the gangsters taking people outside the store. In a short time, the whole village was in a state of panic, and the fleeing people fled in all directions.

The gentleman walked around the village and only caught five or six people, leading them with a rope. When he walked outside the shop, he saw the five Luo Cang people drinking inside. The leader praised: "These five big men must be able to

Working!"

After saying that, he hesitated and walked to the store.

The shop owner was startled. He hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Observation, all my customers here are from out of town, but there are no locals. Inspector Zhao said, I won't take anyone from my store. I will treat you with care, don't worry."

It's going to disturb my business."

The gentleman looked at Luo Cang and the other five and said, "Why aren't they from the local area? Those men look familiar to me. I think they are from nearby villages and hid in your shop to avoid us. You don't need to say more, let me

Those five people come with me!"

The shop owner said: "Observe carefully. These five people are here for the first time today. How do you know them?"

The gentleman said: "Am I still wrong? Please step aside and don't stop us from doing things!"

After saying that, he took out his sword and waved it in front of the shop owner.

Seeing the knife coming out, the shop owner did not dare to stop him anymore, so he had to step aside. He said: "Observation, it is common to be dazzled for a moment and see the wrong thing. These customers really just arrived here today, how could it be?"

What about the neighboring villages? I don’t know any of the people in the nearby villages?"

The gentleman ignored the owner of the shop. He stepped forward with his sword pointed at Luo Cang and said: "You guys must have come here to hide from us from nearby villages! How can you escape my discerning eye? Get up quickly and follow us.

Work as an errand in the Yamen!"

Luo Cang took a piece of meat and ate it. He looked at the gentleman sideways and said, "Sister-in-law, my grandpa didn't even finish the meat and wine when he came here. You know how to look at it! If your eyes are so useless, what's the use of having them!"

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The gentleman said: "Oh, these birds still dare to curse? Come on, tie them up for me!"

Luo Cang laughed loudly, stood up suddenly, and walked in front of the gentleman in two steps. He stretched out his hand, grabbed the gentleman's neck with his left hand, and caught it like a chicken. A pair of chopsticks in his right hand entered the gentleman's eyes and mouth.

Said: "You are blind, so you can just be useless!"

After saying that, he took the gentleman's waist knife with his right hand and pushed him to the ground with his left hand.

Holding the steel knife straight, Luo Cang said: "My grandfather has never known farming since he was born. He only knows how to kill people! You guys are here to tease me! Today I will take the lives of a few of you to get a life for the people."

justice!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a man who was drinking next to him suddenly got angry. He rushed to a gentleman, hugged his waist with his hands, and slammed him to the ground. He raised his right foot, stepped on the gentleman's neck, and took his hand.

To save his life, he pulled out his sword and went straight to kill the men next to him.

Before the gentleman could react, within a few breaths, Luo Cang and this man took his life.

Throwing the knife on the ground, Luo Cang laughed and said: "Sure enough, they are the Three Tigers of Yueyang. They are really famous for their stupidity! Brother, these times, the rabbit has risen and the falcon has fallen. It is really not a waste of fame!"

After saying that, he walked to the table, picked up the wine bottle, took a big sip, and ate another piece of meat. He said, "We can't stay here any longer after we do this. Master, cut us another five pounds of meat."

Fill it with three gourds of wine and drink it on the road!"

After saying that, I threw a piece of silver on the table and said, "This is wine money!"

When he saw the money, the owner's eyes shone. He was frightened by the ferocity of Luo Cang and others just now, and he hurriedly ordered the boy to cut the meat and make wine.

The meat was wrapped in two lotus leaves, and a few people carried wine gourds and strode out of the village. Only then did a few common people who were tied up by the officials dare to untie the ropes and ran away without a trace. The owner of the shop hurriedly sent someone

Go and notify the inspection team and come for inspection.

On the road, Luo Cang said: "This is the most prosperous place in the world, but now it is sparsely populated. The gold thieves have done so many evil things! These patrols and the like are working for the tiger, and they are not good people! They will definitely catch us on the road.

It’s better to walk back eastward!”

Several people said so, following Luo Cang eastward, leaving Fenhe River and heading south along the path.

In the evening, a few people saw an unattended melon shed on the side of the road, so they walked over and spent the night.

After laying out the wine and meat on the ground, Luo Cang said: "Let's use some wine and meat, eat and sleep. Get up early tomorrow and drive on the road by Xiaoxing!"

After taking a few sips of wine, Luo Cang said: "Brother Lu Hui, who you are familiar with, left the village for something. We had no choice but to wait and you couldn't wait, so the village owner had no choice but to send me to pick you up the mountain. You have been walking in a hurry these days.

I haven’t asked you what you committed?”

The man who killed the man in front said: "We have an ancestral vegetable field in Yueyang City, and the three brothers make a living by growing vegetables. After the gold thieves came, a local Cai Yuanwai became the county magistrate, and there was no law. Because we

His vegetable plot was adjacent to his house and was taken away by force. The three of us had no food to eat. One afternoon, the three of us were drinking. Thinking of this incident, we couldn't hold back our anger. In anger, the three of us rushed in.

At Cai Yuanwai's house, his whole family was killed. No one cared about it, and he happily served as county magistrate for a few days. The Jin soldiers from Taiyuan Prefecture came south, and they heard that they were going to Yueyang to encircle and suppress us, so they had no choice but to surrender to the village."

Luo Cang said: "No wonder you live in the county government office when I go to Yueyang. Being a county magistrate for a few days in this life is considered an official."

In fact, Luo Cang knew that things would not be so simple. Just because the three brothers said so, he believed it. Everyone lives on a knife's edge. There is no tomorrow after today, so why worry too much?

There are three brothers, the eldest is called Luo Fu, the second is called Luo Lu, and the third is called Luo Shou. Although their names are festive, their people are vicious and they are called the Five Tigers of Yueyang. They are familiar with Lu Hui of Baowei Village. They work in Yueyang.

Afterwards, he wrote a letter to the mountain, saying that he wanted to defect. Because Lu Hui was in Taiping County on business, Luan Qingshan sent Luo Cang to pick up the three people up the mountain.

As soon as Baowei Village was established, Luan Qingshan robbed He Yuanwai's family outside Jinzhou City, and he immediately became famous. In nearby prefectures and counties, those who were accustomed to being bandits, or had acquaintances in the mountains, defected one after another. Within a few months,

Over time, there were already six to seven hundred minions, becoming a major force.

Unlike ordinary rebels, the heroes of Baowei Village did not resist the Jin Dynasty. They only robbed houses, drank from large bowls on the mountain, and ate large pieces of meat. On the contrary, they were not regarded as a threat by the government. Even a month ago, the Jinzhou government sent people to

, recruited Luan Qingshan. He said that as long as he carried the banner of the Jin Army, he would be an official. Luan Qingshan was unwilling, so he gave the envoy a good meal and sent him down the mountain. The magistrate of Jinzhou felt it was a pity.

Baowei Village is separated from Shenshan County by a mountain, but they are completely different styles. Shenshan County has a regular army with strict military discipline and clear political goals. It will never harm ordinary people. Except for the food and clothing sent from the rear, it all depends on itself.

Earned from the labor of both hands. Unlike Baotei Village, discipline is rough, or there is no discipline. The sources of personnel are diverse, and there are all kinds of people. The minions can also farm, but the leaders are lazy. Every day in the village, there is a constant flow of wine and meat, and there are

A casino is as chaotic as it gets. Someone is short of money, so they just grab a few people and go out to rob.

In the eyes of the government, all people in Shenshan County are rebels and no one is a good person. Although the people in Leopard Village have done all kinds of bad things and are not against the Jin Dynasty, they are all good people. It is a pity that their leader has limited vision and does not know how to defect to the government.

Be an official. But he doesn't know that these two places belong to Wang Xiaolie.
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