Chapter 087: First to Last and Second to Last
Here, Xiao Tang saw that Hou Jian gave him the embroidery painting that was complicated and exquisite, and he wanted to excuse himself. Hou Jian, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun" Pavilion, only said that he would accept it from Xiao Tang, and at the insistence of Xue Yong, Hou Jian's gun master, Xiao Tang said that he had received the embroidery painting, Shi Xiu had already brought the two people he recruited for this trip to Xiao's mansion.
"Brother Xiao is back!" As soon as Shi Xiu saw Xiao Tang, he hurriedly said: "This trip is worth it, I found two helpers when buying horses in the north!" ”
Xiao Tang looked at the two people behind Shi Xiu, one was born with red hair and yellow beard, thin and short, and the other was born with thick eyebrows and a very short body, and the two saw that it was Xiao Tang, so they were so busy clasping their fists and saluting.
Shi Xiu first introduced the red-haired and yellow-bearded man and said: "This person's name is Duan Jingzhu, a golden retriever, originally a person from Zhuozhou in Liao, who knows good horses, and is more proficient in Khitan, Xixia and other languages, and the purchase of horses in the north can come in handy." ”
Shi Xiu pointed to the short man with thick eyebrows and bright eyes, but his words were a little cold, and said: "This person is called a flea on the drum, and he does some things like flying eaves and walls, jumping fences and cheating horses. Because of the lawsuit in Jizhou Mansion in Liaojing, he went into exile. The eldest brother recruits strong men here, and he is not one of them. Seeing that Qian was interested in coming to vote at this time, I brought him with me. ”
The drum-flea Shi Qian and the golden retriever Duan Jingzhu are the last two of the 107 and 108 heroes in Liangshan, but they are not ordinary people in terms of ability.
Duan Jingzhu made a living by stealing horses in the Northland, not only was he good at Soma but also proficient in several languages, and later went to the Song-Liao border to buy horses, and when he raised horses at the newly established Sima Jian Horse Farm in the Daimyo Mansion, there was a shortage of talents with his ability.
And the passage of time is even more remarkable! When he stole Xu Ning's treasure armor in the Water Margin, he gave full play to his skills such as flying eaves and walking on the wall, stealing ventriloquism, etc., and burned Cuiyun Tower when attacking the Daimyo's Mansion and carefully prepared the enemy's traps when attacking Zengtou City.
Later, Song Jiang collected Zhao'an to conquer the Quartet, Shi Qian also set fire to Neiying several times, and even sneaked into the first dangerous pass of Shezhou to set fire to the artillery, breaking the Yuling Pass where the Southern Army Xiaoyang was ambushed by Ji Pang Wanchun with ten thousand arrows and arrows.
It's just that Shi Qian, a genius who went to the newspaper and sneaked into the interior, and Duan Jingzhu, who had infiltrated and set fire to him and had a miraculous experience, was a thief who was a thief who made a career out of stealing, and a horse thief who made a living by stealing horses. Otherwise, if he really divides the seats according to the merits of the time, it is not too much to count him in the thirty-six Tiangang!
When Shi Xiu introduced Shi Qian, there was obviously a bit of contempt in his tone. Xiao Tang decided not to underestimate Shi Qian and Duan Jingzhu, he hugged his fists and said to Shi and Duan: "There are two capable people on the drum flea and a golden retriever to help me, how fortunate am I Xiao Tang?" From now on, everyone will be brothers, and I, Xiao Tang, will never slack off! ”
Duan Jingzhu, who had a scorched yellow head and curly hair, hurriedly thanked him again and again, and said that he didn't dare to dare. And Shi Qian pinched one of his beards with his hand, and said with a smile: "Thanks to Xiao Renxia, he looks up to the villain, and he can't hide it, the villain is stealing chickens and dogs, stealing money and robbing tombs, and nine out of ten in the rivers and lakes are shameless villains." The villain was already grateful to Xiao Renxia for taking him in, how dare he call Xiao Renxia a brother? ”
The time migration is fine, and along the way with Shi Xiu to the Daimyo's Mansion, he can also feel that Shi Xiu looks down on his background. Listening to Xiao Tang, he thought to himself that what he was doing was stealing, so how could anyone come?
To say that this Xiao Tang is eager to build a horse farm to buy horses and raise horses, then the ability of Duan Jingzhu, the golden retriever dog who came with him, can indeed come in handy. But Shi Qian knew that he was discredited, but because he was arrested by the white road, and there was no one to help him on the underworld, he wanted to take this opportunity to go to the Daimyo's mansion and ask for a way out.
But he Xiao Tang is a character who is praised as He1 Beihu Baoyi and the Daimyo Mansion Nirlang Jun, how can he be a brother with me, a thief? Thinking of this, Shi Qian directly thanked him, and just gave you a step down.
But Xiao Tang shook his head and said with a smile: "Why should Brother Shiqian be so humble? Sui Youfeng Chonglang will be able to volley up in the air and be agile as flying. In the Zen Ding Temple, more than ten zhang up the banner and descended through the air, the world praised it as a meat flying immortal; Tang has a legend who steals the holy sky, no one can peek at its use, and ghosts can't trace it. It can enter the underworld from the void, the good is invisible and the shadow disappears, and it is also a good hand at flying the eaves and walking the wall. Brother Shiqian has such ability, how can I, Xiao Tang, treat him lightly?
It is the rooster and dog thief, and Gu Meng tastes if there are fewer diners. How could he escape from the Qin State and ascend to heaven? The Shiqian brothers were forced to make a living, so they lived by stealing people's property. In the future, how can I make the Shiqian brothers live in embarrassment? Brother Shiqian's vain words, Hugh has to talk about it again! ”
After listening to Xiao Tang's words, a warm current surged into Shi Qian's heart. Time shifted and was stunned, according to what Xiao Tang said, it turns out that he really values my skills so much?
The meat flying immortal Shen Zongzhi in Xiao Tang's mouth refers to the debauchery of Emperor Yang of Sui, who is good at befriending heroic characters Shen Guang, who was killed by Emperor Yang of Sui by the culture of the rebel ministers. And the most talked about in the rivers and lakes is his ability to climb high and be agile as flying.
Kongkonger is even more from the legendary book "Legend Nie Yinniang" written by Pei Xuan in the Tang Dynasty, which can be called a unparalleled character in the world.
Shi Qian's bright bright eyes looked directly at Xiao Tang, he propped up his short and rugged body, only patted his chest, and said loudly to Xiao Tang: "Brother Xiao Tang compares me with the Meat Flying Immortal and the Empty Sky Child, and he really looks too high. But I was able to afford it from Brother Xiao Tang, so I sold all my skills to Brother Xiao Tang! Although my kung fu of flying eaves and walking on the wall is not as good as that of the ancients, if I compare it with the heroes on the rivers and lakes today, I have never been stunned by the times! ”
When Xiao Tang talked to Shi Qian again, Shi Qian thought again: I can only make a profit when I visit the house and find out about the stolen things. This Xiao Tang is reused for me, what is the idea? Let's go! In the past, who knew that I was a flea, wasn't it all dogs who saw people scolding me as a thief? Since he can mix up a personal appearance under his hands, even if it is a rooster and a dog thief for him, how can he be?
Shi Xiu glanced at Shi Qian in surprise, he really didn't expect Xiao Tang to be so concerned about this time. At this moment, Xiao Tang asked him and Yang Lin again: "This trip to the north to buy horses went well?" ”
Shi Xiuzhan said with joy: "Brother Haojiao learned that this time we have purchased more than 100 strong and good horses in the north, all of which can be used as war horses, and they are all good horses for breeding and breeding in a horse farm on He1 North Road." ”
I heard Yang Lin also report to Xiao Tang: "Brother Deng Fei has also heard from him, and when he was wandering in Liao, he got acquainted with a good man who escorted Hua Shigang and died because he killed a promotion officer. The good man is called Meng Kang, and the people in the rivers and lakes are called the jade banner rod.
The Deng Fei brothers teamed up with that Meng Kang, and went to a good place near Jizhou called Drinking Ma Chuan, which was originally a few unsuccessful little guys, and was later taken away by the Deng Fei brothers and Meng Kang, and hundreds of minions gathered in the mountains and forests. They are buying horses in Liao, and Jizhou is not far from Song Liao. In the future, when buying horses in the north, the Deng Fei brothers can also help us. ”
Xiao Tang nodded, thinking of the fiery and fierce Deng Fei, who had a fateful friendship with him, he still followed the trajectory of his original destiny and went to Yinmachuan to occupy the mountain with Meng Kang, a capable man who was good at shipbuilding. With the friendship between them and cooperating with him in this matter, with Deng Fei's temperament, he will definitely come to help without saying a word.
Duan Jingzhu on the side saw that Xiao Tang was very interested in Shi Qianqing, so he was also anxious to reveal his skills and relationships, and he hurriedly said: "Xiao Renxia, I once had an old relationship with a group of horse thieves in Liao, if Ren Xia still needs to buy war horses in the future, that group of people can also come in handy." ”
Xiao Tang's expression moved, and he asked Duan Jingzhu, "Can that gang of horse thieves be trusted?" ”
Duan Jingzhu, a native of Zhuozhou in Liao, had a better understanding of the situation in Liao, and he narrated: "Since the rebellion of Xiaohaili in the Great Liao, the situation in the Liao Dynasty has become increasingly unstable, and there are more and more tribes and horse bandits who rely on looting and smuggling on the Song-Liao border. The horse thieves I knew were the most powerful of them all.
The gang of horse thieves came and went like the wind, plundered like fire, and fought fiercely! The leader is a pair of twin brothers of the Han family, one is called 'a gust of wind' and the other is called 'Thunder on a dry day'. It is said that there is a leading woman above these two people, known as 'Sai Hongfu' by the people of the rivers and lakes, but the lady's surname is Gao, which seems to have something to do with the nobles of the former Dongdan Kingdom.
Although the horse thieves led by the lady surnamed Gao and the brothers of the Yan family were strong, they never captured civilians and fought grass valleys on the border with Song and Liao. On the contrary, he often fights with the Liao army's elite cavalry, and he can retreat every time! The brother of the Yan family is a good man who wants to be famous, and often leads the intercepted horses to the border to sell privately, and the younger brother can also get along with him. ”
Xiao Tang listened to a rough idea, the Liao State has been in turmoil since the time of the first emperor Yelu Hongji, Yelu Chongyuan, Yelu Nelugu launched the Luanhe Rebellion, and the Yuchen Yelu Yixin rebellion. Since the Liao Tianzuo Emperor Yeluyan ascended the throne, he and Zhao Ji of the Song Huizong of the Great Song Dynasty in the south have been in a daze, and they have swarmed up with various private armed forces in Liao and expanded their power by various means.
And the Dongdan State was a vassal state established after the Liao State destroyed the Bohai State, and it had been dead for more than 200 years at this time. However, I heard that in Liao, there are still many Bohai people who are trying to take advantage of the civil turmoil in Liao to raise troops and restore the Bohai State. The woman surnamed Gao was able to lead a cavalry to only go to the Liao State Ranger Sentinel to find trouble with the elite light cavalry troops, and she did not fall behind, it seems that her ability is indeed very remarkable.
When Xiao Tang was asking Duan Jingzhu about the situation in Liao, he saw Yan Qing and Xu Guanzhong also returning to the mansion, and they saw Xiao Tang Qi Qi and said, "Brother Xiao! You're back! ”
Yan Qing still had that chic and freehand expression, and although Xu Guanzhong was also happy to see Xiao Tang, Xiao Tang saw that his handsome eyebrows seemed to be a little sad, so he asked Xu Guanzhong: "Guanzhong, what are you so depressed about?" ”