"It turns out that this outsider also knows the name of the leader of this gang of strongmen."

The young man with thick eyebrows and big eyes who came to see Wu Haogu with Guo Jing and Lin Wancheng heard Wu Haogu call Song Jiang's name, so he arched his hand and said: "The next surname is Zhang, and his name is Xizai, he is the shopkeeper of this old store of the Zhang family, and he also does some bodyguards to protect the road, I don't know what to call outside?" ”

"It turned out to be a shopkeeper, and he was in Xia Wu Haogu." Wu Haogu returned the salute and asked hurriedly: "Does the shopkeeper know how many people and horses this group of Liangshan strongmen have, and they may be able to break through?" ”

How did he not know the name of the Liangshan thief? In "Water Margin", they have one hundred and eight heroes, with tens of thousands of people, breaking states and seizing counties, and crisscrossing the Central Plains.

Although most of the "Water Margin characters" that Wu Haogu encountered in reality were worse than those in "Water Margin". Liangshan will probably not have one hundred and eight heroes and tens of thousands of soldiers, but it still can't be underestimated.

Therefore, Wu Haogu has now pondered that he will respond to Tianfu early tomorrow morning...... Xuzhou's business, don't do it.

Zhang Xizai smiled indifferently and said: "Don't worry too much about outsiders, at most there are two or three hundred rogues." ”

"Oh." Wu Haogu responded, a little relieved.

Referring to the situation of Gao Yu, Lin Chong, and Lu Qian, the group of thieves who wanted to come to Liangshan were also going to shrink.

But two or three hundred, it sounds like a lot, so let's respond to Tianfu......

Zhang Xizai smiled again: "But just in case, the guards in Yucheng still have to form a big business group and hire more guards before they can travel." ”

"The Great Merchant Group? How big is it? Wu Haogu asked hurriedly.

"That's hard to say," Zhang Xizai said with a smile, "Here in Yucheng, there are several guards, and in the past, they all formed a team alone, and a few were good to protect at most a dozen people through Daze Township."

And some big businesses have guards, and they don't need to hire another bodyguard, just say hello to Daze Township through the Yucheng escort line, and send some gifts, and they can pass safely.

But now that Daze Township has come to Jianglong, the original heroes have been driven away, and no one can figure out their bottom. Therefore, it is necessary for several escort lines and large businesses to join forces, so that there are many people, and they can be safe. ”

"That's the case...... Wu Haogu responded in his mouth, but he was still not very relieved, so he glanced at Lin Wancheng, who had been walking the rivers and lakes.

Lin Chong's father immediately explained: "Outside the staff, all big businessmen generally have hard hands, and all the gods and goddesses on the rivers and lakes have worshiped home, and they are generally reluctant to let outsiders join." But we are different, we don't have much luggage, and we have eight good hands (Guo Jing and the four Pan family guards are also okay), and everyone has horses. ”

Wu Haogu didn't know the value of "good hands" at this time, in fact, Lin Chong, Lin Wancheng, and Lu Qian, the three horsemen who could shoot arrows, could be a hundred!

If it were an ordinary grass coward, they could deal with three hundred of them - of course, this is not to say that one of them can kill a hundred, but to shoot three or five in a row, and the remaining ninety or so are scared away.

That's all there is to it.

If all the grass robbers of the Great Song Dynasty are as fierce and fearless as in "Water Margin", how should the elite of the Western Army look like? How can this Jurchen barbarian get in?

Although there were three cavalry generals and five ordinary guards, Wu Haogu still felt uneasy, so he asked Liu Erdao: "Is there a big caravan passing by in Yucheng now?" ”

"Yes, there is one caravan going to Xuzhou to sell crude drugs, there are twenty or thirty guards, and they are very strong. Their host family had dinner in the lobby downstairs, and if the big officials wanted to meet each other, Xiao Di could lead the way. ”

"Then it's bothering the shopkeeper." As Wu Haogu spoke, he took out a small silver collar from the Zhaowen bag (which looked like a folded wallet) he carried with him and handed it to Zhang Xizai.

Zhang Xizai accepted the money, thanked him, turned around and led the way, and returned to the inn lobby with Wu Haogu.

At this time, the number of guests in the lobby has decreased by more than half, and it seems empty. Liu Er led Wu Haogu and the others to the square table placed by the window, and on the right side of the table sat an old man in his fifties, with gray hair and a somewhat similar appearance to Liu Er. On the left side of the table sat a young man in his early twenties, wearing a cyan Confucian costume, wearing a scholar's scarf, with a branch of red peony in his ears and temples, with a slender figure, an elegant demeanor, a face like a crown of jade, handsome facial features, a smooth chin, no beard, and a pair of narrow Danfeng eyes overflowing with colorful streamers.

Wu Hao Gu said in his heart: "What a beautiful man." ”

The beautiful man was talking to the old man, and his voice was a little shrill but quite comfortable to listen to.

"Zhang Dubao, your news can't be wrong, right? Song Jiang's gang of thieves came to Xuzhou because of the trouble, why did they come to Xuzhou? Didn't you want to get a few more bucks, so you made up fake news, right? ”

The beautiful man called this old man "Zhang Dubao", Zhang is naturally the surname, but Dubao is not a name, but the meaning of "Du Baozheng". According to the "Baojia Law" implemented in the Song Dynasty, ten private families are one guarantee, and there is a chief of protection; Fifty is a big guarantee, and a big chief is set up; The top ten guarantees are a capital guarantee, and the capital and deputy guarantee are set up.

This "Zhang Dubao" is the one who manages the five hundred hometown residents!

In Kaifeng Mansion, Tokyo, where officials are everywhere, Du Baozheng is not very bottom, but in a place like Yucheng, Du Baozheng must be a strong party.

If there is a Bao Ding who can run a business, and there are more than 100 people under him who are equipped with bows, arrows, knives and guns - if these people are allowed to go to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo and fight with the more than 200 elite Japanese soldiers commanded by Pan Daguanren, it is really uncertain who will win and who will lose......

And this Zhang Dubao can "dart" on the side of Yucheng, needless to say, the guards under his hands must be more capable of fighting.

In addition, he has the same surname as Zhang Xizai, the shopkeeper of Zhang's old store, and most of them are Zhang Xizai's clan elders.

"Look at what you said, am I, Zhang Hu, such a person? You go and ask your big daddy, I, Zhang Hu, am a very real person in Yucheng......"

"Fourth uncle," Zhang Xizai stepped forward at this time and saluted the old man who called himself "Zhang Hu", "The martial artists are invited here." ”

Zhang Hu hurriedly stood up, arched his hand at Wu Haogu, and said with a smile: "The next surname is Zhang, and it is the capital of Yucheng." ”

Wu Haogu also arched his hand, "Under the surname Wu, Xingda, is a painter in Kaifeng Mansion, and also does some calligraphy and painting to make a living, Du Baozheng calls me Dalang." ”

"It turned out to be a friend of the calligraphy and painting shop," the beautiful man seemed to know some things about the Kaifeng Mansion calligraphy and painting shop, stood up and arched his hand, "Who are you besides the martial artists in Panlou Market?" ”

"That's a distant uncle in Xia," Wu Haogu kept an eye in his heart, but he didn't dare to admit that he was Wu Haogu, the son of Wu Chengzhi, "In Xia Wu Dalang, I don't know the name of the big official?" ”

The beautiful man nodded, stared at Wu Haogu for a while, and then smiled, and replied: "In the next Langzhong, who walks the rivers and lakes, he also does some medicinal material business, and his surname is Ximen, and his single name is a green character." If Da Lang doesn't see outside, he can call me Xiaoyi ......"

"Ximen Qing!"

When Wu Haogu heard this name, he almost didn't die in shock.

He is now Wu Dalang, Pan Qiaolian is also known as Pan Jinlian, and he also met a Ximen Qing, and there are Liangshan heroes robbing the road in front...... How does this look a bit of a rhythm of the essentials bento!

"Brother Dawu, I can find you, hey, who is this big official?"

Wu Haogu was surprised, Pan Jinlian, oh, it should be Pan Qiaolian who had finished taking a bath, wearing a moon-white dress, and a green scarf on her head, and Wan Tingting went downstairs.

"Xiao Langjun," the beautiful man Ximenqing saw "Pan Jinlian", so he stepped forward and saluted, "In Xia Ximenqing, he is engaged in crude drug trading, and he also has a little medical skills." I don't know Xiaolangjun's surname? ”

Pan Qiaolian is not a little woman who nests at home all day long, she is helping her brother run a gold and silver silk silk shop every day, and she has long been accustomed to strange men talking, so she bowed her head and bowed her hand, and read in her mouth: "I have seen the West Gate Member, and the kid is Kaifeng Pan Eighteen." ”