Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Knowing that Ximenqing was going back to Yanggu County, Zhao Mingcheng and Li Qingzhao hosted a banquet in the Hall of Return to see Ximenqing and his party off.

Since Xin Zan still had to stay in Qingzhou for a few days to visit relatives and friends, he did not go back to Qizhou with Ximen Qing this time, and joined the crowd who saw him off.

Zhao Mingcheng and his wife, Qin Hui and his wife, Xin Zan and others had a happy drink with Ximen Qing and Luan Tingyu at the banquet, and bid farewell to each other.

After eating and drinking, Zhao Mingcheng and others kept sending Ximen Qing and others out of the west gate of Qingzhou City. Qin Ming heard that Ximen Qing was leaving Qingzhou, so he also brought his son to the city gate to see Ximen Qing off.

Everyone watched Ximen Qing and his party leave outside the west gate.

Not far away, Ximenqing and Luan Tingyu saw Mrs. Liu Gao in a white robe under Fan Gongting.Mrs. Liu Gao also made a special trip to see Ximen Qing off, because she was still in the mourning period, although she didn't wear sackcloth or mourning, but today she didn't wear any makeup, and deliberately wore a simple and elegant white robe.

Ximen Qing and Luan Tingyu were taken aback and jumped off their horses hastily.They didn't know Liu Gaosu, and they had only met Mrs. Liu Gao a few times, why did Mrs. Liu Gao rush to this Fangong Pavilion to see him off?

Could it be that my flamboyant brother Ximen had a secret love affair with Mrs. Liu Gao when we were in Qingfengzhai?Luan Tingyu thought wildly in his mind, and squinted at Ximen Qing for a few times.

Ximen Qing happened to turn his head to look at Luan Tingyu, and found Luan Tingyu's meaningful eyes.Ximen Qing felt so helpless!My good brother-in-law, what kind of eyes do you have, as if I have something to do with Liu Gao's wife!Hey, you really misunderstood me!

Although I, Ximen official, is lewd and flirtatious, I am also a man of integrity, okay?You see, this time I came to Qingzhou, how many times did Li Qingzhao show affection for me?But sir, am I tempted?To be honest, tempted!But in order to win over Zhao Mingcheng, I didn't mess around!

Facing Li Qingzhao, the poet of the ages, I can bear it, let alone Mrs. Liu Gao, who just died of her husband?How could I hook up with her at this time?Brother-in-law, you underestimate me, a high official, Ximen.

Ximen Qing silently told Luan Tingyu with firm eyes that he had nothing to do with Mrs. Liu Gao.

Luan Tingyu walked with Ximenqing to Fangong Pavilion in doubt, and greeted Mrs. Liu Gao.

"I have met the two generals! I heard that the two generals are leaving Qingzhou, so I came here to Fan Gongting to see the two generals off. If it weren't for the two generals, how could I avenge the bloody hatred of my poor husband? Therefore, my concubine As the two generals, I have prepared a small gift, and I hope the two generals will accept it with a smile."

Mrs. Liu Gao's pleasant voice came to the ears of Ximen Qing and Luan Tingyu.She still called Ximen Qing two generals as she did at Qingfengzhai.She waved her hand, and the servant standing behind her brought up a plate of gold.

Once Liu Gao died, Liu Gao's family lost the mainstay. This money is very important to Liu Gao's family. How can Ximen Qing collect it?

Ximen Qing hurriedly told Mrs. Liu Gao that he was a white man, and he was entrusted by the master of Zhizhou that day, and it was just a matter of urgency to lead the army to suppress the bandits.Now that he has retired, he can no longer be called a general.As for this plate of gold, I couldn't accept it even more.He was so ashamed that he failed to rescue Zhizhai Liu Gao in time, how could he dare to accept money and gifts from his wife.

Mrs. Liu Gao heard the words, covered her face and wept, the tears slid down her face to the ground.She sobbed and said: "If the two heroes refuse to accept this gold, who will I ask to avenge my husband's enmity?"

Luan Tingyu asked: "All the robbers in Qingfeng Mountain have been killed, and now their heads are still hanging on the wall of Qingzhou City. What grievances do you have yet to avenge?"

Mrs. Liu Gao cried: "But the king of the cottage who killed my husband has escaped! I can't kill him, I'm afraid my husband will be hard to rest in peace, and I can't sleep or eat in peace. I understand, relying on Qingzhou City alone There is no way for the officers and soldiers to avenge my husband, they have not been able to wipe out the robbers in Qingfeng Mountain for so many years, how can they catch the villain who escaped?"

After hearing this, Ximen Qing sighed and asked, "Lady, we are all very sorry for the death of Liu Zhizhai, and I wish you my condolences. It's just why the lady thinks that we can avenge you for you?"

Mrs. Liu Gao wiped away the tears from her face, and told Ximen Qing and Luan Tingyu that Huang Xin, Huang Dujian, who was still in Qingfengzhai, recommended it to her.

Huang Dujian said that both Ximenqing and Luan Tingyu are heroes in the world, and it was all thanks to Ximenqing's strategy that they were able to destroy Qingfeng Mountain this time.If you want to hunt down the escaped villain Song Jiang in the rivers and lakes, Qin Ming and him who are in Qingzhou may not be able to do it. You need the help of the wise and brave Ximen Qing and Luan Tingyu to bring the villain Song Jiang to justice .

After listening to Huang Xin's words, Mrs. Liu Gao rushed to Qingzhou city.She was going to visit Ximen Qing and the others in Guilai Hall, but when she heard that Ximen Qing was leaving Qingzhou, she changed her mind and came directly to Fan Gongting to wait for Ximen Qing and the others.

This "Sanshan Mountain" Huang Xin will really find us something to do!Ximen Qing and Luan Tingyu looked at each other helplessly, and had no choice but to agree to the matter first.If the plate of gold is not accepted, Mrs. Liu Gao may not feel at ease.Ximenqing had no choice but to accept her intention, and promised to help Mrs. Liu Gao get rid of the villain Song Jiang if he had the opportunity in the future.

After receiving Ximen Qing's promise, Mrs. Liu Gao solemnly gave a big gift, and stepped aside to respectfully send Ximen Qing and Luan Tingyu away.

Ximen Qing and Luan Tingyu got on their horses, clasped their fists at Mrs. Liu Gao, and galloped forward.Mrs. Liu Gao stood silently under Fan Gongting, silently watching the two people's backs as they went away.

After saying goodbye to Mrs. Liu Gao, Ximen Qing and Luan Tingyu headed west, gradually moving away from Qingzhou City.When the city behind him was no longer visible, a group of people flashed out of the woods by the roadside.

There are more than 50 people in this team, leading more than [-] good horses.On the back of the horse, there are dozens of leather bags.The first big man shouted to Ximen Qing: "Brother, you are finally here!"

This person is none other than "Faceless" Jiao Ting who did not appear in Guilaitang.

After Qingfengshan got fifteen carts of gold and silver belongings, when he returned to Qingzhou City, Ximen Qing didn't let Jiao Ting go back to the city, but asked him to take someone to find a place to rest outside the city to avoid attracting attention.

The more than 50 people who followed Jiao Ting were selected from the Qingzhou Forbidden Army when Ximen Qing was in command of the army, and they were willing to join Ximen Qing's elite.

Rather than being the top soldiers in Qingzhou City, these people are more willing to go back to Yanggu County with the generous Ximenqing officials to eat delicious food and live a happy life.

Ximenqing used tricks to annihilate the bandits from Qingfeng Mountain who had caused troubles in Qingzhou for many years, and the government had been unable to confiscate them. He also established great prestige in the hearts of these soldiers.Now, these dozens of people are obedient to the commander of Ximen Qing and the others.

Chapter 2: Peach Blossom Village under Peach Blossom Mountain

When Ximenqing was in Qingfengzhai, he secretly conducted a test for these dozens of soldiers who were willing to follow him. After confirming the loyalty of these people, he temporarily handed them over to Brother Jiao Ting to lead them.

As for the military status of these dozens of sergeants in Qingzhou City, what is the difficulty for the officials of Ximen Qing?After Ximen Qing discussed with Qin Ming, who was the head of the Qingzhou command department, the soldiers and horses, the solution was naturally solved.

Qin Ming has always been grateful to Ximenqing for saving his family, and always wanted to repay him.I am very happy to be able to return Ximen Qing a little favor this time.

Dozens of people were missing from the Qingzhou Forbidden Army. To Qin Ming, it was just equivalent to losing dozens of people's salary.

As for the [-] good horses that Jiao Ting is carrying now, of course they were all captured by the robbers in Qingfeng Mountain.

When dividing up the loot on Qingfeng Mountain, Qin Ming and Huang Xin insisted that Qingzhou city lacked enough food and grass, and there was no extra fodder to feed these bad horses. They hoped that the officials of Ximen Qing would share their worries for the country and the people, and take these horses away from Qingzhou, so as to relieve the Qingzhou people. burden.

Seeing that Qin Ming and Huang Xin spoke so sincerely, Ximen Qing reluctantly accepted the war horses.If it is about sharing worries for the country, who else should I, Ximen, celebrate?

Some people have horses and money, and they can expand the cavalry team when they go back this time.It seems that in the future we can do more harmless things for the people!

Ximen Qing looked back at the horse team behind him and thought to himself, after bringing these two hundred good horses back to Yanggu County, they should be handed over to his wife Hu Sanniang.For Hu Sanniang, who hates literature and loves martial arts, these war horses should be regarded as the best gift for her, right?

Returning to Yanggu County this time, because there is no need to go to Qizhou where Xin Zan is located, after discussing with Luan Tingyu and Jiao Ting, Ximenqing decided to take a shortcut and go southwest. After passing through Yanzhou, the hometown of Jiang Menshen, he returned to Yunzhou Yanggu County.

Xiaoxing walked overnight on the road for two days and entered the continuous mountainous area.Just turn over the mountains in front of you and you will enter the territory of Yanzhou.

On this day, Ximenqing and his party drove another thirty or twenty li, but they didn't realize that it was evening, but there was no village shop on the roadside where they could stay.

They walked forward for a while, turned around two mountain bays, and crossed a Banqiao. From a distance, they saw a manor among the trees in front of them, and behind the manor were piles of chaotic mountains.

Ximen Qing said to Luan Tingyu and Jiao Ting: "I don't know where this place is? It's sundown today, and it's hard to catch the night, so I have to go to the village in front of me to spend the night."

Luan Tingyu said: "Let me go and investigate first, and inform the village master. I will wait for dozens of people with knives and guns, so don't disturb the village master."

Ximen Qing nodded, and asked Jiao Ting to stop the team and rest on the side of the road, waiting for Luan Tingyu to come forward to find out the truth.

When Luan Tingyu rode straight to the front of the village to have a look, he saw that the outside of the village was very lively. There were more than a dozen dealers in a hurry, moving east and west.

In the open space in front of the village, more than a hundred villagers are queuing up to receive food.The farmer was checking the account book while distributing food to the villagers.

Everyone who received the food was very grateful, chanting "good people and good people will be rewarded", and left the village with the food.

Luan Tingyu got off his horse and came to the open space in front of the village, and sang to a farmer next to the venue, and asked him what this place was.

Seeing that Luan Tingyu was a stranger, the farmer asked vigilantly, "Is this elder brother from a foreign country? He looks like a stranger. I don't know why he came to my farm?"

Luan Tingyu said: "We are merchants from Dongping Mansion in Yunzhou, and we came from Qingzhou City. Because we can't catch up with Sutou, we want to stay overnight in Guizhuang, and we can do it tomorrow morning."

The farmer looked at Ximenqing and others who were shadowy in the distance, and asked Luan Tingyu: "The dozens of people on the road are all with you? There are so many people staying here. I can't be the master. I have to ask the owner of the farm to help him." Only with the old man's permission."

Luan Tingyu said to the farmer: "Please report to the owner of your village that there are merchants from Yunzhou staying here."

The farmer carefully looked at Luan Tingyu, saw that he was a good-looking man, not a villain, so he turned around and went to the Zhuang Tong to report.