The Doctor Who Traveled Through Water Margin

Chapter 35 Zhang Shun is captured

Zhang Shun walked around Jiangzhou City but didn't find Master Hou Jian and his apprentice. However, he heard about what happened in Xunyang Tower. As soon as he heard it, he knew that it was painted by the village chief's brother.

Although he knew it, he couldn't help being curious, so he went to Xunyang Tower. As soon as he got nearby, he saw a circle of people. Zhang Shun squeezed in and saw a man performing with guns and sticks and selling plasters. The people around him cheered and Zhang Shun watched with great interest.

The layman sees the excitement while the expert sees the details. Zhang Shun was a connoisseur. Although he himself was a wild man, he had seen the martial arts of the Ruan brothers on Liangshan Mountain and had been taught by Ruan's mother. He could tell at a glance that this man was a military man.

The most common Taizu stick method and Taizu long fist in the Song army were the unique skills of Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin. After becoming emperor, Zhao Kuangyin taught his martial arts to the army, and thus these two martial arts basically became the standard martial arts in the Song army. Just like modern military boxing, every soldier knows it.

Don't underestimate them because they are ordinary. Anyone who can master these two martial arts will become a master. Emperor Taizu of Song relied on these martial arts to rise to power. There is also Qiao Feng in Jin Yong's novels. Because he was a Khitan, his master only taught him these two martial arts at the beginning. He was gifted and made a name for himself in the world with these two martial arts.

Zhang Shun saw that the performing man performed very well. He performed some key points pointed out by Ruan's mother very well. Even if there were some moves that he was not familiar with, he still performed them very well.

Zhang Shun also cheered. After the man in the arena finished playing, he picked up a plate and said, "I came from afar and came to your place to do business. Although I don't have amazing skills, I am all thanks to the favor of the officials. I boast from afar and show off when I am close. If you want a plaster for your muscles, redeem it now; if you don't want the plaster, please give me some silver and copper coins to go with you, so that you won't waste it."

The other people threw a few copper coins to get the matter over with. When it came to Zhang Shun, he gave him five taels of silver and praised him, "Brother, you have great martial arts!"

The man bowed and thanked him immediately, "Thank you for the reward!"

Zhang Shun waved his hand and said, "Brother, you are too polite. With my ability, I would rather make a living by performing than being a strong man. It can be seen that I am a well-known hero. I am Zhang Shun from Jiangzhou. It is best to make friends. Let's go to Xunyang Tower for a drink together, okay?"

The man obviously wanted to refuse, but his stomach started to growl.

Zhang Shun put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Let's go. We are all from the same world. Why should we be so shy? If I get into trouble someday, I don't believe you will just stand by and watch!"

The man felt relieved when he heard this, thinking that Zhang Shun had something to ask him, just like he had taken in a tailor apprentice a few days ago. He bowed and said, "I am Xue Yong from Luoyang. Thank you, brother. I will pack up and then go with you."

When Zhang Shun heard that this was Xue Yong, whom the village leader's brother had asked him to find, he became even happier and began to think about how to invite him.

Zhang Shun was thinking as he led Xue Yong into Xunyang Tower. The waiter was about to invite Zhang Shun and the others to sit down in the lobby on the first floor, but Zhang Shun said, "Take us brothers to the private room of the Carp Leaping Over the Dragon Gate. You have plenty of money."

The waiter knew Zhang Shun and knew that he was a rogue on the Xunyang River. He said cautiously, "Sir, you have to queue up and make an appointment to enter that private room."

It turned out that the boss here saw that all the guests had to go into that private room, so he came up with an idea. If you wanted to go in, you had to make a reservation and pay a deposit in advance, and the time limit for entering was one hour.

Zhang Shun said, "When can I make an appointment to come in now?"

The waiter bowed and replied awkwardly: "Sir, the appointments are scheduled for three months later."

Zhang Shun didn't want to make things difficult for others. Ever since he had followed Wang Li on Liangshan Mountain, his mentality had improved a lot and he was not as overbearing as before. He planned to just eat something on the first floor. He often saw his brother's paintings, so there was no need for him to go.

But just as he was about to say it, a sarcastic voice said mockingly, "Tsk, a mere warrior wants to watch a carp leap over the dragon gate? What a joke."

Zhang Shun turned around and saw that it was someone he knew, Huang Wenbing, so he made a disgusted expression and said, "I was wondering who it was, it turns out to be the unfilial son of Wuwei Army, go away quickly, I feel embarrassed even to talk to you."

This angered Huang Wenbing. You know, Confucianism is based on filial piety, and the Song Dynasty was founded on benevolence and filial piety. If it were to be spread that he was an unfilial son, his future would be ruined. Even the notorious six thieves in the court did not dare to say that they were unfilial.

Huang Wenbing immediately announced through gritted teeth: "Come here, Zhang Shun killed people on the Xunyang River and committed all kinds of evil. Now he is slandering the officials of the imperial court. Arrest him."

Soon, a dozen constables came out and surrounded Zhang Shun and his partner. Zhang Shun knew he couldn't escape today. He saw Dai Zong and his black servant among the constables. (Dai Zong is a skilled martial artist. He is also from Liangshan in the later generations. He is known as the God of Speed. He ranks 108th among the 20 generals. He is now the jailer of the two courts in Jiangzhou. In modern times, this position is the director of the detention center and the detention house. With the black servant that everyone is familiar with, Zhang Shun and his partner are definitely no match.)

Although Zhang Shun didn't know why this prison guard came here, he didn't have time to think about it. He quietly said to Xue Yong beside him: "Brother, don't do anything. I'll trouble you to go to Huangmen Mountain to report the news later."

Without waiting for Xue Yong to respond, Zhang Shun said loudly, "Wait a minute, regarding the incident on the Xunyang River, I did overcharge customers, but I never killed anyone. And I don't admit the accusation of slandering the imperial officials. Your brother Huang Wenye went around looking for famous doctors to treat my mother, but you are here just biting people randomly."

Huang Wenbing didn't want to hear whether what he said was true or not, so he urged Dai Zong to act quickly.

Soon Zhang Shun and more than a dozen constables started fighting. Xue Yong wanted to step aside and report to Zhang Shun, but Huang Wenbing shouted, "Also arrest the ointment seller. He might be an accomplice."

Xue Yong wanted to explain himself, but the constables did not listen and rushed up to kill him, so Xue Yong was forced to join the battle.

Zhang Shun was an excellent water fighter, but he was almost useless on the shore. He couldn't abandon Xue Yong and escape by himself.

He was shouting and defending Xue Yong while fighting, but Dai Zong soon seized the opportunity and knocked him down. Several constables then tied up Zhang Shun.

Although Xue Yong's kung fu was good, he met a ruthless man, a black man in jailer's clothes. If Dai Zong hadn't shouted, "Iron Ox, don't hurt anyone's life", Xue Yong might have been killed. In this way, both of them were taken away.

Huang Wenbing is satisfied now. Although he is now a Tongpan, he is an idle Tongpan. There is no position for him above. He is only retained the status of Tongpan and a small salary. He is considered a reserve official.

Look, he didn't even care about taking care of his sick mother, and he kept trying to curry favor with the prefect Cai Jiu every day. But Cai Jiu received so many gifts that he told him that he had to make achievements first.

Huang Wenbing was just looking for an opportunity to make a contribution, but he heard that a divine painting had been unveiled on Xunyang Tower. He also knew that the current emperor liked famous paintings. However, he was not the only one who knew this popular news. The emperor found out the next day, and although he did not come, the painting masters he sent were on the way.

After Huang Wenbing saw the painting, he knew that the emperor would definitely like it and would definitely find the painter.

(He is very smart. In his previous life, Song Jiang pretended to be crazy and stupid, but he was the only one who could see that Song Jiang was pretending, and he could see through Wu Yong's trick and arrest Dai Zong.)

Others didn't know who painted the painting, but he had some guesses. A few days ago, he sent someone to the Jiankang Palace to ask someone to treat his mother. After learning about what happened there, he felt that this painting was also related to the Taoist doctor Wang Li. The Taoist doctor Wang Li must know who painted it. Of course, in his opinion, it was just a relationship. He didn't believe that a doctor could paint a good painting.

He also knew that during that period Zhang Shun had gone to Jiankang City to find An Daoquan without telling his mother, so he guessed that perhaps Zhang Shun knew the whereabouts of this Taoist doctor and An Daoquan, so he wanted to make trouble for Zhang Shun and arrest him for interrogation.

But he couldn't find Zhang Shun. He finally saw him at a street performance stall in front of Xunyang Tower. He couldn't let him run away, so he asked someone to keep an eye on Zhang Shun while he went to make preparations.

He hurried to find the prefect Cai Jiu, and persuaded him to invite Dai Zong, who was highly skilled in martial arts and was in charge of the prison, and asked him to call more capable men to capture Zhang Shun first. He knew that those useless constables could not catch Zhang Shun.

Zhang Shun has been a black tour guide for a long time, and there are plenty of excuses to arrest him, so the scene just now happened.

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