The Doctor Who Traveled Through Water Margin

Zeng Nong, an old man in his fifties, was a Jurchen merchant from the Baishan and Heishui regions. More than 20 years ago, he came to the Song Dynasty and accumulated great wealth by trading ginseng in the Central Plains.

Later, relying on his martial arts and money, he occupied a village. The obedient indigenous people stayed and accepted oppression, while the disobedient ones were either killed or driven away. Later, thousands of Jurchens moved here from their hometown and renamed this place Zengtou City.

As a foreign expatriate, Zeng Nong gradually gained a certain influence in the local area. In addition, he later started a horse trading business. The Song Dynasty, which was extremely short of horses, offered him up as a patron, and the government did not dare to offend him easily.

This made him even more domineering, and he bullied men and women and occasionally killed people.

Zeng Nong had five sons: Zeng Tu, Zeng Mi, Zeng Suo, Zeng Kui and Zeng Sheng. He also hired two brave heroes, Shi Wengong and Su Ding, as the chief and deputy coaches of Zengtou City. He also raised a group of bandits. The leader of the bandits was Yu Baosi, who had more than 200 men who did the dirty work for him.

This shows that Zengtou City is a place where both black and white people are involved. Today, Zengtou City is like a country within a country. It covers an area of hundreds of miles, and all the people are soldiers, with strong men and powerful horses.

The strong men in the village were as brave as King Kong when they were young; the children in the fields were like devils when they were born (the devils were the name given by the Song people at that time to the enemy countries such as Liao and Xixia). Monks and Taoists were good at swinging sticks, and women were used to using swords and guns. The battles were all fought by brothers, and the battles were all fought by sons and fathers. They had nearly 10,000 soldiers and horses, and set up five large camps, so no one dared to provoke them easily.

Zeng Tu, the eldest son of the Zeng family, is tall, has outstanding martial arts skills, and is nearly thirty years old. He has lived with his father in the cold north since he was a child, relying on hunting and gathering for a living, and has developed a strong physique and excellent horsemanship. He is good at using a steel spear, is the eldest of the Five Tigers of the Zeng family, and is also Shi Wengong's favorite student.

The second son, Zeng Mi, was eight feet tall, dark-faced, with a thick beard, straightforward and reckless, and about twenty-three or twenty-four years old. He was still very young when he followed his father into the Central Plains to do business, so he did not experience the hard training like his elder brother. He was often lazy when practicing martial arts, so his martial arts were not superb, but his strength was amazing.

The third son, Zeng Suo, has a purple-red complexion and is short in stature, but he is extremely hardworking and skilled in martial arts. He is only 21 or 22 years old and is the first son born to Zeng Nong in the Central Plains. He is good at using the three-pronged fork and has superb horsemanship.

The fourth brother, Zeng Kui, has a yellowish complexion and is eight feet tall. He likes to practice martial arts and recite poetry and books. He is the only person in Zengtou City who is both civil and military. He is nearly twenty years old. He respects his eldest brother Zeng Tu very much and learns his way of dealing with people. He is also good at using a steel spear.

Zeng Sheng, the young master of Zengtou City, has a handsome face, is extremely smart, and is highly skilled in martial arts. Although he is only about fifteen years old, his bravery and talent are comparable to his elder brother Zeng Tu, and he can be called a "young hero". He is good at using two flying knives, and is extremely good at both horse and foot combat. In time, his achievements will surely surpass Zeng Tu, and he is also Shi Wengong's favorite apprentice.

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The Jurchens had been oppressed by the Liao people. Not only did they have to pay tribute of falcons and pearls every year, but they also had to do corvée labor. They also had to provide people for wars, but even if they won, they would not receive any military merit.

This year, Wanyan Aguda's elder brother Wanyan Uyasu died of illness and Aguda succeeded to the throne. After taking the throne, this heroic ruler quickly recovered the Jurchen tribes. On the one hand, he ordered people to build castles and repair weapons; on the other hand, he trained soldiers and reorganized the army in preparation for anti-Liao independence.

They were in urgent need of funds, so they wrote to Zeng Nong to ask for financial assistance and to find out the strength of the Song State. They used a Saker Falcon to deliver the letter.

Zeng Nong responded positively after receiving the letter. On the one hand, he let the bandits rob everywhere, and on the other hand, he actively trained soldiers. The key point was that he also filed a case with the government, saying that he wanted to train village soldiers to defend against bandits, and the government agreed.

Next, the entire nation was blatantly mobilized to serve as soldiers, and they took the initiative to assist in suppressing bandits. As expected, the government troops were always one step late.

Of course, Shi Wengong and Su Ding never let them out, and told them to train the soldiers and teach their youngest son at the same time. Shi Wengong also agreed, not even caring about defense. He really lived well here, and several apprentices were very respectful.

That day, Zeng Tu came back from outside with his third and fourth sons, and happened to meet Hong Qi and Luan Tingyu at the door who came to Zengtou City to deliver a letter to Shi Wengong.

When they saw the two men riding horses and carrying sharp weapons, they felt that they were not simple, so they asked someone to stop them. The fourth son of the Zeng family stepped forward and asked, "Who are you and what are you doing here?"

Luan Tingyu came out and answered, "We are old friends of Mr. Shi Wengong, and we have come to visit you. I hope you can help us."

Although Luan Tingyu was answering, Zeng Tu could see hatred and contempt in his eyes. The hatred in his eyes was like the way they looked at the Liao people, and the contempt in his eyes was like the way the Liao people looked at the Jurchens.

Seeing this, he became cautious, thinking that the other party must know something, or was here to seek revenge. They had killed many people during this period, and it seemed that they really knew the master. He absolutely could not let them see the master, so he had to arrest them first.

Thinking of this, he said, "Old Four, step back. The two of you can follow us!"

Luan Tingyu and Hong Qi had no doubts and followed the other party into Zengtou City. However, as they walked, the two brothers realized something. They were not going in the direction of their home, nor in the direction of Shi Wengong's residence. The hundreds of soldiers behind them also understood.

When they reached an open space, Zeng Tu asked them to stop and waved his hand, and hundreds of people surrounded the two of them.

Zeng Tu said, "You two, now that we are here, tell me who you are and what you want to see my master for."

Hong Qi laughed and said, "Hey, you little one, he is my junior! What? Doesn't your master even have freedom anymore?"

Zeng Tu scolded, "You are about to die, but you still don't know it. How could my master have people like you as his disciples? Capture them!"

Although Hong Qi and the other two were confused, they would not surrender. They must not let the letter fall into their hands, so they immediately took out their weapons and fought.

Luan Tingyu even shouted, "You bastard, what have you done to my nephew?"

But the other party ignored them completely and was only concerned with killing them. Zeng Tu stopped the two brothers who were about to go up and explained to them why they were not allowed to see the master.

It might be true that the other party was a fellow disciple of his master. He knew how powerful his master was, so he let the soldiers kill in the front to prevent the other party from capturing one of them and threatening to see his master.

Hong Qi saw something was wrong and shouted, "Junior brother, fight your way out first."

The two men quickly seized the horses and fled. They were skilled in martial arts and quickly cut a bloody path. Zeng Tu, who was behind them, shouted, "Chase!"

Ma Duo from Zengtou City caught up immediately

Luan Tingyu knew that the letter was with Hong Qi, so he ran behind. But Zeng Tu not only saw through Luan Tingyu's intention, but also had superb archery skills, and shot Hong Qi off his horse with one arrow.

Luan Tingyu knew there was an archer, so he dodged the arrows and anxiously ran over to pull Hong Qi onto the horse. Hong Qi shouted, "Hurry up, or no one can leave."

As he said this, he took out the letter and threw it to him. When Luan Tingyu was about to take it.

Zeng Tu, who was behind him, immediately used three consecutive arrows, first shooting at Luan Tingyu's horse, then at the letter, and then at Luan Tingyu who had fallen off his horse.

Luan Tingyu dodged the arrow with difficulty, but it was too late to pick up the letter. The letter had been carried away by the arrow, and they were surrounded by the people of Zengtou City again.

Luan Tingyu said, "Brother, are we going to die here in battle?"

"Stop talking nonsense, go to the village and report the news, I can't leave."

Luan Tingyu was unwilling to do so. Zeng Tu had already picked up the letter and opened it. His two younger brothers also joined in the siege and ignored him. He only saw one sentence written on it: "Traitor, if you still consider yourself a Han Chinese, do not serve a foreign race. You should follow your second uncle and join Liangshan, or be loyal to the court."

Seeing this, Zeng Tuquan understood. Luan Tingyu, who was covering Hong Qi in the fight, saw that there was no hope of taking the letter, so he finally seized the opportunity to snatch Zeng Kui's horse and escape (he couldn't escape by snatching another horse). Hong Qi was in someone else's hands, so Luan Tingyu didn't kill him.

Luan Tingyu dodged arrows from time to time while running. The people of Zengtou City first controlled the injured Hong Qi, and then chased Luan Tingyu for several miles. Zeng Kui's horse ran fast, but the two brothers Zeng Tu did not dare to chase him, so they could only let the other party escape...