The Doctor Who Traveled Through Water Margin

The seven members of the Ruan family, together with Wang Li and two other children, sat together in the brightly lit main room, their faces filled with long-lost joy.

The arrival of Wang Li, Mi Xian and Wang Dingliu was like a spring breeze blowing through the cold winter, bringing vitality and hope to the family.

"You three great benefactors are the lifeline of our Nguyen family!" the mother of the Nguyen brothers said excitedly, with tears in her eyes.

Wang Li smiled and waved his hands: "Mother-in-law, you are too polite. I am a doctor. Since we have met by chance, how can I watch you die without saving you?"

"Good! Taoist priest, you are so kind." The old lady said as she picked up a bowl of wine and said, "This bowl of wine is for Taoist priest, I thank you." After that, she drank it all...

Wang Li was stunned. It seemed that the mother of the Ruan brothers also had a generous spirit.

I just saw that my mother was going to pour wine again...

Wang Li said, "Why don't we drink a bowl together to celebrate the recovery of the two brothers!"

"Okay", "Do it"...

Everyone at the table stood up and drank wine heroically from large earthenware bowls.

Even Ruan Xiaoer's wife was not to be outdone and drank it all...

Wang Li drank rice wine from this world for the first time: It turned out to be Liao Zao Juice, not as strong as beer.

Even the so-called good alcohol bought from my senior brother An Daoquan's house for purification has a strength similar to that of beer.

Don’t say, although the wine is not very good, the pleasure of drinking from a big bowl, eating meat with big mouthfuls, and the sincere feelings in the room make the wine taste particularly sweet...

Liao Zao, which is brewed from pollution-free, pure green grains, tastes much better than those in later generations.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, the atmosphere in the main hall became more and more lively, and everyone was talking and laughing.

Wang Li felt that this old lady was not simple, so he asked curiously: "Mother-in-law, may I ask your name?"

"Haha, my surname is Zhong, and my given name is Danhong."

When Wang Li heard this surname, he was in awe and asked quickly, "Is it the Zhong family of the Northwest Governor?"

Mother Ruan nodded and paused for a moment as if she was reminiscing about something before she slowly said: "Yes, my father's seed is genuine, and the one who seeded it is my cousin."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room fell silent. Even the five Ruan brothers didn't know that their mother had such a great background.

Ruan Xiaoqi is the youngest. He went over, hugged his mother’s arm and said: Mom, can you tell us about my uncle’s family?

The old lady smiled and patted his head, pushing him away and said, "What's there to talk about? Go away and have some wine."

Wang Li knew that this old lady was a person with a story, but he didn't dare to ask too much. However, Mi Xian on the side seemed to have thought of something and said, "Aunt, is your husband Ruan Baiming?"

"That's right. I wonder who this young man is?" The old woman looked at Mi Xian carefully, but couldn't find anyone's resemblance in him.

The Ruan brothers also looked at him and thought, "Brother Mi Xian knows my father?"

Mi Xian said with rapid breathing: "Hi, my father Mi Liang is a soldier under General Zi Zheng, along with Uncle Teng, Uncle Yuan and others. We all live in seclusion in Huainan together."

Although Ruan's mother didn't recognize all of these soldiers, the friendship they had back then was still there. She stammered, "Ah, you guys, are you all doing well?"

Mother Ruan thought for a while and exclaimed, "I remember now. Your father was the purple-faced soldier. All those with him were promoted to lieutenant generals. He was the quietest. He fought bravely but he didn't want to be promoted."

Ruan's mother came to Mi Xian excitedly and looked at him. Mi Sheng replied: Aunt, my father and uncle Yuan are gone, only uncle Teng is still here.

"Hey! Bring him over when you have time. Come, let's have a drink. Today is the happiest day for me since Xiaoqi's father passed away."

Ruan's mother was so excited that she kept nagging everyone to drink. Wang Li and the others were really curious...

Ruan Xiaoqi couldn't help asking, "Brother Mi, my mother doesn't want to tell us about what happened with my father and grandfather's family. Can you tell us about it?"

Everyone looked at Mi Xian. When Mi Xian saw Ruan's mother nod, he began to speak: "I don't know much, and my father refused to tell us. It was Uncle Teng who told us."

Mother Ruan said, "I knew it, he's the one who talks too much." Then she turned her head to the side. Perhaps she was thinking of the past, and it was rare for her to show her feminine side at her age...

Mi Xian chuckled and began to speak slowly;…

"During the Yuanfeng period, the Western Xia thief Empress Liang imprisoned the young emperor and invaded the Song Dynasty year after year.

Emperor Shenzong sent General Zongzizheng to lead elite troops to guard the border and fight against the Xia bandits.

With them around, the border remains unshakable.

Once, Zhongzi was leading Ruan Baiming, Mi Liang and other masters to attack the Xixia fierce general Wei Mingshan. On the way, the Wei Yishan brothers successfully captured the two heroes of the Wei family.

They have been guarding the border for many years. When the border was stabilized, times had changed and people had changed. Only about 20 old soldiers survived, and all of them had made great achievements in battle.

"Because of his outstanding military achievements, he was envied by treacherous officials, who made false accusations against General Zhong. Emperor Shenzong believed the slander and issued an edict to have General Zhong taken to the capital to be punished.

The brothers who had been through life and death with Zhong Zi were extremely angry and left in despair.

They either live in seclusion or become monks…”

After Mi Xian finished speaking, everyone sighed, and Ruan Xiaoqi was unwilling to give up and asked his mother again: "Mom, how did you and Dad know each other?"

There are not many entertainment activities these days. Even if you see two dogs fighting on the roadside, people will gather around and watch for a long time with great interest. What about a story like this?

Everyone turned to look at Ruan's mother, who could not bear the questioning and slowly began to speak: "After my father was falsely accused and convicted, he was very angry and soon died of carbuncle."

"I was left alone and helpless. My cousin Zhong Shizhong, who was the prefect of Qingyang Prefecture at the time, heard about my plight and sent two servants, Zhong Fu and Zhong An, to bring me, his cousin, to Qingyang Prefecture.

Who knew we would be robbed by bandits on the way. The three of us were outnumbered, two servants died in battle, and I was in danger as well.

At the time of the crisis, your father happened to pass by and joined the battle. Your father was very skilled in martial arts, and we quickly joined forces to defeat the bandits.

After that, your father and I secretly got married. We buried the two servants, and your father carefully examined the body of the thief and found that it was Cui Zhenyuan, a lackey of the court.

We became even more disillusioned with the court, so we decided to live in seclusion. We secretly wrote a letter to our cousin, explained what had happened, and then left quietly.

At that time, your father was carrying the ashes of his comrade Shi Chonggui, your uncle Shi's brother. After we sent your uncle back to his roots, we lived in seclusion here."

.........

After hearing the story, everyone in the room was filled with indignation and started cursing the court. Then they started drinking heavily and obviously became closer.

During this period, Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi also followed Wang Dingliu in calling Wang Li "Taoist brother".

The Ruan brothers asked about Wang Li again. After learning about Wang Li's situation, they asked Wang Li what his plans were.

Under the influence of alcohol, Wang Li began to ask the Ruan brothers about the situation in Liangshan Lake: "Fifth brother, Seventh brother, you have been fishing here for a long time. Have you ever heard of Liangshan Lake?"

Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi smiled at each other and said in unison: "Brother Taoist, you don't know. Liangshan Lake is 800 miles in radius, with numerous lakes and dangerous terrain.

There are some escaped and hidden households living on it. They build a stronghold to protect themselves and are very xenophobic. It is said that this island belongs to Mr. Chai from Cangzhou. "

Wang Li understood, so this is the case...

According to my memory, Wang Lun was arranged by Mr. Chai to be the leader of Liangshan. Even if my brother Wang Lun hasn't gone up yet, he will be there soon.

Wang Li said: "I heard that my brother and Mr. Chai have a past. I will find my brother and ask him about it someday. I will settle down in Liangshanpo in the future..."

After listening to this, Ruan Xiaoqi smiled and said, "That's great. If brother goes up, why don't we all move up there? We brothers can catch big fish for brother every day and use them as a snack. Wouldn't that be fun?"

The others also echoed Ruan Xiaoqi's words.

"But, you are all innocent, and I am a fugitive..."

At this time, Ruan Xiaoer said, "This damn court, grandpa will rebel against it sooner or later. Don't worry, Taoist brother, several villages nearby built strongholds to protect themselves because of the water bandits a few years ago. My father trained them and they now listen to us brothers."

Ruan Xiaowu also echoed, "If the government dares to cause trouble, we are not afraid of them."

Several other brothers also said, "Yes, if we are pushed to the limit, we will really rebel against him."

Wang Li did not rush to agree, but asked: "Water bandits? What kind of water bandits?"

Ruan Xiaoer recalled: "We didn't know that the imperial court was too busy to take care of us, so we could only build a stronghold to protect ourselves.

All we knew was that they drifted over from the sea, and we couldn't understand their speech. Most of them were short, but extremely ruthless. Our eldest brother and sixth brother died in battle with them.

My father was also injured at that time and suffered from a chronic illness. He died soon after. My sixth brother was only 13 years old at the time and he secretly followed him to the battlefield..."

"well!……".

Seeing that the Ruan family members were silent, Wang Li said, "I know who they are, and we will kill them when the time comes.

We will go to Liangshan together, slowly accumulate strength, fight against violence and protect the good, and recruit heroes. "

"Okay, we'll all listen to my brother's instructions"...

"Yes, listen to Brother Daochang."

Wang Li looked at Ruan's mother.

Mother Ruan said: "My unfilial sons are all brave. I don't care how they act. You should remember that no matter if you are a thief or a bandit, you must have righteousness in your heart.

Taoist priest, you can take them with you. Nowadays, there are many bandits who kill people and set fires to seek amnesty. This is also a way, but you just need to not harm the people. "

Wang Li said: "Don't worry, auntie, I won't worry about it. But auntie, this is a life-threatening business after all. What if..."

"I was born in a military family in the northwest border area. Since I can remember, my family has had people die in battle every year. We have been living in poverty all year round. The Zhe, Zhong, and Yang families are all like this. We have long been accustomed to it."

Now I understand. In the original novel, mother Ruan didn't care what the Ruan brothers did. When Ruan Xiaoqi touched her hairpin to gamble, she just smiled. It turned out that she had long been indifferent to life and death.

And when the Ruan brothers called, hundreds of well-trained navy soldiers followed them up the mountain. It turned out that they all had a connection. ………