Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

The four chatted in the hall about some things about running the farm and selling goods in the market.During the conversation, when Ximenqing talked about his proud business of raw medicine shop, gold and silver shop, restaurant, etc., the wealthy old Mrs. Liu was shocked by Ximenqing's local tyrant spirit.

Is this senior official from Ximen in front of him really as the three of them said, he is already rich in Yunzhou?

The four chatted for a while, and the farmer came to the hall to report that the dinner was ready.Mrs. Liu invited the three of Ximen Qing to the table.As for the dozens of people brought by Ximen Qing and the others, their own farmer entertained them in the side hall of the side courtyard.

Under the leadership of Mrs. Liu, the three of Ximen Qing sat down at the table, and the guests and hosts were seated separately.Although Ximen Qing and the others came in a hurry, the Taohua Village still slaughtered pigs and sheep, prepared all kinds of mountain delicacies, and quickly prepared a sumptuous feast.

After Liu Taigong saw Ximenqing and the three of them were seated, he called out his little daughter to meet the three honored guests.

That Liu Taigong's daughter is called Liu Xiuxiang, and she really looks like a peach blossom, extremely beautiful.It's a pity that the peach blossoms on this Peach Blossom Village haven't bloomed yet, otherwise Ximen Qing would have blurted out Cui Hu's phrase "Peach blossoms reflect red on a human face".

It's just that although Liu Xiuxiang, the young lady of Taohuazhuang, was born with a beautiful appearance and a tall and graceful figure, there was a hint of worry in her eyebrows and eyes.

It's no wonder that Liu Xiuxiang is 22 years old this year, and has already passed the age of marriage.But because of the invisible threat of the "little overlord" Zhou Tong, none of the young people in the surrounding villages dared to enter Taohuazhuang to marry her.

Liu Xiuxiang was trapped in this Peach Blossom Manor and spent three years in vain.Youth is fleeting, so how can Liu Xiuxiang not let her heart feel sad and her face look worried.

Mrs. Liu introduced three distinguished guests from Yunzhou to Liu Xiuxiang, and asked Liu Xiuxiang to toast Ximen Qing and others.Liu Xiuxiang got up gracefully, holding the jug in her jade hand, filled the three of Ximen Qing with fine wine one by one, and invited the three of them to drink with a blushing face.

Luan Tingyu and Jiao Ting were alright, they took the wine glass respectfully, thanked Liu Xiuxiang and drank the wine in the glass to the full, just burying their heads in the meat and not looking at the young lady again.

At this time, Ximen Qing revealed his flirtatious nature, restlessly looking at Miss Liu Xiuxiang's face.

When Ximen Qing was in Qingzhou, in order to win the favor of the gentry headed by Zhao Mingcheng, he temporarily suppressed his romantic and lustful disposition.At this time, for some reason, after drinking a few glasses of wine in Taohuazhuang, there was actually some urge to move.

Then Liu Xiuxiang is not a dull and ignorant little lady, after she met Ximen Qing for a few times at the banquet, how could she not notice Ximen Qing's fiery eyes?

Seeing that Ximen Qing looks suave and elegant, far from being comparable to those muddy legs around Taohuazhuang, Liu Xiuxiang couldn't help but feel a little happy in her heart. Not only was she not annoyed by Ximen Qing's slightly rude behavior, but she was blushing The face responded to Ximen Qing's several glances.

After Mrs. Liu called her daughter, she secretly watched the reactions of Ximen Qing and the others at the table.After watching the performance of Ximen Qing and his daughter at the banquet, Mrs. Liu understood a little bit in her heart and began to care about it.

The five of them ate for more than half an hour. After they had satiated with wine and food, the host and guest had a good time and ended the banquet.After Mrs. Liu sent the three of Ximen Qing to the guest room to rest, she turned back to find her little daughter, and wanted to discuss some matters with her...

After Ximenqing sent Liu Taigong away, he invited Luan Tingyu and Jiao Ting to his room and discussed with them how to capture Taohuashan.

Luan Tingyu said: "Just now I heard from Mrs. Liu that there are five or seven hundred robbers on Peach Blossom Mountain. From this point of view, this group of robbers is no less powerful than the ones on Qingfeng Mountain. I just don't know how good are the two mountain kings on Peach Blossom Mountain? Let's wait." Tomorrow, we need to inquire carefully and make further calculations."

Ximen Qing smiled and said, "Brother Luan, do you know who the old Mrs. Liu said was the master who helped them beat Zhou Tong? That person is the 'Hua Monk' Lu Zhishen who is now on Erlong Mountain. A great king, Li Zhong and Zhou Tong together, are no match for senior brother Lu Zhishen, so we can see that these two are not proficient in martial arts."

"Haha~ If those two mountain kings are so stupid, tomorrow I'll go straight up the mountain and kill them with a few knives!" Jiao Ting laughed nonchalantly after hearing this.

"These two are not skilled in martial arts, I can kill them alone! The trouble is that there are five or seven hundred young men on the Peach Blossom Mountain. We only have five or sixty people, even though we have elite soldiers, the number is too small. It is easy for me to defeat the bandits in Peach Blossom Mountain, but it is not easy to wipe out so many thieves. This matter needs careful planning!" Luan Tingyu thought more than Jiao Ting, and his words calmed down the excited Jiao Ting.

Chapter 2 Qingfengzhai Borrows Soldiers

Ximen Qing agreed with Luan Tingyu's opinion, and said his own plan: "Just now, I also thought about how to catch all the robbers in Taohua Mountain. I have a countermeasure, and I said to discuss it with the two brothers.

Going east from here, you should be able to reach Qingfeng Village in about a day's journey.The 'Three Mountains of Town' Huang Xin should still be in Qingfeng Village at this time, I can go to Huang Xin to borrow troops later.

As long as we can borrow two or three hundred capable soldiers to cooperate with us, it is not difficult to surround and wipe out the bandits in Peach Blossom Mountain.What do the two brothers think? "

After hearing this, Luan Tingyu and Jiao Ting said that Ximenqing's idea was good, and decided to go to Qingfengzhai to find Huang Xin to borrow troops the next day.The three discussed for a while, and then returned to their rooms.

Not long after Luan Tingyu returned to his room, a farmer came to invite him to Mrs. Liu's study, saying that the old lady had something to discuss with Luan Tingyu.

Luan Tingyu left the room and followed the farmer to Mrs. Liu's study, only to see that Mrs. Liu had already ordered fragrant tea and was waiting for him.

After Luan Tingyu sat down, Mrs. Liu stepped back and asked Luan Tingyu straight to the point: "The old man dares to ask Mr. Luan if you are married?"

After hearing the words, Luan Tingyu replied to Mrs. Liu: "I will tell you the truth about the old owner. I am a high official in Mengximenqing, and I am invited to be a teacher in his Ximen Fort. The official Ximenqing will send his sister Maybe it's rationed."

Mrs. Liu grumbled and asked again: "This is to congratulate Mr. Luan! Mr. Luan, I don't know if Mr. Ximen Qing is married?"

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After waking up the next day, Ximen Qing told Mrs. Liu that he had to delay for a day or two because he had something to do, and these dozens of people would probably stay in the village for a few more days.

Mrs. Liu laughed and responded to Ximen Qing, saying that the front is a dangerous place, and if Ximen Qing and others want to go in the direction of Yanzhou, he will stop it.Now that Ximen Qing and the others choose to stay in their estate for a few days, it's okay.He asked Ximen Qing to do important things by himself, so he didn't need to worry about small things.

After talking with Mrs. Liu, Ximen Qing split up with Luan Tingyu and Jiao Ting.

Ximen Qing had the most intimate relationship with Qin Ming and Huang Xin, so he went to Qingfeng Village to borrow troops from Nadu Supervisor Huang Xin.

Because the Peach Blossom Village is not far from the Peach Blossom Mountain, in order to prevent the property brought from Qingzhou from being lost, Luan Tingyu is in charge of leading people to guard the Peach Blossom Village.

Jiao Ting took a few clever men to investigate the surroundings of the Peach Blossom Mountain and Peach Blossom Village to find out the surrounding geography.

Ximen Qing brought two attendants, and invited a farmer who was familiar with the path in Taohuazhuang, and a group of four rode fast horses and went straight to Qingfengzhai.

Qingfeng Village was originally guarding the key points leading to the three mountains of Qingfeng Mountain, Peach Blossom Mountain and Erlong Mountain.After the capital supervisor Huang Xin stayed here to lead the soldiers and horses of Qingfeng Village, he really became a veritable "Three Mountains Town".

But coincidentally, when Ximenqing rushed to the gate of Qingfengzhai, he met Huang Xin patrolling the village there, and immediately went up to meet him.

Huang Xin was overjoyed to see Ximen Qing, hurriedly welcomed him into the public hall, and asked Ximen Qing why he came?

Ximen Qing told Huang Xin that he had left Qingzhou City and went to Peach Blossom Village to stay overnight, and said that he decided to take down Peach Blossom Mountain and get rid of the thieves entrenched on the mountain.Just because he had no soldiers in hand, he wanted to borrow [-] elite soldiers from Qingfeng Village.

As the capital prisoner of Qingzhou City, Huang Xin should be in charge of arresting thieves.But the bandits on Qingfeng Mountain, Peach Blossom Mountain and Erlong Mountain are too powerful for Huang Xin to get rid of. The bandits on these three mountains became Huang Xin's worry.

This time, using Ximenqing's strategy, he wiped out the thieves in Qingfeng Mountain and avenged Zhizhai Liu Gao. Huang Xin, the capital prisoner of Qingzhou city, let out the bad breath in his heart, and finally felt proud once.For this reason, Huang Xin has always been grateful to Ximen Qing.

At this moment, when he heard that Ximenqing was going to take the initiative to ask Ying to get rid of the bandits on Peach Blossom Mountain for him, Huang Xin really wished for it, thinking that he was still in a dream.Can the Peach Blossom Mountain robbers who tormented him for many years be wiped out again?Why do good things happen to me, Huang Xin, one after another? Could it be that I, Huang Xin, have a lucky star now?

Think about it carefully, ever since I met this official Ximen Qing, I haven't experienced any bad luck, and my fortune is getting better and better. This official Ximen Qing is my lucky star for Huang Xin!

Huang Xin immediately decided to select [-] elite soldiers from the stronghold and hand them over to Ximen Qing, who would follow him to attack the Peach Blossom Mountain.

Ximen Qing had previously commanded the soldiers in Qingfeng Village, and led everyone to a big victory. He had a high prestige among the soldiers, so there was no problem in commanding these soldiers.

Huang Xin thought about another idea, and decided to tell the soldiers that Ximen Qing led them to attack Taohua Mountain this time, it was the order of Murong Yanda, the magistrate of the state.In this way, Ximenqing became even more famous, so that he could command the soldiers to fight.

After discussing with Huang Xin, Ximen Qing and Huang Xin went out of the court together and went to the barracks, where they selected [-] strong and courageous sergeants.These sergeants didn't know that Ximen Qing had already resigned from his temporary duties in Qingzhou City and was leaving Qingzhou City.At this time, they were selected by General Ximenqing, and they were really proud among the sergeants, and they were very proud.

After selecting the sergeants, Huang Xin left Ximen Qing to rest overnight in Qingfengzhai.After waking up the next day, Huang Xin personally sent Ximen Qing and three hundred fully armed soldiers out of Qingfeng Village, and watched them run westward.

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Ximenqing led his troops to sneak into the neighboring village of Taohuazhuang in the dark, and hid there.After the sergeant's accommodation was settled, Ximenqing returned to Taohuazhuang, and discussed with Luan Tingyu and Jiao Ting overnight how to lure the Taohuashan thieves down the mountain and wipe them out in one fell swoop.

Jiao Ting spread out a schematic sketch on the table, and explained to Ximen Qing and Luan Tingyu the results of his investigations near Taohua Mountain in the past two days.

Although the drawing is crude, Ximen Qing and Luan Tingyu both understood Jiao Ting's meaning under Jiao Ting's explanation.

Going south along the avenue beside Peach Blossom Village to Peach Blossom Mountain, there is no place suitable for ambush on either side of the road.Only the Peach Blossom Mountain is steep, and soldiers and horses can be ambushed in the dense forest at the foot of the mountain.But that forest is a place where robbers ambush and rob. It is impossible for the officers and soldiers to ambush there.

After inquiring by Jiao Ting, only the chaotic mountains behind the Peach Blossom Manor are suitable for hiding.Hundreds of officers and soldiers are lying in ambush there, which is not easy to be found.Therefore, it is best to lure the bandits from Peach Blossom Mountain to this Peach Blossom Manor by tricks, and then block their way back to the mountain, gather together and annihilate them.

Ximen Qing pondered for a moment, and felt that Jiao Ting's proposal was feasible, and it was best to lure the robbers on Peach Blossom Mountain to Peach Blossom Village.It's just that a bloody battle will break out outside the Peach Blossom Manor. I don't know if Mrs. Liu in the Peach Blossom Manor is willing to take risks and cooperate with her?