There are many state capitals on Jingdong East Road, among which the most prosperous place is Quancheng.

Here you can see the city and mountains from a distance, and you can see countless springs up close, with criss-crossing waterways, full of lotus flowers, and beautiful gardens. It has attracted countless officials and wealthy families to settle here.

Liu Guang, the current magistrate of Quancheng, is brother-in-law with Chen Xizhen, a celebrity in front of Emperor Destiny. He has extraordinary skills. He can communicate directly with the heavens and bring the rich to their homes. He is in a high position and has great prestige on Jingdong East Road.

The plan to allow some young people from various places to flee to Liangshan was first drawn up by Liu Guang, Shi Wengong and others.

In the past few years, every time Liu Guang thought about this plan, he felt that it was a brilliant plan that could achieve many goals with one stone, and it was quite promising.

After many ordinary miners died, the news spread to Bianliang. Some hard-headed ministers in the court, such as Li Gang, Zong Ze, etc., repeatedly remonstrated in front of the emperor and criticized Liu Guang and others' actions.

Emperor Tianming also favored those ministers and refused to replace them easily. In the end, he was so disturbed that he simply retreated to practice.

Liu Guang was very dissatisfied with this and thought to himself: Those who are ministers are meant to share the emperor's worries. Those people who claim to be loyal ministers and talk boastfully only cause trouble to the officials. They are really treacherous ministers and traitors, and they deserve death.

But when the common people in Liangshan were wiped out as bandits, reported to the court, and then divided up the prisoners into mines in various places, even if these rebellious and guilty people were used to death, Li Gang and others would never be able to find them again.

It's an excuse to question me.

Liu Guang waited patiently for several rounds of Spring and Autumn. The young men from all over the country who wanted to escape basically gathered in Liangshan. When it was time to close the net, he began to notify the officials of various states and mobilize troops.

"Liangshan is just a bunch of ordinary people, so how can we use such a big fanfare?"

In the study, an eight-foot-tall, majestic man was talking to Liu Guang, "As long as you give me two thousand soldiers and horses, the blade of the sword will destroy everything, and the destruction of Liangshan will be just a matter of a few strokes. And let some prisoners near Liangshan

Hurry up and ask the supervisor to accompany you, just waiting to help escort those little thieves."

Liu Guang has two sons and one daughter, Liu Qi, Liu Lin and Liu Huiniang.

This is the eldest son Liu Qi in the study. He has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. He has a rough temperament and extraordinary bravery. He is very famous in Quancheng.

"Of course my father knows my son's abilities."

Liu Guang had a smile in his eyes, stroking his beard with his hand, and said, "But you are young after all, and you don't know how to sail a thousand-year-old ship with caution. Besides, I communicated with various places, sent so many people to block Liangshan closely, and mobilized troops and horses.

It’s not that we really need to borrow so many soldiers to make things happen, we just want to share some of the credit with those people.”

"This is the rule in the officialdom. We think of them in everything. If we encounter difficulties, they will naturally help us."

Liu Qi thought for a while and said: "That's fine, but in this battle, I should be the one who calls the shots."

Liu Guang smiled slightly and said: "My son, do you still remember Shi Wengong from Cangshan? When we discussed this matter, we had already decided that he would be the one to take the final decision on the annihilation of Liangshan. This man is a first-class military general.

, we will not suffer any loss if we take this credit to make him return home."

When Liu Qi heard this, his face became a little unhappy, but he had also seen Shi Wengong's martial arts, and he was indeed much better than himself. Having such a general and being completely tied to the Liu family would bring a lot of benefits in the future.

Liu Guang advised again: "Besides Shi Wengong, you are the second person to make the decision in this matter. Besides, my son is still young. Those grassroots people have cut and regenerated. If the children grow up in a few years, and this happens again, then it will happen again."

Then all the credit will be yours."

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew open the door.

Liu Lin quickly walked into the room, holding several letters in his hand, with a panic face, and shouted: "Father, Zeng Nong from Zengjiazhuang outside Yizhou sent someone to report on flying horses that Shi Wengong from Cangshan Mine was killed.

, the murderer took away all the miners and left by boat, probably going to Liangshan."

"Another letter came from Yizhou City, saying that brothers Gao Lian and Gao Feng took their flying magic soldiers and went to Lin Lingsu's cemetery. They did not return for many days and no news came back. Officials of all sizes in Yizhou

People are being sent out to search everywhere.”

"Many wealthy families in various parts of Mizhou were robbed, and nearly a thousand officers and soldiers were lost in Mizhou city. Several generals were all killed. Judging from the whereabouts of the thieves, they went to Liangshan."

Liu Guang originally wanted to scold his son for being reckless, but after hearing these pieces of news, his face became ashen as iron. He suddenly stood up, took away the letter, and looked at it carefully.

"This this……"

After reading the news, Liu Guang clenched the letter paper tightly, his eyes rolled around, and he calmed down after taking a long breath. He lowered his voice and said, "The people Zeng mentioned were all wearing Taoist robes, and there were vaguely Lin Lin among them.

Lingsu, it turns out this demon is not dead?!"

"And Guan Luoyang, he must be an old friend of the Demon Dao, a rescuer. What a shame, what do the Gao brothers think? They are also officials of the imperial court after all, and they actually go and dig some graves themselves, and dig out such a big trouble.

"

Liu Qi hesitated and said: "Since something happened, what happened in Liangshan..."

"Liangshan grass is still nothing to worry about, but you must be wary of these demons."

Liu Guang had completely calmed down and said, "Without Shi Wengong, we need to hire a few more generals and experts to keep an eye on those monsters. Qi'er, go to Jiangzhou City and ask for troops to be stationed there."

Yan Shude is here to help, Lin'er, go and invite Guo Jing."

The two sons did not dare to neglect and left in a hurry.

Liu Guang paced in the study, walking back and forth a few times. After a while, he looked at the letters in his hand. He was afraid that he was not thinking carefully enough, so he got up and went to the backyard.

In Liu Huiniang's boudoir, there was the sound of a slight cough and the sounds of concern from several maids.

Liu Guang had just arrived outside the boudoir when he heard a soft sound of a mechanism, and the window opened automatically, revealing the scene inside.

There is a large table in the house, placed next to the window. On the table are small sailboats, carriages and horses, all made of wood.

The palm-sized wooden cow, with its trunk inlaid with reddish-brown ore, spread out its four hooves and kept walking on the table.

Liu Huiniang leaned over the table, covering the lower half of her face with a handkerchief, looking out the window, and said, "Father, I hear you are hurriedly walking. Are you encountering any difficulties?"

"It's not a big or small trouble." Liu Guang stood outside the window and handed over the letter, and a maid came to pick it up.

The maid opened the letter and moved next to Liu Huiniang, waiting for her to read the handwriting clearly.

Liu Guang asked casually: "Have you gotten better these days?"

Liu Huiniang was distracted. She read the letter and said with a smile: "A few days ago, my two brothers took me to see the manor. The cows, horses, and snail boats were all made according to my drawings. After I played around, I felt

I feel refreshed and my headache is relieved a lot.”

Liu Huiniang was injured in her mother's womb. She was smart but frail since she was a child. She could not practice the magic techniques of immortality and magic. In addition to studying at home, she only liked to play with small people and animals made of wood.

More than ten years ago, an old monk passed by Liu's house. When he saw these little things, he was so shocked that he insisted on begging Liu Huiniang to be a successor. Liu Guang refused, so the old monk stole the children at night.

Liu Guang's first wife missed her daughter so much that she went blind from crying, and she passed away soon after.

It was not until last year that Liu Huiniang returned home. She said that she had learned from the old monk all kinds of strange armor, traps, and techniques to read people's hearts. The old monk had passed away, so she was able to go down the mountain.

Liu Guang was naturally happy to get his beloved daughter back. Later, when he encountered some disturbing things in the officialdom, Liu Huiniang pointed out a clear path for him with just a few words, which made him even more happy.

Just to make his daughter happy, he surrounded a fertile field outside the city, leveled the crops, ordered villagers to build rockeries, and dug streams. He also recruited thousands of craftsmen to build various devices according to Liu Huiniang's drawings.

Those things were made of wood, stone, iron, and driven by minerals. They were extremely exquisite. Even if the craftsmen followed the drawings carefully, they still produced mountains of scraps. I don’t know how much ore and good materials were wasted. Finally, they created the paradise that Liu Huiniang’s family thought of.

"So that's what happened."

After reading the letter, Liu Huiniang coughed and said, "Liangshan now has at least two tiger generals and two top Taoist priests. The actual number of masters may be even more. Although there are no soldiers and horses, we must guard against them.

The head of the general was chosen. Father, I must have sent someone to invite Yan Shude and Guo Jing, right?"

Liu Guang nodded.

"It's not safe enough." Liu Huiniang thought for a moment, "Father sent someone to prepare gold silk, BMW and fragrant inkstones, and go and invite Lin Chong."

Liu Guang looked unhappy: "Lin Chong? This guy also made some meritorious deeds when he conquered Xixia, but he was also a guy who didn't know how to advance or retreat. He criticized many of his father's friends in Bianliang and was disgusted by the officials, so he was demoted here.

In recent years, my father has suppressed him a lot."

Liu Huiniang smiled: "After all, he still has an official status and is excellent in martial arts. Father, you just made him a little poorer, and you didn't dare to actually use the knife on him. It's not a big mistake."

Liu Guang snorted coldly: "Many barefoot clerks from Jingdong East Road, rough bandits in the green forest, because they joined the army together and did not know how to be an official, they still have some contact with Lin Chong after returning home. I want to

Even if I really want to kill him, it’s not worth it..."

Halfway through his words, he realized, "Huiniang, what you mean is that as long as I invite Lin Chong, Lei Heng, Zhu Dian, Du Qian, Shi Xiu and others, they will have to do things for us this time?"

Liu Huiniang nodded and said: "This group of people are not suitable for the court, and they have official status, so they can no longer associate with the common people. In fact, they inevitably feel lonely, so they contact each other frequently. Father, as long as you give them enough face, even in their hearts

I don’t want to share the same path with you, but I am always willing to do my best for you.”

Liu Guangxin said: "Besides, I can still ask the imperial court for orders, so they can't help but refuse."

Liu Huiniang said: "Giving kindness and power at the same time is naturally the best."

Liu Guang felt relieved, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Turn the enemy into a pawn and serve as my vanguard. Even my father was not so broad-minded and failed to think of them in time. My Hui Niang is also the true daughter of Zhuge."

After Liu Guang left, Liu Huiniang looked out the window and saw the bright sky. She swallowed pills, suppressed her cough, and ordered her servants to get off the carriage and go to the government manor to play.

The manor is outside the city, and the carriage has to go out of the city.

Liu Huiniang originally raised the curtains of her carriage to take in the sights of the city, but when she was about to leave the city gate, there were more and more beggars on the road.

Under the corner outside the city wall, there were many naked people with sallow faces and thin muscles squatting.

Just taking a look from a distance, Liu Huiniang seemed to have smelled the stench on their bodies. She covered her nose and said, "Are there more beggars here?"

The coachman said: "I heard that some tenants outside the city had their fields sold to the prefect to build manors, and they became beggars."

Liu Huiniang shook her head and said: "It's so prosperous under my father's rule. If you can't farm, you can do other jobs. But if that doesn't work, you can be a boatman and help unload the goods."

The maid smiled and said: "They are all old, young, women and children, how can they have such strength?"

Liu Huiniang said: "You girl is really stupid. There are many people in the city who look about the same age as them. They have white hair and can sleep in brothels. In fact, they are not old at this age. If you look at them, they still have strength. "Begging from passers-by shows that you are really old and weak, but you are just indolent and indolent."

After all, she was kind-hearted and couldn't bear to look any further, so she lowered the curtains and waited wholeheartedly to play in the manor.

The carriage rumbled across the road.
To be continued...