bookrandom Chapter 394 Find out the time point
Chapter 394 Find out the time point
The county government of Yuncheng County set up a Wei Si who was specially responsible for arresting bandits. Under him were two captains of the cavalry and infantry. The cavalry captain Zhu Tong had 20 horse archers and 20 auxiliary soldiers under his command. The infantry captain Lei Heng had 20 spear-wielding leaders and auxiliary soldiers under his command.
According to the later generations' titles, Zhu Tong is equivalent to the captain of the Yuncheng County Criminal Police Brigade, and Lei Heng is equivalent to the deputy captain.
As a businessman, it is normal to establish good relations with these two people.
The food and drinks were soon served, and Lu Cheng toasted with the two men, exchanging compliments, and the atmosphere soon became lively.
"I have long heard that the two captains are highly skilled in martial arts and are well-known figures in the martial arts world. Although I am young, I admire all the figures in the martial arts world. I admire heroes like you who can protect a region the most.
To be honest, although I am good at martial arts, I have never fought with anyone before, so I don't know how good I am. If you two captains have some free time in the future, could you give me some pointers?"
Lei Heng readily agreed: "Okay, okay, my martial arts skills are only average. Brother Zhu is the master. If you can get him to teach you a few moves, it will definitely be enough."
Zhu Tong waved his hands quickly and said, "This world is so big, there are so many masters. My skills are just so-so in the eyes of those real masters. It doesn't matter if you give me advice or not. It's still okay for us to learn from each other when we have time."
After just a few words, Lu Cheng basically understood the personalities of these two captains.
Zhu Tong was a humble and polite person, and his words were flawless. He was obviously well versed in the ways of the world and knew how to behave. Lei Heng, on the other hand, was much worse in terms of how he spoke and behaved.
At present, the gap between the two is not too big, but later, Zhu Tong successively informed Chao Gai, released Song Jiang, and released Lei Heng, and was kind to many heroes on Liangshan. After arriving at Liangshan, he directly sat in the twelfth seat, even above Lu Zhishen and Wu Song.
Later, when Zhu Tong went to Liangshan, Chao Gai, Song Jiang and other leaders beat drums and gongs, slaughtered pigs and sheep, and set up a banquet. It was quite a grand scene.
Moreover, after Zhu Tong was recruited, he followed Liu Guangshi to defeat the Jin army and was promoted to the governor of the Taiping Army. He was one of the few people who had a good ending.
It has to be said that people who know how to behave and do things can get along well anywhere. Moreover, Zhu Tong was born with a good appearance like Guan Erye, which made it easy for him to leave a good first impression on others.
The three of them ate and drank and chatted a lot. Lu Cheng also took the opportunity to inquire about some news in the underworld and figured out the current time.
Not long ago, Gao Qiu became powerful and suppressed the imperial guards' instructor Wang Jin, who was forced to leave Tokyo (Kaifeng Prefecture).
Calculating from this point in time, the story of Water Margin has just begun.
Next, Wang Jin came to Shijiazhuang to teach Nine-Pattern Dragon Shi Jin. A few months later, Shi Jin finished his training and Wang Jin left. Afterwards, Shi Jin captured the leader of Shaohua Mountain who came to the city to borrow food. Inspired by the loyalty between the three leaders of Shaohua Mountain, he made friends with them.
Later, a hunter reported that Shi Jin had made friends with bandits, and the government sent troops to capture him. Shi Jin fought his way out and went to look for his master Wang Jin, and thus met Lu Zhishen.
While Shi Jin and Lu Zhishen were drinking, they heard a woman crying from next door. After asking the reason, they learned that Zhen Guanxi had been bullying the good people. Then there was the story of Lu Zhishen beating Zhen Guanxi to death with three punches and becoming a wanderer from then on.
Judging from this point, it should have been half a year to a year before the incident in which Lu Zhijie punched Zhen Guanxi.
It took about eight or nine years from Wang Jin's escape from Tokyo to the Liangshan reunion. It took twelve or thirteen years from the expedition to Fang La to his return to Kyoto.
Of course, it has only been 18 years since the Jingkang Incident.
After having a good meal and a few drinks, Lu Cheng saw Zhu Tong and Lei Heng off and wandered around Yuncheng County before returning home to think about his next plan.
Now that we have come to this world, we will inevitably have to deal with the future 108 heroes of Liangshan, and we will also have to start the rebellion all over again.
After all, we can’t wait until the Jingkang Incident happens and sit idly by and watch the Jin people invade the Central Plains.
Moreover, if you are born in this era and want to truly protect yourself and enjoy life without worries, you have to keep moving forward and stand at the highest position.
Lu Cheng is only seventeen years old now. He has many paths to choose from, and he can also take multiple paths at the same time.
For example, you can occupy the mountain and become the king like the heroes of Liangshan, accumulate strength, recruit soldiers and expand your territory.
You can also try your hand at officialdom, donate money to buy an official position, take the imperial examination, etc.
Moreover, Lu Cheng has the ability to change his face. He can directly create a second identity for himself and walk two or even three paths at the same time.
However, what Lu Cheng is more interested in right now is to find out how high the martial arts value of this world is, whether there is any legendary internal strength, or methods to strengthen muscles, bones, qi and blood, which can further improve his own strength.
Although Lu Cheng has a gun in his hand, no matter how high his martial arts skills are, he can still knock someone down with one shot. But if it can improve his strength, Lu Cheng is definitely willing to learn.
As for whether there is Taoism or something like that in this world, Lu Cheng remained skeptical until he saw it with his own eyes.
I also hope that one day I can meet the Cloud Dragon Gongsun Sheng and see whether his Taoism is real or just a trick.
There is also Dai Zong, the Speedy Guardian who is said to be able to travel 800 miles a day, who is also quite capable.
When Lu Cheng was drinking with Zhu Tong before, he asked them indirectly whether they had learned any internal skills or qigong. They both said they had learned some swords, guns, sticks and clubs.
By observing their complexion, breathing, and pace, I couldn't see any difference between them and normal people, they were just a little stronger.
However, neither of them can be considered true masters, and Lu Cheng cannot conclude that there is no qigong, internal strength, or the like in this world.
In the new Water Margin, after Lu Zhishen became a monk, he met Elder Zhizhen. Elder Zhizhen was the famous martial artist Zhou Tong, who had extraordinary martial arts skills and had taught many brave generals such as Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, and Shi Wengong. He could be called a "sweeping monk" and might have real kung fu.
However, Mount Wutai is far away in Jin and cannot be reached in a short time.
Considering some of the masters around here, Chao Gai’s martial arts skills should not be low, at least his strength should not be too weak.
There are two villages outside the east gate of Yuncheng County, separated by a big river, called Dongxi Village and Xixi Village.
There used to be frequent rumors of ghosts in Xixi Village. Later, with the guidance of a senior monk, a large bluestone was chiseled into a pagoda, which was placed at the entrance of the village to suppress the wandering ghosts.
The people of Dongxi Village thought that Xixi Village had driven the ghosts to their side, so they were very dissatisfied. Chao Gai, the village guard of Dongxi Village, came to Xixi Village alone, lifted up the bluestone pagoda, and placed it from the entrance of Xixi Village to the entrance of Dongxi Village.
It is also because of this that Chao Gai was given the title of Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King.
After Lu Cheng went home and thought about it, he asked his servant Lai Fu to prepare some gifts and visit Chao Gai, the King of Chao, tomorrow to compete with him.