Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 726 Lu Zhishen: All I Want is a Wife, Kids, and a Warm Bed! [2 Updates]

On a dark and windy night, Qu Lichuqing, masked, made his way to the Pipa Pavilion, waiting for all the guests upstairs to leave.

Finally, after all the customers had left and the shop closed, Qu Lichuqing sneaked in with a knife and killed anyone he saw.

However, even after killing everyone, they still didn't see the bartender who had identified Princess Chongde to him.

Qu Lichu grabbed a bartender, held a knife to his neck, and demanded in a high-pitched voice:

Where did your stern-faced bartender go?

The bartender looked miserable and said:
"Hero, spare my life!"
"We transferred this shop yesterday, and today is our first day of business!"
"I'm the only bartender here. There's no stern-faced bartender like the heroes used to talk about. Could it be the bartender from before?"

"what?"

Qu Lichu looked completely bewildered: "You're a newly transferred shop?"

The bartender, tears streaming down his face, cried out, "It's a gigolo, it's a gigolo..."

Qu Lichuqing then asked sternly, "Where is the previous shopkeeper?"
"Where did they go after they transferred ownership of the shop?"

Bartender: "I heard there was an emergency back home, so I hurriedly closed the shop and rushed back to my hometown in Hedong overnight..."

"Ah this..."

Qu Li was frustrated and had no choice but to kill the bartender with a knife.

Now that the shopkeeper had rushed back to Hedong overnight, it was impossible for Qu Lichuqing to kill him to silence him.

Fortunately, Hedong is a long way from Jiangzhou, so they shouldn't be able to reveal that they know about the princess.

Qu Li slaughtered everyone at the Pipa Pavilion, then set it ablaze, reducing it to ashes...

……

Qingzhou.

A large gathering at Cai Fu's house.

Not only were Cai Fu's women present, but his sisters-in-law and other female relatives were also there.

All the sworn brothers in Qingzhou were present, along with their families, for a family gathering.

Lu Junyi, Lu Zhishen, Guan Sheng, and Wu Song were all present, and the brothers were having a great time, raising their cups and drinking.

Cai Fu's several younger sisters-in-law who were under ten years old, along with his second disciple Chai Paifu, were playing with Lu Junyi's son Lu Guanzhong and Wu Song's daughter Wu Qingyao.

Lu Guanzhong and Wu Qingyao had just learned to walk and couldn't speak yet. They babbled and stumbled as they chased after the older children.

Guan Sheng's wife, heavily pregnant, looked at the children with a kind expression and chatted with her sisters-in-law.

With these children, the gathering became even more lively. Not only Cai Fu, but even Lu Zhishen was envious.
"It's always more lively at home when there are kids..."

Cai Fu asked with a smile, "Third brother, why don't you find a sister-in-law and have one too?"

Lu Junyi, Guan Sheng, and Wu Song immediately started to jeer, while Lu Zhishen rubbed Lu Zhishen's bald head until sparks flew.
"Let's discuss it again, let's discuss it again..."

Cai Fu laughed heartily: "Third brother, if there's a suitable woman, how about I arrange one for you?"

Lu Zhishen's face turned as red as pig's blood, and he quickly changed the subject, looking at Lin Chong sitting next to him:
"Brother, has the gold mark on your face disappeared?"

"It's gone!"

Lin Chong chuckled and wiped his face: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for asking Physician An to remove the golden seal from my body!"

"We're family, it's only right."

Cai Fu waved his hand, and Lin Chong said again, "Actually, there's another piece of good news..."

Lu Zhishen asked excitedly, "What happy occasion is it?"

Lin Chong said with a happy expression, "Jin'er is pregnant too!"

Straight bitch!
Lu Zhishen was provoked once again.

Perhaps it was because he had achieved fame and success, or perhaps it was because he was getting old, or perhaps it was his reproductive instinct, but Lu Zhishen also wanted a family.

I don't want anything else, just a wife, kids, and a warm bed...

How could Cai Fu not be envious?
However, Fang Jinzhi, the first wife, was in mourning, Princess Tianshou, the second wife, was also in mourning, Zhao Fujin, the third wife, was also in mourning, and Hu Sanniang and Qiu Qiongying were all in mourning... Cai Ya and Li Ping'er, who were not in mourning, were not qualified to bear him a son.

Heaven have mercy, Cai Fudu will be twenty-seven years old after the New Year, and Fang Jinzhi will be twenty-nine when her mourning period ends!

It seems like you can only have a child when you're thirty...

Just then, Yue Fei's messenger arrived.

With a square face, large ears, and a height of ten feet, he turned out to be Zhang Li, who was already ten years old.

In the past two years, he has grown from eight feet tall to ten feet tall.

"Eldest Uncle, Second Uncle, Third Uncle, Fourth Uncle, Seventh Uncle..."

After bowing to each of them, Zhang Li reported:
"My master sent me some good news!"

Finally, it was time to change the subject, so Lu Zhishen quickly pressed on:

"What good news does your master have?"

Zhang Li: "My teacher's wife is pregnant!"

Can't we still have fun together?

Cai Fu and Lu Zhishen: (#▼皿▼)(▼皿▼#)
Slow!

Cai Fu suddenly remembered: Yue Fei had a child, and this child was most likely Yue Yun!
By the way, isn't Guan Sheng's wife Guan Ling?
The next generation of young players is finally taking the stage one after another...

Twenty years from now, I will have a whole bunch of young Cai family generals under my command, including Yang Jizhou, Yue Yun, Guan Ling, Han Yanzhi, Hei Manlong, Lu Wenlong, Zhang Xian, Dong Yaozong, Wang Biao, Fan Cheng, and Yu Lei!
At that time, my generation was in our forties or fifties, still in our prime, and wouldn't we be able to sweep across Eurasia?

……

Yan'an Prefecture.

"Your Majesty, I would like to recommend a great general to you!"

The newly appointed Grand Commandant of the Palace Guard, Zhong Shidao, introduced a great general to Emperor Qinzong of Song:
"He is Zhang Jun, the Martial Gentleman!"

Zhang Jun paid his respects to Emperor Qinzong of Song.

He is currently just a junior officer in the Western Army, but he will become an extraordinary figure in the future!

He, along with Liu Guangshi, Han Shizhong, and Yue Fei, were collectively known as the "Four Generals of the Restoration"!
He was posthumously honored as one of the "Seven Kings of the Restoration" along with Liu Guangshi, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Yang Cunzhong, Wu Jie, and Wu Lin!
Although he possessed remarkable military talent, he also had many flaws.

For example, "helpless".

Zhang Jun was a greedy man who "owned land all over the country and amassed a fortune of millions."

His house was piled high with silver. To prevent it from being stolen, he ordered people to cast the silver into large balls of a thousand taels each, which he named "Mei Nai He" (meaning "helpless").

It means the thief can't take it away; there's nothing they can do about it.

He also followed Qin Hui in fabricating false evidence, which led to the wrongful conviction of Yue Fei.

There are five kneeling iron figures in front of Yue Fei's tomb, representing Qin Hui, Lady Wang, Wan Qixie, Zhang Jun, and Luo Ruji.

He was one of them.

Upon seeing Zhang Jun, Emperor Qinzong of Song realized that he was indeed a promising general and immediately appointed Zhang Jun as the commander of the Japanese army.

The Imperial Guards were divided into three armies: Upper, Middle, and Lower. The Upper Four Armies were the Sun-Promoting Army, the Heavenly Martial Army, the Dragon Guard, and the Divine Guard.

Therefore, although Zhang Jun was only a commander, leading a battalion of soldiers, his status and position had already undergone a three-level leap.

It should be noted that when Gao Qiu arranged for Gao Yanei to join the Divine Guard, he was only a commander.

"His Majesty!"

As Zhang Jun was expressing his gratitude, General Zhao Tan entered:
"The pseudo-emperor in Jiangzhou has sent an envoy with a handwritten letter!"

After the eunuch inspected the document, he handed it to Emperor Qinzong of Song. Emperor Qinzong opened it and read:
"Xiao Jiu wants to negotiate?"

Shaking his head, Emperor Qinzong of Song passed Emperor Gaozong's handwritten letter to Zhong Shidao and then asked Grand Tutor Tong and Privy Councilor Wang to come.

Grand Tutor Tong was Tong Guan, and Privy Councilor Wang was Wang Fu; both of them were promoted.

(End of this chapter)