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"If Liangshan didn't have something extraordinary about it, how could they have run rampant in Shandong without any fear?"

Zhu Biao said casually,

Even the government wouldn't dare to provoke them easily.

Zhu Long and Zhu Hu, who were standing nearby, exchanged a glance.

But they both saw fear on each other's faces.

Before the two of them,

Although I have heard from various places that Liangshan has gained prestige,

However, Liangshan's rise to power has only taken a little over six months.

The two brothers originally thought that,

No matter how fast Liangshan develops,

They're at most just stronger bandits and brigands.

Who would have thought that once Liangshan mobilized,

Their momentum was even stronger than that of the government troops!

The two brothers were inclined to back down.

But now the Liangshan army is almost upon us.

But it was already beyond their control.

"Father, can we really defeat the Liangshan army?"

Zhu Hu asked with some concern.

"Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to fight!"

Old Master Zhu sighed.

I also felt a little regretful.

If I hadn't listened to my third son, Zhu Biao, back then...

Perhaps then today's disaster wouldn't have happened.

Upon seeing the expressions of his father and two elder brothers, Zhu Biao...

It was immediately clear that the three of them were already having second thoughts.

Although Zhu Biao was arrogant,

But it still had a certain amount of extravagance.

He immediately let out a cold laugh.

"Father, eldest brother, second brother, do you really think that if I hadn't provoked Liangshan, there wouldn't be this battle today?"

After one sentence,

Zhu Biao didn't wait for anyone else to answer.

He immediately continued,

"Don't forget, Liangshan punished evil gentry and killed corrupt officials in various parts of Shandong, and confiscated all the land and distributed it to lowly people and tenants."

“Our Zhu Family Village is different from the Hu Family Village. Hu Cheng is good at business. Even without land, he can still make money.”

"But what about Zhujiazhuang? For over a hundred years, our Zhu family has relied on these few thousand acres of fertile land."

"If Liangshan confiscates the land, how will the Zhu family's descendants survive?"

"Furthermore, every time Liangshan conquered a village, they would hold a public trial for the village's wealthy households in front of the villagers."

"I wasn't the only one who committed evil deeds in this Zhu Family Village in the past!"

"If Liangshan really destroys your village, do you think they will let you off the hook, eldest brother, second brother, and even father?"

Zhu Biao's words,

The three men, father and sons standing nearby, broke out in a cold sweat.

Just now, I was only concerned with fearing the military might of Liangshan.

They forgot,

This Zhu Family Village, from its very foundation,

They were at odds with Liangshan.

Even if Liangshan doesn't cause trouble for the Zhu Family Village this time,

We will definitely not let the Zhu Family Village off the hook again...

Chapter 412 The Rootless Man

Because of what Zhu Biao said.

Zhu Long and Zhu Hu also abandoned their hopes of getting away with it.

They hurriedly helped Zhu Biao arrange the wedding.

Seeing that the Liangshan army outside was difficult to break through,

The Zhu family father and son had pinned all their hopes on Zhu Biao's wedding.

I'm hoping it really will turn out like Zhu Biao said.

Caught a big fish

If we can really capture the leader of the Liangshan bandits

The Liangshan army outside...

Naturally, they were defeated without a fight!

.......

Zhu Biao was to get married on that day.

The news quickly spread throughout the entire Zhu Family Village.

After hearing this news, Zhu Yongzai

He hurriedly ran home.

The report was given to Zhao Yuan and Shi Qian.

"Brother, something's not right,"

Shi Qian said with concern,

"Now that the village is surrounded by a large army led by Military Advisor Xu, Zhu Biao has chosen this time to get married at the age of 18,"

"Either he's mentally ill, or he has ulterior motives!"

"I met Zhu Biao once at Jingyanggang,"

Zhao Yuan gave a brief explanation.

Back then on Jingyang Ridge,

Zhu Biao and his group failed to extort money.

He then plotted to lure a tiger to harm him.

"This person is malicious. Choosing to get married today is most likely a trap they've set for us to fall into."

"Brother, about this matter..."

Shi Qian hesitated for a moment.

"Now that things have come to this, even knowing it's a trap, we have no choice but to jump in."

Zhao Yuan pondered for a moment,

"In that case, in the afternoon, we'll split into three groups. I'll go to the Zhu family's house to draw their attention,"

“Brother Shiqian, go to the village and set it on fire, make a ruckus in the village.”

"Gao Niangzi must find a way to infiltrate the Zhu family and go to Hu Cheng's aid."

"Brother, this is a trap, what if..."

Shi Qian was somewhat worried.

"Don't worry, there won't be any 'what ifs',"

Zhao Yuan said confidently,

"These people from Zhu Family Village alone can't stop me."

"Furthermore, as long as everything goes smoothly on your end, the sooner things get chaotic in the village, the better,"

“If Scholar Xu outside sees this, he certainly won’t miss the opportunity.”

"The sooner the Liangshan army breaks through the manor, the safer Gao Niangzi and I will be."

......

The backyard of Zhujiazhuang

Inside a side room adorned with red and colorful decorations.

Hu Sanniang sat expressionlessly in front of the dressing table.

She let the two maids and the old woman behind her dress her up.

Brother Zhao, I'm so sorry...

Hu Sanniang looked at her reflection in the bronze mirror.

I felt a sharp pain in my heart.

In the past two months,

She has been in Hujiazhuang all along.

Besides her elder brother Hu Cheng refusing to let her return to Liangshan,

This was also partly due to Hu Sanniang's desire to persuade her brother to join Liangshan.

But no one expected that,

The two siblings,

No one has convinced anyone yet.

Hu Cheng was tricked by Zhu Biao and imprisoned in Zhu Family Village.

Then,

The third son of the Zhu family then used Hu Cheng's life as leverage.

He forced Hu Sanniang to agree to marry him.

Hu Sanniang lost her father at a young age.

Hu Cheng was her eldest brother and had taken care of her since she was a child.

For Hu Sanniang,

Of course, we cannot allow something to happen to our elder brother, who is like a father to us.

After learning that his elder brother had been detained by the Zhu Family Village

Hu Sanniang originally intended to send someone to Liangshan to ask for help.

But Zhu Biao acted first.

They directly sent people to take control of the entire Hujiazhuang village.

Hu Sanniang didn't even bother sending anyone to ask for help.

It's just yourself.

He was also imprisoned by Zhu Biao.

now,