When everyone arrived at the Golden Sands Beach, they headed straight for the Hall of Righteousness.
On the way, Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong noticed that the minions guarding the pass were all holding their heads high and chests out. They moved in an orderly manner, looking like elites.
This made the two of them secretly shocked. When they arrived at Wanzi City's drill ground and saw the minions standing in a military posture, they were puzzled.
"May I ask what these lackeys are doing, Fort Master?”Chong Lin couldn't help but ask.
"This is called a military stance. Instructor, please look at these minions. Each of them has their heads up and chests out, their legs together, their hands tightly stuck to their pants, and their eyes can't be slanted. Standing like this for an hour will train their willpower.”
Xu Fengwu explained with a smile, then said,""What do you think of my training method, Instructor Lin?”
Chong Lin pondered for a moment and said,""Fort Master's training method is indeed novel. Thinking about it carefully, it's similar to the horse stance.”
Lu Zhishen also said," I've never seen such a training method in the Western Army. Can it train powerful soldiers?"”
" I can't say for sure about the battle," Xu Fengwu replied." But if we persevere, we can make the minions follow orders and be unified."”
"As long as you can do these two things, you can be considered an elite soldier!" Lu Zhishen praised. He did not expect the Fort Master to be proficient in training troops!”
"It's all my imagination in my free time.”Xu Fengwu said with a smile.
However, these words caused quite a shock in Lu Zhishen and Chong Lin's hearts.
To be able to come up with such an excellent training method just by thinking about it, could this Moor Lord Liang Shan be a natural talent?
After a while, everyone arrived at the hall. After they sat down, Xu Fengwu asked someone to prepare food and wine.
As soon as he sat down, Lu Zhishen said,"On my way here, I saw that Liangshan is indeed a dangerous stronghold!”
Xu Fengwu immediately said,"Since Master has taken a fancy to the small village, why don't you stay here and sit on the throne?"”
Since he had met Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen, Xu Fengwu did not want to miss the opportunity to recruit them even though he knew that he was not very confident.
Lu Zhishen was a little surprised. He did not expect Xu Fengwu to rope him in as soon as he opened his mouth. He immediately said,"I am currently managing the vegetable garden in the Great Xiangguo Temple in Tokyo. After sending Brother Lin Chong to Cangzhou, I will still return to the Great Xiangguo Temple.”
"I'm afraid Grandmaster won't be able to return to Xiangguo Temple.”
Xu Fengwu shook his head." I saw you at the hotel at the foot of the mountain just now. I guessed your identity as soon as I saw you." The two guards had followed them all the way here, so they had most likely guessed something. They would probably report to Gao Qiu when they returned to Tokyo.”
Lu Zhishen was shocked. He did not expect that not revealing his name along the way was not enough insurance.
Chong Lin sighed and said guiltily,"I didn't expect to implicate Senior Brother because of me."”
"Brother, don't say such things!”
Lu Zhishen comforted Chong Lin and then said to Xu Fengwu,""Thank you for your kindness, Master. If it's really as you said when I return to Tokyo, it won't be too late for me to throw myself into the mountains again!”
"Since that's the case, this one will await Grandmaster's arrival!”Xu Fengwu immediately revealed a look of joy. Even if he could not recruit Lu Zhishen now, it would be good to get a promise from him.
Then, Xu Fengwu looked at Chong Lin and asked,""I wonder how Instructor offended Gao Qiu to be sent to Cang Prefecture?”
Chong Lin let out a long sigh as he recounted what had happened. Finally, he said,"Chong Lin was unlucky and offended Grand Commandant Gao. I only hope that after serving my sentence in Cangzhou, I can go back and see my wife.”
Seeing that Chong Lin was short of breath, Xu Fengwu couldn't help but sigh,"Instructor Lin, that Grand Commandant Gao sent you to Cangzhou and ordered Dong Chao and Xue Ba to kill you. He wanted you dead! Now that Grandmaster is protecting you, those two people can't do anything to you. When you go back and report this to Gao Qiu, he will definitely send people to harm you again. Why bother going to Cang Prefecture?”
Hearing Xu Fengwu's intention to rope him in, Chong Lin shook his head and said,""After I went to Cangzhou, I served my sentence honestly. How could Grand Commandant Gao harm me?”
Ruan Xiaoqi was angry and immediately shouted,""Instructor thinks too highly of that Grand Commandant Gao. You should know that treacherous officials like him have black hearts! Instructor, why don't you stay here? I'll call a few brothers and go to Tokyo City to pick up your wife and father-in-law first. Then I'll cut off the head of that young man to relieve your anger.”
However, Ruan Xiaoqi knew his place. He knew that Gao Qiu was an important official of the Imperial Court and it would not be easy for him to make a move. Hence, he targeted Gao Yamen.
"I appreciate your kindness, Chief," Chong Lin quickly said,"but I don't have any thoughts of falling to the ground."”
Xu Fengwu couldn't help but shake his head. He knew that if he didn't force Chong Lin into a corner, he wouldn't turn into a bandit.
Lin Chong's family had been Imperial Army instructors for several generations. In the city of Tokyo, where every inch of land was worth gold, he could occasionally invite three or five good friends to dine in the Alum House.
Spending 1,000 strings of money to buy a knife, Lin Chong did not even blink. How could an ordinary family do that?
Compared to the 108 heroes in the original novel, Chong Lin could live to the age of 30 without worry about food and clothing, and his life was so comfortable. It would definitely make most heroes cry.
For a person who lived such a good life, no matter how strong his martial arts were, he still lacked courage.
Furthermore, Lin Chong was the instructor of the Imperial Army, a member of the Great Song Constitution. This was an invisible shackle for him.
Thus, when the disaster was imminent, this instructor of the Imperial Army, nicknamed Leopard Head, was instantly at a loss.
The most obvious thing was that when he realized that the person who had teased his wife was the son of his superior, Gao Qiu, he lowered his raised fist.
Why?
Chong Lin was reluctant to give up everything he had and hoped to resolve this storm with a peaceful attitude.
Chong Lin, who had a smooth journey, had never encountered such a thing. He was not like Lu Zhishen, who had no ties and would kill someone if he was unhappy.
He was not like Wang Jin, who left Tokyo with his family when he saw that the situation was not right.
To put it simply, Chong Lin was just an ordinary person. At most, he was a little stronger in martial arts. When faced with major changes, he would unconsciously think of the good side to numb himself.
Lin Chong had been forced by Gao Qiu from his home in Tokyo City to the shabby fodder field outside Cangzhou City. He did not resist at all. He was simply deceiving himself and himself.
Could it be that Lin Chong did not know that Gao Qiu would most likely find someone to harm him once he reached Cang Prefecture?
In fact, Chong Lin knew very well that he was just lying to himself. Only when he was forced to a dead end and all his fantasies were exposed would he come to Liangshan Lake.
In the original novel, it was very likely that Lin killed Lu Qian, Fu An, and the others for the first time.
Xu Fengwu did not despise Chong Lin. Not everyone was like him, who would kill people in a fit of anger.
Looking at the entire Water Margins, Lin Chong's experience could be said to have been forced into a corner.
Xu Fengwu smiled and said," Since the instructor doesn't want to stay, we naturally can't force him to stay. Why don't the two of you rest on the mountain for a night and continue tomorrow?"”
"Since the chief has invited me, I will stay for a night!”Lu Zhishen agreed readily.
Seeing Lu Zhishen nod, Chong Lin could only say,""Then we'll do as you say."
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