The group of people followed Yang Lin and continued to walk forward for a while. They saw a large stone bridge and a flat road behind it. They could already see the manor in the shade of the green willows.
There was a wide river around him, and on both sides of the river were large weeping poplars. In the shade of the trees was a white wall.
The crowd turned around and came to the front of the manor. They saw four or five vassals sitting on the broad bridge, enjoying the shade.
Xu Fengwu led his horse forward and bowed to the vassal. Then he said,"My surname is Xu, and I'm from Jeju, Tokyo. When he passed by Cangzhou this time, he heard of Lord Chai's reputation and specially came to pay his respects.”
Xu Fengwu did not say his name. He had registered with the government, so he should be careful when he went out. He could do whatever he wanted when he returned to Jeju.
Seeing Xu Fengwu's outstanding appearance and the group riding on top horses, even the shifty-looking men behind him were riding horses without exception, the vassals did not dare to underestimate him.
"Sir, please follow me." One of the vassals said as he led Xu Fengwu and the others towards the gate of the manor.
When they arrived at a vermilion door, the vassal said to Xu Fengwu,""Sir, please wait here for a moment. Allow this lowly one to report to the Manor Lord.”
Xu Fengwu nodded and saw the guest enter. A few minutes later, a group of people came out of the manor with an official in the middle.
That person was about 34 or 35 years old, with dragon eyebrows and phoenix eyes, white teeth and red lips. Three teeth covered his mouth and beard, dressed like a romantic figure.
She wore a black gauze scarf with a corner, a purple embroidered robe, an exquisite jade ring inlaid with treasures tied around her waist, and a pair of gold-threaded green black court boots.
This was the first time Xu Fengwu had seen such a person. He was indeed a descendant of the Later Zhou Imperial Family.
Chai Jin quickly walked out and sized up Xu Fengwu. Seeing that he was handsome and extraordinary, he immediately felt happy.
Chai Jin cupped his fists and asked,"Little brother Chai Jin, may I ask your name?"”
Xu Fengwu smiled." My surname is Xu. I'm from Jeju, Tokyo. I'm here to pay my respects to you."”
When Chai Jin saw that Xu Fengwu did not mention his name and was from Jeju, he suddenly understood and said with a happy expression,"So it's you, brother. Please come in and sit.”
Immediately, everyone followed Chai Jin into the manor. Chen Xing and Chen Sheng led the horses and followed Chai Jin's vassal to the backyard to settle the horses.
The group of people came to the main hall. Chai Jin looked at Xu Fengwu and said happily,"Let Chai Jin guess, could it be that brother is the Fort Master of Water Pond Liangshan, Xu Fengwu?”
"Yes, I am!" Xu Fengwu cupped his fists and said. Please don't blame me. There were too many people outside just now. I put my name in the Jeju government office. I was worried that I would cause trouble for you, so I didn't report my name.”
This was not Xu Fengwu's pretense. He was now a giant bandit in the green forest. He had killed the imperial court's envoy, and the Jeju government had been trying to capture him. He did not want to cause trouble for Chai Jin.
However, in Jeju, the government couldn't do anything to him.
Chai Jin said nonchalantly," Brother, you don't have to be so worried. Let alone killing a few officers and soldiers, even if you killed an official of the imperial court and robbed the treasury, Chai Jin would dare to hide in the manor."”
"Moreover, this is Cangzhou. If the government of Jeju is so capable, can they control this place?”
As expected of the descendant of the Chai family of the Later Zhou Dynasty, the Duke of Chongyi conferred by the imperial court. He even held an oath and iron coupon in his hand, and his words were unyielding.
Xu Fengwu thought to himself and said,""This time, this little brother has taken the liberty to come here to apologize to you. Because of that law, I killed the imperial court's envoy in a fit of anger and had no choice but to go to Liangshan. Who knew that Wang Lun wouldn't take him in. At that time, I had no choice but to fight him. Du Qian, Song Wan, and Zhu Gui recommended me to take the top spot.”
In fact, Xu Fengwu's position as the Fort Master had long been extremely stable. Even if Chai Jin and Liangshan had such a relationship, there was no need for him to come and 'apologize.'
However, the Chai family was well-established in Hebei and had many connections. Xu Fengwu would need Chai Jin's help in many matters in the future, so he specially came over.
"I already know about what happened at Liangshan Lake.”
Chai Jin waved his hand and seemed to be very unconcerned. He said,"That Wang Lun was a scholar who failed his examinations. It was only because he was bullied by the government that he received my financial assistance back then and went to Liangshan Lake to live in seclusion.”
"This person doesn't have great ambitions. He's a person who can settle down after a small fortune. I once heard that Zhu Gui, the leader of the elders in the village, offended Wang Lun just because he introduced a few heroes to the village. He was sent to the foot of the mountain to open a hotel. He said that he was in charge of the eyes and ears, but in fact, he was sent down the mountain.”
Over the years, Chai Jin had sponsored countless heroes and righteous people, and Wang Lun was just one of them.
To be honest, Chai Jin did not take Wang Lun to heart at the beginning. It was only after Wang Lun occupied Liang Shan Po that he actually gathered seven to eight hundred people and took the initiative to write to him that Chai Jin took him to heart.
Or rather, he took Liang Shanpo to heart.
As for who was the chief, Chai Jin actually did not care. As long as he called him Lord Chai when they met, he would be very happy.
This was the feeling he wanted!
Chai Jin cupped his fists at Xu Fengwu and continued,"Virtuous brother is now in charge of Liangshan Lake. In just a few short months, he has defeated more than a thousand government troops. He also set up the banner of 'carrying out justice on behalf of the heavens, eliminating violence and pacifying the good', helping the people around the water lake, attracting the people to join him. His ability was a hundred times better than Wang Lun's.”
"The position of Fort Master is occupied by the virtuous. It is most suitable for you to sit on the top seat.”
Xu Fengwu returned the bow and said,"I'm ashamed to hear your words."”
Chai Jin laughed and said,"There's no need to be so polite. Since you've come to my place today, you must stay for a few more days."”
"Since you have invited me, I dare not refuse.”
Xu Fengwu nodded and said,"Actually, I came here to ask for your help."”
Chai Jin said,"If you have any difficulties, just say it."”
Xu Fengwu said," Your Excellency knows that Liangshan has a moor of 800 miles. However, there are only three merchant ships with 1,000 tons of materials in the village. The rest are all small boats." This little brother wants to ask you, is there any way for this little brother to buy a few ships?”
Chai Jin glanced at Xu Fengwu and said with a smile,"What's so difficult about that? My Chai family is flourishing. There are clans in Hebei and Shandong. There are Chai clansmen in Dengzhou, Laizhou and other places who go out to sea to do business.”
"I'll write a letter later. Brother, you can take the letter and go find the Chai clan in Dengzhou and ask them to sell you a few big ships.”
"Thank you for your help, sir." Xu Fengwu was overjoyed.”
Chai Jin smiled again and immediately ordered people to prepare a first-class banquet to invite Xu Fengwu and his party.
Xu Fengwu also introduced Ruan Xiaoqi, Shan Shiqi, and the others to Chai Jin. When Chai Jin saw so many good men, he was overjoyed and pulled Xu Fengwu to talk very affectionately.
After some conversation, Xu Fengwu also roughly understood Chai Jin's character.
Xu Fengwu had initially guessed that Chai Jin had sponsored Wang Lun and the many Jianghu heroes because he wanted to restore the country. Now, it seemed that he had been wrong.
Chai Jin was a descendant of the Chai family of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and he had received generous treatment from the Zhao family. He was a family that had accumulated wealth for many generations. To put it simply, his family was so poor that only money was left.
Chai Jin didn't worry about food and drink, he thought highly of himself, but because of his identity, he couldn't express his ambition, thus he could only find fun all day.
No matter what crime they committed, they would take them in. Hearing them praise him was Chai Jin's greatest pleasure.
Just like in the online games of the future, the rich man who threw money to act like a boss was after the prestige of the leader. Since those underlings had received benefits from him, they naturally had to kneel down and call him boss.
Chai Jin was not afraid of being targeted by Emperor Zhao because of this. He was very clear in his heart that the people he recruited were all men from the wilderness of the pugilistic world. These people were nothing in the eyes of the imperial court.
In the eyes of the Emperor, a hundred heroes of Jianghu were nothing compared to a single move. If the Emperor wanted to kill him because of this, it would be a first-class joke.
Moreover, even if Chai Jin had any thoughts in his heart, it had already been more than a hundred years. Chai family and Emperor Zhao's family had actually long been a community of interests.
Zhao clan did not get the country properly, thus they had to treat Chai clan well and worship them like a memorial archway.
Although Chai clan had lost the throne, under the protection of Zhao clan, they had a large business and many descendants. Otherwise, they would have fallen into the mud long ago.
This Chai Jin seemed to be a big shot in the pugilistic world, but in reality, he was still that young master.
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