Outside Tokyo.
"Brother, Longqi!"
Shi Qian smiled and handed over the dragon flag he got with both hands.
"Well done, is everything going well?"
Sun Lei looked at Shi Qian with a smile and asked.
"Brother, I met him at night..."
Shi Qian told the story of his encounter with Wang Qing, Deng Yuanjue and Tian Ding.
"Oh, everyone chose to do it last night!"
Sun Lei touched his chin and said unexpectedly. It seems that the other three parties are still very concerned about the reputation of the world.
"Brother, what should we do next? When I left the city, soldiers and horses were already mobilizing. The court is likely to seal the city for search."
Shi Qian spoke.
"Haha, I've chartered a flower boat, let's go back to the city!"
Sun Lei pointed at the flower boat behind him and smiled.
"Brother, it may be dangerous if we enter the city again!"
Shi Qian said quickly, how could anyone return something after stealing it.
"The most dangerous place is the safest place! It would be dangerous if we leave!"
Sun Lei shook his head.
"The city of Tokyo cannot be sealed. Now is the New Year's Day. There is a huge flow of people inside and outside the city. The city gate cannot be kept open all the time. The prosperous city of Tokyo needs support from the whole world. Just look at the daily transportation of cars, horses and ships. If the city's goods are cut off, there will be big trouble!"
"In addition, we have lived in Zhuangyuan Building for many days, and many people know us. Isn't it self-inflicted that we disappeared suddenly?"
"I have discussed it with several military advisors. The imperial court is likely to adopt a strategy of tightening externally and loosening internally. The entire area around Kaifeng Mansion will remain as normal, but the road leaving Kaifeng Mansion will be blocked."
Sun Lei looked at Shi Qian and explained.
"But we can't leave now!"
Shi Qian asked doubtfully.
"Haha, how conscientious are you as a government official? If you can't catch anyone for a few days, you won't take it seriously! What's more, the exam will start soon. This is a big event. Hundreds of thousands of candidates are in the city. It's so busy. If we are too busy, who is in the mood to catch thieves?"
Sun Lei said with a smile.
Everyone got on the flower boat and slowly headed toward Tokyo City along the Bian River. When they passed the Datong Water Gate, the river became congested. Those who entered the city casually, but those who left the city were strictly searched.
After entering the city, I saw soldiers and policemen searching everywhere on the streets. There were originally a lot of people in Tokyo, so it was a chaotic mess.
The flower boat turned into Cai River and came to the vicinity of Zhuangyuan Tower.
"Brother Cui!"
Sun Lei waved and shouted to Cui Yulin and others by the river.
"It's really Senior Sun! Didn't you say we would treat you!"
Seeing that Sun Leizhen had packed a flower boat, Cui Yulin and others stepped forward with smiles on their faces and clasped their fists to be polite.
"Get on the boat, let's take a boat trip to Tokyo today!"
Sun Lei laughed and said, since they are pretending to be candidates, they must do the whole thing. Some of these people have family members who are officials in Tokyo. These people are not afraid of official searches.
On the tenth day of the lunar month, the examinations were held as scheduled in the Imperial College.
Not three days after the exam started, Sun Lei retreated to the small courtyard of Zhuangyuan Building, looking like he had failed the exam and had already lost his reputation.
No one is surprised by this move. There are hundreds of thousands of people taking the test every time, and only a hundred people can pass the Jinshi. At least half of them pass the exam when it starts, and then they have to pass a lot more one after another. The real number will wait until a few months later. Only a handful of people released the list.
Sun Lei did not go to find Fang La, Wang Qing, and Tian Hu. The day after the Dragon Flag was stolen, news spread in the world that Liang Shanbo had won the Dragon Flag, defeating Hebei Tian Hu and Huaixi Wang. Qing and Jiangnan La won the Heroes Conference again.
Sun Lei did not take the land route this time, but chartered a boat and took the water route.
"Brother, where are we going?"
Lu Fang asked, looking at Sun Lei on the bow of the boat.
"Go north, to Huazhou!"
Sun Lei said with a smile, Song Jiang and those people have already gone to Huazhou to take office.
Because Cai Jing was there, Cai Sui was directly appointed as a martial arts doctor (from the sixth grade), Huazhou defense envoy, and also knew Huazhou.
Song Jiang is now the commander of the Huazhou garrison under Cai Sui, Xiu Wuling (the eighth rank), Hu Yanzhuo is the commander of the army, Cong Yilang (the eighth rank), and Guan Sheng is the commander of the army, Bingyilang (the eighth rank). Eighth grade), Chao Gai was a military commander and Zhongxun Lang (nineth grade).
"Huazhou?"
Hua Rong knew that Song Jiang had gone to Huazhou, and his expression was a little unnatural.
"I heard that Chao Gai and Song Jiang had a dispute. They almost started fighting when they were in Tokyo. Now that they have gone to Huazhou, they may have to part ways."
Sun Lei said with a smile.
After Cai Jing helped Song Jiang and others apply for official positions, Song Jiang and others were overjoyed and gathered together to drink and have fun. Chao Gai drank too much and complained a few times. As a result, Song Jiang's group of die-hards were unwilling and almost got into a fight.
Now Song Jiang and others are leading troops to garrison in Huazhou first, while Cai Sui is still staying in Tokyo and is expected to wait until January before taking office.
"Parting ways?"
Hua Rong's expression changed drastically. Song Jiang was famous for his benevolence and righteousness. Why did that group of people make such a fuss?
"Did I say elegant? We just want to break up!"
Sun Lei thought Hua Rong didn't understand. He had been hanging out with those candidates during this period, and he had acquired some knowledge of elegance. His words were a bit refined!
"I know, but Song Jiang has a good reputation. I didn't expect them to be like this."
Hua Rong said, it is easy to join a gang and difficult to break up in the martial arts world. Once the gang breaks up, it is inevitable to be criticized by others, and it will be difficult to find a place in the martial arts world in the future.
"Is there anything impossible? Song Jiang and Chao Gai are basically two different people. Song Jiang is a refined man, good at maneuvering, and only thinks about fame, fortune, glory, and wealth. Chao Gai is just the opposite. Chao Gai is a rough man who likes quick justice and kindness. Qiu, unfettered, was born to be a bandit, not an official at all."
Sun Lei said with a smile, Chao Gai and Song Jiang were both well-known heroes in the world at the beginning. They were also generous with their wealth, helped those in need, and made friends with heroes in the world.
But Song Jiang only used his reputation in the world to pave the way for officialdom, while Chao Gai wanted to take root in the world.
"Brother, they won't fight, right?"
Wu Song looked at Sun Lei and asked.
"Can't tell!"
Sun Lei shook his head. Chao Gai's death in the original work was very strange. There was no Zhao'an at that time, and the conflict of interest was not serious yet, but Chao Gai died inexplicably. Now that Song Jiang has an official position of the eighth rank, it is not unusual for Song Jiang to do anything to block people's wealth, such as killing his parents.
"ah!"
Wu Song's expression changed. Sun Lei had never been inaccurate when speaking. These three words "I can't tell" were already a definite answer.
"If there's a real fight, Chao Gai has no chance of winning!"
Xiao Jiasui said, most of that group of people were loyal to Song Jiang, Chao Gai had few close followers for a long time, and Chao Gai would be dead if he took action.
"That's not the case. They all have official positions now. If they start fighting, it can no longer be called a fight. Will it be defined as rebellion?"
Lin Chong said, now those people in Song Jiang are court officials, and rebellion is a heavier crime than rebellion. Luocao's rebellion can still clear Zhao'an's name, but rebellion in the army is a death penalty.
"You reminded me that Song Jiang accused Chao Gai of rebellion. Wouldn't this be able to get rid of Chao Gai openly?"
After Lin Chong said this, Sun Lei suddenly thought of a possibility. In this way, Song Jiang would not only kill Chao Gai, but also kill himself cleanly.
(End of chapter)
