It is definitely wrong to say that there are no good people in Liangshan. To say that Lu Zhishen was the only good person was not entirely true. After all, there are more than a hundred people, and there are all kinds of people. For example, Gongsun Sheng and An Daoquan, one of them did not care about things and kept themselves safe, while the other treated people with medical problems. Because of his good medical skills, he was framed and had his own doctor killed, so he had no choice but to go to the mountain. Let's talk about Lu Junyi. He wears his hat very well. He can work peacefully as a member and enjoy life without causing trouble. However, he was designed to ruin his family and he couldn't go up the mountain. In addition, there are some other people who go up the mountain as a last resort and have suffered enough.
Of course, there are also many bad guys. The so-called heroes on Liangshan are basically studied by Wu Yong. Li Kui may have something wrong with his mind, so he doesn't care about anything else and just kills. Not only did Wang Ying steal women, he also tore out people's hearts and drank wine to make them hot. Sun Erniang and Zhang Qing opened a wine shop on the cross slope, seeking money, killing people, and selling human meat buns. There are others who have done nothing but kill innocent people.
Liangshan is a big dyeing vat, where the good and the bad, the people who have difficulties and the people with bad natures are all there. Under the leadership of Song Jiang, they acted for heaven and served the court...
In March, the willows are lingering and the spring breeze is blowing.
The senior official stood on the sentry tower of the mansion, looking at the growing Wangjiazhuang. Children who are not in school are chasing and playing in the new streets and fields, and Wang Qingyuan is also having a lot of fun among them. Several dogs in the village also followed behind their little master, running wildly together. But they didn't hang around the school, and they didn't dare to interfere with their brothers and sisters' studies. They would have been really beaten, and even the eldest young master of the Wang family was hung up and beaten.
In the fields in the distance, people are working and cultivating. Now the tenants in Wangjiazhuang no longer farm, they all work in factories, and the land has been returned to high-ranking officials. Of course, the land cannot be left idle, so every year during spring plowing, people come from far away to work as part-time workers, and every year some people are left with their families as tenants.
They want to enter the factory, but it is not easy and the competition is too great. So what they want is to be tenants under the high officials. Firstly, the high officials charge less rent, so they can live well. Secondly, they can enjoy the welfare of Wangjiazhuang, which is even better. Therefore, the competition for the quota of tenants every year is actually no less than the competition to work in a factory.
Two months later, the news of the capture of Su and Fu states was finally concealed. After all, they made big moves. Even if the official didn't publicize it, they issued new currency and changed taxes. This was really a good thing for the people of Liao who were also suffering. They may know that the leader above them has changed, but they have no interest in paying attention. How many days can they feel comfortable? So they wrote letters to relatives and so on, telling them what happened here. In addition to the fact that the news was spreading, there was no way to hide it.
The Liao Kingdom brought 20,000 troops nearby to suppress the rebellion. They traveled sparsely for half a month before arriving. They were ambushed by Wang Rongchun, who had already received the news. Two thousand Modao troops were engaged in the main battle, supplemented by two wings of light armored infantry and archers. , defeated the enemy in one battle. The battle was not fierce, but after Mo Dao cut through the charging cavalry, the infantrymen at the rear of the Liao army saw that it was no big deal that they were passing by with a knife, but when someone else came over with a knife, their own heads were flying all over the sky, and they immediately collapsed.
In general, both sides did not suffer too many casualties. The charge at the beginning of the battle resulted in more deaths in the confrontation. The Liao army suffered more deaths. Many of them fell under the horse and were trampled by the Mo Dao soldiers wearing heavy armor. dead. Most of our own casualties were blunt injuries caused by the impact of the horses during the battle. This was the most fatal internal injury. In addition, it was unlucky that the number of light armored infantry killed by arrows totaled no more than a thousand.
There was no pursuit, but all those who could not run were brought back to the city for treatment. Once they were well trained, they would contribute half their lives to the infrastructure construction of Su and Fu states. If he had survived, he would have been an honorable citizen of the Empire.
It was also the devastation of this battle that made Lu Zhishen's name spread throughout the East.
Zhao Ji knew that the high-ranking officials had business there. Although the Imperial City Division had known about it, they were only engaged in intelligence and could not understand more than Wang Yan who communicated directly with people like this, so he summoned Wang Yan to Beijing to explain the situation.
Of course the senior officials had something to say, saying that they had had business dealings with Lu Zhishen for a long time, but they had never expected that they would now have it. He also said that there is a port there and business is very convenient. And now the situation is easier. Instead of the Liao and Jin families, the Liao, Jin and Lu families are fighting for supremacy, and they can let go of their hands and attack Xixia.
At the same time, he did not forget to talk about Lu Zhishen's experience, and also talked about Lin Chong's incident, giving Gao Qiu some eye drops. This can't be blamed on him. After all, what happened is there. In the past, I didn't say anything but just didn't care. After all, no one cares about a small jurisdiction and a small Forbidden Army instructor. Now that Lu Zhishen has stood up, it's different.
But Zhao Ji is a good leader, he is nostalgic, protective of people, and he is very demanding and has indeed served well. Besides, things have reached this point. He didn't say anything, he just gave me a slap in the face and fined him a year's salary.
Finally, he asked the senior officials to maintain a good relationship with Lu Zhishen and always pay attention to the trends there. At the same time, some troops and horses were mobilized from the rear to continue fighting Xixia.
Zhao Ji is not bad. Although he is overjoyed in his achievements, is extravagant, wastes national wealth, etc., he can still listen to his words to a certain extent. He can still understand the situation. Now the situation has changed for the better.
Although the country is still uneasy and the people's livelihood is more difficult, the senior officials are still relatively happy. At least the external situation is very good now, and the internal situation is relatively stable. Although the people are being tortured, the country can still hold on, which is good...
"Official!"
Hearing the noise, Wang Yan turned around and looked down at Hu Sanniang, who had her head raised and her face anxious. He walked down the sentry tower lightly and said with a smile, "What's wrong, Sanniang? Why are you so anxious?"
Hu Sanniang handed the letter in her hand to the senior official: "Song Jiang from Liangshan brought six thousand soldiers and horses and leaders down the mountain to attack Zhujiazhuang. The Zhu family asked for help from my Hu family. Official, what do you think our Hu family should do?" What to do? Save or not? If not, what if Liangshan breaks Zhujiazhuang and comes to attack the Hu family? "
Wang Yan looked at the letter in his hand, shook his head and smiled, then took Sanniang back to the room: "No problem, I heard that Song Jiang raised a banner to uphold justice for heaven in Liangshan, and I also heard that he was an ambitious person. As the saying goes, a traitor in power will bring trouble to the government, so he vows to eradicate the traitor and help the country. I believe that Song Jiang intends to strengthen Liangshan, attract the attention of the court, and then recruit An as an official. Do you still know the names of your officials? So Song Jiang is recruiting An, An Dare you take action against my father-in-law, Wang?"
The day Song Jiang went up the mountain, he made up his mind to recruit people. He pretended to be crazy, acted like a fool and ate shit. He was not guilty of writing anti-poems in Xunyangjiangtou, and he would not be pardoned for rebelling. He has thousands of ambitions and nowhere to put them, so he can only go up the mountain to show his worth and let the court see his abilities as a small official in Yuncheng, so as to honor his ancestors and realize his ambitions. Therefore, when he recruited official soldiers, he did so out of great righteousness and promised to better serve the court in the future.
In fact, if he wanted to rebel from the beginning, radiating from Liangshan, occupying Shandong, and slowly trying to do it, there would be no chance. After all, when it comes down to it, the people on Liangshan Mountain are pretty good. Liu Bang's team is Peixian, and Zhu Yuanzhang's team is Haozhou and Huaixi. There are always a lot of capable people around us, but we just don't have the opportunity to display them.
But it didn't work out later. On the one hand, there were several mountaintops within them, including official surrendered generals and the Erlongshan line. There were also those good brothers of Chao Gai who were always at odds with each other. On the other hand, they fought back and forth and had no business territory, so they relied on looting to maintain their existence, which ruined Liangshan's popularity in surrounding counties. As for why Li Kui sat in the Shouzhang County Government, later Song Jiang wanted to kill Li Kui, but the people of Shouzhang went up to the mountain to plead for mercy. This matter is not representative.
This is not enough to show that Liangshan has the support of the people, nor does it show that Li Kui is truly a hero. On the contrary, what can be explained is that the civil servants and generals of the Song Dynasty were really nothing. It was the common people who were afraid of being labeled as a bandit in Tongliang Mountain, so they all had their heads chopped off to take credit. Because a normal person would not think about going to a bandit's den to express gratitude.
So later on, Song Jiang had no choice but to recruit him. Even though those people clamored to rebel, it was of no use because there were no objective conditions. After all, without a basic base, they won't be able to hold on for long. Even if they can fight, they can't continue fighting after all. They can't afford to fight and they can't help but consume. At that time, they had become a scourge. If they didn't surrender, the Western Army would come over and kill them. There was no choice.
This is starting from scratch and the route is wrong.
Of course, this is looking at the problem from a third perspective after all. He is not Song Jiang, he is Wang Yan.
Back to the present, since Song Jiang wants to recruit people, Wang Yan, the father-in-law of a close minister of the emperor, gave Song Jiang eight courages, but he did not dare to move because he was afraid of cutting off his retreat. Not to mention Song Jiang, now his Wang's goods can be used by the entire Song Dynasty as long as they are under the banner, and no one dares to rob them. The retaliation is too strong and will not stop until death. Moreover, his goods are unique and easy to trace. Once caught, there are a bunch of them. They are all working, and they can't die.
"Official, you can't take risks. I only have my old father and my brother as my two relatives. What should I do if something unexpected happens?"
Unlike Jinlian who always calls herself a slave, Sanniang calls herself a concubine. In comparison, the slave family is more coquettish. This San Niang is no softer than Jin Lian, and she is as hard as she begs for mercy.
He mused: "In this case, I will write a letter to Song Jiang and ask him not to do anything to the Hu family. In addition, in order to avoid accidents, I will send someone to your home to pick up your father and your eldest brother to stay here for a while. . It is just a Zhu family. If it is destroyed, it will be destroyed. The court will pursue it. If Liangshan is not satisfied and touches the Hu family, even if it is a flower, I will immediately send troops to destroy them. What do you think? "
Of course, deploying troops is just a way of saying it. After all, he has an official but no position and no dispatch. He only has an empty name, so how can he mobilize troops? However, he could write to the commander of the Forbidden Army Xiangdu, and he could write to the prefects around Liangshan, and various places began to suppress bandits. Even if there was no order from the court, they would still be surrounding Liangshan. The eight hundred miles of water is indeed a blessed place, but it is also a limitation. A group of grass bandits who are not interested in production will destroy themselves without attacking if they only surround but do not fight.
"Thank you, officer."
Wang Yan glanced at her, smiled and said nothing. He knew that Sanniang wanted him to kill Liangshan directly, or to provide some protection to the Hu family, but she did not dare to ask further.
It was the right thing not to say anything, because ever since he became a high-ranking official, Hu Taigong and Hu Cheng had nothing to do with him. Instead, they were even more cautious, walking on thin ice, fearing that they would make the wrong move and get into trouble. But the collateral branch of the Hu family is not good, it is very powerful. He even carries his reputation and goes to Bianjing to show off. How dare he do this in Bianjing, let alone in the local area. If Hu Sanniang hadn't cried out and begged, she wouldn't have broken a leg.
After returning to the room and writing a letter, Yue Haichuan, the head of the nursing home, personally led his people and set off quickly...
Yue Haichuan has been practicing martial arts with peace of mind over the years, leading batch after batch of nursing homes. Of course his martial arts is not the highest, but his status is there. He has done a lot of dirty things over the years, and he is also one of the few core members who knows the layout of some high officials. My wife and children are all in Wangjiazhuang, I live a prosperous life, I don’t need anything, I am sincere and sincere.
The so-called living Qi and nourishing the body. Although Yue Haichuan's appearance is still as big and rough as before, his long-term status, coupled with the always domineering influence of high officials, and the high official's repeated orders to strengthen cultural learning, his outward appearance The strong self-confidence that emerges makes the whole person different, and he is no longer the rough guy he once was.
In the camp where the Liangshan troops were stationed outside Zhujiazhuang, he bowed his hands, took out a letter written by a high-ranking official, and presented it with both hands. Of course, the person he was paying respect to was not Song Jiang, the bandit leader, because the letter was written by a high-ranking official. written.
"Chief Song, my second wife heard that you wanted to attack Zhujiazhuang, and she was worried about the safety of her family. This is the handwriting of my general, and I would like to ask Chief Song to read it."
"Brother Yue, there is no need to be too polite. I, Liangshan, am a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and I do benevolent and righteous things. If Zhujiazhuang hadn't bullied me, Liangshan, and brought disaster to the village, oppressing good people, and doing many evil things, I, Liangshan, would never be in trouble with the Zhu family. . General Wang and the Second Lady can rest assured that Song Jiang has no intention of attacking the Hu family."
While talking, Song Jiang took the letter with a smile, opened the seal and read it.
Yue Haichuan stood there waiting for Song Jiang to read the letter. The letter was to be burned. After all, communication like this was always bad. If it fell into the hands of others, it would be evidence of bandits from all directions.
He looked expressionlessly at the leaders who were sitting and standing in the camp with different expressions. He didn't have any disdain, just a very pure disdain. This is not surprising, he is in charge of the nursing academy training, which can be regarded as the training of low-level officers to a certain extent. After all, as the core of the Wang family, he had been to the Liao Kingdom and had seen the situation there. The appearance of the soldiers was not comparable to that of the current Liangshan leaders. The leaders are all like this, not to mention the soldiers outside who have only undergone simple training, a bunch of rabble.
Not to mention the troops led by Lu Zhishen came to attack, Wu Song's 7,500 troops and horses alone could defeat Liangshan.
And what he was looking at, Li Kui, Hua Rong, Lin Chong, etc. were among them...
After a while, under the gaze of Yue Haichuan, Song Jiang threw the letter into the fire of boiling water, and it burned to ashes in an instant. He also understood this truth, after all, this was how Yan Poxi was killed by him.
He smiled and said to Yue Haichuan: "I have heard that General Wang has done many good deeds and has a reputation as a virtuous person. Song Jiang has admired him for a long time. He never thought that he would have such an opportunity to make a good relationship with General Wang. Now that General Wang has written in person, Song Jiang is still the same In a word, I will never be in trouble with Hujiazhuang. We, Liangshan brothers, are all hard-working people. Who would go up the mountains and weeds unless it is absolutely necessary? Nowadays, treacherous ministers are causing harm to the country. I, Liangshan, specialize in doing things for heaven and will never do anything that harms good people. It is really Song Jiang's fault that he has disturbed General Wang and the Second Lady, please trouble Brother Yue to bring Song Jiang's words to General Wang."
"Don't worry, Leader Song, Yue will definitely bring the leader's wishes to the party. The matter is over, Yue will take his leave."
"Brother Yue, go slowly. See you later." Song Jiang's smiling face never dropped. He personally escorted Yue Haichuan and other guards out of the camp and watched them ride away.
"Brother Lin Chong is the instructor of the Forbidden Army. What do you think of these General Wang's guards?"
Looking at the group of people leaving and the sullen second leader next to him, Lin Chong said: "Brother, they have a solid foothold and bright eyes. They are all powerful and skilled people. Look at their departing lineup. They are thorough, capable of launching an attack at any time, and they know the battle formations well. They are all rare masters."
Song Jiang sighed: "Yes, General Wang is so famous, it's really not easy..."
"Isn't it easy? Brother, as long as you say something, Li Kui will go to Yanggu County and chop up that general bird." Li Kui was the most irritable. He just didn't like Yue Haichuan's behavior, but his good brother had already told him that he didn't dare to get angry. Forget it, now that everyone is gone, naturally he no longer holds back and shouts loudly: "Don't attack Hujiazhuang? Who is that general bird? He sent a letter and said that if he is not allowed to attack, we will not attack? Brother, then Hujiazhuang is the worst We are rich, and we got money by killing them. Wouldn't it be happy for our brothers to live freely in the mountains? Let's see what General Bird can do to my brothers. Brother, give me the order, my brothers will crush Hujiazhuang right now."
"You bastard, stop talking nonsense. Next time, let's see how I deal with you." Song Jiang glared at his good brother, and when he saw Li Kui grinning at the glare, he snorted coldly and turned around to return to the camp. among.
After Song Jiang left, Li Kui said loudly again: "Is there anything we can't say? Do you think so? If you ask me, we should go to Yanggu County and rob the bird general. In the entire Song Dynasty, everyone knows Which General Bird is the richest? If you can rob him, wouldn't it be nice for the brothers to divide the gold and silver on a big scale? My brother is timid. With Li Kui here, what are you afraid of General Bird? He can kill him with just one axe. of……"
"Come on, take down that talkative black guy from me and beat him with twenty army sticks."
"Brother, brother? Why should you hit me? Brother?"
While everyone was looking at the joke, Li Kui was carried away by a few soldiers, pushed to a stool and started beating him.
Listening to the sound of Li Kui being beaten outside, Song Jiang sat on a chair in the tent and closed his eyes to rest.
Now we have had a battle with Zhujiazhuang, and we were beaten so hard that we lost a lot of men. As a result, Wang Yan received another letter today, asking him not to attack Hujiazhuang.
Before coming, he already knew that the daughter of the Hu family was Wang Yan's second concubine. He had not thought about it at first, and he did have the idea to take this opportunity to get to know Wang Yan, a close confidant of the emperor.
Now that they know each other, he even writes letters in person, but it makes his already bad mood due to the unfavorable war situation become even worse.
Because what was written in the letter, although the words were quite polite, did not take him seriously at all. The central idea is that if Hujiazhuang is moved, Liangshan will be destroyed. It's strange that he can be happy.
He doesn't doubt Wang Yan's words, let alone his ability. This feeling of not being taken seriously is really bad...
Song Jiang opened his eyes suddenly, and clenched his hands on the chair so hard that his knuckles turned white...
