A few days later, when he went to court, Cai You went out to announce: "The officials have surrendered generals from Liangshan, but they have failed to show their merits. Now tens of thousands of soldiers and horses are stationed outside the city. It is very inappropriate. We should send them away early."
Li Bangyan held the scepter in his hands again and said: "I think that your majesty can return Song Jiang and other troops and horses, who were originally captured by the government, to their original posts. The troops on the outer route will return to their original posts, and the rest of the people will be divided into groups." The five routes should be separated from Shandong and Hebei. This is the best policy."
Daojun and the Emperor are accurate, and this is what they say.
The next day, he ordered Ji Zhong, the deputy commander of the front division of the palace, to go to the Liangshan camp outside the city and deliver the imperial edict orally, ordering Song Jiang and others to separate their troops and horses and return to their original places.
When the leaders heard this, they suddenly became half-hearted. Some were unhappy, while others were secretly happy.
Those who were displeased were the heroes born in the green forest, but those who were secretly happy were those who had surrendered after defeat or were forced to go to Liangshan.
Those heroes who came from the green forest replied: "We surrendered to the imperial court. Although we were given minor officials, there are no titles and no rewards, so we have to separate my brothers and other leaders. I and other leaders will follow us in life and death." , Vow not to part with each other, Duan insists on it, we have no choice but to go back to Liangshan Bo."
Song Jiang was shocked when he heard the words in front of him, and hurriedly stopped talking, thinking that he should not rush to resist the matter, so he invited Ji Zhong to the stronghold alone, spent some money, and discussed: "They are all reckless people. I don’t understand the rules, but I’m still asking for kind words from adults.”
Ji Zhongpi smiled and took the money and agreed, and then returned to the court. However, he was angry at the rudeness of everyone. He was willing to hide anything, so he reported everything in detail, adding fuel and jealousy.
Emperor Daojun was shocked and angry when he heard this. He announced that Zhao Tong, Zhao Kai and Gao Qiu, together with all the officials from the Privy Council, came to the palace to discuss the matter.
At this moment, Tong Guan had resumed his duties as a minister of the Privy Council. He pondered and said: "Officials, although these bandits have surrendered, their thieves will not change. I am afraid that they will cause serious trouble in the end. I am foolish and do not follow your majesty's decree to kill these thieves." Enter the city, plan a banquet, kill all the thieves, and then disperse their troops and horses to eliminate the trouble for the court."
After hearing this, Emperor Daojun frowned slightly and was silent. At this time, Gao Qiu said again: "Guan family, I think what Privy Tong said is reasonable. I followed King Yun to Liangshan and saw that everyone was disrespectful to the imperial court and spoke loudly. If you speak arrogantly and despise the officials, you are also dissatisfied with the officials. It is better to take this opportunity to gather together and eradicate everyone!"
Emperor Daojun didn't say anything when he heard this. Although he agreed with the two people's opinions in his heart, he secretly made the decision to recruit people and gave the credit to Zhao Kai. It had been less than a month since Zhao Kai went to recruit people. If he killed them all, he would Zhao Kai's reputation was greatly damaged by him.
Liangshan is not different from those cottages with only a few hundred or thousands of people, but tens of thousands. Even if things are done secretly, if these leaders come in to drink and never return, and disappear from the world, no one among the tens of thousands of people can guess it. Between the joints?
When the time comes, it will be spread to ten, or even to hundreds, and it won’t be long before everyone in the world knows about it.
Emperor Daojun looked at Zhao Kai: "What does King Yun think?"
How could Zhao Kai decide this matter? He also knew that it would be best to kill them. But after all, he was the one who recruited An and killed them all in the blink of an eye. It was always a bit unjustifiable. Even if the birds were gone and the bows were hidden, there was no reason for him to be so quick.
He said, "There are many thieves in Liangshan. This matter is important. Please let the officials make the decision."
Emperor Daojun frowned, but it was hard to say anything. After all, he had summoned Zhao Kai to decide the matter, and he would be taking the blame for him, so it was not easy to force him.
Then he looked at Zhao Tong and said, "What does King Qin think?"
Zhao Tong thought to himself that to avoid future troubles, it would be best to kill them all. I am afraid that you, the old man, must bear the reputation of being so cruel, otherwise he would not have a sad face.
He thought for a while and said: "Guan family, the leaders of Liangshan include both green forest and grass bandits as well as official and military generals. I think that what Mr. Li Xianggong said is right. They should go back to their respective places. I am willing to return to my position and not continue with these people." Those who interfere will be put back, and those who are willing to continue to follow Song Jiang, then let him follow."
Gao Qiu said: "Doesn't this mean that we will continue to gather? There are probably not many people there, and we are afraid that there will be trouble again."
Tong Guan also said: "Could it be that King Qin meant to kill half and keep the other half?"
Zhao Kai looked at the Daojun Emperor and said: "In the official family, I think it is not good to kill half of them and leave the other half to be muddy."
Emperor Daojun said: "I feel the same way."
Zhao Tong said: "We don't necessarily want to kill him. We might as well send Song Jiang and the leaders who are willing to follow him to the north to fight against Tian Hu. We don't want to destroy him, just contain him."
Gao Qiu immediately said after hearing this: "This is absolutely impossible. Even if the original officers and soldiers return to their posts, Liangshan is afraid that there are only 30,000 to 50,000 people left. How can Song Jiang be given so many more people?"
Tong Guan thought for a while and said: "It's not difficult to handle. It's a clever trick to use thieves against thieves. Let them consume each other and kill two birds with one stone. It's just... you have to make them have some scruples and not dare to cause trouble outside."
Zhao Kai's face was a little dark. He had defeated Tian Hu and was most afraid of mentioning this matter. Now Zhao Yu actually wanted Liangshan to fight against Tian Hu. He immediately objected: "Guan, that Song Jiang was originally a thief. If he gets pregnant at that time, If you have two minds and collude with Tian Huhang, what should you do?"
Zhao Tong shook his head and said: "King Yun recruited Liangshan with great momentum, but he didn't know that Song Jiang was originally a small official in charge of the division, and not a thief?"
Zhao Kai was immediately speechless. How could he pay attention to the origin of a bandit leader?
Emperor Daojun relaxed his brows slightly at this time: "Fighting thieves with thieves is a method. The court has used it before, but Tong Aiqing is right. There are too many soldiers and horses in Liangshan. If there is no threat, something bad may happen."
Zhao Tong said: "The officials are wise, that's exactly what it is."
After saying that, he stopped talking.
Emperor Daojun naturally rejoices in success. If he can defeat Tianhu with Liangshan, he will be happy if he wins, even if he is not victorious, then the consumption of both sides will be a great benefit to the court, which is far better than killing everyone and making the soldiers below panic.
He felt itchy in his heart, and when he saw that Zhao Tong stopped talking, he felt angry. He looked at the others and said, "Dear ladies, do you have any way to control Liangshan?"
Everyone, look at me and I look at you. Although they already knew the name of Liangshan, the recruitment was in a hurry this time and they did not carefully study the identities and origins of these bandits at the court. At this time, they all kept silent.
Emperor Daojun's face darkened slightly, and he looked at Zhao Tong again: "Since King Qin has proposed a solution, doesn't it mean there is no solution?"
Zhao Tong secretly laughed in his heart. According to Song Jiang's temperament, he spent half his life seeking official positions. If it wasn't for the sword on his neck, the poison in front of him, or the court was about to fall, he would probably never rebel again.
But there must be an explanation for this matter. He mused: "Guan family, I heard that Songjiang in Shandong Province has a nickname, called Xiaoyi Black Sanlang. He is famous for his filial piety and loyalty. If these two things are lost, there will be no one." If you follow me and violate these two things, I'm afraid you will be cast aside."
"Xiaoyi...Hei Sanlang?" Emperor Daojun nodded when he heard this. When he talked to Lehe that day, Lehe once said that Song Jiang's nickname seemed to be this.
Zhao Tong continued: "I heard that there is an old father in Songjiang and a younger brother in the army. It is better to detain these two people in the capital. As for the others who have family members, they should also stay, so that we are not afraid that they will cause trouble outside and interfere with the court. Against."
Zhao Kai said: "It's not like every thief has a family in the capital, how can he blackmail everyone?"
Zhao Tong smiled and said: "Isn't it just right? If those people who have no family and no family have second thoughts, how can those with family tolerate him? It will save the court to take action, not to mention that these gangsters listen to Song Jiang, and they are going to cause trouble this time Isn’t it because he wants to be with Song Jiang? So as long as Song Jiang’s father and brother stay in Tokyo and Song Jiang is in a defensive position, no one else will dare to touch him.”
Everyone became thoughtful after hearing this.
The method is not aboveboard, but it is definitely the best and most effective.
"This..." Emperor Daojun also felt that it was a bit disgraceful to do this, but he also wanted to use Liangshan to deal with Tian Hu, and he hesitated for a moment.
Tong Guan said at this time: "I think King Qin's method is feasible. If the officials are concerned about their reputation, they might as well promise an official title first. If Tian Hu can be defeated, they can be promoted to a higher official title. If we think about it, even if we can really win, these people will be left." How much? I'm afraid there is no threat anymore, but with such kindness and power, what complaints do these Liangshan people have?"
Emperor Daojun thought for a moment, nodded and said happily: "What Ai Qing said is very wonderful, so I will act accordingly. I will send an order to Song Jiang now!"
In the afternoon, Song Jiang walked out of the palace with a helpless and complicated look on his face.
He didn't care if the old lady and Song Qing stayed in Tokyo. He wouldn't rebel again. It would be better for his family to stay in Tokyo and enjoy themselves.
It's just that he was originally going to Chuzhou to take office. After spending a year and a half dormant there, he asked someone to mobilize the money and change his position. Then he embarked on a serious official career. Maybe he would be proud of this and earn a golden prince in the future, fulfilling his lifelong wish. , but what does this count now?
He actually wanted to take the people from Liangshan to fight Tian Hu!
Song Jiang didn't understand what the imperial court meant. He clearly wanted to take the opportunity to consume Liangshan. It would be better to win, and it would be better to lose both sides. In short, the advantages to the imperial court outweighed the disadvantages.
It's just that the court is not to blame for this matter. If the leaders hadn't been clamoring to be with their families, how could this have happened?
It’s really a matter of success and failure!
Song Jiang was upset in his heart, but he had no choice. He had relied on the power of Liangshan to get where he was today. Without Liangshan, who would have known who Song Gongming of Shandong Province was, whether it was an official or a court official?
Seven days later, the army and horses were separated. Almost all the original leaders who were from the government left, as did the soldiers. Only forty or fifty generals and thirty to fifty thousand soldiers were left.
The remaining leaders were extremely excited, feeling that the court finally compromised and could still be with their elder brother. Even if they settled their families in the capital, it was the elder brother who had obtained the gift, and they respected Song Jiang even more.
Three days later, Emperor Daojun appointed Song Jiang as the vanguard of the bandit capital, and Wu Yong as the deputy vanguard. The other leaders would be promoted to higher positions after their achievements. From then on, they organized their troops and horses, and then went all the way north to conquer Tian Hu.
As winter deepens, it is already mid-November. It has already snowed several times. The roofs of every household in Tokyo are covered in white. The trees on both sides of the streets and houses are as beautiful as twigs.
Zhao Zongzheng and Yao Pingzhong were watching the yellow horse in the stable. The horse had changed again recently. It had not grown much, but had gained a lot of fat. The yellow hair on its body gradually became darker and a little red.
Yao Pingzhong was completely dumbfounded now. How could the horse hair change color? Once the yellow hair grows into red, it has nothing to do with the Khanxue, Quhuang, and Huangqiao he mentioned at the beginning.
Zhao Tong clasped his hands behind his back and looked at the yellow horse up and down. Maybe it was fat. The horse's body was actually wider than the Zhaoye Jade Lion, a circle wider than when he was in Luzhou, especially with a big belly, as if Blowing up the air.
He said: "Xi Yan, it's been almost half a year. Have you seen who it is?"
Yao Pingzhong scratched his head. He didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore. This yellow horse was about to turn into a red horse. He couldn't have guessed it before. He was actually the blood of Chiji and Hualiu, right?
He took a few steps forward and took a look at the yellow horse. The yellow horse was too lazy to pay attention to him. Although it was sitting on the ground, its head was resting on the wine lees in the stone trough, as if enjoying the aroma of the wine lees.
At this time, there is already wine lees, and it is considered a good thing.
What is brewed in the spring and sold in the autumn is called small wine; what is brewed in the winter and sold in the summer is called big wine. After brewing, it is sealed and stored in the cellar for many years and then taken out to drink. It is called old wine.
Among them, small wine and large wine need to be filtered through a wine sieve. The so-called "sieving wine" refers to using a wine sieve to filter the remaining lees in small wine and large wine.
At this time, the distiller's grains can be used for food. After all, they are grains. It would be a pity to throw them away in vain, so they researched many foods, such as fermented glutinous rice dumplings, fermented glutinous rice dumplings, etc., which are all considered delicious.
Yao Pingzhong came closer and sighed: "Look at you, you are eating so well, how can you be so lazy and actually gain weight? Do you think there is anyone like you in Mali? This belly... oh, I'm afraid it's not... Let’s eat wine lees!”
Huang Ma raised his eyelids, glanced at Yao Pingzhong, and snorted lightly.
Yao Pingzhong stretched out his hand to touch the yellow horse's mane, then opened it to look at it. When he saw that even the roots were turning red, he couldn't help but lamented: "It's really turned red. You're not even a big deal. You're really a bad guy!"
Huang Ma seemed to sense that his words were not good, and his ears stood up immediately. Then he flicked his head and sprayed a mouthful of wine lees directly towards Yao Pingzhong.
I saw Yao Pingzhong jumping to the side with a bang, and sneered: "Damn it, you are still doing this!"
In the past six months, he has been sprayed countless times by Huang Ma. He was sprayed with wood residue, bamboo foam, fodder, and saliva. He didn't pay attention at first, but he was sprayed. Later, he paid attention and tried to dodge, but Huang Ma seemed to be able to predict him. The direction you dodge is still sprayed.
Feeling depressed, he carefully studied the number of yellow horses and finally figured out some clues. Only then could he slowly avoid the yellow horse's spray.
Huang Ma saw him ducking behind the lees, but he wasn't annoyed at all. He let out a "hum" and continued to lie on the lees with his head sideways, eyes half-open and half-closed.
Yao Pingzhong looked at it and said, "What's this?"
He really couldn't figure out what this yellow horse was, and he kept silent about it. Now it actually changed its color. He had never seen such a horse, let alone its bloodline, so he had no choice but to give in.
"Your Majesty, I really can't see you."
Zhao Tong knew that he had nothing to do with the horse, so he nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Luo Jinshui trotting over from a distance.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
Zhao Tong frowned: "Why are you so panicked?"
Luo Jinshui came closer and lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, the Holy Aunt is here and is currently at Green Willow Villa."
Zhao Tan raised his eyebrows when he heard this, Liyanaza is here?
(End of chapter)
