Chapter 437 Letter to Song Jiang

It is definitely wrong to say that there are no good people in Liangshan. It is not entirely true to say that only Lu Zhishen is a good person. After all, there are more than a hundred people, and there are all kinds of people. For example, Gongsun Sheng and An Daoquan, one does not care about things and protects himself, and the other just treats people's illnesses. Because of his good medical skills, he was framed and killed his own head, so he had to go to the mountain. Let's talk about Lu Junyi, who wore a small hat well, was content to be a member of the family, and enjoyed his life without getting into trouble. As a result, he was framed and his family was broken up, so he had to go to the mountain. In addition, there are some other people who went to the mountain out of necessity and suffered a lot.

Of course, there are many bad people. The so-called heroes on Liangshan are basically studied by Wu Yong. Li Kui may have a brain problem. He doesn't care about other things and just kills. Wang Ying not only robs women, but also digs out people's hearts and livers to drink, and he has to hurry up. Sun Erniang and Zhang Qing opened a wine shop at the Cross Slope, robbing people of their money, killing people, and selling human meat buns. There are other people who have done a lot of killing innocent people.

Liangshan is a big melting pot. Good and bad, those with difficulties and those with bad natures are all there. Under the leadership of Song Jiang, they acted on behalf of heaven and served the court...

In March, willows were swaying and the spring breeze was blowing.

The official stood on the sentry tower of the mansion, looking at the increasingly large Wangjiazhuang. The children who did not go to school were chasing and playing in the newly built streets and fields. Wang Qingyuan was also playing happily. Several dogs in the village also followed the little master and ran wildly together. But they did not hang around the school, and they did not dare to affect their brothers and sisters' studies. That would really get them beaten. The eldest son of the Wang family was hung up and beaten.

In the fields in the distance, people were working on the land. Now the tenants in Wangjiazhuang do not farm anymore. They all work in factories, and the land has been returned to the official. Of course, the land cannot be left uncultivated, so every spring when ploughing, some people come from afar to do short-term work, and every year they leave some people with their families to be tenants.

They want to enter the factory, but it is not easy, the competition is too great. So what they want is to be tenants under the big official. First, the big official collects less rent, so they can live well, and second, they can enjoy the benefits of Wangjiazhuang, which is even better. Therefore, every year they compete for the quota of tenants, which is actually no less than the competition for working in the factory.

Two months later, the news that Su and Fu states were seized was not concealed after all. After all, they made a big move. Even if the official did not publicize it, they issued a new currency and changed taxes. This is really a good thing for the Liao people who are also in trouble. They may know that the leaders above them have changed, but they are not interested in paying attention. They can be comfortable for a few days. So they wrote letters to relatives and told them what happened here. Add to that the news spread, and it can't be hidden at all.

The Liao Kingdom sent 20,000 troops to suppress the rebellion. They came in a scattered manner for half a month and were ambushed by Wang Rongchun, who had received the news long ago. The 2,000 Mo Dao soldiers led the battle, supplemented by the lightly armored infantry and archers on both wings to harass the enemy. The battle was not fierce. After the Mo Dao opened the way and chopped through the charging cavalry, the infantry behind the Liao army saw that they could get away with a single blow, but when the other side came over, their heads flew all over the sky, so they were directly disbanded.

In general, neither side had too many casualties. More people died in the charge at the beginning of the battle, and more died in the Liao army. Many of them fell off their horses and were trampled to death by the heavily armored Mo Dao soldiers. Most of the casualties on their side were blunt injuries caused by the impact of the war horses during the battle, which was the most fatal internal injury. In addition, the lightly armored infantry who were shot to death by arrows were unlucky, and there were only a thousand people in total.

There was no pursuit, but all those who could not escape were brought back to the city for treatment. After they recovered, they would contribute to the infrastructure construction of Su and Fu states and dedicate half their lives. If Ban Sheng did not die, he would be a glorious imperial citizen.

It was also the crushing victory of this battle that made Lu Zhishen's name spread throughout the East.

Zhao Ji knew that the official had business there. Although the Imperial City Division had already understood it, it was an intelligence agency after all, and it did not know more than Wang Yan who communicated directly with people, so he summoned Wang Yan to Beijing to explain the situation.

The official said whatever he wanted, saying that he had business dealings with Lu Zhishen for a long time, but he had never thought that it would be like this. He also said that there was a port there, and it was very convenient for business dealings. And now the situation is also convenient. It is not the Liao and Jin families, but the Liao, Jin and Lu families competing for hegemony, and they can let go and fight Xixia.

At the same time, he did not forget to talk about Lu Zhishen's experience, and even talked about Lin Chong's affairs, to give Gao Qiu an eye drop. This can't be blamed on him. After all, what happened was there. In the past, he didn't say anything just because he didn't care. After all, he was a small deputy commander and a small instructor of the imperial army. Now that Lu Zhishen has stood up, it's different.

But Zhao Ji is a good leader, nostalgic and protective. Gao Qiu did serve well. Besides, things have come to this point. He didn't say anything, just criticized Gao Qiu and fined him a year's salary.

Finally, he asked the official to maintain a good relationship with Lu Zhishen and keep an eye on the developments there. At the same time, he transferred some troops from the rear to continue to fight Xixia.

Zhao Ji is not bad. Although he is ambitious, licentious, and wastes national wealth, he can still listen to words to a certain extent and can see the situation. Now the situation has become better.

Although the country is still not at peace and people's livelihood is more difficult, the official is still quite relieved. At least the external situation is good now, and the internal situation is relatively stable. Although the people are being tossed around, the country can still hold on, which is not bad...

"Sir!"

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 attacks Hu’s 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, if a traitor is in power and brings trouble to the government, he must eradicate the evil traitor and bring peace to the country. I believe that Song Jiang intends to strengthen Liangshan and attract the attention of the court, and then recruit An as an official. Do you still know that Song Jiang is recruiting 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, but 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 was Peixian, and Zhu Yuanzhang's team was 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, had no business territory, and relied on looting to maintain their relationship, 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 shown is that the civil servants and generals of the Song Dynasty were really nothing. The common people 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 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 will be a bunch of them. They are all working, and they can't die.

"Officer, 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's just a Zhu family. If it is destroyed, it will be destroyed by the court. 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 and the magistrates around Liangshan. Every place began to suppress bandits. Even if there was no order from the court, Liangshan would still be surrounded by troops. 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 since he had become a high-ranking official, Hu Taigong and Hu Cheng had nothing to do with him. Instead, they were more cautious, walking on thin ice, afraid of making mistakes and getting into trouble. But the collateral branch of the Hu family is not good, it is very floating. He even went to Bianjing to show off with his reputation on his back. How dare you do this in Bianjing, let alone in the local area. If Hu Sanniang hadn't cried out and begged, she wouldn't have had her leg broken.

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, and I am 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 the Zhu family had not bullied me, Liangshan, and even brought trouble to the village, oppressed the good, and done 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 ragtag people.

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 in an instant it was burned to ashes. He also understands this truth, after all, this is how Yan Poxi was killed by him.

He smiled and said to Yue Haichuan: "I have long heard that General Wang has done good deeds and has a reputation as a virtuous man. 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 get into trouble with Hujiazhuang. My brothers in Liangshan are all hard-working people. Who would go to the mountains and weeds unless they have to? Now that treacherous ministers are causing harm to the country, I, Liangshan, only do what is right for heaven, and I will never do anything that harms good people. It is 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. Looking at their departing lineup, They are thorough and can launch attacks at any time. They are also knowledgeable about battle formations and are 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 saying that he is not allowed to attack, so we won't attack? Brother, then Hujiazhuang is the worst I'm rich. I got money by killing them. Wouldn't it be nice for my brothers to live freely in the mountains? Let's see what General Bird can do to my brother. Brother, give me the order. Brothers will destroy Hujiazhuang."

"You bastard, don't talk nonsense. Next time, let's see how I deal with you." Song Jiang glared at his good brother, and when Li Kui laughed at the glare, he snorted coldly and turned around to return to the camp. among.

After Song Jiang left, Li Kui shouted loudly again: "Is there anything we can't say? Don't you think so? If you ask me, we should go to Yanggu County and snatch the bird general. In the entire Song Dynasty, no one knows That General Bird is the richest one? Wouldn't it be great if we could rob him? My brother is just timid. With Li Kui here, why would he be afraid that General Bird would kill him? 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, and he had no intention of touching her. He did want to take this opportunity to get to know Wang Yan, the emperor's confidant.

Now that he knew her, she even wrote to him personally, but his mood, which was already bad because of the unfavorable war situation, became even worse.

Because the letter, although the words were polite, did not take him seriously at all. The central idea was that if Hujiazhuang was touched, Liangshan would be destroyed. It would be strange for him to be happy.

He did not doubt Wang Yan's words, let alone his ability. This feeling of not being taken seriously was really bad...

Song Jiang opened his eyes suddenly, and clenched his hands on the chair fiercely, his knuckles turned white...

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