Chapter 496: Getting There First

Zhao Zhen shook his head and said, "Now Song Qing's group has occupied Jiaoshui and Ye County, and there is only Huang County between them and Penglai where the navy of Dengzhou and Chenghai is located. Xuejiu is now confronting him, restraining Song Qing from robbing the warships of the water fort. As long as Song Jiang cannot go to Goryeo, it will be beneficial to eliminate him later to oppose us."

"Brother Sun Li once told me that there are two battalions of crossbowmen in the Dengzhou Chenghai navy, two battalions of Pinghai navy, Daoyu warship soldiers, and the battle boat division of the border river, which should be in charge of boarding, crossbowmen, and sailors. There are 10,000 people in the Xiang imperial army and more than 300 large and small warships. Although there are not enough people now and many warships are damaged, even so, the available sea ships are enough to send tens of thousands of people away together."

"I plan to let the navy go along the Yellow River, directly into Laizhou Bay, bypass Qingzhou, Mizhou, and Laizhou, go to Dengzhou, disguised as Qingzhou thieves, and seize sea ships. Without these sea ships, Song Jiang and his group will have no way out. ”

Liu Hui Niang said: "Sir, how did you come up with this plan to cut off the firewood from under the cauldron?"

Zhao Zhen shook his head: "How could it be my idea. Since I knew the news, I told the scholar. This idea was also proposed by him. I couldn't make up my mind, but now that the Taiwei is so alert, I took these ships. "

Zhu Wu said: "With the Qingzhou thieves covering, the court will not be in trouble for a while. But how to place the captured ships?"

Zhao Zhen said: "The scholar has thought about it. North of Penglai is Shamen Island, where there are few people and you can hide."

Xiao Rang said: "Since it has been planned, we must act before the court reacts. Even if we can't capture the ships, we must burn them and never let Song Jiang get them. If this person goes to Goryeo, I don't know how many murders he will commit in the future. "

"Sir, who should go?" Zhu Wu asked.

Zhao Zhen said, "Does the military advisor have any interest?"

Zhu Wu said, "Sir, I am willing."

Zhao Zhen said, "I intend to appoint Ruan Xiaoer as the commander and Zhang Heng as the deputy. In addition to the commander's ship, each of the other naval forces will dispatch a three-masted warship and two two-masted warships."

"In addition, Sun Li, who is sick, will take thirty or fifty Dengzhou soldiers and go with the ship. I heard from Sun Li's brothers that the Dengzhou dialect is very difficult to understand, so communication will be much smoother. In addition, so many ships also need these naval forces to drive the ships. Sun Li is well-known in Dengzhou, and with him taking care of Shamen Island, there will be less trouble."

Zhu Wu nodded again and again after hearing this. Then, Zhao Zhen ordered to use the seal to allocate naval ships everywhere.

Sun Li was in Zhongdu County. After hearing the order, he gave instructions to Yan Shun and Sun Xin, and then brought the soldiers to Baishi Manor.

The next day, Sun Li arrived at noon. Zhu Wu told Sun Li about the plan and asked, "Brother Sun Li, you have been in Dengzhou for a long time, do you have anything to tell me?"

After listening, Sun Li said to Zhao Zhen and Zhu Wu, "The Dengzhou navy has long been corrupt. It is not difficult to capture them with the state navy. It is surrounded by the sea, and we only need to control the ships to prevent the prisoners from escaping. It is also for this reason that it is difficult to transport food to Shamen Island. The food on the island has always been insufficient, and many prisoners have died. Now if we want to stay here, we must prepare more food and grass. We must also bring enough military tents and herbs."

After listening, Zhao Zhen said to Zhu Wu, "So, according to what brother Sun Li said, load the ship with food and grass, first occupy Shamen Island, and leave a part of the soldiers to garrison. Then rush to Daoyu Village."

The three of them discussed again, and Zhu Wu and Sun Li said goodbye and went to prepare.

Three days later, everything was ready, and Zhao Zhen sent off a group of soldiers at the water fort at the north gate of Baishigu.

During this period, Zhu Tong, Pang Yi, and Wang Jin also sent news. The magistrates of Xia County, Gong County, and Zou County all opened the city gates when they heard that Liangshan Prefecture had stationed troops to guard against the Qingzhou thieves.

As expected, the three counties were occupied without any effort. Now the three are taking over the local militias of each county and recruiting local militias into the army according to Zhao Zhen's request.

Zhu Tong of Xia County recommended a person with the official document, saying that this person had been a judge of a prefecture, was talented and knowledgeable, clever, and good at speaking. Most of the people in the rivers and lakes also had a good relationship with him.

Moreover, he was upright in character and refused to curry favor with the powerful. As a result of his family's bad luck, many troubles, and his family's wealth were also weak, so he drifted to Yanzhou and taught students in the prefecture city to make a living.

Zhu Tong had seen this person in previous years. When recruiting local militias, he heard people talking about him, so he went to Wei Fuliang's house to invite him in person.

Wei Fuliang saw Zhu Tong's praise and often heard of Zhao Zhen's reputation. After thinking again and again, he still came to Liangshan with his family.

After Zhao Zhen read the letter, he asked someone to invite Wei Fuliang into the manor.

Wei Fuliang was over fifty years old, with a strange appearance and extraordinary bones. He coughed from time to time and was supported by a young man.

After the greeting, Zhao Zhen asked: "Sir, you are so talented, but you can't be appointed to the court. It's the fault of the court. Today I visited you and asked you to be a county magistrate. I wonder if you are willing to do it."

Wei Fuliang heard it and said to Zhao Zhen: "Sir, you are well-known for your courtesy to the wise and humble. But I am afraid that you are not a foolishly loyal person."

Zhao Zhen heard it, but he was not angry. He said to Wei Fuliang: "Mencius once said: 'If the king treats his ministers as his hands and feet, then the ministers will treat the king as their confidants; if the king treats his ministers as dogs and horses, then the ministers will treat the king as their countrymen; if the king treats his ministers as dogs and horses, then the ministers will treat the king as their countrymen; If you treat me like dirt, then I will treat you like an enemy. 'Now the Qingzhou bandits have not been wiped out, and the court has already decided to put away the bows after all the birds have been killed. Sir, you are knowledgeable, so you should teach me how to deal with it? "

"Besides, I govern Liangshan, Yizhou and other places, and I have light taxes and levies. Not to mention that people do not pick up things on the road, but I can make sure that the people do not have to farm their land, live in their houses, and die of hunger and cold. I led the army to fight and defeated the Qingzhou bandits many times. Now I live in Laizhou, and you should know that what I said is true. "

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Wei Fuliang said: "Everything my husband said is true. Nowadays, I regard fame and wealth as ordinary. What is lamentable is that the world is unfair and people's hearts are turned upside down. They only care about wealth and power, regardless of right and wrong. I have no intention of becoming an official, Zhu said. The ruler persuades me with the help of the people. If the younger members of the family are implicated by me, they will not be able to serve in official positions and will waste their time."

"Now that I have come to see your husband, I intend to do my part. It's just that I have been retired for many years and am unfamiliar with world affairs. I am afraid that there will be something inappropriate, so I would like to ask your husband to designate a small place to go."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said: "Sir, he has served as a general magistrate for a government, and being a county magistrate is more than enough. Yanzhou is still fighting now, and he has lived in Yanzhou for a long time, so he must be concerned about Yanzhou. It's just that the chief official is not in the local area. If you want to take up a position, how about asking your husband to take up a position in the nearby Zhongdu County?”

Wei Fuliang said: "Everything depends on the orders of the Xianggong. Now that I am under the command of the Xianggong, I cannot bear the title of sir."

Zhao Zhen did not show any pretense and said, "Even so, I will be called the magistrate of Wei County from now on."

"I see that Magistrate Wei is coughing up phlegm. Can I ask a doctor to take a look at it?"

Wei Fuliang said: "I have invited doctors from far and near many times, but they have not been relieved. It has been seven or eight years now."