Chapter 15 1234(1/2)
Since Song Jiang and others reoccupied Liangshanpo and had another incident, because the Dongping Prefecture Chief Cheng Wanli Gongtian was the most taxed, the brothers gave up Yuncheng County and went east again. The brothers did not disturb the people, and they specifically robbed the government of the people in the name of expanding the land, swept up the flowers and stone affairs, set up flags as their names, saying, "Perform the way for heaven, eliminate violence and safeguard the good." Wherever they went, the fields were clear, and the officials understood that there was no more dirty things. The local people applauded, so people responded and responded.
At this time, the Song Dynasty was angry and resentful because of Huashigang, Gongtian Taxation, etc., and the world rebelled. The court knew that Song Jiang had rebelled again, and Fang La in Qingxi in the south was in a fierce uprising. Huaixi rebelled Wang Qing, Hebei rebelled Tian Hu and others. They didn't care about the conquest and suppression for a while, and ordered the prefect of Dongping Prefecture to send people to capture him. Cheng Wanli did not dare to conquer, but just bluffed. So the brothers of Song Jiang entered Hebei Road again, crossing Heshuo. The court called him a "Hebei opera thief" and issued an edict to surrender. However, Song Jiang and others
Angrying to the mismanagement of government and not being recruited, he turned to Jingdong Road and crossed Qing, Ji, Yun and Puzhou. He then moved his army south from Guimeng, defeated Jiang Yuan, the governor of Yizhou, and occupied his prefecture. Song Jiang sent Deputy Commander Lu Junyi to lead Guan Sheng, Lin Chong and other 32 brothers, and led 2,000 troops to Haizhou, leaving only Li Kui, Yan Qing and his young disciple Fan Yantang, Zhang Shun's nephew Zhang Rong, Shi Jin's nephew Shi Bin and other minor generations to lead two thousand troops to Yizhou.
Although Song Jiang and others were not many, they were all strong and destroyed the city and captured the villages. The world was shocked. Emperor Daojun was extremely shocked and had to re-appoint Zhang Shuye to Haizhou. After being appointed as the recruiting envoy, he also served as the prefect of Haizhou and immediately took office as the expedition. When Shuye heard Song Jiang and others rebelled, the court ordered him to secretly complain, but the emperor was ordered to lead 10,000 imperial guards to go to the expedition.
Shuye led his army to set off from Bianjing, and passed through Nanjing Yingtian Prefecture to Haozhou. Because he had an old age with the prefect Hou Meng, he made a special visit. When Hou Meng met Shuye, he knew that it was an expedition to suppress Song Jiang, and he couldn't help but lower his head and sighed, saying, "Chao Buzhi was the prefect of Jizhou back then. He heard that Song Jiang was a magistrate of civil and military talents, and many brothers were made in power. They were all very powerful in martial arts, so it was not a false statement."
Shu Ye smiled and said with a slight smile: "The first time I was led by me to fight. How could he not know that Song Jiang is both civil and military, and his martial arts are powerful, and he is really a master who cannot be offended? If he really wiped out all of them, it would be very difficult. His brothers are so righteous that he really can't bear it." Hou Meng said: "Master Zhang, you should go first. I will write to the court to seek help, so that he will give more high-ranking officials and others a chance to conquer Fang La." Shu Ye was overjoyed at first, and he felt hesitant again in a flash, thinking that Song Jiang was really difficult to recruit. But there was no other prescription, so he could send Hou Meng a try.
The two parted. Shuye went to Haizhou to conquer Song Jiang. Hou Meng then wrote to the court, saying: "The river was rampant with thirty-six people, and Wei, and the government army had tens of thousands of people who dared to resist. His talent must be extraordinary. Now that the thieves in Qingxi are rising, it is better to pardon Jiang and send Fang La to redeem himself." The court will not mention it until the court approved it.
Shuye led 10,000 imperial guards to Dehaizhou. He took over as the prefect and also made an army to fight against Song Jiang. He was planning and was about to win a thousand miles away. When Song Jiang's army was about to start a war.
Let’s talk about Song Jiang’s position in Yizhou. Lu Junyi led his men to the Huaiyang Army and then went south into Chuzhou on Huainan Road. He captured the city and plundered the terrain and traveled across the country. Since the Gongtian Law and the Huashigang, the people have hated the greed and tyrannical government, and people have gathered along the way. After Chuzhou was brought down, he immediately occupied the government, opened a granary treasury, robbed the land deeds of a large household, and distributed the people. He stopped the punishment and wanted to go north to Shuyang and head straight to Haizhou.
Zhang Shuye was originally a famous general in the northwest. Although he wanted to recruit Song Jiang, he knew that it was difficult to do it easily, but he still planned to capture it with all his might. He knew that the king's commander of Shuyang County was brave and ordered Zhe Kecun to stop him. After Zhe Kecun, Han Shizhong was both a rising star in the Song army. He was very skilled in martial arts, loyal and brave, and wise. The court sent Shuye to join him to fight together, which was enough to show that he attached great importance to his affairs.
After Zhe Kecun and Han Shizhong got Zhang Shuye to give him a face-to-face message and stationed in Shuyang County to resist the enemy who returned from Chuzhou to the north.
Lu Junyi led the brothers of Liangshan until they conquered Chuzhou, playing triumphant songs all the way, and everyone couldn't help but feel heroic. On this day, he rushed his army northward and went to Shuyang City. Zhe Kecun and the king's army opened the city gate to meet the enemy. However, Guan Sheng, Lin Chong and other generals were very brave. The two of them fought with them in front of the formation and were inevitably defeated one after another, but they did not enter the city and were defeated straight to the southwest.
Lu Junyi was hesitating whether to lead the army to chase him, and suddenly a whistle came out from behind him. The front team was full of strong bows and crossbows and arrows shot over like raindrops. The arrows came in a hurry, and Lu Junyi and others were very troubled to call. They were shocked: "It's rare that they really lost their strength these days. How powerful are we, but we are so powerful?" Unconsciously, they paniced. It turned out that Shuye's army was wearing iron-arm bows. When Shen Kuoren was in charge of imperial edicts, they would transform the skills of the Western Xia army. They were far away and powerful, and they were not many times more powerful. Junyi and others were in a hurry and were overwhelmed. They had to cover them while defeating the southwest. Kecun, Shizhong and three other generals led the army without leaving, but used a strong bow and crossbow to drive away from behind.
The soldiers and horses chasing ahead disappeared in a blink of an eye. Lu Junyi knew it was not good, but the officials and soldiers were in a hurry, so he had to retreat without stopping.
Junyi's army retreated one or two hundred miles southwest. From a distance, he saw a large lake, vast and boundless, just like the 800 miles of Liangshan. At this time, the sunset was red, the water was rippling, and the sunset was rippling. There were large boats parked by the lake, and they were elegantly decorated, but there were dozens of boats. It was enough to fill these two thousand people. It was really a road that was boundless. Junyi and others were overjoyed. With a wave of their hands, everyone in Liangshan cheered and rushed to the place where there was a boat by the lake.
When we rushed to the lake to see, everyone couldn't help but sucked a cold breath. It turned out that it was late spring, and it was dry and rainy for a long time. Although the lake was large, it was mostly swamps with cement, which was not like looking at each other from a distance. Although there were many ships, they were all stranded in the mudflats and could not sail at all. It was obviously not a good place to go, and if you got on this boat, you would undoubtedly fall into the trap. It was a Jedi.
It turns out that this lake was called Fuling Lake in ancient times. After the Han Dynasty, it was called Pobutang, Sui Dynasty called Hongzepu, and was originally named Hongze Lake in the Tang Dynasty. It is now composed of shallow small lakes such as Fuling Lake, Pobujian, Nidun Lake, and Wanjia Lake. It has a vast depression and covers a large area. Usually the lake water is very shallow, and it is not like a big lake inside. It is only when it sees big water every year in late summer and early autumn, and it can be used for cruise ships to drive. It dries up in spring and winter, and it cannot be used for boats to travel. This lake later became more large because the Yellow River was diverted to the Huai River into the sea, which became quite large, and became a famous lake in China in the Central Plains. This is a later story.
Junyi's leadership was defeated here, and he felt helpless and had to instruct the soldier to raise the shield in his hand to strictly block it. Zhe Kecun, Han Shizhong and the three generals of Wang Shixin rushed to the lake, and ordered their subordinates to hold bows and arrows to attract them without firing them. They rode their horses to patrol and persuade them to surrender.
Junyi looked at the lake, and the brothers were confused and shouted, "It's all useless to be brothers, which makes all brothers fall here!" He felt extremely painful and regretful, and he wanted to commit suicide. He realized that when Brother Chao Gai was about to die, he let go of Zhang Shuye's murderous grudge to exonerate his brothers. What's the point of death? It's a pity that there are many good brothers in front of him.
Junyi called Wu Yong and asked, "Is this lake famous?" Wu Yong replied, "According to the geographical map, there should be two large lakes nearby. The one in the north is slightly smaller, called Lema Lake and the one in the south is even larger, called Hongze Lake." Junyi looked surprised: "Is it because we violated this local precept and were destined to be dismissed from Lema Lake?"
Wu Yong pondered for a moment and said, "We are far away from the southwest in pursuit of Shuyang. According to the direction, it should be Hongze Lake. Brother Mo Tai is worried, so he asked the waiter and Dai Zong brother to try to break back and get rescue soldiers and wait for Brother Song Jiang to come and rescue the siege." Jun Yi said, "I have to do this. I am afraid that the enemy is determined and it is difficult to save each other. Zhang Shuye has always been good at using troops, and the three generals who are fighting with us are not even too nervous." Ruan Xiaoer and Dai Zong were missing to make a report.
Ruan Xiaoer Dai Zong, a dragon born in the land, a king of hell in the water, and a fairy flying on the grass, was sent to report the message quickly. Seeing that the water was omnipotent, the waiter found the ship without any obstacles and then took off three or two boards, pulled out a few nails, and made a small sampan. With Dai Zong, regardless of the depth of the water surface, he used the magical power to avoid the enemy on the shore and set off a detour from afar.
Once he got on the shore, the waiter Dai Zong would not hurry to move his troops away. He first touched the enemy's rear army to see if he could succeed in one blow. He was approaching the enemy's rear army, and suddenly he heard a drum sound, the enemy's army was in a neat line, and a powerful crossbow shot towards him. The waiter Dai Zong was blocking it quickly, and a war horse flashed across the opposite side. The horse was about thirty years old, with a mighty and heroic figure. He shouted loudly: "On the other side, Ruan Xiaoer and Dai Zong, Zhang Fuyin predicted that the enemy would be like a god. You two broke out and moved the troops, and he had already ordered them to let go. You go by yourself, don't spend too much effort here, my thousands of troops are not a joke." When the waiter Dai Zong heard it, he secretly said that it was not good, and he thought that everything was wrong. I was afraid that Brother Song Jiang would come here without any help." He couldn't help but feel discouraged.
The waiter was about to turn around and leave, but he was unwilling to accept it. He asked the officer, "Who is you?" The officer smiled and said, "I am Han Shizhong and General Zhang Shuye, who are waiting for all the heroes to surrender to the court." The waiter said angrily: "You are helping the evil and robbing the people of the world. It is cheap for a while, so why are you proud and arrogant?"
The waiter Dai Zong hurriedly returned to Yizhou to meet Song Jiang, and told the war in Chuzhou, Shuyang, Haizhou and other places. Song Jiang was shocked. Zhang Shuye was used to fighting, Zhe Kecun, Han Shizhong, and Wang Shixin were all cruel. Lu Junyi and others were forced into the lake by the official army with strong bows and crossbows. They were outnumbered. How bad will it be? There are tens of thousands of officials and soldiers, and the elite soldiers and generals in their own army have been taken away. The rest are quite inferior. They are not as good as they can rescue them, but instead they are forced to Lu Junyi and others even more.
While he was wandering, a party army suddenly came to report: "The governor of Haizhou, Zhang Shuye, sent someone to see him." Song Jiang urgently ordered someone to meet him.
The person who came was a young officer of eighteen or nineteen years old. He was as old as his young disciple Fan Yantang, with a brisk step and a smile on his face. When he entered the door, he bowed to Song Jiang: "Hello, Senior Brother Song, Prince Zhang, please invite Songzhai to discuss matters."
Song Jiang seemed to be unfamiliar and confused: "Who is your lord?"
The visitor smiled and replied: "I am a member of the Tai'an Army and joining the army. Dang Chunmu, who is temporarily lent to work under the command of Zhang Fuyin. Zhang Fuyin is in the next family."
Song Jiang's dark face turned red. Speaking of the master's sect, it must be that Zhang Shuye had been instructed by his master's aunt. This matter was not understood in detail, and it was not convenient to care about it, and it was even hard to mention it. He thought that at this critical moment, I don't know if it was Zhang Shuye or the boy who wanted to make this joke. The two armies faced each other, and most of his troops were controlled by others. Seeing the boy laughing and his face was full of kindness, he also wanted to return something in front of him, and felt a little comforted.
Song Jiang said, "Okay, okay, then we will go to Haizhou immediately." Dang Chunmu said, "No, we will go to Bozhou. Zhang Gongguan cherishes the talents of all the heroes. He has asked the prefect of Hou Menghou to write a letter to the court to invite the court and invite them to be lobbyists. He specially set up a meeting there." Song Jiang smiled and said, "Then I will go to Bozhou to go to Hongmen Banquet." Dang Chunmu replied, "Thank you, the master of Song Village, for the appreciation of the glory, I can go back and report my life."
Song Jiang led Li Kui, Dai Zong, and Fan Yantang to Bozhou with quick horses, leaving only Ruan Xiaoer and Yan Qing to take care of the Yizhou camp.
The group was concerned about Lu Junyi and other troops being surrounded and prepared horses. They did not dare to delay the road at all. The journey was very fast. They came out early in the morning and arrived at seven or eight hundred miles a day. They really traveled thousands of miles a day. When they arrived at Bozhou City, they didn't wait for Song Jiang to speak. Dang Chunmu said: "Mr. Zhang has instructed that when the Song camp leader arrives, they can meet immediately, no matter how soon or later."
Song Jiang was anxious and could not delay, so he led the way from Dang Chunmu and went straight to the lobby of Bozhou Prefecture. The hall was brightly lit, illuminating two old men on the left and right. One person sat on the left and one on the left, with a white hair and beard, with a very big face and nostrils facing the sky, which was extremely ugly. He seemed extremely old, but it was hard to guess how old he was. Song Jiang guessed that the old man should be Hou Meng. On the right was Zhang Shuye, who was an old acquaintance. No other officials from the prefecture were just standing on both sides of the hall. It was already late at night, and the two prefects, Zhang Shuye and Hou Meng, were sitting upright and waiting. Song Jiang was quite grateful.
Hou Meng saw that Song Jiang did not raise his head lightly, and he walked to the hall in a steadily manner. When he moved, he saw the corners of his clothes swaying, like mountain mist strokes willows, the sea was waving, standing like abyss, stopping the mountain, with swords and guns standing in the lobby, surrounded by powerful enemies, without any panic. He thought that Song Jiang was not worthy of his name, and he saw the quietness and strength, such a person was the most scenic: from his body, he could see the farthest depth in the vast sky, and he could see the most firm and upright standing on the towering peak, and the most ups and downs in the surging waves, his face was filled with bright sunlight, and his eyes were like a gentle spring breeze blowing through everyone present. Hou Meng saw Song Jiang with solemn atmosphere, awe-inspiring expression, like "going out to see a great guest", and admired him. This was the most vivid cultivation of a person, with thousands of hills and valleys in his chest and abdomen.
Song Jiang stood in front of the hall, just as he was about to talk, suddenly heard a muffled voice in his ears, and his voice was extremely loud: "Is Song Jiang's virtuous nephew always good?" This sentence should have been asked by Hou Meng, but he didn't know how this title came from. Song Jiang looked at Hou Meng in amazement, bowed and said, "You should be Lord Hou. You are here to Song Jiang and have met two masters. Song Jiang did not recognize Lord Hou's respect for his face, and his crime was very serious."
Hou Meng smiled and said, "Hou Meng has an ugly face. He doesn't know anything. When I was in Beijing, I was familiar with my respected teacher Ruan Fei. I am very good at it. I can barely call you a good nephew."
Song Jiang quickly clasped his fists: "Mr. Hou turned out to be familiar with his family master, but he was disrespectful." Hou Meng was not polite and said, "It's easy to say, I'm still familiar with Chao Buzhi. When he was the prefect of Jeju, he said that you are a hero and he is very respectful. I didn't expect that your uprising was so disturbed this time. If you make a fuss, you might become the lord of the world in the future." Once this sentence was expressed, everyone in the lobby was shocked. Although Song Jiang and others had not had a short time to rebel, they had only opposed the government's public taxes, Hua Shigang and other bad policies, and never wanted to seize the country and become the lord of the world. Even if Song Jiang intends to seize the country, Hou Meng should not say that he can succeed easily.
Song Jiang could have heard that he was retorting and wanted to explain, but Lu Junyi and his brothers were surrounded by each other and were controlled by others, but they could not be said too weak, otherwise they would undoubtedly be treated by him. He immediately said loudly: "Today, the traitors in the court blocked the way, and the people were living in poverty. Master taught us brothers martial arts and was about to eliminate the injustice of the world, and he was also working for the country. The people of Yuncheng had originally been flooded, and they had to make some livelihoods from the lake in recent years. However, the public land was filled with water and pools, which was a way to save lives. The government forced the people to resist. The first time we were in an uprising was to oppose the injustice of public land. The second uprising was that the government transported the lao Shizi, demolished the bridge and ripped the house, and smashed the old man to death in the house. The two adults were observing the truth, so I dared to say something here."
Zhang Shuye and Hou Meng looked embarrassed. This was originally a big shot in the court, but the two of them were not easy to criticize him openly. Hou Mengqing lowered his throat and continued: "If there were no such things as Gongtian Tax and Hua Shigang, the leader of the Song village might have put down his ambition to compete for the Central Plains and conquer the world?"
Song Jiang said seriously: "Song Jiang's ambition to dominate the world since the founding of Taizu of the Song Dynasty, there have been many wise kings in history. The court has produced many wise ministers and ministers, and the people of the world have always praised them. However, in recent years, the court has promoted public land laws and flowers and stone sects, and local governments took the opportunity to fill their own bags and do things wrong. The people and the people have to rebel. Song Jiang is in the right place and wants to ask for a name for public and a word for rational people. As for wealth and honor, property and power, they are not talented, but they are as straight as clouds in their eyes."
When Hou Meng heard Song Jiang say that he was rich and powerful, his property power, he felt aroused. He remembered the scene with Chao Buzhi back then, and said:
"Thousands of miles of singing are heard, and friends and brothers play the piano together.
Strategy, wit, wealth and power, the bright stars and the bright moon shine on my heart."
However, it was written by Song Jiang and Chao Buzhi when they talked about ambitions. Chao Buzhi did not want to write down the records and said to Hou Meng. Both of them were great scholars of the world. They were both talented and well-known, and they were all impressed. Song Jiang knew that his poetry was not very talented, and a small poem was suddenly mentioned by Hou Meng. He felt flattered. He thought that Hou was considerate to me and had a background. He was grateful and sang loudly:
"Who is willing to believe it before I met the hiding? Now I am just showing my reputation. I have no reason to describe it. When the wind leverages the force and goes into the sky in one go, I have to brag about my body gradually stabilized, and I only suspect that I will go to the toad Palace. When the rain is over, the sunset is red. A few people are flat on the ground and look at me in the blue sky!"
This poem "Linjiangxian" is a masterpiece by Hou Meng. Hou Meng failed many tests back then. It was spring. On this day, the wind was swaying and the willows were blowing. Hou Meng, who was tired of reading books, flew kites with everyone. Some bored and shallow people surrounded Hou Meng and joked when he would pass the imperial examination. Some people even painted Hou Meng's ugly face on the kite and put it in the air. Hou Meng didn't care. He asked for paper and pen from others and filled out the song "Linjiangxian" on the spot to give it to the people present, so that they could fly at the same time. Everyone was shocked when they looked carefully. The last sentence "Several people were flat on the ground, looking at me in the blue sky" was a famous line, and was translated by later generations as "The good wind gave me to the blue sky with its power."
Hou Meng is different from Song Jiang. His writing is famous all over the world. This poem is praised by everyone. Song Jiang sang it loudly here, which means to repay the favor.
After Song Jiang finished reciting, he apologized to Hou Meng: "My writing is limited, and I can't compare to Lord Hou. I didn't expect that I would have a short poem with Lord Chao back then, and Lord Meng Hou was worried about it."
Hou Meng said: "Poetry expresses one's aspirations first. The truth is clear and elegant, and the one that can bring people into the realm of things and me for a moment is good poetry. When I and Chao Buzhi were in Jeju for a while, Chao Gong highly praised you and attracted you as a friend, and read this poem to me. Fortunately, I can still remember it today."
When Hou Meng knew Song Jiang's ambition, he couldn't help but feel relieved and said, "You are rebelling against the government. The court is furious and ordered the Prime Minister of the Zhang Prefecture to conquer. At present, the leader of Lu Junyi's village is trapped, and the victory or defeat between the two sides seems to be clear. I also wrote to the court to conduct a recruitment and conquer Fang La. Although it was not approved for a while, it was still undecided because the recruitment was still undecided. If the recruitment failed, then Fang La could not conquer him. What is the face of the court like this? I discussed with the Chief Zhang Prefecture and conquer Fang La. "
Song Jiang's heart sank, and there was indeed no good help. I think Fang La and his brothers both rebelled against the court because of the official and the law of the law and the reason for Hua Shigang. Once he lost to the officers and soldiers, he immediately turned against each other. How many brothers can do it?
Zhang Shuye didn't say anything since Song Jiang entered the lobby. Seeing him hesitating, he slowly said: "The last uprising was a little disturbance, and because the leader of Chao's village passed away, he would ask for help from others to avoid forcing him to evade him. The court did not investigate in depth, but he did not expect that the matter would be brought up again. Now the leader of the Song village has destroyed the city and led the village to strait Qi and Wei, and the world is shocked. The court may not be able to give up this time. The war has been pacified a few days ago, and I want to ask the leader of the Song village to recruit him completely.
If the emperor should be corrected, he can still make a perfect plan. The governor and I, and I, were also very embarrassed to be in the Song camp leader, followed by Fang La. But once the court wants to conquer Fang La later, we are not able to make the decision, but you can't repeat it again. Besides, there are precedents and perfunctory things. A real man chooses the opportunity to make a decision and acts decisively, and will not leave a lifetime regret. This matter should not be too late. If it is delayed, it will only become more and more difficult. How to deal with it, please ask the Song camp leader to show me."
Song Jiang heard Zhang Shuye say that the benevolent and righteousness was quite reasonable, but he really had nothing to say. But if he agreed, the brothers of all the brothers were like Fang La to fight against corrupt officials and eliminate corruption officials. Once the power declined, they would turn around and turn around and face each other. Where would there be any right or wrong? It is a hero's deed? I'm afraid it's hard to convince the crowd. It is said that the three armies can seize the commander, but ordinary men cannot seize the ambition. Turn around and turn against each other. I wonder how many brothers swear to never follow. Whether the emperor's permission is still up to the decision. If he does not allow it, it will be a waste of effort and only adds jokes. How can he repeat it again?
If he did not agree, Lu Junyi and more than 30 brothers, two thousand men and horses were surrounded by dry boats, and the food was about to be exhausted, but the rescue was gone, and their lives were hung on the line. The remaining two thousand men were dropping the bucket, which was not enough to fight against tens of thousands of elite and strong imperial guards. At present, the government army surrounded but did not attack, which was given the opportunity, aiming to force arriving. Thinking that there were brothers who might not obey, Song Jiang dared to hesitate? He made a fuss: "It's only like this."
Song Jiang raised his face and said to the two prefects: "Sir, please rest assured, all the recruitment will be done! How to handle the rest of the matter? Please ask for instructions!"
Hou Meng said: "I have submitted a report to the current Emperor Daojun to recruit peace first and follow Fang La. Although it is not allowed for a while, it is also related to the face of the court. If you are willing to recruit peace, Lord Zhang and I will fight to the death to protect each other, and we will not deceive each other."
Shuye said: "The Song Village Master needs to join the court to return to the court. Everyone must be organized into the ranks of officers and soldiers, but the court is only used to send a court. If the court still has some inaccuracies, I may have to trouble the Song Village Master to meet the court in Tokyo."
Song Jiang smiled and said, "Since Song Jiang is determined to attract peace, he is willing to submit. Lin obeys the order, I will submit a letter of surrender to the emperor. Not to mention seeing one emperor, I will respond to ten emperors, I am afraid that the emperor's body of a thousand gold will not want to see me. This matter is absolutely true and there is no ambiguity. But everyone, the willing people are included in the officers and soldiers camps. Some brothers may not want to, and they also ask Lord Zhang to allow him to be dismissed and returned to the land without repeating it."
When Zhang Shuye saw Song Jiang's decisive speech, he was moved: "Song Jiang rebelled against the leader and was willing to surrender. When he met the court, he was naturally for his brothers." He immediately replied: "Since this is the case, all the heroes of Liangshan surrendered to the court and followed Fang La. If he was unwilling, he could be dismissed home, but he should not resist the government repeatedly. Zhang Shuye and Lord Hou reported to the court and would definitely protect you all."
Seeing that the two prefects of Zhang Hou understood and agreed, Song Jiang immediately said, "Since that's the case, I'm going to the inn and amending a book to arrange for Lu Junyi and others to recruit you. I'll let the brothers Dai Zong send you there tomorrow morning."
Then he smiled at Hou Meng: "I was hungry all day, but your nephew wanted to ask for a meal from you." Hou Meng laughed: "In this way, two old people will stay drunk with you."
Hou Meng asked someone to take Song Jiang and others into the inn. Song Jiang wrote a letter in private and sealed it with him to Dai Zong, and then went back to the lobby for wine.
Song Jiang and others were very moved when they saw Hou Mengshen preparing good wine and meals in the middle of the night.
After a jar of old wine from ancient wells was put on, Song Jiang got up and picked up the first glass of wine and said, "I am here to thank Lord Hou and Lord Zhang for my brothers. The two are both concerned about the friendship between our masters and the old friendship with the prefect Chao. They cherish Brother Song Jiang. They helped each other twice and protected each other in every way. Song Jiang was grateful, so he surrendered immediately and agreed to follow Fang La. The brothers may be organized into the army of the official army, or dispersed to return to the fields, and no longer raise any trouble. I cannot guarantee the other brothers' conquest of Fang La. Some brothers are afraid that they will not want to. Fortunately, the two adults have agreed just now, and each one can't force them. My brothers are all rural husbands, and most of them are unwilling to be officials. The elders have made it clear that they should not refuse to listen to Fang La's case, but Fang La has a reason for the uprising, and the court is not happy, but we appreciate each other. Let's go back to the foreword, thank you for the first glass of wine."
Hou Meng and Zhang Shuye said, "Whenever you can turn swords into jade, you will do everything in great matters." Later, the two of them tried their best to protect the Song Jiang brothers. Hou Meng also sought to be the prefect of Dongping, and died at such an age on the way to take office.
Song Jiang picked up the second glass of wine and sighed: "I led all brothers in Liangshan to cause trouble in Liangshan back then, but I didn't want to be a king for a while, and I didn't want to occupy the mountains and become kings and divide the territory. It was just because there were many unfair business and land affairs, and the government pressed step by step and cut off the road of life, and had to fight against the government. However, when we faced the government, the people would inevitably suffer, and we were very reluctant. Fortunately, Brother Chao Gai planned to complete the major affairs for his brothers and the people, and eliminated the hatred. Lord Zhang did his best to do his best, and the brothers returned to the countryside. I toasted Lord Zhang and Brother Chao Gai for the second glass of wine." After that, he drank it all, and Uncle Night brought the cup to accompany him.
Song Jiang picked up the third glass of wine: "We were able to make a living in the countryside and be ordinary people. Unexpectedly, the court transported Huashigang to demolish the bridge and slam the house, and smashed Uncle Chao to death innocently. He was not very old at such an age. The government transported Huashigang, and the amount of death should be killed. But our brothers did not accept this, and we would inevitably raise uprisings, trapped the brothers again, which caused trouble to Lord Zhang, and even let Brother Chao Gai die in vain. Song Jiang did not remember the old things and was confused. He hoped that Lord Zhang would forgive me and protect my brothers' safety in Liangshan. Song Jiang thanked me in advance!" Shuye knew that there were many things in the court today, so Song Jiang had this confession, so he didn't agree, but just brought wine to accompany him.
Song Jiang held the wine and suddenly smiled and said, "I ran so hard all day today. I felt a lot of wind and cold. I tried to practice it for a while. I was bound to get into a devil, and I was afraid that my life would not be saved. My uncle Qian Yi calculated that his life would be two years and three months, but I might be able to calculate that it would be only one or three hours." Before I finished this sentence, I saw the sudden rise of the storm and the situation suddenly changed, and everyone's face was shocked and shocked.
Hou Meng scolded: "The Master of Song Village is such a big shot, don't be a cowardly villain. You have died for no reason and want to trap me and Lord Zhang and I have no choice but to do so?"
Dai Zong's eyes were filled with tears and his face was gloomy. Fan Yantang was already sobbing. Li Kui was eating meat and didn't figure out anything for a moment. Suddenly, Song Jiang said, "My death date has come, there is nothing I can do about it. A big deal, Song Jiang should be able to hold up a head, and the rest have to be dealt with by two adults."
Li Kui was shocked and angry. Because he came to drink for the second time and did not have an axe around him, he pulled the sword on Song Jiang and waved to the two adults Hou Zhang: "Two old men forced me to death with brother Song Jiang to death, I will chop you up!" Song Jiang shouted loudly: "I was so crazy that I was killed by practicing martial arts. What's the matter with the two adults? We brothers were killed. The two adults tried to save them to the death. They were our great benefactors." After that, he drank it all.
Li Kui was furious and his face turned purple and red. He held the sword in his hand and did not return Song Jiang. He stopped drinking and dining and sat there in a daze.
Song Jiang poured the fourth glass of wine and smiled slightly: "The fourth glass of wine, I will still bother Lord Zhang again. After Song Jiang dies, I will ask for a burial on his behalf. There is a saying here. If Song Jiang dies, he can return to the court; if he is buried on his behalf, he can be comforted by his brothers. I will write a letter in advance and send it back tomorrow, so that the brothers must not make trouble again, or be willing to surrender to the court, or be dismissed to the fields, and stay and leave. I hope Lord Zhang will be able to fulfill it. Song Jiang thanked him together!" After that, he drank it all. Shuye was quite surprised, with tears in his eyes and his arms trembling, "Why should the master of Song's village be responsible for your brother's integrity!" Song Jiang smiled and said nothing. Shuye no longer hesitated, and he drank it all in one go.
Song Jiang poured the fifth glass of wine and said, "Song Jiang toast the fifth glass of wine again, but there is still something to ask Lord Zhang to accept. Song Jiang returned to the emperor and asked Lord Zhang to handle the funeral for me, but there is still a reluctant request here. The little disciple in front of Song Jiang asked him to see the tomb for me within three years. The child was naive and weak, and he also asked Lord Zhang to take care of him. If he was to take care of the tomb or there were any mistakes, the brothers would not blame him, so as not to cause trouble."
Song Jiang poured another glass of wine and said, "The sixth glass of wine is the friendliness of Lord Zhang. My brother's two rebellions were settled by Lord Zhang. Song Jiang was very impressed. He was determined to bring peace and was willing to follow him. He said nothing. It is time to get a letter of surrender. He should not forget this important matter. Lord Zhang, please prepare for surrender. This sixth glass of wine is very good, and everything is in harmony. My brother acts recklessly and causes many inconveniences to Lord Zhang. Song Jiang thanked him together, so he would be more respectful!"
Shuye followed the sixth glass of wine and arranged to write a letter of surrender with tears in his eyes. Song Jiang had finished signing and sealing, poison in his body broke out, his lips turned purple, his face was pale, and he was about to fall.
Li Kui was thrilling, his eyes were full of tears, his three souls came out of his body, and his seven souls came out of his body. He was used to following Song Jiang at all times, but he really didn't know how Song Jiang would be able to do it after his death. Seeing that Song Jiang seemed to stay and leave, he just wanted to follow him and shouted: "Brother, you are lonely by yourself, I am lonely by yourself, so I will go with you too, we are neither alone." The long sword in his hand was useless, but it was a Hengjian who committed suicide.
Song Jiang saw Li Kui commit suicide by slashing his sword, and hurriedly waved his hand: "No, don't,..." The Li Kui sword was quick and fierce, and he returned with one sword. Song Jiang's eyes were filled with tears, and he shouted twice again, "Okay, okay", the voice was as thin as a mosquito and flies, almost no sound, and he passed away silently. Dai Zong was even more shocked, painful and hated, and secretly scolded Li Kui for being confused. Brother Song Jiang died for the sake of the brothers in Haizhou. Life and death depended on Li Kui and himself present. If they were both dead like Li Kui, it would be Song Jiang's wish. He was afraid.
Not to die in vain? Dai Zongqiang was so energetic that he said to Shuye: "My brother Song Jiang and Li Kui are both dead, so I will go to Haizhou to persuade Lu Junyiren, can you please?" Zhang Shuye was sad and said slowly: "Master Dai can go by himself, everything is just as the Master Song said." Dai Zong said: "That's natural. Gongming and Li Kui's brother's funeral was annoying to the Prime Minister Zhang to handle it on his behalf. Dai Zong thanked him first." After that, he gave a bow to Uncle Zhang late, and then bowed to Song and Li Kui.
Someone in the world sighed that Song Jiang died and said:
It is difficult for heroes to achieve success, and the style of Water Margin has been listed forever.
The uprising is so sad that people are confused, and my uncle sighs for the rest of his life.
Fan Yantang was already crying to the ground. After a while, he picked up Song Jiang, sobbed and stood up to leave. Shuye was also tearful and reached out to stop him: "Wait. The last words of the master of Song's village are arranged by me. The master of Song's corpse has not been cold. Since Shuye has accepted the matter, he cannot be in trouble." Yantang said angrily: "My master does not need you to bury." Shuye shook his head and sighed: "Your master must be buried by the government, otherwise the master of Song's village may have lost his life and will go against his wishes. I will arrange the burial of Song's village to relieve the hatred of the heroes of Liangshan." At that time, Shuye thought of another thing, "I put the court in quelling the Liangshan war, burying the Song's village master and Li Kui and killing him, just in time to explain to the court. I hope that the rest of Liangshan and the court will no longer investigate, and the chaos will end there."
Song Jiang died, and Zhang Shuye buried him in the north of Qiao County towards Yuncheng. The place was surrounded by forests and water, lush and quiet. Zhang Lizheng and Wang Ao were arranged to guard the tomb for Song Jiang, and ordered his disciple Dang Chunmu to monitor from time to time, for fear of any mistakes.
One day, Dang Chunmu occasionally checked, and it happened that Song Jiang's apprentice Fan Yantang and Zhang Lizheng and Wang Ao had a quarrel. It turned out that Zhang Lizheng and Wang Ao could not stop talking about Song Jiang, but Fan Yantang arrived. The two of them were not rude and were not cleaned up by the cemetery. They could not help but say nothing, saying that it was the official who gave such an order. Fan Yantang scolded angrily, and Zhang Shuye and others.
Dang Chunmu arrived in one step, but when he heard this, he was furious, so he naturally cursed Fan Yantang, and he was extremely disrespectful to Song Jiang. At that time, Zhang Shuye happened to arrive and was about to call his disciple Dang Chunmu to scold him.
To be continued...