Lin Chong killed Wang Lun, pointed a sharp knife in his hand at everyone, and said: "I, Lin Chong, was born in the Imperial Army. I was framed and fell into this state. Today, all the heroes are gathered here. It is only because Wang Lun is narrow-minded, jealous of talents, and refuses to accept others. Therefore, Caihuo merged with this guy, not because Lin Chong wanted to take this position. What's more, according to my courage and courage, how can I dare to resist the enemy's officers and soldiers, let alone cut off the culprits on your side in the future? Fortunately, I have Brother Shi who is wise and brave enough, and has King Chao Tian is loyal and generous. Today, everyone who hears his name will fall in love with him. Today, I will attach great importance to loyalty and make him the master of the stronghold, okay?"
All the leaders of the village responded in unison: "What the leader said is absolutely true."
After hearing this, Shi Jin quickly waved his hands and said: "It's necessary. Since ancient times, 'a strong guest does not overpower his master'. I, Shi Jin, will never be able to be the master of this village. Although I have some reputation, I am just a newcomer from afar. The one who dares to come later will come first."
Lin Chong and others repeatedly asked for permission, but Shi Jin just refused and said: "I, Shi Jin, have written down the wishes of all the brothers, but this guy, Shi Jin really can't do it. If you have any intention, just listen to me."
Everyone said: "Whoever dares to disobey what elder brother says is willing to hear what he has to say."
Shi Jin said: "I have heard for a long time that 'the benevolent rule the world', but my hands, Shi Jin's, are stained with the blood of officials, and I am used to a life of fighting. How can I sit firmly on this deal? Now, Brother Chao His righteousness is all over the world and he is famous all over the world. He really deserves to sit in this top position." After saying that, Shi Jin moved his hand forward, pushed Chao Gai on the top chair, and shouted: "Today's matter has come to an end, there is no need to push it back; if there is any If you don't obey, don't blame your brothers, just take Wang Lun as an example." Again and again, everyone helped Chao Gai sit down.
At this time, Lin Chong called for everyone to come and pay homage.
On the one hand, he sent his subordinates to carry the body away from Dazhai, cremate it, and clean up all the blood. After that, he held a banquet in a side hall. On the other hand, he sent people to the front and back of the mountain to call many of the minor leaders to come to Dazhai for a reunion. .
At that moment, the three men of the Ruan family brought their troops down the mountain, and moved all the troops and horses in the guesthouse at the foot of the mountain, including the birthday card, etc., to the mountain stronghold. Wu Yong found out the weapons and treasury of the mountain stronghold, and recovered the inventory together with this wealth. Waiting until everything After all the trivial matters were completed, Liangshan looked completely new, without any bloody traces of the original fight, as if none of this had ever happened.
At this moment, all the minions in the village, big and small, arrived in front of the Juyi Hall and lined up.
Everyone helped Chao Tianwang to sit down on the first chair in the middle, and a burner of incense was burned in the middle.
Lin Chong said forward: "Xiao Lin Chong is just a rough guy, he only knows a few guns and sticks. He has no education, no talent, no wisdom and no skills. Today, the village is fortunate to have many heroes gathered together. The righteousness is clear, and it is no better than in the past. King Chao Tian has taken the first place. From this second place, Brother Shi cannot retreat."
Shi Jin smiled humbly and said: "Since Wu Xuexue is here, I will ask him to be the military advisor, take charge of the military power, and call the generals. He must sit in the second position. Shi Jin will never be able to sit down."
After hearing this, Wu Yong hurriedly replied: "Wu is just a scholar in the village. He has no talent for economics and economic development. Although he has read some of Sun Wu's art of war, he has never done anything, so how can he get the upper hand?"
Shi Jin pulled Wu Yong to the second seat, pushed him to sit, and said, "Shi Jin has his own reasons for doing things, so there is no need to be humble." Wu Yong looked at the flashing eyes in Shi Jin's eyes, and then I had to sit in the second seat.
Just when everyone thought Shi Jin was sitting in the third seat, Shi Jin pulled Gongsun Sheng and said, "Mr. Gongsun, please sit in the third seat."
Chao Gai saw that Shi Jin would be the last person if this situation continued, so he quickly stood up and said, "No way! If this continues, Chao Gai must abdicate."
Shi Jin smiled and said: "Brother Chao, Mr. Gongsun is well-known in the world. He is good at using soldiers, has unpredictable opportunities for ghosts and gods, and can call wind and rain. Who can compare with him? He should be ranked third!"
Gongsun Sheng said: "Although this poor Taoist has some small skills, he has no talent to help the world. How dare he take the upper hand? Brother Shi is the one sitting here." After saying this, Gongsun Sheng stood up to let him go.
Shi Jin said: "We captured the birthday plan, surrounded and annihilated the officers and soldiers, and defeated the enemy again this time. It is enough to show that sir's wonderful method is the three legs of the tripod, one of which is indispensable. Sir, there is no need to reject it." Gongsun Sheng was pressed into his seat by Shi Jin, and he had no choice but to do so. I had to sit in the third seat.
When Shi Jin wanted to give in again, Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and Lin Chong refused.
The three of them all said: "As Brother Shi said, the tripod is divided into three legs, so we dare not disobey orders. The three of us are on top. When the leader wants to send someone else, Chao Gai and others have to retreat." What the three of them said After saying that, Lin Chong came up again and pushed Shi Jin into his seat. Shi Jin couldn't give in anymore and had to sit in the fourth place, while Lin Chong took the fifth place.
Chao Gai said: "Now we have to invite the leaders of Song Dynasty and Du to sit down." Du Qian and Song Wan were not willing to sit down, so they painstakingly asked Ruan Xiaoer to sit in the sixth place; Ruan Xiaowu took the seventh place; Ruan Xiaoqi took the eighth place; Shi Qian took the ninth place; Du Qian took the tenth place, Song Wan took the eleventh place, and Song Gui took the twelfth place.
From then on, twelve heroes were seated in Liangshan Bo. A total of seven or eight hundred people came to pay homage in front of Liangshan, and they stood in two places.
Chao Gai said: "You and everyone are here. Today, Teacher Lin will help me be the leader of the mountain stronghold. Wu Xuexue and Mr. Gongsun will be the military advisors. Shi Jin will be in charge of the military. Teacher Lin will be in charge of the stronghold. You and all of you will continue to lead the mountain." The affairs in front of the mountain and behind the mountain, guarding the beachhead of the village, don't make any mistakes, everyone must work hard to unite and work together for the righteousness." After that, he also taught his subordinates to clean up the houses on both sides and settle down the Chao and Ruan families, and then he took out a cart The birthday card obtained during the robbery was combined with the gold, silver, and silk used in the village to reward the small leaders and many small minions.
At that time, cattle and horses were slaughtered to offer sacrifices to the gods of heaven and earth to celebrate the reunion of justice.
The leaders drank until midnight before dispersing. The next day, they held a banquet to celebrate, and the banquet lasted for several days.
Chao Gai, Wu Yong and other leaders decided that there were three major things to do at the moment: First, repair the stockade fence, strengthen the passes on the mountain and down the mountain, and build archery towers and hidden sentries in key mountainous areas on both sides. Second, build weapons. , guns, knives, bows and arrows, armor and helmets, all are indispensable. Prepare to meet the enemy's army. This is what Shi Jin has done before, and he is naturally doing it smoothly now. Thirdly: it is to arrange the size. Ship support, training sailors to fight on board, so as to be on guard, and practicing formations on the water. In the eyes of Ruan Sanxiong, these are all old skills, and it is natural to sit up and down.
Shi Jin settled down in Liangshan and took a closer look at this magnificent landscape. This water park was shaped like a cashew nut and had a radius of hundreds of miles. It was as far as the eye could see, with misty water vapor and floating reeds. It was boundless, and Liangshan was located On the north side of this water park, there is a vast territory in front of and behind the mountains. There are millions of powerful soldiers in it. Liangshan Water Park borders Zhongdu and Rencheng in the east, Shouzhang and Xucheng in the north, and Yun in the west. The city is adjacent to Jeju Juye in the south, and its waterfront connects Wenshui River, Wuzhang River, Jishui River, and Ganges River. It is really connected in all directions and can be connected from far and near. It is a treasure land that can be advanced, attacked, retreated, and defended. More importantly, it is not far from here. Daming Prefecture and Kaifeng are both three or four days' journey by horseback, so stationing troops and building momentum here is a hundred times more powerful than in Huayin County.
When Shi Jin thought of this, he couldn't help but calculate that it would take him only half a month to leave Huayin County. Although most of Huayin County was far away, the officials would not give up and give up the rule of this area. There is also a counterattack. If Liangshan does something earth-shattering, it can also distract the attention of the faint king and contain the troops of the Song Dynasty. Shi Jin has secretly buried a plan to attack the army. At the same time, he wrote another letter According to the letter, Qian disguised himself in time and rushed to Huayin County to check on the current situation and inform each other of the news.
On this day, Lin Chong saw that Chao Gai was magnanimous in his work and was generous in his wealth. He was so righteous that he settled every family in the mountain and took good care of him. At that moment, he suddenly missed his wife in the capital and thought that her life and death were not guaranteed. He couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart, so he told Chao Gai about his sorrows in detail: "Since the villain went up the mountain, he wanted to teach others to move his wife up the mountain. However, because he saw Wang Lun's unstable mind, it was difficult to get along with him at ease, so he spent every day I miss you but don’t pick it up. Nowadays, the village has changed. Xiao Ke wants to go down the mountain and move his family up the mountain, so that he can leave the troubled area of Tokyo and live a comfortable life for a few years."
Chao Gai heard this and said quickly: "Since my dear brother has a family in Beijing, why don't you go and get it for the reunion? Write a letter quickly, and immediately teach people to go down the mountain to Tokyo. We will pick you up the mountain at starry night. Let's gather early and have a good time."
Lin Chong was grateful and immediately wrote a letter and asked two of his closest confidants to go down the mountain.
Within two months, the minions returned empty-handed and reported back: "The minions didn't find Zhang Jiaotou's house until in front of the commander's palace in the inner palace of Tokyo. They heard that the wife was threatened by Gao Taiwei to get married, so she hanged herself. Since then, He had been dead for half a year, so Teacher Zhang was depressed and anxious all day long. He contracted an illness and died half a month ago, leaving only Jin'er, the female servant, who had adopted her husband to live at home. He visited the neighbors and said the same thing. After asking about it, he came back Report it to the leader and let him know," Lin Chong burst into tears when he heard what the little gangster said. He stayed behind closed doors for several days and waited for a few days. Only then did he put an end to the worries in his heart.
When Chao Gai and others saw this, they suddenly sighed. From then on, there was no conversation in the stronghold. They only trained their troops every day to prepare to attack the enemy's army.
Sure enough, not long after, on this day, the leaders were discussing matters in the Juyi Hall, and saw a young man running up the mountain to report: "Jeju Prefecture sent an officer, leading about 2,000 people, riding large and small. There are four to five hundred boats, and they are currently stationed in the lake in the small fishing village. I am here to report if I want to find out more."
When Chao Gai heard this, he quickly asked: "Two thousand men and horses are surrounding and attacking. How should we entertain them?"
Shi Jin smiled easily and said: "Soldiers are coming to stop us, earth and water are coming to cover us, and there are only two thousand men and horses. Anyone who dares to step into Liangshan will be destroyed by flying ashes."
When Chao Gai heard that Shi Jin was so confident, he was very happy, so he said, "I would like to hear the details."
Shi Jindao: "Brother, don't worry. Mr. Wu Yong and I have our own arrangements. Let Mr. Wu make arrangements now."
Wu Yong stroked his beard, then called the three men of the Ruan family, and whispered to the three men: "So, so..." Then he called Du Qian, and Song and Wan were tricked and said: "You two Just like this..."
Then Shi Jin went to find Lin Chong and told him the plan. The two of them came out together and packed up their weapons.