Chapter 359: Shi Jin’s Night Visit and Timely Rain
Just when officials from all over the country were focusing all their attention on Liang Shanshuibo, Zhao Yi accidentally learned another exciting news for him from the people sent by Liang Zhongshu, which was that the previous governor had also been ignoring it. There was a gap in solving the case. According to the officers who survived, Yang Zhi and the Liangshan water bandits were in the same group. Yang Zhi led most of the officers and soldiers and escorted the general birthday card to the direction of Longshan.
Erlong Mountain was originally the territory of the Spirit Snake Sect. Later, it was robbed by a group of people. Later, it was captured by Yang Zhi and Lu Zhishen. It turned out that the former governor did not dare to go deep into Erlong Mountain. That was because of the location of Erlong Mountain. The whole world is where the Spirit Snake Sect is located, and there is a lot of hatred between the Spirit Snake Sect and the officers and soldiers of Qingzhou. Whenever they meet, they will inevitably be surrounded and killed by the Spirit Snake Sect. The officers and soldiers who ventured into it were all killed. After a brutal round-up of corpses, no one came back alive, and every time the former governor thought of this, he did not dare to take another step forward.
However, Zhao Yi doesn't think so now, because in the past few days when the birthday card was robbed, a lot of things have happened in Qingzhou. Those officers and soldiers who had participated in the escort mission and were lucky enough to survive said that they He killed a lot of Jianghu gangsters along the way, and even killed a large number of Jianghu sect members on the way from Umbrella Mountain to Erlong Mountain. This group of people was very well-connected, and their formations to kill the enemy and their individual skills were all extraordinary. Compared with the ordinary people in the market, it turned out that no one from the government rushed to the scene to visit, but with the support of generals such as Wang Mang, Zhao Yi sent people to go and have a look. Although the corpses were buried and rotten, they Judging from the mottled signs at the scene, it can be identified that the dead bodies are members of the Spirit Snake Cult.
And just after Zhao Yi confirmed such a piece of information that was beneficial to the government, it was at that time that he buried another breakthrough in his heart to close the case. If the surviving officers and soldiers did not lie, then half of the birthdays were in Liangshan. , and half of it was transported to Erlong Mountain. Liangshanshuibo is not close to Qingzhou, and it would take more than half a day for a fast horse to gallop. But Erlong Mountain is in the boundary of Qingzhou, and you can ride a fast horse to the mountain city in less than two hours. Fighting back and forth between them, in contrast, the terrain of Qingzhou is more familiar to the officers and soldiers, and the waterways in Liangshan are complicated, and it is easy to get lost when walking along them. In addition, Qingzhou is all dry roads, and the battle between the two armies is nothing more than infantry and horse. Fighting in the army is what officers and soldiers are good at. However, if you want to go up to Liangshan, you have to take a boat. If you can't reach the shore of Liangshan, you will be killed by the Liangshan people in the water.
Zhao Yi not only thought of these in his heart, he also thought of the general who commanded the war. According to the spy report, there was not only a highly respected Chao Gai in Liangshan, but also a scheming scholar and a Taoist priest who could make waves. There are hundreds of Ruan clan heroes, but this is not the point. What worries Zhao Yi most is that there is a rebel Shi Jin on this mountain, a leader of the 180,000 forbidden army. However, at the foot of Erlong Mountain, not only are they far away It is not as good as Liangshan, and there is only a domineering monk and Yang Zhi on Erlong Mountain. After thinking about it, Zhao Yisi feels that Erlong Mountain is more than twice as easy to deal with as Liangshan. With the same achievements, why should he choose the distance instead of the near.
In this regard, Zhao Yi found the Qingzhou Prefect and told him all the methods he had thought carefully about. The prefect listened to his explanation, and the more he listened, the more he felt that this method was good. In the end, he couldn't help stroking his beard and smiled: "Zhao Also, let’s do this,”
With the agreement of the prefect, Zhao Yi gathered with Wang Mang and other generals and discussed for half a day behind closed doors. After analyzing the steep terrain of Erlong Mountain, he finally came up with a way to attack the mountain stronghold.
【Yunzhou·Yuncheng County】
After the first wave of officers and soldiers were defeated in Liangshan, the governor of Yunzhou sent an official document to his subordinate Yuncheng County, teaching them to be vigilant at all times and guard the territory to guard against sneak attacks by Liangshanbo thieves.
Song Jiang saw the official documents from his subordinates in the Yamen that day. He was secretly surprised and thought: "Chao Gai and others didn't want to do such a big thing. They just robbed the birthday card and killed all the officers and soldiers who captured the thieves. Injured Despite He Tao's observation, things intensified later. They surrounded and killed the officers and soldiers on Liangshan Mountain, and then captured Huang An alive on the mountain: Such a crime was an act to destroy the nine tribes. Although it was a last resort, it was not legal according to the law. No mercy, it seems that all of them will have to live in the grass from now on, how can they see the light of day again?" Song Jiang thought to himself and felt depressed in his heart. He distributed and posted the document to Zhang Wenyuan, the postmaster, and compiled the document into a copy, and sent it to each township for protection.
Song Jiang strolled out of the county, but could not walk more than twenty or thirty steps. He was planning to go to the teahouse diagonally across the street to have a cup of tea. However, he passed by a man. However, at the moment of passing by, the two of them They couldn't help but glance at each other, and it was this glance that suddenly stirred up waves in Song Jiang's heart. When Song Jiang turned around to look again, he saw that it was a fair-skinned young man wearing a white Fanyang felt hat on his head and wearing a Wearing a black and green robe, the exposed neck and cheeks that support it become increasingly white. Underneath are a pair of knee-padded and eight-legged hemp shoes. There is a waist knife across the waist, and a large bag is carried on the back. The pace is not fast, but the wind is blowing under the feet. At this moment, the man couldn't help but look back at Song Jiang.
Song Jiang took a seat in the teahouse, and before Dr. Tea came over to greet him, the tough and handsome profile of the man just now fell deeply into Song Jiang's heart. He looked familiar. Song Jiang thought about it carefully, but he couldn't think of it. ,,I just felt that this young man was walking strangely, and an inexplicable thought made him leave his seat suddenly, got up in a hurry, rushed out of the waiter, and hurried towards the young man behind him.
Song Jiang only followed him for about ten steps behind him when he was noticed by the young man. He suddenly turned around and glanced at Song Jiang. His eyes tightened for three seconds. However, he turned his head hesitantly and walked quickly. Take a step and keep moving forward.
When Song Jiang saw this person, he looked familiar, "Where did we meet him before..." The harder Song Jiang tried to recall, the more blank his mind became, and he couldn't remember anything.
The young man walked not far away, and his feet gradually slowed down. He turned around and glanced at Song Jiang again. He felt that he looked slightly familiar. He stopped and looked at Song Jiang, hesitating but not daring to ask.
Song Jiang thought: "This person is so mischievous, but why is he just looking at me?" Song Jiang was confused and did not dare to ask him, but just looked at that person.
The two looked at each other for a moment, and then the young man looked away and went to a grate shop on the roadside to ask: "Brother, who is the escort in front of you?"
The head of the grate, Dai Zhao, looked in the direction pointed by the young man, smiled and said, "This is Song Yasi,"
When the young man heard this, he said: "But Song Jiang, who is known as 'Timely Rain',"
The head of the army, Dai Zhao, said with a smile: "That's right, you are here to defect to him, right?" The head of the country, Dai Zhao, looked at the sword on the young man's waist and said, "Everyone in the world turns out to be the king of Chao Tian. Now that King Chao Tianwang is no longer here, the 'Timely Rain' has truly deserved its reputation, and has been picked up and delivered. Now many wanderers come to us and are willing to go to him..."
The young man smiled when he heard that, and stopped listening to the verbose grate to wait for the imperial edict to continue. He took a step forward, holding a simple knife, and strode towards Song Jiang. When he got in front of him, he sang loudly and said: " Do you recognize me, Chief?"
Song Jiang smiled awkwardly and said, "Look at your steps... you have a kind face."
The man smiled and said, "Can I take a moment to speak?"
Song Jiang and the young man turned into a secluded alley. The young man saw that there was no one around, so he approached Song Jiang's ear and said, "Song Yasi, I am Jiu Wenlong..."
"Shi Jin," Song Jiang breathed out in a low voice. He couldn't help taking a breath of cold air. He grabbed Shi Jin's hand and quickly covered Shi Jin's mouth. He looked around nervously. Without saying a word, he immediately stepped forward. He walked quickly and led Shi Jin into the alley. After going through many twists and turns, he finally came to the door of a house. The house had a small facade, simple but not simple.
Before Shi Jin could come and take a closer look, Song Jiang led Shi further into the door. Then he quickly turned around, closed the door tightly, and quickly bolted the door with a clang.
"This is..." Before Shi Jin could ask, Song Jiang said, "This is a place to talk."
Shi Jin hesitated after hearing Song Jiang's words. It must be inconvenient to elaborate, so he didn't ask any more questions at the moment and just followed Song Jiang into the house silently.
Just when the two of them were about to walk through the palm-sized courtyard in front and enter the house, a woman wearing an apron opened the door and came out. When she saw Song Jiang in front of her, she quickly wiped her hands clean on the apron and kept smiling. She said, "Come back, Si." The old woman was about to say, "I've missed you all day," but she saw the person behind Song Jiang, so she immediately stopped and took back her words.
Song Jiang saw Yan Po looking directly at Shi Jin, and quickly smiled and said, "This is a friend of mine. We met by chance today, so I invited him here for a drink. I'd like you to arrange a decent banquet." "
After hearing this, Yan Po quickly moved her eyes away from Shi Jin's face, and said with a smile: "Put it on me, please sit in the room first," and then let Song and Jiang into the room. Come on, turn around and go upstairs, saying in return, what a handsome young man.
"Po Xi, look who's here. I've been talking about it every day, why don't you hurry down and serve tea?" Yan Po called out, and heard her daughter in the room upstairs respond in a sweet voice. Then she came downstairs again and smiled. Then he said to Song Jiang: "Po Xi will take care of you first, and I will go to the back to set up a meeting."
Song Jiang responded repeatedly, and Yan Po went back. The two watched Yan Po's figure disappear outside the door. Song Jiang quickly turned around and looked at Shi Jin with a frown on his face, with an anxious look on his face. The voice said: "Brother, you are so bold. It's a good thing you didn't let the officials see it, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable."
Shi Jin smiled, but he was not as nervous as Song Jiang. He said in a low voice: "I am grateful for the great kindness. I am not afraid of death. I come here to reward you on behalf of the Liangshan brothers."
Song Jiangdao: "How are brothers Chao Baozheng these days? Brother, but you came here alone,"
Shi Jindao: "King Chao Tian and several of our brothers captured the Liang Mountain Water Park. Now everyone is resting there. Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui and my eight brothers, a total of 12 leaders, see this mountain stronghold. Hundreds of people gathered there, and there was countless food. Because I thought that my brother's great kindness in saving lives could not be repaid, I thought about it and was afraid that my subordinates would do something bad and cause some trouble to the commander. So, after thinking about it, I had no choice but to I went there in person, and here is a letter from King Chao Tian and a hundred taels of gold to express his gratitude to the Secretary. There is also another copy from Lei and Zhu Erdu. Please forward it to me." After that, Shi Jin opened the package, took out the book, and He handed it to Song Jiang and then continued: "Brothers are here this time, and there is one more thing to do, which is to rescue Bai Sheng from prison and take them back to the mountain together."
Song Jiang quickly lifted up his pleated front and took out his briefing bag. Shi Jin also took off his waist knife and stood aside. He took the bundle off his back, opened it, took out the gold and silver and put it on the table.
Song Jiang took the letter and a gold bar, wrapped them roughly, and inserted them into the invitation bag. While putting down his clothes, he said casually: "My dear brother, I still wrapped this gold, and now I will do it for you." After careful consideration in secret, Bai Sheng will not suffer hardship in prison, but if he wants to be rescued, I'm afraid it won't be easy."
Shi Jin said: "But because this case is tight,"
Song Jiang nodded solemnly and said: "It is indeed true. In the past few days, due to the internal turmoil in Qingzhou Yamen, there is no chance of rescue. However, just in these few days, a new official in Qingzhou took office. This person Although he is just a governor, he has a very strong background. He was personally appointed by Grand Master Cai, and brought several other generals to assist him. Not only that, that person also repaid Grand Master Cai's favor and could be seconded to the surrounding areas of Liangshan. The soldiers and horses of the state," Song Jiang said here, paused and then said: "'The new official takes office with three fires', this Zhao Yi is here, his methods are much more ruthless than his predecessor, he is a character, not only changed the yamen in one night A public official has assembled a troop of troops within a few days. This action is not just to continue to solve the case of birthday gang. You tell me, how can Bai Sheng be released? I'm afraid the guards will become tighter. "
Shi Jin nodded and said nothing. His eyebrows were slightly furrowed, showing a hint of sadness on his face...
Shi Jin was secretly melancholy about how to rescue him, but he never thought that in the darkness of the stairs, a young girl with beautiful eyes happened to see his slightly melancholy handsome face and the pair of steps he was about to take. Jin Lian couldn't help but stop slightly, focusing all her attention on Shi Jin's eyes, looking at them in a daze,