Chapter 68: Song Jiang was murdered in Xiaobieshan 1
After listening to Lei Heng's explanation of the cause and effect, Shi Jin sighed in his heart, lamenting the injustice Lei Heng had encountered, but he was also very happy that Lei Heng could come to Huayin County.
After saying this, Shi Jin quickly sent the boys to prepare a banquet. As the sky gradually became brighter, he invited Wu Yong and Wu Song, as well as all the generals in Huayin County to accompany the banquet. The host and guest sat down one by one, bowed to each other, and then had a round of wine. Lei Heng, like Wu Song, naturally and concernedly asked about the current situation in Huayin County. Shi Jin briefly explained the situation, and finally talked about When he was at the place where the formation was broken, he said: "I was worried about this last night. Seeing that something happened to Shi Qian, if we don't break the formation and wait until they secretly escort Shi Qian to the capital, we will be in trouble."
"This is called God's will," Wu Yong said with a smile: "Thunderbolt is coming today, so Xie Jiajun's Five Elements Formation will definitely be broken."
"You guys say that the Five Elements Formation is so amazing that I can't help but want to try it right now," Lei Heng encouraged and said excitedly.
"Let's not be in a hurry. Let's all rest here and have a drink first. Zhu Wu and I can go to the front line to take a look. It won't be too late for the brothers to come here after noon," Wu Yong said. , after a final toast, he and Zhu Wu left the table and led a team of troops to the front line.
Shi Jin had another round of wine with Zhu Wu and talked about Zhu Dian's secret release of Lei Heng.
Lei Heng said: "I have caused Brother Zhu to be assassinated and assigned to Cangzhou Qihai Shao. It is really difficult to sleep and eat well. If Brother Shi can help me, I will be grateful to Lei Heng." Said Lei Li Xi will bow down.
Shi Jin hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said: "Brother Lei, what are you doing? We are all brothers. Even if you don't say it now, I just remembered it in my heart. But now that the Huayin war is about to happen, we really can't separate ourselves." , But don’t worry, I will send two capable men to go to Cangzhou Qihaishao now, spend some money to open up the joints in the prison, and I will definitely leave Brother Zhu Dian there unscathed, wait for a day or two. When the fighting outside has calmed down, I will bring some troops to rescue him."
"Okay," a stone in Lei Heng's heart finally fell into his heart as Shi Jin arranged for people to go there with a lot of money. He was in a happy mood and had another round of drinks with everyone.
At this moment, Shi Jin drank one glass after another and couldn't help but sigh, saying: "In Yuncheng County, there are really hidden dragons and crouching tigers, Brother Chao, the king of towers, Wu Yong with many stars, Gongsun Sheng of the Yunlong Dragon, and Zhu Tonghuan, the beautiful beard." You, the winged tiger Lei Heng, and the timely rain brother Song Gongming, each of them is a well-known figure, after all, they are not a thing in the pond. Now they have left Yuncheng County and are galloping around the world." After saying this, Shi Jin's thoughts fell again On Song Jiang's body.
"Brother Lei, do you have any news about Brother Song Jiang?"
"A month and a half have passed since Brother Song Jiang's case, and the rumors have subsided. When I came back, I had nothing to do and I walked by Song Taigong's manor. Song Taigong took out the letter sent by Brother Song and shared it with me. I have seen that although he had some dangers on the road, he is fine now. Let me tell Brother Shi Jin in detail." After Lei Heng said this, he paused and continued to prepare for Shi Jin's escape from Song Jiang that night. What happened after Songjiazhuang.
It is said that Song Jiang and Wu Song said goodbye to each other in that hotel that day. Fortunately, the Qingfeng Mountain where they were located was not far from Qingzhou, only a hundred miles apart. Song Jiang watched Wu Song go away gradually, and did not return until he could no longer see his figure. Turn around and walk towards Qingfeng Mountain.
Let us say that Qingfeng Village is at the intersection of Sancha Road in Qingzhou, the place name is Qingfeng Town. This Sancha Road leads to three evil mountains. Therefore, Qingfeng Village is specially set up in Qingfeng Town. There are three to five thousand people there, but it is far away from Qingfeng Mountain. There was only one stop, so Song Jiang was alone, carrying some packages, and meandered to Qingfeng Town, where he asked about the residence of Huazhi Village.
The town man replied: "The Yamen of Qingfengzhai is in the middle of the town. There is a small village to the south, which is the residence of civil servant Liu Zhizhai; the small village to the north is the residence of military officer Hua Zhizhai, but I don't know. Objectively speaking, it is Which,”
After hearing this, Song Jiang replied: "It's the military attache Huazhi Village." After thanking the man, he went to the North Village. After walking for only a short time, he arrived at the gate. Song Jiang saw several gatekeepers. I asked Song Jiang's name and went in to report. Not long after, I saw the young officer walking out of the village quickly, holding Song Jiang, and shouted to the soldiers to take the bag, a simple knife, a waist knife, and hurry up respectfully. After helping him to the main hall, he invited Song Jiang to sit on the middle chair. Without saying anything, he bowed his head four times, stood up and said, "Five or six years have passed since I said goodbye to my brother. I often think about it." Thinking about it, I heard that my brother had killed a woman, and that the lawsuit was being pursued everywhere. My younger brother felt like sitting on pins and needles. He wrote dozens of letters and went to Guizhuang to ask for letters. He didn't know whether he had arrived or not. Today, God sent me. Fortunately, my brother has arrived. Now, meeting each other once will bring great comfort to my life," he said and bowed again.
Song Jiang supported him and said: "Xian brother, don't be so focused on etiquette. Please sit down first. You and my brother will tell you carefully."
Hua Rong sat down and faced Song Jiang.
Song Jiang told in detail the killing of Yan Poxi, his defection to Chai Daguan, his meeting with Wu Song at Kong Taigong's village, and his capture and encounter with Yan Shun on Qingfeng Mountain, all of which skipped all the words about Shi Jin. Not to mention, after Hua Rong heard this, he sighed repeatedly: "Brother is in such a difficult situation. Today I am lucky that my dear brother is here and will stay for a few years. When the news subsides, we will make plans again."
Song Jiang thanked him and said, "If my brother Song Qing hadn't sent a letter to Kong Taigong's manor, I would have specially come to visit my dear brother."
Hua Rong invited Song Jiang to sit in the back hall, and summoned his wife Cui to pay homage to his uncle. After that, Hua Rong asked his sister to come out and pay homage to her brother. Then she asked Song Jiang to change his clothes and shoes, take a bath in fragrant soup, and arrange a banquet in the back hall. After washing the dust, at the banquet that day, Song Jiang told Hua Rong in detail about rescuing Gongren in Liu Zhi Village.
After hearing this, Hua Rong frowned and said, "Brother, there's no reason for you to do anything to save that woman. It's just a good idea to silence this guy so that everyone can live in peace."
Song Jiang was a little surprised after hearing this, and asked Huarong: "Brother Xian, what do you mean by this? The more I listen, the less I understand... I heard that he is a respectful person from Qingfeng Village Zhizhai, so I see In view of the fact that he is a good brother and a colleague, he went out of his way to save him from the mountain despite Wang Xiaohu's quarrel with him, but why do you say so?"
Hua Rong sighed and said: "Brother, you don't know. This is not just nonsense. This Qingfeng Village is an important place in Qingzhou. If I am just guarding here alone, how can the strong men from far and near dare to treat Qingzhou as a stage? After singing, I will appear on the stage, which will definitely frighten them all. However, in recent years, the imperial court has sent this poor, hungry and jealous man to be the Zhengzhi Village. Alas, it makes me angry when I say it. You said that since this guy is a civil servant, But he is illiterate, so forget it, but since he took office, he has blackmailed all the rich and poor people in the village. The court's laws are all bad. My younger brother is a military attaché and deputy magistrate, and he often fights with this guy. I'm so angry that I wish I could kill this filthy thief and beast, but how could my brother save this guy's wife?"
"This guy surnamed Liu is a bad guy, but he has nothing to do with anyone else. He brings it upon himself, and will surely destroy himself in the future," Song Jiang said.
"Hey, Brother Song Jiang, you don't know that if this woman is kind-hearted, it won't matter if she saves her. However, she has the same bad temper. This woman is extremely unkind. She always instigates her husband to do unkind things and harm good people. , greedy for bribes, if you don't save him, it will just make that bitch suffer some humiliation. I don't want to think that my brother's kindness and righteousness have mistakenly saved such an incompetent person."
When Song Jiang heard this, he advised: "My dear brother, you are wrong. Since ancient times, there has been a saying: 'Enmity can be resolved but not forged.' He and you are fellow officers. Although you have made some mistakes, you can hide your evil and promote your good. My dear brother, don't be so superficial. "
After hearing what Song Jiang said, Hua Rong couldn't say anything else at the moment, so he said: "Brother is very clear-sighted. When I met Liu Zhizhai in the palace the next day, I told him about saving him and his son. Let him come and thank brother,"
Song Jiang nodded slightly and said, "My dear brother, if this is the case, it will also show your advantage." Hua Rong and his wife spent time together day and night, serving wine and food, serving Song Jiang, and arranged to sleep under the pavilion in the back hall that night. Song Jiang was invited to have a rest, and a banquet of wine and food was prepared for him the next day.
Song Jiang went to Huarong Village and drank wine for four or five days. Hua Rong had several men under his command, changing one every day. He put some scraps of silver around him, and every day he accompanied Song Jiang to the streets of Qingfeng Town to watch the market. Noisy; visiting villages and temples, walking around happily and carefree. From that day on, Song Jiang was walking around in the company of others, and invited Song Jiang to play in the market. There were also several small hook fences in Qingfeng Town. Needless to say, teahouses and wine shops.
That day, Song Jiang and his friend took a leisurely look at the small fence, then went to visit the Taoist Palace in a nearby village, and then went to drink in a wine shop in the town. When they got up, the friend took some silver and returned it. Song Jiang was not willing to ask him to pay back the money for the wine, but he paid it back with broken silver. When Song Jiang came back, he did not tell Hua Rong that the man who went with him was happy, had lost money, and had leisure. From then on, he allocated one to each other every day. Accompanying him, he went for a leisurely walk with Song Jiang, and it was only Song Jiang who made money every day. Ever since he arrived in the village, there was no one who didn’t respect and love him. Everyone wished they could follow Song Jiang every day, and now everyone in the house also respects him in every possible way, and even talks about it everywhere. Song Jiang is good.
Song Jiang stayed in Huarong Village for more than a few days. The weather was getting colder and it was a local festival in Qingfeng Village. The residents of Qingfeng Village discussed putting out lanterns, preparing to celebrate the festival, collect money and goods, and go to the Land King. In front of the temple, a small Aoshan mountain was built, with colorful hanging flowers on it, and five to seven hundred bowls of lanterns hung up. In the temple of the King of the Land, various social fires were displayed. Lamp sheds were set up in front of every house, and lights were hung in the market. There are all kinds of arts and crafts, although it is not as good as the capital, it can be regarded as heaven on earth. Every house is decorated with lanterns and colorful decorations, and the lively scene is as good as that during the New Year.