Shi Qian and Kui Er secretly followed the group of officers and soldiers to a Taoist temple on the north side of the city. This Taoist temple was not small. The red walls and green tiles looked like they had some private money, but in fact they were supported by the magistrate here. There is a plaque hanging on this Taoist temple, with the three characters "Qingguan" written on it. This word was mentioned by Shi Wenbin, the magistrate of Yuncheng County, and this place was favored because of the magistrate's belief in Taoism, and Shi Wenbin and the people inside it Taoist Master You had a very close relationship with him. Ever since Lian Honglong entered the city, Shi Wenbin had been sitting in the temple all day long, playing chess and drinking tea with You, and rarely interfered with matters in the yamen.
It turned out that Shi Wenbin was afraid of the heavy military force in Liangshan. After finally welcoming the general sent by the imperial court, he was full of joy and had prepared everything in advance. He wanted the general who defended the city to feel at home and to be more dedicated. He tried his best to protect Yuncheng County for him, but he didn't expect that when Lian Honglong came, he not only felt at home, but also became a guest. He grabbed his eyebrows and beard and regarded Yuncheng County as his own world. He yelled at Shi Wenbin without saying anything. He often made decisions without authorization, with the intention of covering the sky with one hand. Shi Wenbin was often annoyed in the yamen, but after all, this man was a city defender sent by the imperial court. Now that Liangshan was full of people, he had to rely on his strength. Therefore, Shi Wenbin initially I swallowed my anger and later simply sold the market completely.
At that time, Wenbin was not optimistic about the strategy of "closing the door and beating the dog". There has been no such strategy since ancient times. This strategy of "leading the wolf into the house" was really extremely dangerous. However, he could not bear the responsibility for the safety of Yuncheng County. After all, Lian Honglong would eventually fall on Lian Honglong, but Lian Honglong insisted on it and pretended to be mysterious, saying that he had a magical weapon that was guaranteed to succeed immediately, so he did not dare to offend his Shi Wenbin. I had to choose to believe it, but after entering the city in the middle of the night from that Lian Honglong, in addition to blocking the streets close to the barracks, I took their men's soldiers and horses to residential camps. A half-hour of training, and in response to this, Shi Wenbin tried several times to try to enter the camp to see what was going on, but was politely rejected by Lian Honglong. Although Shi Wenbin was in the Taoist temple, he did not care about the Yamen affairs. However, he also planned to save one move. If he won the battle, that would be fine. If by any chance he lost the whole game, he would at least think about his career.
How to bury a move for himself as a retreat was a problem that he couldn't figure out. In this war, literati were of no use after all. But one day, a man in a coarse short coat came to the Taoist temple. The person below could not block the majestic and capable spirit of the visitor. When the visitor arrived at the Taoist temple, he was not Daoist You, but Shi Wenbin. And the visitor was none other than Pi Guangqiu. So, on this afternoon , Pi Guangqiu and Shi Wenbin, who were consciously alone, secretly unified the camp. Pi Guangqiu provided Shi Wenbin with necessary protection when the war was unfavorable, while Shi Wenbin was used as a special chess piece, placed in the most important place, and in After that, Pi Guangqiu informed Shi Wenbin of every move in the general camp through his cronies. Especially before today's war, he secretly told Shi Wenbin all the troop deployments he knew, asking Shi Wenbin to be prepared at any time.
This Pi Guangqiu was a military commander photographed by the imperial court to monitor Lian Honglong, and he was at odds with Lian Honglong. This was the reason why Shi Wenbin obeyed his advice, and in this night of fighting, Shi Wenbin also He did not let Pi Guangqiu down and did everything he had arranged earlier. After Zhu Dian and Lei Heng both resigned, they hired two new leaders, one named Zhao Neng and the other Zhao De. , although both Dutou are not half as capable as their predecessors, they are quite courageous.
On this night when the officers and soldiers were fighting fiercely with the bandits, Shi Wenbin and his family had already moved out of the Yamen and entered the Taoist temple. Although Pi Guangqiu was sent out to rob the camp, it was difficult to deal with the ever-changing battle situation when he was not in the city. , but he was not worried. After all, there was a glimmer of hope for him in this Taoist temple, so this Taoist temple became the yamen of the yamen, and successive battle reports flew into the Taoist temple like snowflakes from the mouths of the officers and soldiers. , first the officers and soldiers achieved a great victory, and the battle was invincible. After entering the city, the bandits who were divided into three groups were all strangled. Then they received a report that Lian Honglong had trapped the last group of bandits, and among them were large members of the Green Forest Army. Handsome Shi Jin, and just when Shi Wenbin was surprised, envious, jealous, and angry, within half an hour another news came that the last group of bandits had desperately escaped the siege, and there was another one that surprised and delighted Shi Wenbin. According to the news, Lian Honglong died in battle.
This really surprised Shi Wenbin. He was happy that Lian Honglong was dead, and the previous achievements and achievements could be more easily taken away according to Pi Guangqiu's previous arrangement. What was surprising was that although the officers and soldiers had a slight upper hand, but in the The other side of the city is in the hands of the bandits and is stubbornly holding on. The victory or defeat is still undecided, and Pi Guangqiu still has not returned. The situation on this battlefield is ever-changing. It is impossible to say that Pi Guangqiu was also killed. Unknown.
So, Shi Wenbin ordered Zhao Neng and Zhao De, along with some of Pi Guangqiu's soldiers, to take over the prisoners from the hands of the officers and soldiers under the orders of the magistrate and Pi Guangqiu. However, those officers and soldiers were without Lian Honglong. This backer had no choice but to sell Zhao Neng and Zhao De's account. Just when Zhao Neng and Zhao De captured all the dozen bandit leaders, they pushed the ready-made prison carts of officers and soldiers in the direction of Qingguan. I thought I could hide it, but I didn't want to be watched by Shi Qian and Kui Er, so I followed him all the way.
Shi Qian and Kui Er lay on the eaves across the street and watched the temple clearly. They saw these government officials and some officers and soldiers bringing the prisoners into the Taoist temple. Soon the Taoist priests closed the door of the Taoist temple tightly, and Inside the Taoist temple, it was heavily guarded. The prison cars could not pass through a courtyard gate and were pulled to the backyard. They could no longer see clearly.
"Let's go up from the pine tree over there and take a look," Shi Qian said, and Kui Er immediately came down from the eaves and took a detour to the other side of the Taoist temple. There were many pine forests here. Shi Qian and Kui Er Climbing one tree each, it was easy to climb up the tree. The pine tree was tall and lush. Shi Qian, who was hiding on it, could easily see what was going on inside the Taoist temple. At this moment, the three prison cars were parked in the backyard of the Taoist temple. In the middle, the courtyard is very spacious. Under the torch, you can barely make out the Bagua diagram on the floor tiles. Directly opposite the courtyard is the Sanqing Palace, with a wing on the left and right.
At this time, a Taoist priest followed a middle-aged man out of the Sanqing Palace. The middle-aged man was full of joy, and everyone came forward to report: "Sir, this is the mountain captured by Lian Honglong's men." Bandit, I brought all the little ones for you,"
"Okay, okay, okay," Shi Wenbin said with great joy, "This is very good, you will make great contributions to the country."
"Thank you, sir," Zhao Neng said happily. He heard that military merit is the easiest way to get promoted. Although he never used a knife or a gun in the battle against the bandits, as long as Shi Wenbin is around, this pen can kill him. The heroic and meritorious deeds were described "with seriousness", and Mr. Shi had already promised them, "As long as someone like me, Shi, strokes his pen on the memorial reported to the court, those who have meritorious deeds can have their faults, and those who have had faults can also have their faults." Can be sealed,"
Shi Wenbin looked at the prison car with a pair of joyful eyes, frowned slightly, and said: "This prison car built by Lian Honglong is different from ordinary people. It is so hanging that it is easy to kill the people in the car." , take it out and click it one by one, Zhao Neng,"
"Here," Zhao Neng stepped forward and waited for instructions.
"You must keep these bandit leaders in check and arrest them one by one, and then chop them all down. Leaving them here will be harmful and useless," Wenbin said at that time: "Be careful not to touch any mechanism and drop this cage. , if we kill these people, we will have no leverage to claim credit,"
"Here," Zhao Neng said firmly, clasping his fists with both hands, "Put it all on the little one,"
After that, Zhao Neng ordered the officers to push the three prison cars to one side of the cell, carefully looked at the prison cars, and thought about how to get the people out of the cars safely. At that time, Wen Bin sent Zhao De continued to inquire about the fighting there, but he and the Taoist priest returned to Sanqing Palace.
Shi Qian and Kui Er saw all this and heard it, so they got down from the tree, climbed up the wall, easily dodged the patrolling guards, and came to the back of the wing. Shi Qian whispered to Kui Er. Er said: "You go and find ways to stabilize those officers and soldiers and rescue them. I will kill the dog officer and then come to help you. Don't be exposed."
Kui Er nodded and went up to the penthouse.
Shi Qian tiptoed to the back of Sanqing Palace, hid under the beam of the eaves and shot two crossbow arrows, knocking down the officers and soldiers guarding the back, then got down from the beam, dragged the body to a dark place, and then crouched down from behind. Entering the Sanqing Palace, the hall was empty. There was a statue of the Supreme Lord in the middle, and the Taoist priest and the county magistrate were offering incense in front of them. At that time, Wenbin said: "You Dao Commander, the current situation is unstable. Once they finish the work, we will leave the city through the tunnel. However, it is not easy to have too many people accompanying us. Except for the Taoist priest, the other disciples in the temple may not be with us, but..."
You Daochang put Fuchen in his arm with one hand and stroked his white beard with the other: "Don't worry, sir. I built the secret passage for you all by myself. All the craftsmen hired were from other places. The other Taoist boys are all here." Don’t know,”
"That's good, that's good," Shi Wenbin said: "I have hired a carriage, which is in the peach blossom forest outside the city. We can take it and go to Guahe Town first. We will try to get to Beijing then. As long as As long as the signed certificate is there, there will be high-ranking officials and generous salaries."