Chapter 165 Song Jiang turned out to be this kind of Song Jiang
Bohai County Government.
Hua Rong cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Brother Gongming, please stay here for a while. I will go and inform the envoy."
Seeing that Song Jiang was slightly nervous and uncomfortable, Hua Rong said again: "Brother Gongming, our envoy has always been courteous and virtuous, and he is loyal to the world. He has always looked up to his friends in the world, so don't worry."
Song Jiang repeatedly raised his hand: "Thank you for your support, brother, thank you very much!"
Hua Rong went to see Wang Lin.
Hua Rong talked for a long time, but Wang Lin remained silent.
Song Jiang will definitely not stay in Qingzhou.
Song Jiang is an important chess piece in Wang Lin's eyes.
That was the plan from the beginning.
He needed Song Jiang to come forward to help him gather Liangshan troops. Although there were many scum among the remaining 107 people in Liangshan, most of them were usable in Wang Lin's opinion.
At least on the battlefield against gold, they will be a new force.
Since you are born with a heroic spirit, what else can you do if you don’t pledge your life to the country?!
But if Song Jiang is left in Qingzhou, then Lin Chong and others will not have Song Jiang's influence at all, and many people will definitely not defect to Liangshan in the future.
Besides, Song Jiang still has many scenes that he should have.
Seeing Wang Lin's attitude, Hua Rong felt a little nervous. He said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, my brother Gongming is also a good man. He is usually generous and generous, and has a high reputation in the world. I don't know your Majesty..."
"What about Song Jiang, I know better than you."
Wang Lin looked at Hua Rong and said, "He came to Qingzhou, which means he went to you. What do you want to do?"
Hua Rong hesitated for a while and said lightly: "Brother Gongming had some friendship with me in the past. Now he comes to help me when he is in trouble. If I push him out, I am afraid he will be laughed at by the world. So, please give me your permission.
Leave him in Qingzhou Mansion until time passes and see if we can give him a minor official position again..."
Wang Lin suddenly laughed: "Is this Song Jiang's idea?"
Hua Rong's face turned red and he cupped his hands and said, "Exactly."
"Hua Rong, I think there is something that needs to be explained clearly before discussing Song Jiang." Wang Lin stood up and turned to face Hua Rong with a solemn expression.
"You are an official, and he is a criminal who violated the criminal laws of the Song Dynasty. You must not abolish the official position for personal reasons, and neglect your responsibilities and dignity as the prefect of Qingzhou and the general of the Fuhu Army. I am reminding you that you are not the Huazhi you used to be.
You are now a fifth-rank official. The reason why we are different from those corrupt officials in the imperial court is that we stick to the bottom line and will not abandon public service for personal gain. Do you think what I say makes sense?"
Hua Rong was stunned for a moment, then bowed down: "It's my subordinate who didn't think carefully, but..."
"What do you think is the difference between you and those thieves like Cai Jing who sold their official positions for personal gain and violated the law? In essence, they are both disregarding the law and trampling on fairness! In time, you will not act like this.
A small evil is a shame, and a small evil becomes a big traitor, until it harms the country and the people!"
Hua Rong broke out in a cold sweat: "This subordinate realizes his mistake!"
"Of course, I'm not telling you to betray Song Jiang regardless of morality. But I want to remind you that before talking about friendship, you should first consider your own identity. Furthermore, for people like Song Jiang, what is the best thing?
You need to think clearly about your way out. If you hide him and give him a position as a minor official, is that necessarily a good thing for him?"
"I don't think so. Brother, you are a very important figure in my Qingzhou feudal town, and you are also my uncle. Your every move is under the attention of others. I hope you can act more safely in the future and avoid teaching others how to behave."
handle."
Wang Lin picked up the official documents from Jeju Prefecture and Dongping Prefecture on his desk: "The sea arrest documents from Dongping Prefecture have arrived, and the official documents from Jeju Prefecture have also arrived. What does this mean? Many people can guess that Song Jiang will come to Qingzhou to join you and me, no?
Wrong, it was easy for me to protect him, with a little effort, but what about the future?"
"Liangshan robbed one hundred thousand jewels from Hebei to the officials, and Song Jiang is related to this matter. I don't know how many people will pay attention to this matter. If you and I opened the door for Song Jiang, sooner or later someone will find out about this matter."
, then I will be framed repeatedly by those officials in court, leaving a fatal clue."
"That's it for Song Jiang. If there are criminal thieves in the future who come to defect to you under the banner of Jianghu morality, what should you do? Should you accept everyone who comes or turn them away? I think you will be in an even more dilemma."
"Brother, you should understand who I am. I don't value the so-called title or official position, but I value the responsibility in my hands. I work hard in Qingzhou not for my own selfishness, but for the future invasion of gold seekers.
Da Song, you and I are so capable of fighting against foreign enemies and defending our Han family’s clothes!"
"Compared with national justice, what are private affairs?"
Hua Rong's face turned red and her ears were red, and she was sweating like rain.
Hua Rui walked out of the back hall and said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, don't embarrass your husband when you do things in the future. You must know that your husband is now in a high position and many traitors in the court are watching him. They are afraid that he will not make mistakes. You have to do it because of
Will a Song Jiang cause trouble for my husband?"
"You are now a fifth-rank official. Our Hua family will still count on you to shine in the future. You can't be confused."
Hua Rong bowed down and said, "Brother-in-law, I know I'm wrong. I'm going to give Song Gongming some gold and silver and ask him to leave Qingzhou quickly and find another place to settle down."
Wang Lin chuckled: "Brother, you actually don't understand Song Jiang's character. All you see is his dazzling side, but there is another side of him that the world doesn't know."
"You are my brother, how can I let you bear the reputation of disregarding the moral principles of the world? That's all. Now that Song Jiang has come to Qingzhou, leave this matter to me - Rui'er, you and your brother will wait patiently in the back hall.
, I will meet Song Jiang, and maybe you will understand that what I did today was right."
Hua Rui took Hua Rong and went behind the screen.
Song Jiang waited in the front hall for a long time, but did not see Hua Rong come out again, and he felt even more uneasy.
To put it bluntly, he came to Qingzhou not for Hua Rong, but for Wang Lin.
In his opinion, Wang Lin held a high position in the Song Dynasty at this time, and he had a close relationship with the official prince. If such a person raised his hand, he could give him a way out.
And if you can serve under Wang Lin, you will have a far better future than being a petty official in Yuncheng County.
They met at Chao Gaizhuang that day. At that time, he didn't really think highly of Wang Lin, but now... he can only pray that Bohai County Duke can talk about his past feelings.
Not long after, a Yuhou came out and said: "The envoy invites Song Gongming to come into the hall to talk."
Song Jiang was happy and worried about gains and losses, and followed Yu Hou to meet Wang Lin.
After entering the hall, I saw Wang Lin wearing a purple official robe and a golden crown on his head, showing his dignity without anger.
Song Jiang hurriedly paid homage and said: "Song Jiang, the sinner, pays homage to the envoy!"
Song Jiang was trembling and fell to the ground.
He is just a subordinate of the magistrate of Yuncheng County. He has never seen the power of a high-ranking person like Wang Lin.
In fact, from the bottom of his heart, Song Jiang did not regard himself as a person in the world, but as a person in the officialdom.
Therefore, even though I have known Wang Lin in the past, I would never dare to meet Wang Lin with his so-called Jianghu identity or Jianghu affection.
Wang Lin's biggest advantage is that he has a clear understanding of Song Jiang's character.
And Song Jiang was able to stir up a storm in the late Northern Song Dynasty. He was obviously a man of good fortune. If such a person could make good use of it, it would have a huge effect.
But if Wang Lin wants to use him, he must completely steal his luck.
Make him willing to surrender, and then you can firmly control him.
For Wang Lin, the value of Songjiang lies in Liangshan.
Without Song Jiang's reputation in the world, without him and Wu Yong joining forces to turn the world upside down, Liangshan would definitely not be able to achieve success just by counting on Lin Chong or Chao Gai.
And a Liangshan without climate is no different from an ordinary bandit's nest.
Song Jiang's biggest weakness is that he is an official fan.
By mastering his weaknesses, you can hold him firmly in your hands.
Wang Lin looked deeply at Song Jiang, who was prostrating himself on the ground and bowing before his official authority. He was silent for a while, then he laughed loudly and stood up to help Song Jiang up and said: "Brother Gongming, why are you doing this? You and I are old acquaintances. Please get up quickly and watch.
Watch the tea!”
"How dare Song Jiang..."
No matter how courteous Wang Lin was, Song Jiang did not dare to sit down and just stood in front of Wang Lin.
Not to mention his current situation and the need to ask for help from others, even if in the original plot of Water Margin, he captured Gao Qiu alive, he would not dare to show any disrespect to Gao Qiu, let alone now.
And how can Gao Qiu in the past be compared with Wang Lin today?
Wang Lin no longer forced himself.
In fact, this is what he wants.
"I wonder what Brother Gongming wants to do when he comes to our Qingzhou?" Wang Lin said slowly and calmly.
Song Jiang was frightened: "The sinner was in a moment of impatience, committed a serious crime, and was so frightened that he came to Qingzhou to seek refuge with the envoy, and begged the envoy to find a way out for Song Jiang!"
Song Jiang bowed again.
Hua Rong, who was behind the screen, looked strange. Song Gongming was so humble in front of the envoy, his bones were weak.
Is this still the all-powerful Xiaoyi Heisaburo who he knew in the past?
No wonder Shijun said that he didn't really understand Song Gongming's nature. Looking at it now, it was really the case.
Hua Rong clenched his fists.
Hua Rui chuckled: "Did you see, brother, the Song Gongming you see is different from the Song Gongming my husband sees?"
Huarong sighed.
Song Jiang turned out to be this kind of Song Jiang.
At this time, Song Jiang was seen prostrating himself in front of Wang Lin, pleading repeatedly: "The sinner has always been loyal to the imperial court. He has always regarded serving the imperial court as his duty. He pays attention to the word loyalty. He just committed a crime accidentally. Please save me!"
Wang Lin chuckled: "Brother Gongming, you are usually generous and generous, but you have a lot of contacts with heroes all over the world. Even Brother Chao Gai and others who just came to Liangshan are very close to you... If something happens to you, they will definitely not do it.
Sitting back and watching.”
Song Jiang said resolutely: "Please let me know that although Song Jiang had contacts with Jianghu people in the past, it was just out of favor. He definitely did not intend to associate with gangsters, and he had no intention of rebelling against the imperial court. Song Jiang only wanted to serve the imperial court and pursue his own interests in the future.
It is not a waste of time to be a wife and a son, and to leave a name in history."
"Brother Gongming, when we were at Brother Chao Gai's village that day, you also ridiculed the current court for its lack of ethics and the people's lack of livelihood. Why now..."
"Back to Shi Jun. Today's Holy Ming is just being deceived by Cai Jing's six thieves. Now that the traitor has been eliminated by Shi Jun, the world is clear and bright, the Song Dynasty is stable, and ZTE is just around the corner. Therefore, Song Jiang is willing to join Shi Jun's family and serve for
The Great Song Dynasty, dedicated himself to the imperial court and died!"