Li Gang was silent for a long time and said: "I received great favor from the imperial court and became a Jinshi. I originally wanted to do things for the imperial court. If the governor wants me to betray the imperial court, please forgive me for my difficulty in doing so."
Wu Dong was very disappointed. He didn't expect that Li Gang would still think like this after staying in Liangshan for such a long time.
He was about to wave Li Gang to leave, but suddenly Li Gang said again: "As long as it is not against the imperial court, I can do anything else for Liangshan."
Hearing this, Wu Dong suddenly laughed and said: "This is the best."
It turned out that Li Gang had stayed in Liangshanbo for a long time and already recognized Liangshanbo. As for the loyalty and righteousness ideas propagated by Wu Dong, he also recognized it in his heart, but there was always a hurdle in his heart that he could not get over until now. He still
He regarded himself as a minister of the Song Dynasty and was unwilling to help Liangshan deal with the imperial court.
But if it has nothing to do with the court, he is willing to help Liangshan do it, such as improving people's livelihood, dealing with foreigners, etc.
"Mr. Li, when I go to Korea, you come with me! We will fight the Koreans and turn Korea into the territory of our Han people. Is this okay?" Wu Dong said with a smile.
"Of course." Li Gang also laughed.
The relationship between the two finally became harmonious, and they were talking and laughing. Wu Dong found that Li Gang was indeed a man of extraordinary knowledge, and was different from other officials of the Song Dynasty he had come into contact with. Li Gang now recognized the huge threat of the Jin people and believed that the Jin people
People will become the enemy of the Han people. If this were in the imperial court, this view would definitely not be accepted by ordinary people. For example, Hu Yanzhuo, Han Shizhong and others who surrendered to Liangshan do not yet pay too much attention to the Jin people.
Li Gang also admired Wu Dong very much. All the policies implemented by Wu Dong in Liangshan and Goryeo made him feel that they were the way to govern the world. He would never have imagined those policies. During this period, the more he studied these policies, the more he became aware of them.
He felt the power in it. If Wu Dong hadn't taken the initiative to recruit him this time, he would probably have come to Wu Dong and taken the initiative to join Wu Dong.
At this time, someone suddenly came to report that it was "Ximen Qing" asking to see him.
Wu Dong was slightly stunned and asked Ximen Qing to come in.
It turns out that after Ximen Qing came to Liangshanbo, he had regained his freedom. As long as he did not leave Liangshanbo, everything was up to him.
After Ximen Qing came in, he immediately fell to his knees and said in a trembling voice: "This villain will die. I don't know that Miss Hu is already the wife of the Governor. I beg the Governor to spare my life!"
During this period, Ximen Qing couldn't sleep at night after learning about the relationship between Hu Sanniang and Wu Dong. It was not a pity that Hu Sanniang became someone else's woman. Anyway, he had never even seen Hu Sanniang's face, and he didn't care much about Hu Sanniang.
He was afraid that Wu Dong would stab him.
I actually tried to get involved with the woman of the Grand Governor of Liangshan. Isn't this a big crime?
In the past few days, he had been looking for opportunities to meet Wu Dong, but unfortunately he could not see Wu Dong at all due to his status. Today, while Wu Song was getting married and giving a big banquet, he sneaked in without even taking a few bites of the meal.
, just wanted to see Wu Dong and apologize to Wu Dong.
Wu Dong looked at him, smiled and said, "Get up."
Ximen Qing did not dare to get up and said: "Great Governor, please spare my life! If the Great Governor refuses to forgive the villain, the villain will not be able to kneel down."
For such a scoundrel, Wu Dong didn't bother to embarrass him and said immediately: "I forgive you and I won't kill you."
When Ximen Qing heard this, he was overjoyed and felt relieved at the same time. The terror of the past few days disappeared, and his whole body felt like collapse. However, Wu Dong asked him to stand up, and he did not dare to kneel anymore. He struggled
He stood up and said, "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your forgiveness."
Wu Dong was looking at Ximen Qing and found that Ximen Qing was indeed handsome and had a "romantic" temperament. No wonder he became the leading actor in Water Margin and The Plum in the Golden Lotus. He had such qualities based on his appearance alone.
Qualified. But this person also gives people a cunning and insidious feeling. At first glance, he looks like a rogue and a villain, not a good person.
After thinking about it, Wu Dong said: "Ximen Qing, you joined forces with Hu Cheng and used Mongolian sweat medicine to blind the officers and soldiers of the imperial court. How do you think the imperial court will deal with you?"
Ximen Qing was sweating and said: "The villain didn't do that."
Having said that, he also understood that the imperial court would never believe his explanation. If the imperial court knew about this matter, they would definitely regard him as Hu Cheng's accomplice, which means that he would also be regarded as a Liangshan bandit.
"You can't go back now, don't you think?" Wu Dong said with a smile.
"Yes." Ximen Qing said helplessly.
There is a lot of wealth in his family. Now that he thinks that the wealth no longer belongs to him, he can't help but feel sad. It took him several years to get that wealth, forgetting all sleep and food. Although part of it was obtained through illegal means.
The means came from the power of the government and the underworld, but more importantly, they relied on his smart mind and keen business vision.
Now he has completely changed from a rich man to a poor peasant. He didn't have any property in Liangshanbo, and he didn't even have a place to live. Now he lives in a military camp in Liangshan. Fortunately, the soldiers in the military camp did not drive him away.
, otherwise he would have no choice but to lie outside in this cold weather, and he might freeze to death.
The more he thought about it, the sadder he became, Ximen Qing felt like he wanted to cry. Ever since he grew up, he had always bullied others and watched others cry. He never dreamed that he would have such a day.
"Ximen Qing, why don't you follow me to Goryeo and help Liangshan do business?" Wu Dong suddenly said.
"Ah!" Ximen Qing was stunned and asked hurriedly: "Does Liangshan also do regular business?"
When Ximen Qing came to think about it, Liangshan was the largest underworld organization in Shandong Province. It would be nice if they didn't rob homes and houses. How could there be any sense in doing business?
Wu Dong smiled and said: "Liangshan has many merchant ships in Goryeo and does business with many places. After you go to Goryeo, if you manage well, I will definitely reward you well. In this way...you and Wu Yong will do it first
Japanese business."
Liangshanbo has its own "Liangshan Chamber of Commerce", and the person in charge is Wu Yong, but Wu Yong's talent in doing business is really average. In the past two years, Liangshan has been actively opening up trade routes in Japan, and now it happens to be using Ximen
Celebrate.
I wonder what kind of career Ximen Qing, a gangster and villain, will have in Japan with Liangshan as his backing?
Thinking of this, Wu Dong had a strange smile on his face.
Ximen Qing didn't see it. He was very happy now. He finally had a way to make a living and would not starve to death or freeze to death. He hurriedly said: "Don't worry, Governor, I will definitely do a good job in this matter."
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In the palace of Bianliang City, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty Zhao Ji was discussing with his ministers the matter of joining forces with the Jin Dynasty to conquer the Liao Dynasty.
Since his castration, he has lost interest in women, but his political ambitions have grown.
He wanted to establish some amazing achievements, surpass his ancestors, and become the greatest emperor in the history of the Song Dynasty.
When the minister put forward the suggestion of uniting Jin to attack Liao, Song Huizong immediately thought it was a good idea. If he could unite Jin to defeat Liao and recapture the sixteen states of Yanyun, he would surpass Taizu and Taizong a hundred years later.
Everyone will remember his achievements.
In the original history, it was not until the second year of Xuanhe that Song Huizong considered joining forces with the Jin Dynasty to conquer the Liao Dynasty. But now, in February of the first year of Xuanhe, he began to think about this matter.
"My dear friends, who do you want to send to negotiate with the Jin people?" In the warm pavilion of the palace, Song Huizong was sitting there. Sitting below him were Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng, Li Bangyan, Gao Qiu and others.
Each of them is a famous treacherous official in history, and each one is enough to bring disaster to the country and the people, and endanger an era. With so many treacherous officials gathered around Song Huizong, it must be said that he also has some "talents".
"Master Tong Guantong is the best," Cai Jing said.
Tong Guan was the supervisor of the northwest army, but he was also often ordered to go on missions to foreign countries. In fact, the alliance with Jin to conquer Liao was related to Tong Guan at the beginning. Ten years ago, Tong Guan was ordered to go to Liao as an envoy and met the heroic Ma Ma who had lived in the sixteen states of Yanyun.
Zhi, Ma Zhi has always regarded the restoration of the Han family as his own responsibility. After meeting Tong Guan, he proposed to Tong Guan the strategy of "alliance with Jin to destroy Liao", and Tong Guan reported this strategy to Song Huizong Zhao Ji. Of course, it had not been used before.
During the castration, Zhao Ji didn't pay much attention to this matter and kept putting it aside. Now he finally pays attention to it.
"Tong Guan? He is a good candidate, but the Kingdom of Jin is extremely far away, and he has to pass through the territory of the Liao people. Tong Guan's reputation is too great. If he reaches the territory of the Liao people, the Liao people will definitely not let him go.
" Zhao Ji said.
The current Jin people are probably in Heilongjiang and further north, in the Changbai Mountains and the Waixing'an Mountains. To cross the territory of the Liao people and go to the Jin people's territory requires extremely high force and means, so Zhao Ji felt that Tong Guan was not qualified.
"Your Majesty, I have a candidate for your position." Gao Qiu suddenly stood up and said.
"Oh? What candidates do you have? Let's talk about it." Song Huizong said.
"Why don't we let Zhao Liangsi go! Mr. Zhao has lived in the Liao Kingdom for a long time. It is said that he has been to the Jin people's territory a long time ago and is very familiar with it. He should have no problem joining the Jin people there." Gao Qiu said.
The so-called Zhao Liangsi is Ma Zhi. After Ma Zhi proposed to Tong Guan the strategy of "alliance with Jin to destroy Liao", he also sneaked into the Song Dynasty secretly. In order to reward him for not forgetting his homeland, Zhao Ji gave him the national surname "Zhao". Originally
In the history of the Song Dynasty, Ma Zhi went to the Jin Kingdom seven times during the Xuanhe period to instigate conflicts between the Jin people and the Liao people, and on behalf of the Song Dynasty, he negotiated with Wanyan Aguda to attack the Liao Kingdom together. Unfortunately, the Jin people were too powerful, and after defeating the Liao people, they
They easily reached Bianliang. Ma Zhi was sentenced to death by the court because he was the mastermind of the strategy of "alliance with Jin to destroy Liao". In the end, he was listed in the "History of the Song Dynasty" as a traitor, alongside Cai Jing, Qin Hui, Jia Sidao and others.
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In fact, his strategy was quite good, but unfortunately, as a Han Chinese who had lived in the Liao Kingdom for generations, he had no idea about the strength of the Song Dynasty, and had no idea that the Song Dynasty would be so weak.
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