Just after nightfall, Liangshan troops arrived outside Yuncheng County.
When the large group of people arrived at the city gate, the city gate was already open.
But it was Shi Qian who climbed up the city wall with a few skilled minions, entered the city and opened the city gate.
Yuncheng County was originally an earthen city and had been peaceful for a long time. The city walls lacked repairs, so Shi Qian and others entered the city without much effort.
Although Chao Yong said that Shi Qian was a thieves, everyone still looked down on the gentleman in Liang Shang. Shi Qian did not participate in the robbery of the birthday card, so he ranked last among the leaders who went up the mountain with Chao Gai.
The original leaders of Liangshan, Du Qian, Song Wan, and Zhu Gui, did not know the details, so they spared him the fate of the last one.
In the Water Margin, the stolen armor led Xu Ning to go up the mountain and defeat Hu Yanzhuo's chain of horses. Later, he entered the city many times to serve as an internal response. His contribution was not small, but in the final ranking of one hundred and eight generals, he was ranked second to last. The last one
It is Duan Jingzhu who is not unrelated to the history of theft between the two of them.
In the logic of a hero doing justice for heaven, stealing is the most despicable, but robbery with open swords and guns can be regarded as a hero's behavior.
Shi Qian could also feel that the leaders secretly rejected him, so he always followed Chao Yong's pace in the past. Although Chao Gai did not order him to lead this expedition, he also followed Chao Yong down the mountain.
"Song Wan will guard this gate and not let anyone in or out. Liu Tang will go to the west gate, Ruan Xiaowu will go to the south gate, Ruan Xiaoqi will go to the north gate, and the rest will follow me to the county government office."
The distribution was decided, and the Liangshan troops were quickly divided into five teams.
A large group of people entered the city, which immediately caused a burst of barking, and many people got up cursing.
A watchman walked near the city gate and happened to see Liangshan soldiers and horses entering the city. Seeing many people holding bright swords and guns, he turned around and ran. As he ran, he did not forget to knock the gong and shout: "The robbers have entered the city."
A series of shrill screams pierced the night sky, causing a lot of movement in the quiet night. Many people who had just opened the door to see what happened quickly closed their doors and hid.
The people who cursed immediately shut their mouths and did not dare to speak out again for fear of attracting the attention of the robbers.
Shi Qian looked at the watchman rolling and crawling and said, "Brother, I'll chase him."
Chao Gai shook his head and said: "Don't worry about him, we just go straight to the Yamen."
After speaking, he shouted: "The heroes of Liangshan have entered the city to do justice for heaven. Don't be afraid, fellow villagers. As long as you stay behind closed doors, the people of Liangshan will not disturb you. Anyone who takes the opportunity to do evil will be killed without mercy."
Chao Gai already had a loud voice, and with the quiet night at this time, his loud roar was like thunder on dry land and could be clearly seen everywhere in the city, which immediately made the commotion in the darkness less.
Recently, news about Yangshan's act of justice for heaven has spread throughout Jeju, and many people are applauding in private.
While ordinary people felt relieved, lights suddenly lit up in many deep mansions. Naturally, they knew who Liangshan's target was.
Chao Gai shouted and said: "Yong'er, you and the leaders will occupy each place separately. I will lead people to invite your Third Uncle Song."
Chao Yong did not expect that Chao Gai would want to invite Song Jiang as soon as he entered the city, so he quickly persuaded him: "Now that we are thieves and Uncle Song is an official, I am afraid that Uncle Song may not be willing to join us."
Chao Gai shook his head and said, "How will you know if you don't try."
Seeing that Chao Gai had made up his mind, Chao Yong had no choice but to say: "It's okay for me to give it a try, but if Third Uncle Song refuses and Dad goes there with such a big fanfare, it will fall into the ears of the government in the future, which may harm Third Uncle Song."
"You are right, but dad cannot do such an unjust thing."
Chao Gai frowned and thought for a moment, then said: "Let's do this. I'll go and invite you, Uncle Song, by myself. Just don't disturb the neighbors."
Seeing Chao Gai's determination, Chao Yong could only helplessly shake his head.
But he said that when the new county magistrate Wenbin received a document from Jeju, he asked all the county leaders to lead local soldiers to Jeju to guard against the Liangshan bandits. At that time, he concealed the truth from everyone in the county government and just asked Zhu Tong and Lei Heng to lead the local soldiers to Jeju. He was fine.
People generally deal with official duties every day.
But it was his responsibility. If he abandoned the county and left, his life would not be able to escape the punishment of the court. Although the court did not kill literati since the Song Dynasty, if there was no future, it would be no different than death.
Therefore, he could only pretend that nothing happened. If he could deceive the Liangshan thieves, he would survive. If the news was leaked, the wealthy gentry in the county would inevitably relocate, attracting the Liangshan thieves, and his career and life would be in danger.
. Therefore, they hid it from all the people in the county. Even Zhu Tong and Lei Heng only knew that they were transferred from the state. They did not know why they were leaving or how long they would be gone.
Liangshan is dozens of miles away from Yuncheng County. Shi Wenbin originally thought that as long as Liangshan kept quiet, Liangshan would know that the local soldiers in the county were leaving the city, and might not know that they were going to the prefecture. Liangshan might not dare to invade in large numbers. How did he know that Liangshan had been integrated?
With the help of the idle Han people in Jeju, the entire situation in Jeju is under the control of Liangshan.
On this day, Shi Wenbin finished handling official duties as usual and returned to the back house. Just when he was thankful that he had survived another day, he heard Chao Gai shouting.
Shi Wenbin knew that he had not hidden the truth from the Liangshan thieves after all. He sighed, arranged his official uniform, and returned to the lobby to sit down and wait quietly.
The last time he came to the county government office, Chao Yong came here with curiosity and caution to pay the land deed. This time he came as an occupier. As soon as he entered the government office, he saw Shi Wenbin sitting upright in the lobby.
Chao Yong looked playfully at the people sitting in the hall. They were wearing official uniforms similar to those of the magistrate he met last time. He thought it was the newly appointed magistrate Shi Wenbin. It was rare for him to have such courage to sit in the lobby.
Shi Wenbin just glanced at Chao Yong, then looked at Lin Chong and shouted: "You and others robbed Grand Master Cai's birth certificate and killed officers and soldiers this time. You have committed a heinous crime. How dare you invade the county again now without fear of the imperial army?"
Encirclement and suppression? I heard that you were doing justice for heaven in Liangshan, not harming the people, and you were also heroes of the world. If you retreat, I can write to the court to recruit you and others, and remove your reputation as bandits. If there is trouble on the border in the future, you can also serve the country.
Contribute your efforts and leave your name in history, this is what a hero does."
Chao Yong heard the words and said with a smile: "Now the court is unclear and traitors are in power. Even if they are recruited, what will happen to them? My brother was previously the instructor of the 800,000 forbidden troops in Tokyo, and he was also a hero of the world. Only because of Gao Yanei
Spying on my sister-in-law, my family was almost destroyed by Gao Qiu. Nowadays, all the ministers and ministers in the imperial court are like Gao Qiu, who have no way to serve the country. You don’t need to say more, I am here to only take the wealth of those big families who are harming the people. They have
With money and power, I guess you can't do anything to them on ordinary days. I'll deal with them all for you this time, and it can be regarded as eliminating harm to the local area. Come here, please invite the county magistrate to the back, and we will take us back to the mountain together.
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Only then did Shi Wenbin realize that he seemed to have seen the wrong person. The leader was not the big man with a leopard head and ringed eyes, but this young junior.
Seeing that Chao Yong had no intention of talking to him, Shi Wenbin didn't want to lose his integrity, so he shook his sleeves and walked out of the lobby.
Chao Yong divided several teams to occupy the granary and Jiazhan warehouse, and sent a team of people to patrol the streets to prevent anyone from taking advantage of the chaos to disturb the people.
Chao Yong was in charge of the county government and commanded from the center.
"Brother Yong, good news, five divine arm bows were found in the Jia Zhan library."
When Chao Yong was sitting in the lobby with his eyes closed and concentrating, he saw Lin Chong coming in excitedly carrying a crossbow more than three feet long.
The last time Jeju soldiers attacked, Yangshan also captured five divine arm bows.
The length of the Divine Arm Bow is only three feet three, but its range reaches more than 240 steps. It is not as bulky as the bed crossbow. It is one of the few long-range weapons that is easier to carry in battle.
After the leaders of Liangshan saw the power of the God's Arm Bow, they also liked it very much. However, the design of the God's Arm Bow was so exquisite that the craftsmen on the mountain could not copy it and could only make imitation arrows.
Chao Yong took the divine arm bow and took a closer look. It was indeed the same as the one captured in the previous cottage.
"In addition to the five divine arm bows, there are also 300 black paint bows in the armor library, and there are also hundreds of knives, spears, and shields."
Although there are several craftsmen in Liangshan who are good at making weapons, there are not many craftsmen and the output is very little. Although Chao Gai sent people to buy them everywhere after he came to the mountain, there is still a shortage of weapons, so just now Lin Chong personally took people to the Jiazhang warehouse to check.
Chao Yong said happily: "With this harvest, this trip will be worthwhile."
While the two were talking, Chao Gai came in a little disappointed.
Lin Chong stepped forward and said, "Brother, can you invite Song Gongming?"
Chao Gai shook his head and said: "I went to his residence, but I didn't find him, and I didn't dare to disturb the neighbors. Could it be that he went back to Songjiazhuang?"
Lin Chong said with a smile: "This is easy. The county magistrate was invited to the back by Brother Yong. You will know as soon as you ask."
Chao Gai was no longer as enthusiastic about the county magistrate as Song Jiang. He turned to a man outside the door and said, "Go and ask behind."
The man took the order and left. After a while, he came back and said: "Report to the King of Heaven, the county magistrate said that he received a letter from Songjiazhuang two days ago, saying that Song Taigong was unwell, and Song Yasi reported illness and went home to take care of his old father."
"So that's it. I'm on good terms with Song Sanlang. Song Taigong is feeling unwell, so I should go visit him. By the way, I've invited his family up the mountain. I'll have a big bowl of wine and a big piece of meat. Wouldn't it be fun? Yong'er, you and I will be together tomorrow.
Teacher Lin is taking care of the county affairs, and I will personally go and invite you, Uncle Song."
Chao Yong nodded and said: "Brother Lin and I are in the county, so dad can rest assured. I have just asked people to clean up a few rooms in the back. Dad has been working hard all the way. Please go to the back to rest. I will lead a team here."
Just keep watch."
Chao Gai was very satisfied when he saw that Chao Yong's arrangements were in order. He looked at Chao Yong who was already a little sleepy and said with a smile: "You are also exhausted. I'll keep an eye on you here. You can go and rest."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "My child is young and strong. He will be fine after a while. He will be fine after a nap. Dad will go to Songjiazhuang tomorrow and will have to work hard on the saddle and horse. Coach Lin and I will watch here, so dad will go and rest."
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Lin Chong also said: "As long as Brother Yong and I are here, the King of Heaven can rest assured."
Seeing what Lin Chong said, Chao Gai had no choice but to tell him to go and rest first.
Early the next morning, Chao Gai quietly left the city with two of his personal companions.
Chao Yong arranged for his men to move money and food from house to house based on the information that the spies had already collected about the evil gentry in the city who were harming the people and the rich.
The evil gentry in the city who were extremely evil and had great resentment among the people were killed in public by the law enforcement team led by Chao Yong. In principle, people from all walks of life were not allowed to harm people's lives to avoid hurting innocent people, but they could also act expediently if they encountered obstacles.
Chao Yong led people on a tour and saw no indiscriminate killing of innocent people, so he could not stop Yanwei and returned to the county government office to rest.
"Master, the leader of the village is back."
Chao Yong was relaxing in the lobby with his eyes closed, when Chao San came in to report the news.
Chao Yong was deeply afraid that Chao Gai would invite Song Jiang up the mountain. This fellow in the Water Margin would win over people's hearts and advocate for recruitment. Going up the mountain was also a hidden danger, but he couldn't tell Chao Gai clearly. He could only pray that Song Jiang would listen to Song Jiang like he did in the Water Margin.
It's too fair, don't ruin his career by letting it slip.
When Chao Yong came out of the lobby, he saw Chao Gai looking disappointed. He was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. He asked, "Dad, have you invited Third Uncle Song?"
Chao Gai shook his head and said: "I went to Song Taigong's mansion, but Song Taigong stopped him outside. He only said that he had nothing to do with Song Xiandi. He did not interact with each other on weekdays, and he was not feeling unwell. Song Xiandi had never been to his house.
.In the past, he would have invited me into the village to have tea, but now that I am waiting to go to Liangshan, he dare not let me enter the village even at the risk of his life. I am not good at using force, so I have to return without success."
Chao Yong thought for a while and said: "If Taigong Song is in good health, I'm afraid that the third uncle Song's return home is just an excuse. After my father went up the mountain, leader Zhu Gui integrated the idle men of Jezhou and used rogues as the eyes and ears. Previously, the idlers of Jezhou were rogues.
Led by his father and Third Uncle Song, Liangshan's actions obviously couldn't be hidden from Uncle Song. The newly arrived county magistrate thought he could stage an empty city plan, but Third Uncle Song knew that the truth about Yuncheng County couldn't be hidden from Liangshan. He thought he didn't want to meet his father, so he hid on purpose.
go out."
Chao Gai listened to Chao Yong's analysis and felt that it was reasonable. He nodded and said: "Yes, he is innocent, how can he be willing to fall in love with us? Even if we didn't do the birthday plan, we don't want to fall into the trap and become a bandit. That's all.
, that’s all, from now on, I will be my king and he will do his business.”
When Chao Yong saw that Chao Gai no longer provoked Song Jiang, a big stone fell in his heart. After the soul piercing, his body was abnormal. He was not afraid of people with strong martial arts skills, but he was afraid of thick and dark people like Song Jiang.