Chapter 20 The righteous man in Liangshan respects Chao Gai and Liu Tang walks on a moonlit night in Yuncheng County (2)

Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and Lin Chong drank until dawn. I saw a young man announcing the good news: "The leader of San Ruan has received more than twenty carts of gold and silver, as well as forty or fifty donkeys and mules." Chao Gai asked again: "Have you never killed anyone?" The young man replied: "Many of the guests saw that we were coming, so they left their cars and luggage and ran for their lives."

Never hurt him. ?Chao Gai was overjoyed to see him. ?We are new to the village, so we must not harm others. ?Take a piece of silver and reward the little minions. The four of them took the wine and fruit and came down the mountain, directly to the golden beach. I saw all the leaders carrying their vehicles ashore. Then call for a punt to carry the Toukou horses. The leaders were overjoyed. After finishing the dishes, I asked people to invite Zhu Gui to the mountain for a banquet. Chao Gai and other leaders all went up to the gathering hall of the village. They sat down in a circle with dustpans and palms in their hands, and asked their minions to carry a lot of property in the hall and open the bags one by one. Pile the silk clothes on one side, the traveling goods and other items on one side, and the gold and silver treasures on the front. The leaders were happy when they saw the many belongings robbed. He asked the little boss in charge of the treasury to take half of each sample and store it in the treasury, waiting for use. Make this half into two. The eleven chieftains in the hall received one share equally, and everyone on the mountain and down the mountain received one share equally. The newly acquired military health officers were given tattoos on their faces, and the strong ones were sent to various villages to feed horses and cut firewood, while the weak ones were sent to watch carts and cut grass. Huang An was locked in the prison cell of Houzhai.

Chao Gai said: "We arrived at the stronghold for the first time today. At first we only hoped to escape the disaster and take refuge under Wang Lun's account, as a small leader." I'm so grateful that my dear teacher Lin recommended me to be respected, and I didn't want to have two happy events in a row. First, he won the army, collected many men, horses and ships, and captured Huang An. Ernai got some more property, gold and silver. Isn't this all thanks to the talents of the brothers? The leaders said: "It's all thanks to the blessing of the elder brother, and this is how I got it." ?Chao Gai said to Wu Yong again: ?The lives of our seven brothers were all due to the first two of Song Yasi and Zhu Du. The ancients said: "It is not a human being to know a favor but not repay it." ?Where does today's wealth and happiness come from? Sooner or later, I will have some gold and silver, so that people can go to Yuncheng County in person.

This is the first important thing. If Baek Sheng is trapped in Jeju Prison again, we must rescue him. Wu Yong said: "Brother, don't worry, Xiaosheng has his own plan." Sooner or later, a brother will be used to repay the kindness of Song Yasi. Bai Sheng's matter can be taught to strangers where to make money, buy it with instructions, and be lenient so that he can get away.

We will discuss how to gather grain, build ships, make military equipment, arrange fortresses and walls, build more houses, straighten our clothes, robes and armor, and forge swords, guns, bows and arrows to prepare for the enemy's army. Chao Gai said: "In this case, it all depends on the military adviser's clever advice." ? Wu Yong immediately mobilized all the leaders and assigned them to handle it. It was a matter of course.

Not to mention that Liang Shanbo has been prosperous since Chao Gai came to the mountain. However, he met the prefect of Jizhou Prefecture and saw Huang An's soldiers who had fled back. He was ready to tell Liang Shanbo that he killed the officers and captured Huang An alive. He also said that the hero in Liangshan Po was a very heroic man. No one could get close to him and it was difficult to capture him. Moreover, the waterway is difficult to identify and the harbor has many branches, making it impossible to win. After hearing this, the governor only cried bitterly. He said to the officer of Taishi Mansion: "He Tao first killed many people and escaped with his life alone."

Two ears were cut off. He has been dying since returning home and has not been able to recover to this day. Of the five hundred people who went, not one came back. Therefore, Huang An, the regimental training envoy, and the officials of the government were sent to capture the thieves, and they led the troops to pursue them, but they were all lost. Huang An has been captured alive and brought up the mountain. An unknown number of officers and soldiers were killed. And can't win. How can this be a good thing? The prefect is harboring a ghost in his belly, which makes no sense. I saw the director coming to report: "There is a new official arriving at the official receiving booth at the east gate. Fly the report here." The prefect hurriedly mounted his horse and came to the official pavilion outside the east gate. When he saw the dust rising, the new official had dismounted in front of the pavilion. Fu Yin took him to the pavilion and saw each other. The official took out the replacement document from Zhongshu Province and gave it to Fu Yin. After watching it, the prefect and the new official went to the prefectural government office to deliver the seal and pay for the money and grain in the government treasury. Arrange a banquet now and take care of it. The old and new governors were prepared to say that there were so many thieves in Liangshan Po that they killed a section of the army.

After saying that, the new official's face turned earth-colored, and he thought in his heart: Master Cai promoted me to do this, but it's such a land, and the government is so divided! There are no strong soldiers and generals, how can we capture this group of strong men? What if this guy comes? What happened when he borrowed food from the city? The old official and prefect packed up his clothes and luggage the next day and returned to Tokyo to listen to his crime.

Let us say that after the new official Zong Fuyin takes office, he will ask for a new officer to be transferred to guard Jeju. At present, we are discussing recruiting troops and horses, gathering grass and crops, recruiting brave men and wise men, and preparing to capture the heroes of Liangshanbo. On the one hand, Zhongshu Sheng submitted a petition to the nearby prefectures and counties, and tried his best to suppress and arrest them. On the one hand, he issued a document on his own to the state and county to which he belonged, notifying the generals to suppress the attack, and asked the county to issue orders to guard the territory. None of this matters.

Let’s talk about the Kongmu of this state. He sent someone with a piece of official document to Yuncheng County, where he belongs, to teach and guard the territory and guard against thieves in Liangshan. The magistrate of Yuncheng County read the official document and asked Song Jiang to write it into a copy, and then went down to the villages to guard it. Exactly: A piece of paper is urgent, and the lawsuit is fierce.

Just because he committed a sin that is confusing to heaven, when will the golden rooster be released? Let’s say that Song Jiang saw the official document and thought in his heart: Chao Gai and others did not want to do such a big thing and commit a big crime. He robbed the birthday card, killed the official, injured He Kuan, and damaged many officers and soldiers, and then captured Huang An alive on the mountain. Such a crime is an act to destroy the nine clans. Although he was forced by others and had no choice but to do so, he could not be spared according to the law. If there is an oversight, what can be done? One of the family members is wondering. After distributing and posting the document, Zhang Wenyuan, the secretary, made a copy of this document and sent it to each township to protect it, and they took care of the document themselves.

Song Jiang walked out of the county and sat down to have tea in the teahouse across the way. I saw a big man, wearing a white Fanyang felt hat on his head, a black and green Luo jacket, tassel knee pads on the lower legs, and eight hemp shoes. He had a waist knife across his waist, and he was carrying a big bag. He was sweating from walking. Flow, shortness of breath. Turn your face away and look at the county. Song Jiang saw this big man walking awkwardly, got up in a hurry, rushed out of the waiter, and followed the man. After walking about thirty or twenty steps, the man turned around and looked at Song Jiang, but he didn't recognize him. When Song Jiang saw this man, he seemed slightly familiar. ?Could it be that Zeng Si from there would come? I couldn't think of it at the moment. The man looked at Song Jiang for a moment and seemed to recognize him. He stood still and looked at Song Jiang intently, but he didn't dare to ask. Song Jiang thought: "This man is so mischievous! How come he only looks at me? Song Jiang didn't dare to ask him."

The man went to a grate shop on the roadside and asked: "Brother, who is the escort in front of me?" The grate boss responded: "This is Song escort." ?The man walked up to me with a simple knife in hand, sang a big song, and said: ?Asi, do you recognize the young one?? Song Jiang said: ?There is some kindness in his step. The man said: "You can take a step to speak." ? Song Jiang is in a secluded alley with the Han people. Nahan said: "It's easy to talk in this hotel." ?The two of them went up to the restaurant and sat down in a secluded pavilion. The man leaned on his simple knife, untied the package, and left it under Zhuo Zi. The man turned over and bowed. Song Jiang hurriedly replied: "I don't dare to ask my surname Gao." ?The man said: ?How could the great benefactor forget his little brother? Song Jiang said: ?Who is the elder brother? He looks familiar. The villain has forgotten. The man said: "My younger brother is Chao Bao. He is the red-haired ghost Liu Tang who once paid homage to your face at the main village and was saved his life by grace." When Song Jiang heard this, he was shocked and said: "Brother Xian, you are so bold! No one in public has seen it." Almost causing trouble. ?Liu Tang said: I am grateful for my great kindness, and I am not afraid of death. I came here specifically to repay my great kindness. Song Jiangdao: How are brothers Chao Baozheng these days? Brother, who taught you to come? Liu Tangdao: Brother Chao, leader, pays homage to your great benefactor again and again. Demeng saved his life, how could he not repay it! Jian Jin became the leader of Liangshan Bozhudu, Wu Xuexue became the military advisor, and Gongsun Shengtong took charge of the military. Lin Chong tried his best to maintain it, but Wang Lun was defeated by fire. There were originally Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui, and seven brothers in the village, and *** was the eleven leader.

Seeing that there are seven to eight hundred people gathered in the stronghold today, and there is countless food. I just want my brother to be so kind to me, but I have nothing to repay. The special envoy Liu Tangzhu sent a letter and a hundred taels of gold to express his gratitude to Yasi, as well as the heads of Zhu and Lei. Liu Tang then opened the package, took out the book and handed it to Song Jiang. After looking at it, he pulled up the pleated front and took out the invitation bag. When he opened the bag, Liu Tang took out the gold and put it on the table.

Song Jiang took the letter, took a piece of gold, and the schoolbag, and inserted them into the invitation bag.

Putting down his clothes, he said: "My dear brother, I still have this gold wrapped in it." ?Also put it on Zhuo. Sit down. Then he called the wine-maker to make wine, cut a plate of meat into large pieces, and put some vegetables and fruits on the table. Ask the wine measurer to sift the wine and eat with Liu Tang.

Look how late it is. Liu Tang drank wine and opened Zhuoshang's gold bag to take it out. Song Jiang hurriedly stopped him and said, "Brother Xian, listen to me." Song Jiangdao: You seven brothers have just arrived at the stronghold and are looking for gold and silver. Song Jiang's family had quite a life. Let's put it in your mountain stronghold, and when Song Jiang is short of money, ask his brother Song Qing to come and get it.

Today, it was not Song Jiang who saw the outside world but received one internally. Zhu Dian also has some personal belongings, so there is no need to share them with him. I just told him that I know the relationship. Lei Heng doesn't know that I will repay and keep him upright. Moreover, this man is greedy for gambling. If he goes out to gamble, he will cause trouble and it will not be safe. Gold must not be given to him. Dear brother, I dare not keep you, so please go and live at home. If someone recognizes it, it's not a joke. The moonlight will be bright tonight, so you can go back to the village. Don't build a pavilion here. Song Jiang repeatedly appealed to the leaders not to come to celebrate and to beg for forgiveness. ?Liu Tang said: ?Brother is so kind that I can't repay you. I specially ordered my younger brother to send some favors to the police chief to show my filial piety. Brother Baozheng is now the leader, and he is a learned military advisor giving orders, which is very different from the old days. How dare I go back? I will definitely be punished if I go to the village. ?Song Jiangdao: ?Since the order is strict, I wrote a reply to you before leaving. ?Liu Tang urged Song Jiang to accept it, but Song Jiang was willing to accept it. Then he took a piece of paper, borrowed a pen and inkstone from the restaurant, wrote a reply in detail, and put it in his bag with Liu Tang. Liu Tang was a straightforward man. Seeing Song Jiang's rejection, he thought he was unwilling to accept it, so he wrapped the gold in his hand.

Looking at how late it was getting, Liu Tang said: Since the elder brother has a reply, the younger brother will go there overnight. ?Song Jiangdao: ?Good brother, it is better to stay with each other than to care for each other with your heart. ?Liu Tang bowed four more times. Song Jiang called the man who measured the wine and said, "This official has left a tael of silver here. You have the right to take it." I'll figure it out tomorrow. ?Liu Tang put the package on his back, took the knife, and followed Song Jiang downstairs. After leaving the restaurant and walking out to the alley, the sky was dim. It's mid-August and the moon is up. Song Jiang took Liu Tang's hand and said: "My dear brother, take care, don't come again." There are a lot of business people here, so this is not an important place. I won't send you far away, just say goodbye. When Liu Tang saw the bright moonlight, he walked away and looked towards the west road before leaving.

Return to Liangshan overnight.

Besides, Song Jiang said goodbye to Liu Tang and went back to his hometown slowly. As he walked away, he thought to himself: "Isn't it a long time ago that I didn't see it? If I fight for something, it will cause a big trouble." ? One thought: ? That Chao Gai fell down and fell into the grass, it has been such a big mess!? He couldn't turn two bays, and only heard someone shouting from behind: "Where are you coming from? I haven't searched all over my body? No." This man came to find Song Yasi, and he was taught something different: Song Jiang's cowardice turned into boldness, and his kindness turned into disgust. Exactly: speech is like hook and line, fishing out right and wrong from scratch. Who is it that came to call Song Yasi? Let’s hear the explanation next time.