Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

After the Liangshan hero robbed the law field in Jiangzhou and made a big disturbance in Jiangzhou City, Cai Jiuzhi's mansion had thousands of troops, but he couldn't catch a single thief.At this time, if the thief who was killed and captured in Jieyang Town was handed over to the prefect Cai Jiu, he would naturally make a fuss about the court.

This time, Huang Wenbing solved Cai Jiu's urgent need, and he was afraid that he would not help him and recommend Huang Wenbing to his father, Prime Minister Cai Jing?

After hearing Ximen Qing's words, Huang Wenbing was overwhelmed. He got up and bowed deeply to Ximen Qing, thanking him for his help.Huang Wenbing told Ximen Qing that if he could achieve success in the future, he would never forget the love he has for brother Ximen Qing today.

After the two chatted happily, Ximenqing asked Hong Zhen to escort the captives, took the head, and accompanied Huang Wenbing across the river to Jiangzhou City.

Sure enough, Cai Jiuzhi, who was not scratching his head, learned that Huang Wenbing had defeated the bandits in the Wuwei Army, wiped out the bandits' lair in Jieyang Town, and killed five bandit leaders for himself. I looked up a bit.

After Hong Zhen handed over, he bid farewell to Huang Wenbing and returned to Jieyang Town.

After Ximen Qing waited for Hong Zhen to return, he brought everyone to reunite with Jiang Zhong and the others, and set foot on the road back to Yanggu County together.

The goal of going south to Jiangzhou this time is to use Song Jiang to lure a group of thieves to exterminate them, and the second is to rob the Jiangzhou gang of money, which can be regarded as a relatively satisfactory completion.

Among the [-] generals of Liangshan in history, Li Kui, Zhang Shun, Zhang Heng, Dai Zong, Lin Chong, Liu Tang, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, etc. died in Jiangzhou and Wuwei Army this time. Zhu Gui, Bai Sheng, Li Li, Mu Hong, Mu Chun, Xue Yong, Hou Jian, Tong Wei, Tong Meng, a total of eighteen leaders.

The death of so many heroes was a heavy loss for Liang Shanbo, and it was impossible to have such a great momentum and prestige.But for Ximen Qing, who was determined to resist and exterminate Liangshan bandits, it couldn't be better.

In the near future, the threat of Liangshan bandits facing Yanggu County will inevitably be reduced a lot, so that Ximen Qing can develop his own strength with peace of mind.And one day in the future when they want to attack Liangshanbo, without so many opponents, there will naturally be many fewer obstacles.

When Ximenqing and his party returned home after playing triumphant songs, Na Chao Gai, Song Jiang and others fled back to Shuibo Liangshan.

Chao Gai, Song Jiang, and Li Jun had good luck on the road. When the three of them passed by Huangmen Mountain, they encountered "Moyun Golden Wings" Ou Peng, "God Fortune Teller" Jiang Jing, and "Tie Tie" who had fallen into bandits in Huangmen Mountain. Ma Lin, the Flute Immortal, and Tao Zongwang, the Nine-Tailed Turtle are four heroes.

The four heroes of Huangmen Mountain were confused by the fame of Chao Gai and Song Jiang, so they went to Liangshan with the three of them.With the people from Huangmen Mountain, Chao Gai and Song Jiang didn't look so desolate and shabby when they returned to Liangshan, and they finally saved some face as the village owners.

256 Chapter Double Happiness

Before Chao Gai, Song Jiang and others went up the mountain, they encountered many spies sent down by military adviser Wu Yong.

After receiving the report from the spies, Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng hurried down the mountain and brought the fleet to meet Chao Gai and others.

As expected, Chao Gai recovered from the arrow wound on his body as Ximenqing expected.When Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng saw that Chao Gai was safe, Fang let out a sigh of relief.

After everyone met, Chao Gai, Song Jiang and others learned from Wu Yong that the two brothers Du Qian and Song Wan had fled back to Liangshanbo a day earlier than they did, and reported to them that they had lost their lives after the defeat of the Wuwei Army. thing.

I heard that there was an accident when Chao Gai and others robbed the court to save people. Everyone was killed by the officers and soldiers.

Wu Yong hurriedly dispatched his men, one rushed to Jiangzhou to inquire about news, and the other scattered along the way to meet the leader who returned to Liangshan.A day later, Chao Gai and his party were received.

After Chao Gai returned to Juyi Hall, he told Wu Yong and others in detail how Jiangzhou robbed the court and attacked the Wuwei Army.

In words, Chao Gai felt sorry for Liu Tang, Ruan Xiaoqi and other old brothers, showing a bit of complaint, saying that Brother Song Jiang really shouldn't be troublesome to fight the Wuwei Army, and ruined the lives of so many brothers in vain.

Song Jiang didn't have many confidants to follow up the mountain at this time, and his foundation in Liangshan was not deep, and his power was weak, so he had to admit his mistakes.

That fellow Song Jiang beat his chest and stamped his feet in the Juyi hall, covered his face and wept bitterly, but also pretended to seek death and life, and apologized with death.This move blocked Chao Gai Chao Tianwang's mouth.

Wu Yong also opened up between the two, saying that Brother Song Jiang was not entirely to blame for this matter, someone must have leaked the secret, which led to the ambush of the heroes in the Wuwei Army.

According to Wu Yong's analysis, at present, Hou Jian, the "Bibbon" of Huang Wenbing's family, is the most suspected.It is very likely that he pretended to take refuge in Liangshan and coaxed all the heroes into the Wuwei Army.

Wu Yong's words relieved the embarrassment between Chao Gai and Song Jiang in the Juyi Hall a lot.Song Jiang is no longer looking for death or life.

Seeing that Du Qian and Song Wan had returned safely, Chao Gai and the others also had a gleam of hope in their hearts, and sent more people to investigate, hoping that more leaders would escape in the chaos and return to Liangshan safely.

However, as the spies who rushed to Jiangzhou reported one after another, they brought back bad news one after another.

According to the inquiries of the young men, except for the few leaders who have already returned to Liangshan, the other leaders who went to Jiangzhou, such as Lin Chong, Liu Tang, and the Ruan brothers, were all killed, and their heads were hung outside the Wuwei Army and Jiangzhou city. .

After getting the exact news, Chao Gai, Song Jiang and others wailed loudly, and set up spiritual plaques for Lin Chong and other leaders in the Juyi Hall.

Wu Yong invited eminent monks from the foot of the mountain to recite sutras for all heroes.The Taoist temple has been set up on the mountain for seven days in a row, and just now the monks, Taoists, and all kinds of people who play drums are put down the mountain.

Liangshan Po went through such a huge change, and its strength was greatly damaged. After paying homage to all the leaders, it is time to rearrange the seats and plan for the future.

Chao Gai originally had a good feeling for his sworn brother Song Jiang, otherwise he would not have risked traveling thousands of miles to save Song Jiang at the Jiangzhou robbery.But because of the matter of inaction, Chao Gai had some grievances in his heart, so he gave up the idea of ​​giving up the position of village head.

Because Ximenqing killed Song Jiang's confidant gang in Jiangzhou, Song Jiang who went up the mountain at this time was weak.After weighing in his mind, Wu Yong, who was good at intrigue, chose to side with his big brother Chao Gai.

Gongsun Sheng and Chao Gai are good brothers, and they didn't have much friendship with Song Jiang, a small official with a knife and a pen. When they met again, because he had killed so many brothers, he seemed to be more affectionate to Song Jiang.

The minds of the main leaders of Liangshan have changed. Although it is because of their friendship in the past and Song Jiang's reputation in the world, he reluctantly arranged for Song Jiang to be the second in the cottage, but he lost a lot of enthusiasm.

Although Song Jiang apparently took the second place in Liangshan at this time, his status was second only to Chao Gai.But Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng, who ranked third and fourth, both stood on Chao Gai's side, and the core members of this cottage were Chao Gai's party.Even though Song Jiang was unwilling, he had no choice but to accept it.

At this time, Song Jiang thought of the confidant brothers in Qingfeng Mountain in Qingzhou, and hoped that they would strengthen their power after they came to Liangshan.

Song Jiang sent people to Qingzhou to inquire about the news of the people in Qingfeng Mountain, but got bad news from Qingzhou. Huarong, Yanshun and others in Qingfeng Mountain were all wiped out by Qin Ming and Huang Xin in Qingzhou.

Song Jiang exhausted all his efforts, but none of the things he planned were satisfactory, as if the heavens were deliberately against him.Song Jiang became seriously ill because of this, and was bedridden for several days.

The leader of Liang Shanbo suffered heavy casualties and his strength was greatly damaged. Chao Gai and others also chose to temporarily hibernate, recuperate, and gradually recover their strength.

During this period, Song Jiang arranged for someone to go to Yuncheng County to invite his father Song Taigong and his brother Song Qing to the mountain.As a result, "Iron Fan" Song Qing joined the ranks of bandits in Liangshanbo.

At this time, there were fourteen heroes on Liangshanbo, including Chao Gai, Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Du Qian, Song Wan, Jin Dajian, Xiao Rang, Li Jun, Ou Peng, Jiang Jing, Ma Lin, Tao Zongwang, and Song and Qing Dynasties. .

While the Liangshan heroes were recuperating and slowly accumulating their strength, Ximen Qing and others also returned to Yanggu County with tens of thousands of assets.

It was already August at this time, Ximen Qing and others deliberately returned to Yanggu County before the Mid-Autumn Festival to reunite with their relatives.Back home, Ximen Qing learned two good news.

One is that my younger sister Ximen Xinyue gave birth to a fat boy, and her brother-in-law Luan Tingyu was so happy from ear to ear all day long. Even the drills of the village soldiers have relaxed a lot these days.

The second is that Ximenqing's intensive cultivation before leaving for Jiangzhou finally sowed a few seeds. Hu Sanniang, Liu Xiuxiang, and Li Jiaojiao were all pregnant at almost the same time. It seemed that they were competing with each other, who would celebrate Ximen's birthday first Give birth to the first child.

Of course, Ximen Qing, Hu Sanniang and others didn't know at this time that far away in the imperial city of Bianliang, Tokyo, Li Shishi, the favorite concubine of the Emperor Daojun, had already conceived a secret concubine one step earlier, and gave birth to a son to Ximen Qing in the palace.The official Zhao Ji mistakenly thought that this child was his own seed, so he named him Zhao Hang, making him his No. 20 sixth son.

What Ximenqing didn't even know was that Yue'er, Li Shishi's former maid, traveled across the ocean and returned to Japan with her child in her arms. She married Jian Feiwei Shiping Tadamori and gave birth to a son safely...

Seeing that Hu Sanniang, Liu Xiuxiang, and Li Jiaojiao were pregnant with Ximenqing's child, but the three little ladies, Pan Jinlian, Zhang Xixi, and Zhang Yulan, had no movement in their stomachs, why didn't they feel anxious?

After Ximen Qing returned to Yanggu County, before he had a good rest, he was pestered by these three young ladies in turn, day and night.The little ladies who are proficient in temperament are vying for one to play the flute and the other to taste the flute, which really makes the official Ximenqing "very troubled"!

If it weren't for the extraordinary talent of Ximen's official, he really couldn't bear such boundless beauty!

Chapter 257 Is Far From Evil Army State

Back in Yanggu County, Ximenqing, who had been crazy with the women for a few days, got a message and hurried to the county government to pay a visit to the magistrate of Yanggu County.

When the county magistrate learned that Ximen Qing was coming, he welcomed him into the hall of the mansion to sit down and watch tea, and discuss the important matters at hand together.

It turned out that more than a month ago, the river broke its embankment in Cangzhou, Hebei East Road, and the flood swept across the whole area. Half of the people in Cangzhou died in this flood.After the flood, there was no harvest in Cangzhou, and the cattle and sheep died. The victims had to leave their homes and go south to beg for a living.

Lingzhou, Gaotang Prefecture and Dongchang Prefecture along the way were unable to provide disaster relief and could not help so many victims.At present, Cangzhou disaster victims have flooded into Yunzhou, spreading across Yanggu, Dong'e, Pingyin and other places.

To the south of Yunzhou is Liangshanbo. There are thousands of bandits on the mountain. The magistrate is worried that the disaster relief will be weak, and the victims will get entangled with the Liangshan bandits and cause chaos in Shandong.Therefore, the magistrate of Yunzhou ordered all counties to do their best to help the victims in Cangzhou, and not to let the victims go south again to Naliang Mountain Po.