Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

"Yuezhang, after I left, there was a request for Yuezhang, don't forget, that is, the Liangshan Dazhai that has been captured in the Liangshan Po, after the imperial court's order to deal with it, you must try to leave it to me. I have other uses." Ximen Qing didn't forget to ask for a piece of land as a reward before leaving.

"It's a trivial matter, and I consider it to be for my virtuous son-in-law. If my virtuous son-in-law occupies that Liangshan mountain, I don't have to worry about other heroes of the rivers and lakes going there to gather in the mountains and forests. Isn't it a move that benefits the country and the people?" Cheng Wanli chuckled lightly.

"That's the way to thank you, father-in-law! In addition, father-in-law also needs to be careful. A bandit leader escaped from Liangshan. This person is Gongsun Sheng, the deputy military advisor of the bandits in Liangshanbo, 'Ruyunlong'. Gongsun Sheng is a man in the Liao Kingdom. As a monk, he has learned some mysterious and unpredictable abilities. For some reason, that fellow did not practice in the mountains of the Liao Kingdom, but came to participate in my affairs in the Jianghu of the Song Dynasty. Regarding the movements and thoughts of Gongsun Sheng, I have no idea. It is also unpredictable now. Therefore, after I leave, I also have to be careful of Gongsun Sheng who gathers people to make trouble. On Liangshan, Gongsun Sheng and Chao Gai have the best personal relationship. Heavy guards, guard against Gongsun Sheng, who will rob and rescue people!" Ximen Qing told Cheng Wanli.

"Ruyunlong" Gongsun Sheng's whereabouts are mysterious and unpredictable. Since Liangshan divided the troops and he drifted away alone, Ximen Qing lost the information on Gongsun Sheng, and he didn't know where Gongsun Sheng was hiding now.Among the remaining leaders of the Liangshan bandits, only this person's whereabouts remain a mystery, and he is the most unpredictable.

Seeing that Ximenqing valued a notorious Taoist priest among the Liangshan bandits so much, Cheng Wanli felt awe in his heart, and listed the "Dragon into the Cloud" Gongsun Sheng as the most dangerous person.Cheng Wanli decided to publish the list immediately, offering huge rewards in Hebei and Jingdong prefectures for arresting Gongsun Sheng, the fish who slipped through the net in Liangshanbo.

After explaining the key points of prevention against "Ruyunlong" Gongsun Sheng, Ximenqing introduced the leading generals of the reinforcements in each state to Cheng Wanli one by one.

Ximenqing told Cheng Wanli that Ma Zheng, Huang Xin, and Xin Zan were all brave and strategic generals with the strategy of marching and fighting, while Zhang Qing, Li Cheng, and Suo Chao were all rare and skilled generals in the army Zhu Dian is also a man of loyalty, courage and righteousness.With these people here to assist, as long as Cheng Wanli makes good use of them, the Songjiang bandit army will never dare to look north again, and the territory will be safe and sound.

After some secret discussions, Ximen Qing left Cheng Wanli's magistrate's yamen, took a group of his brothers, and rode back to Yanggu County with Ma Kuo.

Chapter 589 As expected

As expected by Ximenqing, when the news of Cheng Wanli, the magistrate of Dongping Prefecture, exterminating the bandits in Liangshan Po spread to Bianliang City, Tokyo, and was played to the Taoist Emperor Song Huizong and a group of important officials in the court, someone once again wanted to hold Cheng Wanli back. .

Although Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, Longyan Dayue, sent an order for Cheng Wanli to put Chao Gai, Wu Yong, the leader of the Liangshanbo bandits, and other criminals into the prison car, escort them to Bianliang City, Tokyo, and behead them for public display. Supervisor Wang Jun and the reinforcement generals of the prefectures each received rewards, which made Cheng Wanli, the magistrate of Dongping Prefecture, spread throughout the capital for a while, but some subtle changes took place in the court at this time.

When Taiwei Tong Guan led the troops south to the south of the Yangtze River to fight the rebellion, he didn't know whether it was an expedient measure to compete with the rebel Fang La for the hearts of the people in Jiangnan, or it was really out of public interest. When he asked the Jiangnan officials and people why the people followed the rebel Fang La to rebel When making troubles, I learned a lot of criminal evidence of the "Zaozao Bureau" in Jiangnan, Hangzhou, and the "Yingfeng Bureau" in Suzhou.

After Taiwei Tongguan found out the truth, he sued Zhu Shi to Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty, demanding that Zhu Shi and his gang be removed from their posts, shut down the "Zaozao Bureau" in Hangzhou and the "Yingfeng Bureau" in Suzhou, popular support.In order to quell the Fangla Rebellion, the Daojun Emperor Song Huizong immediately issued an order according to Taiwei Tongguan's will.

However, although Zhu Xi had pocketed a lot of money, he aroused public anger after all in order to collect the people's fat and anointment for the Taoist Emperor Song Huizong!After the fellow was dismissed, he ran to the Taoist emperor Song Huizong and cried, crying until the emperor softened, and he was fine.

Without the people's fat and people's ointment collected by Hangzhou's "Crafting Bureau" and Suzhou's "Yingfeng Bureau", the royal garden Genyue, which was built by the school inspector Liang Shicheng, also suffered from the difficulties of a clever woman, and fell into a standstill.Master Liang, the school inspector, was naturally also greatly affected, and lost a lot of income.

Therefore, taking advantage of Taiwei Tongguan's absence from the emperor's side, Liang Shicheng and Zhu Meng, who were dissatisfied with the closure of the Hangzhou "Zuozao Bureau" and Suzhou "Yingfeng Bureau", colluded with Gao Qiu and Wang Fu again, often under the Taoist Emperor Song Dynasty. Huizong said in his ears that Tong Guan was too powerful in the army, and he and his disciples should not be allowed to control the world's soldiers.

These favored ministers talked too much, and the Taiwei Tongguan was not with the emperor, so he couldn't tell in time, the Daojun Emperor Song Huizong couldn't help being moved by Liang Shicheng and others.

Coincidentally, Tong Guan and Wang Chi defeated Fang La's army in Hangzhou. Too much.

Prime Minister Cai Jing understood the reason, but he was familiar with the frivolous temperament of the emperor's family, so it was useless to talk more at this time, so he could only secretly report the situation in the court to Taiwei Tong Guan who was in the south of the Yangtze River.

Taiwei Tongguan also has many eyes and ears in the capital, how can he not know the changes in the court?It's a pity that he is busy fighting the rebellion now, and he doesn't have the ability to return to Beijing to compete with his political opponents, so he has to endure it for a while.

When the secret letter from Cheng Wanli, the magistrate of Dongping Prefecture, was delivered to Taiwei Tong Guan, Tong Guan judged the situation and made the same judgment as Ximen Qing. The Song Jiang bandit army of the Huaiyang Army.

In Bianliang City, Tokyo, after receiving the military report of Dongping Mansion and Jeju's great victory, Gao Qiu, Wang Fu and others gathered in Gao Qiu's mansion to discuss countermeasures with gloomy faces.

Now Tong Guan has opened up the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, defeated the tens of thousands of rebel Fang La's army outside Hangzhou, and is dividing his troops to defeat the rebel leaders under Fang La's command.His protégé Cheng Wanli achieved such a great victory in the battle against the bandits at Liangshanpo on Jingdong Road!If we don't stop this, when Tong Guan wins and returns to the court, won't everyone look up to him?

Taiwei Gao Qiu's face was dark, and he couldn't understand it.Hu Yanzhuo, the capital commander of Runing County whom I recommended, is the successor to the general. The commanders are all elite soldiers and strong generals, and they have taken a lot of excellent weapons from Tokyo City. Why can't they defeat Song Jiang, who was born as a bandit?And Cheng Wanli, the magistrate of Dongping Prefecture, is only from Mr. Tong Guanmenguan, so he doesn't know how to use soldiers!But he was able to defeat the thieves in Liangshanbo and capture Chao Gai, the leader of the great village. What's the reason?

Gao Qiujiu, who used to be a figure in the rivers and lakes, was in the temple. He didn't know that there was a powerful figure like Ximen Qing on Jingdong Road who was secretly helping Cheng Wanli. Hu Yanzhuo's army fought.One ebbs and another, how can Hu Yanzhuo's army fighting alone be compared with Cheng Wanli's constant friendly army?

Gao Qiu only knew that because of his ineffective recommendation of Hu Yanzhuo, he and his ally Wang Fu lost face with the emperor.Although Wang Fu didn't mention it in his mouth, he still felt somewhat resentful towards Hu Yanzhuo in his heart.

Taiwei Tongguan is at the height of his power, the military power in his hands cannot be taken away, now he must seize the military power in the hands of Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture, and he cannot be allowed to wipe out the remnant Song Jiang Department of Liangshan Po and take all the credit for it!

After Gao Qiu made up his mind, he secretly discussed with Wang Fu and others that he would go to court tomorrow and recommend someone to replace Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture, as the commander of bandit suppression.

But after some discussion, Gao Qiu and Wang Fu had a problem.The confidants of the two of them are mostly civil servants, without the experience and prestige of leading troops in combat.At this time, Cheng Wanli had just won a big victory and became famous all over the world.It would be too embarrassing in the court if someone who didn't know how to fight was recommended to replace Cheng Wanli.

After all the calculations, the most suitable candidate in Gao Lian's hands is his uncle and brother Gao Lian, the current prefect of Gaotang Prefecture.

Although Gao Qiu was favored by the Taoist emperor, he was very restrained in promoting his relatives to be officials, unlike Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others whose disciples were all over the world.

For example, Gao Qiu's godson, the well-known Gao Ya Nei has no real talent and learning, so he can only be an idle second-generation government official in Bianliang City, Tokyo. Gao Qiu did not find him an official position.

As for Gao Lian, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture who was put in charge of the army and dismounted to manage the people.Being able to get Gao Qiu's help is also because he has real talents and learning, and he is a person with both civil and military skills.

To replace Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture, with Gao Lian, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture, to wipe out the Liang bandits is a candidate who can hold his ground.It's just that Gao Lian couldn't recommend his brother to avoid suspicion.

When Wang Fu heard Gao Qiu talk about his uncle and brother Gao Lian's abilities, he couldn't help but sighed, "Hey~ Taiwei, why did you avoid suspicion on this important matter of suppressing thieves, why didn't you recommend Gao Zhifu to lead the army to fight against thieves earlier? , but recommended Hu Yanzhuo, who is useless? The ancients said that judging the virtuous does not avoid relatives! The talent of Gao Zhifu is far better than Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture. Fall into someone else's hands?"

Gao Qiu also sighed, "It's because I didn't think carefully, I didn't expect Cheng Wanli to beat Hu Yanzhuo, the general's disciple."

Wang Fu said: "Forget it! It's not too late to make amends. It is inconvenient for the Taiwei to recommend Gao Zhifu at the court tomorrow, so I will make a suggestion. I will go to meet Liang Taifu right now, and I will enter the palace to meet the saint tonight, and make a decision on this matter!"

5 Chapter Ninety

Taiwei Gao Qiu discussed with Shao Zai Wang Fu, and Wang Fu went to contact him, and made Gao Tang, the governor of Gaotang Prefecture, succeed Cheng Wanli, the governor of Dongping Prefecture, to attack Xuzhou and Huaiyang Army Song Jiang's bandit army.

Gao Qiu went back to his Palace Commander's Mansion to select elite soldiers from the imperial army to prepare for Gao Lian's expedition.

Wang Fu didn't stop, and soon invited Liang Shicheng, Zhu Xi, and Yang Jian, a group of favorite ministers around the Emperor Daojun, to enter the palace overnight, and persuaded the Emperor Daojun to replace the commander in chief of the Jingdong Road thief.

Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty agreed to replace Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture, with Gao Lian, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture, to suppress the bandits.When he went to court the next day, he promulgated the decree to replace the commander-in-chief of the army.

The court's decree stated that Dongping Mansion suffered from repeated wars, so that the people were displaced and their lives were devastated.Hearing about the sufferings of the people in Dongping Mansion made it difficult for him, the emperor, to sleep or eat.Cheng Wanli, the special prefect, puts the safety of the people first, and does not need to be greedy for meritorious service.After the strike and withdrawal of the troops, he did his best to help the people, help the poor and help the poor, and restore the peace of Dongping Mansion, so that the people can live and work in peace and contentment.

However, Song Jiang, the remnant bandit in Liangshanbo, occupied Xuzhou and Huaiyang Army, poisoned the living, and deceived the people with lies, so they had to be wiped out.Gao Lian, the magistrate of Gaotang Prefecture, was ordered to restrain the officers and soldiers of Hebei and Jingdong prefectures to lead the army to suppress, so as to eliminate this serious trouble for the court.

If you don't know what dirty tricks are hidden in the belly of Song Huizong's monarchs and ministers, and only look at his decrees, later generations may really think that this emperor Song Huizong is a good emperor who is diligent in governing and loving the people.

As soon as the imperial court issued a decree, Gao Qiu and Wang Fu immediately sent people eight hundred miles to send them to Cheng Wanli, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture, and the officers and soldiers of the states still stationed in Dongping Prefecture and Jeju, as if they were worried that they would not wait for the prefect Gao Lian of Gaotang Prefecture to lead his troops to rush. When he arrived, he went south to fight the Songjiang bandit army.

It's a pity that people are not as good as heaven. One day later, the prime minister Cai Jing congratulated the Taoist emperor at the court, saying that he had received another good news from Cheng Wanli, the magistrate of Dongping Prefecture on the East and West Roads of Jingdong: Dengzhou soldiers and horses govern the horse administration and Qingzhou soldiers and horses Superintendent Huang Xin led the troops to recover the whole territory of Xuzhou, and the Liangshan bandit Xiangchong and Li Yan's troops were defeated and retreated to the Huaiyang army.

After hearing this, Song Huizong, the Taoist Emperor Song Huizong, couldn't help but glance at Liang Shicheng, Gao Qiu, and Wang Fu, wondering if he should appear happy.Fortunately, although Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty was an absurd emperor who loved art and fun, after all, he had sat on this dragon chair for many years, and finally he calmed down, said some scene words with a smile on his face, and once again issued an order to reward Cheng Wanli , Ma Zheng and Huang Xin and other civil and military officials.

Gao Qiu, Wang Fu and others were very anxious. After listening carefully to the words of Prime Minister Cai Jing, they found out that Cheng Wanli was short of food and grass, and his soldiers were exhausted after he regained Xuzhou.

Hearing this news, a big stone in Gao Qiu's and others' hearts just fell to the ground, and they had to accept the current situation of the East and West Roads in Beijing.That Cheng Wanli won the victory in recovering Xuzhou before the court's new decree came, that is already a fait accompli, and no one can do anything about it.

When Cheng Wanli, the magistrate of Dongping Prefecture, received the urgent order from the imperial court at Babaili, Ximen Qingshang was in Yanggu County preparing to go north, but did not leave Yanggu County, Yunzhou.Cheng Wanli sent away the person who delivered the decree, and after hastily arranged everything, he sent someone to Ximen Qing to send a secret letter, informing him of the new imperial court's decree. Lian came to share his credit, so that he could no longer control the army.

Ximen Qing was about to lead people to go north with Ma Kuo, and after receiving the secret letter, he also asked Lu Xiaoyi to bring a reply letter to Cheng Wanli in Dongping Prefecture.In the letter, Ximen Qing gave advice to Cheng Wanli, asking him to leave some troubles to Gao Lian, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture, when he handed over the military power.

For example, Chao Gai and Wu Yong, who were temporarily imprisoned in Dongping Mansion and Jeju City, and other important criminals in Liangshan Po, as well as the family members of Song Jiang and other bandits captured in Liangshan Dazhai, were all Song Jiang's bandits wanted to rescue.The imperial court decreed that these important criminals would be escorted thousands of miles away to Bianliang City, Tokyo. It was really a pain in the temple but not knowing the place.The road is high and the water is far away. If a group of robbers and grasshoppers appear somewhere to rob the prison car and rescue Chao Gai and others, what should we do?Isn't it a lot of hard work but in the end it falls short?

Escorting Chao Gai and others is a thankless and troublesome task. Therefore, Ximenqing suggested that Cheng Wanli delay the time and gather all the criminals in the prison in Jeju City for strict supervision.When Gao Lian, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture, led the troops to Jeju City, he handed over Chao Gai and other felons along with the military power to him.Let Gao Lian and Gao Taiwei worry about how to escort Chao Gai and others!

After reading Ximenqing's secret letter, Cheng Wanli admired it secretly, and decided to follow Ximenqing's plan, guard Dongping Mansion firmly, manage the counties under his own control, and sit and watch the success or failure of Gaolian, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture.

After Ximen Qing sent the secret letter to Cheng Wanli, he also temporarily put aside the fight with the Liangshanbo robbers, got out of the melee between the officers and the robbers, and brought Jiao Ting, Qiao Yunge, Xu Xu and others together. Brothers Wen, Wang Dingliu and Song Wan set foot on the road to Dengzhou together with Ma Kuo.

Ximenqing planned to build his own navy with Xu Wen, Wang Dingliu, Song Wan and Shi Yong while waiting for the imperial envoy Zhao Liangsi after arriving in Dengzhou.

Among the bandit sailors captured on Liangshan, "Big Sword" Xu Wen has already recruited many young men who are skilled in water skills, and expanded his own navy team.In addition, "King Kong in the Cloud" Song Wan and a group of his confidantes were also incorporated into the Dengzhou navy by Ximenqing, and they were all taken to Dengzhou on this trip.

The reason why Ximen Qing wanted to take Song Wan away was to let him hide his name and stay away from the right and wrong places around Liangshan Po, and temporarily prevent Song Jiang and others from finding out about his betrayal of Liangshan bandits.Because "touching the sky", Du Qian was still hiding in the bandit army of Song Jiang and Chai Jin to serve as Ximen Qing's internal response, providing him with a steady stream of information, and Ximen Qing had to protect Du Qian.

If Song Jiang, Chai Jin and others learned about Song Wan's rebellion, they would inevitably suspect Du Qian, who is also the elder of the Liangshan village and the brother of the old village owner Wang Lun.