Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Hou Meng's remarks clearly praised Cai Jing's strong ability to govern, but privately accused Cai Jing of having bad intentions.It can be said that it is a very bad evaluation of Cai Jing.

Emperor Daojun Song Huizong nodded when he heard this, and asked Hou Mengmi to follow the prime minister Cai Jing's administration and report to himself if there was anything wrong.

Unfortunately, Cai Jing has many eyes and ears, and he soon learned of the evil that Hou Meng, the servant of Zhongshu, had sued him in front of the officials.Prime Minister Cai Jing has been in the ups and downs of his career for decades, and he has stood firm in the repeated struggles between the old and new parties. He has climbed to the position of prime minister after going through wind and rain.

Hou Meng didn't find out Cai Jing's wrongdoing, but Cai Jing caught several handles and sued Hou Meng with the Taoist Emperor Song Huizong first.Hou Meng, the servant of Zhongshu, was expelled from Bianliang, Tokyo, and relegated to Bozhou on Huainan Road to become a magistrate.

From Prime Minister Cai Jing's point of view, Hou Meng, the old man jumping up and down, is now mainly recruiting the Songjiang Department of Anliangshan Po Bandit Army, and he wants to use this to make meritorious service and return to Bianliang City, Tokyo!

How can Prime Minister Cai Jing do what Hou Meng wanted?When the officials attacked Hou Meng, the magistrate of Bozhou, and demanded that Hou Meng be dismissed and investigated, he opposed the dismissal of Hou Meng in the court, and suggested that Hou Meng be transferred to Xuzhou, which had been ravaged by the Song Jiang bandits several times. As the magistrate, he cooperated with Gao Lian, the magistrate of Gaotang Prefecture, to attack the Songjiang bandit army, atone for his crimes, and reform his mistakes.

Daojun Emperor Song Huizong was overjoyed and thought that Prime Minister Cai Jing's proposal was the most appropriate, so he ordered Hou Meng, the prefect of Bozhou, to take office in Xuzhou and do his best to wipe out the bandits in Liangshan.

Hou Meng's petition was rejected, and he was attacked by a group of people because of it. It's really depressing.Now he was forcibly transferred to Xuzhou, where he was directly facing Song Jiang's bandit army, which made Hou Meng afraid and angry.As a result, on the way to his post, Hou Meng, the new prefect of Xuzhou, died of anger, which is really ridiculous.

Gao Lian, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture, learned that the deputy appointed by the imperial court, Hou Meng, the prefect of Xuzhou, had died of illness on the way to the army.

Now that Jeju and Xuzhou have no magistrates in charge, the military and political affairs that Gao Lian has taken over can be said to be intricate.However, after Gao Lian entered Jeju City, before doing anything else, he brought Liangshanbo bandit leaders Chao Gai, Wu Yong and others to interrogation first.

"Tuota Heavenly King" Chao Gai, after being hit by Luan Tingyu's meteor hammer, still has a handkerchief on his head to cover the wound, and suffers from dizziness from time to time.

However, Chao Gai is still a tough guy. After he was arrested, he knew he was going to die. After he frankly revealed his name in the magistrate's yamen hall, he glared at Gao Lian and refused to answer Gao Lian's interrogation.

Gao Lian wants to pry Chao Gai and others' mouths open, and find out the reality of Song Jiang's bandit army.But after Chao Gai took the lead in resisting, the rest of the bandit leaders also fell silent.

Seeing this, Gao Lian was furious, and shouted to the left and right: "You guys are so daring, you dare to resist Tianwei! Give me more force and beat me hard!"

Chapter 598 Master Wu's Performance

This time Gao Lian came to take command of the Liangshan bandits, but the Hebei and Jingdong Road states were behind him secretly, which made him suffocated for a long time.At this time, seeing that the grassroots Chao Gai and others dare not take him seriously, Gao Lian vented his anger on Chao Gai and others, and ordered the officials in the yamen to beat them hard.

Although Chao Gai was a tough guy who yelled at Gao Lian, but after being hit by a few sticks, he gritted his teeth in pain and lay down on the ground to bear it.

This "Tuota Heavenly King" Chao Gai is strong and well-polished, and he can still take a few sticks, while "Smart Star" Wu Yong is a frail scholar with low martial arts skills. How can he resist being beaten?

Wu Yong felt bitter in his heart, he was just making a gesture, why did this new prefect not care about injustice, but beat him up first?Isn't this just trying to end our lives?

Being escorted to Bianliang, Tokyo, there may be a chance to escape halfway. If he is beaten to death in this court, it is really impossible for a god to save him!

Wu Yong reluctantly turned his head back, and winked at Xiao Rang, a "master scholar" and Jin Dajian, who were also facing the board beside him.

"Brother Wu Yong, don't worry, little brother can bear it!" Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian were the same as Wu Yong, their eyes were not very good, they didn't see Wu Yong's hint clearly, they thought Wu Yong was warning everyone not to be soft!

What can you bear!Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian, you two are copying books and engraving chapters, but with your weak bones, why don't you hurry up and beg for mercy?What kind of heroes are you two acting like there?It's so ignorant, if you two don't take the lead, how can I, a military adviser in Liangshanbo, speak first!My military adviser Wu Yong can't lower himself, I... it hurts so much!Xiao Rang, Jin Dajian, children cannot be taught!

The Great Army Master Wu Yong was so angry and painful that he almost passed out.He decided not to pay any attention to the two idiots Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian, and instead hinted that "Popping Eagle" Li Ying and "Two Guns" Dong Ping would give in.

"The villain is willing to recruit! The villain is willing to recruit!" Before Wu Yong winked at Li Ying and Dong Ping, Dong Ping, who was the most skilled in martial arts, was the first to give in and beg for mercy.Immediately afterwards, Li Ying also loosened his jaw and fell to the ground begging for mercy.

Although Dong Ping is good at martial arts, he is the most spineless. Otherwise, he would not have given up his status as an officer and surrendered to the robbers as soon as he was captured alive by the Liangshanpo robbers.Song Jiang's fellows didn't have much friendship with Dong Ping, and Dong Ping naturally didn't want to make himself suffer just to be loyal to them.

Li Ying was born as a high-ranking official in Lijiazhuang, Dulonggang, but in a moment of confusion, he helped the Liangshanpo robbers who should not have helped, but was paid to go up the mountain, and there was no way back.Therefore, Li Ying has a lot of bitterness in his stomach and nowhere to pour it out!With Dong Ping taking the lead, Li Ying is no longer a hero.

"Okay! Drag these two people aside and wait, and the rest of the robbers will continue to beat them hard! The government wants to see how tough these thieves are!" Gao Lian obviously didn't want to finish, staring at Chao Gai and Wu Yong fiercely with his eyes wide open. .

"Xiaosheng is willing to recruit! The magistrate is willing to recruit, Xiaosheng is willing to recruit!" Wu Yong was so frightened that he quickly gave in.If he refuses to give in, he will really be beaten to death by Gao Lian.

Seeing that military advisor Wu Yong had softened, Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian, who had always followed his lead, hurriedly begged for mercy.Chao Gai saw that all the brothers gave in and surrendered, his chest was so stuffy, and a mouthful of blood spewed out of his mouth, he felt dizzy and passed out immediately.

Seeing that Chao Gai had passed out, the officials thought it was because he couldn't bear the beating, so they hurriedly stopped the board, and used their hands to feel Chao Gai's breath.Seeing that Chao Gai was still angry, they immediately reported to the prefect Gao Lian and asked for instructions on how to deal with it.

The magistrate Gao Lian saw that all the notorious bandit leaders under the hall were frightened by his own beating, and the bandit leader Chao Gai was beaten to death. The bad breath accumulated in his heart was finally exhausted, and his whole body was really indescribably comfortable.He waved his hands to the left and right, indicating that there is no need to fight anymore, and ordered Chao Gai to be dragged aside first.

Next, without Gao Lian's further questioning, when Wu Yong, Dong Ping, and Li Ying divided Liangshan's troops one by one, Song Jiang's army fully revealed the truth.Who are the leaders of Song Jiang's army, their respective nicknames, physical characteristics, and martial arts skills, all told the prefect Gao Lian in detail one by one.The documents around Gao Lian recorded the confessions of Wu Yong and others verbatim.

When everyone talked about the origin of Chai Jin, the deputy leader of Song Jiang's army, "Little Whirlwind", that Gao Lian suddenly fixed his eyes and asked Wu Yong: "In my Gaotangzhou city, there is a Chaihuang city. Uncle of the traitor Chai Jin. Chai Jin does not think of the emperor's kindness, and betrays the imperial court. He deserves death! Let me ask you, after Chai Jin went up the mountain, did he secretly contact and exchange news with Chai Huangcheng in Gaotang Prefecture?"

Wu Yong rolled his eyes, and he had already figured out Gao Lian's thoughts, and he immediately replied: "Official Chai... No, it's that guy Chai Jin. After he went up the mountain, he never broke up with the relatives of the Chai family. During festivals, I always want to send some gifts to Chai Huangcheng and communicate with each other. Xiaosheng thinks this is also human nature..."

"Shut up, you fellow! This government has its own decision!" The prefect Gao Lian cut off Wu Yong's words, and shouted behind him: "Where is Tianxi?"

"Prefect and Minister, I'm here!" A person flashed out of the crowd behind Gao Lian, looking at Gao Lian with a smile on his face.This person is none other than Yin Tianxi, the wife-in-law of the prefect Gao Lian.

Yin Tianci was brought by Gao Lian from Bianliang City, Tokyo, to Gaotang Prefecture when Gao Lian went to Gaotang Prefecture to be the magistrate.This time, Gao Qiu asked Gao Lian to go to the east and west roads of Beijing to grab credit. Naturally, Gao Lian would not forget to support his wife-in-law, so he also brought him along the way.

When Yin Tianci was in Gaotang Prefecture, he had taken a fancy to the house of Chai Jin's uncle, Chai Huangcheng's family, and wanted to buy and sell it by force to occupy the house, but he knew that Chai Huangcheng refused to agree.Yin Tianci also brought people to his house to make trouble, but Chai Huangcheng became a robber because of Chai's entry into Liangshan, and his style of behavior changed drastically.

Gao Lian knew what his wife and uncle wanted, but the Chai family was a former royal family, so he couldn't indulge Yin Tianci too much and let him invade Chai Huangcheng's family for no reason, so he temporarily forbeared.

Now that the confessions were obtained from the leaders of the Liangshanbo bandits, it proved that the gangsters in the Chaihuang City were a crime of treason and inhumanity equivalent to rebellion. Of course, Gao Lian wanted to take the opportunity to get benefits for his wife and uncle.

Yin Tianci could also hear it clearly, knowing that it would be easy to handle the Chaihuang City this time, so he couldn't hold back the joy in his heart, and rushed to stand up.

"Chai Huangcheng in Gaotang Prefecture colluded with the bandits in Liangshanpo. The evidence is conclusive and he committed a major crime of treason! Yin Tianci, you quickly lead your troops back to Gaotang Prefecture, arrest Chai Huangcheng's family and put them on death row. There must be no mistake!" Gao Lian said to Yin Tianci The order was given.

Yin Tianci got the general order and went out excitedly.

Xiaosheng is so knowledgeable and interesting, can this Gao Zhifu be lenient to Xiaosheng? "Smart star" Wu Yong secretly looked at Gao Lian, pondering in his heart.

Chapter 599 I'm Not Here

After Gao Lian sent Yin Tianci back to Gaotang Prefecture to capture Chaihuang City, he looked contemptuously at Wu Yong and others who were kneeling in the hall, and said with a sneer, "You gangsters are hiding in Liangshanbo on weekdays. It was difficult to arrest you and others for a while, but let the ignorant people not understand, and you and others are known far and wide. Looking at it today, Chao Gai is considered a tough guy, and the rest are greedy for life and afraid of death! Forgive that Song Jiang The grass bandits are nothing more than that, once the army of our residence arrives, they will definitely be destroyed and win the battle!"

"I am willing to follow the magistrate to crush the grass bandits in Liangshanpo!" All the generals and marquises in the magistrate's yamen responded in unison.

"Come on! Throw these grassroots bandits into a big prison, put them in iron leaf shackles tomorrow, put them in a prison cart, and escort them to the capital!" Gao Lian shouted to the left and right.

Before Wu Yong, Dong Ping and others pleaded for mercy, the officials in the yamen dragged them out of the hall like wolves.That Chao Gai was also carried and dragged away and put into death row.

"Where is Yu Tongzhi?" Gao Lian asked.

"The last general is here!" From the officers lined up on both sides, a commanding officer turned out and replied to Gao Lian with a salute.The commander's surname is Yu Mingzhi, and he is a member of Gao Lian's confidant general in the Imperial Army of Gaotang Prefecture.

"Yu Tongzhi, my government ordered you to select five hundred elite soldiers in the headquarters, and escort Chao Gai and other criminals to the capital tomorrow. This is a very important matter, and Yu Tongzhi must not be careless. After this matter is completed, I will give you a place of praise. "Gao Lian issued a general order to the governor Yu Zhi.

Na Yu gave the order directly, frowned, and clasped his fists to Gao Lian and said: "The prefect, the last general takes orders! But, the last general has a request, I don't know if I should say it or not?"

Gao Lian said with a smile: "Yu Tongzhi is always brave, could it be that he is afraid this time? What do you say, but it doesn't matter."

Yu Zhi said: "The general dares to refuse when sent by my lord! It's just that the general and the soldiers under his command are not from this Jeju. From this Jeju to the capital, where the mountains and rivers are dangerous and where the roads are narrow and blocked, I don't know much about it. It will delay the time on the road. General Mo begs my lord to send a local official from Jeju to accompany General Mo."

"It's easy! The government will send an official from Jeju to arrest thieves and thieves to go with you." Gao Lian laughed.Gao Lian then called the arresters to come forward.

I saw a voice from the next step, coming out from the middle of the public, and standing in front of the hall.

When Gao Lian looked at the man, he looked weird, he saw that the man had no ears, and the word "Diepeizhou" was tattooed on his face, only the name of the state was left blank.

Gao Lian asked: "Who are you? How did you look like this? Could it be that you came from the army?"