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Chapter 1787 What's the use of this?

Song Jiang, the reincarnation of Tiankuixing, was only a minor official in Yuncheng before this life, but he had various abilities that were quite impressive.

The titles of "Hu Baoyi" and "Timely Rain" are well deserved.

Later, he killed Yan Poxi in anger and was exiled; not long after, he was robbed of his life and executed by the Liangshan heroes for writing anti-government poems and officially joined the gang.

Afterwards, Chao Gai, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, ignored the advice and died on the battlefield. The other leaders then pushed Song Jiang to take over Liangshan.

Song Jiang had means and strategies, and he used both kindness and force, and was clear about rewards and punishments, which undoubtedly made this water fort grow rapidly.

Not only did it leave Liangshan under the rule of white-clad scholar Wang Lun far behind, but even Liangshan under the leadership of Chao Gai was far behind.

It was also during this period that Liangshanpo became famous in Southern Continent and was known as one of the four great rebel kings in the Song Dynasty, along with Tian Hu of Hebei, Wang Qing of Huaixi, and Fang La of Jiangnan!

Among them, Shandong Liangshan and Jiangnan Fang La are the most prominent.

There is no doubt that Song Jiang also used this opportunity to secure his position as the leader of Liangshanpo, and everyone in the group was convinced.

Even the direct descendants of Wang Lun and Chao Gai in the past had to admit that when it came to the ability to develop Liangshan, Song Jiang was not comparable to the previous two leaders.

It can be said that under Song Jiang's leadership, Liangshan was in good order, and the soldiers were united. If they really rebelled, there was indeed great hope for a change of dynasty!
How could the corrupt Song Dynasty withstand such a powerful Liangshanpo?
Even when dealing with Fang La and others in Jiangnan, there seemed to be nothing they could do.

It's a pity that Song Jiang, including Wu Yong, Lu Junyi and others, were all corrupted by the gods in the sky and lost their self-reliance. Facing the Song court, they repeatedly gave in and were bullied to the point of being tolerant. As a result, Liangshan's resistance failed miserably.

Many brothers were exhausted and buried in foreign lands.

On the contrary, he helped Song Ting get rid of internal and external troubles. He contributed both manpower and money, and cared for him more than for his own son!
Cao Ya estimated that he didn't need to do much. He just needed to wipe out the corruption of Lady of the West and others and let Song Jiang and others remain themselves... then the Water Margin plan would not be realized!

It should be noted that among the 108 demon stars, there are numerous talented and extraordinary people.

There are talents in infantry combat, cavalry combat, military command, logistics, internal politics and management... every aspect has its own strengths.

In fact, in the original book, it was not Song Jiang and his gang who were just hoping for amnesty. If they had the ambition to establish a country... then pacifying the Song Dynasty and annexing the Liao Dynasty would have been inevitable.

Instead of defeating the Liao Dynasty and occupying the prefectures and counties, the Song court returned all of them to the Liao Dynasty, and did not reward the Liangshan army for their great military exploits...

Well, the Song court's routine operation was to control the military with culture, which was fine in times of peace and prosperity, but in times of chaos when nations were at war, they would be the targets of attacks and had to pay annual tribute to the enemy countries.

Where did the large amount of annual tribute come from? Of course, it was from exploiting the common people.

Otherwise, why were there so many uprisings in the Song Dynasty?
"Liangshan, it is indeed not easy to declare yourself king right now!"

Cao Ya thought to himself, as the saying goes, "The tallest tree catches the most wind." Although Liangshan's strength is not bad, it is too outstanding. It is being specially targeted by the Song court...it is easy for something unexpected to happen.

After all, the territory of Liangshan is far smaller than that of the Song Dynasty.

Even if the generals and soldiers of Liangshan are more capable of fighting, unless the outcome is decided in one battle, otherwise, if the battle drags on, the Song Dynasty will have a greater chance of winning.

To change this situation, Liangshan must expand and expand its territory to the west, south and north.

Even the sea to the east can be explored, islands can be seized, and the sea area can be dominated.

There are also many good things in the deep sea, which are very eye-catching. They can be used to enrich the warehouses and reward the soldiers.

According to Liangshan's strength, they can conquer all directions one by one.

Soon, Cao Ya saw that the Liangshan heroes had gathered together, and the 108 demon stars had their seats arranged and their positions assigned. They were all selected according to the abilities of the leaders, and no one was randomly appointed to any position.

As for Liangshanpo, the first respected star is "Song Jiang, the timely rain" of Tiankui Star, and the second respected star is "Lu Junyi, the jade unicorn" of Tiangang Star.

Then, a grand banquet was held throughout Liangshan, and all the men ate and drank to their heart's content.

However, after eating and drinking, someone at the table brought up the idea of ​​surrendering.

Suddenly, there was silence inside and outside the Loyalty Hall, and all the leaders looked at Song Jiang.

"Hey, because of their different backgrounds, everyone's expressions are quite different." Cao Ya raised his eyebrows.

People like Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi, etc., who have seen the dark side of officialdom, naturally do not want to surrender.

However, there were also some generals who originally belonged to the Song Dynasty and were still reluctant to give up their official positions in the Song court. They wanted to use this as a stepping stone to advance themselves, so that they could get a title and a good fortune for their wives and children after being recruited.

There are still some leaders left, such as Sun Erniang, Gu Dasao, etc., who are insignificant.

"In the original book, Song Jiang, Wu Yong and other leaders decided to recruit the amnesty."

"With the support of a group of leaders, the whole momentum will rise immediately. It will be useless for anyone to oppose it. In the end, it will end up with the end of the war."

"As for now..."

Cao Ya smiled slightly. How could the secret instigation by Lady of the Nine Heavens and the others to corrupt the minds of Song Jiang, Wu Yong and others be effective?
As long as Song Jiang didn't act like a donkey kicking his brain and just blindly sought amnesty, Liangshan's ability to capture cities and strongholds would be more than enough for it to establish its own territory, and it would not be a luxury to dominate the world.

"Today you will surrender, tomorrow you will surrender too. If you say that, won't it chill the hearts of our brothers?"

Wu Song, the Injured Star dressed as Monkey King, drank the good wine, stood up suddenly and spoke loudly.

Today is a grand event in Liangshan. Wu Song is very happy. He clinks glasses with all the leaders and has a great time.

But when his face darkened, the entire Loyalty Hall fell silent and everyone held their breath.

Because Wu Song is not alone. Next to him are the Flower Monk Lu Zhishen from the Sky Solitary Star, the Green-faced Beast Yang Zhi from the Sky Dark Star, the Big Tiger Gu Dasao from the Earth Yin Star, the Gardener Zhang Qing from the Earth Punishment Star, the Yaksha Sun Erniang from the Earth Zhuang Star, and other people from the Erlong Mountain lineage, all of whom have the same attitude as Wu Song.

Furthermore, for example, Shi Jin, the Nine-Striped Dragon from Tianwei Star, Zhu Wu, the Divine Military Advisor from Dikui Star, Chen Da, the Jumping Tiger from Dizhou Star, Yang Chun, the White-Flowered Snake from Diyin Star, Li Zhong, the Tiger-Fighting General from Dipi Star, Shi En, the Golden-Eyed Biao from Difu Star, etc., from a certain perspective, can also be regarded as part of the Erlongshan system.

It should be noted that Liangshanpo is a powerful force, and the 108 demon stars come from all over the place, with different backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. How can their concepts be completely similar?
It is not surprising that there are such complicated factions and cliques.

As the saying goes, "Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes." With so many strange people gathered together, it would be strange if there was no internal struggle.

However, as the top leader, Song Jiang needs to control the scale and intensity and not go overboard.

Healthy competition is beneficial to the development of Liangshan.

But as long as they get impatient... the collapse of Liangshanpo will happen in just a matter of days.

Fortunately, Song Jiang has a firm grasp on this aspect, and so far, there have been no problems.

It was just about the topic of surrender... Before that, rumors had been spread inside the water stronghold to test people's reactions.

Everyone had anticipated it in their minds and had a clear idea of ​​what the specific idea was.

Those who opposed the amnesty were not just the dozen or so leaders of the Erlongshan lineage.

Even the three Ruan brothers, namely Ruan Xiaoer (Heavenly Sword Star), Ruan Xiaowu (Heavenly Sin Star), Ruan Xiaoqi (Heavenly Defeat Star), Lin Chong (Leopard Head) (Heavenly Hero Star), Shi Xiu (Desperate Sanlang) (Heavenly Wisdom Star), and Yan Qing (Wandering Son) (Heavenly Clever Star), all refused to accept the amnesty like Wu Song and his friends.

Even Song Jiang's staunch confidant, the Black Whirlwind Li Kui, opened his eyes wide and shouted, "Surrender, surrender, what's the point of the decree?"

Li Kui looked at Song Jiang, who was sitting at the top of the Loyalty Hall, and shouted:
"Brother, we support you, march to Tokyo, and seize the throne. Isn't it happy?"

"By then, all of us will be loyal subjects of the Emperor. It will be much more uncomfortable than being recruited and having to look at the faces of that damn Emperor Daojun and that bastard Gao Qiu." Although Li Kui is a black whirlwind with a straightforward manner and usually appears reckless and rough, Li Kui is not a fool. Occasionally, he uses his brain and has words that touch people's hearts.

After hearing this, Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Yang Zhi, Lin Chong, the three Ruan brothers, Shi Xiu, Yan Qing and others all secretly gave thumbs up.

"Yes, we pushed our brother away and headed for Tokyo... Hehe, a bastard like Emperor Daojun can sit on the throne, so why can't our brother?" Yang Zhi said.

If the emperor of the Song Dynasty was still like Taizu...

Well, this request is too much to ask. Even if it was lower, such as under Taizong, Renzong, or Zhezong, Yang Zhi would have agreed with Brother Song Jiang's idea and accepted the possible amnesty from the Song court.

But the damn Emperor Daojun was in power, and Yang Zhi felt sick to hear such rubbish decrees!
On the contrary, everyone admired Song Jiang's mind, character, ability to command troops and his political skills.

"The emperor takes turns to sit on the throne. Next year it will be my turn!" Shi Xiu shouted, "Brother, are you going to waste the efforts of our brothers?"

When the prison guard Yang Xiong heard this, he was startled and quickly pulled Shi Xiu from under the table.

How can you speak to Brother Song Jiang like this?
At the same time, Yang Xiong also thought that surrendering was not a bad thing.

Given the reputation of Liangshanpo, if the Song court wanted to recruit them, it would certainly offer them high positions and generous salaries.

Isn't this much richer than being a bandit in the water fort?

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"Huh?" Yang Xiong looked around and was shocked to find that after Wu Song, Li Kui, Yang Zhi and Shi Xiu's repeated persuasion, many leaders who had originally agreed to the amnesty had become wavering.

Yes, a minister who follows the emperor is so noble. The general who recruited him is even more noble than him.

However, everyone still has some doubts about whether Liangshan can overthrow the Song court.

If I fail... my life and property will be gone, and even my last hope will be gone.

This is also the reason why dozens of leaders had previously been eager to be recruited.

At least this move was not risky. With the help of Liangshan's soldiers, they fought the Song army for 300 rounds, demonstrating their strength and being worthy of being recruited by the Song court without endangering their lives.

It's not like a complete rebellion... That would mean defeating all the Song armies, pacifying the rebel kings like Tian Hu, Wang Qing, Fang La, and even attacking the Liao Dynasty in the north to defend the borders... How difficult would that be?
However, they didn’t know that Liangshanpo in another timeline actually did the above things and had amazing military achievements!

Only when the power of Fang La, the Saint Duke of Jiangnan, was finally quelled did there occur large-scale casualties.

But the problem was that they had no self-cultivation. After joining the Song court, they fought all the way and never had a moment's peace. Even the logistics, food, and the rewards they deserved were nowhere to be seen.

If things were normal, there wouldn't be too many twists and turns, and we would have been able to defeat Fang La in Jiangnan like we did in the previous times.

"Although Liangshan Lake, with an area of ​​eight million miles, is rich in products and resources, it is difficult to support an imperial court... Difficult! Difficult! Difficult!" Qin Ming, the Fierce Star Thunderbolt, suddenly shook his head.

This is the world of earthly immortals, where the aura of immortals is overflowing. All sentient beings in the three realms are extraordinary and suitable for cultivation.

Liangshan Lake is a full eight million miles long and is boundless.

But to fight against the vast, populous, and economically developed Song Dynasty...

Many people are scared.

Some generals who surrendered to the imperial court, such as Qin Ming, the Thunderbolt, Hua Rong, the Little Li Guang, Hu Yanzhuo, the Double Whips, Zhu Tong, the Beautiful Beard, Lei Heng, the Winged Tiger, Suo Chao, the Vanguard, Xu Ning, the Golden Spear, and Li Ying, the Sky-Blessing, all were eager to be recruited.

Originally, they understood the thoughts of Song Jiang and Wu Yong, both of whom wanted to surrender, but they were quite calm.

The opposition from those people can only cause a little ripple at most, but it is ultimately useless.

Who would have thought that today, with the thirty-six celestial beings and seventy-two earthly demons gathering in front of the Loyalty Hall, Brother Song Jiang, looking at his appearance, seemed to have different thoughts.

How does this work?
"Brother, don't miss the big opportunity! If you continue to fight, it will only hurt all the brothers!" Hu Yanzhuo said.

"Brother Huyan, this is wrong..." Yang Zhi began to argue.

The leaders of the two groups had different attitudes towards the amnesty, and they had a verbal confrontation, causing unrest in the Loyalty Hall.

And they each have a large number of supporters, and neither is inferior to the other.

The leader of the last group just listened silently without saying a word.

They just go with the flow and accept the surrender, so they have no objection, and if they are determined to rebel, it is also acceptable.

However, everyone knows that the one who really makes the decisions on Liangshan Mountain is still Song Jiang from beginning to end!

So, is Song Jiang, the timely rain and the star of heaven, still eagerly waiting for amnesty as he did in the past?
"Brother..." Wu Yong, the wise and resourceful man, stopped waving his fan and looked at Song Jiang at the head, asking him to set the tone as soon as possible and calm the dispute.

Otherwise, if the quarrel continues, the relationship between the various factions within Liangshan will be torn apart, which is not a good thing for the 8 million li water stronghold.

It should be understood that no matter whether one is seeking amnesty or is determined to rebel, all leaders are needed to maintain a unified pace and advance and retreat together.

Any mistake would weaken Liangshan, leading to frequent problems and possible defeat.

However, Song Jiang's next move was beyond everyone's expectations.

Song Jiang, who had been sitting quietly on a chair and seemed to be in a trance since the dispute began, suddenly woke up, with tears running down his face and a look of grief.

Just as people were puzzled, Song Jiang suddenly stood up, raised his hand, slapped the long table heavily, and shouted:

"Who said we should surrender? Don't mention this matter again!"

"Brothers, since you trust me so much and let me take the top seat, then I, Song Jiang, will be responsible for the safety of the brothers."

"That Song Ting...can't be trusted!"

Qin Ming, Hua Rong, Hu Yanzhuo, Xu Ning, Suo Chao, Lei Heng, etc.: "???"

Brother, you weren't like this before... You are fooling us, right?!

"Haha, Brother Song Jiang, let's gather our troops one day and defeat the Emperor Daojun. Then you can rule the Tokyo City!" Shi Xiu laughed.

"Go to Tokyo and kill Emperor Daojun!" Li Kui shouted.

Wu Song, Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, the three Ruan brothers, etc., also nodded heavily.

But in their hearts, they were also quite surprised by Song Jiang's sudden change.

Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and others were also very confused.

"Brothers, I, Song Jiang, am sorry for you!"

Suddenly, Song Jiang bowed and then knelt down.

"Brother, what are you doing... please get up quickly!"

The leaders were all horrified. Lu Junyi and Wu Yong, one on the left and one on the right, hurriedly helped Song Jiang up.

The two looked at each other, confused.