Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 485 The way out
But Zhao Zhen heard Wanqi Rong's words and couldn't help asking, "Sea ship?"

"If you can forgive me, sir, I will tell you everything I know." After hearing this, Wanqi Rong quickly replied.

As soon as he finished speaking, Yu Baosi shouted, "How dare you bargain when you are about to die."

As he said that, Yu Baosi stepped forward, grabbed Wanqi Rong from the ground, and raised his other hand high, ready to hit Wanqi Rong in the face.

Wanqi Rong screamed and Zhao Zhen stopped him.

"Okay, put him down. This man is not worth your brother's help."

After that, Zhao Zhen said to Wanqi Rong: "As long as the information you said is useful, I can promise not to kill you."

Looking at Wanqi Rong, who was full of surprise, Zhao Zhen continued: "But, you can't let me let you go..."

"I am willing to surrender to you, sir. My brother Wanqi Chun is in Laiwu City. I am willing to be a lobbyist for you, sir." Wanqi Chun said impatiently.

"Hey, why are you in such a hurry? I didn't ask you to surrender." Zhao Zhen paused for a moment and continued, "I just won't kill you. I'll have you escorted to Bianjing and handed over to the Grand Commandant for a reward. If you have the ability to convince the Grand Commandant, you'll be spared. If not, you'll be stabbed in the face at Caishikou."

"Of course, you can also say nothing and I can chop off your head for a reward."

"this···"

Wanqi Rong hesitated for a moment before speaking, "My brother and I pretended to surrender to Song Jiang and his gang of bandits and flattered them. I endured humiliation and even gave my most favored concubine to Ren Yuan, Song Jiang's trusted leader. That's how I got this news."

Looking up at Zhao Zhen and seeing that Zhao Zhen and others were listening attentively, Wanqi Rong told everyone a piece of news that was beyond their expectations.

"Song Jiang and his gang heard from somewhere that they could reach Goryeo in three days at most by boarding a ship from Dengzhou."

Zhao Zhen heard this and frowned and asked, "Gao Li?"

"Yes, Song Jiang wants to run to Goryeo."

Laiwu was still guarded by Song Jiang himself, with Lai Yong'er as his military advisor, and the defending generals Huangfu Xiong, Di Lei, Fa Tong, Qin Hui, Zhao Fu, Zhao Gui, and Ruan Zhao'er, commanding an army of 30,000 including 20,000 able-bodied men, claiming to be a hundred thousand strong, to guard Laiwu and Laiwu Prison.

Afraid that Zhao Zhen would not believe it, Wanqi Rong continued, "At first I did not believe it either. It is said that Goryeo is bitterly cold. Wouldn't it be asking for trouble to go there?"

"Ren Yuan told me that Song Jiang claimed to have saved a nobleman from Goryeo. Goryeo is just cold in winter, not much different from Jingdong Road. Because of the mountainous area and the fog, most of Goryeo is still a tribal system. This man was defeated and fled, and ended up in Qingzhou. It was because of this escape route that Song Jiang was so bold. For this reason, Song Jiang went to the water town to recruit heroes who fight on the water, and this [Hunjianglong] Li Jun and his gang are one of them. In order to let these people make some contributions, they even came to attack Xintai City."

"Now I am going to Zibo River to command the troops, also to train the water soldiers. Unfortunately, most of the boats we have looted are small boats, which can only sail in rivers and cannot enter the sea."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen was already about 70% convinced.

"Besides this, is there anything else?" Zhao Zhen asked.

Wanqi Rong said: "Sir, I have only been here for a short time, and I have done my best to find out this information."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "You passed."

As he said this, he had someone remove the shackles from Wanqi Rong.

Zhao Zhen said, "Tomorrow I will send someone to take you to Bianjing and directly to the residence of General Gao. I think this news is also very important to General Gao. If you can convince him, not only can you save your life, but you may even be promoted."

Wanqi Rong stretched his hands and feet, and said to Zhao Zhen: "If this day comes, I will never forget your kindness." Waving his hand, he had Wanqi Rong sent away. Zhao Zhen asked everyone in the account: "What do you think, brothers?"

Zhao Xin said, "Sir, if Song Jiang goes to Goryeo, what impact will it have on us?"

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't seem to have any effect."

Liu Huiniang said, "Sir, if Song Jiang is allowed to go to Korea and gain a foothold, I'm afraid that there will be no peace along the coast in the future."

Wang Dingliu said: "Madam, this really has no impact on us."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other. Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "What Wang Dingliu said is right. It really doesn't have much impact. We have no reason to kill Song Gongming. Invading coastal counties is the court's business."

Zhao Xin also said: "Yes, we are ordered to suppress the bandits. If Song Gongming is really capable of escaping, the court will still have use for us in the future."

Zhao Zhen said: "Send Wanqi Rong to the Taiwei Mansion and see how the Taiwei responds."

"I'm afraid the Grand Tutor and the Grand Commandant will urge you to work hard to eliminate Song Jiang." Liu Hui Niang said.

Early the next morning, Dai Zong took a few servants and escorted Wanqi Rong to Bian Jing.

A day later, Zhen Xianglin came to the military camp with seven or eight attendants.

After greeting, Zhao Zhen asked, "Brother, why are you here? Is there any trouble in Yishui?"

Zhen Xianglin said, "Sir, Liu Tongpan has a letter asking me to come to the camp to receive orders. Yishui is now temporarily commanded by Hao Siwen." As he spoke, Zhen Xianglin took out a letter and handed it to Zhao Zhen.

After reading it, Zhao Zhen asked, "Is there really such a coincidence?"

Liu Huiniang and the others had also read Liu Guang's letter. Liu Huiniang stood up, walked to Zhen Xianglin, and said, "If father hadn't told me, I wouldn't have noticed it. General Zhen's face does look very similar to Ruan Zhaoer. If he wasn't more muscular, I'm afraid few people would be able to tell him apart even if he was Ruan Zhaoer."

After hearing this, Chen Liqing asked, "Is there such a thing?"

Everyone in the big tent was amazed.

Liu Hui Niang said, "Father's letter seems to indicate that he wants the real general to pretend to be Ruan Zhao'er."

Zhen Xianglin said, "Yes, Judge Liu thought that your appearance might be useful, so he asked you to serve in front of the battle."

"There are three bandit leaders in the city now, and Ruan Zhaoer's father Ruan Qixiang is among them. It's impossible for a real general to pretend to be Ruan Zhaoer and rush into the city, right?" Zhao Xin said.

"I'm afraid it won't work. Although they both look the same and look okay from a distance. But if you look closely at them closely, not to mention their figures, they can't hide their uniqueness. Even their way of speaking, demeanor, and temperament will be noticed by Ruan Qixiang. Ruan Zhaoer doesn't have the bearing of a true general." Liu Hui Niang said.

Zhao Zhen said: "That's true. How can a father not recognize his son? It seems that the good intentions of grandpa are really useless."

Zhao Xin said: "I do have an idea."

Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Zhao Xin said, "When we attack the city in a few days, why don't we ask the real general to pretend to be Ruan Zhaoer and serve as a reinforcement? As long as the Laiwu Supervisor opens the city gate to respond, we can pretend to be Qingzhou bandits and seize the city gate."

(End of this chapter)