Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 574 Report
In Daming Prefecture, hundreds of ragged people entered from the east gate, causing a sensation in the entire Daming Prefecture.

After a scolding, he finally got away.

In the military camp, Dongfang Hui heard the news and told everyone to come forward. Looking at Miao Kui's body, Dongfang Hui became furious and swung his whip at the front of the platoon.

Seeing that the soldiers were timid and did not dare to respond, Dongfang Hui shouted, "Who killed Miao Tuanlian?"

Someone in the crowd said, "It's Lu Junyi."

Dongfang Hui heard this, suppressed his anger and asked the man to come forward and asked, "Did you see it clearly?"

"Sir, you guys were transferred from somewhere else and you didn't recognize Mr. Lu. We can all see clearly that it is Lu Junyi. He himself admitted it."

Several other Damingfu imperial guards also echoed, "It was Lu Junyi who led five to seven hundred cavalry to pick up the families of Li Cheng's group of soldiers who had fled."

Dongfang Hui heard this and cursed: "Kill the talent! Damn thief! You have committed a heinous crime, and you are so bold that you dare to dare to offend the emperor!"

After cursing, he looked stunned and asked, "Is he here to pick up this group of families?"

"It's absolutely true. This guy is not taking the road to Shen County. Instead, it looks like he is taking the road to Kouzhou."

As soon as he finished speaking, Dongfang Hui sneered and said, "You guys come with me to the Zhongshu Xianggong and tell him everything you saw."

After that, Dongfang Hui and his party went to the Liaison Office to meet Liang Zhongshu.

After hearing this, Liang Zhongshu cursed: "Li Cheng and Wen Da, these two men, are so eloquent and flattering, how dare they hide the truth from me! How dare they betray the court today?"

Dongfang Hui asked, "Mr. Zhongshu, what should we do now?"

Liang Zhongshu said, "Don't worry. I will send someone to Shen County to check. If it is true, I will report it to the court."

After saying this, he called two guards and asked them to rush to Shen County overnight.

The two Yuhou did not dare to delay and rode their fast horses to travel a hundred miles overnight. The next morning, they hurried back to the garrison and reported, "Sir, there is no Li Cheng and Wen Da leading troops to Shen County."

When Liang Zhongshu heard this, he was furious. How dare these two people deceive him like this?

Not long after, Dongfang Hui entered the garrison again and said to Liang Zhongshu, "Sir, during the roll call today, no one in Suo Chao's house has left."

After hearing this, Liang Zhongshu wrote a letter and sent it to Bianjing as soon as possible. He said that Liangshan recruited Li Cheng and others, and that Zeng Toushi in Lingzhou was a spy of the Jin people, and the news was also spread by Liangshan.

In the city of Bianjing, Master Cai received a letter from his son-in-law. After reading it, he was not angry, but laughed and said, "It seems that Tong Guan is a good man. He saw the extraordinaryness of Zhao Ze from Liangshan early on."

The fifth son, Cai Yu, who was standing by, heard this and asked, "Why did father mention this man?"

Cai Jing handed the letter in his hand over and said, "Take a look."

After reading it, Cai Yu said, "Father, how could Zhao Ze be so far-sighted?"

"That's not necessarily the case. She has some luck after all. Now there are rebels everywhere, but Shandong has produced Zhao Ze, who has expanded his power by suppressing bandits. But now he is difficult to control. I'm afraid Tong Guan saw this, so he sent that bitch to Liangshan." Cai Jing said.

Cai Yu said, "Father, the Jin envoy has left, Li Cheng and others have joined Liangshan, and no one can inform the Jin people. What should we do now?"

Cai Jing said, "It's okay. The Jin army has left, and His Majesty has long forgotten about Lingzhou. Now His Majesty is concerned about Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La. Later, I will write a letter to Shijie and tell him to do everything as usual. As for Liangshan, we will see later. Don't say more about Princess Maode."

Cai Yu quickly responded.

At Baishi Manor in Liangshan, Zhao Zhen met Li Cheng, Wen Da and Suo Chao.

world log
Name: Suo Chao (Hero, corresponding to the Sky Star.)
Nickname: Pioneer (impatient, a pinch of salt into the fire, will be the first to fight for the country's reputation.)
Race: Terran

Reputation: 150 (famous in Daming Prefecture)

Occupation: Military officer

Sub-professional: Martial Arts Master
Level: Level 5 and Level 3 (Strength 63, Commander 55)

Attributes: Strength 63, Constitution 60, Agility 50, Spirit 24
Skills: Fighting Level 4 (competition in military competition, physique +4), Commanding Troops Level 3 (commanding soldiers, spirit +3), Cavalry Level 3 (horse combat, physique +3), Teaching Level 2 (teaching martial arts, spirit +2).

Command skills: Charge level 5 (leading the troops, morale +5), Fighting general level 4 (fighting generals in front of the battle, morale +4 if winning, morale -4 if losing), Fearless level 3 (not afraid of life or death, morale +3).

Martial Arts: Axe (Transcendence, using a long axe weapon, force +7, -style whirlwind axe.)
Equipment: Gold Dip Axe (Level 3), Cooked Steel Lion Helmet (Level 1), Iron Leaf Armor (Level 1)
Mount: Snow White Horse (Level 2)
Li Cheng and Wen Da were both at the fourth level, and their martial arts were comparable to Hao Siwen and Han Tao. Both were good at cavalry warfare, and were from the Imperial Guards, so their ability to lead troops was similar.

What surprised Zhao Zhen the most was that the two of them actually had a history.

【Big Knife】Wen Da was also the reincarnation of a Thunder General, and was named Jinglang Leifu Yuan Gang Demon-Slaying General.

[Heavenly King] Li Cheng is the reincarnation of Zhenhai Zhenren from Ziluo Fairy Island.

After meeting the three people, he suddenly became more open-minded about the fact that he had not summoned anyone under the [Tian Gang Di Sha Ling] in June.

After the greeting, Zhao Zhen said: "Today, we have three generals coming to surrender. Why should we worry about not being able to stabilize the place?"

Li Cheng and the others heard this and said, "Because of the Lingzhou incident, the court is unclear. We are forced to seek shelter from you, sir. I hope you will not abandon me. The three of us will hold the whip and stirrup and are willing to serve as soldiers to repay you for saving our lives."

Zhao Zhen heard this and said, "I have heard of your reputation for a long time, but unfortunately I have never had the chance to meet you. Today, I would like to give you a chance to gather together. I need your help in martial arts, General."

"Let's not talk about anything else today. Let's hold a banquet to celebrate the three of you coming to join us."

On that day, Zhao Zhen invited the generals of Liangshan to accompany him, and everyone congratulated him and held a banquet to drink.

On the second day, after noon, Zhao Zhen summoned Li Cheng and his two companions again, accompanied by military advisor Zhu Wu.

After greeting, Zhu Wu spoke first, "Three generals, before noon today, the lord summoned me to the farm to discuss your three people's destination. Wen Da and Li Cheng were originally the military commanders of Daming Prefecture. Now that you are here, the lord thinks that it is not a good position to lower your position. You will be temporarily appointed as military commanders. If you make contributions in the future, you can be promoted. Please ask [Heavenly King] Li Cheng to go to Laizhou. [Big Knife] Wen Da to go to Mizhou."

After hearing this, Li Cheng and Wen Da expressed their gratitude.

Zhu Wu continued, "Brother Suo Chao is injured now, so please don't rush to take up the post. Please rest and recuperate in Liangshan. When you recover, please let Brother Suo Chao serve as the military commander of this prefecture."

After hearing this, Suo Chao also hurriedly expressed his gratitude.

Zhao Zhen clapped his hands, and saw Osmanthus, Mint and Buddha's Hand each holding out a tray, on which were their military tokens, seals, plaques and imperial edicts. The three took them, put them on, and bowed to express their gratitude.

Zhao Zhen said, "I heard from Lu Junyi that you brought a thousand soldiers and they will be transferred to your command. Your families will be settled in Laiwu and Yiyuan. There are few people and large areas in these two places. After you go there, every family will have farmland to cultivate." "My military system is different from other places. The military commander leads 2,500 soldiers. Soldiers have a rest every year and can go home to visit their families. Families don't have to follow the soldiers to the garrison. The imperial guards are rotated every year, either in the capital, the battalion, or the army, and the same is true for the generals. The military advisor has detailed regulations and procedures here, and you must remember them in mind."

After the soldiers from Kouzhou entered Liangshan with their families, Li Cheng and Wen Da followed the plan and first sent the soldiers' families to settle down, and then led the troops to the garrison.

The families of the soldiers were also very happy with the land and houses they were given. The soldiers felt more at ease and no longer objected to being away from their families. Instead, they all looked forward to going home to reunite with their families during their vacation.

In Daming Prefecture, Liang Shijie received a letter from Cai Jing. After reading it, he no longer paid attention to Liangshan. Li Cheng and Wen Da followed Cai Jing's instructions and reported their resignation. The court did not ask any more questions, and the matter was settled.

In Kouzhou City, things became increasingly difficult since Zhao Zhen sent people to occupy the outskirts of the city.

The prefect Gao Rang lived in fear and had no appetite.

He wrote to Gao Qiu many times, but Gao Qiu only told him to stay in the city and Liangshan would never dare to harm him.

After some time, just as Gao Qiu said, the Liangshan army never came to harass the city.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. Some time ago, Liangshan actually increased its troops. Originally, there were only two generals leading the troops and 2500 soldiers. Now, Lu Junyi and Yan Qing have come and also lead an army.

This was not what Gao Rang was most worried about. The Liangshan army, which had never appeared outside the city, had been circling the city every day these days.

This really scared Gao Rang.

Fearing that others would trick him, Gao Rang sent the three daughters from Tangyi, Liangshui and Guangping who he had married after arriving in Kouzhou back to their parents' homes to get information. The three families seemed to have a tacit understanding that after their daughters returned home, they would not ask the three to return to the city again, but only report to the two supervisors stationed there.

After hearing this, Yan Qing suggested, "Why not ask Qiao Hui, Feng Hao, and Xiang Yan to send someone to the city to deliver a message, saying something vague, saying that we are going to attack the state capital, so that our daughter can temporarily avoid her parents' home."

Wei Yangyin heard this and said, "Brother Yan Qing, do you want to force Gao Rang to abandon the city and flee?"

"Yes, I heard that this guy is a coward, and he has been going to Bian Jing to deliver letters every day these days. If we can scare him away, sir, let us see the credit for our contribution." Yan Qing replied.

Everyone followed the plan, and Gao Rang in the city was frightened when he heard it.

I thought that if I fell into the hands of Liangshan, I was afraid that something bad would happen to me.

Therefore, he asked his family to pack up their belongings, pretend to be a caravan, secretly opened the city gate early in the morning, and headed east out of the city.

Why?

It turned out that Kouzhou and Gaotangzhou were both in the territory of Bozhou. In order to settle his brothers, Gao Qiu secretly split Bozhou into Gaotangzhou and Kouzhou.

Gao Rang was the most incompetent person, so he was placed in Kouzhou, which was only one county, while Gaotangzhou was ruled by Gao Lian. Therefore, Gao Rang thought about leaving the city to join Gao Lian, and then take a detour to Bianjing.

The plan was well-made, but it was discovered by Wei Yangyin long ago. Zhen Dayi covered his face and disguised himself as a bandit, and stopped Gao Rang and his group at the border of Kouzhou and Liaocheng.

Seeing that they were about to enter the territory of Liaocheng, Gao Rang secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Suddenly, a gong sounded, and Zhen Dayi led a group of 100 or 200 people to block the way. He shouted, "Stop! I opened this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to pass this way, leave money for the passage. If you dare to say no, I will grab your head. If you die in the wilderness, I will kill you but not bury you."

After hearing this, Gao Rang was so frightened that he dared not say a word, and pushed Li Duguan forward to talk to him.

Li Duguan stepped forward tremblingly and said, "We are relatives of the Gaotang Prefecture governor. We are passing through here. What money do we need to pay for the passage?"

Zhen Dayi laughed and said, "Even if you are the Gao Zhizhou's relatives, you should leave money to pay for the passage. Those who know what's going on should pay the money quickly, or the master will get angry and chop you all to pieces."

After hearing this, Li Duguan turned around and asked Gao Rang, "Sir, we have to admit defeat when we encounter this group of scoundrels. We should deal with them first, and then we can go to Gaotang Prefecture to get troops and take revenge later."

After hearing this, Gao Rang had no choice but to ask his servants to abandon his property and hurried to Liaocheng.

When Wang Yunpeng, the magistrate of Liaocheng, saw Gao Rang in a dishevel, he did not dare to delay and immediately sent someone to Gaotang to deliver a letter.

In Kouzhou City, Lu Junyi had led his troops to occupy the city and posted notices to reassure the people. All the more than 3,000 soldiers in Kouzhou City had their armor and weapons confiscated and were locked up in the camp.

The report of victory was also sent to Liangshan at full speed. Wei Yangyin's troops did not enter the city, but lay in ambush at the junction of Kouzhou and Liaocheng to prevent Gaotangzhou from sending troops.

But in Gaotang Prefecture, Gao Lian saw the urgent document from Liaocheng and was furious: "This fellow is pushing his luck. How rude!"

As he spoke, he asked a commander to mobilize 300 "Flying Soldiers" to go to Liaocheng to fetch Gao Rang, while he wrote a letter to report urgently to Gao Qiu's mansion.

Not long after, the soldiers escorted Gao Rang and his family to Gaotang Prefecture. When they met Gao Lian, Gao Rang burst into tears: "Thank God, I almost couldn't see my cousin."

After a long cry, he told the situation in Kouzhou.

After hearing this, Gao Lian said angrily: "If it weren't for my brother telling us to be patient, how could Liangshan be so rampant?"

Gao Rang shouted, "Now that I have escaped from Kouzhou and lost all my wealth, I cannot just let it go. Could it be that my Gao family is afraid of this peasant?"

Gao Lian comforted him, "Brother, it's not that my family is afraid of him. You also know that although my brother is the Grand Commandant of the Three Yamen and in charge of the Imperial Guards, he only has the right to drill, but not the right to mobilize troops. If it were normal, there would naturally be plenty of opportunities to manipulate him. Now, there are still three of the four major bandits in the world that have not been pacified. The elite of the Imperial Guards are either guarding in Bianjing or following the commanders of various routes to suppress rebellions, and they can't take care of here. Seeing this, this guy from Liangshan is so unscrupulous."

Hearing this, Gao Rang cried, "Does this mean I deserve to be bullied? Previously, he asked me to send troops to occupy my hometown, and I endured it. Now he is forcing me to give up my state capital, and all my wealth has been taken away. How can I swallow this?"

Gao Lian sneered, "Brother, you don't have to worry. Kouzhou is a small place. Now Lingzhou is empty. As long as we keep it a secret from the emperor, we can transfer you there. When you take office, I will write a letter saying that Liangshan has sent troops to occupy Kouzhou. At that time, the court will definitely not turn a blind eye."

After hearing this, Gao Rang gave up the idea of ​​asking Gao Lian to send troops for revenge and concentrated on waiting in Gaotang Prefecture.

In the city of Bianjing, Gao Taiwei received Gao Lian's urgent letter. After reading it, Gao Qiu was furious and said, "How dare the boy, who is in power, bully me like this?"

After thinking for a moment, Gao Qiu mounted his horse and went straight to Grand Tutor Cai's residence.

When Cai Jing heard that Gao Qiu was coming to see him, he asked him to go into the academy to meet him.

After the greetings, Gao Qiu was the first to ask, "Grandmaster, is this the end of the Lingzhou incident?"

Cai Jing heard this and said, "That place is just a small matter. Although the emperor did not say it, he also knew that Zengtou City must be wiped out."

"Now, by bringing forward Lu Junyi, we can save the Jin people's face, avoid delaying the alliance, and get rid of the Jin spy. This is already very good."

Gao Qiu asked, "Grand Master, do you know what happened to Lu Junyi?"

"He just went to Liangshan, so he doesn't matter." Cai Jing said nonchalantly. "Even if the two military commanders went to Liangshan, what does it matter?"

(End of this chapter)