Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 124: Sleep with his skin and eat his rotten flesh!
Entering the city was already considered a ceremony, and the soldiers slowly walked into the barracks with glorious smiles on their faces.

After returning, the first thing to do is to pack up all the things, including my own weapons and other public property.

Su Wu also went to take off his armor. There would be a big banquet in the evening, so he stayed at Meng Niang's inn.

Su Wu first instructed Yan Qing: "Send someone to Laizhou to see when your foster father's ship will return..."

Yan Qing nodded: "Well, uncle, don't worry, I will report to you as soon as I have any news."

"Your adoptive father should come to help me. Many things need to be exchanged for money and food." Su Wu said.

"That saves me the trouble. I'll just go to Daming Prefecture and help my uncle to see if there is anyone willing to come and collect it." Yan Qing could also help.

"Okay, wait for two days. When Zhu Yuhou has finished proofreading it, I will give you a copy. You can take it with you..."

"Well, uncle, when can you let me pick some more people?" Yan Qing also had his own urgent matters.

"Just go and pick them from the army, from the military, from the martial arts world, as long as you like them, just go ahead and recruit them. It's up to us. I'll give you five duqu, 500 people in total."

Su Wu was now generous. He had 20,000 troops in his hands. If he really had money and food, he would actually prefer to fill up all 20,000 troops instead of the 10,000-strong army he had mentioned in front of Tong Guan.

Yan Qing was also happy and turned around to go back to work.

But a little guy walked in from the door, looking around and looking very clever.

Su Wu was delighted to see this and raised his hand to say: "Zong Tie..."

The little guy ran in, bowed and saluted solemnly: "Greetings, General!"

"Boy, have you been beaten less often for studying recently?" Su Wu asked with a smile, showing his true joy.

"General, I didn't get beaten." The little guy laughed.

"Is it fun in the army?" Su Wu asked.

"It's fun. These days, after I've finished my classes and homework, I've been playing in the army..." Yang Zongtie said with a smile as he stood beside Su Wu.

"What did you play?" Su Wu asked again. It was Su Wu who told Meng Yulou to let him come to the army to play more often.

"I learned to run, I watched them fight horses, I watched them play with swords and guns, and I watched them sumo wrestling..." Yang Zongtie knew them all.

Su Wu was very satisfied, so he touched Yang Zongtie's head and said, "Well, not bad. I'll give you a short sword in a few days. You'll be a grown man in no time. Men should carry swords, first a short sword and then a long sword."

"Really?" Yang Zongtie seemed unconvinced.

"Of course it's true. How can a general tell lies? I'll ask the military craftsmen to make you a good short sword. From now on, you can carry it with you even when you go to school."

Su Wu also touched Yang Zongtie's head hard, and the little guy swayed left and right, which was very interesting.

He also laughed: "Okay, okay, the knife is good, I can also show it off a few times... It would be even better if there was another horse..."

Su Wu waved his hand and said, "A horse is not good enough. Wait until you are two years older, twelve or thirteen, and I will give you another horse."

"Thank you, General!" Yang Zongtie actually imitated the bow.

"Okay, go and play..." Su Wu waved his hand with a smile.

"Well, General, I'll go see who can use a knife, and then I'll tease him..." Yang Zongtie was very happy and turned around and ran away.

It's time to learn. You can't really pick up a knife and hurt yourself. It's good to have someone to teach you. Su Wu didn't care who taught him.

The army has a holiday today. Those who have been on the expedition will have three days off and wait until they come back. Those who have not been on the expedition will have another three days off.

Then I looked at the army. As soon as the armor was gone, countless people carried large and small bags and headed home. Some people even had to hire a car. Most of them went to Dulonggang, and some went to Yanggu County...

Others settled down in the city, renting small houses and raising their families.

When Su Wu saw this scene, he was actually very relieved. How could the smiling faces of those returning home not be the goal of life?
After a busy period in the army, everyone went to Meng Niangzheng's store not far away in the afternoon.

People were also sent over there to invite the officials from the yamen.

The wing room asked for several people, and all the military officers and soldiers came, as well as the officials in the yamen.

Outside the city gate, there was quite a bit of excitement at this time. The auxiliary soldiers received an order to do something big: they had to process the bodies of seven or eight hundred thieves.

First, chop off the heads and hang them on the city wall, then dig a pit far away and bury the bodies.

It did stump many people. It was not that no one dared to work, but that there were too few who dared to do it and too many who did not, resulting in extremely slow progress.

Even though there were people urging them to leave, Du Xing, who was staring at the scene, also started to yell and curse: "What are you doing? You don't even dare to do such a small thing. From now on, the general will not take you with him when he goes to war. The general has led people to kill the bandits, and the bandits have been killed. Why are you still afraid of having your heads cut off? Hurry up, I still have to go to have a celebration drink..."

Even the brave people watching nearby also started to make a noise: "If you don't dare, why don't you let me do it? Just give me half of your reward money..."

After several discussions, many auxiliary soldiers gritted their teeth, drew their swords and started fighting.

While they were chopping, they took ropes and tied them to the city wall...

For a moment, the top of the city wall looked really scary, with rows of heads hanging there. The weather was dry and cold, and it would be even more terrifying after the heads dried up.

However, looking at it from below the city, it didn't seem scary anymore. I don't know why... Instead, I felt inexplicably excited.

Only after all the heads had been hung did Du Xing arrive at Meng Niang's store last.

The banquet had just begun when Du Xing washed his hands and sat down at the table.

I saw the general in front of me was already starting to stagger. Perhaps it was because everyone was drinking one cup after another, and the general drank the most.

There was Mr. Cheng who laughed loudly: "Ziqing, if you can't eat, just eat less. It doesn't matter if you eat less..."

Du Xing then realized that the general had a courtesy name, Ziqing, and he wrote it down.

The general smiled and said, "Well, Sir, you are fair. I will eat less. Then I will really eat less."

The old man of the clan also said: "No one blames you, no one blames you...Eat less if you want. There are so many people, everyone comes and goes, how can you eat so much?"

Su Wu nodded, but waved his hand and said, "Come, let the brothers in the army and the brothers in the government office eat more."

The officials in the government office did not think it was wrong to be called brother by Su Wu. However, when those burly men got up from their seats, the faces of the officials in the government office changed immediately.

Mr. Cheng also waved his hand and said, "Eat, how can you not eat? Just eat!"

The officials smiled bitterly and accepted everyone who came. But when it came to drinking, how could they beat these murderers?

In this way, the scene became lively, and we also invited a few people to sing on the side. Their singing was average, but it was lively.

In the center of the head is Mr. Cheng, on his left is Zong Modeng, and on his right is Su Wu.

The three of them started discussing serious matters.

Su Wu said, "Sir, we should put the shipbuilding on the agenda. Building a ship is not something that can be done in a day or two. We need to buy large timber, which is mostly bought from the south. It takes time to build it, so the sooner we start, the better."

Cheng Wanli nodded: "Yes, that's right. You brought back a lot of money this time, so we can start now..."

Su Wu looked at Zong Ze and said, "I have already discussed this with Mr. Zong, and he will go to Jeju to supervise the construction personally..."

Cheng Wanli immediately asked, "What about the government office?"

Zong Ze replied, "Don't worry, sir. It only takes one or two days to go back and forth between Jeju and Dongping Prefecture. Even if I have many things to do, I can ask the clerks to report directly to Jeju. I will take care of both sides and won't make any mistakes."

Su Wu was stunned when he heard this. This old man is really good at working! Even an old ox can't be as diligent as him.

Hearing this, Cheng Wanli just nodded: "Okay, okay, that's great, thank you very much, old husband, when the time comes, I will give you an extra salary."

Zong Ze added: "These few days, I will look for some books on shipbuilding to read, and also send people to Jeju to invite a few master shipbuilders back. In this way, I will start to learn a little bit first!"

Su Wu was truly impressed in his heart, and once he raised his glass, he stopped talking, as it was all in the wine.

How could this not be a model worker? How could this not be a role model? How could this not be one of the ten most touching people in the Song Dynasty?

This must be the white jade pillar that supports the sky and the purple gold beam that spans the sea of ​​our Song Dynasty!
After drinking it all, the old man said, "Oh, I regret that I never thought of this in the past. Even in Laizhou, with ships coming and going, I never thought of learning about shipbuilding. If I had thought of this in the past, I would be much more relaxed now."

"It's not too late, not too late. Once the old man takes action, he is worth two people at a time!" Su Wu, drunk, waved his hands repeatedly.

"Ziqing, where did this weird word come from?" Zong Ze also laughed.

"Nonsense, nonsense..." Su Wu smiled and said to Cheng Wanli, "Sir, Master Zong is the judge of Dongping Prefecture. I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to do his job in Jizhou."

Cheng Wanli frowned and nodded: "Okay, I'll send a letter to the capital to see if the Jeju Shipyard can be transferred to the jurisdiction of Dongping Prefecture. This should not be difficult, it's just temporary. It's temporarily transferred to the jurisdiction of Dongping Prefecture. Anyway, it's by the water."

Su Wu raised his wine glass and said, "My lord, you are very wise!"

Cheng Wanli laughed: "Learn more, learn more..."

"Your subordinate should learn more!" Su Wu nodded. This leader is useful! The value of emotions must be fully understood.

Cheng Wanli took a sip of wine, smacked his lips, and said, "Ah... Speaking of which, ever since I arrived at Dongping Prefecture and met Ziqing, I feel much better. Although I am happy in the capital, I can't help feeling depressed. My Great Song..."

Su Wu's heart tightened. This leader was drunk. Could he be going to give orders about the country?
This is not a good thing to point out...

Cheng Wanli then said: "My Great Song...good!"

Su Wu was startled...

"But there are also disadvantages..." Cheng Wanli changed the subject.

"Sir, please be careful with your words!" Su Wu hurried over to stop him.

Cheng Wanli waved his hand and said, "What's wrong with this? This is not good... It's in the administration of officials, like this government... right? Like the old minister... right? Such pillars of the country have been depressed for decades without success. In the court, you go and see, you go and count... you go and see, one by one, that one..."

Su Wu quickly stood up, covered Cheng Wanli's mouth with his hands, and put one hand under his armpit: "Let's go, my husband has drunk too much, let's go back first..."

Zong Ze was beside him and also tried to argue: "Go back to the yamen, go back to the yamen..."

This leader has been a little bit high-spirited recently, and after drinking a lot, he's a bit off the mark. Now I have to tell you the truth.

Maybe it’s because I’ve been in Tokyo for more than 20 years and have suffered too much…

Looking at the whole room, everyone was looking at their nose with their eyes, their mouth with their nose, and their heart with their mouth... but they just didn't hear anything.

Only after Cheng Xianggong was carried out of the door did Su Wu loosen his hand that was covering his mouth and said, "Xiang Gong, please be careful with your words..."

Cheng Wanli was unable to overcome Su Wu's strength just now, so he said: "What are you afraid of? I am the son of a sage, and I am the emperor of the Song Dynasty. I allow people to speak freely. Haven't you heard of Wei Zheng of the Tang Dynasty, Bao Longtu, and His Majesty Renzong..."

Su Wu just carried Cheng Wanli to the government office not far away and nodded: "Yes, I know, I know."

Cheng Wanli also said: "If a king has loyal ministers, his country will not be destroyed. I want to be a loyal minister."

"Okay, okay, it's a little late today, my lord. We'll be your loyal minister tomorrow morning." Su Wu carried his leader and walked quickly. The leader couldn't drink much, but he only drank one lap.

When I wake up tomorrow morning, I will definitely not be a loyal minister.

Zong Ze was standing nearby, but he didn't say anything. He just lowered his head and sighed. He had really been a loyal minister, and he criticized everyone in the court, but was given the lowest rank of Jinshi, and he was depressed for many years.

How can a person not have dreams? Although I am old and no longer dream, when I was young, I was full of ambition and ambition to become a pillar of the Song Dynasty, serve the emperor, strengthen the country and enrich the people, and leave my name in history books for generations...

Some Confucian scholars really have faith!
It's the spine.

When Su Wu heard Zong Ze sigh, for a moment, he felt that Zong Ze and Cheng Wanli might have really resonated with each other at this moment.

Su Wu just said: "Master Zong, please go back to your seat. I will take my husband away."

The government office was only a few steps away. Zong Ze looked at Su Wu, nodded, and turned away.

Su Wu carried Cheng Wanli, who was chattering non-stop, to the small study in the back court.

In the study, Cheng Wanli poured tea. After drinking a cup, he sighed again, but still had something to say: "They all say that I worship under a eunuch, and they all laugh at me... Haven't they ever visited him? During the holidays, the door of Tong Shumi's house was filled with gifts, but they didn't go?"

"What do you mean by the character of scholars? What have they done? What can they do? Isn't Fanlou packed with them every night?"

Su Wu did not interrupt and just let Cheng Wanli speak.

"Take me for example. I, Cheng Wanli, am not a remarkable person. I may be greedy for money or lustful, or I may be afraid of death. But I, Cheng Wanli, did something! I told them to come to Dongping Prefecture. Once they see the thieves, they will be scared to death..."

But at this moment, the good girl of the Cheng family walked into the small study.

Su Wu turned his head to look, and the two looked at each other. The girl immediately walked up to her father and said, "Father, you drank too much, go wash up..."

Cheng Wanli waved his hand, looked at the girl, looked at Su Wu, and then said: "Ziqing, you are good, you study and practice martial arts. There is no one like you in our Song Dynasty. You... are very good, very good..."

Su Wu nodded: "Sir, you are too kind."

"I'm not praising you too much. How could I be praising you too much? It's just good, very good..." Cheng Wanli really stood up, and the good girl supported him on the side.

"Then I will go back." Su Wu said goodbye.

"Well...you go by yourself..." Cheng Wanli nodded and walked out with the good girl.

But he went out. The girl turned back and said, "General Su, please wait a moment..."

Su Wu was stunned. Is this... is this okay? Then he went to see Cheng Wanli.

Cheng Wanli seemed unaware and just followed him to the back government office.

Su Wu was a little confused. Should he wait for a while? Or should he not wait for a while?
We entered the banquet in the middle of the afternoon. It was not yet dark, so it was not the middle of the night...

Then wait a moment...

Sure enough, not long after, the young lady from the Cheng family came back again...

Su Wu seemed to have sensed something. He saw the young girl coming from the backyard. She had a good figure, a pretty face, a fair complexion, and regular eyebrows and eyes...

Superficial, superficial, this girl was calm and composed, and had more courage than the average woman. She also helped me conceal Lin Chong's affairs, so I owed her a favor...

"General, please come in and sit down." Cheng Xiaoniang first bowed, then raised her hand to invite him in, quite generously.

So, Su Wu bowed and didn't seem pretentious, and went back to sit in the small study.

Su Wu also subconsciously glanced at the door. The door was open. It was nothing. There was no need to feel guilty. The girl was not shy about it. Thinking too much would be pretentious.

When the two men sat down, Su Wu said first: "I don't know how to address you properly."

This was also the first time the two met and had a formal conversation.

"Jiyue..." Cheng Xiaoniang replied.

"Oh, Miss Jiyue, what instructions do you have?" Su Wu thought about it and thought that the girl must be telling him not to let Mr. Cheng drink so much in the future...

"General, how are you these days?" Miss Cheng suddenly asked.

Su Wu was surprised, but he also replied: "All is well..."

"What book has the general been reading lately?"

Su Wu naturally didn't know that Cheng Xiaoniang had a purpose in keeping him here. Originally, he had no chance, but this time when his father was drunk and Su Wu sent him back, it became an opportunity.

It wasn't any other opportunity, but Cheng Xiaoniang was worried that Su Wu would really reject this marriage proposal in the future.

So, I would like to take this opportunity to get to know each other a little bit. Even if it is just a few words, it will leave a good impression.

But how could he know? Su Wu replied: "Recently... I haven't read any books."

"Oh...that's...the general has been busy suppressing bandits lately. What about the general in the past? Which book does he like best?" Cheng Xiaoniang asked again.

Su Wu was a little embarrassed. His knowledge system was different. He insisted on asking. Su Wu replied, "Zizhi Tongjian, written by Sima Xianggong in the past."

Su Wu was not talking nonsense. He really read it. This book was the only one that belonged to the same knowledge system as Cheng Xiaoniang. For the others, Su Wu had nothing to say...

"Oh, such a masterpiece, the general must have a lot of ideas in his mind. This book contains too many personal whispers of Sima Xianggong, and there are also many deletions and revisions from official history. When compared with many historical books, it is even more wonderful..."

It was also that Cheng Xiaoniang just thought that talking like this was a way of showing off herself, and it was not intentional, but she did it subconsciously.

But Su Wu was stunned. He could not continue the conversation and could only say bluntly: "Then I will find some official history books for comparison and read them again."

"No need, I'll give it to you..." Having said that, Cheng Xiaoniang really stood up and started searching in this small study room.

After a while, he came back with books, not just one or two, but a pile of them.

"General, please put them away." The books were placed on the small table.

Su Wu took a look at it and was not opposed to it. To be honest, this book, especially the history book, is something he really needs to read carefully, if for no other reason than now that he has embarked on this path.

You should look at how others succeed, and even more importantly, look at how others fail.

This is actually very important.

This pile of Chinese history books is excellent. Su Wu knew that no matter what situation he would encounter in the future, he could find reference answers from these books.

"Thank you, Miss Jiyue!" Su Wu stood up and bowed, then hugged the pile of books in his arms.

Cheng Xiaoniang also stood up and bowed: "General, you are too polite..."

"Then... then I'll take my leave." Su Wu nodded.

"Well... General, take care." Cheng Xiaoniang also bowed and saw Su Wu going out first, and then she went out as well.

Watching Su Wu's back, she had some little girlish thoughts. I don't know what she was thinking... Maybe she thought that General Su would know that she was well-read today? Or did she have some insights...

When Su Wu went out, his first feeling was... This girl must have taken a fancy to me, otherwise why would she pull me aside to talk about all these nonsense? I thought there was something serious going on...

Nothing serious, then he must have taken a fancy to me...

Back at Meng Niang's restaurant, the party was actually no longer lively. But Mr. Cheng made a scene of pointing out some issues, and the atmosphere was dulled... Fortunately, he didn't really say anything.

There are some things that can be said in opposition, but must never be said in the court, especially in this dynasty. If it were during the reign of Emperor Renzong, it would cause trouble, but it would not be a big deal...

Today's banquet will end early...

Su Wu had his own place to go back to, and he came back early. It was the first time that Zong Tie saw Su Wu come to his home, and he was very excited. He served tea to the general and lit a lamp for him...

The general is reading a book, not pretending, but reading it seriously, first to see how Li Erfeng discusses the Xuanwu Gate Incident with his generals...

Let's look at how the Liu family peasants rose to power with hundreds of people...

Let's see... Huang Chao was once in power, but how he was defeated...

I read it wrong, I read it wrong, I shouldn't have picked these specifically, I should have read them seriously, starting from the first word...

Yang Zongtie, who was standing by, would stand up from time to time to light the wick, and then he would read a book seriously.

As soon as Lady Meng came in, she saw the two men reading seriously and smiled, revealing a kind of happiness in her heart...

The next morning, Su Wu always got up late. He tucked the book he had not finished reading the night before under his arm. When he arrived at the camp, he put the book down, took his sword and gun, and started to go back and forth again.

As soon as it got light, the city gate opened. Soon, many people came to the gate of the military camp, all of them looking around.

There were a dozen at first, then soon there were dozens, and the number kept increasing.

It seemed that some people in the crowd knew each other.

This one asked, "What are you doing here?"

"What are you doing here again?"

"You're not here to join the army, are you?"

"Join the army? Only sons of bitches would join the army... I just came to take a look. I have heard of General Su's great name every day. Today I want to see General Su's mighty demeanor."

"Yes, yes, yes, we must not join this army. If there is a real war, General Su will win every battle, but if we join this army, we will inevitably fight in the battlefield, and it would be bad to lose our lives..."

"You guys are joining the army?"

"Who's joining the army? I'm just taking a look. I'll buy some salt and then go back home. My family is waiting for the salt..."

It was General Su who put down his sword and gun and came to watch the fun. He came over and asked, "What are you doing?"

Someone recognized General Su's face and immediately bowed: "Greetings, General Su!"

"What are you gathering here for?" General Su asked again.

"Uh... General, just take a look, take a look at what the general looks like..."

"Then..." Su Wu looked around and said, "Come in and take a look. Come in and take a look inside. Look around..."

When the gate was opened, everyone went in, only to see someone else coming from behind...

Su Wu didn't understand what was going on, but he really let people in to watch. He was not afraid of any spies or the like. Su Wu often took the initiative to show the people and things in the army. There was nothing he couldn't see.

I would like to let the people see the military's neat appearance, and it should be publicized.

The military training ground was bustling with activity. Teams of soldiers began their morning drills...

Su Wu suddenly realized that why these people who came to watch the army were all strong guys?
Su Wu personally led the way and asked, "You didn't eat breakfast, did you? Can you eat with us in the camp later?"

Su Wu sensed something was wrong.

"Oh, thank you for the hospitality, General."

"Thank you, General!"

……

"Don't you still need to buy some salt to take home?"

"I'm not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry?"

Su Wu led everyone around the camp and ordered the firemen to prepare more food early.

As soon as the teams dispersed, they arranged for everyone to eat at their respective kitchens.

Su Wu took a few bites and became more and more excited. He immediately stood up and said, "Come here, quickly go to the government office and call Zhang Yasi and Zhu Yuhou... Ask them to bring more people..."

Li Cheng standing by bowed and left.

After Su Wu finished eating, he returned to the meeting room and sat down to wait. He also looked at the parade ground and saw that those strong young men were still watching and had not left.

Su Wu understood what was going on and laughed.

I still have to count them from a distance, one hundred, two hundred... three hundred... not much, not much...

However, outside the meeting room, there was also someone peeking in to look, and this person was obviously very brave.

Su Wu simply raised his hand and said, "Come in."

The man came in immediately, but he felt like he was being sneaky. He stepped forward and bowed: "Greetings, General. I'm here to join the army, but I don't know where to tell him..."

Su Wu immediately reflected on himself and realized that he had not done his job properly. He did not even set up a stall at the entrance of the camp to facilitate the registration of those who wanted to join the army.

"Okay, someone will come to register you soon, just wait here..." Su Wu stood up with a smile and walked out.

As soon as he walked out, he heard a loud shout: "Those who have joined the army, come here, into this room."

I was looking at the three hundred or so people over there, all walking towards this side.

Su Wu had a huge smile on his face. He didn't know what he had done right, why so many people suddenly joined the army.

Then someone in the crowd cursed, "Didn't you say you weren't here to join the army?"

"You're still talking about that only sons of bitches join the army..."

Su Wu also went forward to ask, and after asking a few questions, he found out that they were actually soldiers who were on holiday and went home, and they were all relatives and friends of the soldiers...

It was all because of General Su's huge sum of money, and also because General Su was so powerful and invincible that he had fought many battles to suppress the bandits and never lost a single battle.

It seems safe and profitable.

Su Wu frowned. Is this a good idea or a bad idea?

If there is a tough battle in the future, with considerable casualties... will the army's morale still be there?

I don't know, Su Wu is unsure...

But I also thought that there were many brothers in the army, and maybe there were really a lot of casualties, and the desire for revenge would be even stronger? Or even the morale of the army would be even higher?

I don’t know either…

However, the scene in front of me is very good, and I should be happy.

If they were happy, they would give out money. The money would be delivered immediately and distributed on the spot. It wasn't much. It was recorded in a register. Each person would receive two strings of cash, which was one month's salary at first.

Many young men must be extremely happy when they earn money for the first time.

However, outside the camp gate, there was a constant stream of people coming. There were people coming at noon, and there were people coming in the afternoon. Even when the city gate was about to close, there were still people coming.

I don't know if Song Zhenglai, the young man who wanted to join the army but whose parents didn't allow him to, didn't come...

The military camp was busy again, and it was busy for two or three days in a row...

But I also thought, that Dulonggang... I'm afraid there isn't enough labor to farm there?

at this time.

On top of Liangshan Mountain, in the Juyi Hall, everyone gathered together.

Song Jiang and Wu Yong were delighted, but their faces were heavy.

The eldest brother Chao Gai even said: "We have lost two more of our great generals and hundreds of our brothers. The revenge for Su Wu must never be forgotten by our brothers!"

Song Jiang said, "Brother, you are so righteous. I will never forget this deep hatred. One day, I will take revenge!"

Wu Yong said, "Now, we have enough money and food in the mountain stronghold. We should buy weapons and armor, train the army, and wait for a decisive battle with Su Wu tomorrow!"

Looking at the audience below, the response was truly enthusiastic.

Li Kui raised his big axe and shouted: "Kill Su Wu, chop off his dog head, sleep with his skin, and eat his rotten meat!"

"Revenge! Revenge!"

"I must take revenge!"

How can it be that human hearts cannot be used?

Song Jiang cupped his hands, from the left to the right, and then from the right back to the left, and said earnestly: "Brothers, we are all here for the same righteousness, only because the officials are corrupt and have forced people to have no way to survive. Brothers follow me, Song Jiang, just to ask for a place to stay, a full meal to fill their stomachs, and a bowl of good wine is enough. But if you really want to live so happily, you will inevitably fight with those government troops, and you also rely on the brothers to work together. Song Jiang is here, bow down!"

Everyone immediately returned the greeting.

"Brother, we have a vow to live and die together!"

"That's right, brother, just give your orders!"

"Brother ordered!"

Chao Gai watched this scene, and then looked at Song Jiang...

Song Jiang has already spoken: "Then I will be generous and help Brother Chao to carry out a few orders..."

As he said this, Song Jiang turned around and bowed to Chao Gai again.

Chao Gai raised his hand to invite him in: "Brother, come on!"

Song Jiang spoke up: "The matter of training soldiers is very serious. There are many rules and even more training methods. Most people don't know the details. Brother Hua Rong!"

"Here!" Hua Rong stepped forward and bowed.

"Brother Hua Rong, you are originally a general of the government army. This time, you will be the commander-in-chief of the military training!" Song Jiang gave the order.

"Order!"

Song Jiang spoke again: "Brothers, please listen to Brother Hua Rong on all matters concerning military training!"

Everyone bowed and said, "Yes, sir!"

"Where are the two brothers Lei Heng and Zhu Tong?" Song Jiang asked.

Lei Heng and Zhu Tong stepped forward and bowed: "Here!"

Song Jiang smiled and said, "As everyone knows, these two brothers were originally from the government army. They are deputy commanders of the training troop and help Hua Rong to do a good job in training the troops."

"Understood sir!" Zhu Tong and Lei Heng bowed.

Song Jiang looked at everyone again: "Brother Xue Yong!"

The sickly bug Xue Yong stepped forward and bowed: "Here!"

"Perhaps you don't know much, but Brother Xue Yong is also a descendant of the government army. His father and grandfather were officers in the army of the old General Zhong of the Northwest. However, because they offended corrupt officials, they were not promoted and ended up wandering around. Brother Xue Yong, you are also the deputy commander of the training this time!"

"Understood!" Xue Yong stepped forward and saluted.

"Brother Ou Peng!" Song Jiang just carried out the order.

"Here!" Mo Yun Jin Chi Ou Peng has stepped forward.

"Brothers, you know that Brother Ou Peng was originally a military household. Because he offended his superiors, and because of the rampant corruption in this world, he ended up living in the underworld. Brother Ou Peng, this time, you will also be the deputy commander of the training, and together with Brothers Zhu Tong, Lei Heng, and Xue Yong, you will help Brother Hua Rong with the training!"

"Order!"

"Where is brother Pei Xuan?" Song Jiang asked everyone around him.

Pei Xuan stepped forward: “Here!”

"As you all know, Brother Pei Xuan is the most impartial and ruthless. All military laws are in his hands. If we want to strengthen the army, military law comes first. The law is unforgiving. Even if I violate it, I will be punished. Brothers, you should know that military law must not be violated!"

"Understood sir!" Pei Xuan bowed.

Song Jiang looked at the whole place again and said, "Everyone, I have one more thing to say. Military law is strict and no one dares to violate it!"

"Yes!"

"Just listen to your brother!"

Song Jiang is not here for fun at this moment. What happens today is his life, and it is the most important step in his attempt to gain amnesty. If he cannot defeat the imperial army several times and make the court helpless, then the amnesty will become a joke.

Now, the team is not bad, with Hua Rong as the leader and four generals assisting him. The matter of training the troops has been entrusted to someone.

Song Jiang nodded, his heart surging. Now that it has really come to this, it is time for him to take the lead. He looked around and said, "We should train 5,000 elite soldiers and 5,000 auxiliary soldiers. We are still short of the number of people in the mountain stronghold, but we will be able to make up for it in a few days."

As he spoke, Song Jiang looked at Chao Gai, then at Wu Yong, and Chao Gai and Wu Yong just nodded.

Song Jiang said again: "We should also recruit 2,000 navy soldiers, brother Li Jun!"

Li Jun, the Hunjiang Dragon, stepped forward and said, “Here!”

"Brother Li Jun, the three Ruan brothers, and brothers Tong Wei and Tong Meng, set up a water fort and navy, and build ships and weapons." These arrangements made by Song Jiang were naturally reasonable.

Li Jun, the river dragon, the three Ruan family heroes, Tong Wei, the cave dragon, and Tong Meng, the river mirage, all six of them stepped forward and received orders.

As soon as these words were finished, Song Jiang was very pleased. He stroked his beard, nodded frequently, and said, "Brothers, have a feast today and practice tomorrow. Please!"

As he spoke, he raised his glass and everyone drank together.

It seems that everyone in Liangshan is busy!

But Chao Gai had some thoughts in his mind. For example, why did he let the outsider Li Jun take the lead in the navy, while the local Ruan brothers were used as assistants?
But I can’t say this to his face. Now is a time when everyone is united, so how can we ignore the overall situation?
There is a new person in the mountain stronghold now, the little whirlwind Chai Jin who was rescued from Gaotang Prefecture, and he is also in the chief seat.

But Chai Jin was not very happy. He had a good life. He was a member of the royal family left over from the Later Zhou Dynasty and had a red-lettered iron certificate bestowed by Zhao Kuangyin, the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. However, he was still harmed.

However, when being framed, as long as he got the red book and the iron certificate, maybe there was a way out. But who knew that Li Kui would kill the court official with a single axe, and he would be convicted of treason, and there would be no pardon for treason, so the red book and the iron certificate were of no use.

Now he could only go up the mountain first, bringing with him a huge fortune, and even a group of big thieves.

Fortunately, Song Gongming talked to him privately and asked for amnesty, which was completely settled.

Now, Song Gongming treats him well and lets him be in charge of the money and grain affairs of Liangshan. So he has something to do and is busy.

This time, Liangshan has made a fortune and is on the rise.

At this time, people in Tokyo had also learned that Gaotang Prefecture had been broken into by bandits.

There were bound to be some verbal disputes in the court.

Some people said that Tong Guan and Tong Shumi were ineffective in suppressing the bandits, which allowed the bandits in Shandong to become more powerful and even allowed them to rob the city of Gaotang.

Others said that despite several early warnings, the eastern route of Hebei was prepared for bandits and war, but Gao Lian, the prefect of Gaotang Prefecture, failed to prepare for bandits and went out of the city to meet the enemy, resulting in a great defeat.

This brings us to Gao Qiu, the Grand Commandant of the Palace Guards. Who is Gao Lian? He is Gao Qiu's brother.

Tong Shumi said nothing in the court and just let everyone speak. It was obvious that some people wanted to save face and some wanted to claim credit in front of the emperor.

There is no need to think too much about it. The Hebei officialdom is where Cai Jing, the Grand Tutor, is. The brothers of Gao Qiu, the Grand Commandant of the Palace, can serve as officials in Hebei. There is no need to say more...

Gao Lian was criticized so much, how could Gao Qiu not fight for his face, even to the point of revenge.

Since Tong Shumi is being criticized and attacked, doesn't it mean that it is time for Grand Tutor Cai and Grand Commandant Gao to take the stage?

A court meeting is not complicated.

After Gao Qiu got the assignment, he returned to the Palace Front Office and immediately mobilized troops and generals around the capital. How could he not have trusted bravery?
Just recruit Hu Yanzhuo, the double whip commander of Runing Prefecture in Henan Province. Hu Yanzhuo is a descendant of a general and a direct descendant of Hu Yanzan, a founding hero.

It was a rare occasion for Gao Qiu to have a serious mission to perform this time, and it was the perfect time for him to shine in front of the emperor. He was also willing to do so for the sake of his own face and even to avenge his brother.

There were more than 200,000 to 300,000 imperial guards in various places in Henan and Jingji, but they did not have many horses. This time Gao Qiu vowed to succeed, so he waved his hand and allocated 3,000 war horses to Hu Yanzhuo, leaving him with 10,000 elite troops and many auxiliary soldiers.

Even a lot of armor for the imperial guards in the capital was given, not to mention other military equipment.

Not only that, in order to make this great appearance, Gao Qiu also took Hu Yanzhuo to meet Emperor Zhao Ji. The emperor naturally encouraged him and rewarded Hu Yanzhuo with a peerless horse named "Treading Snow Black Horse".

This is to show his favor, and he is looking forward to Hu Yanzhuo's victorious return from suppressing the bandits. The emperor's heart is pure and he treats others well.

It was with such great honor that Hu Yanzhuo began his expedition to Shandong to suppress Liangshan.

Su Wu had received the news while in Dongping Prefecture. Cheng Wanli had also explained the ins and outs of the matter clearly. Even if Cheng Wanli hadn't said it, Su Wu would now know it clearly.

Hu Yanzhuo is such an unlucky guy. He is only concerned about his duties, so how could he know all the ins and outs of the court?
Su Wu had mixed feelings. Should he just sit back and watch? Or should he take part in it?
According to the thinking of Tong Guan and Cheng Wanli, they would just sit back and watch Cai Jing and Gao Qiu embarrass themselves, and wait until they were out of options and had shown themselves all their shame, and then come out to clean up the mess.

But Su Wu had different ideas. After all, he risked his life to cross the sea to get three thousand horses. There were more than 1.2 million imperial guards in the Song Dynasty. How many three thousand horses could they get if they were all put together?

Not to mention the good armor of the Jingji Imperial Army...

It’s impossible that they will all become Liangshan’s spoils in the end, right?
(Brothers, I actually wanted to write this chapter in several chapters, writing about everyone in the court and letting them all have a formal appearance, but then I thought, for the sake of my brothers, I dare not waste any time... Alas...)
(End of this chapter)