Water Margin begins as a captain in Yanggu County

Chapter 29 Find a secluded place and end it all!
Su Wu drank a lot of wine, so he would probably stay in the mountain village for one night.

It was also at this time that Ximen Qing entered the residence of Lieutenant General Yun Liwan.

Seeing Yun Liwan, Ximen Qing was so excited that he skipped the formalities of greeting and walked up to him and said, "Commander-in-Chief, this is incredible, this is really incredible..."

Yun Liwan remained calm: "Tell me... did you find someone?"

Ximen Qing nodded repeatedly, unable to hold back his excitement: "I'm here, I'm here."

"Who is it that makes you so happy?" Yun Liwan's brows relaxed.

"A truly fierce man in the martial arts world is not like Yu Baosi, a self-boasting mediocre person." Ximen Qing still didn't say anything.

Yun Liwan was also anxious: "Who?"

"It was the great thief from Liangshan Marsh, named Red-haired Ghost Liu Tang. The military officer must know something about him. It was this group of people who robbed Liang Zhongshu's birthday gift of 100,000 yuan from Daming Prefecture, and Liu Tang was one of them. What kind of people are Zhu Tong and Lei Heng from the Yuncheng County Office? They are helpless against them... Even He Tao from Jizhou led a large army to catch them, but they were defeated and he almost lost his life in the end..."

Ximen Qing really understood exactly what the Liangshan group was doing at that time.

Yun Liwan slapped his thigh and said, "Okay, okay, this guy is great. Tell me how you invited Liu Tang here? How much money did you agree to?"

Ximen Qing chuckled, "It's a coincidence, but not a coincidence. I knew long ago that Zhu Gui's inn was the outpost of Liangshan, so I thought of going there to take a look. Zhu Gui is a businessman, so he's easy to talk to. I spent some money and wondered if he could find some experts to do some work for me. He said he would help me ask... Who would have thought that I would just meet Liu Tang returning from Song Yasi's hometown in Yuncheng, calling for a boat at the ferry behind..."

"Yeah... go on." Yun Liwan nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

"Then Zhu Gui was introduced on the spot. Liu Tang came without saying anything when he heard that he was going to kill the county yamen chief. He said that he was being chased by officials from various places before, so he wanted to kill a few officials from the surrounding counties to establish his power. It just so happened that Su Wu was famous now, so he said that he would leave the name of Liangshan behind even if he killed someone, which was to intimidate the surrounding counties and make them dare not face the people from Liangshan in the future..."

"What about people?"

Yun Liwan was obviously extremely satisfied. Such a big thief, who even ignored the imperial court, was one of the most powerful bandits in the entire Song Dynasty. No matter how capable Su Wu was, he was far inferior to such a big thief.

As long as such people are willing to take action, this will be accomplished.

"Outside the city, Liu Tang's appearance is too eye-catching. Our Yanggu County has also posted their arrest warrants everywhere. I'm afraid that showing up in the city will easily alert the enemy. I'm anxious to find a military officer to come here, and I also want him to think of a way and plan something to see how to do better."

"How many people did he bring?" Yun Liwan frowned and thought.

"I didn't bring many with me. I only brought a dozen or so tough guys with me. As long as Liu Tang comes, we can just help him out regardless of the number of people."

“There aren’t many people…” Yun Liwan nodded.

Ximen Qing asked anxiously: "General, how about finding a confidant in the middle of the night to open the city gate a crack and let them in?"

Yun Liwan thought about it carefully and shook his head, "I'm afraid this method is not appropriate. It's easy to let him in, but if he kills someone in the city, Su Wu is also a martial artist. I'm afraid there will be a fight. By then, there will be a lot of noise. When the yamen runners go out on the street and the people go out to see, it will be difficult for them to leave the city. If they are not careful, won't it implicate you and me?"

Ximen Qing nodded: "That's true. The soldier has thought it through. What should we do?"

"We have to think of a way, find a time and a place to lure Su Wu out of the city, kill him and bury him, and then we can't find him alive or dead. Then we can let the prefecture and county go to look for the Liangshan bandit. This is the safest way."

Yun Liwan is really not a simple person, and he is extremely cautious in his actions. "This is a bit difficult..." Ximen Qing frowned.

It was also because he had never taken Su Wu seriously in the past, which led to the fact that he had no interaction with Su Wu. They were really people from two different circles, so even if he wanted to find someone to cheat, there was no such person.

The two of them were in a dilemma for a while...

Ximen Qing was helpless and even said: "How about...if there is really no other way, why don't we just do it inside the city? As long as we can kill him, it's better than letting him live."

Yun Liwan still shook his head: "Bandits are bandits. Even if you and I did this, we must not have any relationship with them, not to mention that they are well-known bandits in the court. Who do you think Grand Tutor Cai and Secretary Liang are? If something goes wrong, you and I will die without knowing how we died..."

Ximen Qing nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's right..."

The two men were in deep thought again, and suddenly Ximen Qing had an idea and said, "Join the army, I have a plan."

"What are you waiting for? Just say it..."

Ximen Qing quickly asked, "Who could lead Su Wu away? Who would Su Wu chase after? After thinking about it..."

"Yu Baosi!" Yun Liwan answered directly, and his eyebrows were full of joy. He said, "Right, right, right. If Su Wu sees Yu Baosi, he will definitely get up and chase him. What a good plan!"

"That's it. Just tell Yu Baosi to let Su Wu see him from a distance. Su Wu will definitely recognize him. He is proud of his martial arts and looks down on Yu Baosi, so how can he not chase him? Let Yu Baosi ride out of the city and lead Su Wu out of the city..."

Ximen Qing had a lot of evil ideas in his life.

"Just follow this method..." Yun Liwan nodded repeatedly.

"Then I will go look for Yu Baosi early tomorrow morning." Ximen Qing was also delighted.

"What a coincidence! Yu Baosi sent a letter today, saying that he was going to Daming Prefecture and passing by here. He also wanted to ask me for some money, saying that it was to provide compensation for his dead brothers. I was thinking about how to refuse him. In this case, there is no need to refuse. Give him more money and let him do this job again."

Yun Liwan laughed and stroked his beard.

"That's perfect, that's perfect!" Ximen Qing clapped his hands, looked around, and said, "God is helping me! This time, Su Wu will be killed without a burial place, and we can finally live in peace..."

Yun Liwan stood up from his seat, grabbed Ximen Qing's hand, and told him: "I'll leave everything to you, but you must do it properly and don't make any mistakes. As for the money, you still have to give me more, just give me as much as you can, it's up to you..."

"I'll do the work, just rest assured, General." Ximen Qing nodded repeatedly, but suddenly asked again: "Hey? Is Su Wu in the city?"

"He went to the government office on a business trip, but he came back and left the city again. I don't know where he went, but he has work to do, so he will definitely come back..."

Yun Liwan was obviously really concerned about Su Wu's whereabouts.

"That's good, that's good. Then we'll do it tomorrow evening. We just need to lure Su Wu out of the city three or five miles away, find a secluded place, and put an end to it once and for all!"

Ximen Qing was already calculating the specific details in his mind, gritting his teeth as he calculated, but he became more and more excited as he calculated.

(End of this chapter)