Song Jiang, a romantic figure through the ages

Chapter 41: Song Jiang outsmarts Wuweijun Zhang Shun and captures Huang Wenbing alive

"Niannujiao":

The great river goes eastward, the waves are washed away, and the romantic figures of the ages . To the west of the fortress is the red cliff of Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms. There are rocks and cliffs, the waves crash onto the shore, and thousands of piles of snow are rolled up. The country is picturesque and there were so many heroes back then! I think back to Gong Jin's time, when Xiao Qiao looked majestic and handsome after her first marriage. Feather fans and silk scarves, while talking and laughing, the rafts and oars disappeared into ashes. My motherland is wandering in my mind, and I should laugh at my early birth. Life is like a dream, a bottle of wine can return the moon to the river.

Speaking of this poem, I am thinking of Nujiao. This is why Mr. Dongpo of the Song Dynasty wrote a poem about Red Cliff and nostalgic for the past. At the end of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao raised millions of troops and advanced by land and water. Zhou Yu used fire, Kongming sacrificed to the wind, and fought across the river. They were killed with blood stained red and corpses piled up like mountains. Why did I quote this story to compare the big to the small? Not to mention that in the Bailong Temple outside Jiangzhou City, a small group of heroes from Liangshanpo gathered together, robbed the execution ground, and rescued Song Jiang and Dai Zong. It was Chao Gai, Hua Rong, Huang Xin, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Liu Tang, Yan Shun, Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui, Wang Aohu, Zheng Tianshou, Shi Yong, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiao Qi, Bai Sheng, and *** are seventeen people, leading eighty or ninety brave and strong young minions; the heroes who came up from the Xunyang River to support them are Zhang Shun, Zhang Heng, Li Jun, Li Li, Mu Hong, Mu Chun, Tong Wei, Tong Meng, and Xue Yong gathered together nine heroes and brought more than forty people, all from the Huo family who were private traders on the river. They drove three large boats and came to meet them. Li Kui, the black whirlwind in the city, led everyone to the Xunyang River. Two groups of people responded to the rescue, and there were 140 or 50 people in total, all gathered in the Bailong Temple. I could only hear the report from the little minions: "The soldiers in Jiangzhou City were beating drums, waving flags, sounding gongs and shouting, and they are coming in pursuit."

Hearing this, the black whirlwind Li Kui roared and raised Two axes, go out of the temple door first. All the heroes shouted, raised their weapons, and came out of the temple to meet the enemy. Liu Tang and Zhu Gui escorted Song Jiang and Dai Zong onto the ship first. Li Jun, Zhang Shun, and San Ruan rectified the ships. When I looked along the riverside, I saw about five to seven thousand officers and soldiers coming out of the city, with the horse army leading the way. They were all wearing helmets and armor, and they were all equipped with bows and arrows, and they all had spears in their hands. The infantrymen gathered behind them, waving flags and shouting, and rushed forward to fight. Here Li Kui was the first to swing his axe, and he ran naked and chopped him in. Behind him were the four generals Hua Rong, Huang Xin, Lu Fang, and Guo Sheng. Hua Rong saw that all the cavalrymen in front had their guns tied, and fearing that Li Kui would be injured, Hua Rong stole his bow and arrow, put it on, and pulled the bow full. Looking at the leader of the cavalry, he shot an arrow and turned somersaults. Shoot off the horse. The group of horse soldiers were taken aback and ran for their lives. Turn the horse's head and leave. Instead, half of the infantry was knocked down first. Many heroes here are about to fight together. The corpses of the officers and soldiers were scattered all over the field, and the river was stained red with blood. They only killed them as far as Jiangzhou City. The officials and troops on the city were in charge, and they had already beaten down the heavy wood, cannons and stones. The officers and soldiers entered the city in a hurry and closed the city gate.

Many heroes dragged the black whirlwind away and disembarked back to the White Dragon Temple. When Chao Gai arrived and everyone was ready, they all ordered to get off the boat separately and leave on the river. But when the wind was favorable, the sails were raised, and three large boats, carrying many leaders of men and horses, came up to Mu Taigong's village. It was smooth sailing and we arrived at the dock early. Everyone in the group came ashore. Mu Hong invited all the heroes to attend the school in Zhuang Nei. Taigong Mu came out to greet Song Jiang and everyone else, and they all met. Tai Gong said: "All the leaders have been working hard all night. Please rest in the guest room and rest your body." Everyone went to the room to rest for a while and tidy up their clothes and equipment. On that day, Mu Hong asked Zhuang Ke to kill an ox, kill more than a dozen pigs, sheep, chickens, geese, fish and ducks, and prepare a banquet for the leaders. While drinking, many stories were told. Chao Gai said: "If it hadn't been for the second brother who rescued the boat, we would all be in jail!" Mu Taigong said: "What are you waiting for and come from that way?" Li Kui said: "I only pick up people. They were going to kill many people. They wanted to come with me, but I didn’t call him." Everyone laughed when they heard this.

Song Jiang stood up and said to everyone: "The villain Song Jiang and Dean Dai, if there are no heroes to save them, they will all die unexpectedly. Today's kindness is deeper than the sea. How can I repay everyone! I only hate Huang Wenbing That guy came out of nothing and wanted to harm us. How can we not avenge this hatred? How can we invite all the heroes to do a great favor and kill the Wuwei army, and eliminate this endless hatred with Song Jiang? "How about going back then?" Chao Gai said, "My brothers are here, we can only do it once. How can we go back to the stronghold if we are already prepared?" , gathered a large group of troops, Yifa, Mr. Xue Xueyi, Mr. Gongsun Er, Lin Chong and Qin Ming all came to take revenge. "Song Jiang said: "If you go back to the mountain, you can't get back to the mountain. There is a long way to go, and Er Nai Jiangzhou will definitely declare it. Don't think too much about it. Just take this opportunity to take action. Don't wait for him to make preparations. "Brother, I can see it." Even so, no one knows the route or its geography. The first step is to go to the city to find out the truth and where the Wuwei Army goes. Then, we need to identify the residence of the thief Huang Wenbing. It's time to start." Xue Yong stood up and said, "I am most familiar with Wuweijun here." Song Jiang said, "It would be best if I have a good brother." Xue Yong said goodbye to everyone that day and went away.

It is only said that Song Jiangzi and other leaders were at Mu Hongzhuang to discuss the matter of attacking Wuwei Army. Arrange weapons, guns and knives, arrange bows, crossbows and arrows, arrange large and small ships, etc. After everyone had discussed it, Xue Yong came back after five days and brought a man back to the village to pay homage to Song Jiang.

When Song Jiang looked at the man, he saw:

He was dark and thin, with bright eyes, high intelligence and bold personality.

The best tailor in Jinghu, Hou Jian, is known as the Brachiosaurus.

When Song Jiang and other leaders saw Xue Yong leading this man, Song Jiang asked: "Brother, who is this strong man?" . People in the world called him a skilled tailor, and he was also used to making spears and sticks. Everyone saw that he was thin, so they called him a warrior. Huang Wenbing's family was doing business in the city. Because he met his younger brother, he asked him to come here. "Song Jiang was very happy and asked him to sit down with me to discuss. That person is also one of the evil stars in the earth, so he naturally has the same loyalty. Song Jiang then asked about the news in Jiangzhou and what the route of Wuwei Army was. Xue Yong said: "Now Magistrate Cai Jiu has counted the officers, soldiers and civilians, and found that more than 500 people were killed, and countless others were wounded and shot by arrows. I saw that I sent someone to report to the court at night. The city gate will be closed in the afternoon. Just close it. The people who came in and out were questioned closely. It turned out that the murder of my brother was not related to the magistrate Cai Jiu. It was Huang Wenbing who instigated the magistrate three times and five times. Now they have been robbed in the city. Very panicked, Xiaoye went to Wuweijun to inquire about it, and he happened to see brother Hou Jian coming out to eat. "

Song Jiang said, "How did Brother Hou know this?" Hou Jian said: "The villain has only loved to learn guns and clubs since he was a child. He has been taught by Master Xue. Therefore, he dare not be ungrateful. Recently, Huang Tongpan specially brought the villain to Wuweijun's house to make clothes. Because he went out to eat, he met the master. Question My dear friend, please tell me this story. I want to get to know my dear friend, so I came here to tell you the details. This Huang Wenbing has a biological brother named Huang Wenye, and he is the second son of the same mother. He just does good deeds, builds bridges and roads, builds Buddhas and monks, helps the poor, and rescues the poor. Even though Huang Wenbing is a free judge, he only wants to harm others. He is not as good as himself. He is called a hornet by Wuweijun. He lives in two places and only goes in and out of the north gate. Living close to the city, Huang Wenye lived close to the street. When he inquired about it, Huang Tongpuan came home and told him about it, "Prefect Cai Jiu had been concealed, but I was the one who told him to teach him first." Do it and then go." When Huang Wenye heard this, he just scolded him behind his back: "You have nothing to do with it, so why do you want to harm him if there is justice? . But it's not like bringing disaster on him. "I was surprised when I heard about the robbery in the past two days. I went to Jiangzhou to visit Magistrate Cai Jiu and argued with him, but he hasn't come back yet." Song Jiang said, "Huang Wenbing is just across from his brother's house. Road?" Hou Jian said: "They were separated by a vegetable garden in the middle." Song Jiang asked: "How many people are there in Huang Wenbing's family?" Hou Jian said: "There are forty and fifty people." Song Jiang said: "Heaven taught me to take revenge and sent this person here specially. Even so, it depends on all the brothers to maintain it." Everyone responded in unison: "We should go forward with death. We are about to drive away these evil people who abuse stolen goods and commit crimes." , I will do my best to avenge my brother!" Song Jiang said again: "I only hate that thief Huang Wenbing, but he has nothing to do with the people of Wuwei Army. Since his brother is kind, don't let the people in the world accuse us of being unkind. When the brothers go, they must not do any harm to the people. I have a plan when I go there. I just hope that everyone will help me." All the leaders said in unison, "Listen to my brother's advice." Song Jiang said, "If you have any trouble with Taigong Mu, I will help you. Ten fork bags and hundreds of bunches of reeds were used in five large boats and two small boats. Yang, Zhang Shun and Li Jun drove two small boats and followed him on the river in five large boats. This is the only way to get Zhang Heng, San Ruan, Tong Wei and people who know the water to guard the boat. "Mu Hong said: "There are reeds, firewood and cloth bags here. The people in my village can use the water to sail the boat. Then he asked his brother to take action. "Song Jiang said," but he used the Hou brothers to lure Xue Yong and Bai Sheng to hide in Wuwei Army City first. The next day, at three o'clock and two o'clock in the morning, I heard a dove with bells being released outside the door, so I called Bai Sheng to go to the city to respond. First insert a white silk trumpet belt, close to Huang Wenbing's house, which is the place to go to the city. Then he taught Shi Yong and Du Qian to disguise themselves as beggars and ambush near the city gate. Just looking at the fire as a signal, he killed the guard sergeant. Li Jun and Zhang Shun only patrolled the river, waiting for support. "

Song Jiang's allocation has been decided, and Xue Yong, Bai Sheng, and Hou Jian left first. Then Shi Yong and Du Qian, who pretended to be beggars and each had short knives and hidden weapons hidden around them, also left. Here, they carried bags of sand, reeds, oil and firewood onto the ship. When the time came, all the heroes were tied up and the soldiers were waiting in the cabin to get off. Hua Rong is on Tong Wei's boat. Yan Shun, Wang Aohu and Zheng Tianshou are on Zhang Heng's boat. Dai Zong, Liu Tang and Huang Xin are on Ruan Xiaoer's boat. Lu Fang, Guo Sheng and Li Li are on Ruan Xiaowu's boat. Mu Chun and Li Kui were on Ruan Xiaoqi's boat, leaving only Zhu Gui and Song Wan at Mu Taigong Village to check on the news in Jiangzhou City. All the troops were lying in the cabin, and all the merchants and sailors were supporting the boats. They watched Wuwei's army closely that night. Three hundred miles is called the Yangtze River. There are many places in the middle. The famous ones are Yunmengze and Penglize, which are adjacent to Dongting Lake. The ancients have poems to prove it: The water of the Yangtze River seems to be pouring, and there are many lakes. Qizawa *** is popular.

You should know the dangers of the roaring waves, but no one will be surprised by the dim and vast waves.

The ancient wars remember the Jin and Song Dynasties, and the three divisions remember the heroic spirits.

The grass of heaven and earth produces unknown heroes, and it stirs up millions of soldiers.

That night five boats, loaded with many companions, rushed to Wuwei Army. It was the end of July, the night was cool and the wind was calm, the moon was white, the river was clear, the water reflected the mountains and the sky was blue. In the past, Shen Liaozi wrote a poem about this river scene, saying:

The stormy waves are rolling in the smoke, the moon is light and the wind is clear, Jiujiang is dawning.

I wanted to ask Zhouzi how he was doing, but I thought Lushan was too small.

It was night, around the time of the first watch, and all boats, large and small, arrived at the shore of the Wuwei River. Picking out the deep place where there are reeds, he fixed the boat with a single cable. I saw Tong Meng returning to the boat to report: "There is no movement in the city." Song Jiang asked his men to carry the sand bags and reeds and dry firewood ashore and look towards the city. When I heard the drum watch, it was the second watch. Song Jiang called his minions, each carrying bags of sand, soil, and reeds, and piled them up near the city. All the heroes raised their weapons. Only Zhang Heng, San Ruan and two children were left to guard the boat and respond. The remaining leaders all rushed to the edge of the city. When they looked up the city, they were about half a mile away from the north gate. Song Jiang then called for flying doves with bells. I saw a bamboo pole on the city, tied with a white trumpet belt, and the wind was blowing. When Song Jiang saw this, he asked his sergeants to pile up bags of sand and soil near the city. Distributed to the soldiers, while carrying reeds, oil and firewood to the city. Bai Sheng was already waiting there. He pointed his finger at the soldiers and said, "That lane is Huang Wenbing's residence." Song Jiang asked Bai Sheng, "Where are Xue Yong and Hou Jian?" Bai Sheng said, "The two of them sneaked into Huang Wenbing's residence." I'm just waiting for my brother to arrive." Song Jiang asked again, "Have you seen Shi Yong and Du Qian?" Bai Sheng said, "They are waiting near the city gate." After hearing this, Song Jiang attracted all the heroes. Come down to the city and go straight to Huang Wenbing's gate. But he saw Hou Jian hiding under the eaves. Song Jiang called over and whispered in his ear: "Go and open the garden door and let the sergeant pile the reeds, oil and firewood inside. You can teach Xue Yongxun how to light the fire. Then he knocked on Huang Wenbing's door and said: 'The high official's house is next to the wall. There was a fire, and there were boxes and boxes of belongings brought in. "Knock on the door and I'll take care of it." "

The heroes of Song Jiang were divided into generals and lived at both ends. Hou Jian went to open the vegetable garden door first. The soldiers brought in the reeds and piled them inside. Hou Jian asked for firewood and handed it to Xue Yong. It will be lit in the future. Hou Jian stepped out, knocked on the door, and shouted: "There is a fire in the high official's house next door. There are boxes and cages brought to stay. Please open the door quickly." "I heard something inside, and when I got up to look, I saw a fire breaking out next door. I quickly opened the door and came out. Chao Gai, Song Jiang, etc. shouted, "Kill the generals in." All the heroes also took action. When they saw one, they killed one. When they saw two, they , Killed a pair of them. Killed all the people inside and outside Huang Wenbing's house, including Huang Wenbing. At the sound of the whistle, many heroes came up to the city carrying their belongings.

When Shi Yong and Du Qian saw the fire, they each drew their sharp knives and killed the soldiers on the front street. , took buckets and ladders, and came to put out the fire. Shi Yong and Du Qian shouted: "You people can't move forward!" We are thousands of Liangshanbo heroes here, come to kill Huang Wenbing, a good and humble family, to avenge Song Jiang and Dai Zong, and we will not do anything to your people. You guys should go home and take shelter, don’t go out and mind your own business. "The neighbors who still didn't believe it stopped and watched. They saw the black whirlwind Li Kui, picking up two axes and rolling them towards the ground. Just then, all the neighbors shouted, carried ladders and buckets, and all left in a rush. This way In the back alley, there were several gatekeepers with some people, carrying hemp and fire hooks, but they rushed to put out the fire. Hua Rong had already raised his bow and shot one of them over with an arrow, shouting: "The one who is going to die will come." Put out the fire! "The group of soldiers all retreated. Xue Yong was seen holding a torch, and he lit it in front and back of Huang Wenbing's house, making a messy fire. When he looked at the fire, he saw:

Black The sky is filled with red flames. Thousands of golden snakes are quenching their rhythms. Thousands of pieces of fire are scattered by the strong wind. The carved beams and painted buildings are standing still for a while. The sky is filled with flames. On the top of Lishan Mountain, many nobles are playing tricks. In front of Chibi Slope, Ruozhou Yu made a clever plan. The god Bingding was angry and overturned the Huilu train; At that time, Shi Yong and Du Qian had killed the gatekeepers, and Li Kui cut off the iron locks and opened the city gate. When people went out from the city gate, Zhang Heng, San Ruan, and two boys all came to meet them. They worked together to carry their belongings onto the boat. Wuwei Jun knew that Jiangzhou was robbed by Liangshanbo heroes and killed countless people. , How dare you come out to pursue him? All the heroes in Song Jiang boarded the boat and threw themselves into Mu Hongzhuang.

But he said that he saw Wuwei's military fire in Jiangzhou city, and the whole city was in riot. Huang Wenbing heard the report and came to report to the magistrate in a hurry. There was a fire and I was anxious to go home and take a look. "When Magistrate Cai Jiu heard this, he hurriedly called for the city gate to be opened and sent an official ship to see him off. Huang Wenbing thanked the magistrate, then came out, took his servants with him, got off the boat in a hurry, and opened the river to wait for Wuwei's army to come. He saw the fierce fire. , the surface of the river was all red. Shaogong said: "This fire is only the fire in the north gate." "Huang Wenbing saw what he said and became more and more panicked. Looking at the center of the river, he saw a small boat sailing across the river. Not long after, another small boat came over, but it didn't pass by. Looking at the official The ship collided directly with the future. The servant shouted: "What kind of ship dares to collide with you like this!" "I saw a big man on the small boat jumping up, holding a scratching hook in his hand, and said in his mouth: "Go to Jiangzhou to report the fire on the boat.

Huang Wenbing came out and asked, "Where is the fire?" "The big man said: "Huang Tongpan's family in the north gate was killed by the Liangshan Bo heroes and their family members were killed and their belongings were robbed. It's burning now. "Huang Wenbing screamed in agony. After hearing this, the man caught the boat with a hook and jumped over. Huang Wenbing was a good-natured man. He had already seen it for eight minutes, then ran to the stern of the boat and jumped while looking at the river. Suddenly, I saw a boat on the river. A man had come under the water. He hugged Huang Wenbing by the waist, grabbed his head, and pulled him into the boat. The big man on the boat had come to rescue him and tied him up alive with a rope. The one who killed Huang Wenbing was Zhang Shun, and the one holding the hook in the boat was Li Jun. The two heroes stood on the boat, and the man who was driving the official boat just bowed down and said, "I won't kill you." , just want to catch Huang Wenbing. Go back and tell Magistrate Cai Jiu that the donkey knows: "The heroes in Liangshanbo have sent him the donkey head, and they will come to pick it up sooner or later." Shaogong said: "Go and tell me, little man." Li Jun and Zhang Shun He took Huang Wenbing and put it on his own ship, and put it on the official ship.

The two heroes grabbed two fast boats and rushed up to Muhongzhuang. They reached the shore early. I saw a group of leaders waiting on the shore, carrying boxes and cages ashore. Song Jiang was overjoyed when he saw that he had obtained Huang Wenbing. All the heroes were overjoyed and said, "I want to meet this man." Li Jun and Zhang Shun had brought Huang Wenbing ashore early. After everyone saw it, the prisoners left the river bank and came up to Mu Taigong's manor. Zhu Gui and Song Wan followed. Everyone entered the village and sat down in the thatched hall. Song Jiang stripped Huang Wenbing of his wet clothes and tied him to a willow tree. Please all the leaders sit down together. Song Jiang called for a pot of wine and shared it with everyone. From Chao Gai to Bai Sheng, there are thirty heroes, and they have all been defeated. Song Jiang cursed Huang Wenbing: "You guy! I have no grievances with you in the past, and we have no enmity recently. Why do you only want to harm me? Three times and five times, you instigated Magistrate Cai Jiu to kill two of me! You have read the books of sages, how can you do it? Doing such poisonous things? I don’t have a grudge against you for killing your father. How can you plot against me? Your brother Huang Wenye was born to the same mother as you. How can he practice kindness, help the poor, and relieve the poor? ? I have heard that you are called Huang Fozi in the city. I did not violate him at all last night. You are just harming people, infiltrating powerful people, and oppressing good people. If you are not as good as you, you will harm him again. I know that Wuwei Jun and the people call you a wasp thorn. I will remove this thorn for you today!" Huang Wenbing said: "I know my fault, and I just want to die soon. "Chao Gai yelled, "You thief, I'm afraid you won't die! If you had known this, you wouldn't have regretted it." Song Jiang then asked, "Which brother did it for me?" He saw Black Tornado Li Kui jumping up. Said: "My brother and I started to cut this guy. I think he is fat, and he will be better to eat." Chao Gai said: "That's right. I will teach you to get a sharp knife, and then ask for a basin of charcoal fire to cut this guy carefully." Let's cook it and drink with it to settle the grudges with my good brother." Li Kui picked up the sharp knife, looked at Huang Wenbing and said with a smile: "You are in the back hall of Magistrate Cai Jiu, and you can say that the black dial of the zodiac is harmful to people, and you are poaching him out of thin air. Today you are going to die soon, but the master wants you to die slowly!" He cut the sharp knife from his leg first, then put it on the charcoal fire and drank it. Cut a piece, burn a piece. When there was no film, Huang Wenbing was cut off. Li Kui just cut open his chest with a knife, took out his heart and liver, and used it to make sobering soup with the leaders. Seeing that Huang Wenbing had been killed, many heroes came to the thatched cottage to congratulate Song Jiang. There is a poem to prove it:

Wen Bingqiuyan is clever and clever, but he squeezes out loyalty and bitterness.

If the treacherous plot fails and you die first, it is inevitable that your heart will be gouged out and your body will be burned.

I saw Song Jiang kneeling on the ground first. All the leaders hurriedly knelt down and said in unison: "Brother, if you have something to do, it's okay to say it. Brothers, don't you dare listen." Song Jiang said, "Young man is not talented. He has been an official since he was a child. When I was born, I wanted to get to know the heroes of the world." Unfortunately, he was weak and his family was poor and could not accept him, so he fulfilled his lifelong wish. When he passed by Jiangzhou, he felt that the leaders of Chao and other heroes were struggling to stay together. Song Jiang refused to stay because of his father's strict instructions. It was a God-given opportunity. On the way to the Xunyang River, I encountered many heroes. I didn't want to be insignificant. I was drunk and raved for a while, which almost cost the life of Dean Dai. Thank you to all the heroes for not avoiding danger and coming to the Tiger's Nest and Dragon Pool. Save the living. I was helped to avenge my grievances. I have committed such a big crime today and caused trouble in two cities. I have no choice but to go to Liangshanpo today. I don’t know what everyone wants. What's going on? If you don't want to go, you will be troubled if something happens." Before he finished speaking, Li Kui jumped up and shouted. "Everyone goes, everyone goes! But those who don't want to go, just take my ax and chop it into two pieces!" Song Jiang said: "You are talking so crudely! It all depends on the willingness of each brother. We can go together." Everyone said: "Now that many officers and soldiers have been killed and two states and counties have been troubled, why doesn't he report to the court? If he doesn't go with his brother, we will die together and live together. But where to go? Song Jiang was overjoyed and asked Zhu Gui and Song Wanqian to go back to the village to report. The first group was Chao Gai, Song Jiang, Hua Rong, and Dai Zong. Li Kui; the second one is Liu Tang, Du Qian, Shi Yong, Xue Yong, and Hou Jian; the third one is Li Jun, Li Li, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Tong Wei, and Tong Meng; the fourth one is Huang The three brothers Xin, Zhang Shun, Zhang Heng, and the Ruan family; the fifth group included Yan Shun, Wang Aohu, Mu Hong, Mu Chun, Zheng Tianshou, and Bai Sheng, together with a group of twenty-eight leaders. The Huang Wenbing family's wealth was divided and loaded into the car. Mu Hong took Mu Taigong and other members of the family to load the gold and gold into the car.

Among the dealer's customers, if there were any who didn't want to go, they would be given a few silver taels as a stipend and would go to other employers as servants. If anyone wants to go, let's go together. The first four people went there one after another and took action on their own. Mu Hong had finished cleaning up the village, set off more than a dozen torches, and burned down the courtyard. He left his fields behind and came to Liangshan.

Not to mention the five groups of people embarking on the journey, marching in sections, only twenty miles apart. Let’s talk about the first journey. Chao Gai, Song Jiang, Hua Rong, Dai Zong, and Li Kui rode on horseback, accompanied by chariots and people. After traveling for three days, they came to a place called Huangshan Gate. Song Jiang said to Chao Gai on horseback: "This mountain is in a strange situation. Is there everyone there? But please urge the people behind to come up and go together." Before he could finish, he saw gongs blaring on the mouth of the mountain in front of him. Drums sound. Song Jiang said: "What did I say! Don't move around, wait for the people behind to come, so that you can fight with him." Hua Rong then picked up the bow and arrow in his hand. Chao Gai and Dai Zong each held simple swords. Li Kui held two axes, supported Song Jiang, and rode forward together. I saw three to five hundred young minions flashing out from the hillside. Four heroes were gathered first, each holding a weapon in his hand. He shouted loudly: "You have made a big fuss in Jiangzhou, plundered the Wuwei Army, and killed many people." Officers, soldiers and civilians, please go back to Liangshanbo! The four of us have been waiting for you for a long time. Only Song Jiang is left here to spare your lives." After hearing this, Song Jiang stepped forward and knelt on the ground and said, "Xiao Ke, Song Jiang, was killed. The injustice is unjust. Now, heroes from all over the world saved Song Jiang's life. I wonder where Xiao Ke offended the four heroes? Wan Wang raised his hand and spared his life. "When the four heroes saw Song Jiang kneeling in front, they all hurriedly ran away. An dismounted his horse, left his weapon behind, galloped forward, knelt down on the ground, and said: "My four brothers have only heard about the name of Song Gongming and Song Gongming in Shandong Province. We can't kill him even if we want to meet him. I heard that my brother is in Jiangzhou for trouble." The lawsuit was settled, and I was about to come to rob the prison, but I didn't get the truth. The day before yesterday, I sent a young man to Jiangzhou for a visit. He came back and said, "How many good guys have made trouble in Jiangzhou, robbed the execution ground, and rescued them." Went to Jieyang Town, and then burned Wuwei Army and looted Huang Tongpan's house. I expected that my brother would come from here, and I didn't expect to see my dear brother in Xiaozhai today. Prepare light wine and coarse food, and be ready to catch the wind. Please come to our village for a visit. "

Song Jiang was overjoyed and helped the four heroes to ask their names one by one. The leader's surname was Ou Mingpeng, his ancestor was from Huangzhou, and he was a military household guarding Dajiang. Because he hated his official, he ran away in the rivers and lakes. He came up with this name in the green forest and called it Moyun Golden Wings. There are poems to prove it:

Huangzhou gave birth to heroes who were strong in body and martial arts.

Walking like flying, he is outstanding, Moyun’s golden wings are Ou Peng.

The second hero’s surname is Jiang Mingjing, and his ancestral home is from Tanzhou, Hunan. He was originally a child who failed to pass the imperial examination. If you don't succeed in the imperial examination, you will abandon literature and pursue martial arts. He is quite strategic, proficient in calculation, and can accumulate thousands of dollars without missing a beat. He can also thrust spears and sticks, and arrange troops in formations. Therefore, people call him a divine fortune teller. There are poems to prove it:

The high-level peaks are wise and considerate, and they first know where to station troops.

The beauty of Hunan breeds heroes, and the fortune teller is called Jiang Jingming.

The third hero, whose surname is Ma and Lin, is from Jiankang, Nanjing. He was originally from Xiaofanzi, an idle man. He could play two iron flutes and use a huge hob, and hundreds of people could not get close to him. Therefore, people call him the Iron Flute Immortal. There are poems to prove it:

The mountains and rocks cracked with the sound of the iron flute, and ghosts and gods were startled by the two bites of the copper knife.

Ma Lin’s appearance is really strange, a humane god is reborn.

The fourth hero’s surname is Tao, whose name is Zongwang. His ancestor Guan is from Guangzhou and he was born in a farmer family. He is accustomed to wielding a shovel, has a lot of strength, and can also wield a gun, wheel and knife, so people call him the Nine-tailed Turtle. There are poems to prove it:

I have a short stature and a black face, but my shovel dares to dig into the foundation of Mount Tai.

Tao Zongwang, a villager in Guangzhou, is strangely known as the Nine-tailed Turtle.

These four heroes caught Song Jiang. The young man had already brought a fruit box, a large pot of wine, and two large plates of meat, and brought them over. First, Chao Gai and Song Jiang were handed over, and then Hua Rong, Dai Zong, and Li Kui were handed over. They all met and handed out wine. Within two hours, the second leader arrived again. Meet everyone. The lamps are spread out and everyone is invited to go up the mountain. Two dozen leaders came to Huangmen Village first. Those four heroes were asked to take care of the horses and slaughter them. But he taught the young men to go down the mountain one after another, and invited the three or eighteen leaders behind them to come up the mountain for a banquet. In less than half a day, the heroes from the three groups had arrived and had a banquet in the Juyi Hall. While Song Jiang was drinking, he spoke at the banquet: "This time Song Jiang defected to his brother Chao Tianwang and went to Liangshan to gather together for justice. I wonder if the four heroes are willing to abandon this place and go to Liangshan to gather together at Dazhai?" The heroes all replied: "If you, the two righteous men, would not give up poverty and low status, you would be willing to hold the whip and fall into the stirrup." Song Jiang and Chao Gai were overjoyed and said, "Since the four of you are willing to follow the righteousness, please pack up and set off." Many leaders were happy. I stayed in the cottage for one day and one night. The next day, Song Jiang and Chao Gai went down the mountain together as usual, setting off first. Follow the rules next time. They came from a distance of only twenty miles. Four heroes collected their wealth, silk, gold, silver and other items, led a small group of three to five hundred people, burned down the stronghold fence, and set off with the sixth group. Song Jiang was very happy to have these four heroes again. Yu Lu said to Chao Gai on the horse: "My little brother has been in the rivers and lakes for a few times. Although he has been a little frightened, he has also made acquaintance with many good men. Today I went up the mountain with my brother. This time I have to give up and stay with him." Let's die together and live together." While chatting along the way, we arrived at Zhugui Hotel early.

Let’s talk about the four leaders guarding the stronghold, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Lin Chong, Qin Ming, and the two newcomers Xiao Rang and Jin Dajian. They have been notified by Zhu Gui and Song Wan in advance, and the daily difference is small The leader came out of the hotel to greet him. Everyone went ashore at the golden beach. The drums were beaten and the flutes were played, and all the heroes rode on horses and sedans to welcome them to the stronghold. When they arrived at Deguanxia, ​​military advisor Wu Xuexue and six other people took Jiefeng wine and went to the Juyi Hall to burn a furnace of good incense. Chao Gai then asked Song Jiang to be the master of the village and take the first place. When Song Jiang was willing, he said: "Brother, it's too late! I'm grateful to all of you for not avoiding the sword and ax and saving Song Jiang's life. My brother was originally the master of the village, how could he not let me sit down? If he insists on giving in like this, Song Jiang is willing to die." "Chao Gai said: "How can you say this! If you hadn't saved the lives of the seven of us who went up the mountain, you would be the benefactor of the village! If you don't sit down, who will?" Song Jiang said, "My dear brother, my brother is ten years older. If Song Jiang were to sit down, wouldn't he be ashamed of himself?" He repeatedly pushed Chao Gai to take the first place. Song Jiang took the second place. Xuexue Wu took the third place. Gongsun Sheng took fourth place. Song Jiang said: "I will share the merits. The old leaders of Liang Shanbo will sit in the main seat on the left. The new leaders will sit in the guest seats on the right. The amount of effort will be decided in the future." Everyone said in unison: "Brother. That's right. "On the left side are Lin Chong, Liu Tang, Ruan Xiaoer, Ruan Xiaowu, Ruan Xiaoqi, Du Qian, Song Wan, Zhu Gui, and Bai Sheng; on the right side, they give way to each other in terms of the order of years. Hua Rong, Qin Ming, Huang Xin, Dai Zong, Li Kui, Li Jun, Mu Hong, Zhang Heng, Zhang Shun, Yan Shun, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Xiao Rang, Wang Aihu, Xue Yong, Jin Dajian, Mu Chun, Li Li , Ou Peng, Jiang Jing, Tong Wei, Tong Meng, Ma Lin, Shi Yong, Hou Jian, Zheng Tianshou, Tao Zongwang, *** are the forty leaders. sit down. Brag a lot and eat a celebratory banquet.

Song Jiang talked about the rumors fabricated by the prefect Cai Jiu of Jiangzhou and told everyone: "That guy Huang Wenbing is so annoying. He has nothing to do with himself, but he talks nonsense in front of the prefect. He explains: "It's a waste of the country. "Because of family wood", the person who squanders the country's money and food must have the character "木" on his family head, not the character "Song"? "The person who uses weapons and weapons must have the character "Gong" on his head, not the character "Song". The word Jiang? This corresponds to Song Jiang. The last two sentences said: "Zongheng Thirty-Six, spreading chaos in Shandong." The co-leader Song Jiang took advantage of Xiaoke's situation. The book. With this, Huang Wenbing and his fellow-men were killed first and then reported. If it had not been for the heroes to save him, how could he have achieved this? The thieves will eat me and kill them happily. If we have many soldiers and horses, how can we rebel? Brother Chao Gai will become the great emperor, Brother Song Jiang will become the little emperor, and Mr. Gongsun will become the national counselor. . Let's all be generals. Go to Tokyo and take the bird position, but it's not as good as this bird water pond!" Dai Zong shouted hurriedly: "Tianniu, you are here today! Here, you are not allowed to listen to the words and orders of the two leaders and brothers, as you are from Jiangzhou, and you are not allowed to talk nonsense or talk too much. I will cut off your head first as an order. , to warn future generations!" Li Kui said: "Oh! If you cut off my head, when will it grow again?" Many heroes laughed. Chao Gai first called for the settlement of Taigong Mu and his family. He took away Huang Wenbing's family wealth and rewarded many small minions for their hard work. Take out the original letter cage and return it to Dean Dai for collection. Dai Zong is willing to ask for it. The public branch in the fixed education collection and release library is used. Chao Gai called many young minions to pay homage to the new leader Li Jun and others. For days, cattle and horses were slaughtered in the village for celebrations and banquets.

Besides, Chao Gai taught people to allocate houses for living in front of and behind the mountain. Buildings were built again in the stronghold and the city walls were repaired. On the third day, at the banquet, Song Jiang stood up and said to the leaders: "Song Jiang has another important matter that he is about to report to the brothers. I want to go down the mountain for a walk. I will beg for leave for a few days. I wonder if you are willing?" Chao Gai then asked: "Where do you want to go now, my dear brother? What important thing will you do?" Song Jiang calmly told him where he was going. There are different teachings: in the forest of spears and knives, you can escape for a lifetime again, and on the edge of the mountains, you can teach thousands of years of meritorious deeds. Exactly: just because of the three volumes of Xuannv's book, several chapters of the history of Qingfeng were left.

Where will Song Gongming go?