Water Margin Immortal Path

Chapter 074: Safeguard the country with force

Wu Song, the leader of the Tianji Pavilion of the Great Song Dynasty, sent out troops. In two or three days, he defeated the Songjiang rebels who were running across Shandong, occupied Liangshanshuibo, and forced the grass bandits to go south. He wrote a letter to the court. Emperor Huizong was overjoyed after reading the memorial, and he was immediately reinstated. , is still the Great Master of the Song Dynasty.

As expected by Wu Song, Cai Jing couldn't see Wu Song making a comeback. He shook his head and laughed and said: "Wu Song still doesn't understand politics. He eats meat himself, how can he not give others a sip of soup?" So he wrote to Emperor Huizong and said: "Liang Shanshui bandits, ringworm The disease of scabies is also caused by Wu Song, who is the national advisor of the dynasty. To remove scabies with the help of a single national advisor will be overkill and waste money. The emperor can recall the imperial advisor to guard the capital, and all the ministers will praise him. I am invincible, and it is easy to defeat Chen Xizhen, Song Jiang and other rebels!"

Huizong asked curiously: "Who is Xuanzan?"

Cai Jingdao said: "Xuanzhuan has a face like the bottom of a pot, nostrils pointing to the sky, curly hair and a red beard, an eight-foot-tall figure, wielding a steel sword, and martial arts unparalleled in the world. Previously, he was a county horse in the palace, and was called the ugly county horse. King Shao loved his martial arts and recruited him as his son-in-law. Who would have thought that the princess thought he was ugly and died out of hatred, so he could not be reused and could only be used as a military protector. Now he is under the court. "

Emperor Huizong smiled and said: "In the previous dynasty, we captured a princess of the Xia Kingdom. Her appearance was also described as hateful. Master Wu once told me about it. I took a look at it. It was so terrifying that I almost fainted from fear. ! He is still being raised as a hostage in our country. My dear, what do you think of betrothing this princess to Xuan Zan? The two ugly men would probably scare Song Jiang and Chen Xizhen to death when they went into battle together.

Cai Jing: "...Your Majesty, you should take important matters as your priority and don't make such jokes." He rolled his eyes and smiled: "I heard that Master Wu is not married yet, so why not betroth Princess Xia to Master Wu? After all, she is also the leader of the same country. Princess, don’t be afraid of insulting his status.”

Emperor Huizong laughed and didn't take it to heart, and ordered Wu Song to return to the court. Cai Jing gathered another group of civil servants. While Wu Song was away from the court, his close confidants Yang Jian and others were also in the army, impeaching Wu Song for his arbitrary power and wasting the national treasury. He was also impeached for not attending court early for four years when he was an official in court. Treating the emperor as if he were nothing should be punished.

In the whole court, only Tong Guan spoke uprightly. Tong Guan was originally a great eunuch and admired heroes in his heart. He behaved like a hero. On the one hand, he did not deal with Cai Jing, and on the other hand, he was grateful to Wu Song for not treating him as a eunuch, so he spoke out to help Wu Song.

Those civil servants took the opportunity to accuse Tong Guan, Wu Song and Yang Jian of forming a party for selfish purposes and plotting evil intentions, and attacked Liang Shicheng as well. There was also a talented man named He who wrote another letter and complained, saying that the Wu Yao Tao bullies men and dominates women. Married to the eighty-one-room concubine. Lord Tianji buried the bones of countless young girls, and his words were sad and tear-jerking.

When Huizong saw this impeachment post, he laughed angrily and told all his ministers: "When I sent the Wu Yao Dao to conquer the grass bandits in Liangshan, I asked him why he didn't marry a wife. The Wu Yao Dao told me that it was because he practiced immortal magic. . Don't be close to women. This talented man actually used rumors to attack my son. He is so cruel! "He sent people to capture him and exiled him to the Northwest Army.

Cai Jing's party continued to attack Wu Song, and Cai Jing asked the queen and queen in the palace to come up with a decree to the Queen Mother to encourage Emperor Huizong. Said: "The old queen mother said before she died: Warlocks should not be reused. If warlocks have exclusive power, there will be no one in the world to rule."

Emperor Huizong hesitated, so Cai Jing prepared another memorial, listing the things that Wu Song had done to Tiqi in recent years, and prepared to launch a fatal blow when he went to court the next day. Unexpectedly, when he woke up the next morning, he saw that the memorial was gone and there was only a thick stack of files on the desk. When Cai Jing opened it and looked at it, he was so frightened that he lost his mind.

It turns out that what was listed in the file was the evidence that he had accepted bribes and sold officials and titles over the years. It was clear and distinct. When, where, who he met, and how much money he received were all clearly recorded, not even a penny missing. Some things he couldn't remember were written clearly!

Cai Jing sat slumped on the imperial chair and could not stand up for a long time. His son Cai You came into the study and saw that his father was so worried that his hair turned gray. He quickly asked why. Cai Jing pointed to the file on the case. Cai You briefly looked through it and said in shock: "Wu Song has a lot of eyes and ears!"

Cai Jing cried and cried: "Now that I am about to die, Wu Song has so many handles on me, and he hits my vital part with one blow. This crime is more than enough to kill everyone!"

Cai You said with a smile: "Father was temporarily confused and lost his bearings. The reason why Wu Song did not report these things to the court is that he knew that His Majesty and you are one. If you fall, His Majesty will also fall. What has my father done in these years? Why, what is not allowed by your Majesty secretly? And the king has swallowed up hundreds of millions of wealth and moved almost all the treasury to his own home, and your Majesty didn't do anything about him?"

Cai Jing suddenly realized it and said with a smile: "You are right, but I was wrong." He ordered people to burn the file, still went to court, and never mentioned the impeachment of Wu Song again.

Let us say that Wu Song had lived in Yizhou City for more than half a month. The imperial court finally issued an order for Ma Xuanzan of Chou County to lead the army to attack Chen Xizhen and Songjiang River. During this period, Chen Xizhen and Song Jiang built Yuanbi Village in Qingyun Mountain, built a large amount of earth and stone, and built the entire Qingyun Mountain like an iron barrel. Song Jiang sent troops to Yunmen Mountain, occupied Yunmen Mountain, and built a stronghold. Yunlong and Yun Tianbiao sent troops Aishan established a stronghold, and Liu Guang, Liu Lin, and Liu Qi sent troops to Wulian Mountain to establish a stronghold.

Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng also captured Mount Laoshan, Yan Shude and Zhu's brothers captured Yishan, Chai Jin and Huarong captured Linglong Mountain, and all the dangerous mountains in Qingzhou changed owners in a short period of time.

Song Jiang, Chen Xizhen and others took the people with them and forced them to drop grass. For a time, both the territory and the troops were better than when they were in Liangshan. They were already bordering Fang La's rebel army in the southwest, and they were known as the two thieves. However, there was Tian Hu in Hebei and Wang Qing in Huaixi, and they joined forces to cause chaos.

When Ma Xuanzan of Chou Commandery arrived with his army, Wu Song handed over the military talisman to him. He was startled by his appearance and said to Li Kui: "There is someone better than you."

Li Kui was unhappy and stood behind him with two axes under his arms. It turned out that Song Jiang had sent a letter back, telling him to go back quickly and that he would definitely not kill him. Li Kui knew that Song Jiang had murderous intentions and wanted to die, but Wu Song talked about his old lady again, so he stayed with Wu Song.

His mother was from Yishui County and was nearby. Wu Song ordered someone to fetch it, but his mother was blind. It turned out that Li Kui had committed murder in his early years and wandered around the world. The old lady was blinded by crying. Wu Song asked for help, and sent several maids to wait on him morning and evening.

Mrs. Li asked Li Kui to kneel down. After some reminders, Li Kui was convinced to follow Wu Song and protect the good people of Wu. Li Kui was grateful for Wu Song's kindness. Just obey.

After Wu Song handed over the military talisman, Zhang Shuye's troops and horses were all assigned to Xuanzan. Zhang Shuye had several more powerful generals under his command, including the eldest son Zhang Bofen and the second son Zhang Zhongxiong. Veteran general Pang Yi, a rare and fierce general, organized 20,000 soldiers and horses and marched towards Qingyun Mountain. The first to bear the brunt was Wulian Mountain guarded by the Liu family of Liu Guang.

When Wu Song returned to Beijing by boat, Xuanzan had already launched an attack, but the sorcerer on Wulian Mountain was Zhang Mingke. He is Zhang Shuye's nephew. Because Chen Xizhen was kind to him, he helped Chen Xizhen. Zhang Shuye had no choice but to stop his army and went to persuade him to surrender in front of the formation. Liu Lin shot him off his horse with an arrow. Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong quickly led their troops to rush out and fought hard to snatch the old general back.

Zhang Mingke was furious and scolded Liu Lin. Liu Lin didn't care about this because his mother and grandmother were killed by Wu Song. When the troops came forward, there was a burst of cover-up and killing. Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong led the soldiers to protect Zhang Shuye and fought their way out of the siege. They were covered in blood and managed to save their lives.

Liu Qi led another army and rushed down the mountain to join Liu Lin. The two armies charge. Zhang Shuye's army was overwhelmed and retreated steadily. It wasn't until Xuanzan led the army that the decline was stopped.

Xuanzan ordered people to send Zhang Shuye back to Yizhou City to recuperate. He led Pang Yi, Zhang Bofen, and Zhang Zhongxiong to set up camp. He led five thousand troops out of the battle, including one thousand horsemen, archers, swordsmen, spearmen, and shield bearers each. People, make a formation. Xuanzan stood in front of the formation riding a black charcoal-trodden snow unicorn horse with a wild goose feather sword in his hand.

When Liu Lin and Liu Qi saw it, they all took a breath and said, "This man looks so vicious!" But looking at the praise, he looked like a man-bear riding on a horse, with thick limbs, and he was holding a knife as if he was carrying a knife. straw!

The "human bear" called for battle in front of the formation. Liu Lin and Liu Qi ignored the moral principles of the world. The two men came over to fight each other, one wielding a double whip and the other wielding a three-pointed two-edged sword. They joined forces to announce the battle. The three of them shouted loudly and fought fiercely. After fighting for forty or fifty years, they reunited. Zhang Bofen saw that his strength was weak and hurriedly clapped his horse and rushed over. Two red copper and gold-plated melon hammers struck each other and stopped Liu Lin. Zhang Zhongxiong clapped his horse and rushed out, dancing. With two whirlwind wild goose feather knives, he intercepted Liu Qi and joined forces with Xuan Zan to fight him.

Liu Lin and Liu Qi were sweating profusely after being killed, and they were blocking the left and right. Fortunately, their father Liu Guang led his army to kill them, rescued the two of them, and returned to Wulian Mountain. The two brothers accused Zhang Mingke: "Why didn't you try to save my brother when he saw that he was almost killed? It's obvious that he has bad intentions!"

Zhang Mingke snorted angrily and said, "What's the explanation for killing my uncle with a secret arrow?" The three of them kept arguing, and Zhang Mingke was ready to leave. However, at this moment, Chen Xizhen wrote a letter to comfort Zhang Mingke. He was sent to Yishan and refused to fight Zhang Shuye.

After all, Chen Xizhen had a grudge against Zhang Mingke, so Zhang Mingke had no choice but to obey and went to Yishan to assist Yan Shude. But Wulian Mountain was sent to another great warlock, Emei Mountain Fu Xie Zhenren Gou Ying.

It is said that Wu Song took a boat and led the Tianji Pavilion warlocks all the way up the Yellow River. It took about ten days before they arrived at the capital. In the morning of the next day, Wu Song was ill, so Emperor Huizong sent someone to express his condolences, but it was the eunuch Liang Shicheng, and Wu Song also stayed behind closed doors.

On the third day, a battle report finally came from a fast horse. Xuanzan was defeated at Wulian Mountain and defeated the veteran Pang Yi. Xuanzan surrendered to the rebels and is now on the mountain. Uncle Zhang was struck by an arrow at night and fell unconscious. The Zhang brothers led the defeated troops back to Yizhou City.

Emperor Huizong was so anxious that he gave Cai Jing a warning and ordered Cai Jing to go to Tianji Pavilion to apologize. Wu Song still refused to see the visitor.

On the fifth day, news came that the rebels had captured Qingzhou Mansion, beheaded the entire family of the Qingzhou Prefect, and hung their heads on the city walls. Huizong was even more anxious and ordered Yang Jian to go to Tianji Pavilion. Wu Song said to Yang Jian: "Report to the emperor that I am indeed ill."

Yang Jian said angrily: "You are so alive and kicking, but you have a fart disease? The Holy One has only given you a sinful edict these days!"

Wu Song said bitterly: "On the way back to the capital, I asked eighty-eight warlocks to join forces and plant eight meridians to become gods for myself. Yanran doesn't know about this yet, so don't tell her..."

Yang Jian was silent for a long time, then returned to the palace and reported to Emperor Huizong, "Master Wu is indeed seriously ill and cannot afford it."

On the sixth day, Wu Song was sitting by the pond, silently thinking about how to crack the Eight Meridians Conferred God, when he suddenly heard someone behind him say slowly: "Are you happy, sir?"

Wu Song hurriedly looked back, but it was Huizong Zhao Ji standing behind him, with Tong Guan and Yang Jian waiting on him. Wu Song stood up quickly and asked, "How long has your Majesty been here?"

Emperor Huizong hurriedly supported him and said with a smile: "It's been half a stick of incense. I saw your husband was fascinated by the fish and couldn't bear to disturb him."

Wu Song sighed with emotion, although Huizong was a dim-witted emperor, he was really good to him. The four of them came to the long pavilion in the middle of the pond. Huizong said: "Today we are traveling incognito, without following the etiquette of the court."

Wu Song and the others sat down, and Huizong said: "Foreign countries have always attacked our Song Dynasty, and all they want is gold, silver, and silk. We can just give them some tax coins every year. I, the Song Dynasty, are rich and don't care about this money. But Song Jiang Chen Xizhen, Fang La and other thieves are trying to destroy the foundation of the Song Dynasty. I heard the report and had trouble sleeping day and night. My husband is ill and I am really worried about the people in the north. The new emperor has ascended the throne and has marched south. Mr. Laozhong sent three urgent reports, asking me to send more troops, horses and food. "

Tong Guan said impassionedly on the side: "Mr. Wu, I have asked your Majesty for orders to start marching to the northern frontier tomorrow. When I go here, I will only fight bloody battles and wipe out my liver and brain to repay the Holy One! I am a eunuch, and if this is the case, what should the national teacher do?" "

Wu Song was in a turbulent mood. The eunuch could still be like this. Could it be that I, a perfect person, couldn't compare to him? Immediately said: "Tomorrow, I will come to the table to report that the bandits of the Song Dynasty in Shandong will be wiped out!"

Huizong was overjoyed. The monarch and his ministers chatted for a while, then stood up and left. When they reached the door of Tianji Pavilion, Huizong suddenly turned around and said, "Sir, you don't have a confession yet?"

Wu Song said: "I didn't like reading when I was young. I was dull by nature. I still don't have any writing skills."

"How about I give you a nickname?" Huizong pondered for a moment and then said with a smile: "Then let's call it Anguo. Anguo will be anchored with force and the world will be established."

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