Poor Family

  Chapter 380 Throwing stones and smashing feet

  Mo Jun wanted to go back to his hometown to make arrangements for his family, and he couldn't go to Beijing with Li Yanqing for the time being. Li Yanqing wrote him a letter of recommendation.

  Early the next morning, Zhou Chun sent two temporarily hired midwives and a maid to Li Yanqing's home. Yang Liang also came from Tangbei Township. After they tidied up a bit, they set off for the capital.

Li Yanqing fully believed in Luan Tingyu's judgment. The massacre of Tangyin County was an elaborate plan by Song Jiang against Lu Junyi to attack Lu Junyi's prestige in the Liangshan Army. Resonance, and implementation in Daming Mansion, will affect the plan to raid Daming Mansion.

However, in Tangyin, Xiangzhou, it is the best choice regardless of timing or location. Based on this, Li Yanqing judged that Wang Ying's massacre of the city in Tangyin was not a feverish operation, but an action carefully planned by Song Jiang, but this plan is undoubtedly serious. It hurt the innocent people in Tangyin County, and also aroused the deep-rooted hatred of Tangyin's children, including Li Yanqing.

  Five days later, Li Yanqing and his party arrived in Bianjing.

In front of the gate of Gao Mansion, Gao Shen and his wife, who had heard the news and were waiting at the gate, finally saw their little daughter who had returned safely. The mother and daughter cried in each other's arms. Keep it in your heart, and let me report it later!"

   Li Yanqing saluted and asked: "But the son-in-law sent someone to deliver the letter first?"

"I received a quick letter from my son-in-law yesterday. I was so worried that I almost stayed up all night. Hey! The battle report in Hebei has already made the court boil over the past two days. In comparison, the atrocities committed by the Liangshan bandits against Tangyin County are not counted. what."

   "But the situation in Hebei is unfavorable?"

  Gao Shen smiled wryly, looked at the passers-by on both sides, and said to Li Yanqing: "This is not a place to talk, let's go to the mansion to talk."

   As he said, he ordered the housekeeper to greet Yang Liang, and he took Li Yanqing to the mansion. Li Yanqing was also very concerned about the situation of Hebei Daming Mansion, but he didn't get any news all the way, so he was really worried.

In the study room, the two sat down as guest and host, and sighed deeply: "Liang Zhongshu's 30,000 army was defeated, and the 30,000 army was almost wiped out. He fled back to Daming County with only a few thousand remnants. The emperor was very angry. Liang Zhongshu was dismissed."

   "What about Daming County? Has it been breached by Liangshan Army?" Li Yanqing asked hastily again.

  Gao Shen shook his head, "I heard that Daming County was alerted in advance. Daming Mansion ordered Wang Renyi to mobilize 4,000 Xiang troops to guard the city, and the sneak attack of Liangshan rebels failed."

   "Since Daming County has not fallen, why did Liang Zhongshu suffer such a crushing defeat?"

Gao Shen sighed, "The Liangshan army used trebuchets to send tens of thousands of orders to the officers and soldiers camp at night. They spread rumors that the Daming Mansion had been attacked and breached by the Liangshan army. Not only did Liang Zhongshu not evade the rumors in time, even he himself believed it. The army was ordered to withdraw overnight, and the morale of the army began to be seriously confused, and a large number of deserters emerged. As a result, the Liangshan army took advantage of the situation to attack, and the 30,000 army was defeated. Captured the Daming Mansion."

   "Who will the imperial court decide to send to suppress the Liangshan bandits next?"

"There is no candidate for the time being. There is a fierce debate within the imperial court, because the banditry in Fangla in the south is also very serious, which makes the court a little hesitant. Yu Xiangguo suggested recruiting Liangshan bandits and focusing on fighting the southern banditry. However, many ministers also think that it is time to recruit Liangshan. Banditry will only fuel the momentum of banditry, and banditry should be severely cracked down on, and I support the latter, but the government seems to be inclined to recruit security, and I guess the government has already sent people to contact them."

  Li Yanqing was silent for a moment, then got up and saluted: "This junior wants to beg the Taiwei!"

   "How do you say this, Li Canjun is very kind to my daughter and son-in-law, as long as I can help, I will do my best!"

  Li Yanqing said slowly: "If someone recommends Zhong Shidao as the commander-in-chief to wipe out the Liangshan rebels, the Taiwei must support it!"

   Gao Shen looked at Li Yanqing's resolute expression, what did he seem to understand?

As Gao Shen said, after the Liangshan Army wiped out 30,000 officers and soldiers, it was ready to take advantage of the victory to capture the Daming Mansion. However, Zhang Shuye, the governor of Xuzhou, led an army of 3,000 troops, pretending to be 10,000 elite soldiers, and attacked the foundation of the Liangshan Army. One Jeju directly threatened the safety of Liangshan. Song Jiang heard the news and had to give up his plan to attack Daming Mansion and withdraw his troops overnight.

Although the plan to attack the Daming Mansion failed again, the Liangshan Army still won a great victory in the Battle of Bozhou, and won countless armors, supplies, and food. Prestige has also reached its peak.

   At this time, Song Jiang did not continue to expand the territory. He needed to integrate the interior and completely establish his absolute authority in the Liangshan Army.

Xucheng County, Yunzhou, here is the state government of Yunzhou, and it is also the ruling center established by the Liangshan Army after it descended from the mountain. It is the capital of Song Jiang. Calling himself Lord Yun, he built the Zhongyi Mansion covering an area of ​​about 200 mu in Xucheng County as the military office of the Liangshan Army.

  In the past two days, an outrageous news spread among the leaders of the Liangshan Army.

The way of heaven is to do more damage than to serve enough. Doing the way for the sky means robbing the rich and helping the poor, and attacking corrupt officials. This has always been the purpose of Liangshan's gathering of righteousness. Suppress corrupt officials and tyrants, seize their money, and do nothing to the poor.

However, Lu Junyi's massacre and looting of the city undoubtedly violated the purpose of the Liangshan Army's rebellion, which made many generals angry. However, under the pressure of Song Jiang's demand for unity, this matter did not expand and become public, but dissatisfaction emerged secretly move.

   At noon that day, military adviser Wu Yong found Lu Junyi. Although Lu Junyi was in a storm of public opinion, he was still very calm and took all kinds of dissatisfaction and accusations calmly.

   "I'm disturbing the rest of the second village master!" Wu Yong walked into the room and said with a smile.

  Lu Junyi was reading a book. Seeing Wu Yong come in, he put down the book and stood up with a smile, "Where! Please sit down, military advisor."

Wu Yong sat down with a smile, and Lu Junyi asked Yan Qing to serve tea again, "There have been some criticisms against the Second Village Master recently, and the Song Village Master expresses his deep regret!" .

  Lu Junyi smiled faintly, "I am the general of the Northern Expedition Army. I am responsible for the massacre and looting of the army, but I believe that the Song Village Master has already investigated the whole story."

Wu Yong sighed, "Song Zhaizhu asked Wang Ying, and he also admitted that it was difficult to control the army for a while after it entered the city. It was originally to attack wealthy and corrupt officials. Unexpectedly, when the soldiers arrested the wealthy gentry and county magistrates, they were not careful. After mopping up some people, Wang Ying has confessed to the village master, who decided to lower him to control. Although the second village master is not responsible for this matter, it happened after all. If there is no expression, I am afraid that the brothers below will not accept it! "

  Wu Yong's implication is that Song Jiang admits that the responsibility lies with Wang Ying and has dealt with Wang Ying, but as the chief general, Lu Junyi cannot stay out of the matter and must bear the corresponding responsibility.

  Lu Junyi knew it well, and he didn't expose it, so he smiled and asked: "Then how does Village Master Song decide to punish me?"

   "Song Zhaizhu is also difficult to deal with! Let me discuss with Er Zhaizhu to see what method can neither hurt the feelings of brothers, nor violate the purpose of Liangshan."

Speaking of this, Wu looked at Lu Junyi inquisitively, and Lu Junyi sneered in his heart and said, "Since the person involved, Wang Ying, has been severely punished, how can I stay out of it? Let's do this! I will also be demoted from general to governor of the capital." , and then inform the whole army, let everyone take warning, what do the military division think?"

  Wu Yong was overjoyed in his heart, and still pretended to say: "This is not good! Notifying the whole army will damage the prestige of the second village master."

Lu Junyi shook his head, "If Liangshan wants to achieve great things, of course it must be fair and strict, and the military discipline is as high as a mountain. Even I, the Songzhai Lord, is no exception. This is my official statement. I will write a self-blame letter to the soldiers of the three armies. Acknowledge your mistake."

  Wu Yong said for a long time: "It's fine if there is an announcement, and the second village master should not write any more self-blame letters."

"no!"

Lu Junyi resolutely said: "Since the chief of the village is doing business, how can I let General Wang be wronged and blamed? I must make this matter public and let everyone know what happened. I have made up my mind about this matter. Advise again."

  Lu Junyi's tone was full of danger, he was waiting for a moment, you Song Jiang is not benevolent, then don't blame me, Lu Junyi, for disregarding the overall situation, and made the matter completely public, let everyone see, who is behind the plot?

  Wu Yong suddenly realized Lu Junyi's fierce counterattack at this time, he was startled suddenly, and he faintly realized that the matter of Tucheng Tangyin might be messed up.

  (end of this chapter)