Zheng Fei then strengthened the training of the New Heavenly Dao Army, and at the same time sent many people to purchase grain and grass in Shanxia Prefectures and counties and even farther away without considering the price.

Zheng Fei's purpose in doing this was very simple, first, to hoard a large amount of grain and grass on the mountains and prepare for a protracted war with the official army. Isn't your court preparing to send a large army to conquer me? When the army comes, they have to eat, right? As the saying goes, before the soldiers and horses move the grain and grass first, I sweep away all the grain and grass around here, I see what you eat, even if you transfer grain and grass from other places, it will take time, right? The longer you prepare, the more time you'll have for me.

Not only that, Zheng Fei also issued an order to close the mountain again, and no longer accept people who came to join the gang, in order to prevent officials and military spies from sneaking into it and lurking on the mountain. He also ordered Tang Long to lead the armory workshop to manufacture all kinds of weapons day and night, and strive to equip as many soldiers as possible with weapons such as the Broken Soul Sword. Ordered An Daoquan to go down the mountain to buy medicinal herbs completely regardless of the price. Order Liu Dacai to hurry up and repair and strengthen the cottage fortifications!

When the soldiers of Liangshan saw that Zheng Fei was not afraid at all in the face of the crisis, he was also confident and confident, and when he recalled the miracles created by Liangshan one after another, they all settled down, and the whole army was united, and nothing happened that shook the morale of the army.

In this way, under the leadership of Zheng Fei, Liang Shan was actively preparing for the war in a state of complete high-speed operation.

And when Liangshan was already preparing frantically, I don't know if Zheng Fei was lucky, nor whether Ma Zhi was intentional or unintentional, he encountered several heavy snowfalls on the way back to Bianliang from Liangshan, coupled with his friction, as a result, he walked for more than ten days before reaching Bianliang.

In Bianliang, Tong Guan wasted a lot of effort to suppress the five or six recitals that asked the imperial court to send troops to recruit and suppress the Liangshan bandits, but he couldn't wait for Ma Zhi's news.

And when he was anxiously waiting, there was another person who was also waiting impatiently, this person was none other than Gao Yu, Gao Lian had sent the letter to Gao Yu for a few days before sending the recital, so that Gao Yu could understand what was going on, and as soon as his recital arrived, he would be ready to fight for the power of the general to fall into Gao Lian's hands.

As a result, Gao Yu received the letter very early, but he didn't see the arrival of the chapter for a long time, which made Gao Yu wonder again and again, and he didn't know what kind of reputation his cousin had made.

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Ma Zhi returned to Tokyo, saw Tong Guan, and relayed Zheng Fei's words to Tong Guan nervously.

As a result, Tong Guan was naturally furious when he heard Ma Zhi's words, he was not only angry that he had taken the risk of pressing these pieces in his hands in vain, but also that he was angry that the Liangshan Bo thief Kou, who didn't know the height of the sky, actually dared to negotiate conditions with him, and it was an impossible condition to achieve!

Ma Zhi looked at Tong Guan's rarely revealed Tie Qing's face, and wanted to fight for Zheng Fei again, but he didn't know how to open his mouth again, so he could only sigh in his heart and completely give up this idea,

Tong Guan immediately sent the word out, and presented the few pieces of music, at the same time, Gao Yu also immediately received the news that the music was coming, he immediately rushed to check, a pair of dates, and found that these pieces were more than ten days later than the original time, and couldn't help but wonder, and secretly went to find out who made the ghost and didn't find out, so he had to give up for the time being.

Next, Gao Yu entered the palace on the fifth watch of the next day, waiting for the court,

At three o'clock on the fifth watch of the same day, the emperor went to the court on time, and the head of the palace shouted as usual, "If there is something to go out of class, there is nothing to roll up the curtain and retreat." ”

Gao Yu had already prepared, and then he went out and said, "Your Majesty, there is a rise of thieves in Liangshan, Jeju, gathering murderers, killing the whole family of foreign expatriates in Gaotang Prefecture, and looting warehouses, harming one party, burning, killing and looting all evil, and constantly endangering the safety of several states under the mountain, this is a big trouble for the henchmen, if he is not punished early, he will develop a thief in the future, it will be difficult to subdue, and he will beg for a holy break!" ”

The emperor was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked left and right, is there such a thing? Immediately, an official stepped forward to say that there was such a thing, and he had already received several state chapters, and he had not yet had time to submit them.

When the emperor heard this, he was furious and reprimanded everyone, why didn't he report such an important matter early? If it really becomes a bandit, everyone will be asked!

The officials felt that Qu Ah, the concert had just arrived yesterday, and they didn't have time to play in front of Gao Taiwei just now, so it was just a little late, what does it have to do with them? But he didn't dare to say more, otherwise he would either offend the emperor or Gao Taiwei, and no one would be able to provoke him.

The emperor asked Gao Yu again, "Aiqing, as a captain, can he have a good plan for this?" ”

Gao Yu was waiting for this sentence, and immediately said, "Qiqi Sheng, the top priority is to select generals and transfer troops, go to suppress, be sure to sweep away the thieves in Liangshan, kill the evil thieves and the people, and prevent future troubles!" ”

The Emperor nodded, "Then who is better to send?" ”

Gao Yu continued, "Shengshang, the minister recommended two people, one is Gao Lian, the governor of Gaotang Prefecture, the place where the Liangshan thieves are in trouble is not in Jeju, where it is located, but in Gaotang Prefecture, it is also Gao Lian, the governor of Gaotang Prefecture, who led the state soldiers to command properly and resisted bravely, so whether it is from the place where the crime occurred, or from the experience of fighting with the Liangshan bandits, Gao Lian is the first choice!" ”

The emperor nodded, "What Aiqing said is extremely true, accurate!" ”

Gao Yu was overjoyed in his heart, and continued, "The other person is a descendant of the famous general Huyan Zanyan faction in Hedong at the beginning of the founding of the country, named Huyanzhuo, who made two copper whips, and has the courage of ten thousand people, and now he is under the supervision of the soldiers and horses of Runing County, and there are many elite soldiers and brave generals under his command. Can be a cheap deputy! ”

It turned out that Gao Yu also knew what kind of goods his cousin was, and thought that if he only let Gao Lian lead the troops, Gao Lian would not just care about robbing money, in case he was accidentally defeated, it would be a bad thing, and he happened to know that Hu Yanzhuo was indeed a fierce general who could fight, and it was foolproof to send him to assist Gao Lian.

The emperor nodded again and again, "Aiqing's recommendation, there will be no mistakes, I am approved!" Aiqing is solely responsible for the specific matters, I just wait for you to report your merits, and I will add officials and knights, and appoint you highly! ”

After that, he gave a holy decree to Gao Yu.

After the boycott, Gao Yu returned to the Taiwei Mansion and immediately ordered an officer of the Privy Council to rush to Runing County to announce the decree with the holy decree starry night, and ordered Hu Yanzhuo to leave for Bianliang immediately without a moment's delay.

A few days later, Hu Yanzhuo received the holy decree, and when he heard that the imperial court was going to send him to Yangsanbo, Jeju to suppress bandits, he didn't pay much attention to it, but said that this bandit suppression is not a trivial matter? But then when I heard that I was just a deputy, and it was also the famous straw bale cheap deputy, I couldn't help smacking my tongue, and my heart was just someone else, but this Gao Lian not only had no ability, but fortunately he thought he was stubborn and self-serving, and he was afraid that this errand would be difficult to do.

But the holy decree has been issued, and he also knows that Gao Lian is the cousin of Taiwei Gao Yu, a member of the fourth-grade side, who is much higher than his own small prisoner from the fifth-grade soldiers and horses, both in terms of grade and power, so he had no choice but to rush to Bianliang in the starry night, and think about countermeasures on the way, in case he smashed this trip.