Chao Gai suddenly felt a little emotional, and said: "Speaking of which, this time the horse is actually stained with the light of Cangzhao. The love we owed to Brother Yue has not been repaid yet. This time it was his brother's light again.

I don't believe that the shrewd Marquis Wen Cheng will see so many of us going to get horses, and he will not doubt the identity of our subordinates. He specified that he knew that he must know the friendship between Brother Yue and us, so he did not use the army to prevent and deal with us, and also provided convenience. ”

Wu Yong said: "Brother Yue helped us at the beginning. I didn't understand for a long time. Later, we muttered repeatedly in private, and then compared Cangzhao's actions, we realized that this family does not value the superficial identity of officials and thieves, but pays attention to whether it is beneficial to the people. Helping us is actually borrowing our knives to clean up those corrupt officials who can't be eradicated in their official faces. ”

"It seems that there is a suspicion of taking advantage of us, but we are going to take this road anyway, and we really owe them a lot of favors."

Chao Gai nodded and said, "People are angry with us. We can't just enjoy kindness and not reciprocate. In my opinion, don't bring back the money, and give it to Wen Chenghou to express our intentions. ”

Wu Yong said: "Yes, it should be expressed." It's just, isn't it too much? ”

"What's more?"

Chao Gai said: "It's just hundreds of thousands." We think it's a lot of money, what is it in the eyes of Cangzhao?

The family said that they had seen Jinshan, and I believed it. How big of a deal do people make? How much business strength?

If you send less, you can't express our sincere gratitude, but also make people look down on us folk heroes. I don't think it's a successful person. ”

Wu Yong said with a smile: "The younger brother is in charge of the cottage money and grain, but he is used to careful planning.

Tens of thousands of cottages chew mouthfuls, and there is no money and food a day.

The brethren walked this way with their heads raised. The picture is nothing more than having money to spend and eat, and not being oppressed. If there is a shortage of money and food, people's hearts will be unstable immediately. But he had to be petty.

As soon as the elder brother said it, the younger brother thought about it again, we have a large number of war horses, and we are worried that we can't get the gold and silver mountains when we assemble a large number of cavalry?

You can afford to send as much as you want.

The elder brother is bold and can see far, which is beyond the reach of the younger brother. Since my brother has made up his mind, he will do what his brother wants. ”

Chao Gai said: "It's a pity that I didn't get rare things, just mundane things, and no matter how much money I have, I am afraid that it will not be able to enter the eyes of that family."

I reckon. Wen Chenghou will not ask for it.

Tell Liu Tang to tell Mr. Gongsun that if the Hou Ye doesn't want it, he will donate the silver to the Qingzhou Army.

It should be regarded as supporting the border army to fight Liaokou.

To other armies, I can't bear it.

Wen Chenghou's subordinates, that is really cleaning up the Liao dog and protecting the peace of our Han people. The money will really be spent on the soldiers who are bleeding and sweating, not like those corrupt officials who find all kinds of names and put the money in their own pockets. No matter how much money you donate, you can spend it steadily. Value.

In addition, let the Cangzhao people see, although our Erlongshan people are grassy people, they are also really good men who love the people and know righteousness, not thieves who harm the people. On the big festival. We are not shorter than the officials, and when it comes to protecting the family and the people, we are only better than those dog officials. is no worse than them, and what they do is worthy of their ancestors. Worthy of heaven and earth. ”

When Wu Yong heard this, his heart was also warm. Ran said: "My brother is very right.

Our brothers are worthy of admiration, and they will make a career that is admired by people in Qing history. ”

When he said this, he also understood the inner reason why Chao Gai resolutely thanked Cang Zhao generously.

King Chao admired the Cangzhao family who sincerely served the people, and also admired the family's flexibility and ability to govern the world.

But no matter how good Cangzhao is, he can't change the evil of the court.

Since ancient times, officials and thieves have not been separated. An official is an official. A thief is a thief.

The king of heaven has embarked on the road of rebellion, has become the master of the house and established himself as the king, and will never bow to anyone again in the future, and is determined to fight against the corrupt court, and lead the brothers to break out of an independent, the road that the king wants, act according to his own will, live a happy life, and will never compromise or even surrender to the Great Song Dynasty.

Anyone who comes to surrender will not be able to achieve their goal. This point of no return is resolutely walked to the end.

Thanks to Cangzhao, first, to repay the kindness, to the king of heaven in the bones of the brother Zhao Yue Xiaoxian brother sincerely thank you, at the same time to show good Cangzhao, take advantage of the opening of the dare Zhao Gonglian to guard the frontier of the precious opportunity, the Qingzhou trade route and the horse road can be further smoothly maintained, which is conducive to further rapid expansion of the power of Erlongshan; Second, it also has the meaning of settling off the debt as soon as possible.

In the end, the positions of the two sides are opposite.

If one day, the men and horses led by Cangzhao are ordered by the imperial court to encircle and attack Erlong Mountain, the two sides will meet each other, and they will not owe each other, and they can cut their robes on the spot with a clear conscience, and resolutely refuse to accept recruitment. Life and death are up to heaven, and no one has to complain about who is not emotional.

only sighs and makes people.

There is fate, let's be brothers again in the next life.

Speaking of which, Chao Tianwang was also stimulated by Hebei Tianhu and Huaixi Wang Qing.

From the horse dealer, I suddenly heard that these two people from the mountain as the king of the grass Kou, has developed into a situation of Chongzhou plundering the land and claiming the king, the king of heaven is conceited as a hero, and he asked himself that he is also an ordinary person who has no roots and no support, and a grass people, who is also unwilling to be bullied by the official government and forced to fall into the grass for the grass, how can he be compared by Tianhu Wang Qing and others.

Tian Hu and Wang Qing made a big fuss. With the spirit and temper of the king of heaven, he is determined to make more trouble, and the limelight must quickly overshadow any rebels.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be a good guy named Gai.

The king of heaven will not let the superscript in his name become empty talk, and even become a laughing stock in the eyes of the heroes of the green forest.

The north, west and south of the green forest brother live majesticly. Shandong's prestige of taking the lead cannot be weakened.

At present, there will soon be a large number of war horses, and the power of the people and horses of Erlongshan will grow rapidly, and they can show their military might, attack the government quickly, teach the court a lesson, and fight the officers and soldiers to kill corrupt officials and bullies At the same time, they can also loot more money, food, and weapons, and the development will inevitably be faster.

The officers and soldiers in the eastern interior of the Great Song Dynasty were incompetent, and the hundreds of thousands of flowery Beijing troops were also unusable.

Once Erlongshan makes trouble in the interior government out of control, it is very likely that the border army capable of fighting will be mobilized to encircle and suppress it. This means that the day when we will meet the most powerful army in the eastern part of the Great Song Dynasty - the Cangzhao soldiers and sabers will not be too far away, so it is better to make plans as soon as possible.

The horse was put in Cheongju. Although it is in the territory of Marquis Wencheng, it has not fallen into Erlong Mountain after all. It is truly in your own hands, and it has become your own power.

Moreover. In the end, Marquis Wencheng was an official of the Great Song Dynasty, and he had to listen to the imperial court.

What if things change, what if Wen Chenghou is suddenly transferred?

If the war horse that you have worked so hard for is gone, the loss will be great, and it will be too wronged.

Wu Yong didn't dare to delay, and hurriedly found Liu Tang to give him a detailed advice.

Liu Tang heard that there were nearly a thousand horses, although he was a foot general, he didn't need a horse to fight a battle, and riding a horse was not as flexible as a foot battle. But he was still excited, and solemnly promised the military advisor that if others were there, the horse would be brought back, and when the person was gone, the horse would be brought back. I have memorized the explanations of the military advisors.

Hurriedly beckoned Zheng Tianshou to order the best two thousand five hundred riders on the mountain, and hurried to the north.

Choose a remote road and go out of Qingzhou. After passing through Binzhou, quickly passing through Cangzhou, and entering the territory of the Qianning Army, which shared the Ma government with the Qingzhou Army, you can relax.

Two thousand five hundred men arrived in Qingzhou and successfully settled in major inns, Liu Tang and Zheng Tianshou met Song Wan who stayed in Qingzhou and came out to greet them.

The two saw a large number of horses in the horse farm surrounded by a wooden fence next to the inn. Immediately, he couldn't resist his excitement, but he saw that only Song Wan was in the inn with two henchmen, and the others in Erlong Mountain were nowhere to be seen. The two were surprised, afraid that something was wrong.

Liu Tang hurriedly asked Song Wan: "Brother Song." Why are you the only three of you? ”

Song Wanhan smiled and said, "The two brothers don't have to be nervous. It's okay. Everyone else went to the north to get busy. ”

Liu Tang asked anxiously: "Brother, the horse outside is ours, right?" ”

Song Wan invited them to sit down and drink to warm up. Only then did he smile: "This inn is chartered by Mr. Yiqing." The horses in this inn are not ours, so who else can they be? ”

Liu Tang suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.

Zheng Tianshou flashed his eyes and said: "We have so many horses, we don't need to be watched and taken care of by our own people, if we lose them, what is the loss, how can it be good?" ”

These horses were returned by the brothers who went north to get their lives.

Even if you don't have to die, in the cold weather of a foreign country, you don't know how to take risks, and the hard work of the brothers cannot be lightened.

How can you be so careless about a horse that you finally got your hands on?

Song Wan glanced at Zheng Tianshou and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry." This kind of inn under the rule of Marquis Wencheng is very safe, with good food and accommodation, and careful care, no people from the government come to investigate and harass indiscriminately, and no one dares to come to find trouble or extort money. People are safe, goods and horses are safe.

If there is less goods, people will pay for it. If the payment is stored in the inn, a big man will not be less yours, and it is much safer and more convenient than carrying it yourself. Horses, that's what the inn does, and it's kept and taken care of properly. There is no need to have a person to look after the horses. ”

Liu Tang was shocked when he heard this: "This brother-in-law's eldest brother is so powerful? ”

There are questions on his mouth, but he is relieved, and his face is full of happiness and relaxation.

Zheng Tianshou looked down on the stupid Du Qian and Song Wan in his heart, and the contempt and questioning hidden in the question were seen by the honest Song Wan, but he was slightly embarrassed.

Song Wan knew that Zheng Tianshou didn't look at a good-looking little white face, he seemed to be a good person, but he was ruthless and scheming, and he should not be underestimated.

He didn't cool down the scene, which made Zheng Tianshou a little unable to get off the stage and cause more trouble, and said with a smile: "Brother Zheng doesn't have to think about it.

When I first came, Mr. Yiqing transferred the people brought by me and Brother Du, and there was a shortage of leaders, and even Brother Du Qian was also transferred, and I had the same questions and worries as Brother Zheng at that time. But it turned out that Mr. Yiqing arranged it properly and there were no problems.

I picked up the horses here one after another, and the inn was more thoughtful than I was, and took care of everything neatly, without anything, and without worrying about anything. ”

Zheng Tianshou stepped down, snorted, and said, "There will be no mistake in Mr. Yiqing's arrangement." Brother Song is even more steady. It was Tianshou who cared too much about these horses for a while, so he said nonsense. ”

Song Wan laughed, waved his hand and said: "I am a stupid person, I don't have enough thoughts, I am afraid that I will miss the big thing of the cottage and live up to the trust of the king's brother and the affection of the brothers, I can only make up for it by diligence, and I don't deserve to be praised by Brother Zheng Xian." We are brothers, and we don't have to be polite as a family. ”

"That's what my brother said."

Zheng Tianshou also laughed.

Liu Tang remembered Wu Yong's confession, didn't talk nonsense, and asked Song Wan tightly: "Brother, Mr. Yiqing transferred everyone away, but there are not enough people?" ”

"Not really."

Song Wan frowned and said solemnly: "I heard from the brother who sent the horse back that it is not easy to get a horse. We don't buy it, we can't afford it, we rely on stealing, for a horse, it often takes a dozen people, dozens of people. The Khitan dog is not our Song people, it is even a woman who kills people with a knife, and he is a cavalryman when he gets on a horse. It's not easy to deal with. I want to make a big deal, Mr. Yiqing is too short of manpower! ”

Liu Tang and Du Qian and Song Wan are all copycat generals, and they also make Pu Dao, Du and Song are interested in making friends, and they are loyal to Chao Tianwang, work diligently, drink and do things well, the three of them mix together every day, eat and drink, play knife and fight, and jointly improve martial arts, the relationship is quite good.

Liu Tang is a reckless real person, he likes a real brother, and he believes in Song Wan 100%, as soon as he heard that Song Wan was worried and anxious about the shortage of manpower, the king of heaven and the military advisor explained in advance, and immediately patted his chest and said: "Brother, don't worry." I brought 2,500 men this time. I'll leave two thousand for you, and Mr. Yiqing will call it as much as you like. ”

Song Wan was overjoyed, clapped his hands and said, "In this way, the manpower will be more spacious."

It's just that the two brothers only have 500 men left, and there are nearly 800 horses, can they be sent back? ”

After a pause, he said, "It's better to send it back at once."

The first is to send it back as soon as possible. The second is that so many horses are used in the inn, and the cost is really large. Send it back to the cottage as soon as possible to raise it yourself and save money. ”

Liu Tang patted his chest and said, "Brother, don't worry." The brothers have less than two horses per person, and there are knowledgeable cavalry leaders Brother Zheng and my old Liu, and there is no problem in taking care of them. ”

Song Wan nodded and said, "I haven't seen you for many days, I really want to have a drink with the two brothers and get drunk, but it's a big deal." Horses can't be stuck here. Come back early and rest assured. In my opinion, the two brothers had better take their horses back after a short rest. ”

The two of them nodded, and both laughed and said, "The coming day is long." ”

Liu Tang also told Song Wan about the payment for the goods to Wen Chenghou, and asked Song Wan to tell Gongsun Sheng.

Song Wan nodded and said, "Brother, don't worry." I won't forget, but I'll just pass the word. What to do is up to Mr. Ichikiyo to decide. ”

Liu Tang and Zheng Tianshou were also anxious to send back the horse to report the good news to the king, and after leaving the manpower to Song Wan that day, they took the rest of the people to hurry away with the horse.

From Qingzhou to the territory of the Qianning Army, so many horses went south, but no one checked all the way, and the inns received in each place were well served and safe, Liu Tang and Zheng Tianshou walked this job for the first time, and they were always inevitably a little worried, and when they saw the facts, they finally put their minds at ease.

When entering Cangzhou, you have to be cautious and avoid the detour of the government.

Cangzhou is the hometown of Marquis Wencheng, but now it is the emperor's loyal corrupt officials and greedy and ferocious army that are in charge of it. If so many horses were known to the Cangzhou government and army, they would definitely be intercepted and forcibly detained. The horse dealer who caught him confessed to this. Song Wan also specially reminded him. (To be continued.) )