"It turns out that Guan Dujian is a descendant of the late Han Dynasty's three-point righteous and brave Wu'an Wang Yan, disrespectful! Disrespectful! ”

The next day, in the military hall of the Privy Council in Bianjing, Hu Yanzhuo finally met Guan Sheng, Hao Siwen, and Xuanzan, who had entered Beijing from the Xizhou Command Division. Hu Yanzhuo saw that Guan Sheng was really good-looking, his dignified body was eight feet five or six, and his appearance was indeed as majestic as the folk rumored Guan Yu Guan Yunchang; As for Xuanzan beside Guan Sheng, although his nostrils are facing the sky, his hair is curly and his beard is very ugly, but he, an eight-foot soldier, also has his own style of an iron-blooded soldier in his gestures; And Hao Siwen's face is white, his body is strong, and he also looks like a Confucian general.

Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo also had a heart of love and sympathy for each other, when he learned that Hu Yanzhuo was a descendant of the famous general Hu Yanzan in Hedong, he also arched his hand to him and said: "Hu Yan is the son of the tiger, and Guan is respectful, and it is also Guan Mou's luck to be able to act hand in hand with him this time." ”

As for Xuanzan, Hao Siwen, Han Tao, and Peng Xi, they were all dispatched by Xiao Tang to Jingnan Road for business at that time, and they were also very familiar with each other. Among them, Han Tao smiled at Xuanzan and said: "General Xuan, I originally heard that you were framed by Gao Yu and were stripped of your official Lu and transferred to the military department of other states, and my brother was also very worried. But I don't want to be the one who voted for the capital prison in Xizhou, and it is also so good, so that the three of you can get along day and night. ”

Xuanzan's nostrils spewed out two heavy balls of rough air, and he grinned again: "Gao Yu's heart is evil, and he can't tolerate people. I did a soldier and horse in the Busi Yamen to make Baoyi very angry, that is, I demoted my official position, but I didn't know that I could serve under the account of my righteous brother, that is, I was only a pawn, so happy, it was far better than looking at the bird's eyes in the Beijing Division, and suffering from the bird's spirit! ”

Han Tao and Peng Xi also knew that it was because Xuanzan couldn't see that his brother Guan Sheng was not reused, and he was only subordinate to the Inspection Department, so he strongly recommended Guan Sheng to Xiao Tang to go to Jingnan Road on business. Later, due to Gao Yanei's death, Gao Yu intensified his framing of the generals of the Bianjing Forbidden Army, who had some relationship with Xiao Tang, Xuanzan was removed from his official position, and now he has been thrown in front of Guan Sheng's account, and he will not wander in the rivers and lakes, and can continue to serve the country, which can also be called a good result and a good reward.

At this moment, Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo and others heard the officials in the Privy Council shouting loudly: "Sign the Privy Council, the Xin'an Army Festival Envoy, and the founding of Henghai County is waiting for Lord Xiao Tang Xiao to arrive!" ”

After shouting, I saw more than a dozen officials pouring into the military machine hall, and Xiao Tang walked into the hall with Luo Jian, a martial arts scholar, Shuai Si Bing Ma Tizhi Huarong, and his staff cronies Xiao Jiasui, Shi Xiu and others together. When Xiao Tang saw Guan Sheng and the others, he immediately smiled like a spring breeze and said, "General Guan's demeanor is as good as ever, and I am glad to teach him." ”

After Guan Sheng bowed his hand to Xiao Tang again, Xiao Tang turned his eyes and looked at Hu Yan Zhuo again, and said, "Presumably, it is the double whip Hu Yan system, right?" In the past, when I practiced with Han and Peng Tuan on Jingnan Road, I often heard them praise that the Huyan system was born with a naked heart and courage, and had the courage of ten thousand people. ”

When Hu Yanzhuo heard this, he hurriedly saluted Xiao Tang and said, "Xiao Jieshuai has not been killed!" Jiu Wenqi is a strange man who is famous in the rivers and lakes, a good son in the army, and the last general is the one who admires Xiao Jieshuai for a long time. This time, Xiao Renxia has been entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and he must fight to the death and never slack off! ”

Xiao Tang looked at Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, and Xuanzan, the six generals who had gathered in Beijing at his own beckon, and he said in his heart: According to the trajectory of the original book, these would have become two fierce generals among the five tiger generals of the Liangshan Horse Army, and six court generals with four leaders among the sixteen Xiaobiao generals...... Although he can be my help in the official face, I am afraid that it will be difficult to become the leader of the henchmen in the green forest cottage under my command.

In fact, regarding Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo and other factions in Liangshan, their ancestors were all famous generals who served the country. As the descendants of famous generals, Guan Sheng and others will only have a stronger sense of honor as military generals. And once they fall into the grass, they also know that such actions are insulting to the lintel, but it seems that characters like Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo, why are they willing to surrender to Song Jiang and go to Liangshan for a hundred individuals?

According to Xiao Tang's thoughts, it will definitely not be a far-fetched reason like "like-mindedness" and "heaven and stars match".

Xiao Tang recalled the record of the original text, and when Song Jiang called Yanzhuo, he said: "...... If General Meng does not abandon the cottage, Song Jiang is willing to give way to the general; When Song Jiang first saw Guan Sheng, he once said: "Gai is unknown to the court, conniving at traitorous ministers in power, slandering and dictatorship, setting up abusive officials and corrupt officials, and framing the people of the world." Song Jiang and the others acted for the heavens, and there was no dissent. ”

In fact, Song Jiang said very clearly to Hu Yanzhuo and Guan Sheng: I don't plan to be a grass coward on Liangshan for a lifetime, and when the opportunity is ripe, I will definitely accept the imperial court's recruitment.

In the original work, Guan Sheng, who was finally reused because of the recommendation of Xuanzan, and Hu Yanzhuo, who had been defeated by the Liangshan army twice, after they led the regular army of the imperial court to defeat the "Liangshan Caokou" in the eyes of the imperial court, this was undoubtedly quite fatal to their official career. And Song Jiang had insight into the thoughts of the two of them, so he promised Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo: The men and horses of the Liangshan army will still be used to serve the imperial court after all, and it seems that the generals of the defeated army like them can also accept the way of the imperial court's recruitment, and it is very likely that the official position in the future will not be reduced but promoted, which is undoubtedly a choice for them to consider temporarily living in Liangshan for the descendants of Jiangmen who bear the glory of their ancestors......

But now that Xiao Tang is acting on both the officialdom and the green forest, in view of the habit of being greedy and slippery among the Great Song Dynasty army, before the southern invasion of the Jin Kingdom, he would not consider ordering several of the righteous troops in his green forest to surrender to the imperial court.

In other words, the Green Forest forces under Xiao Tang did not have any temptation for Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo and others. As for Xuanzan, Hao Siwen, Han Tao, and Peng Xi, they and Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo are respectively broken bones and tendons, whether they are willing to fall into the grass and mountains and forests, they will advance and retreat together with each other, unless it seems that Gao Yu and other power traitors stumble again, forcing these good generals to have national difficulties and family difficulties, otherwise it seems that Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo and other generals can only do with colleagues in the army, but they cannot become confidants in the green forest.

Since no matter whether they are in the court or in the rivers and lakes, these people with lofty ideals are willing to shed their blood for the sake of the country, that is, you can't sit in my cottage, of course, I am willing to do my best to promote you generals, and I can also let me have a few more brave and loyal generals in the Song Dynasty......

Xiao Tang thought it in his heart, and then said to Hu Yanzhuo: "I heard that Hu Yan commanded and trained three thousand heavy horses to follow the Western Xia Iron Harrier Army, with horses and vests, people wearing iron armor, and twisting with hooks and ropes, stabbing and not penetrating, although he died and did not fall on the horse...... In case of battle, the first iron cavalry will raid the enemy formation, and when the enemy is defeated, the infantry will be used to advance with cavalry. Since the Huyan commander is well versed in the tactics of heavy cavalry raids, when I am equal to Hedong Gou, whether it is to select a new army or to recruit rebels, I have to rely on General Huyan to teach me a lot. ”

Hu Yanzhuo smiled slightly, and said: "It is good to teach Xiao Jieshuai to know that when my Great Song Dynasty fought with the Xia people, whenever the plains were vast and conducive to the galloping of war horses, the Xia people mostly used iron harriers to think that the soldiers who rushed to rush forward were the most able to come and go, like an electric shock to the clouds. Compared with the Dangxiang Qiang people, my Song people did have a lot of constraints in horse warfare, and the general also had the intention of attacking the chieftain with the head of the chief, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to practice the three thousand chain horses and heavy horses. Although I haven't experienced the tempering of war at the moment, I haven't boasted about it, this time I have passed through Hedong, and the three thousand sons under my command will definitely be able to be of great use and share the worries of Xiao Jieshuai! ”8)