Dengzhou was attacked by bandits, dozens of officials such as Jin Zhifu were killed, and the government treasury was looted, and Yan Junqing, the county governor of Muping, was sent into the capital quickly, and then this news caused an uproar in the imperial court. In the morning of the same day, a group of officials shouted and beat one after another, but Tong Guan said that there was no available water army in Jingdong, and they all died down for a while. Then the topic shifted to the selection of the new prefect, but who would be willing to go to such a place where his life was in danger at any time, and in the end, it was Yang Zhan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, who recommended a person, saying that Yan Junqing, who was born in the second class of Mu Pingzhi County, was able to quickly rush to Dengzhou to clean up the mess after the bandits attacked the city, which shows that he is a capable person, and he is a local official who is familiar with the people's conditions, so it is better to promote him on the spot.

Everyone said that although they felt that the promotion was too fast, the matter of Dengzhou was a special case, and no one was willing to go, so no one objected, so the old emperor agreed.

At this court meeting, Taiwei Gao Yu proposed that the weather was getting cooler in autumn, and that troops should be used against the Liangshan bandits as soon as possible, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with them when the climate was formed, just like Tian Hu and Wang Qing. Cai Jing had just lost a son-in-law, and he hated Yangsan Manor, so he naturally supported it strongly, so the dynasty decided that the privy councillor Tong Guan would personally take command and send troops to Jeju after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

By the time the court decided, Gu Haotian had already returned to Liangshan, and he escorted the two elders all the way slowly, from overland to Zizhou and then to Jishui by boat, and did not return to Liangshan until early August. However, on the third day of returning to the mountain, Gongsun Sheng brought back from Tokyo the news that Yan Junqing had been appointed as the prefect of Dengzhou and that Tong Guan had attacked Liangshan after the Mid-Autumn Festival. It's just that Gu Haotian and Liangshan basically know these two news, and they don't have too much surprise.

However, when Uncle Zhang heard the news, he was a little shocked.

During the period of Shamen Island, due to Tong Guan's deliberate "care", Zhang Shuye was not too injured, so when he returned to Liangshan all the way back, his body had basically recovered. Xu Churen was overjoyed when he heard that his old friend had gone up the mountain, and he accompanied him around the mountain every day these days, while introducing the situation in the manor. Zhang Shuye never imagined that Liangshan Manor was already such a behemoth, and it had begun to develop several years ago, and it was still under his own rule at that time. He recalled Gu Haotian at that time, a humble gentleman who was as gentle as jade, what forced him to this point? He was a little puzzled. However, Xu Churen has been in the manor for a long time, and he has come into contact with many people and things, and he has a clear understanding of everything that happens here and Gu Haotian's thoughts, so he has become a natural candidate to solve his doubts.

On this day, Xu Churen and Uncle Zhang went to visit Liu Tao together at night, and the three of them now live in the same courtyard, and it is very convenient to come and go.

Liu Tao has been much better after An Daoquan's treatment, and he can walk on the ground at this time. At this time, seeing two old friends come in, he said excitedly:

"This doctor is really extraordinary, the old man only took three doses of his medicine, and he was in good health, and I went to the street in front of me in the morning, but there was no discomfort, and I thought it would be cured in a few days."

"Brother Zhongyan's recovery is gratifying, the Liangshan restaurant in front of him is unparalleled in the world, but the old man went to have a drink or two glasses, thinking that he was congratulating."

Xu Churen is already the host among the three, Liu Tao has been treated these days, and has not been to Liangshan Restaurant, at this time Xu Churen saw that he was happy, and couldn't help but be happy for him, and immediately invited him to taste.

Uncle Zhang said when he saw it at night, and also echoed on the side: "Brother Zhongyan, that Liangshan restaurant is indeed extraordinary, I have patronized it a few times these days, and now that my body is fine, I just want to taste it." ”

Liu Tao was greatly moved when he heard this, so the three old men went to Liangshan Restaurant together. After tasting a few dishes, Liu Tao was full of praise, and he sighed:

"In the wilderness, on the lonely peak, there are such exquisite delicacies, and you can see the leopard, which shows how hard Haotian manages this manor! It's a pity that such a talent was rejected by the imperial court, which is really regrettable. ”

Uncle Zhang was originally quite interested, but after listening to Liu Tao's speech, his mood couldn't help but become heavy. Two days ago, after he heard the news that Tong Guan led an army to encircle and suppress Liangshan, he had been a little apprehensive in his heart. As a traditional literati, he actually resisted the actions of Liangshan Manor in his heart, but this world really cannot provide a stage for people like Gu Haotian to display their talents. He walked through the manor for the past two days, and what he heard and saw shocked him. The leisurely old people in the village community, the innocent children on the streets, and the calm and peaceful women in the market all show that this is a completely different world from the outside of the mountains. Sometimes he wonders, isn't such a society the result that he sought when he was in charge of the local government? But he also understood that there could be no such place under the rule of the Great Zhou, even if it was a manor in the vast water, the imperial court could not tolerate it. He couldn't help but be a little worried, and couldn't help but ask Xu Churen:

"Choose, I heard that the imperial court sent Tong Guan with tens of thousands of troops, what are their plans?"

"What! Tong Guan brought tens of thousands of troops over, so how did this small manor resist? ”

Xu Churen hasn't replied yet, but Liu Tao has been shocked, he now sees this place as a paradise, how can he be willing to let the court destroy it.

"You don't have to worry, although Tong Guan is menacing, he will definitely lose!"

Looking at the two people who were worried, Xu Churen didn't care at all, he was very clear about how much strength Liang Shan had now, and now that he regarded himself as a member of Liang Shan, he was faintly proud in his heart.

"Don't hide it from the two, as far as I know, the escort team under Haotian now has more than 30 battalions of the infantry, cavalry, and water armies, 50,000 or 60,000 horses, and even more elite soldiers, and there are few opponents among the officers and soldiers, so why worry about Tong Guan's tens of thousands."

Uncle Zhang had been in contact with Liangshan's escorts at night, but he didn't know much about it, so he didn't dare to believe Xu Churen's words, and Liu Tao didn't know anything about Liangshan's strength, and he was even more surprised.

"The two of you will think that the old man is boasting, but seeing is believing, the teaching camp is not far from the front mountain, as long as it is convenient for you to see it, you will know the truth or falsehood."

"Brother Zhongyan, there is a long way to go to the front mountain, and your body can hold it."

When Uncle Zhang heard what Xu Churen said, he was immediately moved, but he was a little worried that Liu Tao was inconvenient. Unexpectedly, Liu Tao was also very interested, so the three old men left the Liangshan restaurant and went to the teaching camp.

Since the beginning of this year, the training camp has been in a state of overload, and in this period, there were originally people from Baoqian Mountain, Shaohua Mountain, and Shanshiqi, but recently they have joined people from Dengzhou and Dengyun Mountain, as well as people from several islands, and the number of people has suddenly reached 3 or 4,000.

When the three old men arrived at the training camp, it was the time of afternoon training, and they saw those practicing formation, standing posture, and assassination on the training ground...... Rows and rows of passwords and slogans are in full swing.

After Ma Qiang got the report, he hurried over to greet the three people, and then became the most suitable commentator, he explained the role and significance of each training subject to the three old people all the way, and only shocked them to listen. Although Xu Churen has been in the manor for a long time, he has not really understood the training method of the escort team, and it sounds novel all the way, not to mention Zhang Shuye and Liu Tao.

I only watched half a pillar of incense time, because I was worried about the old man Liu Tao's body, a few people went to the public room of the teaching camp to rest, but it happened that Sun Li, Zou Yuan, and Guo Meng were also inside, and these three people had just come to Dengzhou to be trained in the training camp, and as for Xie Zhen, Xie Bao and Na Wu Yanguang, they all went directly to the special camp for training

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Several people got together and couldn't help but talk about the topic of training, Sun Li was originally the commander of the officers and soldiers, and Zhang Shuye asked him, what is the difference between the training of the troops in Liangshan and the training of the officers and soldiers? Sun Li said that there was no comparison at all, he said that Liangshan training not only practiced the ability to kill the enemy, but also paid attention to the training of spiritual energy, these team members knew what they were fighting for and who they were fighting for, so they were willing to fight to the death on the battlefield; However, the officers and men are only for the sake of getting paid, and most of the training is coped with, and if unscrupulous generals deduct military salaries, they will have no fighting spirit at all. He was afraid that the three old men would not understand, so he gave another example.

"I heard that when the Liangshan Escort went to the Daimyo Mansion to rescue Lu Yuanwai, there was a big battle with the officers and soldiers in Feihuyu, when the two battalions of Liangshan infantry were only 2,000 people, while Li Cheng's officers and soldiers had 5 or 6,000, the two sides fought fiercely for nearly two hours, and the Liangshan infantry suffered nearly 70 percent casualties, but they did not take a step back, and the officers and soldiers fought on weekdays, if there were 30 percent of the casualties, most of them would collapse, and the reason for this was the difference in training."

"What is Liangshan's spiritual qi?"

Liu Tao couldn't help but ask in confusion when he heard this, he had stayed in the Western Army for a long time, and he had also participated in the battle with the Western Xia, in his opinion, the Western Army was already the strongest army in the Great Zhou Dynasty, but today I looked at the escort team of Liangshan, although I didn't see his actual combat ability, but he had already won the Western Army in terms of military appearance, so after listening to what Sun Li said, I was very curious.

"The petty official said that our manor guards are fighting, in the near term, for the happiness of the family and the peace of the manor, but in the long run, it is for the continuation of the Yanhuang bloodline and the integrity of the mountains and rivers of the Han family. Every soldier of our escort corps will receive such an education from the moment he enters the training camp, and if there are outstanding ones who will be selected to the officer training camp, the education there will be even more in-depth. The petty officials are also preparing to set up a Liangshan martial arts hall, in which generals at all levels of the Liangshan Escort Force will be trained in the future. ”

At this time, it was Ma Qiang who answered, as the commander of the teaching battalion, he had been grasping this training subject, so it was not difficult to say.

Xu Churen and Zhang Shuye have some understanding of Gu Haotian's ambitions, but Liu Tao heard such words for the first time, but the shock in their hearts was the same, and from Ma Li's mouth, they clearly felt for the first time that Gu Haotian's eyes had locked on this piece of Han family that had been inherited for thousands of years.

In the evening, the three old men bid farewell to the teaching camp and walked slowly all the way to Liangshan Restaurant.

"What do the two old brothers think, old man, I have lived in this manor for more than half a year, and now I am used to it, and I don't plan to go anywhere else, besides, I am now a rebellious person in the eyes of the court, and I really have nowhere to go."

After the three of them sat down, Xu Churen took the lead in stirring up the topic. Uncle Zhang was silent for a while, sighed, and said:

"It's the same end of the world! Zhong Yan and I have a foothold in this court, but in my opinion, Haotian is also a kind-hearted and broad-minded person, you might as well see what he does here. ”

"That's fine, but we three old people, can't eat here, just now I heard that the battalion commander Ma said that Haotian wants to build a school in the manor, in my opinion, we each have decades of political experience, it is better to also run a school, for the manor to cultivate some political talents, or it will be of great use in the future."

Liu Tao thought about it thoughtfully, Xu Churen and Uncle Zhang felt that this discussion was very good after hearing it, and the three of them planned carefully, so they went to Gu Haotian.

Shortly thereafter, Liangshan Academy was officially established, with Zhang Shuye as the mountain chief and Xu Churen and Liu Tao as deputies. Since then, Liangshan Manor has its own talent training base. Like Zhang Suo, Jin Dajian, Han Jiangping, Jeju Xiucai Fang Nan, Xu Churen's two sons Xu Kang and Xu Du, etc., all became the first batch of students, and even Zhang Jiucheng, Xiao Rang, Pei Xuan, etc. all went to participate in the training and study.

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