The war came so suddenly. It started without warning. There were still snowflakes floating in the sky, and the earth was covered in snow and ice. The cold wind is biting and the winter wind is bitter, but it can't annihilate the fiery passion of the soldiers of the Liangshan Army in the north.

The 120,000 army, known as 200,000 people, led by Lu Qian and Lu Zhishen as the vanguard, rushed across the north bank of the Yellow River like a tide and went straight to the Daimyo's mansion. Along the way, Chaocheng, Guancheng, Nanle and other county towns surrendered without a fight. The officials inside either surrendered or fled long ago, just like the children in the Daimyo Mansion.

But Zhang Suo, who was very pacificated by Hebei East Road, vowed to live and die with the Daimyo's mansion, and after Tong Guan led the troops away, he closed the city gate and only allowed the people to go out, and none of the officials inside could escape. attracted countless infamy, but people were unswerving.

The Daimyo's Mansion was quiet, with soldiers on the streets and alleys, and teams of officers and soldiers patrolling the gates, and there was not a single pedestrian in sight in the middle of the night. But although the forest in this city is solemn, the cold wind is biting, the whimper is like a ghost, and the soldiers are also depressed and miserable, but it makes the Daimyo's Mansion in this night look particularly desolate.

Every household closed the door, Zhang was still conscientious, and he did not forcibly recruit civilians to be young and strong, he just transferred all the families and nursing homes of the big families in the city. and also gave a very shameless choice: give money and food, and I will let you go.

Of course, now the Liangshan army has half surrounded the Daimyofu City, and the fires outside the city are continuous, and the camps are rising from the ground everywhere, and they are all reflected in the night, and they can't go if they want to.

"The King." Xu Guanzhong took the information that had just been delivered and handed it to Lu Qian with a smile. This is his hometown, Lu Junyi is still recuperating in bed now, so naturally he can't come here, but he Xu Guanzhong is indispensable.

The Liangshan Army's famous mansion is now also famous in the world, with Lu Junyi in the martial arts, Guo Yong and Xu Guanzhong in the literature, all of whom were named by the Song Dynasty as big thieves and bandits.

"Hehe, this Zhang Suo is a bit of a hurry." To be able to come up with this method to extort money proves that he is not the stubborn and upright person. It's just that this guy has a strong attitude, which makes Lu Qian angry. The situation has developed to this point, even if this Zhang Suo and Zhang Xian are blood father and son, Lu Qian has given up in his heart.

He will not delay the progress of the army because of his subjective feelings. Thinking that Zhang Xian is not Yue Fei, the weight is obviously not enough.

"The king, the tired officials who used the soldiers to supervise the imperial history are naturally not ordinary people. He used this method to extort money and food, and with the heart of a sergeant, the corrupt officials and corrupt officials in Zaisano Castle who had no way out were bound to defend the Daimyo's Mansion City. Although this has not been able to add to the wounds of our army, it is a worry in the end. The minister thought that our army's policy of dealing with the magistrates and gentry should also be changed, and it could be said that the characters of their generation should establish meritorious deeds to atone for their previous sins. Those who depart from the father and son of the Zhangsuo can atone for their previous sins and be rewarded heavily. Xu Guanzhong has been thinking about these words in his heart for a long time. I think this time and that time.

Earlier, Lu Qian's momentum was not successful, so he naturally wanted to hold high the banner of eliminating violence and peace to win the support of the common people. And even if those local officials and gentry surrender, none of the ten middle schools are sincerely attached, but there will be chaos, just like the recent rebellion in Zhongli in Haozhou. If you kill it with a knife, you will be able to make the poor people in the local area support and love, and you can collect your family property, the money and grain can support the army, and the acres of land can settle the people.

And now that the Liangshan Army has become a general trend, the means don't need to be so cool, at least there must be a little gap for those people to turn around, otherwise they will force their generation to go to the dark with the Great Song Dynasty. That's a bit unwise.

Of course, Xu Guanzhong didn't dare to say it clearly. Since he joined the Liang Shan Army, he didn't dare to say anything else, but he already had a deep understanding of Lu Qian.

- This is not a jealous enemy who does not tolerate sand in his eyes.

In the face of ugliness, he is also compromised when necessary. He is really good to the people, and he can be called a 'benevolent' word. For corrupt officials and corrupt officials, for local tyrants and inferior gentry, and for those sanctimonious literati and doctors, he really hates them and hates them to the core.

But the spy department has already sent news that many gentry in the Central Plains and Guanxi, as well as in Hedong of Hebei, are organizing group training, and these people are not strong in combat, but they are always in trouble. As Xu Guanzhong thought, why did Lu Qian bother? Even if you are really jealous and hateful, you can first clean up the country, and then grasp the general situation, and then calmly and orderly. However, Lu Qian seemed to turn a blind eye and listen to it. If Xu Guanzhong is called, he can't figure out his thoughts. Today's proposal can only avoid the important and trivial!

Lu Qian glanced at Xu Guanzhong, his eyes were normal, but it made Xu Guanzhong's heart skip a beat, until all his thoughts were seen through. In fact, it was his proposal, which Zong Ze had mentioned to Lu Qian earlier, but it was not allowed.

"It's doable. But the reward doesn't have to be. For some people, Lu Qian is really stingy.

In this way, although there was a depressing atmosphere in the entire Daimyofu Castle, the small hope was like a bamboo shoot after the spring rain, stubbornly burrowing out of the ground.

The ordinary people in the city are okay, although they know that the Liangshan army is coming to the city, but the Liangshan army is a "benevolent and righteous army", which is known to the world, so that the ordinary people have less panic and more security. This is also the biggest reason why many people in the Daimyo Mansion are still willing to stay in the city.

But the officials and big families of the Daimyo Mansion were panicked.

In the night, the soldiers outside patrolled, and it was forbidden to walk at night, and it was as quiet as a ghost; In many deep house compounds, there are constant discussions.

Jia's inner house.

There was silence in the study for a while, and Lu Junyi's uncle-in-law and former father-in-law picked up the tea bowl, looked at the green tea leaves floating in it, and sighed in his heart. The faint fragrance of tea was refreshing, but it also made him not happy at all.

Back then, the Jia family and Lu Jiaen broke off, even if the Liang Shan army broke the Daimyo Mansion for the second time, the entire Jia family was hollowed out, and many of the heads of the Jia family were cut off, which made Jia Yi heartbroken, but he did not regret drawing a line with Lu Junyi. Otherwise, can the court tolerate him? Look at the Lu family, a century-old foundation, was cut off by Lu Junyi's evil obstacles. After the imperial court returned to the Daimyo's Mansion after being injured, it did not shout and kill the Jia family.

It's just because Jia Yi feels that Liang Shanbo can only be prosperous for a while, and there is no long-term future.

Time changes, long sighs. Who would have thought that the Huanghuang Great Song Dynasty would end up where it is now, and the Daimyo's Mansion would have this scene now. Now this incident has evolved, so Jia Yi can't even think of it, let alone want to think about it.

In the current study, only Jia Yi and his young son Jia Tao are left.

The latter also had a bowl of tea at hand. This kind of tea is prevalent in the land of Qilu and Huainan, and it is also spread in Jiangnan and Hebei, because many states and counties of Liangzhejiang Road and Jiangnan East Road are occupied by Manichaeism, and the most brilliant place for tea making in the Great Song Dynasty has been turned into nothing. Even the nobles of Heluo can only drink Sichuan tea, which is spread to Hebei, and the price is even higher.

The Jia family, whose vitality has been greatly damaged, can only use it to entertain guests, and drink tea at home.

"Father, is this going to be a risky ploy?" Jia Tao's face was anxious.

Jia Yi stood up, paced back and forth for a moment, and said in a low tone: "The general trend of the Daimyo Mansion has gone, and the general trend of Hebei has gone. If Zhao Song can't sweep the south of the Yangtze River quickly, then the brilliant Zhao Song can only end up in a corner of Sichuan and Shu. ”

"Zhang Xianggong in the city is a loyal person, and he will never descend to Liangshan. The Daimyo's Mansion couldn't last a few days. At that time, Zhang's father and son will inevitably die, but will the big and small families in my Daimyo Mansion City also follow him and be annihilated by flying ashes? ”

"Although my Jia clan is not a famous county, it also has four generations of roots, and hundreds of people are close to the clan. How can you sit back and wait for death? ”

"The original matter was done wrong for my father, so that it was extremely embarrassing, but I am not his father-in-law anymore, but I am still his uncle, so I naturally have a love of incense. Such are those who will collude with the father. ”

"Life and death are unpredictable, and success or failure is hard to judge. Both your father and your brother are in such a deep trap that it is difficult to get out. But you're different, you can also get out, pack up quickly, take your wife and children, and Yun Niang, and go to the other courtyard! ”

Jia Tao's brows twitched, he knew what it meant. The so-called annex is not a courtyard in the usual sense, but a simple and inconspicuous house. There is a basement inside to store food and food. Jia Yi arranged for him to come like this, so that he could keep the bloodline of the Jia family. And Yun Niang and Lu Junyi have a husband and wife relationship, and the Jia family has never discussed marriage with her in the past two years. Now Jia Yi is plotting with others, if things fail, the Jia family will inevitably be destroyed.

Jia Tao and Yun Niang found the gate of Lu Junyi, so how many points does the jade unicorn have to take care of? Even if Yun Niang can't enter the Lu family again, having her is equivalent to a talisman.

But Jia Tao was puzzled. "Since my father knows that this matter is very serious, why do you want to get involved in this mess with my eldest brother?" This was his biggest doubt. After the Jia family was passed over by the Liangshan Army that day, that one was already clean? The Daimyo's Mansion was broken again, and the knife edge of the Liangshan Army could not fall on the head of the Jia family. Jia Yi, why is this bothering?

Jia Yi was furious, how could his son question Lao Tzu? "Bastard thing. Don't say much, don't go quickly. He put the tea bowl on the coffee table and shouted angrily.

Jia Taono said yes, bowed his head and left the study. But he saw his brother Jia Bo in the courtyard.

"Second brother, don't blame your father." Jia Bo is four or five years older than Jia Tao, but he is much more mature. "Since the Daimyo's Mansion was broken by the Liangshan Army for the second time, my Jia family suffered a catastrophe, and its reputation and wealth were all ruined, and it was difficult to recover. In the long run, it will be more than one or twenty years, and seven or eight years shorter, and the name of my Jia family will no longer be heard in the Daimyo Mansion. ”

"Look at the current world, the Liangshan army has swept the northern land and has settled, and the Lu family will inevitably return. There are many people in his generation who are official hats, powerful and powerful, if they remember that they were wronged and embarrassed with my family, then they will never recover. How could a father be willing? ”

No one will watch their family business fall under their own hands, and no one will sit idly by. "If so, my family will do this desperately. If you win, we will be the meritorious ministers of King Lu, even if you don't enter the official career, it is a world of difference compared to the previous experience. If you are defeated, you will die, and with you and Yun Niang here, my Jia family will not be defeated. "This is because, in addition to Lu Junyi's involvement, there is also their Jia family shedding blood for the Liangshan Army.

"Liang Shanjun is not blindly benevolent, that is, the ninth generation of good people, incorruptible as water, dare to be loyal to Zhao Song, and if he is an enemy, he will also be punished. However, Zhang's official reputation is very good, and if he serves the Liangshan army, he will be reused. Before this, if my Jia family has been ruined, remember not to take revenge in the future, and pass on the bloodline of my Jia family. ”

"Of course, it doesn't have to be that dangerous. If Zhang Suo is willing to surrender, even if the incident happens, he will never do anything about it. But it's always good to plan ahead. Jabo spoke with a resoluteness that put life and death out of the way. As the eldest son of the Jia family, he has a lot more responsibilities than Jia Tao.

With tears in his eyes, Jia Tao knelt down in front of the study with a "plop": "My son understands that he will inherit the family and live up to his father and brother's expectations." ”

No one knew if Jia Yi in the room heard it, but Jia Tao was already reborn. The hard work of his father and brother made him mature and stable in an instant.