At the end of July of the eighth year of the Great Song Dynasty, eight days had passed since the Liangshan Army swore to march.

Next to the state bridge, Cai Xiang's mansion, in the inner study.

Cai Jing's old and majestic voice came: "Where did the Liangshan army march?" ”

"Back to Taishi, according to the itinerary, this gang of thieves should have arrived in Xiangzhou Tangyin today."

It was Cai Jing's henchmen who replied, and Zhang Gan did it.

Cai Jing nodded, according to his estimation, Liang Shanjun should also be here today.

Speaking of which, this march route was agreed in detail between Chen Zongshan and Zhang Shuye and General Lu of Liangshan, Wen Huanzhang, Zhu Wu and others, and finally reported to him here to be finalized by his own hands, and then issued orders to Hebei and Hedong prefectures and counties, so that the local people could prepare grain and grass for baggage.

After a long sigh, Cai Jing asked leisurely again, but this time the object was Chen Zongshan: "Zongshan, you have dealt with Lin Chong many times, do you say that he really understands the righteousness so well, will he honestly fight the Western thief?" ”

Chen Zongshan secretly slandered himself, Lin Chong's work has always been unexpected, how can he speculate, but on the surface, he followed the meaning that Cai Jing wanted to hear: "What the Taishi knows, Lin Chong's guy has always sold his reputation and fished for fame, and he specializes in buying people's hearts."

This time he swore to go to the army and the last military parade, and he said so many high-sounding words in order to win the hearts and minds of the righteous people. If this guy dares to regret it halfway, won't he slap himself in the face?

When the time comes, won't Liang Shanjun lose his credibility and tell the people of the world that what they said before about serving the country wholeheartedly, saving the world, and coexisting peacefully are all lies? When the time comes, who will believe their lies?

Moreover, he has always regarded himself very highly, and his eyes are empty, as evidenced by the fact that he thinks that an army of 40,000 new training can sweep away the thieves; This guy must think that the imperial court will not dare to act in the face of righteousness, or even if he does it, he will not be afraid to stay in the Liangshan army.

This time on the expedition to Western Xia, the heavy axe soldiers of the Luda Division of the Liangshan Army, as well as the elite of the Western Army of Zhang Xiucen, did not go out with the army, presumably just to stay in case of emergency. In addition, this guy has always liked to take risks, so Zong Shan thought that this guy should not be fake. ”

Cai Jing was silent, although what Chen Zongshan said was similar to what he thought, but somehow, Cai Jing always felt that something was wrong.

It is said that people are old and refined, Cai Jing is over 70 years old this year, it can be said that he has read countless people, and he has experienced countless things, he has been in charge of the government for so many years, and he can still stand tall with so many people every day, naturally there are reasons for him.

So for this matter, although he can't say it, Cai Jing always feels that things won't be so simple, Lin Chong can't be so stupid or so arrogant, right?

But for several days, the people on the side of the imperial court have paid close attention to the movements of the Liangshan army, and tomorrow the information will continue to be sent, and the Liangshan army will indeed go to the northwest honestly.

Along the way, these Liangshan "thieves" not only committed no offense with the people along the way, but kept publicizing to the people the determination of the Liangshan Army to eliminate the western thieves;

At the same time, the march along the way is also meticulous, every day to walk sixty miles, in addition to the scouts, whether it is infantry or cavalry, all of them dismount and walk, and tie up neatly, on a hot day also put on helmets and armor, lined up in a neat queue, singing military songs along the way, but the people on the road see fresh, tsk and amazed.

All this shows that the Liangshan army is determined to go on an expedition of thousands of miles to eliminate the western thieves.

Cai Jing can roughly guess why the Liangshan army did this when marching, that is, to show the discipline and style of the Liangshan army, and let the people along the way know that the Liangshan army is not a thief, but a benevolent and righteous army dedicated to the country and the people.

Along the way, he did not commit any crimes against the people, and even took the initiative to help do good deeds, and when he saw people, he advertised that they were going to fight the Western thieves in order to resist the Jurchens and save the world, all of which were to buy people's hearts and fight for justice.

But isn't Lin Chong really afraid that once the main force of the 40,000 Liangshan Army is entangled by the Western Thieves, half of the Tai will be killed and injured, and the place where Liangshan is based will change again, and the smoke will rise again?

Although the imperial court has now recruited the Liangshan army, and the two sides have made peace, if they really want to fight, there will be reasons or excuses if they don't want to?

For example, the Liangshan army treacherously attacked the imperial court and county, and when the imperial army pressed the border, it was justified!

Originally, for ordinary people, Cai Jingjing would think that a martial artist was simple-minded, and it was taken for granted that he couldn't think of this; But for Lin Chong, a genius who trained such a strong army in a short period of time, Cai Jing thought that Lin Chong was such a hero, he wouldn't be unexpected, right?

Not to mention that there are also Wen Huanzhang, Xu Guanzhong and other resourceful people under him.

After being silent for a long time, Cai Jing finally sighed lightly and comforted himself, maybe he was thinking too much.

This Lin Chong has always been arrogant and risky, maybe he really didn't think of this layer, or thought of this layer, but he was confident that the troops left behind were enough to deal with it.

At this time, I heard Zhang Gan say: "Prime minister, there is something I don't know whether to say or not?" ”

"Say what you should or shouldn't say."

I listened to Zhang Ganban and said respectfully: "The villain went to Daxiangguo yesterday to trade around, and I heard a lot of people in the market talking about it, saying that Lin Chong of Liangshan Army was stupid, and said that when Lin Chong went to Guanxi to fight with the West Thief, the imperial court would definitely send troops to exterminate the Liangshan lair." ”

Cai Jing's expression was faint, and he was about to say that the people of Bianliang love to spread gossip and join in the fun, so they don't have to take it seriously, but then he suddenly thought of something and asked, "How many people are like this?" That's what the people think? ”

"It's not much, but most of the people who talk about it say so."

Cai Jing's expression eased slightly, and said, "You should pay more attention to this matter, and see if these discussions will stop in a few days." If it doesn't stop, you will find some people to spread the remarks of the Liangshan Army to sell their reputation and buy people's hearts, and suppress these discussions. ”

The people of Bianliang have always been fickle and like to be lively, maybe in a few days these rumors will be diverted by the new excitement and will naturally dissipate.

"A big river has wide waves, and the wind blows the fragrance of rice and flowers on both sides. My family lives on the shore, and I am used to hearing the captain's horn and seeing the white sails on the ship.

This is the beautiful motherland, where I grew up. In this vast land, there are bright scenery everywhere......"

Accompanied by the neat and loud singing, the 40,000 Liangshan infantry cavalry army marched to the vicinity of Xiaoyili, Yonghe Township, Tangyin County.

It was the time of the morning when the most people were in the day, and seeing such a neat queue, the officers and men of the three armies were full of spirit, singing loudly, such a novel thing suddenly attracted the people of the nearby villages and towns to run to the side of the road to stop and watch, and there were many discussions.

"This is Liang Shanjun? The end is a good soldier, the queue is neat, and the military discipline is strict! ”

"It's more like an official army than the Great Song Dynasty Forbidden Army, these military men are full of spirit and high spirit......

"What do you know, this Liangshan army has accepted Zhao'an, and now it is the official army ......"

But he said that among the lively crowd, three fifteen or sixteen-year-old teenagers were also standing on the side of the road