In front of Liang Cottage, on the edge of the water, countless corpses in the open space were still lying in the pool of blood and slowly cooling. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

More old and weak women and children were driven here, and many soldiers and minions were gathered here, but all the young and strong men were tied hand and foot and piled up in one place.

Nearly 20,000 officers and soldiers began to search the mountains on a large scale, although Liangshan is not towering, nor is it not very big, but it is also a mountain forest, and there are countless places where people can be hidden.

Although there were 20,000 officers and soldiers searching the mountains, it was also a lot of work.

In the mountains and forests, in a cave, Chai Jin was panicked, and there were several guards on the left and right, crowded in a small cave, and the atmosphere did not dare to come out.

The entrance to the cave was tightly covered by thatch, and only a faint light could pass in. At the end of summer, huge mosquitoes filled the cave, and several people did not dare to make a big move to drive them away.

Just because there are footsteps and shouts everywhere outside the cave, far and near. Chai Jin has no outstanding martial arts, no good water nature, and no courage to fight for his life, so he only dares to move in this cave at this time.

Chai Jin was lucky to find such a good cave and be safe for the time being.

Peng Qi was even more at a loss, one would crawl in a low-lying ditch, and the other would hide in the grass. After a while, he came out again and wanted to look for Yan Zhuo, thinking that he was more of an official general, but he lost the battle and was captured alive by the thieves.

After a while, I thought that there must be many people in Liangshan who have not died, and I am afraid that my lie will be difficult to justify. Thinking that Zheng Zhi is now the chief officer of the official army, he didn't dare to come out to meet people, so he had to hide everywhere in the mountains, but he didn't feel safe.

The small Liangshan Mountain, which is full of people fleeing in panic, 20,000 officers and soldiers, divided into two teams, searched each other before and after. found a thief, and even went over the mountains to chase it.

Catch up and tie up and send it to the front of the village, and the feather arrows that are difficult to catch up with are all over the sky, and they are shot on the spot.

Song Jiang's body was placed in the big tent, Wu Yong looked at it for a moment, and finally turned his head, as if there were tears, and it seemed to be firm. But no one could see Wu's specific expression.

Under the big tent, seven or eight leading men such as Shi Xiu and Yang Lin knelt down, that is, Sun Xin's generation, and they also knelt on the spot.

Zheng Zhi sat behind the case, his fingers slowly tapping on the case, making a slight knocking sound.

Luda, Hu Yanzhuo and others were all searching the mountain, and in addition to the personal soldiers, there were only Zhu Wu and Wu Yong, as well as these Liangshan leaders who were kneeling on the ground.

But there was still one person who didn't go to search the mountain, it was Hu Sanniang who was wearing a suit of armor.

The slight tapping sound on the top of the case made a sudden and terrifyingly quiet environment at this time, and it seemed that everyone was mad.

After being silent for a long time, Zheng Zhi suddenly asked, "Where is Chai Jin?" Can there be corpses? ”

Zhu Wu stepped forward and replied, "Chai Jin hasn't been found yet." ”

"You must find the firewood, you have to see people in life, and you have to see corpses in death!" Zheng Zhi's face was full of thoughts, obviously planning something.

Zhu Wu seemed to understand Zheng Zhi's thoughts, and said: "Xianggong, this Chai Jin must be found, the official family in Tokyo, it is best to send Chai Jin to Tokyo, the official family has both face and lining." ”

Zheng Zhi nodded, cast an approving look, and said, "I am hesitating about this matter when it is right." Zhu Wu, let's analyze whether the official family needs a living Chai Jin or a dead Chai Jin. ”

Zhu Wu seemed to have thought through just now, and immediately replied at this time: "Xianggong, the dead Chai Jin Xing may have saved a lot of trouble for the official family, if Emperor Shenzong is in power, sending a dead man, it must be for the sake of the king." Now the official family is still alive and well! The talents who send them alive have room for the officials to play. ”

Zhu Wu's words were subtle, but he also spoke extremely thoroughly. Zhao Ji is completely different from his father, if he is a monarch with means and strategy, a child of the royal family of the previous dynasty, since he committed a capital crime, he killed and sent it, which really saved the emperor a lot of trouble. Otherwise, if it is sent to the emperor, it will not be killed, nor will it be released. Killed, I am afraid that everyone in the world will attack and criticize it, and the world believes in conspiracy theories. The Zhao family killed the people of the Chai family, no matter what the reason, the world also regained the belief that it was the Zhao family's treachery and ingratitude.

If you don't kill, it's not in the emperor's interests. A rebellious former royal family is really a threat to its rule. Therefore, Zheng Zhi killed and then sent it is the best way to conform to the emperor's mentality.

But now Zhao Ji is in power, a benevolent, wise, etiquette and trustworthy reader, lacking the emperor's mental skills. If Zheng Zhi killed Chai Jin and sent it, maybe this Zhao Ji was not satisfied, and felt that Zheng Zhi had added a stain to his holy name. Send a living person, Zhao Ji pardoned with infinite "broad mind", and won the "good name" of the whole world, which is in line with Zhao Ji's values.

If you want the land of four states, Zheng Zhi will inevitably have to cater to it. Although Tong Guan operated, Zheng Zhi himself couldn't drag his feet.

Zheng Zhi stopped tapping his fingers and said: "I didn't think that this Chai Jin has a way to live, it is really his background that determines his fate, and he is full of luck!" ”

Zhu Wu heard that Zheng Zhi agreed with his thoughts, and he was even more confident, and said: "There is one person who can take the blame, that is Peng Qi, as a general of the imperial court, he was defeated and surrendered to thieves, and he also gave advice to the thieves, resulting in the defeat of the official army and the death of Gao Taiwei." All these reproaches can be placed on his head. Sending the body of the thief leader Song Jiang and Peng Qi to Tokyo will inevitably relieve the anger of the official family. ”

"Okay, let's do it, we must catch Chai Jin and Peng Qi, and the rest of the Liangshan thieves will be loaded and escorted to Cangzhou, and Qingzhuang will dig the dock and assist in building the ship. The elderly, the weak, women and children were strictly guarded, and salt and cloth were woven. Zheng Zhi made a simple arrangement, and the placement of everyone in Liangshan was planned by Zheng Zhi in front of him.

Wu Yong heard Zhu Wu speak the truth, and he was thinking in his heart, but he hadn't really touched the door yet. Zhu Wu had already reached the point of speculating on the emperor's mentality. Wu Yong has not even established the concept of an emperor, so naturally there is still a lot to learn.

This is not a difference between thinking patterns and states, but a gap in the height of thinking. Mindsets are predestined and difficult to change. The height of thinking can be learned, and the knowledge is wide and slowly progressive.

Zhu Wu pointed to a few kneeling leaders outside the tent and asked, "Xianggong, what should you do with these people?"

"These people will be locked up in the prison of Jinglue Mansion first, the army of Cangzhou will be expanded, and Tong Jingliu will let me expand the subordinate tribe to 50,000, and these people will be trained and enlisted in the army in the future, and don't let them suffer too much sin. From this time onwards, it will be run by Wu, and Liangshan will be young and strong, and they can all be organized and trained in the army, and they cannot be combined, and can only be scattered among the various teams. Zheng Zhi has already begun to think about these things at this time, 50,000 troops, that is, 50,000 young and strong, it is really a lot, Liangshan can be used for young and strong, pick and choose, there are always five or six thousand people, naturally it can't be wasted, with Wu by his side, many things are still relatively easy to solve.

Zhu Wu nodded, and he was still worried in his heart, that is, the matter of preparing for the military expenses, but there was no need to say much at this time, and he would talk about it in detail when he returned to Jingluo Mansion in the future. Zhu Wu naturally didn't know about the land of the four states.

I only heard Zheng Zhi instruct again: "Divide the good news into two parts, one to Tokyo, and one to Hejian Mansion and Taiyuan Mansion to find Tong Jingluo." ”

Tong Guan is naturally in the area from Hejian Mansion to Taiyuan Mansion, as for where it is, Zheng Zhi also doesn't know. Those who deliver the message will find it all the way.

However, Zhu Wu had some different opinions, and said: "Xianggong, why don't you delay this good news and send it later, and send the good news after more than ten days and months, so as to show that Xianggong has fought hard and made great achievements in suppressing thieves!" ”

Zhu Wu is completely thinking about Zheng Zhi, and if others win the battle, they will inevitably hurry up to report the victory. But this Zheng Zhi really won too fast, not long after Tong Guan arrived in Yunzhou, Zheng Zhi won the first battle, if he reported to Tokyo like this, where would the princes of Tokyo take such a victory seriously.

Only by making the content of this good news beautiful, writing Zheng Zhi's hardships clearly, and exaggerating the enemy's forces to the extreme, can we show the importance and merit of Zheng Zhi's victory in this battle.

This point was really something Zheng Zhi didn't expect, at this time, Zheng Zhi heard it, turned a smile on his face to look at Zhu Wu, and said with a smile: "Good Zhu Wu, really a good strategist, no matter how big or small, such a thoughtful is very good, that's it, don't report it first." ”

Zhu Wu heard Zheng Zhi's blunt words to praise, and humbly gave his hand, but he also had a smile on his face.

Wu Yong is quiet, but he is sensitive and studious, and his brain works quickly, and it is a learning process before and after analysis.

The sky is getting dark, and it won't be long before it's night, at this time Peng Qi, who was hiding in a thatch, slowly settled down a lot, and when it was dark, he could have a few hours of safety, and in safety, he could plan how to get out of this Liangshan.

After thinking about it, Peng Qi seemed to be a little annoyed, annoyed why he was not familiar with water, otherwise he would find a gap and plunge into the water, and nine times out of ten he would be able to live this life. Now there is only one way to the back mountain, the back wall is quite high, and there are officials and soldiers guarding it, and the chance of escaping is too small. It was originally a walled wall to protect his own safety, but now it is an obstacle blocking Peng Qisheng's road.

Looking up at the setting sun, Peng Qi's nervous and panicked mood slowly disappeared for the most part, but as soon as this nervous mood was gone, only fatigue hit his whole body, and he could hear the rumbling in his stomach, and he had not eaten as a whole.

I looked left and right a few times, there was thatch around me, fortunately, the grass roots could be eaten, and I hurriedly dug the soil with both hands, pulled out the grass roots one by one, and chewed them in my mouth, the taste was really not bad, and there was a hint of sweetness.

In Peng Qi's life, where has he experienced such a situation, he can't help but feel sad.

It was too late for Peng Qi to experience the sorrow, the chaotic footsteps came from a distance, and the voice of someone ordering "this side and that way" could be heard.

Frightened, Peng Qi hurriedly fell to the ground, his whole body close to the ground.

In the thatch, it seems to be an excellent hiding place. But Peng Qi didn't think much about it, the more it seemed to be an excellent hiding place, it would inevitably be the focus of the officers and soldiers' search.

The footsteps were getting closer and closer, and the sound of spears sweeping through the thatch could be heard very clearly.

Peng Qi didn't dare to look up, so he had to stick his body to the ground, trying to burrow his body into the soil.

"Get up!" A loud drink!

Peng Qi still didn't move, only hoping that this sentence was talking about others, not just himself.

"Say what about you, get up, if you don't get up again, Lao Tzu will shoot you to death!" With the sound, countless footsteps on the left and right converged in this direction.

Hearing that a shot stabbed you to death, Peng Qi raised his head slightly, surrounded by military men with sharp blades. Between the weakness of the whole body, slowly sit up in a posture.

The men on the left and right came up with punches and kicks, which made Peng Qi wail again and again, and begged for mercy in his mouth: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am Peng Qi under General Hu Yanzhuo." Your own people, your own people. ”

"Fuck, you're still doing it here." Peng Qi's words attracted another punch and kick.

These soldiers are really tired of searching the mountains. I felt tired of not being able to kill the enemy, and I found a thief, and I punched and kicked to vent the unhappiness in my heart.

When everyone beats them up, they don't need to be bound, where does Peng Qi still have the strength to escape, only the pain in his whole body is unbearable. But these soldiers didn't come to carry it, and forced Peng Qi to walk by himself.