Obviously, Gongsun Sheng and the others didn't know that the matter of their robbery of the Birth Gang had been leaked, but they were so surprised by Song Jiang, such as Gongsun Sheng and Wu Yong, they obviously had some guesses, but it was obviously impossible to admit that they had robbed the Birth Gang, even in the face of Song Jiang.

Chao Gai had a little embarrassment on his face, obviously compared to Gongsun Sheng and Wu Yong, he was a little embarrassed to hide from a close friend like Song Jiang.

At this time, Song Jiang breathed a sigh of relief, glanced at Gongsun Sheng and Chao Gai, and sighed lightly: "Brother Gongsun, Brother Chao Gai, although the younger brother said that he didn't know how you robbed the Shengchengang, but now the yamen has caught the clues. ”

Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng couldn't help but look at each other when they heard this, and they really didn't know whether to admit it or not.

At this time, Chao Gai glanced at Song Jiang deeply, and then saluted at Song Jiang and said: "Brother Song Jiang, my brother is here to apologize to you, I admit that the Birthday Gang is indeed a robbery by a few of us......

"Brother, you ......"

As soon as Chao Gai's words came out, Gongsun Sheng and Wu Yong couldn't help but change their expressions, obviously they didn't expect Chao Gai to admit in front of Song Jiang that the Birth Gang was robbed by them, even if Song Jiang had a good personal relationship with them, but Song Jiang was also a member of the government.

Chao Gai waved his hand and said: "I believe in Brother Song Jiang, Brother Song came to tell us the news regardless of his own safety, based on this alone, Chao Gai can't help but believe Brother Song Jiang." ”

While speaking, Chao Gai pulled Song Jiang, who was moved, to sit down and said, "Brother Song, let's tell us, what's going on?" ”

Song Jiangdang even told Chao Gai the news he heard in the current government not long ago, especially mentioning that Chu Yi and his party came from Beijing to investigate the robbery of Shengchengang.

Sure enough, Chao Gai and a few people were naturally surprised when they heard this, if it was said that Yuncheng County started to investigate because the Jeju Mansion sent someone to investigate, it would not be unusual, but the imperial court actually sent Chu Yi down to investigate, which was naturally unexpected.

"It's just a hundred thousand birthdays, the emperor Lao'er actually sent Chu Yi's traitor out in person, and his favored minister is too worthless!"

The red-haired Liu Tang muttered on the side.

Song Jiang stroked his beard and said: "Brother Liu Tang doesn't know, although the number of this birthday gang is not too big, but don't forget, this is the birthday gang that Liang Zhongshujin of the Daimyo Mansion dedicated to Cai Jing, and what kind of person Cai Jing is, it is easy to reach the heavens, and it is not impossible to say that the Son of Heaven sent Chu Yi." ”

Wu Yong squinted his eyes, and suddenly said: "I'm just curious, although the matter of my robbery of the Birth Gang is not too secret, but it was found out by the government in such a short period of time, how did this leak out?" ”

Chao Gai frowned and said: "There are the Ruan family brothers involved in this matter, a few of us, and Bai Sheng, a white day rat, ......."

Gongsun Sheng's expression suddenly changed and said: "It's not good, Brother Bai Sheng ......"

Thinking of Bai Shengfen's bag of gold and silver, now everyone is here except for the Ruan brothers.

And the Ruan brothers have always been cautious and cautious, and if they want to say that the news leaked out from the Ruan brothers, even Gongsun Sheng himself would not believe it.

But if the news leaked out of Bai Sheng's mouth, Gongsun Sheng didn't think it was strange.

Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and Liu Tang also showed doubts when they heard this, and Chao Gai said: "Brother Gongsun, although Brother Bai Sheng said that he had good wine and some good betting, but if he was not righteous enough to leak the news that we had robbed the Birthday Gang, Chao Gai didn't believe it. ”

Gongsun Sheng naturally understood Chao Gai's character, and when he heard Chao Gai say this, he explained: "Brother Chao Gai, what if Bai Sheng said it after drinking? After all, he is a heavy drinker, and it is not impossible to lose his words after drinking. ”

Song Jiang looked at Chao Gai and a few people at this time: "There is no point in saying these now, no matter how the news is leaked, if there is no accident, the government must have a clue, otherwise, then Du Kong will never be so sure." ”

Chao Gai's heart moved: "Brother Song Jiang, you have a very good relationship with me, at this time, many people in the county government know about it, it is impossible for Du Kong not to know the friendship between you and me, he actually leaked such news to you, I am afraid that it is ......"

Song Jiang laughed and said: "Although Brother Chao is relieved, then Du Kong has any careful thoughts, but he can't hide it from Song Jiang, since Song Jiang dares to come, he is not afraid of being discovered." ”

Gongsun Sheng and the others couldn't help but sigh in their hearts when they looked at Song Jiang's free and righteous appearance, and it was indeed worthy of the well-known timely rain Song Saburo on the rivers and lakes.

Liu Tang looked at Song Jiang with admiration and said: "Brother Song Jiang is benevolent and righteous, I Liu Tang admire, if he has any needs for Brother Song, just words, Liu Tang will not die well if he frowns." ”

Song Jiang hurriedly said: "Brother Liu Tang, don't say that. Song and you are righteous friends, if you don't know, it's just that, since you get the news, you can't sit idly by, and you can't let your brothers be in prison. ”

Chao Gai looked at the crowd: "Brothers, Brother Meng Songjiang told us that we will not be caught off guard by the government, let's talk about it, what should we do next?" ”

Liu Tang said: "Brother Chao Gai, since we have leaked our whereabouts, the court will definitely not let us go, since this is the case, why don't we find a mountain and fall into the grass, when the time comes, eat a lot of meat and drink a lot, wouldn't you brothers be happy!" ”

Chao Gai bowed slightly, his eyes fell on Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng, compared to Liu Tang's temperament, Chao Gai obviously believed in Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng, after all, both of them can be regarded as resourceful people.

Wu Yong stroked his beard, muttered and said to Chao Gai: "Brother Chao, for today's plan, we can only choose to leave the grass, although Brother Liu Tang's words are rougher, but they are also telling the truth." With the case committed by us and others, once it falls into the hands of the government, I am afraid that it will not end well, rather than the brothers giving their lives in vain, it is better to fall into the grass and live happily. ”

After speaking, Wu Yong looked at Gongsun Sheng, both of them were resourceful people, Wu Yong asked himself if he couldn't think of any other better way to break the situation, so after saying his opinion, he asked Gongsun Sheng what better way he had.

Gongsun Sheng lowered his head, as if he noticed the gaze of Chao Gai and several people, slowly raised his head, and first looked at Song Jiang and said, "Brother Song Jiang, I don't know what the government will do when you go out of the city?" In addition to Chu Yi and his party, who was sent by Yuncheng County or Jeju Prefecture to investigate the matter? ”

Song Jiang thought for a while and said: "When Song went out of the city, everything was normal in the official mansion, at least the two brothers Lei Heng and Zhu Tong did not receive the military order to send troops to arrest you. ”

Lei Heng and Zhu Tong are the head of the infantry and the other is the head of the horsemen, it can be said that the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Yuncheng County will definitely not be able to bypass the two, and Lei Heng and Zhu Tong are close friends with Song Jiang, if there is really any transfer of men and horses, it is impossible for Song Jiang not to hear a little news.

Suddenly, Song Jiang slapped his leg and said: "It's not good, Song is too negligent, a few days ago, Song was on a business trip in the county government, and I accidentally saw a document, it seems that the Jeju government sent Sandu to arrest He Tao on a business trip, now think about it, if nothing else, the person in charge of the Jeju government to investigate the robbery of Shengchengang is He Tao." ”

Song Jiang looked extremely annoyed and said: "It's all my fault for being too negligent, if I had known about this earlier, I would definitely not have notified a few brothers until now." ”

Chao Gai said in a deep voice: "He Tao, this person Chao is an old acquaintance with him, this person has a lot of means, and his ability is also good, if this person is responsible for investigating this matter, it is really possible that he will find out something." ”

Gongsun Sheng looked at Chao Gai and said: "Brother Chao Gai, please also send Brother Liu Tang to go on and inform the Ruan brothers of the matter, don't let the government take it, and at the same time, Brother Chao Gai sent a credible person in the village to find Bai Sheng, if you find Bai Sheng, otherwise, Bai Sheng is afraid that something has happened." ”

It can be seen that Gongsun Sheng's arrangement is clearly organized, and it is also the best way to deal with it at the moment, Chao Gai said to Liu Tang when he heard it: "Liu Tang, you hurry up and invite the Ruan brothers to come, and say that there is something important to discuss." ”

Liu Tang obviously knew the priorities, so he hugged his fists and saluted: "Brothers, Liu Tang will go and invite the Ruan family brothers to come." ”

Seeing Liu Tang's figure go away, Chao Gai summoned several henchmen in Zhuangzhong and ordered a few people to go to Bai Sheng's house to find Bai Sheng.

After settling these things, Wu Yong said: "Brother Gongsun has arranged it properly, but we have to prepare for the worst. ”

Chao Gai glanced at Wu Yong and nodded: "Yes, what Brother Wu Yong said is not bad, we really have to prepare for the worst, if the government really wins Bai, it proves that we have been targeted by the government, and we must leave before the government takes action." ”

Saying that, Chao Gai said with a bold look: "This is nothing more than looking for a place to fall into the grass, and it is a pleasure to be accompanied by all the brothers!" ”

Song Jiang is also a director of the government, but as a result, Chao Gai and a few people discussed the matter of falling into the grass in front of him, and even Song Jiang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Noticing the change in Song Jiang's expression, Chao Gaidang said to Song Jiang: "But it made Oshiji smile!" ”

Song Jiang hurriedly said: "Brother Chao Gai said something, you are all heroes, even if it is a falling grass, it is forced by the times, my brother led someone to rob the traitor's birthday, but the rivers and lakes are very famous, his brother will inevitably move the world, and when he mentions his brother's name, he must praise it." ”

Shijie Village, where the Ruan brothers lived, was not considered Taiyuan from Dongxi Village, and with Liu Tang's footsteps, it only took more than half an hour to rush to Shijie Village, and found the Ruan brothers who had returned from fishing.

The three Ruan brothers learned from Liu Tang that they had robbed the Birthday Gang and leaked it, and they were shocked at first, and then calmed down.

As the eldest brother, Ruan Xiaoer has a stable temperament, and even if he has arranged his wife and children, he and Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi came to see Chao Gai and a few people.

By the time I arrived at Dongxi Village, the sky had already darkened, and at this time, Chao Gai was leaving Song Jiang to talk in the village, when a burst of footsteps came, and then a straightforward voice came: "I heard that Song Gongming, the timely rain of the famous Shandong Road, is here, and Ruan Xiaoqi is here!" ”

Among the three brothers, Ruan Xiaoqi has the most straightforward temperament, he has always had something to say, and he can't hide things in his heart, and when he learned that Song Jiang was here from Liu Tang's mouth, Ruan Xiaoqi was naturally very curious, and shouted before he entered the door.

However, Ruan Xiaoqi's personality is not annoying at all, after all, a straightforward person like Ruan Xiaoqi can be said to be a friend that everyone is happy to befriend, after all, no one wants their friends to be deep-minded people.

Only hearing Ruan Xiaoqi's voice, Chao Gaidang said to Song Jiang: "This is Xiaoqi, it seems that the Ruan family brothers have arrived!" ”

Song Jiang hurriedly got up and walked out of the living room with Chao Gai to greet him, and by the light of the fire, he could faintly see several figures striding towards him.

Song Jiang was no stranger to Liu Tang who was walking in front, but the three brothers who followed Liu Tang were watching Song Jiang's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but praise in his heart.

The Ruan brothers are good-looking, and it can be said that among the people in Liangshan, they are rare decent people, and they are by no means comparable to Wang Ying, Sun Erniang, and Zhang Qing, who are evildoers who take pleasure in cannibalism.

The Ruan brothers naturally also saw Song Jiang who came out with Chao Gai, Ruan Xiaoer immediately stepped forward and first saluted Chao Gai, and then said to Song Jiang: "The Ruan brothers have seen Brother Gongming!" ”

Chao Gai introduced Song Jiang on the side: "This is Ruan Xiaoer, Tai Sui, Ruan Xiaowu, a short-lived Erlang, and Ruan Xiaoqi, a living Yan, all of whom are well-known men!" ”

Song Jiang sighed: "Song Jiang is so fortunate to have the fate to meet your brothers, it is really happy!" ”

Walking into the room, everyone sat down, and Chao Gai told the Ruan brothers in detail what happened.

When Ruan Xiaoqi heard that the news had leaked, he said bluntly: "If you want me to say, Wu Xuexue is right, except for Bai Sheng, I really can't think of who the news leaked from!" ”

Ruan Xiaoer immediately shouted: "Xiao Qi, Hugh is talking nonsense!" ”

Song Jiang looked at the Ruan brothers with a smile on his face, and Chao Gai said: "Xiao Qixin is straightforward, everyone won't care, besides, the pedant also said that the Bai Sheng brothers are the most likely to leak the news." ”

Ruan Xiaowu said: "If you find Brother Bai Sheng and ask, won't you know?" ”

As he was talking, he saw a figure hurrying over, it was one of the several Zhuang Ding sent by Chao Gai to find Bai Sheng earlier.

When this person saw Chao Gai, he said with a panicked face: "It's not good to keep the right thing, Bai Sheng...... Bai Sheng was taken by the people of the government. ”

"What?"

Everyone couldn't help but be surprised, although they said that they had been prepared in their hearts, but when they really learned the news that Bai Sheng was taken by the government, it still shocked Chao Gai and others.

Chao Gai took a deep breath and said, "Have you ever found out why Brother Bai Sheng was arrested, and when and who did it!" ”

Na Zhuang Ding said: "It is said that an official surnamed He brought people and horses, and arrested Bai Sheng and his wife about two days ago, saying that they found the stolen goods in Bai Sheng's house. ”

After asking carefully, Chao Gai waved his hand to let the Zhuang Ding retreat, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn.

Now, combined with the news of Bai Sheng's arrest and the news brought by Song Jiang, everyone is finally sure that the news of the robbery of Shengchengang has been known to the government, and it is impossible to say when the officers and soldiers who arrested them will appear.

Song Jiang looked at Chao Gai and said: "Brother Chao Gai, please make a decision as soon as possible, if there is no accident, the county commander will definitely welcome Chu Yi and his party today, if he and his party are converging, at most tomorrow, the official army will definitely come to Dongxi Village!" ”

Just when Song Jiang, Chao Gai and a group of people were discussing how to deal with the current situation in Dongxi Village, among the largest restaurants in Yuncheng County, Shi Wenbin, as the county magistrate of Yuncheng County, was entertaining Chu Yi and his party.

Chu Yi sat opposite Shi Wenbin and looked at the Yuncheng County parent official, saying that Shi Wenbin can be regarded as a maverick in the current officialdom.

Compared with most corrupt officials and corrupt officials, Shi Wenbin feels that he can be regarded as a clean official, this person is an honest official, often has a benevolent heart, fights for money and land, argues and then executes. Brawls and fights, and decisions are made only after the severity is made, compared with many officials in the officialdom of the Great Song Dynasty, it is not bad to call them Qingming officials.

In addition to Shi Wenbin and several powerful figures in the county, there was also one person present, who was He Tao, who was sent by the Jeju government to investigate the robbery of Shengchengang.

Facing Chu Yi, Shi Wenbin seemed neither humble nor arrogant, very decent, but He Tao was a flattering posture, after Shi Wenbin toasted Chu Yi, he raised his glass to Chu Yi with a smile on his face and said: "Xiaguan He Tao, respect Admiral Chu!" ”