The interrogation of the two bandit leaders in Sanboshan went very smoothly, and in fact, when Yang Qing and Li Fu learned that the young official in front of them was Song Nan, the current Zhenguo Gong, their attitude was very strange, and they seemed to express a feeling of admiration and complexity.

Song Nan noticed this, in fact, he didn't want to tell his identity, if it weren't for the two bandit leaders who had to come forward to speak before they would speak, Song Nan would not have told them his identity; Faced with the strange appearance of these two bandit leaders, Song Nan was a little worried, for fear that the two would not cooperate. Not long after, Yang Qing explained the doubts in Song Nan's heart by himself.

It turned out that the identities of Yang Qing and Li Fu were a little special, these two people were the small leaders of the so-called rebel army who participated in Liu Liu's Liu Qi Incident a few years ago, these two served under Liu Liu, and when Liu Liu abandoned tens of thousands of soldiers and horses and fled to Taihang Mountain alone, Yang Qing and Li Fu were among the rebels who stayed on the island in the middle of the lake.

When the officers and soldiers conquered the island in the center of Weishan Lake, these two people braved the cold lake to swim and escape, because after the war, the officers and soldiers surrounded and suppressed the bandits everywhere, and the two had nowhere to live, so they fled all the way to Shandong to Jiangxi, where the situation was relatively calm, and then fled south to the area of southern Jiangxi; didn't dare to show up in public, but the livelihood problem had to be solved, so he simply went to Sanbo Mountain to become the king of the mountain.

Song Nan suddenly realized, no wonder these two people knew their identities after they knew their identities, it turned out that it was because he was the so-called 'culprit' that caused the destruction of Liu Liu and Liu Qi, if Yang Qing and Li Fu were people who were loyal to Liu Liu, they would probably see themselves as enemies.

"I see, so to speak, we are also old friends." Song Nan said with a haha.

"How dare villains and others call themselves old people with Grandpa Guo, but I have today, but it is also thanks to Grandpa Guo." Yang Qing said quietly.

Song Nan smiled: "I don't admit this account, your fate has changed since you chose to participate in Liu Liu's rebellion, but I didn't force you to rebel." ”

Yang Qingdao: "The villain knows that the villain is not to blame the grandfather of the country, the villain just sighs at the impermanence of the world." In fact, many people in the army at that time admired Grandpa Guo very much; When the soldiers and horses of the sixth master were like bamboos, and the momentum was like the sky, it was your lordship who came out of the sky to extinguish such a large fire in just over a month, and even those of us who were involved in it at that time did not believe it. Before that, we all thought that the sixth master was the most capable person in this world, and it wasn't until he was defeated by you that we knew that this qiē was a myth. ”

Song Nan waved his hand and said: "The past is not to be tied, I have no intention of pursuing your previous identity, what I need to know now is another thing, if you can cooperate with me, I guarantee that you will not have to worry about your life." ”

Yang Qing nodded and said: "Since Zhenguo Gong spoke, the villain and others will never hide it, no matter who asked before, the villain would have asked him to make a statement not to kill my brother before he was willing to cooperate, but in front of Zhenguo Gong, this procedure is redundant." ”

Song Nan laughed, ordered the guards to loosen the ties of the two, and served tea and snacks to entertain them, Yang Qing and Li Fu sat opposite Song Nan and talked about hot tea in their hands.

They explained the process of interacting with King Ning, in fact, they did not have a relationship with King Ning at the beginning, the reason why they had an intersection with a prince of the Ming Dynasty was that they were the matchmaker of Ling Shiyi and Min Twenty-four, the leaders of the Poyang Lake bandits. But almost all the gangs in the rivers and lakes have connections with each other, because they are all bandits who are against the imperial court, and the common enemy will inevitably make them have the same hatred and hatred between them, plus one is a lake bandit and the other is a mountain bandit, their respective fields of activity are different, and there is almost no conflict of interest between them, so when Sanboshan Yang Qing and Li Fu made a name for themselves, Ling Shiyi and Min Twenty-four took the initiative to send someone to contact.

Over time, the relationship became closer and closer, and with the increase of trust between the two sides, Yang Qing and Li Fu were also invited to Poyang Lake once, and it was that time that opened the eyes of Yang Qing and Li Fu. The equipment and blades of the lake bandits and even the boats and boats on the lake are by no means comparable to ordinary bandits, the armor is standard armor, the blade is a standard weapon, and there are a large number of firearms in hand, although the warships are small ships, but there are expensive iron-headed boats, even among the officers and sailors, there are only a few such ships; This qiē puzzled Yang Qing and Li Fu.

The leaders of the Poyang Lake bandits, Ling Shiyi and Min Twenty-four, seemed to be deliberately showing off their strength, and they could also see that they were shocked, so on the first night of their departure, they introduced a man named Liu Yangzheng, who introduced himself to Yang Qing and Li Fu. This Liu Yangzheng is actually a man from a high background, and now he is working in the Ning Wangfu, and a staff member of the palace is treated as a guest in the camp of the Poyang Lake bandits, which always feels a little absurd.

Ling Shiyi told Yang Qing and Li Fu that the reason why his men and horses were able to crisscross the Poyang Lake for hundreds of miles without missing a hand, and the officers and soldiers encircled and suppressed many times in vain, but increased their morale, so that the strong men in the left near flocked to vote, and in just one year, the number of people expanded from less than 200 to 5 or 600 capable soldiers and horses, and the reason was that King Ning covered them. Whether it is weapons, grain, grass or intelligence, Ning Wangfu will supply them to the bandits in a timely manner, and this qiē is the root of the prosperity of the bandits in Poyang Lake.

Yang Qing and Li Fu did not hide their surprise, it turned out that the situation inside was so unbelievable, a Ming prince actually secretly colluded with the bandits, gave them shelter and funding, if they didn't hear it in person, no one would believe it.

The two didn't think much about why, but they only looked at the thriving scene here, and then looked at the appearance of dozens of people under their hands, one by one, dressed in tatters, eating casually, except for a dozen waist knives, the rest were holding wooden sticks and sharpened sticks, these people sat on the ground, and then put a broken bowl in front of them, and they were beggars, compared with the bandits here, their own people and horses were simply shabby.

When Ling Shiyi obediently said that he wanted Yang Qing and Li Fu to also become a man under the protection of the prince, Yang Qing and Li Fu agreed more simply than anything else, on the one hand, because they really envied the weapons of the lake bandits and wanted to make their cottage develop greatly, but on the other hand, the reason was that Yang Qing and Li Fu knew that the secret they learned today was very important, and they had no other way but to join the gang, otherwise it would be impossible for the two of them to leave this place alive.

So, not long after, there was a three-master named Wang Ru in the cottage, after this person arrived, the cottage suddenly changed greatly, and soon after inexplicably there were a lot of blades and armor, and finally the firearms and horses were all in place, this time the shotguns were changed, and the mountain bandits' armament was more luxurious than the local officers and soldiers.

Under Wang Ru's planning, the Sanboshan bandits did several major cases in a row, and even entered the two county towns near the left to make a big fuss, and their reputation was greatly enhanced. At first, the officers and men did not pay much attention to this small group of bandits, and it was not until they made such a big noise that they had to send troops to encircle and suppress them. After seven or eight large-scale encirclements and suppressions, Wang Ru seems to have grown clairvoyance, as long as he follows his instructions, there is basically no danger.

The bandits in Sanboshan almost became a nightmare for the local officials and people, and soon they also grew like the Poyang Lake bandits, tripling in number to nearly 300 people.

Song Nan listened to Yang Qing's narration quietly, but his heart fluctuated, King Ning's audacity was unbelievable, of course he would not spend money to arm these bandits in vain, his intentions were obvious, these bandits would be controlled by him and become the power he manipulated. Not only did Ning Wangfu have another available means in the matter of enclosing land and collecting wealth, he didn't have to come forward openly, if anyone dared to rebel, these bandits would raze them; What's more important is that once King Ning has any ideas, these bandits can be assembled into a considerable number in an instant, and become a military force that should not be underestimated.

"According to what you said, almost all the bandits and gangs in Jiangxi are controlled by the palace, as far as you know, how many bandits have become lackeys under the protection of Ning Wangfu?"

Yang Qing's face turned red when he heard the word lackey, but he didn't dare to care about such words, although the grandfather in front of him was quite polite to him, it was because of his cooperative attitude, he knew that the person in front of him was not as kind as he looked, as long as he angered him, his head might move in the next breath, as long as he wanted.

"The villain once attended the invitation of Nanchang Ning Wangfu, that time everyone pretended to be a prostitute to go to the Xiao Pavilion of the fifth archway of Nanchang Mansion to party, that time I saw fifteen or sixteen people from all over the world; Several well-known gang leaders were all present. In addition to Ling Shiyi Min Twenty-four and the villain brothers of Poyang Lake, the jade of Raozhou Mansion. Ma Dazhuang of the Fengshan Gang, Sun Damao of Jianchang Mansion, and famous gangster leaders of Ji'an, Nan'an, Yuanzhou, and Jiujiang were also present. ”

Song Nan frowned and said: "In this way, it is the sages who have been wiped out, has Prince Ning come forward?" ”

"At first, no, but a prince Shi came forward to receive him, and the man read out an edict, although he didn't say who it was, but everyone knew that it was King Ning's edict; Finally, when we were about to leave, another person came to set up a banquet for us to practice, and it was only later that we learned that the person who set up the banquet was King Ning himself. Everyone also complained that Ning Wangye was hiding his head and tail and doing obscene things. ”

Song Nan sneered: "That's because he doesn't want to tell the truth, so he is sneaky; Are you telling the truth? You must know that if you dare to make up a lie, the end will be very miserable; Since the rebellion of Liu Liu and Liu Qi, the imperial court has caught bandits like you, but they are all swords and knives. ”

Yang Qing Li Fu knelt down and kowtowed: "If you make up half a sentence, you will kill us alive." ”

Song Nan nodded and said: "Okay, I'll take you back to Beijing, let you go to see someone, in front of him, you will tell me what I said, as long as you do what I say, I guarantee that your lives will be worry-free." ”

Yang Qing Li Fu kowtowed and said, "Dare not obey your fate." ”

Song Nan raised his feet and came to a room next door, where Wang Shouren and the generals and officials of Gannan sat there with white faces, Song Nan specially arranged for them to sit next door and listen to the interrogation.