Song Jiang could naturally hear that he was making a sarcastic remark and was about to argue, but when he thought that Lu Junyi, Yan Qing and other brothers were currently besieged by Han Shizhong and others, the situation in front of him was obviously controlled by others. But don't speak too softly, otherwise you will be underestimated by the other party. So he said without humility or arrogance: "Today's traitorous ministers inside and outside the court are in power, making the people of the world miserable, our master taught our brothers martial arts, that is, we want to sweep away the injustices in the world, and contribute to the country and the society. Now, the original land of the people of Yuncheng has been flooded, and they have no choice but to make a living from the lake. However, a few days ago, the public land law established by the imperial court came down, and the water surface of our Yuncheng was filled as public land, and the common people were deprived of their way of life. The so-called government persecuted the people, and the people were cornered, so they rose up to resist. The first time my brother rose up to make trouble, it was to oppose the unfairness of the public land law. And now the second time I got up to make trouble, it was because of this that the government passed by Yuncheng to transport some flowers and stones, demolished the bridge and picked up the house, and stoned our old uncle Chao to death in that house. As the parents of the people, the two adults have always been discerning, so I dare to say a thing or two here, and I don't know if it's right or not. ”

Zhang Shuye and Hou Meng's faces were embarrassed, this was a big mistake from the imperial court, but the two of them were not good at blatant accusations. Hou Meng cleared his throat and continued: "If there were no such things as the public land tax and Huashigang, the lord of Song Zhai might have let go of his ambition to compete in the Central Plains and win the world? ”

Song Jiang Zhengse said: "Song Jiang has never had the ambition to compete in the Central Plains and win the world, not only today. Since the founding of Taizu in the Great Song Dynasty, there has been no shortage of Ming monarchs in the past dynasties, and there have been many virtuous and virtuous ministers in the court, and the people of the world have always praised them. It's just that in recent years, the court has greatly promoted the Gongtian Law and Huashigang, and local governments have taken the opportunity to fill their pockets and act recklessly. The people are not happy, so they have to rebel, Song Jiang is worthy of it, and he also wants to ask for a public word for the people of the world, and say a reasonable word. As for the wealth and wealth, property and power, he is not talented, but his eyes are as straight as floating clouds. ”

When Hou Meng heard Song Jiang talk about wealth and wealth, property and power, his heart moved, and he remembered the conversation with Chao Buzhi back then, and said:

“

Li bai

The liquor is newly ripe in the mountains, and the yellow chickens are pecking at the autumn fat. Call the children to cook chickens and drink liquor, and the children laugh and pull people's clothes. Singing to get drunk and masturbate, dancing and setting for glory. It is not too early to lobby for all kinds of hardships, and the whip crosses the horse and wades into the distance. The foolish woman of the Huiji lightly bought the ministers, and Yu also resigned from his home and went west to Qin. Look up to the sky and laugh and go out, how can my generation be a Penghao person. ”

But it was a poem written by Li Bai when he was talking about his lofty ambitions, and he didn't want to be written down by Chao Buzhi and said that he was with Hou Meng, both of whom were great Confucians in the world, and they were both highly talented and praised, and they both entered their hearts. Song Jiang knew that his poetry talent was not high, and an ordinary small poem was suddenly talked about by Hou Meng, and he was suddenly flattered. The prefect of Xindao Hou was considerate to me, and he was grateful for his origin, and sang loudly:

"The light thunder outside the willows is raining on the pond, and the sound of the rain is dripping and the lotus is broken. The west corner of the small building is broken. Leaning on the trunk, stay in the moon.

The swallow flew to peep at the painting building, and the jade hook hung down the curtain. The cool waves do not move, and the lines are flat. The water is clear and the pillows are fallen. ”

This poem "Linjiang Immortal" is Hou Meng's proud work.

There was a gentle thunder outside the willow forest, and the pond was drizzling; The sound of rain is dripping, dripping on the lotus leaves and making a small sound. Soon the light rain stopped, and a blocked rainbow appeared in the west corner of the small building. We leaned against the railing until the moon rose.

The swallow flew back to the door, watching and flying to the beams; I lowered the curtain from the jade hook. The bamboo mat on the bed has a flat texture, like cool water waves, but there are no ripples. At the head of the bed was a crystal pillow, and her golden hairpin fell from her hair and lay horizontally on the side of the pillow.

This poem is written about the situation of the moment after the showers in the summer evening, and the painting is not there, but the land has never been.

The words on the top of the writing of the outdoor scenery, light thunder and rain, small building rainbow, after the rain in the evening, the new moon graceful, especially the "broken rainbow" and "moon Huasheng" three words of the wonderful use, the summer scene to the extremely beautiful realm.

The next film depicts a picture of a beautiful woman sleeping in summer, which is supposed to be written the next day. The small building embroidered pavilion, the jade hook is lowered, the curtain is lowered, and the heroine snores in the pavilion. I saw that the texture of the cool hair she was lying on was smooth and not wrinkled, and the hairpin on her head hung down next to the crystal pillow. The lyricist skillfully depicts the heroine's summer day and sleep from the perspective of the swallow. The interior scene is written in the next rhyme, and an ideal human realm is created with exquisite and gorgeous things, and even swallows fly to peep and can't bear to disturb.

The heroine in the lyrics, her life is undoubtedly luxurious, but her heart is not happy. On the mat, next to the jade pillow, only her own golden hairpin accompanied her. This implies that she is alone in the empty boudoir. She leaned against the railing in the dressing room. She heard thunder, rain, and lotus leaves, but she could not hear the hoofs of the horses as her husband returned. She saw the rainbow after the rain and the crescent moon in the night sky, but she couldn't see her husband. She spent another hot summer eternal day in hopeless anticipation. She had no choice but to go back to the boudoir alone and hang down the beaded curtains, because she didn't want the pair of swallows to see her loneliness and laugh at her loneliness, and she could imagine her loneliness and sorrow, and she must still be looking forward to it in her sleep.

Hou Meng knew Song Jiang's ambition, and couldn't help but feel a little relieved, and said: "You are waiting to rebel against the government, the court is furious, and the edict is ordered to Zhang Mansion Yin to discuss, and at present, the lord of Lu Junyi is trapped, and the victory and defeat of the two sides seem to have been decided." I also wrote to the imperial court, and I wanted to recruit peace, but I had to follow the expedition. Although it is not allowed for a while, it is also because Zhao'an is still undecided, if Zhao'an fails, then Fang La can not be requisitioned, so where is the face of the court? I discussed with Zhang Fuyin, and I will ask you to wait for Zhao'an, and follow Fang La. ”

Song Jiang's heart sank, and there was really no good recruitment. Thinking that Fang La and his brother were both because of the Gongtian Law and Huashi Gang, they rebelled against the court with righteous indignation for a while. Once he loses the enemy to the officers and soldiers, he immediately turns against each other, how many brothers can do it?

That Uncle Zhang has not spoken since Song Jiang entered the lobby, and when he saw his hesitation, he said slowly: "The last time the incident was small, and because of the death of the master of Chao Village, he reinstated his life with the rest of the people, and barely prevaricated in the past, and the court did not have time to investigate deeply, and I didn't expect that this matter would be brought up again." Now that the main army of Song Zhai has destroyed the city and uprooted the village, the world is shaking, and the court is afraid that it will be difficult to give up this time. A few days ago, the war in Fangla was tight, and I wanted to ask the lord of Song Zhai to recruit him thoroughly, follow the expedition to Fangla, and atone for his sins. I and the Hou Governor's Mansion also felt that the Lord of Song Zhai was quite embarrassed to follow the expedition to Fangla. But now, if you don't think about it, once the court wants to levy it afterwards, the two of us can't be the master, and you can't wait for it again, and there is a precedent for this matter, and it can't be perfunctory. The eldest husband chooses the opportunity to make a decision, and acts decisively, leaving no regrets for life. This matter is not too late, it will only become more and more tricky if it drags on, how to deal with it, please also ask the Lord of Song Zhai to show it. ”

Song Jiang listened to Zhang Shuye's benevolence and righteousness, which was quite reasonable, and he really had nothing to say. But if you agree, the brothers of all families will fight against corrupt officials and eliminate corrupt officials like Fang La, but once their power declines, they will immediately turn around and face each other, where is there still right and wrong, and it is a hero's doing? I'm afraid that it will be difficult to convince the public. There is a saying that the three armies can win the commandery, but the horseman cannot win the ambition, turn around and turn against each other, I don't know how many brothers swear to die. Whether the emperor will allow it is still undecided, if it is not allowed again, it will be a waste of effort, adding to the joke, where can it be repeated?

If he didn't agree, Lu Junyi and more than 30 brothers and 2,000 men and horses would be surrounded on the dry boat, and the grain and grass would be exhausted, but there would be no rescuers, and their lives would hang by a thread. The remaining 2,000 men are a drop in the bucket, and they are not enough to fight against tens of thousands of elite forbidden troops. At present, the official army is besieging but not attacking, and it is already an opportunity to make a forced landing. Thinking that there are brothers who may swear to the death, where does Song Jiang dare to hesitate? Heart: "That's the only way." ”

Song Jiang raised his face and said to the two prefects: "My lord, please rest assured, everything will be done!" How to handle the rest, please instruct again! ”

Hou Meng said: "I have played the current Daojun Emperor, I should be the first to recruit An, and follow the expedition to Fangla." Although it is not allowed for a while, it is also a matter of the face of the court, if Your Excellency is willing to recruit peace, I and Lord Zhang will fight to the death to protect it, and we will not deceive each other. ”

Shu Ye said: "The surrender letter requires the Song Zhai lord to sign a letter to restore the imperial court, and everyone must be compiled into the queue of officers and soldiers, but the imperial court is used to send them." If the imperial court is still not allowed, I am afraid that the lord of the Song village will meet the imperial court in Tokyo. ”

Song Jiang said with a smile: "Since Song Jiang has decided to recruit An, he is willing to obey, and I will submit to the order, and I will make a letter of surrender and enter Beijing to meet the emperor." Don't say that I will see one emperor, I should also go down to see ten emperors, I am afraid that the emperor's daughter does not want to see me. This is true, and there is no ambiguity. It's just that everyone waits, and those who wish are assigned to the officers and soldiers camp, and some of the brothers may not want to, and they also ask Lord Zhang's permission to be demobilized and returned to the field, and they will not repeat it. ”

Uncle Zhang was moved when he saw that Song Jiang was decisive: "Song Jiang is the leader of the rebellion, and he is willing to be captured and meet the court in person, so he is naturally his brothers. He immediately replied: "In this case, the heroes of Liangshan will return to the imperial court, follow the expedition to Fangla, or if they are unwilling, they can be sent home, but they must not repeatedly resist the government." Uncle Zhang and Lord Hou reported to the imperial court at night, and they must protect everyone's integrity. ”

Song Jiang saw that Zhang Hou and the two prefects understood the promise, and immediately said: "That is the case, now that I am going to the post house, I will arrange for Lu Junyi and others to recruit An, and let the Dai Zong brothers send it early tomorrow morning." ”

Then he smiled at Hou Meng: "I was hungry all day, but your virtuous nephew wants to ask your old man for a meal to eat." Hou Meng laughed: "In this way, the two old decays will accompany you to get drunk and rest." ”

Hou Meng took Song Jiang and others into the post house, and Song Jiang wrote a letter in private, sealed it and handed it over to Dai Zong, and then went back to the lobby to eat and drink.

Song Jiang and the others were very moved when they saw that Hou Mengshen had prepared a good meal in the middle of the night.

After a jar of Gujing Gong old wine was served, Song Jiang got up and picked up the first glass of wine, and said, "I am here to thank Lord Hou and Master Zhang on behalf of all the brothers." The two adults not only remembered the friendship between my teacher, but also remembered the old friendship with the prefect of Chao, cherished Brother Song Jiang, helped each other twice, and protected him in every way. The brothers will either be incorporated into the ranks of the official army, or they will be scattered and return to the field, and nothing will happen again. Some of the brothers were afraid that they would not want to, but fortunately the two adults had agreed just now, and they could not be forced to do so. My brothers are all rural husbands, and they don't want to be officials, and they follow the matter of Fang La, the elders originally made it clear that they should not listen, but Fang La started for a reason, and the court did not like it, but we sympathized with it. With that to say, I thanked you for my first drink. ”

Hou Meng and Uncle Zhang said at the same time: "But if you can turn the conflict into a jade silk, you will need to do many things with two old decays." Later, the two really tried their best to protect the Song Jiang brothers, and Hou Meng also begged to be the prefect of Dongping, but unfortunately died on the way to office at a great age.

Song Jiang picked up the second glass of wine again, and said angrily: "Back then, Brother Chao Gai and I led the brothers of the family to Liangshan, but it was not for some enmity, but for a while, I didn't want to occupy the mountain as the king and divide the territory. It's just that there are many injustices in public land, and the government is pressing step by step, and there is no way to live, so I have to go back. But in confrontation with the government, the people will inevitably suffer, and we are very unwilling. Brother Xing Chao Gai sought all the great things for his brothers and the people, dissipated the hatred, and then received the best efforts of Lord Zhang, and the brothers returned to the countryside. For the second glass of wine, I salute Lord Zhang and Brother Chao Gai. "After that, I drank it all, and my uncle accompanied him with a cup at night.