The arrow had to be sent, and Xizong passed down a decree to let Liu Shangshu lead troops to encircle and suppress the Taihu Lake bandits. Wei Zhongxian took the opportunity to slander and protected Cao Qincheng as the commander of the army in front of Xizong. In this way, Wei Zhongxian can not only monitor Liu Shangshu's every move, but also pretend to be Cao Qincheng's hand to restrain and rectify Liu Shangshu.

Liu Shangshu had strict military discipline all the way, and he did not commit any offense against the people in autumn, and he came to the waters of Taihu Lake in a few days. He hadn't had a moment to catch his breath when something happened that made him feel clogged. Chen Lan, the prefect of Linjiang, burned all the fishing boats in the counties under his jurisdiction, and the fishermen were driven into the city with their families and mouths. Along the way, the voices of mourning were endless, and the people cried incessantly. What is even more infuriating is that the officials wantonly beat and scold, treating the people like grass cowards.

Liu Shangshu was furious when he saw this, and he ordered the generals to stop the patrol and let them give him an explanation. The patrolman rolled his eyes up and spat on the ground, and he said with crooked eyes and contemptuous: "Eat melon seeds and suck out a bed bug, where did the birdman come from, run here to beg for wildfire." ”

The general's anger rose from his heart, and his steel teeth shattered, and he rushed forward and swung his big fist towards the patrolman's eye socket. After this punch, the patrol suddenly had the feeling of thinking about heaven and earth. His eyes were already dark, but even after being beaten, the patrolman still cursed. The general was unceremonious, and punched him in the other eye, and the patrol immediately became a black-eyed chicken,

He sang softly in the light clouds, and fell to the ground with a "boom".

Liu Shangshu fainted when he saw the patrolman, and blamed the family for making a heavy move, and the fishermen came to Liu Shangshu one after another to kowtow and ask him to make decisions for himself. After Liu Shangshu asked the ins and outs of the matter, he went straight to the mansion. Hearing the sound of footsteps, Chen Lan thought it was his subordinate duke, he didn't raise his head, and leaned over to play with a jade horse on the public case. Seeing that no one answered, Chen Lan snorted lightly and said, "How are things going? If those poor fishermen are disobedient, they will be locked up for a few days." ”

Liu Shangshu snorted, resounding like thunder, and Chen Lan almost fell from his chair in shock. He straightened his slightly crooked black gauze hat, and said in a trembling tone: "Liu ...... Lord Liu. Liu Shangshu's expression was solemn, and he said coldly: "Governor Chen, you are so majestic, the people are silent about you, you are really good at governance." ”

Chen Lan's forehead was covered in cold sweat, and he said to Liu Shangshu with a smile: "Lord Liu, please sit down, let's talk slowly." "Lord Liu was ordered to beg for thieves, but Chen Lan didn't know how to appease the people, but instead drove away and insulted him, and if he continued like this, he was afraid that he would provoke a civil uprising. It was Liu Shangshu who ordered the Chen prefect to go out to comfort the people, so that they could return to their homes, and the damaged fishing boats would be compensated according to the price. Those who bully the people on the road will be punished according to the laws of the imperial court. Chen Lan listened to Liu Shangshu's orders one by one, all of which made him helpless. Although he is a state official, Cao Qincheng is a celebrity around the nine-thousand-year-old, and he is the commander of the Jinyi Guard, he, a small person like a sesame mung bean, dares to say a word, isn't it a somersault on the edge of the cliff - looking for death?

Now that he is riding a tiger, he simply pushes the dirty water basin on Cao Qincheng's head. Therefore, after Chen Lan finished Liu Shangshu's instructions, he immediately looked sad, and spit out his bitterness to Liu Shangshu, telling him how Cao Qincheng relied on power to bully others. How can Liu Shangshu have time to be poor with him, since he can't be the master, find someone who can be the master.

After that, Liu Shangshu brushed his sleeves and left, and ordered the family to pay homage to the commanding embassy. Cao Qincheng looked for a place to be comfortable wherever he went, and some sycophants under his subordinates, who found the grass stage team from somewhere, set up a stage in the command embassy's mansion. A servant is singing about the mountain of the army. Cao Qincheng sat crooked under the stage, serving tea and dried fruits by his side, and when he heard the voice, Cao Qincheng shook his head and shook his tail in agreement.

After the general's worship sticker was presented, Liu Shangshu entered the house. The image of singing and dancing in front of him made him very annoyed. Seeing Cao Qincheng squinting his eyes and humming a few times from time to time, Liu Shangshu said with a slight sarcasm: "General Cao is so interested, the army is on the verge of conquest, and he has the leisure to listen to the drama." ”

Cao Qincheng opened his eyes, and a smile unnaturally squeezed out of his pale face. He said to Liu Shangshu: "You have to hold your breath so that you can behead Xiahou Yuan like Old Huang Zhong." ”

Liu Shangshu sneered when he heard this: "I don't know if General Cao is the old Huang Zhong, or the well-commanded Fa Zheng." Cao Qincheng knew that Liu Shangshu meant something else in his words, but he deliberately hid haha and gave Liu Shangshu an answer. Liu Shangshu was filled with righteous indignation, and he accused Cao Qincheng of not knowing how to compensate the rear, which made the people resentful. Cao Qincheng sneered at each other, and scolded Liu Shangshu for reading military books and war strategies in vain, but he didn't know the truth of fishing with all his might. He did this to prevent the fishermen from colluding with the water bandits, so that the news of the army would not leak out.

Cao Qincheng is clever and eloquent, he does have a reason for doing this, and Liu Shangshu is indisputable. He was about to turn around and leave, when Cao Qincheng said in a strange manner: "Please ask Lord Liu to set up camp in Taihu Lake to prevent Shui Kou from coming ashore." Liu Shangshu left angrily, and Cao Qincheng sneered a few times.

That night, the camp like a long dragon swinging tail was set up, and Liu Xiong took Liu Jie to the Chinese military tent. Liu Jie escaped from danger, and Liu Shangshu cried with joy. The father and son have a lot of warm words, but this is not the time to talk about home. Liu Shangshu has a clear distinction between public and private, Liu Jie is greedy for merit and rash to inflict on the military prestige of the imperial court, and should be punished according to the law. Liu Shangshu ordered the soldiers, threw the son into the prisoner car, and handed it over to the Holy Tribunal when the army triumphed.

The sergeants begged bitterly, Liu Shangshu was merciless, and he said solemnly: "If there are any more people who intercede for Liu Jie, they will be punished together." The generals silently retreated to the side, and Liu Xiong smacked his tongue on the side. He secretly thought in his heart: "Liu Tianhe has a good way of governing the army, no wonder he has won a hundred battles." Ma Wanli is blindly drunk and dreams of death, it seems that this time he will be more than lucky. ”

He was bowing his head and pondering, and Liu Shangshu woke up the dreamer with a word. Liu Xiong's heart palpitated, and he told Liu Shangshu in fear that this time he risked his life to save Gongzi from danger, and Ma Wanli and Yu San wanted to use Gongzi as a bargaining chip as a condition for negotiating with the imperial court. I saw that my son was humiliated, and I admired the integrity of the adult, so I came to vote.

Liu Shangshu was overjoyed when he heard this, and he set up a banquet to entertain Liu Xiong. During the banquet, Liu Shangshu asked Liu Xiong about Yu San, and Liu Xiong added oil and vinegar to slander Yu San. Liu Shangshu listened to the case and got up, he scolded angrily: "This thing that doesn't grow, when the old man saved him from danger, he patted his chest and assured the old man that he would no longer be a water bandit who robbed along the lake." ”

A sneer flashed at the corner of Liu Xiong's mouth, and he told Liu Shangshu that Yu San became even more serious after becoming a water bandit, first killing Zhao Zhuolong, the old gang leader of the Giant Whale Gang, and then killing Liu Biao, the second village owner who persuaded him. Liu Shangshu was not familiar with these two people, so when he pushed the cup and changed the cup to drink, he asked Liu Xiong about the situation of the two people. Liu Xiong spoke skillfully and praised them for their loyalty and purity, and they were characters like Liangshan Hubaoyi and Song Jiang.

Liu Shangshu nodded, and a glass of turbid wine added a little melancholy to his stomach. He said a few words in succession: "It's a pity. Liu Xiong pretended to wipe his tears with his sleeves, and his expression was extremely sad. Liu Shangshu comforted him and said that after the three crimes were verified, they would definitely be brought to justice. Liu Xiong got up and thanked Liu Shangshu. After gossiping for a while, Liu Shangshu asked Liu Xiong that he could carry a map of the waters of Taihu Lake with him.

Liu Xiong was taken aback, Liu Shangshu was worthy of being an expert in leading troops to fight, and his words hit the nail on the head. This water battle is not a land war, where the ports are crisscrossed, where the rivers are silted, and where the big ships can be passed, they must be well acquainted with it, and once they are not familiar with the terrain, once they are ambushed, they may be completely annihilated

Seeing Liu Xiong's hesitation, Liu Shangshu asked again. Liu Xiong squeezed out a smile in embarrassment, and he told Liu Shangshu that the map of the water village was in Ma Wanli's hands. In fact, Liu Shangshu also knows that the water defense map is so important, how can it be easily obtained. When he asked, he was just hoping for what happened. Liu Xiong sighed softly when he saw Liu Shangshu, but he obediently told Liu Shangshu that when necessary, he could respond internally and help the imperial court exterminate Ma Wanli.

The two hit it off at first sight, Liu Xiong was drunk and danced, and was sent to the barracks by the soldiers. Ma Wanli saw that Liu Xiong had not returned for a long time, and was worried that something had happened to him, so after discussing with Yu San, he decided to go to the other side to find out. After thinking about it carefully, he decided that it was most appropriate to go by himself. Ma Wanli knew that he wanted to meet his life-saving benefactor, but he only told Yu Sanlu to be careful.

Yu Sanqing boat walked alone, chopping waves and rowing towards the opposite shore. Liu Xiong vaguely saw the lake swaying, and knew that Ma Wanli must have sent someone again. He pondered and thought that Yu San was the most likely. It was he who quietly sneaked into Childe's prisoner car and said to him: "Childe, Yu San's crossing the lake in the middle of the night must have come to lobby your father. For the sake of your father's reputation, and for your own vengeance, you must also stop Yu San. ”

Liu Jie left with anger, and Liu Xiong still returned to the barracks and slept like mud. Yu Sandangzhou landed on the shore and touched the side of the walled gate, Liu Jie shouted: "The thieves sneak into the camp at night, what do you want?"

After listening carefully, Yu San knew that it was Gongzi who came out. He searched for the sound, and saw the son holding a knife in one hand and a lamp in the other, glaring angrily at him. He greeted him with a smile, but the son suddenly killed the killer. The tiger's head knife came in the wind, and Yu San lowered his head and flashed, and a few locks of hair were cut off by the sharp blade. He was so frightened that his soul was not possessed, and after taking a few steps back, Yu San said in a shocked tone: "Childe, I want to see Ling Zun to thank him for saving his life back then, why did you kill me?"

Liu Jie's blood surged, pointing at Yu San and scolding repeatedly. Yu Sanjian Gongzi misunderstood himself, so he spoke with good words to explain. Liu Jie decided in his heart that Yu San was an ungrateful villain, and he came late at night at this time, and he was also ill-intentioned. He didn't allow Yu San to argue, so he drew his knife and slashed at Yu San. Yu San rolled on the ground, made a move to hold the moon in his arms, and lightly pointed at Liu Jie's acupoint. He shouted, "Childe is offended." ”

A round of silver moon transmitted a miserable white light on Liu Jie's face, and after his face trembled, the whole person immediately fell to the ground. Yu San was so frightened that the six gods had no owner, and he stood in place with a panicked expression.