Water Margin official

Chapter 148 Chai Jin’s itchy spot

Zhang Zhengdao smiled and said: "There are many rumors in the Jianghu that there is a 'little whirlwind' Chai Daguan in Henghai County, Cangzhou, who is generous in righteousness and wealth, but we have never had the chance to get to know him."

"A few days ago, a new leader of our village said that he had an old relationship with Chai Daguan, so I dared to take this opportunity to come and visit him." Zhang Zhengdao said, holding the letter written by Wang Lun in his arms.

He took it out and handed it to Ruan Xiaoqi beside him, asking him to forward it to Chai Jin.

When Zhang Zhengdao saw that Chai Jin had accepted the letter but did not open it immediately, he said bluntly: "This is a letter written by brother Wang Lun to a high official. Please read it."

When Chai Jin saw this, he opened the letter and read it carefully. Then he suddenly realized it. He stroked his beard and said with a smile, "It turned out to be the scholar in white who lived in my village for a few days."

"This scholar Wang actually came to Guizhai to join the gang?" Chai Jin asked curiously.

Zhang Zhengdao saw that Chai Jin didn't seem to be very familiar with Wang Lun, so he knew that he must be a narrow-minded scholar trying to put money on his face, so he said that he had an old relationship with Chai Jin, and wrote a letter to get it.

This embarrassment happened.

Zhang Zhengdao said lightly: "Yes, I saw that he was proficient in writing, so I left him in the stronghold to take care of the food and grass matters."

While they were talking, a banker brought out a plate of meat, a pot of wine, and some cooking cakes.

Just as the banker was about to place these delicacies on the table, Chai Jin saw him and said hurriedly: "Quickly remove these ordinary delicacies and slaughter a fat sheep to entertain the distinguished guests."

Chai Jin said: "Chief, please don't blame me. I know no etiquette, but I am a countryman. I treat your distinguished guests rudely. I hope you can forgive me."

Zhang Zhengdao replied: "The high officials are so polite."

Chai Jin lowered his head and glanced at the letter again. He understood the meaning revealed between the lines.

Unexpectedly, this masked hero in front of me, with his unique insight, has occupied the eight hundred miles of water, and now has more than ten leaders and more than a thousand followers.

What Chai Jin admired even more was that the letter said that there were two apricot-yellow banners hanging in front of the Juyi Hall in Dazhai, Liangshan: "Practice for Heaven" and "Reward Good and Punish Evil".

Throughout the ages, there have been many people who have climbed mountains and fallen grass, but I have never heard of anyone with such a big heart.

Moreover, in this village, men from all over the country come to visit the village in an endless stream every day. All the news from the north, south, east and west of the Song Dynasty are told and listened to by Chai Jin.

I have heard the name of Yangsanbo in Jeju for a long time, but I have never heard of a hero in this village going down the mountain to do evil.

This was the first time Chai Daguan had seen bandits who were not robbing families and homes.

Chai Jin put down the letter and sighed: "I have lived in Cangzhou for a long time, and although I have known countless good men, this is the first time I have seen such an upright man as Leader Zhang."

Zhang Zhengdao said: "Guan Chai doesn't know something. My brothers and I went to the mountains to gather for charity, but we were actually forced by life. Now the Kuotian Office set up by the imperial court has taken away our brothers' food and clothing. We were forced to have no choice but to come here."

Grass falls on the mountain."

Chai Jin knew what Yang Jian had done. The matter involved the inner court. Although he was waiting to see Zhao Ji's joke in his heart, he did not dare to say it openly. He just sighed and said: "It's excusable, Xiao Ke is very serious."

I feel the same way.”

Zhang Zhengdao was stunned for a moment, feeling what he felt? It seemed to be quite inconsistent when applied to Chai Jin. But after thinking about it again, he realized that the Song Dynasty was also taken away by the Zhao family from the orphans and widows of the Chai family.
Seeing that Chai Jin was quite resentful, Zhang Zhengdao smiled lightly and decided to add more fuel to ignite the anger in Chai Jin's heart so that he could get more financial support.

"The officials in Chai Dynasty don't know something. The current official is a literary emperor who only knows how to write and enjoy himself. There are Cai Jing, Yang Jian, Zhu Meng and others in the court who only want to plunder the people's wealth, causing many families to be destroyed.

What happened is that the 'Hua Shi Gang' war has been going on for years, and the people have been in misery. All middle-class families have gone bankrupt, and even sold their sons and daughters for extortion." Zhang Zhengdao sighed and continued: "If this continues,

I'm afraid that the territory of the Song Dynasty is full of bandits and thieves, and it will never be peaceful again."

After hearing this, Chai Jin's eyes lit up. This was the first time that someone analyzed the affairs of the government and the public with him. In the past, the rough guys who came and went all told anecdotes about the world and what they had seen from various places. It was rare that someone with such a big picture could speak.

Major events in the world.

Together with the two big flags erected on Liangshan Mountain, the village owner in front of him was cast a bit mysterious, which raised several levels in Chai Jin's heart.

Seeing Chai Jin's expression, Zhang Zhengdao was moved in his heart, but he was not in a hurry to continue. He just picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip of the soothing plum soup.

Chai Jin did not urge him, but he was looking forward to what Zhang Zhengdao would say next.

After putting down the plum soup, Zhang Zhengdao felt less feverish. Seeing that Chai Jin was a little impatient, he chuckled and said, "Master, I look at the world and it seems that there are signs of troubled times!"

Chai Jin was suddenly startled and asked hurriedly: "Why did the leader say this?"

Zhang Zhengdao sat up straight and looked around. Seeing this, Chai Jin quickly waved away the two or three bankers serving in the hall.

In this way, there are only three people in this hall: Zhang Zhengdao, Ruan Xiaoqi and Chai Jin.

Seeing that there were no outsiders here, Zhang Zhengdao continued: "My words will come out of my mouth and into the ears of high officials. Don't pass them on to others."

Chai Jin nodded and said: "Don't worry, leader, we brothers are just chatting and we won't let others know."

Zhang Zhengdao saw that he was sitting upright and knew that he had aroused his interest, so he stopped trying to show off and said: "Before today's official family was honored with great wealth, someone once said, 'King Duan is frivolous and cannot rule the world'!"

"Yes, these are Zhang Dun's words!" Chai Jin nodded.

Zhang Zhengdao took another sip of plum soup and continued: "I have been in office for twelve years now, but the people are declining day by day. To put it bluntly, the world is already in decline."

"The high-ranking officials have lived in Cangzhou for a long time and have not traveled around the world. Naturally, they cannot see the people's livelihood in the world. As the court taxes are added every year, half of the ten houses are empty. The people are resentful. In the various prefectures, bandits are everywhere and wars are going on everywhere.

, I’ll get up soon." Zhang Zhengdao said truthfully.

Chai Jin once again recalled what the heroes who came to pay homage to the village had said about their experiences in various places, and coupled with what Zhang Zhengdao said about the general trend of the world, it suddenly became clear to him like an enlightenment.

Chai Jin sighed: "Xiao Ke has lived in Cangzhou for a long time, and he has never gone out for a walk, which makes the leader laugh."

Over the years, Chai Jin has sheltered and funded many heinous criminals with the iron book of alchemy in his hand, and he has also continued to smear the Zhao family and disgust them.

In Chai Jin's mind, he always thought that the state government was hunting down the officials and soldiers, and he did not dare to look down upon the Chai family. How could he know that although the Zhao family claimed to be benevolent, they were only treating the scholar-bureaucrats.

As for Chai Jin, who often makes disgusting comments, he just treats it as a sideshow while drinking and having fun. Zhao Ji is really too lazy to pay attention to him.

Zhang Zhengdao turned around and saw that Chai Jin was deep in thought, as if he was most willing to hear the news about the Zhao family's dishonesty, so he said again: "These are some superficial opinions. Officials should just chat with them and don't take them seriously."

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Chai Jin said with a smile: "The leader's words are extraordinary, but they are nothing short of trivial."

Zhang Zhengdao knew in his heart that Chai Jin was just angry with the Zhao family and was not a true rebel. He had no heroic spirit and only wanted to give up some gold and silver to make friends with bandits.

Isn’t this kind of taken advantage of is what Liangshan needs most at the moment!