Xianxia version of Water Margin

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On the way back to Qingfeng Village, Hua Rong was always absent-minded.

Hua Rong heard that Jiang Hongfei wanted to control the officialdom of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, at least their Qingzhou officialdom.

Just from the fact that Jiang Hongfei, who was bound to be punished by the Zhao and Song court this time, was not only spared from the punishment of the Zhao and Song court, but might also be rewarded by the Zhao and Song court, Hua Rong knew that Jiang Hongfei, who turned his hands to make clouds and rain. If you really want to control their Qingzhou officialdom, you will definitely succeed.

Even if Jiang Hongfei wanted to control the officialdom of the Zhao Song Dynasty, given that the Zhao Song Dynasty had such treacherous ministers in power, slanderous and dictatorial officials, who would not use anything other than relatives, and would not take anything except wealth, Jiang Hongfei would not have no chance.

——At most, we just want to see how far Jiang Hongfei can do it?

Therefore, it is no longer about whether Jiang Hongfei can control the officialdom, but what does Jiang Hongfei want to do?

A strong man, who was not honest about robbing families and homes, actually wanted to buy officials for his subordinates in the Zhao and Song Dynasty and train his subordinates to become high officials.

"My brother's plan must be big!"

In fact, the word "rebellion" was already in Hua Rong's mind.

Hua Rong even vaguely guessed that Jiang Hongfei might want to connect Shuibo Liangshan with Qingzhou or even the entire Jiaodong Peninsula and separate it.

By then, Shuibo Liangshan, which has the entire Shandong as its rear area, will greatly increase its strategic depth. Jiang Hongfei will no longer be an ordinary strongman, but a leader of a separate power, with the qualifications to compete in the Central Plains.

Thinking that Jiang Hongfei's ambition was so big, Hua Rong couldn't help but take a breath!

At this moment, Hua Rong finally realized what kind of hero the eldest brother he had befriended was? !

But then again, even if Jiang Hongfei wants to rebel and separate Shandong, it actually has nothing to do with Hua Rong, the leader (or deputy) of a small village who only commands a few hundred people. Such a big thing It's not his turn to worry as he is a very low-ranking person.

Moreover, Hua Rong could see that Jiang Hongfei sincerely made him a friend and would definitely not force him to do something he didn't want to do.

In other words, no matter what Jiang Hongfei wants to do, he and Hua Rong are absolutely safe and free.

The problem is, Jiang Hongfei also gave Hua Rong a chance.

Just now, Jiang Hongfei almost explained what he said:

"Brother Xian, wait until Huang Xuexue becomes the Wenzhi Village of Qingfeng Village and promotes his official position for the brotherhood. You see, you are the Wuzhi Village of Qingfeng Village. You can drive one sheep and herd two sheep. Do you want to go up together?"

What made Hua Rong extremely touched was that Jiang Hongfei was obviously helping him and said it very tactfully, but he was afraid that if he was unwilling to join Jiang Hongfei, he might be forced to go to jail because of his brotherly feelings and reject Jiang Hongfei.

——Now if Hua Rong doesn't want to join Jiang Hongfei, he can pretend not to hear Jiang Hongfei's kindness. Everyone will understand it tacitly, and the matter will be over.

It can be said that Jiang Hongfei, the elder brother, really thought of everything for Hua Rong, the younger brother.

With a brother like this, Hua Rong would definitely want to risk everything and listen to Jiang Hongfei's arrangements, given his character of attaching great importance to love and justice.

Also, to be honest, Hua Rong, who has extraordinary abilities, was born in a family of generals, but after working hard in the Zhao and Song dynasties for so many years, he was just a small deputy magistrate with three to five hundred people under his command. Ma, calling a civil servant as big as a sesame seed or a mung bean almost ruined his family. This made Hua Rong extremely disappointed with the Zhao and Song Dynasty, and he became increasingly unsure of his own future.

In other words, Jiang Hongfei's guidance made Hua Rong ready to make a move.

But on the other hand.

What Jiang Hongfei wanted to do was so big that it would definitely be a road in Huashan, with a narrow escape from death, and even the lives of his whole family.

The key is that Hua Rong is not the kind of person who is two-faced. Once he accepts Jiang Hongfei's kindness, he will definitely not be timid and will follow Jiang Hongfei to the end.

And the more this happens, the harder it is to make this decision.

After thinking about it all the way, Hua Rong couldn't make this decision.

Looking up at Qingfeng Village, which was just around the corner, Hua Rong thought to himself: "Let's wait and see, what if Huang Xuexue can't become the Wenzhi Village of Qingfeng Village?"

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Erlong Mountain.

Jiang Hongfei said to Yang Zhi, who had been doing well recently: "Will the envoy return to Dazhai with me? Or will you continue to stay in Erlong Mountain?"

Yang Zhi paid his respects and said, "Young brothers, all listen to your elder brother's arrangements."

Jiang Hongfei said with a smile: "You don't have to be embarrassed when making envoys. Everything between my brothers can be easily discussed."

Jiang Hongfei knew that Yang Zhi was suspected of being seriously ill, so he tried to be as straightforward as possible to save Yang Zhi from thinking too much.

"I want to build another Ma Si Army, led by Zhi Shi. The establishment of this new army is mainly for training. Most of them will not fight. There is no difference between training in Dazhai and training in sub-zhai. Therefore, Zhi Shi likes to train in Dazhai. Any horse can be trained by any of the four armies."

Hearing what Jiang Hongfei said, Yang Zhicai was sure that Jiang Hongfei was not being polite to him, but really letting him choose where? So I thought about it in my mind:

"There are already three horse armies in Dazhai, and there is also an iron pagoda. With more wolves and less meat, how can I have a chance to make meritorious deeds?"

"Looking at the layout of the village master in Qingzhou, Shuibo Liangshan will definitely make big moves in Qingzhou in the future. Maybe staying in Erlong Mountain is my chance."

"Although Cao Zheng is the leader here in Erlong Mountain, how can his abilities be compared with mine? Moreover, I have friends with his master and peers, and he is just a junior in front of me. Looking at his attitude of relying on me before, If I stay in Erlong Mountain, even if I am not the leader of the branch village, I will still have great authority."

"And if I go back to the main village, the village leader, the second master, and a lot of other people are there, I will only have to obey orders, how can I be free in the branch village?"

"Yes, I would rather be a chicken head than a phoenix tail!"

Thinking of this, Yang Zhi said: "I get along very well with Chief Cao and Chief Jiao, and there are many masters here in Qingzhou. It's really hard for me to rest assured that Chief Cao and Chief Jiao are left to guard Erlong Mountain alone. It's better for me to stay in Erlong Mountain." Training the Ma Si Army?"

Jiang Hongfei glanced at Cao Zheng without leaving any trace.

Although Jiang Hongfei said nothing, Cao Zheng immediately understood what Jiang Hongfei meant: "Brother Xian, are you willing to continue to partner with Yang Zoshi?"

Seeing that Jiang Hongfei wanted to ask Yang Zhi for his opinion even though Yang Zhi had already chosen to stay in Erlong Mountain, Cao Zhenggan admired him!

Cao Zheng nodded imperceptibly to Jiang Hongfei, so that Jiang Hongfei could finalize with Yang Zhi that he would send him 500-horse army, 500 auxiliary troops, and 500 spirited horses - the spirited horses might not be so good in a short time. Many, he will first train one or two hundred spiritual horses here, and when the spiritual horses are bought back, they will be sent to him as soon as possible.

Let’s talk about Cao Zheng’s thoughts.

Although Yang Zhi often thinks highly of himself and is even rebellious, in general, if he communicates well with Yang Zhi, Yang Zhi can still listen to his advice.

The key point is that Erlongshan must have a powerful qi refiner in charge, otherwise it will be difficult to achieve great things.

And when Bu Sanjun is already stationed in Erlong Mountain, the powerful Qi practitioner who can be stationed in Erlong Mountain, other than Yang Zhi, will definitely be chosen from the other three horse army leaders, Lin Chong, Shi Jin, and Tang Bin. one.

These three people,

Lin Chong is Cao Zheng's master and a relatively old and powerful leader in Shuibo Liangshan. If Lin Chong comes, it will not be easy for Cao Zheng to be the leader of the Erlongshan branch village.

Shi Jin and Tang Bin are both people who have high self-esteem, and they were village leaders before they went to Liangshan. It is really hard to say whether they will be subordinate to Cao Zheng and let Cao Zheng be the leader of the Erlong Mountain branch village to lead them.

The key point is that Cao Zheng needs the position of leader of the Erlongshan branch village to lead the Erlongshan branch village and make some achievements. Otherwise, he will never be able to get ahead with his weak combat power.

Looking at it this way, Yang Zhi, who will definitely not compete with Cao Zheng for the position of leader of the Erlongshan Branch Village, is Cao Zheng's best choice at the moment.

Cao Zheng thought to himself: "I'll just have to endure it a little longer. When I have made more achievements, I will naturally be respected by others. When I die, no one will dare to look down on me because of my weak fighting ability and low background."

And Cao Zheng could see it clearly.

Jiang Hongfei divided the Liangshan Army into more than a dozen armies, one for each, and let each leader train separately.

This is definitely no problem when it's not a war.

But what if it comes to war?

There is definitely a need for a frontline commander, a president of the armies.

Cao Zheng had an intuition that if that day came, he might be the frontline commander chosen by Jiang Hongfei.

——This is not only because Jiang Hongfei sent him a large number of military books and strategies, but also because Cao Zheng, who is very attentive, noticed that Jiang Hongfei has been giving him the opportunity to independently command the army, which is a treatment that others rarely get. .

"A hundred generals are easy to get, but a handsome man is hard to find!"

Cao Zheng looked at Jiang Hongfei: "I will let the world see clearly that the leader of the village did not mistake me, Cao Zheng!"

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The New Year is coming soon. Jiang Hongfei still has a lot of things to deal with in Shuibo Liangshan, and it is impossible to stay in Erlongshan forever.

Therefore, after having a drink with Hua Rong who took the initiative to come to Jiang Hongfei, Jiang Hongfei led his own troops to march to Wangshuibo Liangshan with the captives on the trip the next day.

When passing through Yanggu County, Jiang Hongfei and his party took a detour to the county seat of Yanggu County.

After letting the large army camp outside the city to rest for a day, Jiang Hongfei brought Gao Liang, Chen Liqing, Shi Xiu, and ten personal guards into the city to see Wu Song.

Wu Song didn't expect Jiang Hongfei to come to see him, and was overjoyed: "Brother, why did he come to this small county?"

Jiang Hongfei smiled and said: "I went to Qingzhou to meet a friend. When I came back, I passed by your county and came to see how Erlang is doing recently?"

Wu Song said proudly: "My husband values ​​​​my younger brother very much, and I will tell him to do anything important. My colleagues respect me, and they are close friends with me. My eldest brother is by my little brother's side, so I can take care of him without any worries. Now I have no worries." I have nothing else to ask for..."

Jiang Hongfei could tell that Wu Song was enjoying his current life.

Seeing this, Jiang Hongfei could only give up recruiting Wu Song and go to Liangshan to join the gang, and sincerely reminisce with Wu Song.

After the two chatted for a while, Wu Song went back to the Yamen to ask for leave, then ordered two Yamen servants to buy good wine, meat and vegetables, and then invited Jiang Hongfei and his party to his home for a drink.

As soon as Jiang Hongfei and his party arrived at Wu Song's house, they saw Wu Dalang sitting at the door glumly.

When Wu Song saw him, he thought someone was bullying Wu Dalang, so he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Brother, why do you have such an expression?"

Wu Dalang said angrily: "I only sold three or five loads of good cooking cakes, and no one came to buy them anymore. I saw that it was getting dark, so I had to pick them all back. It's bad luck!"

Jiang Hongfei, who was following Wu Song, heard what he said and said, "Some of my followers have not had dinner outside the city. Brother, please sell me these two loads of good cooking cakes."

When Wu Dalang heard that Jiang Hongfei wanted to buy all his cooking cakes, he immediately beamed and gave Jiang Hongfei a thumbs up: "The official is really a good judge of things. The cooking cakes of Wuhan University are famous far and wide. Everyone knows about it. I guarantee that the officials will want to eat it next time."

Seeing this, Wu Song wanted to tell Wu Dalang that Jiang Hongfei was not here to buy cakes, but a guest.

Not wanting to, Jiang Hongfei shook his head at Wu Song and signaled to Wu Song not to talk about it yet, let Wu Dalang be happy first, and then talk about it later, it doesn't matter.

Wu Song thought about it, Jiang Hongfei had given him thousands of fine horses, a thousand spiritual stones, and two priceless swords. He really didn't need to buy his eldest brother two loads of cooking cakes, and his eldest brother had two loads of cakes. If the Ercui cakes cannot be sold today, I may not be able to sleep well that night.

Therefore, Wu Song swallowed back his words and watched Jiang Hongfei and Wu Dalang complete the deal.

After asking Shi Xiu to pay, Shi Xiu called two personal guards and asked them to return the load of cooking cakes to the camp for the personal guards and the prisoners to eat, and then pick up the empty load back.

Unwilling to do so, Wu Dalang insisted on delivering the goods to his door.

Jiang Hongfei thought for a moment and understood that Wu Dalang might be afraid that his group would not repay his burden.

The wine and meat had not been bought yet, and the journey was not far, so Jiang Hongfei motioned to Shi Xiu to let Wu Dalang follow.

Not to mention that Jiang Hongfei and Wu Song continued to chat about their respective experiences after separation.

It is only said that after Wu Dalang followed the two guards for a while, he discovered that Jiang Hongfei did not leave after buying his cooking cakes, but stood at the door of his house talking and laughing with his brother.

Also, Wu Dalang always felt that Jiang Hongfei looked familiar. Where had he seen him before?

After following the two guards for a while, Wu Dalang asked tentatively: "Your family is so noble, and you don't know what business to do?"

The two guards laughed loudly after hearing this, but did not answer Wu Dalang's words.

Wu Dalang wondered: "What are you laughing at?"

One of the guards stopped laughing and said, "Brother, don't you know the senior official in our family?"

Wu Dalang told the truth: "It looks familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it before."

Another guard also stopped laughing and said: "Let me give you a hint, does your family have a big black horse from the North? Does Wudu have two swords on its head? These two things were originally owned by high-ranking officials in my family. "

Hearing this, Wu Dalang slapped his thigh fiercely: "Your senior official is the Great Sage of Heaven, Erlang's sworn brother!"

Wu Dalang finally remembered why Jiang Hongfei looked familiar to him. He had met Jiang Hongfei at Zhang Da's house. If Jiang Hongfei hadn't burned down Zhang Da's house and taken away Pan Jinlian, the most beautiful woman in Qinghe County might have been his wife from Wuhan University.

Wu Dalang said quickly: "Since I am Erlang's sworn brother, how can I accept his money? I will go back and pay him back right now!"

One of the bodyguards said: "My village leader has given Wudutou thousands of fine horses and priceless swords, but he still needs two loads of money for cooking cakes? My village leader just saw his eldest brother in distress, so he used it." This small amount of money makes me laugh, so why should I take it seriously?"

Another guard also said: "It is indeed possible that my brothers in the guard army have not eaten dinner. Why don't I and I walk a few steps quickly and deliver the cooking cakes. The elder brother will go back and toast my village master with a few cups. It's better than giving them away." Are these spiritual money strong?"

Wu Dalang thought about it. Jiang Hongfei randomly robbed Zhang Da's house and robbed tens of thousands of Min Ling's money. The good horse, the precious sword and the Thousand Min Ling Stone were all given to his brother as a gift. It was really worth his money. A spiritual money.

"It's better to toast him with a few more glasses of good wine, so as not to appear heretical..."

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