Xianxia version of Water Margin

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When Wang Lun brought a group of Liangshan heroes to welcome him, Jiang Hongfei discovered that it had only been less than a month since they were separated, and Wang Lun was obviously much haggard.

Therefore, after introducing Du Bo, Xiao Jiasui and other new heroes who joined Shuibo Liangshan to Wang Lun and other original Liangshan heroes, Jiang Hongfei asked casually: "Why is the second brother so haggard?"

Wang Lunxin said: "It wasn't Jiao Xie who caused the harm. Xie said, 'Looking at Liangshanbo to attract disaster victims in order to recruit people to open up wasteland for Liuqiu. The numerous soup kitchens spread out by the Gods and Buddhas and the Tiandashengjiang River were given the order to "take care of everything and take care of them". He walked away without any news. As a result, in less than a month, a small number of people came here. Two million victims!”

"With so many disaster victims, I have to take care of their food, drink, and diarrhea. They have to follow Yue's instructions. They can't be left idle. Work-for-relief work must be arranged. There are also many tasks such as public security, settlement, settlement, and immigration. To handle it, we need to prepare various supplies for Liu Qiu. The key is disaster relief. There are so many victims, and they consume thousands of kilograms of food every day. The food in the granary is rapidly declining at a speed visible to the naked eye. I don’t care about providing it. , if the food is gone, these victims will have to riot."

"There can't be any problems with our original work. I and all the civil servants under me have not slept for several days. How can we not feel haggard?"

But Wang Lun couldn't tell Jiang Hongfei about these difficulties.

Why?

Having said that, doesn’t that make Wang Lun incompetent?

If Jiang Hongfei had to worry about these little things personally, then why should Wang Lun do it?

Wang Lun called Jiang Hongfei aside and said only one thing that he couldn't solve: "Brother, there is not enough food."

"Not enough? It's consumed so quickly?" Jiang Hongfei said in surprise.

"There are too many victims, and we have to constantly go to Liu to transport food to prepare food rations for those who go to open up wasteland," Wang Lun said.

"My younger brother has already collected grain in the territory. The villagers are grateful for my brother's kindness. Brother Zhang Shi has done a good job in ideological work. The villagers have donated their grain reserves. Some of them don't even ask for spiritual money to donate grain. But even so, it's still... It’s just a drop in the bucket, and if Xie doesn’t find a way, the food supply will be at its bottom at the end of the month.” Wang Lun added.

Jiang Hongfei knew that Wang Lun would not trouble him for trivial matters. He said that there was insufficient food, so this must be the thing that he was most worried about and could not solve.

Jiang Hongfei did not promise anything, but only told Wang Lun: "You can't ask for the food of the villagers in vain."

"Little brother knows." Wang Lun responded.

"Brother Xiao Jiasui has recruited a lot of talents this time. You can lead them and teach them to share their sorrow for you. When the disaster passes, I will teach Brother Xiao Jiasui to go to Qingzhou." Jiang Hongfei said.

Wang Lun understood that Jiang Hongfei was telling him that Xiao Jiasui would not threaten his position, so that he could rest assured.

To be honest, Jiang Hongfei really gave Wang Lun a reassurance.

Xiao Jiasui brought hundreds of talents as soon as he arrived, and there are still many talents rushing here.

The key is that Xiao Jiasui is talented in literature and martial arts, and his abilities are definitely above Wang Lun's.

Moreover, Wang Lun knew very well that the reason why Jiang Hongfei used him as his second child was because he posed no threat to Jiang Hongfei.

But the problem is that Xiao Jiasui is a hermit and has no ambition for fame and fortune, so she is safer than him.

So Wang Lun was really afraid that Jiang Hongfei would replace him with Xiao Jiasui.

——This is actually Wang Lun's biggest problem. He who is jealous of talents will never be able to become a great person. Of course, the good thing is that he will never be a threat.

And the reason why Jiang Hongfei indulged Wang Lun?

First of all, it was because Wang Lun had been in power in Shuibo Liangshan for a long time, and Xiao Jiasui had just arrived. Due to emotions and reasons, it was impossible for Jiang Hongfei to replace Wang Lun with Xiao Jiasui if Wang Lun had not made any mistakes.

Also, Shuibo Liangshan is currently still small. With Wang Lun's ability, it can definitely cover it. Replacing Wang Lun with Xiao Jiasui may not necessarily do a better job than Wang Lun.

The key point is that Wang Lun has both merit and hard work, and he has not yet committed any rebellion. Jiang Hongfei has no need to touch Wang Lun.

Let's put it this way, as long as Wang Lun's talent continues to support him in giving an overview of the government affairs in Shuibo Liangshan, and Wang Lun does not have any thoughts that he should not have, Jiang Hongfei will continue to use Wang Lun to give an overview of the government affairs in Shuibo Liangshan, until one day, Wang Lun Only if Jiang Hongfei's talent is not qualified for this position will he consider replacing him with someone else.

Jiang Hongfei believes that this is what Wang Lun, who has spared no effort to develop and expand Shuibo Liangshan, deserves.

But then again, once one day Wang Lun's talent cannot support the position of overseeing all government affairs in Shuibo Liangshan, then Jiang Hongfei must find someone who is qualified for this position to do this important job, or at least share Wang Lun's responsibility. Lun's work.

Jiang Hongfei would never act out of emotion on such a big matter.

It is estimated that Wang Lun has figured out Jiang Hongfei's thoughts, so he has been proving that he can do it and does not need Jiang Hongfei to arrange for others to help him.

In short, this can be regarded as a tacit understanding between Jiang Hongfei and Wang Lun, and maybe this is the best choice at the moment.

But Jiang Hongfei must have a backup plan, and Jiang Hongfei must start cultivating talents who can replace Wang Lun or relieve Wang Lun at any time.

This is one of the reasons why Jiang Hongfei went to recruit Xiao Jiasui personally.

Of course, Xiao Jiasui is only one of Jiang Hongfei's choices.

Jiang Hongfei has other candidates in mind, but he has to implement them slowly.

After briefly communicating with Wang Lun about the important things that happened in Shuibo Liangshan after he left, Jiang Hongfei was ready to lead the old and new leaders of Shuibo Liangshan back to the mountain to hold a welcome banquet.

But at this moment, Dai Zong, who had been waiting for Jiang Hongfei for more than ten days, and Shi Yong, who was sent by Chao Gai to urge Dai Zong, hurried forward. Then Shi Yong, who had met Jiang Hongfei before, said: "The village leader, the villain and Dai Zong The dean was ordered by King Chao Tian to send a letter to Chao and ask for help."

——Shi Yong is the person Jiang Hongfei saw who should not be here.

Jiang Hongfei heard this and said in surprise: "Oh? Please help? What help do you need?"

When Jiang Hongfei asked, Dai Zong quickly gave Chao Gai's autograph letter to Jiang Hongfei.

Jiang Hongfei opened Chao Gai's autographed letter and took a look at the content of the letter.

At the same time, Dai Zong introduced from the side:

"We, Fengshan, attacked Zhaojia Village, Zouxian County, Mengyin Prefecture half a month ago, and encountered the Nine Palace Dharma Altar set up by Shi Gugong, the commander of the village. Brothers Qin Ming, brothers Li Kui, and brothers Hou Jian fell into it. They kept going in circles and were not allowed to leave. Qin Ming The brothers killed their mounts, but they were still able to hold on. Brothers Li Kui and Hou Jian were in dire straits. They had been hungry for more than half a month. If it hadn't been for brother Gongsun Sheng's spell to make it rain every now and then and teach them to catch some rainwater to satisfy their hunger, they would have been hungry and thirsty. And they are dead, and brothers Kong Ming and Mu Chun were captured by Zhao Xin and their lives are unknown."

Shi Yong added angrily at the side: "That little guy Zhao Xin didn't catch the three of him, so he taught them to go around in the Nine Palace Dharma Altar and humiliate me Fengshan. I hope the village leader will send reinforcements early to break this situation." Village, lead us to kill that villain Zhao Xin and avenge my brother in Fengshan."

Chao Gai said in the letter that it was Song Jiang who insisted on attacking Zhaojia Village when he saw that Zhaojia Village had at least 100,000 shi of grain and was the main guard force in the Mengyin area. As a result, he suffered a huge defeat and lost his troops, so he had to take over this mess. Please ask. Jiang Hongfei must help him again, otherwise he will really not be able to get off this stage.

Chao Gai and his group were a small flock of sheep that Jiang Hongfei had herded out, so that when they grew into a large flock, they would be taken back with profit.

And as long as Chao Gai and Song Jiang are mixed together, Song Jiang, who cannot urinate in the same pot as Chao Gai, will one day be unable to help but attack Chao Gai. As long as that day comes, Jiang Hongfei can avenge Chao Gai. In name, accept all Chao Gai's inheritance openly and at the same time seize Song Jiang's inheritance.

What if Chao Gai and Song Jiang split up peacefully?

That's no problem.

Jiang Hongfei knew better than anyone that Chao Gai was not suitable to be the boss of a big force. In this regard, he was far behind Song Jiang.

Without Song Jiang, the bigger Chao Gai grows, the faster Chao Gai will fall. By then, his generals, minions, and everything else will still be his.

Without Chao Gai, Song Jiang would definitely embark on the road of becoming the eagle dog of the Zhao and Song Dynasties. In this way, Jiang Hongfei would have more excuses to eliminate Song Jiang and seize his accumulation.

All in all, Jiang Hongfei defeated Chao Gai and Song Jiang.

Therefore, Jiang Hongfei was never afraid of Naitoushan's development and growth, but was afraid that Naitoushan would not be able to develop and grow.

At the current stage, Naitoushan is still too thin and does not have much useful information, so it is not worthy of Jiang Hongfei to close the net.

Therefore, Jiang Hongfei still has to support Chao Gai and support him. He cannot let Song Jiang defeat Chao Gai now. He has to wait for the two of them to build up some momentum in Naitoushan before Jiang Hongfei can take advantage of him. One mouthful.

Furthermore, Zhaojia Village actually has more than 100,000 shi of food. If it’s not for anything else, it’s just for this. Jiang Hongfei, who is now short of food, has to destroy Zhaojia Village.

In addition, Zhao Xin and Jiang Hongfei had a grudge against taking their wives. If the thorn in Zhaojia Village was not removed, when the official army came to attack Shuibo Liangshan, Zhao Xin would probably join forces to attack Shuibo Liangshan.

Based on this, after Jiang Hongfei put down Chao Gai's letter, he said to Wang Lun: "King Chao Tian is in a hurry. I will take people there myself. The second brother will hold a banquet for me to welcome brothers Du Bo and Xiao Jiasui, waiting for my return. , make up for another welcome banquet for them."

Before Wang Lun could agree, Du Bo, who was eager to make meritorious deeds, said, "There's no need to drink wine. I'll accompany my brother on a trip and conquer the Zhaojia Village. It won't be too late to have a good drink when we come back."

Jiang Hongfei was not polite to Du Bo and said bluntly: "Okay, then you and I will come with me."

Jiang Hongfei ordered Luan Tingyu and Shi Bao to take their own men and horses to follow him. He also arranged for Yan Shude and Yu Cheng to lead the second and fifth infantry armies with 50,000 civilians and enough livestock and vehicles. Then, under the leadership of Shi Yong, Go to Zhaojia Village.

After explaining the business, Jiang Hongfei found an opportunity and said to Gao Liang: "You don't want to go this time."

After hearing this, Gao Liang got on his horse and said, "Sanniang can capture Zhu Biao alive, and I can capture Zhao Xin alive too!"

After saying that, Gao Liang angrily hit his horse and left first.

Seeing this, Jiang Hongfei shook his head helplessly, then turned over and mounted Zhao Xin's yellow gelding, chasing after him.

The entire journey was silent.

Just say that Jiang Hongfei and his party arrived at Zhaojia Village in the shortest possible time.

Knowing from Dai Zong, who was one step ahead, that the ancestor Jiang Hongfei had finally arrived, Chao Gai quickly personally led Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Li Ying and others to greet him.

Seeing Jiang Hongfei, Chao Gai said with great affection: "Brother, I have finally expected you to come. If you don't come, brothers Li Kui and Hou Jian will starve to death in the Nine Palaces Dharma Altar, as well as Kong Ming." Brothers and brothers Mu Chun don’t know whether they are dead or alive.”

"I really didn't know that my brother would come to visit Zhaojia Village, otherwise I wouldn't go to Huaixi." Jiang Hongfei said.

Dai Zong said at the side: "The leader of Jiangzhai just came back from Huaixi. He didn't even go up the mountain to drink water, so he directly led his people to reinforce our Fengshan Mountain."

Seeing Jiang Hongfei's loyalty, Chao Gai felt hot in his heart and said even more affectionately: "For brother's sake, I taught you that I have been burdened. When Zhaojia Village is conquered, I will give you a few glasses of wine and wash my hands of my brother."

"These are all trivial matters, but there is one thing I have to tell my brother first." Jiang Hongfei said.

"My dear brother, it's okay to say so." Chao Gai said.

"I, Shuibo Liangshan, have been giving porridge to the victims recently, so there is a shortage of food, so I have to take away the food from Zhaojia Village." Jiang Hongfei said.

Chao Gai said without hesitation: "Hey, brother Xian, what are you talking about? Without Xian brother, we, Fengshan, would definitely not be able to conquer Zhaojia Village. Zhaojia Village is naturally considered to have been conquered by Xian brother, and everything gained will belong to Xian brother." All I need is a few brothers."

Jiang Hongfei didn't expect that Chao Gai was so generous. He killed so many people and didn't want to retaliate. He quickly declined and said: "There is no need to sacrifice the land, I just want food."

Chao Gai gave in and said, "Brother Xian, are you going to meet your brother?"

Jiang Hongfei told Chao Gai that he didn't know how to answer this.

Then, Chao Gai said sincerely: "Don't say that it is a great good deed for my brother to help the victims. I will do my best no matter what. I just want to say that if my brother helps me to pull out the nail in Zhaojia Village, , then in this Mengyin area, I can take all of it, and all in all, I have taken advantage of my virtuous brother."

The more he talked, the more Chao Gai felt that Jiang Hongfei had suffered a big loss, and he took the initiative to promise: "In this way, after the wise brother captures Zhaojia Village, he will come to the Mengyin area several times to borrow grain for me, and then I will support the wise brother with 500,000 shi of grain. How about helping my virtuous brother to help the victims?"

After hearing Chao Gai's promise, Wu Yong turned his head aside, speechless.

In these consecutive years of famine, food is becoming more and more expensive day by day. If you have food, do you have to worry about not having soldiers?

But Chao Gai was lucky enough to open his mouth and promised to give Jiang Hongfei five hundred thousand shi of food.

With these 500,000 stones of food, their Naitou Mountain strength can be doubled several times, okay?

Jiang Hongfei also didn't expect Chao Gai to be so generous, and couldn't help but think: "Chao Gai is addicted to being the boss, and his abilities are somewhat lacking. There is nothing else. Otherwise... when that day comes, save his life." ?”

Jiang Hongfei declined again with Chao Gai. Chao Gai insisted on giving everything in Zhaojia Village to Jiang Hongfei, and gave Jiang Hongfei an additional 500,000 shi of food. He also took the initiative to say that he had taken advantage of Jiang Hongfei, and he had to give it to Jiang Hongfei. Thanks to Jiang Hongfei.

There was no other way, Jiang Hongfei could only accept Chao Gai's arrangement.

After the matter was settled, what was not mentioned was that the Liangshan heroes should have a good meal and rest for one night, and then the Liangshan heroes would come to attack Zhaojia Village the next day...

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