The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 396 Who is the Good Man?

Let's talk about Han Tao and Peng Qi, after receiving the order from the Privy Council, they didn't dare to delay at all, so they hurriedly set up their own armies, marched towards Runing County in a mighty manner.The second general arrived there, stationed the army outside the city, and went to see Hu Yanzhuo.

Hu Yanzhuo welcomed the arrival of the two, and set up a rice dumpling banquet to welcome them.After the banquet, the three of them talked about how to conquer Liangshanbo.

Just listen to Hu Yanzhuo said, "I have boasted in front of the emperor that I will flatten the Liangshan Po in a few days, and I hope that the two generals will help me."

Han Tao replied, "This is a matter of duty, but at the end of the day, I heard that there are many talents in Liangshanbo, such as Lin Chong, the former gun instructor of the [-] Imperial Guards in Tokyo, and Yang Zhi, the descendant of the old man with the golden sword, Yang Zhi, and others. There, I'm afraid this battle will not be easy."

Hu Yanzhuo nodded, and seeing that Peng Qi was also hesitant to speak, he asked, "General Peng also thinks the same?"

Unexpectedly, Peng Qi shook his head and said, "I'm not worried about this. After all, no matter how powerful Lin Chong and others are, can they surpass the general?"

Hearing this, even though he knew it was a compliment, Hu Yanzhuo couldn't help smiling, and waved his hand to signal Peng Qi to continue.

Peng Qi continued, "I'm worried about the [-]-mile water pool. What if the bandits use the water pool as a barrier and refuse to fight? We can't surround the water pool with this little force."

The smile on Hu Yanzhuo's face disappeared immediately, and after Peng Qi's reminder, he also realized that he was a little sloppy, and secretly said, "Yes, if those grasshoppers hide in the puddles, I can't waste there let's go."

When I was in a dilemma, I heard Han Tao say, "There must be a way for a car to reach the mountain, and the boat will naturally go straight when it reaches the bridge. I might as well go there first. If the thief really relies on the advantage of the water, he will choose not to retreat. , then we have to report to the Privy Council and ask for some navy troops to come to help."

Hu Yanzhuo thought about it again and again, but he couldn't think of a better way, so he broke the jar and said, "Forget it, let's start the army first."

At the moment, several people first accompanied the officials of the Privy Council sent by Gao Lian to inspect the troops, rewarded the three armies, and distributed the weapons and armor.Three days later, Hu Yanzhuo divided his troops into three divisions, a total of [-] horses and [-] infantry, and rushed towards Liangshanpo in a murderous manner.

It took more than half a month, the army finally reached the territory of Jeju, met with the new governor, rested outside the city for a day, recovered enough energy, and set off towards the water.

When they got there, the three of Hu Yanzhuo were immediately dumbfounded, why do you think?It turned out that what caught their eyes was only a vast expanse of water!

You can't even see a Liangshan bandit, let alone the legendary Wanzi City in the water. Could it be that you can't fight against the air?
In desperation, Hu Yanzhuo had no choice but to station the army at the edge of the water, and ordered people to inquire about the situation of the nearby people.

Who would have thought that in Hu Yanzhuo's view, this should be an extremely simple matter, but here it hits a wall everywhere.It wasn't until he sent someone to make a detailed unannounced visit that he suddenly discovered that the people on the edge of Liangshan Po are very different from those in other places.

To put it simply, the people here have a sense of identification with Liangshanbo far more than the imperial court.This discovery shocked Hu Yanzhuo greatly. He hastily sent someone to invite the magistrate of Yuncheng County to question him.
"How did you guard one side for the court, and why did the people under your rule turn to bandits?"

The county magistrate was not afraid of Hu Yanzhuo at all, and said without shame, "I was born in a serious imperial examination, you are a martial artist, how do you know what the Mushou side is, and you dare to make such big words?"

After finishing speaking, he walked away without saving any face for Hu Yanzhuo.After all, from the magistrate's point of view, he was born as a scholar-bureaucrat, so there is no need to be afraid of a warrior, even if this warrior is from the founding general and is a few ranks higher than him.

Nazhi County was right, Hu Yanzhuo really had nothing to do with it.He could only watch helplessly as the man walked away, even though he clenched his fist several times on the way, he couldn't help but let go in the end.Suppressing the anger in his heart, Hu Yanzhuo let out a long sigh, and ordered his soldiers to invite Han Tao and Peng Qi to discuss a countermeasure with them.

The judges may find this matter difficult to understand, but the world is so impermanent, and it is impossible for other dynasties to happen. In the Song Dynasty, which emphasizes culture and suppresses martial arts to the extreme, it is perfectly normal.

Take Di Qing during the reign of Song Renzong as an example. Di Qing was considered one of the few famous generals in the history of the Song Dynasty, but his life was full of hardships.Di Qing was born in a poor family. When he was nineteen years old, he was trained on behalf of his brother, and he was regarded as a thief in the eyes of the world.

Just as Di Qing and his bandit mates were escorted by officers and soldiers in shackles, passing by on the streets of Kaifeng, there were lights and festoons not far from him, and crowds of people crowded.It turned out that the No. [-] Scholar, No. [-], and Tan Hua of the new department were riding out of Donghuamen on tall horses. The No. [-] among the three was Han Qi, who was born in the same year as Di Qing.

Many years later, the Song Dynasty and Xixia officially went to war, and Di Qing and Han Qi, two people who had nothing to do with each other, were involved in the war at the same time.

At this time, Han Qi was already the second-in-command in the Northwest battlefield in the Song Dynasty. He was the deputy envoy of Shaanxi Economic Strategy and appeasement, and presided over the military affairs of Jingyuan Road.And Di Qing was no longer the soldier who served as a bandit in the army. He went through life and death many times, earning military exploits with a knife and a gun. He was promoted to the deputy chief of Jingyuan Road, and became Han Qi's direct subordinate.

One day, Han Qi hosted a rice dumpling banquet, and invited many famous scholars and officials on Jingyuan Road, and Di Qing was also invited by the way.For Di Qing, this is a great face, and being able to mix in the circle of upper-level literati was something that he could not have even imagined in the past.In order not to break the etiquette, Di Qing worked hard before attending the reception, for fear that other people would look down on his jokes.

After the banquet started, Di Qing, who was attending such a high-level banquet for the first time, was quite knowledgeable.Needless to say, the good wine and food on the table, Han Qi even invited a group of gorgeous singing and dancing prostitutes to accompany everyone to drink.

During the banquet, a famous prostitute named Bai Mudan stood at the table to persuade her to drink. When she came to Di Qing, she was taken aback when she saw the tattoo on Di Qing's face, and then said frivolously, "I also respect Ban'er."

"Ban'er", people in the Song Dynasty called the bandit army, so Bai Mudan's words meant, "The bandit army, I also offer you a glass of wine!"

A little prostitute dared to humiliate the highest military officer in a place in public. This should be a crime of disrespect in any other era, but Di Qing was born in the Song Dynasty.

Therefore, after hearing Bai Mudan ridicule Di Qing in such a way in front of the public, the scholar-officials present not only didn't feel anything wrong, but burst out laughing.

What kind of shame and humiliation is this to Di Qing?But he could only hold back the anger in his heart, forced a smile on his face, and waited dumbly for the banquet to end.

Early the next morning, Di Qing immediately ordered his subordinates to tie Bai Mudan to the barracks and beat her severely, only then did she vent her hatred a little.But Di Qing couldn't think of it, he just beat a prostitute who humiliated him, but he angered Han Qi and caused even greater insult.

A few days later, a general named Jiao Yong came to Di Qing's military camp to visit the old officer. However, before the two of them had a chat, a group of soldiers around Han Qi broke into Di Qing's military camp, tied up Jiao Yong and took him away. Walk.

Di Qing was confused, so he asked someone to ask what was going on, and the other party told him that Jiao Yong had committed a crime and was now going to be executed.After hearing the news, Di Qing was extremely surprised, because Jiao Yong's crimes were very common in the military camp, and it doesn't matter whether he is punished or not.However, Han Qi ordered Jiao Yong to be sentenced to death on the grounds that heavy codes are used in troubled times, which is obviously a bit too much.

So, Di Qing had no choice but to go to Han Qi to intercede.He humbly said to Han Qi, "Jiao Yong is a good man, please forgive him lightly."

Han Qi smiled coldly, and said a saying that was widely circulated in later generations, he said, "The one who rolls the name outside the Donghua Gate is a good man!" The implication is that even a little Qiu Ba dares to be called a good man, It's ridiculous!

Di Qing was speechless. This fierce general who took the enemy's head on the battlefield was like picking something out of a bag. Now he was standing in front of the frail Han Qi, but he couldn't even lift his head.

You must know that Di Qing is not an ordinary person. He was the only fierce man who could serve as a privy envoy as a general in the Northern Song Dynasty.Even this kind of people are discriminated against by literati, let alone Hu Yanzhuo.

(End of this chapter)