A certain person is the Heavenly Killer Li Gui.

Chapter 242 Use bandits to control bandits

Zhending Mansion, within the city.

The city that had been ravaged by bandits was in dilapidated condition, but now it was decorated with lights.

In front of the government office, there are rows of five-color silk and satin, and colorful hanging flowers in the hall.

The entire Zhengyang Street in front of the government office, all the way to the city gate, was completely cleared and no one came near.

On both sides of the city gate, there are also colorful sheds with tables and chairs inside, as well as fragrant flowers, lights, candles and other items.

Tian Hu and Wang Qing went to the Longpao Gongdai and dressed up as generals again. Each led a group of generals and lined up in front of the city gate.

Behind the crowd, a group of soldiers were also wearing military uniforms, but they had no weapons in their hands. Instead, they had various gongs and drums.

A group of men and horses roared in the distance, stationed in front of the city gate, and the leader with a big turban turned down, holding a box in both hands, and strode forward, followed closely by a short, fat man in black, following suit.

Tian Hu and Wang Qing looked at each other and sighed in their hearts. At the same time, they led the generals behind them to turn over and prostrate themselves, shouting:

"They are bandits in the mountains and wild areas. They don't know the king's law. They are obsessed with sin. They humiliate the nobles and come here. They are not well received. I hope to beg for forgiveness."

The drum music behind them all started playing. Although it was chaotic, the festive meaning could be heard.

The leader held the box and stood in front of everyone. Song Jiang directed the soldiers behind him to take out the imperial wine from the car, carry it into the colorful shed, and place it on the table.

They also brought gold, silver, brocade and other items and put them together in the colorful shed and piled them together.

After everything was ready, the civil servant opened the box, took out the imperial edict, and handed it to Song Jiang beside him to read it.

Song Jiang led the generals behind him to kneel down and pay tribute, then stood up to receive the imperial edict, stood facing Tian Hu, Wang Qing and others, spread out his hands, and read loudly:

"Zhi said: Wen can secure the country, and martial arts can rule the country. The five emperors have territorial titles based on rituals and music, and the three emperors determine the world with killings. Things follow obedience and rebellion, and people are wise and foolish."

"I have inherited the great cause of my ancestors, opened up the brilliance of the sun and the moon, commanded the whole world, and ignored the subjugation. Recently, you have gathered in the mountains and forests, robbed the counties and cities, and originally wanted to use the sky to punish me, but I am afraid that I will trouble my people."

"Today I have sent Lieutenant Chen Zongshan to recruit me. On the day when the edict is issued, I will collect money, food, weapons, horses, and ships. I will demolish the nest and lead him to the capital. I will be exempted from this crime."

"If you are still ignorant of your conscience and violate the harsh edicts, when the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will not stay."

"Therefore, this is an edict. I would like to know it."

"In April of Mengxia, the first year of Xuanhe, the imperial edict was issued."

After the reading was completed, Tian Hu, Wang Qing and others all prostrated themselves respectfully, bowed to the ground, chanted "Long Live the Mountain", and thanked him again.

Song Jiang took two steps forward and handed the imperial edict to the two of them. The two looked at each other and Tian Hu took it in his hand. He turned around and respectfully enshrined it on the incense table. Four people carried it and escorted it into the city.

Taiwei Chen Zongshan took the gold and silver medals and the red and green brocade, ordered Song Jiang to disperse them one by one according to their names, called the royal wine, took the silver wine sea, and poured them all into it.

Then he took the rotating ladle and scooped out the wine, warmed it in the shed, and poured it into the silver pot.

Chen Taiwei held on to the golden bell and poured a glass of wine. He first persuaded Tian Hu and then Wang Qing, and the two of them raised their glasses and drank on their knees.

Then Bian Xiang, Sun An, Qiao Daoqing and others drank one after another. More than a hundred leaders under the two men also drank a drink.

After the process was completed, Lieutenant Chen and Song Jiang made concessions, and then walked into the city hand in hand with Song Jiang to take over the city.

Everyone also followed him into the city, preparing for a banquet to celebrate, while the soldiers under Song Jiang's command took over the city defense under the leadership of Tang Bin.

Now that the people in the city had already received the news, they knew that the rebel army had been recruited and they no longer had to worry about war. They emerged one after another from everywhere, causing fireworks to appear in the city again.

The largest restaurant in the city had already prepared a banquet, waiting for everyone to come here after the recruitment.

Taiwei Chen took the main seat as expected, and Song Jiang was accompanying him. Therefore, the main purpose was to recruit people this time, so Song Jiang's generals were having a separate banquet downstairs. The main table was mainly occupied by the surrendered generals who had been recruited this time. Everyone first congratulated the officials from afar, then paid tribute to Taiwei Chen, and then to Song Jiang.

The previous ones all talked about the situation. When they arrived at Song Jiang, Tian Hu and Wang Qingcai sighed:

"Doctor Song uses his troops like a god. If you use these artillery in groups, even if the gods come, you won't be able to escape."

"If we had known that Dr. Song was so powerful, how could we have the courage to cause chaos?"

Previously, the great thieves in the Song Dynasty were in turmoil, the situation was precarious, and people's hearts were uncertain. Thanks to the emergence of Song Jiang, the defeat was saved.

Now that the government has changed the name of the Yuan Dynasty to Xuanhe, it means announcing peace, which shows how much expectations there are for Song Jiang in his heart.

Because of Song Jiang's outstanding military exploits and the favor of the saints, he was naturally promoted one after another. He was already appointed as a general official and ranked fifth in rank. Even Chen Taiwei was quite polite to him.

And Song Jiang was also used to being a good person. He never dared to be arrogant, and he never lacked the proper etiquette. There was an endless supply of various filial gifts, which made many civil servants very satisfied with him.

It's a pity that the issue of family background can overwhelm all advantages. The officials are polite on the surface, but they are becoming more and more wary in their hearts.

Originally, the Song army was victorious and had chased the two thieves Tian Hu and Wang Qing to the sky and into the ground, so there was no need to recruit troops at all.

However, the civil servants in the DPRK were worried that Song Jiang would make more contributions, so they interfered with it, lobbied Zhao Guan's family, and issued a recruitment order, with the idea of ​​using bandits to control bandits.

According to the thinking of the civil servants in the DPRK and China, Tian Hu, Wang Qing and other bandits were defeated by Song Jiang, and countless brothers died, so they would definitely hate Song Jiang deeply.

After recruiting people, they can use their usual checks and balances to contain Song Jiang and secretly hold him back.

Tian Hu, Wang Qing and others are definitely not Song Jiang's opponents in a head-on battle, but if they enter the system and cannot kill each other, who wins and who loses depends on who can please the courtiers more.

But they don't know that the best heroes in this world are those who are strong, and heroes often value heroes.

They are usually arrogant and arrogant, always thinking that the world's heroes are just like this. They can easily attack the state, destroy the county, and overwhelm the capital. But who knows, the Songjiang River pops out from the sky and defeats them. All their dreams are shattered.

Originally, they were people from the lowest level, and they had a certain inferiority complex. Now they are as panic-stricken as a lost dog, which has aggravated this mentality.

How arrogant I was before, I feel so inferior now.

The instigator, Song Gongming, became an inescapable shadow on them.

Now that Lieutenant Chen saw that these surrendered generals were so convinced of Song Jiang, his face remained calm, but he secretly remembered it in his heart. He would only wait for the world to be at peace before doing the same thing.

Seeing that the two of them were so polite, Song Jiang felt happy and wanted to make friends. He immediately encouraged them with gentle words and returned the favor with a few glasses of wine.

Originally, Song Jiang was very accustomed to being in the world and had no airs, but now he has made every effort to get along with him, and soon the two parties have become one and become brothers.

After three rounds of wine and five dishes, Tian Hu picked up his wine glass, toasted Taiwei Chen, and asked respectfully:

"Mr. Taiwei, I wonder how the court will arrange for us after we are recruited?"

Taiwei Chen said:

"This needs to be coordinated by the Ministry of War after returning to the capital."

"If we follow past practice, the generals' subordinates will be disbanded nearby and assigned to serve as soldiers in the nearby Forbidden Army, lest they lose their livelihood and occupy the mountain as kings to cause trouble everywhere."

"And the generals should be assigned to garrison in various places to ensure peace in all directions."

"However, when the imperial court is hiring people now, it is likely that they will be sent to the army to be used."

"Now in the country, only the Liangshan grass bandits still occupy the prefectures and counties. When the time comes, I will let you and others be the vanguard to conquer the thief Li Gui."

(End of this chapter)