Yi Song

Chapter 75 Endless enemies
  In Daigang by the Huimin River in the south of the city, two to three thousand men, their heads wrapped in plain cloth and their foreheads wiped, wearing plain clothes, with white cloth belts wrapped around their waists, and a piece of white cloth sewn on each shoe, knelt in front of four tombs.

Only a vast expanse of white was seen, covering the entire hill.

There were six leaders, with Liu Guozhang at the front.

Behind him are Wang Xun, Di Wanren, Yang Xiaojie, Zhang Meng and Yue Fei.

Zhang Zeduan and Zhang Jun stood nearby, serving as the officiant and singer respectively.

"Sacrifice, one offering!"

Zhang Jun sang and shouted.

Six people from Liu Guozhang took turns to come forward, each with a head, and piled them in front of the tomb of Fu Qianli and his wife.

There are six in total, piled up in a pile.

Looking at the ferocious-looking head, Zhang Jun felt sick to his stomach and regretted taking this job.

He suppressed the discomfort in his heart and continued singing.

"Second offering!"

Twelve men carried three animals and placed them under the head.

"Three offerings!"

Twenty-four men took turns to come forward and carry various kinds of sacrifices, which were bought by each family together, including fruits and cakes.
  "Feast!"

Zhang Zeduan took a step forward and read loudly.

"In the year and month of Wei, the Zhang family is righteous, and Wei Haoran has sincerely entrusted it. I would like to pay tribute to the soul of Fu family for thousands of miles. With your uprightness and righteousness, I would like to pay tribute to you." Unfortunately, God has cut off his heirs, leaving Qingqiong alone at the site of Yueshan Mountain!

Entering the enemy's head and offering a grave tomb, gathering the hatred of mountains and seas to wash away old grievances! The liver and intestines are really worthy of support, and the love is deep and long-lasting. When making friends, I forget to learn a lesson, and my clothes are filled with tears.

God's way is good, and fluorene cannot be discussed. It’s hard to write words, but it’s sad! Shang Xiang! "

Zhang Zeduan yelled out the word "Shang Xi" with all his strength. Liu Guozhang, the leader, and three thousand men raised their wine bowls above their heads and shouted in unison.

"I can't finish the wine in the bowl, and I can't kill all the enemies! The great revenge will be avenged, my brother rests in peace! I am a righteous brother, and we will be brothers again in the next life!"

The sound shook the sky and went straight into the sky.

Everyone raised their heads and drank the wine in the bowl in one breath. They raised the pottery bowl in their hands high with the mouth of the bowl facing down, and then smashed it on the ground.

There was a loud banging sound!
  I don’t know who started it, but everyone started singing loudly.

"Hand in with the yellow bird, stop at the thorns. Who follows Duke Mu? Zi Che is dying. Wei is dying, the peculiarity of a hundred men. When he comes to his cave, he is worried about his chestnuts. The sky in the sky, annihilate my beloved! If you can redeem it, Come on, people are like this!"

The songs are sad and angry, like the tide and the wind, swirling and sweeping in Daigang.

Li Gang stood in the distance in casual clothes, watching this scene quietly.

When I heard "I can't finish the wine in the bowl, I can't kill all the enemies!", I couldn't help but get goosebumps all over my body, and I couldn't help clenching my fists tightly.

Later, when I heard "Helping with yellow birds, stopping at thorns.", I couldn't help but frown.

After the sacrifice was completed, everyone gathered around Liu Guozhang, holding their hands and talking. Everyone's eyes were filled with worship, admiration and love.

Liu Guozhang patiently spoke to everyone, his eyes were like a warm winter day, and his words were like the spring breeze in March. Everyone felt the warmth and vitality.

Zhang Zeduan tried his best to squeeze into the crowd, said a few words to Liu Guozhang, and pulled Zhang Jun away.

Turning around, I saw Li Gang standing in the distance, waving his hand and walking over.

"Brother Bo Ji, why are you here?"

"Zhengdao, why can't I be here?"

"You, the judge of the left hall of Kaifeng Mansion, are busy with everything. Why do you have time to stand here?"

"Two or three thousand soldiers from the Forbidden Army are gathered here at Daigan. Can't I come and take a look?" "You civil servants are always like this, suspicious and wary of warriors."

"This is the method of my ancestors in the Song Dynasty."

"The laws of our ancestors, haha, this law of our ancestors, wasn't it compiled by your civil servants?"

"Zhengdao, you speak like a civil servant, don't you?"

"Me? Haha, I'm just a miscellaneous person, a subordinate and an official. I have no teachers, no classmates, and no classmates. No one regards me as a civil servant."

Li Gang didn't want to get entangled in this issue anymore, so he asked: "Everyone in Kaifeng City knows that Fu Qilang's family was killed by the Taihang Mountain giant bandits, and then Liu Erlang found the clues, chased them out of the city, and killed these gangsters. That's right. I want to pick up six heads and give them to you, let the Military Inspectorate handle them, and completely close the case.

Zhengdao, have you ever thought about how to write official documents to Kaifeng Mansion and Dianqian Division? Can you explain the ins and outs clearly? On the main road in Gyeonggi Province, people were killed in horror in broad daylight. Is there any royal law? "

"Yes, I am also troubled. This official document is really difficult to write. I just asked Liu Erlang, and he gave me an idea."

"Oh, what's the idea?"

"It is said that when this group of murderers fled north, Luan Jia, who was trying to rob Houde Palace to lift the palace lord, was encountered by Liu Erlang and a group of people. They took action in anger and killed six of them, while the rest fled without a trace.

Then ask me to go to the Kaifeng Prefecture's legal director and find a criminal record writer with 20 or 30 years of experience. I will give him a sum of money and be humble and courteous. I will be able to write a copy without any flaws, and everyone will be happy. official document to settle the case. "

"This idea?" Li Gang hesitated for a moment.

"I feel fine."

"Very good? I didn't expect that the righteous way would be complicit in this kind of deception and deceit."

Zhang Zeduan smiled faintly, "Isn't that what happens in the court now? I have traveled around the country and stayed in Kaifeng City for several years, and I can see clearly. The ministers of the Great Song Dynasty are treacherous and busy with dogs and flies. The camp only cares about exacting taxes and extortion; the Zheng focuses entirely on party struggle, citing scriptures and arguments, and criticizing and criticizing.

I don’t know how many memorials have been written and how much saliva has been sprayed, but the bad government is getting worse every day. Why? A treacherous official avoids the truth and instead does the truth, and does not argue with you. He only focuses on seizing power and amassing wealth. The honest minister avoids the truth and chooses the truth. He only talks about words but does not do real things. He moves the heavens and himself. "

Li Gang was dumbfounded, but he didn't know how to argue. He just murmured and asked: "Zhengdao, why are you so angry and excited today?"

"Boji, look at these hills, there are all the children of the Forbidden Army. They have been in the army for generations, guarding the border and protecting the country and the people. They should be vigorous and full of blood.

They should be like in the poem, "The geese fly high in the dark moon, and escape in the night." When I want to chase Qingqi away, the heavy snow covers my bow and sword. ’

You should ‘sacrifice your life to go to the national disaster, and regard death as a sudden return home! ’

It should be said that "the captives and cavalry should be frightened when they hear this. Knowing that the soldiers are short-distance, they dare not meet them, and the military counselor Ximen stands still to show his victory." ’

Should 'Zhijie Yunzhong, when will Feng Tang be sent? He can hold the eagle bow like the full moon, look northwest, and shoot at the wolf. ’”

Zhang Zeduan spoke too fast and was out of breath, so he couldn't help but slow down.

"Yes, there are many yeses. However, after more than a hundred years of our country, these soldiers have become thieves and assassins, and have become rotten red men. They are timid, trembling, as humble as insects, and as timid as rats. How can such soldiers protect the country and the people? ?”

Li Gang's face was livid, and he forced himself to say: "Now we have a peaceful and prosperous Song Dynasty."

"Fengheng Yuda," Zhang Zeduan sneered, "Boji, do you believe this?"

Li Gang's face turned from green to black, and he remained silent.

Zhang Zeduan clasped his hands behind his back, looked at the two or three thousand soldiers in the distance, and said solemnly.

"On the day of the funeral, how can I say that I have no clothes? I wear the same robe as my son. Today, I can't finish the wine in the bowl, and I can't kill all the heads of my enemies!" Bo Ji, I finally saw in the soldiers of the Song Dynasty what I haven't seen for a long time. With the blood of the Han and Tang dynasties, and equipping them with swords, guns and steel, the Song Dynasty could finally have the iron and blood of the Han and Tang dynasties."

Speaking of this, Zhang Zeduan shed two lines of tears involuntarily on his face.

Li Gang also looked at the soldiers all over the hills, his expression getting increasingly ugly.

"Warriors are doing good to the country and violate the laws of our ancestors! Such indulgence is contrary to Tai'a's support and will bring disaster to the country and the people."

Zhang Zeduan turned his head and glanced at him: "Now the harsh government will not harm the country and the people? Boji, why not use this weapon to eradicate the traitors and build peace again?"

These soft words were like thunder in Li Gang's ears.

(End of this chapter)