Gao Jie rushed to the gate of Xicheng.
"Mr. Cheng, has the thief let it go?"
As soon as he arrived at the gatehouse, he immediately found Cheng Lin, the prefect of Dongping Prefecture who was in charge of the overall situation.
That Li Kui was the murderer who seriously injured Gao Xiaoyu... He had not encountered his brothers seriously injured Gao Xiaoyu before, so he could ignore it. But now, Li Kui was almost seriously injured Gao Xiaoyu in front of him, how could Gao Jie give up?
It would be fine if he didn't know Gao Xiaoyu's identity, but now he is almost 90% sure that Gao Xiaoyu is Xiaosi. In this way, Gao Jie's hatred for Li Kui will be a little more! What would he think if the second brother knew that he let the murderer who seriously injured Xiaosi go intact? Even if he didn't say anything, he wouldn't feel very comfortable.
So, no matter what, he can't let Li Kui go!
Cheng Lin is about forty years old, similar to Gao Jie.
But unlike Gao Jie, he was a serious Jinshi, and later received the highlights of noble people, which made him achieve today.
Since the Song Dynasty, the trend of emphasizing literature over military affairs has become increasingly serious.
Many civil officials mostly disdain for military officers and even suppress them.
Just like this, the former general Di Qing was powerful in the northwest and had outstanding military achievements. Later, he entered the Privy Council. But what was the result? The Privy Council is not a place where military officers can enter... I don't care if you fight to death in front of you; I don't care if the official gives you rewards. You can dominate the army, and no one will pay attention to it.
However, if you enter the Privy Council, you will infringe on the interests of civil servants.
So Di Qing's result...
Although Cheng Lin was a civil servant, he was different.
Although he looked down on military officers, he also knew that it was unlikely that it would be possible to govern the local area and ensure safety alone by education.
Cheng Lin did not do military affairs, but attached importance to military affairs.
It is precisely for this reason that after he took office, he was willing to hand over the military power and release part of his rights.
After Dong Ping's accident, Cheng Lin had self-reflection. But he did not think that he was wrong to indulge the military officers, and could only say that he had no clue to know others. So after Gao Jie arrived, Cheng Lin handed over the military power without saying a word. He never asked about the solid walls and clearing the countryside of Liangshan. Even when encountering problems, Cheng Lin would support Gao Jie without reservation.
On the one hand, Gao Jie was appointed by the imperial court.
He handed over power, and once the war occurred, he could put the blame on Gao Jie.
On the other hand, Gao Jie's eldest brother Gao Shen was a bachelor of Yankang Palace. He was a Jinshi in the same year as Cheng Lin and had a friendship with classmates. Gao Jie's second brother Gao Qiu was very popular among the officials. He was appointed as the Grand Marshal in front of the palace and his status was not low, so he did not want to offend him.
However, Song Jiang sent someone to negotiate and was willing to give up attacking Xucheng.
This is not something Gao Jie can decide, and Cheng Lin must agree.
It is precisely for this reason that Gao Jie was able to return to the capital and the government just now, and he handed back all the power to Cheng Lin.
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Cheng Lin showed confusion and smiled and said, "Sanlang doesn't have to worry, everything is under control.
Li Kui, I have let go, and Song Jiang is willing to withdraw his troops... This time, the bandits attacked, Lai Sanlang was able to make plans to ensure the safety of Xucheng. After the bandits retreated, I will definitely report to the court. Sanlang should be the first to be the master, so please don’t worry too much."
The Liangshan bandits plundered towns many times, and defeated officers and soldiers twice, which made the court furious.
This time he was able to block the bandits from invading the territory was also considered a contribution... Of course, when people were lifted by Huahua sedan chairs, Cheng Lin would try his best to exaggerate the results of the battle. Only in this way can he maximize his interests. Then, Gao Jie made an indelible contribution.
Cheng Lin originally thought that Gao Jie came for this matter.
But after hearing Cheng Lin's words, Gao Jie was anxious, slapped the city wall hard, turned around and looked out of the city.
This time Song Jiang attacked, there were a total of 3,000 soldiers and horses.
After rescuing Li Kui, Song Jiang didn't care when he heard that Shi Xiu was killed.
Li Kui was his confidant, and only Song Jiang was the leader, so he had to rescue him; while Shi Xiu... was desperately called Saburo, and was unruly and unruly. He only followed Chao Gai's orders and refused to obey discipline. Even if he came back, he would not obey Song Jiang's orders.
So in Song Jiang's view, Shi Xiu is just a time bomb and does not listen to the teachings.
Such a person may be able to suppress Chao Gai while he is alive. But now... he has ordered people to check Chao Gai's injuries, which is very serious. He doesn't know what kind of firearm the official army used to blow up half of Chao Gai's life. And those iron nails were also highly poisonous. Song Jiang has many capable people, but there is no Xinglin master who can revive the dead. Song Jiang knew that Chao Gai was dead... He felt very sad, after all, he had been friends for many years. But at the same time, he was secretly happy.
Once Chao Gai dies, Liangshan will be controlled by him, so he can arrange his future for everyone based on his own ideas.
Liu Tang hopes to avenge Chao Gai.
However, news came from the Exploser that the officials stationed in Zhongdu and Shouzhang counties had already noticed their movements.
The officials from the two counties are approaching Xucheng quickly, and the vanguards will arrive at the early morning at the latest... That is the tenth battalion of troops, including the four battalions of horses, with a total of more than 4,000 people. If Song Jiang could rely on the terrain of Liangshan on weekdays, he could deal with it by relying on the terrain of Liangshan. However, there is a flat horse outside Xucheng County. Although there are many people in Liangshan, it may not be able to withstand the attack of the official army.
Therefore, after persuading, Liu Tang had no choice but to give up.
As for the Ruan brothers, Song Jiang didn't care much.
He also had a friendship with the Ruan brothers. Chao Gai died, and Wu Xuejiao, the think tank of Chao Gai, had already surrendered. I believe they could not make any trouble. Therefore, after rescuing Li Kui, Song Jiang ordered to evacuate Xucheng quickly.
Gao Jie looked over the city and saw that the Liangshan bandits had begun to retreat, and he felt quite unwilling.
However, Xucheng's troops were only two battalions, with a total of 800 people, and including the local soldiers, there were only about 1,300 people.
Fighting along the city is still a little harder.
But when it comes to chasing, Gao Jie is not sure about fighting with Liangshan soldiers outside the city.
Not to mention anything else, the twelve commanders in Liangshan are not ordinary people. In addition, Qin Ming and Dong Ping are all brave enough to fight in the field. If they want to fight in a field, they will definitely be defeated. Although Gao Jie hopes to avenge Gao Xiaoyu, he is not that kind of reckless person.
Seeing Liangshan soldiers retreating, he gritted his teeth and cursed in his heart.
"Sanlang, what's this?"
Seeing this, Cheng Lin could not see the problem, so he stepped forward to ask.
"I……"
Gao Jie said something to his mouth, but he didn't know how to explain it.
After all, Gao Xiaoyu's affairs were the family affairs of the Gao family. He couldn't tell anyone about it before getting the consent of his second brother Gao Qiu.
As for Hu Sanniang and others, it is not important in his opinion.
Cheng Lin misunderstood Gao Jie's meaning and smiled and said, "Is Sanlang worried about the court's accountability?"
"ah?"
Chapter completed!