Chapter 1160 Why don't you know each other? I respect your ambition
When Suo Chao heard Guan Sheng reprimand him for turning over to join the bandits, he was betraying the appreciation and promotion given to him by Xiao Tang back then. This also made this impatient man not only feel dumbfounded, but also felt like something was stuck in his throat, and the words in his heart were choked and felt very uncomfortable.
The iron-faced Xiezhi who rules the two mountains of Qingzhou is Xiao Renxia. I am willing to surrender to him, but where should I start with a mismatched man like you?
"Although we are green forest bandits in the two mountains of Qingzhou, we do not want to be compared with Zhang Di from Hebei, Tian Hu from Hedong and other fierce bandit leaders who have caused great harm to the lives of the people in pursuit of their own desires!"
Seeing that Suo Chao had something to say, and his face almost turned purple, Tang Bin immediately spoke up, then looked at Guan Sheng and said: "Brother, you are determined not to defect to the village to join the gang. With the old friendship between you and me,
Friendship, how can I force you to stay? It’s just that my brother has returned to Dazhai, and I have come to reminisce with you first. Now we are in the main hall, waiting for my brother and General Xuan, Hao Siwen
Brother, go and meet!"
"Okay! Please!"
When Guan Sheng heard the words, he spoke neatly and immediately stood up. He gestured with his hands, and then with a determined look on his face, he just strode out of the room. Tang Bin, Suo Chao, Wei Dingguo, and Shan Tinggui looked at each other for a moment.
They each shook their heads and immediately led Guan Sheng and the other three people towards the main hall in the village.
The moment the door of Baozhu Temple was opened, Guan Sheng saw many leaders with different appearances sitting on both sides of the hall. He also discovered that he had been summoned by Xiao Tang when he was in the Pudong Inspection Department, and he had been summoned overnight.
After setting off for Bianliang in Tokyo, I also met Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Xu Ning and many other leaders who were former imperial officials, as well as those who dared to curse the world as stupid when they were in Bianjing. Even the emperor
The great monk Lu Zhishen, who also had a pair of strokes on his buttocks, was also among them.
After a slight change of expression, the sullen Guan Sheng, Lin Chong and others nodded to each other when their eyes met. They also lamented in their hearts that these people who were originally good generals of the country turned into strong men in the green forest. Indeed, they all had their own reasons. In fact, in
Later, when he followed Xiao Tang to conquer Tian Hu in Hedong, Guan Sheng also discovered that although his benefactor was particularly tough on those ruthless bandits who were instigated by Tian Hu to cause trouble and took advantage of the situation when the thieves became more powerful and harmed the lives of good people.
They are ruthless, but they are willing to tolerate the green forests and horses along the Taihang Mountains, as well as the Funiu Mountains and Xiong'er Mountains that we had seen with each other when we were guarding the southwest road of Fujing.
Now Guan Sheng thought about it from Xiao Tang's point of view: My dear, many of the two mountains in Qingzhou are your old acquaintances. Even if this group of strong bandits has a good reputation, they can't break several of them, including the Daming Mansion.
In the city of Junzhou, I'm afraid that the imperial court will no longer sit idly by, and Xie has accumulated military exploits by wiping out several evil party thieves who massacred lives. If Xie is ordered to lead an army to conquer the two mountains of Qingzhou, he will have to face these old friends.
, and how will we deal with it?
Although he was thinking about it in his heart, Guan Sheng still had a calm and determined look on his face, and he strode forward under the gazes of the gangster leaders in the hall, only looking towards the strongband leader wearing a Haechi mask who was sitting in front of him.
Go.
And Xiao Tang saw that not far in front of him, Dadaoguan Sheng, who had been his right-hand man during his conquests, and had also experienced life and death together, now had a look on his face that looked at death, and looked at him unwillingly, and saw him again
Tang Bin, who led Guan Sheng and the other three people into the palace, shook his head slightly. He also sighed secretly, and his thoughts became complicated.
When Guan Sheng walked not far in front of Xiao Tang, he stood still. He stared at the Haechi mask in front of him for a moment, then suddenly raised his hands and cupped his fists, and said to Xiao Tang: "We are the generals of the defeated army. These In the past, the leaders in the Meng stronghold treated each other with courtesy. Guan was ashamed to accept this kindness. The previous defeat was due to Guan's incompetence, so he was convinced. I also know that the leader of the whole army is famous in Shandong and Hebei, and all the heroes in the gathering call you you. The iron-faced Xiezhi who fights violence and helps the weak cannot be compared with those thieves who kill people and steal goods..."
After finishing his polite words, Guan Sheng suddenly changed the topic and asked Quan Yu again: "But even if the leader of Quan Yu said that he is dedicated to loyalty, how can you, an extravagant hero like you, be able to gather a large number of heroes?" I am afraid that I will not give up and just gather in the mountains and forests to become a strong man. Is this a long-term solution? Even if the country has treacherous ministers and slanderers, just like my old friend Tang Bin, many innocent men in the leader's village are framed and have no choice but to meet Lu Lin. I took power and took refuge, but I didn’t know that all the leaders gathered their troops and horses in the green forest, and went around to rescue the officers and generals in distress. What plans did they have in the future? I just waited for the officials to pardon their crimes and recruit them, so that I could teach you the heroes in the village and so on. The imperial court has seen its use, will I continue to serve the country with all my heart, or will I take advantage of the situation and cause chaos in the world like Zhang Di in Hebei and Tian Hu in Hedong, and fight against me in the Song Dynasty!?"
After hearing Guan Sheng's loud voice, Xiao Tang couldn't help but sigh in his heart that he finally got to the point. Guan Sheng naturally still believed that it was best for these capable people and strangers who were in trouble in the world to be used by the country, but as in the original work, Song Jiang instigated the Liangshan group to be recruited. After several brutal battles and most of them died in the battle, his leader of Liangshanbo could only achieve the rank of a seventh-grade military minister, a high-ranking military official, and a military officer in charge of Chuzhou District on Huainan East Road. One side of the soldiers and horses (in the original work, Song Jiang is also the appointed pacifier. The position of the general manager of the soldiers and horses cannot be held at the state level, but is appointed on a road basis. Therefore, the real power he holds is only He is an officer and soldier of a military state). Now Xiao Tang holds many important positions such as the second-grade Privy Council member, Xin'an Army Jiedushi, Shangzhu Guowen, founding marquis, etc. He is by no means like Song Jiang who only needs to be Gao Qiu, Yang Jian and other treacherous officials can be killed by inconspicuous officials. If he is really greedy for official status and leads several brothers to resist the imperial court, even if Zhao Ji is willing to surrender and pardon the imperial edict, he will start over again. Get up... but you are not full after eating?
What's more, after his identity in the green forest was exposed, he had no choice but to completely break with the Song court, otherwise his fate would be even more miserable than Song Jiang who was killed by poisoned wine. By then, the soldiers he had pulled up would be destroyed by the court. After a short period of time, everything disappeared, and what followed was a large-scale invasion by the Kingdom of Jin... Everything that should be done has been done, and Xiao Tang also knew very well that recruitment was the last option he should have chosen. road.
However, if he does not accept the recruitment, then he will definitely not meet the prerequisites for Guan Sheng to surrender to him.
Xiao Tang thought for a moment and finally said to Guan Sheng: "I admire General Manager Guan as a loyal and strong national general, but you have misunderstood this matter. Nowadays, officials are surrounded by many treacherous and sycophants who are jealous of talents and capable of doing anything. That is the late emperor. The Shi Jiedu and other figures were recruited during the season. Although they served the country for a while, they have now spent half their lives in Bianjing...My brothers in the village have many old grudges with the traitors and sycophants in the court, so what can I do? Are you willing to let yourself and all your brothers' lives fall into the hands of powerful traitors? Therefore, I will naturally not deceive General Manager Guan about this matter. It is absolutely impossible for me, Quan Yu, to be recruited by the imperial court!
I probably know the thoughts of General Manager Guan, but if you are unwilling to stay in the stronghold and settle down, your previous battle failed and you were defeated, and the city of Damingfu was also destroyed by my two brothers.
The officer in charge of the army and horses is not safe, and may even be punished with a serious crime, dismissed from his post and investigated, and his life will be in danger..."
Before Xiao Tang could finish speaking, Guan Sheng waved his hand resolutely. Since the increasingly powerful co-owner of Green Forest and Mountains in front of him had no interest at all, he said decisively: "Since it is Xie, Guan and the leader Quan will do it themselves."
They are different ways and should not conspire with each other! I was born as a Song Dynasty person and died as a ghost of the Song Dynasty. The imperial court taught me to be the general manager of soldiers and horses. Of course I will never be a strongman and betray the imperial court! He just kept his promise and taught me to wait until I get down from the mountain.
Even if all the leaders wanted to kill me, they would kill me, but they would never try to trick me into seeking refuge with you! Even if I go back and be punished by the court, it would be hard to run away from my family and find my country hard to surrender to, so even if Guan gave up,
We must not dishonor our ancestors or let our ancestors’ heroic names be ruined in one day!”
After listening to Guan Shengyi's righteous words, Xiao Tang was silent for a moment, then nodded and said: "Since General Manager Guan and Generals Xuan and Hao refuse, I will not go back on my word and will send someone to send you three off the mountain respectfully...
.But I still have something to ask General Manager Guan: If one day General Manager Guan will finally understand that I have united with heroes from all over the country to fight against the Song Dynasty, but not against foreign humiliation, but I don’t know that at that time
