Chapter 1238 Mr. Yanshan, another layer of identity
After Xu Ding was returned to the formation by Shi Jinfang, Qian Zhenpeng glanced at Xiao Tang with a cold face, and then shouted loudly: "Children, retreat!"
Upon hearing Qian Zhenpeng's order, many of the rogue bandits present looked at Xiao Tang's troops with vigilance, and then turned around and were about to evacuate. Xu Ding galloped to Qian Zhenpeng's side, and He said angrily: "Brother! Xiao Tang and the gang of servants he commanded were so deceiving, so Zhemo handed over several men and women to those servants, not to mention that they are in our territory, how can they do such things? Already?"
Qian Zhenpeng snorted coldly and said: "After all, the overall situation is important. Jin Jie and the half-buried old man are important figures. If you can catch them, you can catch them. If you can't, it won't be a big deal to us." Xiao Tang That guy is certainly hateful, but instead of spending time with him, why not teach the brothers to take advantage of the scattered troops to cleanse a few more villages and earn a lot of gold, silk and food for the use of our army, and also to teach the newly attached Green Forest thieves the hearts of thieves If you sincerely surrender, Leader Fang will naturally let him know about this matter, and let’s see how the sect decides!”…
As Xiao Tang watched Qian Zhenpeng and Xu Ding riding their horses and leading the crowd to leave angrily, he let out a long sigh and thought to himself, "In fact, I have done you a great favor. Even if Jin Jie had to surrender due to the situation." He surrendered to you, but he was never willing to surrender. Even if he surrendered once, when the imperial court sent out a large army to conquer, he would still turn against you when he saw the opportunity. He would definitely stab you in the back, but I and I The favor you made is something you would never have expected...
As for Jinjie, when he saw Qian Zhenpeng and his men retreating, he felt relieved, but his body suddenly staggered and almost fell to the ground. Jinjie's wife, Qin Yulan, looked at her sister's face with a worried look on her face. He just stepped forward to support his husband and said worriedly: "My husband..."
Jin Jie comforted his wife and sister-in-law with some good words, and suddenly heard the rumble of horse hooves, and the rest of Xiao Tang's troops also rushed here. Jin Jie looked at the leaders and soldiers of the powerful bandits in front of him. Looking at the majestic appearance of the horse, I thought sadly in my heart: Although Xiao Tang was kind to me, after all, I am also a national officer. How can I be the same person as the leader of the bandit army who gathered for rebellion? I can only lament that the threads are not connected. How can I cry alone? Now I am no match for these anti-military and rebellious parties, but I want to save my family's life. If I don't rely on his power, my family will most likely be harmed by the rebels, so I have to give in now. .....
While he was righteous in his mind, Jin Jie saw Xiao Tang driving his horse slowly towards him again. After he saw clearly that he had several stab wounds on his body, he immediately ordered the leader around him: "General Jin has injured his skin and flesh, please teach someone to get the gold wound medicine." Come and treat me."
After hearing this, Jin Jie hurriedly bowed and saluted, still thanking Xiao Tang profusely. Seeing that his wife and sister-in-law were still trapped in a group of rebels, looking very frightened, Jin Jie was worried and couldn't help but straighten out. Express your allegiance to Xiao Tang, and first let the rebel leaders think that you are sincerely surrendering, thereby ensuring that your family can indeed receive Xiao Tang's protection.
However, Jin Jie only said a few words before he saw Xiao Tang slowly shaking his head, and then said to him in a leisurely voice: "You said you are willing to defect to me and join the gang, but in fact you are concerned about the safety of your family, and you are just forced by the situation. You don’t really mean it, do you?”
Jin Jie's expression suddenly changed when he heard this. When he met Xiao Tang's eyes again, he suddenly realized that the eyes of the rebel leader were as sharp as knives, and they seemed to be able to peek into his true thoughts! Although he was panicked, However, Jin Jie had no choice but to defend himself: "Why did Xiao Renxia say this? This villain is grateful for the great kindness of saving his life, and he really surrenders sincerely!"
Xiao Tang smiled slightly and added: "There is no need to panic. We brothers work together because of our loyalty, and we have no intention of forcing others to fall into the trap. If you remember my kindness, please ask me to help you with something, and I will be your reward." If we live apart from each other, we will never owe each other anything in the future."
Jin Jie saw that he felt a little relieved, but he couldn't help but secretly think that most of the officers and soldiers around him were killed by the rebels and thieves. However, during the war, he only hated his mother-in-law and fled in all directions. The officers and soldiers on the road dare to block your group of soldiers and horses. If they try to spy on the border guards, I won't be able to get any news from you... Then he still asked with some suspicion: "Xiao Renxia has an order. You should try your best, but my life and that of my family are all under the control of Xiao Renxia and your heroes, but I don’t know what can be done to help Xiao Renxia?"
Not long after, Jin Jie saw two leaders from Xiao Tang's troops walking forward with someone. The man was dressed in plain clothes. Not only was he frail, but his face was full of panic. Jin Jie looked at it. The group of strong soldiers and horses who came to meet Xiao Tang were obviously not from the same group.
Xiao Tang pointed at the man and said to Jin Jie: "This man is Zhao Ting, the prefect of Hangzhou. Although Xiao has openly rebelled against the court, he is not a traitorous minister who abuses the country and harms the people, and he is not willing to teach him anything." My life was ruined by the Manichaeans. The thing I want to ask you to help me is to escort Magistrate Zhao and Academician Huang back to the court after you and your family have recovered well when you and my brothers go north by water. After returning to my command, I will instruct my brothers in the water squad to find a place to land after reaching the border of Jiangnan, and then I will rely on my subordinates to take care of them. At present, the imperial court is unclear and condones the traitor to be in power and frame the people of the world. Xiao has already We have raised the banner of justice, so it is inconvenient to allocate manpower to return Magistrate Zhao and Justice Huang to cause trouble. But I am an officer in the army. As for what to say when reporting to the court, it is all up to me. I don’t know what I think?”
In Hangzhou City, Zhao Ting was taken into custody by Xiao Tang and was included in the ranks of his troops. Although Zhao Ting was not found by the rioting Manichaeans and saved his life, he did not know what Xiao Tang would do with him along the way. He was also frightened and worried all day long. But now that he heard that Xiao Tang entrusted the general in front of him to escort him back to the capital, Zhao Ting knew that he could survive the disaster. He was overjoyed and quickly thanked Xiao Tang for his kindness.
Jin Jie looked surprised. He was stunned for a moment and realized that Xiao Tang really planned to let him and his wife and children leave after they escaped from the area controlled by Manichaeism. Suddenly, his chest seemed to be filled with a warm current. Jin Jie looked at his wife and sister who looked surprised behind him, and bowed to Xiao Tang again, but this time Jin Jie and his family expressed their gratitude from the bottom of their hearts without any pretense. .
Xiao Tang thought that this was also the most appropriate way to deal with Jin Jie and his family. After all, in the original work of Water Margin, he was a typical "body in the Cao camp and his heart was in the Han Dynasty". Jin Jie would be grateful for his kindness to him, but After all, he was forced by the situation. Since he had always wanted to surrender to the imperial court even if he was in the rebel army, Xiao Tang knew very well that if he was forced to stay in the Jinjie Shanzhai to join the gang, he might not be able to secretly interact with the government and the army. If that was the case, On the contrary, he took the initiative to insert a detailed work into his own cottage.
Since this person is a national general who is willing to actively resist the invasion of the Jin army in official terms, and he is the only one who does not pose any substantial threat to our own mountain stronghold, then it is better to let him go back in a more generous manner. As for Zhao Ting and " "Huang Shengzhong" are two civil servants who specialize in seal calligraphy and composition of poems and poems... It will be of no use to keep them in the village. On the contrary, if they are released without compensation, this will also show the world. I really have an attitude of not harming my loyalty.
What's more, seeing that Jin Jie was so grateful to him from the bottom of his heart, Xiao Tang secretly hoped that Zhe Mo would be of greater use to him when he had the opportunity to lead an army alone and meet him again in the future.
After comforting Jin Jie and Zhao Ting with good words, Xiao Tang walked towards the van where Huang Shengzhong was, and the elder also got out of the van on his own, with a look neither arrogant nor humble, and nodded slightly towards Xiao Tang Bow to express gratitude for the kindness of rescuing each other.
Xiao Tangsui immediately returned the courtesy and said: "Mr. Shengzhong is a world-famous poet and a long-standing official in the court. This time, Mr. Xie was shocked."
"Huang Shengzhong" showed a kind smile and thanked Xiao Tang, but then he said another sentence, which made Xiao Tang stunned and shocked: "Shengzhong is just a nickname for an old man. I My surname was Huang Mingshang. At that time, according to the imperial decree, I searched all over the world for Taoist books, engraving and printing them, and appointed an old man to proofread, engrave and proofread them for more than ten years. But I didn't want to suffer Xiao Renxia's kindness in this life... "