Chapter 166 The launch of the Water Margin Project (2)
"Rather than talking about it, if possible, I hope that the force I have supported will try to avoid a military encounter with the army." Xiao Tang was silent for a moment and said to Bian Xiang: "Brother Bian Xiang, do you think that just by gathering the green forest?
Can recklessness overthrow this world?"
Bian Xiang was startled and asked in confusion: "What do you mean by this, young master?"
Xiao Tang said: "In this world, some people support the imperial court, and some people rebel. Naturally, those who support the imperial court think of peace and wealth, and even appoint generals, and their names will be remembered in history. But those who rebel are not angry with the treacherous and sycophantic rulers.
I am free and happy. But among them, there are those who submit to the dignitaries of the court and harm the people. There are those who are the accomplices of tigers, those who fall into the grass and become bandits who kill good people in vain, and there are also those who do all kinds of evil. My enemy has never been in this country, nor is it just in the rivers and lakes.
All directions are reckless. However, some of the things I want to do can only be done as an official, and there are some things that can only be done as a green forest strongman, but it can easily backfire.
Regardless of officials or bandits, I only care about good and evil. There are some things that I can't control, but I have to take care of them. Some things that I can't do, I have to do. There are also some people who can't be killed, but I have to kill them! So, I can only do this.
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Bian Xiang savored Xiao Tang's words carefully. Although generally, if a good man with some skills wants to make a name for himself, he either kills officials and rebels, or works as an official to suppress thieves... But through this period of getting along with each other, Bian Xiang gradually understood
He nodded as if he understood the meaning of Xiao Tang's words and said no more words.
Shi Xiu's brows furrowed into the character "Chuan" and he asked: "Brother, have you really made up your mind?"
Xiao Tang smiled slightly and said: "Otherwise, what can we do? Doesn't Sanlang just want me to gain power and become a powerful minister and dignitary with all the power? He is someone who can turn his hands into clouds and rain in the court.
How can it be possible? Not to mention the ups and downs of the officialdom and the dangers of the officialdom. For example, Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Liang Shicheng and other powerful officials were prominent for a while. If I help Zhou do evil and be a treacherous villain whose spine is broken by the world, Sanlang can still look down on you, a big brother.
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"Come on!" After a while, Shi Xiu's solemn face relaxed, and he said with a sigh of relief: "I have already told you the path that eldest brother wants to take. As a brother, I will naturally follow it to the end. Since eldest brother has made up his mind,
Sure, I’m going to waste a lot of time talking about it!”
Zhu Jing, who had always faced others with a cold face, now had a smile on his lips, and he said lightly: "If you want to be a 'strong man' in the green forest, I am very familiar with this matter."
"Today, the words of those who hold the destiny are the righteousness that overwhelms the world. The righteousness that overwhelms the world is the one who establishes the destiny and the people's hatred... How can the great righteousness of the world rely entirely on the so-called destiny of the emperor?
?" Xu Guanzhong murmured, he and Yan Qing looked at each other and nodded silently.
But at this moment, two people stood up, one was Xiao Li Guang Hua Rong, and the other was dragon slayer Sun An. Hua Rong looked complicated, he pursed his lips and said word by word: "My brother and I
When we first met, we teamed up to eliminate the thieves who were wreaking havoc in Qingfeng Village, and then I joined you to conquer Southern Hebei. The bandits were all strong men from the green forest... Now, brother, you really want to support the strong men in the copycat villages everywhere?"
Xiao Tang nodded and said: "Yes, brother Hua Rong, are you willing to continue to help me?"
Hua Rong pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed loudly and said: "Brother and younger brother, why are you saying such unscrupulous things? Although my younger brother is determined to join the army and make contributions, he has seen many corrupt officials who follow the law in the countryside and do anything! My father was not back then.
He was also framed by those dog officials and ended up with hatred!? It seemed that those poor, hungry and jealous people were incompetent. Whenever I was upset by those guys, I wanted to kill those thieves and beasts! My brother's plan is just in line.
I understand my little brother’s wishes!”
According to Hua Rong's character, he not only valued loyalty very much. In the book, he gave up his official position and rebelled against the court for the sake of Song Jiang's safety. From the words of Song Jiang and Hua Rong when they met in Qingfeng Village, we can also get that I knew that this young Li Guang had always been deeply resentful of the corrupt officials in various places. At that time, he asked Song Jiang to persuade him that his grievances could be resolved or not, and asked him to have a good relationship with Liu Gao of the Zhengzhi Village of Qingfeng Village. Now he meets his eldest brother With such a plan, Hua Rong had no doubts in his heart.
Now only Sun An was left looking at Xiao Tang with stern eyes. He asked: "With this move of the young master, is he planning to divide the territory and claim the kingship?"
Seeing Sun An staring at him like a torch, Xiao Tang couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly. If he was told that one of the many ethnic groups in the Liao Kingdom now, the Jurchens in the White Mountains and Black Waters would reach their peak, destroy the Liao Kingdom and then annex the Song Dynasty. Half of the world would only think Sun An was alarmist and nonsense.
After thinking for a moment, Xiao Tang looked as usual and said to Sun An: "Brother Sun An, back then you killed the bully in revenge for your father and lost your life in the lawsuit. Brother Bian Xiang was arrested by the government. Brother Zhu Jing was once a strong man in the green forest... You guys There are countless good men who can be pardoned by the government and return their innocence, but they have been framed by sycophants and autocratic officials. If I say that I only want those loyal and righteous people to have a good ending, I have never done so. I’ve thought about calling myself a loner, would you believe me?”
Sun An stared at Xiao Tang for a long time, and finally smiled lightly and said: "I believe it! If you say that I am only allowed to do business with the government, I don't want to be fooled by it. The most important thing in life is to live up to your destiny, and now I am doing it with the young master Neng. Now that things have happened, if the hero is not humiliated, then he has fulfilled his wish!"...
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When everyone was discussing again, Xiao Tang called Sun An, and Bian Xiang and others returned to Xiaojiaji in Daming Prefecture and secretly accumulated strength until they had enough troops and food and everything was ready. They would start from Hebei and Jingdong Road, and attack The power spreads to the rivers and lakes.
According to Xiao Tang's estimation, the next year will be the Zhenghe period of the Great Song Dynasty, which is the period when the heroes of the Water Margin gather and the rivers and lakes are turbulent. At this time, inserting one's own power into the rivers and lakes is suitable for strengthening Xiao Tang's influence on the green forest. Control. As for the material reserves of the cottage, there is no need to rely on robbing houses or borrowing food from surrounding villages and towns to maintain it. According to Xiao Tang, the financial resources accumulated through various businesses such as farming, music workshops, and shipping can be used to supply several cottages. Not a problem at all.
As for the selection and training of soldiers, it is the most difficult thing to think about. The cruel desperadoes who kill people and buy goods just to divide gold and silver on the big scale, Luocao who just want to do whatever they want must be excluded. For Xiao Tang, this world is unfortunate. The "lucky thing" in this story is that there are many miserable people who have been exploited and oppressed by local tyrants and ruthless officials from all over the country and have no choice but to recruit kind people from these people in a targeted manner, which also gives this group of villagers a way to survive.
However, Xiao Tang's plan could not be known to Wang Jin, who was about to leave for Xiaojiaji. This was because Wang Jin only accepted Xiao Tang's favor, but was not a close brother who knew the truth. Moreover, he was not as good as Bian Xiang as a military instructor. , Sun An, Zhu Jing and other green forest heroes who have always been somewhat repulsive to the government. However, he is a Forbidden Army instructor who is good at military training and pays for training. When practicing rural bravery in the market town, Bian Xiang, Sun An and others were already good at it. Generals who have the ability to command troops and horses can also learn the essentials of military training from Wang Jin.
After all, one bite cannot make you fat. There are still many details, such as the exchange of information, joint expansion, recruitment of copycat leaders, etc. We can only wait for Sun An, Bian Xiang and other generals to occupy several copycats before discussing them in detail.
After implementing and secretly discussing the matter, Xiao Tang also wanted to let other close men and brothers know about his plan in batches. Since this matter was of great importance, Xiao Tang named this deployment conspiracy "Water Margin".
Brothers who know this matter will know what Xiao Tang wants to discuss as soon as they hear these two words.
"Water Margin? Brother Xiao intends to build villages in various places, but he uses the name of the place on the water bank as his name. But it's really hard to guess what the name is." Yan Qing couldn't help laughing after hearing this.
Xiao Tang smiled and said nothing, but secretly sighed in his heart: The two words "Water Margin" are originally telling your story...