Chapter 204 The Party's Evil Falls For The Righteous, Officials and Bandits Collusion
The hunting wind was blowing, and the spears in the hands of Xiao Tang's soldiers shone brightly in the sunlight, reflecting a frightening cold light from time to time. On the other side, the strongmen of Xiong'er Mountain and Funiu Mountain also looked on guard. Only the Song Army Formation was seen.
Suddenly, Pan Zhong, the strongman leader of Xiong'er Mountain, had his hands tied and was led out of the military formation, while Peng Qi, who was captured by Xi Sheng's army over there, was also brought out.
When the men in the village came to report yesterday that Xiao Tang sent people to say that leader Pan Zhong would come back tomorrow to exchange for Peng Qi, Xi Sheng naturally agreed. When Peng Qi yelled angrily, Xi Sheng also learned from him that Xiao
As the pacifier of the Tang Dynasty, he led the elite troops of the capital to Dengzhou, and also had the power to dispatch the imperial troops in the nine military states on the southwestern road of Beijing. With his cooperation with the Teng brothers in Funiu Mountain, he was not afraid of Dengzhou, Tangzhou, and Junzhou.
The official army was encircled and suppressed, but this time Xiao Tang led his elite troops and strong generals to fight against him. This situation was very difficult.
Xi Sheng saw Xiao Tang's camp. His brother Pan Zhong had been untied and released from the army camp. He looked solemn and gestured to his men to send Peng Qi out of their camp.
After a while, Pan Zhong and Peng Qi returned to their respective formations. Xi Sheng rode his horse and saw Xiao Tang saluting him with fists in his arms.
"Brother Xi Sheng, my brother was captured by the army. He is so ashamed..." Pan Zhong, who was released to the camp, looked ashamed and reported to Xi Sheng.
Xi Sheng shook his head and said: "Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. What's more, this time Xiao Tang led his army to arrive suddenly. I was not expecting it. How can I blame Brother Pan Zhong for this?"
Liu Yuan also comforted Pan Zhong and said, "Yes, that red-faced officer back then was so capable that even I couldn't defeat him. It's normal for me to lose to him."
Pan Zhong glanced at Liu Yuan and did not answer his words. Instead, he took out a letter from his arms and said, "Brother Xi Sheng, this is what Xiao Tang asked me to deliver to you."
Xi Sheng took the letter, but before he opened it, the corner of his mouth curled up and he said, "It seems that Xiao Tang's idea of recruiting people for peace was defeated on my head..."
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In the stronghold of Xi Sheng's army in Xiong'er Mountain, Xi Sheng not only invited the two Teng brothers from Funiu Mountain, Ji Sansi, the murderous judge of Dagushan near the main peak of Xiong'er Mountain, Ni De, the little tiger tiger, Wushun, the Cheshan rat from Xiaogushan, and
The eight-clawed golden dragon of Baihe Water Village is in danger of recruiting virtue, Zhang Jingzu is crossing the water, Liu Ti is Tiehulu, Han Kai is the flower-faced lynx and other green forest strongmen in Dengzhou also participated in the important meeting organized by Xi Sheng.
Because this matter not only involves Xiao Tang's appeasement of Xi Sheng, but also the leaders of the Green Forest strongmen entrenched near Xiong'er Mountain and Funiu Mountain. When faced with the imperial court's suppression, they also had to unite to deal with the offensive of the official army. However, the meeting
From the beginning, there was an impasse.
Among them, Teng Kan is the most capable, and the two Teng Si brothers are straightforward men and have always scorned all the actions of the government. However, they also feel that the government and army are powerful this time, so they should keep a low profile as much as possible to avoid another conflict with Xiao and Tang.
How many strongmen gathered together on the southwestern road of Beijing? The brothers did not believe that Xiao Tang could wipe out all the strongmen. As long as the war was temporarily stopped, Xiao Tang should turn his attention to the Fangshan bandits with whom he had old grudges.
Made Xiaotang’s first goal when he was in Fujing South Green Forest.
Wu Shun from Xiaogushan was originally a young master from a wealthy family. He was framed by evil officials before he killed his official and fled. He had been hanging out in Xiaogushan for a long time. Although he lived happily and carefree every day, he also knew that he was doing He was in the business of decapitation, so he had no choice but to go to the grassroots. However, with a murder case pending, he had no choice but to run to the dark side.
When Wu Shun heard that Xiao Tang was appointed as the pacification envoy on the southwestern route of Beijing and was interested in appeasing the strongmen in Dengzhou, he couldn't help but be overjoyed and immediately strongly agreed to accept the court's recruitment. However, his words did not carry much weight. Among the strongmen in the mountains, he was the most powerful. There are only two to three hundred men at his disposal, and they are no better than Zhou Tong, the little overlord of Taohua Mountain in Qingzhou on Jingdong Road.
Ji Sansi in Dagushan, Ni Wei and Ni Wei learned that Xi Sheng invited them to discuss how to appease envoy Xiao Tang, and they immediately came to attend the meeting. However, upon hearing Wu Shun's opinion, the two men immediately stood up and scolded Wu Shun. After a bloody battle, the two of them learned some skills just to live a happy life by killing people and setting fires. How could they be controlled by the government and give up the unrestrained life of dividing money on a large scale and drinking from a large bowl?
Wei Zhaode of the Baihe water village has never expressed his position. He, Zhang Jingzu, Liu Ti, and Han Kai, the three brothers, were water bandits. They also robbed the gold, silk, grain and grass transported by Si Cao, and their names were leaked to the government, so they had to occupy Baihe. The grass is falling in the water village. Although they are not determined to fight the government to the end, they do not want to succumb to the corrupt officials in the government. They just want to maintain the status quo. This is in contrast to the opinions of Teng Kan and Teng Shu brothers in Funiu Mountain. It is very consistent. Wei Zhaode and others attach great importance to the loyalty of Jianghu. If Xiao Tang really wants to conquer the green forest strongmen in Dengzhou, he will definitely join forces with several strong men from several mountains to fight Xiao Tang to the end.
After a detailed discussion, the majority refused to accept the government's offer of appeasement. Xi Sheng, Liu Yuan, and Pan Zhong were all generals in the Dengzhou Command Department, and they were well aware of the dirty deeds of the superior officers in the Military Department. , they will never accept the government's offer again and rejoin the army as pawns of dog officials. And they also agree with Wei Zhaode and the Teng brothers: how to avoid irritating that person when rejecting Xiao Tang's comfort. The pacifier, who held military power, summoned a large army to conquer and kill everyone.
Ji Sansi's face was gloomy, and he shouted in a cold voice: "I'm calling for peace, I'm calling for peace, I'm calling for peace! Even though Xiao Tang has a great name, there's still no way to deal with him."
Teng Kan raised his eyebrows, turned his eyes sideways to Ji Sansi and asked, "Chief Ji, what do you have in mind?"
"Isn't this simple?" Ji Sansi snorted coldly: "Liu Zhibo and Liu Min from Fangshan, Fangzhou, wrote to the green forest colleagues in various places on Jingxi South Road, saying that Xiao Tang was ambitious and boasted that he would bring down the powerful people on Jingxi South Road. He provoked With the anger of the people in the green forest, how can we not take the opportunity to instigate strongmen from various states to revolt at the same time? He Xiaotang has no skills at all, so we will make him miserable? By then, let’s not say that he has defeated the west of Beijing, I am afraid the court will also hold him responsible for the unfavorable consequences of Jingtu. "
Xi Sheng frowned and shook his head: "This plan is not appropriate! The strong men in various states have their own ideas, and they may not be able to respond to us. Besides, the commander of the southwestern route of Beijing is in Dengzhou. Xiao and Tang want to attack with troops, and we should bear the brunt of it." If we have to fight him to the death, if the strongmen in other states decide to wait on the sidelines, won't we be in trouble?"
"I'm afraid that our colleagues in Dengzhou Lulin all have their own thoughts..." Ji Sansi said to Xi Sheng with a smile: "Chief Xi, the three leaders of you Xiong'er Mountain are all from the army.
, no better than the heroes we beat up in the green forest, Xiao Tang’s fellow is the first to show his kindness to you, this kind of situation is extremely unfair. If you are thinking of returning to the government, aren’t the heads of our few copycat brothers on their necks?
What are your qualifications for advancement?"
After listening to Ji Sansi's strange words, Pan Zhongdeng next to Xi Sheng became furious. He suddenly stood up and cursed angrily: "You surnamed Ji, don't fart like a bird! Nowadays, there are many treacherous and evil people in the army.
How could the three brothers get along with that bastard? What's the point of you using your words to slander my brother?"
Teng Kan of Funiu Mountain also had a sulky look on his face, and said angrily to Ji Sansi: "If Brother Xi Sheng wants to betray us, why bother inviting us to come to negotiate? You Ji, a man with a narrow nature, should not underestimate your magnanimous heart."
A good man."
Teng Kan, Teng Xu's voice was amazing, Ji Sansi was really afraid of them. Seeing Teng Kan also scolding him, he shut his mouth and didn't dare to speak anymore. Xi Sheng also glanced at Ji Sansi and ignored them.
Instead, he stood up and said loudly: "Whether Xiao Tang wants to use his power to coerce us into submission, or whether he is loyal and intends to negotiate with us, we can only know it after meeting him in person. I will find out who he is.
After my remarks, I will discuss it with you again.”…
After the discussion, Ji Sansi and Ni Ting led their followers and drove down the main peak of Xiong'er Mountain. Ji Sansi's face was as dark as water and he was silent, but Ni Ting came up immediately and said: "Brother, Xi Sheng died because of his relationship with Manager Yang.
Because of his hatred, he would definitely not surrender to the government. But now that Xiao Tang is here, there is no guarantee that Xi Sheng will not do the same thing with Xiao Tang... The Teng family brothers are on good terms with Xi Sheng, and Wu Shun is a
Cowards who follow the wind, if they really want to be recruited by Xiao Tang..."
Ni Ting and Ji Sansi can be said to be the two most resistant to accepting the government's recruitment. In the green forests of Dengzhou, they were the most vicious in their methods. They killed innocent people indiscriminately during plunder, and after collecting ransoms, they killed people with meat stamps. Under the rule of Dengzhou
There are countless wealthy foreign officials from various counties and towns who have forged mortal enemies with these two murderers. What's more, they secretly collude with Yang Tai, the commander-in-chief of the troops and horses of South Jingxi Road, and are ordered by him to do more robberies and murders of caravans, secretly honoring Yang Tai.
When it comes to shady activities, even if they are recruited as officials, Ji Sansi and Ni Ting know that they are of no use value to Yang Tai.
Yang Tai is not a good guy. He is colluding with officials and gangsters. How can he tolerate Ji Sansi and Ni Wei who may expose his evil deeds at any time? Even if he does not kill people and silence them, he has committed countless murders.
Ji Sansi and Ni Wei have made countless enemies in Dengzhou. How can they survive without the barrier of gathering people in the mountains to commit evil?
Ji Sansi snorted coldly and said: "Manager Yang regards Xi Sheng as a thorn in his side. Although we asked us to get rid of that guy when we saw the opportunity, we never got a chance. If Manager Yang's private activities are exposed, I don't know if that guy Xi Sheng will
I will use Xiao Tang's hand to avenge his blood... If we don't have the protection of Manager Yang, I'm afraid the days to come will be difficult."
Ni Zhen's eyes rolled. He leaned closer to Ji Sansi and whispered: "Brother, I have a way. Not only can I stop Xiao Tang from appeasing him, but I can also take the opportunity to help Mr. Yang get rid of Xi Sheng's henchman!"
Ji Sansi was immediately interested when he heard this, and he quickly asked: "Oh, brother, what can you do?"
Ni Wei's eyes flickered, and he said with a sinister laugh: "Since we have just learned the time and place where Xi Sheng asked Xiao Tang to meet, it passes through the Chaoyang Cave in Xiong'er Mountain, which is a line stretching to the sky, and it is just a line across the cliffs. We are not afraid of Xiao Tang and Xi Sheng setting up a heavy ambush. If we lead a group of brothers to lurk in the mountains and forests in advance, and when Xiao Tang and Xi Sheng meet, the brothers who are good at bows and arrows will kill them all. Xi Sheng died in our hands without anyone noticing. Not only did he no longer have to suffer from his arrogance, but wasn't it also a great achievement for Mr. Yang?
"Huh?" Ji Sansi reined in the reins. His expression was gloomy and uncertain. Although this plan was feasible, once things got too dangerous, not only Xiao Tang would target him, but also Xiong'er Mountain, Funiu Mountain, and Baihe River. Several strong men in the village will also turn against him!
Ni Ting hurriedly persuaded: "Brother, don't worry, as long as this matter is done cleanly, who can guess that we are responsible? If Xiao Tang and Xi Sheng want to meet, both sides will not bring many close friends to show their sincerity. We are good at copycats." There are only one or two hundred of Gong's brothers, so there is no way they could survive a sudden attack. Besides, there is no evidence, so who can do anything to us?"
Ji Sansi thought for a long time, then he said in a deep voice: "Ask a close friend to see Manager Yang. If he is willing to do this, we will take the risk!"
Ni Wei smiled sinisterly and said: "That's right. At that time, General Manager Yang will still control the military power of South Jingxi Road. In the future, he will take the opportunity to remove Teng Kan and recruit several virtues. Whether they are underworld or white, isn't it within the boundaries of Dengzhou? Our world?”