Chapter 954 The connection between the official history and the Water Margin, in the dark, the will
"Wu Song was highly skilled in martial arts and had outstanding talents, so he was invited to join the government and was promoted to the post of governor due to his merits. Later, the prefect of Hangzhou was framed by a traitor and dismissed from office. Wu Song was implicated and was kicked out of the government office. The successor to the prefect was Cai Yun, the son of Grand Master Cai Jing.
, relying on his father's power, he abused his power and brought disaster to the people. The people complained, and people called Cai Yun 'Cai Hu'...
Wu Song was determined to eliminate harm for the people, so he hid a sharp knife in front of Cai's mansion. When Cai Jun came calling, he immediately killed him... Officers and soldiers came to besiege him in droves, but Wu Song was eventually outnumbered and killed by the officers and soldiers.
He was captured and later severely tortured and died in prison... The local people deeply felt his virtue and was buried beside the Xiling Bridge in Hangzhou. Later generations erected a monument inscribed with the tomb of Wu Song, a righteous soldier of the Song Dynasty..."
This story is completely different from the hero Wu Song who hunted tigers on Jingyang Gang in Water Margin and the traveler Wu Song who occupied the fourteenth highest position on Liangshan Bo. It is quoted from "Lin'an County Chronicles", "West Lake Grand View", "Hangzhou Prefecture Chronicles", etc.
According to local historical records, the tomb site was also located beside the Xiling Bridge in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province. Although it was destroyed in the 1950s and 1960s, it was restored at the original site in later generations. Xiao Tang had already thought of that period when he first met Wu Song.
Records, and later he also discovered that people in the Water Margin are more or less closely related to official history. Now Wu Song has been transferred to Hangzhou with the post of governor... This also makes Xiao
Tang couldn't help but feel alarmed and worried about Wu Song.
After all, in Suzhou and Hangzhou, the powerful traitor Zhu Meng who made his fortune by offering Hua Shigang is rampant. In addition to Shi Bao from Wuyi Mountain on Fujian Road in the south of the Yangtze River, Pang Wanchun and other sworn brothers from Baiyun Mountain on Zhejiang Road are recruited and persecuted by Hua Shigang.
Among the refugee people, the Manichaean force headed by Fang La is still the strongest. With Wu Song's strong temperament, how can he be willing to collude with the local traitorous officials? In the case of a conflict that is likely to occur, it is difficult for a strong dragon to suppress a local snake.
Xiao Tang wondered how to rescue Wu Song at that time?
There are rewards as well as punishments. Just when Xiao Tang was thinking about how to pay, the Hanlin in front of the palace read out loudly: Liu Fa's generals, Zhai Xing and Zhai Jin, led their troops to advance rashly and caused the Song army to be defeated.
He was also punished for violating the commander's order and was reduced to a civilian; Kang Jiong was demoted to three levels and Dai Zui resigned... As for Xihe's military envoy Liu Fa, he violated the commander Tong Guan's control and sent troops without authorization. Fortunately, Xiao Xiao
The Tang Dynasty led his troops to stop the Xia thieves in time, without causing the massacre of 100,000 Bianting Song people on Xihe Road and Jingyuan Road by the Xia army. The guilt of the defeat was still unforgivable. He was stripped of his official rank, demoted to Tuliu, and sent to Salmon Island to be exiled.
Never hired.
After listening to Hanlin Chengzhi read aloud, Xi Huarong and others did not feel happy because they were rewarded and promoted. Instead, they all looked sulky! But now that the imperial edict has been issued, the deal is done, and Xiao Tang sees Zhao Jiman sitting on the dragon throne again.
The mood on his face was waning, and he looked very impatient. He condemned Liu Fa so hard that he was afraid there would be no room for maneuver.
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"Since Liu Jinglue is a heroic man that his brother wants to rescue, it would be very harmful if no one is sent to him in the ordinary prison camp. It is not just about living or dying. Tong Guan must do harm to others when he harms people. Salman Island is also
The most dangerous place among the military prison camps in the Song Dynasty, Liu Jinglue is not dead for the time being, but he is afraid that he will lose his skin! When he gets to Salmon Island and is in danger, why don't we pay some confidants and kill him on the way?
The man who was on guard against being sent away did something wrong and was only looking for a place to hide for a while. Then he sent Liu Jinglue to Baozhu Temple in Erlongshan. Could you please teach Brother Zhishen to take care of him?"
In the Xiao Mansion in Bianjing, the fair-faced gentleman Zheng Tianshou, who is currently managing a silver shop under Yang Xu, although he now only works as a silversmith according to what he was originally good at, his rude habits have not faded, and his temperament is also very straightforward.
.When he heard that his brother Xiao Tang came back to his hometown and said that he would use green forest methods to save Liu Fa, he was the first to give his advice.
But just as Zheng Tianshou said it, he saw that not only Yan Qing, Xu Guanzhong, Xiao Jiasui and others, but also Shi Xiu and others who had always been decisive in killing and calculating in their minds were also shaking their heads slightly.
Xiao Tang sighed and said: "Even if we come to rescue him, with Liu Jinglue's character, how can he be willing to take refuge in a mountain stronghold in the green forest? What's more, although Liu Jinglue was exiled from the army, his guilt did not implicate him.
Liu Zhengyan, his son who was appointed to the military service, so Liu Jinglue probably had to endure hardships and fight for a chance to return to his hometown and become a good citizen..."
After thinking about it again, Xiao Tang estimated that Wu Song was not counted as his direct general because he had joined Liu Fa's army not long ago, so instead he was promoted to the Hangzhou Commandery Division due to his military exploits. However, Liu Fa's senior officer
Among his subordinates, the Zhai brothers were expelled from the army and became civilians again. Kang Jiong was demoted several levels in a row. They accepted the punishment and did not have to worry about their lives for the time being. However, Liu Fa was indeed expelled from the army and sent to Salmon Island. See
Now that Lai Tongguan has taken action, he must be punished to death...
But if Liu Fa is rescued on the way, who of the sworn brothers such as Lin Chong and Yang Zhi who were originally imperial officers and generals were not framed and sent away, but still intend to endure the injustice and humiliation until the expulsion sentence is over, and then strive for a chance to re-join the army?
Not to mention Liu Fa, a veteran general with high prestige in the Western Army, unless he knew that he was desperate, he would rather die than become a strong man.
Xiao Jiasui also nodded and said: "It's just as my brother said, but brother Lin Chong, brother Yang Zhi and others were persecuted by Gao Qiu before, and they were sent to Cangzhou prison camp. In Hebei, there are not only brothers from Xiaojiaji in Daming Prefecture.
In response, Chai Daguan, who was living in Henghai County, Cangzhou at that time, could also help, so he was not afraid of the old thief Gao Qiu coming to harm others with his treacherous plot...
However, Salmon Island is isolated offshore from Dengzhou. Even if Tong Guan does not send anyone to attack on the way, once he is sent there, it is tantamount to being sentenced to death. Compared with the management of other prison camps, the owner of Salmon Island has
The power of life and death is even greater. Tong Guan only needs to pass on a verbal message, and Liu Jinglue's life will end in a moment. This is an island where the government detains exiled criminals. There are also very few indigenous people on the island. No ordinary person can go there rashly.
, my brother didn’t plan to rescue Liu Jinglue on the way, maybe he wanted to..."
Xiao Tang smiled coldly, and suddenly said in a deep voice: "Push into the prison and crowd into the cell door. The yellow-bearded section is ready, and the hemp rope is ready to be stretched and pulled; the black-faced prisoner, the wooden box is arranged to lock the shackles, and the killing stick is
, the jailer suffered from back pain when he died; the prisoner was frightened when he saw Sazijiao. Don't talk about dying to see the King of Hell, this is just like a real hell... This song sung about the corruption of prison administration in most prison cities in the Song Dynasty.
Everyone is familiar with it. Many people died on Salmon Island, and it was difficult to return home. It was the darkest prison in the Song Dynasty. When the Pei Xuan brothers were unjustly imprisoned, they were almost sent there. Now there are not many people in the prison camp.
The unjustly humiliated prisoner...
Salmon Island is indeed a prison village isolated overseas, but because of this, it is not that important. Junzhou, Erlong Mountain and Qingfeng Mountain in Qingzhou are not far from the island, and there are also heroes from Dengzhou in the village to support them... .. Just go by sea. The three heroes of the Ruan family in Mizhou, the Zhang Shun brothers and others can go there by boat. We are doing things in the green forest. Our original purpose is to resist the brutal and corrupt government and the unfair king's law. Since the prison city The prison administration is the most corrupt, and I have long planned to quit the place like Salmon Island!"
After listening to Xiao Tang's eloquent words, all the brothers present thought that although there were several cottages in the green forest where they had to avoid large trees that attracted the wind, Salmon Island was indeed just a prison stockade, not as important as the state capitals in various parts of the Song Dynasty, but it was definitely It is a notorious place. Although if the whereabouts are leaked, it will inevitably cause the several green forest villages under Xiao Tang's command to arouse the vigilance of the court. However, after all, it is just a prison camp. It is estimated that it will probably not attract the Song Dynasty to send heavy troops to attack. Firstly, it can rescue Liu Fa. Secondly, it can also save other prisoners in Salmon Island who were sent there because they were framed for unjust cases. Thirdly, it can take the lives of those insignificant people and the most corrupt place. What it does is not just for the sake of the place. Tianxingdao's deeds?
But by then, he was afraid that Liu Fa would be killed by a traitor before he broke through Salmon Island. Just in case, someone would have to follow him secretly during the march. Xiao Tang was wondering when he would dispatch the rebels in the green forest to attack Salmon Island. The time must be determined accurately. Xiao Tang then discussed and finalized the details with a group of brothers. When Liu Fa was escorted and set off for Salmon Island, various people in the green forest would be ready to wait for the opportunity and send troops to rob the prison on Salmon Island. City camp.
