Obviously Gongsun Sheng and others did not know that the fact that they had robbed the birthday card had been leaked, but they were so surprised by Song Jiang. Gongsun Sheng and Wu Yong had obviously made some guesses, but they obviously could not admit that they had robbed the birthday card.
Yes, even when facing Song Jiang.
There was a bit of embarrassment on Chao Gai's face. Obviously, compared to Gongsun Sheng, Wu Yongyong was a little embarrassed to ask Chao Gai to hide the truth from a close friend like Song Jiang.
At this moment, Song Jiang took a breath, glanced at Gongsun Sheng and Chao Gai, and sighed softly: "Brother Gongsun, eldest brother Chao Gai, and I don't know how the incident of you robbing the birthday card was leaked.
Yes, but now the Yamen has caught the clue."
Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and others couldn't help looking at each other when they heard this. They really didn't know whether to admit it or not.
At this time, Chao Gai took a deep look at Song Jiang, and then saluted Song Jiang: "Brother Song Jiang, I am here to apologize to you. I admit that the birth plan was indeed robbed by a few of us..."
"Brother, you..."
As soon as Chao Gai's words came out, Gongsun Sheng and Wu Yong couldn't help but change their expressions. Apparently they didn't expect that Chao Gai would admit in front of Song Jiang that the birthday plan was robbed by them. Even if Song Jiang had a good personal relationship with them, Song Jiang was also a government official.
The person.
Chao Gai waved his hand and said: "I believe Brother Song Jiang. Brother Song came to tell us the news regardless of his own safety. Based on this alone, Chao Gai has to believe Brother Song Jiang."
While speaking, Chao Gai took Song Jiang, who looked touched, to sit down and said, "Brother Song, please tell us what is going on?"
Song Jiang immediately told Chao Gai the news he heard in the office not long ago, especially the news that Chu Yi and his party came from the capital to investigate the robbery of the birthday card.
As expected, Chao Gai and others were naturally shocked when they heard this. If Yuncheng County started the investigation because the Jeju government sent people to investigate, it would not be a strange thing. However, the imperial court actually sent Chu Yi to investigate. This is naturally
Unexpectedly.
"It's just a birthday plan worth 100,000 yuan, but the emperor actually sent the traitor Chu Yi to personally take action. His favorite minister is too worthless!"
Liu Tang, who had red hair, muttered at the side.
Song Jiang stroked his beard and said: "Brothers Liu and Tang don't know. Although the number of birthdays is not too big, don't forget that this is the birthday program presented to Cai Jing by Liang Taishu of the famous mansion, and what kind of person Cai Jing is.
, it couldn’t be easier to go to Datian to hear that, and it’s not impossible to persuade the emperor to send Chu Yi.”
Wu Yong squinted his eyes and suddenly said: "I'm just curious. Although the matter of us robbing the birthday card is not too secret, it was discovered by the government in such a short period of time. How did it leak out?"
Chao Gai frowned and said: "The people involved in this matter are the Ruan brothers, a few of us, and Bai Sheng, the day rat..."
Gongsun Sheng suddenly changed his expression and said, "No, Brother Bai Sheng..."
Thinking of Bai Shengfen's bag of gold and silver, now everyone except the Ruan brothers are here.
The Ruan brothers have always been cautious in their actions. If the news was leaked from the Ruan brothers, even Gongsun Sheng himself would not believe it.
But if the news leaked from Bai Sheng's mouth, Gongsun Sheng wouldn't find it strange.
Chao Gai, Wu Yong, and Liu Tang also looked puzzled when they heard this. Chao Gai said: "Brother Gongsun and Brother Bai Sheng said they are good at wine and gambling, but they are not loyal enough to reveal our calamity."
If I heard the news about the birthday, Chao Gai didn’t believe it.”
Gongsun Sheng naturally understood Chao Gai's character. After hearing what Chao Gai said, he explained: "Brother Chao Gai, what if Bai Sheng said it because he made a gaffe while drunk? After all, he is addicted to alcohol, and it is not a gaffe after drinking.
impossible."
Song Jiang looked at Chao Gai and the others and said: "It is meaningless to say this now. No matter how the news was leaked, if nothing unexpected happens, the government must have grasped the clues. Otherwise, Du Kongjue
I won’t say it so firmly.”
Chao Gai was moved in his heart and said: "Brother Song Jiang, you and I have a very good friendship. At this time, many people in the county government know it. It is impossible that Du Kong doesn't know about our friendship. He actually leaked such information.
For you, I'm afraid it's..."
Song Jiang laughed and said, "Brother Chao, don't worry. I can't hide what Du Kong has in mind from Song Jiang. Since Song Jiang dares to come, he is not afraid of being discovered."
Gongsun Sheng and others looked at Song Jiang's free and easy and loyal appearance and couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. He was indeed the famous Jiyu Song Sanlang in the world.
Liu Tang looked at Song Jiang with admiration and said: "Brother Song Jiang is so benevolent and righteous. I, Liu Tang, admire him. If Brother Song needs anything in the future, just talk. Liu Tang will die if he frowns."
Song Jiang hurriedly said: "Brothers Liu and Tang, please don't say that. Song and you are loyal friends. If you don't know about it, that's fine. Now that you have the news, you can't sit idly by and do nothing, and you must not put all brothers in jail.
"
Chao Gai looked at the crowd and said: "Brothers, Brother Meng Songjiang told us that we will not be caught off guard by the government. Let us tell you what we should do next?"
Liu Tang immediately said: "Brother Chao Gai, since we have leaked our whereabouts, the court will definitely not let us go. In this case, why don't we just find a mountain where weeds have fallen, and then eat a lot of meat and drink a lot of wine, everyone
Isn’t it great, brother?”
Chao Gai nodded slightly and his eyes fell on Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng. Compared with Liu Tang's temperament, Chao Gai obviously believed in Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng more. After all, both of them were resourceful people.
.
Wu Yong stroked his beard, pondered for a while and came to Chao Gaiyi and said: "Brother Chao, for the current plan, we have no choice but to leave. Although brother Liu Tang's words were a little rough, they were still telling the truth.
If the case we committed falls into the hands of the government, it will probably end badly. Instead of all of you brothers losing their lives in vain, it would be better to become a bandit and live a happy life."
After saying that, Wu Yong looked at Gongsun Sheng. Both of them were resourceful people. Wu Yong asked himself that he could not think of any other better way to break the situation, so after expressing his opinion, he asked Gongsun Sheng what he had to say.
A better way.
Gongsun Sheng lowered his head, seeming to notice the gazes of Chao Gai and others. He slowly raised his head, and first looked at Song Jiang and said: "Brother Song Jiang, I wonder what the government did when you left the city? Except for Chu Yi and his party.
Besides, who did Yuncheng County or Jeju Prefecture send to investigate this matter?"
Song Jiang thought for a while and said: "When Song left the city, everything was normal in the government. At least brothers Lei Heng and Zhu Ding did not receive military orders to send troops to arrest you."
Lei Heng and Zhu Dian, one is the head of the infantry and the other is the head of the cavalry. It can be said that the mobilization of soldiers and horses in Yuncheng County will never be able to bypass them, and Lei Heng and Zhu Dian are close friends with Song Jiang.
, if there is really any mobilization of troops, it is impossible for Song Jiang not to hear some news.
Suddenly Song Jiang suddenly slapped his leg and said: "No, Song was too negligent. A few days ago, Song was on official business in the county government office. He accidentally saw a written document. It seemed that Jeju Prefecture sent Sandu to arrest him.
I sent He Tao down on business, and now think about it, if nothing unexpected happens, the person in charge sent by the Jeju government to investigate the robbery of the birthday card will be He Tao."
Song Jiang looked extremely annoyed and said: "It's all my fault for being too negligent. If I had known this earlier, I would never have informed the brothers until now."
Chao Gai said in a deep voice: "He Tao, this person and Chao are old acquaintances of him. This person is quite capable and capable. If this person is responsible for investigating this matter, there is a real possibility that he will be punished by him."
Found something."
Gongsun Sheng looked at Chao Gai and said: "Brother Chao Gai, please send brothers Liu and Tang to go out and tell the Ruan brothers about the matter. Don't let the government take it away. At the same time, brother Chao Gai sends a trustworthy person in the village."
If people go to look for Bai Sheng, that's all if they find Bai Sheng, otherwise, something may have happened to Bai Sheng."
It can be seen that Gongsun Sheng's arrangement is clear and well-organized, and it is also the best way to deal with it at the moment. When Chao Gai heard this, he immediately said to Liu Tang: "Liu Tang, hurry up and invite the Ruan brothers to come, saying that you have something important to do."
business."
Liu Tang obviously also knew the priorities, and he immediately clasped his fists and saluted: "Brothers, Liu Tang will go and invite the Ruan brothers to come."
Watching Liu Tang's figure go away, Chao Gai summoned several of his close men from the village and ordered them to go to Bai Sheng's home to look for Bai Sheng.
After all these arrangements were made, Wu Yong said: "Brother Gongsun's arrangements are quite good, but we have to prepare for the worst."
Chao Gai glanced at Wu Yong and nodded: "Yes, what brother Wu Yong said is true. We really have to prepare for the worst. If the government really wins Bai Sheng, it will prove that we have been targeted by the government.
, we must leave before the government takes action."
Chao Gai said with a bold look: "This trip is just to find a place to drop weeds. It is a pleasure to have all of you brothers accompanying us!"
After all, Song Jiang was also a government superintendent. As a result, Chao Gai and others discussed the matter of Luo Cao becoming a bandit in front of him. Even Song Jiang couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
Noticing the change in Song Jiang's expression, Chao Gaidang said to Song Jiang: "But it made the commander laugh!"
Song Jiang hurriedly said: "What did Brother Chao Gai say? You are all heroes. Even if you are Luocao, it is just because of the current situation. My brother led people to rob the traitor's birthday card, but he is very famous in the world.
One day, my brother will definitely be famous all over the world, and when my name is mentioned, I will definitely give him a shout of praise."
Shijie Village, where the Ruan brothers live, is not close to Taiyuan from Dongxi Village. With Liu Tang's journey, it only took more than half an hour to reach Shijie Village and find the Ruan brothers who had returned from fishing.
When the three Ruan brothers learned from Liu Tang that they had robbed the birthday card, they were shocked at first and then calmed down.
As the eldest brother, Ruan Xiaoer has a stable temperament. After making arrangements for his wife, children, and children, he came with Ruan Xiaowu and Ruan Xiaoqi to meet Chao Gai and the others.
By the time they arrived at Dongxi Village, the sky had darkened. At this time, Chao Gai was leaving Song Jiang to talk in the village. There was a sound of footsteps, and then a straightforward voice was heard saying: "I heard that
Song Gongming, the famous timely rain all the way to Shandong, is here, and Ruan Xiaoqi is here too!"
Among the three brothers, Ruan Xiaoqi has the most straightforward temperament. He always has something to say and can't hide things in his heart. When he learned from Liu Tang that Song Jiang was here, Ruan Xiaoqi was naturally very curious and hadn't even entered the door yet.
Then he yelled.
However, Ruan Xiaoqi's character is not annoying at all. After all, people like Ruan Xiaoqi who are outspoken and outspoken are people who everyone is willing to make friends with. After all, no one wants to have all their friends with deep thoughts.
Hearing only Ruan Xiaoqi's voice, Chao Gaidang said to Song Jiang: "This is Xiaoqi, it seems that the Ruan brothers have arrived!"
Song Jiang quickly stood up and walked out of the living room with Chao Gai to greet him. By the light of the fire, he could vaguely see several figures striding towards him.
Song Jiang was no stranger to Liu Tang who was walking in front, but the three brothers following Liu Tang saw Song Jiang's eyes light up and he couldn't help but secretly praise him.
The Ruan brothers have good looks. It can be said that among the people in Liangshan, they are rare decent people. They are definitely not comparable to evil people like Wang Ying, Sun Erniang and Zhang Qing who enjoy cannibalism.
Naturally, the Ruan brothers also saw Song Jiang who came out with Chao Gai. Ruan Xiaoer immediately stepped forward, saluted Chao Gai, and then said to Song Jiang, "Brother Ruan has met brother Gongming!"
Chao Gai introduced Song Jiang at the side: "This is Ruan Xiaoer, the Lidi Taisui, Ruan Xiaowu, the short-lived Erlang, and Ruan Xiaoqi, the living Yanluo. They are all famous men!"
Song Jiang sighed: "How lucky is Song Jiang to have the chance to meet all of you brothers? What a joy, what a joy!"
After walking into the room, everyone took their seats, and then Chao Gai told the Ruan brothers what had happened in detail.
When Ruan Xiaoqi heard that the news was leaked, he immediately said straightforwardly: "If you ask me, Wu Xuexiu is right. Apart from Bai Sheng, I really can't think of anyone from whom the news was leaked!"
Song Jiang looked at the Ruan brothers with a smile on his face, and Chao Gai said: "Xiao Qi is outspoken, so no one will care. Besides, academics have also said that Brother Bai Sheng is most likely to leak the news."
Ruan Xiaowu said: "If I look for Brother Bai Sheng and ask, wouldn't I know?"
While he was talking, he saw a figure coming in a hurry. He was one of the villagers sent by Chao Gai to look for Bai Sheng.
When the man saw Chao Gai, he looked panicked and said: "Bao Zheng is not a good thing, Bai Sheng... Bai Sheng was taken away by the government."
"What?"
Everyone couldn't help but be shocked. Although they had been prepared in their hearts, when they really learned the news that Bai Sheng had been taken away by the government, Chao Gai and others were still shocked.
Chao Gai took a deep breath and said: "Have you ever found out why Brother Bai Sheng was captured, when and who did it?"
The villager said: "It is said that an official named He led his troops and captured Bai Sheng and his wife about two days ago. They said they found stolen goods in Bai Sheng's home."
After asking more carefully, Chao Gai waved the man to retreat, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became solemn.
Now, combined with the news of Bai Sheng's arrest and the news brought by Song Jiang, everyone is finally sure that the news of the robbery of the birthday card has been known to the government, and the officers and soldiers who captured them will appear at any time.
Song Jiang looked at Chao Gai and said: "Brother Chao Gai, please make a decision early. If nothing else happens, the county magistrate will definitely welcome Chu Yi and his party today. If he joins He Tao and his party, at most tomorrow, the officers and soldiers will
The troops will definitely come to Dongxi Village!"
While Song Jiang, Chao Gai and his group were discussing how to deal with the current situation in Dongxi Village, in the largest restaurant in Yuncheng County, Shi Wenbin, the magistrate of Yuncheng County, was entertaining Chu Yi and his group.
Chu Yi sat across from Shi Wenbin and looked at the Yuncheng County parent official. He said that Shi Wenbin was a unique figure in the current officialdom.
Compared with most corrupt officials, Shi Wenbin felt that he was an upright official. He was an honest official, always had a benevolent heart, fought for money and land, argued the merits and then carried out the execution.
I just decided that compared to many officials in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty, the Qingming officials were not bad at all.
In addition to Shi Wenbin and several powerful figures in the county, there was another person present, He Tao, who was sent by the Jeju government to investigate the robbery case of the birthday card.
Facing Chu Yi, Shi Wenbin seemed neither humble nor overbearing, very decent, but He Tao was in a flattering manner. After Shi Wenbin toasted to Chu Yi, he raised his glass to Chu Yi with a smile on his face and said: "I'm your official