The Song Dynasty shocked the world by earning 100 million at the beginning

Liu Yuanhui's southbound official road starts from Bianliang and passes through Yingtianfu, Shouzhou, Luzhou, Jiangningfu, Yangzhou and ends in Suzhou.

The entire road is wide and flat, paved with bluestone slabs. There is a Yuanhui Inn or Yuanhui Tea Pavilion every thirty miles, most of which have just begun to be built.

There is a bridge when you meet a river, a cave when you meet a mountain, and an overpass when you encounter a fork in the road. You will never encounter a traffic jam, and the group can travel smoothly all the way.

Zhao Xuanling asked many times to get out of the car and play, but Yang Lu refused.

In less than a day, they arrived in Luzhou, which was originally a five-day drive from Bianliang.

It was getting late, so Yang Lu decided to rest for a night in Luzhou before setting out on the road.

Zhao Xuanling opened a luxurious box for herself and Liu Yuanjin in the best inn in Luzhou, opened an ordinary box for the two Zhongzuosi guards, and rolled her eyes at Yang Lu...

Yang Lu naturally didn't care about this. In order to protect Liu Yuanjin, he sat down and hugged Tang Dao and slept at the door of Liu Yuanjin and Zhao Xuanling's room.

At night, Liu Yuanjin took out his quilt and gently covered Yang Lu.

Although Yang Lu noticed it, he never opened his eyes.

After Liu Yuanjin returned to the room, Yang Lu couldn't fall asleep...

At the same time, in the woods on the outskirts of Jiangning Mansion, their next stop, Li Yuhou, who was responsible for escorting 40,000 prisoners, was yelling at someone.

"Grandpa is Lieutenant Gao's personal attendant. Commander Song Jiang wants to give me three points. Who do you think you are? How dare you talk to me like this?"

"These days, the prisoners only eat one meal a day, which is water-like porridge. You deliberately delayed your return to Beijing just to resell food and loot local treasures, right? As an official of the imperial court, how can I accomplish such a despicable thing? Leave him alone!"

"Huh? It's a joke. How dare you, a small navy captain, to control me? Don't forget that the successful recruitment of Liangshan is all thanks to our Captain Gao. Where did a group of thieves and bandits get the courage? They angered grandpa. I believe Don’t believe that grandpa asked you people in Liangshan to drink porridge?!”

"Aren't you afraid of being blamed by the court for doing such a dirty thing so blatantly?"

"Hahahaha, what a joke, who dares to sue me? Don't take yourself too seriously! What about your leader Song? To put it bluntly, he's just a dog of Lieutenant Gao!"

"How dare you insult my brother Song Jiang!" He Cheng was furious and pulled out the long knife from his waist.

Everyone in Liangshan behind them also shouted: "Kill him! Kill him! Kill him!"

Li Yuhou was startled at first. Seeing that He Cheng did not dare to strike, he laughed and said: "Hahahaha! Kill me? If you kill me, you will become thieves again. Don't say that Song Jiang can't spare you. The court will The heavenly army will also be sent to surround you!"

After hearing this, He Cheng stepped back slightly, holding the knife in both hands and hesitated.

Seeing this, Li Yuhou became even more arrogant. He took off his clothes and pointed at his chest and said: "Come on? Aren't you going to chop me? Go ahead and chop me! If grandpa blinks his eyes, he is not a man! I'm afraid you don't have the courage. ! Thieves are thieves! Hahahaha..."

He Cheng was so angry that he was shaking all over. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore and stabbed Li Yuhou in the chest!

"Ah!!!" Li Yuhou yelled, then backed away while covering his wound.

He Cheng, with blood splattered on his face, slowly approached Li Yuhou with red eyes.

Li Yuhou was so frightened that he repeatedly begged for mercy: "Hero! Oh, no! Grandpa! Grandpa, hero! Spare my life! I made a mistake and the silver I got from selling grain and grass is on the carriage over there! Please forgive me, Grandpa!"

People behind He Cheng shouted: "Brother He Cheng! Kill him!"

"I'll cut him off if I don't do it! He'll be a disaster if I keep him!"

"In the worst case, we'll go back to Liangshan!"

"..."

Li Yuhou stretched out his hand and cried: "Grandpa, a good man! I will give you one hundred thousand taels! No! Five hundred thousand taels! I just ask grandpa to spare my life!"

He Cheng swung his long knife, and Li Yuhou's outstretched hand was chopped off!

He fell to the ground and rolled in pain. He Cheng raised his knife and stabbed it into Li Yuhou's heart...

"Happy! Well done to Brother He Cheng!"

"This bird man deserves to die!"

"We are willing to share this crime with you!"

"..."

Everyone in Liangshan gathered and said one after another.

He Cheng took off the Fan Yangli and wiped the blood on the knife and said: "I killed the person, and everyone is responsible for what he did! If Marquis Li Yu is dead, I will definitely die if I go to Bianliang again! I plan to go back and apologize to Brother Song Jiang." !”

Everyone said: "We will go back with you! But what to do with these 40,000 prisoners? Release them?"

He Cheng replied: "Absolutely not! As long as these prisoners pick up weapons, they will be soldiers! Let's do this! Let's give them the silver that Li Yuhou embezzled! With money, they can live a peaceful life, and they will not rebel again. , if anyone is willing to join us, we will stay! What do you think?"

"Brother He Cheng has a great idea! Let's do it like this, and when it's done, we'll go back to find the counter-rebellion army!"

……

The next day, Yang Lu called Liu Yuanjin and Zhao Xuanling into the car early in the morning and entered Jiangning City at noon.

Jiangning was also one of the largest cities in the Northern Song Dynasty. Today, as usual, the streets are bustling with tourists.

The only difference is that today there are suddenly many beggars in rags on the street, carrying a lot of money to buy food and wine.

Yang Lu recognized them as deserters at a glance from their clothes. He called two of Zhongzuosi's men to his side and ordered: "Capture that beggar wearing official boots."

"Subordinates take orders!"

A quarter of an hour later, Yang Lu sent Liu Yuanjin and Zhao Xuanling to a restaurant to let them eat first.

He himself came to the alley next to the restaurant.

Two men have been waiting here for a long time, and they are holding a beggar wearing official boots.

Yang Lu came to them, leaned against the wall and asked calmly: "Who are you? Where did you get the silver? What are you doing in Jiangning?"

The person who was brought here inexplicably was a little unhappy, so he immediately said: "Who is grandpa? Can you care?"

"Cut off his hand." Yang Lu said lightly while leaning against the wall.

As soon as he finished speaking, a Tadashi guard put away his knife and cut off the man's hand in just a moment.

The man saw his hand being chopped off, and he was stunned for a few seconds before he realized what was going on.

After a while, he fell to the ground, rolling around and wailing in pain...

"Set it up." Yang Lu said coldly.

After hearing this, the two men picked up the beggar with his severed hand.

Yang Lu walked up to him and said: "I ask you again, what is your name, where did you get the silver, and what are you doing in Jiangning? If you don't tell me, I will kill you."

"I say, I say! The villain's name is Xu Fu. He was... originally a small officer under the Holy Duke Fangla. He was defeated and captured by the army. Yesterday, the Liangshan troops who escorted the villain killed the officials of the court, and then gave us each I gave him fifty taels of silver and let him go. I took the silver and just want to come to Jiangning to have a good meal first and then open a shop to do some small business!"

"Prisoners? How many prisoners? How many Liangshan troops are escorting you? Please tell me clearly."

"Forty thousand prisoners and ten thousand Liangshan troops."

"Let them all go?"

"The villain took the money and left. The other villains don't know!"

"Do you know where the officers and soldiers are now?"

"When I was in Xiuzhou, I heard that they were going to Wuzhen! I don't know where they are now!"

Just as Yang Lu was about to say something, Liu Yuanjin suddenly walked into the alley.

Seeing the situation in the alley, she opened her eyes wide: "Uncle Black! How could you chop off this uncle's hand!"

Yang Lu was startled and asked back, "Why are you here?"