Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

After the old lady arrived, another three to five days passed, and Cheng Wan'er accompanied the old lady on her spring outings at various peaks every day. After Zhao Zhen accompanied him for two days, an official document sent Zhao Zhen back to Baishi Manor ahead of schedule.

It's said to be an official document, but it's actually a letter from home. It was sent from Laotaishan, Cheng Wanli, Dongping Prefecture.

In addition to asking about the arrival of my mother-in-law, I also said one thing. Yun Tianbiao left Bianjing Tongguanmen Road. Because Qingzhou was mountainous and bandits were numerous, he was transferred to Masing Town, Qingzhou as the general manager.

Zhao Zhen saw it and immediately summoned Wu Yong and Zhu Wu. After showing the letter to the two of them, Zhao Zhen asked, "Two military advisors, what do you think of this matter?"

Zhu Wu pondered for a moment and said, "Senior official, I was chatting with Cao Zheng, the swordsman ghost, a few days ago. I once heard him say that Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, is a relative of the current officials, relying on the influence of the girls in the palace. He is running rampant in Qingzhou, killing good people, bullying his colleagues, and doing everything he can."

"There are many mountains on the ground in Qingzhou, forcing many good villagers to go up the mountains to commit robberies. They occupy the mountains as kings, and there are more than a few people who cut paths through the woods. Today, there are [Tiger Fighter] Li Zhong and [Little Overlord] Zhou Tong in Taohua Mountain. Qingfeng There is [Jinmaohu] Yanshun in the mountain. Now there are [Maotouxing] Kongming and [Dumingxing] Kongliang, who have gathered five to seven hundred people."

"These three places are nothing, but the most dangerous one is Qingzhen Mountain. This place contains [Broken Scale Python] Ma Yuan, [Iron City Wall] Zhou Xing, [Feilian] Huangfuxiong, [Black God Slayer] Wang Bochao, "Guijianchou" Lai Yong'er and "Li Jue Dalang" Helian Jinming were occupied by six heroes, and there were countless other small groups of ungrateful bandits who robbed houses every day."

"Now that Yun Tianbiao has gone here, he must kill the bandits everywhere in order to get promoted. I'm afraid he will come back to be hostile to us in the future."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen frowned and said, "How can this be a good thing?"

Wu Yong said: "High official, since these places have been erected on the top of the mountain for many years and Murong Yanda has not destroyed them, I think he has some skills. There is some contact with us in Peach Blossom Mountain, so why not send someone to go there and talk to the two Let the two of you send a message to each of the mountains. Be careful and defend against the mountains. It won’t be easy to capture.”

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen saw that Wu Yong was still frowning and asked, "What do you think of this?"

Wu Yong heard the words: "I wanted to move him away from a distance, but I didn't expect that he would jump out of Dongping Mansion. It will be difficult to control from now on. The corruption of the Qingzhou Prefecture magistrate depends entirely on the military supervision [Thunderbolt Fire] Qin Ming, [Zhen Li] Sanshan】Huang Xin, this way the bandits dare not trouble the state capital."

"Especially [Thunderbolt Fire] Qin Ming, who is as fierce as fire and has courage that no one can match. Another one once heard Song Gongming say that there was a knowledgeable villager in Qingfeng Village [Xiao Li Guang] Hua Rong, and he was on good terms with him. . This man is the best at shooting, I just want to get mixed up with Yun Tianbiao."

"I'm thinking of going to Qingzhou in person. On the one hand, I want to communicate with Taohua Mountain and other places. On the other hand, I want to meet some official figures in Qingzhou and form a good relationship."

Zhao Zhen asked: "How long will it take for the scholar to get here?"

"I will take a few people and hurry up to go to Qingfeng Village before Yun Tianbiao. As for Qin Ming and Huang Xin, we will meet if we can. If we can't, there will be no delay. They will be back in ten days at most."

Just as he was talking, Zhao Yuanli came closer and said, "Sir, the caravan transporting salt has returned. As ordered, it has docked at the Xixi Village Pier. Hu Cheng and others are urging Zhuang Ding to transport salt to the warehouse. The fish and other things they brought back The items were also delivered to the village.”

Zhao Zhen said: "Go and invite the three brothers to come to the village for a reunion." Zhao Yuanli responded and left.

Zhao Zhen went on to say: "It would be best if the scholar can go there, and it would be best if a few people can be persuaded to vote. It happened that the six brothers Wang Ding came back, and Shi Qian was there, so the scholar took these two brothers with him and had someone to look after him along the way. "

Wu Yong listened, nodded, and said: "Although the Taohuashan people did not come to join the high officials, they did send gifts. The high officials can allocate some weapons and send them as courtesy."

Zhao Zhen said: "Jiazhou County can still produce some leather armor, but we can give more weapons."

Wu Yong said: "You don't need too many, just ten pairs of leather armors and some weapons. It's not convenient to send more. Pick some horses to carry them. We will pack them up today and go immediately."

Zhao Zhen listened and nodded in agreement. Let Zhao Yuanli go to the armor-making workshop to choose ten pairs of new leather armors, and then go to the blacksmith workshop to choose fifty-refined plain knives with a hundred handles. He also asked Zhao Ji to call Shi Qian.

After a while, Hu Cheng, Du Xing and Wang Dingliu arrived first. When talking about going to the Binzhou Salt Fields, Hu Cheng looked excited: "Brother-in-law, the scenery on the sea is really different from that on the road. I have learned a lot from this trip."

Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Brother, as long as you like it, will this trip go smoothly?"

Hu Cheng replied: "The sailors on the ship are all experienced people who have been there several times, and there was no trouble at all along the way. It was still You Dalang who met at the salt farm. After seeing the token, he asked about the situation of brothers Liu Tang and Yan Liu, and that was it. It’s a deal. I’ve saved up the sea salt for the whole winter, and I’ll just load it up before leaving.”

Hu Cheng took a sip of tea and then said, "Brother-in-law, when is the next trip?"

Zhao Zhen said: "After resting for three to five days, I have to ask my brother to lead the team for another trip. Now that the population in the county is increasing, there is a lot of salt shortage, so we have to make several trips. From now on, we will make two trips a month before winter every year. , or reserve, or sell.”

"This time, I have to take away the six brothers Wang Ding and go to Qingzhou with the military advisor. Only you and brother Du Xing will lead the team."

After Hu Cheng and Du Xing heard this, they quickly said: "The two of us also have a rough understanding of the nature of water, and we can handle it in a short time."

Wang Dingliu asked: "Great officials, I wonder what the villain is going to do?"

Zhao Zhen was about to speak when he saw Shi Qian walking in. After seeing the gift, Zhao Zhen said: "Xuetuo, just go and clean up. I won't go here to see you off. You can choose the accompanying sergeants and horses yourself."

Wu Yong said: "Don't worry, high official, I will take care of it." After that, he called Wang Dingliu and Shi Qian out of the meeting hall.

Seeing the three people leaving, Zhao Zhen turned to Hu Cheng and Du Xing and said: "The three scholars went to Qingzhou to see if they could recruit some good men. Nowadays, Liangshan still needs capable brothers to help. If you two can use them, You can also recommend me if you are a good man.”

Hu Cheng shook his head: "Brother-in-law, I grew up in Dulonggang. I am always around Dulonggang. I have never been to other places and I don't know any good guys."

Du Xing said: "Both high-ranking officials and low-ranking officials also went to the north to do business. Because they beat to death the guests of their accomplices in one breath, they were sued and imprisoned in Jizhou Mansion. They were imprisoned by two courts in Jizhou and served as city officials and executed. My son [Sick Guansuo] Yang Xiong tried his best to rescue him. He is a very skilled martial artist, but unfortunately he is only a minor official in the government and cannot be promoted. "