The First Yamen of the Great Song Dynasty

Gao Ming stood on the deck and waited for Hua Rong. It took him a long time to come out. He asked him in a low voice, "What did my father tell you?"

Huarong smiled, "He asked me to take good care of you."

"I just guessed it would be like this, and I still thought I was a child."

Hua Rong looked towards the side of the boat and said with a smile, "Are you waiting for me to carry you down?"

Gao Ming smiled and said, "You're right. Let's go, don't ask Tong Wei to wait too long."

Under the watchful eyes of all soldiers, Hua Rong put Gao Ming safely on Tong Wei's boat.

Zhou Ang, who had been released safely before, looked at the two of them and thought in surprise, why did you go back again?

But they didn't dare to say anything, when the exchanged Qiu Yue also came up, the two of them watched the small boat carrying Gao Yanei and Hua Rong disappear into the darkness.

Not long after, another small boat rowed up, and it was the captured Liu Menglong who punted the boat. Apart from him, there were several lieutenants in the boat.

So far, all the people captured by Liangshan have returned safely.

Gao Lian has been standing on the deck, watching his son and Hua Rong disappear.

The confidants around said worriedly: "Taiwei, it's windy here, you can go back."

He returned to the cabin lonely.

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Gao Ming and Hua Rong rode Tong Wei's boat, and felt that he was rowing the boat desperately with all his strength, probably because he was afraid that the officials would repent and wanted to escape here as soon as possible.

After paddling far away, he came to a reed marsh, and he blew his whistle to call out Tong Meng and Li Jun who were hiding.

It may be that he was rescued and relieved. Li Jun looked very weak and exhausted at this time, but he still did not forget to thank Gao Ming and said: "It is all thanks to the military adviser for his rescue. This kindness will never be forgotten by Li Jun."

Gao Ming said politely: "This is not due to me alone, it is also thanks to Tong Wei and Tong Meng who drove me here without fear of danger."

Being praised by Sun Junshi, Tong Wei and Tong Meng have a lot of face in front of the boss, and can't help but treat Sun Xiaowu with special respect.

Tong Wei said curiously: "You have been with General Hua for so long, you were so worried about us, you thought that bird man Gao Qi had repented and detained you too."

"It's complicated, and it can't be explained clearly in one or two sentences. Let's go back to the village quickly. The village owner and Song Gongming are still waiting for us."

The reason why I went for so long was because I ate and drank with my father and caught up with my sleep.

Li Jun was sitting in the boat, wearing Tong Wei's clothes, looking at Gao Ming, "I thought it was going to fall into the hands of the government this time, but I really didn't expect Master Sun to take the risk to save me."

"You are the leader of our Liang Shanshui Army, no matter what the price is, I will exchange you back."

"Three for one, our cottage is at a loss. But don't worry, the military commander, I will catch those people back after I recover from my wounds!"

You have nothing else to do, Gao Ming smiled and comforted him: "Then take care of your wounds, there is still a distance from the cottage, you should rest first, we will not disturb you." He got up and moved to the stern with Huarong to sit. with.

The evening wind was chilly, so Hua Rong took off her robe and put it on for Gao Ming.

Gao Ming didn't really want it, "Aren't you cold?"

"Look at Tong Wei and Tong Meng, who doesn't dress less than me? How can I be worse than them both?"

As soon as Gao Ming turned his head, he saw that the two of them were shirtless, Li Jun had their clothes covered, and Hua Rong was still wearing a middle coat, so he put Hua Rong's clothes on with peace of mind.

He smiled at Hua Rong, "Thank you."

"Why are we being polite between the two of us." Hua Rong said with a smile: "Besides, I can't take care of you well, the Taiwei will blame me."

The shield of Taiwei is really useful. If Gao Ming thinks that he cares about him too much in the future, he can use this excuse to prevaricate.

The two sat in the stern and looked at the reeds that kept moving around. Gao Ming smiled and asked Hua Rong, "What do you think is suitable for this reed?"

"Murder." Huarong really felt that this place was very dangerous. When he entered it, his sight was blocked, and anything could happen.

Gao Ming thought to himself, you are worthy of being one of the Liangshan devils, sometimes your thoughts are really dangerous, he smiled and said: "I am not as cruel as you think, I think it is quite suitable for a date."

After hearing this, Hua Rong looked at Gao Ming in a daze, and a thought popped into his head, should he learn punting from Tong Wei and Tong Meng?

Huarong asked him, "Then who do you want to come with?"

Gao Ming hesitated, "Uh..."

Hua Rong pretended not to be very concerned and asked, "Why are you hesitating? Who do you want to come with?"

"What's the rush, I'm still counting." Gao Ming joked.

Hua Rong was not happy to hear it, and pretended to have nothing to do with the matter, and looked aside, "Then you count well."

Before Gao Ming knew him, he had lived among thousands of flowers. He could stand out in places where the romantic men gathered in Tokyo. It is conceivable that he has a lot of achievements.

Just like what Qin Ming said, once Gao Ming returns to Tokyo, it is self-evident what he will be like after staying in Liangshan for so long.

Gao Ming was joking, but Hua Rong didn't seem to think it was funny, so he could only say bitterly, "Okay, then I'll count it, one, two, three, four..."

Hearing that he was really counting, Hua Rong couldn't help but glanced back at him, and saw Gao Ming yawned and rubbed his eyes, "I'm tired of counting." Then she went to him Leaning on the shoulder, "Let me lean on for a while."

"Don't sleep, be careful of catching a cold."

"Well, I know, it just takes a while." Gao Ming muttered.

Huarong liked him so much that he relied on him so much that he was reluctant to move, so he let him rely on him until the golden beach was approaching, and he still felt that time passed too fast.

In front of the golden beach, some guards watched them come back, and immediately went up the mountain to report.

Soon, densely packed torches were lit in front of the golden beach, and the cottage was mobilized, almost all of them came to pick them up.

Gao Ming returned the robe to Huarong.

The wounded Li Jun disembarked first and was carried away for medical treatment and rest. Gao Ming and Hua Rong were left to receive the admiration and thanks from everyone.

At such a moment of much attention, even though Chao Gai and Song Jiang didn't want to, they had to pretend to be the same, and greeted them with tears in their eyes, "Mr. Sun, you're back—"

How the hell did you come back safely? !

Gao Ming also pretended to have deep brotherhood, "Thanks to the two elder brothers, I came back with my life." He asked deliberately provocatively: "I'm back, don't worry anymore, I was on the boat just now Seeing the two elder brothers from a distance, the tears almost burst into tears, is it the same for the elder brothers?"

Behind Chao Gai and Song Jiang are the heroes of Liang Shanbo, and in front of them are Gao Ming, Hua Rong, and Tong Wei Tongmeng, forcing a smile, "It goes without saying that since the military commander went to exchange hostages, we prayed day and night, and we saw that the military commander returned safely. , God bless you."

Gao Ming looked around at the heroes, "... Thanks to everyone, I, Sun Xiaowu, have returned to the cottage again, and I can continue to drink and eat meat with everyone, and have a happy life!"

All words are pale, Chao Gai and Song Jiang choked speechless, with tears in their hearts.

Sun Xiaowu not only survived Gao Qiu's claws, but also returned from Nirvana.

He used to stir up everyone's emotions, making it as if he was parting from life and death, but now that he has returned safely, it is like a phoenix returning to its nest.

After hearing Sun Xiaowu's words, the other leaders all rushed up together, surrounded and walked towards the village, "Let me wait to meet the wind for the military division!"

Shi Jin walked beside Gao Ming, and said excitedly: "I knew you were a lucky man! You will lead us to do great things in the future, how can you be at Gao Qi's place?!"

Qin Ming and Sun Li walked behind Gao Ming, thinking, what could be the matter, he was going to see his father, but it was really surprising, why did Ya Nei come back?Is it necessary to cooperate with the inside and the outside to destroy this pool of water? !

When Chao Gai heard Shi Jin's words, he even passed him and let Sun Xiaowu lead Liangshan to do great things. He was unhappy, but he couldn't show it at this time. can afford now.

Sun Xiaowu became more and more popular, and Chao Gai and Song Jiang reached a consensus in their hearts at this moment.

A group of people surrounded Sun Xiaowu up the mountain, and entered the Juyi Hall bustlingly, and asked the minions to bring food and drinks, let Gao Ming and Hua Rong take their seats, and rewarded them.

Gao Ming looked at the table full of wine and meat, and had only one feeling, that he was so full, that he had no appetite at all.

Having had a good meal before coming out from his father, he will not be hungry at all.

Yang Zhi was very happy with Gao Ming's triumphant return, which meant that Sun Xiaowu's prestige had increased again, and defeating Chao Gai was just around the corner. Fearing that Sun Xiaowu would starve to death, he persuaded: "Aren't you hungry, military master? Eat a little bit." .”

Gao Ming said in a difficult way: "I'm afraid that it will hurt the feelings of the brothers. In fact, I am still a little seasick. I am afraid that I will spit it out after eating it."

Tong Wei Tong Meng immediately came out to testify, "Yes, the military division may not feel well on the way back, and has been resting on General Hua's shoulder."

Song Jiang glanced at Tongwei Tongmeng, thinking, you two really don't know anything, they don't call it rest, they are called tired.

But he didn't doubt Gao Ming's claim of seasickness, he just said: "Then don't embarrass yourself."

Gao Ming said: "Brothers waited for me to return, didn't eat anything, don't worry about me, fill your stomach quickly." He pushed the plate in front of the table towards everyone.

The military division is really caring for the brothers. He was seasick and didn't eat, and he was still thinking about whether everyone was hungry.

Hua Rong could tell what some straight-hearted men were thinking by looking at their faces, and thought, if you know Gao Ming is too full to eat, I don't know how he feels.

Chao Gai felt that time was precious, so he stopped talking about these trivial matters, and went straight to the point, "Have you seen that Gao Qi? He let him go so easily?"

Gao Ming sighed: "How can it be so easy? Didn't you see that I was detained on the boat for a whole day? Several times, Gao Lian tried to kill Huarong and me. It is the tongue that protects itself."

Shi Jin especially wanted to hear the wonderful moment when Gao Ming showed his might, so he asked, "Can you tell us how to deal with it?"

Gao Ming said: "Of course, the reason why I have the capital to deal with him is because the three court generals captured are all Gao Qi's confidantes. I can tell from his expression and words that he really wanted to get back to that place safely. There were three of them, and I calmed down a bit. At first, Gao Lian didn’t show up even though he was on the boat, probably because he looked down on us, and I insisted on not seeing him, so he didn’t talk about it, so he showed up late.”

Yang Zhi sneered at the side, "This guy is still so arrogant."

Everyone felt that this detail was very real, the eyes of the officials were all in the sky, let alone the Taiwei.

Gao Ming continued: "I told me why I came here, and he scolded me for having the guts to negotiate with him, so I said, 'I am a little thief, and my life is worthless, but Qiu Yue, Zhou Ang and Liu Menglong' But it is very valuable, and you can change it if you don’t want to. I have already discussed with the village owner. If I don’t go back, these three court officials will also be asked to fall into the grass in Liangshan.” These words worked, and Gao Qi’s face suddenly changed. It was so ugly that I slammed the door and went out."

Li Kui poked his head out and asked recklessly, "Why is he losing his temper? It's just weeding, it's not murder."

Li Kui was the only one who yelled, but everyone else with a clear mind knew the power of these words to Gao Taiwei.

It's okay to kill his subordinates, the worst is to report to the court that these people are killed, but if these people also fall into the grass, like Qiu Yue and Zhou Ang are the emperor's guards. Lose the face of the official family.

Wu Songdao: "The snake hits seven inches, the military master said it well!"

Yang Zhi echoed, "That fellow Gao Qiu cares about saving face, so saying that would really kill him."

Lu Zhishen laughed and said, "Well said, that's how it should be said!"

Shi Jin thought the military division was great, and this was exactly the thrilling story he wanted to hear.

Gao Ming talked eloquently, "When he came back, his attitude became much more relaxed. I can see that he should be sincere this time. I just said the most important point, that is, brother Song Jiang didn't kill Gao Yanei The real murderers are only Wang Ying, Zheng Tianshou and Yan Shun, the three of them have already been dealt with by Liangshan's military law, and they have already avenged Gao Yanei, I hope the Taiwei will let Liangshan go."

When Song Jiang heard that he was involved, he was very nervous, "What's the attitude of the Taiwei?"

"I didn't speak, and my eyes were very gloomy. At that moment, I suspected that the next sentence he said would pull me out and cut me off. I even regretted bringing up the issue. But after thinking about it, it's impossible not to mention it, Gao Qiu swallowed If you don't hold your breath, if you leave this time, sooner or later the imperial court will send troops to attack us."

Chao Gai snorted, "Who is afraid of them coming to suppress you? Haven't you learned enough lessons this time?"

Gao Ming didn't care about Chao Gai, "Then I continued to tell Gao Qiu that Song Jiang was just a small bureaucrat in Yuncheng County. He couldn't make peace with literature, and he couldn't convince people with martial arts. How could he enter the village and kill Gao Yanei? What those three robbers did was that Song Jiang happened to be a guest at Qingfeng Mountain at that time, and it was none of his business."

Hua Rong and Qin Ming looked at Song Jiang coldly, but Song Jiang listened without changing his expression.

Gao Ming said: "Hua Rong also came out to testify that Gao Yanei's death had nothing to do with Song Jiang. However, when Gao Qiu saw Hua Rong, he seemed to be angry again. I don't know what he was thinking."

Chao Gai asked suspiciously: "Did he not make things difficult for Hua Rong?" Hua Rong was a friend of Gao Yanei, but when Gao Yanei died, Hua Rong ran away afraid of taking responsibility.

Hua Rong snorted coldly and said, "Who cares if he thinks about it or not? If he makes things difficult for me, those three generals will also fall into the grass in Liangshan. Besides, I told Gao Qiu, 'It's not my fault, it's all my fault. Murong Yanda is pressing, if I don't run away, I'll be dead by now, can I still negotiate with him here?"

Shi Jin asked urgently, "What about after that?"

"Afterwards, Gao Qiu said..." Gao Ming seemed hesitant to speak, and he was keenly aware that Song Jiang and Wu Yong were clearly aware of his hesitation.

After achieving his goal, he cleared his throat and continued: "Afterwards, Gao Lian agreed to change the prisoners, and we came back. They are also afraid of having a long night and dreams. Those three court generals, whoever is not well-known, will detain me. A little-known little man, he is not worth it. I told Gao Qiu, "Hua Rong will definitely be able to kill and escape. Even if I am killed here, Song Gongming is still on Liangshan, and Wu Yong can take the second place for me." There are many heroes in Liangshan.'”

"Military division, no one can replace you for what you say!" Yang Zhi said loudly.

If someone takes the lead, others will agree, and now that Sun Xiaowu has just made a great contribution, who dares to come out and sing the opposite, so for a while, all the ears are full of voices supporting Sun Xiaowu.

The courageous hero Sun Xiaowu accepted everyone's praise with peace of mind, and then went back to rest with Huarong on the grounds of being tired.

Gao Ming was indeed very tired. He lay down on the bed, looked at the top of the bed, and said to Hua Rong, "Guess what I want to say now?"

"Are you quick-witted and panic-stricken?"

"No, I want to say that this bed is far less comfortable than the one at my father's place."

Hua Rong smiled and took his hand and pulled him up, "Then you should lie down for a while."

Gao Ming just sat up, then lay down again, lazily said: "That's more comfortable than sitting." He said, Gu Huarong smiled, "Did you praise me for my quick wit just now?"

"I'm just curious why you lied so slipperyly. Did you think it up on the way back?"

Gao Ming squinted his eyes, "Just admit that you admire me, keep your mouth shut! I really didn't think about it on the way back, but just played on the spot."

"Do not believe."

"believe it or not."

Hua Rong looked at Gao Ming who was in high spirits, and was in a daze.

Gao Ming saw that Hua Rong was in a daze, and said, "I can tell by your appearance that you are also tired."

Hua Rong came back to his senses, "I'm not tired."

"It's fine if you're not tired, because I have something to tell you." Gao Ming waved to him with a mysterious expression on his face.

When Hua Rong came over, Gao Ming said, "You will play a play with me tomorrow to bring out the topic of Zhao'an."

"No wonder you didn't mention Zhao'an just now. It turned out that you wanted others to find out."

Gao Ming smiled and rolled his eyes, "That's right, that's how it looks real, doesn't it."

Hua Rong smiled and said: "You are the one who has the most ideas. Then tell me, how do you act?"

"I think Song Jiang and Wu Yong should have become suspicious of me. They feel that I have not told them the truth, and I have reservations about what happened on the ship. I will definitely inquire about it around the bush. When we come out of the Juyi hall tomorrow, we will find a quiet place." Pretend to quarrel. Just say..."

After explaining to Hua Rong, Gao Ming nodded in satisfaction, "Just wait until tomorrow."

The next morning, Huarong was all dressed, but Gao Ming still didn't get up. He called him through the curtain, but when there was no response, he opened the curtain and saw him still lying on the bed wrapped in a quilt. He said angrily and amusingly: "Didn't you say you have something important to do today?"

"Let's do it tomorrow. I overestimated my physical strength. I'm so tired that I don't want to get up." Gao Minglai chirped and said, "Don't worry, Song Jiang and Wu Yong won't grow wings to fly tomorrow, and tomorrow will be the same. I Going to sleep today, not going anywhere."

"Then go to sleep," what else Huarong could say, and drew the curtain for him, "I'll go to the Juyi Hall for a walk."

Gao Ming hummed, and continued to sleep on his own.

When Huarong arrived at the Juyi Hall, he usually went in and out with Sun Xiaowu, but today they didn't see Sun Xiaowu, and everyone asked him.

Hua Rong truthfully said: "He is too tired, he is still resting."

Xiao Rang and others expressed their understanding, "It's too exhausting."

Song Jiang and Wu Yong threw a trace of contempt at Huarong, hum, these two are dead!

Chao Gai thought, putting on airs, Sun Xiaowu may not be tired, but just wanted to show that he had suffered a lot for the cottage.

Without Sun Xiaowu, the Juyi Hall was meaningless, and they dispersed early.

A focal person like Sun Xiaowu would be absent for at most one day. The next morning, the hero who arrived at the Juyi Hall early still did not see Sun Xiaowu. He was about to suggest that everyone visit him when he saw Sun Xiaowu walk in.

Sun Xiaowu made his debut, and the others were a bit overshadowed.

Chao Gai and Song Jiang exchanged greetings: "You didn't come yesterday, we were very worried, have you rested today?"

Gao Ming pretended to be hoarse and said, "I've got plenty on my body, but I'm feeling a bit uncomfortable from talking too much. How is brother Li Jun? I'll go and see him later."

Li Jun is the overlord of the Jieyang Three Hegemons, the leader of the navy, and a core member of the Song Jiang faction.

He had no contact with Sun Xiaowu before, but because Sun Xiaowu rescued him, a connection was forcibly formed.

Song Jiang didn't want to see Sun Xiaowu win over Li Jun again, and tried to stop him, "He's still recuperating, let's go see him when his injury stabilizes."

Gao Ming didn't insist either, anyway, he would meet sooner or later.

At this time, Hua Rong said: "Military Master, I didn't miss anything the day before yesterday, so let's talk to the village master and the leaders today."

Gao Ming pretended to be stupid, "I will not talk about the nonsense of negotiating with Gao Qiu. Brother Li Jun has been rescued. It depends on whether Gao Qiu believes my words and chooses to withdraw." Then he thumped Shoulder said: "Maybe it's cold on the river, I'll go back and ask Huarong to pull a cupping pot, I won't talk with everyone." Then he got up and winked at Huarong, and the two walked out.

From this point of view, there is something wrong, Song Jiang immediately winked at Dai Zong and followed him.

Chao Gai gave Liu Tang a wink, and Liu Tang silently took advantage of people's unpreparedness and followed him.

Gao Ming pulled Hua Rong to a secluded place, turned his back to the direction of the Juyi Hall, and asked Hua Rong in a low voice, "Have they followed?"

"Come here, I saw Dai Zong...and Liu Tang."

Huarong has a good relationship with archery and has excellent eyesight.

"That's good!" Gao Ming said, "Then I will start acting."

Huarong smiled and nodded.

Gao Ming brewed his emotions, and said angrily to Hua Rong: "What did you do just now? Didn't you agree yesterday not to mention this?"

"...It's an appointment, but..." Huarong said in a dilemma: "Can you hide such a big matter as Zhao'an? If you don't tell this matter, the paper will not be able to contain the fire."

"I didn't agree to Gao Qiu, what are you afraid of?!" Gao Ming said, "It's something I wouldn't agree to, so why let everyone know."

Huarong made a helpless look and looked away.

When Dai Zong saw him, he hid quickly, and saw Liu Tang in this hiding. Both of them were a little embarrassed, but pretended not to see each other tacitly.

Dai Zong thought in surprise, Zhao An?This is a big deal, it turns out that Sun Xiaowu talked about such a thing with Gao Qiu.

At this time, Sun Xiaowu asked Hua Rong, "Hmph, are you tempted? Want to recruit An back to be your military commander?"

Hua Rong argued: "I don't have this idea, I just think that you shouldn't make a decision on such a big matter, you should discuss it together."

"You mean, among our heroes in Liangshan, is there any soft bone that wants to be recruited?"

"Don't be so aggressive, okay?"

"Alright, then don't mention it again! This matter will rot in your stomach." After Sun Xiaowu finished speaking, he turned away angrily, and Hua Rong followed.

When Dai Zong saw him, he hurriedly turned around and left, but Liu Tang couldn't bear his temper long ago and went back to report.

Recruitment... For such an important matter as recruiting, you must tell Brother Song Gongming immediately.

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Gao Ming and Hua Rong walked on the way back, and couldn't help but think that the news of this recruiting will soon spread, and then based on everyone's performance, they will know who wants to recruit and who doesn't.

And those who don't want to be recruited, he will find a way to break them one by one.

Seeing that Gao Ming was in a good mood, Hua Rong felt that this was a suitable opportunity, so he raised his arms to embrace his shoulders.

If it was before, it would be natural to join, but now it is different from the past, and his mood has changed, so in the moment of hesitation, Gao Ming suddenly ran a few steps quickly, making Hua Rong hug him for nothing.

I saw Gao Ming ran a foot away and picked up a piece of broken silver, the size of a fingernail. I don't know who dropped it.

"Haha——I'm too lucky." Gao Ming smiled at Huarong, "The meeting will be divided into half, I'll treat you, what do you want to eat?"

Hua Rong had no choice but to put down his anxious hands, "Just listen to you."

He then seriously concluded in his heart that speed is the most important thing in battle, and it seems that this is the case when you get close to people. If you hesitate a little, you will miss a good opportunity, and you must learn a lesson.

Gao Ming wanted to add some clothes, so the two went back to the residence first, and when they entered the house, Gao Ming smiled and said: "Just now I wanted to say that the two of us cooperated well, we can be called the best partners, we should celebrate it, but God Just send the money."

Hua Rong said: "It's because we have a special tacit understanding that no one else can match that we cooperate so well."

"Yes, it's the best partner with a tacit understanding." Gao Ming blurted out.He didn't think there was anything wrong with this sentence at first, but when Hua Rong heard it, he was stunned.

He suddenly realized that in this day and age, the scope of use of Consonance has not been expanded like that of later generations.

But the original intention was to describe the bond between lovers, which is very embarrassing.

It seemed that Gao Ming was very uneducated. He said awkwardly: "It seems that I used the wrong word. It's my fault that I didn't study hard in the Imperial College." He quickly changed the subject, "Hey, wait for me to add some clothes, let's go out and have something to eat Bar."

Hua Rong smiled bitterly in disappointment, alas, it turned out that it was just the result of his not studying hard.

However, he believes that one day they will truly have a heart-to-heart connection.

Before that, let's act as Gao Ming's best partner and send him to the position of the village master.