Lord: Start with a copy of Water Margin

The next day, during breakfast, Zhao Zhen asked Cheng Wan'er, "Madam, the white fox didn't come back yesterday, or did he go out again early in the morning?"

Cheng Wan'er said: "Ms. sir, these five little ones didn't come back last night. I asked the manager Zhao Yuanli this morning and he said Li Ji was following them."

While they were eating, Zhao Yuanli came in and said: "Sir, Mr. Wu Yong and others came back late last night. Seeing that it was getting late, Mr. Wu told the senior officials not to disturb him. He will come back today to report to Dongping Mansion and his party. They are now waiting in the lobby. "

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen ate the flower roll in his hand in several mouthfuls, picked up the bowl, and drank the bowl of seafood porridge cooked with pearl rice and dried abalone. After drinking tea and rinsing his mouth, he said hello to Cheng Wan'er and the other three, then got up and followed Zhao Yuanli to the hall.

Entering the meeting hall, Zhao Zhen asked: "How are you, scholar?"

Wu Yong shook the goose feather fan in his hand and said, "Officials, with the boss in charge, everything will go smoothly."

"The first point is that Zhujiazhuang started disputes, and found in the government office complaints from former businessmen and travelers accusing him of forced buying and selling, and did not pay taxes. Therefore, the boss designated Zhujiazhuang as a gathering place for the wild people. The land is not recognized as a place under the jurisdiction of Dongping Prefecture, and Zhujiazhuang who is causing trouble will be banned. When I come back, I will issue a sea arrest document and hunt down Zhu Yongqing all over the territory of Dongping Prefecture."

"My lord, there will be some movement in Jingyang Town soon. We can lay an ambush in advance and capture Zhu Yongqing when he leaves the town. With his head, the Dongping Mansion can still get 300 pieces of money."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "Okay, we can finally force him to come out. This can be considered as eradicating the roots. Dulonggang will be stable from now on."

Wu Yong muttered: "Official, there is one more thing you need to be careful about."

"It's okay to be pedantic but say it."

"High official, in the past few days in Dongping Mansion, I have seen Yun Tianbiao, the general manager of the army and horses in Jingyang Town, from a distance. This man has a face like a jujube, phoenix eyes and silk eyebrows, and a beautiful beard that stretches across his abdomen. He wields a moon-stealing sword and rides a horse. Dawan Baima looks like a man from the Three Kingdoms. He heard about the Zhujiazhuang incident and went to the government to intercede.

Zhao Zhen said: "He only has two battalions of soldiers and horses, and the only generals are Yun Tianbiao and his son. I have thirty or fifty brothers who are capable of fighting. After annexing Dulonggang, I added more sergeants. How can I be afraid of him?" He is an officer, and I am from Jimi County in the Song Dynasty. As long as we don't rebel, there is nothing he can do about it. "

Wu Yong said: "Even so, you still have to be careful. After all, he is only half a day's journey away from me."

Seeing Wu Yong's seriousness, Zhao Zhen pondered for a moment and said: "To get from Jingyang Town to Liangshan County, you must pass through Black Tiger Temple Town. Now that Sun An and Deng Fei have already stationed their troops there, Shi Jin, Chen Da, and Yang Chun The cavalry army can now be organized and dispatched, and Li Ying and Yang Lin's cavalry army can be mobilized."

"The new brother Shi Xiu has excellent kung fu and is brave and careful. Now he has formed a team of [Shield-wielding swordsmen], capable of both offense and defense. He has also been transferred to Dazhai in Black Tiger Temple Town. There are also new ones. A [Golden Retriever] Duan Jingzhu, who is as agile as Shi Qian, is also recruiting sergeants and will be placed in Black Tiger Temple Town after forming an army. What do you think? "

Wu Yongdao: "The senior official has thought carefully. Such an arrangement can not only take care of Dulonggang, but also have the power of investigation and prevention. Please order the senior official to have Lin Chong, Li Ying, and Sun An sneak into the surroundings of Jingyang Town to ambush today." Zhu Yongqing will go out to avoid trouble in the next two days and seek refuge elsewhere."

When Zhao Zhen heard this, he immediately wrote a transfer order, used his seal, and ordered Zhao Ji and Zhang Qi to go separately to deliver the military order. He also summoned [Pioneer] Li San and went to Jingyang Town in disguise to contact [White Rat] Bai Sheng to secretly inquire and pass on the news to prevent Zhu Yongqing from leaving.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen had finished his work, Wu Yong continued: "After talking about Zhujiazhuang, let's talk about the soldiers and armor that the officials are concerned about. I went here to tell the boss that the county is surrounded by fog, and there are many forces who can't stand me. It’s a pity that the county is not well-equipped to make things difficult for us when we become Jimi County. Please give me some advice.”

"At first, the old man was still a little hesitant. I asked the old governor Zhao Xing to pretend to mention it accidentally in front of the old woman. The old lady was worried about her daughter and forced the old man to go to the warehouse to collect a batch of armor."

"I bribed the official who guarded the treasury, and after his advice, I spent some money and bought 800 pieces of leather armor for seven guan each. I bought 500 pieces of forbidden armor for 12 guan each. I replaced the armor and bought one hundred and fifty pieces of armor for twenty-five guan each."

"The official saw that we were also from the Song Dynasty government and saw that I wanted a lot of armor. He asked me if I wanted weapons. I thought that although there is no shortage in the county, I might as well take a look."

"So he pretended to be reluctant and said: 'This weapon can be made by a blacksmith, and the price is cheaper than the depreciated ones like yours.' But I didn't expect that this man actually led me to the depths of the warehouse and took out the sword and gun. They were all new knives that had been greased and tightly wrapped and had not been used before. I showed them to Brother Shi Jin and found that they were all fine weapons made in the 30s. There were 2,000 gun heads, 300 gun knives, and 500 plain knives. , hundreds of phoenix-mouthed knives.”

"After the transaction, this man saw that I was a big customer, so he secretly asked me to go to a house, and took out thirty divine arm bows, each equipped with a hundred crossbow arrows, and asked me for a thousand Guanzhong. He said it was The master craftsmen of the craftsmanship academy make more, which is an advantage for me. "

"Just buying these weapons and armor cost nearly 25,000 guan. The remaining 5,000 guan was used to buy horses, mules and carts, and rice and flour. The armor and weapons were underneath, and the rice and flour were covered with them to confuse the audience."

Zhao Zhen said: "I originally thought it would be good if I could buy leather armor, but I never thought that there would be a walking armor. This crossbow is even more valuable. I heard that the military control is very strict and never leaks. I didn't expect that it would be leaked from the craftsmanship academy. Come out."

Wu Yongdao: "It's not because these corrupt officials are lining their own pockets. Hey, what are you talking about? Sir, there are two good things to do in Dongping Mansion this time."

"What's the matter? The scholar is smiling so happily."

Wu Yong said with a smile: "Sir, this first incident is indeed a happy event. Brother Shi Jin had nothing to do and was wandering around Dongping Mansion. He met a Qing Dynasty servant named Li Ruilan and took him in at Dongping Mansion. As a concubine, I have brought the whole family to Liangshan County."

"Yes, it's a happy event. What about the second one?"

Wu Yong said: "This second one is better. That day, the boss allowed us to purchase ordnance. As if he was worried about the safety of the high officials here, he actually called a young general from the Forbidden Army and asked him to defect to Liangshan County. This man I called him Fu Yu, and after chatting with him, I realized that this person was actually the apprentice of brother Luan Tingyu. "

Zhao Zhen said: "Sure enough, we have no chance of meeting each other, but we have the chance to come thousands of miles away to meet you. I don't know where Fu Yuren is. Please come and meet me quickly."