Chapter 496: Get there first
Zhao Zhen shook his head and said: "Now the Song and Qing gang have occupied Jiaoshui and Ye counties. They are only separated from Dengzhou and Penglai, where the Chengdu Navy is located, by a Huang county. The scholar is now confronting them to restrain Song Qing and prevent him from seizing the water village. Ship. As long as Song Jiang cannot go to Goryeo, it will be beneficial to oppose us later."
"Brother Sun Li once told me that two battalions of Dengzhou Chenghai Navy's crossbowmen, two battalions of Pinghai Navy's, Swordfish Warships' Ship Soldiers, and Yuanjiehe's Warships' Division were responsible for the Tuobang, crossbowmen, and sailors, and the Xiang Forbidden Army had a quota of 10,000 There are more than 300 large and small warships. Although there are insufficient personnel and many warships are damaged, even so, the available sea ships are enough to send tens of thousands of people away together. "
"I plan to have the navy go straight to Laizhou Bay along the Yellow River, bypass Qingzhou, Mizhou, and Laizhou, go to Dengzhou, disguise themselves as Qingzhou thieves, and seize sea ships. Without these sea ships, Song Jiang and his gang will have no way out. .”
Liu Huiniang said: "Official, how did you come up with this plan to draw out the salary from under the cauldron?"
Zhao Zhen shook his head: "I didn't think of it. Ever since I learned the news, I told someone to inform Xuexue. It was him who came up with the idea. I couldn't make up my mind at first, but now that the Taiwei was so alert, he took these ships. .”
Zhu Wudao: "With the Qingzhou thieves covering up, nothing will happen to the court for a while. But how to dispose of the captured ship?"
Zhao Zhen said: "The scholar has already thought about it. To the north of Penglai is Salmon Island, which is inaccessible and can be hidden."
Xiao Rang said: "Now that we have planned it, we must take action before the court reacts. Even if we cannot capture the ship, we must burn the ship and never let Song Jiang get it. If this person arrives in Goryeo, he will never know what he will do in the future." How many crimes have been committed?”
"Ms. sir, I don't know who to go with?" Zhu Wu asked.
Zhao Zhen said: "Is the military advisor interested?"
After hearing this, Zhu Wu said: "My lord, I am naturally willing."
Zhao Zhen said: "I intend to put Ruan Xiaoer as the commander and Zhang Heng as the deputy. In addition to commanding the envoy ship, the other naval forces will each dispatch a three-masted warship and two two-masted warships."
"Moreover, [Bing Yuchi] Sun Li, with thirty or fifty Dengzhou sergeants, also went with the ship. I heard from brother Sun Li that the Dengzhou dialect is very difficult to understand. In this way, communication will be much smoother. . Moreover, with so many ships, these naval forces are also needed. Sun Li is well-known in Dengzhou, and there will be less trouble with him on Shamen Island."
Zhu Wu listened and nodded repeatedly. Then, Zhao Zhen ordered the seal to be used to mobilize navy ships everywhere.
Sun Li was in Zhongdu County. After hearing the order to give instructions to Yan Shun and Sun Xin, he took his sergeants and rushed to Baishi Manor.
On the second day, Sun Li arrived at noon time. Zhu Wu told Sun Li his plan and asked, "Brother Sun Li, you have been in Dengzhou for a long time, do you have anything to give me?"
After hearing this, Sun Li said to Zhao Zhen and Zhu Wu: "The Dengzhou navy has long been corrupted. With the state navy, it is not difficult to capture them. It is surrounded by sea, and you only need to control the ships to prevent the prisoners from escaping." It is for this reason that it is difficult to transport food to Salmon Island. Food has always been insufficient on the island, and many prisoners have died. If we want to stay here, we must prepare more food and herbs. "
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said to Zhu Wu: "So, according to what brother Sun Li said, the ship is loaded with food and grass. We will first capture Shamen Island and leave a group of sergeants to garrison it. Then we will kill the saury fish village."
The three of them discussed it some more. Zhu Wu and Sun Li took their leave and went to prepare.
Three days later, everything was ready, and Zhao Zhen sent off a group of soldiers at the water village at the north gate of Baishi Valley.
During this period, Zhu Tong, Pang Yi, and Wang Jin also received news that the three magistrates of Xia County, Gong County, and Zouxian County heard that Liangshan Prefecture was garrisoned and wanted to be on guard against Qingzhou thieves, so they all opened their city gates obediently. As expected, the three counties were captured effortlessly. Now the three are taking over the Xiangyong of each county, and according to Zhao Zhen's request, they are recruiting Xiangyong to join the army.
Zhu Tong of Xia County recommended a person with the official document, saying that this person had served as the general magistrate of a government, was talented and knowledgeable, had a clever mind, and was good at eloquence. Most of the people in the world are also like each other.
Moreover, he had an upright temperament and refused to follow the trend. As a result, his family fortune was not good, his family had many connections, and his family assets were weak. He lived in Yanzhou and made a living teaching students in Fucheng.
Zhu Tong had met this man in previous years. When he was recruiting local warriors, he heard someone talking about him, so he went to Wei Fuliang's home to invite him in person.
Wei Fuliang saw that Zhu Tong was so highly regarded, and he often heard about Zhao Zhen's reputation. After much thought, I brought my family to Liangshan.
After Zhao Zhen read the letter, he sent people to invite Wei Fuliang to Zhuangzi.
I saw Wei Fuliang, who was more than fifty years old, with a strange appearance and extraordinary bones. He coughed up phlegm from time to time, and was supported by a young man beside him.
After seeing the ceremony, Zhao Zhen asked: "Sir, he is so talented and learned, but he cannot be allowed to serve in the court. It is the fault of the court. I visited you today and asked him to be a county magistrate. I don't know if he is willing to submit."
After hearing this, Wei Fuliang said to Zhao Zhen: "My husband is well-known for his courtesy and virtuous corporal. But when I see what my husband did, I'm afraid he is not a foolish and loyal person."
Zhao Zhen was not angry after hearing this, and said to Wei Fuliang: "Mencius once said: 'If the king treats his ministers as his hands and feet, then his ministers will regard him as his heart and soul; if the king regards his ministers as dogs and horses, then his ministers will regard him as a fellow countryman; the king will regard his ministers as his own people; If a minister is like a piece of earth, he will treat the emperor like a bandit. "Now that the Qingzhou thieves have not yet been wiped out, the court is already trying to hide everything. Sir, you are knowledgeable. Can you teach me how to deal with it?"
"Besides, when I govern Liangshan, Yizhou and other places, I do little corvee and pay little tax. I don't tell the way or scavenge, but I can prevent the people from having no land to cultivate, no house to live in, and death of cold and hunger. I united the army to fight and defeated Qingzhou many times. Thief. Now that you are living in Laizhou, you should know that what I said is true."
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Wei Fuliang said: "Everything my husband said is true. Nowadays, I regard fame and wealth as ordinary. What I lament is that the world is unfair and people's hearts are turned upside down. They only care about wealth and power, regardless of right and wrong. I have no intention of becoming an official, Zhu said. The ruler persuaded me with the help of the people, and the younger members of the family were implicated by me and could not serve in official positions, thus wasting their years.”
"Now that I have come to see my husband, I intend to do my part. It's just that I have been retired for many years and am unfamiliar with worldly affairs. I am afraid that there will be something inappropriate, so I would like to ask my husband to designate a small place to go."
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said: "Sir, he has served as a general magistrate for a government, and being a county magistrate is more than enough. Yanzhou is still fighting now, and he has lived in Yanzhou for a long time, so he must be concerned about Yanzhou. It's just that the chief official is not in the local area. If you want to take up a position, how about asking your husband to take up a position in the nearby Zhongdu County?”
Wei Fuliang said: "Everything depends on the orders of the Xianggong. Now that I am under the command of the Xianggong, I cannot bear the title of sir."
Zhao Zhen was not pretentious and said: "Even so, from now on I will be called the magistrate of Wei County."
"I see that Magistrate Wei is coughing up phlegm. Can I ask a doctor to take a look at it?"
Wei Fuliang said: "I have invited doctors from far and near many times, but they have not been relieved. It has been seven or eight years now."
(End of chapter)