After the government sent troops to quell the water bandits on the Xunyang River, Jiangzhou City, as a large southern city with convenient land and water facilities, has already become lively again, with an endless flow of cars, horses and people. Even though the Lantern Festival has just passed, merchants are already busy traveling to make a living, and thousands of ships, carriages, horses and pedestrians go in and out of the city gate every day.
As a result, many people of all kinds from the three religions and nine streams came to Jiangzhou, which allowed the people from Liangshan who came in disguise to sneak into the city easily. Among them, Chao Gai and several other major leaders dressed up as traders and checked into the Ping'an Inn early in the morning, and met with Hua Rong, who entered the city first.
After listening to his detailed report, Chao Gai's face suddenly became uncertain, and he blamed himself again and again: "It was because we were not careful enough in our actions, which led to the revelation of the matter, and in turn, the Dai Zong brothers were also harmed."
Hua Rong then frowned and said: "Then Sun Tuanlian sent someone to deliver a message to us, saying that he had a way to help us rescue Brother Gongming, but he just asked us to help him hide a letter. In the mansion of Yuan Tuiguan in this city. Although I did as he said, I still have doubts about it. Is Sun Tuanlian really trustworthy?"
Chao Gai smiled casually: "Sun Tuanlian Sun Tu and I also had a relationship. He even rescued me at the beginning. He is a good man. Since he had the intention to help us rescue Song Gongming from the beginning, he will not go back on his word. The ground is harming us. And judging from the previous situation, the reason why Brother Dai Zong went wrong was because Yuan Wang did something bad in the middle, so he was eager to get rid of this person first. "
Hua Rong nodded: "Since you believe in him so much, brother, then we brothers will naturally not have any doubts. However, now the government has posted a notice that they will interrogate Gongming and brother Gongming at 3:30 noon tomorrow. We But what should we do? If we really want to rob the law field, do we really have enough manpower? Presumably the government should have taken precautions by now."
Chao Gai was stunned for a moment, but he still said: "This time, except for a few brothers who were left behind by me in the village, all the other experts have followed me to Jiangzhou. Although everyone's footsteps may be fast or slow, I believe that when we wait Everyone will arrive at noon tomorrow. We, nearly two hundred brothers, will be able to rescue Song Gongming from the hands of the government if we work together."
Liu Tang, San Ruan and others who were accompanying them all nodded with deep understanding and said: "Yes, as long as brothers and I work together, these Jiangzhou officers and soldiers will not be vulnerable to a single blow."
"Besides, we also have brother Sun Tu as an internal agent. He will definitely help us secretly rescue Song Gongming when the time comes." Chao Gai added confidently. He is the most loyal person, and he also believes that the people he associates with are all people with deep loyalty: "What we have to do now is to learn more about the situation around the execution ground, so that we can be more effective after rescuing Song Gongming." Escape smoothly; secondly, take a good rest and recuperate your energy so that we can rescue people tomorrow."
All the brothers clasped their fists in agreement and agreed in unison. Then they dispersed and went back to their rooms to rest.
However, Chao Gai did not rest like them, but continued to sit in the room for half the night. It was not until after the third watch that he confirmed that Sun Tu would not come again, and then he fell asleep with some disappointment. He originally thought that Sun Tu would come to see him secretly tonight, so that both parties could work more cooperatively to rescue Song Jiang.
But he didn't know that at this time
Sun Tu almost couldn't save himself, so how could he dare to risk going to the inn to meet him. Although he didn't go to bed early either, in order to prove his innocence, he didn't even take a step out of the state government gate in the past two days. He only met Yang Zhi who came here specially.
"Tuanlian, you took too much risk, why did you almost risk your future and even your life for Song Jiang!" When there were only two of them in the room, Yang Zhi lowered his voice and complained with fear. One sentence.
Compared with Lu Da's open-mindedness and righteousness, Yang Zhi's thoughts are obviously more serious. Therefore, in addition to concern for Sun Tu, these words also contain a hint of dissatisfaction. After all, his future has been closely connected with Sun Tu for a long time. If Sun Tu does anything bad, I am afraid that Yang Zhi will also be implicated.
Sun Tu smiled apologetically: "I was indeed a little careless about this matter. I thought that everything was under my control and nothing could go wrong, but unexpectedly, Yuan Wang almost caught the flaw." After this incident , has made him reflect and know that it is better not to have too much involvement with the people of Liangshanbo in the future based on his identity.
But things must have a beginning and an end, otherwise they will only be different from the outside, so he added: "But this time since we have decided to help them rescue Song Jiang, we must finish the matter. You go to the Ping An Inn early tomorrow morning and let them..." As he spoke, he whispered his plan.
But Yang Zhi's expression changed: "Tuanlian, it's too risky for you to do this. Once they are caught by mistake and fall into the hands of the government and explain everything, you can..."
"Just do as I say, and don't worry about anything else. After all, they worked hard to get rid of the suspicion this time. This favor must be returned to them. And I believe that with their ability, they will definitely be able to get rid of the suspicion." Our local soldiers rescued people without intervening in the battle and left Jiangzhou calmly." Sun Tu waved his hand and said seriously.
Seeing that Sun Tu had already made up his mind, Yang Zhi couldn't persuade him any more and could only agree with his hands crossed: "It's just a humble job and an order. I only hope that those Liangshan bandits can be as powerful as the regiment said." Then, he said goodbye and left with a hint of uneasiness.
After all, Sun Tu couldn't sleep peacefully that night. After tossing and turning for a long time, he got up as soon as a hint of fish belly white appeared on the horizon.
Today's state government officials also rushed over early because they were going to execute important criminals, so the genius had just dawned, and the government office was already a little noisy. There were officers, soldiers and servants running around making arrangements. By the time Sun Tu came to Cai Jiu, he had already After arranging everything properly, when he saw him coming, he smiled and said, "It seems Qianli didn't get any rest last night."
"Although I believe that my judgment is not wrong, after all, it is related to my future, so I can't rest assured." After Sun Tu saluted, he said with some concern: "Prefect, if I am right as I expected, today There must be a sudden change in the execution ground. For safety reasons, it is better for the eunuch to stay in the Yamen. It is safest to let others go to supervise the execution... "
Cai Jiu waved his hand disapprovingly: "It's just a few thieves, can they really turn the world upside down? As the governor of Jiangzhou, if I don't even have this responsibility, how can I convince the public in the future? What's more, there are so many people around me Don’t you still have me? With Sun Tuanlian’s ability, you can definitely protect me!”
"As a subordinate, I should do my best to protect the safety of the prefect!" Sun Tu
He hurriedly expressed his position: "In addition, as long as there is any change in the city, the country soldiers under Xiaguan will arrive as soon as possible. In this way, they can take down all the Liangshan bandits!"
"Not much. This time I want not only the head of the traitor Song Jiang, but also the capture of those Liangshan bandits alive!" Cai Jiushen nodded with approval. He thought of the birthday gang robbery that happened just last year. These thieves had robbed his father's property and were able to get away with it to this day. They must not be allowed to escape this time.
After chatting for a few times, it was already getting late. As the supervisor and beheading officer, Cai Taishou always wanted to arrive early so that he could educate the people under his rule, so he gave an order and took Sun Tu and others to Cross Street, which was only two streets away from Lizhou Yamen. , that is where Song Jiang and Dai Zong will be executed today.
In fact, the relevant principal has not yet shown up, and people of all kinds have gathered around the cross street execution ground, blocking the originally spacious street.
At this time, ordinary people did not have any decent entertainment activities. Beheading a prisoner in public like this was already a rare topic. Moreover, the execution time this time was different from usual, and the identity of the prisoner was so special, it was naturally easier to attract countless people to watch.
Thousands of spectators surrounded the stage that had been set up, and there were only bursts of noisy chatter. Some people began to spread rumors about the crimes of the two death row inmates.
"That Song Jiang was originally a thief who joined the army. I heard that he was convicted of murder when he was in Shandong. However, when he arrived in Jiangzhou, he wrote an anti-poetry in public. He was really audacious and extremely arrogant. And Dai Zong, as the imperial court It’s really unbelievable that officials colluded with such thieves and wanted to save him.”
"I heard that if our Governor Cai hadn't been wise enough this time, he would have fallen into the trap of a thief..."
There are various theories, which continue to reach the ears of the people in Liangshan who are mixed in the crowd, making them angry and their expressions become more and more gloomy.
When Cai Jiu and others arrived at the execution ground and the prefect sat on top and began to preach the majesty of the law to the people, these people stared at him with murderous eyes, as if they wanted to eat him.
At this time, in a two-story restaurant next to the execution ground, there were several men looking down nervously in a private room facing the street. It was Li Jun, Zhang Shun, Li Kui and others. These people had already hidden various weapons on their bodies, and they were all ready to go. Especially Li Kui, who held two big axes tightly in his hands, curled up slightly, and stared like a leopard about to hunt. Song Jiang and Dai Zong, who had just been taken out on the stage, were dejected: "Brother Zhang Shun, when will we take action?"
"Wait a minute." It was Li Jun who answered him. He squinted his eyes and said, "As of now, it seems that there are already many people in the crowd who think the same as us. So we can cooperate with them. !”
At this time, the sun had gradually climbed to the top of everyone's heads. As it was confirmed that it was three quarters of noon, Cai Jiu, as the supervising officer, finally touched the red pen in his hand and signed the sign with the word "Zhan" written on it. He threw it out hard, and shouted loudly: "After verifying the identity of the prisoner, kill him!"
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