Let's say that when Song Jiang's soldiers and horses arrived at the gate of the capital, Cai Jing had already sent an envoy and asked him to settle thirty miles outside the city until the officials announced an edict to enter the city and accept the reward. Song Jiang naturally obeyed everything at this time.
In the morning of the morning, Taiwei Su went out of duty and reported: "Your Majesty, Song Jiang and others who have been recruited from Liangshan have taken troops and horses, and are now stationed thirty miles outside the city, waiting for the Holy Majesty's decree. In accordance with my opinion, they have It is better to recruit Song Jiang into the city and place him there earlier. Firstly, it will show the emperor's great kindness, and secondly, it will reassure him, and don't let him cool off his desire to serve the country and be loyal to the emperor!"
When Emperor Daojun heard that Song Jiang¡¯s soldiers and horses had arrived, he couldn¡¯t help but be overjoyed and hurriedly wanted to convey the order and lead the troops into the city along Song Jiang. Unexpectedly, Cai Jing also announced when he left the team: "Your Majesty, please do not recruit Song Jiang to Beijing in a hurry. Song Jiang is a famous bandit and is the second of the four major dangers to your Majesty. If this is the case, If we recruit him easily, we are afraid that he will cause trouble in the city. He has hundreds of fierce generals under his command. If we fail to take precautions, we are afraid that it will cause a catastrophe and endanger the country!" []
When Emperor Daojun heard this, he realized that it made sense, so he nodded and was about to speak. Taiwei Su then reported: "Now that these people have been summoned by His Majesty, they are the soldiers and horses of the imperial court. How can they cause trouble? Besides, there are hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops in the capital, and even tens of thousands of people from Songjiang are coming in, but it will not help. Although he has many strong generals under his command, His Majesty has strong generals to defend him. How can he succeed? Could it be that Prime Minister Cai doesn¡¯t remember General Zheng, the deputy commander of the front office of the palace? This man is so brave that no man can deserve it. Last time during the Lantern Festival During the festival, which of the many heroes in Liangshan can resist him?"
When Emperor Daojun saw Taiwei Su mentioning Zheng Tu, he couldn't help but nodded frequently, a smile appeared on his face, and said with a smile: "This is a fact. His strength was tested that day, and it was indeed as rumored that he could lift a thousand catties, with such martial arts Even Duke Di Wuxiang was not as good as him back then, but didn't he come from heaven to protect our dynasty?"
When Cai Jing heard the emperor's praise for Zheng Tu and others, he couldn't help but have mixed feelings in his heart. He couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, you can't beat four hands with two fists. Even if General Zheng is very skilled in martial arts, he still cannot be safe. I hope your Majesty will handle this matter carefully. Don¡¯t make a mistake and put your Majesty and others in danger.¡±
The Su Taiwei was about to speak after hearing this. But they saw another stranger coming out of duty. When everyone looked at it, it was Captain Gao Qiu of the dynasty. They saw him stepping forward and saying: "Master Cai is too worried. Don't underestimate General Zheng's martial arts. General Zheng today." He is on duty in the imperial army and has never been in front of the palace. If not, he can be asked to demonstrate his martial arts, so as to reassure the grand master."
When Emperor Daojun saw Gao Qiu coming out to speak, he couldn't help but become more interested. He smiled at him and said, "Ai Qing, do you think it would be better to let Song Jiang go?"
Gao Qiu nodded hurriedly and said: "Exactly. If Song Jiang is not allowed to enter the city, His Majesty's will to favor him and others will become the basis for villains to cause trouble. He has no choice but to progress, so he will naturally be grateful to Your Majesty. But he cannot let it go like this. When he came in, he didn¡¯t do anything like this!¡±
Emperor Daojun hurriedly asked how to let Song Jiang in. Gao Qiu said: "Now your majesty just needs to send an order to Song Jiang and a hundred of his leaders to come in and listen to the seal in the school grounds. The ministers and others will arrange their troops and horses to prevent him from making trouble. His troops and horses on the beam still asked him to station outside the city and wait for your majesty. Wouldn¡¯t it be good to deal with it after the enfeoffment is completed?¡±
Emperor Daojun was overjoyed and said: "It is indeed good. Let's arrange it like this!" Seeing that Cai Jing and Su Taiwei still wanted to talk, he said again: "This matter cannot be discussed further. Gao Aiqing is fully responsible for mobilizing the imperial army and other matters. Make sure nothing goes wrong!" After saying that, he waved his sleeves and robe and retreated directly from the court.
Gao Qiu got the official's order and started to arrange it. It is said that Song Jiang was stationed outside the city for a long time. He was anxious and sent people to Zheng Tu's place to inquire about the news. Zheng Tu repeatedly promised that there would be no problem, but he still felt uneasy and eagerly looked forward to the angel's arrival as soon as possible to announce the decree.
"Just after being stationed for these days, some of these heroes became a little anxious. Those heroes who came from rough backgrounds naturally didn't know about the battles in the officialdom, so they only complained in one place. Wang Ying was even more resentful towards Zheng Tu because he lost his wife. He often shouted: "Brother Song entrusted such a big thing to such a villain, it was indeed a miscalculation. Anyone who abducts his wife is not a black-hearted person." Thief. Sooner or later, he will eat that guy and kill his brothers!"
"Don't talk nonsense!" Gongsun Sheng couldn't help scolding him, "You're a lustful fellow. If it weren't for Brother Song, where would you have married Sanniang, a woman as beautiful as a jade? Besides, she's also very skilled in martial arts. Now that she has left you, Xie Di has falsely accused General Zheng again, why don't you restrain yourself! Don't let Brother Song hear it!"
Wang Ying held back, but suddenly Zhu Wu also intervened: "What Mr. Gongsun said is reasonable. It's just that the brothers have been stationed here for a long time and feel a little uneasy, so they said this. If we can get the emperor's summons as soon as possible, brothers We feel so at ease, it seems so difficult to advance or retreat there!"
Gongsun Sheng just sighed. Then I talked about it with Song Jiang, Lu Junyi, Wu Yong and others. Song Jiang became more and more uneasy. Released everywhereWhen the sentinels come, if they find any movement of soldiers and horses from the imperial court heading this way, they will immediately retreat to Liangshan. This is a second-hand preparation.
When I was wandering around, I suddenly heard a report from a subordinate: "The official angel is coming this way, accompanying him, he is so majestic, he must be here to announce the decree!"
When Song Jiang heard this, he was overjoyed and hurriedly called all the brothers to clear their tents and head towards the place where the angel came. They set up the incense table early and waited there. Sure enough, after about half an hour, I saw banners in front of me, and angels holding up edicts, riding tall horses all the way.
The person who announced the decree was Su Taiwei who was arguing with Cai Jing at that time. But seeing him dismounting, holding the edict in his hand, he stepped forward and met Song Jiang and other heroes. Song Jiang and others hurriedly saluted, and Lieutenant Su continued and said with a smile: "So you are Song Jiang, and you are indeed a hero. I have heard a lot about you in the court!"
Song Jiang couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "At that time, Song Jiang was desperate and had no choice but to resort to that method. He was really determined to serve the country with fists and fists. I hope the captain will be considerate!"
Taiwei Su laughed and said: "If I have any prejudice against you, I will not be the messenger of this decree. Just listen to the decree with peace of mind!" After saying that, he took out the imperial decree, turned it to the incense table, and shouted loudly He shouted: "Song Jiang and others have not knelt down to listen to the order, when will we wait?" But hearing this loud shout, Song Jiang hurriedly led a hundred and one heroes, and they all knelt down and kowtowed. After saying long live for three times, Taiwei Su began to read the imperial edict.
The edict said: with one hundred and one leaders to go to the Forbidden Army campus to meet, the soldiers and horses are still stationed outside the city After hearing this, Song Jiang and others were filled with doubts and fears. After the edict was announced and they thanked the emperor for his kindness, Song Jiang then stood up and invited Su Taiwei to serve tea in his tent. I also asked people to prepare two large boxes of gifts.
Taiwei Su naturally smiled and accepted it. He had tea for a while and chatted a few more words. Song Jiang finally took the courage to say: "I just heard that the imperial edict said that no troops and horses were called into the city, but only one hundred and one brothers like me were called to process. In my heart, There are some doubts. Song Jiang led the brothers to accept the emperor's recruitment, which was to plan an honest way out for these brothers. How could he ignore it? He had to accept the recruitment himself? If it is convenient for the Taiwei, it is better to clear the doubts for Song Jiang!"
After hearing this, Taiwei Su couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Your Majesty originally wanted to recruit all the leaders and troops to the city to be reviewed, but he could only hate Cai Jing and his like for blocking them, saying that you were waiting for the soldiers and horses to proceed, which was not conducive to the stability of the capital. , I couldn¡¯t argue for a while, so I had to follow Captain Gao¡¯s words and ask you to wait for the leader¡¯s progress and accept His Majesty¡¯s reward at the school grounds!¡±
Song Jiang couldn't help but sigh and said: "I see, it is indeed hard for Taiwei to speak for someone, and Song Jiang and others are grateful!" After saying this, he stood up and bowed to Taiwei Su. Taiwei Su hurriedly caught it and said with a smile: "In the future, we will be ministers in the same palace. We will look after each other and make sure that the court has a bright and peaceful world. We will not let those treacherous villains cover the sky with one hand, deceive the saints and disrupt the court. Now. Please work hard!"
Hearing these words, Song Jiang couldn't help but get excited again. He nodded hurriedly and said: "This is Song Jiang's lifelong wish. If he can eradicate evil spirits today and return the Qingming Dynasty to our Song Dynasty, I will be willing to die even if it means death." At that moment, Liusu Taiwei was asked to drink. Su Taiwei readily agreed, and they organized a banquet together. Song Jiang, Lu Junyi, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Zhu Wu and others accompanied Su Taiwei. They drank a lot of wine and enjoyed themselves, and then they made speeches. go.
Early the next morning, Song Jiang attracted a hundred brothers, and by his own calculation, he found 101 heroes. Under the guidance of the Imperial Guards who had already arrived, they went to the Imperial Military Academy to be reviewed. As soon as these one hundred heroes entered the city, the whole city came to watch. The streets everywhere were bustling with people, some applauded, some shouted loudly, and some laughed and watched the excitement. It was even mixed with the sound of hawking, so lively!
Not long after, Song Jiang and others entered the school grounds and stopped in front of the reviewing stand. At this time, they heard the sound of drums again, and Emperor Xinghuang came out again. It was obvious that officials were coming out. Along the way, people knelt down and shouted long live the mountains. Walking all the way to the school grounds, Song Jiang and others hurriedly knelt down and shouted long live!
Emperor Daojun stepped onto the reviewing stand and sat on the seat that had been arranged. The Emperor Daojun carefully looked at Song Jiang and the others. As expected, they all had different shapes. He couldn't help but nodded secretly, thinking that the martial arts of one hundred and one people were not bad. He was about to reward him and others.
Suddenly, Cai Jing came out and said, "Your Majesty is going to reward Song Jiang and others, but there is something else that needs to be known to Your Majesty."
The Emperor Daojun said: "But what's the matter?"
Cai Jing said: "Whenever my military attach¨¦s were promoted, it was because they were rewarded for their merits. Now Song Jiang and others are just being recruited by the imperial court, so they have to be rewarded. I'm afraid they will chill the hearts of the soldiers!"
Emperor Daojun said with some displeasure: "How about the preferential treatment from Aiqing? What credit can he get from waiting for the new vassal? Now that there is no reward, how can we place the loyal and righteous people?"
? ?Jing said with a smile: "This is easy. Now that the south of the Yangtze River is in turmoil, why not let Song Jiang lead his troops and go to quell the rebellion. If he has merit, he will be rewarded, which will stop Youyou's mouth and make him loyal to the emperor." Peace of mind!"