But when Song Jiang returned to his hometown for a funeral, he learned that his father knew that there were many powerful people in Qingzhou and was afraid that he would fall into the grass, so he wanted to bring him back. Unexpectedly, the villagers saw him and reported him on the way, and he was arrested by the county police that night.
Song Taigong hurriedly bought it and sued it, and used gold and silver to decorate it.
Fortunately, Zhang Wenyuan and Yan Poxi had fled at this time, and no one testified against him for colluding with the Liangshan grass bandits to rob the city. When Song Jiang was captured in Qingfeng Village, he only confessed that he was Zhang San, the Yuncheng Tiger, and nothing was left in the hands of the government. It's just that the previous escape was difficult to explain, so he had to be charged with being a gangster by mistake.
Yuncheng County reported to Jeju and was sentenced to 20 canes and served in Jiangzhou for three years.
Song Taigong was also afraid that Song Jiang would be kidnapped by Liangshan Chao Gai, so he gave detailed instructions not to allow Song Jiang to join the group.
Song Jiang was a filial person, so he naturally kept it in mind.
" Farewell to his father, Song Jiang set off on the road with the two escorting men. These two men were also from Jeju. Naturally, they knew Song Jiang's reputation. They also got a lot of gold and silver from Song Taigong. Song Jiang made the final decision on the road.
After leaving Jizhou and walking a few miles, Song Jiang said: "You two should also know that I have a friendship with Chao Gai of Liangshan. Everything in Jezhou cannot escape Liangshan's eyes and ears. Today when we leave the city, I'm afraid they will be waiting on the road. There are many reckless people in Liangshan." I'm afraid they'll scare you. It's better for us to take a detour rather than get hit by them."
The two officers hurriedly said: "If you don't say anything, how do we know? What we, the public servants, are most afraid of now is the Liangshan people. Fortunately, we are all locals, and we know the alleys, so we can force them away at least." "
The three of them had reached a consensus and immediately took a small road. After walking for more than ten miles, they saw a group of people approaching.
Song Jiang looked at it and couldn't help but groan in secret. It was none other than the red-haired ghost Liu Tang. Although Song Jiang has never met him, Liu Tang's characteristics are most obvious, with red hair and a cinnabar mark on his face.
Liu Tang saw two men escorting a dark-faced and short man, and couldn't help but said with joy: "I didn't expect that there are so many leaders, but I still bumped into them."
"Hey, two bitches and a man and a woman are looking at the knife."
Song Jiang saw that Liu Tang was coming to kill two men with his sword, so he quickly stopped him and said: "The people coming are brothers Liu Tang, don't kill them indiscriminately."
Seeing how ferocious Liu Tang was, the two gentlemen were so frightened that they knelt on the ground, kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Liu Tang was stopped by Song Jiang, and seeing how timid the two men were, he lost his intention to kill. He clasped his fists and said, "King Chao Tian heard that my brother wanted to assassinate his wife today, so he asked the leader to wait around and invite my brother to come up the mountain."
Song Jiang hurriedly said: "It is extremely difficult for Song Jiang to agree to this. My father told me not to let the grass fall off my head several times. If I follow you up the mountain, I'm afraid my father will be angry to death. Isn't this going to make Song Jiang unfaithful and unjust? If he forcibly threatens me, Song Jiang will only die." "
Liu Tang saw that Song Jiang was not surprised when he said this and said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry. When we go down the mountain, the little bully has already told me that my brother is absolutely unwilling to join the gang. Everyone must not force him to avoid harming his life." "
Song Jiang sighed: "I didn't expect it, but the little overlord knew about me. Song Jiang accepted the good intentions of the brothers. I just wait until my time limit in Jiangzhou is over and I will definitely meet the brothers when I come back."
Liu Tang said: "This can't be done. King Chao Tian and his son, as well as military advisors Wu Yong and Huazhizhai, are all waiting on the main road ahead. My brother should go to the main road to meet them before leaving."
Song Jiang couldn't escape, so he had to follow Liu Tang to the main road. After walking for a short time, he saw Chao Gai and others waiting in the shade of the roadside.
Chao Gai and others also saw Song Jiang at this time and came up to meet him.
After saying the ceremony, Hua Rong said: "Why don't you break the yoke with your brother?"
Song Jiang saw Hua Rong coming up to take action, so he quickly dodged and said, "No, dear brother, this is the law of the country, how can you tamper with it?"
Chao Gai looked at Song Jiang's appearance and said with a smile: "Yong'er really knows what you want, so I won't talk about joining the gang. It's just that many heroes have been added to the village recently. I would like to invite brothers to go up the mountain and hang out with everyone for a few days." good."
Song Jiang was afraid of another setback in going up the mountain, so he hurriedly said: "Brother invited me, I shouldn't have refused, but I have a deadline. If I miss the deadline, I'm afraid there will be another hardship. When Song Jiang's limit in Jiangzhou is full, he will definitely go to Liangshan I¡¯m glad to see my brother Zunyan before I leave.¡±
Chao Gai said: "In that case, my dear brother, I will wait a moment until all the leaders who have been looking for my dear brother come back, and we will see my dear brother off together."
Seeing what Chao Gai said, Song Jiang couldn't refuse anymore, so he had to wait patiently.
After waiting for an hour, the leaders who intercepted Song Jiang came back one by one.
Chao Gai asked everyone to meet Song Jiang one by one, and then drove him along the official road for more than ten miles. When he saw a restaurant on the roadside, he invited Song Jiang to order some wine and drink Jianxing wine.
Chao Gai still couldn't help but said: "Look at meThe mountain stronghold now has many soldiers and generals, and there are so many heroes gathering for righteousness, so they are not afraid of being hunted down by the imperial court. Dear brother, why don't you go to Liangshan with us and enjoy the happiness of the rest of your life? "
Song Jiang hurriedly worshiped: "There is an old father at home. Song Jiang has never been filial to him for a day, so how dare he violate his teachings and burden him. When he left today, he repeatedly told me not to be happy and to suffer. At home, the burdened old man was in a state of panic. His words were especially loud in his ears. How could I dare to follow my brother? If I let Song Jiang become an unfaithful and unfilial person, how could I be happy? If my brother doesn't let go, Song Jiang would rather die here."
After saying that, he burst into tears and fell to the ground.
Chao Gai hurriedly helped Song Jiang up and said: "Brother Yu couldn't help but made a mistake. Brother Xian is worthy of the name of Xiaoyi Black Saburo. After drinking, I will send Brother Xian on his way."
Wu Yong also took out a letter from his arms and said: "Since my brother insists on leaving, here is a letter for him. Wu Yong has a close friend who is serving as a prisoner in the two courts in Jiangzhou. His surname is Dai Mingzong. People call him the magical Taibao. He can walk like the wind, run like a horse, and can travel hundreds of miles in a day. He is as big as the Sui Dynasty general Mai Tiebao. Please bring a letter to your brother to be with him. We are acquainted with each other, and one of them has someone to take care of him. If something happens to the two brothers, he can let all the brothers know."
Song Jiang took the letter and thanked Wu Yong.
Chao Yong suddenly felt something in his heart and said: "The road is not peaceful now. Uncle Song insists on going to Jiangzhou, so I'm afraid he made some mistakes. As the leader of a village, dad naturally can't leave without permission. I don't have anything to do, so why not escort him all the way?" Third Uncle Song goes to Jiangzhou so that Dad won't have to worry about it."
Hearing this, Song Jiang hurriedly said: "We have to travel more than a thousand miles to Jiangzhou, so how dare we trouble my nephew. Song Jiang is also a person who has traveled around the world for a long time, so there shouldn't be any surprises."
Chao Gai, however, is a person who values ??righteousness. He waved his hand and said, "My dear brother, please don't refuse me. Brother Fool can't see you off in person, so I will ask Yong'er to escort you on your behalf. You will be on the road. My dear brother, just do what you need."
Chao Yong smiled and said: "There are many waterways here. Please ask Brother Xiao Qi to go with me."
Ruan Xiaoqi was overjoyed when he heard that he could travel far away.
(Thanks to book friends "Tianshan White Stone", "Gu Yeyu", "hansire" and "Wenyuange University Scholar" for the reward, thanks to "Fengxiang Damo" 588 for the reward, thanks to "Zizitai" for the reward continuously, becoming the first author in this book The first rudder, the first hall leader)