"Song Jiang, you have acted boldly, deceived the emperor, colluded with rebels, and released imperial prisoners privately. In accordance with the law, you will be removed from all official positions, and you will be sentenced to thirty years of cane and assassination from the far evil military state!"
Song Jiang had never expected that this trial would come so urgently. But fortunately, someone had secretly visited the prison last night and informed him of the news in advance. That was why Song Jiang could be so calm at the moment, without even a trace of emotion on his face.
Zhang Qianban, who came on behalf of Enxiang, said that the collusion with the Liangshan bandits made the official Long Yan furious, and he originally insisted on being executed. En Xiang was responsible for the huge relationship, and fought for Song Jiang to his death. He finally persuaded the official to change his mind, and finally set the penalty of assassinating his wife.
Moreover, Lu Gong had already arranged for him to go there. The destination, Shuzhou, was not a remote military state, but a large state on the West Huainan Road. Lu Gong wrote to the magistrate overnight asking him to take care of Song Jiang, and that state Shi Wenbin, the judge in the middle, was Song Jiang's old boss. I believe he, Song Jiang, would be very comfortable when he got there.
??Cai Jing made such detailed arrangements and saved his life from officials. Moreover, the crime was not a false accusation. What else could Song Jiang say at this time? The only choice is to accept your fate. Fortunately, Cai Jing cares so much about himself that even if he is ups and downs for three to five years, he will eventually have hope of recovery in the future.
The weight of the cane made Song Jiang directly feel the care of his patron. He was born as a police officer in the county, so he naturally knew that there were countless tough guys in the world, and they had been beaten by the officials for real. Then catch up on the road for hundreds or thousands of miles. Many people could not survive this cruel process and died unjustly on the way. And his own stroke with the cane was soft and soft, but it was only a little heavier than a tickle.
"Lord Enxiang, I, Song Jiang, will never be able to repay your kindness without death!"
Once the process is over, it¡¯s time to leave Beijing. The sensible Song Jiang did not blame Cai Jing for not showing up at this time. Instead, he cooperated very well and quietly left the sad place of Kaifeng Mansion under the escort of two men.
Unexpectedly, just when the three of them left Nanxun Gate and continued walking south for more than twenty miles, they encountered Zhang Qianban of the Cai Mansion holding a banquet to see him off. Seeing this scene, Song Jiang was so moved. He was about to cry. He grabbed the corner of Zhang Ganban's clothes and couldn't help but kowtow to the ground.
Because of the shackles. This head could not be kowtowed, but looking at Song Jiang whose bun was covered with dust from the wooden shackles, Zhang Qianban also became emotional. He immediately showed the style of the prime minister's palace and told the two gentlemen condescendingly: "Song Although the general is in trouble now, he is also a talented person in my family. If you are careless on the way, the next time you leave the capital, it will be your fate!"
They are all people who hang out in the capital. Who doesn¡¯t know Cai Jing¡¯s power? The two of them were so frightened that they nodded their heads like pecking rice. They were very skillful in doing this. First came the big stick, then the sweet dates. Each of them lost fifty taels of horseshoe silver. The two of them were as happy as anything. Yes, I was busy waiting for Zhang Qianban and Song Jiang to drink.
After three drinks, Song Jiang stood up and left. Zhang Qianban shed a few more tears of farewell and watched Song Jiang leave. After the three of them had walked away, Zhang Qianban summoned a burly man from the darkness and said in a deep voice, "Everyone is sure?"
The big man heard this and replied: "You're right!"
I saw that this man had a rather strange appearance. His eyes were red, his beard and hair were all yellow, and he looked very frightened.
"If you're sure, go ahead!" Zhang Gan took advantage of the ropeway.
The big man with the yellow beard nodded, bowed his hands towards Zhang Qianban, and followed Song Jiang along the old road.
After being threatened by Zhang Qianban, the two men naturally did not dare to treat Song Jiang like an ordinary prisoner. Uncharacteristically, they acted like slaves serving their masters and obeyed Song Jiang's orders along the way, resting and stopping whenever they wanted. , No matter what you do, serving him is simply more dedicated than serving your biological father. Fortunately, Song Jiang was not an ignorant person. Whenever he met at a wine shop, he would treat the two of them to drinks and eat meat. In addition, whenever he had time, he would deliberately talk about his past majestic past, which frightened the two gentlemen. Stunned, he admired Song Jiang even more in his heart. This journey along the way can be called a good story in the history of judicial escort in the Song Dynasty.
It is said that on this day, a group of three people left Yingzhou on the easternmost side of Beijing North Road and looked at Shouzhou, which was about to enter Huainan West Road. It was at the junction of these two roads. I heard from passers-by that there was a place ahead of them. The endless graveyards are very dangerous and often have various evil legends. Song Jiang was an old sidekick who had entered the palace. Naturally, he knew the danger of not caring about the boundaries of the country. He immediately said:
¡°The section I walked through before was all densely populated, but I didn¡¯t see anyone there.What a thief. However, in this kind of place with two realms, there are the most thieves. Maybe if you go up like this, you will bump into it! In my opinion, we might as well do the opposite, stay in the hotel during the day, wait until the fourth watch, and take advantage of the full moon to quietly pass by. What do you think? "
"General Song is a veteran of the world. He has said so, so let's just do it!" The two gentlemen were also afraid of losing their lives innocently on the road, so they immediately agreed.
They said they couldn't leave, so they went to a nearby restaurant. They ate early and went to bed early. At the third watch, the three people got up quietly without disturbing anyone in the store and went forward in the dark. Road to rush.
The three of them didn¡¯t speak a word along the way, they just focused on walking in the dark. Out of trust and for the convenience of traveling, the two men even took off the shackles on Song Jiang. After all, this person is someone Cai Xianggong trusts. It is only a matter of time before the big shots save him from suffering. There is no need to resort to such low-level means as escaping halfway!
"General, wait a minute! I was too full after eating in the afternoon, and I didn't dare to alert the store when I came out. I really can't hold it in anymore, so I'll wait for the little guy to show his respect first!"
Before the man finished speaking, there was a low groan of relief. When Song Jiang and another gentleman saw this, they both pinched their noses and hid upwind. Seeing the moving figures of the two people, the noble gentleman said with a shy face, "It smells a bit bad. I'm sorry, ah"
"You're screaming! You haven't shut your mouth yet. You're already disgusting. The stench can't be carried by the wind for three miles. If you scream louder and attract the robbers, can you bear it?" Accompanying me! Song Jiang's gentleman scolded his companion.
There was no sound over there, presumably they were still working hard on important things, and Song Jiang and the other gentleman stopped talking. Just waiting silently, not wanting to wait for half a cup of tea, the man next to Song Jiang impatiently said: "Whether you are shitting or ****ing, I don't even look at where you are at this time. It's up to you." Troublesome!"
There was no reply from the other side, but they kept moaning and groaning. The gentleman here really couldn't bear it, so he stepped forward to urge him with a water and fire stick. Unexpectedly, as soon as he got closer, he hadn't finished speaking yet. I saw Izuku's companion who was squatting on the ground suddenly suddenly stood up. In an instant, the man felt a pain in his throat, and the blood all over his body wanted to leak out. The man covered his throat with one hand and pointed at the black shadow with the other, babbling. Finally, he fell to the ground unwillingly.
Such a big movement. If Song Jiang doesn't notice anything unusual here. Then his career as a strongman in the past few years has been in vain. I heard him think quickly and excitedly, and said loudly: "Who is my friend across the way? He is under the command of the leader Wang Lun of Liangshan Po in Shandong Province, and the leader of the Jiangnan Green Forest League is Tota. The deceased friend of the leader Chao Gai, the king of heaven, was unfortunately killed by a traitor and sent to Huainan. Fortunately, the hero rescued him with his sword. If you don't give up, please leave your name. Xiao Ke and leader Chao Gai will be rewarded generously!"
This is the cleverness of Song Jiang. He is obviously reluctant or even afraid, but now he pretends to be grateful. This is all to eliminate the wariness in the other party's heart and pave the way for his future survival. And he "inadvertently" brought up Chao Gai's name, which must have been enough to calm the situation.
As soon as Song Jiang finished speaking, he subconsciously held the wooden shackles in his hands tightly and stared warily at the place where the two men were lying. Unexpectedly, the black figure rushed towards him instead. Song Jiang was startled and his heart beat like a drum. , secretly cried out: "Aye, I can't scare him anymore!"
"Brother, it's me!" When the black figure came closer, a sentence suddenly came out of the hoarse voice, which surprised Song Jiang again.
"Brother Yanshun?! You, why are you here?!"
Song Jiang's surprise was nothing trivial. When he thought of being betrayed by someone for no reason, he still couldn't figure it out. Then when this person suddenly appeared, Song Jiang suddenly became panicked. This series of blows made him extremely sensitive, although he was not He didn't want to believe that Yan Shun would betray him, but all the weird things that happened before were entangled together, causing him to lose control early: "You, you were sent by Tong Guan?"
"Tong Guan? Why did Tong Guan send me here?" Yan Shun was a rough guy. He just felt baffled by Song Jiang's words. He didn't think deeply about it at the moment. He just said to Song Jiang quite proudly: "Brother, fortunately After earning these two birds, let¡¯s leave now!¡±
"Go? Where are you going?" Song Jiang looked at Yanshun for a long time. From his tone to his actions, he didn't seem to be plotting to harm him, and he couldn't help but feel relieved.
"Of course we are leaving the land of right and wrong. Let's find a comfortable home and live happily for the rest of our lives! Do we have to watch you being sent away by the court while my brother is happy alone?" Yanshun shouted loudly.
Yan Shun's words made Song Jiang feel a little touched. It seemed that Cai Jing was not the only one who cared about his assignment to Shuzhou. These old brothers in the past were not in vain after all. Song Jiang sighed for a moment and did not answer Yan Shun's words. He just asked him: "Brother, how did you know that I was assassinated?"?? "
"How else do you know? That guy named Wen said it! He said that you were framed by Tong Guan, and the emperor was furious and wanted to kill you. If it weren't for Cai Jing's protection, you would have lost your head! Damn it, you said Are you angry or not? How much blood and effort have I shed for the imperial court, but in the end I have to deal with you? Why don't I go against my mother's will and continue to work as a horse for them?" At this point, Yan Shun became emotional. stand up:
"I don't know if it's Wen Da's grandma who doesn't care for my uncle or his uncle who doesn't love him, or Tong Guan who's causing trouble. These damn guys actually sent out arrest documents along the way to arrest me! It's also unlucky. I've been here all the way from Jingdong. Nothing happened, but I got involved with a group of people from the government a few days ago and got injured accidentally. I was always worried that Tong Guan would send two guys with strong martial arts skills to escort my brother! Fortunately, God protected me! Two is quite common!¡±
"Ah, my good brother, you are really confused! I have been protected by Cai Xianggong all the way as a brother. It has only been a year and a half since I went to Shuzhou. After I have survived this limelight, I will come back again. That's right, but you're so big Oh!" Song Jiang couldn't help but stumble upon hearing this.
"A year and a half, a year and a half, really after a year and a half, who do you think will remember you Song Gongming? To be honest with my brother, before I left, I discussed with them to rescue you halfway, but what happened! One by one Just like you said, no one is willing to come with me to rob you, my brother!" Yan Shun gritted his teeth.
Song Jiang was stunned when he heard this, then shook his head and said lonelyly: "It would be best if they didn't come! Brother, do you know what happened to me this time?"
Yan Shun shook his head in confusion and said, "That guy Wenda didn't say it clearly. He only said that it was Tong Guan who framed him. I don't know the reason!"
Song Jiang said "Alas", with mixed feelings in his heart, and said leisurely: "That's what I asked you to do when we were in Hedong. It was discovered for some reason, and now it has become my crime!"
When he heard Song Jiang's words, Yan Shun was still a little confused, and after a while he said, "Could it be something about Zheng Zhirui's guy?"
Song Jiang laughed miserably: "Haha, they said that I colluded with the Liangshan bandits Ever since I stepped into the green forest, how many days have I not gone against Liangshan? What a pity, it's ridiculous. Just to return a favor to King Chao Tian, ??I actually became a colluder with Liangshan. Thief, brother, tell me how ironic this charge is!¡±
"Wait, wait" The amount of information contained in Song Jiang's words was too large, and Yan Shun couldn't react at the moment. After Song Jiang sighed, Yan Shun figured out the reason why Song Jiang was accused, and said with an embarrassed look: " Brother, after all this, it seems that I was the only one who could tell the truth! Because the matter only passed through my hands from beginning to end!"
Yan Shun's words suddenly touched a certain nerve in Song Jiang. Yes, if Liang Shanbo had done something to him, how could Yan Shun be safe and sound? I think what Wang Lun's guy dislikes the most is people like Yan Shun. He eats human flesh, digs out the hearts of living people to make sobering soup, and does everything. If Wang Lun takes action, he will not be able to kill rabbits easily. Let Yan Shun go easy!
It seems that it was the people around me who did it!
"Brother, think about it carefully, and think about it carefully again! Have you ever mentioned this to anyone else? I mean anyone except me!" Song Jiang asked urgently.
Seeing Song Jiang's anxious tone, Yan Shun tried his best to recall it. Unfortunately, he was too stubborn to hold back a word for a long time. Seeing this, Song Jiang reminded him from the side: "Then think about it again. After that time, have you ever Have you ever gotten drunk with your brothers?"
Yan Shun slapped his head fiercely, pointed at Song Jiang and said firmly: "Yes, there is such a thing! Brother, you know, I am famous for my good drinker. Normally no one can do it to me, but that time, someone invited me to drink, and I got really drunk! "
As soon as he heard this, Song Jiang's heart started to beat, and he asked extremely rudely: "Say, tell me, who is it?" (To be continued.)