Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 144
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JiZhou.

Named for its location near Wen, Si, Yi, Kuang and Ji five rivers, it was first established in the southwest of Chiping, and then placed in Juye. It took a total of 900 years from the beginning of construction to the end of its disuse.

In the past 900 years, Jeju time has been abolished eight times.

When it comes to Jeju, we must talk about Juye, because the development and changes of Jeju located in Juye are not only due to the change of dynasty or the constraints of social development, but also have a close relationship with Jishui and Onozawa (actually Liangshanbo). , Onozawa is only five miles away from Juye.

Since Jishui and Onozawa are connected, Juye, which is located in Onozawa, has become a crucial area for water transportation and strategic position. After the Five Dynasties, due to the repeated collapse of the Yellow River and the southward movement of the river, the water area of ​​Onozawa continued to increase. In the Song and Yuan Dynasties, it had merged into Liangshan Park, which was [-] miles away.

After the Northern Song Dynasty, Jishui became unimpeded and water transportation flourished. Jeju, located in Juye, became one of the most developed cities on the East and West Roads of Beijing, governing the four counties of Juye, Jinxiang, Rencheng and Yuncheng.

Onozawa, which has a special geographical location, has always been a place where peasant uprisings gathered.

The rulers of the Later Zhou Dynasty of the Five Dynasties established Jeju in Juye in order to suppress the peasant uprising army in Onozawa. The Northern Song Dynasty repeatedly suppressed the Liangshan peasant uprising army.

This time is no exception.

Let's say that since the governor of Jeju sent off Hu Yanzhuo's army, he has been looking forward to the stars and the moon and looking forward to the news of Hu Yanzhuo's success.

But after waiting for seven or eight days in a row, there was no good news from Hu Yanzhuo!

Moreover, apart from the bombardment in the first two days, after that, Hu Yanzhuo's 1-strong army seemed to have disappeared!
what happened?

The governor of Jeju didn't know how to deal with this matter, so he called the training envoy of the state, Huang An, and others to discuss the matter.

Fu Yin asked: "General Huyan has been away for seven or eight days, why is there no news?"

Huang An said: "The Sa family is also strange. The artillery fire was raging in the first two days, and you can hear it in the city. Who knows that there is no movement suddenly. I'm afraid it's not...General Huyan and the others are hindered, and the attack on Wanzi city is postponed?"

Fu Yin said in disbelief: "This...it shouldn't be possible. General Huyan has been in charge for many generations, and he has climbed to the position of ruler of the capital of Runing County step by step by virtue of his ability. He is highly skilled in martial arts and brave in killing and attacking. How can the bandits at Liangshanpo stop his footsteps?"

Huang Andao: "If it's a field battle, some of the bandits in Liangshanbo would be wiped out easily by General Huyan's army, but don't forget that Liangshanbo harbor is full of branches, lotus and reeds, and the terrain is dangerous. General Huyan will be useless for a while. It's not impossible, if it wasn't for the boast of the Sa family, if it wasn't for the fact that the Liangshan Po waterway is difficult to recognize and the port is so complicated, the Sa family would have wiped out that place long ago, captured Li Yan and returned to Xianggong and sent him to Beijing to be bombed!"

Fu Yin said in his heart: "If you have this ability, why should I fully support that Hu Yanzhuo to destroy Shuibo Liangshan?"

Although he thought so, the governor couldn't say that. You must know that Huang An and his thousand-horse infantry were the main defense force of Jeju Prefecture.

Huang An also felt that the bragging was a bit big, so he changed the subject and said: "If not, my husband will send someone to the place where the battle was fought, and he will know the truth, so that I won't be suspicious here."

Fu Yin felt that Huang An's words were reasonable, so he said, "Where are the three capitals arresting the envoy He Tao?"

At this time, an official envoy with the words "Diepe...zhou" engraved on his face came out and said, "My subordinates are here."

Fu Yin said indifferently: "I will give you a chance to redeem your crimes. You can take someone to see if General Huyan has wiped out that Liangshanbo and captured Li Yan. Go early and return early without delay!"

He Tao replied: "Your subordinates will go immediately!"

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Let's say that He Tao left the Yamen, and within two steps, someone greeted him: "Why is the arrest so hasty, but there is something important? If not, how about having a few drinks together?"

If other people greeted He Tao at this time, He Tao would definitely ignore him, but seeing this person, He Tao hesitated for a moment, then walked towards this person.

As soon as he arrived in front of this person, He Tao said: "How can Brother Han be so idle? Could it be that business is not good?"

Do you know who this person is?

He is the hero Han Bolong recommended by Zhu Gui to Li Yan.

And the hotel behind Han Bolong is Xiaoyaolou, Shuibo Liangshan's stronghold in Jeju Prefecture.

Xiaoyao Building was originally in charge of Zhu Fu.

However, when Shuibo Liangshan was preparing for the war, because there were too many things to prepare and too few people who could stand on their own, and Zhu Fu repeatedly asked for war and said that he would live and die with Shuibo Liangshan, Li Yan considered that the information to be collected had already been collected. It was almost done, and even if Zhu Fu came back, the people in Xiaoyao Building could continue to collect information, so they called Zhu Fu back to Shuibo Liangshan.

Before Zhu Fulin returned to the mountain, he screened out the people left behind, and finally handed over the Xiaoyao Building to Han Bolong, who has been doing very well during this period of time, to take care of it.

Previously, because of Zhu Gui's relationship, Han Bolong was in charge of arranging the banquet for a period of time.

Originally, Han Bolong thought it was an easy job.

But after working for a while, Han Bolong realized that he couldn't do the job well with his talent.

Although Shuibo Liangshan relies on force to maintain its survival and expand its power, iron horses and swords are not done every day, and food supply is indispensable for a day.

And Liangshan was not a small group. When Han Bolong took over, there were nearly [-] people in Liangshan. Each person had three meals a day, including meat, vegetables, staple foods, miscellaneous grains, and drinks, which were astronomical figures.

During that time, Han Bolong was so busy every day that he hit the back of his head and made mistakes all the time, which made Zhu Gui very embarrassed.

Later, Han Bolong, who felt that he was not qualified for the job of arranging banquets, bit the bullet and found Zhu Gui, begging Zhu Gui to help him resign from the job of arranging banquets.

Zhu Gui knew that it was a small matter to save face, and it was a big deal to delay Li Yan, so he went to Li Yan to help Han Bolong resign from the job of arranging the banquet. It happened that Xiao Rang and others returned to the mountain with Li Yan at that time, and Li Yan asked Xiao Rang to be in charge temporarily Arrange a banquet.

It is impossible to support idlers anywhere, and besides, it is not because Han Bolong has no ambitions and does not want to do things, but his ability is really not enough to be the logistics manager.

At this time, the benefits of following the right person are reflected.

Zhu Guinai is one of the elders of Shuibo Liangshan, and he is highly regarded by Li Yan. In addition, his younger brother Zhu Fu has made great achievements since he went up the mountain. faction.

Han Bolong, who was with Zhu Gui and Zhu Fu, was sent by Zhu Gui to help Zhu Fu take care of the Xiaoyao Building not long after.

Han Bolong knew very well that if he failed in this job, he might never have another chance.

Therefore, Han Bolong worked very hard.

After coming to Jeju Mansion and hanging out with Zhu Fu for a while, Han Bolong found that Zhu Fu's job is really good. He eats and drinks with the people in the government every day, and collects some information secretly. like.

Han Bolong was not incompetent, otherwise he would not have been recommended to Li Yan by Zhu Gui, and he would have repeatedly given him the opportunity to succeed.

After following Zhu Fu for a period of time, Han Bolong can independently handle all the affairs in Xiaoyao Building, and he also has a hot fight with all the people in the government, especially He Tao, the envoy of Sandu who is arrested.

Zhu Fuzhi's ambition is not in Xiaoyao Tower, even Xiaoyao Tower is very important.

Han Bolong knew that Zhu Fuzhi's ambition was not in Xiaoyaolou, and he also knew that Zhu Gui and Zhu Fu's status in Shuibo Liangshan and Zhu Fuli's contributions made Zhu Fu sooner or later leave Xiaoyaolou.

After Zhu Fu leaves, who will be his successor?

Han Bolong very much hoped that that person was himself!
Therefore, since Zhu Fu returned to the mountain, Han Bolong has been working hard to manage the Xiaoyao Building, to find out the news, and to make a great contribution and strive to become a full-time employee!

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(End of this chapter)