Water Margin set the country

Chapter 18 Target Erlong Mountain

Before Chao Gai could speak, Song Jiang took the lead in rejecting Chao Qing's idea.

"Nephew Chao Qingxian is thinking about the cottage, but I think it's inappropriate. My cottage has enough soldiers and food, and there are [-] miles of water moored in the sky. Even if the imperial army comes, there is nothing we can do. We don't need any foreign aid. On the contrary, if we form an alliance with those small cottages, when the imperial court conquers them, shall we send troops or not?

If we don't send troops, we'll be reprimanded for being immoral, but if we send troops to repel the imperial soldiers and horses for them, we will gain nothing at all, and we will just pay for the lives of the children.And at that time, Liangshan's army will be hanging alone, and the defense of the cottage will be empty. It will be easy to be defeated by the court one by one, and there is a danger of being destroyed! "

Chao Gai originally wanted to agree, but after hearing what Song Jiang said, he felt that it made sense.

Although Song Jiang said so in his mouth, he was still thinking about his own calculations in his heart.Earlier, Chao Qing was clamoring to attack the big landlords in the nearby village, but he didn't stop him because he didn't value the reputation of those mud-legged people.His eyes have always been on the rivers and lakes.

Having experienced the trip to Qingfeng Mountain and Jiangzhou, Song Jiang has already understood how famous his name is in Jianghu. As long as the word Song Jiang is revealed, no matter what kind of Jianghu boss you are, you must bow down to him. He shouted, "Brother Gongming's name has been admired for a long time, and I am destined to meet you today." Moreover, Song Jiang was sure that as long as he opened his mouth, the other party would most likely be willing to go to Liangshan with him.

I don’t know how many well-known cottages there are on Jingdong East Road, Jingxi Dongxi Road, and even Hebei East Road. If I can pull them all to Liangshan, it will be a great contribution, and my position in Liangshan will become even stronger. Once the situation has been consolidated, it will not be a problem to raise recruitment.

Those small cottages are all the meat in their own bowls, how can they allow others to stick their chopsticks in, so when Chao Qing raised this proposal, Song Jiang objected.

"Uncle's worries are not unreasonable, but since we form an alliance, we can't take any benefits. Besides, even if we don't form alliances with other cottages, we should establish a good relationship with them, communicate with each other, and keep abreast of the various issues. Fang’s information is also good. So I asked my father for permission to let me go down the mountain, and let the boy walk around the rivers and lakes more, to practice and practice, maybe I can recruit one or two good men to go up the mountain.”

Chao Gai thinks that this matter is not harmful, and he has always had some preference for his adopted son, just treat it as a child messing around, even if something bad happens, I, Chao Gai, will support him.

"My son, if this is the case, then you can go down the mountain. Just write letters back from time to time, so as not to worry about your father. Do you want any brothers to accompany you?"

"All the leaders have duties, so it's inconvenient not to go down the mountain for a long time, and the child can go alone."

Seeing that Chao Gai had already opened his mouth, Song Jiang could not persuade him anymore, so he could only hope that Chao Qing would not wipe out his target cottage.

"Since my nephew has this idea, I wonder which cottages I plan to go down this time?"

"Right now in Shandong, apart from Liangshan, Erlongshan is the most powerful, so my goal this time is Erlongshan."

Wu Yongdao: "Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, and Yang Zhi of Erlong Mountain are all well-known heroes in the world, and there are thousands of people in their cottage, their strength cannot be underestimated."

When Chao Gai heard Yang Zhi mentioned, he laughed and said, "Speaking of which, we are old acquaintances with Yang Zhishi, hahahaha."

When several people who participated in the robbery birthday program heard Chao Gai's words, they all burst into laughter.

Lin Chong also mentioned that when Yang Zhi passed by Liangshan, Wang Lun wanted to keep him, but Yang Zhi refused. This is how he killed Niu Er in the street, assassinated the famous mansion, and escorted the birthday party.Only then did everyone know that there was such a past.

Chao Qing said: "If Master hadn't annexed Wang Lun and asked my father to be the lord of Liangshan, how could Liangshan have the weather it is today."

Everyone nodded yes.

Wu Yong said: "It's just that we have a feud with Yang Zhishi, and Erlongshan probably won't give us a good face."

However, Chao Gai said in a tone of no need to worry: "A man can afford to let it go, it has been several years, and he should have let it go long ago, how can he keep talking like a sour scholar. "

Chao Qing rolled his eyes at Chao Gai again in his heart.You are the winner, it is easy to say that you can afford it and let it go, but Jie Shengchen Gang almost completely ruined Yang Zhi's way to become an official again and glorify his ancestors.In Yang Zhi's mind, this was ruining his life, how could he just let it go.It can be seen that the other party is magnanimous if they don't come to you for revenge and settle accounts for the sake of fellow Jiang Hu.

"Military commander, don't worry, even if there is some personal enmity, Erlongshan must be willing to form an alliance with us out of interests." Chao Qing said to Wu Yong.

Song Jiang also said: "The Wu Song of Erlong Mountain is my sworn brother. He is the most general person. I am writing a book here. Please bring it to my nephew. One is to express my longing, and the other is to state the pros and cons. , to foster an alliance."

Song Jiang saw that it was imperative for Chao Qing to go down the mountain, and it was impossible to stop him, so he simply intervened in Chao Qing's actions to show his sense of existence, so that he could have his own credit for it in the future.

After all, Chao Qing was still young, so he didn't guess what Song Jiang was thinking, so he agreed to bring the letter.

Chao Gai picked up his wine glass and said to Chao Qing: "I wish my son all the best for this trip!" Everyone also echoed and expressed their best wishes.

Early the next morning, Chao Qing took Song Jiang's letter and silver, and led a horse down the mountain alone.

All the way to eat and sleep in the open, arrived in Qingzhou City early.It was noon, and Chao Qing was hungry, so he found a restaurant, ordered food, and slowly enjoyed the food while drinking.Fortunately, in this era, there is no rule against drinking alcohol or riding a horse, but it is still very dangerous to fall off a horse drunk, so he dare not drink too much.

When Chao Qing was eating happily, he saw a big man sitting at his table.This big man had a round head and big ears, a straight nose and a square mouth, fine eyebrows and sparse eyes, a thin waist and broad shoulders.What a big man!
The big man said to Chao Qing: "You man, can you eat such a big table of wine and food by yourself? I just happen to be hungry and I don't have any money. Why don't you treat me to a meal!"

Chao Qing was stunned, it was the first time he saw someone who was talking about eating and drinking without being ashamed at all.But such a person is either a lunatic, or a strange person with a little ability.

It's not like Chao Qing couldn't afford a meal, anyway, there is no shortage of money in the village.

(End of this chapter)