The famous book tour starting from the Red House

Chapter 439

Twenty miles outside the Nanxun Gate in Tokyo, in the large barracks where the Song Army went south to suppress the rebellion.

Since today was Tong Guan's first promotion, a group of generals came outside the commander's tent early to wait for his orders.

Song Jiang was no exception, but because his official position was too small, he could only hang out at the end of the line, standing with a few low-level schools, secretly looking around from time to time.

When he saw that there were no less than hundreds of generals in the school, Song Jiang couldn't help but secretly gasp, and even secretly rejoiced, saying,

"Fortunately, I insisted on enlisting peace. Otherwise, the group of Western troops in front of me could easily wipe us out, and this is just the tip of the iceberg of the imperial court's strength."

While Song Jiang was thinking wildly, the Jujiang drum suddenly sounded, interrupting his thinking, and then the generals arranged their appearances and began to file in.

Song Jiang followed the crowd to the tent, but he saw that Tong Guan had already sat on the head, and there were more than a dozen generals of the Western Army standing below him, such as Wang Zhi, Yang Keshi, Liu Yanqing, Xin Xingzong, Yang Weizhong, Wu Zihou, Liu Guangshi, etc. people.

Originally, he could ask for his subordinates, and he should come to Tong Guan's tent to listen to orders, but thanks to Mu Xu's blessing, he could not leave Fuzhou, so he didn't show up here.

Even though the Zhejia army is missing, Tong Guan still has a lot of talents under his command, with many soldiers and generals, which shows how determined he is to win this counter-insurgency.

Speaking of this Tongguan, he can be regarded as a strange flower among eunuchs. He is obviously a rootless person, but he is born with a burly figure, a handsome appearance, and a beard growing under his cheeks.

Those who are not familiar with him at first glance would never believe that such a man with extraordinary momentum could be an eunuch.Take Song Jiang as an example, when he saw Tong Guan's appearance, he immediately felt afraid and dared not look at him.

Seeing that the generals stood still, Tong Guan slightly raised his eyelids, and said straight to the point, "This commander is ordered by the emperor to go south to suppress the thieves. You must do your best and don't slack off. If anyone refuses to obey the general's order, he will follow the military law!"

When everyone heard the words, they quickly said in unison, "I would like to obey the command of the commander-in-chief!"

Seeing this, Tong Guan showed a faint smile on his face, and said with satisfaction, "It's so good! I don't know what you think about this bandit suppression, you can speak freely, and the commander is all ears."

Most of the people present were Tong Guan's old subordinates, so they all knew very well that this was just Tong Guan's usual opening remarks, and anyone who dared to take it seriously would be a fool.

But what everyone didn't know was that there really was a fool in the tent today. This fool was none other than Song Jiang and Song Gongming.

It is said that Song Jiang received a summons the day before yesterday, and after learning that Tong Guan was going to raise his account, he guessed what was going on. He wanted to show off, so he asked Wu Yong to discuss countermeasures.

After Wu Yong heard about it, of course it was his duty to come up with a strategy to suppress the thieves overnight, and handed it to Song Jiang to keep in mind, so that he would not be underestimated.

It's just that Wu Yong has done thousands of calculations, but he didn't count Tong Guan's behavior.In addition, he was originally a gentleman from a private school in the country, and he didn't understand some unspoken rules in the officialdom, so he didn't remind Song Jiang to hide his clumsiness.

As for Song Jiang, he has been aggrieved in Yuncheng County for decades, and finally entered the officialdom. In his opinion, now is the day for him to show his ambitions.

Therefore, after Tong Guan finished asking and saw that no one answered, Song Jiang straightened his clothes and went out to reply, "I report to the commander, the villain has a strategy to calm the thief!"

As soon as this remark came out, the entire big tent fell silent, and everyone looked for the reputation with great interest, wanting to see who was so kind.

Song Jiang didn't know why, and was still waiting for Tong Guan to reply.

Unexpectedly, Tong Guan acted as if he hadn't heard it, but his confidant Xin Xingzong stood up, pointed at Song Jiang's nose and cursed,

"You bastard, who told you to speak? The commander-in-chief went to war in the north and south, and even the Xixia people were frightened by the news. How could they not know how to wipe out a mere group of bandits?"

Cold sweat immediately dripped down Song Jiang's face, and he also realized at this time that Tong Guan's words just now must be polite words, and it's not that everyone in the tent has no idea, they are clearly waiting for Tong Guan's order.

It can be said that Song Jiang's move violated the official taboo.

The reason why this happened is Wu Yong's responsibility, but Song Jiang himself has a bigger problem.

It stands to reason that Song Jiang was also a petty official at the beginning, and he knew a lot about the officialdom, so he shouldn't have made this simple mistake, but he did, so what's the reason?

The reason is that Song Jiang did not recognize his own situation.

Whoever let Song Jiangfang fall into the grass, put Chao Gai on the ground, said one thing in the cottage, and was used to being the boss, so it was inevitable that he would be a little careless.

Wanting to understand the serious relationship, Song Jiang immediately trembled with fright, knelt down on the ground, touched the ground with his head, and said in his mouth, "Little man Meng Lang, please punish him!"

Tong Guan looked at the scene in front of him, and thought to himself, "I was looking for a chance to give this guy a bad start, but I didn't want to, but I took the initiative to send it to my door."

At that moment, Tong Guan sneered and said to Xin Xingzong, "Speaking of which, Song Jiang happened to be under the command of Xingzong, so I don't know how to deal with it?"

Xin Xingzong didn't hesitate for a moment, and immediately replied with cupped fists, "This man is roaring handsome, he should be beaten with the eighty army stick!"

"Forget it, since he's a first-time offender and a countryman, it's not uncommon for him to be ignorant of etiquette, so let's spare half of it and beat him forty."

"The commander-in-chief has a kind heart. It is a blessing for eight lifetimes to meet the commander-in-chief!"

Xin Xingzong flattered Tong Guan first, then turned around and scolded Song Jiangdao,
"Damn it, thank you, Commander Ron."

What can Song Jiang do?Being convicted of a crime in a few words, you can't resist but don't say anything, and you have to thank others for a lighter punishment.

In the following meeting, Song Jiang was naturally absent. Under Xin Xingzong's personal imprisonment, he was severely beaten by four healthy soldiers, and then he was thrown at the gate of the camp.

Looking at Song Jiang on the ground, Xin Xingzong didn't show any sympathy, but intensified, "Learn to behave in the future, and dare to be so rude again, don't blame this general for being ruthless!"

People under the eaves had to bow their heads.Song Jiang endured the severe pain and stood up, bowed and said, "Thank you General for your guidance, Song Jiang will remember it in his heart, and he will never dare to do it again in the future."

"Hmph, that's pretty much the same. Forget it, I'll let you go today and go back to rest for a night. Tomorrow I will formally leave camp and go south. If you miss the time, you will be responsible for the consequences."

After finishing speaking, Xin Xingzong walked away with his hands behind his back.

Song Jiang's lower limbs were already numb at this time, and even walking was very difficult. In desperation, he had to take out a few taels of silver from his body, handed it to a sergeant guarding the gate, and said with a smile,
"Brother, please, can you send the news of my injury to Erlong Mountain camp not far away, so that someone can pick me up."

The sergeant took the silver, shook it in his hand, found a companion to stand guard for him, and then left without haste.

After waiting for about half a stick of incense, the sergeant went and returned. Wu Yong and Dai Zong came with him, and a carriage.

When the two saw Song Jiang's appearance, they were shocked and asked why.

Song Jiang waved his hand and replied, "This is not a place to talk, let's go back and talk about it."

At the moment, Wu Yong and Dai Zong supported Song Jiang on the left and right, and carefully helped him to lie down on the carriage. Dai Zong drove the carriage and walked slowly towards the Erlong Mountain camp.

On the way, Song Jiang told the story.After hearing this, Wu Yong sighed, "Brother was so thoughtful in the past, but how did he forget the truth of wood being beautiful in forest today? It's also Xiaosheng's fault that he didn't remind you in advance."

"Oh, I don't blame you! I was a little anxious and wanted to express myself." Song Jiang sighed a few words, then as if remembering something, he quickly stood up and told Wu Yongdao,

"The news of my injury must not be spread, lest Tieniu and the others know and cause unnecessary trouble."

Wu Yong nodded in response, and then reminded Song Jiangdao, "This is a trivial matter. What Xiaosheng is worried about now is that Xin Xingzong, the Zhongzhou defense envoy, judging from what he has done today, may not be easy to deal with.

Brother, don't forget, we are assigned to obey orders under his command now, if this guy deliberately tries to find fault, I'm afraid it will be a lot of trouble in the future. "

"Ah, can a pedant have a solution?" Song Jiang became anxious when he heard this, and he didn't even care about the injury, so he grabbed Wu Yong's hand and asked for advice on countermeasures.

Wu Yong thought for a moment, and gave his solution, "For the present plan, I can only send someone to give a heavy gift to that guy. I hope he can hold his hand high, and stop deliberately targeting me."

(End of this chapter)