Water Margin: You dog official, you still say you don’t know martial arts?

Chapter 126 Dai Zong: I have made contributions to the court! I have shed blood for the government! [1 more]

This scholar with shifty eyes and goatee is named Huang Wenbing.

His home was in Wuwei County, on the other side of Jiangzhou.

Huang Wenbing served as Tongpan.

This official position is really not low-ranking, and he is in charge of state affairs together with the prefect.

Responsible for matters such as military and civilians, money, grain, household registration, taxes and labor service, and judicial trials.

He could even supervise the prefect and report to the imperial court.

However, Huang Wenbing was just an idle judge.

Relegated to the second line.

This person is a flatterer, narrow-minded and jealous of talented people.

Be jealous of those who are worse than you, and harm those who are not as good as you.

Even though he has retired to the second line, he still harms people in the village.

Upon hearing that Prefect Cai Jiu was the son of the current Grand Tutor Cai, Huang Wenbing came to please Prefect Cai Jiu every day and was extremely flattering.

He was counting on being introduced to Grand Tutor Cai by Prefect Cai Jiu so that he could become an official again.

On this day, Huang Wenbing was bored, so he took his servants, bought some gifts, and crossed the river to lick the prefect Cai Jiu.

There happened to be a public banquet in the palace, so Huang Wenbing didn't dare go in. Since he had nothing to do anyway, he went to the Pipa Pavilion.

It just so happened that Zhang Shun had just finished his buffet and moved to a high-end venue like Pipa Pavilion to entertain Liu Gao.

Huang Wenbing has a nickname, "Wasp Sting".

It's because he only thinks about harming others.

Huang Wenbing didn't think much about it at first, until Li Kui knocked Song Yulian unconscious and was slapped away by Lu Zhishen, and Liu Gao compensated Song Yulian with twenty taels of silver and knocked Li Kui unconscious again, Huang Wenbing began to suspect.

When Dai Zong came again, Liu Gao asked for advice when talking about identity, and Huang Wenbing became even more confident.

What decent person would borrow a step?
In terms of academic knowledge, Huang Wenbing was just average.

When it comes to harming others, Huang Wenbingduan is very quick-witted!
After some brainstorming, Huang Wenbing remembered that he had seen Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong on the imperial court's wanted list.

Although the portrait of Lu Zhishen shows a small flower growing on his bald head!

Lin Chong's portrait is a human body with a leopard head!

Although it was so abstract, Huang Wenbing was able to associate it all together immediately!
He was so excited that he almost cried!

What a blessing from heaven!

You must know that Lin Chong killed Gao Yanei!

If Lin Chong was caught, he would not only please the prefect Cai Jiu, but also indirectly please the Grand Tutor Cai!
I also managed to please General Gao!

Kill three birds with one stone!
Qin Shi Huang touched the electric switch—he won!

When you start out, you have to be a prefect!
Although Huang Wenbing did not know Liu Gao's identity, even Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong were Liu Gao's henchmen!

It is conceivable that he must be a big bandit!
So as soon as Liu Gao and the others left, Huang Wenbing couldn't wait to go to the prefect Cai Jiu to report the incident.

"The Maojin points to the sword and the mountain is Songshan. The thirty-six ridges spread across the country, causing chaos in Shandong?"

Huang Wenbing chewed over these four nursery rhymes over and over again.

I couldn't guess the meaning of the first three sentences for a long time.

The original nursery rhyme is: The country is consumed by the family wood, and the sword and the water workers are involved. The thirty-six vertical and horizontal, the chaos is spread in Shandong.

It just so happened that Huang Wenbing read Song Jiang's anti-poems in Xunyang Tower.

Song Jiang was afraid that others would not know who he was, so he signed his work as "Written by Song Jiang of Yuncheng".

The poem specifically wrote "Unfortunately, I have tattoos on both cheeks, how can I bear to be exiled to Jiangzhou".

Emphasize your prisoner status.

He also wrote "My heart is in Shandong but my body is in Wu, I drift on the rivers and seas with no complaints."

Once again emphasized that I am from Shandong.

This is equivalent to chasing Huang Wenbing to feed him!

Although Song Jiang wrote the poem after drinking, the problem is that you are still in jail!

It’s all Dai Zong’s responsibility that we can get out!
You dare to come out drunk?

Dare to write poetry when you are drunk?

Do you dare to sign your name when you write a poem?

Don’t you have any idea at all?

It was because Song Jiang chased him to feed him that Huang Wenbing was able to effortlessly match Song Jiang with the nursery rhyme.

But now Huang Wenbing is hard to guess!

The Mao metal represents weapons, and it is the character "Liu".

The name of the mountain is Song, which means "high".

How could Huang Wenbing guess the answer without knowing the answer in advance?
He understood the last sentence:
Spread chaos in Shandong.

"Well, I figured it out!"

Huang Wenbingfu clapped his hands in a heartbeat:
"My Lord, both Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong obeyed the orders of a pale-faced scholar!
"That pale-faced scholar has a Shandong accent!
"Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong are both wanted criminals of the imperial court!
"I'm afraid they will follow the pale-faced scholar and rebel in Shandong!

"This is in line with the saying 'the chaos started in Shandong'!"

"really?"

Prefect Cai Jiu asked again, "What is the meaning of the thirty-six vertical and horizontal lines?"

Huang Wenbing didn't know either, so he could only make up something:

"It could be the year of sixty-six, or the number of sixty-six!"

Although Magistrate Cai Jiu was a good-for-nothing, he was determined to get to the bottom of things and continued to ask:

"The Mao metal points to weapons, and the mountain is Song.

"What do these two sentences mean?"

How the hell would I know!

Huang Wenbing was smiling on the outside, but he was actually being shameless:
"The golden swordsman should refer to the pale-faced scholar!
"He is a pale-faced scholar, yet he can command murderous criminals like Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong!
"Isn't it 'Mao Jin Dian Dao Bing'?

"If there is a mountain, it is Songshan. It should refer to Songshan!

“Songshan is in the capital!
"They are planning to rebel in Shandong and target the capital!"

As expected of a cultured man, Huang Wenbing deceived the prefect Cai Jiu so much that he was crippled!

Prefect Cai Jiu admired him very much:

"I see, that's what's going on. Great advice, magistrate!"

Huang Wenbing is very proud!

However, I have to be modest and say that it was under the wise leadership of Prefect Cai Jiu:
“I don’t deserve it! I don’t deserve it!
"If it weren't for the letter from Prime Minister En, I would never have figured it out!"

Prefect Cai Jiu was very satisfied:
"Thank you, judge!

"By the way, do you know where those bandits are now?"

"Thank you!" Huang Wenbing said confidently:
"I have sent a servant to follow him. When he comes back, we will know the answer by asking him.
"The other person is Dai Zong, the chief of the two courts in Jiangzhou!

"En Xiang, can you send someone to interrogate Dai Zong first?"

"Good! Good! Good!"

Prefect Cai Jiu was overjoyed when he heard this:

"Come here, quickly arrest Dai Zong, the head of the two courts!"

……

Dai Zong returned home drunk, without taking off his clothes, and threw himself on the bed, unable to get up.

At this moment, my mind was clear again.

What Dai Zong was thinking about was Liu Gao's recruitment of him at the banquet.

The main reason is that Liu Gao is not as famous as Song Jiang, and the relationship between Dai Zong and Liu Gao is just a moral friendship.

If they were close friends, Dai Zong would have followed Liu Gao without hesitation.

Moral friendships have to hesitate...

After all, he now has a pretty comfortable job as a prison warden in two courts.

Every new prisoner who came had to give him a regular amount of money.

He usually took bribes and exploited prisoners, making a lot of money with no risk.

In prison he could beat whoever he wanted and scold whoever he wanted.

Dai Zong really couldn't find a reason to go with Liu Gao!
Although Dai Zong was extremely impressed by Liu Gao's ability to control the suspension bridge, admiration was just admiration after all.

He wanted to call Liu Gao "brother" from the bottom of his heart.

He was willing to do anything for Liu Gao.

But asking him to give up his posts in both houses would be...

Even the drunk Dai Zong felt it was inappropriate:
I'd better find a chance to politely refuse tomorrow...

Once you figure it out, you can sleep soundly. Just as Dai Zong started snoring, the door was suddenly slammed open!
"Oh mom!"

Dai Zong woke up!

But then a group of fierce and ferocious officials rushed in and pinned him down!

"What are you doing! What are you doing!"

Dai Zong struggled desperately, shouting as he struggled:
“You’ve arrested the wrong person!
"I am Dai Zong, the chief of the two houses!
"You have arrested the wrong person!"

"The one caught is Dai Zong!"

A number of sharp steel knives were crossed and locked around Dai Zong's neck!
Dai Zong suddenly did not dare to act rashly.

Dai Zong was tied up with thick hemp ropes!

Even his hands and feet were tied together!
"Be careful, my husband said -

“This Dai Zong is a master of the art of speed, and can travel 800 miles in a day!

"Don't let him get on your feet!
"Otherwise, if this guy runs as fast as he can, we won't be able to catch up even on horseback!"

The leader ordered the officials to tie up Dai Zong's hooves!
Use the bar to pass through your hands and feet and lift it up!

Dai Zong shouted hurriedly:

“I have made contributions to the court!

“I shed blood for the government!

"You can't do this!
"I want to see Eun-sang!"

"Be honest!"

The leader stuffed a rag into Dai Zong's mouth:

"I'll take you to see my husband now!"

Dai Zong shouted in disbelief:
"Mmmmmmm..."

As if he understood what he was shouting, the leader sneered:
"Dean Dai, you're in trouble!
"Since we have known each other for a while, I will give you a reminder!
"Recall carefully who you have met!
"take away!"

Bitter...

After hearing what he said, Dai Zong finally understood:

Someone reported his drinking with Lin Chong and Lu Zhishen today!

Which beast is talking too much again?

Dai Zong and Liu Gao were already friends of moral integrity.

Besides, he was the one who went there and took the initiative to make friends.

So Dai Zong did not blame Liu Gao and others.

I just cursed the ancestors of the person who informed on me in my heart.

Although Dai Zong knows the art of speed, he has to ride on a horse with armor.

Now Dai Zong can only be picked away...

At the same time, Liu Gao was having a late-night conversation with Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong.

After the talk, we went to sleep.

"Brother, I don't think Dai Zong will go with us."

Lin Chong sat on the edge of the bed and analyzed the situation like Liu Gao.

This is the homework Liu Gao asked Lu Zhishen and Lin Chong to do every night.

Ask them to analyze the people they met and the things that happened that day.

The purpose is of course to train both people's intelligence and quotient.

Liu Gao really worries about this family.

Lin Chong held Liu Gao's goose-feather fan and fanned himself while thinking and saying:

"Dai Zong is a senior official of the two courts.

“I have no worries about food and clothing, and no ambition.

"Although I am loyal, I will definitely not give up my current life!"

Liu Gao nodded with a smile: "That makes sense."

"Brother, I have a different opinion!"

Lu Zhishen raised his hand to refute:
“Although Dai Zong is a senior official of two courts, he has the air of a commoner!
“It must be someone from my sect!
"I think he will become a bandit sooner or later!
"Tomorrow I will persuade him with both reason and emotion. I don't believe he won't be moved!"

Lin Chong also raised his hand:
"Brother, although what you said makes sense, I haven't finished speaking yet!

"Dai Zong is indeed a rough-and-tumble person, but he extorts money from prisoners and has plenty of gold and silver!
"I asked Tie Niu, and he told me that every new prisoner must pay five taels of silver as per the usual practice!

“There are more than a thousand prisoners in Jiangzhou Prison!
“Even if there are only a thousand prisoners over the years, that’s still five thousand taels of silver!

"With a fortune of millions, why would Dai Zong become a bandit for no reason?"

[Don't worry, there's more to come. I'm going to pick up my kids from school first...]

(End of this chapter)