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

Chapter 496 Hu Yanzhuo: What old lover? That’s called a confidante! [2 more]

Before, people had heard that Liu Gao was mighty and domineering, killing people without blinking an eye. In one night, he beheaded 10,000 people!
Some people with ulterior motives secretly spread rumors among the people that Liu Gao was a murderer.

So even though Liu Gao defeated Tian Hu and saved Gaizhou, his reputation among the people was not very good.

In fact, things like Gou San'er bullying the old woman were just commonplace in the eyes of the common people and would not make Liu Gao's reputation worse.

After all, it is rare to see government troops who do not bully the people these days.

But Liu Gao punished the government troops who bullied the people. This behavior is really rare!

"Snapped!"

"Ow!"

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

"Ow! Ow! Ow!"

Right in front of the city gate, in broad daylight, in full view of everyone, Gou Saner was stripped naked and beaten with a stick!

The onlookers watched Gou San'er being beaten to pieces and bleeding, and they all applauded!
"The new prefect is such a good official!"

"Of course. If the prefect hadn't arrived in time, Gaizhou City would have been taken down by the rebels!"

"When the city is captured, we don't know how many people will die!"

"Speaking of which, the prefect is our savior!"

"The prefect is not only good at fighting, but also serves the people. We will all have a good life in the future!"

The crowd was talking about this, and Yang Zhi nodded secretly:
The more I work with my brother, the more excited I become!

"Brother Yang Zhi!"

Yang Zhi was feeling very happy when he suddenly heard someone calling him. He turned around and saw that it was Hu Yanzhuo.

Hu Yanzhuo was patrolling on the city wall before. When he saw something happening below, he hurriedly ran down from the city wall.

"Where is my husband?"

Hu Yanzhuo grabbed Yang Zhi's wrist and glared at him.

He knew that today it was Yang Zhi who followed Liu Gao.

Liu Gao had two personal bodyguards, Yan Qing and Jiao Ting.

Jiao Ting stayed in Yuncheng County to protect Li Feifei, Pan Jinlian and their families.

Yan Qing went to Tokyo to report his achievements, so he didn't have a personal bodyguard.

So, except for Lu Junyi and Hu Yanzhuo who were in charge of the army, Yang Zhi, Suo Chao and others took turns to protect Liu Gao closely.

Today it was Yang Zhi's turn. Hu Yanzhuo didn't see Liu Gao and became anxious.

"Brother, don't worry!"

Yang Zhi leaned close to Hu Yanzhuo's ear and whispered in his ear:

"My brother was picked up by his old lover..."

"really?"

Hu Yanzhuo's eyes were as big as copper bells:
"Male and female?"

Since Liu Gao had previously referred to Song Jiang and Wu Yong as his old lovers, Hu Yanzhuo had to confirm it.

Yang Zhi: "A gorgeous woman!"

"Oh--"

Hu Yanzhuo showed a smile that every man understands, but then his face darkened:

"What old lover? That's called a confidante!"

understood!

Yang Zhi nodded:
A woman is called a confidante, and a man is called an old lover!

"Snapped!"

"Ow—"

Gou San'er let out a shrill scream, ending the public execution.

Hu Yanzhuo shouted sternly: "Go and apologize to the victim!
"The victim has forgiven you, so let's end today's matter!

"Otherwise, there will be severe punishment!"

"what?"

Gou Saner looked at the old woman with tears in his eyes. He actually had to apologize to her?

Then do you still want your own face?

But Hu Yanzhuo was different from Yang Zhi. Hu Yanzhuo had established prestige by leading the government troops to fight against the Jin army.

With no other options, Gou Saner had to crawl towards the old woman.

But the old woman was frightened and stepped back:

"I can't do it, I can't do it!"

"Yes! Yes!"

Gou Saner forced himself to smile and chased after the old woman to apologize:
"It's my fault. I shouldn't have smashed your eggs..." "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!"

The old woman said repeatedly.

She was in her fifties or sixties, but this was the first time for her to ride in a sedan chair as a grown woman.

"Dear fellow villagers——"

Hu Yanzhuo shouted from a high place:
"I am Hu Yanzhuo, the military commander of Gaizhou. I believe many people have heard of me!"

"General Huyan, who doesn't know?"

"If it weren't for General Huyan, the city would have been breached long ago!"

"General Huyan has the courage of ten thousand men. We in Gaizhou admire him very much!"

The onlookers were all very respectful, after all, Hu Yanzhuo had really shed blood and fought for them!
"The prefect issued a notice of 'Three Iron Laws and Eight Key Points' and posted it on both sides of the city gate.

“Perhaps some people have noticed it and some may not, but the content of this list has already taken effect.

"What happened today is an example!"

Hu Yanzhuo pointed at the notice posted at the city gate:
“The three iron laws and eight key points will definitely be implemented!

“Fellow villagers, if any government troops violate the three iron laws and eight key points, please report them!

"As long as the facts are clear and the evidence is solid, the prefect will definitely make the decision for you folks!"

Hu Yanzhuo's words immediately aroused cheers from the onlookers.

With such bloody examples right before our eyes, who wouldn’t believe it?

……

[Qiu Qiongying's favorability +100! ]

Hi?

Liu Gao thought there was something wrong with the system.

Favorability +100, shouldn’t it mean “casual acquaintance”?

As a result, when Liu Gao looked at the attribute panel, he found that Qiu Qiongying was already a "moral friend" to him.

Good guy!
Liu Gao didn’t even know when Qiu Qiongying was on the list.

After all, Qiu Qiongying was not considered a hero before, and there was no favorability prompt at all.

No one knows when Qiu Qiongying became a hero in the martial arts world and quietly became a "friend of morality".

This is an inhuman aspect of the system, as it only provides prompts within a certain range.

If the range is exceeded, there will be no prompt, and it will only be reflected on the system panel.

But due to some force majeure, Liu Gao hasn't looked at the system panel for a long time.

So Liu Gao didn’t even know that Qiu Qiongying was his “friend of morality”.

Knowing that Qiu Qiongying and he were friends of moral obligation, Liu Gao decisively pushed away Yang Zhi who wanted to protect him.

Otherwise Yang Zhi would get in the way and delay his national affairs!
In the original novel, after Liangshan attacked Tian Hu and captured Gaizhou, Li Kui was drinking and saw a scholar in yellow clothes in his dream.

The scholar in yellow robes gave Li Kui some advice:
"…Now the Song army is marching against Tian Hu. I have ten key points that can capture Tian Hu.

"General, please remember this and let Song Xianfeng know.

"If you want to wipe out the tiger tribe, you must get the arrowheads of the Qiong arrows."

This advice was later applied to Qiu Qiongying, nicknamed "Qiong Shidui".

Qiu Qiongying is the adopted daughter of the emperor's uncle Wu Li, and she has a feud with Tian Hu because of her parents.

In fact, Qiu Qiongying played the biggest role in defeating Tian Hu.

So Liu Gao decided to attack Qiu Qiongying for the sake of the country.

If we find a breakthrough from Qiu Qiongying, it will be much easier to defeat Tian Hu in the future.

This is why Liu Gao asked Qiu Qiongying to arrest him.

He is not worried about safety.

[Name: Qiu Qiongying]

【Friendship: Friendship of Morality】