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

Chapter 700 What Little Xuande? It's obviously "Sai Xuande"! [3 more]

Liu Gao laughed:
"We won a great victory last night, and the chief of staff deserves the most credit.

"If you have any request, feel free to ask."

Wen Huanzhang bowed to Liu Gao again:

"My dear, can I exchange my merit for someone's life?"

Liu Gao asked knowingly, "Whose life does the counselor want to exchange for?"

"Xu Jing, the governor of Shangdang and Taiyuan, is an old friend of mine.

"I beg you to spare his life, sir!"

Wen Huanzhang's answer was exactly what Liu Gao had expected.

In the original novel, it was Xu Jing and Gao Qiu who recommended Wen Huanzhang as a military advisor.

When Xu Jing was a child, he was traveling around the country selling powerful pills and met Wen Huanzhang. He boasted to Gao Qiu that Wen Huanzhang was well versed in strategy and tactics, and had the talent of Sun Wu and the wisdom of Zhuge Liang.

So Liu Gao had already guessed that Wen Huanzhang wanted to save Xu Jing.

Liu Gao nodded and looked at Qin Ming:
“Xu Jing is Xiao Ming’s prisoner, I have no problem with that.

"But it depends on Xiao Ming's intention."

Qin Ming is a straightforward person:
"Since he is an old friend of Chief of Staff Wen and my brother has no objection, let him go!"

Liu Gao waved his goose feather fan:

"Untie Xu Jing and let him go."

A few minions untied the hemp ropes on Xu Jing.

Xu Jing looked at Wen Huanzhang in confusion: Can I really walk?
Wen Huanzhang nodded.

Xu Jing looked at Liu Gao again: I'm really leaving!
Liu Gao smiled: "Why?

"Brother Xu, are you reluctant to leave your brothers in Liangshanpo and want to join them?"

Xu Jing quickly bowed to Liu Gao, then to Wen Huanzhang, then turned and left.

When he walked out of the Juyi Hall, Liu Gao received a system prompt.

[Xu Jing's favorability +1000! ]

Xu Jing didn't care about the life or death of Mei Zhan and Yang Wen.

He had no relationship with Mei Zhan and Yang Wen.

It was just that Tong Guan temporarily brought them together to work together. It was impossible for him to live and die together with Mei Zhan and Yang Wen.

Xu Jing walked in silence all the way until he reached Golden Beach, where a small boat took him away.

He got on the boat, and Liu Gao received another system prompt:

[Xu Jing's favorability +1000+1000+1000......]

[Congratulations to the master and Xu Jing for becoming "friends of righteousness"! ]

The boat reached the other side, and only when he was on solid ground did Xu Jing believe that Liu Gao had really let him go.

"If you ask who is the most loyal person in the martial arts world, Shandong's little Xuande is the best!"

Xu Jing muttered to himself, then bowed in the direction of the Juyi Hall.

He bowed three times and turned and left.

[Xu Jing's favorability +10000! ]

[Congratulations to the master and Xu Jing for becoming "sworn brothers"! ]

This guy is quite interesting!
Liu Gao looked at Yang Wen:

"'Roadblock' Yang Wen, are you really the cousin of 'Green-faced Beast' Yang Zhi?"

Yang Wen, who had just been cursing, now became very brotherly:

"Where is my brother Yang Zhi?"

Yang Zhi and Lu Zhishen are from the same hometown, so Yang Zhi once told Lu Zhishen about this cousin.

It was also Lu Zhishen who told Liu Gao that Yang Wen and Yang Zhi were cousins, and killing him might hurt Yang Zhi.

Yang Wen is the great-grandson of Yang Laolinggong. His grandfather is Yang Wensu and his father is Yang Chongli, both of which can be verified in the Yang family genealogy.

Lu Zhishen told Yang Wen: "Your brother is holding..."

"Wait!"

Liu Gao stopped Lu Zhishen.

In fact, Liu Gao did not doubt the relationship between Yang Wen and Yang Zhi.

However, when Yang Zhi was desperate, he never considered turning to Yang Wen for help.

It is conceivable that he and his cousin Yang Wen do not have a good relationship, and now Yang Wen is showing his brotherly love...

So Liu Gao asked Yang Wen directly:

"Where were you when Yang Zhi was desperate?"

Yang Wen: "I am far away in Jiangxia, and I don't know what happened to my brother.

"If you knew, how could you just ignore it?"

Liu Gao nodded:

"In that case, I will send someone to take you to see Yang Zhi. Let him decide."

[Yang Wen's favorability -1000-2000-3000...]

Good guy!
Liu Gao raised a playful smile:
It seems that there is still some grudge between Yang Wen and Yang Zhi!
The grudge is still big!

Liu Gao waved his sleeves, and his minions took the pale-faced Yang Wen away.

Now the only one left is Mei Zhan, the governor of Yingzhou and Runan.

Wang Heng, Shi Xiu, Xiang Chong, and Li Gun all bowed their heads in greeting.
"Sir, please spare his life!"

Liu Gao was very curious: "You all know him?"

As the most eloquent among them, Shi Xiu spoke for them:

“Uncle doesn’t know.

"Mei Zhan originally lived in the outskirts of Suzhou. He had a house and a field, and his life was filled with joy...

"Who would have thought that the Suzhou governor Wang Shen's brother-in-law Zheng Sanxing colluded with the government to slander Mei Zhan for the crime of deceiving the emperor!
"The Mei family was raided, the men were exiled, and the women were enslaved.

"On the way to Meizhan, he killed a government official and went to Wuyi Mountain to become a bandit.

"The imperial court fought several times but failed to conquer Wuyi Mountain, so it recruited Mei Zhan.

"The condition for Mei Zhan to accept the amnesty is to redress the injustice of the Mei family and punish corrupt officials.

"The court executed Zheng Sanxing, exiled corrupt officials, or dismissed them from their posts.

"Mei Zhan finally accepted the offer of amnesty. What a hero he is!"

Xiang Chong also said: "Mei Zhan built bridges and roads in the village, helped the poor and the needy, and had a high reputation in Liangzhe Road."

Wang Heng said admiringly: “Mei Zhan later wiped out the Zheng family and the corrupt officials.

"Even if the imperial court knew about it, they just pretended not to know and could do nothing to Mei Zhan.

"Mei Zhanduan is a man who takes revenge when he has a grudge!"

Mei Zhan didn't expect so many people to speak up for him, especially when he heard about the grievances in the past, his eyes became moist.

"He is indeed a man of affection, justice and a clear distinction between gratitude and resentment!"

Liu Gao had heard most of Mei Zhan's story, so he decided to give Mei Zhan a chance to live.

Liu Gao stepped forward and untied the ropes on Mei Zhan himself:
"Brother Mei, I respect you as a good man. Please stay and drink with me!"

[Meizhan's favorability +10000! ]

[Congratulations to the host and Mei Zhan for becoming “inseparable friends”! ]

"Thank you brother!"

Mei Zhan was originally a man of the outlaws. He was generous and loyal, so he stayed and attended the subsequent banquet.

Wang Heng, Shi Xiu, Xiang Chong and Li Gun took turns to toast Mei Zhan, who then toasted Liu Gao.

Drinking with Liu Gao will increase your favorability.

Liu Gao was delighted when he heard the system prompt:

[Meizhan’s favorability +100+100+100……]

After brushing for half the night, he finally made Mei Zhan his "sworn brother".

Liu Gao struck while the iron was hot and had a late-night chat with Mei Zhan by candlelight, before they fell asleep with their feet together.

After breakfast the next day, Liu Gao took Mei Zhan's hand again and enthusiastically sent him down the mountain.

In front of the Golden Beach, Liu Gao reluctantly bid farewell to Mei Zhan:

"Good brother, come back often when you have time!

"Liangshanpo will always wait for you to come back!"

[Meizhan’s favorability +1000+1000+1000……]

"Brother, see you again!"

Meizhan boarded the boat and headed for the other side.

The boat went very far away. Mei Zhan looked back and saw Liu Gao still looking at him from afar on the golden beach.

For a moment, Mei Zhan felt mixed emotions.

[Meizhan's favorability +10000! ]

In fact, although Mei Zhan accepted the amnesty, he was very bullied in the court.

Because he was recruited.

All the civil and military officials, even a small county magistrate, looked down on him, the Jiedushi of Yingzhou and Runan.

After a long time, Mei Zhan was too lazy to bother with it anymore.

After all, revenge has been taken. It is not easy to be such a high-ranking official.

But that night at Liangshanpo, Mei Zhan felt happier than ever before, as if he had found himself again.

However, he still had to leave at dawn.

But when leaving, Mei Zhan was reluctant to leave Liu Gao:

What little Xuande? It's obviously "Sai Xuande"!
(End of this chapter)