Water Margin

Chapter Five
Poetry:

The misfortune and fortune are hidden, and the two acted too wildly.

Selling rape and darkness to buy Huangfeng wine, and letting the evil to tear up the colorful phoenix seal.

If you have too much refreshing food, you will eventually become ill, and if you are too happy, you will suffer disaster.

The distance has become absurd, and now it has turned into a puppet field.

It is said that Chen Zongshan received the edict, returned to the mansion, packed up, and many people came to congratulate him: "Taiwei's trip, one is for the country, and the other is to share the worries of the people and eliminate the troubles of the army and the people. Liangshanbo focuses on loyalty and only waits for the court to call for peace. The Taiwei can write some sweet words and pay attention to the care. Leave this clear name and pass it on to all generations." During the conversation, I saw a person from the Taishi's Mansion come to invite him, and said: "The Taishi invites the Taiwei to talk." Chen Zongshan came up Get off the sedan chair in front of the Grand Master's Mansion on Xinsongmen Street, and then walk straight into the academy in the festival hall. When he sees the Grand Master, he sits down on the side.After the tea soup was over, Cai Taishi asked: "I heard that the emperor sent you to Liangshanbo to ask for safety. I would like to ask you to let me know: don't lose the court discipline and disrupt the national laws when you go there. You have heard that "The Analects of Confucius" says: "Xingji It is shameful to send it to the Quartet and not to disgrace the king's life. It can be said to be a messenger." Chen Taiwei said: "Zongshan knows everything, and he accepts the advice of the grand master." Cai Jing said again: "I asked this dry man to follow you. How much he To save the law, I am afraid that you will not be seen everywhere, so I will call you." Chen Taiwei said: "I am deeply grateful for your kindness." He resigned from the grand master, led the cadres, left the Prime Minister's mansion, and went home in a sedan chair.

Just then he rested, the doorman came to report, and Commander Gao Dian got off his horse.Chen Taiwei hurriedly came out to greet him, please sit down in the hall, and after asking about the cold and temperature, Gao Taiwei said: "Today, the imperial court is discussing the matter of recruiting Song Jiang. If Gao Qiu is here, he will definitely stop it. Besides, the thieves have been humiliated. The imperial court is guilty of heinous crimes. Today, criminals are pardoned. If they are introduced to the capital, there will be future troubles. If you want to wait for the replay, the jade sound has already come out, let's see what God wills. If the bandits are still ignorant of conscience and neglect the imperial decree, the Taiwei will return to Beijing early. It will not be played After the Son of Heaven, it is my wish to go there in person with the whole army, to cut the weeds and root out the roots. The Taiwei will go here, and the subordinate officer has a Marquis who can speak quickly and answer ten questions, so that he can discuss matters with the Taiwei. " Chen Taiwei thanked and said: "I feel that the commander-in-chief is worried." Gao Qiu got up, Chen Taiwei sent him to the front of the house, and got on his horse.

The next day, Zhang Qianban from Cai Taishi's residence and Li Yuhou from Gao Dianshuai's residence both arrived.Chen Taiwei tied up his horses, counted the number of people, ten generals held ten bottles of imperial wine, put them in the dragon and phoenix poles, and put a yellow flag in front.Chen Taiwei got on his horse and accompanied five or six people. Zhang Ganban and Li Yuhou all rode on horses.The following officials, as well as those who sent the way, all went back.Meandering to Jeju.Taishou Zhang Shuye then, please go to the mansion to have a banquet and greet each other.Chen Taiwei said all the details.Zhang Shuye said: "In terms of a certain stupidity, recruiting is the best thing. It's just one thing. The Taiwei must be kind to him when he goes there, and comfort them all with sweet words. Good or evil, as long as the big thing is done, the Taiwei will leave it alone. Famous in the ages. He has a few men who are as fierce as fire, and if he offends him with a word or a half, it will ruin the big thing." Zhang Ganban and Li Yuhou said: "Leave the two of us to follow the Taiwei. It won't be too late. Prefect, you only discipline and be careful and kind, and you must ruin the court discipline. The juniors are always suppressed, and they can't be halfway. If you let him stand up, he will act." Zhang Shuye said: "Who are these two people? " Chen Taiwei said: "This person is the official of Cai Taishi's mansion, and this one is the Marquis of Gao Taiwei's mansion." Zhang Shuye said: "I have to teach these two officers whether to do it or not!" Chen Taiwei said: " He is a confidant of the Cai Mansion and the Gao Mansion, if you don't take him, you will be suspicious." Zhang Shuye said: "The words of the lower official are just to be nice, I'm afraid it will be useless." Zhang Qianban said: "Leave the two of us alone. There is no trickle in the ten thousand feet of water." Zhang Shuye didn't dare to speak anymore.On the one hand, he arranged a banquet and took care of it, and sent it to the post for rest.There are poems to prove it:
A Danzhao issued to Qingyun to specially recruit the Water Margin Army.

You can envy Zhang Shuye who knows how to plan, but it is difficult to predict Huaxun.

Let's say that the next day, Jeju first sent people to Liangshanpo to report.

But it is said that Song Jiang gathers people to meet in the Loyalty Hall every day to discuss the military situation.A fine worker has reported this for a long time, but he has not seen the truth, so he is very happy.On that day, a person who reported the letter from Jeju went to the Hall of Loyalty and said, "The imperial court sent a Taiwei, Chen Zongshan, with ten bottles of royal wine. He has arrived in Jeju City with an edict of amnesty and summoning Dan. Here we are ready to welcome you." Song Jiang was overjoyed, so he took it Food and wine, two coats of colored satin, and ten taels of silver, sent the messenger back first.Song Jiang said to the crowd: "Every time I am recruited, I have to be a minister of the country. I have endured a lot of hardships for a long time! Today is the right result!" Wu Yong said with a smile: "As for Wu's intentions, this recruitment will definitely fail. Even if Calling for security also sees us as worthless. Wait until this guy brings the army to come, teach him some poisonous hands, kill others to their death, and I am afraid in my dreams, then I will be recruited, and then I will have some tolerance." Song Jiangdao : "If you say that, you must have broken the word 'loyalty'." Lin Chong said: "When the noble officials in the court come, how much they pretend, it may not be a good thing in the middle." Guan Sheng then said: "It must be written in the imperial edict Use some threatening words to scare us." Xu Ning said again: "The person who comes must be Gao Taiwei's disciple." Song Jiang said: "Don't be suspicious, all of you, and just arrange to receive the imperial edict." Shiling Song Qing, Cao is preparing for the banquet, and Chai Jin, the commissioner, is in charge of the transfer, so it must be very neat.Lay down the Taiwei screen, line up five-color silk satin, and hang flowers in the hall and hall.First let Pei Xuan, Xiao Rang, Lu Fang, and Guo Sheng go down the mountain in advance, and they are twenty miles away from the road to meet them.The leader of the water army prepares the big ship to approach the shore.Wu Yong issued a decree: "Every time you do what you do, you can't do it otherwise."

Let's say that Xiao Rang led three entourages, leading five or six people, who were unarmed, and greeted him twenty miles away with wine and fruit.Chen Taiwei was on the way that day, Zhang Ganban and Li Yuhou walked in front of the horse instead of riding on it.There are more than three or two hundred people behind the scenes.There are about a dozen officers in Jeju, and the guides are arranged in front of them. The dragon and phoenix bear the imperial wine, and the riders carry the edict box on their backs.There are five or sixty prisoners in Jeju, and they all go to Liangshan Park, hoping to find a small fortune.Xiao Rang, Pei Xuan, Lu Fang, and Guo Sheng followed on the way, and they all bowed and knelt by the side of the road to welcome them.The Zhang Ganban asked: "Who is your Song Jiangda like? Why don't you come to pick up the emperor's edict when he arrives? You are really deceiving the emperor! You guys are damned people, how can you accept the imperial court's call for peace! Please Taiwei Go back." Xiao Rang, Pei Xuan, Lu Fang, and Guo Sheng fell to the ground and pleaded guilty: "The imperial court has never sent an edict to the stronghold, so we have not seen the truth. Song Jiang and the big and small leaders all greeted him at the Golden Sand Beach. Wanwang Taiwei took a break. The wrath of thunder, as long as good things are done with the country, forgive me." Li Yuhou said: "If you don't make good things happen, you don't have to worry about your gang of thieves flying into the sky." There are poems to prove it:
Bei Jinsheng slanders the ancients and nature, and the villain should not be the first in everything.

Jiutian Enyu announced today that the edict to recruit security is not yet complete.

At that time, Lu Fang and Guo Sheng said: "What kind of words are you talking about? You only look down on people so much!" Xiao Rang and Pei Xuan had no choice but to beg him.He took away the wine and fruit, but refused to eat it.They came to the water's edge together, and there were already three warships at Liangshanbo, one loaded with horses, the other loaded with Pei Xuan and other people, and the other invited the Taiwei to disembark, accompanied by a group of people.First put the Imperial Wine on the bow of the boat.That boat was supervised by the living Yan Luo Ruan Xiaoqi.That day Ruan Xiaoqi was sitting on the stern of the boat, assigned more than [-] soldiers to sail the boat, and his family carried a waist knife.When Chen Taiwei got off the boat for the first time, he was just high-spirited, sitting in the middle as if there was no one else around.Ruan Xiaoqi greeted the crowd and started to move the boat. The sailors on both sides sang together.Li Yuhou scolded: "Village donkey! You are here, you have nothing to fear!" The sailor ignored him and just sang, Li Yuhou picked up the cane and beat the sailors on both sides, and everyone showed no fear.A few of the leaders replied: "We sing by ourselves, what are you doing!" Li Yuhou said: "How dare you answer me, the inexhaustible rebel!" Jumped in the water and went.Ruan Xiaoqi said from the top, "I beat my sailors into the water like this, how can this boat get there?" I saw two fast boats coming down to pick them up.It turned out that Ruan Xiaoqi had accumulated two cabins of water in advance, and when he saw the approaching boat from behind, Ruan Xiaoqi pulled out the wedge and shouted: "The boat is leaking!" The water had already rolled into the cabin.When emergency help was called, there was more than a foot of water in the boat.The two boat gangs will come together, and everyone rescues Chen Taiwei and crosses the boat.Everyone, please shake the boat away, and there will be Gu Yujiu's edict.The two clippers went first.Ruan Xiaoqi called the sailors to come, scooped up the water in the cabin, tried to wipe off the cloth, but told the sailors to say: "You bring a bottle of imperial wine here, I'll taste it first." A sailor went to carry it He took out a bottle of wine, uncapped it, and handed it to Ruan Xiaoqi.Ruan Xiaoqi took it and smelled it sweetly.Ruan Xiaoqi said: "I'm afraid it's poisonous, so I won't be able to do it, so I'll taste some first." There was no bowl or ladle, so I sipped the bottle and drank it all.Ruan Xiaoqi ate a bottle and said, "It's a little tasteful." One bottle was helpful, and he took another bottle, and drank it down in one gulp.I ate so smooth that I ate four bottles in a row.Ruan Xiaoqi said: "How is it good?" The sailor said: "There is a barrel of white wine at the stern of the boat." Ruan Xiaoqi said: "Come with me to fetch the ladle for scooping water, and I will teach you how to do it." Put the six bottles of imperial wine, They were all shared among the sailors and eaten.But put ten bottles of village mash water liquor, and tie the original head, and then put it in the dragon and phoenix pole, flying like a boat.When we arrived at the Golden Beach, it was easy to go ashore.

Song Jiang and others were there to greet them, with fragrant flowers, lanterns and candles, sounding of gold and drums, and village music in the village.Put the imperial wine on the table, and ask four people to carry each table.The imperial edict was also carried on a table.When Chen Taiwei went ashore, Song Jiang waited and bowed down.Song Jiangdao: "A small official with a well-worn face is so sinful that he humiliates the nobles here. He can't receive you in time and hopes to beg for forgiveness." Li Yuhou said: "The Taiwei is a noble man in the court. It is no small matter for the minister to recruit you! How to get rid of this?" Waiting for the leaking boat, and sending the ignorant village thief to drive it, almost missed the nobleman's life?" Song Jiangdao: "I have a lot of good boats here, how dare you use the leaky boat to carry the nobleman?" Zhang Ganban said: " The Taiwei's lapel is wet, how can you rely on it!" Behind Song Jiang, the five tiger generals followed closely, not far from the left and right, and eight hussar generals surrounded him.Seeing this Li Yuhou and Zhang Ganban gesticulating in front of Song Jiang, you come and go, and you all want to kill this guy.It's just that Song Jiang is in the way, and he dare not make a move.

On that day, Song Jiang asked the Taiwei to get on the sedan chair and read the imperial edict. It took him four or five times to get on the sedan chair.He took two horses and rode them with Zhang Ganban and Li Yuhou.These two men and women don't know how old they are, so they pretend to be evil.Song Jiangyang was able to get on the horse in time, so that everyone bragged and greeted the three passes.More than a hundred leaders, including Song Jiang, followed behind and dismounted in front of the Zhongyi hall, and invited the Taiwei to the hall.On the front is the imperial wine box, with Chen Taiwei, Zhang Ganban and Li Yuhou standing on the left, and Xiao Rang and Pei Xuan standing on the right.When Song Jiang called the leaders, there were [-] people, but Li Kui disappeared in Neidan.It was the weather in April, and they all wore war jackets, knelt in the hall, and listened to the reading.Chen Taiwei took out the imperial edict from the edict box and passed it to Xiao Rang.Pei Xuan salutes, and all the generals will pay homage.Xiao Rang unfolded the edict and read aloud:
The system says: Wen can stabilize the country, and martial arts can stabilize the country.The five emperors established borders by virtue of ritual and music, and the three emperors determined the world by killing.Everything is obedient and adverse, people have virtues and fools.I inherit the great cause of my ancestors, open up the brilliance of the sun and the moon, rule the earth everywhere, and never surrender.Recently, Song Jiang and others gathered in the mountains and forests, plundered counties and towns, and originally wanted to use the sky to beg for them.Today, Taiwei Chen Zongshan is sent to call for safety. When the edict arrives, he will soon have money, food, military equipment, horses, and ships to accept officials, demolish the nest, and lead him to Beijing.If you are still ignorant of your conscience and violate the imperial edict, once the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will not stay.Therefore, this is an imperial edict, and I think it should be known.In the third year of Xuanhe, Meng Xia issued an edict on April day.

Xiao Rang has just finished reading, and Song Jiang has already fallen, and everyone is angry.Seeing the black whirlwind Li Kui jumping down from the beam, Xiao Rang snatched the imperial edict from his hand and smashed it to pieces. Then he came to grab Chen Taiwei and punched him.At this time, Song Jiang and Lu Junyi hugged him across their bodies, and they were willing to let him go.Just when it was dismantled, Li Yuhou shouted: "Who is this guy? How dare you be so bold!" Li Kui was not looking for someone to beat him, so he grabbed Li Yuhou by the head and beat him, shouting: "The written imperial edict, Who said that?" Zhang Ganban said: "This is the emperor's decree." Li Kui said: "Your emperor doesn't know all the heroes here, so come to recruit the gentlemen, you should do it big! Your emperor's surname is Song, and mine My brother is also surnamed Song, you can be the emperor, but my brother can't be the emperor! Don't come here to offend Hei Daddy, at least kill all your officials who wrote the edict!" Everyone came to persuade, and pushed Hei Xuanfeng away. go down.

Song Jiangdao: "Taiwei, take it easy, don't think that half a star will be wrong. Take the imperial wine and teach everyone how to be kind." Then he took a pair of golden flower clocks embedded with treasures, and ordered Pei Xuan to take a bottle of imperial wine.When looking at the sea of ​​silver wine, it is village mash liquor.Open the nine bottles again and pour them into the sea of ​​wine, but it turns out to be ordinary thin village mash.When the people saw it, they were all shocked and went down the hall one by one.Lu Zhishen raised his iron Zen stick, and shouted loudly: "Putting the bird in your mother's hand! You are bullying people! Use water and wine as royal wine to coax us to eat!" The red-haired ghost Liu Tang also came forward with a simple knife, and the traveler Wu Song pulled it Unleashing the Double Jie Saber did not stop Mu Hong and Jiuzhilong Shijin from attacking at the same time.The six leaders of the navy all scolded and went to Xiaguan.

Song Jiang saw that he was not talking, so he stood in the way inside and hurriedly sent the general's order to ask the sedan horse to escort the Taiwei down the mountain and stop teaching the wounded.At this time, most of the leaders, big and small, are making trouble.Song Jiang and Lu Junyi had no choice but to get on their horses in person, escort the Taiwei and a group of people who opened the imperial edict to the next three passes, and then worshiped the crime: "It is not Song Jiang and others who have no intention of surrendering. , I will serve the country with all my loyalty, and I will die without complaint. If the Taiwei returns to the court, he will be good at his words." He hurriedly sent to the transition gate, and the gangsters were so frightened that they flew to Jeju.There are poems to prove it:
Taiwei Chengxuan came out of the emperor's hometown, and wanted to surrender in order to recruit loyalty.

It is difficult to humiliate the country and be scolded for no reason.

But he said that Song Jiang returned to the Hall of Loyalty and Yi, and gathered all the leaders to lead the banquet.Song Jiangdao: "Although the imperial edict is not clear, all of you are too irritable." Wu Yong said: "Brother, don't be obsessed! You have to have your own day to recruit security. How can you blame the brothers for being angry? The imperial court does not care about people! Now that gossip is being piled up, the elder brother will pass on the general's order, the horse army will tie up the horses, the infantry will arrange the weapons, and the water army will organize the ships. Sooner or later, a large army will come to conquer. One or two battles will kill others, and a piece of armor will not Come back, I'm afraid even in my dream, but I will discuss it at that time." The crowd said: "The military master's words are very correct." It's the day when the banquet is over, and everyone returns to their own account.

Let's say that Chen Taiwei returned to Jeju and sued Zhang Shuye about the opening of Liangshan Po.Zhang Shuye said: "Dare you say so much?" Chen Taiwei said: "How dare I say a word!" Zhang Shuye said: "Since this is the case, it has been a waste of effort and ruined the matter. The Taiwei is in a hurry Go back to Beijing and tell your majesty that it is not too late."

Chen Taiwei, Zhang Ganban and Li Yuhou came back to Beijing at night, and met with Cai Taishi, and prepared to say that Liangshan Po bandits were slandering and slandering.After hearing this, Cai Jing said angrily: "How dare you be so rude to this group of grassroots bandits! How can I teach you to run rampant in the Song Dynasty?" At Liangshanbo! Today, I escaped from death, and see you again!" The Grand Master then called Privy Tong, Gao, and Yang Er Taiwei to come to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss important military matters.When there are no films, please go to the White Tiger Hall of the Grand Master's Mansion.When all the officials sat down, Cai Taishi taught Zhang Qianban and Li Yuhou to prepare for the slander of Liang Shanpo's edict. Yang Taiwei said, "how do these thieves advocate recruiting him? Which official came here?" Gao The Taiwei said: "If I were in the court that day, I would definitely stop it. How can I do this!" Tong Shumi said: "Why don't you worry about rats and dogs!If you are not talented, you will lead an army and horses, and you will come back after clearing the water and mooring. " All the officials said: "I will hear about it in the future. "It's all gone now.

In the early morning of the next day, all the officials waited on the imperial steps.I saw three blows of the net whip in the hall, two civil and military classes, shouting long live three times, and the emperor and ministers finished their ceremony, Cai Taishi came out of the class, and reported the matter to the emperor.The emperor was furious and asked: "Who played the widow on that day, advocating for peace?" The courtier played to the incident and said: "This day is what Cui Jing, the doctor of the royal family, said." The emperor taught Cui Jing to be sent to Dali Temple for questioning.The emperor asked Cai Jingdao again: "This thief has been doing harm for a long time, who can be sent to suppress it?" Cai Taishi played: "It can't be subdued without heavy troops. With the stupidity of my ministers, the officials of the Privy Council must lead the army to go and suppress them. You can engrave Victory in Japan." Tong Guan, the envoy of Xuanshu, the Son of Heaven, asked, "Will you lead the army to capture the grass bandits in Liangshanpo?" Tong Guan knelt down and said: "There is an old saying: 'Filial piety should do its best, and loyalty should do its best.' I would like to follow my example. The work of dogs and horses can get rid of the troubles of the confidant." Gao Qiu and Yang Jian also recommend it.Immediately, the emperor issued an imperial decree, bestowing gold and seals on soldiers, worshiping Tong Guan, the privy envoy of the East Hall, as the Grand Marshal, and letting troops and horses be dispatched from various places to hunt down the bandits in Po, Liangshan.It's not that Tong Guan led the army, there are points: thousands of cavalry are all over the mountains and rivers, and thousands of warships are spreading the green water.Exactly: only relying on the three thousand horses of the flying tiger to roll up a million soldiers of the brave.After all, Tong Guan led the army and how to go out, let's listen to the next chapter.

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