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The old man was buried in the grave.

Without Lu Cheng's attention, the development of Liangshan Lake was still in full swing.

After a lot of effort and the loss of a lot of soldiers and horses, Song Jiang still successfully captured the brave but reckless Hu Yanzhuo and recaptured him.

After that, Liangshan began to fully conquer the nearby strongholds and strengthen its own power.

During this period, Song Jiang always let Chao Gai stay in Liangshan Lake on the grounds that Chao Gai was the leader of the stronghold and could not easily go down the mountain. He led his troops to fight everywhere, collect territories, recruit younger brothers, rob money and food, and strengthen his power.

Under Song Jiang's management, Liangshan also grew rapidly, with more and more leaders and more minions under his command.

Afterwards, Song Jiang set up many rules for the Liangshan people and divided them into various departments, including cavalry, infantry, navy, and various logistics and intelligence personnel.

In terms of management ability, Song Jiang, the bailiff, is indeed more professional than Chao Gai, the "village chief".

As for political skills, Chao Gai can't catch up with Song Jiang.

Unconsciously, Chao Gai was completely sidelined.

Except for the younger brothers who followed Chao Gai to the mountain at the beginning, the rest of the Liangshan people basically came for Song Jiang and were loyal to Song Jiang, and had nothing to do with Chao Gai.

Even if Chao Gai was stupid, he gradually began to realize that Liangshan was no longer the Liangshan he was familiar with, and his words were no longer effective.

But it was too late at this time. Song Jiang completely controlled the right to speak, and Chao Gai had no chance.

So Chao Gai began to look for an opportunity, an opportunity to lead his troops down the mountain, win a battle, and regain his prestige.

Not long after, a horse donation incident also sounded the death knell for Chao Gai, the King of Chao.

It is said that there was a bandit in the north who was nicknamed Golden Retriever and made a living by stealing horses. His name was Duan Jingzhu. Duan Jingzhu came to Liangshan and claimed to have stolen a horse from the prince of the Jin Kingdom. He was originally going to Liangshan Lake to present it to the leader of Liangshan, but was robbed by the people of Zengtou City halfway, which triggered a war between Chao Tianwang and Zengtou City.

In the original book, Duan Jingzhu once said: "Only the name of Timely Rain is heard in the rivers and lakes, and there is no way to see it, so I come to offer horses."

This has been made very clear. The name of Timely Rain Song Gongming was only heard in the rivers and lakes. As for who Chao Gai, the King of Chao, was, people didn't care at all.

Chao Gai was the leader of the mountain stronghold after all. How could he bear it after hearing this? He immediately sent troops to attack Zengtou City.

Rather than saying that Chao Gai attacked Zengtou City for a horse, it is better to say that it was for the reputation, status and voice behind the horse.

But at this time, Chao Gai only had the initial few brothers under his command, three fishermen of the Ruan family, one black shop owner of Handi Hulu Zhu Gui, and one rogue of Bai Ri Shu Bai Sheng.

As for other capable generals on Liangshan, such as Hu Yanzhuo and others, they could not be mobilized at all, and it was impossible to trust them.

Therefore, Chao Gai's expedition was more like a one-man show.

Most of the heroes in Liangshan Lake were watching the show silently, watching Chao Gai like a drunk, taking his brothers and running all the way to Zengtou City.

The result was not much different from the original book. Chao Tianwang did not dodge the arrow after all, and was seriously injured and brought back to Liangshan.

Perhaps seeing through Song Jiang before his death, Chao Gai also made his last struggle. He should have passed the position directly to Song Jiang, but he left a will that whoever could capture Shi Wengong alive would be the leader of Liangshan.

This will was completely aimed at Song Jiang. Although Song Jiang was the second in command of Liangshan, he relied on his personal prestige and had almost no martial arts. How could he capture the martial arts master Shi Wengong alive?

If someone else in the mountain stronghold captured Shi Wengong alive, wouldn't he become Song Jiang's boss directly?

Liangshan seemed to be harmonious on the surface, but in fact, there were many mountains, such as Erlongshan, Taohuashan, Yinmachuan, Qingzhou Sect, etc., each of which was a small group.

If someone really captured Shi Wengong alive, even if Song Jiang had a high prestige, his position would be shaken.

Of course, Song Jiang also has his own methods, such as finding a stranger who has a high status in the underworld and is good at martial arts, but has made no contribution to Liangshan, to be the leader of the Liangshan. In this way, the Liangshan brothers will naturally not obey, and will complain that the will made by King Chao is too absurd. The position of Liangshan will eventually fall into the hands of Song Gongming, and Chao Gai's will will be cracked.

In the original novel, Song Jiang chose the great wronged Lu Junyi. Relying on Wu Yong's conspiracy and tricks, Lu Junyi's family was destroyed and he had to go to Liangshan. Then he used Lu Junyi's martial arts to

Capture Shi Wengong, and make a push and three concessions to successfully move the position of the leader of Liangshan to his own hands.

Perhaps, with Chao Gai's IQ, he never thought that his dying plan would be so easily cracked by Song Jiang.

Of course, this time Lu Junyi is not only a rich man in Daming Mansion, but also a general in the new army of Bianjing. It is hard to say whether Song Jiang will choose him as a great enemy.

Of course, Lu Cheng at this time did not pay attention to these.

In the city of Bianjing, inside the palace.

After Song Huizong Zhao Ji finished a flower and bird painting in front of him, he turned to look at Lu Cheng: "Shou Xin, what do you think of my painting?"

"Your Majesty's painting reminds me of Wang Wei's poem, "The mountains are colorful when you look at them from afar, and the water is silent when you listen to it from close up. The flowers are still there when spring is gone, and the birds are not startled when people come. The mountains and rivers in the painting are vivid, and the flowers and birds move in the wind, which cannot be described in words."

"You, you haven't come to the palace often in the past two years. If I didn't call you here, would you have almost forgotten to come and see me?"

"Your Majesty, the princess and I are in harmony, and we are attached to the land of gentleness, so it's inevitable that we forget."

"Since we are in harmony, we should have a child, right?"

"Your Majesty, if we calculate the time, we should have one next year."

"Oh? So, Yu Pan is pregnant?"

Seeing Lu Cheng nod, Zhao Ji was relieved.

"After Yu Pan gives birth to the child, you must bring them to the capital so that I can have a good look."

"Of course."

In fact, as Lu Cheng continued to develop his power in Liaodong, he had long attracted the attention of the Song Dynasty.

Although Lu Cheng was very secretive every time he went north, he was not completely flawless.

The Song Dynasty also had its own intelligence department, and through some clues, it discovered the connection between Lu Cheng, the son-in-law, and the Yangwei Army, but it had not been confirmed yet.

Song Huizong called Lu Cheng back this time, and he also wanted to test him.

But Lu Cheng was very careful in his words, and only said that he had business dealings with the Yangwei Army.

Before there was definite evidence, Song Huizong did not say it too clearly, and did not want to tear his face with this son-in-law and money bag.

In fact, at this time, Lu Cheng was no longer afraid to make everything clear. With a large area of ​​​​territory in the north as a backing, plus Lu Cheng's personal force, if Song Huizong took action first, Lu Cheng could definitely seize the opportunity quickly.

It's just that Lu Cheng didn't want too many Han people to be killed or injured, so he still wanted to try to win the local war without fighting after gaining an absolute advantage.

However, Song Huizong wanted Lu Cheng to bring Zhao Yupan and the child to Beijing, obviously not just to see the child.