"No," Tong Guan flatly refused.
Bi Sheng asked doubtfully: "Why since Zongze is rumored to be Liangshan's nemesis and can deal with Liangshan, then whether it is true or false, I don't think Zongze really has that talent.
Anyway, If you come here, it won’t cost us anything.”
Tong Guan said angrily: "Do you want to be King Wen of Zhou or Emperor Zhaowu of Han?"
When Bi Sheng heard this, his back was immediately soaked with cold sweat.
He hurriedly raised his hands and shouted: "My subordinate Meng Lang is here, thank you sir for reminding me."
Tong Guan shouted: "Regardless of whether the rumors are true or not, Zongze can be used today.
If the thieves dare to use it, you and I can't take the initiative to find it.
Once the officials take care of it, there will be no place to die.
Ban Junru Banhu, you must always keep these words in your heart.”
Bi Sheng bowed respectfully and said: "Yes, I will definitely keep this in mind in the future and will not dare to offend the Prime Minister again.
We will ignore this news about Zong Zedi."
Tong Guan shook his head and said: "This won't work.
If Zongze is begged by bandits in the future, and if the officials find out that we know about it but don't report it, we will inevitably be punished.
You can send a gold medal messenger to tell the truth about this matter.
Submit it to the official and ask him to make a decision."
Bi Sheng said flatteringly: "Your Excellency, the Prime Minister is very thoughtful.
I will send someone to report it to the Holy One."
Bi Sheng asked his pen clerk to write a letter.
After giving it to Tong Guan to read, he immediately sent a gold medal messenger to the capital.
Seeing the messenger leaving, Tong Guan asked: "When did this news about Zongze come from?"
Bi Sheng hurriedly replied: "The news came out because the Liangshan Army people were vigorously investigating Zongze in recent days.
After hearing the rumors about this person, I sent someone to inquire about the matter in detail.
That Zongze Ze is the former magistrate of Jiaoshui County, and it can be considered a well-known name, but it is only limited to Laizhou.
A few days ago, Shi Jin sent his subordinate Sun Li to attack Jiao Shui, but was ambushed by Zong Ze and returned with a great defeat.
Shi Jin led his troops to attack Jiao Shui himself, and it was said that no one was afraid of Liang Shan's army. , I’m just afraid that the rumors that only Zongze can defeat our Liangshan Army don’t match up.”
Tong Guan heard that Zongze had set up an ambush and defeated Shi Jin's men, so he said with great interest: "Oh, Zongze actually defeated Liangshan.
Please tell me in detail what happened."
When Bi Sheng heard this, he cautiously told what he knew.
When Tong Guan heard this, he thought for a moment and said, "Zong Ze can defeat two thousand Liangshan troops with just a few hundred men.
He is indeed a talented person.
If there were not those rumors, I would have wanted to recruit him to serve in our army.
What a pity. , we can only wait for the official’s decree.”
Zongze is in his fifties this year.
At his age, he is the time to entertain his children, care for his grandchildren, and take care of himself.
It is a pity that the national crisis is now at hand.
Zong Zeqiang holds on to his old body and leads the army to continue wandering in the fallen Laizhou.
Although he knew that there was a disparity in strength, and even though he knew that he would lose his life if he lost, Zongze still gritted his teeth and persisted.
Just to have a chance to delay Liangshan's army and create time for the court.
While Zongze sent additional scouts to inquire about the intelligence of the Liangshan Army, he also tried to boost the morale of his three hundred soldiers, and tried to borrow money and food for soldiers from a familiar clan leader.
Zongze has been in glue management for several years and has made outstanding achievements, winning the trust and love of the people.
Although most people did not dare to follow Zongze and the Liangshan Army as enemies, they were willing to help Zongze as much as possible.
They asked for food, gave them food, and helped cover their traces.
Under the cover of the common people, Dong Ping and the others sent additional manpower to investigate.
After working for more than half a month, they still could not find any trace of Zongze.
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The mountains near Hujiading had been hidden for nearly ten days.
Cao Fang shouted: "Sir, we are running out of rice.
Why don't I go down the mountain and ask for some from the villagers?"
Zongze shook his head when he heard this and said: "The people's life is not easy now, so we can no longer borrow from the people."
Cao Fang said helplessly, "But without food, we're afraid we won't be able to hold on."
When Zongze heard this, he gritted his teeth and said, "I'm going to save my face and borrow some food from those gentry for relief."
Cao Fang hesitated and said, "Sir, it's not an option to always do this.
How about we retreat to Dengzhou first and find a way to deal with them first?"
"If we retreat to Dengzhou, we will no longer have the power to contain these bandits.
But what you said makes sense.
It is not an option to continue like this."
Zongze also agreed with Cao Fang's words, "The Liangshan bandits are well-trained and fight bravely." , if it’s a head-on confrontation , with our few soldiers and horses, there is no chance of victory.
Fortunately, Shi Jin despised our army and dared to send only 500 people to encircle and suppress us.
I will defeat the Dongping rebels first and attack the Liangshan army. morale, and then plan to eradicate this gang of thieves."
"Do you have a clever idea, sir?"
Cao Fang asked happily.
"My plan" On this day, Zongze was coming out of Hudingding with his only two hundred men and marching quickly towards Chenjiacun.
The Liangshan spies who had been unable to get any news heard that there was finally news about Zongze.
They immediately happily reported to Dong Ping.
Dong Ping got the news, and Zhu Gui also heard about it.
After Zhu Gui bowed and saluted, he reported: "The spies just reported that early this morning, Zongze led his army to appear in Chenjia Village."
There has been no news for nearly half a month, why did it suddenly appear?
Was it an accident or a trap?
Shi Jin frowned and asked in a deep voice: "What are they doing in Chenjiacun?"
"They only stayed in the village for a short time, and the villagers were very repulsive to our people, so the spies couldn't get the exact information.
It seemed that Zongze and the others were going to the village to get food and were preparing to go to Dengzhou."
Zhu Gui didn't either.
Dare to say with certainty.
"This matter is indeed a bit suspicious," Zhu Wu said uncertainly.
"With Zongze's ability, it should be impossible for us to find their traces so clearly."
"Perhaps Zongze has no choice.
Now that we are hunting them everywhere, they have no stable source of food and can only keep borrowing food from people everywhere.
Otherwise, without us going to encircle and suppress them, they will starve to death and they probably will too.
I don’t plan to hide anymore.
I have to rush to Dengzhou so that I can no longer hide my traces."
Zhu Gui thought for a moment and guessed.
"This doesn't make sense.
If you go to Dengzhou, you don't have to show up like this.
Wouldn't it be better to hide your whereabouts and go to Dengzhou quietly?"
Zhu Wu shook his head and said.
"Yeah" Shi Jin responded, looking at the map, silently thinking about something.
Raising his head again, Shi Jin said firmly, "I have searched for information about Zongze in many ways.
This person's talent cannot be underestimated, and he has a strong character.
He will never give up so easily."
"Does the marshal think Zongze is up to something?"
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Zhu Gui asked eagerly.
"Well, Zhu Gui, you are always paying attention to the news about Zong Zedi.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected.
Now is the critical time for our army to establish its prestige in the hearts of the common people and gentry.
There must be no mistakes."
Zhu Gui cupped his hands and shouted, "Yes, my subordinates will definitely send more people to find out the intentions of Zong Zedi."
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