Do you have the strength to force me to join the Liangshan bandits?

Chapter 193 Dai Zong: Brother, it's an emergency! [3rd update, please vote with monthly tickets and recommendations]

Fuyang County.

Deng Yuanjue and Shi Bao took Cai Fu and the others to the most luxurious hotel in Fuyang County for a lavish meal.

After several rounds of drinks and several dishes, Shi Bao, emboldened by the wine, asked Lu Zhishen and Deng Yuanjue, who looked so alike, who was a better fighter.

This is a question that Fang Tianding and Shi Bao also wanted to know in the original novel.

Now that everyone is on the same side, Lu Zhishen and Deng Yuanjue are not going to fight to the death in front of him.

So Shi Bao just asked directly.

He didn't think asking was a big deal, but Cai Fu frowned:
"My third brother is just as strong as the Buddha of Precious Light. I wonder how strong Marshal Shi is?"

Lu Zhishen: "Hmph!"

Deng Yuanjue also rolled his eyes at Shi Bao in annoyance.

Realizing his slip of the tongue, Shi Bao quickly offered to drink three cups of wine as punishment.

This was just a minor incident; Shi Bao punished himself with three cups of wine and it was over. Everyone continued to eat and drink to their hearts' content.

"Shh-"

They were enjoying their meal when suddenly a gust of wind blew in!

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized it was a person—

Dai Zong, the "Divine Traveler"!
"Dean Dai?"

Zhang Shun was taken aback: "How did you get here?"

Dai Zong didn't have time to answer him, and hurriedly bowed to Cai Funa:

"Brother, it's extremely urgent!"
"It's all because Zhang Shuye, the governor of Jizhou, kidnapped the two brothers Yang Lin and Shi Yong, along with two hundred horses!"

"In order to rescue them, Brother Song Jiang personally led his army to attack Jeju City!"

"Who knew that Zhang Shuye had received an imperial decree to mobilize troops from the surrounding prefectures to besiege Liangshan Marsh!"

"While our army was fighting Zhang Shuye, Dong Ping, the military commander of Dongping Prefecture, led 10,000 troops to attack from behind our army!"
"Lingzhou militia commander Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo led 5,000 troops to attack from the left flank of our army!"
"Wang Wenbin, the military commander of Zhengzhou, led 5,000 troops to attack from the right flank of our army!"
"Our army was surrounded on all sides and morale was in chaos. Zhang Shuye took the opportunity to launch a large-scale attack!"

"Brother Song Jiang was unable to withstand the attack, and his army suffered a crushing defeat!"
"Fortunately, Hua Rong and Qin Ming risked their lives to protect Brother Song Gongming and retreated back to Liangshan Marsh!"

"But Sun Xin, Xie Zhen, Xie Bao, Zou Yuan, and Zou Run, these brothers, were all captured by the government troops!"
"The government troops pursued them all the way to Liangshan Marsh, where Lu Yuanwai and General Guan fought their way out and stopped the government troops."

"Only then did Brother Song Gongming return safely to the mountain, but the government troops then surrounded Liangshan Marsh and refused to leave."

"Brother Song Gongming went into battle twice more, but not only did he fail to win, he also lost Sister-in-law Gu!"

"So Brother Song Gongming sent me to find you and bring you back. I finally managed to find out where I am..."

Is this something that can be said in public?

Cai Fu was also drunk:

Although we are in a private room, didn't you notice there are two other outsiders here?
After Dai Zong finished speaking, he realized something was wrong. Why were all the people looking at him so strangely?
Slow!

Why is Master Lu showing double images?

Dai Zong was stunned for a moment, then looked closely and realized that sitting next to Lu Zhishen was another bald monk...

Upon closer inspection, Dai Zong noticed a strange face sitting next to the other bald monk!
The two men's gazes became quite complicated.

At that moment, Dai Zong's heart skipped a beat: Who are these two people?

“Brother Dai Zong, these two are Deng Yuanjue, the National Preceptor of the Southern Kingdom, ‘Precious Light Tathagata,’ and Shi Bao, the Great General of the Southern Kingdom.”

Although Cai Fu had a lot to complain about, such as why those arrested were all from the "Dengzhou faction," and why Gu Dasao, a pregnant woman, was also implicated.

But we still need to introduce Deng Yuanjue and Shi Bao to Dai Zong first, otherwise Dai Zong might say something out of the blue.

But what Dai Zong said had already drawn the attention of Deng Yuanjue and Shi Bao.

Deng Yuanjue and Shi Bao exchanged a quick glance, and Shi Bao winked:

Imperial Advisor, Liangshan is doomed!

Deng Yuanjue's heart pounded, and he couldn't help but glance at Lu Zhishen:

If Liangshan Marsh falls, I can recruit my half-brothers!

Then he glanced at Cai Fu: And there's the imperial son-in-law!

Shi Bao hurriedly said, "Your Highness, this humble general will immediately send someone to request permission from the Holy Duke to dispatch troops to assist you!"

Prince Consort?

Dai Zong looked at Cai Fu with a bewildered expression: "Wait, aren't you single?"
"Thank you for your kindness, Marshal Shi, but I can handle this small matter myself. There's no need to trouble Mount Tai."

Cai Fu rejected Shi Bao without hesitation.

We can leverage the influence of the South, but not because of this matter.

why?

Dai Zong clearly didn't have that strong of a sense; he anxiously glanced at Shi Bao and then at Cai Fu.
When it comes to a life-or-death situation, why does Brother Cai Fu still refuse outside help?
"Brother Dai Zong, you go back first!"

"Tell Brother Song Gongming to hold the mountain stronghold and wait for my return!"

Cai Fu instructed Dai Zong, then rose and clasped his hands in greeting to Deng Yuanjue and Shi Bao:
"You two have heard it too, Liangshan is in trouble!"
"So, I'll leave you here. We need to hurry back to Liangshan Marsh!"

"See you later!"

Deng Yuanjue and Shi Bao exchanged a glance and said, "Your Highness, Hangzhou is just ahead!"

"When His Highness the Crown Prince returned to Hangzhou to oversee the situation, he asked the Prince Consort to visit Hangzhou upon his return!"
"Since it's along the same route, why doesn't the Prince Consort meet with His Highness the Crown Prince before he leaves when he passes through Hangzhou?"

Hangzhou?

Cai Fu didn't initially think there was anything wrong with it, after all, "above is heaven, below are Suzhou and Hangzhou".

Hangzhou is a beautiful place, and Cai Fu had previously promised Fang Tianding that he would go to Hangzhou to play with him.

But at this moment, Deng Yuanjue spoke, and Cai Fu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat:
That’s not right!

Didn't Lu Zhishen die in Hangzhou?
Elder Zhizhen gave Lu Zhishen four lines of verse as a gift:

They are captured in summer and seized in winter.

Hearing the tide brings fulfillment, seeing the letter brings tranquility.

In the original story, Lu Zhishen heard the sound of the Qiantang River tide at the Liuhe Temple in Hangzhou and suddenly realized that the last two lines meant that one should pass away when one hears the sound of the tide.

Lu Zhishen passed away at Liuhe Temple that very day.

Some say that Lu Zhishen has become a Buddha, but Cai Fu doesn't want him to become a Buddha so early.

Although the first two lines have not yet come true, Cai Fu dares not gamble.

Therefore, Cai Fu refused without hesitation:
"Let it go this time, there's always another time!"

Left with no other choice, Deng Yuanjue and Shi Bao let Cai Fu and the others go, and the two of them hurriedly rode their horses to Hangzhou.

Cai Fu let Dai Zong go first, and then instructed Wang Dingliu and his son, and An Daoquan and his wife to come slowly.

He, along with Lu Zhishen, Wu Song, Zhang Shun, and Shi Qian, rode at full speed, bypassing Hangzhou and heading north.

……

Liangshan Park.

"Report——"

Bai Sheng, nicknamed "Day Rat," who was in charge of gathering information, ran into the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness, drenched in sweat and panting heavily.

"Brother Song Gongming, I have learned that Zhang Shuye sent men today to escort six leaders—Sun Xin, Gu Dasao, Xie Zhen, Xie Bao, Zou Yuan, and Zou Run—in prison carts to Tokyo to claim credit!"

"what?"

Sun Li, nicknamed "Sickly Yuchi," slammed his fist on the table in a fit of anger:

"Brother Song Gongming, I'm going to rescue them!"

"Wait a minute!"

Song Jiang quickly advised Sun Li to calm down, and then asked Bai Sheng:

How many government troops were escorting them?

Bai Sheng: "There are about three hundred government troops."

"That might not be appropriate..."

Song Jiang shook his head: "The government troops have ambushed spies everywhere in Liangshan Marsh."

"Brother Sun Li, it won't be difficult for you to leave Liangshan Marsh."

"The difficulty is that if we bring too many soldiers, we'll be discovered by the government troops; if we bring too few, we won't be able to rescue anyone..."

Sun Li gritted his teeth and glared:
"I'll go alone!"

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