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

Chapter 214 Wang Gui: Are you deliberately picking a fight? [3rd update, please vote!]

But all of that was alright. Zhang Shuye was worried about his reputation and his family.

As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.

Zhang Shuye had actually received the imperial decree long ago, but he was in no hurry to attack Liangshan Marsh.

He used various excuses to stall the court, while secretly sending out spies to inquire about the situation.

Therefore, Zhang Shuye had long ago found out how Song Jiang forced the imperial generals to join the Liangshan bandits.

What if Liangshan sends someone to impersonate him, committing arson, murder, looting, and all sorts of atrocities, and then brings his family to Liangshan...

How can he prove his innocence?
How can he protect his family?
Compared to this, even if some kind of huge fish crawled into his crotch, it wouldn't seem like such a big deal...

"Quack quack..."

The rusty iron gate was pushed open, and the jarring sound startled Zhang Shuye.
Who is coming?
Zhang Shuye looked up and saw a pretty boy carrying a lantern leading the way.

The burly man who followed him in was none other than "Sai Xuande" Cai Fu, who had captured him and brought him here!
Behind Cai Fu was a nine-foot-tall man, none other than Lu Junyi, the "Jade Kirin," who had stormed into the central command tent!

"Humph!"

Uncle Zhang tossed his bangs aside and turned his face toward the stone wall, where a centipede crawled toward him.

At that moment, Zhang Shuye broke out in a cold sweat, his whole body stiffened, and he could only pray that the centipede would not crawl onto him.

"Zhang Shuye".

Cai Fu squatted down by the puddle, smiling as he looked down at Zhang Shuye:
"Have you thought about it?"

Zhang Shuye snorted coldly: "I've thought it through. Zhang Shuye would rather die than surrender!"

Cai Fu laughed: "These words... seem familiar!"

I remember now, when Song Jiang tried to persuade Qin Ming to surrender, Qin Ming said passionately:
"Qin Ming was born a citizen of the Song Dynasty, and he will die a ghost of the Song Dynasty!"

In the same chapter, Qin Ming, seeing how respectful and loving everyone was to each other, finally felt at ease and submitted.

He offered to go alone to persuade Huang Xin to surrender Qingfeng Village.

The phrase "I'd rather die than surrender" is like saying in football articles that star players are "not for sale."

Of course, some people would rather die than surrender.

For example, Zhang Shuye.

The Jin dogs kidnapped Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong of Song, and Zhang Shuye was taken along with them, on a hunger strike the entire way.

When crossing the boundary river, Zhang Shuye hanged himself.

Therefore, Zhang Shuye was a rare loyal minister and a rare capable minister.

Cai Fu certainly didn't want him to die.

"When I went to Jeju to bring my two brothers back..."

Cai Fu spoke as if chatting casually with Uncle Zhang:

"I went to your house for a look. Everything was fine, except your two sons were missing..."

Uncle Zhang's expression changed drastically: "What did you do to my family?"
"Have you ruined my reputation?"

"Do not misunderstand."

Cai Fu chuckled: "I'm not that kind of person, I'm just very curious."

Where are your two sons?

Zhang Shuye breathed a sigh of relief.

Although it was only their first meeting, he already had an understanding of Cai Fu's methods.

Cai Fu doesn't act in a petty, narrow-minded way.

Uncle Zhang shook his head: "I don't know either."

"Then I'll keep an eye on it for you, and let you know when I find it."

Cai Fu's attempt to persuade them to surrender failed, so he didn't want to waste any more time.

He was about to stand up when he heard Zhang Shuye ask:

"I have one thing I don't understand..."

Cai Fu: "What is it?"

Uncle Zhang sighed: "Actually, I've already figured out your entire plan."

"You took my badge, ordered someone to imitate my handwriting, and deceived Wang Wenbin and Dong Ping into acting according to your plan..."

"There's just one thing I don't understand. You weren't at Liangshanbo before, but you must have just returned in the last couple of days."

"How did you manage to get Shan Tinggui and Wei Dingguo at your beck and call in just one or two days?"

"nothing."

Cai Fu smiled faintly:
"It was just a casual move I made earlier."

Zhang Shuye: "..."

Cai Fu stood up and patted off non-existent dust from his clothes: “Someone delivers food to me every day.”

"Tell him when you've figured it out."

Zhang Shuye had originally thought that Cai Fu would use his persuasive words to convince him to surrender, but unexpectedly, Cai Fu simply left.

This made Uncle Zhang a little disappointed.

He considers himself a talented person; is he really going to be imprisoned here forever?

Until... Liangshan Marsh was captured by the imperial army?
Cai Fu really thought so.

"Fine, don't surrender then. Wait until I destroy the Song Dynasty and see if you surrender then."

If you still don't surrender, I've already destroyed the Song Dynasty, why would I care whether you surrender or not?

But speaking of which, what about Zhang Shuye's two grown sons?
Cai Fu secretly thought that if he could find Zhang Shuye's son, perhaps Zhang would change his mind and abandon his evil ways...

……

Longtou City.

Zhang Li and Zhang Yong, disheveled and ragged, each carrying a large iron bar, trudged along.

Zhang Li walked around, looking around with a sense of confusion in his eyes.

Zhang Yong asked him, "Brother, do you know the way?"

"It looks familiar..."

Actually, Zhang Li didn't know him.

But as the older brother, he couldn't let his younger brother think he was a good-for-nothing.

Zhang Yong: "Brother, can we walk back?"

"Do not worry!"

Zhang Li feigned confidence:
"Follow your brother, and we'll be in Jeju soon!"

Zhang Yong: "But we've been traveling for two days already..."

Zhang Li: "It'll be soon, it'll be soon..."

The two brothers arrived at the Sancha River Port and saw three teenagers sitting on the rocky beach by the river, grilling fish.

These three were Zhou Tong's disciples and Yue Fei's three younger brothers: Tang Huai, Zhang Xian, and Wang Gui.

They weren't as diligent in practicing martial arts as Yue Fei, and Zhou Tong wasn't as strict in supervising his disciples.

So after practicing martial arts for a while, they found an excuse to sneak out, ran here, caught some fish, and grilled them to eat.

The aroma of grilled fish wafted ashore on the river breeze, and Zhang Li couldn't help but inhale deeply.
"hiss--"

Zhang Yong first looked satisfied, then clutched his stomach and said with a miserable expression:
"Brother, I'm starving..."

"Look at me!"

Zhang Li, pretending to be an adult, walked over carrying a large iron bar:
"Hey buddy, let's be friends!"

He'd finally come to the right person. Without even turning his head, the straightforward Wang Gui replied:
"If you won't pay, get out!"

Zhang Li's face turned green; the local kids were so rude!

"If a fish bites me, I'm leaving!"

"Hi?"

Eight-year-old Zhang Li successfully provoked thirteen-year-old Wang Gui.

Wang Gui stood up, hands on his hips:
Are you deliberately picking a fight?

"Are you going to leave or not?!"

"Wait a minute, brother!"

Tang Huai, being the more astute of the three, quickly intervened to break up the fight.

"I'll ask him first..."

As a result, Zhang Li's large iron bar had already smashed down on Wang Gui:

"Let me have a fish first!"

"call--"

Zhang Li's large iron rod stopped when it reached Wang Gui's forehead.

He was afraid of smashing Wang Gui's head as well.

But Wang Gui didn't know he would stop. He turned around to avoid the big iron bar and grabbed the broadsword in the process.

"Come on! A coward is no hero!"

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(End of this chapter)