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

Chapter 317 Song Jiang: You can know a person's face but not their heart! [2 Updates]

Liangshan Park.

"A martial arts kill order?"

Cai Fu took the scroll that looked like an imperial edict from Tao Zongwang with a strange expression.

The difference is that Song Jiang's scroll has a green cover.

When Cai Fu opened it, he found that it was a call from Song Jiang for all the heroes in the world to hunt down and kill the murderer who killed Tang Niu'er.

A reward of 500 strings of cash is offered for information about the murderer, while a reward of 5,000 strings of cash is offered for killing the murderer and bringing back his head.

Tao Zongwang clasped his hands in a fist and said, "Brother Cai Fu, Tang Niu'er joined us after we arrived at Erlong Mountain."

"Back in Yuncheng County, he was the brother of Song Gongming's elder brother."

"I never expected to be murdered for my money and die a tragic death at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain!"

"Brother Song Jiang said, 'The two dragons of the marshland share the same root, and the red flowers and green leaves are one family!'"
"Therefore, I earnestly request Brother Cai Fu to help hunt down the murderer who killed Tang Niu'er, for the sake of Liangshanbo and Erlongshan being one family!"

I absolutely have to help with this!

Cai Fu curled his lip and said, "Of course, I'll send someone to find the murderer who killed Tang Niu'er right away!"
"The murderer must be made to pay with his blood!"

"Thank you, brother!"

For some reason, Tao Zongwang felt that Cai Fu was acting strangely, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it...

Tao Zongwang then bid farewell to Cai Fu, but Cai Fu grabbed his hand.
"Brother Tao, please wait!"
"Liangshan Marsh is currently engaged in large-scale construction, building new houses, repairing the three passes, and renovating the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness..."

"Therefore, I established a new construction battalion to specifically manage construction."

"Unfortunately, I didn't have any skilled builders under my command, so I had to temporarily take on the role of the chief myself."

"But architecture is not that simple, it's driving me crazy as a layman!"
"Brother Tao, you've come at the perfect time!"
"You are a master architect. If you could help me, I would be free!"

"I wonder if Brother Tao would be so kind as to lend a helping hand?"

"Ah this..."

Tao Zongwang, the "Nine-Tailed Turtle," hesitated.

In fact, he was a minor figure who was dispensable to Song Jiang.

Just look at the rankings. This technical talent of his is ranked seventy-fifth, above him is "Fair-faced Gentleman" Zheng Tianshou.

Further up is Yang Chun, the "White Flower Snake," and then up again is Chen Da, the "Leaping Tiger."

These are all scumbags, but they're all ranked above him.

Tao Zongwang did a lot of work, but he did not receive the respect he deserved.

The key point is that Tao Zongwang was actually a direct subordinate of Song Jiang. He was originally the fourth leader of Huangmen Mountain and followed Song Jiang from Jiangzhou to Liangshan.

Therefore, Tao Zongwang harbored resentment towards Song Jiang, but he only followed the "Four Heroes of Huangmen Mountain" because they banded together.

The problem is that the other members of the "Four Heroes of Huangmen Mountain" were very popular under Song Jiang!

"Golden Wings of the Clouds" Ou Peng ranks forty-eighth, while technical expert "Thunderbolt" Ling Zhen only ranks fifty-second!
Even though Jiang Jing, known as the "Master Calculator," ranked fifty-third, it was still much better than Tao Zongwang, who ranked seventy-fifth.

As the saying goes, "It's not scarcity that's worrisome, but inequality," Tao Zongwang felt he was being treated coldly.

In comparison, Cai Fu was treated with far too much courtesy!
Although Cai Fu did not say it explicitly, it was obvious that the position in the construction camp was prepared for him!

Tao Zongwang's heart skipped a beat...

But Tao Zongwang still wanted to save face. If he just threw himself into Cai Fu's arms, wouldn't that be a breach of loyalty?
So Tao Zongwang hesitated before saying, "If I can help you, I'm naturally willing!"
"But Brother Song Gongming has treated me well..."

"Brother, what are you talking about?"

Cai Fu opened his eyes wide in surprise:
"Two dragons from the same root, red flowers and green leaves are one family!"
"We're all family, why don't you come and help me out?"
"Don't worry, I'll write a letter for them to take back to Brother Song Gongming, and tell them that you're staying to help."

"Brother Tao, it's enough if you're willing to help me. We're all family, and Brother Song Gongming certainly won't refuse!"

Reasonable and convincing!
Upon hearing this, Tao Zongwang had no reason to hesitate any longer, so he bowed and said he was willing to help Cai Fu.

Cai Fu wrote a letter and had one of the henchmen from Erlong Mountain who had come with Tao Zongwang take it back to Song Jiang.

On the same day, a construction battalion was established for Tao Zongwang, and Tao Zongwang was temporarily appointed as the leader.

Tao Zongwang took office, beaming with joy...

Then Cai Fu showed Tang Niu'er Song Jiang's "Jianghu Kill Order".

Tang Niu'er's face turned green: "First he sent someone to assassinate me, then he offered a reward for the killer! Isn't he just crying wolf?"

Seeing that Tang Niu'er was about to tear up the Jianghu kill order, Cai Fu quickly took it away:

"We need to keep this; it will serve as evidence in the future."

Tang Niu'er: "I'll leave it to my brother to decide!"

……

A few days later, Song Jiang received Cai Fu's letter, and his face turned green after reading it:
"You surnamed Cai, you are your mother's maid!"

The letter was given to Wu Yong, who was speechless after reading it. It was like throwing a meat bun to a dog – gone forever!

Hua Rong took it and looked at it, shaking his head repeatedly:

"Brother, perhaps we shouldn't send anyone to Liangshan Marsh in the future..."

nonsense!

I'd be a complete idiot to send anyone else!

Song Jiang said through gritted teeth:

It takes two to tango!

"Tao Zongwang must have harbored ulterior motives all along!"

"Hmph! I treated him like a brother, but you can't judge a book by its cover! You can know a person's face but not their heart!"

"Brother, you don't need to worry about an unjust person."

Wu Yong comforted Song Jiang: "His departure from my brother is not my brother's loss, but his loss."

"He'll regret it someday."

Song Jiang was so moved that he grasped Wu Yong's hand:

"The strategist understands me..."

Just as Song Jiang and Wu Yong were expressing their deepest feelings, a man suddenly burst in excitedly:
"Brother, your little brother is back!"

Only a handful of people were qualified to enter Song Jiang's house without prior notification; they were all Song Jiang's close associates.

Song Jiang remained calm and composed, took a closer look, and his face lit up with delight:

"Brother Zhang Heng, you're finally back!"

Previously, Song Jiang sent "Sick Tiger" Xue Yong and "Boat Fire" Zhang Heng to Jiangnan to gather information.

Xue Yong and Zhang Heng split up into two groups upon arriving in Runzhou.

Xue Yong took the route through Changzhou and Suzhou, while Zhang Heng took the route through Xuanzhou and Shezhou.

Xue Yong went around but didn't find out anything and came back.

However, Zhang Heng did not return for a long time. Since Li Jun and the other two had gone and never returned, Song Jiang thought that Zhang Heng had also run away.

Unexpectedly, after so long, Zhang Heng has returned, and it seems he has brought good news!
Song Jiang rushed forward, grabbed Zhang Heng's hands, and looked him over from head to toe, inside and out.

After confirming that Zhang Heng was unharmed, Song Jiang happily said:

"Brother, I've missed you so much!"

"Brother, I have accomplished my mission!"

Zhang Heng was very moved and quickly told Song Jiang the information he had found out:

"Brother, it turns out Fang La was assassinated. It's said he survived only thanks to miraculous medicines, otherwise he would have died long ago!"

Song Jiang was startled: "Brother, have you found out who sent the assassin?"

Zhang Heng shook his head: "Brother, I've heard a lot of information. Let me tell you slowly..."

Only Song Jiang, Wu Yong, and Hua Rong were present, so Song Jiang asked Zhang Heng to speak so that everyone could analyze the situation together.

After Zhang Heng finished speaking, Wu Yong, who had been silently waving his feather fan with his eyes closed, suddenly said:

"They were assassins sent by the Imperial Uncle, King Fang Hou!"

(End of this chapter)