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

Chapter 441 Li Gang: Even the rebels can see it, but the officials can't? [2 Updates]

"Xilulu——"

Cai Fule reined in the horse, and the fiery steed stood up arrogantly like a human, kicking its two front hooves wildly!

Looking down at Li Gang from his elevated position, Cai Fu had expected Li Gang to bow down before him, but to his surprise...

Li Gang: "The imperial court has come to our rescue... The Emperor has not abandoned me..."

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Li Gang's words drew a burst of laughter, and He Yuanqing even laughed so hard that he tumbled off his horse, clutching his stomach.
"The imperial court, ha ha ha! The emperor, ha ha ha!"

Yang Zaixing patted the horse's head and laughed heartily:
"Foolish! This place is only eighty miles from Tokyo!"
"If the imperial court cared about your life or death, if the emperor cared about your life or death, would you have been assassinated here?"

Li Gang's face flushed red and then turned pale: "Who are you people?"

"You ungrateful wretch!"

He Yuanqing sneered, "We saved your lives, and you're questioning who we are!"

"oops!"

Li Gang slapped himself on the forehead.

He's certainly not an ungrateful wretch; he was just too flustered by the laughter.

Reminded by He Yuanqing, Li Gang hurriedly knelt down:
"Li Gang is very grateful to all of you benefactors for your great help!"
"I dare not inquire about the identities of you benefactors, so that I may repay your life-saving grace!"

He Yuanqing scrambled to his feet and gave Cai Fu a thumbs-up:
"Old man, have you ever heard of the King of Qi?"

"hiss--"

When Li Gang looked at Cai Fu on the Fire Dragon Steed, he saw that he had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a broad face and a double chin, and was tall and strong with a broad back and a thick waist!

That's fine, but the most important thing is that Cai Fu has developed a strong aura of dominance!

In fact, Cai Fu felt that he hadn't changed much since he was in Liangshan, after all, only a few months had passed.

But in other people's eyes, he has changed a lot, after all, he is now a regional overlord who controls ten states!
To put it bluntly, Cai Fu was originally the village chief, but now he's become the mayor.

The village chief and the mayor look very different on their own, but when they're in the same frame, you'll see they're worlds apart.

Of course, you could say that it's because you already know he's the mayor, so you feel a sense of awe.

The problem is that Li Gang now knows that Cai Fu is the King of Qi, and there are corpses lying all over the ground!
Li Gang couldn't help but gasp, swallowing back the word "traitor" that was on the tip of his tongue.

"Pfft!"

Li Gang's wife also knelt down:

"Thank you so much for saving my life, my benefactor. I have no way to repay you..."

My lady, what do you want to do?
Li Gang's expression changed, and he hurriedly turned to look at his wife, whose eyes were filled with tears.
"I can only repay your kindness by being reborn as an ox or a horse in my next life!"

"shameless!"

He Yuanqing said innocently:

"We saved your life in this life, you must repay us by being our ox or horse in the next life!"
Who will recognize whom in the next life?
"If you don't want to repay us, just say so. Why all this pretense?"

"Ah this..."

Mrs. Li Gang was dumbfounded: Isn't that what everyone says?

"My benefactor, please don't misunderstand!"

Li Gang blushed and quickly said, "My wife is just a weak woman and is really unable to repay your kindness."

"All the favors owed will fall on Li Gang!"

"As long as it doesn't violate my conscience, Li Gang is willing to go through fire and water for my benefactor without any complaints!"

Yang Zaixing sneered repeatedly: "What exactly is this thing that goes against your conscience that you're talking about?"

Does it have to be explained so clearly?
Li Gang was an honest man. He picked up Jin Gu Lu's knife and held it to his own neck: "As a subject of the Song Dynasty, Li Gang will never rebel with my benefactor!"

"If my benefactor wants me to rebel, I will have no choice but to return my life to him!"

He Yuanqing curled his lip and said, "Really? I don't believe it!"

"My wife, I must take my leave first!"

Li Gang said his last words to his wife, gritted his teeth, glared at her, and was about to slit his own throat!

Suddenly, a "clang" was heard, and an iron pellet struck the blade!

Li Gang's hands went numb, and he could no longer hold the broadsword. The broadsword clattered to the ground.

Cai Fu had already dismounted, helped Li Gang up with both hands, and laughed heartily:

"Children speak without thinking, sir, please don't take it seriously!"
"It's alright if you don't want to rebel, sir. Cai Fu just happens to have something to entrust to you!"

Li Gang hesitated for a moment, but still emphasized: "Apart from rebellion, Li Gang is willing to serve my benefactor!"

"most!"

Cai Fu patted Li Gang's thin shoulder with satisfaction, as long as Li Gang was willing to get in his car.

Li Gang got into his car and welded the door shut. What business is it of yours whether I'm going to kindergarten or not!

Qiu Qiongying and Hu Sanniang helped Li Gang's wife up, neither of them being good at comforting people.

However, women are generally good at communicating, and they quickly found common ground with Li Gang's wife.

"Jin Gu Lu?"

He Yuanqing turned Jin Gulou, who had been shot to death by Hua Rong, over and looked at his face:

"So it was Jin Gou who assassinated you, sir?"

Li Gang sighed: "My benefactors, you may not know this, but I, Li Gang, scolded the Jin envoy in the imperial court, ruining the alliance!"

"It is likely that the Jin envoy harbored resentment, and thus attempted to assassinate Li Gang here..."

"I see, sir, you did the right thing!"
"The Liao Dynasty is now in decline and poses no threat to the Song Dynasty."

"The Jin dynasty harbors wolfish ambitions. If the Song dynasty helps the Jin to destroy the Liao, the Song will be next after the Liao falls!"

Cai Fu patted Li Gang's thin shoulder again, expressing his understanding.

Li Gang's arm was numb, but Cai Fu's words made it even more numb:
Even rebels can understand this, so why can't the entire court understand it? Doesn't the Emperor understand it?
Cai Fu glanced at Li Gang and asked, "Where are you going, sir?"

It's all tears when I talk about it, Li Gang said with a bitter smile and shook his head:
"Just because Li Gang scolded the Jin envoy in the court, Zhang Bangchang, the prefect of Kaifeng, said that if the friendly envoy walked away in a huff, the country would cease to exist!"
"Grand Tutor Cai also said that I lacked a sense of propriety and roared in the court!"

"His Majesty then banished me to Nan Jian Prefecture..."

Cai Fu sneered: "What a joke! The Jin dog just walks away, does that mean the country is doomed?"
"It's as if the Liao dogs are raiding the border, while the Great Song is acting more like a country. Every year, we pay tribute to the Liao dogs, and the Great Song is acting more like a country. We can win the praise of friendly envoys and continue to be a country forever!"

"Wonderful!"

Li Gang couldn't help but clap his hands, then immediately realized that as a Song official, he shouldn't have reacted this way...

However, Cai Fu's words truly resonated with him, and Li Gang felt even more sorry for Cai Fu:
It's a pity that someone as talented as Cai Fu, who was skilled in both literature and military affairs, could not be employed by the court. What a pity!

Madam Li Gang leaned out of the carriage window and interjected:
"My lord, you are still my benefactor in the imperial court..."

"Duh!"

Li Gang turned around and glared at her, which startled the lady so much that she pouted and shrank back into herself.

Despite his wife's constant nagging and Li Gang's silence, he is actually the one in charge at home.

The lady's words were only half-finished, which further piqued Cai Fu's curiosity:
"I wonder what you did for Cai Fu in the imperial court?"

【Don’t worry, there’s more to come】

(End of this chapter)