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

Chapter 685 Song Jiang: Doesn't Your Majesty's conscience hurt? [1st Update]

How many men do they have?

Song Jiang hurriedly pressed for answers, and Zhang Heng stamped his feet in frustration:
"Boundless and countless!"

"Brother, let's hurry, or it will be too late!"

An endless expanse, countless?

Song Jiang's expression changed drastically: "Let's go!"

"Let's elbow each other!"

Li Kui had just developed a pair of iron legs and wanted to find someone to practice on:

"Grasshopper, let's compete with that guy surnamed Cai in bird fighting!"

Give me a break, you big jerk!
Song Jiang hurriedly tried to grab his hand, but missed, so he grabbed his belt instead.

"Tie Niu, they outnumber us and we can't make a pointless sacrifice!"
"As long as the green mountains remain, there will be no shortage of firewood!"

What are you babbling about?

Li Kui was completely bewildered, but he understood from Song Jiang's attitude that Song Jiang wanted to escape.

"Ugh--"

Frustrated, Li Kui kicked the bed leg hard, and the hospital bed collapsed with a "bang"!
Lei Heng, who was sitting on the hospital bed, also fell down, landing hard on his buttocks and feeling like his buttocks were split open!
"Straight bitch!"

Lei Heng grimaced as he got up. If it weren't for the formidable enemy at hand, he would have fought Li Kui to the death.

Song Jiang, Zhang Heng, Lei Heng, and Li Kui left the ward and the clinic, only to find the city in chaos and turmoil!

"Don't panic, close the city gates!"

As Song Jiang galloped away on his horse, he shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Get ready to meet the enemy!"

Many government troops were fooled by him and hurriedly rushed to the city wall under the organization of the captains and military commanders.

Song Jiang and his men first rode back to the prefect's mansion, where they met up with Wu Yong and the others. They then sent someone to call Yang Fan back from the city gate tower.

The "New Eight Heroes of Liangshan" gathered together, along with Li Kui, and several hundred veteran soldiers from Liangshan who had followed them. They were all cavalrymen, and they escaped through a back door.

“Clack… Clack…”

Song Jiang and his group rushed out for more than ten miles without stopping, and only when they saw that no one was chasing them did they gradually slow down.

Qin Ming asked him, "Big brother, where are we going?"

Song Jiang smiled bitterly: "His Majesty sent us to take Qingzhou, but not only did we fail to take Qingzhou, we also lost Qizhou..."

"Right now, our only option is to go to Tokyo to confess our crimes. We hope Your Majesty will have mercy and give us a chance to redeem ourselves!"

The brothers looked at each other, none of them wanting to go to Tokyo to face the consequences.

Yang Fan, being the youngest and most hot-tempered, couldn't help but say:

"Brother, why should we go to Tokyo to beg him for mercy?"
"What if he doesn't show mercy?"

"Yes, it is!"

Li Kui had been silent before, but now that he had mastered leg techniques and felt confident in his abilities, he finally voiced his opinion:
"Grasshopper, we fish are no longer the same as before, where three of us are king!"
"Drink the wine in big gulps, drink it again in big gulps!"

Why put up with that jerk's nonsense!

"Shut up, Tie Niu!"

Song Jiang didn't mention Yang Fan, but only glared at Li Kui:
"We have now embarked on the right path, so why should we willingly degenerate?"

"Although the battle has been unsuccessful, the imperial court can at worst demote me!"
"We can always come back stronger in the future. Why should we become kings of this mountain?"

After being scolded by Song Jiang, Li Kui fell silent.

Although Song Jiang was cursing Li Kui, he had already made his stance clear. Yang Fan shook his head, speechless.

Even though I didn't want to go to Tokyo to face the consequences, we had already sworn brotherhood, so I could go wherever my elder brother said.

Song Jiang and his men traveled day and night, heading towards Dongjing (Kaifeng). When they passed through Daming Prefecture, they were stopped at the city gate.

"stop!"

The soldiers at the city gate all pointed their guns at him, asking as if facing a formidable enemy:

"Are you Song Jiang?"

"presumptuous!"

Song Jiang glared at him with his small eyes: "I am the Deputy Commander of the Palace Guards, how dare you address me by my full name?"

"Why don't you dare?"

At this moment, a greasy-haired, fat general descended from the city gate tower:

"Song Jiang, you've been caught!" "Guards! Arrest them!"

"General, wait!"

Song Jiang hurriedly asked, "What crime has Song Jiang committed?"

This greasy-haired, fat general was none other than Gao Shide, the newly appointed military commander of Daming Prefecture.

That is, Gao Yanei, who forced Lin Chong's wife to her death.

Gao Shide snorted coldly: "You used your position to settle personal scores, colluding with your former subordinates Qin Ming and Wu Yong to launch a sneak attack on Qingzhou!"

"The King of Qi has already filed a complaint with the Emperor in the capital, and the Emperor is furious. He has stripped you of your official positions and exterminated your entire family!"

What a bolt from the blue!

Song Jiang couldn't believe his ears:

"That's impossible! We were ordered to attack Qingzhou!"

"By imperial decree?"

Gao Shide's teeth practically ground to powder when he mentioned this:

Even my godfather died taking the blame, do you think you can live?
"His Majesty never issued a decree!"

Gao Shide gritted his teeth and said, "The Prince of Qi is His Majesty's son-in-law. How could His Majesty issue an order for you to attack Qingzhou?"
"No need for further words, I advise you to surrender immediately!"
"otherwise--"

"Let's go, brother!"

Wu Yong had already turned his horse around and called out:
"Don't get entangled with him anymore, it'll be too late if we don't leave now!"

"Ugh--"

Seeing the city gate guards closing in, Song Jiang had no choice but to turn his horse and ride away...

After escaping Daming Prefecture, Song Jiang was still not giving up. He went to Kaide Prefecture, disguised himself, and sneaked into the city to ask.

Kaide Prefecture is close to Kaifeng Prefecture, so news of what happened in Kaifeng Prefecture has already reached here.

Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Qin Ming, Yang Fan, and Li Kui disguised themselves as traveling merchants and went to a tavern for drinks.

Almost everyone in the hotel was talking about Tokyo, describing it vividly as if they had seen it with their own eyes.

"Blah blah blah, that treacherous minister Gao Qiu dares to forge an imperial edict to settle personal scores!"

"When the Emperor found out, he was furious and forced Gao Qiu to jump off the city gate tower on the spot!"

"Whose hip or elbow?"

"Old man, just eat your food! You've all heard, right? It's not just Gao Qiu, there's also someone named Song Jiang!"

"I know, he used to be a rebel in Shandong, but he was recruited by the government. I didn't expect him to dare to launch a sneak attack on Qingzhou!"

"The Emperor was completely unaware of this matter. If it hadn't been clarified with Prince Qi in person, there would have been a misunderstanding!"

"Indeed! It almost damaged the relationship between the Emperor and Prince Qi, father-in-law and son-in-law!"

"It's fortunate that Gao Qiu jumped off the building on the spot; only he died. I heard that Song Jiang and his gang wanted to exterminate his entire family!"

Song Jiang was pale. Fortunately, his father, Song Taigong, was no longer willing to travel with him and had returned to Yuncheng County to retire.

No, that's not the point. The point is that I was clearly acting under orders, so how did it become settling a personal score?

And their entire family will be executed?

I have served His Majesty with utmost loyalty and loyalty, how could His Majesty treat me like this?

Doesn't Your Majesty feel any remorse?
"You son of a bitch! Master..."

Li Kui immediately started cursing, and Qin Ming and Yang Fan quickly covered his mouth and held him down.

After paying for the wine, Song Jiang, feeling dejected, led his brothers out of the city to meet up with everyone at a village inn outside the city.

When Wu Yong told Chai Jin, Lei Heng, Zhang Heng, and Yue Zhen about it, all the brothers were in an uproar.

"You dog emperor!"

Zhang Heng slammed his fist on the table and cursed:

"We risked our lives for him, and he betrayed us in the blink of an eye!"
"Good! Good! Good! What a loving father-in-law and son-in-law! We, on the contrary, are to be executed along with our entire families!"

Chai Jin curled his lip: "I told you long ago that people with the surname Zhao are untrustworthy, but you didn't listen to me..."

Qin Ming asked hesitantly, "Brother, where can we go to seek refuge now?"

Yes, who else can we turn to?
All the brothers looked at Song Jiang, who shook his head with a wry smile:

"Second brother, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)