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

Chapter 699 Song Jiang: Off to Tokyo! [1st Update]

Now that Song Jiang had become a marshal under Jin Wuzhu and was filled with hatred for Emperor Huizong and Cai Fu, he naturally had no reason to refuse.

Of course, Song Jiang was originally somewhat reluctant to attack the Song Kingdom.

However, after Dongxian Shilang was enfeoffed as the King of Liao, Song Jiang no longer had any doubts.

Jin Wuzhu is a man who can be treated well; he truly rewards those who have rendered meritorious service!
Look how great Dongxian Shilang is now! He was just a Shilang before, but now he's been appointed the King of Liao and is guarding Yanjing!
This is incredible! Song Jiang has dreamed countless times that after conquering Shandong, he would be made the Prince of Lu.

The fiefdom must be either in Qingzhou, the capital of Qi, or in Jizhou, where Liangshanbo is located. This will infuriate the man surnamed Cai!

Therefore, after a brief hesitation, Song Jiang immediately agreed with Jin Wuzhu:
"The Fourth Prince is right!"

"Wait a minute!"

At this moment, Wu Yong couldn't help but interject:

"Don't we have any reason to march south and attack the Song Dynasty?"

"Who says there's no reason?"

Marshal Temujin disagreed, saying:
"Didn't the Liao generals Wuyan Guang, Qiong Yaonayan, Kou Zhenyuan, and their defeated troops flee to the Song Dynasty?"
There is an old saying in the Central Plains: "If you don't cut the weeds at the root, they will grow back in the spring breeze!"

"We were just chasing down the defeated army, what's wrong with that?"

Jin Wuzhu gave Temujin an approving look and smiled:

"good!
"Wherever the defeated army flees, we will pursue them!"
"They want to escape to Tokyo, what can we do?"
"As allies of the State of Song, we can't just watch the trouble we've caused cause problems for our allies, can we?"

Temujin and Jin Wuzhu looked at each other and laughed. Song Jiang also laughed, while Wu Yong's expression changed twice.
"His Highness the Fourth Prince also said that we are allies with the Song Kingdom. If we attack the Song Kingdom, wouldn't we become a laughingstock to the world?"

"Who dares to laugh at us?"

Jin Wuzhu frowned and glanced at him:
"Once I take control of Tokyo, great scholars will surely debate the classics for me!"

Wu Yong wanted to say something more, but Song Jiang quickly pulled him back a few times, so Wu Yong had no choice but to shut up.

Jin Wuzhu snorted: "Alright, no need for further words!"

"Marshal Song, I intend to attack Song. Would you be willing to serve as my vanguard?"

Song Jiang immediately bowed and said, "Your subject Song Jiang is willing to serve as the vanguard for Your Highness the Fourth Prince!"

"it is good!"

Jin Wuzhu was very satisfied: "Wuyan Guang has already led his defeated army into Song territory. Go and pursue him!"
"Do you know how to pursue her?"

While speaking about Jin Wuzhu, he made a "grabbing" gesture.

Song Jiang understood immediately: "Your subject understands!"

Jin Wuzhu, who was ten feet tall, bent down and patted Song Jiang, who was six feet tall, on the shoulder:

"Someone has high hopes for you! Go for it!"

"As ordered!"

Song Jiang was deeply moved.

He had also served as an official in the Song Dynasty. When had Emperor Huizong of Song ever been so kind and approachable to him?
Song Jiang immediately assembled his army and prepared to march south.

Wu Yong rode behind him on horseback, seemingly lost in thought.

"Seventh brother!"

Song Jiang found "Little Tyrant" Yang Fan: "Your cavalry will be the vanguard..."

Just as I was saying this, I suddenly heard a "plop" from behind.

Li Kui exclaimed in surprise: "Erguo—"

Second child?

Song Jiang's heart sank, and he hurriedly turned around to see that Wu Yong had fallen off his horse!
Song Jiang rushed over in a panic, picked up Wu Yong, and asked anxiously:

"Second brother, how are you? Are you hurt anywhere? Huh?"

Seeing Song Jiang's heartfelt expression, Wu Yong's heart softened, and he pointed to his swollen ankle:
"I lost my focus for a moment and fell off my horse. I'm fine, but I twisted my ankle and can't ride anymore."

"I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany my elder brother..."

"What's the harm in that?" Song Jiang said without hesitation, "Hire a carriage for my second brother!"
"Sixth Brother (Li Kui), come and hurry..."

Li Kui stared blankly at his bare shoulders.

Song Jiang coughed lightly: "Fifth Brother (Zhang Heng), you drive the carriage for Second Brother!"

"We eight brothers swear to live and die together, never to abandon each other!"

"We absolutely cannot leave the second son here alone!"

"Ah this..."

Wu Yong was annoyed and wanted to decline.

But seeing Song Jiang's deep affection, he couldn't bring himself to be cruel.

Perhaps it was fate that had entangled them, making it difficult to understand or resolve. Wu Yong sighed and ultimately chose to travel with them.

Having explained everything, Song Jiang, full of vigor, mounted his curly-haired Red Hare and pointed his whip southward:
"Brothers! March to Tokyo!"

……

Sheep City.

"From this day forward, this city will be renamed Dali, and this prefecture will be called Dali Prefecture!"

Cai Fu felt that Yangjumei City was too difficult to pronounce, so he decided to change it to its future name, which would be easier to pronounce.

Cai Fu is now the local tyrant of this land; his word is law, and whatever he says is called is called.

No one objected, and no one dared to object.

After the Dali Kingdom was incorporated into the Qi Kingdom, Cai Fu divided its vast territory into sixteen prefectures.

Besides Dali Prefecture, the other prefectures are Kunming Prefecture, Chuxiong Prefecture, Huili Prefecture, Xichang Prefecture, Baoshan Prefecture, Qujing Prefecture, Chengjiang Prefecture, Yuxi Prefecture, Lijiang Prefecture, Dehong Prefecture, Honghe Prefecture, Wenshan Prefecture, Puan Prefecture, Bijie Prefecture, and Zhaotong Prefecture.

Adding to Nanning Prefecture, which was originally under Cai Fu's control, there are a total of seventeen prefectures.

"Sixth brother, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you a little more."

Cai Fu put his arm around Han Shizhong's shoulder and said, "You will be the first Grand Governor of Yunnan."

"King Li Shufu of Miao will be your deputy general."

With Han Shizhong as the leader and Li Shufu as his assistant, along with generals Mi Sheng and Liu Yuan who came with Han Shizhong, as well as famous generals such as Wei He, Zou Yuan, Zou Run, Chen Da, and Yang Chun, Cai Fu believed that they could definitely suppress these seventeen prefectures.

Han Shizhong had no complaints, after all, he was the last to join the "Eight Heroes of Liangshan" and had the least merit.

This is actually an opportunity to overtake others on a curve.

Han Shizhong replied without hesitation, "Brother, don't worry, with me here, Yunnan will definitely not be in chaos!"

Cai Fu patted Han Shizhong on the shoulder: "I trust you to handle things!"

As a result, Li Shufu was displeased: "Your Majesty, I wish to go with Your Majesty to the Central Plains to broaden my horizons!"

Originally, Li Shufu was living quite comfortably in the Miao Cave, but these two battles have also given him great ambitions.

That's one reason. The second reason is that the group of fierce generals, including Lu Junyi, Lin Chong, Yang Zhi, Bian Xiang, Sun An, and Huyan Zhuo, really broadened Li Shufu's horizons.

He originally thought he was invincible in the Miao Cave, but every time Cai Fu came, he brought with him many men of unparalleled bravery.

This made Li Shufu eager to see the heroes of the world and also to know where he really stood.

Thirdly, Li Shufu had lived in Dali Prefecture for some time and felt that everywhere was better than Miao Cave.

However, Dali, which he considered a paradise on earth, was merely the southwest corner in the eyes of Cai Fu and his group.

Li Shufu felt this was unscientific; shouldn't Dali be the center of the world?

How could it be just the southwest corner?
He wanted to see what the center of the world really looked like!
Li Shufu insisted on going with Cai Fu, so Cai Fu had no choice but to leave Yang Zhi behind to assist Han Shizhong.

However, he had to take Hua Rong with him, mainly because it was inconvenient not having a trusted confidant by his side.

He was surrounded by rough men like Zhang Bao, Wang Heng, and Jiao Ting, who had absolutely no sense of propriety!
"Report——"

Just then, a strangely shaped figure burst into the Dali Palace at breakneck speed...

(End of this chapter)