Chapter 134 Lin Chong retreats, Yang Chang takes action (7k)

Gao Qiu was defeated several times in his expedition to Shuibo. Not only did he not gain any merit, but he also caused the death of Cai Yu, who was trying to take advantage of the military achievement.

Afterwards, he immediately blocked the news, dispatched heavy troops to guard the shipyards outside the city, and strictly ordered all soldiers and generals not to go to war privately, and just wait for the sea eel ship to be launched to avenge his grievances.

Song Jiang continued to send people to provoke and seduce them for more than ten days, but the Jeju government troops were like Cai Yu who had been cut off from his roots. No matter how gorgeously and seductively you dressed up, they could not have any evil thoughts.

Asked how worried you are, just like a group of eunuchs going up to the brothel.

Gao Qiu kept building ships behind closed doors and did not engage in any tug-of-war with Liangshan. Song Jiang knew that it would be difficult to seduce or harass him again, so he asked naval and land scouts to keep watch, while he and Wu Yong patrolled the water stronghold every day.

You build your boat, and I'm not idle either.

Without the geographical advantage of the 800-li watershed, Song Jiang would have no chance of winning against the more than 100,000 government troops.

His thousands of navy were the key to the final victory. The four major water strongholds were unrivaled for a time and became the core force of Liangshan.

In mid-October, Song Jiang and Wu Yong brought wine and meat and went to the northwest water fort as usual to reward the sailors.

It was a fine day, and the sailors in the Northwest Village were like gophers, rising and falling in the water by the lake in batches.

They were doing special breath-holding training to prepare for the decisive battle later.

Seeing that those in charge of training were all small leaders, Wu Yong stepped forward and asked where Ruan Xiaoqi and Tong Meng were.

When he learned that the two men were fishing on the west side, Song Jiang asked Wu Yong to stay and distribute wine and meat, and went to look for them alone.

He walked on the rough pebble beach and came to a small backwater bay southwest of the water fort, where he suddenly saw Ruan Xiaoqi and Tong Meng sitting on a huge rock.

The two men were enjoying the sunlight with their backs to him, and the two fishing rods were stuck upside down in the shallow water under the stone, which didn't look like they were fishing at all.

In late autumn and early winter, warm sunshine is precious.

Song Jiang thought that these two men were really relaxed and didn't feel any sense of urgency before a big battle.

I was just thinking about going up to them and questioning them, but when I got closer, I heard their conversation, which was a little unbelievable.

"Is it really that amazing?"

"How could I lie to you? Not only is the Wudutou gold seal gone, I heard that Zhujiji's gold seal has also been erased."

"I've been busy with training recently and haven't been up the mountain for a few days. I remember that Brother Seven didn't go up either. How did you know that?"

"Isn't it Liu Tang? He heard that the magic medicine can remove the golden seal, so he wanted to remove the cinnabar mark on his temples. As a result, he found Yang Chang and said that the medicine was gone. This guy wanted me to ask Xiang. Don't you think this is a joke? The effect of the medicine can only remove scars, but he wants to erase the birthmark. If that thing can be removed, won't Yang Zhi have to wipe off half of his face?"

"Haha, brother is right, but we are thieves, why do we need such a good face?"

"Who knows? Liu Tang was sent to Tokyo on business several times. Maybe he found a beautiful mistress?"

"That's possible, but Brother Yang is really amazing."

咕咚
Tong Meng suddenly turned around in the middle of his words. It turned out that Song Jiang stepped on a stone that fell into the lake, making a noise.

"Brother Gongming."

"Hmm? When did brother come?"

"Just arrived, just arrived, you guys are so comfortable."

Song Jiang listened to the conversation between the two and forgot that he was here to question them. He pointed to the sun in the sky and added, "The warm sun makes people intoxicated. This is a place of leisure."

"In Shijie Village, we didn't fish at this time of year. We would just hang out in the sun when we had nothing to do. We got used to it."

Ruan Xiaoqi stretched lazily and didn't care. Tong Meng beside him scratched his head and explained: "The training in the village has been arranged. Brother Qi and I are just hanging out. We will go over later."

"I just saw it." Song Jiang nodded and said, "Brothers are training very hard, and the military advisor is rewarding them with wine. You guys should come with us?"

"Ok."

Tong Meng and Ruan Xiaoqi looked at each other, then immediately took their fishing rods and walked down the rock.

On the way back to Shuizhai, Song Jiang asked about the topic they had just talked about and confirmed that Yang Chang had a magic scar-removing medicine, which made Heisanlang feel warmed.

The gold seal scar on his face had to be treated for a long time by An Daoquan's skillful hands before the traces of the tattoo were barely erased.

But you can only view it from a distance and not look at it up close. If you get close, you can still see many flesh marks.

Song Jiang was born dark and fat, and he had no good looks to begin with. It was even more so when he became a bandit and associated with ruffians. But now that he is about to be recruited, he might be able to serve as an official in the court in the future.

When serving as an official under the emperor, having good looks is a hard requirement. Ugly or deformed appearances will make people disgusted, and one's career will inevitably be restricted.

When they returned to the mountain in the afternoon, Song Jiang deliberately looked for Zhu Tong to drink. Seeing that there was no tattoo on the other's face, he went to Yang Chang to ask for medicine that night.

Song Jiang talked a lot of things and only mentioned the matter of seeking medicine before leaving.

Yang Chang was stunned when he heard this, and said that if someone is too attentive to you for no reason, he is either a traitor or a thief. It turns out that you also want to improve your appearance.

He then took out an empty bottle from his bosom and said with a pursed mouth, "Brother is a step late. There wasn't much medicine in the bottle to begin with. Only Second Brother and Zhu Jieji used it."

"Well, I just asked casually, I don't really need it." Song Jiang was disappointed but tough, but he quickly changed the subject and asked: "However, where did Sanlang get this magical medicine?"

"I found this on a military leader while I was setting fire to Jeju. I guess it was bought from Tokyo?"

"hehe."

Song Jiang had heard the excuse Yang Chang made up on the spot from Zhu Tong. He was very jealous when he heard it, but he had to smile and respond: "Sanlang is really lucky. No wonder he is so persistent in cleaning up the battlefield. Can you give me this small green bottle?"

"no problem."

After getting the empty bottle, Song Jiang left in disappointment. On the way, he went to visit Wu Song and confirmed that the magic medicine was really gone. Then he returned home disappointedly to rest.

I tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep, thinking about how Yang Chang gave beauty to Wu Song and Zhu Tong, but didn't give the good things to me first. It was simply that he didn't regard himself as the leader of the village.

Wu Erlang, just stop yourself.

Why did you give the remaining half to Zhu Tong? What's the point of you befriending him?

Even if there was a grudge between him and Lin Chong, wouldn't it be better to take away the golden seal? In terms of martial arts, prestige, and status, Zhu Tong could not compare.

By the way, Lin Chong and Yang Chang have a good relationship. Can I sow discord between them?

When Song Jiang thought of this, he finally fell asleep happily.

The next morning, Song Jiang found An Daoquan and took out a small empty green bottle, hoping to prepare a magic scar-removing medicine based on the residue on the inner wall.

An Daoquan is a good doctor, but the request made by Song Jiang requires sophisticated instruments from later generations. An Daoquan did not refuse and said that he would try his best.

After Song Jiang gave An Daoquan instructions, he went to find Lin Chong to "stir up trouble".

He deliberately said that Yang Chang had considered Lin Chong, but unfortunately the amount of the potion was small and he was unable to take care of it, while he was asking An Daoquan to prepare it.

Song Jiang himself thought his plan was brilliant, but he ended up being a villain in vain.

Lin Chong didn't care that much about his face. Now all he had left was hatred in his heart, and nothing could be more motivating than killing his enemies with his own hands.

More than ten days passed, and there was still no movement from An Daoquan, but there was movement from Jeju.

All the newly built sea eel ships have been launched, and Gao Qiu is organizing intensive training for the navy, and will launch a large-scale attack on Shuibo soon.

Song Jiang didn't care about the problem on his face, so he and Wu Yong deployed troops and warships to prepare for battle.

Early November is the beginning of winter.

The lake, which should be often foggy, is now clear and bright under the warm sunshine.

Seeing that Nuandong was coming to help, Gao Qiu mobilized more than 100,000 soldiers from Jeju and personally commanded the large ship Haiqiu, heading towards Liangshan by both land and sea.

After Song Jiang received the intelligence, he divided his army into two groups: land and sea to meet the enemy.

He and Wu Yong commanded the navy and 20,000 infantry to take charge of the water routes, while Lu Junyi commanded the remaining infantry and cavalry to take charge of the land routes.

This time, except for the five special talents Song Qing, Xiao Rang, Jin Dajian, An Daoquan and Huangfu Duan, the remaining 103 people all went down the mountain to fight.

However, the two cavalry leaders, Yang Chang and Hu Sanniang, were brought to the command ship by Song Jiang, under the pretext of commanding the central army in battle, but in reality this was to restrict the two men's performance.

The so-called central army commander was to wave flags and make orders on the large ship in the rear. When he saw the Liangshan sailors diving and sabotaging the boats, he would order the infantry boats to move closer and fight.

The Liangshan navy was well-trained, far beyond what Gao Qiu could train in just a few months.

When the eel fleet reached the center of the lake, they began to leak and stop one after another. Then, thousands of small boats came out from the reed marshes, and the shouting and fighting sounds almost scared the fish in the water.

The official navy commanded by Gao Qiu became a fish in the net in an instant.

Shot by an arrow, fell into the water, seized a ship, was wounded, died in battle, was captured.
At that time, the lake surface was shimmering with golden light, and Yang Chang could no longer tell whether it was the flash of the corpse or the golden light reflected from the water surface.

He could only doggy paddle, so he could no longer jump into the lake to "rescue the wounded". He could only watch as the bodies were gone, thinking it was a pity that so many were lost.

Looking at Hei Sanlang silently, Yang Chang was angry at this guy for delaying his fortune.

In other words, they will be recruited soon, otherwise Yang Chang will definitely seize the position of the leader of Lao Song Village, and at the very least he will be able to pull a group of people away.

Be patient, remember that Gongsun Sheng will leave soon after you recruit him.

My friends will be free then. You guys can take your time to play around with the martial arts world and the court. I will go and seek help from the immortals.

After half a day of fighting, the government warships were either capsized or captured. The large ship that Gao Qiu was riding on also leaked and capsized. Finally, he fell into the water and was captured by the leader Zhang Shun. Countless officers and soldiers were killed.

When Song Jiang learned that Gao Qiu had been captured, he was overjoyed. Thinking of how Li Jun and Zhang Heng had previously killed Liu Menglong and Niu Bangxi, he quickly asked Dai Zong to pass an order not to kill the soldiers.

That afternoon, the Liangshan navy returned to the camp with a great victory.

Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng, Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Yang Chang, Hu Sanniang and other leaders of the water army returned to Zhongyi Hall first to wait for the leaders of other routes to go up the mountain to report their victory.

Zhang Shun caught the big fish Gao Qiu, so he was naturally the first one to be brought to the classroom.

When Song Jiang saw this, he pretended to be frightened, hurriedly walked down the hall to support him, and urgently ordered Guo Sheng to bring a new satin dress. He personally helped Gao Qiu change his clothes, and then helped him to the honorable seat in the Loyalty Hall.

"The general is frightened, Song Jiang is guilty of death."

"Don't dare, don't dare"

Seeing Song Jiang bowing, Gao Qiu hurriedly got up from his seat to help him up, while Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng supported him. Song Jiang then stood up and they greeted each other.

Yang Chang sat indifferently watching the show beside him, and unexpectedly heard a contemptuous hum beside him. It turned out that Hu Sanniang saw Song Jiang's raised buttocks again, and couldn't help showing a look of contempt.

Tsk tsk.

Yang Chang smiled silently, thinking to himself, even women look down on me, Old Song, you are too humble. Now it has become a habit for you to stick your butt out. When you go to Beijing to see the emperor in the future, I'm afraid your butt will be raised even higher.

While Song Jiang was talking with Gao Qiu, the leaders returned to the mountain to report their victory.

Xu Jing, Wang Wende, Yang Wen and others saw that General Gao Qiu was sitting in front of them. They thought that since they were all prisoners, they didn't have to worry too much, and the shame in their hearts was mostly gone.

Song Jiang paid his respects to all the military governors one by one, and immediately arranged for them to wear new clothes. He ordered Hu Sanniang to guard the captured women from the music academy, and asked Song Qing to slaughter cattle and horses and set up a grand banquet.

Yang Chang couldn't stand Song Jiang's flattery, so he took the initiative to accompany Hu Sanniang to supervise the women in the music troupe.

More than thirty young singing and dancing girls were locked up in an empty woodshed behind the Loyalty Hall, not far from Yang Chang's residence.

As night falls, a chill suddenly sets in.

Hu Sanniang wanted to go home to buy more clothes, so she asked Yang Chang to stay behind to look after the baby.

Before leaving, Hu Sanniang leaned close to Yang Chang's ear and whispered softly, "These girls are young. If there are any that catch your eye, you may as well stay and continue the family line. I also want to find a sister to keep me company."

After hearing this, Yang Chang looked bitter, thinking, "Sister, please don't play with me, okay?" Although you are indeed considerate, but you asked me to help people detoxify, and then you repeatedly asked who is good-looking and gentle. I can't stand it.

"My lady, there is no need to test me anymore. When we were in the capital, it was you."

"Sir, don't doubt me. I am really not a jealous woman. You must choose carefully. I am serious."

Hu Sanniang interrupted without saying anything, left after saying this and walked away, leaving Yang Changding at a loss whether to laugh or cry.

It took about an incense stick of time for Hu Sanniang to change her clothes and return.

Seeing Yang Chang sitting on the steps outside the door, she pointed to the woodshed behind and asked meaningfully: "How is it? Is there anyone you like? I will stay here today."

"No, really." Yang Chang stood up immediately after saying that, patted the dust off his butt, shook his head and waved his hands to double-negate, and said seriously: "The celebration banquet of Zhongyi Hall will start soon. Fourth brother (Song Qing) will have someone send food. I'll trouble my wife to stay here and wait for me. I'll go and have a few drinks with second brother."

"Okay, sir, go quickly."

Hu Sanniang smiled and raised her hand gently. She didn't understand why Yang Chang was so cautious. She was really not a jealous or fierce woman. Was the master afraid that other leaders would gossip?
After Yang Chang left, Hu Sanniang slowly walked to the door of the woodshed, looked around at the women in the room, and asked leisurely, "Did my husband come in just now? You'd better tell the truth."

"some."

When she heard someone's timid answer, Hu Sanniang was startled. She thought, "My husband is pretending to be me, right? And he said he's not interested in taking a concubine?"

"Did he do anything?"

"No."

"to be frank!"

"He asked about the emperor's family affairs, such as how many children the emperor has now, what their names are, etc. We are of low status and don't know everything, so I just answered a few of the things I knew and didn't say anything else."

"Why is he asking these questions?"

"I don't know"

Yang Chang was not a lustful person. He asked the girl these questions just now because he wanted to know who he had used to detoxify her.

When Yang Chang learned that the person might be Zhao Fujin, he was absent-minded on the way to the banquet. It was said that she was Huizong's most beautiful daughter. No wonder she was as beautiful as a fairy and stunningly beautiful.

Yang Chang knew very little about the history of the Song Dynasty, but he had a deep memory of Zhao Fujin's name, especially the words "died of a ruptured anus" in the book. These words were really shocking.

If the Jingkang Rebellion had really broken out later, Zhao Fujin, as a beautiful member of the royal family, would have most likely repeated the mistakes of history.

Originally all this had nothing to do with Yang Chang, but it has to do with him now. After all, the two of them had a fleeting romance, so how could he bear to let the girl fall into the abyss again?

Well, I will find a chance to snatch her away from Tokyo, and then take her with me to practice Taoism.

Since Hu Sanniang wants to find a companion anyway, it would be better for her to find someone familiar.

"Sanlang, what are you thinking about? Drink."

"okay."

Yang Chang's thoughts were interrupted by Wu Song, and he immediately picked up the wine bowl and clinked it with his cup.

At this time, Zhu Tong, who was sitting at the same table, reminded him quietly: "Brother Gongming was very respectful to Gao Qiu. Instructor Lin and Envoy Yang must be feeling bad. I don't know how they will appease them later."

"Envoy Yang has his own problems, and Master Lin has fallen into this situation entirely because of the persecution by Gao Qiu's faction. I really sympathize with him."

Hu Sanniang did not come to the table today, so Jiu Wen Long Shi could not fill her place. Wang Jin, who was also the instructor of the 800,000 imperial guards, had once taught him the skills of spear and stick, so he knew Lin Chong's experience very well.

Wu Song put down his bowl and said fiercely, "If I were Master Lin, I would kill my enemy right in front of me. Now his family is broken and he is all alone. I shouldn't have any scruples at all."

Zhu Tong held his hand, frowned, and whispered, "Captain, be careful with your words. We are all brothers gathered together for the sake of loyalty. If Master Lin ruins Brother Gongming's plan for personal revenge, wouldn't that be disloyal and unrighteous?"

"What is loyalty? Sacrificing oneself for others?"

Wu Song drank a bowl of wine by himself, looked at Yang Chang and said meaningfully: "Sanlang's nickname is Guangming Tianzun, he has always insisted on not killing innocent people, but he killed a damned person like Zhang Bangan in front of Brother Gongming, what impact will it have in the end? Will it affect the brotherhood?"

"Zhang Ban is just a small soldier, Gao Qiu is the Grand Commandant of the Palace Marshal's Office."

Before Zhu Tong finished speaking, Wu Song hurriedly waved his hand to interrupt him, "It's all the same. When the knife is on the neck, we are all ordinary people. We will all have our heads chopped off. There is no distinction between high and low."

"makes sense"

Seeing that Shi Jin also agreed, Zhu Tong stroked his beautiful beard and said no more. What he valued most in his life was righteousness.

When he put himself in Lin Chong's shoes, he didn't know how to make a decision, but as an outsider he couldn't help but feel sympathy.

It is said that when Gao Qiu saw Lin Chong and Yang Zhi glaring at him, he was frightened and made a promise to Song Jiang, saying that he would submit a petition for amnesty when he returned to Beijing. Song Jiang, Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo and others were very happy to hear this.

When Lin Chong saw Song Jiang toasting Gao Qiu and a group of surrendered generals coming forward to toast him, he became angry and left the table early. Lu Zhishen was worried and chased after him.

Song Jiang glanced at Lin Chong leaving and signaled Jie Zhen and Jie Bao to follow him. He was afraid that the two might do something, so to be on the safe side he needed to send someone to keep an eye on them.

The leaders, both big and small, took turns toasting and exhorting each other.

Gao Qiu was drunk and in a trance. Suddenly he stood up from the table, patting his chest and boasting: "I have learned sumo since I was young. There is no rival in the world."

"Haha."

Lu Junyi, who was sitting at the same table, was also drunk. He could not bear to see Gao Qiu boasting, so he pointed at Yan Qing and said, "My little brother can also wrestle sumo. In March this year, he went to Mount Tai to compete with Yan Qing. He was unrivaled in the world."

"Oh? Let's compare then."

"My Master"

Yan Qing was not drunk, and he was reluctant to agree.

At this moment, Yan Qing's deskmate Li Kui stood up first, pointed at Gao Qiu and shouted: "I accompanied Xiao Yi to Mount Tai last time. I have seen his sumo wrestling skills. Do you dare to compete with me?"

"you?"

"Tie Niu, you don't know how to sumo, so don't spoil the general's fun."

"No, no, no, I think this black fellow is stronger, much stronger than that short fellow, so I will pounce on him."

"Come on, come on!"

Li Kui rolled up his sleeves and walked out of the hall, and Gao Qiu followed him, staggering out.

All the leaders in the hall went to watch. Seeing that he could not stop it, Song Jiang arranged for Yang Xiong, Shi Xiu and Yan Qing to provide support, for fear that Li Kui would hurt Gao Qiu.

Sumo wrestling was popular in the Northern Song Dynasty. Gao Qiu was born a street thug and had indeed mastered some great skills. Li Kui was a total novice in sumo wrestling and was beaten black and blue in the face after just a few hits.

"Hahaha, you also call this unrivaled?"

"The commander is indeed amazing. You are unrivaled in the world."

Seeing Gao Qiu's victory, Song Jiang stopped sumo wrestlers such as Jiao Ting and Yan Qing, and surrounded Gao Qiu to go back and continue drinking.

Yang Chang had eaten and drunk his fill, and planned to go and accompany Hu Sanniang on guard duty, so he left with Wu Song.

"Second brother, how good is Gao Qiu's sumo wrestling? He can actually beat Li Kui."

"Although Gao Qiu has practiced well, he is still far inferior to Yan Qing."

"How does Second Brother compare to Yan Xiaoyi?"

"Me? My sumo is a killing skill, I won't play with people."

Although Wu Song had drunk some wine, Yang Chang knew that he was not talking nonsense. He thought that if Lin Chong had half the courage of his second brother, he would not live such a cowardly life.

There was no way. Lin Chong’s ancestors were coaches, and obedience was engraved in their bones. Even if he had the ability, he would not dare to act impulsively. Fortunately, he had friends in Liangshan.

After returning home and being persuaded by Lu Zhishen, Lin Chong unexpectedly stopped Song Jiang outside his residence after the banquet in Zhongyi Hall.

Although Song Jiang drank a lot of wine, he had a good alcohol tolerance and was not drunk at the time.

Seeing Lin Chong blocking the door, he guessed the other party's intention and asked with a smile: "Master Lin, why don't you go to rest and come to my place?"

"Brother Gongming, you know my situation. Gao Qiu and I have a sworn enemy relationship, so I hope..."

"Okay, we should look forward and stop living in hatred. Liangshan needs the advice of General Gao. Everything should give way to the amnesty."

"But I have lived until now just to avenge my grievances. When King Chao was shot and died, I also supported him wholeheartedly. Please consider our past friendship."

Seeing Lin Chong bringing up the old story, Song Jiang's smiling face instantly collapsed. He leaned forward and rebuked him in a deep voice: "Among the 108 brothers in Liangshan, who doesn't have some hatred? If everyone shouts for war and killing like you, will we be bandits here for the rest of our lives? Don't be so selfish.

Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, Dong Ping and others, aren't they willing to stay in Liangshan because they are looking forward to the imperial court's recruitment? Think about our second in command, Mr. Lu. Isn't he living a more carefree life than you? I haven't seen him wanting to die? I stopped you to help you, do you want to make enemies with all the brothers?"

"I"

"Wait until the court recruits you, and you get a title for your wife and children, isn't that a good thing? You are drunk tonight, go back and rest."

Song Jiang sent Lin Chong away without saying anything. After returning to his room, he tossed and turned, unable to sleep and feeling uneasy, so he asked people to call Lu Fang, Guo Sheng, Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu. He ordered the first two to guard outside Gao Qiu's room all night, and the last two brothers to monitor Lin Chong all night.

When Lin Chong returned to his residence, Lu Zhishen was still waiting for him.

"How's it going?"

"Brother Gongming won't let me take revenge"

After listening to Lin Chong's retelling, Lu Zhishen was so angry that he slammed the table and stood up, cursing, "He asked you to consider the overall situation, but who cares about your feelings? According to my opinion, I will just break into the room and beat him to death tonight, and leave it to you, brother, to deal with him afterwards."

“No, no.”

"Why not? When Yang Chang killed Zhang Ganban, what did Brother Gongming say?"

"hiss"

Lin Chong took a deep breath, frowned and murmured, "How can I compare with him? Brother Yang is both wise and brave, and he always does things flawlessly. Maybe he has a good idea."

"Then go and discuss it with him. If it's too late, Gao Qiu will have gone down the mountain."

"Alright."

After Lu Zhishen finished speaking, he stood up and opened the door. Suddenly, he saw two people walking towards him from a distance. When he got closer, he realized that they were Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu.

"Master, are you still resting? We brothers are on night patrol tonight. You and Master Lin can continue chatting. Don't pay attention to us."

"Oh"

Lu Zhishen felt that something was not right between the two of them, so he turned around and winked at Lin Chong: "You are drunk, so take a good rest. I am going back to sleep too."

"Oh ok, take care, brother."

After Lin Chong finished speaking, he closed the door.

Lu Zhishen then disappeared into the darkness, but soon returned to observe in the darkness. When he saw Yang Xiong and Shi Xiu strolling in front of Lin Chong's room, he guessed that the two were spies sent by Song Jiang.

After some thought in the dark, Lu Zhishen took advantage of the night to find Yang Chang for help.

At that time, Hu Sanniang had returned to the house to rest, and Yang Chang was taking a nap alone outside the woodshed.

After listening to Lu Zhishen's explanation, Yang Chang frowned and paced for a long time before taking him to a secluded place nearby and whispered, "I can help Master Lin to avenge his death, but we need to come up with a foolproof plan so that no one will be affected in the future. Since someone is on guard against Master Lin now, Master can stay with him tonight. Tomorrow you can go and have a drink with the old men of Erlong Mountain, and ask him to return to Zhengxi Dry Camp to train the troops and horses, and try to attract the attention of outsiders. Then it will be convenient for me to do my work."

"How to do?"

"Of course we have to find a scapegoat. If you really can't think of a good solution, I have recently mastered the art of flying knives. I will definitely make sure Gao Qiu doesn't get down the mountain alive. But Master, remember to keep it a secret!"

"That's great, I'll save you the trouble."

Seeing Yang Chang take out the flying knife from his waist, Lu Zhishen straightened his fat face and thought that with Brother Yang's support, they would be stable.

After Yang Chang sent Lu Zhishen away, he knelt down on the steps and thought of a plan.

If Gao Qiu died in Liangshan, how could Song Jiang let it go?

Or who could kill Gao Qiu without implicating himself or Lin Chong? It could only be his confidant.

Who is the right person for the unlucky guy?
At this time, Hu Sanniang came over with a cloak in her hand and reminded him softly, "Sir, these girls in the music school don't know martial arts, so we don't need to guard them all night. I've called a few minions to replace them. Let's go back and rest."

"Wonderful."

The moment Yang Chang saw Hu Sanniang, a suitable candidate immediately appeared in his mind. He thought to himself, if Black Whirlwind killed Gao Qiu, guess what Black Sanlang would do then?
If he could kill two birds with one stone and get rid of Li Kui, he could also help his wife and Zhu Tong get revenge.

"What's so cool?"

"Nothing, I'll talk to my wife in detail when I get back."

Yang Chang took the cloak with a smile, and was inspired by some mumblings coming from the woodshed. A plan immediately formed in his mind.

Heisaburo, you've been using tricks to disgust me for a long time. Now you try my methods. I hope you can hold on.

(End of this chapter)