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Upon hearing Chao Gai finish speaking,
He then picked up his waist knife and walked towards the henchmen.
It seemed that Liu Tang was about to publicly execute these henchmen.
Chao Gai, however, was met with their pleas for mercy.
It made me a little soft-hearted.
"Brother Liu Tang, wait a moment!"
"Brother Chao Gai, these scoundrels have violated military law and should be executed!"
Liu Tang offered his advice.
18 “If we don’t execute them, the other lackeys will have no fear of military law.”
"I understand what my brothers are saying, but what they said also makes sense,"
Chao Gai explained,
"Although these people intended to do evil, they ultimately failed."
"Considering this, let them go."
Liu Tang had no choice.
He could only angrily put away his sword.
The dozen or so henchmen, seeing that they could spare their lives...
He quickly knelt down and bowed.
He repeatedly kowtowed to Chao Gai to express his gratitude.
"Thank you for sparing my life, Chieftain!"
"We will definitely not dare to do it again!"
"We will repay your kindness, Chief, even if it means our death!"
........
Chao Gai listened with satisfaction to the words of gratitude uttered by his henchmen.
He then asked the person next to him,
"Brother Bianxiang, I wonder if Liangshan is satisfied with my handling of this matter?"
The young woman pouted.
Just wanted to say something.
Bian Xiang spoke first.
"This is a matter for the Qingfeng Mountain family, and I cannot comment on it. However, the fact that the Heavenly King spared these errant lackeys shows his benevolence."
"Hehe, Brother Bianxiang, you're too kind..."
Chao Gai smiled and nodded.
"We're heading to the government office in Qingfeng Village to get some money and provisions. Brother Bianxiang, would you like to come along?"
“My brother has already said that since Qingfeng Village has been captured by Qingfeng Mountain, all the money and grain obtained from the village will naturally belong to Qingfeng Mountain, and Liangshan will not take a single penny.”
Bian Xiang smiled and declined.
"I only ask that King Chao have compassion for the people and share some of the money and grain from Qingfeng Village with them."
"Brother Bian, please rest assured,"
Chao Gai smiled and promised,
"Of the money and grain in Qingfeng Village, we Qingfeng Mountain will only take 80%, and the remaining 20% will be distributed to the people here."
.......
Chao Gai and his men went to the treasury of Qingfeng Village.
Bian Xiang then led Huang Xin and Hua Xiaomei out of the city.
halfway,
Hua Xiaomei couldn't help but say...
“Since ancient times, military discipline has always been strict and military law has been merciless. Although I am a woman, I know this principle.”
"Those lackeys from Qingfeng Mountain may not have accomplished anything, but they still violated military law in the end!"
"So Chao Gai just let them go like that?"
"If things continue like this, how will the lackeys of Qingfeng Mountain ever abide by military law again?"
Huang Xin, who was standing next to him, nodded in agreement.
“Since ancient times, strong armies have always had strict military laws. Chao Gai’s actions are at most just causing trouble in the bandit world.”
The three discussed what had just happened.
Just as they were about to leave Qingfeng Village,
However, they happened to run into Zhao Yuan, who was looking for the flower girl.
Seeing that Hua Rong's sister was safe and sound,
Zhao Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, this is Huang Xin, the Prefect of Zhen San Shan,"
Bianxiang quickly explained.
"Huang Xin, the defeated general, greets Chief Zhao..."
Huang Xin clasped his hands in a fist salute, about to bow down,
But Zhao Yuan had already helped him up.
"Why bother, Supervisor Huang? In matters of battle, victory or defeat is commonplace."
"Even after Xiang Yu's defeat at Wujiang, he is still celebrated by later generations, isn't he?"
"Supervisor Huang, please relax and don't worry about these trivial matters."
Huang Xin was not the kind of person who was blindly loyal.
I had already figured it out before.
It's just that I feel a little embarrassed.
Furthermore, he didn't know how Liangshan would deal with him.
That's when I got a little nervous.
Now, upon hearing Zhao Yuan's advice...
He immediately relaxed.
After the two chatted for a few minutes,
Bian Xiang, who was standing next to him, suddenly smiled and said,
"Brother, there's one more thing,"
He pointed at Hua Xiaomei and said to Zhao Yuan,
"We've all been mistaken. It turns out that this Brother Hua is actually the sister of Little Li Guang Hua Rong!"
"Sure enough..."
Zhao Yuan nodded knowingly.
“Your sister-in-law is still in the military camp. I have already sent Teacher Xu to look for her.”
“Before, when your brother left Qingfeng Mountain, I promised to rescue you and your sister-in-law from Qingfeng Village,”
"Now that you two are both safe and sound, I've finally kept my promise..."
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Hua Xiaomei obviously didn't expect this.
Zhao Yuan was actually acquainted with her brother.
"Chief Zhao, is my brother also going to join Liangshan?"
Hua Xiaomei said with some surprise.
This short half-day together
She already had a very good impression of Liangshan.
Compared to that unbridled,
Qingfeng Mountain looked exactly like a bandit stronghold.
Hua Xiaomei clearly prefers the disciplined Liangshan.
But this time,
She was destined to be disappointed.
"Your brother is completely devoted to that timely rain, Song Jiang,"
Bian Xiang curled his lip and said,
"I don't know what's so good about that guy. Apart from his big reputation and hypocrisy, that Timely Rain doesn't have a single bit of the demeanor of a hero."
Seeing that Hua Xiaomei didn't understand,
Zhao Yuan then briefly recounted what had happened on Qingfeng Mountain.
“Song Gongming wanted to return to Yunzhou to fetch his father and brothers. Your brother was worried about his safety, so he went with him.”
"Hmph, Song Jiang thinks his father and brothers are human, but my sister-in-law and I aren't? My brother is too cruel!"
Hua Xiaomei said angrily.
"And then there's Song Jiang, who knew my sister-in-law and I were still trapped in Qingfeng Village, yet he still insisted on taking my brother away..."
"That guy is inherently selfish and self-serving!"
Bian Xiang mocked,
“When my brother led us to confront Qingfeng Mountain, even if that fair-faced young man Zheng Tianshou did something wrong, he was still Song Jiang’s brother.”
"I heard that when Zheng Tianshou met Song Jiang before, he was extremely respectful to him."
"Who would have thought that in order to deal with Liangshan, Timely Rain would turn around and kill Zheng Tianshou!"
"I wonder if that fair-faced young man regrets acknowledging Song Jiang as his brother in the afterlife!"
"Alright, let's not talk about this anymore,"
Zhao Yuan waved his hand.
Xiang Bianxiang inquired about the situation at Qingfeng Village earlier.
“Brother, Chao Gai is indeed rather weak,”
Bian Xiang recounted what had just happened.
"He can even be soft-hearted towards henchmen who violate military discipline. In my opinion, even if Qingfeng Mountain were handed over to him, he wouldn't amount to much."
"That's just how the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King is by nature,"
Zhao Yuan sighed.
“If he were a heartless and ungrateful person, why would I entrust Qingfeng Mountain to him?”
“But brother, given Chao Tianwang’s temperament, once Song Jiang brings his family up the mountain, I’m afraid it won’t be long before that Timely Rain seizes power from him.”
Bianxiang did not understand.
"In that case, wouldn't it be the same as us handing Qingfeng Mountain over to that scoundrel Song Jiang?"
"Regardless of whether Song Jiang seizes power or not, having Chao Gai above him will always make that fellow more wary."
Zhao Yuan laughed.