In the government office of Jeju Prefecture, Zhang Shuye, the prefect of Jeju, was sitting high in the hall. Zhu Tong and Huang An were standing at the foot of the steps. There was also a Yuhou from Liang Zhongshu's mansion in Beijing, who was standing beside him. There was a man crouching in the hall. Kneeling on the ground and complaining was the arresting envoy He Tao who went to Yuncheng County to arrest Chao Gai and his gang but returned without success.

After He Tao finished speaking, Zhang Shuye raised his head, stared at He Tao with a pair of sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice: "Is there any untruth in what he said?"

When He Tao heard this, he kowtowed to the ground and said hurriedly: "I dare not deceive the Lord. The gang of Chao Gai's thieves have indeed gone to Liangshan Luocao as bandits. I was unable to pursue them, so I just returned to Jezhou to resume my duties." .”

"In that case, go down and get the eighty-spine staff for yourself." Zhang Shuye looked angry and waved his hand impatiently.

After He Tao heard this, he raised his head with a look of horror. The three squads of government officials in this government office were all soldiers who had fought with the prefect in the past. Tao hurriedly cried out: "Your Majesty, my subordinates have hard work without merit. Please spare my life."

"Hmph! You were on a mission and leaked the information but you didn't even know it. How dare you drag me out by saying that you have done a lot of hard work."

Zhang Shuye scolded angrily, and a Yamen servant came forward and dragged the frustrated He Tao out like a dead dog. Not long after, heart-rending wails could be heard outside the hall.

At this time, General Yu Hou of the Daming Mansion came out, clasped his fists at Zhang Shuye and said, "Sir Zhang, this matter is a personal decree of Grand Master Cai. Please send troops immediately to go to Liangshan to suppress the thieves."

Zhang Shuye glanced at the Yuhou impatiently and shouted: "Don't scare me with that old thief Cai Jing. I have my own ideas on how to act. I don't need you, a little Yuhou, to tell you what to do."

The scolded legs of Marquis Yu were like chaff. Looking at Zhang Shuye's murderous eyes as sharp as an eagle, he felt as if he was standing in a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

In the third year of Daguan, Zhang Shuye impeached Prime Minister Cai Jing from his younger brother Zhang Kegong. Cai Jing became angry with Zhang Shuye, found out Zhang Shuye's minor faults, and demoted him to the post of Xi'an Grassland Supervisor.

A few years later, he was recalled to the capital and worked his way up to the Minister of Rites. Zhang Shuye was hated by Cai Jing because he strongly demanded the eradication of the "empty yellow" abuses, and was demoted to Haizhou as the magistrate. He was not transferred to Jeju magistrate until three years ago.

Therefore, Zhang Shuye and Cai Jing were irreconcilable enemies. Zhang Shuye didn't want to take care of the old thief's birthday. However, Cai Jing acted according to the imperial court's will, so Zhang Shuye had to follow. In anger, Marquis Yu used Cai Jing to suppress Zhang Shuye, and naturally he hit the muzzle of the gun.

Zhang Shuye turned his head, focused his gaze on Zhu Tong and Huang An at the foot of the stairs, and said in a deep voice: "Which of you two went to Yuncheng County to wipe out the Shuibo Liang Mountain?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huang An, the regimental training envoy, bowed down and said, "Your Excellency, Huang An would like to visit Yuncheng County to share your worries."

Hearing this, Zhang Shuye raised his eyelids and said to Zhu Tong, "What does Commander Zhu Tuan think?"

"Zhu is feeling a little ill today. I'm afraid he might miss the government official's important event, so I'd better ask Huang Tuan Lian Envoy to go." Hearing this, Zhu Tong hurriedly bowed and raised his hands.

Zhu Tong glanced at Huang An without leaving any trace. The water bank in Liangshan seemed easy to deal with, but it was not that simple to destroy. However, the water network in Liangshan Mountain was 800 miles across, with chaotic undercurrents and broken harbors. There are so many cliffs in the forest that it would be difficult to move forward without the help of water troops.

After Zhang Shuye heard this, he looked at Zhu Tong meaningfully. After a while, he said to Huang An: "In that case, let's have the Huang Tuan training envoy go there. I wonder how many horses the Huang Tuan training envoy will need?"

"The grass bandits in the mountains are not very capable. I only need a thousand soldiers and horses to wipe them out." Huang An replied with disdain. In his heart, Chao Gai, Wu Yong and others are just sloppy people, except for the bolder ones. , but it’s hard to have any other abilities.

Zhu Tong heard this and advised: "Brother Huang, Zhu is from Yuncheng County. He passed by Liangshan Boxia in the past. There are undercurrents and complex waterways. A thousand soldiers and horses are not sure of victory." .”

"As the saying goes, one soldier is a raging enemy, and a general is raging in a den. Zhu Tuanlian is used to leading large groups of troops to suppress bandits, so naturally he doesn't understand the art of war and tactics."

Huang An glanced at Zhu Tong with disdain. Although this man did not have much ability, he was quite jealous. In the early years, he was the deputy training commander of Jeju. After he was transferred as the training commander, he should take over the vacancy. , who knew that the later magistrate Zhang Shuye would use Zhu Tong who appeared out of nowhere to overwhelm him. Huang An had long been impatient with this.

Zhu Tong listened and said no more. Huang An's desire to replace him was known to everyone in the Jeju Mansion. He looked at Huang An as if he were looking at a dead person and returned to his position.

"Since Huang Tuan is so confident, he will lead a thousand elite soldiers and send troops to Liangshan to suppress the bandits tomorrow." Zhang Shuye waved his hand towards Huang An and said casually.

Huang An took the order and left, and everyone in the government office also dispersed. Only Zhu Tong was left behind by Zhang Shuye.

"In the past, when it came to suppressing bandits and quelling chaos, you, Zhu Dian, were the first to appear. Today, not only did you not say anything, but you were also excused from feeling unwell when called upon. I would like to ask you if Zhu Sanlang has written to you again. ." Zhang Shuye glanced at Zhu Tong and said meaningfully.

Zhu Tong pondered for a moment and nodded helplessly, with a face as silent as water. Zhang Shuye's eyes were as bright as fire. He could not hide anything, and Zhu Tong did not want to deceive this old man whom he respected from the bottom of his heart.

Zhang Shuye sighed heavily, looked at the eight-foot-long man with a beautiful beard in front of him, and said with a complex expression: "Zhu Tong, tell me the truth, what exactly does Zhu Sanlang want to do?"

"Young Master once said that if one day an adult asks this question, I will ask Zhu Biao to answer. No matter in the past, now or in the future, Zhu Biao will not do anything that harms the people of the country. Many things are beyond his control. Please forgive me, boss." ." Zhu Tong replied seriously and sincerely.

"Do not harm the people of the country...do not harm the people of the country..."

After hearing this, Zhang Shuye murmured with inexplicable frustration in his voice. He always turned a blind eye to all the things between Zhu Biao and Zhu Ding, just because he knew Zhu Biao in his heart. As a person, there are some things that an old man like him who has served the imperial court all his life cannot agree with. He sighed in his heart: "Zhu Sanlang only said that he would not harm the people of the country. This shows that he has no sympathy for the Song Dynasty court and today's officials." I don’t know what kind of changes people like him will bring to the world."

After a while, Zhang Shuye raised his head and said to Zhu Tong: "I hope you can remember that you are always a military commander of the imperial court, not a general of Zhu Sanlang's family."
Chapter completed!