Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

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Hou Jian, Xue Yong and Bai Sheng looked at me and I looked at you. They all talked about the loyalty of the quack, held their heads high and pretended to be tough guys in the quack, and ignored Ximen Qing's cross-examination.

Jiao Ting, who was standing on the side, was furious when he saw it, and wanted to step forward and beat up these three pretending men and women, to see whether it was his fist or the jaws of the three of them.

Ximen Qing waved his hand to stop the reckless Jiao Ting, and ordered his subordinates to drag the three of them down and imprison them in three rooms respectively.

Among the three was the famous soft-boned "Sun Rat" Bai Sheng, and Ximen Qing wasn't worried at all that he wouldn't get the information he needed.Ximen Qing just wanted to play tricks on the three of them.

When the three were locked in different rooms, Ximen Qing told them that he only needed one person's confession and only one person's surrender.Whoever confesses first and reveals Song Jiang's plan will let him live, and the other two will be pushed out and beheaded directly.Whether it is life or death, let the three of them choose for themselves.

"White Rat" Bai Sheng was originally an idler in the village, with no skills. The only bright spot was that when Chao Gai, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and other seven people outwitted the birth plan, they were responsible for picking and selling wine and played a role important role.After this guy was caught, he could not stand the beating and betrayed Chao Gai and other brothers. He was really a small person who could not stand on the stage.

At this time, outside the room where Bai Sheng was being held, there were sounds of torture and screams, and Bai Sheng inside the room was heartbroken and terrified.

Chapter 245 Line Up to Be a Traitor

After Bai Sheng followed Chao Gai and Wu to outsmart the birth plan, he was arrested by the Jeju government because of the incident and was tortured severely.

Bai Shengchu was a tough guy at the beginning, and he didn't confess after three beatings. Later, he couldn't stand it anymore, so he confessed to Chao Gai and the others.

Although because of their good relationship with Chao Gai, Chao Gai and others rescued Bai Sheng from prison after falling grass in Liangshan and became a leader on the mountain, but the experience in Jeju Mansion still became a stain in Bai Sheng's life.

From then on, Bai Sheng knew that he was not a real tough guy and could not stand torture.When he clearly realized this, he had actually destroyed his confidence.

So at this time, only the sound of torture was heard outside the house, and the whip had not yet fallen on him, but Bai Sheng was already in a panic, and couldn't help but surrender and confess.

Just when Bai Sheng was frightened, the door opened with a "squeak", and Ximen Qing walked in with Jiao Ting and two of his soldiers.

Bai Sheng looked up, and saw the burly man standing behind Ximen Qing, shirtless, holding a whip soaked in salt water, grinning grinningly and staring at him up and down.Bai Sheng trembled slightly with fear, and the hairs all over his body stood on end.

"'White Rat' Bai Sheng, a native of Donganle Village, Huangnigang. Because he robbed Shengchengang in Huangnigang, he went up to Liangshan and became a bandit. Bai Sheng, am I wrong?" Ximen Qing asked Bai Sheng road.

Bai Sheng replied dejectedly, "The villain is exactly Bai Sheng."

"Bai Sheng, I said that only one of the three of you would be given a chance to survive if he surrendered and confessed. The 'sick man' Xue Yong couldn't bear to be beaten, and he was about to speak. What's your plan? But you need to be beaten first?" Ximen Qing sneered and forced Bai Sheng.

"The villain is willing to recruit! The villain is willing to recruit!" Bai Sheng couldn't stand the scare, and immediately surrendered with a face ashen.

Just at this time, Hong Zhen walked in from the door and said to Ximen Qing: "Brother, that Xue Yong can't bear to be beaten, and is willing to confess! Let's keep that Xue Yong?"

Bai Sheng heard it, and cried there: "No~ that's not the case! The villain surrendered first, and the villain recruited first!"

"You two, record Bai Sheng's confession." Ximen Qing glanced contemptuously at Bai Sheng, who was begging for mercy, and gave instructions to the two soldiers behind him, and left with Jiao Ting and Hong Zhen.

When Bai Sheng heard this, he wept with joy, and hastily explained Song Jiang's arrangement in detail.

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Ximen Qing, Huang Wenbing, Jiang Zhong and others sat in the hall, looking at the confessions of Xue Yong, Hou Jian and Bai Sheng on the table.

Huang Wenbing has carefully compared the contents of the confessions of the three thieves who were interrogated separately, so it can be seen that none of them lied.

Jiao Ting spat and scolded: "These three soft bones who bully the weak and fear the hard, the master scrambled to surrender and confess before they even made a move!"

"Hehehe~ that 'Bibbon' Hou Jian is really a lowly and shameless person. I walked in the door, and before I even squeezed my fist, he did everything, but he left me with nowhere to vent my strength. !" Jiang Menshen Jiang Zhong said while clenching his fist.

Ximen Qing laughed and said, "Hahaha~Brother Jiang, one of your arms is thicker than Hou Jian's thigh. Hou Jian was scared to death when he saw you? I asked you to scare him on purpose. of."

When everyone heard this, they burst out laughing again.

Huang Wenbing took the confession of Xue Yong and the other three and said: "These three thieves confessed that the leader of the thieves, Song Jiang, also sent two bandit leaders to join the Wuwei Army as internal support. Brother Ximen, we must arrest those two bandits in time. Let them cause chaos in the city!"

Ximen Qing smiled slightly, and said to the crowd: "That fellow Song Jiang deceived me that there is no one in the Wuwei Army! He even arranged for two thieves, Du Qian and Song Wan, to come to the Wuwei Army as internal support. Brothers, Du Qian's quack nickname It's 'Touching the Sky', and he was born with tall arms and long arms; Song Wan's nickname is 'King Kong in the Cloud', and he is also very tall. May I ask how many beggars like this can be seen on the street? Three brothers, you lead the army Go to the north gate and catch all the beggars, among them the two tall and strong beggars must be Du Qian and Song Wan."

Jiang Zhong, Jiao Ting, and Hong Zhen took orders to go, and after a while, they captured Du Qian and Song Wan who were lurking near the north gate.These two big fools didn't know that they had already been exposed, and they cried out for grievances along the way.

When Ximen Qing saw these two people, he directly ordered his subordinates to imprison them and keep them safe, saying that he would argue with them later.

At this time, Huang Wenbing had invited the King of the Military and Horse Superintendent to the mansion to study the confessions of Xue Yong and other thieves, and discuss with Ximen Qing and his brothers how to defeat the enemy.

After discussing with everyone, they decided to lay down troops inside and outside the city, and lure Song Jiang and other thieves into the city according to their plan.

Ximen Qing told Wang Fu that these robbers were all outlaws, and they were all very brave in fighting, and ordinary soldiers of the imperial army could not resist them in hand-to-hand combat.The officers and soldiers in Jiangzhou City suffered from this a few days ago.Therefore, he asked Wang Zhi to prepare more bows and arrows for the sergeants, so as to restrain the personal bravery of the Liangshan robbers.

Although Wang Ting is a fierce general with outstanding personal force, he also understands the true combat effectiveness of those Taiping soldiers under him.Seeing that Ximen Qing's words were reasonable, he readily accepted Ximen Qing's proposal.

In the hall, everyone got together and discussed in detail.

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In Mujiazhuang, Jieyang Town, Song Jiang and the leaders did not know that the five heroes sent to the Wuwei Army as internal support had been wiped out. According to the agreed time, they set off with confidence to attack the Wuwei Army.

The robbers carried the sandbags and reeds and oil firewood that had been prepared to the ship for loading.All the heroes were tied up, and all their weapons were prepared. They disembarked and sailed straight to the Wuwei Army.

On the Mu Family Manor, only "Dry Land Hulu" Zhu Gui was left in Mu Taigong Manor to watch the news from Jiangzhou City.That Zhu Gui opened a hotel in Liangshanbo to inquire about news, and by the way, he used Mongolian sweat medicine to kill people and rob goods. Fighting in battle is not his strong point, but inquiring and delivering news is his specialty.

Song Jiang first sent Tong Meng to sail a fast fishing boat to explore the way.The young men and the army were all lying in the cabin, and the crowd of zhuang ke and sailors supported the boat, watching the Wuwei army closely that night.

Around the beginning of the night, all boats and boats went to the bank of the Wuwei River, picked the depths of the reeds, and anchored the boats word by word.

Tong Meng came back to the boat to report: "There is no movement in the city."

Song Jiang asked all his men to carry the sandbags and reeds and dry firewood ashore and look at the city.When listening to the drum, the second watch is playing.

Song Jiang asked the little minions to pile up sandbags and reed firewood on each side of the city.All the heroes held out their weapons.Only Sanruan and two boys were left to guard the boat to meet them, and the rest of the leaders rushed to the edge of the city.

2Chapter 16 Close the door and beat the dog

Song Jiang and others came to the bottom of the city. When they looked up the city, there was no light and no fire, and there was no soldier guarding the city.

Song Jiang asked his men to put down the pigeon with bells, and the pigeon flapped its wings and flew over the city wall, making a series of crisp bells.

I saw a bamboo pole protruding from the city, and a white trumpet belt was tied to the bamboo pole, floating with the wind.This is exactly the joint mark agreed by Song Jiang and Xue Yong.Seeing the white horn belt, it shows that Huang Wenbing's home is on the other side of the city wall.

When Song Jiang saw it, he asked the sergeant to pile up sand and soil bags on the edge of the city to build a slope that could go up the city wall.The city wall of the Wuwei Army is not very high. It didn't take long for the soldiers to use sand bags to pile up a slope outside the city wall for people to go up and down.

When Song Jiang met, he paid the army to carry the reeds and oil firewood to the city first to prepare for the fire.I saw a head protruding from the wall, it was "Sun Rat" Bai Sheng.

Song Jiang and others came up to the city wall, and Bai Sheng was waiting there to meet him. He pointed his finger at the soldiers and said, "That lane is Huang Wenbing's residence."

Song Jiang asked Bai Sheng, "Where are the brothers Xue Yong and Hou Jian?"

Bai Sheng said: "The two of them sneaked into Huang Wenbing's house, just waiting for my brother to come."

Song Jiang asked again: "Have you ever seen the two brothers Du Qian and Song Wan?"

Bai Sheng said: "The two of them are waiting around the city gate."

After hearing this, Song Jiang led all the heroes down to the city and went to Huang Wenbing's gate.