Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

The two boats, one after the other, traveled north for a while.

We were almost at shore, but I didn't want to stay on that shore...

But sitting cross-legged was a burly man holding a broadsword.

Upon seeing the blue birthmark on the big man's face,

Chao Gai and the others immediately turned pale, and they all cried out in their hearts that something was wrong!

Wu Yong even slapped his forehead.

My mind was in complete turmoil. I had planned everything perfectly, but I never expected that this person would also join the Liangshan bandits.

"This... Brother Qi, how come he's here with you too?"

"Isn't this all the work of you scholars?"

Ruan Xiaoqi laughed and said, "That day, you drugged Commander Yang and laid him on Huangni Ridge. My brother was worried that Commander Yang might act impulsively because he lost the birthday gifts, and if he couldn't think straight, wouldn't the world lose a hero? So he asked us to bring him back to Liangshan."

"Besides this Commander Yang, there will also be an acquaintance of yours in the military camp later!"

Chao Gai and his men were in a state of panic, and seeing that the small boat had already reached the shore,

With Yang Zhi right in front of him, he had no time to pay attention to Ruan Xiaoqi's last words.

As the eldest brother, Chao Gai naturally had no choice but to step forward and speak.

"Commander Yang, I never expected to meet you here again today. Please forgive me for what happened before!"

Yang Zhi remained silent, but his grip on the broadsword showed a noticeable increase in strength.

"Commander Yang, the court is corrupt and rampant with greedy officials. How can the court be a place to stay for long?"

Wu Yong forced a smile and said, "Now that we see Commander Yang has joined Liangshan and abandoned the darkness for the light, we are happy for you!"

No sooner had the strategist finished speaking than Yang Zhi suddenly stood up.

This startled Wu Yong, who took two steps back.

Liu Tang hurriedly stepped forward: "Yang Zhi, what are you going to do?"

Yang Zhi ignored him, staring intently at Chao Gai, and said, word by word,

"I am deeply grateful for the wine you bestowed upon me on Huangni Ridge! Now you dare to come to Liangshan, isn't this Heaven helping me?"

By this point, Chao Gai also knew that the matter could not be resolved peacefully.

He was quite assertive, and shouted directly.

"Yang Zhi, you're escorting the people's blood and sweat to Tokyo to bribe officials, so why can't I rob the birthday tribute?"

"Your Yang family, once so honorable and loyal, now serves a treacherous minister like Yang Zhi. So what if I kidnap you? I, Chao Gai, am now in your hands. You can kill me if you want, but we still need to clarify this!"

Seeing this, Liu Tang laughed loudly, "Brother, you're right! Yang Zhi! Kill me if you want, but in your next life, if you're still a dog for that corrupt official, we brothers will definitely rob you again!"

Upon seeing this, Wu Yong was naturally extremely anxious.

He thought to himself, "Isn't this like adding salt to a fire, making the other person even angrier?"

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Gongsun Sheng also spoke up.

"Ill-gotten gains are available to everyone! We could have killed you all on Huangni Ridge, but considering that you are innocent people who were only driven by treacherous officials, we only took your money and did not harm you!"

"Tell me, in what way have our actions violated the code of the martial world, or in what way have they gone against our conscience? If what you say makes sense, then without you, Commander Yang, lifting a finger, we will end our own lives!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Zhi did not get angry but laughed. He bent down and picked up a jar of wine at his feet.

"I have a jar of wine here, which is laced with sleeping potion. Do you want to drink it yourselves, or do I have to force you to drink it?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Tang cursed and stepped forward to stand in front of Yang Zhi.

2.0 “Give me the wine. I drugged you last time, and I’ll repay you today. But when you’re stabbing me, use a little more force, so the master doesn’t wake up from the pain!”

After saying that, he snatched the jar of wine from Yang Zhi's hand, gulped down a big mouthful, and then exclaimed, "Good wine! Brother Chao Gai, you should have a sip too!"

"What a fine man!"

Seeing this, Ruan Xiaoqi immediately praised him...

Wu Yong had originally intended to plead with Ruan Xiaoqi for mercy, but upon seeing his appearance,

I thought this was what was happening...

It was a special arrangement by Liangshan to give Yang Zhi a chance to vent his anger.

He felt extremely guilty.

"Master, Brother Liu Tang, Brother Gongsun Sheng, it's all because I didn't think things through, that I've caused you all this trouble..."

Chapter 242 Military Law is Merciless

"How could this be your fault?"

Chao Gai shook his head: "I was the one who led the robbery of the birthday gifts, and I also agreed to their coming to Liangshan this time. I am sorry to all the brothers, Wu Xuejiu, please don't blame yourself."

After saying this, Chao Gai stepped forward and took the jar of wine from Liu Tang's hand.

After taking a big gulp,

Gongsun Sheng snatched the wine jar and took it from him.

"Brother Chao Gai, in the next life, I will be your brother again!"

After Gongsun Sheng finished speaking, he also gulped it down.

Upon hearing this, Chao Gai nodded with tears in his eyes, and the two looked at each other and sighed deeply.

Wu Yong then sighed, "Master, Taoist priest, Brother Liu Tang, don't forget about me!"

After saying that, the strategist also took the wine jar and drank a few mouthfuls.

"Yang Zhi, we four brothers have repaid you everything we owed you!"

Chao Gai picked up the wine jar, just about to hand it over,

Unexpectedly, Yang Zhi suddenly grabbed his broadsword.

With a single blow, the wine jar was shattered to pieces!

The splashed wine and shards of jars were everywhere!

"Yang Zhi, a scholar can be killed but not humiliated!"

Liu Tang roared, "We drugged you, and we've already returned the favor. What more do you want!"

"The matter of Huangnigang ends here today."

Yang Zhi snorted coldly, then turned and strode away!

"this......"

Chao Gai and the others were somewhat puzzled.

Suddenly Wu Yong said, "Strange, we've been drinking this wine for a while now, how come we haven't fainted at all?"

"The scholar is right, but I feel like the more I drink, the more sober I become," Liu Tang said, puzzled.

"What was put in this wine wasn't a sleeping potion, but a deadly poison,"

Ruan Xiaoqi said with a straight face, "Of course you won't faint, you'll just have your intestines rupture."

Upon hearing this, the four exchanged glances.

Chao Gai then cupped his hands to Ruan Xiaoqi and pleaded, "Alas, after the four of us die, please help me collect our bodies so that we brothers can be buried together!"

Liu Tang, Gongsun Sheng, and Wu Yong also followed suit and bowed.

"Brother, you must uphold our brotherhood!"

"You guys... hahaha..."

After a moment of stunned silence, Ruan Xiaoqi suddenly burst into laughter.

He exclaimed, "With such loyalty from you four heroes, how could my brother possibly harm your lives? If he did, wouldn't he be ridiculed by all the heroes of the world!"

"Then this wine..." Wu Yong hurriedly asked.

"That's just ordinary village wine,"

Ruan Xiaoqi explained, "Commander Yang has already resolved his inner conflict with my brother. He doesn't hate you for robbing the birthday tribute, but for your despicable means of using that sleeping potion."

"Commander Yang originally intended to give you some sleeping potion, but since my brother still wanted to see you, he didn't want to cause him any trouble, so he just made some village wine."

"So that's how it is,"

Liu Tang nodded: "It was I who misunderstood him just now."

"My brother is still waiting at the military camp. You four heroes, please come with me."

Ruan Xiaoqi led the way, with Chao Gai and the other three following behind him.

After entering the military camp, the group headed towards Zhao Yuan's main tent.

Midway through their journey, two women walked past them.

Gongsun Sheng glanced at one of them and suddenly stopped in his tracks.

"It's that Liao princess!"

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Chao Gai and the other two all looked in the direction Gongsun Sheng was looking.

Hearing the commotion behind them, the two women turned around as well.

One of them was exceptionally beautiful, with an exquisitely refined appearance; she was none other than Liu Huiniang.

The woman beside her, though not as beautiful as Liu Huiniang,

But she was also strikingly beautiful, far surpassing ordinary women.

Upon seeing the faces of Chao Gai and his companions, the woman immediately paled.

And the four people on this side,

Upon seeing her appearance, they both turned ashen with anger.

"Brother Tianshou! I never expected to see you here again!" Chao Gai said through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly.

"Liao dogs, return the birthday gifts to us!"

Liu Tang was so angry that his hair stood on end.

The thought that they had worked so hard only to end up being wanted by the government, only to be betrayed and robbed by these Liao people!

Thinking of this, how could Liu Tang possibly hold back?

He grabbed a broadsword and swung it down at Princess Tianshou's head!

Dalibo instinctively reached for his waist, wanting to draw his sword to retaliate.

But to my surprise, my hand touched nothing.

She then remembered that her weapons had already been confiscated by Liangshan!

But in that brief delay, Liu Tang had already rushed close.

Just as his broadsword was about to strike Princess Tianshou,

Suddenly someone shouted, "Who dares to be so insolent in the Liangshan army camp!"

Meanwhile, Liu Huiniang suddenly pulled Dalibo along.

He pulled the stunned Princess Tianshou out from under the blade!

Seeing that his attack had missed, Liu Tang was about to raise his broadsword to continue the pursuit.

Unexpectedly, a squad of soldiers rushed out from the side and surrounded him with swords and spears.

"Who are you people, daring to commit violence in the military camp!"

The leading soldier, dressed in black, shouted the question in a stern voice.

"Please don't misunderstand, we are guests invited by your chieftain,"

Wu Yong quickly stepped forward to smooth things over.

Chao Gai and Gongsun Sheng, standing to the side, no longer cared about Princess Tianshou.