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Therefore, Xiao Li Guang called him "Brother Gongming" without any concealment.

But his shout,

Song Jiang was naturally startled.

And the dozen or so bandits on the execution ground

They all looked up at Song Jiang.

When Song Jiang arrived earlier, he tried to avoid being recognized.

He specially brought a felt hat to cover his face.

However, his short, stout build and dark complexion...

These are all extremely prominent features.

In addition to what happened on Qingfeng Mountain earlier,

Even Yan Shun and Zheng Tianshou, who had always enjoyed eating people, treated him with utmost respect.

Nature had long ago sent the group of henchmen on the mountain.

I've noted down this famous and timely helper!

Now that Song Jiang has appeared at the execution ground...

These bandits, about to be executed, desperately tried to save their lives.

They immediately began shouting in unison.

.. ... ...

This person was overseeing the execution at the execution ground.

It was none other than Liu Gao, the magistrate of Qingfeng Village.

He realized something was wrong, and that the matter seemed to be related to Hua Rong.

He immediately ordered his soldiers to capture Song Jiang on the spot.

He then summoned the group of bandits who were about to be executed to his side.

They questioned each person individually about what had happened.

These bandits wanted to earn merit and save their lives.

Naturally, he then revealed everything he knew.

The man said, "My lord, that man is named Song Jiang, and he is a distinguished guest of my king from Qingfeng Mountain!"

The man said, "This dark-skinned fellow not only knows my king, but he also went up Qingfeng Mountain with Chao Gai and his men!"

......

After hearing the identification made on the spot by these dozen or so bandits,

Liu Gao was overjoyed.

He immediately ordered his soldiers to arrest Hua Rong, also known as Little Li Guang.

"My lord, what crime have I committed?" Hua Rong said angrily.

"Heh, what crime? Even now, you still want to argue?"

Liu Gao gave a cold laugh.

"This scoundrel Song Jiang knows the bandits who robbed the birthday gifts and is also in league with the thieves on Qingfeng Mountain, but just now, Magistrate Hua called him 'Brother Gongming' so affectionately!"

Chapter 341 Song Jiang's Vicious Scheme

Hua Rong had no idea that Song Jiang was hiding so many things from him.

That shout just now,

And since many people heard it, he couldn't explain himself.

He was immediately imprisoned by Liu Gao on charges of being an accomplice of Song Jiang.

After Qin Ming and Huang Xin learned of this,

I am willing to help.

However, Liu Gao, through Song Jiang, became acquainted with Chao Gai, who had robbed the birthday gifts.

The matter was immediately reported to Prefect Murong by express courier.

Because of Qin Ming and his group's previous defeat,

This caused Murong Yanda to lose face in front of the people of Daming Prefecture.

This made him hate Chao Gai and the others even more.

Now that they have learned that the magistrate of Qingfeng Village is actually related to Chao Gai and his group,

Murong Yanda immediately gave the order "Two, three, three".

Liu Gao was ordered to escort Song Jiang and Hua Rong to Qingzhou.

He wants to personally investigate this matter.

Liu Gao wanted to curry favor with Murong Yanda.

After receiving the order from Qingzhou Prefecture,

Without the slightest delay, they immediately imprisoned Hua Rong and Song Jiang in cages.

He then personally led troops to escort the two men to Qingzhou.

Although Qin Ming and Huang Xin admired Hua Rong's skills,

But since Murong Yanda has already inquired about this matter...

The two of them then refrained from saying anything more.

All I could do was write a letter to express my gratitude for Hua Rong's previous help.

He recounted in detail how he helped them conquer Erlong Mountain and Peach Blossom Mountain.

Hopefully, Murong Yanda read the letter.

He was able to appreciate talent and keep Hua Rong to serve him.

But what happened next...

This was beyond Qin Ming and Huang Xin's expectations.

During the escort, Liu Gao encountered bandits from Qingfeng Mountain.

Not only did he die, but Hua Rong and Song Jiang also perished.

They were all robbed by the bandits from Qingfeng Mountain.

After Qin Ming and Huang Xin learned of this news,

He was naturally shocked.

Previously, the two did not believe that Hua Rong would collude with Qingfeng Mountain.

But at this point, one has no choice but to believe it.

Fortunately, both of them were upright and honest people.

Although it was known that Hua Rong might have already joined the thieves,

But Madam Hua Rong and Hua Xiaomei from Qingfeng Village are innocent.

Therefore, they were not made things difficult for the two.

Liu Gao was killed, and the prisoners he was escorting were abducted.

Murong Yanda of Qingzhou was naturally furious.

He gave a direct, death order.

Qin Ming and Huang Xin are ordered to attack Qingfeng Mountain immediately!

Left with no other choice, the two had to obey orders and lead their troops up the mountain to wipe out the bandits of Qingfeng Mountain!

However, Qingfeng Mountain is inherently a steep and treacherous place.

Hua Rong, who was familiar with the geography of this place, had already joined Qingfeng Mountain.

With Wu Yong's advice and Chao Gai's efforts,

In just half a day

Qin Ming and Huang Xin then fell into an ambush.

Not only were his Qingzhou troops decimated,

Qin Ming himself was captured alive by Qingfeng Mountain.

Only Huang Xin managed to escape.

They rallied the remaining troops, returned to Qingfeng Village, and sent men back to Qingzhou to request reinforcements.

......

Meanwhile, Zhao Yuan and his companions sped towards Qingfeng Mountain.

However, they happened to run into Huang Xin's soldiers who had sent out to ask for help.

We learned this from the soldiers.

Qin Ming and Huang Xin have already been defeated by Qingfeng Mountain.

Zhao Yuan immediately recalled a tragic event from the Water Margin.

It was Song Jiang, the timely rain, who, in order to force Qin Ming to rebel,

He deliberately had someone impersonate Qin Ming and lead the Qingfeng Mountain troops.

He pretended to go to Qingzhou to fetch his family, but was stopped outside the city by Qingzhou soldiers.

A single fire reduced the villages and towns of Qingzhou City to ashes.

During this period, they killed and injured countless innocent civilians.

This incident also angered Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, who directly killed Qin Ming's entire family.

This completely extinguished any thought that Thunderbolt might have had of continuing to serve the imperial court.

Zhao Yuan thought that on his way to Qingfeng Mountain, he would have to pass through Qingzhou Prefecture.

If this tragedy could be prevented,

Not only can it save those innocent civilians,

Even Qin Ming, the Thunderbolt, would be extremely grateful.

This is a perfect opportunity to recruit him to our cause.

Thinking of this, Zhao Yuan urged everyone to ride at full speed to Qingzhou Prefecture.

The group traveled for half a day.

By the time they approached Qingzhou Prefecture, it was already dark.

But suddenly, a burst of firelight appeared near the city of Qingzhou.

The sky was ablaze with red.

It turns out that Qingzhou Prefecture was the seat of government of the Eastern Circuit of Jingdong.

Moreover, its strategic location attracted countless merchants, making it a very prosperous place.

Because the city gates of the prefectural city had to be closed on time every night.

However, this means that many business travelers will miss out on lodging.

Some of the shrewd ones, however, stayed outside the city, near the city gate.

They opened inns and taverns.

Over time, a village of several hundred households formed at the city gate.

But at this moment, this once bustling village...