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We've been waiting at the foot of the mountain for quite some time.

This trip to Qingzhou,

Originally intended to support Erlong Mountain,

Therefore, the entire line consisted of cavalry.

Now, facing the camp on Qingfeng Mountain, it's hard to bring myself to eat it.

Just as Zhao Yuan was considering how to break through Qingfeng Mountain,

Suddenly, a commotion was heard from the mountain.

Immediately afterwards, many more figures appeared behind the fence at the entrance of the mountain stronghold.

"So it's Chief Zhao from Liangshan who's come to visit. May I ask what brings you here, Chief Zhao?"

Zhao Yuan frowned as he stared at the short, dark-skinned man in front of him.

Is this the timely rain, Song Jiang?

Although Liangshan Marsh is right next to Yuncheng,

As for Zhao Yuan, whether before or after his time travel...

Everyone is familiar with the name of this timely rain.

But now,

Looking at this amiable-faced dark-skinned man,

Zhao Yuan was thinking of what had just happened at the edge of Qingzhou City.

Those many innocent people who lost their lives,

Upon hearing Song Jiang's question,

Zhao Yuan immediately let out a cold laugh.

"We have come here today for two reasons,"

"First, just now, the bandits from Qingfeng Mountain slaughtered hundreds of innocent civilians near Qingzhou City."

"Sir Song should be well aware of our Liangshan's style of conduct,"

"Now, we must seek justice for those who lost their lives!"

Sigh, it really was that...

Song Jiang sighed inwardly.

He then suddenly raised his hand.

He threw Zheng Tianshou's head over the fence.

"What does Clerk Song mean by this?"

Zhao Yuan asked with some suspicion...

Does this black-faced fellow think he can deal with him by killing one or two soldiers?

This is a gross underestimation of Liangshan!

"Chief Zhao, this is Zheng Tianshou, the pale-faced young man, the leader of Qingfeng Mountain who slaughtered the people on the outskirts of Qingzhou City!"

Song Jiang explained to Zhao Yuan with a righteous expression,

"To be honest, Chief Zhao, this afternoon we set up an ambush and captured that Thunderbolt Qin Ming."

"I saw that he had the courage of ten thousand men, and I couldn't help but admire his talent, so I thought I would keep him on the mountain to have fun."

"Unexpectedly, Qin Ming refused to surrender no matter what. Helpless, I came up with a plan to have the leaders of Qingfeng Mountain, Jinmaohu Yan Shun and Baimian Langjun Zheng Tianshou, disguise themselves as Qin Ming and go for a stroll around Qingzhou City."

"My original intention 2.0 was simply to make Murong Yanda, the prefect of Qingzhou, believe that Qin Ming had already joined the rebels, so that Thunderbolt could stay in Qingfeng Mountain."

"Unexpectedly, Yan Shun and Zheng Tianshou, with their wicked intentions, went on a killing spree outside Qingzhou City, harming the people!"

"The 'Golden-haired Tiger' Yan Shun has already died at the hands of Chief Zhao's general, leaving only the 'White-faced Gentleman' Zheng Tianshou to escape back to the mountain alone."

"After hearing about what they had done, I was filled with remorse. Now I have beheaded Zheng Tianshou to comfort the spirits of the people of Qingzhou in heaven!"

"I wonder if Chief Zhao is satisfied with this decision regarding me?"

Chapter 347 The beauty of Water Margin lies in its surrender

At the entrance of Qingfeng Mountain Village

There was silence.

The soldiers of Liangshan awaited Zhao Yuan's decision.

The henchmen in the village were all trembling with fear, waiting for Zhao Yuan to speak.

Qingfeng Mountain is not very large to begin with.

The entire mountain stronghold only had four or five hundred henchmen.

The hundred or so henchmen who had previously followed Yan Shun and Zheng Tianshou to Qingzhou

It already accounts for one-third of the counterfeit products.

But they had all perished at the hands of Liangshan.

Now, only about three hundred henchmen remain.

Facing outside the stronghold, the Liangshan cavalry, neatly dressed and fully equipped,

They had already lost by more than a little bit in terms of momentum.

If it were any other time,

Song Jiang suddenly killed Zheng Tianshou.

There will always be a few loyal lackeys who will jump out and speak up.

But now,

Facing the Liang 18 Mountain cavalry outside,

After learning why they had come...

Throughout Qingfeng Mountain, everyone unanimously agreed with Song Jiang's decision.

Even if they agree,

Whether Zheng Tianshou's head can bring peace to the entire Qingfeng Mountain still depends on Zhao Yuan's decision.

His eyes were fixed on Song Jiang in the village.

Zhao Yuan sneered inwardly.

As expected of Song Jiang, a man of unparalleled loyalty and righteousness.

He was able to harden his heart and kill Zheng Tianshou simply to avoid implicating himself.

He slowly raised his hand, about to say something.

At this moment, someone suddenly shouted loudly from inside the fence of Qingfeng Mountain stronghold.

"Chief Zhao, it's been a long time. Last time at Erlong Mountain, thanks to Instructor Lin and the others for their help, I would like to express my gratitude."

The speaker was none other than Chao Gai.

Just now, Song Jiang and Hua Rong brought out Zheng Tianshou's head to apologize.

Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng then stopped Chao Gai.

I don't want him to get involved.

After all, this is a matter between Liangshan and Qingfeng Mountain.

If Chao Gai were to get involved,

It's inevitable that we'll be caught in a dilemma.

But Chao Gai, the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King, was far more loyal and righteous than Song Jiang.

I stayed in the main hall of the mountain stronghold for a while.

After hearing the henchmen's report that Zhao Yuan had remained silent with a sullen face,

Chao Gai worried that Song Jiang of Liangshan might actually kill them.

After hesitating for a moment, he quickly walked out.

As soon as he comes out,

Wu Yong and Gongsun Sheng could only sigh and follow.

Finally, there are Liu Tang and Bai Sheng.

Although the Red-Haired Demon disliked the three leaders of Qingfeng Mountain,

But just moments before, Song Jiang was fraternizing with Zheng Tianshou, and in the blink of an eye, he withdrew from his service.

Even though Liu Tang had been a bandit for many years

This still sent a chill down my spine.

Seeing that the hall had instantly emptied out, Li Zhong, the tiger-slaying general, and Zhou Tong, the little tyrant, realized that...

After hesitating for a moment, he followed her out.

......

As soon as Chao Gai opened his mouth,

Wu Yong and the others then paid their respects in succession.

Zhao Yuan looked at Chao Gai, who was pleading for Song Jiang.

After thinking about it carefully,

In the end, however, he let go of his hand.

He recalled a great man's evaluation of Water Margin.

The beauty of Water Margin lies in its depiction of surrender, and in showing the fate of those who surrender.

Today, the world is full of bandits.

Although heroes and outlaws rose up in rebellion in various places

However, there are quite a few people among them who still have illusions about Song Ting.

Keep Song Jiang alive,

Even if it leaves behind the staunch surrender faction in the bandit camp,

With this fellow gathering the surrender faction from all over,

This naturally saved Zhao Yuan the trouble of picking and choosing.

Making enemies of the surrender faction is not a big deal.

The real trouble is that the surrender faction has infiltrated your ranks.

Dealing with external enemies is always easier than dealing with internal traitors.

Thinking of this,

Zhao Yuan then simply did Chao Gai a favor.

"Since King Chao is here, I'll leave some matters aside for now, but..."

Zhao Yuan stared at Song Jiang and said, word by word,

"It won't happen again."

"Yes, yes, Chief Zhao, rest assured, I will definitely keep the brothers of Qingfeng Mountain in check from now on..."

Song Jiang wiped the sweat from his forehead.

He was interrupted by Zhao Yuan before he could finish speaking.

"Since Clerk Song has no interest in being a bandit, why should he stay on Qingfeng Mountain any longer?"

Zhao Yuan said coldly,