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How could we possibly tolerate that!
"What should we do now?"
Gou Huan asked in a low voice,
"Judging from the appearance of these Liangshan bandits, they don't seem to be planning to kill us?"
"I'm not afraid of them attacking us,"
Zhen Xianglin sighed helplessly.
"I'm afraid that if they force us to go to Liangshan Marsh, what will we do then...?"
Chapter 577 Gao Feng was arranged by the Emperor.
Regarding the Gou brothers,
There are also people like Zhen Xianglin and Fan Chenglong who claim to be loyal to the imperial court.
They were persuaded to join Liangshan, a place openly rebelling against the Song court.
Obviously not.
After all, in their view,
However, it is quite a disgrace to the reputation of our ancestors.
Yang Zhi back then,
They all went through a lot of anxiety.
Only then did they truly see the true face of the imperial court.
Thoughts on the death of Song Ting.
Just as the four were filled with worry,
Then a Liangshan cavalryman stepped forward.
He asked,
"Who are you?"
"We were once..."
Zhen Xianglin was about to reveal a false identity when
To avoid attracting the attention of Liangshan,
Unexpectedly, Fan Chenglong suddenly pulled him.
Then,
He spoke first,
"The four of us are from Lanshan County. Dissatisfied with the county government's exploitation, we killed many officials in that government office in one fell swoop,"
"That's why the government sent troops to pursue and suppress them..."
After briefly introducing the course of events,
Fan Chenglong then revealed the real names of the four men.
Even the Gou brothers were wanted criminals by the imperial court.
And tell them the truth as well.
After the Liangshan cavalrymen finished their interrogation and turned to leave,
Seeing that the other Liangshan soldiers were watching their movements from about ten feet away,
Zhen Xianglin could no longer contain his anger.
He directly pulled Fan Chenglong aside and questioned him.
"Brother Fan! Why did you reveal our true identities!"
"Could it be that you're tempted to join Liangshan because you see their strong and well-equipped army?"
"Brother Xianglin, what kind of person do you take me, Fan Chenglong, for?"
Fan Chenglong gave a wry smile.
Gou Huan, who was standing nearby, quickly stopped Zhen Xianglin.
"General Zhen, please don't get agitated,"
Gou Huan explained,
"Brother Fan had no other choice but to do this."
“You probably didn’t notice just now,”
"The soldiers from Liangshan have captured many government troops and are interrogating them there."
"Nine times out of ten, they're asking about our identities."
"So you think you can hide your identity and get away with it? There's no way you can!"
"That's true,"
Fan Chenglong nodded.
"Since we can't hide it from them, it's better to tell the truth than to let Liangshan find out we're deceiving them..."
"I see,"
Zhen Xianglin felt guilty and received an apology.
"I'm sorry, Brother Fan, I misunderstood you."
"These are all minor matters,"
Fan Chenglong said helplessly,
"Let's think about how to get through this situation first..."
While the four were talking,
The sound of horses' hooves came from not far away.
next moment,
The four of them then heard the approaching rider shout.
"Are those the Gou brothers up ahead?"
"Brother, that voice sounds familiar..."
Gou Ying said in a low voice.
"Taoist robe..."
Gou Huan looked at the rider's attire.
A thought suddenly struck me.
He immediately shouted loudly,
"Is the visitor our benefactor, Daoist Chen?"
"Haha, it really is you two brothers!"
The rider arrived.
He immediately dismounted.
Isn't that the old Taoist priest Chen Xizhen?
Gou Huan, Gou Ying, and Zhen Xianglin hurriedly stepped forward to greet Chen Xizhen.
He then introduced Fan Chenglong's identity to him.
after that,
Gou Huan couldn't suppress his doubts.
He opened his mouth and asked the question.
"Taoist priest, how did you end up with these Liangshan bandits... soldiers?"
They were all people who still harbored illusions about Song Ting.
Chen Xizhen knew perfectly well what Gou Huanzhen really meant.
If it weren't for the soldiers from Liangshan nearby...
I'm only afraid of a "Liangshan bandit".
He couldn't wait to blurt it out!
"Alas, this is a long story!"
Chen Xizhen sighed.
After parting ways with the Gou brothers last time
He recounted everything he had experienced.
When Gou Huan and his three companions heard about the government troops of Yizhou Prefecture...
They actually killed innocent people and claimed credit for it!
The entire village of Anle was slaughtered.
Then he impersonated a Liangshan bandit to claim credit.
Naturally, they were all filled with righteous indignation.
"How could the prefect of Yizhou be so incompetent as to appoint such a shameless person!"
Gou Ying was furious and started cursing.
"Ruan Qixiang, who led the troops to Anle Village, was the father-in-law of Gao Feng, the prefect of Yizhou,"
Chen Xizhen explained the relationship between the two with a wry smile.
"The prefect of Yizhou is so reckless! Are all those high-ranking officials in Dongjing blind to appoint such a person as prefect?"
Zhen Xianglin couldn't help but snort angrily.
But unexpectedly, the next moment,
He noticed that both Gou brothers had strange expressions.
It seemed as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
"What's wrong? Did I say something wrong?"
Zhen Xianglin asked in bewilderment,
"General Zhen, you are unaware of something,"
Gou Huan said helplessly,
"The prefect of Yizhou Prefecture, Gao Feng, is a cousin of the former Grand Commandant, Gao Qiu."
"His appointment as prefect of Yizhou was personally decreed by the current emperor..."
Chapter 578 Let's all become outlaws together
"How...how could this be...?"
Zhen Xianglin immediately froze on the spot.
His face was both red and blue.
It was clearly extremely awkward.
Or Gou Huan,
Not wanting to embarrass him,
He quickly offered an explanation.