"Let's go." After Zhao Fujin beheaded the last bandit, Wang Han made a wooden carriage for the nearly exhausted Li Shishi and Zhao Fujin to rest, and then led the group back towards Yuncheng County.
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"General." Upon returning to the county office, the magistrate of Yuncheng immediately came to greet him and said, "Everything is ready. When will you depart, General?"
"We'll be leaving soon. Come with me first; I have something I need you to do privately," Wang Han said, walking into the main hall of the county government office.
"Yes." Upon hearing this, the magistrate of Yuncheng quickly followed Wang Han into the main hall of the county government office.
After entering the main hall and reaching the side, Wang Han turned around, staring intently at the magistrate of Yuncheng, and said, "Whether you framed him or not, I want you to force Song Jiang to join the Liangshan outlaws. If you can't do it, or if you don't do it well, or if you leak the information, then you won't even have the chance to become an outlaw."
"Yes, yes, I guarantee I will do it well and not let a single word slip by." Under Wang Han's piercing gaze, cold sweat immediately broke out on the magistrate of Yuncheng. He quickly replied, not daring to ask a single question about why Wang Han was doing this or what Song Jiang had done to offend him.
Seeing the magistrate of Yuncheng's appearance, Wang Han withdrew his gaze, turned around and said, "Don't let him notice anything unusual. Make everything seem like an accident, and let him see that you are protecting him. Also, someone will be helping you in secret. That's the first thing."
"The second thing is that Chao Gai and the others who came that day will soon become outlaws. Issue arrest warrants for them and get Song Jiang involved with them. Again, make sure he doesn't find out. Make everything look like an accident. Figure out how to create an accident yourself. I don't need to teach you these things, do I?"
"No need to trouble the General to teach me, I already know what to do." Upon hearing this, the magistrate of Yuncheng quickly replied, feeling sorry for Song Jiang, a hardworking man who had somehow offended the General and was now forced to become an outlaw. With the powerful General suppressing him, no one dared to speak up for him, and his future was completely ruined.
However, surviving was a stroke of luck amidst misfortune. With the power of the Divine General, killing a mere clerk was nothing more than a matter of expressing dissatisfaction among others, let alone killing a county magistrate. Many people would kill themselves to curry favor with the General.
“Now that you know, you can get started after I leave. Don’t rush things; be careful,” Wang Han said, turning and walking out of the county government hall. “No need to see me off.”
"Sigh!" Watching Wang Han walk out of the hall, leading his men and dozens of soldiers to pull the prison cart away, the magistrate of Yuncheng couldn't help but sigh heavily. "Song Jiang, Song Jiang, blame your bad luck! No matter how hard you work, you are still an insignificant nobody, and you will never reach this level."
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"General, where do we go next? Are we going to continue tracking that demon?" After leaving Yuncheng County, Zhao Fujin, who had been thinking about it all along, finally couldn't help but ask.
"Okay. Next, we'll go to Erlong Mountain. We might end up there." Wang Han nodded helplessly. He had almost forgotten that Zhao Fujin was still thinking about it, even in his terrible state after the murder.
"Did that monster run off to Erlong Mountain?" Upon hearing this, Zhao Fujin's face was still pale, but his eyes lit up.
"Sigh, it should be there!" Upon hearing this, Wang Han sighed. He could only wait until he got to Erlong Mountain and find an animal to impersonate him.
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On the other side, Chao Gai lost the monster arm he had bought with his own money, but gained nothing in return. The planned robbery of the birthday gifts also failed, and they were beaten up and looked down upon by Wang Han. Naturally, they were all full of complaints.
Wu Yong was naturally delighted by this, but he pretended to be very resentful. Instead of advising the group not to fight a losing battle, he added fuel to the fire, making Chao Gai and the others' resentment grow stronger and stronger.
“General Shenwei looks down on us so much, but we still have to make ourselves proud. Not for anything else, but just to prove ourselves and not let others look down on us.” After stirring things up for several days, Wu Yong saw that the time was right and thoroughly stirred up the resentment in the group. Finally, he said, “I think we might as well become outlaws. Didn’t we risk our lives before when we planned to rob the birthday convoy? Let’s go all out. If we don’t have the opportunity to make a name for ourselves, we’ll make it ourselves. If we have ambitions, we’ll realize them ourselves and live a decent life. Even as outlaws, we can still carve out our own path.”
“Alright, let’s go with the scholar’s suggestion. Even if we become outlaws, we can still make a living.” Upon hearing this, Liu Tang, who already harbored great resentment and was Wu Yong’s confidant, immediately agreed with Wu Yong’s proposal.
“Alright, let’s join the outlaws.” The three Ruan brothers were no cowards either, and they were already filled with resentment. With the first person agreeing, their resentment immediately got to them, and they readily agreed.
"Alright, let's join the outlaws." Seeing that everyone else had made their decisions, Chao Gai hesitated for a moment before deciding to join the outlaws, even though he was the one who would suffer the most.
"Scholar, where should we go to become outlaws?" Liu Tang asked. Having decided to become outlaws, it was natural to choose a place to go.
“Let’s go to Liangshan, but we have to wait until General Shenwei leaves before we become outlaws,” Wu Yong said. “Otherwise, if we become outlaws today, we’ll be wiped out by General Shenwei tomorrow. Wouldn’t that be a waste? All our ambitions would be cut short the very next day.”
"Let's listen to the scholar." Upon hearing this, the others all agreed. In their hearts, they still feared the Divine General, not only because of his reputation, but also because of the facts.
After discussing and making their decision, the group secretly gathered information. It seemed that their luck had turned after they decided to join the outlaws; within a few days, General Shenwei had indeed wiped out the Liangshan bandits. However, it wasn't as ruthless as they had expected; he only killed the bandit leader Wang Lun and a few other notorious bandits. He didn't even bother to capture the rest, nor did he utter a single word to urge them to repent. The Liangshan leaders also survived. That same day, General Shenwei left Yuncheng County.
This immediately presented the group with a golden opportunity to seize control of Liangshan. Wu Yong knew that General Shenwei wouldn't make such a mistake; this was a way to preserve their power. He then embellished the story with Chao Gai and the others, and the group promptly went to Liangshan to join the outlaws. Using their exceptional martial arts skills, they gathered most of the scattered bandits. After finding Lin Chong and the others, and after some persuasion, they completely seized control of Liangshan, wielding considerable power.
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