Not only did the villagers not understand, even Du Qian, Song Wan, and the others could not understand.
However, there was a public trial at Liangshan tonight, and the heads of Xie Baozheng and the other bullies were chopped off. This made the people of Liangshan feel a sense of justice, so they did not express any meaning to Xu Fengwu's words.
Moreover, Xu Fengwu had led Liang Mountain to break into Xihou Village tonight and made a fortune. Everyone was in awe of him, so how could they oppose him?
The news of the grain distribution quickly spread. All the young and old men in the village came to the Xie family's mansion. Even the old, weak, women, and children who were hiding at home came out.
Xu Fengwu let Du Qian be in charge of distributing the grain. From the 80-year-old old man to the infants who were less than a month old, no matter how old they were, everyone had two stones of grain.
The villagers were in high spirits as they carried bags of food and walked back to their homes with smiles. The West Hou Village in the middle of the night was as lively as it was during the day.
Bright torches lit up the Xihou Manor.
There were more than 1,300 people in West Hou Village, and they had given out 2,600 dans of food at once. This made Du Qian feel extremely pained.
Then, Xu Fengwu called Xie Gensheng and the others over and asked them to tell the villagers that Liang Shan was willing to use the Xie family's equipment to exchange for some pigs, sheep, chickens, and ducks at a low price.
Later, if the government asked about it, they only needed to push the blame to Liangshan.
Once this news spread out, the entire Xihou Manor was in an uproar again.
The tables, chairs, pots, pans, and all kinds of farming tools of the Xie family were sold and given away by Liangshan in exchange for livestock, making the villagers laugh.
After doing all this, the minions also loaded the spoils of war into the car. In the process, many villagers even took the initiative to help.
It was May now, and after working for so long, the sky was already beginning to brighten. Xu Fengwu did not plan to delay any longer. He let a group of people drive the chickens, ducks, pigs, and sheep in front, and behind them were carts filled with food, gold, silver, and cloth.
Xu Fengwu rode on a horse that had been seized from the Xie family. There were a total of four horses, and he chose the one with the best appearance. In the Northern Song Dynasty, which lacked horses, this was a considerable harvest.
Du Qian, Song Wan, and the three Nguyen brothers couldn't ride a horse. Although they were envious, they could only watch.
At this moment, Xie Gensheng brought over twenty young men over. As his personal attendants, Chen Xing and Chen Sheng immediately brought their men forward to stop him."What are you doing?"
"Brothers, these brothers want to join us. I'll bring them to see the chief." Xie Gensheng hurriedly said.”
Xu Fengwu saw this and said,"Let them come over."”
The Chen brothers stepped aside. Xie Gensheng led the group of people forward and bowed to Xu Fengwu."Fort Master, these are all people from my village. They are either alone or very poor. They are moved by Fort Master's benevolence and are willing to follow Fort Master to Mount Liang.”
"In the past, we were bullied by Xie Baozheng. Fortunately, the king is here today to seek justice for us. From now on, we are willing to follow the king and be a pawn by the king's side.”A young man standing behind Xie Gensheng spoke first.
Xu Fengwu looked at the young man and saw that he was the first one who shouted that he should be killed.
"I hope Your Majesty will take us in!" Before Xu Fengwu could say anything, the other twenty or so people knelt down.
Xu Fengwu looked at them and said slowly,""Stand up and talk first."
Xie Gensheng and the others immediately stood up and looked at Xu Fengwu.
Xu Fengwu said," Let me tell you first. I was originally from Shijie Village, and my father was also a guardian. Because the imperial court wanted to seize my family's land, he killed the imperial court's special envoy and official. He came to Liangshan and Luocao. I'm afraid that not long after, the soldiers of Jeju will come to encircle and suppress him.”
"Becoming a bandit is not as glorious as you think. That's like putting your head on your belt.”
"You are all good citizens now. Don't be impulsive and become evil bandits. Think carefully before answering me.”
The group of young men looked at each other with determination. The young man from before said,"Your Majesty, I, Xie Da Ming, have lived for more than twenty years and have been a good citizen for more than twenty years. My parents have lived their entire lives and have been good citizens for their entire lives, but they have only had a few comfortable days. It would be better to go to Liangshan Lake with the king and live as happily as possible. It would be better than being someone else's slave for the rest of his life.”
The rest of the people also nodded.
This was the way of the Northern Song Dynasty. Although the culture and economy were very prosperous, the wealth was in the hands of the powerful and gentry, while the ordinary people lived very hard.
For example, when the law of land reclamation was gradually implemented, more and more people would go bankrupt. At that time, in order to survive, they would be willing to be bandits.
Xu Fengwu smiled and said,"Since that's the case, you'll be people of Liangshan from now on. Now, follow me up the mountain."”
Xie Daming and the others were overjoyed and quickly bowed,"Thank you for taking me in, Your Majesty!"
"From now on, I'll be calling you chief!" Xie Gensheng said happily.”
"Yes, sir! We'll remember it!" Xie Daming and the others quickly nodded, their faces full of smiles.
"Let's go!"
Xu Fengwu clamped his horse's belly and slowly walked out of the village. Behind him, there were actually many villagers who sent him off. It could be seen how popular Liang Shanpo's actions tonight were.
Arriving by the Wenshui River, Zhu Gui, who had received the news, had already led his minions and boats to the shore, waiting to receive them.
To be honest, when Zhu Gui received the news, he still couldn't believe it. After all, Liangshan had sent out all their forces, but in the end, they still returned in defeat.
Now, Xu Fengwu only brought 300 minions. Although they were all elites of the stronghold, Zhu Gui was still somewhat doubtful that they could take down Xihou Manor.
After all, Xihou Village had more than 200 local soldiers, all armed with weapons and spears. They also had the stronghold walls as support. Forget about 300 people, even 300 more would be difficult to deal with.
However, this was the truth. Zhu Gui's initial doubt, then shock, and now ecstasy, was like a ball of fire burning in his heart.
Looking at the cars filled with spoils of war, as well as the fat pigs and sheep, Zhu Gui and the minions around him felt that it was too unbelievable!
This small official of the Xu family, who had only been on the mountain for a day and had fought with Wang Lun in a bloody manner before becoming the new chief, had actually led his men to take down Xihou Village.
Compared to Xu Fengwu, Wang Lun had come out in full force, but he had returned in a sorry state. The difference was like heaven and earth.
Unknowingly, Xu Fengwu had established his prestige in the hearts of the people of Liangshan.
"Fort Master is mighty! Fort Master is mighty!"
It was unknown who started it, but one after another, everyone followed suit and shouted.
Zhu Gui hurriedly went up to him and congratulated him,"Big brother is indeed brave, only bringing 300 people and breaking through Xihou Manor.”
Xu Fengwu laughed and dismounted. He said to Zhu Gui,"Let's not talk about the nice things first. Let's load these spoils of war onto the ship and transport them back to our Liangshan.”
"Big brother has been fighting for a long time. Leave these things to this little brother.”Zhu Gui's face was also filled with joy. He quickly ordered his subordinates to move the treasures and livestock onto the ship.
Hundreds of people worked together. Money, cloth, food, and other items were carried onto the boat one after another. Amidst laughter, they sailed towards Mount Liang.
Xu Fengwu stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the rising sun. His heart was filled with boundless pride.
In any case, he had finally taken a relatively perfect first step. Next, he had to deal with the encirclement of the Jeju soldiers.
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