A birthday couplet was pasted on the main entrance of the hall, attracting many soldiers from the central camp to come and watch.
Most of the soldiers could not read. A tall and small leader who could read a few words recited for everyone, but the reader could not accurately recite the words smoothly. Zhao Zhen took the lead and recited,
First couplet: Gongda is not confused and welcomes the glory of life.
The second verse: Min Shan's blessing is added to the years for 300 years.
He wrote: "The country is in my hands."
Zhao Zhen recited the longevity couplet aloud, and the soldiers naturally did not understand the meaning behind it.
Shi Bin had some literary talent and felt that the meaning of the longevity couplet was exactly what he wanted. He couldn't help but be secretly happy.
The longevity couplet summarized Shi Bin's 40 years of life, and the horizontal inscription was an enlightenment for his future.
Shi Bin was the original form of Shi Jin in the Water Margins. His father, Shi Taigong, was the richest man in Huayin County.
Shi Jin had been proficient in all kinds of martial arts since he was young, and he had been taught by Wang Jin, the instructor of the 800,000 imperial guards in Tokyo.
Shaohua Mountain had three heroes, Zhu Wu, Chen Da, and Yang Chun, who were planning to rob the mountain stronghold of food.
Yang Chun suggested to go to Pucheng County. Chen Da said that Pucheng County was vast and sparsely populated, and lacked food and fodder. Huayin County should be the most prosperous place.
Zhu Wu said that he had to pass through Shi Jia Zhuang to get to Huayin County. Shi Jia Zhuang, Shi Jin, was a big bug that was not to be trifled with.
Chen Da was a speculator like the white iron knife. He overestimated himself and scolded Zhu Wu. He led a team of small fries to Shi Jia Zhuang to borrow Shi Jin's path. Shi Jin knocked him to the ground and tied him up.
Zhu Wu was originally an official of the imperial court who had no choice but to go up the mountain and fall into the grass. He had the title of "Divine Military Advisor". Seeing that Chen Da did not listen to his advice and was captured by Shi Jin, he tied him up with Yang Chun and rushed to Shi Jia Zhuang to apologize.
Shi Jin was not an ordinary person. He was moved by Zhu Wu's " trick of hurting himself ". He entertained Zhu Wu, Chen Da, and Yang Chun at home, but was reported by the traitor Wang Ji.
Hua Yin county magistrate and two all head led the officers and soldiers to capture the rebels surrounded the Shi family village, Zhu Wu used goading to make Shi Bin hand over the three of them.
Shi Bin was a man, how could he betray his friends? He simply killed the officials and left Mount Shaohua for Liangshan Lake.
Not long after Zhu Wu joined Liangshan Lake, he followed Gongsun Sheng to Jizhou to learn Taoism.
After Chen Da and Yang Chun defected to Liangshan Lake, they and Shi Jin followed Song Jiang to fight in Fangla.
However, the three of them escaped midway. After the Liangshan heroes captured Fang La, the three of them returned to the team and were conferred titles by the imperial court.
Shi Bin was conferred the title of Seventh Grade Xuan Zhenglang, while Chen Da and Yang Chun were Eighth Grade Xiuwulang.
The three of them were sent to the front line of Weizhou to fight against the Western Xia. They could not stand the contempt and ostracization of the civil officials and returned to Shaohua Mountain for the second time.
When Zhu Wu heard that Shi Bin had returned to Jizhou, he returned to Shaohua Mountain and became a military advisor. The bandits in Shaohua Mountain changed their name to the loyal army stronghold and recruited soldiers to enforce justice on behalf of heaven.
Cai Jing and Tong Guan led the soldiers to encircle and suppress Mount Shaohua several times, but they all ended in failure. Shi Bin's forces continued to grow, and he had more than 20,000 soldiers.
Shi Bin recalled the growth of the village and the birthday couplet written by Zhao Zhen, which hit the nail on the head. His heart was filled with excitement.
However, there were a few things that he did not understand. He asked Zhao Zhen,"Brother Hongyi is indeed talented. I want to ask No Doubts, Jiyi, what does it mean to have the country in hand!”
Zhao Zhen laughed loudly and cupped his hands in salute."I overestimate my abilities in front of an expert. Since the leader asked, I can only tell you everything I know!”
As Zhao Zhen spoke, he stretched his neck and swallowed a mouthful of saliva.'No Doubts' meant forty years old, and the leader was forty years old! A hundred years is a hundred years, and a leader who has been blessed for three hundred years is an immortal. With the country in hand, it means that the leader will rule the mountains and rivers…"
Even though Zhao Zhen didn't tell Shi Bin the full meaning of the birthday couplet, Shi Bin already understood most of it.
Zhao Zhen knew that Shi Bin would become the "Daxing Emperor" in ten years. In order to urge him to send troops to rescue Tian Gong, Liang Jian, and Cui Rang, he did not hold back and "flattered" Shi Bin.
Shi Bin liked Zhao Zhen's flattery. Shi Bin wasn't like the old leader Song Jiang, who wholeheartedly hoped that the imperial court would recruit him and make him a governor.
Shi Bin had great ambitions. He thought of the entire world.
The "Country in Hand" on the birthday couplet was an advance notice…
Shi Bin's heart was in turmoil, but he pretended to be calm on the surface.
Shi Bin was no longer a chuunibyou. With Zhu Wu's assistance, he was only one step away from becoming an emperor.
Shi Bin waved his hand at Hou Er, asking him to reward Zhao Zhen with 100 taels of silver.
Zhao Zhen was dumbfounded and asked Shi Bin why he did this. He had only written a birthday couplet.
Shi Bin waved his arm and said,""It is because of this birthday couplet that I rewarded you with 100 taels of silver!”
Hou Er quickly brought over a hundred taels of silver, and Shi Bin handed it to Zhao Zhen.
Zhao Zhen refused firmly, saying that he still had something to ask of Shi Bin, and that he could not accept the 100 taels of silver.
Shi Bin smiled." The bridge is the bridge, the road is the road. One yard is another yard. If you don't accept the reward, then don't tell me what happened next!"”
Zhao Zhen could only kneel on one knee and accept the 100 taels of silver. He stood up and said without hiding anything,"I had a dispute with the scoundrel Wei Amao of Qingyang Village because of the pig. Wei Amao promised to pay two strings of money, but he lied and falsely accused me of rebelling.”
Shi Bin was stunned. He stared at Zhao Zhen and said,"Is there such a thing? This Wei Wei wasn't a good person. He used his father's identity as Cai Jing to commit crimes at Mount Shaohua!”
Zhao Zhen was stunned and looked at Shi Bin.”
Shi Bin laughed loudly.”
Zhao Zhen replied with an "oh" and continued,"Wei Wei rushed to the south village of Qingyang Village to capture me, but I killed Wei Amao and his son Wei She on the spot. However, the Xiang soldiers were powerful. Xu Wen, Yang Liang, Tian Gong, Liang Jian and Cui Rang, the tenants of the floating guests, saw injustice and pulled out their swords to help. Tian Gong, Liang Jian and Cui Rang were finally captured by Wei Amao.
Zhao Zhen bowed and said firmly,""Tian Gong, Liang Jian, and Cui Rang, the three brothers, are in grave danger. I have specially gone to Mount Shaohua to beg Chief Shi to save me.”
" Hahaha..." A sinister sneer came from behind Shi Bin. It was the third leader, Chen Da.
Before Chen Da could finish laughing, he had already walked in front of Zhao Zhen. His hawk-like eyes stared fixedly at Zhao Zhen for a long time as he said,"You make it sound better than you sing, but you want the fake brothers to die for you?”
He paused for a moment and then added," You didn't contribute anything after entering the mountain gate. You talk like an emperor. Give me 5000 taels of silver and talk about saving people!"”
Chen Da's words were like a thunderbolt in the clear sky, exploding in the Hall of Righteousness. Zhao Zhen, Xu Wen, Yang Liang, and dozens of villagers looked at each other in dismay.
Chen Da was a scoundrel who dug up dead people's graves and knocked on widows 'doors. Under the protection of Zhu Wu and Shi Jin, he entered Liangshan Lake and was ranked 72nd, one rank higher than Yang Chun.
However, this guy was full of bad ideas. If the heroes who came to join the gang did not go through his door, they would be made to suffer.
Shi Bin knew Chen Da's stubborn nature. Considering that they were both from Liangshan Lake, he turned a blind eye.
Zhao Zhen had brought dozens of villagers to join the gang. He did not go through Chen Da's door and had Liao Erze receive Jing Qianwei and bring him to Shi Bin to " hold his head high ". This was a logical thing to do.
However, Chen Da deliberately wanted to find fault and take the opportunity to vent. He wanted Zhao Zhen to know that not only did Shaohua Mountain have Chief Shi Bin, but he also had his third chief, Chen Da.
Chen Da was also looking for trouble for no reason. Because he had a grudge with Jing Qianwei, he would nitpick whether Jing Qianwei was right or wrong.
With Chen Da stirring things up like this, Zhao Zhen could not help but be flabbergasted." I didn't expect Mount Shaohua to be so famous that the leaders have been at odds with each other for a long time…"
Before Zhao Zhen could finish thinking, Shi Bin shouted,"Chief Chen, what nonsense are you saying? Shaohua Mountain's loyal army's goal was to unite the world, to uphold justice on behalf of the heavens, and to eliminate the evil. It's a good thing that Brother Zhao Zhen has led dozens of villagers to join the gang. His three brothers are in prison, so we should do our best to save them.”
This time, Shi Bin couldn't indulge Chen Da's bad habit anymore. If he did, no one in the world would come to Mount Shaohua.
Chen Da saw that the big boss was angry and did not dare to say anything else. Shi Bin immediately ordered him and Yang Chun to lead 1,000 men each to follow Zhao Zhen to the Longxiao Villa in Qingyang Village to rescue the people.
Chen Da did not disobey his orders. He called for a thousand men to go with Yang Chun. Shi Bin and Zhu Wu sat in the stronghold and waited for news.
Chen Da and Yang Chun each led a thousand men and followed Zhao Zhen, Xu Wen, and Yang Liang.
Zhao Zhen walked in front of the two thousand troops led by Chen Da and Yang Chun, feeling extremely anxious.
After walking two to three miles, he saw Jing Qianwei coming out from the side and dragging him to the side.""Brother Duoduo, Big Brother Jing has specially instructed that Chen Da and Yang Chun cannot be brought to the stone path; You, Xu Wen, and Yang Liang will cut through the stone path and meet up with Chen Da and Yang Chun on the stone arch bridge on the White River…"
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