Chapter 27 Song Jiang: He actually poached my people

The chief!

The title of the commander-in-chief of all armies in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, and later became the title of the chief of a military unit. During the reign of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, the eunuchs in power recruited 54 new units of the Shen Ce Army, and the chief of each unit was called a general, also known as a dutou.

By the time of the Dasong period, the power of military officers had been greatly weakened due to the long-term suppression and coercion of military officers. Although the title of "Dutou" was still used, it was completely different from the "Dutou" of the Tang Dynasty and could not be compared.

According to the military system of the Northern Song Dynasty, Dutou and Zhihuishi were titles of infantry officers. A Zhihuishi managed a team of about 500 people. Under the Zhihuishi were three Dutou, five Fu Dutou and ten generals.

Therefore, a chief captain usually manages more than one hundred people.

As for county yamen "Du Tou" such as Zhu Tong, Lei Heng and Wu Song, although they were called Du Tou, they were not actually military officials.

Because local administrative power and military power were completely separate, and officials belonged to two completely different bureaucratic systems with no mutual affiliation, the county magistrate did not have local military power.

Obviously, neither the magistrate of Yanggu County nor the county magistrate of Yuncheng County had the authority to confer the title of "Dutou" on Wu Song.

When Wu Song went to the county government to do work, he was equivalent to the leader of the county government servants, specifically responsible for managing the public security and other matters related to public security within the county.

The so-called "Dutou" was just a respectful title given by the magistrate to compliment Wu Song.

In modern society, the official position held by Wu Song is equivalent to the captain-in-chief in charge of public security in a county.

It does not belong to an official, but to a clerk.

But even so, its rights are certainly not bad.

As the saying goes, a county magistrate is not as good as a current manager. A security captain can do a lot of things!
For example, after Chao Gai, Liu Tang and others robbed the birthday gift, their identities were discovered by the government. The county magistrate sent Lei Heng and Zhu Tong to capture them, but they were released privately.

For example, after Song Jiang killed Yan Poxi and fled back to his hometown, he was also released by Lei Heng.

The county magistrate is high up in the sky, but the people who do the work are the clerks.

As long as they work hard enough, it is not impossible to overthrow the county magistrate.

Wu Song gained fame from Lei Heng and money from Cao Jie. He took office that night and went to win over his brothers.

After bidding farewell to Song Jiang and Zhu Tong, Cao Jie took some medicine, asked for the direction of Lei Heng's home, and strode towards it.

Song Jiang is used to helping people with money, while Cao Jie is used to helping people with medicine.

"Master, Mr. Cao has sent the medicine."

Having been a captain for many years, Lei Heng naturally bought some property and hired a few maids and servants to take care of his life. He just kept exercising all year round, cultivating his essence and nourishing his qi, and did not marry or take concubines.

There are poems:
Twenty-eight beauties have a body as soft as a stick, and a sword at their waists to kill ordinary people.

Although there are no dead heads, secretly the bones of the emperor are withered.

For a warrior who practices martial arts, female beauty is a great enemy.

Not to mention Song Jiang and Lei Heng, even Lu Junyi, who is unrivaled in the world with a stick, the best martial artist in Water Margin, and known as one of the "Three Wonders of Hebei" in the martial arts world, is not interested in women.

It would be a pity to refine your essence, refine your essence and strengthen your body, but waste it on women.

Only Cao Jie obtained the soul of [Cao Zei]. With the bonus of the soul talent, he could work day and night without damaging his foundation.

"Medicine? Ahem..."

My throat was itchy and I couldn't help coughing. The smell of blood instantly came up.

Lei Heng rubbed his stuffy chest, and when he thought of Wu Song, he felt powerless.

Among people in the underworld, what they respect each other for is the strength of their fists.

Once you defeat me, I will truly be convinced.

Lei Heng had to admit that Wu Song was indeed stronger than him.

"Who did Doctor Cao send to deliver it?" Lei Heng asked in a hoarse voice after swallowing the blood in his throat.

The servant put the medicine on the table and replied, "Master Cao personally delivered it."

"Um……"

Lei Heng didn't react much, but when he heard this, he immediately raised his eyelids: "Where are the others?"

"Master Cao brought the medicine, told me the dosage, said it was not good to disturb the master's rest, and left."

"..."

Lei Heng's expression changed slightly. With his physical strength, this kind of injury could be healed in three to five days without taking any medicine, but he still took the medicine and swallowed it according to the dosage Cao Jie instructed.

[Barefoot Doctor] Three miracle drugs: antibiotics + anti-inflammatory drugs + painkillers.

A martial artist with refined spirits has strong physique and is durable, so he doesn't have to worry about the side effects of drugs. With these three drugs, Cao Jie can firmly establish the name of a miracle doctor. Song Jiang spent a lot of money to build up such a big name, such as Hu Baoyi and Ji Shiyu. When a group of heroes met him, they bowed down and called him brother.

Although Cao Jie started a little slowly, what can be accomplished with money count? Only by winning people's hearts with life-saving medicine can people be truly grateful.

Lei Heng took the medicine, and within a cup of tea, he felt no more pain in his chest.

I kept saying in my heart, “miracle medicine, miracle doctor”!
At this time, Song Jiang and Zhu Tong arrived together.

"Brother Lei Heng, victory and defeat are common in the military. Once you have recovered from your wounds, we will go find Wu Song and fight him again. We will not tarnish your reputation as a winged tiger."

Lei Heng was in a much better mood now. He forced a smile and said, "Brother, you don't have to comfort me. Wu Song is really good at martial arts and has great strength. It is said that Chao Baozheng is strong enough to hold a pagoda. I think Wu Song is not inferior to the Pagoda-Bearing Heavenly King. I, Lei Heng, will be convinced if I lose to him."

Zhu Tong pinched his tiger whiskers with his hands. He saw that his face was as red as a date and his eyes were as bright as stars. He looked like Guan Yu. He said:

"Although I haven't fought him, judging by his punches, I can't resist them. And his kicks are extremely mysterious. They are the Drunken Concubine's Jade Ring and Mandarin Duck Kicks! Brother Lei Heng, you got the upper hand today!"

Lei Heng and Song Jiang looked puzzled and asked, "Why do you say that, brother Zhu Tong? I think brother Lei Heng only lost a move."

Zhu Tong narrowed his eyes slightly: "The imperial concubine is drunk, and she must be drunk. If Wu Song drinks and fights drunk, not to mention you Lei Heng, even if the two of you and I join forces to fight him alone, we will still suffer."

Lei Heng couldn't help but think of the fear of being dominated by Wu Song.

"What a hero!"

Song Jiang's eyes flashed, and he said to Lei Heng: "I have a few pills from Doctor Cao. Take them and heal your wounds first."

Lei Heng opened his mouth slightly, his purple face trembling a bit, and he said hesitantly: "Brother Gongming, Second Brother Cao just sent the medicine."

Song Jiang paused as he was reaching for the medicine, forced a smile, and said, "Why haven't I seen it?"

"Second Brother Cao delivered the medicine and left without entering the house."

"Oh!"

Song Jiang appeared calm on the surface, but he was extremely anxious in his heart.

He has always been the one who has won over the heroes of the martial arts world. He knew that today his home was robbed and his employees were poached. How could he accept this?

"You bastard, I haven't even had a word with Wu Song yet, and you're here to deliver medicine to my brother Lei Heng."

…………

Putting aside Song Jiang's thoughts for now, Cao Jie dug a hoe in the corner of the wall and walked back in the dark.

At this moment, a series of footsteps appeared in the darkness, followed by a hurried figure.

"Ah! He is the enemy of the devil, Mr. Cao."

The visitor stopped and bowed his head.

"you are?"

"My name is Tang Niu'er, I'm a small helper. Last time my father was sick, he got a pill from the great official, and that's how he survived."

Tang Niuer?
Isn't this the unlucky guy who helped Song Jiang escape from Yan Poxi after he killed her in anger? Later, he was accused by Shi Wenbin of "willfully letting the murderer escape" and was sentenced to 20 strokes of the cane and exiled 500 miles away!

"Oh, it's Brother Tang! Is your father fully recovered?"

"Sir, just call me Tang Er. My father is almost well now, and only coughs occasionally."

"That's good."

"Sir, my family sells pickled vegetables. I happened to meet you today. You can take these pickled vegetables back home to eat with your wine."

"This……"

"They are all worthless things, please don't despise them, sir."

"Then I'd like to thank Brother Tang."

"No thanks, sir, you are too polite."

Watching Cao Jie leave, Tang Niu'er sighed, "It's really a Bodhisattva descending to earth, the reincarnation of the Medicine King... Oops, the fermented food was given to the senior official, and I have to make another trip..."

Take-out service already existed in the Song Dynasty, and the hangers-on were the yellow-robed knights, also called Suohuan.

Tang Niu'er is just a small figure, but he also reflects that Cao Jie's reputation and status in Yuncheng has surpassed Song Jiang and become the new generation of the spokesperson of the rivers and lakes.

The feeling of poaching people was really wonderful. He just returned to the small courtyard with three entrances while humming a song and carrying pickled food, and saw Ruan Xiaoqi sitting on the doorstep bored. When he saw him coming back, he yelled:

"Erlang, you are back. There is a singer who said that the county magistrate wanted to give her to you as a maid, but Wu Da said that you refused and asked her to go back to Song Jiang. She is crying! It's so annoying!"

(End of this chapter)