Chapter 69
There is a poem: A divine dragon fallen from grace cannot soar; but once it meets wind and rain, it shows its might. When good men meet, it is like fish finding water; when heroes are in harmony, the younger submits to the elder as to a brother. He pretends to spend gold lavishly to please a woman of the pleasure quarter; a show of yielding completes Lu Junyi's reputation. The arts of water and fire are rarely withstood; this is Song Gongming, chief of Liangshan. Now in the Hall of Loyalty and Righteousness at Liangshan, Song Jiang had taken Zengtou City and Lu Junyi had captured Shi Wengong alive, and they had offered sacrifice to Heavenly King Chao. Song Jiang wished to honor Chao Gai's dying words and yield the chief's seat to Lu Junyi, but all the chiefs were unwilling. Song Jiang said again, "Since everyone's opinions differ, my heart is uneasy. Now the stronghold's grain and money are insufficient. East of Liangshan there are two prefectures with no small store of money and grain: one is Dongping Prefecture and the other Dongchang Prefecture. We have never......
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