Chapter 16: Amnesty from the Court
第十六章:朝廷招安
The court officially accepted Liangshan Marsh's amnesty. Song Jiang and the heroes left Liangshan Marsh and went to the capital.
朝廷正式接受了梁山泊的招安。宋江和好汉们离开了梁山泊,去了京城。
The Emperor met Song Jiang and said: "I know you are all heroes. I will arrange work for you."
皇帝见了宋江,说:"我知道你们都是英雄,我给你们安排工作。"
Song Jiang said: "Thank you, Your Majesty. We are willing to work for the country."
宋江说:"谢谢皇帝。我们愿意为国家工作。"
The Emperor arranged for Song Jiang to suppress rebellions, arranged for Lin Chong to guard the border, arranged for Wu Song to protect the people, arranged for Lu Zhishen to become a monk, and arranged for Li Kui to become a soldier.
皇帝安排宋江去平定叛乱,安排林冲去守卫边疆,安排武松去保护百姓,安排鲁智深去当和尚,安排李逵去当士兵。
Song Jiang and the heroes all accepted the arrangements and began their new lives.
宋江和好汉们都接受了安排,开始了新的生活。
Song Jiang performed very well on the battlefield, and the Emperor was very satisfied and gave him many rewards.
宋江在战场上表现很出色,皇帝很满意,给了他很多奖赏。
Lin Chong worked hard at the border, guarding the country's safety.
林冲在边疆也很努力,守卫着国家的安全。
Wu Song often helped poor people when protecting the people, and the people all liked him.
武松在保护百姓的时候,经常帮助穷人,百姓都很喜欢他。
Lu Zhishen became a monk and chanted scriptures every day.
鲁智深当了和尚,每天念经修行。
Li Kui was very brave in the army and was promoted quickly.
李逵在军队里表现很勇敢,很快就升了职。
Song Jiang thought that accepting amnesty might really be a good choice.
宋江想,招安也许真的是一个好的选择。