Xu Hongru had not prepared anything so far. There was not enough military rations and manpower. If he rashly rebelled under such circumstances, he would only end up dead.

The only thing Xu Hongru can do now is to wait for news to see if things can be reversed.

At this moment, footsteps were heard outside.

A young man walked in from outside. After seeing Xu Hongru, he said in a somewhat urgent tone: "The government troops have left Nanjing City, and the Jinyiwei in various places have also started to move."

Hearing this, Xu Hongru's face became even gloomier, but he no longer had the impatience he had just had.

Before something happens, people are always worried and have a lot of thoughts in their mind. But when something really happens, people calm down.

Xu Hongru was in this state at the moment.

He looked up at the young man and said, "We can't wait any longer."

"Haoxian, now that things have come to this, we must start the rebellion immediately. The dog emperor is in Jining. As long as we can take Jining, we can still succeed. So prepare to act, there is no time to stop!"

After hearing Xu Hongru's words, Wang Haoxian's face turned ugly. He said angrily, "I really don't know what the people in Jining City are thinking. Are they crazy? They assassinated the dog emperor and exposed us all. It's simply stupid!"

Hearing Wang Haoxian's words, Xu Hongru's face turned ugly. He cursed and said, "Who could have thought that the people in Prince Lu's Mansion would do such bad things? Those people were reselling grain themselves, and after being discovered by the dog emperor, they actually thought of assassinating the dog emperor. They are cowards! It would be a pity if they died, but it would ruin our business."

"Let's not talk about this for now." Xu Hongru waved his hand and said, "Go and mobilize the troops immediately, and we will quickly start the rebellion. This may be a good thing, and it may turn out to be a blessing in disguise."

"After all, the dog emperor is committing atrocities in Shandong, and many people can no longer tolerate it. Those officials involved in the grain resale must be panicking right now. Send someone to persuade them to side with us immediately. Once the army arrives, they should open the city and surrender."

"Tell them that if they don't follow us, they'll die; if they do, they'll have a chance of survival. When we take down the bastard emperor, they'll all be considered founding heroes, and we won't treat them unfairly."

After hearing this, Wang Haoxian nodded and said, "I'll arrange it right away."

"There's one more thing I want to tell you." Wang Haoxian thought for a moment and continued, "The dog emperor seems to be investigating the Kong family. Many of their shops have been closed down, and their grain has been confiscated by the court."

"Is this true?" Xu Hongru stood up and said excitedly.

"Yes, that's the news that just came in." Wang Haoxian nodded and said firmly, "It's indeed true and credible. The Dog Emperor is indeed doing this."

"What a godsend!" Xu Hongru clapped his hands excitedly and said, "Is Duke Yansheng still in Jining?"

"It's in Jining!" Wang Haoxian gritted his teeth and said, "Maybe we can do something."

"We must do something." Xu Hongru thought for a moment, then said excitedly, "Let someone spread the word that Duke Yansheng has been captured by the dog emperor and will be executed soon because of this grain trafficking incident. Use this incident to scare those dog officials and make them follow us."

Wang Haoxian nodded and said with a serious face, "Okay, I'll make arrangements right away. I'll also have someone find out about Jining City as soon as possible to see how the dog emperor arranges for the Duke of Yansheng."

"If they've already been captured, that would be great. We should start the rebellion as soon as possible and then march on Qufu. If we can get the Kong family in Qufu to side with us, we'll have a better chance of success."

Xu Hongru nodded and said, "Go and do it right away."

At the same time, outside the city of Jinan.

The group has arrived.

Zhao Yan looked at the city of Jinan, feeling somewhat complicated.

A few days ago, he received a summons from the emperor, asking him to go to Jining City to see the emperor. He did not dare to delay and rushed there. When he was still 60 miles away from Jining City, he met the imperial envoy, Chen Sihai from the Supervisory Department of the Ministry of Public Administration.

Zhao Yan didn't even get to see His Majesty before he was stopped by Chen Sihai, and then ran to Jinan City with him, making Zhao Yan exhausted from the long journey.

But Zhao Yan didn't dare complain. Shandong was in turmoil. The Imperial Guards were arresting people, closing down shops, and confiscating grain.

The whole of Shandong was in panic.