Zhu Youxiao even had some guesses that if he had not stirred up the rebels, they might not have rebelled now.

After all, they had been patient for so many years, and without a good opportunity, they didn't want to move. In the original history, these people did encounter a good opportunity to rebel, and they did make such a big fuss, which was a very advantageous thing.

But this time it was different. There was no chance for the rebels in Shandong to rebel. Even the earthquake was not enough to make them rebel.

What's more, they brought disaster relief food and punished corrupt officials, so not many people rebelled against them.

If they had not been found during the food search and had not been used to stage an assassination, these people probably would not have rebelled.

Does this mean that the emperor is forcing them to rebel?

But the thought quickly faded away because it was meaningless.

Zhu Youxiao said directly to Zhang Weixian: "Go, put down the rebellion as soon as possible, and I will celebrate your success."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Zhang Weixian nodded and said respectfully, "I will take my leave."

After saying this, Zhang Weixian turned around and walked outside.

His steps were firm and quick. It was obvious that he could not wait any longer and wanted to go back and make some arrangements quickly.

As Zhu Youxiao gave the order, the army gathered in Jining City began to mobilize and directly attacked the rebels in Xia Zhen.

At this time, Xu Hongru had already fled to Teng County and met Wang Haoxian in Xia Town.

After the two met, they didn't know what to say for a moment.

The situation was originally very good, but I didn’t expect it to turn out like this.

Xu Hongru looked at Wang Haoxian and said slowly, "Can't Qufu be taken down?"

Wang Haoxian was a little embarrassed.

He had been fighting for nearly half a month, but still had not been able to capture Qufu.

Seeing Wang Haoxian's expression, Xu Hongru knew what was going on and stopped asking.

He said, "Let's discuss what to do next."