Chapter 83: Rebellion
"Maybe later." Yun Qingshui thought for a moment and said, "If you want to cooperate with them and borrow their power in the future, you can go and show them."
The rock nodded.
"Monkey, what's the news from Mingzhou?"
Monkey replied, "Our brothers in Mingzhou are aware of our situation, but they're not doing well either. A large-scale inspection has been launched across the state, so they can't come over for the time being."
Everyone's faces were not good. The situation of the brothers in Longzhou had been difficult, which meant that they could only seek help from Changshan County.
At this time, the nightingale and the red fox, who had been gathering information all night, came back.
Their eyes were red and they looked in a bad mood.
"What's wrong?" Yun Qingshui asked hurriedly, "What did you find out?"
Nightingale lowered her head and sobbed softly.
Red Fox gritted his teeth and said, "They sealed off all our strongholds in Qingcheng, seized all our goods and funds, and captured over 3,000 of our brothers. More than 100 of them were beaten to death."
"Liu Changgen and Liu Changshan's lackeys are on the loose again, wantonly ransacking homes everywhere, claiming they want to collect all the debts and taxes owed by the peasants before the New Year. Overnight, many more families have been destroyed and driven off their land."
"I can't stand it anymore!"
The butcher jumped up and roared, "I'm going back now to smash those bastards' heads in!"
Yun Qingshui was also extremely angry. If she had been like her before, she would have rushed back with a knife and fought to the death.
But now, she is the leader, she makes the decisions, and she has to take everyone's fate into consideration.
Yun Qingshui stopped the butcher and asked, "Where is Xingtai?"
Nightingale wiped her tears and said softly, "Brother Chen has been imprisoned in the castle prison, but his life is not in danger for the time being."
The butcher roared, "Let's go back now, blow up the castle prison, and rescue Brother Xingtai! Then we'll go crush all those bastards to death!"
The rock yelled, "Shut up!"
Their voices were so loud that they scared many people. Several children burst into tears. A nurse came over and said, "Can you please be quiet? This is a hospital!"
The butcher glared at the nurse, scaring her so much that she took a step back and fell to the ground, but then Yun Qingshui slapped her onto the table.
Yun Qingshui was about to apologize when the nurse turned around and ran away.
Judging from her posture, she was obviously going to call security.
"never mind."
Yun Qingshui sighed: "Let's find a place outside. Night Owl, you stay and look after the brothers."
A petite girl responded.
So everyone rushed out before the security arrived, found a hotel outside and booked a room.
Originally, they wanted to have a good discussion, but everyone was extremely anxious, including Yun Qingshui himself. After racking his brains, he couldn't come up with any plan, so he simply said:
"So, the thirteen of us who are lightly injured will go to Qingcheng and act separately. Save as many brothers as you can and get more information about Xingtai. If you can rescue them, that would be great."
"Nightingale, you'll be in charge of communication, Red Fox, you'll be in charge of the support, and Rock, you'll stay here and guard the rear. Make sure any injured brothers get treatment as soon as they return. It would be even better if they have food and hot water. And, and..."
She banged her head hard and finally knocked out some of the wisdom of the Star Platform.
"Butcher, contact the Changshan County officials and ask for an alliance and support."
The butcher's eyes widened: "Me?"
Yun Qingshui said angrily, "Who else is going? You're the most clueless person here. We have to be secretive when we go to Qingcheng and follow the Assassin's Creed. If you go, you'll just go crazy like a berserker and kill everyone. What's the point?"
The butcher's eyes suddenly turned red and he yelled, "You have changed! Sister Yun, you have changed!" He roared and ran out.
Yanshi said: "Sister Yun, he..."
Yun Qingshui sighed, "Don't worry about him. He just can't get over it right away. He'll be fine in a while."
"But do we really want him to be in charge of liaisons? In the past, he would probably just start a fight if there was a disagreement."
"I just lied to him. There's no need for that excuse. Can you convince him? Rock, keep an eye on him and don't let him cause any trouble. Let Monkey handle the communication."
The group got up, prepared their stuff, agreed on a method of communication and a secret code, and set off.
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After a busy day, Zhao Minggong was about to take a few minutes' rest when he was interrupted by an uninvited guest.
An ordinary-looking man came with a letter from Danyangdu, saying that he had an important matter to visit.
Danyangdu is the capital of Dongqinzhou and the seat of the governor. The note approved by Danyangdu must be of great importance. Zhao Minggong hurried to the conference room to meet him.
After a while of small talk, Zhao Minggong became impatient and asked, "What is it that you want to talk about? Feel free to tell me."
The man smiled and said, "I've heard for a long time that Commander Zhao is very capable and talented. Seeing him today, I can see that his reputation is well-deserved."
Lord Zhao Ming said calmly, "Let's forget the formalities. If there's nothing else, please allow me to take my leave."
"Don't worry, Commander Zhao."
The man laughed.
"You've been guarding Huai for thirty years, so why should you care about this moment?"
Zhao Minggong said coldly: "That's why I care so much about every moment."
"I understand how you feel." The man continued with an unwavering smile, "But don't you feel like something's holding you back? When you want to make a decision, when you want to come up with a plan, when you want to give an order, don't you feel like there's some kind of obstacle?"
Zhao Minggong was about to get up and leave, but suddenly turned around and stared at him coldly.
The man suddenly lowered his voice: "You have been working under him for thirty years. Why are you still being suppressed by a brat? Why do you have to obey his orders? Why do you have to ask for his instructions on everything? He clearly knows nothing, and you are the pillar of Changshan County..."
“That’s enough!”
Zhao Minggong roared angrily, and the sound was so loud that the beams of the house shook slightly.
"I sank in Huai Town for thirty years, ignored by everyone. Why didn't you recognize my talent then? As soon as County Chief Lin dug me out, you suddenly realized I was a pillar of talent?"
"The wolf's ambition is obvious at a glance!"
The lobbyist's face turned pale with sharp words. He immediately changed his tone and said quickly, "Chief Zhao, things are different now. We can help you become the county magistrate and help you gain more benefits. We have money and women. We have good intentions. As long as you..."
Zhao Minggong pointed at the malicious lobbyist and shouted, "Get out!"
The unusual movement in the conference room alarmed the security and supervisory guards of the county government office. After all, this was the core of the county, and soon a large number of people rushed in.
Zhao Minggong shouted angrily: "Kick him out! Put him in jail!"
"Commander Zhao!" The man had never expected to fail so completely, without even a shred of wiggle room. "Please think carefully about this. We have good intentions, ah—"
A security guard roughly stuffed a large rag into his mouth. For the first time, Zhao Minggong felt that this brutal behavior was so comfortable.
The spy was quickly dragged out. Zhao Minggong was still furious and was about to turn back to his office when he saw Li Xiaoli wringing her hands, her head almost buried in her chest.
"Grandpa Zhao, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have brought him in. I saw he had a warrant, and I thought, I thought..."
She suddenly burst into tears: "I did it wrong again, I always do it wrong, and I made you so angry..."
Upon seeing the girl, Zhao Minggong's mood calmed down a lot. He patted her head gently and said softly, "Don't blame yourself. I didn't expect there would be such a person. It seems that County Magistrate Lin's actions have hurt some people's hearts."
"Girl, be more confident. It's normal to make mistakes. Who in this world doesn't make mistakes? Only those who don't do anything don't make mistakes. So don't be afraid. You will have to face these storms in the future. There are not many good people like me and County Chief Lin in the empire."
"Um!"
Li Xiaoli wiped away her tears and nodded vigorously.
(End of this chapter)
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