Some scholar-official families did not want to participate in this rebellion, but due to Han Ping's message from Luoyang and the secret planning of the intelligence bureau, they all had some incriminating evidence against them, which fell into the hands of Liu Kui, Lu Qing and others. They had no choice but to respond together.
The seat of government of Fanyang was the county seat of Shunyin County.
After receiving Lu Qing's order, all the powerful and scholarly families in the vicinity, including the Lu family, gathered their loyal followers and servants, waiting for nightfall.
In a secret stronghold north of Shunyin City, Jia Xu sat calmly at a table.
The secret agents of the Investigation Bureau also kept reporting to Jia Xu about the activities of the Lu family and the surrounding scholars and powerful families.
Chen Hu looked at Jia Xu and said, "Shangguan, it is understood that, including the Lu family, the total number of people involved in the rebellion is more than 20,000!"
Jia Xu nodded slightly: "What about the situation in the other prefectures?"
Chen Hu said, "It's still unclear about the situation with the King of Bohai, but he has been planning for many years and can muster at least an army of 30,000 men!"
There are nearly twenty families in Yanzhou that are related to the Han and Zheng families, and they can gather at least 40,000 people.
There are no fewer than fifty families involved in the rebellion in Qingzhou, and they could muster at least 60,000 men.
Jia Xu chuckled: "Fifteen hundred and fifty thousand troops! That's quite a sight!"
Chen Hu said with a solemn expression, "Shangguan, this is only the initial understanding. Once they raise an army in rebellion, they will definitely bring a large number of civilians and scholars to join the rebel army. At that time, their army can reach 300,000 people in a short period of time, or even more!"
By the end, a bead of cold sweat had appeared on Chen Hu's face.
This was the first time he had ever experienced such a large-scale rebellion.
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