I don’t know when it started, but there are so many tunnels in the county town.
Each one leads to a different place.
Ling Jiheng followed the trail to a fork in the road, only to find that the other party was very cautious and had left traces of their movements at several forks in the road.
Ling Jiheng divided the people into several teams and asked them to investigate the situation along the passage.
"Remember, only investigate, no action. If there's anything, come back and discuss it before taking action."
The bailiffs nodded and rushed towards different tunnels.
Ling Jiheng also brought two people and walked towards the passage that his intuition indicated.
No one knew when this tunnel was dug. It took them two or three quarters of an hour to finally see some light.
Ling Jiheng asked everyone to step back and he slowly moved towards the light.
As a result, I didn't meet anyone until I walked out of the tunnel.
Only some scattered wheat grains could be vaguely seen on the ground.
"It seems they are heading this way!" said one of the yamen runners.
Ling Jiheng nodded. "It could also be a diversionary tactic, or a multi-pronged approach. In short, we must not take it lightly."
Several people nodded, restrained their previous carelessness, and investigated the situation more carefully.
This place is already outside the city, but unfortunately, Ling Jiheng has never been here and doesn't know the terrain.
The two yamen runners had some impression of it, but the forest was so dense that it was difficult to find a way out and it was easy to be ambushed.
None of them spoke, they bent over and walked forward along the wheat grains, walking further and further away...
***
Jinbao rode back to Qingshan Village at full speed. He didn't even go home, but went to the place where Zhou Jiajun was recuperating.
There were a few dilapidated houses there, which after a simple repair could barely shelter from the wind and rain.
He told the team leader Shen Feng what happened in the county. Shen Feng's expression changed immediately: "Oh no, it's the Bei Liao people!"
Unexpectedly, they used such despicable means this time.
Jin Bao frowned: "Captain Shen, is it possible that they are bandits or..."
He wanted to say that the people in the capital were very dissatisfied with the Zhou family army.
Of course, it is also possible that several other groups of people deliberately weakened the power of Youzhou City to prevent General Zhou from rushing to the capital to provide assistance.
Shen Feng shook his head: “You don’t understand!”
Don't want to say much.
Jinbao curled his lips and thought, I don’t want to know yet.
If he and his master had not checked the almanac before going out today and encountered such a dirty thing, they would definitely not have gotten involved.
As expected, Shen Feng had a special way to contact Zhou Jiajun. He immediately wrote a letter and sent it by carrier pigeon.
You know, Qingshan Village is not far from Zhou Jiajun’s base. Plus, pigeons are fast, so it doesn’t take long to make a round trip.
Jin Bao and Chen Feng did not just wait there. They quickly agreed on a plan and left a few people there to wait for orders and guard the vegetable garden.
The remaining people were divided into two groups. One group went to the county and temporarily took over Yunrou County to protect the safety of the county residents.
Another group secretly searches for the missing County Magistrate Huang and his family to ensure his safe return.
Zhou's army was quickly divided into three groups according to the severity of their injuries.
Jin Bao took people to find County Magistrate Huang, and Chen Feng asked people to go to the county town.
He waited for more than half an hour and finally received a reply from General Zhou.
They said they understood and would send someone to assist immediately. They told him to protect himself and try to stabilize the situation.
Shen Feng put the letter away and rode straight to the county. Before General Zhou's men arrived, he was the acting county magistrate.
***
Zhou Chengyu sat in the tent, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.
Even though there was no conclusion yet, he, like Shen Feng, firmly believed that this was a conspiracy by the people of Northern Liao.
General Zhou was calm: "We should send someone to investigate. We must find out which group is provoking our Zhou army."
Zhou Chengyu cupped his hands and replied, "Fu Huanping has already led his men to Yunrou County. I'm sure they'll find out the truth soon."
Several people thought that this operation was only aimed at Yunrou County.
However, two hours later, they received requests for help from all over Youzhou.
Only then did the Zhou family realize how big this operation was.
Although it did not spread all over the city, one-third of the tax revenue in Youzhou City was robbed without the county governments being fully prepared.
The number is so huge that it is staggering.
In addition, several county magistrates were stabbed to death and local residents were tortured to death. The scene was horrific.
If it weren't for the secret agent they left behind to pass on the news, Zhou's army would not have known about it.
The more times like this, the more we cannot allow chaos. General Zhou made a prompt decision and sent someone to take over the affairs of the county government.
He also gave instructions that anyone who dared to act recklessly would be killed without mercy when necessary.
Yu Tingzhang learned about the Youzhou riot two hours after the Zhou family army learned about it.
After hearing the confidant's report, everyone felt incredible: "Are you serious?"
"It is absolutely true. Lord Chen, Lord Ming, and Lord Wu are all gone."
Yu Tingzhang's face was pale, but he still issued orders one after another.
The purpose is the same as General Zhou’s, to stabilize the situation.
A man in his thirties seemed to have aged a dozen years in an instant. The smile on his face disappeared, and was replaced by a solemn expression.
And that hand, it was shaking so much that he couldn't even hold a pen.
***
Erzhu was an impatient man. He found the shop that had previously sold Ganoderma lucidum, grabbed the old doctor's arm and left.
The man was startled and asked with a pale face: "What are you doing?"
Erzhu hurriedly explained: "There is a patient who needs a doctor's visit. It's urgent. Come with me!"
The old doctor didn't believe it and thought Erzhu was a human trafficker.
Someone happened to come and ask for a doctor: "Doctor Fu, there are many injured people at the city gate. Please go over there and treat their injuries."
Compared to Erzhu, their regular customers are more convincing.
Doctor Fu packed up his medicine box and was about to leave with the other party.
Erzhu stopped him and turned to ask the visitor, "Why didn't any doctors go over there?"
"They went. The doctors from Renxin Hall and Huichun Hall all went. I saw that there were too many injured people, so I came to ask Doctor Fu.
After all, this place is quite far from the city gate.
Hey, weren't you the hero who subdued the villains at the city gate? What happened? Is your master injured?"
Erzhu didn't dare to reveal the true situation of the county government office, and nodded quickly: "Yes, my master was injured, and it was quite serious.
Doctor Fu, help! Come with me and take a look!"
The man also agreed: "Yes, yes, they are very brave, and they are great benefactors of our county.
If they hadn't come to our aid, nine out of ten people on the street today would not have been able to escape.
Doctor Fu, go with this hero to take a look. Doctors Qin and Li are at the city gate, so it's not a big deal."
Doctor Fu nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you right away."
Erzhu hurriedly helped him get the medicine box: "Is this enough? How about some more? It's mainly a knife wound, which needs to be sutured to stop the bleeding.
I also make some medicinal soups to nourish the blood, replenish qi, reduce inflammation, and enhance immunity."
Although Dr. Fu didn't understand the word "immunity," he still asked in surprise, "Do you know medicine?"
Erzhu scratched his head and said, "I don't understand. I have an old doctor at home and I often listen to him talk about it. I have learned a little bit."
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