Han Yuehua immediately called back Zhao Mingzhu and other sisters.
Learn about the situation.
Zhao Mingzhu was very surprised. "I know that His Majesty allowed him to train troops to escort the Flower and Stone Gang, but elite troops comparable to the Zhenbei Army? Impossible?"
"Absolutely not!"
Zhao Mingyue said, "The Zhenbei Army has experienced many great battles. They are the elite of the elite, trained by my father himself. Who is Zhao Lin? How can he compare with my father?"
The other sisters nodded in agreement.
If we talk about famous generals, Zhao Jingzhou should be the best in Daqi.
Can they compare with the soldiers he personally led?
Absolutely not.
"Maybe the secret guard saw it wrong."
Zhao Mingzhu carefully read the secret letter again and said with a smile, "It's just a fight against a few bandits. They used a trick to make Zhao Lin take risks. This is not what elite troops do."
Zhao Mingxiao said, "The true elite are those who can win battles on the front lines and disdain to resort to schemes and tricks."
Han Yuehua nodded, realizing she was making a fuss out of nothing, and said, "You're right. That rebellious son has only been a soldier for a few months. If he can be compared to the elite warriors under your father's command, he would be a god of war."
The sisters all laughed.
"However," Han Yuehua changed the subject and said, "We still have to be careful. Now that he has these soldiers under his command, if he has any bad intentions, Han'er will be in danger."
Zhao Mingzhu felt a strange feeling in her heart.
You are not worried about your biological son, but your adopted son.
Zhao Mingya said, "Then send more secret guards over."
Han Yuehua nodded and said, "I thought so too. Send another hundred secret guards."
Zhao Mingzhu hesitated to speak.
There are not many secret guards in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
They have a lot to be responsible for.
Protect the safety of the Marquis' Mansion, gather information, or do some shameful things.
Including this time, a total of 200 people were sent to Zhao Chenhan.
It has already affected Prince Yu's plan.
But Zhao Mingzhu knew that she couldn't persuade him, so she could only say, "Don't worry, mother. Zhao Lin wouldn't dare, otherwise he would have done it long ago."
"Hmph, that rebellious son better not dare." Han Yuehua snorted coldly.
…
"Han Yuehua sent another hundred secret guards to my adopted brother?"
Zhao Lin was not surprised.
Fu Liqing said: "Han Yuehua attaches great importance to him, but unfortunately, we still haven't been able to find out what kind of relationship they have."
Zhao Lin assigned some people to Fu Liqing. Although Fu Liqing was not a professional, he knew a little about how to bribe and place people.
She has placed people in the Mansion of Marquis Zhenbei, the Mansion of Marquis Changning, and the Mansion of General Dingyuan. Only the Mansion of Prince Yu is strictly managed, and she has not been able to get her hands in until now.
Zhao Lin comforted him, "Don't worry. Zhao Jingzhou and Han Yuehua's attitude towards Zhao Chenhan is unusual. It's definitely not as simple as just having feelings for each other. And their relationship must be shady, otherwise they wouldn't hide it so deeply. You can check their past to see if they have any old lovers or something like that."
Fu Liqing's eyes lit up. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have remembered it. I remember there were rumors about Han Yuehua and a scholar before, which angered the Duke of Ying. Later, she married Zhao Jingzhou. Could it be that Zhao Chenhan is her son with that scholar?"
Zhao Lin thought for a moment and said, "Impossible. If it were true, Zhao Jingzhou would know about it."
Suddenly, an idea struck him, and he said, "Could it be that scholar's son? No."
Zhao Lin frowned again and said, "If it was the son of that scholar, with Zhao Jingzhou's temper, he wouldn't be so nice to his rival's son. There must be something else we don't know."
Fu Liqing said, "At least we have a clue. We'll know once we find that scholar."
Zhao Lin nodded: "She is indeed my good wife."
Fu Liqing was very proud.
She is not the kind of woman who only knows how to compete for favor in the inner house.
She is someone who can help her husband.
…
After defeating the Four Heavenly Kings in one battle and obtaining so much wealth, Zhao Lin was tempted.
The 4,000 men were divided into four teams of 1,000 men, and the 500 cavalrymen were also divided into four teams. Song Huaian, Duan Yongfeng, Tang Baihan and Xia Dayu each led 1,000 men and 100 cavalrymen to sweep the area separately.
The remaining one hundred cavalrymen continued to hide and were kept as a reserve.
Soldiers have to go to the battlefield eventually.
Zhao Lin couldn't follow him all the time.
Anyway, he has taught them everything he can, and now it depends on their own abilities.
"More and more bandits and civil unrest have been reported from all over the country. In Anyang County alone, there were eight incidents in one day. If we wipe out all these bandits, the income will definitely be huge," said Sudi.
"We have to thank Zhao Chenhan for this. If he hadn't pressed them hard, the people wouldn't have been able to hold back." Zhao Lin sighed.
Zhao Lin didn't intend to stop it.
Zhao Chenhan and those officials were having a great time right now. If he tried to stop them, he would be in trouble both inside and outside.
What he wanted was for Zhao Chenhan to lose all his reputation, and then to cut off the source of his trouble.
"It's almost done, it's almost done. Once we sweep all the bandits in the state, we can deal with him." Zhao Lin said.
Sudi asked, "What are you going to do in the next period of time?"
Zhao Lin said: "Of course we will continue to recruit soldiers."
Four thousand five hundred people are too few.
There are several thousand soldiers defending a county alone.
To gain a foothold in this place, you need at least 100,000 soldiers.
Sudi said, "The attack on Niutou Mountain has exposed your military strength. Zhao Chenhan must have noticed it. If you recruit more soldiers, you will be noticed by the higher-ups."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "So we have to thank Zhao Chenhan. He has caused war throughout Jiujiang Province, with bandits everywhere. If we don't recruit more soldiers, how can we manage with only 3,000 soldiers?"
Sudi laughed.
Zhao Lin immediately wrote a letter to Zhu Zhongyan, asking him to help Cheng** expand the organization to at least 10,000 people.
Zhu Zhongyan frowned as he held Zhao Lin's secret letter.
"Godfather, is Zhao Lin's matter difficult?" Anquan asked in a low voice.
"See for yourself."
Zhu Zhongyan tossed the secret letter to Anquan, who exclaimed in surprise after reading it, "Ten thousand people? Is there no upper limit? What does he want to do?"
"Guess what he wants to do." Zhu Zhongyan said.
Anquan thought for a moment and said, "I don't understand."
Zhu Zhongyan sighed, "I don't understand. Even if he were given 10,000 soldiers, he wouldn't be able to commit any crime. Although people are suffering and unrest is raging everywhere, the court can still suppress it. Why would he need so many soldiers?"
Anquan touched the banknotes and property deeds in his sleeve and said, "From what I understand, other places are fine, but Jiujiang is the worst hit."
"Zhao Chenhan colluded with local officials and, under the guise of the Flower and Stone Gang, plundered the people's wealth, leaving the local people unable to survive. The number of people who rebelled was extremely large, almost matching the total number of people in several other provinces."
"Perhaps Zhao Lin wants soldiers to suppress those rebels. Otherwise, not only will it cause great unrest, but the Flower and Stone Gang will not be completed. Just a few days ago, there were eight robberies of the Flower and Stone Gang in one day."
"Zhao Lin recruited a total of 6,000 soldiers, 3,000 of which were given to us. The remaining 3,000 are simply not enough."
Zhu Zhongyan was immediately furious. "This is ridiculous. Zhao Chenhan is a son of a noble family, but he's no better than an orphan like Zhao Lin. The Flower and Stone Project must not be delayed. I'm going to see His Majesty and try to get this done as soon as possible."
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