Li Xingye's face darkened slightly as he asked, "How many people has Prefect Zhao dealt with?"
The old man said, "That's a lot. There are several county magistrates and others. I heard there are hundreds of them."
Hundreds of them were needed to capture all the high-ranking officials in Qingzhou Prefecture.
Although not that many, it is definitely not a small number.
But I guess he wasn't killed, just scolded, otherwise the Ministry of Justice would definitely be alerted.
Because all death penalty sentences must be reported to the Ministry of Justice and can only be carried out after approval by the Ministry of Justice.
The Ministry of Justice knew about it, so naturally, all of them knew about it too.
Good, at least he wasn't killed.
Li Xingye was really worried that Zhao Lin would launch a major purge and kill all those officials who had committed crimes.
Although they do deserve to die.
But if we really kill so many people, not only will it cause some unrest, it will also be very harmful to Zhao Lin himself.
Li Xingye hopes Zhao Lin can take it slow.
A 17-year-old prefect was shocking enough.
Fu Chengwang asked again, "How did Magistrate Zhao deal with those people?"
The old man said, "I heard that some were beaten with sticks, and some were fined. The prefect is really a good man. He didn't want any of the fines and used it all to help us."
Fu Chengwang nodded, asked a few more questions, and then let the old man leave.
Li Xingye said proudly, "Master Fu, how is it?"
Fu Chengwang said stubbornly, "I've only asked one person. Who knows if it was Zhao Lin's deliberate arrangement? We need to go to other counties and ask a few more people."
Li Xingye also got more aggressive: "I'll go with you and convince you wholeheartedly."
The two men, both in their fifties and sixties, left without a second thought and headed straight for other counties.
Zhao Lin naturally didn’t know about this, and he wouldn’t care even if he knew.
He received news that Song Huaian had tricked Zhao Chenhan and hid himself in Kulong Mountain with his men.
Zhao Chenhan was furious and personally led his troops to search everywhere.
Sudi lamented, "It's a pity that Ma Dada has been staying in the army and never goes out."
Zhao Lin said, "Ma Changda is a veteran of the battlefield. He must be very concerned about his own safety and will not easily leave the army. We must find a way to lure him out."
Sudi asked, "Can't we let them attack by force?"
Zhao Lin said: "Although I trained them, do you think they dare to attack the officers and soldiers?"
Sudi thought for a moment and said, "I dare not."
Ordinary people are naturally afraid of state organs.
If they were asked to attack the army, few would dare to do so unless they could not survive.
Zhao Lin said, "Unless we declare rebellion and coerce them, they will dare to attack the soldiers. Otherwise, don't count on them now. Only by luring Ma Changda out and separating him from the main army will they dare to attack."
Zhao Lin doesn't dare to trust those soldiers too much now.
Even Song Huaian still had doubts in his heart.
It's just for temporary use. If there is any problem, there is a way to get rid of it.
Sudi said, "But Ma Dada is so cautious, the possibility of luring him out is very small."
Zhao Lin smiled and said, "It's small, but not impossible."
Sudi's eyes lit up: "Do you have a solution?"
Zhao Lin said leisurely: "He shouldn't have brought Zhao Chenhan here."
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Zhao Chenhan was almost mad with rage as he let the rebels escape right under his nose, and it was all because of his own fault.
Although Ma Dada didn't blame him, Zhao Chenhan knew that he had messed up this time.
If he doesn't make achievements quickly, Ma Changda will have no way to take credit for himself.
You can't just make it up.
Yang Nantian and the others are watching.
This old man is Zhu Zhongyan's man, and he will definitely pass on the matters concerning the suppression of the rebellion to Zhu Zhongyan.
Therefore, if Zhao Chenhan wants to gain military merit, he cannot leave any evidence behind.
So Zhao Chenhan brought a team of more than a dozen people and joined the search team.
We must find that group of rebels.
Especially the one who deceived himself.
Only by catching him and cutting him into pieces can I get rid of the hatred in my heart!
"Military Advisor, we can't keep hiding like this. We're running low on food, and our brothers are getting really frustrated."
In a cave, Lao Debiao said to Song Huaian.
They now had only half the number of people around them as before.
Song Huaian asked, "Where are the other leaders?"
Lao Debiao said, "I got separated and haven't come yet."
Song Huaian sneered: "Did they get separated, or do they no longer take you, the great leader, seriously?"
Lao Debiao sighed: "Don't worry about these things now, let's think about what to do."
Song Huaian said with a gloomy face, "How can we just ignore it? What if they surrender to the government and betray us?"
Lao Debiao was shocked: "Is it really that serious?"
Song Huaian sneered, "Don't forget how many people wanted to surrender before. If it weren't for your quick reaction, they would have already tied you up and taken you to see Ma Changda. The responsibility for killing the magistrate and Ma Changshan can also be put on you. It has nothing to do with them. Maybe you can even get an official position."
Lao Debiao said angrily: "What should we do then?"
Song Huaian said: "Instead of hiding, it is better to take the initiative to attack."
Lao Debiao asked doubtfully, "We can't defeat the officers and soldiers."
Song Huaian said, "You don't understand this. Now the officers and soldiers are split up to search for us. Each team has at most a hundred people, at least dozens. We can work together to take them down one by one. If there are fewer people, we can fight, and if there are more, we can run away. As long as we hide in the cave in the mountain, how can the officers and soldiers catch us?"
"Great."
Lao Debiao slapped his thigh excitedly: "If we keep wearing them down like this, we'll eventually wear them down to death."
Several other leaders also praised him.
"The military advisor is truly a wise man."
"With the military advisor here, if we defeat Ma Dada today and Zhao Jingzhou tomorrow, we can enter the Shengjing Prefecture the day after tomorrow."
"Brother is the emperor, so let's all try to be princes."
The gang burst into laughter.
Song Huaian's eyes flashed with contempt, and he said, "That Zhao Chenhan is Ma Dada's brother-in-law. If we catch him, we can make Ma Dada panic, and we will have a better chance."
"Zhao Chenhan is narrow-minded and eager for quick success. This can be seen from the fact that he almost killed someone by collecting the flower and stone tax. He was tricked by me once, so he must be eager for revenge. He will take the initiative to search for us and will not bring many people with him. This is our opportunity."
"As long as we capture Zhao Chenhan, we can take the initiative regardless of war or peace."
Lao Debiao was overjoyed: "Okay! Pass the order, everyone look for Zhao Chenhan, and report immediately if you see him."
The officers and soldiers didn’t know how many caves there were in Kulong Mountain, and once they went in, they couldn’t get out.
But most of these rebels are locals, and they just sneak into the holes.
Lao Debiao sent out dozens of people and quickly determined Zhao Chenhan's location.
Song Huaian said, "He has more than 30 people around him. We will send out 500 elite troops to capture Zhao Chenhan as soon as possible. Remember, we must capture him alive. If we can't catch him, let him go. Don't kill him. You don't want Zhao Jingzhou, the Marquis of Zhenbei, to come in person, do you?"
Lao Debiao rubbed his hands and said, "Don't worry, I, the Heavenly King, will personally take action and make sure that corrupt official will not be able to escape even if he has wings."
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