"We greet the Duke of Qin!"
There are few people in Yanzhou whose abilities are worth Zhao Hao's attention.
If we're being serious, it's him.
Chen Gongzi Gongtai, 39 years old
Command: 79 Strength: 62 Intelligence: 90 Politics: 88 Charisma: 73
Personality traits: 1. Strategist 2. Capable Official 3. Advocate 4. Steadfast 5. Supporter
"Well, enough of the small talk. Our warships will be temporarily stationed here. Chengdu, take five hundred men and we'll go to the prefect's mansion to discuss how to defend against the enemy."
"Here you go!"
Soon, Zhao Hao's five hundred Iron Eagle Warriors marched into Puyang City in a grand and imposing manner.
The people in the city, looking at this army, whose soldiers were all riding tall horses and were full of spirit and strong, felt a sense of awe for no reason.
"Gentlemen, tell me. What exactly is the situation with the Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou that has led you to submit seven memorials seeking assistance to the imperial court?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Miao and other members of prominent families blushed with embarrassment.
Isn't Zhao Hao's statement implying their incompetence?
"Uncle, Tong'er said you visited her when you were little? She still remembers you."
Liu Dai was overjoyed. As the nephew of Prince Chen, Liu Chong, he had never been taken seriously. People said that he only got to the position of Governor of Yanzhou because of his family background.
Now? I, Liu Dai, rely on my family background. The eldest princess even met me when she was a child. I have the Duke of Qin behind me!
Thinking about it this way, Liu Dai suddenly became much more assertive and told the truth about the situation.
"Oh dear, I can't enter the palace now. I won't even have the chance to see the Princess again. I even held her when she was little."
"Uncle, there's no need for that. Once things are settled here, you'll have plenty of time to visit her in Jinyang!"
"That would be wonderful! Duke of Qin..."
"That's too formal. Just call me Xiao Zhao."
"Isn't this a bad idea?"
"What's wrong with that? Uncle Liu Chong calls me that too."
"Oh? Then, I'll call out, Xiao Zhao."
"Eh."
Liu Chong's shout was definitely a lie to Liu Dai, since Zhao Hao hadn't even met the famous Prince Chen, Liu Chong, from the late Han Dynasty.
However, if Liu Dai, who is as timid as a mouse, cannot be trusted, the work will probably not be able to proceed smoothly.
"Xiao Zhao, the situation here in Yanzhou is very difficult."
The county town surrounding Dayeze has been occupied by the Yellow Turban rebels led by Huang Shao. There's really nothing my brother can do.
These men number at least 50,000, and the number of people who support them is countless. The rest of our Yanzhou counties are simply powerless to resist them.
"Little Zhao, it's good that you're here! It's good that you're here! Let's unite and discuss how to annihilate these traitors..."
Next, Liu Dai recounted the entire situation in Yanzhou in one go.
Of course, the information he provided was based on intelligence gathered by powerful families who had concealed a great deal of information.
However, Zhao Hao also learned that if they wanted to borrow troops from Yanzhou, only Liu Dai's three thousand men and a powerful family were willing to provide three thousand men to assist Zhao Hao.
These people are all bad; they want to reap the benefits without putting in any effort. They really think Zhao Hao is a complete fool.
However, they also put on a good show, with Zhang Miao representing the aristocratic family and revealing information to Zhao Hao.
Once the Yellow Turban rebels in Yanzhou are completely wiped out, they will give Zhao Hao 10% of the future harvest from Yanzhou. This promise is valid indefinitely and they will never cheat Zhao Hao.
Zhao Hao naturally didn't believe the promises of those aristocratic families, but he figured he might as well take those six thousand men. He already had enough supplies, so he didn't need the people of Yanzhou to provide them.
"Thank you for your explanation, Imperial Uncle. Let's stop here for today."
It was afternoon soon, and seeing that he could no longer obtain any useful information from these people, Zhao Hao prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute! Governor, I believe that since the Duke of Qin has come from afar to help us suppress the bandits, we should do our duty as hosts and host a banquet to welcome him and wash away the dust of his journey!"
Seeing that Liu Dai was about to agree, Zhao Hao quickly refused the request.
"The people are still suffering from hunger and thirst. What kind of decorum would it be if we held a grand banquet?"
I'm tired. I need to go back and organize the intelligence on the thieves before deciding on a countermeasure.
Therefore, the matter of hosting a banquet should not be mentioned again. However, I hope everyone will gather the six thousand auxiliary troops as soon as possible, and not engage in any pretense of courtesy. Farewell!
Zhao Hao's attitude was firm, so they couldn't stop him anymore.
The main problem is that Zhao Hao and his group are all exceptionally strong, and they can't stop them!
"Well, I... uh, should I call him nephew? My good nephew is devoted to the country. It's time for us to quickly gather enough men for him so he can focus on fighting the bandits."
"The governor is right, we'll make the arrangements immediately..."
These six thousand people were simply free money for Zhao Hao.
Since he already wants it, Zhao Hao has a way of swallowing it all without spitting it out.
Poor Liu Dai actually thought Zhao Hao was just borrowing troops, so he rushed to the personal guard camp and selected three thousand of his most useful soldiers to hand over to Zhao Hao.
...
"Commander, Zhao Hao himself has arrived."
Inside a restaurant in Puyang City.
Two middle-aged men dressed as woodcutters watched Zhao Hao's entourage slowly depart from the restaurant.
"Yes, I saw it."
The younger man became anxious when he saw his commander being so perfunctory.
"Commander, the lives of tens of thousands of our brothers are all tied to our belts. Can you give us a definite answer?"
The older man smiled faintly and took a swig of turbid wine.
"Gong Du, it's time to change your impulsive nature."
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