Fang Qian's heart sank. His gaze wandered a few times and he replied,"The guards at the north gate have come to report! Moreover, there are only some rebels from the Great Willow Village over there."
"Go to the north gate!" Di Renjie said directly.
Seeing this, Fang Qian's expression changed significantly. He naturally did not want Di Renjie to go to the north, but he was stopped by Fatty Di with a few words.
It was better to wait until the chaos subsided and go after dawn!”At this moment, Hu Jinghui spoke.
After being dissuaded, Di Renjie looked at Hu Jinghui in surprise and said with a faint smile,""It's fine! If the villagers were really rioting, the government troops could settle it with a flip of their hands, so what was there to be afraid of?”
"Lead the way!" This was what Fang Qian said.
"Yes, sir!" Fang Qian replied in a submissive manner, feeling very helpless.
It was not far from dawn. It was already quiet downstairs in Beiguan City, with wisps of charred smoke filling the air.
The 'rioters' had retreated long ago. The old and weak villagers tied to the execution platform seemed to have really been 'rescued' away.
The bodies of dozens of government troops lay around the execution platform and the city pass. Li Hao personally lit a lantern to illuminate Fatty Di's vision.
Di Renjie's eagle eyes searched the scene, paying special attention to the wounds of the dead soldiers. He stared at one of the corpses. The deep bloody slit on the neck of the person was shocking, and the blood had not coagulated yet.
Di Renjie sneered.
Li Hao was also observing. When he arrived at the scene, he was completely certain that this was definitely Fang Qian's doing. He felt disdain in his heart. What an idiot. To deal with the old and weak, he had to make such a huge commotion. Everything he saw was full of flaws…
Fang Qian was still unaware of this. He continued to put on an act and clamored in front of Fatty Di that he would send troops into the mountains to completely exterminate the rebels in Great Willow Village.
"Li Hao, what did you find?" Seeing Li Hao squatting on the ground and holding a lantern to illuminate something, Di Renjie slowly walked forward and asked softly.
"Sir, look!" Li Hao smiled and pointed at the hoof prints on the ground.
"Pull it down!" Di Renjie squinted his eyes and ordered.
"Yes, sir!"
At this moment, Fang Qian walked up excitedly."Milord, a soldier witnessed a mob attack on the city!”
"Oh?" "Bring him here!" Di Renjie ordered indifferently.”
Di Renjie sized up the rough-looking soldier.""What's your name?"
"Replying to my lord, this little one is Wang Xiao Er!" The man replied. Li Hao heard it from the side. This name was very easy to misunderstand. It was Wang Erxiao, the idol of his " once youth " days…
"Are you on sentry duty tonight?"
Wang Xiao Er nodded.
"How many rebels attacked the city? Are they all walking?" Di Renjie asked.
"About three to four hundred people!" Wang Xiao Er was a little nervous," They rushed into the city like a swarm of bees. We couldn't defend in time and were scattered!"”
"Only you survived and brought back to the residence. I still have something to ask!”
"Yes, sir!"
"May I know what you've discovered?”Fang Qian came over and tested Di Renjie. His eyes flickered and he looked very guilty.
"This group of rebels is so powerful!”Glancing at Fang Qian, Di Renjie laughed and stretched."It's hard to sleep tonight!”
"Elder, you're busy with state affairs, so you still need to take care of your health!”Fang Qian flattered, but his expression relaxed a lot.
Li Hao saw this and felt that this fake provincial governor was too stupid. He couldn't understand Fatty Di's meaning?
"Lord Fang!" Li Hao called out.
"What is it?" Fang Qian did not give Li Hao a good look. He had a feeling that Li Hao was the one who had lured Di Renjie to the state capital.
" We're in Youzhou Province." Li Hao replied with a faint smile," We have to strengthen the defense here!" It had only been a short period of time, but it had been broken through by a group of rebels twice. If the enemy had invaded, wouldn't they have been broken through in the blink of an eye?”
Fang Qian's expression changed, and he scolded,""What do you mean?"
" Nothing…" Li Hao spread his hands and said loudly,""I just feel that the government troops here are too useless…"
Di Renjie looked at Fang Qian and Li Hao with interest, his eyes rolling left and right.
"What did you say?"
A group of soldiers walked out from the shadows in the direction of the corner city. The leading general stared coldly at Li Hao."What did you just say?"
"The Viceroy is here, so you must not be rude. General Hu, come forward and pay your respects!”Fang Qian's eyes flashed with joy as he berated the general. He pointed at Di Renjie and introduced him,""Sir, this is Commandant Guo Yi, Wandering Cavalry General Hu Jinbao!”
Upon seeing this, Hu Jinbao "let go" of Li Hao. He stepped forward and cupped his hands."Greetings, Viceroy!"
Di Renjie looked at Fang Qian and sized up Hu Jinbao. He had some impression of him. According to Li Hao, this was the cousin of the dead Jizhou County Lieutenant Hu Rong.
"Alright…" Di Renjie instructed Fang and Hu,""Lord Fang, General Hu, clean up the mess at the north gate!”
"Yes, sir!"
On the way back, Li Hao and Hu Jinghui protected Di Renjie from both sides. Seeing Di Renjie's expression, Hu Jinghui asked,""Sir, did you discover something?”
"Jinghui, you really didn't notice anything wrong?" At the scene, there didn't seem to be any signs of a fight…"
Di Renjie chuckled and turned to Li Hao.""Li Hao, what do you think?"
Li Hao was stunned. He had a feeling that he had heard wrongly, as if it was a lifetime ago…
Li Hao knew that it was time for him to act cool when Fatty Di looked at him.
"There are a few flaws!" Clearing his throat, Li Hao slowly said,""Firstly, as General Hu said, although the north gate is a mess and many soldiers have died, there are not many traces of fighting. Moreover, all the corpses were dressed neatly, as if they had been killed without any warning. Even if the rebels attacked, they wouldn't have reacted in time.”
"Not bad!" Di Renjie nodded and gestured to Li Hao.""Continue!"
"Secondly, Youzhou City has a high and deep pool, and its defense is amazing. How can a group of rebels easily break through it? If it was said that the government troops were unprepared last time, then this time, they were broken and so many soldiers were killed. There was definitely something wrong. The rioters gathered together and created chaos. They had no armor, no soldiers, and no siege weapons. How could they have the ability to break into the city pass?”
"Thirdly, recently, the government troops have repeatedly left the city to wipe out the villagers. Those villagers have fled deep into the mountains and can't even protect themselves. How can they organize themselves again and boldly attack the state capital just to save those old and weak? Wouldn't that be courting death? Such a huge commotion, wouldn't the government troops patrolling outside notice?”
"Fourth!" Li Hao took out the silk scarf from his pocket and handed it to Di Renjie. On it was the horse hoof prints from the north gate."How could the rebels have cavalry? Moreover, this is the mark left by the official hoof of Youzhou!”
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