Elite soldiers in red armor surrounded the garrison.
Arrows made of fine steel rained down on the heads of the guards.
As soon as they fought, the garrison army was defeated.
"Help!"
"Run for your lives! Get out of my way!"
"Run! Run!"
The garrison soldiers were crying for their parents. In contrast, the Vermilion Bird Legion was imposing.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
The crimson Vermilion Bird Army slowly advanced amidst the deep sounds of the bugle. It was like a ball of fire that mercilessly spread across the plains.
And the garrison army was the weeds that had no strength to resist.
After a while, the garrison army completely collapsed. They were blocked at the entrance of the mountain path, unable to advance or retreat.
They could only put down their weapons and squat on the ground with their hands on their heads, begging for surrender. The Tingzhou officials were captured on the spot.
Seeing that the situation was settled, Zhang Chen and Ye Qingxian walked down the Green Dragon Mountain unhurriedly.
A horse galloped out from the Vermilion Bird Legion's formation and came before Zhang Chen and Ye Qingxian. He asked loudly,""Which one of you is the imperial envoy? My clan's Grand Domain Chief has invited you."
" We are the imperial envoys," Ye Qing Xian said coldly." Tell your Commander-in-Chief to come see us."”
Zhang Chen nodded in satisfaction. He was the leader of this operation, and the entire Vermilion Bird Legion had to listen to his orders. How could a superior rush to see a lowly official?
Not long after, the Vermilion Bird Legion's commander and a civil official arrived in front of Zhang Chen, surrounded by a group of troops.
"Vermilion Bird Army's Grand Commandant Qin Han greets the imperial envoy.”
"Tingzhou's new Zhizhou, Wu Yaoliang, greets the imperial envoy.”
Qin Han's figure was well-proportioned and he had the appearance of a standard martial artist.
Wu Yaoliang was thin and capable, unlike the officials in Tingzhou who were full of fat intestines.
From their appearance, one could tell that these two were people who had not been corrupted by power.
Zhang Chen cupped his hands." There's no need to be so polite. I wonder if His Majesty has any instructions for you when you come?"”
Qin Han cupped his hands and returned the greeting." Your Majesty only asked me to listen to the imperial envoy's orders. There are no other instructions."”
Wu Yaoliang smiled." His Majesty only asked me to sort out Tingzhou's politics. As for other matters, they have nothing to do with me."”
"If that's the case, then let's do our own jobs." Lieutenant Qin, please gather your soldiers and escort us into the city.”
……
Under the protection of the Vermilion Bird Legion, Zhang Chen and Wu Yaoliang safely arrived at Tingzhou City.
When the garrison troops that were left behind in Tingzhou City saw that their commander was captured, they did not dare to make a sound and opened the city gates.
At this point, Zhang Chen and Ye Qing Xian could finally enter Tingzhou as imperial envoys.
This one of the wealthiest cities in Great Xia was finally under the control of the Imperial Court.
The first thing Wu Yaoliang did when he took office was to select suitable members from the Azure Dragon Village to form a yamen team.
The small fries of Azure Dragon Village all had a certain foundation in martial arts and were much stronger than the original government runners.
When the three heads and six gold-medal constables learned that the imperial envoy had entered the city, they also brought people to meet up at the government office.
When Wu Yaoliang heard what these people had done, he immediately wanted to recruit them."The three masters are highly skilled in martial arts and have a righteous heart. Why don't you stay in the government office to benefit the people?”
He knew that the six gold-medal constables could not stay in Tingzhou, but he could try to rope in the three leaders of Azure Dragon Village.
The Tingzhou government had many things to do. The civil officials could be dispatched by the court, but the bailiffs needed to be handled by the Zhizhou.
If not for that, why would Wu Yaoliang rope in a bunch of mountain bandits?
The three leaders of Azure Dragon Village hesitated. They did not trust Wu Yaoliang and could not help but look at Zhang Chen.
In reality, they actually wanted to work for Zhang Chen.
However, Zhang Chen had no intention of recruiting his subordinates. He waved his hand and said,"Since Lord Wu can gain His Majesty's trust, he must be a good official. You should be able to achieve something under him.”
Hearing this, the three heads could only agree to Wu Yaoliang's recruitment.
Wu Yaoliang was happy. He quickly cupped his hands to Zhang Chen and said,"Thank you for your support, Lord Zhang."
Zhang Chen nodded." Your salary is the people's fat. The people are easy to abuse, but the heavens are hard to bully!" I hope that Lord Wu will not forget his original intentions. As an official, he must not forget to benefit the people.”
" Your salary, your salary, the people's fat, the people's cream, the people are easy to abuse, but the heavens are hard to bully..." Wu Yaoliang muttered,""Good! Well said! These words should really be taken as the words of the officialdom, so that all the officials of Great Xia would remember them!”
The others were also mulling over this sentence in their hearts. Everyone present had a deep understanding and could not help but admire Zhang Chen even more.
"Lord Zhang is not only capable in handling cases, but he also has such insight into the way of being an official. He is truly respectable and admirable!"”
Ye Qingxian's eyes sparkled. Her beautiful eyes did not blink as she stared straight at Zhang Chen. There was a throbbing in her heart that could not be erased no matter what.
Zhang Chen shook his head and said," You flatter me. It's just some shallow opinions. It's best if everyone can hear it."”
After a moment of silence, he said,"Now that Tingzhou's government is gradually recovering, the tax and silver case should be closed as soon as possible." Everyone, get ready. We are going to attack the Luosha Sect next. This is going to be a tough battle!”
As long as they took down Luosha Sect, the matter in Tingzhou would be completely over.
However, the Luosha Sect was located at the Kunde Cliff, and the terrain was even more precipitous than the Green Dragon Mountain. The regular troops could not go up at all, so they could only gather experts to climb the mountain with Qinggong.
Everyone present knew this, and for a moment, everyone's mood was a little heavy.
The battle at Luosha Sect was indeed very dangerous!
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