Li Xin deployed troops and had selfish intentions, which put Hedong in danger.

But it was him who attacked Mongolia in the north, which greatly reduced the pressure on Hedong.

Zhang Zhengyuan leaned against Taiyuan, hoarded abundant supplies, transported a lot of money back, and prepared to fight a protracted war with the Mongols in Hedong.

Suddenly, I received news that the Mongolian lair was looted and they were about to withdraw...

Few people were willing to believe such unexpected surprises, but standing at the Shaxiong Ridge and looking down, the Mongolian camp was indeed getting fewer and fewer tents day by day.

Even so, Zhang Zhengyuan was still cautious and did not send troops to pursue him, for fear that the Mongols used the trick.

On the Killing Ridge, Zhang Zhengyuan held a thousand-mile mirror and looked at the enemy camp under the gate. He had already believed in his heart that Li Xin had really taken out the Mongolian hometown.

"This major general from Xiliang is really unpredictable." Zhang Zhengyuan sighed.

Yue Peng was ready to beat his hands and said, "Don't we take the opportunity to kill and recover the entire Hedong?"

"No, keep your troops still." Zhang Zhengyuan said lightly.

"Don't move?" Yue Peng's eyes were as bright as bull's eyes. He was from Hedong and his whole family was harmed by the White Lotus Sect. He hated the Jiang family, who colluded with the White Lotus Sect.

Zhang Zhengyuan nodded and smiled and said, "How many people have we offended to take Taiyuan? Without the ten thousand of the towns in my hands, I have been counterattacked long ago. Continue to go north to fight with the Jiang family. First, it is easy to fall into the quagmire. Once the Huai Army cannot escape, the Marquis will have no soldiers to use when the Huai Army advances north. Second, the purpose of our trip has been achieved and has solved the danger of Baibo Valley. The Marquis has no orders to pass it down, which is to stabilize half of the land that belongs to us in Hedong."

"You have to know that Hedong is different from the three prefectures in Shandong and from Hejian. Coal is buried underground here. Coal is iron, armor, and weapons. Keeping here and strangling the remaining enemies is the top priority right now."

Zhang Zhengyuan was definitely not a coward who could order people to kill the city at the critical moment, in a flash.

After he finished speaking, although Yue Peng was dissatisfied, he did not dare to disobey.

The imperial guards on the Xiongling and Taiyuan defense line did not advance north, which made Jiang Chu, who was sweating in his palms breathe a sigh of relief.

He quickly withdrew his troops besieged Baibo Valley, began to strengthen the defense fortifications on his territory, and renovated the fortress that was destroyed by Li Xin.

The huge changes in Hedong that countless people expected were calm after Li Xin stabbed Mongolia in the back.

The land that has been tragically damaged by war rarely comes to breathe. Countless people crossed mountains and ridges and fled from the north to Taiyuan.

Chen Shou's benevolent politics is well known to the world. For the displaced people, fleeing to the place where Chen Shou ruled is to go to heaven.

Finally, Zhang Zhengyuan, who had free time, began to send people to coal mines near Taiyuan, where most of the former owners were beheaded and searched.

It has been idle for a few days now. There are soldiers surrounding the mines, and the miners inside cannot get out, but people deliver food every day. Zhang Zhengyuan picked the closest one and took his personal guard in. The door was quite neat, but after entering, he found that something was wrong.

The miners were all black and their clothes were even torn. Many people had no shoes and stepped on the ground with barefoots. The frostbite on their legs and feet were as big as steamed buns.

They looked numb, their eyes were dull, and they didn't even feel pain. On the pillars of the mine, there were even several skeletons hanging, and ropes were tied to their erect necks. The white bones were exposed, and they were exposed to the wind and sun.

With the sound of a gong, some of these people became angry. They stood up and took the dirty bowl and looked at the porridge shed.

Although the mine was filled with stench, Zhang Zhengyuan did not cover his nose. He asked in a deep voice: "What's going on?"

A young general who had already understood the situation stepped forward and clasped his fists and said, "The general didn't know anything. The local gentry colluded with the government and turned the people into their free miners. When he entered the mine, he was beaten first, and then cut off his contact with his family outside. If someone escaped, he would hang himself inside, and those bones would be."

Zhang Zhengyuan felt a chill when he heard this. It is said that the gentry were desperate to kill Li Xin and cursed with an unparalleled face, but he didn't expect to be so cruel to the inside.

The young general continued, "Not only will the person who escaped, he will be hanged up and wait for death by dying, but he will also implicate his family. If the person escapes and is not caught, his family will be miserable. They will sue the government and say that the person who escapes and steals money from the mine. If there are males in the family, they will be forced to be captured and replaced by second, and young women will be forced to be sold to slaves. If there are only elderly people, they will arrest the old man and torture to death to kill the chicken to warn the monkey."

Zhang Zhengyuan remembered all this in his heart. Many people behind him could no longer listen, but Zhang Zhengyuan's expression remained the same.

When the young general finished speaking, he only said, "I will take good care of these people. I will ask the army to distribute clothes and food. If someone wants to leave, I will send them out to find their relatives."

After leaving this mine, Zhang Zhengyuan spent three days visiting every mine in Taiyuan City.

He also brought many miners back to their hometowns and sat at home to listen to the crying of these victims and their families.

On the fourth day after Mongolia withdrew its troops, Zhang Zhengyuan called the mine owner who had not yet been killed and interrogated for a day.

On the fifth day, he locked himself in the military camp and wrote letters for a day, and sent them to Bianliang with whips.

Water Pavilion, Chen Shou's desk.

There was a stack of letters, written by Zhang Zhengyuan, which detailed the details of how the gentry and the government of Hedong colluded with each other and turned countless people into slaves to oppress and exploit them.

There are more than 100,000 families suffering from Hedong, and each household has brothers and sisters, and a total of 100,000 people are victimized.

Chen Shou's hair stood up as he saw it, and an endless wave filled his heart, making him extremely stuffy but had nowhere to vent.

The mine is actually a product beyond this era. It is because of the transformation of the predecessors that it has made it appear in advance.

Without a strong imperial control, capital will indeed become a demon beast who eats people and bites the bones and eats all the residue.

Zhang Zhengyuan wrote for a day and Chen Shou read for three days. He read every word carefully.

Seeing that the master was in a wrong state, the two maids Taoliu quickly went to inform his wife. After Li Ling came, she called Chen Shou downstairs and took him to the suburbs of the city to relax.

A plan was full of shape in Chen Shou's heart. Before the old problem in Hedong was solved, this incident happened again, which shows that the place was completely rotten.

No wonder the White Lotus Sect first initiated an incident, seducing alien races into the pass, and separating the powerful... All these things happened in Hedong, because it was because of the mine.

The people of Hedong did not enjoy any benefits brought by these black gold underground, but suffered a lot of suffering for this.

A liquidation is about to begin.

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