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February 27, the 25th year of Tai'an, Xingyuan County.
In a small courtyard in the south of the county, Zhao Yanxun opened the door and breathed in the fresh air outside.
This courtyard was where Lin Quan's spies were stationed, and was now used as a resting place by Zhao Yanxun.
This time when they entered the city, Zhao Yanxun only took Lin Dagui and a few others with him. They climbed over the city wall at night and sneaked in secretly.
Entering Xingyuan County, the first thing Zhao Yanxun inquired about was the whereabouts of Zhu Jinzhang.
Then he got a disappointing answer. Zhu Jinzhang was not in Xingyuan at all, which made it impossible to proceed with his beheading operation.
Zhu Jinzhang is attacking Yansi County. This is not good news. The larger the enemy's territory, the greater the threat.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door, which made Zhao Yanxun immediately alert.
Immediately, I saw a man walking out of the courtyard, came to the door and took a look outside, and then slowly opened the door.
A man walked in outside the door. This man was one of the Xingyuan secret agents. There were three of them looking after each other.
"What's up?"
The visitor replied: "The rebels want to use troops against Baishan County. They are now allocating food and grass and gathering troops in the city!"
The man who opened the door immediately turned to Zhao Yanxun and saw that Zhao Yanxun had already walked out of the door.
"Where is Zhu Jinzhang?"
"Reporting to the prince, he has returned to Liaoping. In two days, he will lead his troops to attack Baishan County!"
Nodding, Zhao Yanxun waved the two men to leave, and then returned to the room.
Zhu Jinzhang attacked Baishan County two days later, which meant that he might leave tomorrow. It seemed that he should wait at the place he must pass... Zhao Yanxun thought this way.
The official road from Liaoping Prefecture to Baishan County is where Zhu Jinzhang must pass, so he only needs to wait along the way.
After breakfast, Zhao Yanxun took Lin Dagui and left the courtyard. The two of them wandered on the streets, preparing to take the opportunity to leave the city.
But the two of them were tall and strong, and they seemed tall and strong in the county town, so they were quickly targeted.
Walking in the city wearing tattered clothes, Zhao Yanxun couldn't help but look at the situation around him and evaluate Zhu Jinzhang's strength.
"Wang... Young Master, these people in the county have a much harder life than the people under our palace!" Lin Dagui couldn't help but complain.
Almost all the people under Zhu Jinzhang's rule were disheveled, and it was obvious that they had extremely difficult food security.
However, Zhu Jinzhang did not pay attention to spring plowing, and kept attacking everywhere. After conquering Yansi, he wanted to use troops to attack Baishan. This was simply a way of self-destruction.
Of course, Zhao Yanxun was a well-fed man and did not know how hungry a man was when he was hungry. If Zhu Jinzhang had sufficient conditions, how could he not know how to carry out spring plowing first?
Just as the two of them were looking left and right, they heard someone scolding them: "You two, stop!"
Zhao Yanxun and Lin Dagui stopped. They were not carrying weapons and naturally did not want to cause trouble at this moment, so they slowly turned around.
Behind them were two government officials, with knives on their waists and whips in their hands.
"What's the matter?" Lin Dagui heard in a deep voice.
Lin Dagui had a burly figure and a deep voice. He looked like a person who was not easy to mess with, so he immediately restrained the two government officials.
Although they felt uneasy, these two people were able to muster the courage to talk to Lin Dagui because of the "official" power behind them.
"The city wants to transport military rations to Baishan, and you two have been requisitioned!"
"Recruit us? Why?" Lin Dagui took a step forward.
As soon as he entered, the two officers unconsciously took a step back, and then shame and anger welled up in their hearts.
The two of them were official servants, and it was really embarrassing for him to be frightened by an ordinary citizen.
"You bastard, you don't know what to do..."
When he heard the other party scolding him, Lin Dagui immediately became angry, and his eyes suddenly became fierce.
This was him. If Zhang Meng were here, the two officers might have their necks broken after they cursed.
"Transporting food and taking care of meals?"
"Of course I'm in charge of the food!"
"Then let's go!"
"well!"
After Zhao Yanxun spoke, Lin Dagui's murderous intention gradually faded away.
The two government officials were so confused that they rushed to the official warehouse with Zhao Yanxun.
Compared with other places, this official warehouse is more heavily guarded. After all, this is Zhu Jinzhang's hometown.
Zhao Yanxun only saw that the number of soldiers guarding the warehouse exceeded fifty, and it was very busy inside at the moment.
After entering the gate, you can see a large number of people working inside, and Zhao Yanxun was also sent to the team.
"few……"
Lin Dagui was about to speak, but Zhao Yanxun spoke first: "Get to work!"
Although he was working, Zhao Yanxun was not very motivated. He had learned a lot about fishing in his previous life.
On the other hand, everyone else working here is very motivated.
Zhu Jinzhang, the king of Ming Dynasty, did a good job in brainwashing the people under his rule. He did not put himself in a superior position, but set himself up to be the savior.
He, Zhu Jinzhang, is out there trying to expand the living space for everyone. If the people below don’t work with all their heart and soul, are they still considered human beings?
"I heard that there is King Yong in the south, the son of the dog emperor..."
"The emperor has been apportioning military pay year after year, which has made our common people worse than death, and our families have been destroyed...His son is definitely not a good person!"
"Hmph... Even this natural disaster was caused by the emperor. If he wants to have no descendants, then God is not open to the eyes!"
Everyone was talking a lot and were very unfriendly to Zhao Yanxun.
Lin Dagui felt very uncomfortable when he heard this, but under Zhao Yanxun's gaze, he kept his mouth shut.
For Zhao Yanxun, although these remarks were guided by Zhu Jinzhang, the exploitation of the people by the Jin Dynasty court and government was an objective fact.
Border troubles, disaster relief, refugees, and rebels are all increasing the burden on the court, which is equivalent to increasing the burden on the common people.
If you force people to the point where they can no longer survive, shouldn't they be allowed to have a few complaints?
I was just scolded a few times, and I was scolded. Who allowed me to belong to the Zhao family... Zhao Yanxun thought helplessly.
The work in the official warehouse was extremely heavy, and everyone chatted while working, which undoubtedly made time pass faster.
From the conversations between these people, Zhao Yanxun can know that Zhu Jinzhang has a high status in the hearts of the people, and he is indeed a good person at inspiring people.
Everyone is willing to follow him and believe that he can succeed and bring everyone a better life.
Therefore, in Zhao Yanxun's heart, Zhu Jinzhang was even more determined to die. It would be extremely difficult for such a person to develop.
With this in mind, Zhao Yanxun worked slowly and finally followed the team to transport food out of the official warehouse.
Zhao Yanxun had already learned from the officials nearby that this battle would last for fifteen days, and it would not be an easy task to capture Baishan County within fifteen days.
In Guancang, Zhao Yanxun and Lin Dagui left the city all the way. During this period, the two of them found an opportunity to escape.
It is actually quite normal to be missing one or two people. After all, no one is counting at all. After all, it is normal to encounter groups of corpses along the way and lose people.
