Chapter 294 Back to Jinan

The sun set the mountain, and the second day of opening the city was spent in peace. The people in Liaocheng also began to try to go out of their homes. They found that there were more officers and soldiers inspecting the streets than usual, and the lives of the people became normal again. All this was seen in the eyes of the officials, but they became more convinced by Tang Feng. The imperial envoy was right. With him and the garrison of his command, the rioters did not dare to come again. The people in the city were also very peaceful, and finally they could feel relieved.

However, before they could be glad, Tang Feng told them that he would take three thousand men to Jinan. The officials were panicked again: "Sir, didn't you say you wanted to let the soldiers rest here for a few days? Why did you leave again so soon?"

Tang Feng smiled and said, "There have already been soldiers and told me that they have rested and just want to do their best for the court. I think it's right. Jinan is the capital of Shandong, so how can it not be under our control for a long time? So I decided to take the army to Jinan early tomorrow morning."

"Sir, what should we do if we lead the army away? Now we can protect the safety of Liaocheng and Dongchang Mansion, so we rely entirely on you." For the sake of our own safety, these officials didn't care about face.

Tang Feng smiled again and said, "This is easy to deal with. As long as you follow us to Jinan, it will be fine. Anyway, after taking back Jinan, I still have to rely on you, so why not go together?"

"This..." Several officials looked at me, and I looked at you, and stopped talking for a while. Although they knew that the three thousand Beijing troops were very powerful, their fear of the chaotic people still made them dare not go back like this. Tang Feng really despised them in his heart, and his face also darkened: "What? Dear wise men, don't want to atone for the merits? Don't look at it, the court is still looking at Shandong. If you can help me defeat the chaotic people and return to Jinan, and your performance can satisfy me, I can say a few good words to you in the court, and even if you have some credit, it is nothing to do with you."

Everyone was a little moved when they heard what he said, so they agreed after some thought: "Since you are thinking about us, we naturally can't retreat anymore. Let's go to Jinan with you!" Tang Feng smiled again when he saw that they agreed to this matter.

When the officials were dispersing to prepare, Zhang Wencong walked over and said, "Sir, I have gone to see Xie Baokun. When he heard that he wanted to lead troops to Jinan, he volunteered to go together. I wonder if he would let him go too?"

Tang Feng understood that this was Zhang Wencong talking to his robes, so he smiled and said, "It is his duty to defend Liaocheng and Dongchang Mansion now, so I will not take him there. But you can tell him that the crime is not on him, and I will report it to the court at that time, but when he needs to come forward, he still has to do something for me."

Seeing that Tang Feng had already made plans, Zhang Wencong stopped insisting. After receiving his life, he went to Xie Baokun to explain.

At this time, in the room of He Bichang and his two men, Meng Qingguo was talking uneasy: "This Qin Envoy Tang was too anxious. He was in a hurry to take people to seize Jinan when he came to Liaocheng. He underestimated the enemy too much, right?"

He Bichang also looked worried: "Who said it was not? But he had said before that the incident would be quelled within one month. Now it seems that he really thinks so. Judging from the Beijing troops he led, they are not weak, and maybe he can really do it. Anyway, you and I have already fallen to this point, so we can only count on this person."

"By the way, do you believe what he said would plead with the court for us?" Meng Qingguo asked.

He Bichang poured himself a cup of tea and took a sip before saying, "It depends on your and my performance. If he can satisfy him, he will naturally be happy to let us go. After all, it is better to have many friends in the officialdom. Although we are local officials, he will always have a place to rely on us."

"How do we show up? When we were in Jinan, we were all beaten up by those rioters. Can we still help him fight?"

"Why are you so stubborn? Of course, he said that just now, which is another point of view. What other requirements can he have besides getting benefits from us? Since he is highly valued by Wei Zhongxian, it means that future development is unlimited, so it is useless for us to flatter him." He Bichang said angrily.

"It turns out that he is asking us for bribes in disguise." Meng Qingguo suddenly said: "It's a blessing that he spoke so righteously."

He Bichang glanced at him and sneered, "Or what would you think he was counting on? Now we can only hope that the silver that we hid in the dark will not be found by the chaotic people, otherwise there will be nothing to buy him." After chatting for a few more words, the two went to bed and had to travel a long distance to Jinan the next day.

As soon as the sky was dawn, three thousand people were ready to go. The officials were also pulled out of the room and followed Tang Feng to the east to Jinan Prefecture. This time, in order to make the army look more powerful and to shock the rioters that may exist, the army raised countless flags, and the middle was naturally the Dragon Yellow Flag representing the imperial envoy. This move was really useful. It not only made the rioters who did not know whether they existed or not, but also greatly increased the morale of the soldiers. When the officials saw the heroic and proud soldiers around them, they were no longer as scared as they were at the beginning.

The two or three hundred miles of journey was nothing to the soldiers, but it was too difficult for the officials. Before they walked dozens of miles, they found that the inside of their thighs were covered with blood blisters, so they could not only ask Tang Feng to slow down. Although Tang Feng was in a hurry to go to Jinan, it was not too much to see that the officials begged for mercy to him. So after they had been 80 miles, they ordered the army to rest.

After more than two days of rushing, on the evening of the third day, he finally arrived at the outskirts of Jinan. The officials thought it was too late and should have rested here for one night. They went to Jinan early tomorrow morning. However, Tang Feng shook his head and said, "No need to rest anymore. We will attack the city now and kill those chaotic people off guard." If it weren't for the soldiers sent by Zhang Wencong to know that the city had returned to normal, Tang Feng wouldn't have taken this big risk. But the officials didn't know the news, and immediately asked Tang Feng to take back his life. However, Tang Feng ignored their opposition and asked the army to continue to march towards Jinan with an order.

Soon, the army arrived at the west gate of Jinan City. When they saw the silence in the city and the rioters who did not expect to appear to obstruct the people, the officials breathed a sigh of relief. Then they saw that the gate that had been closed at night was now open, and the silence in the city was very different from the past. This made everyone worry again, and they unconsciously looked at the imperial envoy Tang Feng, just waiting for him to make a decision.

Tang Feng waved his hand and issued an order to enter the city. It is true that the city is quiet, but when he entered, it was still a surprise because of the mess all over the ground. The officials couldn't believe that this was Jinan City, where he had been in office for many years. It turned out that there were no people coming and going on the bustling streets, only the broken things on the streets, which were trampled to pieces. And the shops that were originally famous in Jinan City were completely dilapidated. The door panels outside fell all over the ground, and all the valuable goods inside were gone, and only a store of broken furniture told them everything they had encountered.

When they looked at all this, let alone Tang Feng, even He Bichang and the others were shocked. After a while, they stumbled towards their yamen. At this time, people secretly poked their heads from several damaged houses and looked at them with alert eyes. They were obviously those who survived the disaster in the city. For some reason, they did not leave this broken city.

Seeing this city that was supposed to be the capital of Shandong, Tang Feng felt uncomfortable. However, after a moment of loss of consciousness, he recovered because he knew that it was not the time to be sad, and all disasters had already happened, so he should find ways to overcome and save it, rather than be sad. So Tang Feng issued an order to the soldiers: "All the soldiers of the army obey orders, search for the bodies of the victims everywhere, gather them together, and then someone will claim the burial! Then go to each household to express our identity so that the people in the city can rest assured!"

After the soldiers promised, they followed Tang Feng's orders. This was also where Tang Feng was awake. After seeing the dilapidated scene in the city, he knew that many people must have died here. If these corpses cannot be disposed of as soon as possible, they will be afraid that the corpses will rot and the Jinan city will be completely destroyed.

Afterwards, Tang Feng was guarding dozens of the most elite soldiers and heading to the south of the city, where it was the gathering place for important yamen such as the governor's yamen, the governor's yamen and the governor's yamen. The officials who had already entered the city with him had already rushed to the front. When they had just arrived at the gate of the governor's yamen, they heard a scream from inside, and heard that the sound was exactly why did you?
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