Hearing the word rebellion, Chen Ze was immediately frightened. He quickly got up from the bed and said hurriedly: "Who is rebelling?"
"In Wutong County, Hanzhou, a group of unscrupulous people have taken over the county government office. The county magistrate is asking the palace for help!"
"How big is it?"
"It is said that there are two to three thousand people. The county seat has been occupied by them, and the soldiers guarding the city have been disarmed."
Chen Ze's face changed slightly, he hurriedly got up, changed clothes, and hurried to see Chen Wuping.
Chen Wuping was discussing with Uncle Liu how to deal with the matter. When he heard that Chen Ze was asking for a meeting, Chen Wuping hesitated for a moment and then let Chen Ze into the room.
"I met my father and my third uncle. I just learned from Yuan Kang that thousands of villagers in Wutong County have occupied the county government office."
Uncle Liu on the side nodded slightly: "It is true."
"How to deal with it?"
"Ten thousand troops have been sent to Wutong County." Chen Wuping said solemnly: "The leader is Xu Qianfang."
Chen Ze was stunned for a moment, and Uncle Liu on the side explained: "Back then, Xu Qianfang was the leader of the Hanzhou rebels. He started the uprising at the same time as your father. After the founding of the Chu Kingdom, he disbanded the eight thousand rebels and returned to his hometown. Wutong County.”
At the end of the Sui Dynasty, there were dozens of rebel troops, and it was a complete melee.
Chen Wuping did not lead his people to join the Hanzhou Rebels, but he actually started as a rebel. He joined the Da Chu Rebels, and the place of rebellion was Chuzhou in the north.
The heroes competed, and finally the Chu rebel army took the lead in attacking Beizhou City and seized the imperial power.
Seeing that the situation was over, some of the other rebels still wanted to fight again, while others chose to disband on the spot.
Xu Qianfang was one of the rebels who was directly disbanded.
Now for some unknown reason, an uprising suddenly started again, and the capture of the county seat was a signal.
And it happened to be just in time for the autumn harvest.
However, Chen Ze's smell of alcohol had not yet dissipated. Chen Wuping couldn't help but frown: "What did you do last night?"
"I went to Cao's house to give me some Qingzhou specialties. However, the Cao family was so enthusiastic that they insisted on keeping me at home for dinner. The child was so kind that I couldn't refuse, so I had a drink at Cao's house. .”
Chen Wuping didn't say much. Chen Ze hesitated for a moment and then said: "Father, these ten thousand people have gone, do you want to talk first?"
Chen Wuping said solemnly: "We can't talk. He just captured Wutong County, and the officials have already killed most of them. Although the county magistrate has sent the news, he is probably dead."
Chen Ze's face darkened: "Is this person so decisive? Doesn't he leave himself a way out?"
After all, no matter how young you are, you are still an official of the imperial court. If you kill the county magistrate, you are truly rebelling.
"He has always done things like this." Chen Wuping said slowly: "I didn't want to join the Hanzhou Rebels back then, precisely because he was too decisive and killed people quickly without considering the consequences. He couldn't achieve anything at all."
Chen Ze blinked. He didn't expect Chen Wuping to talk so much today, and judging from the information revealed, Chen Wuping didn't seem to be a pure fool.
"Huzhao, do you have any other ideas?" Liu Sanshu on the side suddenly asked: "If you have any ideas, you can tell me."
Chen Ze smiled bitterly: "He has already killed people, so I have nothing to say."
If Xu Qianfang hadn't killed the official, Chen Ze could try to negotiate with one side and try not to fight.
After all, a war would destroy all lives. At this juncture, Chen Ze really didn't want chaos in the eight southern states.
This is extremely fatal to future development. If the situation is not controlled, it will directly have a great impact on Chen Ze's Qingzhou Five-Year Plan.
For development, peace is always the prerequisite.
"Then if you don't kill anyone, do you plan to go over and have peace talks?"
"My nephew really wants to take the plunge."
Uncle Liu couldn't help but show a hint of astonishment, and then looked at Chen Wuping aside.
Chen Wuping glanced at Chen Ze inexplicably: "This is not a fun thing. If you want peace talks, you must be prepared to lose your head at any time."
When the two armies are fighting, the envoy will not be killed.
There is indeed such a saying, but it may not necessarily be followed by others.
There are many examples of killing messengers.
"My child is already ready, but now that the matter is over, there is obviously no need for peace talks."
Liu Sanshu thought for a moment and then said: "It's not that there is no possibility of peace talks. The news has not spread. There are only a few people who know about this matter. If peace talks can be held before the court knows about it, it will not be a big deal."
"It's just, Hou Zhao, this is not a game."
Chen Ze only hesitated for a moment and said: "Please father and third uncle allow me to give it a try!"
Chen Wuping couldn't help but stand up suddenly: "Do you really dare to go?"
"dare."
"What a good boy, you are worthy of being my son!"
"Father, I have another unkind request!"
"explain!"
"If I can negotiate, please ask my father to give me a mine in the future!" Chen Ze said with a cup of his hands: "My son plans to vigorously open up wasteland in Qingzhou, which requires a large number of iron farm tools. Without the support of a mine, it cannot be implemented."
"Yes."
Chen Ze suddenly felt happy: "Thank you father for your kindness, my son will go to Wutong County now!"
"Wait a minute..." Chen Wuping thought for a moment and said, "Wait a moment."
"yes."
Chen Wuping went out immediately, while Uncle Liu who was sitting next to him looked at Chen Ze with a satisfied look on his face: "What a good boy, you are really brave!"
"Third uncle, actually I'm not that bold, I just want to go over and give it a try."
"Are you sure about this?"
"have."
Of course I can't tell you that Lu Qingyun specifically visited Xu Qianqian when he was wandering around the eight southern states.
The two had a very close personal relationship and exchanged letters every now and then.
Xu Qianqian was originally invited to work together in Qingzhou, but Xu Qianfan refused. After all, his identity was too sensitive, and going to Qingzhou might cause unnecessary trouble.
Moreover, Lu Qingyun praised himself a lot in front of Xu Qianqian, so with this relationship, Chen Ze felt that his safety was more guaranteed.
There is also a guarantee!
He really put Qingzhou University in order. This incident has spread throughout the eight southern states, and has laid a certain foundation for Chen Ze's credibility and his love for the people.
The reason why Chen Wuping and Liu Sanshu agreed to let Chen Ze risk peace talks was precisely because of the Qingzhou University that Chen Ze had organized.
This incident had a great impact on the eight southern states and was unprecedented in scale, so now Chen Ze's image in the eight southern states was suddenly established.
The palace now least wants to fight, and needs to preserve its own strength to the maximum extent.
Not to mention that the fighting power of Xu Qianfang's rebel army was not weak to begin with, but now it has occupied Wutong County, a place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is very easy for two to three thousand troops to defend the county seat. Even if these ten thousand troops pass by, they may not be able to defeat it. Wutong County was captured.
Liu Sanshu was actually discussing with Chen Wuping candidates for peace talks, and Chen Ze happened to be one of them.
Unexpectedly, Chen Ze came over and volunteered, which touched Chen Wuping.
This son really became angry all of a sudden!
