Yang Douzhi on the side took a sneak peek at Gao Zhang, glanced displeasedly at the group of local soldiers who had grown up with others' ambitions and destroyed his own prestige, and couldn't help but snarled.
"Why aren't you afraid? Those guys are all rebels, they kill people without blinking an eye."
"Besides, they are just making trouble in Suzhou, why should we people from Runzhou come here and die?"
Hearing this, Gao Zhang smiled and shook his head.
"But if these murderous rebels come to your Runzhou to kill people and set fires, what will you do?"
"What else can I do? Just run."
"It's okay to run away, but uncles, have you ever thought about what to do with the chickens and ducks raised in the family when there are old and young children, and the crops in the fields have not yet been harvested."
"Could it be that you uncles are really willing to leave the family?"
"What can I do if I can't let go? With just a few people, do you think, Xiaolangjun, that you can stop those rebels?"
"Of course, I think it can be stopped. If not, my child would have run away long ago."
Gao Zhang had a matter-of-fact expression on his face and instantly won the favor of a group of village soldiers. Indeed, this kid was at least an honest person.
"Then how do you know you can stop me, young man? Do you know a general or a high-ranking official?"
"Yes, I recognize it, and I heard them say that the imperial court has sent tens of thousands of elite troops, and they are traveling towards the south of the Yangtze River at starry night. They will arrive in a few days."
"The imperial court has millions of troops. If you want to put down the notorious Zhu family bandits in Suzhou and even the south of the Yangtze River, you will definitely be able to capture them easily."
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Fang Baihua stood quietly behind Gao Zhang, watching this handsome young man sitting on the ground like those old farmers, talking there.
He bitterly complained about all the evil deeds of the Zhu family and his son in Jiangnan, which forced countless families to break up.
Now they are rebelling, and except for a few desperadoes, most of the thieves under his command were forced to join the team.
The combat effectiveness is definitely not as good as that of the righteous imperial army. As for the country soldier uncles, you are not just fighting for the imperial court.
You are fighting to protect your hometown from the spread of war, and to fight for your loved ones.
Originally, there were only a dozen rural soldiers listening here, but with Gao Zhang's well-founded analysis and his clear and melodious voice.
It attracted the soldiers who were enjoying the cool air on the canal embankment and gathered here.
More than ten people, dozens of people, or even more than a hundred people gathered densely on the edge of this section of the canal embankment.
Gao Zhang never knew what stage fright was. Seeing more and more people, his voice became louder and louder.
I could hear the rural soldiers and imperial guards nodding their heads frequently.
At this moment, the search for Gao Zhang on the ship failed, and several commanders who knew that he was patrolling incognito were rushing towards this direction...
"What's going on up there? There are so many soldiers gathered, could it be..."
One of the soldiers saw more and more soldiers gathering on the river bank in front of him. His face changed and he turned around to shout a greeting to Commander Na Xu and several other generals.
Commander Xu's face began to turn pale when he saw that there must be seven or eight hundred people there, if not a thousand.
"It must be over there, hurry up, hurry up, don't make any trouble, my little ancestor..."
At this moment, nearly a thousand imperial soldiers and rural soldiers gathered around, looking at this little baby in rich robes and robes with wonder as he talked.
Finally, the crowd began to commotion, and soon, the crowd separated a path, allowing the generals in helmets to appear in the small open space.
Afterwards, the Imperial Army and the local soldiers saw these generals in bright armor quickly coming to the little boy who was only eleven or twelve years old and saluting respectfully.
In an instant, more than a thousand soldiers suddenly became commotion, and the leader of the country soldiers who had been staying not far from Gao Zhang looked directly at the handsome young man who stepped forward to help the generals up.
At this moment, their minds were all in a mess. Who is this child? Could this child who is good-looking and speaks so logically be...
As the whispers grew louder and the crowd became more and more commotion, Gao Zhang simply invited Fu An.
He put the purple robe on his body, tied it with a jade belt, and inserted the two wings of his official hat and put it on his head.
After all, these are all equipment that show your identity. If you don't take them out at this time, who will believe you?
After signaling the other party to squat down, he sat directly on Fu'an's shoulders and stood on the tall Fu'an in a horse-riding posture.
Then he bowed his hands to all around and exhaled loudly.
"Uncles, please introduce yourself now. I am the governor of Liangzhe Road and the envoy of Xuanfu Zhizhi appointed by the imperial court. My name is Gao Mingzhang..."
"Are you that prodigy number one scholar Gao Zhang?!" Someone in the crowd suddenly roared excitedly.
"It's me." Gao Zhang nodded vigorously and replied loudly.
The next moment, the crowd that was just a little commotion suddenly became excited, and Gao Zhang was immediately dumbfounded.
Fortunately, although the soldiers were very excited, they did not swarm him. They all shouted excitedly, "Zhuangyuan Gong". Come and see the Number One Scholar. He is actually younger than my grandson.
Gao Zhang was immediately defeated, but fortunately, the soldiers of the generals who came over cleared a passage.
Gao Zhang simply continued to ride Fu'an, clasping his hands and fists around him, and slowly let Fu'an support him towards the crowd.
At this moment, a loud-voiced Imperial Guard soldier couldn't help shouting loudly.
"Master Zhuangyuan, do you really want to fight against the rebels with us?"
"If those rebels come and kill them, will you stay, Lord Zhuangyuan?"
As soon as these words came out, the crowd that was originally very noisy suddenly became silent.
Everyone looked eagerly at this handsome young man who was famous all over the world and had an excellent reputation. He was riding a horse with an entourage.
"I, Gao Zhang, have been ordered by the Emperor to quell the bandits in the south of the Yangtze River. How can I possibly run away when I see bandits?
Here, I, Gao Zhang, swear an oath to Heaven. I am willing to advance and retreat together with all the soldiers. If I violate this oath, Heaven will strike..."
Before the oath was even finished, the crowd once again burst into deafening cheers.
"Master Zhuangyuan, we are willing to fight to the death with Duke Zhuangyuan!"
"We are waiting for the original followers to fight to the death with Duke Zhuangyuan!"
One person, ten people, a hundred people, a thousand people roared like a stormy sea, making the embankment tremble.
The rural soldiers and imperial soldiers who came towards us from a distance all echoed loudly, which was enough to change the color of heaven and earth.
Seeing this scene, Gao Zhang vigorously raised his fist high, and raised it again and again accompanied by the shouts of the soldiers.
(End of chapter)
