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Chapter 449: Mother Lu
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Copper nose button Haiquling Seal (County seal, copper, one inch square, two-eighths high, with Chinese seal script "Haiquling Seal")
Effect 1: Proof of identity, identification of rights, and trustworthy signature of official documents of a county.

Effect 2: Coercion, court law, official prestige +3.

Effect 3: The first time you hold the Haiqu Order Seal, you can take up a government post.

After seeing the seal, Zhao Zhen naturally knew why Gao Yuan liked it. In the foggy world of [King of Nine Mountains], Gao Hu was most interested in the city seal. Unfortunately, the Caozhou government seal was like the other county seals that Zhao Zhen had searched for, and it had no function of taking office.

Seeing Gao Yuan looking at him eagerly, Zhao Zhen did not hesitate and pushed the county seal to Gao Yuan. He said, "Brother, this seal is naturally yours. With this seal, you can take up an official position. From now on, you will have a place in Gao State."

After hearing this, Gao Yuan naturally thanked him repeatedly.

Gao Hu saw this and said with a smile: "In that case, the four gates of the city are closed. We just need to search carefully and we can go back."

Zhao Zhen said: "Yes, the New Year is coming to an end, and the soldiers will return with their rewards and will have fewer complaints."

Gao Hu and Gao Yuan said, "Let's first interrogate the county magistrate and see if we can get some useful information out of him."

Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "Take this opportunity to inquire about this matter among officials, gentry, and ordinary people."

"Don't alarm the people in the city. First, clean out the city's treasury. Start with the officials, gentry, and wealthy families. Those who have done good deeds will be allowed to keep their property. All other families will have their property confiscated. As for the ordinary people in the city, let them pack up their valuables and take them back to the main world."

After hearing this, Gao Hu and Gao Yuan both nodded in agreement.

When they entered the city, they saw that the county town was dilapidated and could not be considered a prosperous place. Fortunately, the population of the county was wealth.

Gao Yuan volunteered to take his hired servants to personally interrogate the arrested county magistrate and county magistrate.

With the testimony of other minor officials, gentry, and common people, Zhao Zhen and others finally figured out the origin of this foggy world.

This Lü mother had a son named Lü Yu, who was originally a county magistrate, responsible for collecting miscellaneous taxes and arresting people who failed to pay taxes on time. Seeing the people's hardship, he was unwilling to do his best to urge them to pay. This caused dissatisfaction among the county magistrates, who put him in jail and executed him.

Lu Mu's family assets amounted to millions, but because she lost her son, she sold food and wine on credit for several years to support her neighbors. She also gathered a group of local strong men and called themselves the "Tiger" Army. The landless people who were forced to pay heavy taxes and could not afford to eat and could not survive came to join her. Now the uprising team has expanded to thousands of people.

After asking for this information, Gao Yuan said to Zhao Zhen, "Sister-in-law, according to what the county magistrate said, Lü Mu and her gang are hiding outside the city. Should we send someone to look for them?"

Zhao Zhen thought for a moment, then shook his head and said, "This weather is not suitable for fighting. Let alone winning or losing, the government troops have not been able to find Lü Mu's lair despite many encirclements, and we are unfamiliar with the geography of the outside world. Now that the city has been firmly captured, why bother to take the risk of looking for Lü Mu? First of all, this group of people can only provide some manpower, but I'm afraid they don't have much wealth. If we fall into an ambush and lose the battle, we may not be able to take the wealth in the city back safely."

Gao Hu listened and nodded, saying, "My brother-in-law is right. If it were another season, we would definitely go and search for it. It's snowing outside."

Gao Yuan heard this and stopped insisting. He excitedly led his men to check the treasury.

When Gao Hu saw Gao Yuan leave, he also asked, "Son-in-law, when will the people in the city be allowed to pack up their belongings?"

Zhao Zhen said: "How about three days later? By then, the treasury and the property of the escaped gentry and officials will be packed up. After driving the people out of the city, set fire to the city to accelerate the collapse of this foggy world." After listening, Gao Hu nodded in agreement.

Zhao Zhen didn't need to count and record the things himself, Liu Hui Niang and Zhu Wu could do it for him. Zhao Zhen led a group of soldiers to patrol the city. Because the soldiers didn't rob the place, the people in the city were relatively safe. Today, some brave people went out to look around.

Zhao Zhen didn't care about this. He would occasionally call someone over to listen to the news and inquire about the secrets of Haiqu City.

After some investigation, Zhao Zhen did understand the origins of the large amount of property looted from several wealthy households. Exquisite objects such as "silver mouth and yellow ears" and "gold-inlaid Shu cups" were found in more than ten wealthy households. There were countless exquisite and complex lacquerware. A large amount of salt was also stored in the county government treasury.

Because Haiqu is close to the sea, there is a sea salt field, and more than half of the people in the city are engaged in salt boiling. The coast outside the city is full of salt boiling. Because it is cold today, the salt boiling has stopped.

On this day, Zhao Zhen and his men were about to have someone announce the burning of the city and ask the people to pack up their belongings and follow the soldiers out of the city. Wang Tianba, who was guarding the south gate, came with two young men to pay a visit. Upon hearing that they were from the Tiger Army under Lü Mu's command, Zhao Zhen, Gao Hu, and Gao Yuan met the visitors together.

Zhao Zhen looked at the two people kneeling below him and asked, "Since you are Lü Mu's subordinates, why are you entering the city?"

The young man on the right raised his head and replied, "Sir, we are here on the orders of the general to ask you which group you are from and whether the county magistrate is available in the city."

Zhao Zhen said: "We are attacking the county town, so we are not government troops. The county magistrate is also in our hands. We will burn the city and leave in the next few days. We will take all the people in the city away and take them to other places."

The two people below the stairs looked at each other in bewilderment. The young man on the right said, "Sir, we will go back and report to the general, and will reply early tomorrow morning."

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Zhao Zhen looked at Gao Hu and Gao Yuan and saw that they didn't want to talk. Zhao Zhen nodded and said, "You can come before noon tomorrow. After noon, we will leave the city. If you stand in our way, don't blame us for chasing you away and killing you."

After seeing the two off, Zhao Zhen said to Gao Hu and Gao Yuan, "Brothers, do you still want to order the people to pack up their belongings?"

Gao Hu said, "Giving the order will inevitably cause chaos. If Lü's mother attacks from both inside and outside, there will be chaos. Since my brother-in-law wants him to make a decision before noon tomorrow, it is better to give the order a day later."

Gao Yuan also said: "That's right, we can also clear out an open space in the city. Then we can return from the city."

Zhao Zhen also said after hearing this: "That's right. We have to see what this Lü Mu is going to do."

Liu Hui Niang said, "I think he came here for the county magistrate. He must avenge the murder of his son."

"Although this county magistrate is corrupt, he is still a hero after all. If he can get some benefits in return, that would be great," said Zhao Zhen.

On the second day, outside the South Gate, nearly 2,000 men, women, young and old gathered. The front was full of strong and strong men, but the leader was a woman in military uniform and a cloak. This woman was naturally the mother of Lu who called herself "General".

Zhao Zhen and his men climbed up to the top of the city wall and shouted, "Madam Lu, it's freezing cold, why are you here with such a large force?"

(End of this chapter)