I, Altria, only want to rule China.

Of course, she still had to confiscate the houses that needed to be confiscated, as this was her basic capital. Without the help of these families' property, she would not be able to accomplish anything.

When Merlin has made some daily necessities, she can give them to those decent families. When these families make money from her, won't they use their money for her benefit?

Thinking of this, Leah's mood became very good.

Now, when these noble families see her, they are as scared as ghosts. How can a ghost be as cute and beautiful as her?

You are avoiding me now, but I will make you beg me on your knees in the future!

Liya only stayed in Liangzhou for three days before she mobilized 5000 cavalry and headed towards Linsong County.

Because this time she was going to fight a quick attack, she didn't bring any siege equipment.

But she was not worried about this problem at all. Not to mention the current earth walls, even real stone walls would be as soft as tofu under her light cannon.

After preparing all this, Leah set off directly

Linsong County.

Today, the governor of Linsong, Liu, feels that life is not going to be easy.

Because it is closest to Wu'an County and Wuxing County, Linsong County was the first to know about what happened in these two regions during this period.

Because Liangzhou was still suppressing the rebel, the people were very law-abiding and did not show any major abnormalities.

But now things have changed.

The problem lies in the issue of suppressing the counter-rebels. Not only were the counter-rebels not suppressed, but they became more powerful.

Liangzhou is now occupied by rebels, so is Linsong County far away?

County Magistrate Liu has been patrolling the city walls these days, fearing that he might see rebels heading for Linsong County. If the rebels really come with a large army, what will he do?

Although we cannot say that all crows are black, he has never been white, and he has done many things that go against his conscience. If we judge by Leah's standards, he does not deserve to die.

It was soon noon, and after finishing today's inspection, County Magistrate Liu walked towards his home. As he walked on the road, he saw the people passing by him, all looking at him with strange eyes. County Magistrate Liu felt a little panicked.

The reason for this is that the people have already known about what happened in Liangzhou, and now they are ready to take action.

The gazes they gave him were like a piece of delicious meat, eager to rush over and swallow him up. If it weren't for the many soldiers guarding him, perhaps the tragedy would have already happened.

"It's all because of that damned traitor. Why did he distribute all the land to these untouchables? Now these untouchables look at him in a wrong way."

Thinking of this, County Magistrate Liu cursed Leah inwardly.

Several of the men following behind Liu Junshou were also trembling in their hearts. Among them, Wang Linbao relied on his relationship with Liu Junshou to get close to Liu Junshou and whispered, "Uncle Liu, there is something wrong with the current rumors. The behavior of these people has become more and more bold. Maybe they really did something like that one day.

!

Of course, County Magistrate Liu also knew about this matter, and he was secretly complaining in his heart, but he didn't want to lose his prestige in front of his subordinates, so he snorted coldly and said, "What's wrong? Aren't they just a few unruly people? What are you afraid of?"

However, Wang Linbao did not feel at ease because of County Magistrate Liu's words. After all, many small conflicts had occurred in Linsong County in the past two days.

Although it has not been brought to light yet, it will definitely not take much time. It is simply unrealistic for them to resist the rebel army with the few soldiers in Linsong County.

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Chapter 34 The Tree Fell

It would be better if the imperial court could send out a large army to suppress the bandits, but in fact, it would take two or three months for the imperial court to send out the army.

By that time, the cucumber dish had already gone cold.

Wang Linbao thought about this and whispered, "Uncle Liu, I think this is no longer possible. Why don't we..."

Hearing this, County Magistrate Liu pulled a stinky face and shouted in a low voice: "You know what those rebels are going to do. I, your uncle Liu, have done so many immoral things. How could those rebels let me go?"

"You are the one who did all the bad things, not me..." Wang Linbao said secretly.

As subordinates, they did all kinds of work, even though they were scolded for it. However, they were not the ones who enjoyed the benefits in the end. Think about it, although County Governor Liu was their relative, he did not treat them as human beings at all.

Thinking again about what the rebels had done, they distributed the grain and land of the aristocratic families and officials to the people, and everyone benefited. Wang Linbao immediately had an idea in his mind.

But the play still needed to be performed well. Wang Linbao nodded and responded with a flattering smile: "Uncle Liu, you are right. How can we accomplish anything with these unruly people? I will ask my men to pay more attention to the situation in the city. If unruly people cause trouble, they will be arrested immediately."

County Magistrate Liu hummed, and said with drooping eyelids: "Remember, if there is a disturbance by unruly people, you must not be lenient. You must let those unruly people know that there are some things they cannot do."

Wang Linbao nodded and agreed again, repeatedly promising that there would be no delay.

After sending County Magistrate Liu back to his residence, Wang Linbao glanced at his dozen brothers, waved his hand and said, "Brothers, I'm the host today. I'll take you all to Yuanxianglou to try something new. I heard there's a new dish called roasted whole lamb. Let's all go and try it."

When they heard that Wang Linbao wanted to treat them to a meal, everyone immediately thanked him and walked towards Yuanxianglou with their arms around each other.

Wang Linbao found a private room, and after everyone sat down, he began to talk about what had happened in the past few days, intentionally or unintentionally.

"Brothers, I heard a few days ago that the rebels have attacked Liangzhou. Liangzhou has not been defended and has been controlled by the rebels. What do you think?"

"See? What can you see, Brother Wang? But according to the current situation, it shouldn't take more than half a month for those rebels to come and take us over, right?"

"But I heard that those rebels were very kind to the people and basically did not harm anyone. Not only that, they also killed a lot of noble families and officials. I just don't know if it's true."

"It must be true. This story has spread. Today, Brother Wang and I arrested a few troublemakers. Guess what they said when they were arrested?"

"What was it?" the others asked curiously.

"Kill the dog officials, distribute the grain, confiscate the noble families, and give them land! Such slogans have already been shouted out, it's too crazy." Thinking of what happened this morning, the yamen runner shook his head.

"Do you think we, the subordinates, will be in trouble?" Upon hearing this, a yamen runner showed a worried look on his face.

The others also fell into deep thought.

Upon seeing this, Wang Linbao immediately said, "There will definitely be trouble. After all, we have done a lot of bad things at the hands of County Magistrate Liu."

"Brother Wang, what do you think we should do?" the others asked hurriedly when they heard this.

"Well...I'm not sure about this." Seeing everyone's eyes were on him, Wang Linbao showed an expression of wanting to say something but not daring to, and he backed off.

"Brother Wang, don't you have any ideas? Tell me now."

"Yes, Brother Wang, all the brothers are waiting for you to ask for help."

"Brother Wang, as long as you have a way, I, Lin Fengyuan, will only listen to you from now on."

"Yes, Brother Wang, I feel the same way!"

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Seeing Wang Linbao's expression, everyone thought that Wang Linbao should have some solution, and everyone patted their chest and made a promise.

Seeing everyone's assurances, Wang Linbao knew that half of his idea had been realized, and the only thing left was how to use his eloquence to make these people believe in him.

"To be honest, my brothers... the only way we have now is..." Having said this, Wang Linbao paused.

"Only what?" the others asked immediately.

Wang Linbao glanced at everyone and saw that they were all looking at him eagerly. After thinking for a while, he said, "Brothers, this is no longer valid once you leave this room. Even if any of you go and tell on me in the future and say that I said it, I will not admit it. Do you understand?"

"Understood! Whoever dares to tell on others will be the first one to not let him off!" others said hurriedly.

Wang Linbao took a deep breath and said, "Then we have no choice but to... surrender the city."

"Submit the city and surrender!" The others were stunned when they heard this.

"Yes, if the rebels really attack, we may not do anything to us because of our contribution in surrendering the city. But once the city is captured, we, who have so many dirty hands, will not have a good future."

Everyone looked at each other, none of them had expected Wang Linbao to say this.

"Brother Wang, do we really have to go this far?" A bailiff looked hesitant.

"Of course not. I just said that if the rebels come to attack Linsong County and we want to avoid being implicated, this is the only way we can go." Wang Linbao said.

"What if we don't offer the city?"

"That's easy. When the city is broken and the rebels settle accounts with us, I don't think any of us can escape." Wang Linbao spread his hands.

“Of course, there is no need to worry. Perhaps the rebels will not necessarily come to Linsong County, and nothing will happen to us.” Wang Linbao smiled again.

As for Wang Linbao's last words, everyone felt that this was simply impossible. After all, they were so close to the rebels, how could they not come?

"Brother Wang, if those rebels really come, how can we surrender the city? With only a dozen of us, I'm afraid we will be shot to death by the guards on the city wall before we even get close to the city gate?" asked a yamen runner.

"This is easy. Have you all forgotten what we usually do? As long as we can capture Governor Liu directly and ask the guards to open the city gates, isn't it a simple matter?" Wang Linbao said dimly.

You have to know that they usually follow the county magistrate, so it is a relatively easy thing to catch him.

"Kidnap Magistrate Liu!" When everyone heard this, they looked at Wang Linbao in surprise. That guy is your relative. If I remember correctly, one of Magistrate Liu's concubines is Wang Linbao's aunt.

Chapter 35 Betrayal!

Wang Linbao said with a gloomy face: "Brothers, do you think I am cruel? But think about it carefully, has the governor Liu ever been kind to us? He still let us deal with all the dirty words and hard work, while he made a lot of money. Has he ever thought about us brothers?"

Everyone was also a little angry when they heard this. It was true that they had done all the dirty work, but in the end they got nothing in return. It was right that Governor Liu was deserted by everyone!

"Brother Wang, if that's the case... let's have a good discussion." Everyone began to discuss in this small room.

Leah took an army of 5000 and went to Wuxing County first.

When the people of Wuxing County saw Liya coming back from Liangzhou City, they almost lined the streets to welcome her.

Although Leah was not in Wuxing during this period, Hua Mulan had been carrying out her orders well. In so many days, the land had been measured, and all that was left was to lead the people in distributing the land.

The people also knew the news, so they were so enthusiastic about Leah returning to Wuxing County.

Seeing the expressions on the people's faces, Leah was also very satisfied. If one wanted to conquer the world, the most important thing was to win the hearts of the people.

"Mulan, you did a good job." Liya first praised Hua Mulan for what she had done in the past few days.

Mulan felt a little embarrassed by Liya's exaggeration.

"My lord, I heard that you are going to Linsong County this time?" Hua Mulan asked.

"Well, this time I plan to take over not only Linsong County, but also Dunhuang Town." Leah replied.

"Can you take me with you?" Hua Mulan asked

"There's no need to rush about this matter. We will need you when the time comes. Besides, you haven't finished your work in Wuxing County, right?" Leah said.

Mulan is actually famous for her battle with the Rouran, so after completely conquering Liangzhou, Leah plans to organize soldiers to sweep the surrounding ethnic minorities.

The alien tribes here naturally include the Rouran, and she herself cannot keep running around. At this time, the position of leading the army is vacant, and Mulan has to take her place.

"I understand." Mulan thought about what happened in Wuxing County and nodded helplessly.

"Well, there's this, which I brought specially to you. You should read it more often. If you can meet my requirements, I will let you lead the troops when the time comes." As she spoke, Leah handed some books on how to train and lead troops to Mulan.

"This... I will definitely study hard and will not let my lord down for his cultivation of me!"

Seeing that Liya actually brought her a book on how to train and lead troops, Hua Mulan knew that Liya would focus on training her in the future, and she couldn't help but feel moved.

"Well, I'm optimistic about your future." Leah patted Mulan on the shoulder.

Leah and her soldiers rested in Wuxing County for one night, and set out for Linsong County the next morning. At around noon, the army arrived in Linsong County.

Leah was not in a hurry to attack the city, but instead sent people to shout outside the city, hoping that it would save a lot of trouble if they were willing to open the city and surrender.

If they don't want to, then let the soldiers rest for a while. When it's almost time, she will just blow open the city wall with a cannon, and then she will be able to capture Linsong County.

"Listen, people above. My lord asks you to open the city and surrender. As long as you do so, our lord promises that your positions will remain unchanged. My lord said that he will only give you one hour to consider!" After the soldier finished speaking, he retreated.

At this moment, Linsong County was in a state of emergency. Facing Leah's 5000-strong army, County Magistrate Liu, who had already been notified, looked at the army outside the city and stayed behind unconsciously.

The soldiers and horses of Linsong County are less than 2000. Aren't they going to be slaughtered like pigs?

"Don't worry, sir. I've seen that although the enemy has more than 5000 people, they are cavalry. But they don't have any siege equipment. We will have no problem defending the city." Seeing the anxious look on sir Liu's face, the general guarding the city immediately said

The city wall of Linsong County is 6 or 7 meters high. Without siege equipment, even cavalrymen would have no chance of taking it down.

"Oh, is that so?" Upon hearing this, County Magistrate Liu's frightened expression immediately turned into surprise.

"Yes, if it is a head-on battle, we will definitely lose. But a siege is different. Even if we are cavalry, we have to dismount obediently and use ladders to climb the city walls." The general defending the city said confidently.

"In that case, it all depends on General Bai from now on." County Magistrate Liu was in a good mood.

"I will not fail in my duty!"

At this time, Wang Linbao stepped forward and said, "Uncle Liu, if a fight breaks out, there will be danger of stray arrows if we are not careful. I think it is better for us to leave the city wall and leave this matter to General Bai."

A look of hesitation suddenly appeared on County Magistrate Liu's face.

"Mr. County Magistrate, that's true. You might as well go back to the city first and leave this to me." Hearing this, General Bai on the side nodded in agreement.

It would be troublesome if the county magistrate, a scholar, wanted to interfere. It would be better to let him go back to the city so that he can guard the city with peace of mind.

"In that case, I'll trouble General Bai here." Since the other party said so, there was really no point in him staying here. He might as well go back to the city to enjoy his life.