The Record of Righteousness

It was the third day after the White Lotus rebels caused trouble in Jinan Mansion.

Because the Jinan magistrate, two generals, and the captain of Jinyiwei were all killed by the poisonous hands of the White Lotus rebels,

Therefore, the entire military and political power of Jinan fell into Wang Hao's hands.

Shandong Supervisor Wang Hao ordered martial law in Jinan.

At the same time, guardsmen from surrounding prefectures and counties were mobilized to Jinan to provide support to suppress the rebels hiding in the dark.

Suddenly, soldiers and armor surged, and a mountain rain was about to come.

All over Jinan, there were soldiers questioning passers-by and soldiers running in the dark, guarding all the important roads.

As for pedestrians who have a little bit of oil on their bodies and do not pay the soldiers for their hard work, they will be accused of being "traffickers" and thrown into prison.

Even the wealthy households in Jinan City with considerable financial resources and backgrounds were all extorted of a lot of money to avoid jail.

The whole city of Jinan was in panic.

It was also on the third day that Fang Daqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province, abandoned Qingzhou and Dengzhou and led more than a thousand soldiers under his command to return to Jinan.

At this time, Jinan magistrate's office.

Looking around, the entire prefect's Yamen has been heavily guarded by layers of troops.

Its vermilion gate was surrounded by soldiers, and soldiers armed with swords and spears patrolled back and forth under every wall.

There is a sentry at every five steps and a post at ten steps.

There are also many Dongchang guards interspersed among them, who check the passwords of the patrol soldiers from time to time to prevent any thieves from impersonating them.

It is precisely because Wang Hao almost died at the hands of the White Lotus bandits a few days ago. As the saying goes, once bitten by a snake, he will be afraid of well ropes for ten years.

It happened that the Shandong general led his troops to Jinan, and many more troops were deployed.

Now that the heavy troops have been deployed, Wang Hao has some peace of mind.

After all, he still has glory and wealth to enjoy, so it is understandable to be so cautious.

Secondly, today he convened various civil and military officials at the Yamen to discuss the matter of clearing out the bandits.

A few days ago, the bandits suddenly attacked and poisoned many court officials, causing the court to lose all face.

If the thieves are allowed to do anything again now, he will no longer be able to become the Shandong Supervisor.

In the meeting hall, Wang Hao sat at the head, wearing a green military attaché robe and a black gauze hat. He looked at the faces of the civil and military officials in front of him with a serious smile.

It seems to have a somewhat serious appearance.

On his left is Fang Daqing, the commander-in-chief of Shandong Province.

He was a rough, pot-bellied man with a full beard and small eyes.

If he hadn't been wearing a suit of armor, he might have been the same as the blacksmith in the city.

Farther away were two hundred households, Wan Qing and Zhang Rong, sitting opposite each other. Next to them were Fang Daqing's lieutenants and generals.

As for Leng Tiancun, Li Guodong, Lu Jianxing and others, their official positions were small and naturally they were not qualified to sit down, so they all stood behind the two hundred households.

Everyone was sitting upright, and the meeting hall was silent.

Seeing this, Wang Hao tapped his fingers on the table and said:

"Everyone, today I have summoned all the officials from Jinan City to come to this yamen, for no other reason than to suppress the bandits."

Then he picked up a letter on the table, waved it in front of everyone, frowned and said:

"This is a letter from the Chief Envoy of Shandong Province to me. Most of the civil and military officials in Jinan died, so I asked me to take on the duties of Jinan first. The official approval from the imperial court will not come out in a few days."

"In addition, he also urges us to eliminate the White Lotus evil as soon as possible. If you have any opinions, feel free to tell us."

Fang Daqing cupped his hands and sighed:

"Wang Jianjun has great righteousness and can take on such a great responsibility in times of crisis. Fang admires him."

Wang Hao waved his hand with a look of embarrassment on his face. Now was not the time for polite words, and motioned for Fang Daqing to continue.

Fang Daqing nodded, cleared his throat and said:

"I thought that the top priority should be to recruit troops. There are only a few thousand people under my command, and most of them are old, weak, sick and disabled. And the thieves and bandits all have many soldiers, many generals and many people, so it is really difficult to fight."

Fang Daqing covered his face and said in frustration:

"I'm ashamed to say that I took these defeated troops with me and evacuated from Qing and Deng prefectures. I really can't live up to the kindness of the imperial court, but in order to preserve our troops, I have to take this policy."

Due to Wang Hao's background, Fang Daqing's words were not as domineering as those of a general, but rather polite.

Wang Hao thought for a long time before speaking:

"Commander Fang doesn't have to blame himself. Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers. What's the crime of withdrawing? Shandong's troops are now empty. Leading troops to Jinan just solves my urgent need."

"As for recruiting soldiers, this is no small matter."

"It seems that I still need to report it to the court for His Majesty's decision. However, this process will take a lot of time. I believe that I need to find another way."

No matter how much he, Wang Hao, was a dandy, he did not dare to make a decision on the matter of recruiting soldiers.

Throughout the dynasties, if a military attache recruited troops privately without the permission of the court, it could be said to have violated the taboo of the court.

Despite Fang Daqing's rough appearance, his thoughts are not unreasonable.

The imperial court had been urging him to send troops to clear out the bandits for a long time, but Fang Daqing had thousands of soldiers in his hands, but he lost several cities in a row.

In addition, the situation in Shandong became increasingly chaotic. In order to stabilize the morale of the military and Fang Daqing, the imperial court did not hold him accountable at all, but rewarded him with a lot of fertile land and beautiful houses.

Now it seems that Fang Daqing wants to go further and take the opportunity to expand his troops.

When Fang Daqing saw Wang Hao say this, he had already expected it, and he cupped his hands and said:

"It's better to trouble Wang Supervisor to report to the court as soon as possible. Firstly, it can save the people from disaster, and secondly, it can strengthen the army. It really shouldn't be delayed."

Wang Hao sneered in his heart, but on the surface he still said:

"Don't worry, General Fang, I have my own plan for this matter."

He then looked at everyone, stroking his chin and said:

"A few days ago, the Japanese officials caught a female bandit from the White Lotus Sect. After torture, they found out that this female devil was a leader of their sect."

"I have a plan. In a few days, I will release the news that the female bandit will be executed in Jinan City and her head will be chopped off. When the bandits know the news, they will definitely come to rescue them. We can catch them all in one fell swoop!"

After Wang Hao said this plan, he was confident and looked happy.

This plan was told to him by his subordinates a few days ago. Now that it is put on the table, it highlights his resourcefulness.

Fang Daqing looked as if he had suddenly realized something, and laughed:

"General Wang is very smart, this trick of waiting for the rabbit is really great, I am a rough man, I really admire it."

"Then we will deploy heavy troops and wait for the thieves to fall into the trap."

With Fang Daqing leading the praise, the crowd naturally did not want to be outdone, and they all marveled at Wang Hao's brilliant plan.

Wang Hao enjoyed listening to Fang Daqing's flattery, and nodded leisurely:

"Yes, yes."

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