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Tuoba Yilu separated from Zhao Hanzhang on the way and led his troops back to Daijun. Zhao Hanzhang returned to Yuzhou via Jizhou, picked up the emperor and then returned to Luoyang.

After consideration, Zhao Hanzhang still believed that he should return to Luoyang, the capital, and Chen County should be managed as the deputy capital.

After years of fighting, a large number of nobles and common people moved south to the south of the Yangtze River. If there are satellite dynamic images, people will see that there are still a large number of small groups of people moving north of Yuzhou in the entire country. They are migrating south, thinking Escape from this place where natural disasters and wars are raging.

These people are several times the number of people who are willing to stay and settle down, so she needs a northern base to calm people's hearts.

Although Luoyang now has fewer people, a broken city, and far less supplies than Chen County, its geographical location is the most suitable.

Only when she and the emperor live in Luoyang, and various government orders are issued from Luoyang, will the refugees who have been migrating south stop and be willing to return to the north, and the north will not become a desolate land, and it will be possible to regain prosperity.

If we take the emperor back to Chen County, I am afraid that everyone will flock to Yuzhou. The land in Yuzhou is enough now, but in a few years, there will be more people and less land, and development will be limited.

It is better to set the direction of development at the early stage.

While Zhao Hanzhang was planning, he wrote a letter to Zhao Ming, asking him to take the emperor back to Chen County first. When she returned to Chen County, she would pick up the emperor and leave.

However, it would take some time before the letter could be sent back. At this time, the emperor was in Meng County.

Zhao Hanzhang counted the days for his return journey with his fingers. As soon as he calculated it, a horse galloped over and reported: "General, there has been a rebellion in Yi County, Jizhou. The rebel army is huge. At this time, they are in Wuyi, not far from us. County.”

Zhao Hanzhang: "...where did the rebels come from? Why didn't we receive any news before?"

Soon, the scouts brought a few pale-faced people over to report. It was only when they bumped into these people that they knew there was a rebel army ahead.

The army stopped for a while, and Zu Ti and others rushed over to listen to Zhao Hanzhang's report.

These people were ordered by the magistrate of Wuyi County to come out to report for help. Zhao Hanzhang took the seal they brought out and immediately opened the letter.

"...The rebels came suddenly and started quickly. The county magistrate had just taken office and had no time to react. In just three days from Guangzong County to Wuyi County, they gathered 20,000 people, and refugees continued to join. Now Wuyi County Although Yi County has not been conquered, it will not be long. Please save it."

Zhao Hanzhang asked: "What about the magistrates of Beixian County and Fucheng County?"

The official who arrived burst into tears and said, "Reporting to the general, this is the chief registrar and magistrate of Bin County. The county magistrate died in the city. He, he has only been in Bin County for more than half a month."

Of course Zhao Hanzhang knew that he was sent there after she personally selected him. It hadn't even been a month. She clenched her fists and asked quietly: "But he is cruel in politics and the people will not tolerate him?"

"No, Lord Zhao of County comforted the people after he took office and gave the victims two days of food rations. Then he personally went out to help us rebuild Bei County."

Zhao Hanzhang: "So he acted biasedly and treated the local gentry and wealthy people lightly, making them uneasy?"

The chief clerk burst into tears and still shook his head, "No, the county king visited the remaining gentry families in the county one by one and asked them to join the government and serve the court together. There were some who refused to obey, and the county king did not force them. , soft-spoken and never embarrassed."

Zhao Hanzhang asked him: "Where did the rebels come from?"

The chief clerk kowtowed and said: "The leader, Wang Heng, comes from a gentry family in Bei County. Before the accident, he had a good relationship with the county king. The county king liked to ask him for advice and even wanted to become an official because he provided work in exchange for relief. There was also a shortage of relief food, and some people in the county were dissatisfied. Just when the county monarch was about to investigate and comfort him, rumors suddenly broke out and some people rebelled due to hunger. Wang Heng asked the county monarch to go and appease him, but he suddenly pulled out the gun just before the battle. He killed the county king with his sword and then seized the county seat."

Zhao Hanzhang gritted his teeth and said, "As soon as I'm out of here, please put me in the urn."

She quickly scanned the text on the distress letter. Because she was writing in a hurry, the words on the paper were scrawled and only contained a short sentence. She closed the letter fiercely and immediately ordered: "Zu Ti, you lead 20,000 troops and horses. Go and capture the bandit leader."

"Take the order!" Zu Ti paused for a moment and then asked: "Which should be based on war or peace?"

Although Zhao Hanzhang gritted his teeth with hatred, he still suppressed his anger and said: "Yihe!"

Zu Ti responded and stepped back.

Zhao Kuan sat aside silently, suffering the cold air emanating from Zhao Hanzhang. He turned to look at Fu Tinghan, hoping that he would comfort him, and then Fu Tinghan asked: "Over there in Bei County..."

Zhao Hanzhang sneered and shouted: "Zhao Kuan."

Zhao Kuan immediately stood up and said, "I'm here."

"You and Zeng Yue will take 10,000 troops to Bing County and Fucheng to recapture the two cities. Invite the bandit leader's family and clan members. I would like to meet them."

Zhao Kuan's heart trembled, and he lowered his head and said, "Yes."

He bowed and retreated, and went to order troops with Zeng Yue.

The army gradually left in two groups, leaving only Zhao Hanzhang's two thousand pro-army troops who had not moved.

Zhao Hanzhang sat there in silence for a moment, then stood up and said: "Let's go to Wuyi County to have a look."

This rebellion started quickly and ended quickly. Zu Ti led 20,000 troops and arrived quickly. They arrived at the moment when Wuyi County was about to break the city. They surrounded it from outside. This was a group of people who were temporarily pulled up. Most of the weapons of the peasant army were stolen from the county offices and garrisons of the two captured counties. Most of them had farm tools and wooden sticks in their hands.

It was just relying on the large number of people to besiege the city and attack the county town in a life-for-life style.

The army led by Zu Ti, who had experienced hundreds of battles and had sophisticated weapons, surrounded them from the outside with a galloping momentum. Not long after the fighting started, someone on the opposite side shouted loudly to surrender.

The speed was so fast that Zu Ti was stunned for a moment.

Less than half an hour into the battle, more than 20,000 rebels dropped their weapons and surrendered. Wang Heng raised his sword with both hands above his head, led a group of people forward across the crowd, knelt down in front of Zhao Hanzhang's horse, and said loudly: "General Zhao, I have long heard of your benevolence and reputation, and I have longed for you. It's just unfortunate that the newly arrived county magistrate is cruel and unkind. We and other people really can't live anymore, so we rose up. Today, we can see it with our own eyes." When I see the general, Heng is willing to lead his generals and 24,000 troops to surrender and ask the general to accept him."

Zhao Hanzhang looked at the sword raised high in front of her eyes. There was no joy and tolerance in her heart like before, only a surge of anger. She tightened her grip on the horse's rope, suppressed her anger, nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, the people you brought Quite a few, what kind of position do you want here?"

The two people behind Wang Heng had bad intuition and were about to remind Wang Heng. Wang Heng had already raised his head and looked at Zhao Hanzhang with piercing eyes and said: "Heng does not dare to ask for anything extravagant. He only wants to be an ordinary general and wait for orders under the general's command."

"What a general, what a man ready to be dispatched!" Zhao Hanzhang laughed angrily, with fire in his eyes as he glanced at the more than 20,000 people kneeling behind him, and asked loudly: "If you surrender to me, can you do anything for me?" do what?"