Water Margin: The opening scene involves assassinating Emperor Huizong of Song and forcibly taking L

"Let the able-bodied young men mixed among the old and weak,"

"Lure the enemy into an ambush during the rout."

Xue Su asked, "That bird-like official neither fled nor fought,"

"What if we just hold out in the city?"

Emperor Huizong had no idea what to do.

He stroked his beard, feigning an air of detached wisdom, and replied perfunctorily.

"Then we'll have to take a long-term approach."

Xue Su was indeed a bit reckless, clapping his hands and saying,

"Let's try it out first, damn it!"

One is someone who really dares to talk nonsense.

One is that they really dare to do it!

The cloth shops within the city were the first to suffer.

A wide variety of fabrics,

They were stolen to make flags of all sizes.

Xue Su recruited able-bodied men for training.

Including the existing bandits,

Soon they had three thousand "elite soldiers".

They also forcibly conscripted unemployed people into the army.

They even prey on beggars.

They were ordered to carry the flag and go on the expedition.

The procession was vast, numbering over ten thousand people.

This rabble,

If Zhang Shun were to encounter this,

We can easily crush them by sending a few special teams!

Emperor Huizong of Song used the excuse of staying in Longyou to defend the city.

However, Xue Su forcibly dragged him into battle.

It is said that one should always listen to the strategist's teachings.

Chapter 1797 Internal Troubles

They set up an ambush several miles from the city.

Let a bandit leader lead five hundred able-bodied men,

And nearly ten thousand elderly and weak people carrying flags went to Quzhou to challenge them.

The city walls of Quzhou.

Prefect Li Zhuang looked at the flags fluttering in the wind with a look of horror on his face and said...

"The rebel army is too powerful, what should we do?"

Prefect Yang Yingyan said, "There is no need to worry. Although the enemy has many banners,..."

"But it was chaotic and disorganized."

"Young men and strong men within the city can be recruited as soldiers,"

"Then have all the city's residents help defend the city,"

"Defending Quzhou should be more than enough."

Since someone has come up with an idea,

Li Zhuang took the opportunity to shirk his responsibility for defending the city.

"You guard the city, I'll stay and oversee the prefectural government!"

"Absolutely foolproof."

Yang Yingyan was also afraid that the prefect would give inappropriate instructions.

It's easier to get things done when you have full control.

The two seemed to have a clear division of labor.

But Li Zhuang couldn't even sit properly in the prefectural government office.

He ordered the clerks to search the entire city for carriages and horses.

He also had his relatives and attendants move the valuables.

The ill-gotten gains filled more than thirty trucks.

Li Zhuang was not appointed after Emperor Huizong of Song moved the capital south.

This fellow used to be a minor official in the Imperial Secretariat in Tokyo.

He was suddenly dismissed and stripped of all his power.

He was then reinstated as an official.

He became the prefect of Quzhou.

They have been relentlessly plundering in Quzhou.

Moreover, Li Zhuang was reinstated as prefect.

It was also thanks to Zhao Yuan's rebellion.

At that time, the Song Dynasty's finances collapsed.

Imperial Censor Zhang Pu reiterated the problem of redundant officials.

Among them, sixteen officials from the six departments were dismissed.

Zhang Pu named and evaluated each of the officials individually.

It is said that Wang Shixin is "of very low character and despicable conduct."

It is said that Huang Yuan and Wang Xidan are "of cowardly and sycophantic nature, and use flattery to curry favor."

It is said that Li Yang is "frivolous and noisy, and irresponsible in his duties"...

As for Lizhuang

The assessment he received was that he was "superficial, frivolous, and arrogant, and was looked down upon by his cronies."

Unfortunately, Zhang Pu is Zhang Gen's younger brother.

Zhang Gen then followed Zhao Yuan in raising an army.

He relied on family connections,

He could continue to serve as an official in the Song Dynasty.

But the corrupt and incompetent officials he impeached, demoted, and dismissed...

However, he seized the opportunity to make a comeback.

That's how Li Zhuang was reinstated as the prefect of Quzhou.

The entire population of the city was mobilized by Prefect Yang Yingyan.

Even the elderly, women, and children were carrying supplies for the city's defense.

The clerks in charge of the yamen were ordered by Li Zhuang to search for carriages and horses.

Apart from a few leaders

Most of the clerks in the government offices were just lowly errand runners.

Although they also oppressed the people in their daily lives

But the rewards for working yourself to the bone are few.

At this moment, I personally witnessed that Li Zhuang's ill-gotten gains had filled more than thirty trucks.

"The people fought to the death to defend the city, but this corrupt official wanted to run away with the money!"

“He always treats us like dirt.”

"The dog emperor is dead,"

"It is now the new dynasty,"

"Why does he have the right to order us around?"

"That's right, even the emperor is gone."

"The new dynasty's heavenly army will arrive soon,"

Why should we risk our lives for this worthless official?

"We should just kill this damn official,"

"The brothers divided the money among themselves,"

"We'd never have to worry about food or drink for generations."

"The prefect is still defending the city,"

"If they knew the governor had been killed,"

"They will surely kill us to establish their authority."

"Let's just rebel too!"

"Welcome the rebels from outside into the city!"

"But we are not enough,"

"Call the magistrate's men from the magistrate's office as well."

“…”

Prefect Yang Yingyan is arranging the city's defenses.

Although the archers, garrison troops, and civilians defending the city were in a state of panic...

But he had full confidence, relying on the fortified city.

Those rabble outside the city,

What a load of rubbish!

"Great Judge, something terrible has happened!"

The clerks from the magistrate's office rushed over.

"The officials in front of the prefectural government office and the vice-prefectural office have rebelled,"

"The governor has been killed and his wealth seized."

"Then they proceeded to kill officials within the city."

"Local thugs and hangers-on also took the opportunity to cause trouble,"

"They're robbing rich people everywhere,"

"They might even set the house on fire!"

As they spoke, several fires broke out and smoke began to rise.

Upon seeing this, the people who were defending the city...

They rushed home to fight the fire or protect their families.

Yang Yingyan shouted, "Don't leave the city wall!"

"I will arrange for people to put out the fire!"