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His face was completely speechless.

The two of them came to Liangshan this time.

They weren't helpful at all.

What favor did they owe Liangshan?

As for "betrayal," that's even more absurd.

It was clearly Song Jiang who wanted to leave.

Liangshan was simply going with the flow!

Although I was secretly complaining.

Hua Rong ultimately held back.

It wasn't said explicitly.

"Brother Gongming, please be careful on your journey."

"Don't worry, my brother, I know what I'm doing."

Song Jiang smiled smugly.

After waving to Hua Rong,

He then jumped directly onto the small boat on Liangshan Mountain.

Together with about ten henchmen from Qingfeng Mountain,

They were taken to the shore of the marsh.

Just got ashore,

After the Liangshan boats left,

Song Jiang immediately pulled over two henchmen,

He instructed them to return to Qingfeng Mountain.

He handed a letter to Wu Yong.

After the two henchmen left,

Timely Rain led the remaining people,

They immediately headed towards Yuncheng County.

.....

At this time in Yuncheng County,

Just as Song Jiang guessed,

Because they were being searched for by Liangshan.

Zhang Qing, along with Hu Yanzhuo, had no choice but to comply.

In the end, they could only hide in an inn in Yuncheng County.

Huyan Zhuo originally wanted to visit the magistrate of Yuncheng.

Zhang Qing quickly dissuaded him from the idea.

"General Huyan, you don't understand the situation in Shandong,"

The featherless arrow said helplessly.

"The various prefectures and counties of Shandong have long feared Liangshan like a tiger,"

"I heard that the original magistrate of Yuncheng County wanted to hide from Liangshan,"

"He went to Tokyo specifically to bribe officials and get himself a different position."

"Yuncheng is located right next to Liangshan Marsh,"

"The magistrate's fear of Liangshan made him even more formidable."

"I heard all this when I was in Dongchang Prefecture,"

"The area that this magistrate of Yuncheng can govern is only Yuncheng."

"Once we leave Yuncheng, we'll be dealing with the surrounding people,"

"They no longer obey the orders of the government!"

Speaking of which,

"No Feather Arrow" said with a helpless expression.

"This time, the imperial court dispatched a large army to suppress Liangshan,"

"Failed again..."

"If we were to visit the magistrate of Yuncheng now,"

Even if he doesn't hand us over to Liangshan,

"The wealthy and powerful families in the city were filled with fear,"

"I'm afraid they'll have to coerce the magistrate into handing us over."

"Sigh, I never imagined Shandong would become like this,"

Huyan Zhuo said angrily,

"Even the people of Shandong have become so lawless!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qing

I answered instinctively.

"Actually, none of this is the fault of the people."

"If it's not the people's fault, is it the government's fault?"

Hu Yanzhuo asked somewhat displeased.

Zhang Qing remained silent for a while.

I eventually decided to tell the truth.

"General Huyan, you have no idea how the people of the various prefectures in Shandong have been living these past two years."

Then,

Zhang Qing then recounted all the regulations that Cai Jing and his team had implemented in Shandong over the past few years.

"Under the guise of the Green Sprouts Act, officials in various prefectures colluded with local wealthy and powerful families,"

"They took away all the land from the poor people,"

"Many ordinary people, left with no other choice, had to become tenant farmers for wealthy families."

"Some were still resentful, which is why they joined the outlaws,"

"Even the growth of Liangshan was largely due to the government,"

"Six months ago, Hebei was hit by floods,"

"There was no disaster relief provided locally, causing all the victims to migrate south,"

"But in the end, it brought about a plague."

"Officials in various states, fearing the spread of the plague, kept the disaster victims out of the cities..."

Chapter 783 Where to Go From Here

"Later, it was Liangshan again who brought in a divine physician from Jiankang Prefecture,"

Zhang Qing said with a wry smile.

"In order to treat the plague, Liangshan specially built a camp for treating the sick on the north bank of the marshland."

"At that time, people from all over Shandong who were infected with the plague went to Liangshan for treatment."

"Approximately 100,000 people went to Liangshan in total,"

"More than half of them were cured by Liangshan, and many, grateful to Liangshan, stayed."

"It was because of this opportunity that Liangshan was able to grow rapidly."

"Damn it! These incompetent and useless local officials!"

Hu Yanzhuo's face turned ashen.

"This matter isn't entirely the responsibility of the local officials,"

Zhang Qing shook his head and said,

"Before the epidemic broke out, all the disaster victims were gathered in Dongping Prefecture,"

"The prefect of Dongping Prefecture hurriedly submitted a memorial to the imperial court, requesting funds and provisions for medical treatment,"

"But the imperial court completely ignored it, which led to the great disaster later on."

"The imperial court hasn't allocated any funds or grain?"

Hu Yanzhuo asked in surprise,

"I seem to recall that the imperial court allocated over two hundred strings of cash and tens of thousands of dan of grain at the time..."

He was halfway through his sentence when

Huyan Zhuo suddenly fell silent.

The two looked at each other,

They all understood immediately.

Where did all the money and supplies used for disaster relief go?

But these words,

Given their current status,

But it's something that can't be said.

"How much longer are we going to hide here?"

Huyan Zhuo changed the subject,

"Hiding like this isn't a solution."

"Let's hide for a couple of days first,"

The Featherless Arrow thought for a moment,

"Liangshan hasn't been able to find us. We either have to give up or go to Dongchang Prefecture to search."

"We'll leave Yuncheng County when that time comes."

"But, General Huyan, have you decided where you're going?"

"this....."

Huyan Zhuo remained silent for a long time.

"Now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to return to Tokyo and apologize."

"General, if you go back now, how could Prime Minister Cai and the others let you off the hook?"

Zhang Qing quickly advised.

"Should we not go back yet, and think of another way?"

"At this point, where else can I go but back to Tokyo?"

Huyan Zhuo said helplessly,

"General, why don't you come back to Dongchang Prefecture with me first?"

The Featherless Arrow suggested,

"Once we get there, think again, do we know anyone there?"