Chapter 136 I've been waiting for you for a long time.

Wang Chenger sat in the gathering hall, thinking about how to surrender in a way that would appear to be dignified.

But before he could come up with a good idea, his fourth brother Hong Ruiqi rushed in and said, "Brother, something terrible has happened!"

"What's the matter?" Wang Chenger asked with a slight frown. He was very annoyed right now and couldn't think of anything more important than his dignified surrender.

"Our brothers in Nanchang City rushed back after two days and brought back a piece of news."

Hong Ruiqi took a sip of water before continuing, "The imperial court has sent an imperial envoy. It seems that the prefect of Nanchang has been promoted. The imperial envoy is heading towards Anren County and will probably arrive tomorrow."

"what?!"

Wang Chenger stood up suddenly and asked solemnly, "Do you know what the imperial envoy is here for? Is he here to transfer Lord Ou, or..."

Hong Ruiqi looked at his elder brother speechlessly. If he knew what the imperial envoy was here for, would he still rebel here?
Then an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he suggested, "How about I take my brothers and rob the imperial envoy?"

This time it was Wang Chenger's turn to be speechless.

Rob the imperial envoy?
Fortunately he could figure it out!

"Ahem. Big brother, what should we do now?" Hong Ruiqi was defeated by his big brother's idiotic look and asked awkwardly.

After thinking for a while, Wang Chenger said, "First call all the leaders over and tell them our plan. Those who agree will act together, and those who disagree will give silver and leave. From now on, we will go our separate ways."

"Okay, I'll go and notify everyone to come over!" Hong Ruiqi responded, turned around and ran out immediately.

A moment later, all ten commanders arrived, among whom Wang Haoba was replaced by his son Wang Zhongqi.

When the commanders heard that Wang Chenger planned to surrender to Lord Ou, their expressions varied, but no one stood up to object.

Wang Chenger waited for a while, then spoke again: "Brothers, you have followed me through life and death, killing local tyrants, killing gentry, killing corrupt officials, and you are very happy! How long can such a life last? Lord Ou is honest, selfless, and upright, and I admire him very much."

"Brothers, if you are willing to stay together, please stay. If you are not willing to stay together, Wang will not make it difficult for you. Let's part ways in peace."

Yin Yongshi, Hong Ruiqi, and Wang Zhongqi immediately stood up and said, "We are willing to follow Big Brother!"

The other seven people looked at it and they knew very well that without Wang Chenger, the Yao Yuan uprising army would be a group of scattered sand and could do nothing.

Then, these people stood up one by one, bowed their hands unevenly and shouted: "I am willing to continue to follow Big Brother!"

"it is good!"

Wang Chenger slammed the table, stood up and shouted: "In this case, everyone, get ready. Gather at the parade ground in half an hour. We will go to Anren County to surrender to the court!"

Except for Hong Ruiqi, everyone else was stunned. Surrender is surrender, but wasn't the boss a little too hasty?

On the other side, Lu Fang and Liu Qing's team had already entered the territory of Anren County. It was obvious that the spies of Yao Yuan's rebel army underestimated Lu Fang's speed.

An hour later, when the Jinyiwei guard of honor arrived at the parade ground outside Anren County, Ou Zanghua, who had already been notified by the patrol team, led Zuo Lengchan and others to wait at the door.

Seeing Lü Fang getting off the sedan chair, Ou Zanghua went to greet him and said with a bow, "Empress Lü, nice to see you again."

"Lord Ou is still as charming as ever!" Lu Fang looked at Ou Zanghua's handsome face and smiled in return.

After a moment of chill, the two men, led by Ou Zanghua, led Lu Fang into the central military camp.

Then, Lu Fang took out the imperial edict from the Fengtian Edict Box and said loudly, "The imperial edict has arrived!"

Ou Zanghua immediately led all the generals to kneel on the ground, and only heard Lu Fang chanting in a rhythmic manner:
"The Emperor, in accordance with the Will of Heaven, proclaims: Ou Zanghua, the editor of the Hanlin Academy and the deputy envoy of Jiangxi Province, is both civil and military, loyal and brave, and has outstanding talents. He has made great contributions in eliminating the Hualin bandits. His officers, Zuo Lengchan, Ding Mian and others, have led by example and are ready to die. Ou Zanghua is transferred to the position of editor of the Hanlin Academy, Zuo Lengchan is appointed as a thousand-householder, and Ding Mian, Tang Ying'e, Zhang Jingchao, and Bu Chen are appointed as hundred-householders. This is decreed!"

Zuo Lengchan's hands were shaking with excitement, and he couldn't help but look at his nephew who was kneeling in front of him. If it weren't for him, he might still be planning to merge the Five Mountains sects under the instigation of Shaolin and Wudang?
Zhang Jingchao and Bu Chen were not much better off. They could not suppress their smiles. Who the hell could have thought that they could become centurions after wandering around the underworld?

If I go back to my hometown, I will definitely make a significant contribution to the family tree!

Ou Zanghua calmly accepted the imperial edict and kowtowed to express his gratitude, saying, "I accept your order and thank you for your grace."

After he stood up, he looked at the people behind him and said with a smile: "Congratulations, Uncle Zuo and all the uncles. From now on, you should call me Captain Zuo."

“Hahaha, Junior-Junior Brother Ou, Master Ou!” Zuo Lengchan smiled particularly brightly, cupped his hands and said, “From now on, Zuo and the Songshan Sect will be at your disposal!” Ou Zanghua smiled and said, “That’s true now too!”

At this time, a messenger ran in and said solemnly: "Greetings to the angel, greetings to Lord Ou, the patrol team reported that the Yaoyuan bandits, led by the bandit leader Wang Chenger, are attacking us!"

"Oh?!" Ou Zanghua was shocked and couldn't help complaining in his heart:
Is there something wrong with Wang Chenger's brain?

I allowed him to attack the local gentry and tycoons, why is he now looking here?
Ou Zanghua immediately bowed to Lu Fang and said, "Emperor Lu, please rest for a while in the central army camp. I will go and wipe out this bandit!"

"Master Ou, please go ahead." Lu Fang smiled and said in a casual manner.

"All soldiers, gather your men and horses, load your muskets and cannons, and get ready for battle!" Ou Zanghua turned and walked outside while giving an order.

Suddenly, the entire camp began to move rapidly, as if a wild beast had awakened.

The soldiers picked up their weapons and stood in rows. The guns were pushed to the front, and the second row was the musketeers.

What Ou Zanghua didn't know was that when the vendors doing business outside the training ground saw this scene, they immediately ran into Anren County and shouted, "Oh no! The Yao Yuan bandits are here again! They want to fight against Lord Ou's troops!"

After hearing this, the people of Anren County were suddenly frightened, and many of them recalled their last experience.

But no one expected that several vendors would rush out to the street with kitchen knives in hand. One of them shouted angrily, "Damn you Yao Yuan thief! Last time, he robbed me of a basket of meat, and now he dares to attack a good official like Lord Ou! I will fight them today. If you are a man, follow me!"

The originally frightened people of Anren County remembered Lord Ou's daily lectures and how he disciplined the soldiers. Suddenly, the men got the courage from nowhere and took up their carrying poles, hoes, and kitchen knives and went to the street, responding to the vendor: "Don't say anything. Today, let Yao Yuan see the blood of us Anren men!"

"Let's go!" The merchant roared and left Anren County with hundreds of young and strong men.

Anren County Magistrate Chen Shan had just received the news and was still thinking about what to do when he heard the patrolman running in and telling him the news in a terrified manner.

Chen Shan was confused. You guys had this kind of courage last time. How could the Yao Yuan thieves still break into the county town? !

When Wang Chenger and the rebels were still two miles away from the training ground, he saw Ou Zanghua's troops ready to fight, and asked in confusion, "Who are you going to fight, Lord Ou?"

The leaders all shook their heads, all looking confused. Could it be that another wave of rebels had emerged around them?
Ou Zanghua looked at the rebel army opposite with a helpless expression. He did not want to destroy this "law enforcement" army, but if the other side insisted on attacking, he could only harden his heart.

At this time, a group of people rushed out of Anren County. After seeing the two parties confronting each other, they did not dare to approach casually, for fear of being seized by the other side to charge.

They stood there holding various weapons and shouted:
"Master Ou, we are here to support the court!"

"Master Ou, we will help you!"

"Support Lord Ou and defeat the Yao Yuan thief!"

"Beat the Yao Yuan thief!"

Ou Zanghua looked at the people who supported him and couldn't help but smile knowingly. This is called using the people's hearts to his advantage. As the saying goes, the right time, the right place and the right people are all there. How could he lose this wave of flying dragon riding on his face?
Wang Chenger on the opposite side heard the shouts of the crowd and immediately realized that Ou Zanghua had misunderstood. He looked at the rows of guns and cannons and broke out in a cold sweat. You know, he came to surrender, but he didn't bring any firearms.

Thinking of this, Wang Chenger immediately walked out of the crowd and shouted, "Lord Ou, I am Wang Chenger. I have heard that Lord Ou is law-abiding and loves the people like his own children. I am deeply moved and have come to surrender!"

Wang Chenger continued to walk forward alone until he was ten feet in front of the imperial army. He knelt on the ground and said again: "The 11,000 Yao Yuan rebels are all here. Let's wait for Lord Ou to decide!"

Ou Zanghua was stunned and said, "Wait a moment. Could this guy be pretending to surrender?"
He raised his head and looked ahead. There was a huge crowd of people there, probably about ten thousand of them.

As if they felt his gaze, those people dropped their weapons one by one, knelt on the ground, and shouted in unison: "Yao Yuan Rebellion Army, willing to surrender to Lord Ou!"

The sound resounded through the sky, and even Lu Fang couldn't help but walk out of the central military camp to watch this unprecedented scene.

hiss.
Ou Zanghua took a deep breath. It seemed like these rebels were serious about this?
The people and soldiers around him all looked at him with admiration. No one had ever seen such a scene before. The bandits were pacified without any soldiers. It was just like a scene in a movie.

Noticing that Ou Zanghua wanted to walk over, Zuo Lengchan quickly grabbed him and warned him, "Master Ou, be careful of traps!"

"Nothing, I trust them."

Ou Zanghua smiled, opened Zuo Lengchan's hand, walked out of the army formation, and under the gaze of tens of thousands of people, he walked in front of Wang Chenger, stretched out his hands to help him up, and said gently: "There is no war in the quiet place at the end of the world, and the military spirit is gone as the sun and moon. Mr. Wang, I accept your surrender."

Wang Chenger's eyes turned red, and he stood up holding Ou Zanghua's hand, and said excitedly: "Sir Ou, we have been looking forward to seeing a good official like you for a long time! So long that we thought we would never see you in this lifetime!"

(End of this chapter)