Chapter 137 Well done. Ahem
Lu Fang was very excited. He stared straight ahead and wrote quickly with the pen in his hand, recording everything.

Bu Chen next to him was recounting the series of actions taken by Ou Zanghua after he arrived in Anren County, his words full of admiration.

Bu Chen had always been puzzled as to why Lord Ou allowed the Yao Yuan bandits to go unchecked, but now he realized that Lord Ou had been playing this big game from the very beginning.

Use the world as the chessboard and people’s hearts as the chess pieces!
It's really terrifying!
Lu Fang combined Bu Chen's words and made some minor modifications to complete the "Ou Bian Xiu Ping Fei Lu".

He closed the somewhat scribbled document and handed it to a Jinyiwei, saying hastily, "Eight hundred miles in expedited delivery! Send it to the capital as soon as possible to make His Majesty happy. Our Ming Dynasty has such a benevolent official who can quell the rebellion without spending a single soldier, all because Your Majesty has a keen eye for talent!"

"I obey your command!" The Jinyiwei took the document, sealed it, then rode on a fast horse and galloped out from another gate in the parade ground.

In Anren County, Liu Qing led the nuns from Hengshan, standing on the city wall to assist the magistrate Chen Shan in defending the city.

When they knew she was Mrs. Ou, the women in the county came out one after another, rallied around her and contributed their own strength.

However, just when everyone was united, they saw the Yaoyuan bandits, numbering tens of thousands, all kneeling down and shouting, "The Yaoyuan rebels are willing to surrender to Lord Ou!"

Everyone was stunned. They had never seen such a scene before and were so shocked that they were speechless.

It was not until Ou Zanghua walked out of the army alone and personally pulled up the bandit leader that the soldiers' cheers came to their senses.

Qu Feiyan and Yi Lin hugged Liu Qing's arms from left to right and shouted excitedly:

"Sister Qingqing, did you see that? The young master is so majestic!"

"Senior Sister Liu Qing, Senior Brother Ou is so brave. He dared to go forward alone with so many rebels."

"I know, I know. Can you two let me go first?"

Liu Qing smiled brightly, because the person admired by everyone was her husband!

Outside the parade ground, Ou Zanghua brought the eleven leaders of Yao Yuan's rebel army into the central army camp. More than ten thousand soldiers were registered by a two-hundred-man literacy team led by the Taishan faction.

The registration content includes information such as name, gender, age, specialty, ancestral home, and the number of people in the family.

The two newly appointed centurions, Zhang Jingchao and Bu Chen, were responsible for leading the soldiers to maintain order at the scene.

In the central army camp, Lu Fang sat aside, hiding himself completely in the shadows. If one did not pay special attention, he would not be spotted.

Ou Zanghua was sitting in the main seat. When he heard Wang Chenger say that they had not only killed all the useless local gentry and corrupt officials in Yaoyuan County, but also cleaned up the evil gentry and bullies in the five counties of Po, Yu, Gui, Le and An, his eyes were filled with joy that was difficult to conceal.

He immediately stood up, his shoulders shaking, and with his back to everyone, he sighed heavily: "Alas"

Upon seeing this, the eleven leaders of Yao Yuan's uprising army fell to their knees one after another, but no one confessed their guilt because they felt that what they had done was right. When had those evil gentry and bullies ever treated them as human beings?

If that is the case, then why not kill the evil gentry and bullies like they are pigs and dogs?
Zuo Lengchan stood aside in silence. If he were a newcomer to the martial arts world, he would definitely do the same as these heroes and kill all those unkind rich guys.

But when he took up the responsibility of leading the Songshan Sect, he realized that not everything in this world can be settled with passion alone.

"You guys. Ahem." Ou Zanghua waved his hand and said in a suppressed voice: "Everyone, get up!"

"The dead cannot be resurrected, so we the living should look forward."

"As the saying goes, there are billions of years before and billions of years after. How much can be said about the hundred years in between?"

"So, we should focus more on the future instead of dwelling on the sadness of the past."

Ou Zanghua adjusted his mentality, and used his inner strength to force his eyes to turn red before he came to his senses. He looked at everyone and continued, "You have a heart for goodness, and you know your mistakes and can correct them. There is no greater good than this."

After hearing this, Wang Chenger realized that Ou Zanghua was intentionally biased towards him, but he did not want such a good official to be attacked by other officials because of this matter, so he kowtowed with red eyes and said: "All the killings are because of me, and have nothing to do with others. Please punish me, Lord Ou!" "Brother!"

The ten leaders looked at Wang Chenger with emotion. This was why they respected Wang Chenger, because he was really strong when faced with problems.

"That's not necessary," Ou Zanghua smiled and said gently, "Since I have accepted your surrender, I should protect you."

Wang Chenger asked hesitantly, "Will we be a burden to Lord Ou?"

"You are also members of the imperial court now, so how can you say you are a burden?" Ou Zanghua shook his head and said, "However, the loss in Yaoyuan County is so great that I have to personally go there to preside over all matters."

In fact, as an editor of the Hanlin Academy and deputy envoy of Jiangxi Province, Ou Zanghua had no right to govern the county government.

But who asked him to suppress the rebellion?
We can only do it temporarily. After everything is settled, we will ask the court to send a county magistrate to take charge.

Therefore, without any delay, Ou Zanghua waited for the people outside to register the information of the rebel soldiers, and then led more than 16,000 soldiers and marched into Yaoyuan County in a mighty manner.

After entering the county town, Ou Zanghua's first order was to measure the county's arable land and register the county's population.

The fifty or so Taoists who were originally studying how to improve the cannon barrel had to put aside their beloved scientific research and lead the soldiers to measure and register throughout the county.

Ou Zanghua sat in the central military camp, looking at the personnel structure of the rebel army under the candlelight.

Seeing this, Lu Fang opened his mouth to remind him, "Master Ou, it's already 11:45."

"Hmm? Eunuch Lu is still here!" Ou Zanghua came back to his senses, looked at Lu Fang and said with a smile: "Nothing, it's still early."

"What I mean is that Lord Ou should go back to his lodgings and take a look." Lu Fang was speechless and had to remind him again.

Ou Zanghua was stunned, and looked up at Lu Fang. Seeing the other party smiling, his heart was inexplicably warmed. Then he smiled and folded the page he was reading in half, closed it, stood up and said, "Then I will go back to rest."

"please!"

He walked out of the central military camp steadily and passed by rows of soldiers with a smile on his face.

As soon as we arrived at the temporary camp, we saw Xiang Danian standing not far away.

Seeing Ou Zanghua coming out, Xiang Danian said cheerfully: "Big Brother, you are done! Get in the car!"

Ou Zanghua nodded with a smile on his face. After getting on the carriage, he couldn't help tapping on the window with his fingers, silently reciting ancient texts in his heart.

When he finished reciting famous works such as "The Pavilion of the Drunken Old Man", "The Small Rock Pool", "The Yueyang Tower", "The Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng", etc., the carriage finally stopped.

Without waiting for Xiang Danian to open the door, Ou Zanghua pushed the door open and walked out. When he looked up, he saw Liu Qing standing under the lamp, looking at him with a dimpled smile.

"Husband. Hmm."

As soon as Liu Qing opened her mouth, Ou Zanghua pulled her into his arms, held her tightly, and said with a smile, "Qingqing seems to be a little lighter."

"No way." Liu Qing glanced secretly at the side and saw Qu Feiyan covering Yi Lin's eyes, and his own eyes were wide open.

After letting go of Liu Qing, Ou Zanghua took her hand and walked into the yard, and asked gently: "Why did you come to Yaoyuan County? This place has just been pacified, so it's not very safe."

"We followed Envoy Lu and originally stayed in Anren County, but our husband moved to Yaoyuan County, so we followed him here." Liu Qing looked at Ou Zanghua with starry eyes and said with a smile, "Besides, my husband is here, so I am the safest."

(End of this chapter)