C16 Undercurrent Surge

Within the borders of the Huang County, in the substitute villa.

On the surface, it looked like there was no difference between Dai Zhuang Village and the other places in the Huang County, but in reality, this place had already become a secret stronghold of the Yellow Ribbon Gang!

A few gloomy-faced Taiping men were not as arrogant as they thought. They all had yellow scarves on their heads as they hurriedly ran towards a large house in the village. This house did not look like a country lord's squire, but there were two strong men guarding the front of the house.

"Incomer, stop!"

The person on the left shouted, "What happened?"

One of them took out a yellow cloth and said with a deep voice, "Marshal has been arrested. We want to see the marshal!"

The gatekeeper was shocked. This was no trivial matter. After all, the little commander-in-chief had some status in the school and knew some of the secrets of the Taiping Road. Once he was caught by the government, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The two gatekeepers immediately stepped aside. The bearded man said in a deep voice, "Stay behind. I will go see the marshal myself!"

Zhang Jiao set the Taiping Road's 36 directions. The commander on each side was Commander-in-Chief, while the commander-in-chief was second only to Commander-in-Chief. He was already at the middle level of the Taiping Road, commanding a troop.

Big Beard hurriedly walked in, but as soon as he entered, he was suddenly enlightened. He saw that there was a map of the Qing Prefecture region inside the house, going up, down, and north. It was the complete opposite of the modern map.

Good heavens, it must be known that in the ancient times, the drawing of public opinion maps was extremely difficult. Only the military and the imperial government could have them.

In order to rein in agricultural production, people were restricted from moving about in ancient times. Even in Lin County, they would have to issue an ultimatum to the public. How could they allow ordinary people to obtain public opinion?

But in this big house, there was actually a map of public opinion. One could clearly see the ambitions of the Taiping Road.

Big Beard reported to the person standing under the public square: "Marshal, something happened to Zhang Du!"

"Hmm?"

The marshal who was standing under the public square slowly came to his senses when he heard this. He had a square, square face, and his face was full of muscles. His facial features were filled with a murderous aura.

His hands were spread out behind his back, and his joints were thick. He had a thick layer of calluses, and he was clearly a good spear dancer. If he wasn't an old veteran, then he was … Jiang Yang Bandits!

"What's going on? Could it be that Zhang Dujuan was captured by the government as useless trash? " The marshal's tone was stern.

"No …" Big Beard swallowed his saliva and looked troubled.

The marshal raised an eyebrow. "What's going on then?"

"Zhang Du and his men ambushed Longevity Yang Duke, Xiao Yan, and the Da Jiu Hsu Shen's horse carriage. Unexpectedly, these two families' private soldiers came to protect their lord, and instead took Zhang Du and his men." Big Beard added: "When we went there, the battlefield had long been swept clean, so Zhang Du might have been caught."

It turned out that Zhang Duo was the one who led the troops to attack Hsu Shen and Xiao Yan.

"Zhang Du is too presumptuous! The virtuous teacher had already issued the order and was about to rise. How could Zhang Du dare to make such a decision at such a critical moment? "If he says something that he shouldn't have, I, Sima Ju, will cut his tongue!"

Sima Ju sounded anxious. He had already received orders from Zhang Jiao that the rebellion would start on March 5th. All thirty-six allied armies of the thirteen prefectures would rise at the same time to overthrow the Han Dynasty, establish the Yellow Sky, and establish a peaceful and prosperous world.

"Marshal, you don't have to be so worried. That Xiao Yan and Hsu Shen are, after all, only local gentry and not officials. Zhang Duo probably won't reveal it." The bearded man said in a low voice.

A fully bearded, dark-faced man came over with a murderous look in his eyes. "Marshal, do you want this one to personally bring a few hundred brothers to the Xiao and Xu residence and then —"

His face was grim, his palm cut across his neck.

Sima Ju frowned and thought for a long time, but eventually, he shook his head.

His eyes shone brightly as he said, "There's no need. The Xiao family's residence is not the government's residence after all. Zhang Duo would not say such a thing. If we were to alert them, our intentions would be exposed."

Sima Ju was a commander-in-chief after all, and if his name appeared in "The Three Kingdoms", he would naturally not be an ordinary person. Right now, he was wholeheartedly expanding his sect and buying weapons, preparing to go all out during the rebellion on March fifth and take down several cities. If he could take down the entire Donglai County, then he would be worth two thousand stones!

"But we still need to send people to see if Zhang Duo is in his residence or not."

Sima Ju said coldly: "If Zhang Du is captured alive, think of a way to sneak in and kill him!"

"Here!"

"..."

Xiao Mansion.

"This marquis has already finished helping the two of you in the city. From today onwards, the two of you will infiltrate the city and target Wang Wenn!" Xiao Yan instructed.

Xiao Zhong and the other Xiao Family disciple nodded.

Xiao Zhong cupped his fist and said, "Duke, don't worry. This servant will definitely keep an eye on Wang Wenn. If there is any news, immediately report it to Duke."

Xiao Yan acknowledged and pondered for a moment. Then, he took off a jade pendant from his waist and handed it to Xiao Zhong.

"Wang Xiu, the storekeeper of the city, is a good friend of mine. If there's anything you need to contact him for, I believe he'll be able to provide you with some help."

Xiao Zhong took the jade pendant from his hand respectfully and walked out with another Strong Servant.

There was less than two months until the rebellion. This fellow dared to send people to intercept Xiao Yan, and when the rebellion breaks out, this Longevity Xiao Mansion would be safe?

Therefore, Xiao Yan thought for a while and decided to send Liu Tie and his companion into the county. If Wang Wenn made any strange moves, he could tell him everything.

The old manager was normally in charge of managing the food and money, while Xiao Yan and Xiao Shi continued to train their horses and soldiers.

Since Xiao Shi was with Taishi Ci for a period of time, he could learn a thing or two, but it was more than enough to train these recruits.

"It's good to be born in peaceful times, but there are heroes in troubled times. Without chaos, where would there be the opportunity for heroes to accomplish great things?"

Xiao Yan had his hands behind his back as he looked at the sun on the horizon. Slowly, it seemed that the lifeless Han Dynasty had entered its twilight years. A new era was about to unfold...

"Duke, Patriarch invited Duke to the mansion."

Suddenly, someone brought one of the Xu residence's Strong Servant to Xiao Yan.

"Oh? Master Xu has something to summon, so we have no choice but to go. "

Xiao Yan immediately ordered: "Prepare the carriage, let's go to Master Xu's residence."

He sat on the carriage and arrived at Hsu Shen's residence after a series of bumps.

Following the Xu Family manager's seventh and eighth turns, he arrived in front of the main hall.

Xiao Yan tidied up his clothes before walking in respectfully. After saluting Hsu Shen as his teacher, he bowed to him.

"Student greets Master Xu."

"Well, get up and sit."

Xiao Yan sat opposite Hsu Shen. The two of them looked at each other, but he did not know what Hsu Shen wanted to say to him.