The county magistrate was killed, the county government was besieged, and the oppressed people outside the city became restless under the instigation of some people, and all rushed into the county seat.
Some of this was done by Chen Wan, and some were also done by quick-thinking people who took advantage of the situation to cause trouble. They rushed into the county town and looted everywhere.
Whenever someone's family looked rich, they would smash, smash and rob them.
But the wealthy households are not just for free. They guard the walls and gates and try their best to resist.
Zhao Erlang led his soldiers and horses to quell the chaos. When he saw someone besieging the house, he asked them to stop, put down their weapons, and would fight if they didn't obey.
Fu Tinghan was by his side, helping him judge the situation. Some people were really hungry and wanted to grab food, while others were ruthlessly robbing property.
Fu Tinghan could not only judge the difference, but most importantly, the situation in Gaoyang County was quickly summarized in his mind.
A scout came to report, "A total of three houses on East Fourth Street were besieged, and one of them has been breached. The situation is critical. There are about a hundred or so rioters on that street."
Another person came to report, "The doors of two houses on West Second Street were broken down. The rioters leading the group do not seem to be from Chen Wan's group and are preparing to set fire to the house."
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Fu Tinghan made arrangements based on priorities, "We first went to East Third Street, where we subdued the dozens of people and then turned into East Fourth Street, which happened to be the house that was attacked..."
Zhao Erlang listened to him and immediately took people to Dongsan Street.
After they conquered the two streets, Qiu Wu also arrived with Chen Wan.
With Chen Wan here, it would be easier for them to subdue the mobs who were setting fire to and looting everywhere, but there were always people who were unwilling to listen to Chen Wan's command.
After all, although he was the first to raise his voice, everyone may not recognize him as the leader.
Therefore, if you should fight, you still have to fight, and if you should kill, you still have to kill.
In troubled times, using thunderous means, Fu Tinghan could only order Zhao Erlang to take action.
Zhao Erlang is very courageous now. It is not difficult for him to kill people, especially when he goes into battle to kill the enemy. Uncle Qianli and Sister A have both said that we are the enemy and the enemy on the battlefield. We can weigh the pros and cons, but we must not be merciful.
Even if the person facing you is a friend, a relative, or a child, as long as the other person picks up a weapon, he is an enemy. As long as there is a threat to him, the sword in his hand will be dropped without hesitation.
Zhao Erlang was a good and obedient boy. He always kept this sentence in mind, so he rushed into the ragged mob without hesitation and refused to stop when ordered to do so.
As a result, the rioters in the county obeyed the order and retreated outside the city. The rioters fled in panic when they heard the arrival of the imperial reinforcements. There were also those who were killed by Zhao Erlang and ran around. There were also those who were at a loss and were completely confused and ran around with others.
Rioters mingled in the streets...
In the dark night, the entire Aoyang County was in chaos, as if the city had been breached by the Huns.
Ji Yuan led people to escort Magistrate Sun out, and what he saw was this scene.
And Magistrate Sun, who had taken off his official uniform, was still frightened, fearing that someone would recognize him.
But Zhao Hanzhang and others opened the way for them, and Ji Yuan put the people into the car and ran out of the city.
They ran out of the city smoothly, chasing many rioters behind them...
In fact, they were not chasing Magistrate Sun, but just rioters who followed Chen Wan's order and left the city.
Ji Yuan escorted the people to the intersection, leaving only two people. The rest were handed over to Magistrate Sun, "Magistrate Sun, let them escort you to Chen County. I will go to the city to help our county magistrate."
Magistrate Sun was so moved that he held Ji Yuan's hand and said, "I thank County Lord Zhao for me and ask her to take care of herself. I will go to Chen County and the governor to ask for reinforcements. They will arrive soon."
Ji Yuan nodded repeatedly, held his hand and said, "Don't worry, Magistrate Sun, our county will definitely protect your family."
Magistrate Sun was completely relieved now, and left quickly after bursting into tears.
Ji Yuan nodded to the leading troops and said: "We must send the people safely to Chen County."
Bu Qu responded with a serious face, "Yes."
Ji Yuan watched them leave and disappear into the night, and then took the remaining two people back to the county town.
The lights in Aoyang County are now brightly lit. As soon as Magistrate Sun left, Zhao Hanzhang led her people to knock on the door of the county government office. The people inside wanted to check her identity, so she kicked the door open with her people.
The army then entered the county government office.
When Ding Shen was about to rush to the gate of the county government office, he happened to meet her coming in with someone.
Seeing that they had neither the smell of blood nor the evil spirit after the battle, they couldn't help but be surprised, "Mr. Zhao, where are those rioters?"
"Outside, they have surrendered." Zhao Hanzhang strode past him towards the lobby.
She sat down on the county magistrate's seat and asked, "Are the county magistrates, chief registrars, etc. of Aoyang County all in the county government office?"
General Ding Shen was still a little confused, so he subconsciously replied: "No, they were not in the county office when the county office was besieged, so..."
"Let someone invite them here," Zhao Hanzhang said: "The people need to be comforted."
General Ding Shen: "Now, go out now?"
"Yes," Zhao Hanzhang raised his eyelids and looked at him, "If you are afraid, I can have my people escort you there."
Other places have not yet been calmed down, but the rioters on the main street outside the county government gate have calmed down. They are squatting silently and watching the excitement.
The soldiers from Xiping County wanted to take them outside the city, but they lingered and refused to leave.
There were many of them, and Zhao Hanzhang had said not to push them too hard, so when they saw that they could not be urged, the soldiers simply stopped urging them, but they were still on guard to prevent them from rioting again.
A few heads peeked out from the gate of the county government office. They were all officials from Aoyang County. They came out tremblingly under the protection of a few soldiers. They saw the squatting mob outside and they were just looking at them with big eyes.
A few people swallowed their saliva and followed closely behind the soldiers as they walked out, just like chasing after a seductive kid.
Zhao Hanzhang has already issued orders to the county government office one after another, "Except for the county magistrate and the chief registrar, all officials must be in place. Call all the local officials to come and warn the people in the city to close their doors. Anyone who wants to go to the county magistrate and Sun County Magistrate for discussion"
All people who want justice should come to the county government office, and I will give them an explanation."
General Ding Shen hesitated and did not move. Zhao Hanzhang said: "Your soldiers are most familiar with the streets of Aoyang County. Each group will have two people to join my men. If there are gongs and drums in the yamen, use gongs. If there are no gongs and drums, use wooden basins and drums."
Replacing the bangzi, you don’t need me to teach you this, right?”
General Ding Shen immediately shook his head, finally remembering something was wrong, "But Magistrate Sun just left the city. Since the chaos in the city has been calmed down, it is better to send someone to bring him back."
Zhao Hanzhang: "It is because Magistrate Sun left that the chaos in the city was calmed down. If he comes back, the chaos that has only been settled down will be in chaos again."
"We are officers and soldiers of the imperial court, how can we be hijacked by the mob?"
Zhao Hanzhang said calmly: "Then you go out and talk to the rioters outside?"