Hearing this, Geng Wang's eyes flashed with fierceness.
However, after a moment, he hesitated and said, "But now there are officers and soldiers stationed in Lianli City. These officers and soldiers are all people who are good at recruiting and fighting. If they are here, I am afraid some horse thieves will not dare to come easily."
Geng Zhong chuckled, "Sir, have you forgotten what happened at the city gate before?
These officers and soldiers are not from our Lienli City. In the past, the Shen Mansion managed Lienli City, so they were naturally needed. But now that the adults have made the decision, what else do they need?
All we need to do is find an excuse to drive them back to Sizhou, how can we delay something important?"
Geng Wang's heart moved, and his expression changed rapidly. After a long while, he finally said in a serious voice, "This matter is of great importance. I will wait until I think about it before making a decision!"
Seeing this, Geng Zhong naturally didn't want to persuade him much, so he just nodded and left.
After Geng Zhong left, Geng Wang was the only one left in the house! He looked at the empty house, and then thought that as a county magistrate, there was no one available, and he felt hatred in his heart. It couldn't help but become a little thicker.
After a long while, the expression on his face returned to calmness, but that stern look was deeply buried in his eyes...
Let's say that Shen Tang left Maozhou and then headed east, heading towards Lin'an City.
Originally, according to Shen Tang's idea, he would directly return to Lianli City.
However, after reading the letter secretly given to him by the eunuch who delivered the order, Shen Tang changed his mind and went straight to Lin'an.
Of course, this secret message came from Wang Quan. As a person close to Zhao Shen, it would not be difficult for Wang Quan to convey a message to Shen Tang.
The letter said that if Shen Tang went to Lianli City, some things would be unclear. Now, almost everyone knows that Shen Tang was wronged, and even Zhao Shen had no doubt about it.
In this case, the crying child has milk to eat. Of course, the injustice he has suffered cannot be in vain. And if it works well, this bad thing may not be turned into a good thing.
There are many people in Shen Tang’s group, and Shen Tang’s personal guards alone number two thousand!
It is everyone's default to assign bodyguards to a general in an army. Of course, there are regulations and limits on the number of bodyguards. However, as of now, this limit is just a piece of paper!
Nowadays, although Shen Tang has been transferred out of Chengdu Prefecture, the imperial edict did not explicitly remove him from his position as General of the Western Expedition.
Therefore, having two thousand personal guards following him is not something out of the ordinary.
Although there were a lot of people, they were traveling extremely fast!
This group of people all had horses to travel with them, and they traveled three to five hundred miles a day.
However, even so, the nearly four thousand miles journey also took them nearly half a month.
Although two thousand soldiers and horses are not too many, they cannot be brought to Lin'an in such a grand manner.
Otherwise, no one can bear the label of someone with evil intentions.
Therefore, after the group arrived in Huizhou, they divided into two groups!
Most of the bodyguards turned directly north and went to station in Lianli City! Shen Tang led a hundred people and followed the servants and others to continue eastward to Lin'an.
After walking for another two days, the towering Lin'an City finally came into sight of Shen Tang and others!
Looking at Lin'an City at the end of his sight, Shen Tang couldn't help feeling a little emotional. When he left Lin'an for the Kingdom of Jin, it was only February, but now that he is back again, it's already June.
With some inexplicable melancholy, Shen Tang stepped into Lin'an City! The soldiers at the door naturally did not dare to stop them, so the group moved forward smoothly.
"General Shen, our family will go to the palace to recover their eyesight first. Your Excellency, please go back to the mansion to rest first.
However, Your Majesty knows that the general has returned and will be summoned soon..." The chamberlain knew that Shen Tang and Wang Quan had a very good relationship, so he was extremely polite to Shen Tang.
"Thank you, Mr. Wu."
As he spoke, Shen Tang took out the banknotes he had already prepared from his arms and stuffed them directly into the sleeves of the chamberlain, "Master Wu has been running all the way, and Shen Tang didn't have anything else to give as gifts. Master Wu kept these silver coins to buy." A few bowls of tea."
Looking at the number on the banknote, the servant was secretly surprised, and his face was particularly happy, "In this way, our family accepts the general's kindness without courtesy. If there is anything needed in the future, the general can just ask."
After a few words of greeting, the group separated again, and Shen Tang led a group of personal guards to the Shen family's residence.
"Bang, bang, bang..."
There was a knock on the door, and after a moment, the door opened.
"It's the adults who are back!"
A person walked out of the room with a bit of joy on his face.
This person turned out to be Mingyang who was far away in the Kingdom of Jin.
When Shen Tang was in the Kingdom of Jin, although Mingyang was working in secret, he still contributed a lot.
Shen Tang also liked this clever but clever young man very much. Therefore, when he returned from the Kingdom of Jin, he asked Mingyang to return and go to Lin'an to guard Shen's house and take charge of Lin'an.
Nodding, Shen Tang followed Mingyang into the house.
There were other servants to settle the guards, and Shen Tang followed Mingyang into the hall.
The two sat down, and after Mingyang brought the tea, Shen Tang asked, "Mingyang, how is Lin'an City these days? Is there anything unusual?"
"My lord, the most talked about thing in Lin'an right now is your lord's business."
Mingyang said respectfully.
"Since the court has reached a conclusion, the people of Lin'an have been talking a lot. Some support your Excellency, while others slander you.
However, my subordinates discovered that these people seemed to have been guided by someone secretly. However, these people were hidden so deeply that for a while, my subordinates had not been able to find out the source.
In addition, since the incident happened, my subordinates have ordered people to spy on Zhang Tianhua."
"In addition to our people, there is also a group of people who are also secretly watching Zhang Tianhua's movements.
According to the speculations of my subordinates, this group of people is probably under the command of Prime Minister Zhang. However, since we have no contact with us for the time being, there is no clear evidence."
"No other abnormalities have been detected in Zhang Tianhua for the time being, but our insider in his house discovered that every two or three days, Zhang Tianhua would stay alone in the study for a period of time.
During this period of time, neither his family members nor close confidants can enter it.
Moreover, Zhang Tianhua originally ate mostly with his family members, but since this incident happened, Zhang Tianhua basically ate alone in his study, and at the same time, his appetite also increased two or three times."
"According to my subordinates' speculation, there is obviously some reason in this study. It is very likely that there is someone who cannot be seen hiding in it! That's why Zhang Tianhua is so careful."