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Chapter 63 Zhang Ping Joins Liangshan, Han Family Assembles a Large Army

"As expected of General Zhang, his insight is truly remarkable, and his predictions are remarkably accurate."

Upon hearing Zhang Ping's words, the fortune teller clapped his hands in praise and then introduced himself: "I am Wu Yong from Liangshan. I have come here on the orders of the two leaders of Liangshan, Chao Gai and Song Jiang, to respectfully invite the old general to the mountain. I also have a letter from an old friend."

This man was none other than Wu Yong in disguise. At this moment, he was proceeding cautiously, step by step, finally pushing the plan to its final stage.

"What makes you think of inviting this old man from Liangshan?" Zhang Ping sneered.

But in an instant, he remembered Wu Yong's words and quickly asked, "What old friend?"

His intuition told him that this old friend was no ordinary person.

"General, please look!"

The black-clad Taoist boy beside Wu Yong quickly took out a letter from his pocket and handed it to Zhang Ping. After reading the contents of the letter, Zhang Ping burst into laughter.

"Hahaha, good, the King of Laiyang is finally going to make his move. It's just that he's going around in circles, but that's precisely why it's not easy for those guys to find out!" Zhang Ping said excitedly.

Now that he knew the two people in front of him were from his own camp, he naturally had no worries. So he went out and instructed his servants to pack their things and leave with the two of them.

After General Zhang Ping followed Wu Yong to Liangshan, the entire Zhang residence was left empty. When the prefect discovered that General Zhang had suddenly disappeared, he dared not hide it and could only report it up the chain of command.

This incident has caused a huge uproar locally.

Leaving aside how things went locally, let's just talk about Jiang Ce. After learning from Zhao Gao's letter that the matter had been resolved, he couldn't help but praise Wu Yong.

After all, everything is now in place, and all he needs to do is question the governor of Fengxiang County to make an example of him and get his men settled in Fengxiang County.

It all depends on whether those powerful families rebel or not.

If they do not rebel, then we can only obey your orders, lead the army to attack Liangshan, and we must destroy Liangshan until we rescue the old general Zhang Ping.

However, Liangshan now has the addition of generals such as Lü Guang.

It's practically impossible for them to take Liangshan, and they'll suffer heavy losses in the process.

This is a significant help to him.

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Five days later.

Jiang Ce, far away in the Laiyang Prince's Mansion, finally received the news that Zhang Ping had been captured by the Liangshan bandits. This enraged him instantly. In the name of the Laiyang Prince's Mansion, he questioned Hao Tong, the prefect of Fengxiang County, and ordered him to wipe out Liangshan within three months and bring General Zhang Ping back safely.

If he exceeds this time limit, he will be removed from his position as prefect.

Hao Tong, the prefect of Fengxiang County, along with the prefects of Wendeng County, Sendai County, and Penglai County, were all recommended by the six major families of Laizhou, and were in fact their puppets.

These four counties are all controlled and managed by them.

Although Hao Tong was the prefect, he only had the power to govern civil affairs. Military power was in the hands of those aristocratic families. Even if he wanted to suppress bandits, he would be like a skilled cook without rice.

Ultimately, he had no choice but to report the news to his superiors.

Fengxiang County, Dong Family.

As one of the six great families of Laizhou, the Dong family is quite powerful. On the surface, they are just a family in one state, but in reality, even in the capital, they can definitely be considered a near-first-class family.

This shows just how powerful these families are.

The reason they didn't settle in the capital was naturally because they didn't want to get involved in family disputes. After all, this was their base. As long as they firmly established themselves here, even the Eastern Yi forces wouldn't dare to easily become their enemies.

Just like after Laizhou fell, even though King Dingshuo Yelü Qing and King Woyan Tuoba Yu only occupied eight counties, they did not launch a war against Wendeng and other counties.

Ultimately, we still don't have much confidence in defeating them.

Upon learning this news, Dong Zhi, the head of the Dong family, immediately had a bad feeling. It seemed that the Prince of Laiyang was about to target the six great families.

If they fail to subdue the Liangshan bandits in a short time, then King Jiang Ce of Laiyang will have sufficient reason to replace their Fengxiang County governor with one of his own.

At that time, will the Dong family still have the final say in Fengxiang County?

Moreover, Fengxiang County may only be the beginning.

After figuring out the deeper meaning behind it.

Dong Zhi hurriedly extended an invitation to Han Jun, the head of the Han family in Wendeng County, Cao Hui, the head of the Cao family, Jiang Ling, the head of the Jiang family in Sendai County, Chen Xiu, the head of the Chen family in Penglai County, and Zhao Mu, the head of the Zhao family.

After a unanimous discussion, everyone decided to send their own troops to attack Liangshan. They absolutely could not allow the King of Laiyang's men to enter the four prefectures. Once this breach was opened, the consequences would be unimaginable.

After they reached a conclusion, they immediately sent a messenger to Laiyang City to meet Jiang Ce, informing him of their arrangements and assuring him that he could rest assured that General Zhang Ping would be safely brought back within three months.

After sending out messengers, the six families began their operation.

Moreover, Han Jun had another wicked idea: to secretly occupy Liangshan, then ask Jiang Ce for help, saying that the troops in the prefecture were unable to take Liangshan and needed the assistance of the King of Laiyang's army.

When that time comes, Jiang Ce will definitely not bring too many people.

At that time, they can ambush them on the way. Without Jiang Ce, the Laiyang army is no threat to them at all.

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Meanwhile, in Fengxiang County.

Inside the main hall of the prefectural governor's office!

"This humble official pays his respects to the Third Young Master!"

Prefect Hao Tong and Commandant Jiang Shanbao of Fengxiang County bowed respectfully to the young man in the main seat. The rustling of their clothes and the soft sound of their armor filled the room with solemnity.

The Cangming Dynasty has thirteen provinces, each with a governor and a military commander.

The governor was in charge of civil administration and official management, and all matters concerning land taxation, agriculture, sericulture, criminal justice, and education were under his jurisdiction.

The military commander-in-chief holds command of troops and governs a region, and is responsible for the training of his soldiers and the defense of the city.

As for the subordinate prefectures, they were headed by prefects and military commanders or military officers.

In terms of rank, the chief official was half a rank higher than the general in charge of the army, and was the de facto chief official of the state or county.

However, once war breaks out in their jurisdiction, the power of the general leading the army and the military commander will directly overpower the governor and the prefect. The two will check and balance each other, which is also a means for the court to control the local areas.

"These petty thieves are no match for a single blow."

Han Feng, the third young master of the Han family, smiled faintly.

For his upcoming plans, he brought many powerful generals with him, including Pan Feng, whose strength had reached the level of a divine general.

With the help of these people, plus the five thousand border soldiers he brought, he didn't take the ten thousand or so bandits from Liangshan seriously at all.