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"Upon hearing from the Liangshan cavalry that the imperial army had been burned to ashes by Liangshan,"
He fainted on the spot!
"In the end, they had to be carried back to the county government office."
"So that's how it is,"
Song Jiang was stunned for a moment.
He clearly hadn't expected Liangshan to do this.
It would be fine if they defeated the government troops.
They actually dare to publicize it so blatantly!
Isn't this a blatant slap in the face to the imperial court?
"Liangshan really helped us get revenge this time,"
Wang Er sighed.
"Some time ago, in order to requisition grain for the imperial army..."
Chapter 785 Purpose of this Trip
"That Magistrate Liu searched every inch of Yuncheng County, from top to bottom."
Wang Er said with a bitter expression,
"Now, in this city, every household has no surplus grain,"
"Those who can't survive should either leave the city and flee the famine,"
"The only option is to borrow from those big players."
“The bailiff is my benefactor,”
"Since the clerk has come, I should naturally treat him well,"
"But now, there's absolutely no food left in the house,"
"I just told the clerk that I wanted to go and join the Liangshan bandits,"
"There was really no other way!"
"To be honest, clerk, I've been eating and sleeping on wild vegetables and tree leaves for three or four days now,"
"In two more days, all the leaves and weeds in this city will have been pulled up,"
"By then, who knows how many people will starve to death."
"This is the state of things in the city now?"
Song Jiang was also stunned.
He had, after all, lived in Yuncheng for many years.
There are feelings involved to some extent.
But I never expected that...
The imperial court launched a campaign against Liangshan.
Instead, it was Yuncheng, located by the marshland, that suffered the most.
Seeing that Wang Er's face was pale and sickly,
Is it really as he said?
They must have been eating wild vegetables for several days now.
Song Jiang was always good at dealing with people.
Then why would they bother with further rambling?
He simply ordered his henchmen to bring the bundle.
Take out a large silver ingot weighing twenty taels.
He stuffed it into Wang Erde's hand.
"The city is so simple, why didn't Brother Wang say so earlier?"
Timely Rain feigned reproach,
"Take these silver coins, brothers,"
"If it's not enough, just come and ask me for more."
"...Thank you very much, Clerk. I will not refuse."
Wang Er chuckled.
He quickly stuffed the silver ingot into his pocket.
Then he asked,
"By the way, the clerk hasn't said who he's looking for yet."
“Oh, right,”
Song Jiang paused for a moment,
Then he remembered what he had just said.
He quickly continued,
"Since you already know that the imperial army's campaign against Liangshan has failed,"
"Do you know the whereabouts of the government troops and generals?"
"I heard that most of those officials and generals have been captured by Liangshan,"
Wang Er thought about the rumors he had heard on the street earlier.
"They'll be interrogated and beheaded in a couple of days."
"According to the customs of Liangshan, they might just be beheading these high-ranking government officials,"
"They even allowed us ordinary people to go and watch!"
"I'm going to pick up some mud and throw it in those bastards' faces then,"
"Let them know just how badly they've hurt us..."
Seeing that Wang Er was about to ramble on and on about to veer off-topic again,
I don't know where we're going to end up.
Song Jiang quickly interrupted,
"Actually, the government troops' general Huyan Zhuo and the garrison commander of Dongchang Prefecture, Zhang Qing, are two of them,"
Neither of them were captured by Liangshan; they both escaped from the battlefield.
"I suspect that Yuncheng is so close to the marshland,"
"These two have most likely escaped into the city,"
"The purpose of our visit is to find Huyan Zhuo and Zhang Qing!"
"I see,"
Wang Er suddenly realized.
"No wonder I heard someone say earlier,"
"The Liangshan cavalry is searching for something on the ground nearby,"
"I initially thought they were arresting government troops and soldiers,"
"Unexpectedly, two high-ranking officials also escaped..."
Chapter 786 Found it so quickly?
"Did the clerk come all the way from Liangshan to help Liangshan capture these two government officials?"
Wang Er asked curiously.
"These two are quite capable. Rather than wasting our lives, we might as well go up the mountain and become outlaws together."
Song Jiang smiled.
What he said was absolutely true.
But in Wang Er's view,
I thought my guess was right.
The so-called "going up the mountain to become an outlaw"
We're going to Liangshan!
But don't know,
Song Jiang was actually referring to Qingfeng Mountain.
"Rest assured, clerk, because of Magistrate Liu, there are very few outsiders in Yuncheng County now."
Wang Er said confidently.
"It won't be long before I find out where these two are."
"Please, Brother Wang Er, hurry up,"
Song Jiang pretended to be anxious and said,
"These two are defeated generals. Once the authorities discover them, they will certainly be punished."
"Even so, I'll go and gather information right now,"
Wang Er stood up and took the initiative to speak.
"Also, prepare some wine and dishes to entertain the clerk and all the heroes."
.....
Yuncheng isn't that big,
But it's not exactly small either.
Although Song Jiang sent Wang Er out to gather information,
But whether he can find Huyan Zhuo and Zhang Qing is another matter.
I didn't have high hopes.
I just wanted to wait until night.
Go find the official you knew from your old job at the yamen.
Please ask them to help search for the two people's whereabouts.
Unexpectedly, Wang Er had only been gone for less than half an hour.
He returned with a basket of wine and food, his face beaming with joy.
"What's wrong, Brother Wang? Do you have some good news?"
Song Jiang hurriedly asked,
"To be honest, clerk, I just went out to buy some wine and food and ran into one of my old buddies from the street,"
Wang Er said with a hint of smugness.
"I just asked that brother if he had seen two strangers enter the city today,"
"But unexpectedly, he had actually seen it before!"
"Oh, but what about Huyan Zhuo and Zhang Qing?"
Timely Rain hurriedly pressed for an answer.
"Well, I don't know that,"