Chapter 267: The shattered Young Master Gao and the capture of Qingzhou

"The Emperor, by the grace of Heaven, decrees: There are bandits at Liang Shan who are rebellious,

daring to gather in one place, attacking and killing good people, and plotting misconduct; now order your army to quickly suppress them. Respect this."

Gao Ren, who had barely adapted to the pungent smell in the main tent, took out the imperial edict written on silk and proclaimed it.

Although the Great Song was lagging, it was still a dynasty that had lasted for over a hundred years,

and even though there were officials like County Magistrate Li of Yuncheng County who chose to cover things up for the sake of their own official hats,

the news of Liang Shan's large-scale recruitment of soldiers and horses finally reached Bianliang and the ears of a certain Prince Duan.

For people and forces that might endanger his rule,

Prince Duan expressed zero tolerance, and after thinking about it, he expressed double zero tolerance!

On the land of his Great Song, he would not allow a force as awesome as Liang Shan to exist!

"The minister accepts the decree."

Regional Military Commissioner Li, kneeling on both knees, respectfully took the imperial edict.

"Report to the Angel, the Qingzhou army has finished gathering and can set off tomorrow."

He then bent down and detailed the information of the Qingzhou army.

"That is very good. After suppressing the Liang Shan bandits,

this Angel will definitely report your merits to the Emperor and the various ministers of the Privy Council."

Hearing the report of Regional Military Commissioner Li, who was full of confidence,

a smile finally appeared on the face of Gao Ren, the Angel, who had always been expressionless.

Although he had mixed well in the inner court with the help of his father, Grand Marshal Gao Qiu, and his foster father, Liang Shicheng, the Great Eunuch,

he knew these were all empty.

In the Great Song, only one person could call the wind and summon the rain, and that was the Emperor!

Only by obtaining more of the Emperor's favor could he stand firm in the inner court, and even, even go a step further!

Thinking of his foster father Liang Shicheng, known as the "Inner Prime Minister," who was majestic, flames burned in Gao Ren's pupils.

A eunuch of his generation should be like this!

This opportunity was one he had managed to grab with great difficulty; it could only succeed, not fail!

"The end general thanks the Angel!"

Hearing the Emperor and the various ministers, the smile on Regional Military Commissioner Li's face became three parts brighter.

If this battle was fought well and entered the eyes of the Emperor and the various ministers,

his position as Regional Military Commissioner might be able to move up a bit.

If he could be directly transferred to the Imperial Guard and return to Bianliang under the command of Grand Marshal Gao, that would be even better.

Could a mere Qingzhou compare to Bianliang?

"Regional Military Commissioner Li."

Then Gao Ren raised his orchid finger and said pointedly:

"Those Liang Shan bandits dare to attack and kill the good people of our Great Song; they are rebellious and unforgivable,

but the glass and glass mirrors they produce are not bad; do you understand?"

"Understand, the end general understands."

Regional Military Commissioner Li, who knew various unspoken rules, nodded repeatedly: "After the end general suppresses the Liang Shan bandits,

I will definitely hand over the manufacturing craftsmanship of these two items to the imperial court."

"Of course, before handing them over to the imperial court, they still need to be handed over to the Angel for appraisal first.

To avoid being deceived by those cunning Liang Shan bandits with fake manufacturing craftsmanship, deceiving the court and the Emperor."

"A child can be taught."

Facing Regional Military Commissioner Li's answer, which was so on-track, Gao Ren smiled with satisfaction.

Some time ago, Chai Jin promoted glass mirrors in Bianliang; this kind of mirror, which was clearer than bronze mirrors and lighter,

and convenient to carry, had caused quite a trend in Bianliang.

Which noble lady or young lady didn't carry a glass mirror with her?

That would be falling behind the fashion trend and would be ridiculed by others.

Even the Emperor was obsessed with a dressing mirror as tall as a person presented by Chai Jin,

and had to use it as a mirror to adjust his clothes and hat every day before going to court.

The huge benefits contained within were enough to make everyone who had calculations drool.

After a flurry of investigations, such a hen that laid golden eggs

was actually in the hands of a bandit; truly, what can be endured and what cannot?

He came here to represent the Emperor, represent Prime Minister Cai, and also represent their father, Grand Marshal Gao,

to eat up such a small child holding gold in a busy market.

They were just mere bandits; just suppress them!

Could these Liang Shan bandits really resist the heavenly soldiers of the Great Song?

Once the heavenly soldiers arrive, they will teach the Liang Shan bandits, from the Zhaizhu down to every small minion, to turn into powder!

Thinking of returning to Bianliang with the merit of destroying the bandits and the manufacturing craftsmanship of glass mirrors,

obtaining the Emperor's favor, rising step by step in the inner court,

and having money flow into his pockets like water outside the inner court, Gao Ren felt intoxicated.

'By the way, I can also ask for a few more concubines.'

Thinking of the concubines in Bianliang City whose skin was smoother than tofu,

an indescribable heat emerged in Gao Ren's heart.

What, you say he has become a eunuch, why does he still want concubines?

It is precisely because he has become a eunuch that he must want concubines,

want a wife; he wants to grab back everything he lost before!

Sizzle~

Just as Gao Ren was imagining the future, a strange sound reached his ears.

"What sound?"

He was confused for a moment.

He looked at Regional Military Commissioner Li and found that he was also confused.

Regional Military Commissioner Li frowned suspiciously: "It seems to be the sound of a firecracker fuse burning."

"Look there!"

A small officer who was still capable pointed in horror at the corner.

Regional Military Commissioner Li looked in that direction and saw several boxes piled up there.

"Isn't this the material sent by a merchant to reward the army today?"

The origin of the several boxes floated in Regional Military Commissioner Li's mind.

"Angel..."

Before he could ask for instructions to go and check, a loud bang plunged him into darkness forever.

Boom!

A roar like a thunderclap resounded through the entire military camp.

In the shocked eyes of the soldiers standing guard dozens of meters away, with this deafening loud noise,

their Qingzhou army's main tent, along with the dozens of generals inside, disappeared together.

All that remained in place was a large pit and a few fragments of tents.

As for the people inside, they were afraid they had already merged with this large pit.

"Heavenly punishment, it's heavenly punishment!"

Looking at this tragic scene that was simply not something human could do,

the soldiers, both shocked and afraid, let out desperate wails.

For a time, the entire military camp was restless, and soldiers began to kneel toward the large pit, begging the gods of heavenly punishment to calm their anger,

and the clever ones had already thrown away the spears in their hands and secretly slipped out of the military camp.

"What heavenly punishment, it's just black gunpowder!

As long as you get close and smell it, you will know; this is just the Liang Shan bandits playing gods and ghosts!

Anyone who dares to confuse the military heart again, kill without mercy!"

An officer who was patrolling outside, escaped a disaster, and learned from his superior that Liang Shan used a huge amount of black gunpowder

to break through the Zhu Family Village, pulled out the precious sword at his waist, and deterred the soldiers whose military hearts were shaken.

Under the threat of the bright sword blade, the shaken soldiers calmed down a little.

But no matter how the officer threatened, no one dared to approach the large pit that the main tent had turned into.

"They are all a bunch of trash, without any courage!"

Helpless, the officer had to take a few personal guards to approach the large pit.

"Impossible, this is impossible!"

As he got closer to the large pit, his face became paler and paler.

Logically speaking, the black gunpowder that could blow up such a large pit would be very huge,

and the remaining residue and smell should be obvious.

But he had walked to the center of the large pit, and besides finding a few severely deformed gold and silver ornaments,

and tiger tallies and waist plates, he didn't find a single bit of black gunpowder residue.

In the air, there wasn't even a pungent smell of gunpowder.

"Could this really be heavenly punishment?"

Looking at the large pit in front of him that was not something human could do, the officer muttered to himself in disbelief,

and the precious sword in his hand could no longer be held, falling to the ground with a clatter.

"Heavenly punishment, it really is heavenly punishment; the Heavens are angry!"

Seeing that the backbone of the wartime was so disheartened, the soldiers, who were already shocked, lost their courage even more.

For a time, countless people threw away their helmets and armor and fled in panic.

The combat power of the Qingzhou army, which had been placed with high hopes by the dignitaries of Bianliang to suppress Liang Shan, was completely lost.

The Liang Shan army, which had been prepared for a long time, attacked everywhere and took down the entire Qingzhou within just half a month. ===== CHAPTER 268 =====