My lady, I'm going to rebel.

After leaving Feng Wu, Mu Zheng immediately found Li Lian and Sai Zhang Fei.

When he told everyone Feng Wu's analysis, everyone's faces darkened.

"You mean, the three of us are going to face a group of soldiers?" Sai Zhangfei was not afraid, but he felt that the success rate was not high.

"We can't drag Liu Qin into this, right?" Mu Zheng said with a smile.

Hearing this, Li Lian and Sai Zhangfei smiled at each other. Mu Zheng's joke made the heaviness in their hearts a little lighter.

"Actually, we may not be unable to defeat those soldiers. I don't think they are capable of fighting." Li Lian curled his lips. It was not that he was bragging, but he really looked down on the reinforcements.

It had been five days since this group of reinforcements arrived in Ju County. Apart from resting all day, they showed no sign of wanting to engage in battle with Fan Chong's army.

At most, they would send small teams to meet with the rebels every day, but they were all small-scale and just minor fights.

"These soldiers are too lazy. They eat the emperor's salary but do nothing for him."

Hearing Li Lian's complaints, Mu Zheng laughed: "Why? You still hope they will launch a large-scale attack on the rebels?"

Li Lian shook his head. "You can't say that. Look at these county soldiers. They've been in Ju County for two or three days now. Every day they do nothing but eat, drink, and patrol the city gates. How do they look like they're ready to fight the rebels? Although I long for the fall of Wang Mang's regime, I still feel angry when I see these soldiers who are just sitting there doing nothing."

"Indeed!" Sai Zhangfei agreed. "Those officers and soldiers just wander around all day. Look at the guards at the South Gate. Do they look like they're doing anything? They're lax. They don't bother checking you out, but when you come back, they check you very strictly. Even having a pass isn't enough; you have to pay a fee before you can even enter."

"Yes. I see so many people leaving the city every day, but only a few come back. I guess everyone is disappointed with this batch of reinforcements and has fled." Li Lian said with a smile.

"Hahaha, then I hope all the people will run away and join our uprising army." Sai Zhang Fei laughed.

"You just said that many people go out of the South Gate every day?" Mu Zheng interrupted their conversation.

"Yes, only this one of the three city gates is open, and all the people are crowded at the city gate. Do you think there are too many people?" Sai Zhangfei said.

Mu Zheng shook his head and clicked his tongue twice, "No, this is not right."

"What's wrong? It's the South Gate. Only the South Gate can be entered and exited." Sai Zhangfei said.

Mu Zheng was still shaking his head. "It's wrong because only the South Gate is open to the public. Think about it, the South Gate is where the rebels are stationed, so it should be the most critical place for defense. But why did the government open it and allow the people to enter and exit freely? Aren't they afraid that the rebels will suddenly attack and leave them no time to react?"

"This..." Li Lian also realized that the situation was abnormal.

"So many people go in and out every day, but so few return. Do you think this is normal? Did all those civilians run away? If they really wanted to run away, why didn't they run away when the rebels attacked? Why did they run away when the reinforcements arrived?"

Mu Zheng pointed out the most crucial point, and it was this point that made Sai Zhangfei's face turn pale: "Are you saying that there are officials among the people who go out every day?"

Mu Zheng nodded, "That's pretty close. Miss Zhang Fei, please contact Feng Wu immediately and ask her to help me get a permit to enter and leave the city."

……

At the same time, in a small courtyard in the inner city, one person sat at the top, two people sat at the bottom, and one person was kneeling on the ground.

If Mu Zheng was there, he would recognize two of them at a glance, Hua Er Niang and Ge Li.

Hua Erniang sat in the lower seat, playing with the jade bracelet on her wrist, her eyes drifting back and forth. Meanwhile, Na Geli looked unhappy, kneeling on the ground with a look of fear in his eyes.

So unlucky.

I thought I was lucky today as I unexpectedly met Hua Er Niang, but who knew that this was actually a trap set by the other party.

It turned out that after being rescued, Hua Erniang went to the county government to report the case. However, because they did not know Mu Zheng's name and address, the government had no way to investigate.

So they thought of using Hua Er Niang as bait.

Whoever is looking for Hua Erniang is a suspect, unless they don't want to silence her.

Just like that, Gerry was stopped by the government and now he was kneeling in front of everyone.

"Are you the traitor's accomplice?" The man who spoke was majestic, with two wooden beads in his hands. Gary was afraid that he would hit him on the head.

"Master Ming, I am innocent. I was only asked by someone to look for Er Niang. Who knew he was a traitor?" Gary would never admit it, because after all, the other party had no real evidence to catch the thief and seize the stolen goods.

"Haha, as far as I know, Mu Zheng is just a eunuch in your Manhuayuan. What is there about him that is worthy of your help?" Mingjue was the magistrate of Ju County. His questioning words made Gerry sweat profusely.

Yes.

Mu Zheng is just a cuckold. He helped me just because he asked him to. This is unacceptable in any way.

"Moreover, it was you who recommended Mu Zheng to work at Manhuayuan. You still say that you are not in the same group with him? You really won't cry until you see the coffin." Deng Yuling, who was sitting next to him, also spoke. He was the commander-in-chief of the suppression of the rebels in Ju County this time.

"Damn it, damn it." Gary kowtowed repeatedly. "Mu Zheng always left the delicious food for me and gave me a lot of money. I only helped him for the money. I've been in Manhuayuan for more than ten years. I'm definitely not a traitor."

"Haha, you dare to betray me for money. Gary, you are also a veteran in this brothel. Don't you know my methods?" Hua Er Niang rubbed her chest. She was still in pain from the kick that Mu Zheng gave her.

"Second mother, I was confused. I was blinded by money and was hit on the head by Mu Zheng's pancake. I was wrong. I really know I was wrong. Besides, I didn't know he had any grudge against you." Gary cried bitterly and kept begging for mercy.

"Alright!" Mingjue interrupted Gary's sobbing, "Now we'll give you a chance to redeem yourself from your crimes."

Gary looked at Mingjue and felt something was wrong.

"Find out the traitors around Mu Zheng and find out how he managed to sneak into the inner city. Humph! This time I'm going to catch them all in one fell swoop!"

Gary's heart skipped a beat. Asking him to betray Mu Zheng?

He won’t be beaten to death afterwards, right?

but……

"Sir, I have something to report." Gary shouted.

……

Fan Chong's rebel army was just ten miles outside the city. This was originally a village, but hunger left only one in ten people alive.

"Will this be useful? I don't think it's convenient at all." Xie Junfei was very disdainful when he saw the rebels tying machetes, kitchen knives, iron pestles, etc. to wooden sticks.

"It is said that an inch longer is an inch stronger. Mu Zheng is definitely doing the right thing." Zhang Hao said.

Xie Junfei curled his lips, "It's not a matter of length, it's that it's inconvenient. It's better to hold the kitchen knife in your hand."

"That's right! Adding a stick will not only make the hands more tired, but if the rope is not tied tightly, it will hinder the team. I think we should use our own methods to train these people. Mu Zheng is young and doesn't know much about these fighting and killing." Xie Nong also echoed from the side.

"This..." Zhang Hao looked embarrassed. In fact, many times, he had the same idea as Xie Nong.

"Then tie it tighter, use an extra rope." A voice came. Zhang Hao looked over and his face was overjoyed: "Mu Zheng?"

"Brother Hao, thank you, Deputy General." Mu Zheng greeted them.

As for Xie Junfei, they were of the same generation, so Mu Zheng just nodded to him.

This made Xie Junfei very unhappy.

What are you pulling for? Nodding?

Do you think I'm your subordinate?