Time Travel to 1859: The Iron-Blooded Soldier King

But Lu Mingsong had already given the order. Shi Qiang asked people to stop, but who would listen to him? More than a dozen people had already come to Zhang Chunping and swung wooden sticks at Zhang Chunping!

Despite being extremely marginalized, Zhang Chunping was still able to secure his position as the commander of a battalion. This was naturally because his subordinates had extremely outstanding martial arts skills. How could a few yamen runners be his match?

Zhang Chunping saw several yamen runners waving wooden sticks and coming towards him. He dodged one of the runners' sticks by moving sideways and reached out to grab the other end of the stick.

While the yamen runner was still in a daze, Zhang Chunping kicked him out with a flying kick.

Zhang Chunping held a stick in his hand, and other yamen runners had already rushed up and started to hit Zhang Chunping.

A few people are naturally no match for Zhang Chunping, but now twenty or thirty yamen runners rushed up at once, and there are still twenty or thirty more outside, which is definitely not something Zhang Chunping can withstand!

When the soldiers behind saw that Zhang Chunping was about to be overwhelmed, they no longer waited for Zhang Chunping's orders, swung their sticks and joined the battle. On a large open space in front of the Yanzhou Coal Mine, a rare group fight broke out between the Yanzhou yamen runners and the guards who were from the soldiers!

Neither side used weapons, but only used sticks to fight each other. However, even if a wooden stick as thick as a forearm hit someone's body, they would still be unable to withstand it!

What's more, each of these soldiers has undergone rigorous training. They may not be as good as others in other skills, but their fighting skills are absolutely first-class. This water and fire stick specifically targets the most vulnerable parts of the human body, such as the facial bones, back of the hand, and bridge of the nose. The attack is steady, accurate and ruthless, inheriting the true skills of Liu Ye!

In just a few minutes, the open space was filled with screams. The yamen runners were squatting on the ground, some covering their noses, some hugging their legs. It was a horrible sight. As for the prefect Lu Mingsong, his face had turned green!

Originally, he thought that it would be effortless to bring dozens of people over to deal with Zhang Chunping. After all, the poor do not fight against the rich, and the people do not fight against the officials. Although Yanzhou Coal Mine has a backer, it will never openly oppose the government. Now, it is completely beyond Lu Mingsong's expectations. They really took action. Look at the yamen runners all over the ground. This is not self-defense, this is clearly a rebellion!

"Rebellion, rebellion! Ah..."

Lu Mingsong murmured in shock, then suddenly burst into a frenzied roar: "Zhang Chunping, you dare to assault a public official and openly resist arrest? This is rebellion, rebellion! I'm going to mobilize the army to deal with you! Come, immediately go to the Yanzhou Green Camp and ask Commander Yan to send troops to suppress the rebellion in the Yanzhou coal mines!"

Zhang Chunping's face changed. This Lu Mingsong was going to kill him. Once he was convicted of rebellion, it would be very troublesome. It would be difficult to explain the situation outside. After all, he had beaten up the yamen runners!

Zhang Chunping said coldly, "Lu Mingsong, you still want to leave? Still want to ask for reinforcements? Dream on! Come, keep all these people under surveillance. No one is allowed to escape. My Lord Lu, come on, come back to the house and have some tea!"

The guards behind them rushed forward and took control of the entire open space. As for Lu Mingsong, he was surrounded so tightly that he had nowhere to run...

Lu Mingsong was completely dumbfounded. This Zhang Chunping was truly a fool. He actually dared to imprison an official of the imperial court! He was a fourth-rank prefect, a fourth-rank prefect, responsible for pacifying the area!

However, the situation was clearly stronger than him. They had already surrounded him. What else could he do? A hero would not suffer a loss in front of him. Lu Mingsong could only obediently follow Zhang Chunping into the Yanzhou Coal Mine.

Shi Qiang's heart was pounding. "Zhang Chunping, we can't play like this! You're trying to kill the governor! What should we do now? Dozens of officers were beaten, and not only that, even the prefect was detained. This is a blatant rebellion!"

Shi Qiang stomped on Zhang Chunping's foot and whispered, "Old Zhang, you've made a big mistake now! This is the prefect of a prefecture! You've detained him without permission, an official appointed by the imperial court. This is considered treason. Immediate execution would be the least of your punishment! You've caused great trouble for the governor!"

Zhang Chunping snorted coldly, "Old Shi, now that the deed has been done, there's no point in regretting it. The most important thing is to deal with the aftermath. Deal with the aftermath. Do you understand?"

Shi Qiang said angrily, "How are we going to deal with this?"

"Immediately mount your horse and rush to Jinan Prefecture to find the Governor-General and see how he will handle this matter. The Governor-General had originally discussed this with the Governor-General, but some officials privately levied taxes or levied levies on factories, mines, and merchants. They were severely punished. Lu Mingsong is a typical example. Hehe, now the Governor-General has found a good example to establish his authority. He doesn't even need to alert the Governor-General. The Governor-General and the Governor-General can deal with Lu Mingsong alone. Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys. Lu Mingsong is the pheasant we are giving to you gentlemen, hehe..."

Zhang Chunping replied with a sneer.

Shi Qiang suddenly woke up, yes, the governor had been waiting for someone to show up, waiting to catch an example. Now, Lu Mingsong could be sentenced in advance, and his official hat would definitely be in jeopardy. Jinan now is completely ruled by the governor's people. Lu Mingsong, this brainless waste, did not even consider the situation, and like a stupid goose, broke into the slaughterhouse. It would be unjust if he didn't get slaughtered!

Shi Qiang nodded vigorously and shouted, "Alright, Lao Zhang, I'm going to take action right away. You have to take care of things here. Be careful not to cause any more trouble..."

Zhang Chunping nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will tell everyone below to shut up and make sure no one leaks the news!"

Shi Qiang left Zhang Chunping, took the warhorse, whipped the horse, and ran madly towards Jinan!

Shi Qiang had left, but what the two of them didn't know was that someone had already recorded every move here, wrote a secret letter, and sent someone to Jinan Prefecture at a rapid speed!

This is of course the intelligence system specially established by Liu Ye. Gao E divided the two hundred trained soldiers into ten branches according to the state capitals, and sneaked into the branches to conduct open and secret investigations, collecting the political achievements and misdeeds of officials from all over the country. Not only did he want to fight against both flies and tigers, but he also wanted to give a hand to officials with ability and good conduct, and promote the good and suppress the bad!

The person who came to Yanzhou to take charge was Meng Ting, an old man from Tianjin. He was appointed as the head of the Yanzhou branch and took control of every move of the entire Yanzhou Prefecture. The Yanzhou Coal Mine and the government office were naturally the top priorities. When something happened here, Meng Ting got the news and sent the news to Jinan almost at the same time as Zhang Chunping.