On the one hand, Liu Futong ordered the masters of each hall to train the soldiers and refuse to defend Yingzhou in case the Yuan soldiers attacked; On the one hand, he sent people to continue to inquire about the situation in nearby states and counties, preparing to gather nearby cultists to consolidate the Red Turban Army and fight against the Yuan Court.

The news of the Red Turban Army's uprising was like a spring thunder on the ground, causing an uproar in the Central Plains.

The Yingzhou area has been infiltrated by Han Shantong for many years, and the people are quite friendly to Mingjiao.

Liu Futong led the Red Turban Army to gain a foothold in Yingzhou City, set up the Marshal's Mansion, and sent people back to Yingshang County to drive away the Yuan soldiers.

As early as the eve of the capture of Yingzhou City, the Shiben people buried in Huanglinggang had been dug up, and the river workers were shocked, and the news spread quickly, and the people's hearts in the flood-stricken area were suddenly fluctuating.

At this moment, with the news of the success of the Yingzhou uprising, the people were furious, and a team of river workers actually killed the governor and went straight to Yingzhou to vote.

The Red Turban Army did not refuse to come, but all poor people could receive food and voluntarily join the Righteous Army, and they would not be forced.

The Yuan court was lenient in law, the rich and the poor were uneven, and the people were happy and chaotic, and in less than ten days, the number of rebels gathered in Yingzhou had reached more than 10,000, and the officials of Henan Jiangbei Province were shocked.

Yingzhou City, in the Marshal's Mansion.

"Marshal, there's a letter from the man surnamed Du." Han Yan'er hurriedly walked into the Shuai Mansion, wiped the sweat beads from her head, and handed the letter to Liu Futong.

Liu Futong pondered for a long time after watching it, and couldn't help but sigh out loud: "Du Zundao is indeed outstanding, but it's a pity that he can't work with me!" ”

Han Yan'er frowned, and said in an urn voice: "The surname Du is just a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, and he has been shrinking in Yingshang County so far, and he refuses to come to Yingzhou to show his head, why do you still praise him?" ”

Liu Futong smiled and asked rhetorically, "Do you think our uprising went well?" ”

"Needless to say? When you open a warehouse and release grain, the people are happy! It's only been less than ten days, and counting the river workers and others who came to defect today, we have more than 10,000 people in Yingzhou. ”

Liu Futong said helplessly: "But the granary is almost empty." ”

"What? So fast? Han Yan'er was shocked.

Liu Futong continued: "And presumably the Yuan Court will also immediately send troops to crusade against us, our righteous army can't even allocate a handful of weapons to each person, how can we resist the brave Yuan soldiers?" ”

"This ......" Han Yan'er is also from a poor people's background, and she doesn't even know a few big characters, so she naturally can't consider so many factors.

At this moment, not only him, but the vast majority of the Red Turban Army were confused by the victory in front of them, and they did not think about the various situations that would happen next.

Liu Futong said and raised the letter in his hand, "Lord Du Tan has already thought of a way to deal with it. ”

Han Yan'er raised her eyebrows and asked, "What good idea does he have?" ”

"On the second day after we seized Yingzhou, he had already sent people to bring some gold and silver treasures found in the county government and went to Dadu."

"Dadu? Isn't that the lair of the Yuan Emperor? Didn't Du Zundaomo want to take refuge in the Yuan Court? ”

Liu Futong glanced at him and explained: "The officials of the Yuan Court are corrupt, Du Zundao will definitely be able to bribe the officials of the Yuan Court on this trip, as long as we find out the movements of the Yuan Court, we can prepare early." Moreover, he suggested in the letter that we should continue to use the method of Mingjiao, send a large number of people to infiltrate Linxian County, Yingzhou, and rob the granaries of various places, only when our territory is larger and there is more food, will there be more and more people following our uprising! ”

Han Yan'er was very unconvinced, snorted coldly, shook his head and said: "Even if he has many ideas, he is still a villain, maybe Brother Han was killed by him!" ”

Liu Futong took a sip of tea and sighed: "Du Zundao's recent actions really make me a little worried, before we captured Yingzhou, he had already sent his subordinates to post notices in Linxian County, so as to prepare for recruiting soldiers in the future. Even if he is strategic, he will not have such a strategic ability, unless...... He had made preparations in advance to seize Yingzhou and the neighboring counties, and when he saw that we had rushed back from Huanglinggang in time, he made a plan and offered me advice. ”

Han Yan'er was surprised: "In this way, could it be that Brother Han's death is really related to him?" ”

Liu Futong hesitated for a moment and said: "This matter is very important, don't make a decision, if the culprit behind it is really him, I will cut the grass and eradicate the roots, and leave no trouble." ”

Han Yan'er only felt bored in her heart, and slapped the table hard and took the teacup in front of her and drank it all.

"Don't worry, all the truth will come out when it comes out." Liu Futong put down the teacup in his hand after a simple reassurance, and said softly: "Invite those two distinguished guests in." ”

Han Yan'er nodded and took the order to do it.

Not long after, Wen Xuan and Han Lingyue, who were hiding in the Red Turban Army, were brought in, and Liu Futong also retreated from all his subordinates.

Liu Futong, as Han Shantong's right-hand man, naturally knew the secrets of Mingjiao, so he was one of the few people who knew Han Lingyue's true identity, so after Wen Xuan and Han Lingyue discussed, they decided to secretly visit this Marshal Liu first.

After all, Xuanwutang had already taken the lead in the uprising, and as soon as Han Shantong, the king of Ming, who suddenly appeared, died, only Han Lingyue, who could nominally command Mingjiao, was Han Lingyue, who could pretend to be Li Hongyao.

"The two of you are finally willing to show up." Liu Futong didn't hold it up after seeing the two, and immediately got up and bowed his hand.

"Brother Liu doesn't have to be polite." It was not the first time that Han Lingyue and Liu Futong had met, so they directly greeted each other with their own voices.

Wen Xuan raised his eyebrows, "It seems that Marshal Liu had long expected that Wen would come to look for you?" ”

"If Brother Han hadn't been murdered by a traitor, I would have waited for Gongzi Wen a long time ago."

Wen Xuan narrowed his eyes, "Marshal Liu seems to have something to say?" ”

Liu Futong said noncommittally: "Gongzi Wen is eager to save his father, and his means are all over the sky, and he will turn the Xuanwu Hall upside down in a few months, and it will only be a matter of time before Bailuzhuang is found out by you." ”

Wen Xuan snorted lightly, "In this way, if I had rushed to Bailu Village earlier, I would have been greeted by the net laid by the master of the Han Hall?" ”

Liu Futong nodded, "Young Master Wen is acting mysteriously, if he doesn't lead you to his own territory, Brother Han is not sure to catch you." ”

Wen Xuan pondered for a long time and then said softly: "Actually, many things can be discussed, you shouldn't kidnap my father without authorization." ”

Liu Futong smiled wryly when he heard this, "I have also advised Brother Han on this matter, after all, the purpose of the Wen family and the Ming sect is to overthrow the Yuan court and restore the Han family, but in the end he still obeyed Du Zundao's strategy, after all, Wen Lao's temperament is too stubborn......"

Wen Xuan didn't say much on this topic, and instead asked, "Does Marshal Liu know who killed Hall Master Han?" ”