The disgraced official I took care of was actually Zhu Houcong's childhood friend.

Chapter 246

As the governor of Jiangnan Province, Cui Wenkui naturally rushed to the scene as soon as he received the news that the rebels had all been killed.

When he saw the corpses of the rebels outside Suzhou and the craters created by artillery fire, even the most knowledgeable man couldn't help but gasp in horror.

"Lord Zhou, what are the casualties of our soldiers?"

Cui Wenkui's voice trembled slightly as he spoke.

"Injuries? There were some. When our soldiers were chasing the rebels, more than a dozen of them fell and suffered minor injuries because they were running too fast."

Zhou Chu said with a serious expression.

Upon hearing this, Cui Wenkui became even more unable to contain himself.

"Does Lord Zhou mean that none of our soldiers have been killed in action?"

Cui Wenkui said in disbelief.

"Lord Cui has reminded me. When you report back, please include a few dozen names of those who died in battle, otherwise it won't look good."

As Zhou Chu spoke, he gestured to the clerk behind him to take notes.

Cui Wenku left. He felt that if he stayed by Zhou Chu's side any longer, he would be driven to death by Zhou Chu's anger rather than killed by him.

This rebellion started with great fanfare, boasting an army of 300,000, and was quelled just as spectacularly.

Everyone guessed the beginning, but no one expected it to end like this.

For a time, all the gentry and wealthy merchants in Jiangnan hid in their homes, and many even went to their ancestral homes in the countryside, for fear of being noticed by Zhou Chu.

From then on, the entire Jiangnan region quickly became Zhou Chu's backyard, and Zhou Chu could do whatever he wanted without any obstacles.

Soon, the area outside Suzhou was cleaned up, and the bodies of the rebels were covered with quicklime before being buried to prevent an outbreak of plague.

After all, it looks like it's going to get hot soon.

The weather in Suzhou Prefecture is either hot and humid or cold and humid; in short, there is basically no dry time.

The people of Suzhou were living in fear, worried that the rebels would invade the city and cause widespread death and destruction. When they learned that the rebels had been wiped out, their reaction was exactly the same as that of Cui Wenkui and others. No one expected that such a powerful rebel army would be destroyed so quickly.

Immediately, the people of Suzhou took to the streets to celebrate.

When the people learned that it was none other than Zhou Chu who had quelled the rebellion, they all sang his praises. They remembered very clearly that when the officials and gentry had oppressed them, it was Lord Zhou who stood up for them.

After this battle, the Embroidered Uniform Guard faced no further obstacles in surveying land in Suzhou Prefecture. Zhou Chu even took the opportunity to expand the land survey to the entire Jiangnan Province, and no one dared to raise any objections.

This is the fundamental reason why Zhou and Chu launched this large-scale war.

Of course, this battle was just a warm-up. Zhou Chu's real purpose was not here, but to find another monstrous young man on the grassland.

Anda Khan.

It was this person who caused the Gengxu Incident around the 29th year of the Jiajing reign, causing unimaginable losses to the Ming Dynasty.

At this time, Anda was only fourteen years old. Although he was not yet the Great Khan of the Mongols, he led a sizable tribe. According to the history that Zhou Chu knew, Anda's troops would attack Datong the following year, and Datong's general, Hangxiong, would be powerless to resist.

Anda's troops entered the Ming Dynasty from Datong and plundered the entire Hetao region.

Although it was unclear whether the future would unfold as it did in the history he knew, Zhou Chu had no choice but to be on guard.

At this time, Anda's tribe should have been stationed in the Fengzhou Beach area at the foot of Daqing Mountain, which is near Hohhot in later generations. However, Zhou Chu was well aware that his understanding might not be accurate and he needed to make further confirmation.

As for how to confirm the location of the Anda tribe? It's very simple, the one who tied the knot must untie it.

The reason why Anda's tribe had enough ironware and arrows was probably because they had already made contact with some merchants in Shanxi.