Strange Tales from the Northern Qi Dynasty

Chapter 123 Pampered
The soldiers who were blocking Liu Taozi and others were horrified. One of them roared and rushed forward, pointing his spear at Liu Taozi and stabbed him hard.

Liu Taozi dropped his bow, slightly tilted his body to avoid the attack, grabbed the spear and pulled it in. The soldier could not help but move forward. The green lion suddenly raised its hoof and kicked the opponent in the chest. The soldier flew out, fell to the ground and never moved again.

Liu Taozi held a spear and looked at everyone. The knights behind him drew their weapons one after another, without any fear in their eyes.

The surrounding soldiers approached and surrounded them, holding spears, but did not get close.

Just when the two sides were in a stalemate, a man came galloping towards them on horseback.

I saw that the man was wearing heavy armor on his upper body and cloth on his lower body. He covered his hip with one hand and held the reins with the other hand, his eyes full of anger.

This man was not good looking, with a face full of fat, but he was just a teenager, not even as tall as Lu Qubing, and his face was full of childishness. He didn't even have a beard, and was just a little fat guy.

He rode his horse in front of the crowd and looked at everyone in front of him.

"Who is it?! Who dares to plot against me?!"

The soldier stepped forward and pointed at Liu Taozi.

The little fat man looked at Liu Taozi angrily, then looked at the knights around him, "Who the hell are you?! How dare you hurt someone in broad daylight?!"

Yao Xiong was furious, "What kind of beast are you? How dare you treat others like this?!"

The boy's eyes widened. He pointed at Yao Xiong and trembled with anger. "You scolded me? You dare to scold me?"

He looked at the soldiers around him, "He actually scolded me!"

"I'm scolding you, you beast. Come, I'll feed you some arrows too!"

Yao Xiong started swearing.

The boy gritted his teeth and held his buttocks tightly, "How did I treat others badly? These are my own slaves. I feed them delicious food, good drinks, clothes, rewards, and let them accompany me for fun. What's wrong with that?"

"Are you asking them if they are willing?! Are you asking them if I have treated anyone badly?!"

The few people who were lying under the city gate just now were now surrounding the boy. When they heard the boy's question, they looked troubled and conflicted, but they did not dare to answer.

When the boy saw that they didn't say anything, he raised his head proudly and looked at the people in front of him.

"You are a lawless bunch, secretly hurting others. You have fallen into my hands today!"

He looked up at Liu Taozi, "I see you are tall, but don't be so arrogant! I can knock someone like you down with one hand! I'll give you a chance to fight me with a spear!"

"If you can beat me, I will forgive your death sentence and use you like a dog!"

"If you can't beat me, I'll chop off your head right here!"

After saying that, the fellow didn't wait for Liu Taozi to answer, and snatched the spear from the armored soldier beside him. The armored soldier was terrified and said quickly: "My king! No! No! This fellow is fierce!!"

"What are you afraid of! From childhood to adulthood, I have never met an opponent! I can beat anyone with one punch! What's so special about him?! Give it to me, or I'll chop you to death!"

The guy snatched the spear from the soldier, then looked at Liu Taozi and grinned.

The next moment, he rode his horse wildly over, pointing the spear in his hand at Liu Taozi's head.

Liu Taozi didn't move at all. The boy was overjoyed and stabbed with the spear in his hand. This time Liu Taozi didn't even turn sideways, but just tilted his head slightly, and the spear missed.

As the two horses passed each other, the boy's expression changed from pride, to smugness, to shock, to disbelief.

The next moment, Liu Taozi reached out and grabbed the boy's neck. The horse galloped away, but the boy remained in Liu Taozi's hand.

Liu Taozi pinched the boy's neck and hung him in the air.

The little fat boy pulled Liu Taozi's hands weakly with his hands and kicked his legs randomly.

But to Liu Taozi, this little guy looked like a fat chick. Liu Taozi's big hands almost covered his entire neck. His face was red, his mouth was wide open, and his eyes were full of fear.

The soldiers in the distance and the people around Liu Taozi were all stunned.

The soldiers hurriedly shouted: "Put it down!!"

Liu Taozi grabbed him and held him in front of her, her hands still on his throat. The boy struggled frantically and looked like he was about to die.

"Put down your weapons! Otherwise, I will kill him!"

Tian Zili yelled.

The soldiers did not dare to delay and quickly dropped the weapons in their hands and on their bodies. Their faces were even more frightened than that boy.

Tian Zili said again: "My master is the prefect of Boling County. He came to pay a visit to the governor, but he caused such a mess. Go and call the governor to confront him face to face!!"

The soldier looked at him timidly, "Sir, the one your master is holding in his hand is our governor. He is a member of the royal family, Prince Ande."

Hearing this, Tian Zilie trembled all over. He looked at the man, and suddenly, a hint of ferocity flashed in his eyes. At this moment, a scream came from the city gate.

"Don't do it! Don't do it!!"

Then an old man rushed out on his horse and hurriedly reined in his horse in front of several people. He saw King Ande being pinched by Liu Taozi's neck, and his eyes were terrified, "No! No! This strong man, this noble man! Please let go! This is King Ande, a member of the royal family, a royal family!"

"Who are you?"

"I am Lu Zhuangzhi, the deputy governor of Dingzhou! Please let go of my hand, please let go of my hand. The king is really going to die! Everything can be discussed!"

Seeing the other person wanting to cry but having no tears, Liu Taozi slowly let go.

King Ander took a deep breath and trembled all over.

Seeing him let go, the old man breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Who is this noble man?"

"My master is the prefect of Boling County, his surname is Liu, and his given name is Taozi!"

"what?!"

The old man was stunned for a moment, then flew into a rage, "How dare you, a mere county lieutenant, pretend to be a noble here, and even dare to be rude to the king?!"

"You are Liu Taozi?!"

King Ande looked up and asked in disbelief.

The two of them spoke almost at the same time. The deputy driver was stunned and dared not say anything.

Before Liu Taozi could answer, Yao Xiong scolded, "Why, you're trying to get close to me after getting beaten up? Do you know my master?!"

"I recognize you! I recognize you! Is Mr. Liu from Cheng'an?"

Yao Xiong was stunned, "He is from Cheng'an."

"But you saved my brother?"

"Who is your brother?"

"Gao Xiaoguan!"

"do not know!"

"Oh, it's Gao Su! Gao Changgong!! He's my biological brother! He's the fourth oldest, and my name is Gao Yanzong, so I'm the fifth oldest!!"

Tian Zili, Yao Xiong, Kou Liu and others were stunned. They looked at each other and then looked at Liu Taozi.

Liu Taozi lowered his head and looked at the half-grown boy in front of him. He said coldly: "Brothers from the same father, why is there such a big gap between them?"

"Mr. Gao is a kind and generous person, how could you be so cruel?"

"I'm cruel?! Aren't you more cruel than me? You almost strangled me to death just now without blinking an eye. And the soldier over there was kicked to death by your horse, right?? I have never killed anyone!"

"Also, my eldest brother has been crowned a king. He is no longer a county lord, but the King of Lanling!"

Liu Taozi threw the chattering boy in front of him out. Gao Yanzong fell to the ground and his butt was hit hard again. He jumped up again, covering his butt and screaming.

"When my brother learned that you were coming to take office, he sent me a letter asking me to take good care of you. But you treated me like this, treated me like this! I did provoke you with my butt! Why can't I just let it go?"

Dingzhou Deputy Governor Lu Zhuangzhi hurried forward, supported Gao Yanzong, and pulled him back to the armored soldiers. He looked him up and down, "My king, are you okay? Are you okay?"

He searched up and down, and finally breathed a sigh of relief. Then he looked at Liu Taozi and others angrily, "Your Majesty, these people are committing treason and openly assassinating members of the royal family. They must be the fake Zhou."

"Fuck you!"

Gao Yanzong slapped the other person in the face. Lu Zhuangzhi covered his face and took a few steps back. His face was red, but he lowered his head and said nothing.

Gao Yanzong pushed away the soldier in front of him and walked quickly to Liu Taozi with a smile on his face.

"What great skills! What great skills! No wonder my brother thinks highly of you!"

"How did you dodge that spear just now?" "How can I dodge it? So easily? Can you teach me? I'll give you money!!"

The lights were on in the governor's mansion, and the dining table was filled with many kinds of meat.

Gao Yanzong sat in the upper seat and was extremely enthusiastic. He invited all the people brought by Liu Taozi, regardless of their status and background, into the living room.

He pointed at the meat in front of him and said, "I wanted to invite you to drink, but my uncle passed away, so I can't drink. My uncle is a kind man and asked everyone to mourn for 36 days, but I want to mourn longer."

Speaking of Gao Yang, he couldn't help but feel sad, with tears in his eyes.

"I was raised by my uncle since I was young. He loved me the most. He gave me whatever I wanted and often taught me the principles of life."

Tian Zili sneered in his heart, you have learned quite well, you have learned 30%.

Gao Yanzong wiped his tears and looked at them again.

"Okay, let's not talk about sad things anymore."

"Mr. Liu, here you go. This is your official badge. With this, you can take up your post."

Gao Yanzong handed the things to Liu Taozi, and then said: "I am really bored here, and there is nothing to do. I don't have the final say on matters big or small, and I don't know how to do it."

"Mr. Liu, why don't you stay with me for a while? I'll take you to various places to have some fun. There's really nothing fun to do by myself."

"Does Liu Jun like hunting?"

Gao Yanzong was a very outgoing person. The arrow shot by Liu Taozi pierced his buttocks, making him dare not sit still. As for his neck, there was still a large blue area, but he didn't care about it at all. He admired the "only" warrior who could defeat him, and at the same time he was very interested in him and wanted to learn more from him.

However, many of the guests present did not have a good impression of him.

The impression left during their first meeting was too bad. No matter how enthusiastic he was, no one paid any attention to him. Liu Taozi didn't even say a word.

But the more they did this, the happier Gao Yanzong was.

This was his first time to hold an official position. Before this, he had just been with Gao Yang, and Gao Yang really doted on him and doted on him even more affectionately than on his own children. When his brothers had not yet been conferred titles, he had already become a king. Gao Yang even personally asked him what kind of king he wanted to be.

This guy was not polite either, and he immediately wanted to be the King of Chongtian. Gao Yang wanted to confer the title on him immediately, but was stopped by Yang Yin. After much persuasion, he was made the King of Ande and was allowed to be content with his virtue.

This guy just turned sixteen this year, about the same age as Zhang Erlang, but he is already a governor.

From childhood to adulthood, he had never met anyone who dared to scold him. Even his brothers and elders did not dare to scold him, for fear of being targeted by Gao Yang.

He had never seen anyone so indifferent to him. From childhood to adulthood, all he had seen were smiling faces.

There was meat placed in front of everyone, but his own relatives did not dare to eat it. They looked at the meat with fear in their eyes.

Gao Yanzong was still saying those words.

He patted the table in front of him happily, "With you guys here, I won't be bored anymore!"

"Don't worry, my brother asked me to take good care of you, so I will definitely take good care of you. In the whole Dingzhou, no, in the whole Da Qi, you don't have to be afraid of anyone. Do whatever you want, I will protect you!"

The corner of Yao Xiong's mouth twitched and he turned his head away.

Liu Taozi put away his official badge and said, "I have to take up my post as soon as possible."

"Ah? Can't you just stay?"

"No."

This was the first time Gao Yanzong encountered such a situation and he didn't know what to do. He looked at the people close to him.

Someone immediately stood up, eyes flashing with ferocity, "The king invited you to stay, that was to give you face, how dare you treat my king with such contempt?!"

Liu Taozi raised her head and looked at the man. The man's face changed and he took a step back.

Gao Yanzong scratched his head and said, "Forget it. If you are in a hurry to leave, then go ahead. Boling is not far from me anyway. If you don't come, I will go there."

Liu Taozi stood up, and everyone else stood up and was about to leave. Gao Yanzong hurriedly followed them.

When everyone arrived at the city gate, Gao Yanzong wanted to say something but hesitated, but Liu Taozi ignored him and was about to leave. He suddenly remembered something, turned around and looked at Gao Yanzong.

"People are human beings after all, not animals. Even if they are your slaves, they should not be abused and humiliated."

"besides."

Liu Taozi pointed at the people on his left and said, "These people are definitely not good people. Don't listen to them in the future."

Gao Yanzong replied subconsciously: "Okay"

Liu Taozi quickly got on his horse and led his men away from here, leaving a cloud of dust.

Gao Yanzong stayed where he was, unwilling to watch them leave. Suddenly, he remembered something and looked around fiercely, "Have you always been giving in to me? Why was I captured alive in just one move?!"

"Didn't you say that I am extremely powerful and can defeat ten thousand enemies?!"

Hearing his question, several people were frightened and said quickly: "The king is indeed extremely powerful and no one can defeat him. It was because that man attacked by surprise."

"Snapped!!!"

Gao Yanzong slapped him and knocked him down. "It was clearly my sneak attack! They grabbed me head-on like a chicken! Tell me the truth!!!"

He roared, "If anyone dares to lie to me again, I will chop him down!"

Hearing this, the servants collapsed on the ground, trembling with fear, "My king, you are indeed extremely strong, but you have never practiced martial arts, let alone using weapons. You only rely on your strength. If you meet someone with ordinary strength, you can easily defeat him. But if you meet someone who is equally strong but also knows martial arts, you will naturally be captured in one move."

As the servant was speaking, he was prepared to be beaten, but unexpectedly, Gao Yanzong did not do anything. Instead, he nodded, with seriousness written all over his chubby face.

"I see!"

The servant said hurriedly: "If the king is willing, there are many good fighters among our guards. They are excellent in martial arts and can teach the king to learn swordsmanship, archery, and spears."

Gao Yanzong snorted coldly and turned to look outside the city.

"So what if you have martial arts skills? Normally, they don't dare to attack me because they are afraid. How much can you learn from them?"

"If you want to learn, you have to learn from real experts."

The group continued walking on the road, and Yao Xiong was amazed.

"Then County Lord Gao. Oh, Prince Lanling, how could such a good man like Prince Lanling have such a cruel and vicious brother?"

"And Lanling Wang is so handsome, but this guy looks like a little wild boar!"

Tian Zili rode on his horse and said without turning his head: "If you were spoiled by the emperor since childhood, with fine clothes and delicious food, and you could do whatever you want, you would be even more arrogant than him! You might even sit on someone's face and shit!"

As the group chatted, Yao Xiong asked again, "However, I see that although this fellow is cruel, he thinks highly of his brother. Brother Taozi is also highly regarded by Lanling King. In the future, will we have a backer in Dingzhou?"

"I tell you, he is just a kid who knows nothing. He talks nonsense all day long. If you rely on him as a backer, it won't be long before we go up the mountain and block our way."

"This guy is as crazy as his uncle. It's definitely not a good thing to be too close to him. You might get hurt by him!"

Chu Jiande also said at this moment: "In fact, these little kids are the easiest to coax. You can trick them into giving you a lot of money by making up a ghost story."

Liu Taozi walked in front without saying a word.

At this moment, Zhang Siyan slowly opened the curtain of the carriage and secretly looked at the people in the front with an extremely depressed expression.

What's up with this group of people??
Why do you all treat me as if I don't exist?
Is it possible that he has doubts?

She frowned, feeling extremely complicated. She had been in Pseudo-Qi for almost five months. She had originally planned to meet him by chance in the county town, but she failed to meet him several times and he ran away.

This time, I finally caught the opportunity when he came to Cheng'an and arranged an encounter for him, but he didn't even look at him.

She lowered her head, thinking about how to approach this stubborn guy.

The group walked along the official road. Although it was not as cold here as in Liyang, there were no pedestrians on the road. It was empty.

This time they are heading to Anping County in Boling County.

This is the seat of government of Boling County, and all officials of the county are on duty here.

At the same time, this is also the old residence of the Cui family of Boling.

ps: Yanzong was raised by Wenxuan when he was young. When he was twelve, he rode on his belly and let him drown in his navel. He held him and said, "It's a pity that there is only one of you." When asked what king he wanted to be, he replied, "I want to be the King of Chongtian." Wenxuan asked Yang Yin, Yin said, "There is no county with this name in the world. I wish to make you An Yude." So he was given the title of Ande. ——"Book of Northern Qi·Biography of King Ande"

Yanzong had a strong appearance. When he sat, he looked up, and when he lay down, he looked down. People laughed at him, but he became very energetic. He had extraordinary strength and could run in battle formations as fast as flying. - "Book of Northern Qi: Biography of King Ande"

(End of this chapter)