Loan Wusheng

Chapter 75: Formal Entry, Sending Troops to Suppress Bandits (5k)

In the past two days, Bo Zhangjiu almost mastered the procedure of going to Heishan County.

I originally thought that I wouldn't have much contact with Zheng Jun, but I didn't expect him to come once every two days, which really troubled Bo Zhangjiu.

There's nothing I can do, it's my duty.

Therefore, after completing the task assigned by the Zhenfusi Yamen, he could not hold back his curiosity and began to ask in a low voice.

After hearing Bo Zhangjiu's question, Zheng Jun couldn't help but smile slightly, and then said: "Let's not talk about this for now, Senior Brother, I have a question... Who in our Zhenfusi Yamen knows my identity? Do you know that Black Mountain Guard Zheng Sanlang is Zhang Hei Ershi... Zhang Hei Er?"

After saying that, Zheng Jun looked at Bo Zhangjiu.

Looking closely, I found a package on Bo Zhangjiu's chest, which was square and seemed to contain something.

"Your contact person... is me, the governor of the prefecture, Master Yuan Ping, and the commander, Master Tie Chenzhou."

Bo Zhangjiu said without hesitation: "Before, there was another person who paid you wages, Sun Bu, who was originally Zhang Hei Er. Now that he is dead, he is gone too."

"The secret guard is from the Zhenfusi Yamen. We have a single line of contact. Apart from the contact person, only the chief of the Zhenfusi Yamen in the prefecture and the commander himself know the identity of the secret guard. Even Luo Baihu from the Zhenfusi Yamen in Pingzhang County does not know your identity."

Bo Zhangjiu's words can be said to have given Zheng Jun a great sense of security.

It turns out that only three people know my identity?

This is too safe.

but……

Is the speed of transmitting news so fast? All the thousand households in the provincial capital have already known my news.

Zheng Jun was startled in his heart, and then he answered Bo Zhangjiu's doubts: "When I met Meng Xian, he was seriously injured, so I activated the Broken Jade Qi and killed him."

After hearing Zheng Jun's reply, Bo Zhangjiu suddenly understood, but still nodded and said, "You were able to kill the seriously injured Meng Xian without getting hurt, which is already pretty good... But be careful, if you do this, you will probably be targeted by the old monster on the Black Mountain."

"Black Mountain Demon?"

When Zheng Jun heard the name, he suddenly felt a strange feeling in his heart.

Are there Nie Xiaoqian and the tree demon grandma?
This is not Liao Zhai, there shouldn't be such things.

Moreover, to Zheng Jun, neither Nie Xiaoqian nor the tree demon had anything to do with him. He was not a poor scholar like Ning Caichen who was blinded by beauty and obsessed with female ghosts.

He is a rich man now. He does nothing in a year and gets more than one thousand taels of silver in his share.

"That's right, the Black Mountain Demon."

Bo Zhangjiu nodded, not understanding what Zheng Jun meant. Instead, he sighed, "The Black Mountain Old Monster was originally a small snake raised by our Great Chu Emperor Gao. Later, it followed Prince Yu to the Black Mountain in the north. After Prince Yu died, it refused to obey orders and went into the vast Black Mountain. It became powerful and joined the Northern Monster Court, becoming a monster general of the Northern Monster Court, a branch in the Black Mountain."

"The Regent tried to negotiate with him several times, but all ended in failure. But after all, he is from the Great Chu, and we have a relationship with the Chu family. In a few days, the Regent will send someone to communicate with him and resolve this hatred..."

Bo Zhangjiu said: "But even if the old demon on the Black Mountain lets bygones be bygones, the Crocodile Blade and the Deer Demon King of the Northern Demon Court may not give up. After all, you killed their 'human pet'. However, the other party cannot cross the pass of Yunzhou, so if you go to Yunzhou in the future, be careful."

"Brother, what do these demon generals and demon kings mean?"

Zheng Jun asked for advice humbly, as he actually knew nothing about demons.

It’s not written in the book.

After hearing Zheng Jun's question, Bo Zhangjiu was silent for a while, and then he said casually: "For a demon general, it is Tongqiao; for a demon king, it is Yuandan."

"As for the one above the demon king, it is the 'Great Sage', which corresponds to the True Martial Dharma of our human warriors."

harm.

It turns out that he had offended the Yuandan Demon King.

Zheng Jun was extremely calm, not as panicked as Bo Zhangjiu had imagined.

after all……

I've already offended him, what else can I do? Should I kneel down and kowtow to him three times, and then let this demon king eat me?

Invite laughter.

"Aren't you afraid?" Bo Zhangjiu asked.

"With Yunzhou's 300,000-man army here, we are not afraid."

Zheng Jun said with a heart as strong as steel and extraordinary confidence: "One day, I, Zheng Jun, will personally visit the Deer Demon King of the Northern Demon Court!"

'What a big tone.'

Bo Zhangjiu thought in his heart.

With the talent and strength Zheng Jun has currently demonstrated, he has no doubt that Zheng Jun will achieve Yuandan one day.

But to hold the Northern Demon Court accountable... this is not something that a simple Yuandan can do.

Although the great sage in the Northern Demon Court was beaten to a low level and could only survive, there are still four or five demon kings. Can Zheng Jun really beat four or five of them alone?
However, Bo Zhangjiu would not say such a thing. Instead, he cupped his hands and said, "Junior Brother Zheng is very capable... I came here today not only to inform the pacification office about the matter, but also about our Suiyumen."

"Broken Jade Gate?"

Zheng Jun was startled. Before he could react, he saw Bo Zhangjiu suddenly take off the package from his chest, then respectfully opened it, put the package on the ground, and knelt down with a plop: "Come and worship the tablet of my founder of the Broken Jade Sect. From now on, you have truly entered my Broken Jade Sect!"

After hearing Bo Zhangjiu's voice, Zheng Jun knelt down without hesitation, looked at the tablet of 'Lu Pingjiang, the 21st Sword Guardian Elder of Broken Jade Sect', and kowtowed immediately: "Grandmaster, I, the disciple Zheng Jun, will remember the teachings of Broken Jade Sect, and will practice diligently to restore the glory of Broken Jade Sect and work hard for the revival of the sect. May the spirit of the Grandmaster in heaven protect the disciple and let him go smoothly on the road of practice!"

Bo Zhangjiu did not expect Zheng Jun to say so much. He took a deep breath, respectfully took back the tablet, and took out another tablet with the name of 'Xiao Pingsheng, the 21st generation leader of the Broken Jade Sect'.

Zheng Jun bowed again.

He was the founder of the Zhaoyang Sect and later became the head of the Suiyu Sect.

"Since you have already paid homage to our ancestor, from today on, Zheng Jun, you will officially be admitted as a disciple."

Bo Zhangjiu exhaled a breath, and respectfully put away the two tablets. Then he took out a handwritten secret book and said, "This is the secret of my Zhaoyang vein, the 'Broken Jade Shocking Palm' and the 'Pure Yuan Immortal Body'. There is also the complete version of the Broken Jade Skill, and the 'Thirteen Broken Star Swords'."

"I know you like to use the knife, but my Zhaoyang lineage has no knife skills. The Shangping lineage uses many knives. I will exchange with my fellow Shangping lineage members when I meet them tomorrow."

"These secret manuals are all secrets that are not to be passed on. Even if the sect is destroyed and the inner demon swears, it is useless. I just hope you don't pass them on casually. Burn them after practicing them, and don't let them fall into the hands of thieves."

After saying this, Bo Zhangjiu heaved a sigh of relief, feeling as if something on his mind had been lifted.

After receiving this thick secret book, Zheng Jun appeared calm on the surface and said "Please rest assured, senior brother", but he was actually extremely happy inside.

I said that kowtowing can really give you gold coins, right?
There should be gold coins that can be dropped from this Broken Jade Gate. I'll check again later.

Zheng Jun was very satisfied.

In my heart, I felt a sense of belonging to the Shattered Jade Sect, which had been destroyed for more than two hundred years.

Then, Bo Zhangjiu casually introduced the situation of Shattered Jade Gate.

The Shattered Jade Sect has a total of four branches, namely the Zhaoyang, Shangping, Yunyin and Jingxin branches, which correspond to the four Yuandan Martial Saints of the Shattered Jade Sect respectively.

After the Broken Jade Sect was destroyed that day, the disciples of the four branches fled separately. The Zhaoyang lineage followed the fifth son of the Southern Chu Emperor, Prince Yu, and fled to Heishan County, Pingzhang County, Bozhou, in the far north, and took root there ever since.

Bo Zhangjiu was an orphan adopted by Suiyumen since childhood.

Although Bo Zhangjiu does not have a strong sense of belonging to Southern Chu, he has a strong sense of belonging to Shattered Jade Sect. Therefore, he feels very complicated about the current situation. Rather than reviving the Great Chu, he hopes that Shattered Jade Sect can appear openly in front of the people of the world.

After telling Zheng Jun the history of Shattered Yumen, Bo Zhangjiu left.

He was not sure about the future, but he hoped that Zheng Jun could lead the Shattered Jade Sect towards justice.

When Zheng Jun saw this, he also sighed.

Then, he went back to the bed in the room and flipped through the several martial arts secret books that Bo Zhangjiu had given him.

[New martial arts that can be advanced: Broken Jade Shocking Palm (minor success).]

[New martial arts that can be advanced: Thirteen Star-Breaking Swords (Mastered).]

[New martial arts that can be advanced: Yuanchun Immortal Body (beginner).]

Three small ink characters appeared in front of Zheng Jun, which made Zheng Jun quite satisfied. He looked at the charcoal basin beside him, picked up the fire starter and lit the charcoal basin.

The fire illuminated the dark room, and Zheng Jun's face glowed brightly under the light of the flames.

Taking out the thick handwritten secret book, Zheng Jun threw it into the brazier without any hesitation.

The flames rolled, and the flames licked the pages of the book. Page by page of the secret book gradually turned into ashes under the burning of the flames.

Zheng Jun watched the whole process until the last trace of the secret book disappeared in the flames.

Zheng Jun is not the kind of person who would spread the secret book around after getting it. Since he has gained the trust of the Broken Jade Sect, he must live up to this trust and not take it lightly.

Burning it in this way is the greatest sincerity.

In this way, the amount of martial arts that he could advance would become a lot more.

The Shattered Jade Palm, the Thirteen Shattered Star Swords, the Yuanchun Immortal Body, and the Dragon and Tiger Capture.

This is something that the four gates themselves have not mastered.

At present, I have mastered the perfection of the Treading Waves Sword Technique, the great achievement of the Iron Sand Subduing Demon Technique, and the minor achievement of the Shattering Jade Technique, which can be used in advance.

As for Eagle Power, Piqiao Sword, Ma Family Boxing and Hard Qigong, although Zheng Jun can also advance the subsequent martial arts realm, he will not specifically improve them if there is no special reason.

"After the Iron Sand Demon Subduing Technique is completed, which one should I advance?"

Zheng Jun was a little annoyed, but after sighing deeply, he swallowed the next fine Qi-storing Pill he had just obtained and began his practice for the day.

He wanted to see what the difference was between this premium Qi Conservation Pill and the ordinary Qi Conservation Pill!
“……”The next day, early morning.

Before daybreak, Xu Tianfang had already been waiting for Zheng Jun outside the house. He waited until the fog became thicker before he heard Zheng Jun say "Come in". He heaved a sigh of relief and entered the courtyard cautiously.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw the devastated yard and immediately decided to go back and find someone to repair it. However, he still smiled and took the initiative to step forward and bowed to Zheng Jun, saying: "Captain Zheng, I..."

"Come and hit me."

Zheng Jun didn't hesitate at all and looked directly at Xu Tianfang. The true energy in his body surged, and he obviously activated the Iron Sand Demon Subduing Technique.

Xu Tian was about to agree, but he heard Zheng Jun say again: "Don't treat me perfunctorily like you did last night. I'm not a noble son of a rich family. I don't need you to flatter me. Go all out!"

After hearing what Zheng Jun said, Xu Tianfang immediately nodded in agreement, then spread his legs and looked at Zheng Jun. Immediately, the muscles in his arms became tense, and his true energy surged, causing his tendons to bulge out, and he called out the Mountain-Splitting Palm like a tidal wave.

This time, he meant it.

"boom!"

After being slapped, Zheng Jun remained motionless.

After seeing that Zheng Jun was fine, Xu Tianfang breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little sad.

I used all my strength to hit Zheng Dutou, but there was no damage at all. This meant that all my martial arts training over the years was in vain.

Perhaps, only weapons can injure Zheng Dutou?

After thinking about it in his mind, Xu Tianfang immediately tightened his mind and continued to use the Mountain-Splitting Palm, attacking Zheng Jun continuously.

"boom!"

"boom!"

"boom!"

"..."

In this way, Xu Tianfang didn't know how many times he had struck out. He only felt his arms becoming a little weak, then he stopped panting.

Zheng Jun's body was covered with white palm prints, but he was still as strong as a rock and his expression did not change at all.

[Hit. Iron Sand Demon Subduing Skill repayment progress +69, current repayment progress: 1724/2500. ]

Did you add 69 points?

The repayment process is more difficult than hard Qigong.

At least 70 points a day, plus other exercises, it should be around 80 points. In this way, the "Iron Sand Demon Subduing Skill" can be repaid in less than ten days.

After calculating in his mind, Zheng Jun looked up at Xu Tianfang, nodded at him, and praised him: "Xu Tianfang, not bad."

After hearing Zheng Jun's comments, Xu Tianfang couldn't help but feel delighted. Before he could say anything, Zheng Jun continued, "For the next ten days, perform martial arts like this. In a few days, I will lower my strength and use some means to counterattack. This way, you can also gain some practical experience in palm techniques."

Hearing Zheng Jun's words, Xu Tianfang's expression changed and he immediately nodded in agreement.

As for the other means of counterattack that Zheng Jun mentioned, he wanted to try out what it would be like to study the dragon-tiger fight on his own without relying on the "Great Martial Arts Book".

See your true understanding.

"Protector Xu, please go back and do your work first. I still have to go to the Military Department to practice military formations with the soldiers of this county, so I won't see you off."

After saying this lightly, Zheng Jun began to pack up, put on his new official robe, and went to the Bingmasi.

Looking at Zheng Jun's back, Xu Tianfang was deeply moved.

"Captain Zheng is indeed a genius! Not only does he have a high level of talent and understanding, but he also studies very hard. Even though he has made some progress, he still works hard. He is truly a role model for warriors of our generation!"

……

For ten days in a row, Zheng Jun lived a life of going back and forth between two points.

He went to the Bingmasi every day to train new recruits and command them in military drills.

Practice the Jade Breaking Technique at home.

Let Xu Tianfang attack you every morning to increase the repayment progress of your "Iron Sand Demon Subduing Skill".

It's just a pity that, perhaps because Zheng Jun tried to practice the dragon-tiger fight two days ago, Zheng Jun's repayment progress for the 'Iron Sand Demon Subduing Skill' stopped at 2395/2500, which was almost the original plan of repaying it in ten days.

As for the Jade-Breaking Skill, due to taking fine-quality Qi-Storing Pills every day, it has also been improved to 2008/3000.

While Zheng Jun was training soldiers in the Bingmasi, he also let the soldiers of his personal guard slowly master the use of the Star Formation.

At least, we can form a battle array.

This made Zheng Jun very satisfied. After they formed up their battle array, he could enter the battle array as the main general and give full play to these forces that did not belong to him.

And today, Zheng Jun rarely appeared in armor.

The morning mist was thick, and the young general stood in front of the tent, wearing armor and with a sharp gaze.

Cold light was reflected from the armor, and the armor plates rose and fell slightly with his breathing. Looking at the county soldiers from the third group, the personal guards group, and the cavalry squad around him, Zheng Jun walked up to the platform with heroic steps.

"Brothers, a few days ago, I received reliable news that the bandits on the Black Mountain will come down the mountain to plunder Nansha Town tomorrow!"

"Over the years, these bandits in Heishan have committed all kinds of evil. Not only have they robbed and killed people, they have also killed many villagers. We, the county soldiers, should protect the peace of the county. Today, we are here to wipe out the bandits in Nanshan Town and restore peace to Heishan County!"

After saying that, Zheng Jun took a deep breath and continued, "Anyone who defeats the enemy and kills the bandits will be rewarded with three taels of silver; anyone who kills the blood-refining bandits will be rewarded with twenty taels of silver!"

"If you capture the leader of the thieves, you will be rewarded with three hundred taels of silver and promoted one rank!"

"In addition, all soldiers who go out to fight will be rewarded with five ounces of silver and one pound of grain!"

Zheng Jun's voice is like a loud bell.

After hearing Zheng Jun's voice, everyone was immediately in an uproar.

A bandit with three or two heads? !
When the Qingshui Gang was plotting rebellion, they were rewarded five cents of silver for capturing and killing a villain.

The reward for capturing and killing a blood-refining warrior like Xiang Zhu is no more than five taels of silver.

As for the three leaders Zhang Qingyu, Mu Feng and Ke Zhijian, they were rewarded with 100 taels of silver and were credited with great merit.

This time, it's just to suppress bandits, but the reward is so much more generous than the original reward for treason? !

After hearing Zheng Jun's words, everyone couldn't help but get excited.

The new recruits of the personal guard group were both excited and nervous, while the veterans of the third group were already sharpening their knives.

Once upon a time, the biggest source of income for the Black Mountain Guards was suppressing bandits.

As for most of the bandits in Montenegro, they know their level too well!

But after the former county lieutenant led his troops into the mountains and died there, they replaced him with a captain. That captain, Wang, was as timid as a mouse and valued money more than his life, which made the Black Mountain Guards "a den of wolves", and they never suppressed bandits again.

I bring it up again today and there is such a great reward.

Everyone is natural and full of energy!

Looking at the army with high morale, Zheng Jun was extremely satisfied.

Morale is available.

The high-sounding statements about doing it for the people and for the Great Zhou are still too vague.

Only money is real.

As for why so many were posted?
According to the intelligence Zheng Jun received, there were only a dozen or so bandits who had come down the mountain, and there were only about fifty of them in their lair. How many could be sent out?

Moreover, the imperial court paid most of the money, and he only paid a part of it.

It's not a lot of expenditure.

There is another point that Zheng Jun understood most deeply.

No matter what you do, you must not treat the soldiers harshly.

Paying soldiers ten taels of silver a month and withholding their food were just empty salaries.

The feedback the soldiers give you will naturally be different.

What Zheng Jun wants to do is to use the imperial money to win over the Black Mountain Guard, an imperial army, to his own hands!

What's more, it's not like that bandit didn't have even a pound of loot, right?
When Zheng Jun killed Meng Xian and others, there were no trophies because normal people would not put their wealth on their bodies.

Only Liang Fan was an exception. He carried the sword skills with him to study, and even so, he recorded them in a way that only he could understand.

But bandits are different.

They have a nest.

If you don't keep all your assets on yourself, you will naturally keep them at home.

This money can also be spent from the spoils!
With this thought in mind, Zheng Jun looked at the fluttering military flag in front of him, pointed at it, and used his true energy to spread his voice, which was as loud as a bell:
"set off!"

　After changing the title of the book, I received a lot of comments and feedback... I felt dizzy.

　　I made the changes because the feedback from the first few chapters was good. There is a cool-off period before further changes, so please just make do with it for now.

　　I changed the title of the book too many times, and the legal department of Qidian thinks I'm being too demanding hhh
　　
　
(End of this chapter)