Loan Wusheng

Chapter 94: Storm is coming, undercurrent surges ( words long chapter)

Inside the county government office, Chief Clerk Shen Yunyi sat on a chair with a look of doubt and surprise on his face.

In front of him, there was a fat man with a big waist, who was complaining to Shen Yunyi with a worried look on his face.

"Big brother! My uncle died early, and the clan worked hard to raise you. You have to take charge of the family. That thief Zheng... Zheng Dutou caused a flood that destroyed the Dragon King Temple and divided up our land! Your third uncle tried to stop him, but was beaten by the vicious Tongzhouhui and is still not fully recovered."

The rather plump fat man in front of him had a sad face and said to Shen Yunyi: "These days, I have lost weight because of the bullying of Zheng Sanlang."

Shen Yunyi looked at his cousin in front of him, his mouth twitched, not knowing what to say.

Have you lost weight?
I used to weigh more than 300 kilograms, but now I only weigh 280 kilograms.

I have indeed lost weight.

However, Zheng Jun’s matter also made Shen Yunyi very angry and unhappy.

Because Zheng Jun did investigate their family!

Their Shen family is a famous wealthy family in Heishan County. Shen Yunyi lost both his parents when he was young, and with the support of his clan, he was able to embark on the path of martial arts. After thirty-seven years, he became a qi-accumulating warrior and served as a chief clerk.

His family's status also rose because of him. He returned to his hometown and became a local tyrant in his hometown. He lived a very comfortable life.

But everything ended more than half a month ago.

Zheng Jun started to take action.

No matter what your surname is, Zhao, Qian, Sun, or Li, if you don’t cooperate with Tongzhouhui’s equal distribution of land, you will be arrested, your property will be confiscated, and your family will be exterminated!
This is too much.

Originally, the Shen family thought that Zheng Jun would not be able to find them, after all, Shen Yunyi was the chief clerk of a county.

But unexpectedly, a few days ago, Tongzhou came to the door and forcibly divided the Shen family's land among them. This made Shen Yunyi particularly unhappy and he was also angry with Zheng Jun.

It would be fine to divide the land of other gentry and landlords, but why are they dividing our land as well?

Aren't we in the same group?
Otherwise, why would I always cooperate with your work in the county government? No matter whether it is the needs of the Black Mountain Guards or the Tongzhou Association, I have always tried my best to meet them, and I don’t even charge you for it!

Shen Yunyi's expression was gloomy, and then he looked at the fat man opposite him, his eyes were gloomy, and he said fiercely: "Fifth brother, you go back first, I will take care of this matter."

Since Zheng Jun doesn't give you face, don't blame yourself.

Thinking of this, Shen Yunyi showed a hint of anger.

Zheng Sanlang is very skilled and I am no match for him.

But since you won't leave me a way to make money, don't blame me for reporting you to the higher-ups and exposing your activities in Heishan County!
Kill the gentry and distribute the land equally.

No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like something a loyal minister or general would do!
Of course, Shen Yunyi also knew that such reporting and exposing would actually be of no consequence to Zheng Sanlang.

What Shen Yunyi really wanted to do was to collude with the Canghai Sect and attack and kill Zheng Jun together!

After all, Shen Yunyi was the chief clerk, so he naturally knew that an outer elder of the Canghai Sect had come down the mountain to launch a surprise attack on Zheng Jun.

In this case, Shen Yunyi wanted to cooperate with each other, leak intelligence information, and let this outer elder take action to kill Zheng Jun!

Thinking of this, Shen Yunyi immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

It’s a little tense, and the stakes are high.

But Shen Yunyi still wanted to do it resolutely.

Without him.

It’s because the world is bustling with people all for the sake of profit, and the officials are busy seeking fame!
Zheng Jun is gifted, but he cannot integrate into his interest system, and instead his own interest system is destroyed.

Thinking of this, Shen Yunyi showed murderous intent on his face!
My martial arts skills are not as strong as his, but that doesn't mean I can't win.

How many heroes died due to conspiracy.

Zheng Jun is extremely talented, but he is just a 17-year-old boy!
After hearing Shen Yunyi's words, the wealthy fat man was overjoyed and stood up to thank him.

Shen Yunyi had nothing to do, so he took his younger brother and walked towards the county government office.

However, just as he arrived outside the county government office, he saw bursts of noise in the classroom of the third shift. Wine and meat were served from time to time, and the atmosphere was lively. Every clerk had a smile on his face, and even the clerks in the sixth room were in high spirits, which made Shen Yunyi a little confused.

what's the situation?
Today is not a holiday and there are no rewards.

Why is this so?
Shen Yunyi was stunned for a moment, but soon he saw the leader of the express class, Lao Sun, passing by.

When Old Sun saw Shen Yunyi standing there in a daze, he immediately realized what was going on. He took the initiative to step forward and said to Shen Yunyi happily, "Master Shen! Good news, good news!"

"Mr. Zheng San was attacked by that old thief Yuan Yi in Shengdong Township. He fought back and chopped off the old thief Yuan Yi's head. This is cause for celebration!"

After that, Old Sun continued, "Someone from the Tongzhou Society just came to invite the county clerks and clerks to dinner and drinks, and gave each of them two coins of silver. Everyone is happy for Mr. Zheng San from the bottom of their hearts!"

As he spoke, Old Sun looked proud of himself.

There was a sense of pride on his face, and he even smiled and boasted to Shen Yunyi: "Master Shen, you don't know! When Master Zheng was learning martial arts, it was me who taught him the basics!"

"When Master Zheng San first started learning the swordplay, his progress was so rapid that I thought he was capable of accomplishing things. I never thought he would be so powerful now. It really makes us brothers in the fast class proud!"

In fact, Zheng Jun was just a beginner at that time and knew nothing.

I don't even know how to hold a knife.

Because his talent was not very impressive, Sun Bantou only taught him for two days and then left him alone.

Then the story begins of Zheng Jun's spirit descending and starting to use the 'Da Dao Wu Shu' to crazily take out small loans.

But people tend to embellish their memories.

Sun Bantou had already glorified himself once, and the Zheng Jun in his memory became a powerful genius who was a genius from the beginning.

After hearing these words, Shen Yunyi could not help but stand there in a daze, with a buzzing sound in his ears. He could not hear anything that Sun Bantou said afterwards. He only heard the words "chop off the head of Yuan Yi, the old thief".

And these words, like a nightmare, kept echoing in my ears.

His expression was one of surprise and bewilderment.

I couldn't believe what I had just heard and couldn't calm down for a long time.

After a long time, Shen Yunyi came back to his senses from Sun Bantou's endless boasting and asked in surprise: "You mean, Zheng Dutou, killed... killed the outer elder of Canghai Sect, Yuanyi Zhenren?"

"Yes."

Sun Bantou had never expected Shen Yunyi to say such a thing. He nodded and said excitedly, "The head of that old thief Yuan Yi has been brought back by the Zhenfusi Yamen. General Gu of the Zhenfusi Yamen said that he would personally carry the head to the county capital to ask for credit for Zheng Dutou!"

After hearing such an affirmation, Shen Yunyi instantly felt a huge sense of fear coming from deep in his heart.

"In that case... then we must congratulate Mr. Zheng San."

Shen Yunyi forced a smile, and skillfully changed his address from "Zheng Dutou" to "Mr. Zheng Sanye", and then wanted to leave quickly.

But unfortunately, his feet seemed to be nailed to the ground, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not move an inch.

It seemed that because of the huge fear, the meridians in his legs were disordered and his true energy was no longer under his control!
Shen Yunyi's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He quickly activated his internal energy to make his true energy flow smoothly. Then he took a step forward and went out with his fat and wealthy cousin.

And the wealthy cousin followed Shen Yunyi silently without saying a word.

Although his martial arts skills are ordinary, he is also a blood-refining warrior.

Of course I know what kind of person Wai Gang is.

That is a realm of martial arts that only the head of a county can possess.

Any warrior who has achieved the outer power is considered a good fighter wherever he goes. In Heishan County, he is like the scorching sun above one's head.

Even if you get close, you might get burned by the sun's rays if you're not careful.

Shen Yunyi didn't stop until the two of them walked into a remote alley.

"Second brother, are we...still looking for someone?"

After a long silence, the plump man asked in a low voice: "Zheng Jun first killed Magistrate Meng, and then killed Yuan Yi Zhenren of the Canghai Sect. Can the outer martial artist you know win?"

After hearing the fat man's words, Shen Yunyi was silent for a long time, then he said, "Fifth brother, is there anyone in our Shen family who truly agrees with Third Master Zheng's policies?"

The fat man said, "Yes, the son of the third uncle's family has become stupid because of studying too much. He is devoted to serving the country and said that he wants to divide the land among the tenants and servants so that they can also cultivate the land. This is the only way to pass on the family business."

"Okay, I understand." Shen Yunyi said, "It's time to get going."

"Ah."

The fat man nodded and was about to go out, but suddenly he saw the veins in Shen Yunyi's arms behind him suddenly swelled, and a powerful true energy rushed towards the fat man!

The fat man never expected that his cousin would attack him so suddenly. He was shocked and wanted to resist.

But nothing works.

Unless one is an unrivaled genius, it is impossible for one to fail when using the power of accumulated energy to launch a sneak attack on a blood-refining warrior.

Therefore, with a loud bang, the fat man fell to the ground with blood spurting out of his mouth.

His eyes were filled with confusion and surprise.

He had no idea why his cousin suddenly took action.

"call."

Shen Yunyi took a deep breath, then walked forward without hesitation. He became ruthless and exerted force with his arms to take off the fat man's head.

Carrying the fat man's head, Shen Yunyi took off the fat man's clothes without hesitation, wrapped the entire head, and went to the Bingmasi with the head.

The figure is fast and the steps are quick!
……

Inside the Military Department, Zheng Jun and Cai Xun were sitting together.

"Sanlang is very powerful."

Cai Xun sighed and looked at Zheng Jun with fear in his eyes.

The look in Zheng Jun's eyes was almost the same as the last time he killed Meng Xian.

However, the look in his eyes quickly disappeared after he learned that Zheng Jun was the one who killed the seriously injured Meng Xian.

But this time, it's completely different.

Although Master Yuanyi had consumed some of his true energy before.

But after all, it gave him three days to recover.

At least 80% of the original body's strength.

After such a confrontation, he was killed by Zheng Jun.

That would be fine, but the problem is... Zheng Jun only had two knife wounds on his body.

And it is not serious. A few days of rest will allow the warrior to recover thanks to his strong physique.

There is an explanation for this.

This only illustrates one problem.

This shows that when Zheng Jun killed Master Yuan Yi, he was actually still able to handle it with ease, and was not really at the end of his rope.

Zheng Jun’s real life-and-death fighting strength is even higher!
Thinking of this, Cai Xun couldn't help but feel deeply moved. He felt that Zheng Jun in front of him was simply a god from heaven, and that his previous thoughts were extremely overthinking.

However, this is fine.

Adversity sees the truth.

My performance should be enough to prove that Zheng Jun and I are deeply bound together, right?

Cai Xun thought in his heart.

Zheng Jun smiled slightly when he heard this, and said very modestly: "Big brother, you are too kind. I just had better luck. That old thief Yuan Yi used his unskilled Treading Waves Sword Technique. Every time he attacked, I would detect his moves first, so I killed him."

After that, Zheng Jun sighed again: "You are a jumping clown of the Canghai Sect. You can't even practice the skills passed down by the ancestors. You deserve to die in my hands."

After expressing his emotion, Zheng Jun touched the Ninggang Powder that Cai Xun had just given him, his eyes burning with anxiety.

There are four sets of Ninggang Powder here, enough to make me happy for four days!
Huh? Why does this sound weird?

But this is what it means. After taking this set of Ninggang Powder, you can continue to practice for one day. Four sets means four days.

In addition, the medicinal baths and medicinal diets of Indigo and Angelica dahurica can help one absorb the medicinal power of Ninggang Powder to the greatest extent.

Zheng Jun felt that after using up all of this Ning Gang Powder, his strength would definitely increase greatly!

After hearing Zheng Jun's words, Cai Xun didn't know what to say for a moment.

You learned the sword skills from his disciple.

Now people say that the skills they have learned are not good.

Some are too overbearing.

But I like it.

Cai Xun nodded, and then added: "Sanlang, since you killed the old villain Yuan Yi this time, the court should allocate 5,000 taels of silver. In addition, it is also a meritorious service, and you can also learn a top-grade martial art..."

Hearing this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but complain, and said, "Brother, the reward for killing Meng Xian last time hasn't been given to me yet."

The court was very inefficient.

It's been a month.

Meng Xian’s five thousand taels have not been paid yet, and now this old thief Yuan Yi has been added.

A total of ten thousand taels.

Everyone works together to embezzle some of the money.

At least half should be left.

How come I can’t see even one or two of them?
"There's no silver, but there should be some martial arts. There was one book last time, and this one this time, so there are two books in total. I didn't see it either." Zheng Jun said.

Zheng Jun still has a need for martial arts.

Because he is not comprehensive now.

On the one hand, his lack of physical skills made him very passive when he was being chased or escaping.

On the other hand, there is a lack of sword skills.

To advance the 'Yiri Liuyang Guanglong Sword Art', one needs three perfect-level sword techniques. The only sword techniques he knows now are the Treading Wave Sword Technique and the Pijia Sword Technique. Let alone perfecting them, he is still one short of the required number.

Therefore, Zheng Jun also needed a sword technique to bring himself to a perfect state.

After hearing what Zheng Jun said, Cai Xun smiled awkwardly and continued, "I will ask my family to help you urge for the money, but no matter what, you will need to go to the county city in a few days."

"These top-grade martial arts are usually locked in the wall of the county governor's mansion. You have to go there to choose. No one will send it to you... After all, if someone robs you and causes the martial arts to be lost, it would be a huge sin."

Cai Xun said: "As for your silver, it will probably take several months for them to deliver it to you. Instead of that, why don't we go to the county town together and it will be delivered in a few days."

Go to the county town...

Zheng Jun nodded and said, "After a few days, when I have used up all the Ning Gang Powder, I will go to the county city."

It has been more than four months since I came to this world, and I have indeed never left Heishan County.

It's time to go out and see the world outside.

After receiving the silver and martial arts, see which masters in the county city can compete with you!

Take the opportunity to challenge yourself and increase your repayment progress.

Although the improvement from communication and exchange is not as rapid as that from direct killing, in an unfamiliar environment, Zheng Jun is not yet so crazy as to go over and kill everyone.

Since he had decided to go to the county seat, Zheng Jun began to chat with Cai Xun about the news about the county seat of Pingzhang County.

After listening to Cai Xun's words, Zheng Jun had a general understanding of Pingzhang County.

There are seven Wai Gang warriors in the city, plus the Wai Gang warriors stationed in the counties around Pingzhang County, there are probably nearly twenty Wai Gang warriors in the whole Pingzhang County.

These twenty outer Gangs are all prominent figures with great reputations in their respective areas.

Among them, most are at the first level of outer Gang, and there are very few at the second level of outer Gang.

As for the third level of the outer Gang, there are only two people: the county magistrate and the captain of the Pingzhang Camp.

In Bozhou, most of the county magistrates are Tongqiao warriors, and only three counties are at the peak of outer Gang.

This includes Pingzhang County.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jun immediately nodded in agreement, and secretly took note of a few of the Wai Gang masters that Cai Xun called "ordinary Wai Gang", planning to visit them for advice and exchange ideas later.

You may not be able to defeat the powerful outer Gang, so you should just pick the weak ones first.

The chat with Cai Xun was very fruitful. Zheng Jun put away the Ning Gang Powder Cai Xun gave him. When he was about to say goodbye, he suddenly saw a soldier coming forward, clasping his fists and saying, "Captain, County Lieutenant, Master Shen wants to see you."

"Master Shen?"

Zheng Jun and Cai Xun looked at each other at the same time, not understanding why Shen Yunyi came. Zheng Jun immediately said, "Let Shen Zhubu come in."

The soldier left and soon brought Shen Yunyi into the tent.

Before the money was recorded, Zheng Jun smelled a scent of blood.

And Shen Yunyi was holding a package dripping with blood in his hand.

Seeing this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but frown. However, before Zheng Jun opened his mouth to ask Shen Yunyi why he came in with his head, he saw Shen Yunyi kneeling on the ground with a plop and slapping him hard.

"Master Zheng San! I was blind and failed to discipline my family members. They dared to offend you and block your policies!"

There were deep red slap marks on Shen Yunyi's cheeks. He cried like rain and confessed to Zheng Jun: "This is my younger brother Shen Yunhan. He just came to me to complain. He wanted to contact a few outer martial artists to assassinate Master Zheng San. When I found out, I cut off his head and came here. It's because I didn't discipline him properly. I hope Master Zheng San will punish me!"

After saying that, Shen Yunyi raised the head high, blood seeped through the clothes and dripped onto Shen Yunyi's face.

But Shen Yunyi said nothing and let the blood drip.

Then he used his true energy, kowtowed heavily, and banged his head on the ground, making a loud noise.

His head was hit so hard that it hurt, his forehead was broken and blood was flowing.

But Shen Yunyi didn't dare to take any chances, he just lowered his head and dared not say much.

When Zheng Jun saw this, he fell silent.

What are you doing?
Cai Xun stood aside, not daring to say a word.

After all, this matter is related to Zheng Jun, so I'd better not get involved.

"Master Shen, please stand up."

Zheng Jun said calmly, "You and I are both officials of the same court, serving the court. We are both eighth-rank officials of the court. Why do you have to call me 'your humble official'?"

"Mr. Zheng San has a promising future ahead of him. I cannot compare with him."

Shen Yunyi continued, "Please rest assured, Master Zheng. After I return, I will clean up the clansmen and make them wholeheartedly implement Master Zheng's plan of equal distribution of land. If there are those who disobey, I will chop off their heads and present them to Master Zheng!"

"If Master Zheng has any errands in the future, just tell me. I will definitely go through fire and water to do it without hesitation!"

"understood."

Zheng Jun nodded, tapped the table with his fingers, and said casually: "Then Master Shen, go down and rest first."

After hearing Zheng Jun's words, Shen Yunyi felt relieved and left respectfully.

Watching Shen Yunyi leave, Cai Xun said with a smile: "Sanlang's killing of Yuan Yi Zhenren this time has brought him great prestige! People with ulterior motives like this will naturally be terrified."

"I guess he was the one who hired the killer to do the murder. His cousin was just a cover. He was scared when he saw that you, Sanlang, killed the old thief Yuanyi so easily, so he came here to confess his crime."

Hearing Cai Xun's voice, Zheng Jun nodded and said, "There are still many hidden dangers in Heishan County. Although Shen Yunyi is relatively ordinary and can be killed with one sword, he is an official after all. Too many officials have died in our county, so it is not easy to take action... Let's put it aside for now."

After hearing Zheng Jun's words, Cai Xun looked at Zheng Jun in surprise.

Faintly, he seemed to have thought of something.

When Xu Heng died, the knife marks on his body were also caused by the ceremonial knife.

However, it was judged at that time that it was the imperial sword that was used, and everyone in the county knew that the sword carried by the famous Mr. Zheng Sanye was a Beirong sword with a very conspicuous blade.

So I didn’t think about it that way.

But now hearing Zheng Jun's indifferent words, Cai Xun felt that the death of the Dianshi Xu Heng might have been caused by Zheng Jun.

In this way, it seems that the county magistrate, county secretary, and registrar all died at the hands of Zheng Jun.

Then the only official of high rank in the county government is the chief clerk Shen Yunyi.

Now Shen Yunyi is courting death again...

Cai Xun thought to himself and felt that he could report to his family and arrange for a chief clerk to come over.

Zheng Jun no longer stayed in the Bingmasi and planned to go home to take medicine.

Today, Zheng Jun had done enough. After the fierce battle with Master Yuan Yi, he was naturally exhausted both physically and mentally and needed to rest for a while.

Therefore, after informing Cai Xun, he immediately raised his hand to say goodbye.

Cai Xun naturally would not stop him, and even walked Zheng Jun some distance away.

After leaving the military tent, the soldiers on both sides looked at Zheng Jun with awe. Wherever Zheng Jun passed by, they called him "Zheng Dutou".

Zheng Jun nodded slightly, and then suddenly thought of something, and said to Du Ding who was standing respectfully beside him: "Recruit soldiers the day after tomorrow to fill all the vacancies in the Black Mountain Guard. I don't want my army to be short of quotas."

After that, Zheng Jun continued, "Recruit more soldiers tomorrow, and replace the brothers in our personal guard group with fifty people. As for the brothers in the personal guard group, don't disperse them either, and directly incorporate them into the Tongzhou Association. They will be temporarily organized as members of the Tongzhou Association. I will take care of the weapons and other matters."

"Order!"

Du Ding accepted the order in a firm voice.

Only after Du Ding received the order did Zheng Jun feel at ease to leave and rush to the Zheng Mansion.

The killing of Master Yuan Yi did indeed shock the evil spirits in Heishan County.

There are definitely quite a few people who want to die.

Especially those who suffered losses previously.

The rest are gentry and landlords.

Shen Yunyi might be the leader among them.

"I have to think of a way to kill all those who oppose me, otherwise they will always cause trouble for me."

Zheng Jun pondered in his heart, thinking: "Other counties should also pay attention... Although I was more lenient later and didn't kill them all, many relatives of the five or six families who died earlier hold important positions in other counties. Moreover, if I do this in Heishan County, other counties in the county will inevitably be affected."

His enemies come not only from within Heishan County, but also from outside Heishan County.

For example, the Yan family.

Although the Yan family had been executed by him, they still had some relatives.

The eldest son, Yan Rufeng, studied in the Canghai School and was a Qi-accumulating warrior.

Of course, it was useless as he had already been killed by Zheng Jun.

But the eldest son Yan Rufeng's fiancée is the niece of the county lieutenant of Zhiyuan County, and the county lieutenant of Zhiyuan County is an outsider.

The county lieutenant would not cause trouble for him because of a fiancée.

But they will definitely not be very friendly to you, and if there is a chance to take advantage of you, they will step on you.

The second son of the Yan family, whose name is unknown, has married. His wife’s family is from a prominent family in Langkang County, and his father-in-law, Taishan, is the chief clerk of Langkang County.

Zheng Jun sent his comrades to inquire about this matter, and found out that the chief clerk of Langkang County had only one daughter. Naturally, he would be hated by Zheng Jun if he killed his daughter.

But Zheng Jun didn't regret it.

The daughter of the chief clerk of Langkang County was not very pretty. In the towns and villages, if there was a country girl who was not pleased by her look, she would have her face shaved. The wife of Yan Ying, the current head of Nangang Town, was abducted by the second young master of the Yan family and then drowned in a well by this vicious woman.

People like this should be killed!
If it weren't for the fact that the Great Zhou court was still in existence, Zheng Jun would have already rushed to Langkang County and chopped off the chief clerk to prevent any accidents.

"That's right. I can take some time to go to Langkang County, put on the mask of a secret guard, and then change my knife."

Zheng Jun suddenly realized: "He is just an ordinary warrior in the Qi Accumulation Realm. It is not worth mentioning to kill him like a chicken."

The other families also have in-laws.

After all, these landlords basically will not marry ordinary people as they are all interested in interests.

You marry into my family and I marry into your family. We collude with each other in Pingzhang County and make money for each other.

"With this bunch of parasites, we can't govern Pingzhang County well!"

Zheng Jun took a deep breath and felt that his list of enemies was constantly increasing.

But it doesn't matter. When we come to this great world of Jambudvīpa, we should use the three-foot-long sword in our hands to defeat all enemies!

Just like that, Zheng Jun returned to the Zheng Mansion.

As soon as he came back, he saw Qingdai and the other six girls waiting in the courtyard. Seeing Zheng Jun return, Qingdai stepped forward and bowed. Her pretty face was full of joy. She congratulated Zheng Jun and said, "Congratulations, young master, for killing that old thief Yuanyi. You killed two outer Gangs with a Qi-accumulating warrior. You have made a name for yourself in Pingzhang County and Bozhou!"

"You guys."

Zheng Jun smiled lightly and continued, "I got four sets of Ning Gang Powder from the county lieutenant. Qingdai, you know what kind of medicinal food and medicinal bath to use with this Ning Gang Powder, right?"

"Aunt has taught me, please rest assured, we sisters know how to make all kinds of medicines, from blood refining to external energy, but we don't know much about things related to martial artists with orifices."

Qingdai showed a confident look on her pretty face. She blinked her eyes and said with a smile, "When you reach the state of enlightenment, please don't chase us sisters away."

"Don't worry, as long as I, Zheng Jun, have food to eat, you will have dishes to wash."

Zheng Jun smiled lightly, then walked back into the house to regulate his breathing.

Qing Dai didn't react at first. After thinking about Zheng Jun's words carefully, she was stunned and a little annoyed: "Young Master, you really know how to order people around! Shouldn't there be a bowl to wash instead of a bowl to drink?"

After being embarrassed and annoyed for a while, Qingdai also hurriedly began to make arrangements, equipping Zheng Jun with medicinal baths and medicinal meals that could assist with the absorption of Ninggang Powder. At the same time, she took a deep breath, solemnly found Lianqiao, and said to Lianqiao very frankly: "Send a secret signal tonight and have someone pass the message to the hall."

"Young Master is very skilled. After he killed the outer martial artist Yuan Yi Zhenren of Canghai Sect, his injuries were not serious, but only minor." Qing Dai said, "According to rumors and the reaction of the Pacification Bureau, Young Master must have killed him alone, and Yuan Yi Zhenren was not injured like Meng Xian."

Lian Qiao nodded and was about to make arrangements, but Qing Dai seemed to have thought of something and added, "Oh, add this sentence, and say... The third young master of the Cai family prepared four sets of Ning Gang Powder for you. We can't keep doing this in our hall! Let's give you some! Isn't there still some Earthly Evil Qi in the hall? It will just disappear if we leave it there, so why not give it to you?"

Lian Qiao looked at Qing Dai in surprise when she heard this: "Sister Qing Dai, this kind of resource allocation has nothing to do with us, right? Don't we just need to serve the young master well and secretly observe his potential?"

"What do you mean by secret? Among us sisters, I am the only one who practiced martial arts and has the ability to refine blood. The rest of us are just ordinary people, aren't we? How can we hide our every move from such a great man like you?"

Qing Dai shook her head and continued, "The hall has let us serve the young master, so our fate is bound to his. If one suffers, all suffer; if one prospers, all prosper. If the young master rises rapidly in the future, we can also rise to the top!"

"If the young master dies prematurely, even if we return to the palace, will we have a good ending? We will just be like those aunts and old maids, staying in the pharmacy all day to make medicine. This kind of life is not what I want to live!"

"So, while we can still talk to the hall, let's quickly ask the hall to give you more support!"

Suddenly, Qingdai lowered her voice and said, "Do you remember what Auntie in charge of medicine said when she was drunk before you came? Look at what our young master is doing. One day, maybe he can be crowned king, and we can even be female officials in the palace. Some sisters may even be lucky enough to be able to stay by his side and become concubines! That is the real way to break free from the predetermined fate!"

After hearing Qingdai's words, Lianqiao's eyes gradually brightened: "Okay, Sister Qingdai, I'll go and pass on the message right away!"

"Little fool, what are you going to tell me now? Prepare the medicinal bath and medicinal food for the young master first! Once they are ready, send the message!"

……

That night.

Pingzhang County, County Magistrate's Office.

Pingzhang County Magistrate Tang Yu paced back and forth in the lobby with a frown on his face. Every word of the document in his hand pierced Tang Yu's heart.

"How come something like this happened right after I took office?!"

The newspaper in his hand made Tang Yu very angry. He simply threw it all away, his eyes bloodshot.

The documents and newspapers were scattered all over the floor, and Tang Yu sat on the chair, hesitated for a moment, then started to write a plan.

Under the rule of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the county magistrate had absolute power over a county.

Unlike a county town, the county magistrate is checked and balanced by the county lieutenant.

In a county, the county lieutenant was usually a captain from the local military camp. It was just an honorary title and he did not participate in court affairs. He was ranked below the county governor.

Therefore, the county magistrate is a combination of the county magistrate and the county lieutenant. He shoulders both civil and military powers and has supreme power in the county. He can be said to be a smaller version of the governor.

Among the twenty-one states under the rule of the Great Zhou, only six had governors, while the rest were governed by provincial governors.

Therefore, the power of the county magistrate is extremely unusual.

In times of turmoil and struggle for supremacy, a county magistrate may even become a local lord.

The Tang prefect of Pingzhang County came from a prominent family.

He is the general of Dayu, the descendant of the last pillar of Dayu and the founding king.

Because King Kaishan was a die-hard fan of Dayu and refused to surrender, he was beheaded by Emperor Shenwu. The direct descendants of the Tang family were also wiped out, and the Tang family declined.

The Tang family's side branch surrendered to the Great Zhou and operated in the capital for six or seven hundred years. As a result, it gradually rose in the court and gained some face.

This young man from the Tang family entered the court as a palace attendant and stayed in the capital for more than ten years. He finally waited for an opportunity to be demoted. Five months ago, he came to Pingzhang County to serve as the prefect.

But he never expected it.

Less than half a year after arriving, King Dayi is coming to Bozhou!
In other counties, the county magistrates are mostly gifted warriors.

Although most of them have only opened one or two acupoints, they are still stronger than him who has not opened any acupoints at all!
Therefore, Tang Yu felt a lot of pressure.

To make matters worse, he transferred most of his troops to Yanting County in compliance with the order from the state, actively preparing for war and getting ready to welcome the old camp soldiers of King Dayi Zhang Bengong, but he received a piece of news from Yanting County.

Zhang Bengong's envoy went to Black Mountain and conferred the title of "King" on the Black Mountain bandit, Lu Hao, who was also at the peak of the outer Gang, and granted him the title of "General of the Country's Future for the Loyal and Righteous Army". The Black Mountain bandits each received a reward, as long as the Black Mountain bandits could lead their troops down the mountain to block the rear when the "Great Righteous Army" attacked Bozhou.

And behind Yanting County is Pingzhang County!

At this moment, he had no soldiers left.

Those black mountain bandits may come down the mountain at any time.

What should we do? !
Tang Yu was very annoyed. He was asked to lead his troops to Heishan County to suppress the bandits... but he didn't dare to do so.

I heard that Lu Hao was a fugitive slave from the Northern Demon Court, and he also had connections with the demons on the Black Mountain. There might be 2-3 outer Gang peak masters on the mountain, so no one dared to move.

It is also said that the remnants of Southern Chu are also active in that area, and there are many experts among them.

He came here with great difficulty to be an official, and he doesn't want to lose his life.

"We can't go up the mountain to suppress the bandits. We can only stop them and prevent them from affecting the battle situation in Yanting County."

Tang Yu let out a breath, wrote a letter to the state asking for help, put it aside, and read the detailed documents from various counties piled up nearby.

Soon, Magistrate Tang saw a detailed letter from the county lieutenant of Heishan County.

Thinking about the background of the Heishan County Lieutenant, County Magistrate Tang opened the detailed document and took a look.

"The four counties of Heishan, Zhiyuan, Rongyuan and Pingyun are adjacent to Heishan. The bandit problem in Heishan is serious and the gentry in the county have suffered greatly. There was a gentry named Yan whose entire family was executed. Zheng Jun, the head of the Heishan Guard, went into the mountains and eliminated more than 500 bandits, but he was not strong enough to wipe out the bandit problem in Heishan because..."

Cai Xun's detailed text is very simple.

It can be summed up in one sentence.

The Heishan Guards want to recruit two more gangs, and hope that the county can integrate the county soldiers from the four counties of Heishan, Zhiyuan, Rongyuan and Pingyun so that everyone can unite to guard against the Heishan banditry.

After seeing this detailed text, County Magistrate Tang became confused and uncertain.

He knew the name Zheng Jun.

The Qi-accumulating warrior killed the seriously injured Northern Demon Court spy Meng Xian, which was truly a highly skilled move.

But something is not quite right in Heishan County.

The Cai family had demoted their children, and Magistrate Tang knew it clearly, and it seemed something was not right.

If I were to do as the detailed document says, wouldn't that give the Cai family a chance to get their hands on the soldiers from the other three counties as well?

After pondering for a long time, the governor of Tang County took a deep breath and immediately wrote in red: "Approved, order the Black Mountain Guards, Zhiyuan Guards, Rongyuan Guards, and Pingyun Guards to form the Black Mountain Pass. The Black Mountain Pass will expand its army to two cities and form a team."

Damn it, what does the Cai family’s ambitions have to do with me?

If I wait for the Black Mountain bandits to come down the mountain and catch Yan Tingjun off guard, I will lose my head!

The six cities are divided into one team. We can directly form a team and go there. We can arrange a team to keep an eye on Heishan. Even if we go down the mountain, this team of soldiers has as many as 1,800 people. They can at least be of some use, right?
"As for the selection of the captain..."

County Magistrate Tang was a little hesitant, as it was impossible to move these four county lieutenants.

Apart from this, there seemed to be no idle outer martial artists who could serve as team leaders.

Just as County Magistrate Tang was hesitating, the staff outside the door knocked gently.

"come in."

Magistrate Tang nodded and motioned for the other party to come in.

As soon as the staff member entered the room, he took out several reports and said to County Magistrate Tang: "County Magistrate, this is a report from the Pacification Office. They sent us a letter. I think you need to know about this matter."

"what's up?"

County Magistrate Tang felt a slight headache, but he still asked.

"Heishan County Captain Zheng Jun killed Yuan Yi Zhenren, an outer-level martial artist of the Canghai Sect, on the Shengdong River in Shengdong Township, Heishan County at noon today. According to Gu Chengqi, the general flag of the Heishan County Pacification Division, only two streams of true qi remained at the scene, and there was no third true qi."

The staff member said: "This Zheng Dutou of the Black Mountain Guard has killed another Wai Gang with his Qi-accumulating body; and this time, the Wai Gang was still in normal condition and was not seriously injured."

After hearing what his staff said, County Magistrate Tang seemed a little surprised: "In that case, give him some money and ask him to come to the county!"

At this moment, County Magistrate Tang had chosen a candidate to lead the newly formed team to prevent the Black Mountain bandits.

Having external fighting power is enough.

But unfortunately, it is just for storing energy.

The captain of the team can only be a warrior from the outer realm.

After all, in the army, the captain is also called a lieutenant general.

But that's no big deal.

Isn't it enough to just take over as the team leader?

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