From the fake emperor to the concubine

"Zhou Ming is right. We do not yet have the ability to wage a full-scale war with the imperial court."

Feng Haitao said anxiously: "But my lord, the special envoys from the dog court have arrived. We can't just stand by and watch, right?"

"Of course." Zheng Yi narrowed his eyes slightly: "I called you here because of this matter."

"Now, I need someone to lead the team to directly destroy the imperial envoys and the army, and then..."

Feng Haitao's eyes suddenly lit up: "Are we going to raise a banner and form an uprising army?"

Zheng Yi shook his head slowly: "No, after destroying the imperial army, this group will occupy a mountain and become a bandit, calling themselves the King of Bandits."

The people in the room all looked stunned.

"My lord, this seems to be no different from rebellion. Why bother with this?" Zhou Kunshan asked in confusion.

Although the others did not speak, one could tell from their expressions that their thoughts were no different from Zhou Kunshan's.

"It's very simple." Zheng Yi is still very patient with his team.

After all, they are different from those people he used in the Dayu Immortal Dynasty.

Regardless of their abilities, those people are already mature officials.

They can figure out many things themselves even without explanation.

But Zhou Kunshan and his people were just ordinary farmers not long ago.

Among all people, the only one who can be said to have political experience is Zhou Kunshan.

But what he managed was just a small village. To put it bluntly, it had little to do with politics.

Therefore, many things still need him to teach them step by step.

"For the imperial court, a group of bandits and a group of rebels are completely different."

"No matter how powerful the bandits are, they are not targeting the imperial court. Before they pose a real threat to the imperial court, the imperial court will always deal with the bandits less well than the rebels."

"So, before we truly have enough power, the smaller the threat we pose to the Dog Court, the better."

"Everyone..." Zheng Yi's eyes swept over several people one by one.

"This is not fear. What we are facing next is a long run without any breathing space."

"We have to do everything we can to conserve our energy until we reach the finish line."

"Even if these powers are insignificant, they may enable us to take that crucial step at the most critical moment."

Several people nodded suddenly. No wonder their lord seemed to be extremely cautious in everything he did, giving people a petty feeling.

It's not that the lord is petty, but that he thinks too far ahead, thinking about the future that they have never considered.

"Zhou Kunshan, I'm going to give this to you, can you do it well?"

Zhou Kunshan agreed without a second thought: "Please rest assured, my lord. I will complete this task even if I die."

Zheng Yi actually hesitated for a while about this candidate.

Zhou Kunshan, Feng Haitao, and several other villagers from Hewan Village who have performed well recently have all thought about it.

But in the end, Zheng Yi handed the matter over to Zhou Kunshan.

Everyone else, even Feng Haitao, is too young.

Only Zhou Kunshan has both the ability and the qualifications.

After all, although they were bandits in name, Zheng Yi didn't really want them to be bandits.

Nothing that needs to be done should be left behind.

Therefore, Zheng Yi really had no choice but to give young people a chance to gain experience. Right now, they were not ready to fail.

Zheng Yi has always been very fortunate. Although their strength seems to be growing rapidly, truly useful talents are quite scarce.

There are a lot of people in the Wanxian Sect, and while it's no problem to let them preach, there aren't many people who can handle the big things.

Shilipo!
"Special Commissioner, ten miles ahead is our destination."

One person eagerly introduced the road conditions ahead to the man in armor.

If Zheng Yi and the others saw this person, they would be very surprised.

Just because he was the special commissioner who came to the mine for investigation for the first time.

Now, this guy has completely lost his previous arrogant look.

Obviously he was too fat and would be out of breath after walking a few steps, but this guy was like a rolling ball, wiping his sweat and running back and forth without stopping for a moment.

"Sir, it's hot here, please have a drink of water. I specially had this water chilled, it will cool you down."

The general had at least reached the crystallization stage of cultivation and was already immune to cold and heat. A little bit of heat was nothing.

He glanced at the plate with disdain: "Useless rubbish, you can't even do such a simple thing, and you still need me to help you. If it weren't for..."

"This general has already ordered people to cut you, a useless waste, into pieces." Zhao Ying could not understand why his younger brother trusted this ugly and useless guy so much.

Even though there was such a big problem, I still wanted to save his life.

How could he not know that the other party asked this fat guy to lead the way for him so that he could get some credit and avoid some punishment?

The fat man flattered him in every possible way along the way. But the more he flattered him, the more Zhao Ying hated this fat man.

Seeing the fat guy presenting him with iced spring water, Zhao Ying, who originally liked this kind of spring water the most, felt annoyed for no reason.

He kicked the fat man several meters away. After the fat man fell to the ground, he bounced a few times on the ground and miraculously stood up again.

Although he spat out several mouthfuls of blood, his face looked extremely ugly.

But this guy still forced a smile: "Your Excellency's kick was really graceful. I couldn't help but be attracted by your grace."

"If this helps you vent your anger, you might as well kick a few more times."

"Don't worry about me. As long as I can satisfy you, even if I lose my life, it will be my honor."

Looking at the fat man's extremely humble appearance, for some reason, Zhao Ying's anger actually dissipated a lot.

After all, before today, he had never seen someone like Fatty who could flatter without any bottom line.

"Instead of talking about useless shit, why not lead the way? If we can successfully catch the murderer who killed our Zhao family's children this time, you can also be considered to have made some contributions."

When the fat man heard what Zhao Ying said, he couldn't help but cheer up.

The reason why he was so shameless and flattered Zhao Ying was just because of this sentence, right?
Doesn’t the fat guy know that Zhao Ying doesn’t like him?
Not to mention Zhao Ying, even his master Zhao Ke didn't like him very much.

No one knew how long he knelt in front of Zhao Ke's door in order to get this opportunity.

Not only that, he even gave more than 90% of his property, as well as his many years of management for Zhao Ke, which increased the income of Zhao Ke's mansion several times.

Only then did I get this opportunity.

The reason why he was so willing to pay such a price was because the fat man understood one thing: if these people really abandoned him, dying immediately might be a relief for him.

Without the protection of the Zhao family, those people he once dealt with for his master would definitely make him experience what it means to live a life worse than death.

Even if no one dealt with him, the life he would live as an ordinary person would definitely not be something he could bear.

The fat guy doesn't want to die, so he has to do everything he can to keep his current identity.

Just as they reached Shilipu, a man appeared in front of the army.
The man was tall and held two pickaxes in his hands. "I dug this mountain and planted this tree. If you want to pass through here, leave some money to buy your way through."

Obviously there was only one person on the other side, but his momentum intimidated the army of 300 people.

A moment later, a buzzing sound of communication was heard among the army.

"What's going on? From what I heard, he's planning to rob us?"

"Is this guy's eyesight okay? Didn't he see how many people we have here?"

"What the hell is he talking about? What does this mountain have to do with him? Don't the trees here grow out of the ground? I've never heard of anyone planting trees here."

If someone does something stupid, everyone will laugh at him.

But if this stupid thing is so stupid that it is beyond belief, it will make people curious.

Zhou Kunshan, waving a pickaxe, was eager to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

He is our lord. Why ask him to recite the inscription? Wouldn't that make people think he is a fool?

It was because his skin was very dark that no one could tell that his face was already blood red.

Such an incredible situation even made Zhao Ying interested: "Boy, I didn't hear what you said just now. How about you say it again?"

In fact, he had noticed Zhou Kunshan's existence a long time ago.

I just felt that this guy only had the strength of the Foundation Establishment Stage, so I didn't take him seriously at all.

I really didn't expect that a rookie in the Foundation Establishment Stage would dare to rob the army.

Although he has only 300 subordinates, most of them have cultivation level at the Foundation Establishment Stage. Looking at the entire Eastern Province, they are the elite among the elite.

It would be extremely difficult for a mere Foundation Establishment stage bandit to rob a caravan, but he was so bold as to attack the army.

Zhou Kunshan waved two pickaxes and said, "You idiots, do you have chicken feathers in your ears? I'll say it one last time, hand over all your valuables to me."

"Otherwise, I will kill you all at my command!"

After a moment's silence, a series of laughter broke out in the army.

"Did I hear correctly? This guy actually wants to kill us all?"

"Does he think he's so powerful that he can beat all of us by himself?"

"Who knows, maybe he is a hidden master who can really defeat a hundred people at once?"

"I originally thought that this mission would be very boring. I didn't expect to encounter something so funny. I laughed so hard that tears came out."

Even Zhao Ying held his stomach and laughed so hard that he couldn't stop.

Of all the people, only one person did not laugh.

That was the former special commissioner Fatty. Fatty might not have much impression of the other people in the mine.

But this guy had run errands for him so many times, how could he forget?

"Damn it, why is this guy here?"

"Moreover, they are so ignorant that they want to rob the troops that are heading to where you are going."

"Could it be..." Suddenly, the fat man was shocked. A very scary thought emerged in his mind.

The person who wants to stop the investigation is most likely the real murderer.

In other words, it is very likely that those young masters of the Zhao family really died at the hands of these people.

Although this conclusion was too shocking, the fat man couldn't believe it at all.

But if this is true, then everything that happened before seems to make sense.

Why, after so many investigations, have they come up with no results?
Because the real traitor is right next to them.

The fat man subconsciously shrank behind Zhao Ying. If the peasant recognized him at this time, he would be doomed.

The fat man obviously didn't realize that with his body size, it would be impossible to block his figure unless there was a city wall in front of him.

Zhou Kunshan had noticed his presence a long time ago, but he simply ignored the fat man.

After all, there is nothing worth talking about between the two parties.

"What are you laughing at? You don't really think that I am the only one who dares to come and rob, do you? Come out, brothers, let these lackeys of the imperial court see the power of our Tianwang Village."

Dozens of waving flags suddenly appeared on the surrounding hilltops, and beneath the flags the sound of killing was deafening and the sound of weapons clashing was endless.

This scene really scared Zhao Ying and others.

But soon, Zhao Ying discovered that something was wrong. Although there were many flags, the sound of shouting and killing was not as loud as he had imagined.

Although they are everywhere, they always give people a sparse feeling.

Although there are crowds of people on the top of the mountain, if you look carefully you will find that only a few people are running back and forth, while the rest are just staying in one place and not moving at all.

"So that's how it is." Zhao Ying sneered disdainfully.

The untouchables are indeed untouchables. Although they are a little clever, that's all.

This low-level trick could not be hidden from his eyes at all.

"The Tianwang Village is really so impressive that it gave this general a fright."

Zhou Kunshan seemed not to have heard Zhao Ying's teasing. He laughed triumphantly and said, "Since you are afraid, then hand over your food obediently."

After thinking for a moment, he pretended to be stupid and added: "Oh, there are weapons... and armor."

The fat man's innocent eyes were filled with pity. I have seen many stupid people, but I have never seen anyone as stupid as this one.

General Zhao is teasing you, can't you see that?

"Stupid pariah, I have to admit that your clumsy methods have brought me a lot of laughter." As he said this, Zhao Ying's eyes suddenly turned cold and he said murderously.

"You have committed an unforgivable sin by robbing the imperial army."

Zhao Ying raised his hand and drew the sword from his waist: "All troops, attack and kill all the untouchables who are involved in this matter. No one will be spared."

Faced with these low-level bandits, Zhao Ying didn't even deploy the most basic tactics.

In his opinion, his soldiers could completely annihilate them with just a few casual attacks. (End of this chapter)