From the fake emperor to the concubine

The fat man was indeed a smart man. He guessed their identities just by looking at where the two people were sitting.

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, the fat man knew that something bad was going to happen.

I really want to slap myself a few times. Why can I be so mean with my mouth?

Tell the other party clearly that I know all your secrets, so kill me quickly to silence them.

Zheng Yi originally planned to kill this fat guy directly.

When this guy came as a special commissioner to investigate the missing Zhao family members, his domineering attitude was really annoying.

But this guy was able to see through the truth in an instant, which shows that he does have some ability.

"Tell me, how much do you know?" Zheng Yi said with a smile.

The fat man raised his head nervously, as if trying to see something from Zheng Yi's expression.

Unfortunately, the other party hid too well, and he couldn't get any information from Zheng Yi's face.

"My lord, if I tell you everything, can you not kill me?" The fat man's facial features were twisted into a bitter face.

"That depends on how much you know." Zheng Yi said with a smile.

"Although I know you can't guarantee anything, I don't have any choice now, right?" The fat man wanted to cry but had no tears.

"I know, sir, that you and that guy are not bandits. Your goal should be..."

"I think your purpose in disguising yourself as bandits this time is to try to weaken the court's attention to you..."

Under Zheng Yi's questioning, the fat guy blurted out everything he could be sure of and what he vaguely guessed.

During this process, the fat man finally remembered Zheng Yi's identity.

Isn’t this guy the miner he met once when he first came to the mine to investigate?
At that time, he was actually very interested in this person, but was later interrupted by Zhou Kunshan.

Now it seems that these guys already had problems at that time. The reason why Zhou Kunshan stood up was to protect this person, right?
Listening to the fat guy explaining the relationship between Zheng Yi and himself and others word by word, Zhou Kunshan couldn't help but gasp.

I don’t know if it was because he was shocked by the fat man or because of the pain when the wound was bandaged.

"My lord, this fat guy knows too much. I think we should just kill him directly..." Zhou Kunshan made a gesture of wiping his neck, and it was obvious that he really wanted to kill the fat guy.

Zheng Yi shook his head: "Keep him for now, this guy is a talent."

Although my first impression of the fat guy was not very good, this guy still has some abilities.

The most important thing is that this fat guy had just been abandoned by the Zhao family, so it was a good time to recruit him.

"Talent? This greedy guy?" Zhou Kunshan whispered to Zheng Yi, "You don't know that when he came to investigate before, he extorted a lot of money from Zhao Tianming."

"My Lord, I don't think it's necessary to use such a greedy person."

It can be seen that Zhou Kunshan really doesn't have a good impression of the fat guy.

"I understand." Zheng Yi did not comment.

Zheng Yi naturally had no expectations for the fat guy's character.

However, when it comes to hiring people, sometimes what matters is not their character but their ability.

Just based on those words just now, absolutely no one among his current subordinates can say such things.

"What's your name?" Zheng Yi asked.

"My name is Zhao... No... I have nothing to do with the Zhao family now. My original name is Zheng Ya. Nice to meet you, sir."

Zheng Yi nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Let me ask you, do you want to live or die?"

The fat man said without hesitation: "Of course I want to live. As long as you can spare my life, I will do anything you ask me to do."

"In that case... then you should lose weight first." The fat man widened his eyes in surprise.

He originally thought that Zheng Yi would definitely ask him to tell him all the information he knew about the Zhao family.

But I never expected that it would help him lose weight.

After being surprised, the fat man quickly understood what Zheng Yi meant and immediately agreed excitedly: "Don't worry, sir. As long as I don't lose this fat, I won't eat a single bite of rice."

Once he loses weight, he will be like a different person.

The fact that the other party asked him to do this meant that this person would not only spare his life, but would also most likely use him.

Although Zheng Ya felt that rebellion was no different from seeking death, the power of the Zhao family was beyond their imagination.

But at least now, he can survive.

That night, a very strange figure appeared in the mining area.

A fat man as big as a ball was running around the mining area, grunting.

Because his body was too heavy, even as a monk, he could not run far before he had to stop and rest. Sweat was pouring out of his body, and the ground he ran on was wet.

"My lord, have you really decided to use this guy?" Feng Haitao stared at Zheng Ya vigilantly. He was on high alert against this fat man.

"Don't worry, as long as we can keep winning, this guy will be our most staunch supporter." Zheng Yi said lightly.

Feng Haitao subconsciously asked back: "What if we fail in the battle?"

"If that's the case, this fat guy will definitely try every possible way to sell us out in exchange for a high position and generous salary from the court."

Before Feng Haitao could continue speaking, Zheng Yi explained, "Of course, this fat guy wouldn't do this unless it was absolutely necessary."

"Given his criminal record, even if he really did this, there is no guarantee that the Zhao family would not settle accounts with him afterwards."

Seeing Zheng Yi's firm attitude, even if the others were dissatisfied, they didn't say anything else.

With the addition of Fatty, Zheng Yi suddenly had less things to do.

Even though Zheng Ya is as fat as a ball, his ability to get things done is really extraordinary.

After all, among Zheng Yi’s current subordinates.

He is really the only one who has real experience in handling government affairs.

As for others, they can only cross the river by feeling the stones and take one step at a time.

The name of the bandit king Lu Dafei has spread throughout the entire Eastern Province.

Other bandits and robbers would at most bully ordinary people who were alone.

Anyone who dares to rob a caravan must be a ruthless person among millions.

After all, no one knows whether the caravan on the road has any relationship with the Zhao family.

If they were not forced to do so, or if they had thoroughly investigated the caravan's background, not many bandits would dare to sell directly.

But the bandit king Lu Dafei is different.

Those who were robbed were not those lone passers-by, or even the caravans with a small number of guards.

The first target of the robbery was the Zhao family’s army that was responsible for investigating the case.

Such a huge move really shocked the brothers on the Eastern State Road.

Of course, there are also people who are very disdainful of the bandit king Luffy.

"I'm telling you, don't listen to how much that bandit king brags. In fact, they did that only because they had no other choice. Otherwise, why didn't they do it before?"

Hearing this, the people at the surrounding tables immediately became interested.

Seeing this man looking at them with a half-smile, without saying a word, someone immediately understood: "Waiter, serve this brother a pot of wine and put it on our account."

After the wine came, the man said mysteriously, "This is all top secret information."

"Today I see that we brothers get along well. I've said this, and you've heard it, but please don't spread it around casually."

"If anything goes wrong, I will be the one to bear the consequences."

Those people around who were joining in the fun naturally agreed without hesitation.

"Don't worry, brother. We swear not to tell anyone."

"Don't keep us in suspense. Tell us what's going on."

After repeated requests from everyone, the man finally lowered his voice and said mysteriously, "Let me ask you, do you know why the imperial army suddenly appeared?"

"For no reason, they are not here to do something, right?"

The people around looked at each other in bewilderment; they really didn't know much about the inside story.

"This matter started several months ago." After taking a sip of wine, the man skillfully recounted the whole story.

From the way he spoke, it was obvious that this was not the first time he had done something like this.

"A few months ago, the three sons of the Zhao family suddenly disappeared in our Dongfang Province."

"what!"

"No way!"

"Is this true? Someone is so bold as to harm the Zhao family?"

Upon hearing the news, the space around them seemed to freeze in an instant.

"You're not kidding us, are you?" someone retorted subconsciously.

Another person immediately agreed: "Yes, this is the Zhao family. They died in our Dongfangzhou. Isn't that a big deal? How is it possible that there is no news at all?"

"Hehe!" The person who spread the news took another sip of wine.

When the people around heard such explosive news, although it was a bit shocking, they couldn't help but continue listening at this time.

"Waiter, another plate of broad beans to go with the wine, I'll treat you."

"Give this brother a grilled lamb chop!"

In order to know the inside story, the people who were eating there spent a lot of money.

The person who spread the news didn't seem to expect that there would be such an unexpected surprise.

He immediately smiled and clasped his fists to the people around him and said, "Thank you all for your hospitality. Don't worry, I will tell you everything I know."

"Some of you may doubt the truth of what I said. He was the son of the Zhao family. He died in our Dongfang Province. How could there be no news at all?"

"But think about it carefully, how is it possible that there is really no news at all? If this matter is false, why did the people above, even Zhao Ying's Iron Blood Guards, go out?"

"This is one of the best armies in our Eastern Province. They were dispatched for no apparent reason, and ran into bandits for no apparent reason."

"It would be fine if we met them, but how could such a strong army be completely wiped out by a group of bandits?"

This guy's tone was solemn, attracting everyone over.

"So there is only one truth. The people who killed the three sons of the Zhao family were these bandits."

This scene is playing out in many places across the Eastern State.

The news that was originally unknown to everyone became known to everyone overnight.

Because of this, Lu Dafei, who dared to take action against the Zhao family, naturally became a household name.

I don’t know how many people packed up their things after hearing the news.

Embarked on the journey to join Lu Dafei.

Seven days later, another army set out from the capital of Dongfangzhou and headed straight for Tianwang Mountain.

This is where Zhou Kunshan and his men became bandits.

The army of three thousand people was so powerful that they looked like they would not give up until they destroyed Tianwang Mountain.

It also made many people who were preparing to join the battle for the throne calm down a lot.

Although Lu Dafei called himself the King of Bandits, he once defeated the Zhao family's army.

But that was just a small force. Now facing such a large-scale regular army, whether Zhou Kunshan can still win is another matter.

Originally, everyone thought this would be a fight between dragons and tigers.

In fact, even Zhou Kunshan himself felt that he might not be able to win this game.

But when the dog court's army arrived at Tianwang Mountain, they were killed to pieces in their first attack on the mountain stronghold.

Afterwards, Zhou Kunshan led his men to launch a surprise attack at night and broke through the enemy camp with just one charge.

The army commander was forced to flee in panic, without even being able to take care of his troops.

If the commander-in-chief escapes, how can the Zhao family’s army still have the combat effectiveness?

It collapsed immediately.

Among the fleeing enemy troops, Zhou Kunshan happened to capture Zhao Ying again.

"General Zhao, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon?"

"You sent us so many supplies at Tianwang Mountain before, and I didn't have time to thank General Zhao. As a result, you sent us more supplies so quickly."

"Lu must have a good time today and have a drink with General Zhao."

Zhao Ying's face was as red as his butt.

The first time he was caught by the opponent, he underestimated the enemy and did not understand the opponent's strength.

He originally thought that this time he could avenge his previous humiliation and cut Lu Dafei, who insulted him, into pieces.

As a result, not only did he fail to take revenge, but he was insulted by the other party again.

Zhao Ying wanted to say, "Why don't you just kill me?"

But no matter how many times I mustered up the courage, I just couldn't bring myself to say it.

After everything was settled, Zhou Kunshan immediately ran back to the mine to consult Zheng Yi.

"My lord, is there some conspiracy here? In my hands, except for the 700 people we brought out from the mine, the rest are all recruited during this period of time."

"Such an army should not have any combat effectiveness."

"But why can we easily defeat the imperial army that is besieging us?"

Zheng Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry after hearing this. He easily agreed to the enemy's request, which made Zhou Kunshan lose his confidence.

"Isn't it natural to win? There is a fundamental difference between our army and the Zhao family's army."

"If you can't even win this battle, then we'd better surrender to the Zhao court as soon as possible."

"The real battle has just begun. The Eastern King Zhao Kongqing will now regard us as real enemies." (End of this chapter)