The Ming Dynasty took an unconventional approach

Chapter 597 Suppressing Bandits
Song Xuan from the Hengshan School is a woman. When she and her senior brother came in, they first saw Pan Yun, then Miao Zhen and Miao He.

She couldn't help but laugh: "Whose child is this?"

When Pan Jun heard this and turned around, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes.

She was a bright-looking woman in her twenties, holding a sword in her hand, and her face looked snow-white against her red clothes.

Different from the red gauze that Xiaohong and Hongyan liked to wear, her red dress was tied with a belt, slender enough to be held in one hand. She stood there like a kapok flower on a cliff, strong yet dazzling.

Pan Jun felt that even if he couldn't find out anything at this banquet, it would be worth the trip to get to know her.

Pan Yun smiled and clasped his fists, saying, "I am Pan Yun from Sanqing Mountain, also known as Sanzhu."

"Sanzhu?" The other party was stunned: "I wonder if he is the same as Pan Sanzhu from Longhu Mountain who suppressed the bandits in Quanzhou last year..."

"It's Pindao."

Song Xuan was overjoyed and stepped forward quickly: "It's you, young man!"

Last year's Quanzhou anti-bandit campaign made several people famous, among which the most talked about were naturally Taoist Xuanmiao of Sanqing and Li Ji and Qu Le of Wulin League.

But apart from them, the most curious and eye-catching person is actually Pan Sanzhu of Longhu Mountain.

Because after the great war last year, at least seven out of ten storytellers along the coastal areas of Jiangnan were telling her story.

The story had changed by the time it reached the inland, and Song Xuan didn't know which version of the story she had heard, but she admired Pan Sanzhu very much.

She sat directly next to Pan Yun and pushed Qu Le away.

After the meal, Pan Jun didn't find out much information, but he became friends with her. The two of them agreed that they could walk together and support each other when they went to battle.

Xue Shao was able to fit in with them better than Pan Yun. When he left the table, he was drunk and unconscious. Tao Yanbai and Xi Jin had to half-support and half-carry him out.

But as they walked for a while in the direction of the villa, the drunk people dispersed in twos and threes. Chen Lan and others who were traveling with them were left far behind. In the dark night, Xue Shao pushed the two of them and stood firm.

Tao Yanbai was surprised: "You are pretending to be drunk!"

Xue Shao smiled at him.

Xi Jin said: "Of course I have to pretend to be drunk. I can't really let them get drunk. These people are not worthy of our young master getting drunk."

Pan Yun asked him, "What did you find out?"

Xue Shao shook his head slightly: "I just think that the Chen family is trying to win us over. Among the people at our table, the two brothers value the three people from the Cao Gang the most."

Pan Yun pondered and said, "In the early years, tea and silk were mostly transported by land, but since people started using the Cao Gang to smuggle salt, more and more tea and silk, which are afraid of moisture, have been transported by water."

Xue Shao nodded slightly: "Besides, southern goods are sold in the north, and northern goods are sold in the south. Rich and poor people can all choose to travel by water, so the Cao Gang is just as well-informed as the Beggar Gang."

Qu Le next to him: "What do you mean?"

Miao Zhen glanced at him and said, "It means that the Chen brothers held this banquet in order to make friends with the Cao Gang. It was for profit."

Pan Yun: "If it's just for the benefit, then it's fine."

Qu Le: "If not for this, what else could they be fighting for?"

Pan Jun glanced at him and said, "I don't know. I'm just telling you guys, don't run around. Follow me closely when you go out, especially you. You are our treasure."

Qu Le did not feel like a gold nugget at all. Not to mention his fellow nephews Pan Yun, even Xue Shao, whom he had just met, was very indifferent to him. How could he be like a gold nugget?

Not only them, but also Li Wenying and others who knew his importance treated him the same as other disciples.

Just remind her one more thing when she goes out: "Follow Pan Yun closely and don't run around."

It was as if he was a seven or eight-year-old child who would shake off an adult's hand and run around, and the next moment be patted away by a slapping man.

Qu Le didn't like this feeling at all. He secretly gathered his strength and decided to make them look at him in a new light this time.

He became famous last year, but people always use a subtle tone when talking about him.

Tonight's banquet was even more so. Even Tao Yanbai, who was just out in the world for the first time, was gentle and polite when others greeted him, but when it was his turn, his tone was always a little strange.

The order came so quickly that it was beyond Pan Yun's expectations.

The next morning after the banquet, Li Wenying called them together and ordered Zhang Weiyi and Zhang Ning of the Wulin Alliance to lead them to encircle and suppress a group of pirates called the Jinsha Gang.

There were a total of one hundred people in their group, including fifteen Taoists and eighty-five people from the martial arts world.

Pan Yun and his team are also in it.

Xue Shao and Xi Jin somehow managed to get in, but were also assigned to this team.

Moreover, not only was he assigned here, he was also brought here by Li Wenying herself and then handed over to Pan Yun personally.

Pan Jun looked at the hand handed to him, then raised his head and looked at Li Wenying expressionlessly.

Li Wenying smiled at her: "You two are acquaintances..."

Pan Jun withdrew his hand, and Xue Shao's hand fell: "Not familiar."

Xue Shao suppressed his laughter and looked at Li Wenying.

Li Wenying: …

He took a deep breath and forced a brilliant smile at Pan Yun: "Even though we are not familiar with each other, we still have a connection. Come on, let's get to know each other formally. This is Xue... Juren, with a single name of Shao. He is the great-nephew of Dean Xue."

Pan Jun was stunned, and looked at Xue Shao fiercely: "You, you have this kind of relationship with Dean Xue?"

Xue Shao nodded: "Yes, it's just that my uncle is practicing Taoism and we haven't seen each other for a long time. I didn't expect Mr. Li to recognize me as soon as he saw me."

Pan Yun lowered his voice and said, "Since there are private servants sneaking in from the imperial court, why don't you follow them?"

Xue Shao also lowered his voice and said: "I am the Imperial Censor. It is meaningless for officials to mix with officials. Besides, they are not necessarily safer than pirates."

Thinking of his identity and character, Pan Yun looked at him with sympathy: "By the way, you've been out for a while, you..."

Xue Shao said calmly, "I investigated a prefect, prosecuted two county magistrates, and wrote a letter to impeach the Ministry of Revenue. It's not bad, it's not bad."

Pan Jun retracted his shocked expression, then became suspicious: "Is it really gone?"

Xue Shao paused and said, "We also raided two other houses. One was a local gentry whose family had a doctor in the Ministry of Works in Beijing. The other was a merchant whose family had no one in office. He colluded with local gangs and killed people to steal their business. The others were gone."

Pan Yun looked at him silently.

Xue Shao said seriously: "It's really gone."

Pan Yun sighed: "It's rare that you can live to this day. Well, I'll take you with me."

Xue Shao smiled and said, "Thank you, Taoist Sanzhu, for your protection."

Li Wenying exhaled a breath, both of his responsibilities were relieved. He felt relieved and said with a smile, "Okay, you guys have to obey orders when you go there. Go quickly. If you go too late, the good seats on the boat will be taken by others."

Pan Jun snorted in his heart, pulled Xue Shao and left: "After knowing each other for such a long time, I still don't know the depth of your martial arts."

Xue Shao: "Not as good as you."

"I know this. There are few people here who can compare to me."

(End of this chapter)