Thief Emperor

Chapter 104 Breaking into a private house!

Cui Shao, who had just arrived, had no idea how complicated Li Yun's background was.

In his opinion, Li Yun was just a warrior who was fighting bandits for the sake of his hometown. He was a "law-abiding" person. Even if the government gave him the power to fight bandits, he would only do it honestly and would not have any other ideas.

In fact, after Li Yun got this document, he could have all the power to organize armed forces, expand armed forces, and command operations in the name of suppressing bandits!
Although the original leader Li also had these powers, they were only limited to the mountain stronghold and the green forest.

And now, he has the legal power to form an armed force!

Just imagine, when Li Yun took the documents from the state and recruited militiamen under the order of the government and paid them wages, how many people could he attract to join his anti-theft team?
It's much more attractive than recruiting bandits.

After all, the Great Zhou Dynasty, which lasted for more than 200 years, has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and not many people who can be officers and soldiers would be willing to become bandits.

"Half of the governor..."

Li Zheng scratched his head: "Is it so exaggerated?"

"You'll know later."

Li smiled and said, "Take your people to Shidai in the next few days and ask about the big villages there. I will take people there in a few days."

Li Zheng responded and nodded, "Okay, I will leave for Shidai tomorrow."

As he said this, he glanced at Zhang Hu and asked with a smile, "Second brother, will Huzi go with me?"

Li Yun glanced at Zhang Hu, who was eating fiercely, and smiled dumbly: "If you want him to accompany you, then go together. You will have a companion along the way."

Li Zheng grinned.

"Then I'll take him with me."

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The next day, Li Zheng and Zhang Hu left Qingyang, while Li Yun returned to Qingyang County Government Office and gathered all the government officials together.

There are more than thirty yamen runners in Qingyang County now, only ten of them belong to the anti-theft team, but the remaining twenty have also followed Li Yun to work.

Li Dadutou stood in front of the yamen runners, coughed, and said, "Many of you brothers are working in the yamen, and you are well-informed. Some of you should have heard some news in the past few days."

“But there are still some people who don’t know.”

Li Dutou cleared his throat and said, "Today, I will talk to you all seriously."

"Because our brothers have been suppressing bandits in Qingyang for the past six months, and the process has been going smoothly. Up to now, there are not many bandits left in Qingyang."

"So a few days ago, Governor Cui from the state came over and commissioned me to wipe out the bandits in our entire Xuanzhou."

At this point, Li Yun glanced at everyone and said slowly: "From now on, I will not only fight bandits in Qingyang, but also in all parts of Xuanzhou."

"Brothers from the anti-theft team and brothers from the Qingyang Yamen, if you want to stay in Qingyang, that's no problem. You can still serve in Qingyang."

"But if anyone wants to follow me and leave Qingyang to fight bandits outside, that's fine too."

At this point, Li Yun looked at these people, especially at Chen Da, and said with a smile: "How many people are willing to go out with me?"

Chen Da had already greeted Li Yun long ago. Hearing this, he immediately stood up, bowed his head and clasped his fists: "Boss! I'm willing to go with you!"

Huang Yong said as he left the class: "I am willing to do that too!"

Soon, almost all of the seven or eight members of the anti-theft team expressed their willingness to go out with Li Yun, while most of the remaining twenty or so yamen runners were a little hesitant.

Li Yun smiled and said, "Okay, let's do this for now."

"Brothers from the anti-theft team, come with me."

As he spoke, he patted Chen Da on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Let's make arrangements. Let's go to Xiangfulou tonight. I'll treat you."

Chen Da blinked and asked, "Boss, should the anti-theft team go alone, or... or should all of them go?"

"All go, all go."

Li Yun smiled and said, "I may not have any other skills, but I still have the skill of treating my brothers to a meal."

"But let's make it clear in advance."

Captain Li looked at everyone and said with a smile: "This is not a farewell dinner. I am from Qingyang and I am still the captain of Qingyang. When things outside are almost done, I will report to Governor Cui."

"I will come back to Qingyang."

All the yamen runners then smiled happily.

"Today, I must bankrupt my boss!"

Someone shouted, "Get the captain drunk! I want to challenge him in a duel!"

Li Yun laughed and scolded a few times, and told them to go wherever they should go. When he was about to leave the county government office to buy some things, Chen Da poked Li Yun's arm mysteriously.

"Boss, look there..."

Li Yun followed his gaze and saw a woman behind a stone window not far away, staring at Li Yun intently.

Chen Da laughed and said, "I'm looking for you."

Li Yun glanced at him and said, "You're too talkative."

Having said that, Li Yun still left everyone behind and walked towards the woman. He was tall and naturally took big steps. After a few steps, he was in front of the woman, bowed slightly, and said with a smile: "Why are you here, Miss Xue?" Xue Yun'er pinched the corner of her clothes, looked at Li Yun, then looked away and said: "You...are you leaving tomorrow?"

Li Yun thought about it and said with a smile: "It may not be tomorrow, it may be the day after tomorrow."

Miss Xue looked towards the pavilion not far away and whispered, "Let's...let's go and talk."

"it is good."

Li Yun followed her, and the two of them entered the pavilion one after the other. After they sat down under the pavilion, Miss Xue looked towards the pond and whispered, "You..."

"Why did you accept the appointment of Cui Shijun..."

Li Yun thought about it and smiled, "First of all, it's naturally because this is not a bad thing. After all, suppressing bandits in Xuanzhou is also considered to be eliminating harm for the people."

"Secondly, that Cui guy is making things difficult for the county lord. I have been well taken care of by the county lord during this period, so I will certainly help if I can."

Miss Xue looked at Li Yun and turned her head away.

"You always have a reason."

She lowered her head, her eyes red again: "You never look at me."

Li Yun scratched his head and sighed, "Ms. Xue, I once made a big mistake accidentally..."

"I asked Li Zheng."

Xue Yuner wiped her tears and said, "Before you took me to the mountain, you came to the city. It wasn't unintentional..."

"Are you, are you..."

Xue Yun'er gritted her teeth and said, "Have you fallen for another prettier girl?"

These were words Li Yun said casually on the mountain, and she still remembers them.

How can a skinny monkey say anything!
Li Yun cursed in his heart, and then seeing the girl in front of him crying, his heart trembled. He sat closer to Xue Yun'er and reached out to hold her slender hand.

Her palm was not big and was almost covered by Li Yun's large palm.

"ah!"

Miss Xue was suddenly held by the hand and screamed, her face turned red: "What are you doing!"

After all, the village chief Li was thick-skinned, so he smiled and said, "It's been more than half a year, and I still haven't found a woman prettier than you."

Xue Yun'er's face flushed red. She stood up and turned to leave. When she walked out of the pavilion, she turned back and glared at Li Yun fiercely, cursing, "You bastard, you hooligan!"

After saying that, she ran away.

Village Chief Li looked at her back and smiled.

This feeling is really good.

However, what he might do has far-reaching implications, so everything must be planned in advance.

After standing in a daze for a while under the pavilion, he got up and left to do some preparatory work.

On that day, he invited Qingyang's colleagues to dinner. They drank until they were drunk. Even he, who had a good alcohol tolerance, was about four or five percent drunk. When he returned to his residence with a dizzy head, as soon as he entered his room, he saw that there was an extra book on his table without knowing when.

"Strategy for Catching Thieves"

Li Yun walked over, flipped through a few pages, then burped and muttered softly.

"This girl..."

"Break into private houses."

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Two days later, after saying goodbye to the Xue father and daughter one by one, Li Yun led seven or eight people from the anti-theft team and rushed to Shidai.

After arriving in Shidai, Li Yun arranged for them to stay in an inn. Then he came to the door of Gu's house with a smile on his face. He looked up at this most luxurious house in Shidai County and knocked on the door without any hesitation.

Soon, the concierge saw his appearance.

Last time, it was Li Yun who brought the imperial envoy to live in Gu's house. The doorman of Gu's house naturally recognized him. The doorman was startled and said quickly: "Captain Li, you...what do you want?"

"Come to see Master Gu to discuss something."

Village Chief Li frowned slightly, looked at the gatekeeper, and said, "What's wrong? Why don't you open the door for me?"

The concierge shook his head quickly and said, "No... No, I have to go and inform them first."

Li Yun pushed lightly, and the doorman could not resist. He entered the Gu family's house easily. Li Dadu stepped forward and patted the doorman on the shoulder, smiling and said, "The Gu family and I are old acquaintances. What is there to report? Come on, take me to see Master Gu."

"Li... Li Dutou."

The doorman was held down by Li Yun on the shoulders and had to follow Li Yun forward involuntarily with a bitter face.

"You are trespassing..."

(End of this chapter)