Thief Emperor

Chapter 111 King of Yue!

"Qingyang Li Zhao, I greet the envoy."

In the main hall of Xuanzhou Yamen, Li Yun clasped his fists and saluted the middle-aged man in front of him. The middle-aged man first looked at Li Yun, then looked at Cui Shao who was accompanying him, and said with a smile: "You really have the same name as me, what a coincidence."

Li Yun smiled and didn't respond.

Cui Shijun, who was standing by, coughed and tried to smooth things over: "I come from a Jianghu background, so I am quite straightforward. Please don't be offended, Brother Fan."

"Don't be surprised, don't be surprised."

Fan Zhao smiled and said to Li Yun, "Captain Li, I heard from Brother Cui that he arranged for you to suppress bandits in Shidai County in the past two months, and the effect was very good. Almost all the bandits in Shidai were wiped out."

Li Yun thought for a moment, then looked at Governor Cui and said with a smile, "I have already reported the situation of suppressing the bandits to Governor Cui this morning."

Cui Shao's face darkened and he looked at Li Yun. Li Dutou looked calm and said, "Envoy Cui, I was just about to report to you that I am fighting bandits in Shidai and I am short of money and food. I will soon be unable to continue."

Cui Shao took a deep breath, forced a smile on his face, and said, "In a few days, I will mobilize money and food and send them to the anti-theft team."

Li Yun then looked at the recruiting envoy and said, "Your Excellency, in the past few months, we have been following the orders of Envoy Cui to suppress bandits in Shidai. We have destroyed seven bandit lairs and killed and captured more than 1,270 bandits in total."

Hearing this, Fan Zhao couldn't help but clap his hands and said with a smile: "Great, great, Captain Li is really brave."

After praising him like this, he turned his head to look at Cui Shao and said with a smile, "It seems that I am not as blunt as you said."

Cui Shao touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed.

"It is true that they were not provided with money and food."

Fan Zhao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "This is what is wrong with Brother Cui."

He lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, then looked at Li Zhao and said slowly: "Captain Li, I have been ordered to supervise the recruitment of bandits in various states. Since the suppression of bandits in Xuanzhou has been done very well, I will not interfere too much. Captain Li, please continue the suppression."

"When the matter in Xuanzhou is over, I will also ask for the credit for Li Dutou when I submit a letter to report the emperor's will. By then, it won't be difficult for him to get a position of some official rank."

Li Yun looked calm and bowed his head to express his gratitude.

If he was truly a loyal and righteous man of the Great Zhou, he might have been arguing with these two corrupt officials who only cared about their own interests, but Li Yun never considered the interests of the Great Zhou.

The sooner this already corrupt world collapsed, the better, so he just went along with what the two men said.

Li Yun had no business to care about what benefits they gained from the court, nor was he too lazy to care. All he wanted was for this group of people not to disturb his mission of suppressing bandits.

After Fan Zhao said a few words of encouragement to Li Yun, he paused and said, "I heard that the largest village in Xuanzhou is called Shiwang Village. Even Li Dutou suffered a great loss at the hands of Shiwang Village. What is the current situation of Shiwang Village?"

"There are too many bandits on Shiwangzhai Mountain. I'm afraid their number has exceeded two hundred now."

Li Yun said in a deep voice: "And they are all fierce, plus... plus, they seem to have the ability to predict the future and know in advance that the government troops are coming."

"There's nothing we can do to them in the short term."

Fan Zhao frowned slightly and said, "So, it's not easy to suppress them?"

"Of course we can suppress it."

Li Yun smiled and said, "As long as the imperial court provides money, manpower and effort, no matter how powerful the Ten Kings Camp is, it can be wiped out."

Fan Zhao stroked his beard and said with a smile: "If the imperial court had so many manpower and resources, it would not be me, the commander-in-chief, who would come down to deal with the local banditry, but the imperial court's heavenly soldiers."

"The matter of the Ten Kings Village will be put on hold for now. After we have achieved some results in suppressing the bandits in Xuanzhou, we can consider recruiting them."

In front of Li Yun, the "official", Fan Zhao spoke without any taboos. After a "Hey", he continued: "If the Ten Kings Camp does not agree to surrender, I will mobilize troops to wipe out this big camp. If you agree to surrender."

He narrowed his eyes, turned his head to look at Cui Shao, then looked at Li Yun, and said with a smile: "The court ordered that the bandits recruited in Xuanzhou and other states can be directly sent to the battlefield in Yuezhou. When the time comes, let these bandits from the Ten Kings Camp attack Yuezhou."

A smile appeared on the face of the great leader Li.

These officials always spoke in a vague way. He hadn't seen someone who spoke as straightforwardly as Fan Zhaotaoshi for a long time.

I just don't know what expression Fan Zhao would have on his face if he knew that Li Zhao, the captain of the Shiwang Village who had suppressed countless bandits, was the leader of the Shiwang Village.

Li Yun clasped his fists, bowed his head slightly, and said with a faint smile: "Your Excellency is wise."

Fan Zhao stood up and patted Li Yun on the shoulder.

"Young man, do your job well. The world is not peaceful right now. It is time for you warriors to contribute. With your ability, Xuanzhou will definitely not be able to hide you."

As he spoke, he looked at Cui Shao and said with a smile: "Follow Brother Cui, you will have a chance to shine in the future."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Right now, I just want to do a good job in Xuanzhou and don't want anything else." "Okay, okay."

Fan Zhao put his hands behind his back and walked out: "Let's go and have a drink."

Cui Shao also stood up, put his hands behind his back and looked at Li Yun. After a while, he smiled silently.

"I didn't expect that Captain Li is not only good at fighting, but also very cunning."

After saying that, he also left with his hands behind his back.

Li Yun also silently turned around and looked at the backs of the two people, with a cold smile on his face.

Such a court.

Such a great Zhou!
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Yuezhou City.

Qiu Dian, who was tall, sat in the main seat and took a big gulp of wine.

Below him, a man in armor knelt on the ground, bowed his head and kowtowed, saying: "My lord, General Zhao has captured the last county town in Yuezhou. All the counties in Yuezhou have been occupied by us!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present stood up and saluted to Qiu Dian: "Congratulations, my lord! Congratulations, my lord!"

Qiu Dian smiled and said, "Okay!"

"Reward General Zhao handsomely!"

He slapped the table and shouted, "Pass on my order, cook the cattle and slaughter the sheep, and reward the troops!"

The messenger nodded quickly, said yes, and then retreated.

After he left, a middle-aged man who looked like a scholar stood up and bowed to Qiu Dian, saying in a flattering tone: "My lord, now that Yuezhou has been conquered, it is only a matter of time before we take over the southeast. Once we take over the southeast, you can look to the rest of the world, dethrone the Wu family, and change the dynasty!"

Qiu Dian's face flushed from drinking. He reached out and hugged a beautiful maid beside him, saying with a smile, "That Zheng guy is really a fool and can't stand a single blow. But the reinforcements from the Wu Zhou court may arrive at any time. The more it is now, the more we must not be careless."

"After we have conquered the southeast and the south of the Yangtze River, it won't be too late to take over the rest of the country."

The scholar said with a serious face, "My lord, I know the art of observing qi. Your royal aura is already overflowing at this moment. There is no need to belittle yourself."

"It is a foregone conclusion that the Lord will rule the southeast. Now that Wu Zhou is corrupt, it is only a matter of time before the Lord rules the world."

Qiu Dian laughed: "You scholars are good at talking. Give me some wine, give me some wine!"

The scholar shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "My lord, there is no hurry to drink. I have some advice to give to you."

At this time, Qiu Dian, who was already known as the "King of Heaven" among the people, had a red face and grinned: "You say, you say."

"Now the lord has occupied the entire Yuezhou, the people are rich and the army is strong, but there is still no proper title. Without a title, the lord cannot reward his subordinates."

"The soldiers below are not willing to sacrifice their lives."

"I dare to speak out, my lord..."

"Enter the King of Yue!"

The scholar knelt down, kowtowed and said, "To comfort the soldiers under my command and to show the Lord's intention to pacify the world!"

"King of Yue... King of Yue..."

Qiu Tianwang sat in the main seat, frowned, and said, "Mr. Zhu, isn't it too early?"

"not early."

Mr. Zhu smiled and said, "Now is the right time. Now that the king has ascended to the throne of the King of Yue, the people of the southeast will have a backbone."

"The officials of Wu Zhou would tremble a little when they heard the title of the king."

Qiu Dian sat in his seat and thought for a long time, but still couldn't make up his mind. He could only shake his head and wave his hands: "I'll think about this again, think about it again..."

So the matter was put on hold.

The next day, Mr. Zhu invited King Qiu to serve as King of Yue again, but Qiu Dian refused again.

On the third day, King Qiu, at the request of his subjects, officially ascended the throne of Yuezhou.

　I got up early in the morning to catch the train, and was so tired in the afternoon that I accidentally fell asleep. Sorry, sorry!!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)