Thief Emperor

Chapter 112 I was fooled!

In order to deal with the two officials, Li Yun stayed in Xuanzhou City for almost three days. In addition to arguing with Governor Cui, he finally succeeded in getting 500 strings of cash and 20 crossbows from the governor.

This was also because Li Yun fought so well in Shidai in the past two months, allowing Cui Shao to submit a relatively good memorial to the court. Therefore, Cui Shijun, who came from a noble family, couldn't bear the loss of face, so he allocated these things to Li.

Relatively speaking, Li Yun is no longer short of 500 strings of cash, but the twenty crossbows transferred from the state treasury are real good things.

When Li led Chen Da and others to take out the crossbows, the warehouse manager looked distressed. He pulled Li Yun's sleeve and kept nagging: "Captain Li, it is written on the note from Envoy Cui that these crossbows are lent to you for suppressing bandits. After the suppression of the bandits is successful, you must return them, you must return them!"

Li Yun smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll return it to you."

The manager looked at the crossbows that Chen Da and the others were carrying, and still felt a little pain in his heart. He said, "Also, each crossbow can only hold ten arrows, no more."

Li Yun frowned and said, "My dear, this warehouse is not yours, why are you so stingy?"

The manager's eyes widened and he shouted, "Every Sima's first order of business is to check the armory. If anything is missing, I will take responsibility!"

"Since there is a note from Envoy Cui, what responsibility do you have to bear?"

Mr. Li glanced at him and held up five fingers: "Give you five strings of cash, and I'll take a hundred arrows from each crossbow."

The manager hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, when will I pay you?"

"Why do you carry five strings of cash with you? I'm still staying in Xuanzhou City today. You can come find me later. How can I, Li Zhao, owe you money?"

Li Yun's voice was a little louder, and the manager quickly pulled his sleeve and whispered, "Shut up, shut up!"

Li shook his head helplessly, turned around and shouted to Chen Da and others behind him: "If you can't move everything in one trip, do it in two trips!"

Chen Da and others responded and went to move the arrows with a smile.

There were only seven or eight of them who followed Li Yun into Xuanzhou City. Now each person had to carry two crossbows and two hundred arrows. Those with less strength could not lift them.

But this time, it was Mr. Li who got the big advantage.

The crossbow is strictly prohibited by the government, and it has a mechanism and there are requirements on the length of the arrow, so it is simply not available for purchase.

The arrows used for bows in the folk are not suitable for crossbows.

Li Yun has not yet developed to the point where he has his own weapons workshop or even an arsenal, so if there are not enough arrows, these crossbows will not last long.

Even if we ignore the difficulty of obtaining them, the cost of these two thousand arrows would probably be tens or hundreds of strings of money.

Five strings of cash, it’s totally worth it.

After taking the things from the warehouse, Li Yun, along with Chen Da and others, hired a few cars and left Xuanzhou without even saying goodbye to Governor Cui.

After leaving Xuanzhou, Li Yun took out a crossbow from the oilcloth bag. After holding it in his hand and pondering for a while, he figured out how to use it. After taking out an arrow and putting it on the trigger, he aimed left and right, scaring Chen Da and others so much that they were "pale with fright".

"Boss!"

Chen Da subconsciously dodged and said in a trembling voice: "Don't point this thing at people!"

Li Yun smiled dumbly: "Look at how scared you are, you have no ambition."

Chen Da heaved a sigh of relief when he saw him put away the crossbow. He smiled bitterly and said, "This thing is not a bow. A three-year-old child can kill people with it!"

Li Yun stretched himself, then laughed and said, "I know this thing is powerful, but I'm a little curious. I didn't expect there was such a good thing in the state's warehouse. I originally thought that it had all been sold out by corrupt officials."

Chen Da said "Hey", looked around, and whispered: "Boss, when we moved the things, there was nothing else in the warehouse except crossbows and armor. There were not many knives left, and even fewer bows and arrows."

"Crossbow and armor..."

Chen Da snorted and said, "The court is too strict, they dare not sell it."

Li Yun thought about it, shook his head and smiled: "They dare to sell even the things in the warehouse. There is nothing they dare not sell. The reason why there are still these good things in the warehouse is probably because..."

“No one dares to buy it.”

Anyone other than official personnel who possesses these things will be charged with treason.

The group was talking as they hurried on their way, because they were going to Shidai to deliver the supplies to the main force of the anti-theft team, so they happened to pass by Qingyang.

When they were almost at Qingyang County, Chen Da and Huang Yong were fine, but the rest of the runners were reluctant to leave. Li Yun also saw their thoughts and said with a smile: "Let's go to Qingyang first, rest for three days, and then meet up with them."

These Qingyang yamen runners have been following Li Yun around for the past two months, and it is indeed time for them to go home and take a look.

Everyone cheered, then drove their carriages at full speed back to Qingyang. They didn't arrive at the gate of Qingyang until it was dark. Chen Da stood on the carriage, his hands on his waist, and cursed until the city gate was opened.

The gatekeepers were naturally runners from the county government. When they saw Li Yun sitting in the carriage, they all smiled.

"Boss, it was too dark, I didn't see it was you."

"Captain, you haven't been back to Qingyang for some time."

Li Yun was sitting in the carriage, greeting these familiar people, and said with a smile: "I went to Shidai to suppress bandits. Brothers may not have seen that the bandits in Shidai were beaten to a pulp!" "They are far worse than the bandits in Qingyang!"

These yamen runners were all from Qingyang, and they were all excited when they heard this.

"Of course. The Shidai people are so fierce, how can they compare to us Qingyang people!"

After greeting these people, Li Yun did not dare to neglect them and took Chen Da and others back to the county government office.

Because they were carrying something, an extremely dangerous crossbow, they had to be handed over to the county government for storage.

After a group of ten people arrived at the county government office, the lights were soon turned on in the already dark county government office. Li Yun watched Chen Da and the others seal the twenty crossbows into the box and load the crossbow arrows. Then he called them together and said, "Okay, go back to your homes. Come back to the county government office to find me in three days."

Li Yun was a little tired at this moment. After stretching, he said, "If anyone doesn't want to go, just rest at home for a while. There's no need to rush back."

Chen Da and others cheered and dispersed happily.

After Li Yun locked the door of the small warehouse, he was ready to leave the county government office and go back to his residence to sleep. Before he could leave, he suddenly heard the voice of Master Xue from behind him.

"Where are you going?"

Li Yun turned around, a smile appeared on his face, and he clasped his fists and said, "Your Excellency, have you not rested yet?"

"I was about to take a break, but you guys were making a fuss outside, so I came out to see what was going on."

Li Yun told Magistrate Xue about the crossbow. Master Xue frowned slightly, then became serious. He called two yamen runners and asked them to take shifts to watch over the warehouse and forbid anyone to open it.

After giving the order, he looked at Li Yun and said calmly, "Come with me."

Li Yun responded and followed Magistrate Xue all the way to Mr. Xue's study, where he sat down obediently.

Magistrate Xue looked at him and asked, "How is the bandit suppression going during this period?"

"It's okay."

Li Yun smiled and said, "In two months, most of the bandits in Shidai have been eliminated. If we spend another year, at least 70% of the bandits in Xuanzhou will be eliminated, if not completely."

"By then, my work will be done."

Master Xue rubbed his brows, then looked at Li Yun and said with emotion: "Xuanzhou has been plagued by problems for so many years, but I never thought that... it would be solved in your hands."

After a pause, he looked at Li Yun and continued, "You can continue to suppress the bandits, but don't go to Ningguo County in the short term."

Li Yun was curious and asked, "What happened in Ningguo?"

"Nothing happened in Ningguo."

Master Xue frowned and said, "But something happened in Yuezhou. The thief Qiu occupied the entire Yuezhou. A few days ago, he openly raised the banner of rebellion in Yuezhou and proclaimed himself the King of Yue."

"what?"

Li Yun was stunned.

Master Xue glanced at him and smiled dumbly: "Why, are you scared?"

He immediately stopped smiling and said seriously, "Now, the entire Yuezhou is in the hands of the thief Qiu. Ningguo County is adjacent to Yuezhou, and war may break out at any time."

"You can only wait until the imperial court sends more troops to Yuezhou and the war is over before you go to Ningguo to do your job."

Mr. Xue taught earnestly.

Li Yun came back to his senses at this moment. He shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "County Master, I am not scared, I am just fooled by this so-called King of Yue."

"How many troops does he have? How big is his territory..."

Li Yun smiled and said, "I really can't keep my composure at all."

Xue Song frowned and said, "If he calls himself the King of Yue, he will be more able to deceive people. I don't know how many people will join his army and want to become the so-called founding hero."

Li Yun smiled and said, "County Lord, if you call yourself a king, even if the imperial court originally had no hands to deal with him, now they have to grow a hand and press Yuezhou."

He paused and said softly, "County Master, I am going to Ningguo to suppress the bandits."

Xue Song frowned: "Why?"

Li Dutou spoke righteously.

"Of course it's for the common people!"

　I will be participating in an event these two days, so the update time may be unstable, but I will try my best to ensure that there will be no less than three updates~

　　
　
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