Thief Emperor

Chapter 114 How to divide the money?
Leaving Qingyang again, this time the anti-theft team had two fewer people. Including Chen Da and Huang Yong, there were only five people left in total.

Two people are going to stay in Qingyang to rest for a while. After all, they have been following Li Yun to fight bandits for the past two months. They cannot be said to have gone through life and death, but they are physically and mentally exhausted, so it is normal for them to want to take a break.

Another person was arranged by Li Yun to go to Shidai to notify the main force of the anti-theft team to move out and join him.

After three days, more than one hundred members of the anti-theft team finally joined forces with Li Yun. As usual, Li Yun still sent Li Zheng out to go to Ningguo first to understand the general situation of Ningguo.

And he led his group towards Ningguo at a normal speed.

When it was time to rest, Li Yun called Zhou Liang over, opened several wooden boxes in the car, took out a crossbow wrapped in oil paper, and showed it to Zhou Liang.

Zhou Liang took the crossbow and was immediately stunned: "Crossbow!"

Li Yun smiled and nodded, saying, "It took a lot of effort to get it out of the Xuanzhou warehouse. It was not easy."

Zhou Liang took a deep breath, reached out to take the crossbow, looked at it for a moment, and said, "This is a good thing..."

Li Yun has tried this crossbow. Although it cannot fire continuously, its power is quite good. If you are close, breaking armor is not a problem.

If it is a simple leather armor, it can almost be penetrated by one arrow. Even if it is iron armor, as long as the distance is close enough, it can cause relatively obvious damage.

Zhou Liang took a look and whispered, "How much of this did the village chief get?"

"Twenty."

Li Yun smiled and said, "There aren't many things, so don't give them to the newcomers for now. Pick up the crossbows from the brothers in Cangshan Village and send them down. You can practice them in your spare time these few days. Remember that."

"There aren't many crossbow arrows."

He looked at Zhou Liang and said, "All the arrows that have been shot should be picked up if possible."

"Each person will only be issued three arrows. You are in charge of the rest, Uncle San."

Zhou Liang nodded one by one, then looked at the crossbow in his hand and said with emotion: "If we had twenty of these treasures in our village, we wouldn't be afraid of the government troops coming, and we could just charge at them head-on."

Li Yun did not respond, but continued: "Uncle San, Ningguo is different from other counties. After we arrive in Ningguo, we must be more careful in doing things. And then."

"If there is a chance, I will try to get some armor."

Zhou Liang was confused and asked, "How do you get armor?"

"Of course, it's from the government troops."

Li Dazhaizhu said slowly: "The most famous mountain in the whole Ningguo County is Tianmu Mountain. It is said that there are several gangs of bandits on the mountain. After we arrive in Ningguo, in addition to destroying the mountain strongholds in Ningguo, the most important thing is to occupy Tianmu Mountain."

Zhou Liang didn't know much about geography, but he was still a little confused and asked, "Captain, is Tianmu Mountain in Ningguo?"

"No."

Li Yun smiled and said, "We are already in the territory of Jiangnan East Road, but it is very close to Ningguo. If we can occupy Tianmu Mountain, we can stay in Tianmu Mountain and manage it for a while."

These days, Li Yun has been looking at the geographical atlas of the Great Zhou, flipping through it almost every day.

He already knew the geographical conditions of the nearby states and counties.

"Of course, we still have to go to the actual place to take a look."

"besides."

Li Yun coughed and said softly, "I want to know the situation in Yuezhou. Does Third Uncle have any suitable and smart candidates to go to Yuezhou to take a look?"

Zhou Liang thought for a moment and said, "Let Meng Hai go. That guy is very smart, but his family is involved in a lawsuit, so he needs to change his name and identity."

"This is easy."

Li Yun said, "In Yuezhou, they probably won't check identities anymore. When we get to Ningguo, let him change his identity and go out for a trip."

Zhou Liang glanced at Li Yun, lowered his head and said, "Yes, village chief."

………………

In a blink of an eye, a few days passed. By the time Li Yun distributed all twenty crossbows and finished practicing, the group had already arrived in Ningguo. Li Yun did not bring these more than a hundred people into Ningguo County, but let them stay outside the city.

As there were not many tents, they had no way to camp and could only stay in a village on the outskirts of the city.

It is worth mentioning that Li Yun originally intended to give money, but the people in the village saw that he was wearing a government official's black robe and refused to take any money, so they took the initiative to arrange accommodation for them. Sadly, this was obviously not because of their love for us.

After arranging these people, Li Yun still let Zhou Liang lead them to live in the village, and asked Huang Yong to bring two Qingyang yamen runners to stay as well.

After all, the identities of these more than one hundred people were unknown, and two yamen runners were needed to verify their identities.

After settling the anti-theft team, Li Yun took Chen Da and others into Ningguo County before it got dark.

Ningguo County and Qingyang County are similar in size, neither of which is a particularly large city. After a round, Li Yun found the location of the county government office. After handing over a visiting card and explaining his identity, Li Yun was soon invited into the county government office and served tea.

A moment later, a middle-aged man in his forties with a medium build and a mustache walked in. Li Yun, who was drinking tea, stood up and saluted: "Qingyang Li Zhao, may I ask if you are the county magistrate of Ningguo?"

The middle-aged man smiled and nodded, then said, "I am Luo Sheng, the magistrate of Ningguo County."

Li Yun smiled and said, "It's County Master Luo. County Master Luo, I am under the order of Envoy Cui to lead people to suppress bandits in various counties of Xuanzhou. Now I have brought people to Ningguo County, so I came to see the County Master and want to learn about the bandit situation in Ningguo from the County Master."

"Easy to say, easy to say."

County Magistrate Luo smiled and said, "I have heard of Captain Li's great name for a long time. You are welcome. Sit down and talk."

Li Yun sat down, a little surprised.

The magistrate's attitude towards him could be said to be excellent, even better than that of the sentimental county magistrate in Shidai.

After the two of them sat down, Li Yun took the initiative to ask, "Would the county lord like to see the document from Envoy Cui?"

"No need, no need. Li Dutou is full of chivalry and cannot pretend."

Magistrate Luo waved his hand to dismiss the servants, then lowered his head to drink a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Captain Li has been suppressing bandits in Shidai for the past few months. His reputation has spread to Ningguo. I have been wanting to send someone to invite Captain Li over, but I didn't expect that Captain Li would come over on his own before I could."

"Captain Li has eliminated harm to the people. I would like to thank you in advance on behalf of the people of Ningguo."

Li Yun smiled and said, "I will visit every county in Xuanzhou."

Magistrate Luo lowered his head to drink tea. After putting down the cup, he smiled and asked, "I heard that Captain Li called on the wealthy families in Shidai to donate money to suppress the bandits. Is this true?"

"Yes."

Li Yun didn't think much about it and said with a smile: "Mr. Gu from Shidai is kind-hearted and took the initiative to help Li raise funds. Otherwise, I would not be able to continue in Shidai for the past few months."

Upon hearing this, Magistrate Luo's eyes suddenly became eager, and he said, "So, Captain Li is going to collect donations from the rich families in our Ningguo as well?"

Li Yun was stunned for a moment, then he said, "The state has sent some money, plus there is still some left in Shidai. It would be best if Ningguo could donate some. If no one really wants to donate, Li will not force it."

"Donate! Of course I will donate!"

Luo Zhixian's voice suddenly became higher, and he said loudly: "Shidai has donated money to Li Dutou. If we in Ningguo don't donate, wouldn't that be stingy?"

"Tomorrow, our county will send people to handle this matter. Not only the rich families will donate money, but everyone living in Ningguo County will also have to donate money to Li Dutou!"

"Suppressing bandits is our Ningguo's top priority. Don't worry, Li Dutou, this county will definitely help you personally and get this done!"

Li Yun touched his nose and was confused for a moment.

This County Magistrate Luo is too enthusiastic, even more enthusiastic than County Magistrate Zhang of Shidai.

His lover was also killed by bandits?
Just as Mr. Li was thinking, he saw County Magistrate Luo take a sip of tea and ask a little embarrassedly: "Captain Li, excuse me for asking a question."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Excuse me, County Master."

"How do we divide the money?"

This question confused Li Yun. Seeing that Li Yun did not speak, Magistrate Luo thought for a moment and seemed to feel that his question was not right, so he changed the topic and asked, "Ahem... I am sorry for being rude. So... how much did Envoy Cui take?"

Li Yun took a deep breath, his face expressionless: "Envoy Cui did not take the money."

Magistrate Luo frowned slightly, then relaxed his brows and said with a smile, "Yes, Envoy Cui is from a wealthy family, so he naturally wouldn't care about such a small amount of money, so..."

"How much did Magistrate Zhang of Shidai take?"

　Brothers! The situation these two days is special. I will resume the normal update when I get home. The chapter will be updated as normal tomorrow morning, and the other two chapters will probably be released in the afternoon and evening!
　　
　
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