Thief Emperor

Chapter 172 Pei Qingtian! (Monthly Ticket Request!!!)
This sentence immediately aroused Su Jing's vigilance.

Su Jing is now the commander-in-chief of the army with military power. Pei Huang mentioned the crown prince just after opening his mouth for a few words. What does he mean?
General Su remained calm and drank his tea, giving himself a little time to think. After the cup was placed on the table, he looked up at Pei Huang and smiled, "Master Pei, did you take the route through Yuezhou just to say this to me?"

Pei Huang quickly shook his head and said with a smile: "Of course not."

"I have been appointed as the new governor of Qiantang County. Qiantang is near the general's army and is currently occupied by soldiers under the general's command. I will also supply the general with military supplies and fodder. Since I have taken up the post, I will naturally come here as soon as possible to listen to the general's instructions."

"I don't deserve your instruction."

Su Jing said slowly, "Now that Qiantang has been recovered, Master Pei can take up the post. Deputy General Jiang will contact the local authorities to find out how much food and grass the army needs."

"I never really ask about it."

Pei Huang nodded first, then smiled and said, "In addition to waiting for the general's instructions, I also came to see how the war in Yuezhou is going."

At this point, he lowered his voice slightly and said, "General, you also know that in recent years, His Majesty has often asked His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to participate in government affairs. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is very concerned about the war situation in Yuezhou, so he asked me to come over and take a look."

"I came to visit the general by the way."

Su Jing lowered his head to drink tea and smiled: "Mr. Pei, it's taboo to say this."

"It would be taboo to tell others about it."

Pei Huang smiled and said, "When talking to a great hero like the general, there won't be so many taboos. The general will not write a letter to accuse me, right?"

Su Jing has some conflicts with the current emperor.

After all, when he was at the peak of his martial arts prowess, he was stripped of all his official positions by the current emperor, leaving only the position of a second-rank military official, and then thrown aside, leaving him unemployed for more than ten years.

You know, these ten years were the golden age of Su Jing's military career.

This is equivalent to a great martial arts master in a martial arts novel who, when he is about to dominate the martial arts world, is locked up for more than ten years and has no place to display his martial arts skills.

By the time he was released, he was already in his fifties, almost sixty years old.

The hero is dying!

If the other party was not the emperor and could not be regarded as an object of hatred, the two sides would definitely have been at odds with each other.

General Su continued to drink tea with his head down, expressionless.

If he was in his thirties or forties, facing the current situation, after hearing Pei Huang's obscure words that were slightly provocative, he might have been unable to resist cursing the emperor too, but he is already fifty-six or fifty-seven years old this year.

The irritable temper has long been smoothed out by time.

Seeing that Su Jing was silent, Master Pei smiled because the warrior did not understand the hidden meaning of his words, and continued: "General, please do not misunderstand. I just want to tell you that the prince admires your ability very much. I have no other intentions."

This is no longer implicit.

It was almost an explicit statement, telling Su Jing that the current emperor was not kind to you and had treated you harshly, but the next emperor would admire you very much and would reuse you again and again when the new emperor succeeded to the throne.

Originally, Pei Huang did not need to speak so bluntly, but facing a military general, he had to make many things clear in order to ensure that the Crown Prince's will was clearly conveyed.

Su Jing wanted to evade the question, but after hearing him speak so bluntly, he could no longer play dumb, so he clasped his fists in the direction of the capital and said, "I am honored to receive your praise, Your Highness. I have been unemployed for many years, but Your Majesty has not abandoned me and has promoted me back to work. I have only done some insignificant things, so I am not worthy of such praise from Your Highness."

Pei Huang smiled and said, "General, you are too modest. You are still very skilled and will surely show off your skills in the court in the future."

Su Jing smiled and didn't respond.

The two chatted for a while about the situation in the capital, and Pei Huang bowed and said, "The general is busy with military affairs, so I won't bother you any more. If there is anything in the army that requires cooperation from Qiantang County, please let me know and I will do it."

"polite."

Su Jing replied, "When will Master Pei go to Qiantang to take up his post? I have stationed a battalion of military commanders in Qiantang to temporarily manage Qiantang City. If Master Pei wants to take up his post, I will immediately transfer them out."

"It's not necessary to adjust it."

Pei Huang thought for a moment and said, "The Qiantang government has been completely destroyed by the rebels. If I go there now, I will be a commander without troops. I just need some help. Can the general lend me the Qiantang manpower for a month or two?"

"My captain's battalion is recuperating in Qiantang."

Su Jing stroked his beard and said calmly, "They stopped the rebels and performed great merits, but suffered heavy casualties. I will allow them to stop participating in the follow-up battles. It is not a good idea to order them around now, so it is just right..."

General Su paused before continuing.

"My captain camp is led by Li Zhao. He has been in the camp for several days and is about to go back."

"Master Pei, go back to Qiantang with him. Since you two know each other, he will certainly help you if you ask him to help you."

Pei Huang thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "I never thought that Li Zhao, who was the head of the county government last year, is now a captain under the general."

"He's a lieutenant."

Su Jing corrected: "He just led a battalion of my captains."

Pei Huang stood up and saluted: "Well, I and Li...Lieutenant Li will return to Qiantang together tomorrow."

General Su looked calm.

"Just make your own arrangements."

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After leaving the general's tent, Master Pei brought Pei Zhuang and quickly found Li Yun, who was studying a catapult in the camp.

"Captain Li."

Pei Huang called out, and Li Yun reluctantly turned his gaze away from the catapult, turned back to look at Pei Huang, and forced a smile on his face: "Mr. Pei came out so soon."

Pei Huang smiled and said, "I just greeted the general and said only a few words."

Pei Huang told Li Yun everything in a few words. Li nodded happily and said, "It just so happens that I also want to go back to Qiantang to take a look. I will set off with Master Pei tomorrow."

Seeing that the two had finished talking about business, Pei Zhuang, who was following Pei Huang, could not help but jump out. He looked at Li Yun and said, "Little...Captain Li, do you still recognize me?"

He originally wanted to say "boy", but when he saw that his master was quite polite when speaking to Li Yun, he changed his words temporarily.

Li Yun had noticed him a long time ago, and smiled when he heard it: "Remember, remember, we had a fight in Qingyang."

Speaking of this, Pei Zhuang couldn't help but grin and grit his teeth and said, "That time, you caught me by surprise and I suffered a loss. Captain Li is not free today, let's fight again!" Li Yun first glanced at Pei Huang, and when he saw the latter's smile, he nodded and said with a smile, "It's just right, I haven't practiced my fists and feet today, Brother Pei, how should we do it?"

"Just a fight of fists and feet."

Pei Zhuang took a deep breath and his face became serious: "But we agreed that this is just a sparring match. The kind of fighting style that trades injuries for injuries or lives on the battlefield is not allowed!"

Li Yun still had a smile on his face and nodded in response.

It just so happened that this was the training ground of the camp. The two of them retreated a few steps each. Master Pei also retreated a dozen steps and watched with his hands behind his back.

After Li Yun firmly stood on his feet, he squatted slightly with his calves, and then took the initiative to rush towards Pei Zhuang.

Pei Zhuang let out a low roar and also attacked Li Yun. The two soon collided with each other. This time, Pei Zhuang knew that Li Yun was very strong and did not dare to confront him head-on. When they were about to make contact, he jumped away like a rabbit, and then punched Li Yun in the ribs from the side.

Li Yun did not stop and took a step forward, dodging the punch. Then he swung his arm and threw a horizontal punch at Pei Zhuang.

Pei Zhuang blocked the powerful blow with both hands, took a step back and let out a strange cry.

"Captain Li has learned how to use a spear!"

The last time the two fought, Li Yun had not yet systematically learned the art of using a gun, but now, he has been practicing and using a gun for more than half a year, and his punches and kicks are all influenced by the gun technique.

In fact, the spear is an extension of the arm.

Boxing and gunmanship are based on the same principles.

Li Yun smiled without answering and attacked again. His boxing and kicking skills were still far inferior to Pei Zhuang's, but he had rich practical experience and great strength. Pei Zhuang did not dare to confront him head-on and could only avoid him when they encountered a wrestling match.

After a while, the two were evenly matched.

But Pei Zhuang knew that if the young man in front of him got ruthless, the fight might end in a moment.

If neither side is wearing armor, it is hard to say who will die, but Pei Zhuang only has a 40% chance of winning.

If everyone wore armor, it would definitely be Pei Zhuang who would die.

After the two of them fought fiercely for a while, Pei Zhuang dodged Li Yun's straight punch and led Li Yun to the side. Then he jumped out of the circle and panted, "Hold on, hold on."

Li Yun also stopped and looked at Pei Zhuang, his eyes shining.

After only a short fight, he has made some progress in his punching and kicking moves!

This Pei Zhuang is a treasure!

Li Yun stopped and said with a smile: "That's all for today, Brother Pei, do you know how to use swords, guns, sticks or clubs?"

Pei Zhuang patted his chest and grinned, "I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child, and I am proficient in all eighteen kinds of weapons!"

Li Yun's eyes brightened.

Wow, isn’t this a natural born coach!
"That's great."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Tomorrow I will go to Qiantang with Master Pei. After we get to Qiantang, I will consult Brother Pei for advice."

Pei Zhuang was a martial arts fanatic, so he didn't doubt it and agreed with a pat on his chest.

"Easy to say, easy to say!"

Master Pei, who was standing by, clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Let's go."

After saying that, he left with his hands behind his back, and Pei Zhuang quickly followed him.

That night, Major General Su Sheng, together with Li Yun, invited Pei Huang to dinner as a welcome dinner for him.

The next morning, the master, servant and Li Yun rode back to Qiantang on horseback.

After arriving in Qiantang, Master Pei immediately began his work as the county magistrate, while Pei Zhuang was often pulled by Li Yun to his base to practice boxing, kicking, spear and stick fighting.

Soon, ten days passed.

Pei Huang's work as county magistrate has gradually been put on track, and the nobles in Qiantang City have also learned the origins of this new county magistrate of noble birth.

So someone told County Magistrate Pei about the unexplained fire at Zheng's house.

Pei Huang didn't care much at first, but after hearing more, he became interested and asked about the whole story. When he heard that Li Yun had taken the money and belongings to the Yuezhou camp, the county governor Pei couldn't help but brighten his eyes.

He began to pay attention to matters in this regard and talked to several wealthy families. He himself was born into a noble family, and a top-notch family at that, so he was naturally close to these local nobles.

Relying on this relationship, local nobles were also willing to get close to him, and Pei Huang quickly learned everything about the matter.

Seeing that Pei Huang was interested in this matter, the nobles who had been extorted heavily by Li Yun and had originally been prepared to keep quiet and spend money to avoid disaster, began to have second thoughts.

On that day, the heads of the Ding family and three other families came to the county governor's office and found Pei Huang, all gritting their teeth.

"Envoy Pei,"

"The Zheng family died in an unclear manner. It was most likely caused by the warrior surnamed Li. Afterwards, he extorted a large sum of money from us!"

"Envoy Pei is a nobleman sent by the imperial court. Please make the decision for us!"

Pei Huang sat on the chair, looked at the three people in front of him and smiled.

"Didn't you donate your money to the government troops to suppress the rebellion?"

"The things have been delivered to General Su's army."

"how?"

Pei Huang knocked on the table lightly and said calmly: "At this critical moment when the court is suppressing the rebellion, you want to use this excuse to frame General Su?"

"you…"

His tone turned cold, not as friendly as it had been a few days ago.

"What's An thinking?"

(End of this chapter)