Thief Emperor

Chapter 173: The city is about to be broken! (Please give me a monthly ticket!)

No matter how stupid Pei Huang was, he wouldn't be stupid enough to make things difficult for Su Jing at this time because of such a trivial matter.

In fact, his starting point for investigating this matter was not to speak for these so-called Qiantang nobles.

Even in his eyes, these people were not even considered aristocratic families.

Except for a few families of the same level, in Pei Huang's eyes, other families are small and insignificant families that are not worthy of being on the stage. What does their life and death have to do with him, Pei Sanlang?
He knew all these things and collected evidence just to have an extra card in his hand, so that he would have an extra means to use in the future when he wanted to win over the prince or intimidate Su Jing.

Do you really think that Pei Sanlang came all the way from the capital to Qiantang to serve as an official just to serve the people of Qiantang as a judge?

He was "exiled" here!

As a die-hard supporter of the prince, even if he was exiled, he would try his best to do things for the prince, for example, winning over forces for the prince.

In comparison, local nobles like Qiantang are not worth mentioning compared to Su Jing, who has outstanding capabilities and commands a large number of troops.

Here, County Magistrate Pei quickly adapted to his job.

Because he brought a lot of followers and servants to Qiantang. After arriving in Qiantang City, he had special servants to take care of him, and he seldom went out. As a result, he forgot about Pei Zhuang.

At this time, Pei Zhuang, a great master who used to come to the military camp to compete with Li Yun every few days, had been kept in the military camp by Li on a pretext and had been staying there for several days.

At this moment, Pei Zhuang was on the training ground, holding a single sword, teaching Li Yun's soldiers how to chop and hack.

He didn't teach anything else but just the chopping move, how to chop with less energy and how to chop to make it harder to dodge.

Although Pei Zhuang had never fought in a real battle on the battlefield, he knew very well that soldiers on the battlefield did not need to learn any martial arts routines, nor did they need to practice any gun or sword techniques. All they needed to do was swing their swords cleanly and neatly, and that was enough!
And this chop was clean and sharp enough.

After training for a whole morning, Pei Zhuang wiped the sweat off his forehead, came to Li Yun who was watching, and said with a curled lip: "I thought you called me here to compete with me, but I didn't expect that you wanted me to be your coach!"

Li Yun grinned and said, "We have fought a lot these past few days. Besides, if Brother Pei teaches these brothers a few tricks, they may be able to save a few, a dozen or even dozens of lives on the battlefield."

"This is a great merit. Brother Pei should be so happy, why are you blaming me?"

"I can't tell you."

Pei Zhuang jumped into the training ground, pulled out a white wax rod from the weapon rack, threw it to Li Yun, and said loudly: "Come on, today I want to learn spearmanship from you, brother Li!"

Li Yun had the same idea. He took the wax rod in mid-air, weighed it in his hand, and shook it again. He couldn't help but frowned.

It was too light for him and didn't follow his hand at all.

Soon, Pei Zhuang picked up the second wax stick and attacked Li Yun. Li Yun shook the spear in his hand and started practicing spear skills with Pei Zhuang.

However, this time, after only a dozen moves, Li Yun was defeated by Pei Zhuang.
Li Yun dropped the white wax rod in his hand, feeling a little annoyed, and shouted: "I'm changing to a big gun!"

He raised his big gun which was supported by oil-reinforced wood, and swung it like a whistling wind, attacking Pei Zhuang.

Pei Zhuang also changed to a heavier spear, but he was far inferior to Li Yun in this regard. After just ten moves, Li Yun lightly poked the spear out of his hand, declaring his defeat.

Pei Zhuang was not angry either. He laughed and said, "It's great, it's great!"

"Brother Li, that's all for today, or we'll fight again tomorrow!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked into the training ground. He looked at the soldiers who were practicing chopping and hacking. Seeing that a few of them were not doing it according to the standard, he went up to them and started scolding them.

Seeing this, Li Yun couldn't help but smile.

Pei Zhuang is a rare talent, but it's a pity that he is a member of the Pei family and it is not easy to "poach" him in a short time.

But the current situation is already pretty good. At least the hundreds of people under his command have gotten a martial arts master as their coach for free, who is not easy to find even in the capital!
Not only did these soldiers benefit a lot, but Li Yun himself also benefited a lot!
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In a blink of an eye, another two months passed and it was late autumn of the fourth year in Xian De. The weather was getting cooler day by day.

On this day, in the training ground of Li Yun's base, Zhang Hu was shirtless, with his head slightly lowered to breathe, his eyes fixed on Pei Zhuang in front of him.

Soon, he pounced out like a cheetah and pounced on Pei Zhuang. The two men bumped into each other, and Pei Zhuang easily blocked Zhang Hu's arms. Then Pei Zhuang exerted force with his feet and pushed hard. Zhang Hu could no longer stand steadily, and staggered back seven or eight steps before he stabilized his body and almost fell to the ground.

Zhang Hu was a little annoyed. He walked to Li Yun who was watching the fight and said dejectedly: "Second brother, it's been two months, why can't I beat him!"

Li Yun smiled dumbly: "He has been practicing for more than 20 years, and you have only practiced for two months, and you think you can beat him?"

"Then his twenty years of hard work, wasn't it in vain?" Zhang Hu was still unconvinced, and said, "Brother, you haven't practiced either, but you still beat him, right?"

At this moment, Pei Zhuang who was walking over happened to hear it.

Over the past two months, he and Li Yun have been practicing frequently. In the beginning, he could still win by relying on his skills, but in the past ten days, whether it was fists, kicks, or spears and sticks, Pei Zhuang had lost more than he won.

This is mainly a question of talent.

Li Yun's talent is not only reflected in his strength. His instantaneous reaction speed and ability to judge combat and battlefield are all top-notch.

This advantage in talent means that Li Yun does not need to practice various martial arts routines step by step. With his instantaneous reaction and accurate on-the-spot judgment, he can defeat great masters like Pei Zhuang in most battles!

Of course, this ability of instant reaction and on-the-spot judgment can not only be used in combat, but is also an excellent talent when used on the battlefield.

What Li Yun lacks now is only the insight and reading ability of the battlefield!
Hearing Zhang Hu's words, Pei Zhuang felt a little embarrassed and said with a dark face: "It's not like I haven't won before!"

Li Yun laughed and said, "He is talking nonsense, Brother Pei, don't worry about it."

"I didn't pay attention."

Pei Zhuang was about to speak when Li Zheng hurried over from a distance and whispered something into Li Yun's ear. After listening, Li Yun nodded slightly and said, "I understand."

After saying that, he looked up at Pei Zhuang and said with a smile: "Brother Pei, there has been progress on the battlefield in Yuezhou. I will lead my troops to Yuezhou to participate in the war. We will meet again next time if we are destined!"

Pei Zhuang exhaled and said, "It just so happens that I have to go back to the Third Young Master. I have been away for the past two months, and the Third Young Master even said a few words to me a while ago."

Li Yun stepped forward, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "Brother Pei, if you are not at the Pei family one day, you must come to find me!"

If someone else said such things to Pei Zhuang, he, who grew up in the Pei family, would most likely get angry, or at least be unhappy.

But after hearing what Li Yun said, he did not feel angry at all, but rather very calm.

Because he knew that Li Yun's words were full of sincerity and without any malice.

Pei Zhuang took a deep breath and said, "If that day comes, I will definitely come to find Brother Li!"

The two men clasped their fists to each other, then Pei Zhuang turned around and strode out of Li Yun's residence.

After watching Pei Zhuang leave, Li Yun asked Li Zheng to call Zhou Liang and others to a meeting.

Li Yun took the main seat without hesitation, and then said, "Major General Su Sheng sent a message saying that Yuezhou will be captured this month."

"We will set off for Yuezhou in two days and try to catch up with the attack on the city. Even if we don't participate, it would be good to watch the siege."

Li Zheng, who was standing by, clapped his hands and laughed, "The young general's intention is clearly to let us go over and share some of the credit. When the city is breached, even if we don't attack the city, if we help capture some rebels, it will also be credit.

"Speaking of which, this young general is really loyal. Most people would never think of sharing such a benefit."

Li Yun narrowed his eyes, his heart moving slightly.

He understood that this might not be entirely the intention of Major General Su Sheng, but might also be the intention of General Su Jing.

After all, Su Jing had promised him that he would recommend him to be the Sima of Yuezhou. Although Li Yun's current rank and achievements were enough, he might still be a little short of the mark because of his background.

If I could make one more contribution, it would be enough.

Li Zheng looked at Li Yun and continued, "Second brother, after we arrive in Yuezhou, if we can capture Qiu Dian, won't the court give you a promotion?"

Li Yun smiled dumbly: "We didn't participate in the siege, and it's rare for us to participate in the breaking of the city. You kid, you want to take the credit from others!"

Li Zheng chuckled and said nothing more.

Li Yun knocked on the table and made a decision.

"Then it's settled."

"In two days, we will set out for Yuezhou!"

(End of this chapter)