Thief Emperor

Chapter 180 Three Brothers!
"Anytime, anytime. Just tell me what to do."

Under the pavilion, Xue Yun'er reached out and took off the crooked hairpin on her head. After looking at it in her hand, she put it back on her head. She looked up at Li Yun and said, "The Liu family's sister is really pitiful. She wants to go to her aunt, but her aunt is already married and living under someone else's roof. It is inevitable that she will be looked down upon."

"My father's idea is to adopt her as an adopted daughter and marry her off to the Xue family in the future. Maybe her life will be easier then."

"Next time you see her, give her some advice."

Li Yun smiled dumbly, shook his head and said, "How can I advise you on this matter?"

At this point, Li Yun paused and continued, "Miss Liu said that she would go to Qiantang to pay respect to her parents in a few days."

"When the time comes, I'll send a few people to take her there so she won't run into any danger on the way."

Xue Yun'er gritted her teeth and said, "Then I'll go to Yuezhou with you in a few days. Since I followed my father to Jiangnan Road, I haven't left Xuanzhou."

"Not at the moment."

Li Yun shook his head and said, "The Yuezhou Rebellion has only basically ended. There are still many remaining enemies, but they have been dispersed. I will spend some time to clean up the remaining enemies in Yuezhou. Then Yun'er will go there with the county lord."

He thought for a moment and added, "Probably by the end of the year."

This is indeed what Li Yun urgently needs to do now.

You have to know that when Qiu Dian was at his peak, he had as many as 30,000 to 40,000 people under his command, but the number of people actually annihilated by Su Jing, including those who were incorporated into his army, was only more than 10,000.

In other words, at least half of the rebels were simply dispersed and fled in all directions.

No one can tell whether these people will unite again, or whether they will make a comeback after the storm has passed.

Not to mention that some of Qiu Dian's clansmen must have survived, but just to say that General Zhao Cheng escaped from the East Road and West Road of Jiangnan, and began to "wander" with thousands of troops.

Who knows, will he come back?
Even General Su Jing estimated that he would need another half a year to completely quell the rebellion in the eastern part of Jiangnan. However, he did not have time to stay here for long, so this task fell on Li Yun.

It was also for this reason that Su Jing recommended Li Yun to the court. Unless His Majesty the Emperor personally rejected this matter, it was a foregone conclusion that Li Yun would be appointed as the Sima of Yuezhou.

And at a time when Su Jing had made such a great contribution and the court still had important matters to rely on him, even the emperor would not slap Su Jing in the face.

In other words, there was almost no suspense about Li Yun taking office as Sima of Yuezhou.

Since he wants to manage Yuezhou, clearing out the remaining enemies is also Li Yun’s current priority. He estimates that it will take half a year or even longer to clean up the house of Yuezhou.

"Who's going to your place to celebrate the New Year?"

Xue Yuner stood up and snorted. Just as she was about to leave, she turned her head to look at Li Yun and asked, "You...you are not hurt?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "Who in this world can hurt me?"

"Bragging."

Miss Xue whispered: "That day in Cangshan..."

What she wanted to say was that day in Cangshan, several yamen runners almost beat Li Yun to death.

At that time, Li Yun, firstly because he was not wearing armor and secondly because he was careless, was caught by several yamen runners and suffered a great loss.

However, if it weren't for that incident, Li Yun and Xue Yun'er would probably be in a different situation now.

It is possible that Chief Li has been arrested, imprisoned, and beheaded.

It is also possible that the first child between the two is about to be born.

Li Yun smiled and said, "It's a different time now. I'm much more careful now than I was then."

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and when they saw a servant coming over, Miss Xue could no longer sit still, so she stood up and left in a hurry.

Li Yun took Chen Da and Li Zheng, who had already reported to the county government, to have lunch together.

In the afternoon, Li Yun took them to clear the list of yamen runners and officially resigned from his job as Qingyang yamen runner.

At this time, other people in the county government also heard that Li Yun was going to be appointed an official by the court. Many of them pulled Li Yun's sleeves and wanted to follow him to Yuezhou, but Li Yun refused one by one.

The people from the anti-theft team have been following him for a long time, so he can keep them by his side. However, Li Yun does not know these officials from the imperial court well, so he is not too sure about them for the time being.

After all, what he is going to do in the future will probably go against the imperial court.

Of course, if he becomes bigger and stronger in the future, he will gladly accept these people if they come to him for help.

After boasting to a group of yamen runners for a while, Li Yun came to the back yamen, took the note and found Mr. Xue, and said with a smile: "County Master, this is a note from the clerk's office. I and the people from the anti-theft team will not be in the county yamen from now on. Please sign it."

Magistrate Xue took it, took a look at it, and quickly signed and stamped it. Then he looked at the word "Li Zhao" on the note, raised his head to look at Li Yun, and said lightly: "Li Zhao is a good name, let's use it from now on."

This is no longer a hint, but an explicit statement.

It means that Li Yun should completely abandon his previous identity as a bandit and completely become "Li Zhao".

Li Yun smiled and replied, "Of course, of course."

For a long time in the future, he will be officially called Li Zhao, but no matter what, his real name Li Yun cannot be abandoned and he will still have to use it in the future.

On the one hand, it is because he needs to have two identities.

Li Zhao was an official of the imperial court. If the time came and he, Li, also rebelled like Qiu Dian, he would have to use the name Li Yun again, so as not to implicate General Su who recommended him for office.

Of course, when troubled times come, whether the imperial court can do anything to General Su is another matter.

In addition to this reason, there is another more important reason, which is...

His original name was Li Yun. Whether in this world or in another world, he was called this name. It was his emblem and his symbol.

It can never be changed.

Although she thought so in her heart, she still had to be perfunctory to her future father-in-law. Otherwise, if she told Mr. Xue that she would go back to her old job in the future, he might not agree to the marriage.

cough…

After dealing with Magistrate Xue for a few words, Master Xue looked up at him and asked, "When are you going to Yuezhou?"

"Ten days."

Li Yun smiled and said, "After we finish dealing with some things in Qingyang, we will go back to Yuezhou. There are still many rebels hiding in Yuezhou. It will take me several months to clean them up."

At this point, Li Yun looked at Xue Song and smiled, "After you finish your term as Qingyang County Magistrate, do you want to go to Yuezhou to be an official?"

Master Xue glanced at Li Yun and said unhappily, "Do you think you are the Minister of Personnel and can be transferred wherever you want?"

"Although I am not the Minister of Personnel."

Li Yun smiled and said, "I know the son of the Minister of Personnel."

Mr. Xue was stunned for a moment, then asked, "Mr. Pei?"

"Ah."

Li Yun said, "He has now been transferred to Qiantang County. I have been in contact with him for a while, and now I can have a say in him. If I give him some benefits, maybe I can transfer the county lord there."

"Don't."

Master Xue looked serious and said, "The Pei family is too deeply involved with the Eastern Palace. It is well known to everyone in the court and the country. You should just be a good general and don't get involved in this kind of trivial matter."

"Besides, it's a big taboo for a military officer like you to make friends with the Eastern Palace!"

"It's a taboo..."

Li Yun touched his chin and suddenly his eyes lit up.

It is taboo for the Eastern Palace to make friends with military officers because military officers have soldiers under their command. If he really has some connection with the prince, will the prince frantically invest resources to strengthen himself for this reason?
As soon as this idea came up, it was suppressed by Li Yun.

Yuezhou is too far away from the capital, and is out of reach. It cannot affect the situation in the capital at all. The prince will not invest resources in Yuezhou.

Thinking of this, Li Yun said, "Thank you for your teachings, County Master. I'll remember it."

"I'll...finish things in Yuezhou first."

Mr. Xue nodded and said, "After this term as county magistrate, I will return to my hometown and no longer be involved in officialdom. Since you are an official, you should behave yourself in the future. When the governor of Yuezhou arrives, get along well with them."

"Don't offend your superiors."

Li Yun heard this and smiled: "Don't worry, County Master, I will definitely follow them..."

"Get along well."

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On the fourth day after returning to Qingyang, Li Yun returned to live in his own courtyard. He went out in the morning and accompanied Miss Xue to a temple in Qingyang to burn incense and make wishes, which was considered their first date.

In the afternoon, Li Yun was called back to his residence by Meng Hai. As soon as he returned to the yard, he saw Liu Bo was already in the yard, drinking and bragging with Li Zheng.

Seeing Li Yun coming back, Liu Bo quickly stood up, smiling: "Second brother, I missed you so much!"

He came up and hugged Li Yun tightly.

After they separated, Li Yun looked him over and scolded him with a smile, "I haven't seen you for more than half a year. How come you've become so fat!"

I haven't seen Liu Bo for a while and he has gained a lot of weight.

He used to be of medium build and on the thin side, but now he is a little fat.

Li Zheng joked, "I am now the leader of Liu Village, so what's wrong with eating a little more weight?"

Mr. Li said with a smile: "Are you still willing to go to Yuezhou with me?"

"What are you talking about, second brother!"

Liu Bo patted his chest, looking a little unhappy.

"We three brothers go everywhere together, we have never been apart!"

(End of this chapter)