Thief Emperor

Chapter 182 Guarding Documents!

If Li Yun in Cangshan Village in the past would still have the energy to argue with these elders, pretend to be cool and show off his saintliness, then the current Li Yun, whether in vision or status, is far behind the elders of these old villages.

There is no need to argue with them.

Li Yun looked at the two people and said, "I'm going to Yuezhou. There may be constant wars in the next period of time. If I don't have some skills, I may die on the battlefield."

He paused, looked at the two of them, and continued, "Old Nine is in charge of this matter. Let Old Nine go and take a look. If you can go, come with me."

Liu Bo, who was standing by, smiled and said, "Second Uncle, Fourth Uncle, leave this matter to me."

The two of them nodded, but they were still cautious.

Outside, under the constraints of court rules, the rule of the strong being respected may not be so obvious, but this is in the mountains, among the bandits.

Whoever has the biggest fist and the strongest strength is the absolute supreme.

Now, both of them had to be careful in front of Li Yun, for fear of doing something wrong and making this bad-tempered nephew unhappy.

After sitting in the main hall for a while, Li Yun coughed and said slowly: "After Lao Jiu picks the remaining people, he will be in the Ten Kings Village. The Ten Kings Village will be managed by Fourth Uncle and Second Uncle together."

He looked at the two men and said with a smile, "From now on, without my order, the two uncles should try not to go down the mountain to do business. The food in the Ten Kings Village is enough to eat and the money is enough for a while."

"If the time is right and we need to go down the mountain, I will send someone to notify the Ten Kings Village."

Li Yun no longer makes a living by robbing.

In other words, his customer base has completed the transformation.

From the caravans in the Cangshan Dazhai period, they have transformed into the former aristocratic families.

Once he arrives in Yuezhou and takes over the tax affairs of Yuezhou, his customer base will be changed to everyone in Yuezhou.

From this perspective, the bandit business in Cangshan Dazhai was indeed made bigger and stronger by Mr. Li.

Under this premise, there is no need for Shiwangzhai to continue to engage in the original no-cost business, which has low returns and poor efficiency.

Li Yun defines the current Shiwangzhai as a backup hiding base and a resettlement place for the residents of Cangshan Dazhai.

Yuan Zhengming and Lu Chong both nodded quickly and said yes.

After Li Yun said a few more simple words, he stopped talking to Yuan Zhengming and the others. He called Liu Bo and Li Zheng aside and ordered them, "You guys should start leading people to Yuezhou in the next few days. Skinny Monkey, you should stay and lead the way for Lao Jiu and the others."

"After bringing them to the state, have Uncle San recruit them into the army. If General Su's men ask, just say they are from the same hometown as me. They will be recruited into the Yuezhou Army in the future to fill the vacant positions in the Yuezhou Army."

Li Zheng nodded first, then asked with a smile: "Then what are you doing, second brother?"

"I'm going back to Qingyang and will stay there for two or three days before rushing back to Yuezhou. I'm riding a horse, and by the time I get back to Yuezhou, you guys might not have arrived yet."

Li Zheng and Liu Bo made eyes at each other, made fun of each other and then agreed.

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The next day, Li Yun descended Lingyang Mountain and rode back to Qingyang County. He bought a new set of clothes at a clothing store in Qingyang County. After changing into them, he bought a fine inkstone and an ink stick from a store in Qingyang County. Then he carried the inkstone in his hand and returned to the county government office. He walked to the door of Mr. Xue's study as if he was familiar with the place.

He reached out and knocked on the door, his voice was kind: "County Master."

After a while, Mr. Xue's voice was heard from inside.

"Come in."

Li Yun pushed the door open and walked in, placing the gift in his hand on the table, and said with a smile: "I passed by a store and went in for a look. I saw this inkstone and bought it for the county lord."

Master Xue looked up at him and couldn't help curling his lips: "How dare I, a small county magistrate, accept a gift from Sima Li?"

There was a certain sarcasm in these words. It was obvious that Master Xue had been holding a grudge against Li Yun for asking him what rank Sima was that day.

Li Yun gave a dry laugh.

"I am from Qingyang. The county magistrate is the parent official of Qingyang. What gift can't I accept?"

Master Xue hummed softly and said nothing more, but slowly asked: "What have you been doing these days?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "I'm going to Yuezhou soon. I'm going to see my relatives and friends."

Magistrate Xue frowned and asked, "Have you dealt with everything?"

"almost."

Xue Song put down the brush in his hand, looked up at Li Yun, and then said: "So, there will be no more bandit troubles in Qingyang in the future?"

Mr. Li patted his chest and said, "Of course, all the bandits in Qingyang have been wiped out by the anti-bandit team."

Magistrate Xue sighed slightly: "I hope so."

Li Yun put the inkstone on the table, feeling a little embarrassed.

"County Master, Miss Xue..."

Xue Song frowned: "What happened to Yun'er?"

Seeing that he was playing dumb, Li Yun had no choice but to grit his teeth and say, "I want to propose to the county magistrate and ask to marry Miss Xue..." Mr. Xue suddenly raised his head and looked at Li Yun.

After a long while, he sneered, "You didn't bring any elders with you, and you didn't have a matchmaker. Why do you just come here and ask for marriage from me?"

Li Yun scratched his head and said, "County Master, there are no elders in my family anymore..."

"As long as you nod, the three letters and six ceremonies will naturally not be missing."

Magistrate Xue sat there, lost in thought for a while, then looked up at Li Yun. After a moment, he slowly said, "You can come back for this matter at the end of the year."

"I need to discuss this with Madam and Yun'er."

At this point, he looked up at Li Yun and said, "When that time comes, don't come here so dryly."

Li Yun was overjoyed when he heard this. He responded and clasped his fists, saying, "Then you are busy, County Master. I will take my leave."

Master Xue glanced at him and said, "You are in Yuezhou, be careful about everything."

"Don't worry, County Master."

Li Yun grinned and said, "I'm very good."

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For the next three or four days, apart from drinking with the runners from the county government office, Li Yun mostly spent his time with Xue Yun'er. It was not until the fourth day that Li Yun parted with Xue Yun'er. Miss Xue could not help shedding a few sad tears.

After coaxing her for a while, Li Yun mounted his horse and rode all the way back to Yuezhou.

It was not until the half-month vacation was almost over that Li Yun managed to ride back to Yuezhou. At this time, the people from Qingyang had already been settled by Zhou Liang and others.

Li Yun just glanced at them and went all the way to General Su's temporary residence in Yuezhou, where he met Su Jing smoothly.

After seeing Su Jing, Li Yun saluted and said, "General, I am back from Qingyang!"

Su Jing looked up at him, then said in a deep voice: "If you come back one day later, you won't be able to see me anymore."

Li Yun chuckled and said, "I calculated the time to come back."

"Just now outside the city, I saw many brothers packing their luggage. Is the general leaving Yuezhou tomorrow?"

"Ah."

Su Jing said calmly: "In half a month, another state was lost in the Central Plains."

Li Yun's expression changed slightly when he heard this.

All in all, at least four or five states have fallen into the hands of the rebels.

In other words, the scale of this rebellion in the Central Plains has actually exceeded that of Qiu Dian's Rebellion at present.

Moreover, the situation is getting worse.

Li Yun looked at Su Jing and asked, "General, the one who rebelled in the Central Plains is..."

"There's more than one person."

Su Jing looked at the document in his hand and said slowly: "But the one with the most momentum is surnamed Wang, who was born as a salt merchant, and his name is..."

"My name is Wang Junping."

Li Yun made a "tsk tsk" sound and said, "This name should have been changed later, right?"

"I do not know."

"Two more documents from the court have arrived. I will leave for the Central Plains tomorrow to quell the rebellion."

Having said that, he took a document from his desk and handed it to Li Yun.

"Yuezhou is still full of poison. After I leave, you will continue to guard Yuezhou. However, the imperial court has not yet issued your appointment document. For the time being, you will take the handwritten order written by me and guard Yuezhou."

Li Yun took the warrant, read it once, and was immediately overjoyed.

The content of this warrant was very simple. The gist of it was that the remaining rebellion in Yuezhou had not been quelled, and war had broken out again in the Central Plains. The army would march westward to quell the rebellion, and Li Yun and his troops were ordered to guard Yuezhou and suppress the remaining rebellion!

This document was issued by Su Jing as the commander-in-chief of the army and is also legally binding.

In a sense, he is even more valuable than the imperial document appointing Li Yun as the Sima of Yuezhou!

With this document, Li Yun can do anything in Yuezhou in the name of suppressing rebellion and banditry!
Even if new governors and deputies of Yuezhou come to office later, this document nominally gives Li Yun the political capital to fight against them!
He accepted the document very solemnly, bowed deeply to Su Jing, clasped his fists and said: "Thank you for your trust, General. I will definitely guard Yuezhou and ensure that the Yuezhou rebels will not cause trouble again!"

Su Jing said "hmm" and spoke slowly.

"Right now is the time when the country is looking for talents. You can work in Yuezhou for a few years and gain experience. You will have a bright future in the future."

Li Yun smiled and lowered his head.

"I will definitely train well!"

(End of this chapter)