Thief Emperor

Chapter 19 Let’s go together!
At the dinner table, Mr. Xue forced Li Yun to sit at the main seat.

In addition to Mr. Xue himself, the people sitting with him included the two sons of the Xue family, as well as the county magistrate, the registrar, the chief clerk and other important people of Qingyang County.

In addition to the people from these yamen, some prominent gentry in Qingyang County were also invited.

The leader of the village, Li, who was sitting in the main seat, glanced at the magistrate Xue, who was sitting next to him with a rosy face.

Obviously, in order to preserve his daughter's reputation, the county magistrate was determined to publicize himself as a "model".

The greater his reputation, the more innocent Miss Xue is.

It is worth noting that none of the former head of Qingyang County and several yamen runners who had met Li Yun that day showed up, which was obviously also the arrangement of Magistrate Xue.

At this time, Li Yun also let down his guard a little.

With such a high-profile move, it is unlikely that Magistrate Xue will turn against the emperor. If he does, it would be like ruining his daughter's reputation in front of all the important figures in Qingyang County.

And he, after Master Xue started picking up the dishes, finally started to pick up his chopsticks.

Magistrate Xue held up the wine glass, smiling, and said, "Mr. Li single-handedly killed several bandits and rescued my daughter. This is a great favor. The Xue family will never forget it. I offer a toast to the warrior."

After saying that, he raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.

The big leader started to speak, and all the people in the county government followed suit and toasted Li Yun.

What Village Chief Li was least afraid of was drinking. After making sure that there was nothing wrong with the wine, he clinked glasses with these people one by one.

After a round of drinking, Li Yun stood up, toasted to Magistrate Xue, and said in a loud voice: "I was passing by Cangshan Mountain that day, and happened to run into a few bandits committing a crime. I have practiced martial arts since I was a child, so I naturally couldn't stand seeing such evil deeds, so I stepped forward."

"But those bandits were fierce. I was outnumbered and suffered some injuries. In addition, there were bandits roaming nearby. I had no choice but to find a farmer to recuperate. After I recovered, I brought Miss Xue back to Qingyang."

"This is what a martial artist should do, it's really not worth mentioning. County Master Xue is really ashamed of hosting a banquet today."

He spoke clearly and his presentation was very good, and after he finished speaking, everyone present applauded.

Master Xue smiled and said, "It is a blessing for our Great Zhou to have such a righteous man."

"The former head of Qingyang County was frightened to death by a few bandits, so I have already dismissed him. It just so happens that Li Zhuangshi's ancestral home is in Qingyang. Otherwise, how about staying in Qingyang and becoming a head of the county?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the smile on the face of the historian Jiang Cheng, who was originally smiling, immediately froze.

The job of Dutou sounds very powerful, but in reality, he is just a security captain appointed by the county government, who leads some soldiers from the county government to maintain peace in the entire Qingyang County.

As a Dianshi, he was in charge of arrests and prisons. Theoretically, there was no power conflict between the two official positions.

However, in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Dianshi had a regular position, while the Dutou could only be regarded as an external employee of the county government and had no regular position.

Even though the Dianshi was just a low-ranking official, he was still the fourth master of Qingyang County...

The former head of Qingyang County was one of his followers.

And now, he was preparing to place another person in the position of the head of the city, but he never thought...

He looked at Li Yun and frowned slightly.

An inexplicable warrior suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Magistrate Xue was an outsider, while Dianshi Jiang was a native of Qingyang. He just frowned slightly, then regained his warm smile, stood up, picked up the wine glass, and said with a smile: "Mr. Li is a brave man. As the Dianshi of Qingyang, Jiang has the responsibility to catch thieves. I have failed in many of my duties. I toast to you."

The two men had already drunk wine, so Village Chief Li didn't think much about it and clinked glasses with him.

After a glass of wine, Jiang Dianshi was still smiling: "I heard from our former head of Qingyang that those bandits were not only fierce, but also brave. Li Zhuangshi was able to defeat the many with a small number of people and rescued the young lady. He is really brave."

Li Yun waved his hand and said a few polite words.

"A fluke, a fluke."

After saying a few words with a smile, the "fourth master" looked calmly at a country gentleman in his forties standing beside him. The country gentleman's surname was Zheng and he was a relative of Jiang Dianshi. After the two men's eyes met, Mr. Zheng immediately understood, stood up, and toasted Li Yun.

After praising Li Yun for a while, Mr. Zheng smiled and said, "Since I was a child, I have always admired chivalrous warriors. I also like guns, clubs, fists and feet. I have also kept several fists, clubs and guns masters who are proficient in martial arts on my farm."

"It's just that they are not as brave as Li Zhuangshi." After a few words of flattery, Mr. Zheng said with a smile: "It just so happens that two of the masters followed me into the city today. Li Zhuangshi is very brave in subduing bandits. I wonder if he can let us see him today..."

He stood up and looked around at everyone.

"First, it is to broaden our horizons for us laymen, and second,..."

Mr. Zheng smiled and said, "It will also help liven up the banquet."

As soon as he said this, County Magistrate Xue, who was originally drinking and smiling, suddenly changed his expression.

He was not clear about Li Yun's abilities, and this time, Li Yun came wearing a scholar's robe and spoke with great eloquence. In Magistrate Xue's opinion, Li Yun...

He may have some brains, but in terms of skills, he is certainly far inferior to those bandits.

It is even less likely that one would get any advantage from a martial artist.

If Li Yun was defeated by the martial artist from the gentry's family in public, then the play he had painstakingly directed would have been a complete failure!

"Mr. Zheng, Mr. Li has just said that he has just recovered from a serious injury, and... he is a great benefactor to my family."

He said with a dark face: "Do I need to perform martial arts to entertain you?"

As the head of a county, although Magistrate Xue seems a little timid in front of the officials in the state, he absolutely has the final say in Qingyang County.

If Mr. Xue is angry, it would only take a matter of a word to destroy his home and family.

After being yelled at by Xue Song, Mr. Zheng was a little panicked. He subconsciously looked up at Jiang Dianshi, but Jiang Dianshi looked around and talked about other things, pretending not to see it.

What a joke! How dare he, the "Fourth Master", provoke the First Master?

At this time, he absolutely cannot show up.

Zheng Yuanwai forced a smile on his face, bowed to Li Yun and said, "I am sorry for being rude, please don't blame me, please don't blame me."

Chief Li first turned his head to look at Xue Song, then looked at Master Zheng, and seemed to understand something.

It seems that there are still many people in Qingyang County who are jealous of this captain whom he doesn't think highly of.

Also.

Not to mention the captain of the security team, even the runners in the county government are regarded as high-ranking officials in the eyes of the common people. If he does this job well, it will be a lucrative one. Naturally, there are many people in the county who are watching him and will not allow an outsider like him to get it easily.

Thinking of this, Village Chief Li raised his head and drank the liquor in the glass in one gulp. Then he slowly stood up and placed the glass in his hand heavily on the table.

He looked at Mr. Zheng and took a step forward.

"Master Zheng, how many martial artists did you bring with you?"

Zheng Yuanwai waved his hand and said, "What I just said was a joke. Since the warrior has just recovered from his serious injury, let's forget about it, forget about it..."

Mr. Li looked calm.

"Mr. Zheng has not yet answered Mr. Li's question."

Zheng Yuanwai looked around, actually looking at the expression on Jiang Dianshi's face. After seeing the latter lower his head slightly, Zheng Yuanwai gritted his teeth and said, "Three...three or four."

Li Yun left the table and walked to an open space, with his hands behind his back and a calm expression.

It has been more than a month since he came to this world, or rather, awakened in this world.

He hasn't used his full strength for more than a month, and doesn't know what level his martial arts skills are in this era.

It’s just right, I’ll take this opportunity to give him a try!
He has a loud voice.

"Let them..."

"Come together."

(End of this chapter)