Thief Emperor

Chapter 423 Old Friends and Old Friends

"Brother Pei?"

Li Yun was quite surprised to see the sturdy man standing in the front yard of the governor's mansion. He stepped forward and grabbed the sturdy man's sleeve, smiling heartily: "Why are you here, Brother Pei?"

The person who came was Pei Zhuang.

After Li Yun woke up in this world, Pei Zhuang can be said to be the only person who is better than him in terms of personal fighting power.

Of course, if it’s a life-and-death fight on the battlefield, Li Yun’s chances of winning are still higher.

It is also because of this that Li Yun had a very deep impression of Pei Zhuang and still remembers him to this day.

Back then, Li Yun wanted to recruit him to join the gang and let him be a coach for his subordinates, but Pei Zhuang was too deeply involved with the Pei family, so he did not agree.

Now, after several years of separation, we met again in Luzhou City.

Pei Zhuang was about ten years older than Li Yun, and shorter in stature. He looked much more haggard than when they first met. When he saw Li Yun coming out, he smiled at him and said, "Brother Li, you are so rich now that you can still treat a servant like me as your brother."

Li Yun smiled dumbly: "Brother Pei, what are you talking about? What do I do now and who I am have to do with our friendship?"

Pei Zhuang took a step back, clasped his fists towards Li Yun, and bowed his head and said, "I have come to seek refuge with Brother Li. I wonder if Brother Li is willing to take me in."

Li Yun was overjoyed.

"That's really great. I have more people under my command now, and many of them are fat and strong, but they don't have any rules. Brother Pei is willing to come to Jiangdong and work for me, so you can train them well for me."

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhuang just forced a smile and didn't seem very happy.

Li Yun looked at him thoughtfully, and suddenly understood something. He smiled and said, "It was Master Pei who asked Brother Pei to come?"

Pei Zhuang's expression became complicated and he seemed relieved when he heard this. He smiled bitterly and said, "We both practice martial arts, but my brain is far inferior to Brother Li's."

He sighed deeply, lowered his head and said, "I will not hide it from you, Brother Li. The Master asked me to come to Brother Li to keep an eye on your movements for him and the court."

Pei Zhuang looked around and whispered, "I just want to see if Brother Li has a loyal heart."

Li Yun patted his chest and said with a smile: "Of course there is. I am a very loyal person."

Pei Zhuang looked at Li Yun, shook his head and said with emotion: "I am still not good at lying. Since I have been found out, I will just regard it as a reunion with Brother Li. I will go back to report to you in a few days."

Li Yun pulled his sleeve and said with a smile: "What are you going back for?"

"Brother Pei, just stay. Just keep talking about whatever Master Pei asks you to do. It won't get in the way."

Pei Zhuang's face turned red and he shook his head, "How can this be possible?"

"Nothing is wrong."

Mr. Li said with a smile: "Don't worry, Brother Pei, you won't know what you shouldn't know. You can report everything you know to Mr. Pei."

"From now on, you will stay in Jiangdong."

Li Yun laughed out loud, very happily.

It was not just because of the reunion of old acquaintances, but more because he, Li Yun, had finally caught the court's attention and became a figure in the court's eyes.

No longer an insignificant little shrimp in the local area.

This feeling, similar to official certification, is still very refreshing.

Su Sheng, who was in the room, heard Li Yun's laughter and came out curiously. After seeing Pei Zhuang, he smiled and said, "Envoy, who is this?"

"This is the guy I knew in Qingyang."

Li Yun smiled and introduced: "His surname is Pei and his name is Zhuang. He is one of the best masters in the capital and his kung fu is very impressive."

He then introduced to Pei Zhuang: "This is General Su's eldest son, Su Sheng Su Zixing."

Upon hearing this, Pei Zhuang immediately straightened up and bowed to Su Sheng, saying, "So you are the descendant of Lord Su. I am Pei Zhuang, paying my respects to General Su."

Su Sheng also clasped his fists in return and said something polite. After they exchanged greetings, Su Sheng smiled and said with some curiosity, "It's rare to hear Erlang praise someone's kung fu. Today is a rare day, Brother Pei, can you let me see it for myself?"

Pei Zhuang shook his head slightly: "How can such a simple skill catch the general's eye?"

Li Yun was also a person who liked to do good things. He immediately pulled the two people to the backyard of the governor's mansion and said with a smile, "Come on, Brother Su and Brother Pei, practice with each other. Remember to hold back and stop when you have done enough. Don't hurt anyone."

Su Sheng has also been practicing martial arts since he was a child. Although he is not as strong as Li Yun, on weekdays, it is difficult for ordinary people to get close to him even with bare hands. In addition, no matter what age, as long as people practice martial arts, they all like to compete with others.

He took off his outer robe with great interest and looked at Pei Zhuang: "Brother Pei, come and give me some advice!"

Pei Zhuang was wearing only shorts, so he didn't need to change his clothes. After thinking for a moment, he didn't say anything polite anymore. Instead, he stepped forward, clasped his fists, and got into position.

Su Sheng let out a low shout, "Watch out!", and then he rushed forward with a punch, hitting Pei Zhuang in the face. Pei Zhuang only took half a step sideways to avoid the punch, and subconsciously chopped down with his left hand, chopping on Su Sheng's outstretched arm, and then gently pushed with his right palm. Su Sheng stretched out his hand to block, but the whole person was pushed five or six steps away and could hardly stand.

His right arm, which was cut by the knife, was in great pain.

"Good work!"

Su Sheng shouted "good", but still not convinced, he rushed forward again. This time he was serious, but after four or five rounds, he was hit in the chest by Pei Zhuang and retreated four or five steps again.

This punch was done with restrained force, otherwise with Pei Zhuang's strength, this punch would have definitely killed the person if it had hit the center of the body.

Su Sheng lost his temper and shook his head helplessly, "I lost, I lost."

Li Yun, who was standing by, laughed and said, "If Brother Su had grown up in the capital, he would have heard of Brother Pei's name." Pei Zhuang lowered his head and said, "I am a rough man, and I am sorry to offend General Su."

Su Sheng didn't care at all, and said with a smile: "It's just a sparring match, what kind of offense is that?"

He narrowed his eyes, looked at Li Yun and Pei Zhuang, and said with a smile: "Do you two want to fight again to broaden my horizons?"

Pei Zhuang's expression changed slightly. After looking at Li Yun, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Brother Li's fighting style is too ruthless. If we fight him, we will definitely get hurt. Let's just forget it."

Li Yun also shook his head and refused, saying with a smile: "When fighting with Brother Pei, I can only exchange injuries for injuries."

Su Sheng rolled his eyes and suddenly said with a smile: "Erlang, can I borrow this Brother Pei for a while? I will take him to Qiantang and lead my soldiers."

Pei Zhuang is definitely a big treasure.

Because Li Yun's martial arts are difficult to replicate, but Pei Zhuang's kung fu can be replicated.

As long as one has good qualifications, quick reactions and talent, he or she may be able to copy Pei Zhuang's kung fu.

Li Yun smiled dumbly and shook his head, saying, "That won't work. Brother Pei, I will take him to Jinling. When Brother Pei is free, or when his disciples have graduated, I will let him go to Qiantang."

Su Sheng shook his head and said, "Stingy, stingy."

All three of them had practiced martial arts, and after chatting together, they soon became familiar with each other. Su Sheng pulled Pei Zhuang to the open space again and asked him for some moves.

The two men were about the same height, and they were fighting back and forth, raising dust everywhere in a short while, which was quite impressive.

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In this way, another two or three days passed. Because Qiantang River needed to be reorganized, Su Sheng had to leave Luzhou and return to Qiantang to reorganize the army.

After he returns, he will report the list of people who are to be promoted to the rank of captain to Li Yun and let Li Yun make the decision.

Of the 5,000 soldiers in Luzhou, he took away 2,000 and left 3,000 garrison troops for Li Yun.

After Su Sheng left, Li Yun had to continue staying in Luzhou City. During this period, he went to the Lu family to check on the Lu family's situation. At the same time, he and his father-in-law sorted out the situation in Luzhou.

Mr. Xue was also very dedicated. After learning the general situation, he immediately started working on the spring sowing in Luzhou.

At this time, Chen Da, who had not seen Li Yun for a long time, also hurried to Luzhou City with Huang Yong.

After entering Luzhou, he did not dare to delay. Led by several soldiers, he soon met Li Yun at the governor's mansion. After seeing Li Yun, Chen Da was also quite excited. He walked forward with Huang Yong, half-knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said, "Envoy!"

Huang Yong also knelt down and called out "Your Majesty".

Li Yun helped both of them up and said in a daze, "Why call me Envoy? It's too strange."

After the two stood up, they shouted with a smile.

"Boss!"

Li Yun nodded, asked the two people to sit down, and asked about the situation with Li Zheng in the south.

"General Li is making rapid progress. He should be able to capture another state this month. General Li asked me to bring a letter to the chief."

Chen laughed and said, "He said that he wanted the envoy to send civil officials to take over as soon as possible, because he couldn't manage those states and counties well."

Li Yun was also a little stunned when he heard this, and then he said helplessly: "This kid."

He also lacked civil servants, and was in great need of them; otherwise he would not have put his father-in-law and brother-in-law to use.

However, in the coming months, he will have to address the problem of civil servant shortage.

"Do you know what I called you to do?"

Li Yun lowered his head to drink tea and looked at Chen Da.

Chen Da shook his head: "I don't know."

"Promote you to captain."

Li Yun said with a smile: "Guard Luzhou City for me."

"You, the captain, are different from ordinary captains."

Mr. Li smiled and said, "An ordinary captain only leads a thousand men. There are three thousand soldiers in Luzhou City, all under your command. You are considered a great captain."

Chen Da's face changed slightly, and he looked a little timid: "Boss, can I do it?"

Li Yun frowned: "This Luzhou City is very important to me. I must find someone I can trust to guard it. That's why I urgently transferred you back."

"You're saying this to me now?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Da took a deep breath and whispered, "Boss, I will try my best, but you still have to teach me..."

He made a bitter face: "I have never defended a city."

"Just be more careful."

Li Yun reached out and patted his shoulder with a calm expression.

"Your personality is just right for defending the city."

(End of this chapter)