Thief Emperor

Chapter 514 The Brave County Magistrate

Li Yun personally does not attach much importance to the so-called etiquette and laws of this era, but he alone cannot fight against the entire world. People of this era, especially the educated intellectuals, attach great importance to this.

Or at least treat this as politically correct.

Even if Li Yun wanted to change this kind of thinking, it would not be possible to do it in one or two years. Moreover, if he achieved great success in the future, he would be the beneficiary of this thinking.

Since Li Yun is using the body of the Great Zhou to lay eggs, he is a subject of the Great Zhou. Whether he admits it or not, it is an indisputable fact.

Even if he usurps the throne in the future, the Wu family will need to abdicate to him, otherwise it will be illegal and will pose a huge hidden danger to his future foundation.

But now, nominally speaking, he is no longer a minister of Zhou, so he can separate himself from the bureaucratic system of the court. This will give him much more freedom to do things in the future.

Pei Zhuang, a warrior, naturally couldn't understand these things. Seeing that Li Yun didn't get angry, he was relieved. After he breathed a sigh of relief, he looked at the pen and ink in the room and said, "Master, can I borrow your paper and pen to write down your words and then report to you, I am getting older now."

He said a little embarrassedly: "There are many things that are easy to forget."

Li Yun smiled dumbly, walked to the desk, wrote down what he had just said, dried the ink, handed it to Pei Zhuang, and then said with a smile: "Since I am no longer an inspector of the court, the word "Gong Gong" should not be mentioned anymore. Brother Pei and I became friends through martial arts, and from now on we can call each other brothers."

Even Pei Zhuang, who was not too sensitive to politics, did not believe that Li Yun had really given up his foundation in Jiangdong, let alone his nonsense of going back to his hometown to farm. Hearing this, he scratched his head and said, "Although I am not very smart, I am not stupid either. Please don't fool me, Lord."

After he put the note Li Yun wrote to him into his arms, he blinked and said, "Master, how about we go out and practice spearmanship?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "Brother Pei, if you call me that, then I won't go."

"Brother Li...Brother Li."

Pei Zhuang felt itchy in his heart, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Let's go out and give it a try. I want to see how Brother Li's spear training is going."

Li Yun then laughed, picked up his gun and followed him to the backyard. After getting into position, he began to use his gun skills. This style of shooting was very powerful and very suitable for Li Yun.

After using the spear to all his strength, Li Yun exerted force from his waist, and used the strength of his waist to turn himself half a circle. Then he used clever strength in his hands, and the spear flew out of his hand immediately!
This time, Li Yun's spear skills were very good. The spear flew directly into the trunk of a big tree, and the tip of the spear was deeply embedded in the tree.

"it is good!"

Pei Zhuang danced with joy and shouted "Great!" He strode to the spear, pulled it out with both hands, and exclaimed: "No one in the world can resist this flying dragon!"

Li Yun wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with a smile: "It's a pity that this type of spear is not suitable for the battlefield. If the spear falls out of your hand on the battlefield, without a weapon, you will be like fish on the chopping board."

"So this is the end of this road of guns."

Pei Zhuang handed the spear back to Li Yun and said sternly: "When Feilong strikes, both the enemy and I will be defeated."

Li Yun was indeed very interested in martial arts, and he chatted with Pei Zhuang for a full hour until the evening. When he was about to take Pei Zhuang out for a drink, someone came running over, bowed and said to him, "Sir, here's the military report from General Su."

Li Yun took it and read it.

At this time, Su Sheng had led his troops into Lizhou and occupied the northwesternmost state in the Jiangnan West Road. This place, where Li Yun would station his troops next, would become a border state under his jurisdiction.

After reading the information handed over by Su Sheng, Li Yun thought for a moment and ordered: "Go tell General Su to build fortifications in Lizhou and construct the city wall of Lizhou."

"I will arrange personnel to deliver the subsequent defense supplies to him as soon as possible."

This person was one of Jiusi's men. Upon hearing this, he immediately lowered his head, answered yes, and then turned and left.

Li Yun looked at Pei Zhuang next to him and said with a smile: "Brother Pei, I am no longer an official in the court. It seems inappropriate to call me Lord Fu. What do you think is the appropriate name for me?"

Pei Zhuang thought for a moment and said, "You should call me Lord Li."

He paused, and then said, "Or... or call me Ming Gong."

"Ming Gong?"

Li smiled silently, pulled Pei Zhuang's sleeve, and said with a smile: "Let's go, drink, drink."

The two walked one in front and one behind, with Li Yun walking in front and asking, "Brother Pei, why don't you bring your family to Jiangdong?"

"I'll find you an official position."

Pei Zhuang followed Li Yun and thought for a long time before shaking his head: "Brother, it is difficult for us family slaves to leave the family. Even if I die, I will still be a member of the Pei family."

Li Yun stopped and sighed, "Under the current situation, the Pei family will not be in a good situation in the future. Since Brother Pei has this intention, I will not embarrass Brother Pei, but I will remind Brother Pei."

Li Yun looked at him and said softly, "From now on, when you go back to the Pei family, you should go back to the Pei family in Hedong, not the Pei family in the capital."

Pei Zhuang lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "I gave it to the third young master..."

Li Yun remained silent and did not speak again. After a long time, he reached out and patted Pei Zhuang on the shoulder.

"No more talking, let's go drink."…………

Luzhou City.

Mr. Xue Song was doing his job in the governor's office, looking through the documents sent by the subordinate counties. When he saw a document sent by Shucheng County, Mr. Xue was stunned at first, then frowned.

He was even a little bit incredulous. He rubbed his eyes to confirm it, then took a deep breath and stood up.

As soon as he walked out of the study, the maid serving at the door came forward, bowed and asked, "Master, where are you going?"

"Go out."

Master Xue stretched comfortably and said, "Help me change my clothes into presentable clothes."

"Yes."

Several maids nodded quickly and helped Master Xue change his clothes.

They all came from poor families and were bought and sent to Xue Song. Master Xue did not treat them harshly and was quite nice to them. These little maids liked Master Xue very much and served him very attentively.

After a while, Xue Song changed into casual clothes and took a sedan chair out of the governor's office. Not long after, he arrived at the Luzhou soldiers' station.

This was originally a neighborhood in Luzhou City. After the Luzhou Incident a few years ago, the number of people in the city decreased a lot. Later, Xue Song came here to be the governor. In addition, Luzhou needed to station troops, so he moved the few remaining people here out and left it for the Jiangdong army to be stationed.

It is also the first town in the whole of Jiangdong that was separately demarcated for military use. This method of division has been adopted by Li Yun. Many places that require large-scale garrisons will adopt this model in the future.

This block in Luzhou is called the garrison block.

When they arrived at the entrance of the garrison, Master Xue hadn't gotten out of the car yet, but Chen Da, the commander stationed in Luzhou, hurried out to greet him. He bowed and saluted to Master Xue's sedan chair, "Your Excellency!"

Master Xue got off the sedan chair, stepped forward to help him up, and shook his head and said, "You are now a captain, how can you be so polite to me? At most, we are equals."

Chen Da smiled and said, "When I was in Qingyang, I was still a yamen runner under you. Besides, even for the sake of the relationship between you and me, I have to respect you a little."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Xue pretended to be displeased, but he was actually very happy in his heart.

After all, most men care about their reputation, and this is even more true as they get older.

The two of them quickly sat down in the garrison. Chen Da personally poured tea for Xue Song and then asked, "If you have anything to say, please send someone to come and say hello. I will come to see you. Why did you come here in person?"

"There are some things that I need your help with, so I have to come."

Mr. Xue took the tea and said with a smile, "How can you ask someone for help without visiting them?"

Chen Da thought for a moment, then bowed his head and said, "If you have any instructions, just tell me. I will do whatever I can for you."

"It's not a private matter, it's a public matter."

Master Xue took out the official document from his bosom and said with a wry smile, "I just received the document sent by the subordinate county magistrate today. I don't know why Shucheng County has clashed with Tong'an County in Linzhou, and the two sides fought on the border."

"A conflict broke out between the two counties?"

Chen Da was startled, then he said softly: "This Tong'an County is in Shuzhou. Shuzhou is still in the hands of the Pinglu Army. This is a big deal. I will send people there immediately and station them in Shucheng County."

At this point, he asked again: "Has our Shucheng County suffered any loss?"

"That's why I came to see you."

Master Xue had a strange look on his face, and whispered, "The magistrate of Shucheng County led his men all the way to Tongan County, and took down Tongan County...Tongan County!"

"what?"

Chen Da was also shocked. He exclaimed, "Where did he get the soldiers?"

"The magistrate of Shucheng County asked Erlang for two or three hundred soldiers before taking office."

Mr. Xue put down his teacup and sighed, "I didn't expect that he could make such a big fuss. This Shuzhou is the territory of the Pinglu Army. I am worried that the Pinglu Army will attack Luzhou because of this, so I hurried to see you."

Chen Da was amazed and asked, "What's the name of this Shucheng County Magistrate? Why is he so brave?"

Mr. Xue looked down at the document and replied.

"My name is Huang Chao."

(End of this chapter)