Thief Emperor

Chapter 56: Forced chat!

In response to Mr. Xue's words, Li Dadu lowered his head, took a sip of tea, and smiled with a relaxed look.

"Your Excellency thinks highly of me. Whether Governor Tian and his men fall is a matter for the imperial court, given the current state of the imperial court."

Mr. Li said slowly: "I don't expect the imperial envoy of the court to come down to punish evil and promote good."

There was a strong smell of corruption throughout the Zhou Dynasty court.

For example, the tax assigned by the imperial court to the state level was 300 coins, but when the state sent it to Qingyang County, it became 500 coins.

One level down in the neighboring Shidai County, it became eight hundred coins.

In fact, Li Yun had no way of estimating how much money the court...or the emperor actually wanted.

Maybe two hundred coins? One hundred coins?

He never intended to serve as an official in the court, nor did he have any idea of ​​saving this corrupt dynasty. Naturally, he would not have the intention of relying on the power of the court to overthrow Governor Tian.

It is Li Yun's own business that he is unhappy with Governor Tian and Sima Cao. One day in the future, when the time is ripe, his sword will naturally carry out his justice. He does not need any court or imperial envoy!
After saying that, he looked up at Magistrate Xue and smiled softly, "Don't worry, Magistrate. If the court really sends someone over, I will handle it well and won't make things difficult for you."

"There is nothing to trouble this old man."

County Master Xue glanced at Li Yun and sighed, "In your heart, you must be very disappointed with the Great Zhou Dynasty, right?"

In the mind of County Magistrate Xue, Li Yun was a man of the world and had never been in the imperial court.

Now, after only being the head of the city for a month or two, he has witnessed so many scandals in the officialdom, which makes him, as the county magistrate, feel complicated.

Li Dadutou stood up, glanced at Master Xue, and smiled, "County Master, I didn't have high expectations for the imperial court. If the imperial court was really that good, there wouldn't be so many strongholds in Qingyang."

He clasped his fists and said, "County Master, if there's nothing else, I'll leave first."

Magistrate Xue waved his hand and said, "You go ahead."

Li Yun nodded silently, turned around and left Mr. Xue's study. Just a few steps out of the study, he saw a girl waiting not far away outside.

After seeing Li Yun coming out, the girl ran up quickly, holding a book in her hands, and handed it to Li Yun with both hands: "Captain Li, this is the book my young lady found for you."

It’s Miss Dong’er who is beside Xue Yun’er.

Li Yun took it. It was a book called "Clan Records". He put the book in his arms and said with a smile: "Thank Miss Xue for me."

Dong Er rolled her eyes and said, "If he wants to thank someone, can't Captain Li go and thank him himself?"

Li Dutou thought for a moment and nodded, "That's just right. I'm almost done reading the history of my country. When I finish and go to return the book, I'll go and thank Miss Xue."

Dong'er then smiled and asked, "Is Li Dutou's arm injury better?"

Li Yun moved his left arm to show her, and said with a smile: "It's already healed."

Dong'er looked at Li Yun, covered her mouth and smiled, "You don't have to move to show me, just say it."

After saying that, the little maid turned around and ran away with a jump.

Mr. Li put the book in his arms, looked at Dong'er's back, then left the county government office and returned to the small courtyard he rented in Qingyang.

At this moment, Li Zheng and Zhang Hu were already preparing meals in the small courtyard.

Seeing Li Yun coming back, Li Zheng stood up to greet him and said with a smile: "Second brother, is everything alright in the county government?"

"I don't have anything to do."

Mr. Li stretched himself and said with a smile, "After a few days of rest, we will go and wipe out the two villages we discovered a few days ago."

Li Zheng grinned and said, "Speaking of which, you have a unique vision, second brother. We can make money by robbing the cottages much faster than robbing those merchants."

"When my second brother wipes out all the villages in Qingyang County, our Cangshan Village will be the only one left. At that time, we can not only do the business of blocking roads, but also let people open an escort agency and do the business of transporting escorts."

The skinny monkey smiled cunningly: "I guarantee that the dart will be in Qingyang and will not be lost."

Li Dadu glared at him first, then touched his chin, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Skinny monkey, you really reminded me."

"The escort agency is indeed a good business. After we finish the current business, I really have to consider opening one!"

The escort agency can escort goods everywhere, and in this era of information blockade, it can bring a lot of information to Li Yun.

At the same time, if you can own an escort agency, doing business will be much smoother in the future.

More importantly, the escort agency can legally own some weapons, such as swords, guns, bows and arrows.

The only trouble is that opening an escort agency requires permission from local authorities.

And this only troublesome thing, for Li Yun, is no longer a troublesome thing! …………

In the blink of an eye, a few more days passed.

During the past few days, Li Dadutou gathered the yamen runners under his command and announced the future bandit suppression plan.

At this moment, the yamen runners in Qingyang County no longer had any objection to suppressing the bandits.

After all, with such a strong man leading the charge, they don't need to be the main force in attacking the stronghold.

Moreover, every time they went out to suppress bandits, they could earn some extra money. If they unfortunately died in battle, they could still get 20 strings of money!

You know, twenty strings of cash can buy two acres of land even in Qingyang!
The money is enough for the family to spend for several years.

Therefore, these yamen runners are now completely obedient to Li Yun. Although they are not to the point where they would hack Magistrate Xue to death with just a wave of Li's hand, if the former yamen runner came back, they would definitely beat him up without hesitation with a wave of Li's hand.

That afternoon, after arranging the tasks for the yamen runners, Li took Li Zheng and Zhang Hu to have a meal at a restaurant in the county town. The three of them did not return to the yard until sunset.

Not long after returning to the yard, Li Yun was still flipping through the National History when he heard a knock on the door.

Li Yun walked to the gate of the courtyard and opened it. He saw a middle-aged man dressed in cloth standing outside the gate. He looked to be in his thirties, had a beard, and looked quite tough.

When the man saw Li Yun, he immediately clasped his fists and saluted: "Excuse me, are you Captain Li?"

Li Yun looked at him and smiled.

Obvious foreign accent.

Soon, Mr. Li said slowly: "I am Li... Li Zhao, and who are you?"

"My last name is Pei, Pei Zhuang."

Li narrowed his eyes and looked him up and down.

"Excuse me, Brother Pei, what's the matter with you?"

Pei Zhuang clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Captain Li, you may not know that I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child. After I grew up, I became obsessed with martial arts. Therefore, I traveled all over the place and visited famous masters. After arriving in Xuanzhou a few days ago, I heard that Captain Li was very skilled in martial arts and could fight ten people at once. Not only did he kill many bandits, but he also wiped out several villages in a row."

He looked Li Yun up and down, his eyes showing excitement: "That's why I came to visit you and want to ask Captain Li for some advice."

Mr. Li narrowed his eyes slightly.

If Magistrate Xue had not warned him, he might not have thought much about the imperial envoy coming, but since Magistrate Xue had already warned him, then...

This way of "picking up" is a bit too blunt.

After thinking about it, he turned sideways and said, "Brother Pei, please come in."

Pei Zhuang saluted and entered Li Yun's yard.

Li strode in, first to the inner room, and pulled Zhang Hu and said, "Huzi, this guy is here to fight me, you just watch from the side, if you see something wrong, rush over and tie him up."

Zhang Hu blinked his eyes: "Is there anyone in this world that my second brother can't beat?"

Li Yun smiled and said, "Most likely he is from the capital, who knows what abilities he has."

After finishing his explanation, Li walked out.

In the yard, Pei Zhuang was already waiting for him.

Village Chief Li stretched his muscles, then looked at Pei Zhuang and said with a smile: "Brother Pei, I have some official business to attend to. Can we just stretch our legs here?"

Pei Zhuang's face was solemn. He clasped his fists and said, "Captain Li, please."

The two of them stood in the yard.

Li Yun did not hesitate and rushed forward aggressively. He reached the distance of ten steps in almost an instant and smashed Pei Zhuang's face with his right fist.

This move was so crude that Pei Zhuang was stunned at first, then he shook his head slightly and took half a step back to avoid it. Then he blocked with one hand and pushed away Li Yun's fist.

Li Yun passed him by at this moment, so he changed his tactics, exerted force on his feet, and slammed into Pei Zhuang with his side body.

Pei Zhuang still tried to relieve the force with one hand, but the moment their bodies touched, he realized something was wrong. He quickly changed hands, but was knocked back four or five steps by Li Yun!

The middle-aged man with a Beijing accent couldn't help but exclaimed: "What strength!"

At the same time, Li Yun retreated and looked at Pei Zhuang with a little caution.

After several exchanges, he didn't gain any advantage!

(End of this chapter)