Loan Wusheng

Chapter 66: Same Boat Meeting (5k)

House.

The strong smell of blood filled the air. The detectives and quick hands gathered here, looking at Xu Heng, the Xu Dianshi, who was beheaded. Their faces turned extremely pale for a moment.

An official appointed by the imperial court died in his own home!

It was enough to shock the entire Heishan County.

At the scene, Song Zhen, who was wearing a Feiyu suit, only took a glance and recognized how Xu Heng died.

Died by the imperial sword.

Song Zhen was also very clear about this murder weapon.

It is the imperial sword in his hand.

Therefore,
Xu Heng's death was caused by the secret guard last night!
Why did the secret guard want to kill Xu Heng?
Song Zhen, who was in charge of the scene, didn't understand what was going on, but since the 'secret guards' had a mission to accomplish, he immediately said to the police officers around him, "Don't panic, the pacification office will handle this matter, you guys should collect the body for Dianshi Xu."

Song Zhen waved his hand and casually let the matter go, not intending to delve into it further.

The secret guard must have his reasons for doing this.

As a member of the Zhenfusi Yamen, it is his duty to cover up the whereabouts of the secret guards.

After hearing Song Zhen's words, the surrounding police officers looked at each other, and finally could only clasp their fists in agreement and began to collect Xu Heng's body.

A ninth-rank county magistrate died near the county government office.

However, the on-site investigation was done extremely sloppily, which caused the police officers to speculate and discuss a lot.

The murderer Zheng Jun, after checking in at the military headquarters today, arranged for Yang Jun to lead the troops in training, while he himself went to the former Qingshui Gang to check out his house.

Although people died, a lot of them.

It's considered a haunted house.

But Zheng Jun never shy away from these things. If you insist, someone had died in the thatched hut where he lives now. It was Lou Wei's apprentice Liang Fan who had died there.

At first glance, the Qingshui Gang's headquarters seems to be quite impressive, with a huge area that is comparable to that of a county government office.

In the deep courtyard, the seal on the red-painted gate has been removed. Above the door lintel, a couplet with ink dripping is hung high, and the plaque is also thoughtfully hung with the words "Zheng Mansion".

Pushing the door open, a straight stone road comes into view. Neatly trimmed holly trees on both sides stand like guards. Occasionally, the sound of birds singing sounds like nature.

Passing through the moon-shaped gate, there is a large parade ground. Everything inside has been emptied out, leaving only the vast and empty parade ground. Continuing inside, passing through the screen wall gate, one enters the inner courtyard of the mansion.

Next to the rockery, there was a gurgling stream and a pool of lotus flowers, which were fragrant in the sun. Zheng Jun took a closer look and found that the lotus flowers were fake and were only used for decoration.

"Tsk."

Zheng Jun couldn't help feeling relieved. After counting carefully, he found that there were nine rooms.

"It's so big, it can be compared to the imperial palace."

The ignorant Zheng Jun sighed.

The Qingshui Gang's hall is naturally very large, but most of the area is occupied by training grounds. Zheng Jun estimated that this empty courtyard is three or four times the size of the Xu family martial arts school, and is almost the same size as the training ground in the Bingmasi. It is no problem to accommodate three or four hundred people for training at once.

It was a bit too much. Zheng Jun felt that he could even open a martial arts school.

"This is good too. The courtyard is large and convenient for practicing martial arts."

Zheng Jun thought to himself, if it really doesn't work, it wouldn't be a problem to spend some money to build some houses in the yard.

The side room was fully furnished with all the necessary furniture, all of which had been purchased by the sergeant and foreman of the Black Mountain Guard yesterday. However, the main room was empty and had no furniture.

Obviously, he didn't dare to buy furniture for the main room casually.

Zheng Jun let out a breath and was about to ask his sister and brother-in-law to come over to prepare some things when he suddenly felt a gust of wind coming.

"Ok?"

Zheng Jun's eyes narrowed, and he drew out the Beirong sword from his waist and pointed it at the corner of the training ground!
At the same time that Zheng Jun pointed to the training ground, a figure wearing a black and gold cloak appeared where the blade was pointing.

"it's me."

Bo Zhangjiu's voice came, very gloomy.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jun immediately put away his knife and smiled enthusiastically at Bo Zhangjiu, "It turns out to be Senior Brother Wang! Senior Brother Wang, come in and have a seat. Yesterday, I received a box of excellent Maojian tea. Come and have a taste!"

More than ten days ago, Bo Zhangjiu... or Wang Heng, a disciple of the Zhaoyang lineage of Suiyumen, accepted a disciple on behalf of his master.

Therefore, he is now a legitimate disciple of the Zhaoyang School of the Suiyu Sect!

It's just that apart from the Shattering Jade Technique, he doesn't know any other Shattering Jade Sect techniques.

"Why did you kill Xu Heng? The Zhenfu Division of Heishan County reported to the higher authorities, and they all thought Xu Heng was involved in the case!" Bo Zhangjiu's words were somewhat unkind, and he continued, "You are an official who is about to become an eighth-rank official of the imperial court, what are you going to do?! Are you plotting a rebellion now?!"

Although Bo Zhangjiu's face was covered by the black iron mask, Zheng Jun could still sense the gloom beneath his mask.

"Brother, I am here to avenge my nephew Zhang Qingyu who was tragically killed by the imperial court!"

Zheng Jun gnashed his teeth and said to Bo Zhangjiu, "What a good man is nephew Zhang? It's because of Xu Heng's betrayal that our great cause failed. I can't sleep at night if I don't kill Xu Heng and avenge him! Whenever I think of the state of Chu, I feel even more heartbroken!"

After hearing Zheng Jun's voice, Bo Zhangjiu fell silent for a while.

It was you who killed Zhang Qingyu, right?
If you really want revenge, go find a place and slit your throat and commit suicide.

"Xu Heng is colluding with Zhao Da and Zhao Er to kill you. If you want to get rid of this trouble, just say so."

Bo Zhangjiu took a deep breath and continued, "You don't have to say anything about doing it for the sake of 'the Great Chu State'. If you really want to do it for the sake of the Great Chu State, you shouldn't have taken action, you should have stayed in hiding!"

"Ah, is it Xu Heng who colluded with Zhao Da and Zhao Er to harm me?" Zheng Jun was shocked.

Bo Zhangjiu: ...

"I will handle this matter. I will treat Xu Heng as a spy of the 'King of Righteousness' and fool the higher-ups." Bo Zhangjiu took a deep breath and continued, "You should be careful when you act. Don't do whatever you want and kill people indiscriminately! The Pacification Office is very sensitive right now."

"The emperor is about to die. The Pacification Office is particularly sensitive to the rebels in the world. Yuandan warriors in all states are under surveillance. Some civilian Tongqiao warriors are even forced to move to Zhili, under the emperor's nose, to prevent them from causing chaos in the local area!"

"The madness of a Dharmadhatu before death is the most difficult to endure! If something goes wrong and it collapses before dawn, it will not care about you!"

After hearing what Bo Zhangjiu said, Zheng Jun nodded and continued, "Actually, I went to investigate the county magistrate and take revenge."

"I know a little about Meng Xian's affairs. His carrier pigeons flew to the Yanshan Mountains."

Bo Zhangjiu said: "Don't pay attention to him, he has no influence on our plan. I am not here this time for Xu Heng's matter."

After hearing what Bo Zhangjiu said, Zheng Jun's mind moved, and he continued, "I wonder why you came here this time, Senior Brother? Please tell me."

"The bandits on the Black Mountain will come down the mountain to rob Nansha Town in twelve days. You can find an excuse to go there. There are more than 30 bandits in total, and the leader is a guy who has refined blood eight times."

Bo Zhangjiu casually threw a rag map to Zheng Jun: "The map above is their lair. After killing these thirty or so bandits, they fought all the way up the mountain. The leader of this bandit group is a newcomer who was once an elder of the Pingsha Gang. After the Pingsha Gang was destroyed, he came to Heishan to become a bandit."

"Ah."

Zheng Jun took the map drawn on the rag, nodded, and then asked casually: "How many bandits are there in the Black Mountain?"

In the nearby counties and prefectures, the Black Mountain Bandits are a general term for the bandits entrenched in the Black Mountains.

The strongest among the Black Mountain Bandits was also given the title of "Black Mountain Bandits". He was an outer martial artist named Lu Hao.

But Zheng Jun had no idea how many bandits there were in the Black Mountain bandits.

"There are a total of 19 bandit clans on Black Mountain, and the strongest among them is the one where Lu Hao is located."

Bo Zhangjiu said casually: "I have something else to do, so I can't stay here forever. You can take care of yourself."

After saying that, Bo Zhangjiu's figure was like a ghost, coming and going in a hurry.

Looking at his leaving figure, Zheng Jun couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

There are nineteen bandit families on Montenegro.

The strongest one is just the outer Gang.

In this case, it seems that the remnants of Southern Chu are not as powerful as he imagined.

After Zhang Qingyu's death, he lost his foundation outside.

At least in terms of the level of performance, Wai Gang is already top-notch.

Although his 'Senior Brother Wang' was a member of the Suiyu Sect of Nanchu, it was obvious that he had no aversion to the Pacification Division. He even came here and first questioned why they caused him trouble before issuing the task for Nanchu.

At least in the opinion of Senior Brother Wang, Bo Zhangjiu's status is greater than that of the people from Suiyu Sect.

The Broken Jade Gate is the ideal, the Zhenfu Division is the life.

No problem.

"It is probably because he is practicing the Jade-Breaking Technique and is worried about being held accountable by the court. Or maybe it is because the Pacification Bureau has quick information and knows that the world is going to be in chaos, so he has been staying in the Nanchu camp. Otherwise, Senior Brother Wang would have cut off contact with Nanchu long ago."

Zheng Jun thought to himself, it seems that Bo Zhangjiu's situation is very similar to his own, neither of them is a pure loyal minister, but just works for a salary.

But was Meng Xian’s carrier pigeon flying to the Yanshan Mountains?

Zheng Jun took note of the news, then stretched himself, planning to ask his sister and brother-in-law to come over and buy some houses. He walked out of the main gate, and just as he was at the door, he saw three figures standing at the door, looking rather shy.

The three of them looked familiar.

Zheng Jun thought about it and then remembered who these three people were.

The owner of Ma family boxing, the old man Ma Zhiyuan.

There is also Master Ma’s granddaughter Ma Rouer and his first disciple Du Ding.

"Zheng Dutou!"

Seeing Zheng Jun coming out of the mansion on his own initiative, Ma Zhiyuan immediately stepped forward, forced a smile on his old face, and flattered Zheng Jun: "Zheng Dutou, you are a young talent. I have long known that you can accomplish things. Seeing you today, it is indeed true!"

Ma Rouer and Du Ding seemed a little embarrassed standing behind Ma Zhiyuan.

"Master Ma."

Zheng Jun cupped his hands and was quite friendly: "Master Ma, what is the matter with you coming to see me this time?"

"Is such that."

Ma Zhiyuan took a deep breath and continued to flatter Zheng Jun: "My useless grandson and granddaughter admire the reputation of Zheng Dutou. I wonder if they can work under Zheng Dutou..."

After Ma Zhiyuan finished speaking, Du Ding immediately stepped forward, bowed his head and clasped his fists towards Zheng Jun and said, "Captain Zheng, I don't want to be buried in the country folk, I hope you can give me a job."

Previously, when he heard Master Ma say the word "surrender", he was very dissatisfied.

Who would want to work under someone of the same age and be inferior to them?
If this gets out, people in the underworld will laugh at you!

But it's different now.

Zheng Jun is a little too fierce, so fierce that he doesn't seem like someone his age.

They came to challenge Xu Tianfang three times, unarmed, and used their Ma family boxing to beat Xu Tianfang so hard that he ran away in panic.

Invite the first disciple of a big sect to fight, and defeat him with two swords!

Today, at the age of only seventeen, he is already the head of a county and a martial artist who accumulates energy!
In the future, he will definitely be able to become a general or a prime minister!

Such a hero has convinced Du Ding and he wants to join the team!
It's just a little late to think of it now.

But no one at that time expected that Zheng Jun's rise would be so rapid.

If they had known this would happen, they would have knelt down when Zheng Jun came to their door.

Seeing this, Ma Rou'er stepped forward and said to Zheng Jun respectfully, "If Captain Zheng doesn't mind my weakness, I am willing to work for you and ask for a job."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jun glanced at Du Ding and Ma Rouer.

Ma Rouer seemed to have just completed a blood refining not long ago.

As for Du Ding, he has practiced blood refining two or three times. At this age, he is a good seedling and will be able to advance to Qi accumulation sooner or later.

There is even a possibility of a trace of external power.

But for Zheng Jun, neither Ma Rouer nor Du Ding could keep up with his pace.

but……

"You two, please stand up quickly."

Zheng Jun stepped forward and helped Ma Rouer and Du Ding up, who were paying their respects. He then said to them, "You two are both talented people from Heishan County. Why did I, Zheng Jun, come to join you? If I let you two serve under my command, it would be a waste of your talents!"

Ma Rouer got a little anxious when she heard that. Just when she was about to say something like "washing clothes and cooking" was fine, she was pulled back by Ma Zhiyuan.

Ma Rouer looked at Ma Zhiyuan in confusion, but Ma Zhiyuan just shook his head at her, then stepped forward and said with tears in his eyes, "Captain Zheng, my son, Rouer's father, got into a fight with someone and was beaten to death on the street by the Canghai Sect. No one came to collect his body! Now I heard that Captain Zheng injured Gao Jingxing with just two strikes, so I immediately offered sacrifices to my son to comfort his spirit in heaven."

"My Ma Family Boxing Gym has been greatly blessed. We are willing to work like a slave to repay the kindness of Zheng Dutou. I hope Zheng Dutou will not refuse!"

After hearing what Ma Zhiyuan said, Du Ding was stunned, and Ma Rouer was also stunned.

It is true that her father was a gangster and was killed because of his fighting with others.

But the murderer was not from the Canghai Sect, but just a passing Xuanzhou martial artist. That man is now an outer martial artist, so they did not dare to offend him and just pretended that nothing had happened.

What did grandpa say? Was he killed by someone sent by Canghai?
Ma Rouer was a little confused, but she wasn't stupid enough to deny it outright.

When Zheng Jun heard this, he immediately said, "In that case, I am planning to form a personal army, but I am short of a captain and a squad leader. I wonder if Brother Du is willing to join the army?"

"willing."

Du Ding was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately stood up and saluted: "A real man should achieve fame and success right away! If I am lucky enough to join Zheng Dutou's army, I will fight for him until my death!"

After hearing that Zheng Jun accepted Du Ding, Ma Rouer looked at Zheng Jun with anticipation.

Zheng Jun looked at Ma Rouer and felt a little embarrassed.

There were indeed female generals in the Great Zhou army.

It’s just that the female generals have superb martial arts skills and are usually outer-level warriors, otherwise they would not be specially recruited into the army.

After all, if men and women are mixed in the military camp, it is difficult not to cause military discipline problems and cause chaos in military management.

Unless Zheng Jun specially formed a group of female soldiers.

But this is not very realistic either.

Therefore, under Ma Rouer's burning gaze, Zheng Jun thought for a moment and said tactfully: "As for Miss Ma, you can act as my eyes and ears in the boxing gym and provide me with some information..."

"what?"

Ma Rouer couldn't help feeling disappointed after hearing this.

Just as Ma Zhiyuan was about to say something, Zheng Jun raised his hand and said, "In the past, Zhang Qingyu founded the Qingshui Gang here. I, Zheng Jun, also want to take over Zhang Qingyu's business."

"I wonder if Ma's boxing can be of help to me?"

After hearing Zheng Jun's words, Ma Zhiyuan was stunned and immediately understood everything.

The Qingshui Gang made huge profits back then.

When the imperial court conducted a search and seizure, they seized nearly ten thousand taels of silver from the Qingshui Gang!
Even the mistress's family was given nearly 1,000 taels of pocket money by Zheng Jun, and he treated everyone to a meal and drinks.

Therefore, Zheng Jun also wanted to inherit it.

Of course, we don’t do business that involves bullying men and women and collecting protection fees.

The rest, such as escorting, buying and selling, can still be taken over.

Even if the income drops sharply, it is still an extra income.

"This……"

Du Ding was shocked when he heard this and felt a little confused.

After all, everyone has seen what happened to the Qingshui Gang.

Ma Rou'er was also a little hesitant, but at this moment, Ma Zhiyuan immediately scolded the two of them, "What are you afraid of?! We are not the remnants of the Broken Jade Sect. Are you colluding with Nan Chu?"

After scolding him, Ma Zhiyuan said to Zheng Jun, "Captain Zheng, we have agreed to this matter. What do you think we should name this gang?"

"Let's call it 'Same Boat Club'."

Zheng Jun randomly picked a name and said, "I hope we can all work together and become stronger through martial arts training."

Upon hearing this, Ma Zhiyuan immediately nodded in agreement.

Form a gang.

At this stage, it is not difficult.

At best, it's just a name change for the Ma Family Boxing Gym.

These martial arts schools are actually just the decline of gangs.

But there was an extra umbrella above their heads, an umbrella from Montenegro.

From ancient times to the present, those with a military background are undoubtedly the most powerful backers.

Their backers are much more powerful than the county magistrate of the Qingshui Gang!
In this way, Ma Zhiyuan is very confident!

Seeing Ma Zhiyuan so interested, Zheng Jun thought of something.

What would happen if Xu Tianfang from the Xu family martial arts school and Luo Lei from the nameless martial arts school were brought in?
"Master Ma, please go back first. When we recruit county soldiers, let Brother Du come over. I will go meet Xu Tianfang and Luo Lei in a few days to discuss this matter together."

Zheng Jun waved his hand. There were many people on the street and it was not good to chat too much here. After giving the order, Zheng Jun closed the door and went to his sister's house.

Ma Zhiyuan, Du Ding and Ma Rouer stayed where they were, each with complicated expressions.

Ma Rouer looked very happy, feeling that she had joined Zheng Jun's team; Du Ding had a complicated expression and no one knew what he was thinking.

Ma Zhiyuan's face was extremely gloomy, with a myriad of thoughts flowing through his mind.

(End of this chapter)