Daqin Zhentiansi

Chapter 24: Master Tao, Divine Doctor Hu, and Righteous Zhang Erhe

Five years.

In a blink of an eye, five years have passed since the battle of Toyota County. There has been no war between Qin and Yan for five years, and there has been peace.

I didn’t cultivate in my previous life, so I was born in Luzhou.

For the people of Luyang Prefecture, being able to live without the suffering of war for five years is a rare peaceful time.

In particular, three years ago, Ouyang Shucai, the Marquis of Zhenxi of Yan State, designated Toyota County occupied by Yan State as a place for trade between the two countries and withdrew the garrisoned Yan troops.

Over the past three years, as relations between the two countries have eased, caravans have been traveling to Toyota County from all over the country, and Luyang Prefecture has become increasingly prosperous.

Luyang Prefecture, Wuwei Yamen.

Dozens of armed guards in black robes lined up in a bustling team and moved slowly forward.

Today is the day when the government pays salaries.

The ninth-rank black-robed guards received a monthly salary of one tael and five qian of silver, while the eighth-rank black-robed guards received two taels of silver per month.

As for the seventh-rank Wuwei leader, his salary is no longer distributed by the Wuwei Yamen.

The Zaoyi Guards of Luyang Prefecture were under the jurisdiction of the prefectural government office, and their immediate superior was the military sergeant of Luyang Prefecture. They were not in the same rank as the yamen runners of the prefectural government office.

In fact, the predecessor of the Qin Dynasty's Black-robed Guards can be traced back to the Black Ice Platform of the Qin Dynasty's Guards tens of thousands of years ago.

It is said that the Black Ice Platform was the most powerful intelligence agency in the Qin Dynasty, and was also an assassination and supervisory office directly under the control of the emperor.

The black armor of the Qin Dynasty killed enemies outside and eliminated evil at home. Wherever the black cavalry went, people were terrified.

But later, immortals and demons invaded, and the masters of the Black Ice Platform fought against the immortal and demon forces. The Black Cavalry were almost all killed or wounded, the inheritance was gradually cut off, and the power of the Black Ice Platform collapsed.

Without a powerful inheritance, the ordinary Black Ice Platform guards were not strong enough and were gradually transformed into local garrison soldiers, no longer having the invincible black armor they once had.

The team that received their wages moved forward, and several black-robed guards who had received their money were all smiling and walked out arm in arm.

The young man in the lead was in his early twenties, clutching a purse in his hand, and yelled, "Guihua Fang, if you don't spend all my money today, you're grandsons."

These words made the other guards look impatient.

"Mr. Feng is very generous."

"Then I will be really rude tonight. In the Osmanthus Boat, there's sweet-scented osmanthus wine, and in my jade hands, I'm serving moon-lit soup. I'm just worried that Master Feng's salary isn't enough."

After all, Luyang Prefecture is a frontier area, and prices are not high. One or two taels of silver are enough for a family of four or five to spend for two months.

But if you really want to spend money freely, there will always be places where you can treat money as nothing.

The young man called "Master Feng" by everyone is named Feng Cheng. He is one of the newly recruited guards in the yamen this year.

Due to the recent travels of merchant caravans, Luyang Prefecture has become increasingly prosperous, and the city's Wuwei Yamen has expanded its recruitment several times. The number of Zaoyiwei has increased from less than 60 five years ago to more than 320 today.

The newly recruited soap guards are all relatively young, and many of them have some background.

For example, Feng Cheng is a member of the Feng family in the city.

The Feng family is not a big family in Luyang Prefecture, but they do have a big house, several shops, and are said to have their own caravan.

Families in the city stuffed their children into the Wuwei Yamen and the garrison camps outside the city. On the one hand, this was to seek a path for their children to advance, and on the other hand, it would provide the family with more ways to gain control of government news.

During the three months that Feng Cheng worked in the Wuwei Yamen, he spent all his monthly salary on making connections.

Not only that, the family also spent a lot of money.

Feng Cheng spent money lavishly, which of course helped him gather some colleagues. He lived an increasingly carefree life in the Wuwei Yamen, and a lot of useful information could be sent back to his family.

Feng Cheng, who was about to leave the yamen, saw a sturdy young man at the back of the team. He smiled and spoke loudly.

"Brother Chen Wu, after receiving the salary, I will treat the brothers to a drink. You must come."

The tall young man named Chen Wu crossed his arms and looked ahead expressionlessly: "I'm busy."

Such a blunt answer made Feng Cheng's face freeze.

But he seemed to have gotten used to it, and still had a smile on his face: "It's okay, it's okay, Brother Chen Wu will definitely be on duty, then I'll treat you next time when I'm free-"

Before he finished speaking, a voice rang out from outside the government office: "Why is Chen Wu not free?"

The guards who were queuing up to receive their pay in the courtyard all turned around. Chen Wu's face was filled with excitement as he bowed and clasped his fists, "Brother Yuan."

At the door, a thin young man wearing a starched white shirt strode in.

The young man was dressed in the same uniform as the White Robe Guards, but he had two more swords on his waist and a five-foot-long whistle stick in his hand.

Zhang Yuan.

In five years, Zhang Yuan has become more easy-going and less aggressive than when he was on the battlefield in Toyota County.

His eyes were gentle, no longer the bloody look of someone wielding a knife to kill someone.

"Brother Yuan."

"Brother Yuan!" The guards in black robes lined up in the courtyard turned around and bowed to Zhang Yuan.

Zhang Yuandian smiled and nodded, walked to Chen Wu, stretched out his hand to grab his arm and straightened his waist.

"Master Feng is inviting us to dinner, why don't you go?"

"I'll help you get leave from the academy."

After saying that, he turned and looked at Feng Cheng beside him.

"Mr. Feng."

Feng Chengmang smiled and bowed: "Brother Yuan, it's better if you call me Xiaocheng."

Zhang Yuan waved his hand, moved closer to Feng Cheng, put his arm around his shoulders, and lowered his voice: "Chen Wu is already quite old and still hasn't gotten married. As a comrade, you have to think of a way."

"I heard there's a pretty good girl on the Osmanthus Boat. Can you help me pick one out? If it works out, I'll treat you to a drink."

Although he lowered his voice, everyone around him could hear it.

Many people smiled and looked at Chen Wu, whose face was flushed.

Feng Cheng glanced up and saw that although Zhang Yuan had a smile on his face, his expression was serious. He nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, Brother Yuan. I will definitely help Brother Chen Wu arrange it."

Zhang Yuan smiled and patted his shoulder. When he walked to Chen Wu's side, he said, "Did you hear me? Go."

Chen Wu nodded.

Zhang Yuan walked forward, and the other guards smiled and made way for him.

"Brother Yuan, are you back from a mission?"

"Brother Yuan, you go first."

"I haven't seen Brother Yuan much lately. Is he going to the county again?"

Chen Wu, who was standing where he was, took a deep breath and looked up at Feng Cheng: "I'll go. I'll come back after I get my salary and change my clothes."

Feng Cheng's face was filled with joy, and he kept saying "OK, OK", then he led a few equally young guards in black clothes to wait outside the door.

When they got outside, a guard who looked to be under 20 whispered, "Master Feng, Chen Wu relies on his early entry into the government office and looks down on us. Why are you..."

He hadn't finished speaking when he saw Feng Cheng glaring at him, so he quickly stopped talking.

"He only entered the government office earlier than us?" Feng Cheng's face tightened and his voice was low. "At the age of twenty, he is in the middle stage of the acquired realm. There are only a handful of young people in the entire Luyang Prefecture who are better than him."

"I saw him kill people with a knife with my own eyes, and he even fought off an entire group of bandits by himself."

His words were filled with admiration and fear, as if the original scene was replaying before his eyes.

The other several soap-robed guards also widened their eyes.

The Qin Dynasty values ​​martial arts, and practicing martial arts is the foundation of one's survival.

It is because of this that they know what the middle period of the acquired period at the age of 20 means.

Acquired, innate, grandmaster, three realms and nine levels sound simple, but in fact, the acquired realm alone has stopped countless people.

There are more than 300 people in the Wuwei Yamen, and there are probably only 11 or 12 of them who are in the middle stage of the acquired realm and have qi and blood strength of more than 800 kilograms. They are all over 30 years old, and the way for further progress is cut off.

Luyang Prefecture governs nine counties and thirteen towns, and there are only seven or eight Xiantian Realm experts. They are either military commanders, leaders of martial arts sects, or worshippers of some powerful clan...

Although Chen Wu seemed a little difficult to approach in the Wuwei Yamen on weekdays, one really couldn't tell that he was such a powerful figure.

At the age of twenty, when one is in the middle stage of the acquired realm, isn’t there a chance to step into the innate realm?

"so smart……"

"No wonder Master Feng wanted to make friends with him."

Several people nodded, and became excited at the thought of inviting Chen Wu today.

"By the way, Master Feng, who is that Brother Yuan? Even Chen Wu treats him with such respect. I've been at the Wuwei Yamen for half a month and haven't even seen him."

The two new black-robed guards looked at Zhang Yuan, who was at the front of the team in the courtyard, with confusion on their faces.

Not only Chen Wu was respectful, but everyone else also gave up their seats enthusiastically.

Feng Cheng shook his head, his face looking serious.

"Five years ago, Chen Wu's father, Chen Youde, died in battle in Fengtian County. Chen Wu was underage and couldn't take over the position, so it was Brother Yuan who arranged for Chen Wu to join the Wuwei Yamen."

"We call him Brother Yuan in the Wuwei Yamen, but in front of outsiders..."

Feng Cheng glanced at the newly arrived guards, then turned to look at Zhang Yuan who was walking to the long desk in the courtyard, his eyes full of admiration.

"Master Tao, the miraculous doctor Hu, and the righteous Zhang Erhe."

"In front of outsiders, he is Master Zhang from Luyang."

(End of this chapter)