"'Boning Knife' Zhu Butcher, 'Desperate Ghost' Cui Yan, 'Evil Man' Zheng Zhi..., what are these people planning to do when they gather in Qing'an Mansion?" Li Mingzhu muttered, frowning slightly.
The names she mentioned are all famous in the rivers and lakes. They despise the government, ignore the law, and regard human life as worthless. However, their martial arts are extremely high, and their traces are hard to find. It is difficult to catch them and subdue them. .
Moreover, the imperial court and the Jianghu have always maintained a delicate balance, not to mention non-interference, but as long as these people do not raise their flags to rebel or do some heinous things, the imperial court will not go all out to encircle and suppress them. In the disputes between the rivers and lakes, the local governments actually turn a blind eye to it.
However, in recent days, countless people from the rivers, lakes and green forests have gathered towards Qing'an Mansion, and they have disappeared before entering the city. She would never believe it if they said that they had no plans.
She has practiced martial arts since she was a child, and she is no stranger to matters in the martial arts arena. These people are extremely powerful. If they really want to get together and cause any trouble, they may need to use the garrison of the prefectural city to calm it down.
"In the past few days, let the people under your command keep an eye on your own jurisdiction, and report to me immediately if there is anything unusual." She put down the official document in her hand and said lightly.
"Yes, boss, I'm going to remind them now."
Liu Yishou, who had already been promoted to the captain of the third class of yamen servants, had a serious expression on his face. After bowing his hands to her, he immediately retreated.
Only Li Mingzhu and a record clerk were left in the hall.
It is impossible for those people to gather here for no reason, and their intentions must be clarified. In fact, the imperial court has always been worried about people like them, especially when it comes to such large-scale incidents, it attaches great importance to them.
Li Mingzhu looked thoughtful, and after a while, she spoke again: "Find out what the purpose of those people is, and report to me as soon as possible."
"Your Highness, don't worry, your subordinates will do it right away."
Hearing the words, the young clerk stood up, bowed and saluted, and disappeared soon after.
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More than ten miles away from Fucheng, there is a roadside teahouse next to the official road.
"Bah! I've been around the rivers and lakes for so long, and I've never had such a bad tea!" At a table by the side of the road, a bald man with a greasy face and a fleshy face sprayed the tea out of his mouth.
"Xiao Er, get the hell out of here!"
After hearing the man's thunderous voice, the man with the white sweat towel on his shoulder hurried over and asked with a smile on his face, "What's your order, sir?"
The bald man smashed the teapot on the table and said angrily, "Exchange me for a good pot of tea. If you still use the kind of rubbish to fool me, I will smash your teahouse!"
"Guest officer, this is already the most..." The little boy explained helplessly, but seeing the man turned his face to the side, showing a fierce look, he immediately swallowed the next words.
This teahouse is open in the wild, and besides the passing pedestrians and merchants, there are also many people from the world. Xiao Er has served tea and water here for some time, knowing their temper, and a disagreement, smashed this small teahouse, Definitely not just to scare him.
"Guest officer, wait a moment, I'll change it for you right away."
He said with a smile, secretly groaning in his heart, this time he was afraid that he had to take out the good tea from the bottom of the box of the shopkeeper, otherwise, he might not be able to pass the test of this villain.
There were still many pedestrians resting in the teahouse, and many people frowned when they saw this, but it was best not to cause trouble when they were out, and the bald man looked extremely unfriendly, even if he was angry, he would not Dare to speak.
Xiao Er quickly put on a pot of good tea. This time, the bald man didn't make things difficult for him any more. He cursed, "I don't want to eat a toast, I'll punish you." After drinking the tea, he got up and walked outside.
Seeing the eyelids twitch, the little girl hastily chased after him, "Guest officer, guest officer, wait a moment..."
"What else do you want?" The bald man turned his head and stared at him and asked.
"Guest officer, you, you haven't paid for the tea..." Xiao Er said timidly.
"Haha!" The bald man laughed a few times, pulled out two sharp boning knives from behind, and slammed them on the wooden table. I didn't hear clearly, say it again?"
"No, it's nothing, guest officer, go slowly..." There was a cold light on the tip of the knife, and the little girl shuddered all over, and immediately hid away, never daring to ask for tea money again.
The bald man pulled out the boning knife, laughed a few times, and walked away.
Inside the tea shed, a young man looked at his companion with dissatisfaction and asked, "Why did you stop me just now?"
The man beside him smiled wryly, and said: "Junior brother, you have to be more careful when you are outside than in the sect... You saw the two boning knives just now. If I guessed correctly, that man yes… "
After listening to the man's words, the young man's expression softened a little, but he still gave a vicious glance at the direction in which the villain left.
"It's a good martial arts world, but it's a mess caused by this kind of people, it's hateful, it's really hateful..."
"Shh, junior brother, keep your voice down, don't be overheard, the past few days, it's not peaceful here..."
The man lowered his voice so that others could no longer hear him.
Somewhere on a mountain road.
The thin-cheeked man with a gloomy complexion clapped his hands, and said coldly: "With this little skill, I'd like to rob like others, be a bandit, be a ghost..."
On the ground in front of him, there were two vicious gangsters lying nearby, but at this moment, their necks were twisted to one side strangely, their faces were frightened, and they had stopped breathing long ago.
Hearing only two bangs, the man kicked the bodies of the two to the cliff on one side, looked left and right, and the figures quickly disappeared on the mountain road.
In another place, by a certain stream, a figure hidden in the bushes looked lewdly at several women who were doing laundry by the stream, with a gleam in their eyes.
After a while, the ray of light receded again, only to hear a somewhat regretful voice: "Village girl from the mountains, how can you compare to the young lady in the city? Forget it, let's get down to business first."
The short, fat dwarf with big ears looked at the stream again, then looked away with some nostalgia, and turned to walk deeper into the forest.
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These days, for ordinary people in Anxi County, it has been a very ordinary winter day. The gloomy weather has lasted for several days. Countless people are looking forward to the early arrival of the first snow this winter. A good harvest, after experiencing a drought, they can no longer afford any toss.
However, it is not easy for Min Zhuang, the quick catcher of the government office and county government office.
In the Fucheng, everyone cheered up and followed the orders from above, trying their best to search for suspicious people in the city, and they were extremely cautious.
Those who share the same mood are those from the rivers and lakes near Qing'an Mansion. Some news and rumors they occasionally hear from remote teahouses and restaurants make them faintly feel that Qing'an Mansion may not be peaceful these days. up.
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Liuye Village, which is isolated from the world, is as quiet and peaceful as ever. After Sister Ruyi paid homage to her father, she lived in the village for a day, and returned to Fucheng with Li Yi the next day.
"Second Uncle is right, Xianggong should practice martial arts more." Listening to Li Yi telling her what happened yesterday, Liu Ruyi said with a smile.
Li Yi curled his lips, the old man didn't feel pain in his back when he was standing and talking, and he didn't practice martial arts less, but he just didn't make much progress, and he didn't feel the existence of true energy until now, so he was very helpless about it...
"Ruyi, take your brother-in-law and Xiaohuan back to the city first. I forgot something and I need to go back to the village." On the way down the mountain, almost halfway through, Liu Ruyi said suddenly.
Liu Ruyi turned her head, looked at her, and nodded.
Watching the figures of the three disappear at a certain corner of the mountain road, Liu Ruyi turned around and looked at a certain low slope that he had just walked through.