Chapter 63 You are my enemy
White cliff!
This is a legendary place!
In the whole territory of Liangzhou, the only place that can be compared is Baiya. Baiya has developed commerce, rich territory, people live and work in peace and contentment, and strong military strength. The most famous is that Baiya's war horses are the best in the world. Liangzhou has many cavalry, and most of the war horses come from Baiya.
But people may not believe it... The reason why Baiya is so strong and can compete with Liangzhou is not because of the Baiya prefect, but because there is a bandit group in Baiya... They are called the Baiya Army!
The Baiya Army has three leaders, the most famous of whom is the big leader, Duan Yifeng! This man is a man of great talent, he is good at everything, and has a wide network of contacts. He was born as a horse dealer, and gradually grew stronger, recruited soldiers and bought horses. Now he owns the largest horse farm in Liangzhou, and has a deep relationship with the army. Because he supplies the Liangzhou Army with high-quality war horses, he can own a private army, which is illegal but reasonable.
More importantly, Duan Yifeng was definitely not someone with a narrow vision. He not only expanded the scale of his horse farm and made deals with all parties, but was also proficient in business, making Baiya prosperous and wealthy, unlike other places in Liangzhou that were generally poor. This also made the people support these illegal armed groups more than the prefectural government. The Baiya prefect seemed to have no sense of existence.
So when people talk about Bai Ya, the first person they think of is Duan Yifeng, the hero of Liangzhou.
Even Chen Ping dared not touch the tiger's whiskers of this tyrant.
"Not really?"
Liu Zheng smiled bitterly and suddenly felt a bit overwhelmed.
Zheng Yueru also found it a bit absurd. The Yinzhou Chamber of Commerce had just started, and it was already targeted by the Baiya Army? That was an army of 100,000 at a time!
The more they thought about it, the more headache they had.
If it wasn’t the Baiya Army, then who could it be?
Liu Zheng simply didn't think too much about it. He thought that if the enemy came, he would fight back; if the water came, he would block it with earth. He would wait and see what happened in Liangzhou.
Another three days passed, and it was estimated that it would take only half a day to reach Liangzhou. At this moment, a horse suddenly came galloping over. It was a waiter of the Zheng family's brothel in Liangzhou. Liu Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly. He had suspected before that the greater function of the Zheng family's brothel might be to collect intelligence. Now seeing that this waiter's horsemanship was so superb, he became more certain.
"Miss!"
"Master Liu!"
"Greetings, Lord County Marquis!"
The people who came were very capable and saluted one by one.
Zheng Yueru asked: "Why are you so flustered?"
The man said, "Sir, the county magistrate, the governor Chen Ping, was furious about Yinzhou's public disclosure of revenue and expenditure, and has already ordered the council to accuse Yinzhou of seven deadly sins. We are waiting for you to report on your work! Liu Dahao, please prepare early!"
Liu Dahao was startled and angrily said, "How can this be? What crime have I committed? Chen Ping, this old thief, this old thief..."
Zheng Yueru also looked worried. She didn't expect so many things to happen before she even entered the city gate of Liangzhou. It seemed that just as Liu Zheng said, Liangzhou at this time was really a den of dragons and tigers. Who knew how many monsters were waiting for them.
"Zheng'er, Zheng'er, what should we do? We should go back to Yinzhou, where that old villain can't do anything to us!"
Liu Dahao was extremely anxious.
As the saying goes, a higher-ranking official can crush a person to death. If Chen Ping really does something weird to you in this matter, he will at least skin you alive if he doesn't die!
Liu Zheng smiled coldly: "It seems that these people are really unable to sit still this time."
It can be seen that in this era, there are so many tricks in these prefectural and county magistrate's offices. Three years as a clean prefect, 100,000 silver coins, it is indeed not an exaggeration. Liu Zheng's move, in this era, is like a bomb thrown into a lake, creating ripples that will not dissipate for a long time. While Liu Dahao gained fame, he also offended too many people.
"Brother Liu..."
Zheng Yueru was also very anxious.
It seems that no matter what, Chen Ping is determined to give the Liu family father and son a warning! Even if he can't touch the foundation of Yinzhou Prefecture, he must humiliate Liu Dahao severely!
Liu Zheng took a deep breath and looked calm.
At this time, the group of people had already reached the gate of Liangzhou City.
Looking up, Liangzhou is right over there.
advance and retreat?
There is hardly any room for consideration.
Going forward, there will be a bigger stage.
If they retreat, they can only hide in Yinzhou.
He said calmly: "Go in!"
"Zheng'er!"
"Brother Liu!"
Both of them looked pale.
Liu Zheng laughed, looked at Jiang Xuan who had just recovered from a serious injury, and asked, "Xiao Xuan, what should we do now?"
Jiang Xuan has not dared to talk to Liu Zheng these days, feeling guilty. He took out the priceless bottle of Zunhuang Yuanjue without hesitation to heal his wounds. In Zheng Yueru's words, Master Liu is strict with you because he has great expectations of you. In fact, he loves you very much. You should take it as a lesson...
Jiang Xuan took a deep breath, clasped his fists and said, "Sir, Jiang Xuan has a plan...but."
Liu Dahao was anxious: "You idiot, what is it? Tell me quickly!"
"It's just that..."
Jiang Xuan was sweating profusely and even crying. No matter how Liu Dahao and Zheng Yueru pressed him, he refused to say anything.
Liu Zheng laughed loudly, glanced at Jiang Xuan, and shouted, "If you hesitate when you should make a decision, you will suffer the consequences. When did you become so indecisive? Remember, don't do this again in the future!"
After saying this, Liu Zheng took out the Liangzhou crossbow arrow from his pocket, gritted his teeth, and stabbed it hard into his chest.
"Zheng'er!"
"Brother Liu!"
Liu Dahao and Zheng Yueru were shocked and didn't know why Liu Zheng was like that.
It really hurts!
Liu Zheng covered his chest, gnashed his teeth, and said, "Carry me to Liangzhou Prefecture and see how Chen Ping will defend himself!"
Zheng Yueru's body trembled, and she felt extremely heartbroken. Only then did she understand what Liu Zheng meant. When she looked at Jiang Xuan again, the latter did not dare to raise his head. He just looked at Liu Zheng with tears in his eyes.
…
at this time.
Liangzhou Prefecture.
The place was filled with noise and bustle. Chen Ping sat at the highest point, looking coldly at the crowd below.
Every year, after the Spring Festival, the county magistrates in Liangzhou would come to Liangzhou Prefecture to report their work to the governor. Due to the different distances and the traffic conditions in ancient times, most of these county magistrates and prefecture magistrates arrived between the third and fifth days of the first lunar month. Today was the fourth day of the first lunar month, and what surprised Chen Ping was that this year, these county magistrates did not procrastinate and arrived at Liangzhou Prefecture a day earlier than ever before.
As for the reason…
"Sir, that Liu Dahao is really abominable. There are many prominent families in Kezhou. When they heard about this, they all submitted petitions to ask Kezhou to make public its income and expenditure. What should we do?"
"Yes! Liu Dahao has evil ambitions, and this cannot be forgiven!"
"If this continues, who will be in charge?"
"Where is the majesty of the county magistrate's office?"
Among the thirty prefectures and counties in Liangzhou, there were more than twenty prefecture and county magistrates at that time. They were filled with righteous indignation and were heartbroken, and they denounced Liu Dahao's crimes.
Chen Ping looked at him coldly without saying a word.
If you are really innocent, why are you afraid to disclose your financial revenue and expenditure? Maybe you can't even sort out your own accounts! But he knows that this is the characteristic of this era. Which county governor can be so clean?
Under the natural right of the king, they ruled the local area on behalf of the king, not to serve the local peasants! Thousands of miles away from home, officials are only for money. This is a difference in concepts that has been formed since ancient times. So Liu Dahao's behavior, in their view, is simply shameless!
Liu Dahao is the outlier!
They are reasonable!
These people are thinking this way at this moment.
One can imagine his anger.
"Silence, silence!"
The counselor beside Chen Ping shouted.
People then shut up in anger, but it was obvious that they were still very emotional and could not calm down.
Chen Ping then laughed and said, "Everyone, please be patient. Since Liu Dahao took office as the Marquis of Yinzhou County, he has acted erratically, disregarded the law, privately changed the law, and colluded with officials and businessmen. When he reports on his work this year, he will not be able to escape legal prosecution!"
When the crowd heard this, they cheered and celebrated.
However, at this moment, someone came running in from outside the door in a panic: "Sir, sir, something bad has happened!"
Chen Ping glared at him and shouted, "What's the noise?"
The man said, "Marquis Liu has arrived in Liangzhou!"
When everyone heard this, they all burst into laughter. They were waiting to see you perform. If you didn’t come, they would really have nothing to watch!
Chen Ping also laughed and said, "He's here, why should we panic? Bring him here quickly so that I can bring an army to punish him!"
The servant said with a bitter face: "He, he was carrying a stretcher and walking slowly..."
Chen Ping was stunned: "What stretcher?"
The others looked at each other in bewilderment. What was Liu Dahao doing again?
"Sir...that Sir Liu, he, he, he walked from the city gate, howling all the way, Liangzhou Prefecture sent assassins to kill his son!"
"What?"
Chen Ping felt dizzy and stood up suddenly, almost falling. He was furious and said, "You are slandering me. When did I kill him?"
“Go and have a look!”
A group of people ran out of Liangzhou Prefecture.
Little did people know that at this time, the gate of Liangzhou city was already very lively.
Zheng Yueru rode on the horse with a calm face, but her fists were secretly clenched. Because Liu Dahao in front of him was crying so miserably, he deliberately walked in front of the carriage and leaned over Liu Zheng on the stretcher, crying and sobbing with the gentle and miserable voice of Qinchuan's song, which was very touching.
"Zheng'er, I'm so sorry for you!"
"As a father, I must seek justice for you!"
"I, Liu Dahao, entered an unruly place and worked hard. After a few months, the people returned to their faith and order was restored!"
"I was attacked by assassins from Liangzhou Prefecture!"
"Where is justice? Where is fairness?"
Passersby looked sideways and gathered around when they heard this.
"Who is this person?"
"Why do you look so familiar?"
"Oh my god, isn't that Liu Dahao, the county magistrate of Liu?"
"Then the injured person is Young Master Liu?"
The whole city exploded.
What’s going on now?
Although this former Liangzhou's No. 1 playboy had only been gone for three months, his reputation was still there. Especially the brothel owners in Liangzhou, upon hearing that Master Liu was back, they all dressed up and ran to the streets, shouting and yelling.
"My enemy!"
"You're back..."
"When the golden wind and the jade dew meet, it is better than countless things in the world. Woo woo woo woo, my enemy...you have caused me so much pain!"
For a moment, the air was filled with the chirping of sweet girls and the scent of cosmetics.
Zheng Yueru looked confused. She waved her hand to drive away the powder floating in front of her and looked at Liu Zheng on the stretcher in silence.
So this guy is so popular in Liangzhou?
Just then, a red figure came on horseback.
“Gee, gee!”
"Get out of here, Miss!"
The long horsewhip was swung over, and with a snap, the prostitute was knocked aside.
Everyone was shocked.
Zheng Yueru also looked at it in horror.
I saw a peerless beauty looking at Liu Zheng with red eyes, biting her red lips, and about to cry.
"You damned bastard, at least you had a donkey when you left Liangzhou!"
"When you return today, are you going to sit on a stretcher?"
"You damned bastard..."
