"Zhou Ming is right. We do not yet have the ability to wage a full-scale war with the imperial court."
Feng Haitao said anxiously: "But my lord, the special commissioner from the Dog Court has arrived. We can't just watch, right?"
"This is natural." Zheng Yi narrowed his eyes slightly: "I asked you to come here precisely because of this matter."
"Now, I need one person to lead the team and directly kill the imperial commissioners and the army, and then..."
Feng Haitao's eyes suddenly shone: "Are you going to set up a rebel army under the banner?"
Zheng Yi slowly shook his head: "No, after wiping out the imperial army, this team will occupy a hilltop and become bandits, calling themselves the Bandit King."
Everyone in the room looked stunned.
"Lord, this seems to be no different from rebellion, so why bother?" Zhou Kunshan asked in confusion.
Although the others did not speak, one could tell from their expressions that their thoughts were no different from Zhou Kunshan's.
"It's very simple." Zheng Yi is still very patient with his team.
After all, they are different from the people he used in the Great Yu Immortal Dynasty.
Regardless of their ability, those people are already mature officials.
Even if they don't explain many things, they can figure it out on their own.
But Zhou Kunshan and the others were just ordinary farmers not long ago.
Among all the people, Zhou Kunshan is the only one who truly has political experience.
But what he manages is just a small village. To put it bluntly, it actually has nothing to do with politics.
Therefore, he still needs to teach him step by step on many things.
"For the imperial court, a group of bandits and a group of rebels are completely different."
"No matter how powerful the bandits are, they are not targeting the imperial court. Before they truly pose a huge threat to the imperial court, the imperial court's treatment of bandits will always be inferior to those of rebels."
"So, before we truly have enough power, the smaller the threat we pose to the Dog Court, the better."
"Everyone..." Zheng Yi's eyes swept over several people one by one.
"This is not fear. What we have to face next is a long-distance race without any breathing space."
"We must do everything possible to save our own strength before reaching the finish line."
"Even if these forces are insignificant, at the most critical time, they may be able to allow us to take that critical step."
Several people nodded suddenly, no wonder their lord seemed to be extremely cautious no matter what he did, giving people a feeling of being petty.
The relationship is not because the lord is petty, but because the lord thinks too far and thinks about the future that they have never considered at all.
"Zhou Kunshan, I leave this matter to you, can you do it well?"
Zhou Kunshan agreed without thinking: "Please rest assured, my lord, I will finish it even to the death."
Zheng Yi actually hesitated about this choice for a while.
Zhou Kunshan, Feng Haitao, and several villagers from Hewan Village who have performed well recently have all thought about it.
But in the end, Zheng Yi still handed over the matter to Zhou Kunshan.
Others, even Feng Haitao, are still too young.
Only Zhou Kunshan has both ability and qualifications.
After all, although they were bandits in name, Zheng Yi didn't really let them become bandits.
Don’t leave anything behind that needs to be done.
Therefore, Zheng Yi really had no choice but to give young people a chance to experience. Now they don't have the capital to bear failure.
Zheng Yi has always been very fortunate. Their strength seems to be growing rapidly, but there is a shortage of truly useful talents.
There are a lot of people in the Ten Thousand Immortals Sect, but there is no problem in letting those people preach. But there are not many people who can really handle big things.
Ten miles of slope!
"Sir, Commissioner, if we go ten miles further, we will reach our destination."
One person eagerly introduced the road conditions ahead to the man who looked like he was wearing armor.
If Zheng Yi and the others saw this person, they would be very surprised.
Just because he was the special commissioner who came to investigate the mine for the first time.
Now, this guy has completely lost the aloof look he had before.
He was obviously panting even after walking a few steps, but this guy was like a rolling ball, wiping sweat and running back and forth without a moment's rest.
"Sir, it's hot here, please drink some water. I've specially made this cold to relieve the heat."
The general at least has the cultivation level of the crystallization stage, and has already been able to withstand the cold and heat. A little heat is nothing.
He glanced at the plate with disdain: "Useless trash, you can't do such a simple thing well, and you have to bother me, the general, to take action. If it weren't for..."
"This general has already had people cut you, this useless piece of trash into thousands of pieces." Zhao Ying has never figured out why his younger brother trusts this ugly, useless guy so much.
Even if there was such a big problem, I still wanted to save his life.
How could he not know that the other party asked this damn fat man to lead him in order to get some credit for this dish and avoid some punishment?
Along the way, Fatty flattered him in every possible way. But the more this happened, the more Zhao Ying hated this fat man.
Zhao Ying, who originally liked this kind of spring water the most, felt irritated for no reason when he saw the fat man presenting him with ice-cold spring water.
He kicked the fat man several meters away. After the fat man landed, he bounced on the ground a few times and miraculously stood up again.
Although he vomited several mouthfuls of blood, his face looked extremely pale.
But this guy still forced a smile: "My lord's kick is really extraordinary. Even the villains can't help but be attracted by the lord's grace."
"If this can make you vent your anger, my lord, you might as well kick me a few more times."
"Don't worry about the villain. As long as it makes you happy, even if the villain loses his life, it will be the villain's honor."
Seeing the fat man's extremely humble look, Zhao Ying's anger actually dissipated a lot for some reason.
After all, before today, he had never seen a Fatty who could flatter him without any bottom line.
"If you have time to talk useless nonsense, why not lead the way? If you can successfully uncover the murderer of our Zhao family children this time, you can also take some credit."
When the fat man heard Zhao Ying's words, he couldn't help but feel refreshed.
Isn’t this the reason why you are so unrestrained in flattering Zhao Ying?
Doesn't the fat man know that Zhao Ying doesn't want to see him?
Not to mention Zhao Ying, even his master Zhao Ke didn't like him very much.
No one knows how long he knelt in front of Zhao Ke's door in order to win this opportunity.
Not only that, he even donated more than 90% of his family property, as well as his many years of management for Zhao Ke, which allowed Zhao Ke to bear the credit of multiplying the family's income several times.
Just got this opportunity.
The reason why he does this at all costs is because Fatty understands one thing. Once these people really abandoned him, dying immediately might be a relief for him.
Without the protection of the Zhao family, those people he once dealt with for his master would definitely give him a taste of what it means to live worse than death.
Even if no one deals with him, the kind of life after becoming an ordinary person is definitely not something he can bear.
The fat man didn't want to die, so he had to do whatever it took to keep his current identity.
Just when they reached Shilipu, a man appeared in front of the army
This man is tall and holds two mining picks in his hands: "I opened this mountain and planted this tree. I want to cross here and leave money to buy the road."
Obviously there was only one person on the other side, but this momentum suppressed the entire army of three hundred people.
After a while, there was a buzzing exchange among the army.
"What's going on here? Does he mean to rob us?"
"Is there anything wrong with this guy's eyesight? Didn't he see how many people there are here?"
"What is he talking about? What does this mountain have to do with him? Aren't the trees here all grown from the ground? I've never heard of someone planting trees here?"
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If someone does something stupid, everyone will laugh at them.
But if this stupid thing is so stupid, it will make people curious.
Zhou Kunshan, wielding a mining pickaxe, was already eager to find a crack in the ground and drill into it.
He is his own lord. If he is asked to read any incision, doesn't this make him look like a fool?
That is to say, his skin is extremely dark, so no one can see that this guy's face is already blood red.
In such a shocking situation, even Zhao Ying became interested: "Boy, I didn't hear what you said just now, how about you say it again?"
In fact, he had noticed Zhou Kunshan's existence very early.
I just felt that this guy only had the strength of the foundation building stage, so I didn't take it to heart at all.
I really didn’t expect that a mere rookie in the foundation building stage would dare to rob the army.
Although there are only three hundred of his subordinates, they are all at the foundation-building stage. Looking at the entire Dongfang State, they are all the elite among the elite.
It was extremely difficult for a mere bandit in the foundation-building stage to rob a caravan, but he actually dared to attack the army after eating the bear's heart.
Zhou Kunshan waved two mining picks: "You idiots, do you have chicken feathers in your ears? I say it one last time, hand over all valuable things to me."
"Otherwise, I will give the order and I will ensure that all of you will be killed without leaving a trace!"
After a moment of silence, a series of bursts of laughter broke out among the army.
"Did I hear you correctly? This guy actually wants to kill us all?"
"Doesn't he think he is so powerful that he can beat us all by himself?"
"It's possible, maybe he is a master of concealment, and can one really be worth a hundred?"
"Originally, I thought that this mission would definitely be boring. I didn't expect that I would encounter such a funny thing. I laughed so much that I burst into tears."
Even Zhao Ying held his stomach and smiled from ear to ear.
Of all the people, only one was not smiling.
That was Fatty, the former special commissioner. The other people in the mine might not have much impression of Fatty.
But this guy has run many errands for him, how could he forget?
"Damn, why is this guy here?"
"Moreover, he didn't know how to live or die, and wanted to rob the army to divert the young masters."
"Could it be that..." Suddenly, the fat man was shocked. A very scary thought emerged in his mind.
The person who wants to stop the investigation is, of course, the most likely real murderer.
In other words, it is very likely that the young masters of the Zhao family really died at the hands of these people.
Although this conclusion was too shocking, Fatty couldn't believe it at all.
But if this is the case, then everything before seems to be explained.
Why, after they investigated so many times, did they get no results?
Because the real mole is simply beside them.
The fat man subconsciously shrank behind Zhao Ying. If the mud-legged man recognized him at this time, he would be doomed.
The fat man obviously didn't realize that with his size, unless there was a wall in front of him, it would be impossible to block him.
Zhou Kunshan had noticed his presence for a long time, but simply ignored the fat man.
After all, there is no relationship worth talking about between the two parties.
"Why are you laughing? You don't think that I am the only one who dares to rob, do you? Brothers, please come out and let these eagles and dogs of the court see the momentum of our Tianwang Village."
Dozens of waving flags suddenly appeared on the surrounding hills. The sound of killings below the flags was loud, and the sounds of weapons clashing could be heard endlessly.
This scene really shocked Zhao Ying and others.
But soon, Zhao Ying discovered that something was wrong. Although there were many flags, the shouts of killing were not as loud as expected.
Although they are found in all directions, they always give people a feeling of sparseness.
Although there are people on the top of the mountain, if you look carefully, you will find that only a few people are running back and forth, and the rest are just fixed in one place and not moving at all.
"So that's it." Zhao Ying sneered disdainfully.
Untouchables are indeed untouchables. Although they are a little clever, that's all.
This unscrupulous method could not be hidden from his eyes at all.
"The Tianwang Village is really so powerful that it shocked me, the general."
Zhou Kunshan seemed not to have heard Zhao Ying's teasing, and laughed triumphantly: "Since you know you are afraid, then obediently hand over your food."
After thinking for a while, he added in a pretense of stupidity: "By the way, there are also weapons...and, also, armor."
The fat man's innocent and pitiful eyes were so stupid that he had never seen anyone so stupid before.
General Zhao is teasing you, can't you tell?
"Stupid untouchable, I have to admit, your clumsy methods have brought a lot of laughter to me." As he said that, Zhao Ying's eyes suddenly turned cold and he said with murderous intent.
"You dare to plunder the imperial army. You have committed an unforgivable sin."
Zhao Ying raised his hand and drew out the sword from his waist: "The whole army will attack and kill me. Any untouchables involved in this matter will not be spared."
Facing these low-class bandits, Zhao Ying did not even lay out the most basic tactics.
In his opinion, his soldiers can completely annihilate them with just a casual hit. (End of chapter)