The fat man was indeed a smart man. He had already guessed their identities just by seeing where they were sitting.
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Fatty knew that something was wrong.
I really want to slap myself in the mouth. How can I be such a bitch with such a bad mouth?
Tell the other person clearly that I know all your secrets, so hurry up and kill me to silence them.
Zheng Yi originally planned to kill this fat man directly.
When this guy came as a special commissioner to investigate the missing Zhao family children, his bossy look was really annoying.
But this guy was able to see through the truth instantly, which shows that he is somewhat capable.
"Tell me, how much do you know?" Zheng Yi said with a smile.
The fat man raised his head nervously, as if he wanted to see something from Zheng Yi's expression.
Unfortunately, the other party hid it so well that he couldn't get any information from Zheng Yi's face.
"Your Majesty, if I tell you everything, can you not kill me?" The fat man's features were twisted into a bitter look.
"It depends on how much you know." Zheng Yi said with a smile.
"Although I know you can't guarantee anything, I have no choice now, right?" The fat man was about to cry without tears.
"I know, sir, you and that guy are not bandits. Your purpose should be..."
"The reason why you disguised yourself as bandits this time, I think, is to weaken the court's attention on you as much as possible..."
Under Zheng Yi's questioning, Fatty Fatty told him what he could confirm and what he vaguely guessed.
During this process, Fatty finally remembered Zheng Yi's identity.
Isn't this guy the same miner he met once when he first came to the mine to investigate?
At that time, he was actually very interested in this person, but was later interrupted by Zhou Kunshan.
It seems now that these guys already had problems at that time. The reason why Zhou Kunshan stepped forward was to protect this person, right?
Listening to the fat man's detailed explanation of Zheng Yi's relationship with himself and others, Zhou Kunshan couldn't help but gasp.
I don't know if it was because the fat man was shocked, or because it hurt when the wound was bandaged.
"Lord, this fat guy knows too much. I think it's better to just..." Zhou Kunshan made a gesture of wiping his neck. It was obvious that he really wanted to kill the fat guy.
Zheng Yi shook his head: "Keep it for now, this guy is a talented person."
Although my first impression of Fatty was not very good, this guy still has some abilities.
The most important thing is that this fat man has just been abandoned by the Zhao family, which is a good time to recruit him.
"Talent? Is this a greedy guy?" Zhou Kunshan whispered to Zheng Yi: "You don't know that when he came to investigate before, he extorted money from Zhao Tianming."
"Lord, I don't think there is any use for such a greedy person."
It can be seen that Zhou Kunshan really has no good impression of Fatty.
"I know." Zheng Yi was noncommittal.
Zheng Yi naturally had no expectations for the fat man's character.
But when it comes to hiring people, sometimes what matters is not character but ability.
Just what he said just now, absolutely no one among his current subordinates can say it.
"What's your name?" Zheng Yi asked.
"The villain's name is Zhao... No... The villain has nothing to do with the Zhao family now. The villain's original name is Zheng Ya, and he has met the adults."
Zheng Yi nodded slightly and said with a smile: "Let me ask you, do you want to live or die?"
The fat man said without hesitation: "Of course I want to live. As long as it can save my life, I will do whatever you want me to do."
"In that case...then you should lose weight first." The fat man's eyes widened in astonishment.
He originally thought that Zheng Yi would definitely let him tell him all the information he knew about the Zhao family.
But he never expected that he would be asked to lose weight.
After being surprised, the fat man quickly understood what Zheng Yi meant and immediately agreed excitedly: "Sir, please don't worry. As long as I don't lose this fat, I won't be able to eat even a morsel of food."
Once he loses weight for his size, it will be no different than a different person.
The other party asked him to do this, which meant that this person would not only spare his life, but would also probably reuse him.
Although Zheng Ya felt that there was no difference between rebellion and seeking death, the power of the Zhao family was beyond their imagination.
But at least now, he can survive.
That night, a very strange figure appeared in the mining area.
A fat man as big as a rubber ball was running around the mining area.
Because his body was too heavy, even as a monk, he had to stop and rest before he could run very far. The sweat on his body was pouring out layer by layer, and the ground he ran on was wet.
"My lord, have you really decided to use this guy?" Feng Haitao stared at Zheng Ya warily. He was very guarded against this fat man.
"Don't worry, as long as we can keep winning, this guy will be our staunchest supporter." Zheng Yi said calmly.
Feng Haitao subconsciously asked, "What if we lose the battle?"
"If this is the case, this damn fat man will definitely try his best to sell us out in exchange for his high-ranking official and generous salary from the court."
Before Feng Haitao could continue to speak, Zheng Yi explained: "Of course, this damn fat guy won't do this unless it is absolutely necessary."
"With his criminal record, even if he does this, there is no guarantee that the Zhao family will not liquidate him afterwards."
Seeing Zheng Yi's firm attitude, others did not say anything further even if they were dissatisfied.
With the addition of Fatty, half of what Zheng Yi needed to do was suddenly reduced.
Even though Zheng Ya is as fat as a ball, his ability to do things is really extraordinary.
After all, Zheng Yi is now among his subordinates.
He is really the only one who has real experience in handling government affairs.
For others, they can only cross the river by feeling the stones, taking it one step at a time.
The name of Bandit King Lu Dafei has resounded throughout Dongfang State.
Other bandits and robbers, at best, bully ordinary people who are alone.
Anyone who dares to rob a caravan is already a ruthless person like no other.
After all, no one knows whether the caravan on the road has anything to do with the Zhao family.
If they are not forced to do so, or if they have already thoroughly investigated the details of the caravan, not many bandits would dare to sell it directly.
But Bandit King Lu Dafei was different.
The people they robbed were not lone passers-by, or even caravans with a small number of guards.
The first time they took action, it was the Zhao family's army responsible for investigating the case that robbed them.
Such a huge gesture really shocked the brothers on Dongfang State Road.
Of course, some people were very disdainful of the Bandit King Lu Dafei.
"I'm telling you, don't listen to the bandit king's boast. In fact, they did it out of necessity. Otherwise, why haven't they done it before?"
Hearing this sentence, several people at the wine table around him suddenly became interested.
They saw this man looking at them with a half-smile, without saying a word. Immediately someone understood: "Waiter, give this brother a pot of wine and charge it to our account."
After the wine was served, the man said with a mysterious look: "This is all top secret news."
"Today I see how many brothers are in love with each other. It comes out of my mouth and into the ears of a few people. Don't just go out and spread it randomly."
"If anything happens, brother, I won't be able to afford it."
Those around who were joining in the fun naturally agreed.
"Brother, don't worry, we swear we will never tell anyone."
"Stop being so pretentious, just tell us what's going on."
After repeated requests from everyone, the man lowered his voice and pretended to be mysterious: "I'm telling you, do you know why the imperial army suddenly appeared?"
"It's for no reason, they're not just out to do something, right?"
The people around looked at each other. They really didn't know much about the inside story.
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"This matter started a few months ago." After taking a sip of wine, the man skillfully explained the ins and outs of the matter.
Judging from the way he spoke, it was obvious that this was not the first time he had done something like this.
"A few months ago, the three young masters of the Zhao family suddenly disappeared in our Dongfang State."
"Ah!"
"No way!"
"Really or not, someone dared to harm the Zhao family after eating the heart of a bear and the courage of a leopard?"
Upon hearing the news, the surrounding space seemed to freeze for an instant.
"You're not fooling us, are you?" Someone retorted subconsciously.
Another person immediately echoed: "Yes, these are the Zhao family. They died in our Dongfang Prefecture. Doesn't that break the sky? How is it possible? There is no news at all."
"Hey!" The person who spread the news took another sip of wine.
When people nearby heard such a shocking news, even though the news was a bit scary, they couldn't help but stop listening at this time.
"Waiter, I'll give you another plate of broad beans to go with the wine."
"Give this brother some grilled lamb chops!"
In order to know the inside story, the people eating also spent a lot of money.
The person who spread the news seemed not to have expected that there would be such an unexpected surprise.
He immediately smiled and clasped his fists around him and said: "Thank you all brothers for your kindness. Please rest assured, little brother, I will tell you everything I know."
"Some brothers may doubt whether what I said is true or false. He was the son of the Zhao family. He died in our Dongfang Prefecture. How could there be no news at all?"
"But if you think about it carefully, how can it be possible that there is really no news at all? If this matter is false, why did the people above, even Zhao Ying's iron-blooded guards, dispatched?"
"This is our Dongfang State's one of the best troops. They were dispatched inexplicably, and they ran into bandits inexplicably."
"It's okay to encounter them. How could such a strong army be completely wiped out by a group of bandits?"
This guy's solemn tone attracted everyone to him.
"So there is only one truth. The people who killed the three young masters of the Zhao family were this group of bandits."
This scene is happening in many places throughout Eastern State.
News that no one knew before became known to everyone overnight.
Because of this, Lu Dafei, who dared to take action against the Zhao family, naturally became a household name.
I don’t know how many people packed their things after hearing the news.
Embarked on the journey to join Lu Dafei.
Seven days later, an army set off from the capital of Dongfang State and headed straight for Tianwang Mountain.
This is where Zhou Kunshan and his people fell into the grass.
The army of three thousand people was huge and mighty, looking like they would never give up until Tianwang Mountain was destroyed.
It also made many people who were preparing to defect to Tianwang Mountain calm down a lot.
Although Lu Dafei calls himself the bandit king, he has defeated the Zhao family's army before.
But that was just a small force. Now facing such a large-scale regular army, whether Zhou Kunshan can win is another question.
Originally, everyone thought this would be a battle between dragons and tigers.
In fact, even Zhou Kunshan himself felt that he might not be able to win this game with certainty.
But when the Dog Court's army reached Tianwang Mountain and attacked the mountain stronghold for the first time, they were killed in pieces.
Afterwards, Zhou Kunshan led his men to sneak attack at night and broke through the enemy camp with only one charge.
The army commander was forced to flee in a panic, and he couldn't even take care of the army.
If the coach escapes, how can the Zhao family's army still have combat effectiveness?
It collapsed immediately.
Among the fleeing enemy troops, Zhou Kunshan accidentally caught Zhao Ying again.
"General Zhao, you didn't expect us to meet again so soon?"
"You sent us so many supplies from Tianwang Mountain before, but I didn't have time to thank General Zhao. As a result, you sent us more supplies so quickly."
"Lu must have a good drink with General Zhao today."
Zhao Ying's face was as red as his butt.
The first time he was caught by the opponent, but he underestimated the enemy and failed to understand the opponent's strength.
He originally thought that this time he would be able to avenge his past humiliation and cut Lu Dafei into pieces with a thousand knives for insulting him.
As a result, instead of succeeding in revenge, he was insulted by the other party again.
Zhao Ying even wanted to say: "You might as well kill me."
But after plucking up the courage several times, I still couldn't bring myself to say this.
When everything was settled, Zhou Kunshan immediately ran back to the mine to ask Zheng Yi for advice.
"Lord, is there any conspiracy here? In addition to the 700 people we brought out from the mine, the rest are recruited one after another during this period."
"Such an army should not have any combat effectiveness."
"But why can we easily win and the imperial court encircles and suppresses our army?"
Zheng Yi couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. He easily agreed to the enemy, but this guy Zhou Kunshan made him lose his confidence.
"Isn't it natural to win? There are fundamental differences between us and the Zhao family's army."
"If you can't even win this battle, then we'd better surrender to the Zhao family's court as soon as possible."
"The real battle has only begun now. Only now will Dongfang King Zhao Kongqing regard us as the real enemy." (End of Chapter)