Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

Fang Zheng decided not to pursue the matter of the mastermind any further.

He turned to Wei Shan and asked, "How many people did Liu Xun plant in the Ironclad Sect?"

Wei Shan replied without hesitation, "Only the leader, Chen Dasheng, was bought off by Liu Xun. Originally, there were five or six others, but they were withdrawn after Chen Dasheng was bribed."

"What other arrangements does Liu Xun have for the battle between the two sects tomorrow?"

Wei Shan hesitated for a moment, "Originally, Liu Xun wanted me to stay by your side tomorrow, to assassinate you at the right moment, and then let it be a case of no proof."

"The rest is as Liu Xun said at Yongqing Tower...."

Fang Zheng clicked his tongue in annoyance. The old fox! His intentions were truly malicious. Fortunately, he had taken him down a step ahead, otherwise, something might have gone wrong.

"Good! You have answered very well. This official is very satisfied. Rest and recuperate here."

After saying that, Fang Zheng led Xie Xian out of the room.

Fang Zheng changed back into his official robes and instructed Xie Xian, "Find out how much silver those people on the ship have embezzled from their homes, one by one. The General Commander still doesn't know about the news here. I guess he will show up during the large-scale械斗 outside the city tomorrow."

"I will explain it to him then. Don't touch the heads of the Sun and Wang families for now. They will be of great use in the future."

Xie Xian asked, "Master, it's a bit troublesome to investigate like this. Why not just take people and confiscate their homes directly...."

"Heh heh! If I had the authority to confiscate homes, I would have done it already! Liu Xun is, after all, the Prefect. I need to report to the higher-ups for approval before I can take action, otherwise, I would be giving people a handle. Besides, his family probably doesn't have much money left anyway. The money is all in my mansion."

"What's the point of confiscating the homes of those small families?"

"Wait for my arrangements. After I'm done with these things in the next few days, those who should be killed will be killed, and those who should be released will be released."

Xie Xian hurriedly asked, "Besides Liu Xun, who else needs to be killed?"

"Everyone on the ship who is of higher rank than me must die!"

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The next morning, Fang Zheng rode his horse outside the city, the suburbs lush and green.

Beside him were Zhang Biao, Zhou Tie, and Shen Zhaoxuan, among others, followed by a mighty group of "refugees."

The "refugees" held sticks, stones, and other weapons in their hands, looking excited.

Fang Zheng glanced back and smiled at Shen Zhaoxuan, "I didn't expect that Chen Dasheng didn't launch a sneak attack and instead sent a challenge. Interesting!"

Shen Zhaoxuan also smiled, "That fellow is just a martial man. He's getting carried away with a little power and always wants to act like a cultured person."

"Before, his power wasn't even as great as mine. I didn't expect Liu Xun to be supporting him so strongly behind the scenes... Fortunately, Master came early, otherwise, there would have been big trouble."

Fang Zheng snorted coldly, "You bunch of bastards, as soon as I entered the capital, you started messing around outside!"

"How is Chen Dasheng's martial strength?"

Shen Zhaoxuan looked mysterious and glanced at Zhang Biao, "This person is invulnerable to blades and spears. I think he is no less than Zhang Biao!"

Zhou Tie perked up his ears and immediately shouted, "What! Such poor martial skills! I think this person is not my match!"

Fang Zheng looked Zhou Tie up and down, leaned close to him, and whispered, "Zhou Tie, tell me, how much does it cost to buy a Martial Arts Champion in the Qian Kingdom? Just you and I know, I won't tell anyone..."

"Master, you!!" Zhou Tie, riding on his horse, turned red in the face and stammered, unable to speak.

"I am genuine! I'll go first in a moment!" Zhou Tie exclaimed angrily.

Everyone around laughed...

"Okay! Then you go first in a moment!"

...............

The group arrived at the agreed-upon location, and Fang Zheng was secretly shocked.

The number of people on the opposite side was much larger than his own. Although they were also dressed as refugees, at first glance, they were a dense mass, and their aura was extremely terrifying!

Fang Zheng didn't understand military affairs. When he first arrived in Taoyuan County, he heard that there was going to be a war!

As for where the fighting was taking place and how far it had progressed, he had no idea, and he couldn't even recognize all the place names.

The consequence of panic was that he could only frantically fortify Taoyuan County.

When one side wins, resist for a while to show strength, and then immediately surrender and submit! That's all!

The people in the city all know that Master Fang is wholeheartedly loyal to the Emperor!

But no one knows whether it's the Jing Kingdom Emperor or the Qian Kingdom Emperor, they just know it's the Emperor!

Later, after a long time, Fang Zheng understood what was going on! The battlefield was far away from the capital, and the Jing Kingdom was winning repeatedly.

Only then did the name of Emperor Jing begin to circulate in the county......

Now he finally saw half of a real battlefield! Fang Zheng couldn't help but feel some emotion in his heart!

Looking around, the leader of the Ironclad Sect was burly and rode a tall horse.

The horses ridden by the few people beside him were obviously inferior, shorter by a section.

Shen Zhaoxuan said, "Master! The person in the front is Chen Dasheng!"

"Okay! Go out and call for battle, let him come out for a one-on-one fight!"

"Okay!" Shen Zhaoxuan responded and rode forward.

When Chen Dasheng on the opposite side saw Shen Zhaoxuan coming out, he also rode forward.

Shen Zhaoxuan said, "Chen Dasheng! Brothers are all miserable people! Don't involve them! Do you dare to duel with the brave warrior under my command!"

"Best two out of three, the loser surrenders immediately!"

Chen Dasheng laughed when he heard this, and the people around him laughed along with him, "Shen Zhaoxuan! You really have pig fat in your brain! Since you want to admit defeat voluntarily, then I will agree to you!"

"I'll go empty-handed, and three of you can come at me together! Hahahaha"

Zhou Tie sullenly shrank into the crowd, muttering, "What the hell is this, fighting? It's like playing house?"

"Zhou Tie, go!" Everyone winked at Zhou Tie.

Zhou Tie reluctantly stood up, muttering, "I didn't bring my knife, and my bones haven't healed yet...."

But he still stood up and shouted at the crowd behind him, "Who brought a knife! Lend me one!"

Fang Zheng looked around, and no one on his side except Zhang Biao had a weapon. All Zhang Biao had were hidden weapons.

Then he stretched his neck and scanned the "refugees", and suddenly his eyes lit up, pointing to one of the old farmers and shouting, "You! Bring the knife over! I'll give you money, come here quickly!"

The old farmer grinned, brought the knife over, and happily ran back with a tael of silver.

Zhou Tie took the knife, looked it over, flicked it a couple of times, and said hesitantly, "Where did you pick up this knife? This knife is too broken, I'm afraid it won't be useful...."

Zhang Biao, seeing him dawdling, impatiently shouted, "Can you fight or not!? If you can't fight, I'll go!"

Zhou Tie glared at Zhang Biao angrily, "Fight! A mere country bumpkin! I can take on ten of them!"

With that, he walked towards the formation with a plain knife .......

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