Wherever there is sunlight, there is bound to be darkness.

As the companion capital of the former Wei Dynasty, Xingyang City is now the seat of Lingzhou, with nearly 800,000 residents. It is the third largest city in Daliang after Kyoto and Chengjing. There is a mixture of fish and dragons in the city, and there is no shortage of carriages, shops, and shops. In addition,

The large number of idle men and scoundrels has spawned a large number of underground gangs. The governor's office and the Xingyang government office are well aware of this, but they have been too lazy to eliminate these bugs.

In the sixth year of Kaiping, at midnight on the ninth day of the first lunar month, Liu Renji, the governor of the governor's office, personally presided over, and with the assistance of Zhao Xianhong, the prefect of Xingyang, he mobilized three squads of officers from the two prefectures, three thousand Xiang troops, and one thousand elite Tibetan front guards commanded by Fu Hongzhi himself.

Launch an indiscriminate carpet cleansing of all underground gangs in the city.

The operation lasted for two days. By the afternoon of the eleventh day of the first lunar month, more than a hundred underground gangs, large and small, were wiped out in the city, and nearly 20,000 rogues were captured. For a time, Yuyu in the city clarified that not a single idler could be seen on the streets.

Figures. Those idle men who usually did not do much evil and were lucky enough to escape this purge were so frightened that they hid in their homes and did not dare to come out. They did not dare to return to their old jobs for many years.

All members of the underground gangs, as long as they have a human life on their hands, will be beheaded, including the seven leaders of Sanshantang. Those with slightly less serious crimes will be thrown into the Linqing mines to do hard labor.

They can only be released after serving ten years. Most of the scoundrels who worked as collaborators were driven back after receiving eighty sticks each.

The storm subsided as quickly as it came. Before many people could even figure out what was going on, more than a thousand evil gangsters were taken to the school grounds outside the city by the Zangfeng Guards and beheaded, and their heads were built into a small Jingguan.

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It was not until late February that the Zangfeng Guards left Xingyang and the truth gradually spread. It turned out that the cause of the storm was just a small gang in the city who oppressed good people. Such things are common in major cities, and even official officials are not surprised.

, generally as long as things are managed well and there is no big disturbance, the officials will turn a blind eye.

But this small gang named Sanshantang obviously kicked an iron plate that they couldn't weigh at all.

After the incident gradually subsided, Duan Daqing became a celebrity in Andingfang. His small restaurant would be visited by a large number of people every day, including some businessmen with particularly respectful attitudes. A few months later, the people around the restaurant

Several stores took the initiative and transferred them to Duan Daqing at a very fair price. The Duan family became increasingly prosperous.

The token that Pei Yue personally hung on the lintel was carefully treasured by the Duan family and was not displayed to the outside world at all times, but no one dared to come to provoke them. Not only the Duan family, but thousands of households in Lingzhou also received the same token.

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Although their son has followed Pei Yue to Kyoto, as long as the token is there and the story of Pei Yue beheading thousands of people in anger continues to spread, no one will dare to attack these ordinary families.

And as Pei Yue's status became higher and higher, these ordinary families who were the first to send their children to join the Zangfeng Guard became more and more respected in the local area, and gradually became famous families far and wide.

Of course, these are things for later.

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On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, in the afternoon, the imperial envoy went to the camp.

Pei Yue sat leisurely in the flower hall, looking at the silver-covered world outside, feeling very relaxed.

Lin Shuyue closed the scroll and asked curiously: "Master, will there be no more evil people in the city in the future?"

Pei Yue shook his head and said: "This kind of people are like bamboo shoots springing up after the rain. You can't kill them all. After killing one batch, another batch will pop up. Of course, this time I killed a little ruthlessly, at least for a few days."

It won't be like before until next year. And as long as I don't fail, the new ones will always remember my methods and act more restrained."

Lin Shuyue said "Oh", slightly disappointed.

Ye Qi was sitting on a comfortable rattan chair, cushioned with soft brocade, holding a sharp dagger in her right hand and carving a piece of wood held in her left hand. She looked up at Pei Yue, who had a calm face, and the movements in her hands did not stop.

Wei said with emotion: "You are so angry this time to reassure the soldiers below?"

Pei Yue did not answer the question directly, but said calmly: "I asked Wei Rui to start recruiting troops after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, and to restore the establishment of 10,000 troops when he returns to Kyoto."

Ye Qi asked in confusion: "Recruiting soldiers?"

Pei Yue smiled and said: "It's just a deception. On the surface, it's recruiting troops. In fact, Tang Linfen brought 3,000 longbow cavalry to supplement the Tibetan front guard, and then selected more than 1,000 good seedlings from all over Lingzhou.

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Although Ye Qi didn't know much about the Daliang military system, he also knew that there were some problems with this operation. Such a large-scale troop transfer would definitely require the consent of the Xifu military aircraft. But judging from Pei Yue's words, it was obviously a matter of cooperation between him and Tang You.

private agreement.

Pei Yue said calmly: "Don't worry, Tang Youzhi will handle this matter. It's just that Tang Linfen's transfer order needs to go through official procedures."

Lin Shuyue's eyes lit up and she said: "The young master is so powerful. Not only did he get three thousand soldiers and a fierce general, he also tied the Tang Marquis to his ship."

Pei Yue smiled and said: "You are wrong about this. I didn't want to tie Tang Youzhi to my ship, but he wanted to board the ship himself. Tang Linfen and the three thousand cavalry were handed over to me on purpose.

Sincerity. The Tang family is not the founding prince, and in the follow-up

He did not get a chance to gain a foothold in several national wars. He originally thought that he would spend his whole life as the commander of the Longbow Camp, so after the war on the northern front, he handed over all the Longbow Cavalry to me. I hope

It can give Tang Linfen an extra road."

Ye Qi smiled and said: "At that time, he probably paid more attention to the big names behind you, such as Guangping Marquis and Luo Zongzong, but now he is definitely more concerned about your own strength, otherwise he would not have placed a bet so early."

"Probably so."

Pei Yue objected without pretense, then turned to look at Lin Shuyue and asked: "Tonight the general of the Western Army will book the Qiujiang Tower to celebrate his victory. Do you want to go with me?"

Lin Shuyue was stunned for a moment, the sadness in her eyes flashed, and then she forced a smile and said: "The young master likes me to go, so I will follow."

Naturally, her emotional change could not be hidden from the two people next to her. Ye Qi frowned and looked at Pei Yue and said, "Are you drunk?"

Pei Yue suddenly realized that he originally just wanted Lin Shuyue to return home in fine clothes, but he never thought that for Lin Shuyue, the title of the head of the Nine Families was actually a humiliation. During that time in Qiujiang Tower, he had no choice but to survive.

Although Pei Yue and Ye Qi really don't care about her previous identity, does being a shepherd of the Qing Dynasty have a commendable past? How can she talk about returning home in glory?

Pei Yue raised his hands and said with shame: "You two heroines, I am still drunk today, so I am talking nonsense. You two must not pay attention."

As he spoke, he walked out dejectedly.

Ye Qiji had never seen him in such a embarrassed posture and couldn't help laughing.

Lin Shuyue looked at the direction where Pei Yue had disappeared and murmured: "Master, he is really different from others."

Ye Qi looked at her with interest and joked: "Who is that other person?"

Lin Shuyue blushed and said: "Except for the young master, all the men are other people. Sister Ye, thank you."

Ye Qi waved his hand and said: "There is no need to say thank you between you and me. In my opinion, you are more worthy of getting close to me than others."

Lin Shuyue was keenly aware that her words meant something else, but she didn't dare to ask.
Chapter completed!