Cao Thief

Chapter 153 The Night Is White (Part [-])

Wang Mai sat quietly in the room, like an old monk in meditation.

"Tiger head, let's go."

Deng Fan greeted him outside the door, Wang Mai opened his eyes and got up slowly.

He walked to the bronze mirror, and in the shiny bronze mirror, there was an image of a youthful young man.The upper body is a white fuqu, the lower garment is a crotch-closing hakama, the outer cover is a black satin gown, and a large belt is tied at the waist.Underneath, a pair of half-height black shoes, similar in shape to boots.

This is the special clothing of the law enforcement team of the Cao Cao Department.

Differentiate by fabric.The two Cao Cao, Wang Mai and Deng Fan are all robes made of black silk and satin, and the rest are all made of ordinary cloth.

Anyway, it was confiscated from Chen Sheng's family property, so it was not in vain, and it didn't feel bad after using it.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Wang Mai encouraged himself, turned around and walked out the door.On the shelf at the door, he picked up an 80-centimeter Zhe wood stick.The wooden stick was also carefully carved.Zhe wood is tough and has high hardness.The handle of about [-] centimeters is very convenient.The stick was black lacquered all over, and had been carefully polished so that it was shiny.

This is what Cao Peng called the law enforcement stick.

When he walked out the door, he saw thirty strong men in the yard.

All of them raised their chests and folded their stomachs, majestic and majestic.Their clothes are similar to those bought by Wang, the only difference is the difference in fabrics.

Seeing Wang Mai coming out, thirty big men cupped their hands and said, "I've seen Wang Caochao."

"Today is our first time patrolling the market." Wang Mai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Everyone cheer me up. I know that most of you were farmers before. But from now on, you must I understand, you are now members of the imperial court.

Do you understand, you are members of the court, so every action you take must take into account the face of the court, the face of the county magistrate, and the face of Lord Bing Cao.I have already explained clearly what should be explained.Whoever dares to bend the law for personal gain, or connive at the wicked, will discredit Bing Cao and the court.When the time comes, don't blame me for being cruel and cruel. "

Wang Mai's voice suddenly became stern. Hearing this, a group of big men hurriedly bowed to his orders.

"I will bear in mind the teachings of Wang Caoxuan and Deng Caoxuan."

Wang Mai and Deng Fan looked at each other, nodded, and divided the thirty strong men into two teams, each leading a team, and walked into the North Market.

From this moment on, he will stand alone!
This is also Cao Peng's real intention...

Although there are quite a few people under Deng Ji now, in fact, only Wang Mai and Deng Fan are really united with them.

In the past, Wang Mai and Deng Fan had no chance to do things.Even if it is done, Cao Peng will support it, so they only need to execute it.

But now, Cao Peng said: I will leave the North Market to you.

On the first day of the opening of the Caochao Office, in addition to the people brought by Wang Mai, Huang Zheng sent 20 people, and Pan Yong sent 40 people.Others have not acted yet, and it is not very clear what their intentions are.But even with [-] people, they have to hold up the field.

This is the first step they have taken, whether it is successful or not, it is extremely important to Wang Mai and Deng Fan.

Hercynian climate is fickle.The sky was still clear in the morning, but it started to rain suddenly around noon.There are a lot of people in the bazaar, either buying or selling items and conducting transactions; or wandering around to see if there is any suitable thing to do.This small market is like a small society.There are everyone, and anything can happen... During the walk, it was an eye-opener.

Many people looked at Wang Mai and the others with strange eyes.

They also heard that the North Market is about to be rectified, but at present, no unified opinion has been formed.

Although the nine major merchants have reached an agreement with the county government, it will take a lot of effort to implement it.Who wants to be kicked out of the market in a good manner, who wants to pay a management fee for no reason, who wants to be restrained for no reason?
The North Market is used to freedom!
Once you want to rectify, there are many difficulties inside.

Wang Mai walked along a neighborhood, watching the movement from time to time.

Suddenly, at the corner of the neighborhood, there was a loud noise.

Immediately afterwards, many people began to dodge, and it seemed that something happened.Wang Mai took the people and hurried over.

It turned out that there was a cloth shop at the corner of the neighborhood.The shopkeeper of the cloth shop has brought in a batch of goods and is about to unload them.Unexpectedly, a group of idlers came and stopped the shopkeeper of the cloth village.

"Shopkeeper, you are not in compliance with the rules."

The leading idler had a dead grass root dangling from his mouth, with a hideous expression on his face.

"Luo Han, why is it against the rules?"

"In this street, all the goods are packed by our men. If you don't look for us to unload the goods, won't this make my brothers have nothing to eat?"

Luo Bang is the leader of the idle man.

The shopkeeper of the cloth shop frowned, "You own this street? Why don't I know."

"I'm doing something, so I still need to inform you?" Luo Han rolled his eyes and cursed.

He pointed to the shopkeeper of the cloth shop and said, "I'll give you two ways, one is to entrust the work to us, and we will unload the goods for you."

"How much do you want to unload?"

"Not much, [-]% of the goods."

That is to say, if the cloth storekeeper's cart of cloth is worth ten guan, he will give it to Luo Han.

When the cloth shopkeeper heard this, his face fell down, "What about the second road?"

"It's very simple, you let them unload the goods, but the wages have to be settled with us."

"How to pay?"

"Hehe, old rules, [-]%!"

Luo Bang's meaning is very clear, it doesn't matter whether we work or not, you have to give me [-]% of the wages.

The face of the cloth shopkeeper was gloomy.

He wanted to have an attack, but seeing the dozens of idlers staring at Luo Han behind him, he felt a little apprehensive.So he forced a smile on his face, "Luo Han, a fellow in my hometown, please save face and stop making trouble, okay... How about this, here is a hundred dollars, please everyone have a drink."

"Send the beggars!"

Luo Han immediately went into a fit, pointing to those legs that were about to unload, "Can't you die? You're still here...get out of here."

"Wait!"

At this moment, Wang Mai brought people over.

"What's your name?"

"Who are you?" Luo Han looked at Wang Mai with a frenzied expression.

"I'm the new official in charge of the North Market, Cao Shu, what's your name?"

"Cao's office?" Luo Bang laughed loudly, "I've never heard of it. What's my name, you can find out by yourself...Who are you scaring with a stick? Tell you, I'm working in the North Market, and No one dares to take care of me. Don’t say anything about Cao’s office, even if the county magistrate comes, so what can I do? I take my brother to find food, and whoever dares to block our way of life, I will fight desperately..."

Luo Han is also a well-known idler in the North Market, with dozens of people in his hands, he can be regarded as a bully.

But his tyrant is different from Chen Sheng's 'tyrant' back then.Although Chen Sheng is domineering, at least he will maintain the stability of the North Market.

People like Luo Han are just a bunch of ruffians.

When Chen Sheng was there, he ignored him.

When Chen Sheng died, people like Luo Bang trembled.They dare not provoke those big merchants, but small merchants suffer from it.

Although the Cao Cao Office has been established, it can't make Luo Han afraid.

He felt that what he did was not wrong, if Cao Shuan dared to provoke him, he would not be afraid.It's no wonder that although Deng Ji eradicated Chen Sheng, he didn't stay in Haixi for long after all.Haixi's chaos and disorder have a long history, and it will definitely not be resolved in a short while.

Luo Han stiffened his neck and yelled.

But he didn't realize that Wang Mai's face had changed.

"The county magistrate can't stop us..."

Before Luo Heng finished speaking, Wang Mai suddenly raised the law enforcement stick in his hand and hit him head on.

He and Cao Peng have also been practicing martial arts for a year, and they have a solid foundation. Compared with a year ago, they are already two completely different people.The law enforcement stick as thick as a child's arm was slammed on Luo Bang's head.Thick blood flowed down Luo Bang's cheek instantly.Na Luohan was stunned by Wang Mai's brutal stick, and even forgot the pain.

"Haifa No. [-] order, the North Market will be rectified in no time, and all those who disturb the order of the market will be dealt with by the Cao Cao Department.

Whoever speaks disrespectfully, gathers crowds to make trouble, buys and sells by force, and is arrogant and domineering, can be sentenced to death according to the law of Du Du... What's your name? "

"You, dare to hit me?"

Luo Han was also used to it, and wiped his face with his hand, his hand was covered with blood.

"Brothers, give me a hand!"

"Anyone who dares to confront Cao Cao's office will be severely punished."

Wang Mai's voice was cold, and the law enforcement stick was stained with sticky blood, which looked particularly frightening.

"Teach these niggas a lesson!"

A group of idlers roared loudly and drew their weapons one after another.

The law and order in Haixi is chaotic, and it is extremely normal for private individuals to hold weapons.

When Wang Mai saw it, instead of being afraid, he smiled.

"Call me!"

Without saying a word, he swung his law enforcement stick and rushed over.

Don't look at his law enforcement stick is made of wood, but the toughness of Zhe wood, when hit on a person, can instantly restrain a person's disability.And the weapons of the idlers can't cause any trouble to the law enforcement stick.Fifteen Cao officials followed Wang Mai and rushed over. They grabbed one of them with their probing hands, and when they hit it with a stick, their bones were broken or their skin was ripped apart.On the first day of reporting, members of the law enforcement team had already learned a lesson: Anyone who dared to fight against the officials of the North Market and the Caoshu Office, no matter what their origins, would be a violent resistance to the law...

What is Violent Resistance?

That is to fight against the government, which is tantamount to rebellion.

Therefore, this gang of Cao officials will not show mercy at all.

When they were in the nine major merchants' homes, they took on the responsibility of guarding the home.

Fighting with hands is not comparable to a bunch of idlers.What's more, they have a leader!Wang Mai's viciousness made people shudder.There is no mercy in the shot, once the stick goes down, the opponent will never stand up again.At this time, the Tiangang step practiced by Wang Mai earlier showed its effect.Although there were many people on the other side, they couldn't hurt him at all. Instead, Wang Mai beat him to the ground.

Seeing that the situation was not good, the idlers turned their heads and wanted to leave.

But when they wanted to run, they found that they were surrounded by people led by Deng Fan.

"Hold your head and squat down!"

Deng Fan stepped forward and struck down with a stick, beating an idle man until his head was bleeding and his face was covered in blood.

As a senior idler, Deng Fan used to fight on the street every day.In terms of ruthlessness, his shots are no worse than Wang Mai.

"Still moving!"

Luo Han covered his head and wanted to shout, but was grabbed by two Cao officials.

Before he could speak, Deng Fan stepped forward and slapped Luo Bang on the mouth with a stick.When this stick went down, Luo Bang's teeth flew all over the place, and his mouth was full of blood and froth.

"Is there anything else to say?"

Deng Fan asked ferociously with a dark face.

These two people are clearly being treated to death!
They are obviously not afraid of killing people, and they may even have the intention of killing people.

If you're too dumb, you're afraid of being stunned, if you're stunned, you're afraid of dying!Wang Mai and Deng Fan, in Luo Han's eyes at this moment, are the kind of men who don't want to die.

His head shook like a rattle, how could Luo Bang dare to complain.

"You!" Wang Mai pointed to the cloth shopkeeper.

The shopkeeper's calf trembled with fright, and his face turned pale.

"Big, big big sir!"

"I'm not an adult, I'm Cao Chuan from the North Market Cao Chuan Department, remember to call me Wang Cao Chuan from now on."

"Lord Cao Cao Cao Cao..."

"What to do, go and unload all the goods quickly, don't block the passage. If you haven't cleaned it up in an hour, don't blame me for punishing you."

"Yes, yes, yes, the villain will unload the goods now!"

The treasurer of the cloth shop was talking, and he also took out a consistent amount of money and gave it to Wang Mai.

Wang Mai frowned and said sharply, "Are you trying to bribe me?"

"No, no, it's not... Hard-earned money for the brothers."

Hearing this, Wang Mai's face softened, he put away the law enforcement stick, and said calmly: "Our hard-earned money will be distributed by the county magistrate, so you don't need to worry about it. Do your business well and don't let me know that you mess around... Otherwise If not, next time I find you, nothing good will happen."

"Yes Yes Yes……"

The treasurer of the cloth village was quite surprised, but at the same time felt strange.

He found that the Cao Cao officials in this group of Cao Cao's office seemed to be a little different from the former government servants.

On the other side, Deng Fan has ordered people to put ropes on those idlers and go to Cao's office.

"Hutou, I'll take them to the Caochao office first, and you continue to inspect."

Wang Mai agreed, turned around and left with the people.

In the empty neighborhood, after a group of people left, many people rushed out.

"Treasurer Yang, when did you get involved with the government?"

"Bullshit, if I had anything to do with the government, I would have been scared like that just now... you guys, hurry up and unload the goods! Damn, if I can't finish unloading the goods in an hour, I will be killed by you." After yelling, he looked at Wang Mai and others who were going away.

"My lords, I suddenly felt that it would be a good thing if someone could take care of this North Market."

At the same time, Wang Mai walked on the street with his head held high.

He could clearly feel that those eyes that stayed on them seemed to be a little different...

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Xiapi is where the Xuzhou government is located.

To be precise, Xiapi is not a county, but a vassal state.

In the 15th year of Yongping, Liu Zhuang, Emperor Ming of the Han Dynasty, named Liu Yan, the sixth son, the king of Xiapi, ruled Xiapi, and led seventeen counties.In the following 114 years, Xiapi Kingdom experienced four generations of kings until 185 A.D., which is the second year of Zhongping.However, since the second year of Zhongping, the Han Dynasty has declined, and its restraint on the vassal kings and princes has become less and less.Later, after many incidents, Xiapi Kingdom did not carry out restructuring and continued the name of the feudal state.

Xiapi is the capital of the country and governs Xiapi County.

Pizhou
It is adjacent to Surabaya and Yishui in the south.

Wushui comes from the north, and the surrounding city meets Surabaya. It has the advantages of extremely convenient water transportation, and at the same time it is overflowing with irrigation, fishing and hunting.The soil is fertile and the products are extremely rich.

In the second year of Xingping, Xiapi Minister Ruo Rong once supervised the grain transportation of Guangling, Xiapi and Pengcheng, and gathered a large amount of wealth.

Therefore, Ruo Rong built the Futu Temple to make people recite Buddhist scriptures. , called Bathing Buddha Day.Every time the Buddha is bathed, more than [-] households of those who love the Buddha come to Xiapi to worship the Buddha. Meals are set up for dozens of miles along the way for people to eat for free.Hundreds of millions of money and silk were spent, which shows the grand occasion at that time.

It is precisely because of this that Lu Bu, Liu Bei and Cao Cao all intend to occupy Xiapi.

Not only because Xiapi has abundant money and food, but more importantly, it is of great significance to supervise the important areas in Huaibei.However, from the second year of Xingping to the present, in just a few years, Xiapi has no longer been as grand as it used to be.

First Cao Cao fought Tao Qian, and then Liu Bei fought Lu Bu.

Xuzhou, which used to be rich and rich in money and food, has become short of food and grass, and riots often occur.

Lu Bu is a good fighter in war, but he is a complete layman when it comes to governing the country.The chief adviser under him, Chen Gong, is also good at strategy but neglects internal affairs.If it weren't for Chen Gui who also led Xiapi County and tried his best to maintain it, Xiapi would have been dilapidated.

Cao Peng and his party traveled day and night, wearing stars and moons, and arrived outside Xiapi City.

This is not the first time he has come to Xiapi.Before Cao Peng went to Haixi with Deng Ji to take up his post, he also passed by Xiapi County.However, at that time, because Governor Lu Bu went south to conquer Yuan Shu, the four gates of Xiapi were guarded and heavily guarded.At that time, Deng Ji didn't want to cause trouble, so he walked around the city and bought a dozen domestic slaves to accompany him in the market town outside Xiapi city.Therefore, Cao Peng just didn't enter the door.

But this time, Xiapi's guards were obviously relaxed a lot.

With Lu Bu's triumphant return, the previous guards were naturally no longer needed.

The four doors are open, and although guards are guarded, the interrogation is not strict, and most of the time they are released with one eye closed.

Is this Xiapi?

Looking at the majestic city wall of Xiapi, Cao Peng secretly sighed.

"Second brother, if you send troops to attack Xiapi, how will you break the city?"

Cao Peng suddenly became interested, walked side by side with Dianman Xu Yi, and asked in a low voice.

Xu Yi and Dianman were stunned, glanced at the city wall of Xiapi, and said in unison: "What's the difficulty? With my team, I will be able to climb the city first."

It means that I will attack by force.

This is also in line with the characters of the two of them. Cao Peng couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

"Ah Fu, what are you laughing at?"

"Such a fortified city, if we attack it by force...not to mention whether we can break the city. Even if we break the city, we will definitely lose soldiers and generals, and the casualties will be heavy."

"cut!"

Dianman waved his hand, blurting out a very fashionable incision.

With whom, what words to learn.

Xu Yi and Dianman stayed with Cao Peng for so long, and they didn't learn anything else, but they learned some of Cao Peng's catchphrases well.

"War, how can there be undead?"

Dianman didn't care about Cao Peng's words.

Cao Peng couldn't help laughing, and said in a low voice: "As a general, you must know the right time, place and people before you can raise your troops. If you attack like you, no matter how many people are given to you, it is not enough for you... You must know that as a general , It is the support of the country. According to the Art of War, the country will be strong if it is assisted by the Zhou Dynasty, and the country will be weak when it is assisted by the gap. As the way of generals, you can only advance when you know that you can retreat. It seems that if you blindly use strength, it is not a blessing for the country.”

Dianman and Xu Yi looked at each other.

"Then tell me, how do you fight?"

"Hey, I've said it all, you need to know the right time, place and people... Think about the environment around Xiapi, and you will know how to fight."

Cao Peng pretended to be mysterious and laughed.

But Dianman and Xu Yi are still at a loss...

(End of this chapter)