Chapter 419: Isn't it just land annexation?
Chapter 419: Isn't it just land annexation?
"Master, Tan Wayne is here."
Inside the residence of the prefect of Tancheng, the prefect's advisor walked over quickly and said with a bow.
You can see that there is a hint of fear in his eyes.
Living in such a world of kung fu, if you want to live long, you must have a pair of bright eyes.
He personally questioned six or seven constables and yamen runners repeatedly and obtained their confessions.
Everyone’s answer was that they did not see the sword being drawn.
They only heard a clang, and when they heard the sound, the squad had already split into two sections.
The strength of those constables was average, but that squad leader, in the underworld, could be considered a third- or fourth-rate warrior. In the underworld, third- and fourth-rate warriors were the largest in number, which was enough to prove that they were not good enough. They were only not good enough when facing stronger warriors. To ordinary people, they were just playthings.
But such a person didn't even have time to react when facing Tan Wayne.
This is enough to prove that Tan Wayne's strength is extraordinary.
"Peace of mind."
Sitting on the armchair, the prefect was drinking tea quietly.
"No matter how arrogant the people in the underworld are, they dare not kill me, the prefect, directly. That would undoubtedly be equivalent to declaring war on the court, and..."
Having said this, the prefect gently put down the teacup.
"Go ahead and ask him to come in."
"Yes."
A moment later, Li Zhongren came to the hall.
The prefect was still sitting there, but showed no intention of getting up.
This is undoubtedly a contempt.
But Li Zhongren didn't care and spoke directly.
"Tell me the mastermind behind this and I'll spare your life. You only have three breaths to think. Three, two, one."
“Clang!!”
No nonsense.
Only sound.
The crisp and pleasant sound of drawing a sword.
Although the distance was seven or eight meters, the sword energy shot out from the blade had already reached the prefect.
"when!"
Instead of being cut in half as imagined, a man appeared next to the prefect at some point and blocked the sword energy with the sword in his hand!
But because of this, the prefect's face no longer had the previous satisfaction.
"How can it be"
Previously, the reason why he was able to sit firmly on the throne was because he knew the situation of the Tan family too well, especially Tan Wayne, who only had mediocre kung fu and was old. Even if he had been practicing since he was in the womb, how strong could he be?
But this knife made him wake up immediately.
The strength of this Tan Wayne is definitely extraordinary.
"Haha, come out now."
Li Zhongren looked at the masked man.
In fact, he felt this man's presence as soon as he walked in, and drawing his knife meant forcing him to come out.
The prefect may not know the truth, and even if he does, he may only know part of it. This masked man is the real backbone.
"I still say the same thing. Tell me the mastermind behind this and I will spare your life. But I only have three breaths of time."
The masked man looked at Li Zhongren quietly, holding his sword tightly in his hand.
He felt unprecedented pressure.
There was something wrong with the intelligence.
This was his first reaction.
As a top spy of Hulong Villa, his strength may not be the best in the world, but his vision is not bad. After all, Hulong Villa is full of masters.
With that knife strike just now, he even felt the pressure brought to him by the top-notch secret agent, Gui Hai Yidao.
He even had a hunch that the young man in front of him might not be as strong as Gui Hai Yidao!
"two"
"One"
That day, someone saw that a giant knife, or something in the shape of a knife, appeared in the sky above the residence of the prefect of Tancheng.
The entire mansion was forcibly divided into two.——
"Hulong Villa."
Li Zhongren looked at the token in his hand and couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.
The sword he stabbed directly cut off that person's spirit.
At the same time, he was asked to reveal all his plans.
To put it simply, the original body's father was making money for the East Factory, which was a shameful thing, so his father never told anyone about it. The death of the original body's father was a victim of the struggle between Hulong Villa and the East Factory.
However, that's where the story ends.
First, he is not Tan Wayne, and he has no feelings for his previous father.
Therefore, killing the No. 1 spy in Hulong Villa could be considered as revenge for the father of the predecessor, because Tan Qingyao died at the hands of this spy.
Second, whether it is the East Factory or the Hulong Villa, they are both behemoths. His current strength is very strong, but it is not to the point where I don’t eat beef. There is no need to tear faces with these two places. Of course, if the other party is too aggressive, he doesn’t mind teaching them a lesson.
Third, from now on, Tan Cheng is his, and the money that was handed over to the East Factory is gone.
Yesterday, the East Factory finally sent someone over after much delay, and then he chopped off the eunuch's head and threw it away.
To be honest, it's a bit crazy, but this is the reality. According to the ranking of this world, his current strength belongs to the Tiangang level.
No-rank, third-rank, second-rank, first-rank, acquired limit, innate nine to innate one, master, Tiangang, celestial being
This is the division of power system in this world.
He is at the Tiangang realm, which is basically the pinnacle of martial artists in this world.
All the celestial beings who have reached the higher levels throughout history have been powerful figures who can influence an era, such as Bodhidharma, Zhang Sanfeng, Wuming, and beings of this level.
Yes, this world is a hodgepodge of martial arts, it is indeed very mixed, even Feng Yun has mixed in here.
But no matter what, in this world, warriors at the Tiangang level are enough to force even the imperial court of this size to compromise.
Even if I kill your spy or your eunuch, you have to endure it.
Otherwise, you will have to pay a huge, huge, huge price to surround and kill the Tiangang masters, and you have to ensure success. The Tiangang masters may be defeated by other Tiangang masters, but if the Tiangang masters want to escape, there are not many people in this world who can stop them.
What is Tiangang?
In fact, it is somewhat similar to the qi and blood martial arts of Li Zhongren in a previous world.
It’s just that that energy was born from oneself.
However, the Tiangang of this world has achieved a kind of sublimation. His major martial arts has enabled him to comprehend the heaven and earth and formed a Gangqi that surrounds himself. If the qi and blood of a warrior are like a dolphin stirring up the sea water, then the warriors of the Tiangang world are like a blue whale stirring up the sea water.
Therefore, generally speaking, as long as the Tiangang strongmen do not rebel, the imperial court will never waste energy to deal with them. If they really let them escape, the court will not be able to sleep peacefully.
After all, if a Tiangang warrior gave up his face and focused on assassination, it would be a headache for the emperor.
Such things have happened in history.
For example, in the Ming Dynasty where he lived, there was once an emperor who almost died in an assassination attempt. In a rage, he established the Hulong Villa, which was specifically responsible for protecting the royal family and maintaining order in the underworld within the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Li Zhongren's statement can be regarded as a way for both parties to save face.
He didn't pursue it any further.
Don't reach out to Tan Cheng anymore.
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"Beauty is often short-lived"
"The Young Master is Passionate"
"The song of pity has tears on its clothes" and "the infatuation gradually turns into deep love."
Tan Mansion, Inner Hall
Tan Wayne, the Tiangang-level warrior who would make a big splash if he did not make a sound, was sitting in the master's seat, leaning lazily on the couch.
Squinting eyes slightly.
Not far away, a girl dressed elegantly and simply was holding a pipa and plucking the strings.
He was humming some tune.
Her identity is the top courtesan of Tancheng Jiaofangsi.
Logically speaking, it should not be released.
However, the entire Tan City knew that the son of Tan Bancheng had quietly become a so-called Tiangang-level warrior. How many people throughout history could have achieved such talent?
The strength and status are here.
How could the courtesan of the Imperial Music Bureau dare to disobey?
Don’t you see, the prefect of Tancheng has already packed up and fled, leaving only a bunch of officials to maintain order in Tancheng.
In a sense, this is the privilege of Tiangang warriors.
The Ming Congress will tacitly allocate a city to you. You can manage it however you like. After paying taxes every year, the rest will belong to you.
Therefore, the name Tan Bancheng, which he inherited from his father, has now been changed to Tan Quancheng.
Moreover, this Tiangang-level warrior also did the same.
As we all know, land annexation is a common problem in the world.
It is also an unsolvable problem.
It is a problem that no one dares to touch.
However, the person in front of him has taken land annexation to the extreme.
More than half a year has passed since he gained control of Tancheng and its surrounding areas.
What has he done in the past six months?
That is to do to them what Tancheng and its surrounding families, landlords, small families, etc. had done to the common people, but only to them.
Don’t you like to annex land, force people to sell their children, and become tenants for generations?
You can annex civilians in this way, and I can annex you in this way.
So he spent a month.
Annexed all the land within the entire sphere of influence.
No matter you are from aristocratic family, noble, powerful family, landlord, or commoner.
Bring them all to me.
As a result, the entire Ming Dynasty and even other neighboring countries, such as the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Dynasty, Song Dynasty, and Tang Dynasty, all know about it.
In the Ming Dynasty, a new Tiangang warrior emerged who would do anything to plunder wealth.
They cleared out all the wealthy families in their territory, physically cleared them out, and plundered their land.
Now, all the land within Tan City belongs to Tan Wayne alone!
Then, what was even more outrageous was that he forced all the farmers in the entire Tancheng area to sign a contract to sell themselves to become his tenants. Not only did he have the power of life and death over them, he also forced them to rent his land and farm for him.
Even if the tenant had a child, he would force you to sign a contract, give you land, and let him farm the land, endlessly from generation to generation.
The most terrifying thing is that when you die, the land will be taken back.
Come with a clean conscience, leave with a clean conscience.
So, here she comes.
The courtesan narrowed her eyes slightly, played the piano, and quietly looked at Li Zhongren who seemed to be asleep.
As mentioned before, the outside martial arts world has long been spreading the rumor that Tan Wayne is probably the most shameless Tiangang warrior of this era.
Basically, he is described as an unforgivable demon.
But this is Tiangang, this is a warrior.
Under his rule, no matter how he exploited the people, other people, even the imperial court, were too lazy to care. They were kidding. They were not crazy to offend the Tiangang warriors for the sake of a peasant.
But, she doesn't care.
She decided to seek justice for the people here and take back what belonged to them.
So, she used the art of disguise to disguise herself as the courtesan and decided to assassinate Tan Wayne.
As for her confidence.
Isn’t she a Tiangang warrior? In terms of age, she was a Tiangang warrior when she was sixteen years old.
After that, she traveled around the world and visited hermits in famous mountains and rivers.
read more, walk more.
Be chivalrous and fight for justice, and eliminate violence and protect the good.
In the martial arts world, the famous Black Ice Sword Lady, Lin Chaoying, is her.
Of course, she also had to admit that if this young man, who was a few years younger than her, was really a Tiangang warrior, she probably wouldn't be able to kill him. It was a recognized fact in the martial arts world that Tiangang warriors were difficult to kill. But, I have time to waste with you. If you don't mind, I will keep chasing you and biting you. What can you do to me?
The song is over.
Seeing that Li Zhongren did not reply, Lin Chaoying continued talking about the pipa.
However, this time, the Pipa piece became a famous piece from the Spring and Autumn Period, the Warring States Period, Qin and Han Dynasty, "Ten Sides of Ambush".
The sound increases from small to large.
The speed changes from slow to fast.
It's really like pearls of all sizes falling on a jade plate!
However, as the track progresses.
The atmosphere in this inner hall also seemed to become a little solemn!
"Wow."
It started raining in the sky.
An autumn rain, a cold.
With this autumn rain, the atmosphere seems to have become even colder.
suddenly.
Lin Chaoying's eyes flashed, and her fingers plucked the strings of the zither. Using the strings as a bow, thirty-six icy soul needles made of icy soul qi shot silently towards Li Zhongren!
The candlelight twisted and deformed in the cold air, making her pupils appear frosty.
Li Zhongren was still leaning on the couch with his eyes closed, seemingly soundly asleep.
However, the moment the Ice Soul Needle approached Li Zhongren, it was swept away by a sword energy rising from the ground and turned into ice crystals.
The girl played the song "Ten Sides of Ambush" really well.
Li Zhongren slowly opened his eyes, sat up, and looked at the courtesan opposite him with a smile.
Or some unknown heroine.
I'm glad that the city lord likes it, and he also remembers that I have worked hard to learn.
Lin Chaoying reached out and removed her mask, revealing her real face.
This was to prevent Li Zhongren from taking his anger out on the courtesan.
However, this face also made Li Zhongren admire it. He didn't know who this woman was, but at the moment, this person was about twenty years old, which was the culmination of youthfulness and feminine charm.
"I don't know what hatred I have with the girl, but those thirty-six needles are all aimed at my lower body."
"Humph!"
"I will never change my name, my surname, Lin Chaoying!"
As she spoke, Lin Chaoying casually threw away her pipa, and pulled out a soft sword from her waist. She shook it vigorously, and the soft sword seemed to be infused with diamond bones, and immediately became cold and shining, straight and strong!
"I came here today to seek justice for the people living around Tan City!"
(End of this chapter)