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

"Tiger Head, let's go."

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

He walked to the bronze mirror, and in the shiny bronze mirror, the image of a young man was reflected. The upper body is a white compound shirt, the lower part is covered with a crotch hakama, covered with a black satin robe, and a large belt is tied around the waist. At the feet, a pair of half-height black shoes resemble the shape of boots.

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

Distinguish by fabric. The two Cao Peng, Wang Mai and Deng Fan are all robes made of black satin fabric, and the rest are all ordinary fabrics.

Anyway, it was copied from Chen Sheng's family property, so it didn't need to be used in vain, and it didn't feel distressed when it was used.

Wang Mai looked at himself in the mirror, cheered up, turned around and walked out the door. On the shelf at the door, he picked up a wooden stick about 80 centimeters long. The stick was also carefully carved. The wood is tough and very hard. The handle is about 20 centimeters, which is very handy. The stick is coated with black lacquer throughout, and it has been carefully polished, so it is shiny and shiny.

This is what Cao Peng called the law enforcement stick.

When I walked out of the door, I saw thirty strong men in the courtyard.

One by one, they are full of chest and belly, and they are majestic. They were similar to the clothes that Wang bought, but the difference was the difference in fabrics.

Seeing Wang buy it, thirty big men arched their hands and said, "I've seen Wang Cao Peng." ”

"Today is our first time patrolling the bazaar." Wang Mai took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "Everyone cheers me up." I know that most of you used to be bankers. But from now on, you must understand that you are now members of the court.

Do you understand, you are people from the imperial court, so every move must take into account the face of the imperial court, the face of the county order, and the face of Lord Bingcao. I have already explained everything that should be explained. Whoever dares to bend the law for personal gain, or condone the wicked, is to smear Lord Bing Cao's face and the imperial court. When the time comes, don't blame me for being ruthless and ruthless. ”

Wang Mai's voice suddenly became stern, and when the big man heard it, he hurriedly bowed down to answer the order.

"We will keep in mind the teachings of Wang Caopeng and Deng Caopeng."

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

From this moment on, he will stand alone!

This is also Cao Peng's true intention...... Don't look at the many people under Deng Ji now, but in fact, only Wang buys Deng Fan and the only ones who really have the same heart as them.

In the past, Wang bought Deng Fan and did not have the opportunity to do things. Even if they do, there is Cao Peng behind them, so they only need to execute.

But now, Cao Peng said: This North Market will be handed over to you.

On the first day of the opening of the Cao Peng Agency, in addition to the people brought by Wang Mai, Huang Cheng sent 20 people, and Pan Yong sent 10 people. The others have not yet acted, and it is not clear what exactly the intention is. But even if there were only forty people, they had to hold up the field.

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

The climate in Hercynian is unpredictable. In the early morning, the sky was still clear, but it was almost noon, and a light rain suddenly fell. There are a lot of people in the bazaar, or buying and selling goods, trading; Or wander around to see if there's anything right to do. This small bazaar is like a small society. Anyone has it, 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 Bazaar was about to be reorganized, but at present, there is no unanimous opinion.

Although the Nine 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 bazaar, who wants to pay a management fee for no reason, and who wants to be restrained in no way?

The North Bazaar is free!

Once it is to be rectified, it is full of difficulties.

Wang Mai walked along a neighborhood and observed movement from time to time.

Suddenly, around the corner of the neighborhood, there was a loud and noisy sound.

Immediately after a lot of people began to dodge, it seemed that something was happening. Wang Mai took people and hurriedly went over.

It turned out that around the corner of the neighborhood, there was a cloth village. The shopkeeper of the cloth village entered a batch of goods and was preparing to unload them inside. How did you know that a group of idlers came and stopped the shopkeeper of the cloth village.

"Shopkeeper, you're not very decent."

The idle man at the head had a dry grass root in his mouth, and his face was hideous.

"Luo Thong, why is it out of order?"

"On this street, all the goods are packed by our masters. You don't look for us when you unload the goods, doesn't this make my brothers have nothing to eat? ”

Luo Tam is the leader of the idlers.

The shopkeeper frowned, "You chartered this street?" How I don't know. ”

"Lao Tzu is doing things, do I still have to inform you?" Luo Tamhuan's eyes widened, and he scolded.

He pointed to the shopkeeper of the cloth village and said, "Give you two ways, one is to hand over this work to us, and we will help you unload the goods." ”

"How much do you want to unload?"

"Not much, one into a cargo."

That is to say, if the cloth shopkeeper is worth ten times, it must be given to Luo Tam consistently.

When the shopkeeper heard this, his face fell, "What about the second way?" ”

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

"How do I settle the bill?"

"Hehe, the old rules, Yicheng!"

Luo Tam's meaning is very clear, it doesn't matter if we work or not, you have to give me this salary.

The face of the shopkeeper of the cloth village was gloomy like water.

He had a heart attack, but he was a little stunned when he saw the dozens of idlers behind Luo Tam staring at him. So he made a smile, "Luo Thong, folks in my hometown, give me face, don't make trouble, okay...... It's better than this, here is a hundred dollars, please eat and drink. ”

"It's called Hanako!"

Luo Tam immediately attacked, pointing at the feet that were about to unload, "Can't you die?" Still here...... Get out of here. ”

"Wait!"

At this time, Wang Mai came over with someone.

"What's your name?"

"Who are you?" Luo Tam looked at Wang Mai with an arrogant face.

"This official is the new Cao Peng of the North Market Cao Peng, what is your name?"

"Cao Peng?" Luo Tsang laughed, "I haven't heard of it. What is Lao Tzu's name, you can inquire yourself...... Who to scare with a stick? Let me tell you, Lao Tzu is doing things in this North Bazaar, and no one dares to take care of me. Don't say anything about Cao Peng's agency, even if the county order comes, what can it do? Lao Tzu took his brothers to find food, whoever dares to stand in our way, Lao Tzu will fight hard with whoever he wants......"

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

However, his hegemony is different from Chen Sheng's 'hegemony' at the beginning. Although Chen Sheng is dominant, he will at least maintain the stability of the North Market.

Luo Tam, these people are just a bunch of ruffians.

When Chen Sheng was there, he ignored him.

Chen Sheng died, and Luo Tam and these people trembled. They don't dare to provoke those big merchants, but small merchants suffer from them.

Although the Cao Peng Agency has been established, it cannot make Luo Tam afraid.

He felt that what he did was not wrong, and if Cao Peng dared to provoke him, he would not be afraid. It is no wonder that although Deng Ji eliminated Chen Sheng, his time in Haixi was not long after all. The chaos and disorder in Haixi have been around for a long time, and it will not be solved in a short time.

Luo Tam stiffened his neck and shouted.

didn't notice that Wang Mai's face had changed.

"The prefectural order can't stop us from ......"

Before Luo Tam's words were finished, Wang Mai suddenly raised the law enforcement stick in his hand, and the slash was a blow.

He and Cao Peng have been practicing martial arts for a year, and their foundation is thick, compared with a year ago, they are already two completely different people. The law enforcement stick with the thickness of the child's arm slashed at Luo Thong's head. Thick blood flowed down Luo Thong's cheeks in an instant. Na Luo Tam was stunned by Wang Mai's brutal stick, and even forgot the pain.

"Haifa No. 1 order, the North Market is not said to be rectified, and all those who disturb the order of the market can be dealt with by the Cao Peng Bureau.

Anyone who speaks disrespectfully, gathers a crowd to make trouble, buys and sells by force, and is arrogant and arrogant, shall be punished with capital punishment according to the law of Dadu...... You, what's your name? ”

"You, dare to hit me?"

Luo Thong was also used to it, and reached out to wipe his face, his hands were full of blood.

"Brothers, do it to me!"

"Those who dare to confront Cao Peng's agency will be severely punished."

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

"Teach these black skins a lesson!"

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

The law and order in the western part of the strait is chaotic, and it is extremely normal for private individuals to possess weapons.

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

"Call me!"

Without saying a word, he picked up the law enforcement stick and rushed over.

Don't look at his law enforcement stick made of wood, but the tenacity of Zhemu can instantly disable people when hit on people. And the weapons of the idlers can't cause any trouble to the law enforcement sticks. Fifteen Cao Peng officials rushed over with Wang Mai, grabbed one with their probes, and went down with a stick, either the bones were broken or the skin was opened. On the first day of reporting, the members of the law enforcement team had already learned a lesson: anyone who dared to do anything in the North Market and the officials of Cao Peng's office, no matter what their origins, was to violently resist the law...... What is violent resistance?

That is to confront the government, which is tantamount to rebellion.

Therefore, these Cao Peng officials will not show mercy at all.

Originally, when they were in the Nine Major Merchants, they were responsible for taking care of the home.

Hands-on fighting, but it is not comparable to a group of idlers. What's more, they still have a head! Wang Mai's ferocity makes people's hearts beat. Shoot mercilessly, go down with a stick, and the other party will not want to stand up again. At this time, the Tiangang steps that Wang Mai had practiced earlier showed results. Although there were many people on the other side, they couldn't hurt him in the slightest, but they were beaten by Wang Mai and turned over on their backs.

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 Deng Fan and others.

"Hold your head and squat down!"

Deng Fan stepped forward and slashed down with a stick, beating an idler to the point that his head was bleeding, and his face was covered with blood.

As a senior idler, I think Deng Fan was also fighting on the street every day. In terms of ruthlessness, his shot is no worse than Wang Mai.

"Still moving!"

Luo Tam covered his head and wanted to shout, but was grabbed by two Cao Peng's officials.

Without waiting for him to speak, Deng Fan stepped forward and slapped Luo Thong on the mouth. This stick went down, only to hit Luo Tam's teeth and his mouth full of blood foam.

"Any more words?"

Deng Fan asked with a dark face.

These two people are clearly in order!

They are obviously not afraid of killing people, and may even have the intention of killing people.

The horizontal is afraid of being stunned, and the stunned is afraid of dying! Wang Mai and Deng Fan, in Luo Thong's eyes at the moment, are the kind of fierce men who don't want to die.

His head shook like a rattle, where did Luo Tam dare to complain.

"You!" Wang Mai refers to the shopkeeper of the cloth village.

The shopkeeper was so frightened that his legs and stomach trembled, and his face turned pale.

"Great, great!"

"I'm not an adult, I'm Cao Peng of the Cao Peng Department of the North Bazaar Market, remember to call me Wang Cao Peng in the future."

"Lord Cao Cao Cao Peng......"

"What to do, do what to do, 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!"

As the shopkeeper of the cloth village spoke, he also took out the usual money and gave it to the king to buy.

Wang Mai frowned and said sharply, "Do you want to bribe me?" ”

"No, no, it's not...... It's hard-earned money for the brothers. ”

When Wang Mai heard this, his face softened, put away the law enforcement stick, and said indifferently: "Our hard-earned money is distributed by our own county order, so you don't need to worry about it." Do your business well, and don't let me know you're messing around...... Otherwise, the next time I find you, it won't be good. ”

"Yes yes yes ......"

The shopkeeper of the cloth village was surprised, and at the same time felt strange.

He found that the Cao Peng officials of this gang of Cao Peng seemed to be a little different from the former government officials.

On the other side, Deng Fan had ordered someone to put the rope on the body of those idlers and go to Cao Peng's office.

"Tiger head, I'll take them to Cao Peng's office first, and you continue to inspect."

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

In the empty neighborhood, after the group left, many people poured out of the hulala.

"Shopkeeper sheep, when did you get involved with the government?"

", if Lao Tzu had anything to do with the government, he would have been scared like that...... Hurry up and unload the goods! Damn, if I don't finish unloading in an hour, I will be killed by you. He finished yelling at the gang, and then looked at Wang Mai and the others who were far away.

"Princess, I suddenly feel that it would be a good thing if someone could govern this North Market."

At the same time, Wang Mai walked in the neighborhood with his head held high.

He could clearly feel that those eyes that stayed on them seemed to be a little different......—————————————————————————— Xiapi was where Xuzhou was located.

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

In the fifteenth year of Yongping, Emperor Liu Zhuang of the Han Ming Dynasty sealed his sixth son, Liu Yan, as the king of Xiapi, ruled Pi, and led seventeen counties. In the following 114 years, there were four generations of kings in Xiapi Kingdom, and in 185 AD, that is, the second year of Zhongping. However, since the second year of Zhongping, the Han dynasty declined, and its binding force on the vassal princes became less and less. After many events, the Xiapi Kingdom did not carry out restructuring and continued the name of the vassal state.

Under the capital of Pi State, under the rule of Pi County.

Xiapi is bordered by Surabaya and Yishui in the south.

Wushui comes from the north, and the city meets Surabaya, which has the advantage of extremely convenient water transportation, and at the same time overflows for irrigation, fishing and hunting. The soil is fertile and extremely abundant.

In the second year of Xingping, Xiapi Xiangrong once supervised the grain transportation in Guangling, Xiapi and Pengcheng, and gathered a large amount of goods.

Therefore, Zhenrong built the Futu Temple to make people recite Buddhist scriptures. , called Bathing Buddha said. Every time the Buddha bathes, there are more than 5,000 households of good Buddhas, come to the Buddha in Xiapi, and set up meals for dozens of miles along the way for people to eat for free. The money spent was hundreds of millions, which shows the grand occasion at that time.

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

Not only because of the abundant money and grain in Xiapi, but more importantly, it is of great significance to supervise the important places in the north of Huai here. However, since the second year of Xingping, in just a few years, Xiapi has lost its grand occasion.

First there was Cao Ying and Tao Qian, and then Liu Bei and Lu Bu.

In the past, Xuzhou, which was rich and rich in money and grain, has now become short of grain and grass, and there are often riots.

Lu Bu is a good hand at fighting, but when it comes to governing places, he is completely a layman. Chen Gong, the chief strategist under him, is also a person who is good at strategy and neglects internal affairs. If it weren't for Chen Qi and Xia Pi County, who struggled to maintain it, Xia Pi would have been in a dilapidated state.

Cao Peng and his entourage, night and night, dressed in stars and moons, arrived outside Xiapi City.

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

And this time, the guards in Xiapi were noticeably much lax.

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

The four doors are opened, although there are guards guarding them, but the inventory is not strict, and many times they are released with one eye open and one eye closed.

Is this Xiapi?

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

"Second brother, if you wave your troops to attack Xiapi, how should you break the city?"

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

Xu Yihe was stunned, glanced at the city wall of Xiapi, and said in unison: "What's so difficult about this, with my people, I will be able to break the city first." ”

That is, I will storm it.

This is also very consistent with the surnames of the two, Cao Peng couldn't help but laugh when he heard it.

"Ah Fu, what are you laughing at?"

"Such a strong city, if it were to be stormed...... Not to mention whether the city can be broken. Even if the city is broken, it will inevitably lose troops and suffer heavy casualties. ”

"Cut!"

With a wave of his hand, the blurt is a very fashionable incision.

With whom to learn, what to learn.

Xu Yi and Dianman have stayed with Cao Peng for so long, and they haven't learned anything else, but some of Cao Peng's mantras have been learned well.

"How can there be immortals in war?"

Dian Man's words to Cao Peng, he looked unconcerned.

Cao Peng couldn't help laughing, and said in a low voice: "As a general, when you need to know the right time, place and people, you can raise troops." Attacking like you does, no matter how many people you give you, it will not be enough for you...... You must know that as a general, you are an auxiliary to the country. The Art of War says that if the auxiliary Zhou is the country, the country will be strong, and if the auxiliary gap is the country, the country will be weak. For the way of the general, you can only advance in the way, and you can retreat when you know it...... It seems that you blindly use the strong, which is not the blessing of the country. ”

Dian Man and Xu Yi looked at each other.

"Then you say, how to fight?"

"Hehe, I've said it all, you must know that the time is right...... Think about the surroundings of Xiapi, and you will know how to fight. ”

Cao Peng pretended to be mysterious, and laughed.

And Dian Man and Xu Yi are still confused......

(To be continued)