Chapter 25: Door-to-door challenge
In the past few days in Yundu City, I am afraid that the most headache is the prefect of this Yundu City, this young Jinshi Wu Weitao has just turned thirty, and he is already the prefect, which can be said to have a promising future, but he has this kind of thing.
Suddenly, there were five hundred soldiers in the city, and you said that if you were the prefect, you would not panic.
Dao soldiers are such things as the equipment that only princes like the imperial court and Ning Wangfu have.
Even the local governments don't have it, and neither do the martial arts sects.
Yes, there is no martial arts sect either, not only that most of the martial arts sects cannot afford the cost of cultivating Taoist soldiers, but more importantly, the imperial court prohibits the martial arts sect from cultivating Taoist soldiers, this is an iron law, no matter which martial arts sect violates it, the world will punish it, and those martial arts holy places are no exception.
Therefore, in Yundu City, some of them are just ordinary soldiers, and it is impossible for them to be the opponents of these armed Dao soldiers with teeth.
Of course, if it were another time, the Yundu prefect would have the power to let these Taoist soldiers leave his jurisdiction, just like those local officials sent out of the country when Hua Xiwei crossed the border, and there was no problem, but now things have changed.
Wang Guanlan actually bought a large courtyard directly in a relatively remote place in Yundu City and opened a martial arts hall, and the name of the martial arts hall was called the Flower Beaver Martial Arts Hall.
At this moment, the prefect of Yundu is completely out of line.
In such a world of high martial arts and high law, martial arts halls are common in every corner of Daqi, and have a very close relationship with the government, which can be said to be a gray area sandwiched between the government and the rivers and lakes, although sometimes it is very dark, but it is legal.
And there are not many restrictions on the number of people in the martial arts hall, as long as you do not exceed a thousand people, the local government will not interfere with you without a valid reason, in fact, there are many times, when the local political axe is in trouble, you still need the assistance of a force like the martial arts hall with enough manpower and force.
Wang Guanlan's newly established Flower Beaver Martial Arts Hall has a total of 500 people, which is completely in line with the regulations, and as soon as he takes off the armor of the Taoist soldiers, he is no different from ordinary martial artists, even if you are the prefect of Yundu, you can't say that I am a Taoist soldier, you can't say that they are Taoist soldiers, so there is no reason to send them out of the country.
"Damn, when will that eldest young master leave, are you going to stay in Yundu City and not leave?!" Among the prefect's officials, Wu Weitao slapped the table fiercely with a bad face, and slapped the red solid wood table tremblingly, showing that this guy was extremely excited.
The master with a rat whisker stood beside him, and he was helpless, this master usually helped the master deal with official affairs may be handy, but when he encountered such a completely unreasonable card, the background is amazing live haunting, but also helpless.
It was when the prefect scolded Wang Guanlan, and at the same time he was helpless, but he saw a soldier hurriedly report and enter.
Looking at the soldier's panicked appearance, Wu Weitao couldn't help but look irritated again, "What are you panicking about?!"
"Big, my lord, it's not good, fight, it's fighting, someone is looking for trouble with the Beaver Martial Arts Gym, and it's already fighting!" As soon as the words fell, a loud noise was heard in everyone's ears, and they saw a pillar of flames rising from the direction of the Beaver Martial Arts Gym, which stunned the three people present.
"Are they crazy? bastard!" At this time, Wu Weitao no longer had any scruples, scolded loudly, and ran out, "Prepare the horse, let the people prepare the horse, order the officials, follow me to the Flower Beaver Martial Arts Hall, quick!!"
Excuses, the government needs to be reasonable, all need excuses and reasons, with excuses and reasons, it is good to have an explanation for everything, and now, this pillar of fire is undoubtedly an excellent reason, so that the prefect can confidently expel Wang Guanlan and his Taoist soldiers.
On the western outskirts of Yundu City, Jia Cheng of the Flower Fox Martial Arts Pavilion had an iron face, his clothes were a little scorched, and he looked a little embarrassed, and beside him, there were also two elders of the Tianji Pavilion, with gloomy faces, looking at Wang Guanlan with an angry face.
Still wearing that earthy yellow robe, Wang Guanlan's face was not good-looking, he didn't expect that the people of Tianji Pavilion would make a preemptive strike.
"Who are you, so bold, you dare to openly rob in the city, and there is no royal law!" In one sentence, Wang Guanlan deducted the three of them as robbers.
"Wang Guanlan, don't pretend to be confused, since you dare to come to Yundu City, don't you dare to face my Tianji Pavilion?!"
"It turned out to be a person from Tianji Pavilion, okay, it's not a fortune to change to robbery!" Wang Guanlan sneered on his face, "It seems that I have to ask the court to send troops to exterminate it!!"
"Bastard!!!" An elder was finally angered by his harsh words, "Wang Guanlan, we are here to settle accounts with you, aren't you going to challenge the Heavenly Machine Pavilion?" Now that we are here, do you dare to fight?!"
"Who told you that I was going to challenge the Heavenly Machine Pavilion?!" Wang Guanlan's eyes narrowed, revealing a dangerous look.
"Stop, stop for me!!" At this moment, a rapid sound of horses' hooves sounded, and I saw a young man in brocade clothes with a bunch of soap-clothed servants with the color of wind and dust, hurrying over, "This is Yundu City, I am the prefect Wu Weitao, I am not allowed to do it, otherwise I will bear the consequences!!"
The faces of both sides sank, and they no longer spoke, but confronted each other, waiting for Wu Weitao to come closer.
"It turned out to be Lord Futai, and Wang Guanlan was polite!!" Wang Guanlan put away the murderous aura on his face and saluted Wu Weitao.
This Wu Weitao was originally annoyed by Wang Guanlan's behavior, but the so-called reaching out and not hitting the smiling person, Wang Guanlan gave him enough face, of course he was embarrassed to look at Wang Guanlan's face, but the three Jia Cheng on the side, relying on their identity, did not greet the prefect, just stood there, watching coldly, but it made Wu Weitao feel very uncomfortable.
Damn, you came to my territory to make trouble, and now you still give me a look, even if you are from Tianji Pavilion, this shelf is too big, right?
"My lord came just in time, I was about to send someone to report to the official!" I only heard Wang Guanlan say, "I have a great deal of admiration for this cloud capital city, so I opened a martial arts hall here, ready to live permanently, who would have expected that this martial arts hall was opened for less than three days, and I met this gang of robbers, in broad daylight, in the middle of the bright sky, I actually broke into my martial arts hall, robbed my property, and asked my lord to call the shots, and still in the next fair !!"
"Uh!!" Rao is Wu Weitao prepared a lot of words along the way just now, but under Wang Guanlan's words, he opened his mouth and couldn't slow down for a while.
"Don't want to spew blood, we're just here to challenge, not rob!" An elder shouted angrily, denying Wang Guanlan's words, Tianji Pavilion is a decent family, and he also has a very high status in the martial arts, if Wang Guanlan is allowed to be so wantonly destroyed, this reputation will be ruined.
Of course, the people in the rivers and lakes will naturally not believe that their Tianji Pavilion is a den of thieves, but it will definitely provoke people to laugh, in the rivers and lakes, the problem of face is bigger than the sky.
"That's right, Governor Wu, we are the elders of Tianji Pavilion, and we came here this time to challenge Wang Guanlan, there is no such thing as robbery!!"
"That's a nice thing to say!" As soon as the words fell, I heard Wang Guanlan on the side say in a weird manner, "Do you say that the Tianji Pavilion is the Tianji Pavilion? What evidence is there? In recent years, there are too many liars, besides, the Tianji Pavilion is a famous faction in the martial arts, how could they come to my newly established martial arts hall to challenge? I have always known the rules of the rivers and lakes, and they are all small sects that challenge the big sects, and you are sent by the big gate to challenge the martial arts hall, can it be called a challenge? That's called bullying the big with the small, it's a shameless thing, the elders of the Tianji Pavilion will be so shameless!"
"You, bastard!!" The other elder's temper was more hot, and he was so provoked by Wang Guanlan that he was about to cry out angrily, but he was stopped by another elder on the side.
Tianji Pavilion has a lofty status in the martial arts and even in the Great Qi Dynasty, but no matter how high the status is, it also needs to abide by the law, this is the rule, the so-called chivalrous martial arts is forbidden, only applicable to some alternative martial arts people, and a great sect like Tianji Pavilion is more disciplined than ordinary people.
Now Wang Guanlan is talking to the prefect, although this prefect is just an ordinary person, but after all, it represents the majesty of the imperial court, if you don't care about it, you will inevitably lose money, and when the time comes, I am afraid that there is no need for the Taoist soldiers of the flower civet guard to suppress you, and the Taoist soldiers of the imperial court have already been under Chen Mountain.
"We are indeed the elders of Tianji Pavilion, this is my token!" Jia Cheng took a hard breath, pressed the anger that had already risen into his stomach, took out an object from his arms, and handed it to Wu Weitao, "This time I came to Yundu City, and it was indeed to challenge Wang Guanlan, as for the reason, it has spread all over the rivers and lakes, and I think Lord Wu has also heard of it, so I won't explain much!!"
Wu Weitao glanced at the bronze iron plate, and didn't say it, and he didn't want to say anything, because he didn't know what the token of Tianji Pavilion was, so he had to look pale, "Even if Your Excellency is the elder of Tianji Pavilion, you can't do it in broad daylight, in Yundu City, you martial arts people, one by one, your martial arts are extraordinary, very incomparable, I can't judge the dispute between you, if you really don't want to cause trouble, please go outside the city to solve the problem!"
"What the lord said is reasonable!" I saw Jia Chen raise his head and say to Wang Guanlan, "How, Fourteenth Prince!!"
"Hehe, you seem to hate me to the core!!" Wang Guanlan laughed, "Okay, since the prefect has spoken, I can't help but give face, then go outside the city to solve it, Luo Han, let's go!!"
"Yes, my lord!" As he spoke, a sky-high momentum rushed to his face, instantly overwhelming the spot.
Jia Chen's aura was stagnant, and they all looked at the courtyard with a horrified gaze.
They are from famous families, but they have always dealt with people in the martial arts, and they have never met Taoist soldiers, and they only knew rumors about the power of Taoist soldiers in the past, but unexpectedly, their personal experience is more terrifying than the rumors.
"How about it, three, please!!" In surprise, Wang Guanlan's faint malicious voice fell into their ears.
(To be continued)