Chapter 216 How dare you draw your sword against me!

In the following few days, Yang Zhengshan began to handle the official business of the garrison office. Although there was still half a year before the expedition, it was time to prepare for everything.

The training of soldiers in the garrison camp needs to be strengthened, and soldiers stationed in the forts outside the city need to enter the city to familiarize themselves with the environment.

At that time, Yang Zhengshan would certainly lead the garrison battalion to the battle, but the defense of Anyuan City could not be relaxed, so it was necessary to mobilize the soldiers stationed outside the city to enter the city and take over the defense.

In order to prevent the soldiers from being unfamiliar with the city’s defense, Yang Zhengshan asked the soldiers to follow the officers and soldiers of the garrison camp to familiarize themselves with the city for a while.

At the same time, Xie Yuan also had to familiarize himself with the affairs of the garrison office.

When Yang Zhengshan goes to war, Xie Yuan needs to temporarily take over the garrison office.

For more than ten days, Yang Zhengshan was busy with this.

At this moment, a group of powerful cavalrymen came to the outside of Panshan Post Station.

The leader was a burly man wearing black leather armor. His name was Yuan Qing and he was a close confidant of Jingyuan Hou Su Kun.

Su Bai is also a close follower of Su Kun, but Yuan Qing is different from Su Bai. Su Bai is a servant of the Marquis of Jingyuan Mansion and has been trained by the Marquis of Jingyuan Mansion since childhood.

But Yuan Qing was not a slave. He was originally a martial artist. Later he was conquered by Su Kun and followed Su Kun for more than ten years. He was the person with the highest cultivation level around Su Kun.

The postman in the post station couldn't help but feel a little afraid when he saw the aggressive cavalry coming.

But before they could react, dozens of cavalrymen had already rushed into the post station.

"Master Yuan!"

When the followers who had been following Su Shanyu saw Yuan Qing, they hurried forward and saluted.

Yuan Qing also held an official position, serving as the captain of the Fenwu Camp, and was actually the commander of Su Kun's personal guards.

Yuan Qing glanced at the follower, then looked at the house in front of him, "Is this where the Second Master was murdered?"

At this time, half a month had passed since Su Shanyu was killed. Su Shanyu's body had long been transported back to Kyoto, but everything here was still intact. Even when officials from the Chongshan Town Censorate came to investigate the case, they did not destroy anything in the house.

Yuan Qing asked and pushed the door open and entered the room.

He first looked at the broken carved wooden window, then at the body still lying on the ground.

He reached out and pulled the dagger out of the corpse's throat, then looked at it carefully.

The attendant beside him recounted in detail what happened that night. In fact, he did not say much. The whole process only took a few breaths. Even if he described it in more detail, it would only take a few sentences.

But Yuan Qing listened very seriously, "Wait, you just said that the murderer broke the Second Master's neck in an instant! Didn't the Second Master resist?"

The attendant smiled bitterly and said, "It happened suddenly. Second Master just woke up from his sleep and didn't have time to react."

Yuan Qing frowned and looked at him.

"Second Master has the fifth level of acquired cultivation. Even if the incident happened suddenly, he shouldn't have no reaction at all!"

"The murderer was so fast that we didn't even have time to react!" The follower looked even more dejected.

Yuan Qing nodded and looked up at the broken carved wooden window.

Too fast!

The Second Master has the fifth level of acquired cultivation, and the two followers beside him have the sixth level of acquired cultivation.

In just a moment, the murderer killed two people and escaped unscathed.

His cultivation is far above theirs.

"Is there anyone you suspect?"

"Anyuan City garrison commander Yang Zhengshan!"

Yuan Qing thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "Let's go to Anyuan City!"

There is nothing to be found here. The other party only appeared for a few breaths and left no trace at all.

So it is basically impossible to solve the case.

All he can do now is to meet Yang Zhengshan and confirm whether the murderer is Yang Zhengshan.

……

One day later, in the Anyuan City garrison officer's office.

"Sir, there is a man named Yuan outside the door who wants to see you!"

In the study, Han Fei reported to Yang Zhengshan.

"Your surname is Yuan! Did you tell me your identity?"

Yang Zhengshan, who was handling official business, looked up and asked in confusion.

"No, he brought more than forty cavalrymen with him, and it seems that he has bad intentions!" Han Fei recalled the scene of his meeting with Yuan Qing just now, frowned slightly, and said.

The person is not good!
A gleam of brilliance flashed in Yang Zhengshan's eyes.

Then he can only be from Kyoto.

Apart from the people from Jingyuan Marquis' Mansion, no one should come to him with malicious intentions now.

"Invite him in!"

He did not choose to avoid it.

Soon, Han Fei brought Yuan Qing to the study. At this time, Yuan Qing was still wearing black leather armor, and his whole body exuded a fierce and murderous aura.

If a timid person saw him, he would probably be so scared that he would be speechless.

However, this naturally had no effect on Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan sat behind the desk and looked up at Yuan Qing. "Who are you?"

"Yuan Qing, the commander of the Fenwu Camp, greets Lord Yang!" Yuan Qing clasped his fists and saluted.

In terms of official position, Yang Zhengshan was far superior to him.

Fenwu Camp!
Sure enough, it was someone from Jingyuan Marquis Mansion!

Yang Zhengshan looked at him calmly, "People from Fenwu Camp came to Chongshan Town, haha, Marquis Jingyuan's hands are really long!" "Is my second master dead?" Yuan Qing raised his head and looked at Yang Zhengshan sharply.

"Dead! That's great. It's not a pity to die for bringing harm to one person!" Yang Zhengshan said casually.

"Lord Yang, do you know my second master?" Yuan Qing asked.

"I don't know him, but does it matter? Aren't the people in Jingyuan Marquis' Mansion all trouble?" Yang Zhengshan did not restrain himself at all.

Yuan Qing looked at him straight, as if trying to see something from his expression.

Unfortunately, Yang Zhengshan's expression remained indifferent, and his eyes were as calm as a deep pool, making it impossible to see through.

After a long while, Yuan Qing spoke again: "Isn't Lord Yang too arrogant? The Marquis' Mansion is not a place Lord Yang can humiliate at will!"

"Haha, Marquis Jingyuan is too arrogant. He even secretly mobilized the soldiers of the Fenwu Camp to leave the capital."

"I will report this matter to the Inspector General!"

Yang Zhengshan said indifferently.

The imperial guards are different from the border troops. The border troops are far away from the court, and the emperor is far away, so they will be lax in many things. In addition, the border soldiers are responsible for border defense, and the generals sometimes patrol the border, so mobilizing three to five hundred soldiers to go out is not a big deal.

The Imperial Guards are different. They are responsible for guarding the capital. How can they be mobilized at will?
Of course, mobilizing just a few dozen cavalrymen would not be enough to overthrow Marquis Jingyuan. At most, Marquis Jingyuan would be reprimanded or fined a few months' salary.

Yuan Qing didn't care about these. What he cared about was Yang Zhengshan's reaction and attitude.

Obviously, Yang Zhengshan's reaction was very tough, and he did not seem to feel guilty at all. In terms of attitude, Yang Zhengshan was also very rude to the Jingyuan Marquis' Mansion and did not care at all whether the Marquis' Mansion would suspect him.

This made Yuan Qing feel a little tricky.

The purpose of his visit was to test Yang Zhengshan, but the result of the test made him feel that he gained nothing.

"It is said that Lord Yang is a great warrior on the battlefield and has been in and out of the battlefield three times. I just don't know what his cultivation level is like?"

As he said that, he suddenly drew out the long knife in his hand and chopped it fiercely towards Yang Zhengshan's head.

However, Yang Zhengshan remained motionless, just sitting there quietly, looking at him with deep and calm eyes.

The blade fell, but stopped three inches above Yang Zhengshan's head.

There was a flash of surprise in Yuan Qing's eyes. Why didn't he fight back?

Isn’t he afraid that I really want to kill him!
"You also know that I have been in and out of the battlefield three times!" Yang Zhengshan stretched out his hand to push away his long sword, slowly stood up, and looked at him indifferently, "I have killed hundreds of enemies on the battlefield, guarded the border for my great honor, and fought hard for His Majesty the Emperor!"

"And you actually dared to draw your sword against me!"

"Why do you?"

"Because you are Marquis Jingyuan's dog?"

"You are still relying on the lawless power of Marquis Jingyuan!"

His voice was strong and powerful, and his words were righteous.

But he wasn't just talking nonsense; he really meant it.

To be honest, he did not have much sense of identification with the Darong Dynasty. After all, he was not a real Darong citizen.

He went to the battlefield to kill the enemy and worked hard for Darong, but it was only for himself.

But what he did was really to help Darong defend the territory and help the old emperor fight in battles.

No matter what he thought in his heart, everything he did was to help Darong.

No one can erase his contributions.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is a contributor to Darong.

But what!
A group of nobles from Kyoto have been causing trouble for him all day long, and now someone is even holding a knife to his head.

This made him very annoyed.

"You dare to draw your sword against me. Where do you put the 100,000 soldiers in Chongshan Town who are guarding the border for the country? Do you care about the millions of border soldiers?"

"Or do you think that we, a bunch of soldiers living in a bitter cold land, are not as good as your high and mighty imperial guards?"

When Yuan Qing heard this, his face changed drastically.

In the officialdom, officials from the capital are superior to others, and in the military, the imperial guards are also superior to others.

This is an unspoken rule, something that everyone accepts.

But this matter cannot be discussed openly, let alone publicized.

"I didn't!" Yuan Qing denied without thinking.

But Yang Zhengshan didn't care about his denial. He suddenly jumped up, jumped up from behind the desk, and kicked Yuan Qing in the chest.

With a bang, Yuan Qing flew backwards like a cannonball.

With a loud crash, the carved wooden window was smashed into pieces by him, and then the whole person fell heavily on the bluestone ground outside the house.

"Take it!"

"Anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"

Yang Zhengshan walked out of the house and looked coldly at Yuan Qing and the imperial guards who were protecting Yuan Qing!

Yuan Qing looked at Yang Zhengshan with disbelief.

What surprised him was not that Yang Zhengshan dared to attack him, but that he was actually kicked over by Yang Zhengshan.

Although he was only a captain in the Fenwu Camp, he had the seventh level of acquired cultivation.

Although Yang Zhengshan's kick just now was sudden, he should not be unable to resist.

Unless Yang Zhengshan's cultivation is far superior to his.

There was a sound of hurried footsteps, and the attendants in the official hall directly surrounded the imperial guards brought in by Yuan Qing. At the same time, more than a hundred soldiers rushed out from outside the official hall and surrounded the other imperial guards!
Yang Zhengshan looked at Yuan Qing coldly. As the saying goes, it is better to strike first than to gain the upper hand.

No matter whether Marquis Jingyuan suspects him or is sure that he is the murderer of Su Shanyu, it is definitely a good idea to find something for Marquis Jingyuan to do first.

(End of this chapter)