Chapter 309 Hot Potato
"Half a step to innateness!"

Ah Da murmured softly, with a hint of envy and helplessness in his eyes.

If Yang Zhengshan was only at the ninth level of the acquired realm, he would still have the confidence to fight to the death.

But if Yang Zhengshan has the strength of half a step to innateness, then his resistance will be futile.

Although half a step to innateness is only half a step, it is already a transformation.

Compared with acquired warriors, they are two completely different realms.

The knife was clearly in his hand, but he couldn't control it. This is the difference.

Yang Zhengshan grasped the blade and snatched the long knife.

This knife is good, and seems to be no worse than his black iron spear. It can be given to Song Dashan!
"Still fighting?"

Yang Zhengshan asked casually while admiring the long sword.

Ah Da's face was solemn, his eyes were full of fierceness, "Hit!"

As he said that, he swung his fist towards Yang Zhengshan. The wind from his fist made a loud noise, as if it could collapse mountains and shatter rocks.

Yang Zhengshan placed his spear on the ground and waved his hand to meet Ada's fist.

With a bang, fists and palms collided, Ada took several steps back, but Yang Zhengshan stood still.

After repelling Ada, Yang Zhengshan stuck the long knife into the ground again. Just as he was about to put the long knife down, Ada actually rushed forward again.

The two men fought with each other using their fists and feet. It was obvious that Ah Da was very good at fists and feet. In comparison, Yang Zhengshan had not practiced any fist or palm techniques, but he had practiced Thousand Machine Hands.

Although Thousand Machine Hands is a concealed weapon technique, it trains the palm and wrist force skills and flexibility. Now Yang Zhengshan's Thousand Machine Hands has almost reached the level of perfection.

The flying big palm not only blocked Ada's fist, but also forced Ada to retreat again and again.

In fact, it is not a wise choice to compete with Yang Zhengshan in boxing and kicking. Yang Zhengshan's boxing and kicking skills are not very good, but he is very strong.

After taking more than ten slaps from Yang Zhengshan, Ah Da felt his fists were sore and swollen, and his arm was in great pain as if it was broken.

However, at this moment a fist hit his chest hard.

With a bang, Ada was once again submerged in the broken bricks and stones.

The air was filled with smoke and dust, and Ah Da almost fainted.

Yang Zhengshan looked at the somewhat blurry figure in the smoke and dust, put his palms together, and stretched out his five fingers.

"Still fighting?"

"beat!"

Amid the smoke and dust, the sound of Ah Da gritting his teeth could be heard.

The next moment, bang~~
Yang Zhengshan punched him hard in the chest, "You are so stubborn!"

Blood oozed from the corners of Ah Da's mouth and he started coughing violently. He felt like his lungs were broken and he wanted to cough out the shattered lungs.

"Still fighting?"

"Kill me!" Ada's voice became weak and hoarse.

Yang Zhengshan stood up straight with a relieved look on his face.

It seems quite fun to hit people with fists. I'll find a book on boxing to practice next time.

He looked down at the man in black who could no longer get up and grinned, "I won't kill you!"

Although we don’t know who this person is, we will wait for the people from Kyoto to arrive and send him back to Kyoto.

He believed that sending him back would embarrass his master more than killing him.

As for whether this would offend his master, haha, Yang Zhengshan had already offended him since he captured Luo Fu, and he was not afraid of offending him even more.

At this time, the battle on the soldiers' side had also ended. Fifty soldiers easily captured more than thirty men in black.

To be honest, Ada really underestimated Yang Zhengshan and his soldiers. He wanted to use force with such a small number of people.

"Sir!" Wang Xie came over and saluted with his fists.

Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, "How is the situation?"

"The attackers have been killed, and seven of our brothers were injured!" said Wang Xie.

"How's the injury?"

"The injury is not serious!"

Yang Zhengshan nodded. Not serious does not mean it is a minor injury. It just means that the injury can be treated and there will be no casualties.

What Yang Zhengshan feared most was the loss of soldiers, whether they were killed in battle or disabled, which was something he did not want to see.

Each of the five hundred soldiers was his treasure, and he really couldn't bear to let them go.

"Keep him in solitary confinement. As for the bodies of those men in black, bury them all outside the city!" Yang Zhengshan gave a simple order.

"Here!"

Wang Xie responded and called on his brothers to start cleaning up the battlefield.

At this time, the soldiers hiding in the hall were also called out. They could not participate in the battle, but they could not be lazy about cleaning the battlefield.

In the following days, Yang Zhengshan stayed in the Salt Transport Administration Office to prevent anyone from coming to kill Luo Fu.

As for where is Luo Fu?
Luo Fu was indeed in the Salt Transport Administration Office, but he was not in those rooms, but in that well!

It was the well where Yang Zhengshan rested.

In order to prevent Luo Fu from being assassinated, Yang Zhengshan also spent a lot of effort.

On the sixth day of July, eight hundred imperial guards and runners from the three government offices arrived at Liao'an Prefecture.

The first group that came here were not the chief officers handling the case, but the vanguard team, responsible for taking over the important prisoners in the Salt Transport Department case. They came here at full speed, and as for the officials of the three departments, they could not get here in less than half a month.

But now that someone has taken over, Yang Zhengshan feels relieved.

The imperial guards who came to take over were soldiers from the Xianwu Camp, led by the admiral of the Xianwu Camp, Marquis of Nanyang Lu Baishu.

The twelve battalions of the imperial guards were commanded by twelve marquises, but before that, Marquis Jingyuan Su Gan was deposed and Zhou Lan took over as the commander of the Fenwu Battalion.

Nanyang Marquis Lu Baishu is a low-key marquis. He is very low-key in Kyoto and has no reputation outside of Kyoto.

However, Yang Zhengshan knew that the Marquis of Nanyang was no simple character. According to information obtained by Wu Zheng, Lu Baishu was known as a genius when he was young.

Geniuses are also different. The geniuses in Kyoto are definitely not just famous for nothing.

If he could gain a reputation as a genius in Kyoto, he would be a brilliant talent in the whole of Daiei.

Lu Baishu is now over 40 years old, and his cultivation is unfathomable. Some people say that he had reached the ninth level of the acquired realm ten years ago, some say that he is now half a step away from the innate realm, and some even say that he has entered the innate realm.

Not everyone can become one of the Twelve Marquises of the Imperial Guards. One must either have outstanding military achievements or be extremely strong. In short, one must have an outstanding ability.

Lu Baishu does not have any outstanding military achievements, which means that his own strength is strong enough.

Yang Zhengshan estimated that he was probably not innate, but most likely half a step away from being innate.

In the Salt Transport Office, Yang Zhengshan handed Luo Fu and Xu Huazhen over to Lu Baishu.

"Luo Fu should be the principal offender. Xu Huazhen resisted, so he must be an accomplice!"

"As for the other people from the Salt Transport Bureau, I am not responsible for the trial and I don't know if they were involved, so I detained them together!"

"My Lord, now they are all handed over to you!"

Yang Zhengshan readily handed all the people over to Lu Baishu.

Lu Baishu looked very young, not in his forties, but more like in his early thirties. However, his thick and fluffy beard somewhat lowered his appearance, giving him a rough and bold look.

This is based on Yang Zhengshan's aesthetic. In fact, here a thick and fluffy beard like Lu Baishu's is what a military general should have, while a drooping beautiful beard like Yang Zhengshan's shows the demeanor of an elder.

There are also some rules for growing a beard. Civil officials' beards are neat and drooping to show an elegant and graceful posture, while military officers' beards are thick and fluffy to show a rough and bold attitude.

When he first came into this world, Yang Zhengshan felt that beard was too troublesome and wanted to shave it off completely, but his hair and skin were given by his parents and could not be damaged at will, so he had to keep them.

He has gotten used to it over the years, and feels that the long beautiful beard is very stylish, a bit like Guan Yu.

I am not as good as Guan Erye, I also want to be known as the Man with Beautiful Beard.

There are many men with beautiful beards in Chinese history. The one that everyone is familiar with is Guan Yu. The second is Zhang Juzheng, whose "beard grew to his belly", a typical man with beautiful beard. Su Dongpo, also known as "Bearded Su", is the most talented man with beautiful beard.

Yang Zhengshan felt that his beautiful beard was no worse than Guan Erye's.

So now he takes good care of his beard.

Inside the Yamen of the Salt Transport Administration, soldiers from the Xianwu Camp were replacing soldiers from the Tenglong Guards, and the soldiers from the Tenglong Guards withdrew from the Yamen one after another.

"By the way, there is another person!"

Yang Zhengshan thought of Ah Da, "My Lord, please follow me!"

He is about four or five years older than Lu Baishu, so there is no problem for him to call himself an old man. As for calling himself a general, a marquis is a superior rank, while he is only a second-rank general, so he can only take advantage of his age.

"General Yang, please!" Lu Baishu did not look down on Yang Zhengshan. Yang Zhengshan was a military general with great military achievements and a notorious reputation. How could he look down on him?
The two walked side by side to the door of a wing room. "This man came to kill Luo Fu, and he has been captured by me. He should also be related to the case of the Salt Transport Bureau. I will hand him over to the Marquis!"

Lu Baishu glanced at Ah Da who was tied up in the room, was stunned at first, and then looked at Yang Zhengshan.

Yang Zhengshan was looking at him with a meaningful look, a half-smile on his face.

Lu Baishu couldn't help but feel depressed, "General Yang really caused me a big trouble!"

"My Lord, do you know this person?" Yang Zhengshan said.

Lu Baishu looked at Yang Zhengshan with surprise. What surprised him was not that Yang Zhengshan didn't know A'da, but that Yang Zhengshan could actually capture A'da.

“The followers around Prince Xin!

"Prince Xin!" Yang Zhengshan nodded slightly, not surprised.

Emperor Chengping had many sons, but only a few of them were qualified to stir up trouble.

The Sixth Prince Xin is probably one of them!
"Since the Marquis has taken over the Salt Transport Bureau, let him deal with this person!" Yang Zhengshan said casually.

"No, let your majesty handle this person. I will report the truth to your majesty!"

Lu Baishu is not stupid, so how could he hold such a hot potato in his hands?
Since Yang Zhengshan gave it to him, he had no choice but to accept it. After all, he was here to take over the Salt Transport Bureau case. A Da was involved in the case, so naturally he had to take it over as well.

But he couldn't keep Ada locked up here forever, so it would be better to report it as soon as possible.

Since it involves the prince, only Emperor Chengping can handle it.

A Da alone is nothing, the key is the King Xin behind him.

"Then I'll take my leave now!" Yang Zhengshan didn't care how Lu Baishu handled it. He had already handed it over anyway, and the rest of the matter had nothing to do with him.

"I am sending General Yang off!"

Lu Baishu sent Yang Zhengshan out of the Salt Transport Office. After leaving the Salt Transport Office, Yang Zhengshan said goodbye to Zheng Xiao and hurriedly left Liao'an Prefecture.

The next Liaoan Prefecture City will definitely be a place of trouble. The sooner you run away, the sooner you can escape. The sooner you can escape, the sooner you can be safe.

His work has been done, and the only thing left is Zheng Xiao's.

When he came, Yang Zhengshan was still a little worried, but when he left, he felt relieved.

Although he might face punishment from Emperor Chengping and impeachment from the court, he felt that the problem should not be too serious.

Taking troops out of the country without permission is a serious crime, but there are reasons and it is excusable. Besides, there is such a big case as the Salt Transport Administration on the case, so Emperor Chengping should not be too harsh on him.

(End of this chapter)