Chapter 628: Izumo-gun

Izumo County, located at the junction of Qin, Chu and Qi, has a small territory, within a long and narrow area, more lofty mountains, tidal flats and lakes, extremely poor and withered, although owned by Qi, it has always been the place where Qi exiled criminals. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info for a long time, the mountain bandits and lake bandits are rampant here, and the ruling foundation of the Qi State here is extremely weak, and the words of the bandits are much more effective than the words of the government. The guard of a county, the government decree does not leave the county.

There are more and more Qi criminals gathered here, and the climate is slowly formed, forming a large or small bandit team, in addition to occasionally attacking the territory of Qi to plunder materials, more, they are plundering the territory of Chu State, making the border of Chu State suffer greatly.

These bandits' tactics are extremely flexible, whistling in, whistling away, sometimes gathering, sometimes scattered, so that Chu Guokong has a strong force, and it is impossible to capture these bandits, they come and go, they are fed up with the people of Chu State, and finally change their tactics, and batches of prisoners who have committed great crimes in Chu State are secretly sent here, given a horse, a knife, and they will fend for themselves. Over the past few decades, these Chu prisoners who have inexplicably gained a way to survive have finally made a name for themselves here. The Qin people also saw the cheapness and learned from it, but as far as the Qin State was concerned, they couldn't help but send criminals over, and the Qin people who couldn't survive in their own country also came here in groups, because there was no law here, there was no control, and those with hard fists and fast knives had the right to speak, and they could get enough resources.

The vicious gangsters of the three kingdoms gathered in this area, divided the territory, collected protection fees, plundered the passing merchants, and more, played the role of a kind of stolen goods seller, a lot of items that could not be seen in the country, gathered here through one channel after another, and then traded with each other by these gangs, and then quietly disappeared into another country through the other party, even if the party that suffered afterwards found the clues, it was beyond the reach of the whip, and it was impossible to recover at all. Of course, bandits often engage in mutual vendettas, and this kind of fighting is more between Qi and Chu, and the Qin people play a subtle role in it. Whoever has more power will fall to the other side, which also makes the power of the Three Kingdoms in Izumo County always slightly above a balanced level.

If there is still a pure land in Izumo County, it is only Izumo County. The bandits of the Three Kingdoms all have a tacit understanding and never plunder, attacking Yunjun City.

As a symbol of Qi's power and rule over Izumo County, the county town is a face for the Emperor of Qi, and if anyone tears the face of His Majesty the Emperor, it will naturally not end well. Many years ago, there were bandits who entered the Izumo County City, and after a large-scale looting, before they had time to sell the stolen goods, a large number of masters in the ghost shadow of the Qi State appeared here, killing this gang of bandits to the point of blood, even if the leader fled to the Chu State later, he was tracked by the ghost and killed on the street. Since then, everyone has understood a truth, Izumo-gun can be moved, but only the county town can not be moved. No matter how powerful the bandits are, they can't confront a state power at all, and the ghost tells these bandits with bloody facts that if the country makes you happy, you can be happy, and if you don't want to be happy, they can pinch you to death every minute.

Of course, in the end, Izumo County has also become an important place for the three bandits to trade, selling each other's stolen goods, and they need a middleman and place that everyone believes, and they can't talk about any trust between each other, of course, as long as there is an opportunity, black eating black is commonplace, but in Izumo County, they all have to trade honestly.

Slowly, Izumo Gunjo also became an indispensable and important place for the bandits. Ironically, the entire Izumo County is rampant with bandits, but in Izumo County, the security is better than any city in the world, usually outside the city, when they meet each other, they may have to fight to the death of the enemy, but here they all get along like old friends, of course, as soon as they get out of the city, it is very common to draw a knife against each other.

Because in Izumo County, not only is there a Qi State government to maintain law and order, but more importantly, some big bandits are also stationed here all year round, and these people also spare no effort for the peace of Izumo County.

This led to a kind of deformed prosperity in Izumo County, but anyone with a little strength tried to dare to enter Izumo County to make a living, because outside, the day was precarious, and there was nothing left that might be plundered by bandits at any time.

All sorts of reasons came together, and it was not easy to settle in the castle of Izumo County, and the housing prices were extremely high, which prevented more people from entering the city from another aspect.

In the county town, in addition to the black shady transactions, there is another industry that is also blooming everywhere, and this is the Qinglou.

From the highest-end ones, which are not much worse than the previous high-end green buildings in heaven and earth, to a few dilapidated rooms and a kiln with red lanterns, there is everything. Of course, the majority are the women of ordinary families who can't survive, and for their own survival, or for their families to live, in Izumo County, they sell themselves for a living.

All the bandits of the gang are some outlaws with strong blood, with super high hormones, holding back for a long time, and naturally it is easy to make trouble, so the big leaders of the gangs will let these guys under them take turns to go into the city to vent their anger.

Most of the tax revenue in Izumo County is contributed by these prostitutes, because those black transactions often have great backers behind them, and it is impossible to receive half a cent of the tax money.

At the beginning of October, it was the crisp autumn season, and in previous years, in the city of Izumo County, it was the best time for these prostitutes to do business, but this year is different from the past, the Yue Kingdom perished, and the Ming Dynasty was officially founded. For some reason, the Emperor of Qi actually ceded Izumo County to the newly established Ming Empire as a congratulatory gift.

The master is about to change, and naturally there will be a change of scenery, and the entire Izumo county town is filled with an uneasy atmosphere and a frame of mountains and rains that are about to come and the wind is full of buildings. The bandits who used to enter the city to vent their fires are gone, and the black trade that flourished all year ago is also gone in an instant. In the town of Izumo, there was an eerie quiet.

This silence made the people at the bottom uneasy, as if something big was about to happen. All they can do is wait, hoping that the changes caused by this change will pass as soon as possible. Because their family has no food to spare, if they don't work for a day, it means that they will have no food tomorrow.

"This official is about to step down, but before leaving, he still has to do a big thing." The county guard of Izumo County looked at the three people sitting below him with a smile, and said with a smile: "Today, Izumo County is full of heroes, and the changes are all in your hands. ”

Dressed in white, Qi Kang, who was disguising as a showman, looked at Xiang Lian with some suspicion, don't look at him as polite and polite, he looks like a scholar, he is the leader of the most powerful Qi country bandit gang in Izumo County, and he doesn't know how much blood he has on his hands.

"Lord Xiang, there is no Chu Heng here, have you forgotten him?"

Xiang Lian smiled: "Chu Heng, is it still necessary to exist?" Are you right, Leader Qin Chao? ”

Qin Chao, the boss of the Qin State Bandit Gang, who was more than eight feet tall and had a tiger's back, bowed slightly, "Lord Xiang is right, this time, Chu Heng does not need to exist." ”

Qi Kang turned his head to look at Qin Chao, his brows furrowed slightly, in the past two years, under his management, the Qi State bandit gang has gradually become more and more powerful, and it has become above the power of the Qin and Chu gangs, this Qin Chao is obviously biased towards Chu Heng, several times in a row, the two gangs have made themselves suffer a lot of losses, and now they suddenly turn the rudder, which is suspicious.

"Who is this, but he looks very raw." He looked at a middle-aged man beside Qin Chao, an important figure in the Qin State bandits, he was very familiar with it, but only this one had never been seen before.

The middle-aged man stood up with a smile and arched his hand: "The great leader of Qi Kang, the contemptible person is from the Qin State, surnamed Bian, Bian Liang. ”

"Surname Bian?" Qi Kang was slightly shocked, Qin Chao has been eye-to-eye with the border army of Qin State, and has helped the border army Deng do a lot of underground deeds, but this surname Bian is incompatible with the surname Deng in Qin State, how can there be a surname Bian next to Qin Chao?

"Yongdu Bian?" He asked.

"Exactly." Bian Liang nodded affirmatively: "Leader Qi doesn't have to doubt that Leader Qin Chao decided to cooperate with our Bian clan this time, because what we can give him, the Deng clan can't give him." ”

Qi Kang was slightly shocked in his heart, something related to the government, it would inevitably be a small matter. His gaze returned to Xiang Lian's body. "Lord Xiang, this time, did you not give me a letter?"

"Qi Kang, because I have just received the order too." Xiang Lianyi stretched out his hand: "I'm leaving, and I don't have to hide my true identity from you, I am the county guard of Izumo County on the surface, but everyone also knows that this county guard is an empty shelf, and I have a more important position, that is, the deputy commander of the Great Qi Ghost." Qi Kang, if this thing is done this time, you don't have to be this bandit leader, you will be in Chang'an with me, and the ghost will give you a position as a general, how about it? ”

Qi Kang took a deep breath, a flash of red on his face.

"Lord Xiang, is this matter related to the Ming Empire, which is about to take over Izumo County?"

Xiang Lian smiled: "Qi Kang, you're right, it's related to them. ”

He stood up and walked back and forth in the house a few times, "The two thousand soldiers of the Ming Empire's Thunderbolt Battalion are on their way to Izumo County, and in ten days, they will enter Izumo County." ”

"Your Excellency, you want us to fight the regular army?" Qi Kang was shocked, the Perak Camp had made a name for itself in the Battle of Tzu Chi this time, how could he not know? "Isn't this about sending us to death?"