Duan Peng looked at the unfamiliar face reflected in the water in the basin and pinched himself a few times. Only after he felt the pain did he confirm that he had really transmigrated to the Tang Dynasty.
He had no parents, no wife, and no children. He was a typical young man without any parents in the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, half a month ago, he had lost his official status as a Marquis of the Martial Arts. It was Lord Yang, the magistrate of Chang 'an, who pitied him and gave him the position of Commander of the Hongling Army.
The twelve Hong Ling people under him all obeyed Duan Peng. Their main task was to cooperate with the Martial Marquises to manage the daily security of the market. Although they were not officials without a salary, they still had a lot of gray income, so it was not a problem for them to maintain their livelihood.
"Commander Hong Ling, Lord Wu Hou has said that there will be a market opening in Chang Le Lane today.”A musician came in and reported," He asked you to lead us to help. After receiving the payment, Lord Wuhou still has other business to do. Please hurry up."”
Duan Peng sneered. Business trip my ass. Wasn't it just getting rich and preparing to go drink wine? He said it as if he had a million things to do every day. Humph, f * cking ten thousand chickens was more like it.
However, his current status was low and he could not care about this matter. As long as he did not cause trouble for himself, it would be best if he died.
"Got it. Let's go." As Duan Peng spoke, he picked up the stick issued by the yamen and followed the person.
The market was actually a market. Every month, a few days would be set for the market. Then, the vendors would come to do business and exchange what they needed. The commoners were also willing to come out to buy things on this day. After all, they had more choices and saved more trouble.
Therefore, the marquis and the people of Hongling also collected the money on this day. It was actually a protection fee. However, the yamen also knew about it, but they just turned a blind eye.
After all, there were not many marquises who were officials. Chang 'an City was so big and there were so many markets. It was impossible for marquises to take care of all of them. That was why there was the existence of Hongling.
Hong Lingren did not have a salary like Marquis Wu, so he could only live on such a gray income. As long as it was not too much, the official residence would not care.
Duan Peng brought along twelve actors and collected all the money. There was a total of twelve silver taels. A large pile of copper coins was placed on the table, and everyone revealed greedy gazes, wishing they could pick it up and run.
It's not their fault. It's the first year of Zhenguan, and our Emperor Li Er has just ascended the throne. The Eastern Turks have been taking advantage of the situation and forced him to sign an alliance at the Wei River with the Jie and Tuli Khagan. The people in the hall are living in hardship, and twelve taels of silver is enough to cover a whole year's expenses for an ordinary person. How could they not be envious?
The four Martial Marquises were not bad. The four of them took eight taels, and the remaining four taels were divided among Duan Peng and his twelve brothers. Then, they left, leaving Duan Peng and the others in charge of the public security of the market.
"F * ck, you guys took a lot of silver, but I still have to do the work.”Duan Peng grumbled unhappily,"Is it easy for us temporary workers?!"”
However, even if he complained, he had to do it. After all, he needed this job to survive.
Duan Peng divided the remaining four taels of silver, and the extra went into his own pocket. After all, he was a leader, and he even had such a domineering name like Hong Lingshuai. How could he possibly mistreat him? Duan Peng never felt that he was that kind of selfless person. He disdained to be a saint bitch.
"Aiyo, I was wondering who it was. Isn't this our Lord Duan Peng, the Martial Marquis of Justice?”A man's ear-piercing voice came out and said with a strange smile,"Oh, I can't call him Marquis Duan Wu anymore. Tsk, tsk, tsk. Listen, he's a handsome man, haha.”
The man's voice immediately drew the laughter of the group of youths beside him, and many of them even spoke out in agreement, making fun of Duan Peng.
Duan Peng followed the voice and looked over. It was a group of gorgeously dressed youths. The one in the lead was handsome, but his eyes carried a loathsome smugness.
From the content of his words, it was obvious that he was coming for her. Although she did not know who it was, the modern soul in her body could not stand such a stupid provocation.
"Since your voice is so mellow, it's better for you to go to work in the palace.”"I believe that being a yellow door official by name is also very promising." Duan Peng said with a cold smile.”
Duan Peng meant that the man's voice sounded like a eunuch. Those who reacted first immediately laughed out loud. As for those who reacted slower, they also followed suit and laughed out loud.
The ear-piercing laughter made the leading man's face turn red and then white from anger, and he almost vomited blood. He glared at Duan Peng with eyes that wished he could swallow Duan Peng whole.
"Brat, how dare you be so arrogant? You offended me, Zhangsun Chong, and now you can't even be a Martial Marquis.”Zhangsun Chong said angrily,"Do you not want to be the handsome Hong Ling anymore?!"”
Only then did Duan Peng react. It turned out that the owner of this body of his had offended Zhangsun Chong previously, so he was beaten up until he was seriously injured and even lost his official body of a Martial Marquis. He was really f * cking cowardly.
Anyway, he was someone who had died once. At most, he would die again. He just couldn't accept this kind of trash who relied on his power to bully others.
"Without that father of yours, you're just a good-for-nothing.”Duan Peng sneered and said,"Isn't it just a Hong Ling Shuai?" Do you think I care? If I don't beat you up today, you won't know why the flowers are so red!”
After Duan Peng finished speaking, without waiting for others to react, he directly flew up and kicked Zhangsun Chong's chest, then pressed down and gave him a beating.
The few people who were patrolling the streets behind Duan Peng were all dumbfounded. They stood there without moving. After all, the person in front of them was Zhangsun Chong, the eldest son of Zhangsun Wuji, the Duke of Lan.
Zhangsun Chong was followed by a group of silkpants. When they saw Zhangsun Chong being beaten, they all came forward to help. Five or six of them beat Duan Peng, but Duan Peng ignored them and only pulled Zhangsun Chong to beat him to death.
The other Hongling people who were patrolling the streets in the distance rushed over. When they saw their leader, Duan Peng, being beaten by five or six people, they all joined the battle. The few Hongling people who were originally standing at the side were dumbfounded. Since they couldn't escape anyway, they would fight to their heart's content.
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