In a brothel in the city of Sumen County.
The hall was full of singing and dancing, and music was everywhere.
The commander of the Su Ning Guards and a group of thousand households were gathered here. There were also some wealthy county gentry at the banquet.
They embraced each other and were immersed in the gentleness of the singers. Their expressions were rippling, and they did not feel that the danger of death was right in front of them.
The commander let go of the hand that was holding the singer and glanced at the gentry who were drinking in a daze. He laughed proudly and raised his glass to toast.
"My lords, did you have fun today?”
"Happy, happy. I haven't been here for a few days, but I didn't expect the brothel's brothel madam to summon so many new faces. These new women are much more beautiful than those from before.”
As Old Master Liu spoke, he lifted the chin of the woman in his arms and pecked her on the face.
The commander smiled and downed the wine in his glass.
"Letting the masters have fun is what I should do.”
"Then... What does Master Liu think about the matter that I just mentioned?”
The commander of the guards, who had always been short of money, naturally would not invite these rich people to play for no reason.
Now, he was willing to spend money mainly because he wanted to take money from them later.
Whether or not they could raise money to indulge in debauchery under the guise of recruiting soldiers depended on today's situation!
These gentry, who had dealt with the officers and soldiers for decades, were all shrewd people. How could they not know why the commander of the Wei Office was acting so subserviently today?
The gentry Old Master Liu laughed dryly. He picked up his wine glass and fed the woman in his arms a mouthful of wine. Then, he looked at the gentry old masters sitting beside him.
He shook his head and pretended to be ignorant." We all know what Your Excellency wants to say. It's not that I don't want to help. I really don't have the strength to help."”
"The situation in the north is turbulent these days, and our business with the north is getting worse.”
"I didn't earn much money, but I spent quite a lot. The whole family depends on the few shops in my hands to support themselves.”
"Commander, please understand us. It's difficult for us to support our family with this money. How can we have spare money for you to recruit soldiers?”
The commander's eyes turned cold.
This group of gentry who only knew how to freeload did not put him, the commander, in their eyes just because they had someone above them.
Before entering the brothel, they had agreed to recruit soldiers.
He had just drunk two cups of wine and touched the girl twice, but she had already turned hostile.
Was she playing him like a monkey?
The commander was dissatisfied, but he did not dare to show it on his face. He did not dare to provoke these old fellows.
This group of people had their own backers, and these backers could easily behead him with just a twitch of their little fingers.
Therefore, he put on a fake smile and said,"I've heard recently that the people in the south are also making a fuss."”
"It's not far from us, in Wuyuan County. I heard that those people have a strong military force and took down the entire Wuyuan County in just two hours.”
"I also heard that they are preparing to attack the north and will soon reach us.”
Not only did the gentry not show the slightest fear, but their faces revealed undisguised ridicule.
It was a peasant army and bandits.
Ever since Li Zicheng raised his army in the north, you've been using this excuse to cheat money from us.
It was fine if it happened once or twice. It didn't matter if he gave you two money because of your official position, but if you used the same reason three or four times, it was a little ridiculous.
What was even more ridiculous was that the rebel army was in Wuyuan County and would attack at any time.
Do you think our spies are weak?!
If there is such a thing, we will receive the news as soon as possible.
How ridiculous.
He actually thought that he could take down the entire world with one move.
Old Master Liu did not take the commander's words seriously. He hugged the girl in his arms and pretended to be shocked,"Commander, are you serious?"
The commander nodded solemnly.
"Absolutely!"
"Those people are very alert. I only got the news by chance.”
Old Master Liu stared at him with a serious expression for a long time, then he burst out laughing. The gentry sitting at the side also burst into laughter.
"As you said, if the rebel army is really going to attack us soon, then we won't be able to escape.”
"With the nature of those bandits, they will definitely skin us alive.”
"Since I'm going to die anyway, I might as well die in this gentle village.”
As he said that, Old Master Liu lifted the woman's pretty face in his arms and gave her another peck, causing the woman to cover her mouth and laugh coquettishly.
"Dying under a peony flower, being a ghost is also romantic!”
Old Master Liu's words caused the gentry in the room to burst into laughter again.
"Hahaha!"
"That's reasonable!"
Before everyone's smug laughter could stop, the door of the private room was pushed open.
Bang!
Having been ridiculed by many gentry and had nowhere to vent, the commander of the guards immediately said unhappily,"Who doesn't know the rules!"
"Give it to me…"
Before he could finish speaking, the commander turned around and saw Li Yun standing at the door of the private room with a group of soldiers behind him.
The commander's hand trembled, and the wine cup in his hand fell to the ground.
Ding!
With a crisp sound, the wine glass shattered into pieces under everyone's bewildered gazes.
The brothel women who reacted screamed and fled in all directions, while the smug gentry and gentlemen were so frightened that they collapsed on their chairs and did not dare to move.
Their hearts were very complicated at this moment.
He didn't expect the commander to be telling the truth!
Li Yun, who was wearing armor, stepped into the room and coldly swept his gaze across the mob in the room. He raised his hand slightly and a group of soldiers swarmed in from behind.
"Do you want to die in a gentle village?"
"I will grant you your wish!"
"Leave the women behind and kill the rest!”
Li Yun didn't expect the guards at the entrance of Su Ning County to be so weak. They didn't even have time to warm up before the spineless soldiers surrendered.
Not only did they surrender, but they also took the initiative to point the way for Li Yun and the others in order to make a contribution. That was why they were able to successfully sneak into the brothel and wipe it out.
As for keeping the brothel, it was Yang Jing's personal order.
In Yang Jing's words, if a city wanted to develop rapidly, it could not do without a necessary high-consumption place like a brothel.
Brothels were an important place for information to spread and gather.
If he used it well, he could even set up an intelligence network in the brothels.
If they were to ruthlessly slaughter the brothel now, it would be troublesome to open it again in the future.
It was inevitable that she would do some wicked things that forced a good woman into prostitution.
Instead of committing evil at that time, it was better to accumulate some virtue now.
After all, most of the women in the brothels came from poor backgrounds and did not do anything harmful. There was no need to make things difficult for them.
(Dear handsome boys, please move your little hands. Little author, please. Whether this book is good or not, it's all up to you!)）
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