It was not until the next day that Xue Wenju and a group of gentry arrived in Ruifeng County.

"Your humble servant Xue Wenju greets Captain Yuan."

Xue Wenju bowed to Yuan Zheng. Although civil officials and military officials were two different systems and had nothing to do with each other, in terms of official rank, Xue Wenju, the county magistrate, was a ninth rank official, while the colonel was a fifth rank official. There was nothing wrong with him calling himself a humble official.

"No need to be polite when writing."

Yuan Zheng nodded. He and Xue Wenju were old acquaintances. This was the second time Pei Yun saw Xue Wenju. Compared to the last time he went to the city to make money, Xue Wenju seemed to have aged a lot. It was obvious that he had been worried a lot during this period.

When Xue Wenju saw Pei Yun, he felt that he looked familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere. After thinking about it carefully, he was shocked. Isn't this... the assassin who assassinated Pei Feng before?

The assassin was never caught and the case was finally dropped. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be the leader of Yiyun Village.

Yuan Zheng said at this time: "Xue County Magistrate, the ones who attacked Ruifeng County this time are the Red Mud Clan."

"I heard that it was you who suggested that Master Pei go down the mountain to fight the barbarians, and proposed that they become a righteous army."

Xue Wenju collected his thoughts and nodded. "I sent people out to investigate the situation before and captured a barbarian soldier alive. I learned that Yiyun Village had defeated the barbarian soldiers, so I thought of asking them to come down the mountain to help. I did say that as long as the barbarian soldiers were defeated and Ruifeng County was saved, I would report to the prince and see if the court could pardon their status as bandits and make them righteous soldiers."

Originally, Xue Qianqian simply wanted to ask Pei Yun for help, but Xue Wenju considered more. Yiyun Village has now taken over all the surrounding mountain villages and has become a veritable mountain king.

Although Yiyun Village did not go down the mountain to rob, since even the government soldiers could not wipe them out, keeping them around was always a hidden danger. If they were organized into an army of volunteers, not only could this hidden danger be eliminated, but Ruifeng County could also have soldiers available, killing two birds with one stone.

Yuan Zheng nodded and said, "With such great achievements, they can indeed become a righteous army. Moreover, the leader of the Chini tribe is dead, which makes the achievement even greater."

Xue Wenju was shocked. Even the clan leader was dead?

However, he learned from the captured barbarian soldiers that their clan leader Chi Wushu was born with supernatural powers and had extraordinary combat capabilities. Even in southern Xinjiang, his military strength was ranked among the top five.

Such a fierce man was actually killed by Pei Yun?

His eyes couldn't help but fall on Pei Yun. This man also had the surname Pei, and he went to assassinate Pei Feng. Could he have some connection with the Pei family?

Pei Yun has already given the token proving his identity as the clan leader to Yuan Zheng. With this token, Pei Yun's credit for his contribution cannot be escaped.

"Since the barbarians here have been completely eliminated, this captain will return to Qingyang County. You can write a letter now and I will help you take it to the prince."

"Okay, Captain Yuan, wait a moment, I'll write it right away."

Xue Wenju stood up and left, while Yuan Zheng smiled and said, "Brother Pei, it is not difficult for your village to become a righteous army. The invasion of the southern barbarians this time has caused the prince a lot of headaches. He has sent troops everywhere to suppress the barbarians, but the results are minimal. If he knew that you killed 3,000 barbarians of the Red Mud Clan with 300 soldiers, he would be very happy."

"Maybe you will get some rewards by then. When you become a rebel, we will be your own people."

Pei Yun smiled and said, "Master Yuan, you are too kind. I was lucky to be able to annihilate the Red Mud Tribe. My village is easy to defend but difficult to attack. They insisted on attacking, resulting in heavy casualties. That gave me the opportunity."

"Compared to Master Yuan, I am still far behind. I will need your guidance in the future."

"Sure, sure."

Yuan Zheng did not look down on Pei Yun because of his current identity as a bandit. Military generals like brave people the most, and Pei Yun appeared in Ruifeng County, which is under his jurisdiction.

Becoming a righteous army also means being one of Yuan Zheng's soldiers. Pei Yun said it lightly, but Yuan Zheng knew that no matter it was the barbarians attacking the mountain stronghold, or Pei Yun going down the mountain to fight the barbarians.

Without absolute strength, it is impossible to confront the barbarians head-on.

To be honest, he was very curious now. The Chini tribe defeated the 4,000 officers and soldiers brought by Liu Xiao, but was defeated by the Yiyun Village with only more than 300 people. If he had not seen the corpses of those barbarians with his own eyes.

If Pei Yun hadn't given him Chi Wushu's token, he really couldn't believe that a group of bandits could be so powerful.

Equipment is one thing, and combat skills and regular training are also important. Otherwise, no matter how good the preparation is, it will be useless if you don’t know how to use it.

Being able to train the bandits into this state made Yuan Zheng feel that Pei Yun was not an ordinary bandit leader. He then became a little interested in Pei Yun and became more polite in his words.

Otherwise, with his status as a captain, why would he sit and chat with a bandit leader?

Not long after, Xue Wenju came back and handed the report to Yuan Zheng, which detailed the process of the barbarian soldiers arriving in Ruifeng County and how the officers and soldiers were defeated by the barbarian soldiers. In the end, they had no choice but to go down the mountain to find Yiyun Village.

Yuan Zheng put away the report, exchanged a few words of greeting, and left with the officers and soldiers.

Pei Yun also said goodbye to Xue Wenju.

Xue Wenju actually had a lot of questions he wanted to ask, but after thinking about it he held back. The other party killed the barbarians and saved Ruifeng County, so Xue Wenju was grateful in his heart.

As for why he wanted to assassinate Pei Feng, he would find out when he had the chance.

"Dad, I'm going back to the village with Brother Pei." When Xue Qianqian saw Pei Yun leaving, she hurried over and spoke.

Xue Wenju's face turned serious and he was scolding. Although he felt that there was a great possibility that Pei Yun would become a rebel, after all, there was no official document and Pei Yun was still a bandit.

His daughter couldn't wait to run to the mountain village, which made Xue Wenju feel like his daughter was being sold and he had to count the money for her.

But before he could object, Xue Qianqian added, "Brother Liu may no longer be around. Sister Yiyi is very sad. I am mainly taking Sister Yiyi to the village to relax. Otherwise, she will be even more sad when she sees things at home that remind her of him."

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