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"Hua La La", a group of troops arrived outside of Tianwu City.
"Zuo Qianjun pays his respect to the young master."
A middle-aged man around forty years old was clad in armor and had a treasured sword at his waist. He respectfully saluted Qiao Nan.
"When did the Tianwu City become five bronze coins? Why are the guards of the Tianwu City so arrogant? " Qiao Nan sat in an armchair, and bellowed at Zuo Qianjun.
"Young master, please return to the manor and allow this subordinate to report more about this matter." Zuo Qianjun seemed to have something hard to say.
Qiao Nan was also unwilling to believe that the person his father had chosen, would disappoint him.
Qiao Nan squinted and nodded.
"Everyone listen up, Tianwu County is Qiao Nan's feudal fiefdom. From today onwards, no matter who enters the city, there will be no fees charged."
Qiao Nan suddenly stood up from his chair, his voice loud and clear, and everyone present could hear him clearly.
"No more charges?" This Qiao Nan seems to be different from the legends. "
When Qiao Nan's order came out, everyone was dumbfounded. The several tens of thousands of years of being in the city was crippled with just a single sentence from Qiao Nan?
"Long live the duke, long live the duke!"
"Long live the Marquis!"
"Long live the Marquis!"
All the people fell to their knees and cried out "Long live!"
Their lives were very simple. Who could give them peace and stability, who could give them happiness, they were their loyal subjects.
"The three of you, were you very happy to have just trampled on this old man's food?" Qiao Nan's tone was cold, causing others to tremble in fear.
"Please spare my life, Your Lordship. This lowly one knows his wrongs."
"Master Hou, please forgive this lowly one."
The three soldiers were frightened and they didn't dare to look up.
"Old man, how much are your dishes? Tianwu Mansion will repay you a hundred times over, and Tianwu Group will not do anything to deceive people. Zuo Qianjun, kill these three people on the spot." It wasn't loud, but it was loud.
This was a military discipline!
"Bang, bang, bang." Zuo Qianjun personally killed the three of them on the spot. The Marquis of Tianwu had just arrived, and his prestige couldn't not be established.
"Thank you for your kindness, thank you for your kindness."
The old man was holding a purse full of money. His face was filled with happiness. To him, this was not only money, but also the life of his wife.
"There are only the three of us here, what unspeakable things do you have that you can talk about now?"
Inside the Marquis Mansion, Qiao Nan arrogantly sat on the master's seat in the mansion's inner hall. Uncle Zhang stood by his side while Zuo Qianjun respectfully and humbly sat on the opposite side.
"Young Master, it is a crime worthy of ten thousand deaths for Zuo Qianjun to have been entrusted with by Young Master."
Zuo Qianjun suddenly knelt in front of Qiao Nan, making a soldier who had been through a long battle, kneel in front of a young man, how difficult was it, it was because he considered himself to be a servant of the Qiao family.
"Young master, there are four great clans in Tianwu City. The Luo, Xiao, Ma, and Zheng Families possess overflowing power. They are spread throughout the entire Tianwu County, and their names belong to the Tianwu Mansion in the name of the Tianwu County. Even though it is one of the four counties, the Marquis of Tianwu's Mansion was unable to interfere in the management. "
Zuo Qianjun knelt on the ground, his expression a little awkward. All these years, he had been working hard to control Sky Martial County, but the Four Great Clans were too strong, and did not listen to the Marquis of Tianwu's orders.
"The four great families are all old families that have lived for a thousand years. In their eyes, they are the masters, and we are the guests. Zuo Qianjun is incompetent, please punish him."
"How many troops do you have?"
"On the surface, there are five thousand men and horses, but in reality, they are less than a thousand. The rest are all from the Four Great Clans, and there is nothing we can do about it."
"What?" Not even a thousand? "
Qiao Nan turned pale with fright. There were only less than a thousand people in Tianwu County's huge territory that belonged to him. Although they had expected this to happen, they hadn't expected the four great families to have such a severe infiltration.
"Ever since the old master left, the four great families have gone even further, controlling everything in the city. Even the city entrance fees and the taxes of the merchants have been collected by the four great clans. We can't interfere."
The more Zuo Qianjun spoke, the more shocked he became. The four great families had actually bullied him to such an extent.
"Zuo Qianjun, I will not punish you for your crimes. Go down and gather all the soldiers in the Marquis' Mansion."
"Yes, Zuo Qianjun will take his leave."
Zuo Qianjun knelt down and kowtowed, then left the room.
"Uncle Zhang, how is the blood guard?" This was a group of people that Qiao Nan had secretly groomed. Every one of them had a deep grudge against Qiao Nan, and that was why they were called Blood Guards.
No one would have thought that ten years ago, a six year old Qiao Nan would actually start cultivating his own strength.
"The blood guards train nonstop and the speed of their progress is extremely fast. The strongest has already reached the ninth level of Qi Hai, and the weakest is at the seventh level of Qi Hai." Uncle Zhang stood beside Qiao Nan and reported.
Uncle Zhang had always been in charge of the blood guards, and he had always been in charge of acting the popinjay.
"Qiao Nan is useless, and can only save thirty-six of the descendants of the one hundred and eight generals. There will be a day when the Empire will be shocked by these thirty-six blood guards. Qiao Nan's eyes were cold, like a poisonous snake's.
"Bring them all here. I want them to shine in Tianwu County."
"Yes, young master." Uncle Zhang's figure flashed, and disappeared.
It was a scorching summer day and the heat was unbearable.
Zuo Qianjun gathered his subordinates, and the five thousand men gathered at the Marquis Square.
The five thousand men were silent for a time, but as time passed, complaints began to sound …
"What is this?" The reason you called us here is to stand here and bask in the sun? "
"Is the Heaven Martial Marquis trying to intimidate us?"
Not only the soldiers, but even some of the military officers and generals began to complain. It was at the orders of their families that they would come here to be soldiers. Otherwise, who would come here to suffer?
"General Zuo, go urge the marquis."
"That's right, General Zuo. Even if the duke wants to establish his might, he can't let his brothers be exposed here." The four generals standing beside Zuo Qianjun said.
Zuo Qianjun glanced at the four people, they were from the Four Great Clans.
Sometimes, even Zuo Qianjun himself felt sad that the people beside him were all from the Four Major Clans, and even the generals by his side.
"Soldier, following orders is a duty."
Zuo Qianjun only said these words coldly, causing the scorching weather to suddenly turn cold.
The four of them were also surprised, they never thought that Zuo Qianjun would actually be so unyielding. Usually, Zuo Qianjun would let things go for the sake of dealing with the Four Great Clans.
"The marquis is here." Qiao Nan walked up the stage with big strides. Uncle Zhang followed behind, and behind them were 36 soldiers dressed in blood-red battle uniforms. It was the Blood Guards. Qiao Nan came late on purpose. Firstly, he wanted to establish his might, and secondly, he wanted to wait for these blood guards.
"May I know what is the noble purpose of the Marquis gathering all the people here?" On the high platform, sat a few high ranking officers of the army. Seeing Qiao Nan come, unexpectedly, only Zuo Qianjun saluted, because other than their status as soldiers, they also had the identities of the four great families.
"I didn't expect these soldiers to have such distinct banners." Are you afraid that I don't know how many people there are in the Four Great Clans? " Qiao Nan sat on the main seat of the stage and looked at the five thousand people in the plaza. There were actually five kinds of uniforms, and only one was made by the Qiao Family.
"It's good that the marquis knows." A general was seated on a chair. His tone was somewhat arrogant and did not place the Tianwu Marquis in his eyes at all. How could they be afraid of a playboy? Even Zuo Qianjun was still unable to do anything to the Four Great Clans.