Taichu Yandao: Starting from the Villain

In the academic office, Wang Qinghu was lost in thought when a voice suddenly came from behind him:

"Brother Tiger, is that you?"

The man who was speaking was wearing shiny silver armor, had a heroic look on his face, and had a kind of iron-blooded spirit that was rare in ordinary people.

Wang Qinghu turned around, looking surprised, and asked, "Xiao Tao, why are you here?"

Xiao Tao opened his arms, hugged Wang Qinghu and said, "Brother Hu, everyone missed you so much after you left."

Wang Qinghu never objects to hugging, but the girl has to be as pretty as a flower.

As for the rough guys like him, is there anything that can't be said over wine?

Wang Qinghu felt embarrassed, but he could also understand the other party. After all, they were soldiers he had trained.

The two chatted for a while, and Wang Qinghu soon knew why the other party appeared here. It turned out that the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Army was transferred to Qingzhou, and Xiao Tao followed as his personal guard.

When Wang Qinghu heard the three words "Yu beheaded" before, he guessed that it might be that person, but he didn't expect it was really his old boss.

As for Wang Qinghu himself, he recounted how he accidentally offended the son of a military official after leaving the Tiger and Leopard Army, and was eventually demoted to a constable. At the end, he said:

"When I saw the pretty girl, I got carried away and tried to get ahead. I didn't expect the other party to be so powerful and cause so much trouble."

Xiao Tao was filled with righteous indignation when he heard this, and said, "They are seeking revenge for their personal vendetta. Why don't you tell your brothers that we should go find Lord Yu? He will definitely not ignore it."

"Lord Yu is upright, but he has many political enemies in the court. I can't cause trouble for him because of his romantic debts." Wang Qinghu sighed.

The two were sighing when suddenly the sound of porcelain breaking was heard in the main hall.

Xiao Tao frowned and said, "Brother Hu, Lord Yu is angry again. I'll go take a look first."

Wang Qinghu nodded repeatedly and said, "You go and do your work first. After I hand over the scriptures, we can have a good reunion."

Xiao Tao was reluctant to leave and said, "Then wait for me here, but don't run away."

Less than half an hour later.

Finally, it was Wang Qinghu's turn to hand over the scriptures. He watched the clerks take out the scriptures one by one, and his heart was filled with worry.

Fortunately, only one scripture failed the test, while the others made the jade pendant light up.

Wang Qinghu let out a long sigh, and after handing over the printed documents, he waited in the yard as Xiao Tao instructed.

After a while, Wang Qinghu and others became bored and thought of taking a look at the main hall door.

However, before he reached the door, two guards with swords immediately put their hands on their swords, their faces full of vigilance.

Wang Qinghu walked back in embarrassment. Not long after he walked, he heard an angry voice saying, "Useless people, what's the point of the court keeping you? Can't you just copy what others do?"

"Sir, this Thousand Machine Lock is unique to the Mo Sect and is really difficult to copy. I have tried my best."

The three words "Thousand Machine Lock" made Wang Qinghu stop in his tracks. He vaguely remembered where he had seen it before.

Wang Qinghu was frowning in deep thought when Xiao Tao's voice suddenly came from behind him:

"Brother Hu! I'm afraid it won't work tonight. Lord Yu is very angry. Can you stay for two more days?"

Wang Qinghu turned around and pulled the man aside, asking, "What happened inside that made Lord Yu so angry?"

"It's all about the scriptures. Lord Yu wanted to use the Momen's Thousand Machine Lock to ensure safe transportation, but the craftsmen in the sect couldn't make it."

When Wang Qinghu heard the words "Thousand Machine Lock" again, an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he finally remembered where he had seen the "Ancient Scholar's Machine Classic".

"I should have the drawings of the Thousand Machine Lock!" Wang Qinghu said.

"Brother Hu, don't joke around. Be careful or you might get chased and hacked by the Mo Men." Xiao Tao looked unconvinced.

"Wait a minute, I've got it with me!" Wang Qinghu hurriedly ran out of the yard and headed straight for his horse.

In just a moment, he came back with the book "Ancient Time Manual" and put it in Xiao Tao's hand.

Xiao Tao still didn't believe it, but when he opened the scripture, his face changed drastically.

"How about it! Brother Tiger didn't lie to you!"

Xiao Tao's eyes were full of spirit, and he suddenly asked: "Brother Hu, your skills are beyond doubt, and the position of battalion commander of Tianzi Battalion is still vacant, do you have any ideas?"

The battalion commander of the Tianzi Camp was of the seventh rank, two levels higher than Wang Qinghu.

Wang Lihu looked puzzled and said, "Of course I want to, but how is it possible?"

Xiao Tao closed the scripture and said, "With this, nothing is impossible."

That night, Wang Qinghu was summoned. Without saying a word during the whole process, Lord Yu promised him an official position and a reward of 200 taels of silver.

After leaving the meeting room, Wang Qinghu was still confused and asked, "Am I a battalion commander now?"

"It's genuine!" Xiao Tao hooked his arm around Wang Qinghu's shoulders and said with a grin, "Brother Hu, how do you think we should celebrate today?"

Wang Qinghu understood what he meant, and he thrust his waist forward and said, "Call our old brothers from the Tiger and Leopard Army, let's deepen our relationship today."

From that day on, a life of dissipation and decadence began again. Wang Qinghu handed over the affairs of the camp to his two deputies and spent every day in brothels.

In the blink of an eye, three months passed.

Early in the morning of that day, Wang Qinghu woke up from his sleep and found a beautiful girl next to him. He carefully moved her arms and legs away and sat up from the bed.

Just as he was about to get off the bed, Yiyu hooked her hand around his waist and said, "General Wang, let's fight for another five hundred rounds."

Wang Qinghu yawned and said, "There are military duties in the camp today. I will let the Japanese general fight you a thousand rounds another day."

"No, just for today. We'll talk about it another day."

Wang Qinghu supported his sore waist and was thinking of a way to escape when a voice came from outside the door:

"Master Wang, Master Yu has summoned you to the Education Office within half an hour."

Wang Qinghu struggled suddenly, stood up and said, "Prepare the horses. We must arrive within a quarter of an hour."

Two quarters of an hour later, at the Educational Office.

Wang Qinghu and his deputy were half-kneeling on the ground. On the armchair above them sat the chief official of Qingzhou, Lord Yu Shengyu.

"It's a long journey to the capital, thank you two generals for your help." Yu Sheng took a sip of tea and said.

Wang Qinghu chuckled, stepped forward and said, "Don't worry, sir. There won't be any mistakes in our Tianzi Camp!"

Yu Sheng did not reply directly, but took out a tiger talisman from his pocket, his face suddenly changed, and he shouted:

"Wang Qinghu, Li Shan, listen to my order. You are to lead the Emperor's Camp to escort the tribute to the capital. Disguise yourself as an escort agency and do it secretly. Do not make it public. The tribute must be delivered to Prince Cheng's Mansion before the third day of December. If you fail to deliver on time, you will be punished by military law. If you lose the tribute, you will be executed."

With the tiger talisman in front of him, Wang Qinghu knelt down immediately. His original mentality of just going through the motions disappeared in an instant. When he heard the word "behead", he felt a chill on his neck.

"I obey your command," said Wang Qinghu.

"Do you have any questions?" After issuing the military order, Yu Sheng suddenly laughed again.

"Military orders are as heavy as a mountain. Even at the risk of my life, I will deliver them on time."

"That's good, let's go now."

Wang Qinghu bowed and led his deputy to retreat.

After leaving the academician's office, Wang Qinghu immediately went to gather his brothers in the camp. After counting all the personnel, he headed straight to the largest Xinyi Escort Agency in the city.

As soon as the soldiers arrived at the escort agency, they immediately changed into short clothes and wrapped their weapons in black cloth and hid them in the escort vehicles. After everything was ready, the two hundred soldiers escorted the thirty escort vehicles and headed towards the back door of the Education Administration Office again.

By noon of the next day, all thirty escort vehicles had been loaded.

"General Wang has ordered ninety boxes of tribute. Is there any mistake?" said a clerk holding an account book in front of the back door.

Wang Qinghu received the military order yesterday, so he naturally did not dare to be careless. He had already ordered that seven people be formed into teams, with one team guarding one car. If anything was lost, all seven people would be held responsible.

At this time, the captains of each team had confirmed it, but he was still worried, so he took his deputy general Li Shan to count it again personally.

Seeing that there was not a small amount in one box, he clasped his fists towards the chief clerk and said:

"Ninety boxes for sure, but we haven't counted how many things are inside."

The chief clerk nodded and said, "Don't worry, General. The two groups have checked the number three times each. There is no mistake."

"That's good. Lord Yu has considered all the brothers very carefully."

"Since there is no problem, let's hand over the printing." said the chief clerk.

Wang Qinghu took the document, read it word by word, and when he saw that everything was correct, he signed and sealed it immediately.

After the official documents were handed over, the chief clerk suddenly took out a stack of banknotes from his sleeve and said to everyone:

"Brothers, you have worked hard along the way. Lord Yu has ordered that each brother be given fifty taels of travel expenses. Brothers, you will eat and drink well along the way. Of course, this mission must be done well."

The soldiers were moved when they heard this. Although they were serving in the Tianzi Camp, they only received four taels and three cents of silver per month. This payment was equivalent to a year's salary.

Seeing such a good thing, Wang Qinghu immediately shouted: "Thank you, Lord Yu. I will die on the battlefield..."

As soon as he started, the soldiers below naturally followed suit and started shouting.

Shouts continued to rise and fall, but the chief clerk pulled Wang Qinghu aside and whispered:

“Sir Wang, when we arrive in the capital and hand over the tribute, you must bring back all of these ninety Thousand Machine Locks, without missing a single one.” He thrust a silver note over to him as he spoke.

Wang Qinghu looked carefully and saw three large characters on it: one thousand taels. He immediately asked, "Master Chief Clerk, what is this?"

The chief clerk stuffed the banknote into his sleeve and sighed, "Sir Wang, this is not easy to do. I have the blueprint, but the Thousand Machine Locks are too labor-intensive and costly. I almost lost a layer of skin in order to make these ninety Thousand Machine Locks. Even if you cry, you have to help me get the Thousand Machine Locks back."

Wang Qinghu thought about it and gradually understood what was going on. It turned out that when the chief clerk asked for fifty taels per person, he took the responsibility, but secretly put the public money into his own hands, and the condition was that they could bring back the Thousand Machine Lock.

In this way, the chief clerk naturally did not embezzle, and there would be no problem in investigating, and Wang Qinghu did not suck the blood of the soldiers. After all, the chief clerk said fifty taels in public, and there could be no mistake.

Since the other party had done the work in advance, he had gained benefits for nothing, so he naturally couldn't let the other party work in vain, so he said:

"I understand! I understand! Master Zhubu, please rest assured. I will take care of this matter. No one will be left behind."

The chief clerk was all smiles and kept offering flattering words, which left Wang Qinghu completely confused.

The fancy sedan was carried by many people, and Lord Wang naturally agreed to the chief clerk's request again.

The two old bureaucrats, in just a moment, began to treat each other like brothers. As they were about to set off, the chief clerk suddenly added with a smile:

"Master Wang, Master Yu said that if it is lost or damaged, you must pay for it."

"Fuck@#￥..." Wang Qinghu staggered, feeling as if there was a fly in his throat. Just as he was about to argue, he saw the chief clerk turned into a flash of smoke and disappeared through the back door. His speed was even faster than that of a martial artist like him.

Not far away, Li Shan saw this and hurried forward to ask:

"Master Wang, is there anything wrong? Shall we set off?"

Wang Qinghu's face was as dark as water, and he said angrily:

"What a rush... Hurry up and give the order, let's go!"