The big bandit in the Red Mansion robbed Lin Daiyu at the beginning

Then he said to Aunt Hua in a cold voice,

"Go! Give the monkey a green scarf!"

"Also, everyone in Sanhuai Hall will be fined 30% of their monthly salary. All of the monkey's salary will be confiscated by this peak master, and he will also receive 30 strokes of the cane!"

Aunt Hua knelt down and begged,

"Peak Master, please allow me to report this! This matter cannot be blamed on Master Shen."

"My Qingfeng Village's intelligence network is currently only concentrated in the Yangzhou and Jinling areas. Shenjing is still under construction."

"Plus, after the Shenjiying troops moved south, they have been stationed in Guide Prefecture, away from the Grand Canal, making it difficult to determine their purpose."

"Today's intelligence was obtained after Lord Shen discovered something and sent spies to Guide to investigate. Now is the time to use people. I hope the Peak Master will show mercy and spare Lord Shen's green scarf!"

The green scarf is a type of reward and punishment system invented by Li Qingfeng specifically for each hall master.

Any hall master who commits a serious fault must wear it in public and in private for the next month to indicate his fault, stimulate his sense of shame, and allow him to reflect from the bottom of his heart.

Qingfeng Li's anger subsided after hearing this, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

He also knew that it was really difficult for the monkey to do this without any warning.

After a moment of contemplation, he waved his hand.

"Since you've pleaded for Monkey, I'll temporarily waive his punishment. However, please write a letter on my behalf to tell Monkey what his Sanhuai Hall does and how he makes a living."

"Also, have him find out for me who the commander of that damn Shenji Camp is? How many people are there?"

"If he makes a mistake like this again, he'll be forced to go back to the mountains to work as a blacksmith. By then, he won't even be qualified to wear a green scarf!"

Aunt Hua heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this and hurriedly thanked her.

"The Bee Master is merciful!"

"Get up!"

Li Qingfeng waved his hand, then turned to look at Xiao Ai, who was standing beside him, and said,

"The intelligence said that the Shenji Battalion of the Shenjing Jingying had already arrived at Guide Prefecture half a month ago and was stationed there without moving."

"But it's clear, according to the intelligence from Sanhuai Hall, that they're coming for us. Look, what's going on?"

Xiao Ai pondered for a moment, then said without hesitation,

"Based on the analysis of the existing intelligence, it is highly likely that Qingfeng Village's recent performance has attracted the attention of the Daqian leadership."

"The imperial court felt a strong sense of crisis and prepared to completely annihilate Qingfeng Village in Yangzhou."

"The Jinling Imperial Guards and the Divine Machine Battalion haven't dispatched any troops yet. Perhaps they're waiting for reinforcements from other places."

Hearing this, Qingfeng Li frowned.

"No way? During this time, I've had people rob... er, do business, and guns are prohibited. Our weapons and equipment haven't been exposed."

"Even though Qingfeng Village has become a major threat, it hasn't caused the imperial court to go to such lengths to suppress it, right?"

Xiao Ai thought about it and answered without any emotion,

"Although there's no data to analyze this matter, based on deduction, the most likely scenario is that Qingfeng Village expanded its forces last month, reaching a full complement of 30,000 troops in just five days, and then trained nearly 50,000 militiamen in just two weeks."

"Based on the current performance of the Jinling Imperial Guards and the Shenji Battalion, the strong appeal displayed by Qingfeng Village has already made the Daqian leaders feel deeply wary, and they are preparing to completely put an end to Qingfeng Village in Yangzhou."

"Of course, we cannot rule out the influence of other factors such as politics, military affairs, and people's livelihood."

Qingfeng Li nodded slowly upon hearing this, and stroked his chin as he pondered.

Unexpectedly, I was a little anxious to prepare for the battle.

He just expanded the team and increased the number of people tenfold, but he actually scared the emperor and the emperor emeritus of Daqian.

This made Li Qingfeng's original plan to eliminate and annex the Jinling Guards go awry.

Suddenly, Qingfeng Li thought of something and looked at Xiao Ai in confusion and asked,