Fighting

Bai Liangpu said with a smile, "It's better to use your brain more when you're in trouble."

"Zhang Beichen has Hu Cheng's protection. We can't touch him. He only relies on the monarch and the 'order to cultivate grass'."

"The monarch is far away in the capital and can't control us. As long as we break his decree, we don't need to do anything. Zhang Beichen will die from the backlash!"

"How?" Bai Liangju looked at his big brother's confident expression and knew that he had already come up with an idea.

Bai Liangpu didn't answer directly, but said, "The mouth of the spring in the county has recently shown signs of drying up. You have to order the clansmen to direct water to irrigate the farmland as soon as possible. If you encounter any trouble, don't be afraid."

Hearing his words, Bai Liangju immediately understood and said, "I'll do it now!"

...

A few days later, Zhang Beichen was practicing martial arts with Hu Cheng in the county government office.

Although he was now cultivating legalism, Zhang Beichen felt that having more skills was not a burden. After all, there were cultivators and demons in this world. What he wanted to do would easily offend others. He could only protect himself by improving his strength.

"By gathering spiritual energy in your body, no matter if you're punching, drawing a bow, drawing a sword, running, or jumping, it's as if you're being assisted by the gods. You'll be able to possess strength and speed that ordinary people can't." Hu Cheng demonstrated that with a punch, a huge rock was smashed into pieces!

"Uncle Hu, if all the soldiers on the battlefield were like you, then wouldn't a war be a scene of destruction?" Zhang Beichen asked curiously.

"It's a little exaggerated to say that it can destroy the heavens and earth," Hu Cheng laughed "Most of the soldiers are only below the third realm. The elite soldiers can reach the fourth or fifth realm. If they can reach the sixth realm, they will be generals."

"Furthermore, generals rarely fight alone. That's because every kingdom has its own cultivators of The Art of War. They use their soldiers to form military formations and gather everyone's strength. They have the power to split open a mountain, and even I don't dare to resist them."

Zhang Beichen was speechless. When he first came to this world, he thought it was just an ordinary ancient world. Who knew there were so many magical things?

"Uncle Hu, since there are so many cultivators, it should be easy for them to help the civilians, be it farming, watering, or building houses, right? Why are there still so many disaster victims?" Zhang Beichen asked.

"You're wrong. There aren't many cultivators," Hu Cheng shook his head and said, "Most people only practice martial arts. They are stronger than the average person, so they can naturally cultivate, irrigate, and build."

"Cultivation requires the consumption of more food, supplementary spiritual herbs and medicines, and the guidance of famous teachers. How can ordinary people afford it? That's why only the nobles of the seven kingdoms are qualified to cultivate to the third realm and above."

"And as nobles, they will not engage in productive labor. Instead, they need more people to work for them."

"You said cultivators should help the common people, and there are some people who do that. For example, schools of thought such as agriculture and medicine. However, their cultivation is often not high, and most of their disciples are not aristocrats, so their status is low."

As they were talking, Ah Da hurriedly came to report, "My Lord, bad news."

"What's wrong?" Zhang Beichen looked at him.

"An armed fight!" Ah Da shouted, "There's an armed fight in Baiyang County. The Bai and Yang families are fighting with their men. There are thousands of people involved in the fight!"

"What?" Zhang Beichen was shocked. An armed fight with thousands of people was no different from a small-scale war!

If the fight continued, at least a few hundred people would die. How could Zhang Beichen stand still if such a thing happened?

He had heard from Hu Cheng that the people of Qin valued martial arts and private fights were common. According to the investigation, the number of people who died in private fights every year was more than those who died on the battlefield every year!

At this time, Liu Wen also rushed over and said to Zhang Beichen, "My Lord, it's better to quickly ask the army to come and suppress it. Otherwise, there will be big chaos if this continues!"

"Ah Da, take my order and ask General Che Yang to bring his troops here," Zhang Beichen said to Ah Da.

Che Yang was the subordinate of the empress of Kingdom Qin and his military camp was located not far from Baiyang County.

"Yes, My Lord!" Ah Da left with his men.

"Liu Wen, bring the bailiffs and go to the scene!" Zhang Beichen ordered.

There were more than 20 bailiffs in the county government. Most of them did not have any cultivation, so it was difficult for them to settle the armed fight.

Zhang Beichen couldn't care about this right now. He asked Liu Wen about the situation as they hurried on their way, "Why are they fighting?"

"My Lord," Liu Wen explained, "There are no large rivers in Baiyang County. The irrigation of the farmland depends on spring water from a spring called the Dragon's Eye Spring. It's said that the Dragon's Eye Spring is formed from the eyes of an Earth Dragon. Not only is there an abundant source of water, but it also has spiritual Qi. If it's used to water the farmland, the crops will grow very well!"

"The people of Baiyang County need the Dragon's Eye Spring for water and food. But there's only one spring, and the water it produces is limited. Everyone needs to use it, so it's inevitable that there will be disputes."

"The Bai family and the Yang family both want to occupy the Dragon's Eye Spring, but no one is willing to give in to the other. Usually, they live in peace, but once the busy farming season comes and everyone needs water, the two families will fight."

"They fight almost every year, and a few people die every year. I heard that this year, the water flow of the Dragon's Eye Spring is only one-third of the previous years. This time, it's not enough for one family to irrigate, so the two families are fighting even more fiercely."

Zhang Beichen had a rough understanding of the conflict between the two families because of the water problem. This year, they had encountered a water shortage and were deliberately looking for trouble, so they directly began to 'fight'.

If this matter was not handled well, not to mention enforcing the law, Zhang Beichen's 'order to cultivate grass' that had been issued not long ago would also be abolished, and he would suffer a backlash.

When Zhang Beichen arrived, thousands of people were already fighting in the open space in front of the Dragon's Eye Spring.

They wielded sickles and hoes in their hands, and some even directly held weapons. As if they were fighting on the battlefield, they completely disregarded their lives and fought to the death.

Zhang Beichen saw that there were dozens of corpses on the ground, unrecognizable!

Both sides were already in a heated battle. If this continued, they wouldn't be able to stop until hundreds of people died!

As for the two family heads, Bai Liangpu and Yang Shan, they just looked on coldly from the side and did not do anything to stop it.

The people who had died were their slaves and tenants. So what if they had died? There were so many refugees anyway, so they could just recruit more.

"Bai Liangpu, Yang Shan, quickly get your men to stop!" Zhang Beichen shouted.

Bai Liangpu shot him a glance and said, "Lord Zhang, what are you saying? What do you mean by my people? They're all good citizens of Baiyang County, and this dispute is also because of the water problem. What does it have to do with me?"

Yang Shan also said sarcastically, "Lord Zhang, aren't you very capable? Why don't you stop them yourself?"

"Hmph!" Zhang Beichen snorted and took out the 'order to cultivate grass'. He shouted, "Everyone, stop! Private and armed fights are serious crimes! There will be punishment!"

His voice resounded through the wilderness, and everyone could hear it. The laws and regulations turned into golden words and flashed, appearing in the air and gradually forming the illusion of a small mountain. Everyone felt a huge pressure on their bodies, and it was difficult for them to move.

Zhang Beichen only felt that his body was exhausted. With his first realm cultivation, he could not suppress so many people even with the help of national destiny.

Therefore, he took out the skin he had obtained in the game. [Martyrdom: Zhang Beichn] was equipped. In an instant, Zhang Beichen's aura rose and his pressure completely suppressed everyone!

"This brat's cultivation has improved so quickly?" Bai Liangpu and Yang Shan were both shocked.

At this time, a black gas flew out of the Dragon's Eye Spring and directly shattered Zhang Beichen's golden law!

The pressure on the fighters was reduced, and they started fighting again.

"There's a demon?" Hu Cheng wanted to go and check it out, but he was worried about Zhang Beichen's safety, so he didn't leave.

"Hahahaha!" Bai Liangpu and Bai Liangju couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Yang Shan continued to sneer, "Lord Zhang, if you don't have that ability, just watch obediently. When they have a winner, you can lead the bailiffs to clean up the mess."