Datang: Dad, I really didn't want to rebel!

Chapter 41 You Are Dead

Chapter 54 You Are Dead

After two hundred Wei soldiers surrounded the three members of the Xie family, there was no movement.

"Brother...what should I do..." Xie Chengjian said anxiously in Xie Yuanshen's ear.

Xie Yuanshen's face was gloomy, and he shouted loudly: "Li Chengqian, come out to me!"

boom!
As soon as he finished speaking, the two hundred Wei soldiers beside him took a step forward at the same time, and the dull footsteps sounded, causing Xie Yuanshen and the three of them to panic.

Xie Yuanshen gritted his teeth and lowered his posture a lot, "Governor Governor, my subordinate Xie Yuanshen, please see me!"

"Haha, so it's the three governors!"

As soon as Xie Yuanshen finished speaking, Li Chengqian walked out of the hall. After looking at the two hundred Wei warriors, he frowned and said, "What are you doing? I am the governor, how can I be so rude? Stand down!"

Hearing Li Chengqian's words, the two hundred Wei soldiers backed away, making way for Xie Yuanshen and the others.

"Three adults, please come in!"

As Li Chengqian said, he invited the three of Xie's family into the lobby.

...

The front hall of the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was brightly lit, Li Chengqian sat at the main seat, and Xie Yuanshen and the others sat below.

Li Chengqian was holding a teacup in his hand, but he just held it, but didn't drink it.

Tea in the Tang Dynasty is actually a bit like dark cuisine.

Think about it, the most important material for making tea is naturally tea, but Datang did the opposite.

Onion, ginger, jujube, orange peel, dogwood, mint, etc., as long as you don’t eat anything that won’t kill you, throw it in all at once. If you think the taste is too bland, you can add some salt.

Do these steps sound familiar... Yes, it is said to make tea, but it is actually similar to vegetable soup.

Until decades later, a guy named Lu Yu was born. He liked tea culture very much, and at the same time expressed strong dissatisfaction with the fact that tea was not added to the Tang Dynasty.

So after his improvement and research, he finally invented cake tea and loose tea.

Under his leadership, brewing tea finally turned into making tea, so Lu Yu was also known as the "Tea Saint".

The "Tea Classic" written by him is also the world's first monograph on tea. It can be said that after Lu Yu, the "tea culture" was truly formed.

Li Chengqian was idle and bored, so he asked Su Han to make some tea to taste. He was also curious about the taste of the legendary boiled tea, but after drinking it...

The taste was really terrible, so Li Chengqian just took a sip and was in no mood to drink any more. He held a teacup and pretended to be deep.

But his attitude, in the eyes of Xie Yuanshen and the others, was another attitude.

I heard that now big people like to shake their teacups while chatting, and when the teacups fall to the ground, countless knives rush in and chop them into pieces.

This great governor...does he also want to play such a drama?
The three of them had different thoughts and were a little nervous at the same time.

After a while, Li Chengqian's hands were tired, so he put the teacup on the table.

Little did they know that his action made Xie Yuanshen and the other two people even more excited. They were afraid that if Li Chengqian accidentally slipped and the tea cup fell to the ground, someone with a knife and ax would rush in...

The teacup was safe and sound, and Xie Yuanshen and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Chengqian coughed dryly, looked at them, and said indifferently: "The three adults are here, and the governor welcomes you very much, but you can just come lightly, why are you making such a big fuss?"

The meaning of these words is already obvious. Just now Xie Yuan slapped two guards deeply. This is not only slapping the guards, but also Li Chengqian's face!

Xie Yuan took a deep breath and looked at Li Chengqian, "Governor, you indiscriminately arrested the son of the subordinate at noon, and then sentenced him to be beheaded in the downtown area tomorrow. Governor, I want to ask, why is this? "

Li Chengqian shrugged his shoulders, "He broke the law, so he must be dealt with according to Tang law!"

Xie Yuanshen's face turned a little blue, "Great governor, the lower official has been the governor of Yingzhou for decades, and he has managed Yingzhou in an orderly manner, not only Yingzhou, but also the three prefectures of Zang, Shi, and Wu. Under the management of Xiaguan and others , The common people live and work in peace and contentment, there is no credit but hard work, could it be that these hard work are not worth more than sixty human lives?"

Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows, "Do you think you have managed Yingzhou well?"

Xie Yuan snorted coldly: "Back then, the people in several prefectures couldn't get enough to eat, but now under the management of the subordinate officials, the people can at least have enough to eat. Isn't this a kind of progress?"

"What an improvement!" Li Chengqian grinned, but his smile was a little cold, "You three adults, I have something here that I want to show you!"

As Li Chengqian said, he took out a volume of booklets and threw them to them.

"what is this?"

The three of Xie Yuanshen were a little confused, but they still opened the booklet. After reading the contents inside, the three of them broke out in cold sweat.

"In January of the 13th year of Zhenguan, Xie Yuanshen, the governor of Yingzhou, increased the taxation of Yingzhou by three levels."

"In February of the 13th year of Zhenguan, Xie Longyu, the governor of Zangzhou, also raised taxes in Zangzhou by three levels."

"The 14th year of Zhenguan..."

"... "

All kinds of things, from how much taxes have been raised to how many people's fields have been robbed, are clearly written.

The faces of Xie Yuanshen and the three of them were getting darker and darker. They knew what they had done in the past, but now that Li Chengqian had brought it to the table, their faces were obviously in disgrace.

"Three adults, do you have anything else to say?" Li Chengqian looked at them with a half-smile.

"According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, the people's taxes are increased privately, the people's taxes are deducted, the main culprit will be executed, and the rest of the family members will be sent to the border!"

"Three adults, congratulations, you are dead."

"... "

boom!
Xie Yuanshen slapped the table suddenly, stood up with an angry face, and stared at Li Chengqian, "Governor, don't go too far!"

"Right now, there are [-] regiments practicing outside the city of Qianzhou. When Xushi arrives, if the officials haven't returned, the [-] regiments will directly break through the city gate!"

Speaking of this, Xie Yuanshen had a bit of a sneer on his face, "Governor, there are only a few hundred guards patrolling Qianzhou City now, and the rest are in the barracks in the east of the city. It will take half an hour for them to rush over. If the [-] regiments train What do you think will happen if we invade the Governor's Mansion?"

Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes, and his eyes released a dangerous coldness, "Are you threatening me?"

Xie Yuanshen sneered and said: "Grand Governor, we and Shen Liang, the governor of Qianzhou, used to be in harmony with each other. A balance has been formed between us. However, as soon as you came, Grand Governor, this balance was instantly broken."

"At first I thought, you take care of your Qianzhou, as long as you don't come to offend us, then we won't offend you either!"

"I didn't expect you to oppose us again and again, asking the people to reclaim wasteland, exempting them from taxes, and even opening a political inquiry box."

"That's all. Today you even grabbed my son and beheaded him to show the public. The governor... The lower officials will gather together to practice in Qianzhou, and you forced it."

Li Chengqian shook his head, "It's obvious that you are just trying to fend for yourself by raising taxes, but you are also trying to control the people by robbing them of their fields."

"You do this, have you ever thought of the people!"

Xie Yuanshen waved his hand, "I don't care what the reason is, you must let my son go today, and from now on you will not interfere in the government affairs outside Qianzhou, otherwise, don't blame me for turning my face and denying people!"

"Haha, brother, why are you being polite to him, just kill him directly, and let him see, who has the final say here!"

At this time, Xie Chengjian, the third brother of the Xie family, stood up with a big smile.

"No!"

The second younger brother Xie Longyu shook his head, "Governor, I respect you as the Li family, as long as you admit your mistake and promise not to embarrass me in the future, then today's matter will be exposed, how about it?"

Among the three, Xie Chengjian has the most irritable personality, while Xie Longyu is the most measured.

So for Xie Chengjian's suggestion, Xie Longyu immediately objected.

(End of this chapter)