On the Importance of Finishing Work

Seeing that the group of bandits didn't intend to answer, Huo Kuan raised the stick in his hand and scolded: "The master is asking you something!"

"Yes... I can't go on."

It was the little leader who spoke out first, and the others echoed, "Yes, if it weren't for the trouble, who would want to leave their hometown?"

"The yamen comes up every now and then to arrest people for hard labor... I don't know what to do, and those who went... never came back."

"Taxes are getting heavier day by day. You have to pay for grain, rice, salt, and cloth...even the well water you dig..."

"If it's normal, we can bear it and pass it. After all, it's like this everywhere... But last year's drought caused the crops to die one by one, and we couldn't pay them at all... If you don't have money, you will arrest people..."

……

"My father said... this is scraping the flesh with a blunt knife. It's not as good as it was during the wars a few years ago. At least it's fun all at once."

……

They originally had some pitiful intentions, maybe it would be worse, and now they can ask these nobles to let them live, and now they are even more determined to say how miserable it is.

Several eight-foot-tall men were wiping their noses and tears. The appearance was really funny, but besides being funny, it also made people feel a little bit bitter. Even Huo Kuan, who was holding a stick, couldn't bear it His face was moved.

Li Liu clenched his fists tightly, he clenched his back molars tightly, and said in a deep voice, "After the establishment of the dynasty, Father... Your Majesty ordered the abolition of the heavy taxes and miscellaneous taxes of the previous dynasty. ..."

"The land rent is reduced every year, and now it's [-] taxes per..."

"...the poll tax has dropped from 120 cash in the previous dynasty to [-] cash now..."

……

To Li Liu's words, the group of people opened their mouths, wanting to refute, but worried that their own lives were still in the hands of others, so they could only obediently agree.

Li Liu looked up at them, squeezed out a word between his teeth, "Say!"

The group of people looked at each other, and they all responded in a low voice: "What the nobleman said is true."

"to be frank!"

When Li Liu's voice shouted, the group of people flinched again, and someone boldly said: "The court wants those land rents and poll taxes, but the state capital also needs them...there are some in Zhaolin County. What Zhaolin County wants, even the magistrate of Tongxian County wants..."

They didn't finish talking when they heard a "snap" and the jade stone on the hilt of Li Liu's saber was pinched down by him.The group of people looked at Li Liu's face, and they dared not speak any more.

After a while of silence, Li Liu said again: "Last year, Zhaolin County waited for the drought, and the imperial court allocated funds and food... Didn't they receive it?"

The little boss lowered his voice, and quickly replied, "No...no."

Li Liu took a deep breath, but calmed down, "Understood, you go ahead."

After this conversation, it was Shi Yue who still had a calm expression.

Li Liu walked to the river and looked at the flowing river in a daze. Shi Yue stood behind him for a while, thought for a while and persuaded: "You don't have to believe all those words, they are just to pity...others No matter, judging by their current appearance, they must have had a very good year after they came out... They must have done a lot of murder and robbery."

The more time I have seen, the more I have seen what it is like to be really unable to survive, skinny, and the whole person is a skeleton holding a piece of skin, not to mention blocking the road, even holding some heavy objects is enough to breathe for a long time.

The corners of Li Liu's lips twitched sideways, "The little gentleman thinks, how much of what they say... is true?"

Shi Yue: "...[-]...[-]%."

Li Liu's hand soaked in the river was suddenly taken out, causing a splash of water.

Contrary to his violent actions, his voice was calm and deep, "Zhaolin County is the fiefdom of Lord Lu and Wu Qingxing, and it has been famous for its wealth these years...Five years ago, the auspicious sky descended, and a white deer appeared in Zhaolin County. Shou Jin Xian f...Your Majesty..."

"Three years ago, His Majesty personally praised that Zhaolin's tribute tea was comparable to Mengding. At that time, Zhaolin tea cakes became popular in Kyoto..."

"...Two years ago, Dafeng in Zhaolin County was awarded by the Holy Spirit..."

Li Liuli counted these, and the expression on his face changed from a sarcasm at the beginning to an anger mixed with sadness.

Shi Yue: ...

——Such an obvious flattery, can no one see it?

"This Duke Lu..."

The more time I thought about it, when the official was finally appointed, who was named "Lu Guogong"?At that time, he was in a hurry to leave, so he didn't pay much attention to these things, and Wu Qingxing, the name, he really didn't have much impression of it—maybe he was one of the nobles who surrendered when they finally captured the Southern Capital?

While thinking about it, Shi Yue said casually: "Is it true that you are very good at being a person on weekdays, you hardly make any mistakes, and everyone praises you?"

Li Liu lowered his eyes: "Yes, I thought..."

When he was young, he was raised under Wu Guifei for a short period of time. After Wu Guifei became pregnant, he was sent away.But because of this relationship, he has a good relationship with the Wu family, and even faintly regards Lu Guogong as an elder.

The royal father has not established a crown prince for a long time, and the atmosphere among the princes has become more and more tense.

He and his tenth brother were no longer close when they were young, and because of their original mother's family, they also had a delicate relationship with the Wu family, but he never expected...

Shi Yue said unhurriedly: "This kind of person is always very cautious, and it is difficult to find out his faults. But people are people after all, as long as they are people, there will be times when they slack... Very well..."

Shi Yue almost made it clear, and Li Liu was not stupid, so he immediately understood the meaning of his words.

——However, Royal Father really...

wrong! !

Although the father repeatedly praised Wu Qingxing, promoted him and awarded him rewards, he really transferred him from Yizhou to the capital, under his nose.

Shi Yue looked at Li Liu's expression, and couldn't help curling his lips: Li Yun is a bull even if he lied to his own son.

But... Such an old-fashioned plan must have been thought up by Cui Yizhi.

——Obviously the name is so elegant, but the tricks are always rustic and vulgar, not particular at all, just like his chess game...

Far away in the capital.

Cui Sikong, who had been chanted, was playing chess with his friends. For some reason, he suddenly shook his head, and the sunspot in his hand fell to the board, and after two turns, it landed firmly.

The person on the opposite side smiled, followed by another drop, and said with a smile: "Lord Cui, you lost..."

Cui Yizhi took the two sons away in a calm and unhurried manner, and his tone was as calm and serious as when he was playing at the court, "It just didn't count."

The person on the opposite side couldn't help shaking his head, "If you regret the game again, you will lose this game."

Cui Yizhi remained silent, his eyes fell on the chessboard for a long time, and finally he put down a piece slowly, raised his head contentedly, and said slowly: "...the chess field is like a battlefield, and the chess field is like an official field..."

This sounded like some kind of exhortation with a long meaning.In fact, what he meant was——

My official position is higher than yours, are you not convinced?hold on!

The group of robbers were brought to the nearest city by Shi Yue and others, and chained to the gate of the yamen one by one.

The master who got up early was almost frightened by this series, and lay on the corner of the street, pressing his thin breasts.He waited until the arrest was about to go to the Yamen, and seeing that the group of unknown people were under the control of his own people, he straightened his clothes and Shi Shiran stepped forward.

"Master, look...someone left a note, what do you see written on it?"

[A certain person passed by here and met a robber on his way, so he came to report to the official, but he was too troubled to stay for a long time because of his troubles.

I have heard for a long time that the magistrate of Xuxian county is wise and wise, so I hope to investigate the crime in detail and deal with it according to the law. 】

The master looked at the paper in his hand and at the group of people in front of him, feeling a little troublesome.

——They are all bandits. Where can I find such details? Besides, the sufferer is not there.

Moreover, with such a group of people imprisoned, who knows if the prison in Xiaopo County can be locked? ...in case they escape again to take revenge...

Either take some filial piety and let them go, or simply kill them all...

The master was thinking about it, when suddenly there was a thunder in the sky out of thin air.

As soon as he trembled, the paper in his hand floated to the ground, and he saw four big characters floating slowly on the bottom of the white paper——【Tian Li Zhao Zhao】.

The policeman on the side didn't pay attention to this detail, but was taken aback by the daytime thunder, cursed a few words in a low voice, then turned to ask the master, "Look..."

The master carefully picked up the piece of paper and put it in his arms, and then raised his head with a righteous expression on his face, "Investigate, investigate carefully! Our yamen will definitely not let a bad person go, and it is good to sentence a good person!!"

Shi Yue peeped at this scene remotely through the system, and finally felt relieved, completely ignoring the system's protest against him wasting energy on it.

——One system, what kind of bicycle do you want?

Shi Yue opened his eyes contentedly, and saw that Li Liu still had a look of bitterness and hatred on his face, or he was depressed because he knew about Duke Lu's fief.

This little brat is still in trouble, doesn't know if he will survive, and still has the heart to worry about the country and the people here? ...just like his unlucky father.

But Shi Yue was in a good mood, and expressed a kind and tolerant attitude towards Li Liu's little emotions. He thought for a while and said, "How about I play a little song for you?"

Li Liu was not in the mood to listen to any music at the moment, but he became more interested when he watched it, and it was not easy to spoil his interest, so he forced a smile, "All ears."

Shi Yue: ...

You have this expression, as if you want to "plug your ears and not listen".

——Alas~ Back then, his songs were hard to find, but when he came to this brat, he was tortured on his face...

Holding a tolerant attitude that does not have the same knowledge as a child, Shi Yue took out a flute from his sleeve (system space).

The whole body of this flute is blue in color, the material looks like jade but not jade, and there are faint waves flickering on it, it is not ordinary at first glance.Even though Li Liu was absent-minded at the moment, he couldn't help but look at the flute a few more times.

Shi Yue took the flute and turned it around, and pressed it to his lips.

Li Liu sat up almost subconsciously.

He even thought for a moment that he should burn incense, take a bath and fast for three days, but this thought flashed by and did not leave any deep traces in his mind, because... the flute sounded...

The clear tune hits my ears, as if I am not in a cramped carriage, but in front of some torrent.In a trance, he seemed to see the boundless wilderness. When people were barbaric and ignorant and had not yet been educated, people struggled to survive in the struggle with wild beasts. In the desolation, their own civilization and tribe finally came into being...

This scene of creation from scratch makes people's hearts agitated. Li Liu's breathing can't help but become short of breath, and Huo Kuan, who is driving outside, can't help but let out a long howl.

Just when everything was getting better and better, the sound of the flute suddenly became high-pitched. Li Liu realized in a trance that this was...war...

——A man is born alive, so he should make contributions!

Dasheng got it right away, and he should follow the example of his father and expand his territory... The pride in his chest gushed out along with the tune, but the sound of the flute did not continue to be impassioned and impassioned, and suddenly became mellow after a short period of intensity ... even sad...

It is the parents weeping for the death of their children, the wives looking forward to the return of their husbands, and even the feeble cries of young children.With scorched earth and corpses everywhere, this devastated scene makes one's eyes tingle.

But on the scorched earth, a green branch slowly grew... The touch of life cannot be added.

In the gradually melodious tune, everything seems to be getting better gradually, and time seems to heal all the pain, and then there is a sudden passionate tune...

War, self-cultivation, prosperity, war again...

——The cycle goes back and forth, as if it is an unbreakable cycle of reincarnation.

When everything was over, Li Liu raised his head in a daze, looked at Shi Yue, and found his voice after a long time, "...Mr...."

Before this torrent of law, all man-made things are too insignificant, powerless to the point of almost despair.

"what should I do?"

...or... what can I do?

Shi Yue didn't answer, but asked softly, "What do you think?"

--I think?

Li Liuyi couldn't answer for a moment, he looked at Shiyue, and seemed to be looking further away through Shiyue.

With a dazed expression on his face, he looked... just dumbfounded.

Shi Yue: ...

It's over, Li Yun, son, won't be fooled by him, will he?