Standing in front of Prince Yun's Mansion, which although it has not yet been completed, the majestic and exquisite parts that have been built so far can be seen, Zhao Jun saw Li Yi, the governor of Yunzhou County, trotting over from a distance.
After the two parties met, under the leadership of Li Yi, Zhao Jun took several guards and Wang Huai'en and walked into Prince Yun's Mansion, which was still under construction.
"Your Majesty, ever since the imperial court informed the prince of the vassalship a year ago, and since the day the money and food allocated by the imperial court arrived, the construction of this palace has started non-stop.
According to the original estimate of officials from the Ministry of Industry, the entire palace would take three years to complete, but they did not expect that the prince would come and join the vassal state in just one year. This resulted in the palace being still under construction. I hope the prince will forgive me! "
While leading Zhao Jun and his entourage towards the palace, Li Yi vomited his bitterness and spoke out his difficulties.
Hearing this, Zhao Jun just waved his hand and said calmly:
"It doesn't matter, things happened unexpectedly, and even I, the king, was helpless under my father's order. It is understandable that the construction of the palace was not completed.
However, now that I am here, I must have a place to stay. The palace has not been completed yet. I am afraid that Commander Li will have to figure out where to stay for my team. "
Li Yi hurriedly said:
"The prince does not need to worry. It took one year. Although Prince Yun's mansion has not yet been completed, after learning about the prince's resignation, the official ordered the craftsmen to build the accommodation first.
Regardless of the failure of the front yard, the palace's back house and kitchen have been completed, so the prince's move in will definitely not be delayed. "
After Li Yi finished speaking, Zhao Jun, who had always looked calm, showed a little satisfaction and said four words: "That's very good."
After saying that, he continued to walk towards the palace, looking back and forth at the craftsmen who were still working on the palace.
Seeing that the atmosphere was silent for a moment, Li Yi suddenly said cautiously:
"Your Majesty, after hearing the news of your arrival, I should have been here to greet you a long time ago, but no matter what, I was blocked by someone as soon as I left the house. It was only now that I came to greet you."
Zhao Jun heard that this was the focus of what the governor Li Yi wanted to say today, but he did not rush to ask, but calmly replied: "Oh, I see." and stopped talking.
His unhurried look made Li Yi unable to deal with him. He felt uncomfortable all over. He no longer cared about being pretentious and said on his own initiative: "Your Majesty, these people are not simple!"
Zhao Jun didn't have the patience to continue listening to his nonsense, so he said directly: "If you have something to say, just say it. If you don't want to say it, I won't force Governor Li to say it, so why be hesitant and pretentious!"
Li Yi smiled awkwardly, knowing that the prince was impatient, so he quickly continued: "Some of these people are officials under the lower official, some are the leaders of various tribes in Yunzhou County, and Cheng Cheng, the defense envoy of our garrison in Yunzhou County, As well as some branches of big families that migrated from the interior, it can be said that they represent all the forces in the entire Yunzhou County!"
Zhao Jun easily heard the clues from his words and asked lightly:
"A branch of a large family that migrated from the interior? What is their main responsibility in Yunzhou County?"
"Material trade with the customs!"
"Oh? All of them?"
Zhao Jun became interested and asked with interest.
"Back to my lord, they have almost monopolized everything from food, cloth, ironware, tea and salt." Li Yi answered honestly.
Zhao Jun nodded and understood something. He turned around and looked meaningfully at Li Yi, the magistrate of Yunzhou County who had been groveling since they met. He stared at it for a moment, then showed a big smile and said, "It's been hard for Magistrate Li these years. ?”
"Returning to the prince is like living under someone else's roof. It's really difficult!"
Zhao Jun nodded and said slowly: "I understand, the governor of a county has to bow his head in front of a group of business people to maintain the stability of Yunzhou County. This is really a great insult to you, that is No wonder you came to look for me right away.
Okay, I understand what you mean. After all, this Yunzhou County is the boundary of the imperial court, and it is the place of vassalage granted to me by the imperial court. No matter where they come from, how big their background is, and how powerful they are, they are in this Yunzhou County boundary!
It's a dragon and they want to be entrapped by me! Even if they are insects, they must lie down for me!
There is no royal land in the world. How can a lowly person who controls some yellow and white things be allowed to dominate the imperial court? Isn't this a big joke! "
Li Yi immediately showed a happy face and said hurriedly: "What the prince said is true. I wonder when the prince wants to take action against these people in the family? With the two thousand vassal guards brought by the prince, coupled with the great righteousness, these This prince, a monster and a snake god, will definitely be able to wipe them all out in one fell swoop!"
As soon as he said these words, Zhao Jun, who was still smiling at first, immediately darkened his face and looked at Li Yi with a gloomy look. His whole body was trembling with fear as he looked at him. He didn't know where he suddenly offended this person. King Yun was angry.
Suddenly I heard Zhao Jun shout: "Come here, slap the mouth!"
Suddenly, there was a sound of metal collision, and two burly guards with big muscles and round waists, full of fierce aura, stepped out from the armored guards who had been silently following Zhao Jun and his party.
The two men stepped forward and grabbed Li Yi's arms, one on the left and the other on the right, and held him firmly in place.
At this time, Wang Huaien, who had been following Zhao Jun silently and expressionlessly, slowly stepped forward and came to Li Yi. Ignoring Li Yi's frightened face, he slapped three big-eared melon seeds and slapped him. Li Yi's eyes were filled with stars and he didn't know where to go!
After a long while, Li Yi, whose cheeks were arched high and his head was like a small cantaloupe, finally came back to his senses and asked with a confused look: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, what happened to the official? So that the prince wants to treat his subordinates like this?"
Zhao Jun did not answer, but gave him a cold look and turned around to continue leading people to inspect his palace.
On the same spot, Wang Huaien stayed, looking at the bewildered Li Yi with cold eyes and said coldly:
"Master Li, even if you are the governor of Yunzhou County, you should not treat the prince like a fool. Do you really think that the prince is as stupid as you?
Although the princes are not afraid of the power behind those families, they are also families with roots in the Song Dynasty. If the princes use power to wipe out all of them as soon as they become a vassal, you, Mr. Li, don't care. You can spend a few years of your term in peace. If your happy life is taken away, how will you let the prince deal with himself?
Is it you, Mr. Li, who will bear the blame of the Holy Emperor, or the prince? !
If you want to use the prince as a spearman to pull out the thorns for you, you are worthy! ? "
Only then did Li Yi realize that this young prince, who was only a teenager, was not as innocent and childish as he thought, but a real wolf!
People saw through this little trick of mine at a glance. Unfortunately, I was still complacent about coming up with such a good idea. In the end, I was humiliated by these three big-eared melons!
After understanding that his plot was exposed, Li Yi stopped worrying about it. Instead, he looked at Wang Huaien with a wry smile and said:
"This Lord Zhongguan, although Xiaguan has some careful thoughts, the family's power in Yunzhou County is not just nonsense.
If the prince wants to take full control of Yunzhou County, he must fight against these families, and it is not all for his own sake. This is a way to kill two birds with one stone! "
Wang Huai'en just sneered and said: "I don't have to worry about it, Commander Li. The prince has his own means to deal with these clowns, you just have to watch them honestly.
Our family also advises you, don’t try to play any tricks, otherwise even if the prince is generous and doesn’t want to argue with you, our family is also a person who has no queen. He is born with a small belly and chicken intestines, which will definitely make you look good! "
After saying that, Wang Huaien waved his hand, and the two armored guards let Li Yi go. Li Yi almost fell to the ground and hurriedly stabilized his body. Only then did he see that Wang Huaien had led the guards away towards Zhao Jun. Xiang Fang followed quickly and said hurriedly: "Lord Zhongguan, those family forces cannot be underestimated!"
From afar, Wang Huai'en's disdainful words came: "According to our prince, the entire Yunzhou County is full of small demons and bastards in Chiqian! Can't be underestimated? Haha, it depends on who they are. Who is it!"
After finishing his words, Wang Huaien and others had disappeared.
Li Yi stood there and touched his swollen cheek, grinning in pain, but his eyes also flashed.
"The honest one is actually a hidden evil dragon. It seems that Yunzhou County is quite lively.
Sure enough, no prince who grew up in a place like the palace is easy to get along with. Even those who have no sense of presence on weekdays are not easy to mess with.
I'm afraid I have to be more careful in the future, otherwise who knows when I will offend the moody Prince Yun and fall down. Alas... life will be difficult..."
