When you walk into Prince Yun's Mansion, you will see a vast white open space. The palace has not yet been built, and the front yard has not been built yet, so there is nothing there yet.
But this did not prevent Li Xuanji from admiring the palace. Not to mention anything else, the area of the palace was dozens of times that of his Li family. It took him a full quarter of an hour to walk with Wang Huaien in the front yard alone. Baguai walked over.
Wang Huaien led me to the dining room. As soon as I entered the door, I could feel a wave of heat coming over me, but when I looked at it, it was clear that there was nothing for heating in the living room.
The steaming heat continues to rise from below, making those who come in feel like they are in summer, not winter.
Li Xuanji wanted to know what was going on, but he understood that this was not the most important thing now. The most important thing for coming today was to get the acceptance of the young man who was eating in the hall in front. Only in this way could the Li family Only then can we continue to survive in this Yunzhou City.
After adjusting his body, patting away the snowflakes that had just fallen on his body, and confirming that he was dressed appropriately, Li Yuanji quickly stepped forward in three steps and two steps in succession, stood in front of him, bowed deeply and bowed to the end with cupped hands. .
"Li Xuanji, a common man, has taken the liberty to come here to pay his respects to the prince! How do you do, the prince?"
Pa Chi Pa Chi...
The only sounds in the hall were the steaming bubbles and popping sounds of the hot pot, and the sound of Zhao Jun chewing food.
Zhao Jun didn't even raise his head to look at Li Xuanji who was saluting him, and just kept eating.
The atmosphere in the hall was awkward and silent.
Li Xuanji maintained his saluting posture and did not dare to move.
I don't know if it was too warm in here, but sweat began to seep out of Li Xuanji's body. After a while, he was sweating profusely.
Snap!
The sound of chopsticks being placed on the dinner plate was heard, followed by the boy's gentle voice.
"It's the twelfth lunar month of winter. If the owner of the Li family is not at home, how can Maodong have time to come to my palace?"
Zhao Jun finally spoke, and Li Xuanji breathed a big sigh of relief. He quickly wanted to get up and answer, but as soon as he raised his head, he came into contact with Zhao Jun's cold eyes, which were as cold as ice despite a smile on his face. .
Quickly lowering his head again, Li Yuanji knelt on the ground with a plop, kowtowed heavily, then leaned on the ground and said loudly:
"Common people ask the prince to show his noble hand. From now on, my Li family is willing to obey the prince. I only ask the prince to let my Li family have a way out!"
A chuckle came from the front.
"Oh~ Haha, Master Li is joking, right? Why didn't I understand?
Raise your hand and save a way out?
I remember that I haven't done anything since I came to Yunzhou City. How can I say that the Li family leader is so noble and gives up a way out of his life? "
Pressing his forehead firmly against the ground, Li Xuanji immediately said loudly:
"The common people are lying in vain. The common people admire the prince very much. After thinking for a long time, they decided to bring the entire Li family to submit to the prince. In the future, they will work for the prince, even if they become a watering boy, they will never complain!"
Looking at Li Xuanji who was kneeling on the ground in front of him, Zhao Jun couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He was worthy of being the master of everyone. He reacted quickly and understood what he meant immediately.
However, it is not easy to accept him or not, and there is no basis for it.
If you only rely on your mouth to take refuge, who will believe you?
Li Xuanji did not disappoint Zhao Jun. After Zhao Jun was silent for a while, he immediately took out an account book from his arms and raised it above his head with both hands.
When Zhao Jun saw it, he gave a slight signal to Wang Huai'en who was standing aside. Wang Huaien immediately went up and looked through the account book to make sure it was safe before sending it to Zhao Jun.
While Zhao Jun was looking through the account books, the kneeling Li Xuanji was also introducing: "To show the sincerity of the grassroots, the grassroots presented this book to the prince, which records all the violations of the laws of the Song Dynasty in Yunzhou City, including my Li family. and where the evidence lies.
Regardless of the incident, the people present, the amount of income, and the subsequent handling methods, everything is clearly written down, down to the smallest detail. Please take a look at it! "
This is the certificate of submission!
Li Xuanji knew very well that if he did not hand over the certificate of surrender, Prince Yun might not accept him. Only by handing over the certificate of surrender could he gain his true trust.
In this account book, he not only secretly collected the incriminating information of the other three families, but also did not let go of his own family. It can be said that he is full of sincerity!
Zhao Jun flipped through the account books page by page, looking at the deeds of the three major families who had bullied the market, bullied men and women in Yunzhou City for decades, and even secretly violated court regulations by transporting prohibited materials to other grassland tribes outside Yunzhou County. Record.
Although his face remained calm, the anger in his heart was almost uncontrollable.
Not to mention the "good things" done by the four major families in Yunzhou County, they actually dared to trade ironware, grain and salt with the barbarians that the imperial court strictly prohibited from trading with the barbarians in the north. This alone can make these four families confiscated and exterminated. !
This is capitalizing on the enemy!
It's treason!
Although the number of barbarian invasions has decreased over the years, since the founding of the Song Dynasty, barbarians from the north have often entered the country to plunder and commit fortress murders throughout the border areas of the Song Dynasty!
How many people have lost their families, how many children have lost their parents, and how many parents have lost their own children!
Each one of these is a blood feud engraved in the bones of the people on the northern border!
This is also the reason why Yunzhou County has been attached to the imperial court for nearly fifty years and has not yet completely integrated with the imperial court. Apart from repaying the blood feud with blood, it can only be forgotten with time.
But the tribes in Yunzhou County have surrendered, and the people reluctantly accepted their existence, but other tribes in the north are still hostile forces to the Song Dynasty!
It is simply unforgivable that these four families dare to make deals with them!
"Your Li family is quite clean. Why do I look at your Li family as if they don't have many sins?"
Zhao Jun asked coldly.
In this account book, the three families are all guilty of heinous crimes, but only the Li family is similar to those three families except for some things within the country, but there is no appearance of selling any banned materials abroad.
Li Xuanji immediately replied loudly:
"Your Majesty, our Li family is engaged in the business of cloth and winter supplies. We have no involvement in ironware, food, salt, etc. If it were not for the four families, even the cloth and my Li family would be too lazy to trade with the barbarians. We would be helpless and coerced. Yes!"
Zhao Jun snorted coldly, with a calm expression on his face, but he had already decided to secretly investigate whether the Li family was really like what Li Xuanji said. Then he will never tolerate him!
"The four families become one? Then you still give this thing to me now? Why don't you think about the four families becoming one?" Zhao Jun asked with a sneer.
Li Xuanji said loudly: "My Li family used to be blind and ignorant of Mount Tai. Now that I have met the prince, I feel that I have made mistakes in the past. I am willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side to become a good family!"
"Yeah?"
Zhao Jun asked with a sneer.
"If there is any falsehood, God will strike with thunder!"
Li Xuanji swore to the sky.
"Then it depends on your performance."
Zhao Jun said, suddenly picked up a piece of raw mutton-shabu-shabu with his chopsticks and threw the meat directly in front of Li Xuanji.
Li Xuanji felt something fall in front of him, subconsciously raised his head and glanced, then froze, raised his head again and met Zhao Jun's cold eyes, then quickly looked back.
Then without saying a word, he lowered his head and picked up the raw mutton slices that fell on the ground in front of him. He chewed them for a few times and endured the smell of blood before forcefully swallowing them.
"Go back. From now on, Feiyun Trading Company will supply goods to the Li family, and Feiyun Trading Company will charge 70% of the Li family's profits! Do you understand?"
Zhao Jun's cold voice sounded faintly.
Li Xuanji bowed his head and agreed.
"Yes! The common people understand! Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward!"
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Li Xuanji left. Looking at his leaving back, Zhao Jun narrowed his eyes and murmured in a low voice:
"He is a man who can let go of his dignity. What happens in the future depends on you. Wang Banban, do you think...will this Li Xuanji be a good dog?"
Wang Huaien replied in a low voice: "The prince said he is a good dog, so he must be a good dog. If not, he will be killed for meat!"
"Hahahaha, you're right. If you can't make a good dog, then kill it and eat it for meat. Dog meat hot pot is very warm in winter, hahahaha..."
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