After Changsun Chong shook the token of General Hou in his hand, he tossed it around like a toy and played with it.
This scared those people to pieces.
His eyes were moving as the token was tossed up and down. This situation was so funny.
Changsun Chong chuckled, causing the county magistrate to finally react and wave his hand hurriedly to stop the person who was about to come forward.
"You guys wait a minute."
Seeing that the group looked dishonest, but still obeyed his orders, he quickly rushed forward with weapons and pointed at Xu Yunyan and his group of defenders. After stepping back slightly, the general took a step forward with an ugly expression.
"You...who are you? Why did you come to our county? What are your plans?"
Changsun Chong looked at the county magistrate's frightened look and said happily.
"So that you may know that my surname is Changsun, whose single name is a combination of the Chinese characters. He is the fifth-rank Dang Kou general of the imperial court. He has just returned from the pacification of Japan.
oh? No, you see I said it wrong, now it is my four counties in Dongzhou of the Tang Dynasty. "
Changsun Chong just finished speaking and looked at the county magistrate in front of him playfully. After hearing what Changsun Chong said, the county magistrate's expression kept changing.
"You, you... how is it possible? How is this possible? I don't believe it!"
The county magistrate was still worried here, but those who came with the elders started chattering beside him.
"Did you hear what the young master just said? He is a general! And those people are his companions. Is what he said true? Did your Majesty really exempt us from taxes?"
Just when these people were muttering here and talking about whether the emperor really exempted them from taxes so that they would not be so worried, those straight-tempered people were already shouting here.
"Lord County Magistrate, please give us an explanation as to why this general..."
But before they could finish speaking, the county magistrate issued a warning to the people shouting here with a rather ugly expression.
The people who were shouting here suddenly stopped and did not dare to say anything more. The county magistrate looked at Xu Yunyan and his group with a very uncertain expression, not knowing what he was thinking.
However, seeing that these people did not dare to ask questions under the pressure of the county magistrate, Changsun Chong was still not afraid and spoke loudly here.
"His Majesty has issued a decree. In order to show sympathy for the people of the Tang Dynasty, he has exempted us from taxes. We will never have to pay royal rations again, let alone work for the royal family.
This county magistrate is still here to collect your food, grass, and money, and I don’t know what his agenda is. "
Changsun Chong finished speaking. The county magistrate looked very ugly to Changsun Chong, and he wished that God would strangle Changsun Chong's neck.
But just after Changsun finished charging, the county magistrate looked at him. Although he wanted to take action, he finally endured it.
But his identity is true or false.
Xu Yunyan saw everyone dumbfounded after Changsun Chong's words, and had no choice but to come forward.
"Don't worry, everything we say is true."
"Who are you? You actually dare to roar like this here. Be careful, I will punish you for a serious crime now. And you are still spreading false news here to make the people go against the imperial court for no reason? This is intolerable."
Just when the county magistrate saw that Xu Yunyan was not as well-dressed as Changsun Chong, and found a soft persimmon to express his complaints, and was about to let people take him down. He could not let him tell any more news about the court here to save himself the trouble. The taxi soldiers don't want to work anymore.
"You are so brave. It blinds you. This is the champion general and champion of the day! What do you want to do as the general of this expedition to Japan?"
As the soldiers shouted, the magistrate fell to the ground with a thud.
Champion general?
One big word already shows that this guy is a very popular minister. And the champion is an amazing prince! How could the county magistrate, who had grown up listening to the story of a man with two walls since he was a child, not know the reputation of the champion?
But just as the county magistrate was trembling here, looking up at Xu Yunyan, he suddenly felt something was wrong.
"He is the commander of this expedition to Japan, how could he be so young? Although he remembered that the champion among the Han Dynasty's double walls was only Changsun Chong's age.
But if this man could command such an army in the Tang Dynasty, shouldn't he be the same age as the generals of the Sixteenth Guards of the Tang Dynasty in Chang'an City? "
With such an idea, the county magistrate once again forced himself to stand up.
"You are all fake. Who doesn't know that the generals already have children as old as you, and you are still showing off your power here?
All the troops followed the order and came forward to capture them for me. "
I was originally afraid of the identities of the people in front of me, but after the county magistrate said these words. The soldiers thought that this was the case. The people who were about to cheer and cheered heard that the county magistrate was going to capture these people, but out of fear of the county magistrate, they still believed in the county magistrate's order.
But just as these soldiers moved forward again, confronting Xu Yunyan and the others, the sound of galloping horses sounded in the distance.
Hundreds of Tang troops, armed to the teeth and many times more elite than the county defenders, rushed into the camp with great momentum.
Seeing the elite Tang Army cavalry rushing in, the county magistrate was surprised, and the people who paid the royal rations here were also surprised.
As these people arrived, one of them, a man in gorgeous armor, quickly got off his horse and walked quickly to Li Chengqian.
"The general will come here soon to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince atone for his sins!"
As the general saluted, the others also dismounted and knelt down on one knee.
"The rescue is late, please forgive me, Your Highness the Crown Prince!"
Such slogans shook the sky, making everyone present feel as if they were living in a dream.
Just now, I have been talking about General Changsun. Although he is just a gangster general, now he suddenly mentioned a champion general. This was all suppressed by His Highness the Crown Prince.
Now a team of elite cavalry from the Tang Army is here. Look at these actions and slogans. They are paying homage to His Highness the Crown Prince!
After they called His Highness the Prince, Li Chengqian untied his outermost scholar's clothes, revealing the prince's exclusive clothes underneath.
Although Li Chengqian followed Xu Yunyan to conquer the Japanese country, he still had to take into account the dignity of the prince. When he came to the Tang Dynasty, he had to be prepared to understand the people's sentiments.
Then Li Chengqian took off the ordinary scholar's robe, revealing the prince's clothes. A general hurriedly held a crown dedicated to the prince and put it on Li Chengqian.
Soon, His Highness the Crown Prince, who was ranked lower than one person and higher than ten thousand people in the Tang Dynasty, came to life.
Seeing him dressed like this, the county magistrate was frightened and kowtowed.
"Your Highness, please spare your life!"
When the county prince begged for mercy, the people came to their senses and knelt down to protect the prince, please seek justice for us.
These are the shrewd ones who know that it seems that they are really suffering, and those who don’t know why are also kneeling here. His Royal Highness is a thousand years old.
However, Li Chengqian saw the people kneeling on the ground and hurriedly made arrangements.
"Stand up! Everyone stand up! This time I defeated Japan and came back with the champion general. I happened to pass by here. I wanted to see what the situation in the Tang Dynasty was like now? I didn't expect that I would encounter such a blessing here. The county magistrate who does not take Father's orders into consideration and acts recklessly will definitely get justice for you."
As these words fell, the county magistrate was so frightened that he couldn't say anything. He looked so embarrassed on the ground.
Li Chengqian looked at him like this and waved his hand.
"Someone is here to take him down. Hand him over to the Ministry of Justice for interrogation. We must find out the mastermind behind the scenes." After Li Chengqian gave the order, the county magistrate seemed to have thought of something. He fired at a kneeling soldier next to him and rushed over. He took the knife he put on the ground and struck it on his neck.
This unexpected scene stunned everyone.
"Uh? What's going on?"
Seeing the county magistrate commit suicide on the spot, he couldn't react for a moment, but Xu Yunyan said it.
"Catch them all."
Xu Yunyan was talking about the defenders who came from the city, as well as the government officials who originally collected grain here and the strong men who helped.
While Li Chengqian was stunned, the cavalry turned into infantry and rushed forward quickly, catching them tightly to avoid any further accidents.
With the death of the county magistrate, the scene became deathly quiet. Li Chengqian didn't know what to say, but took advantage of this momentum to take a step forward.
"You have all seen it. What does it mean for the county magistrate to commit suicide out of fear of crime?"
Li Chengqian's rhetorical question made the people scratch their heads even more, but Changsun Chong closed the fan in his hand and slapped it, which attracted everyone's attention.
"Doesn't this mean that what the county magistrate did was for the purpose of the imperial edict? He knew that no matter what, he would die, and then he would die without any evidence. ???????????????? No matter what we say, this scheming really defeats us!"
As soon as Changsun Chong finished speaking, these people suddenly realized.
It turns out that what His Highness the Prince said is true.
But as soon as they came up with this idea, they were shocked.
Isn't what His Highness the Prince said true? Who said it true?
Then they looked at His Royal Highness here. How could it be that His Highness was wrong? His Highness must have said it right. This county magistrate deserved his death, but he only pitied their food and grass!
Just as these people were watching the scene before them and regretting handing over their food and grass too early, Xu Yunyan pointed at the captain who was following him.
"come here!"
"Yes, General Champion."
Xu Yunyan didn't know the name of the person in front of him. Although he looked familiar, to Xu Yunyan, it was impossible for him to remember the names of tens of thousands of Tang troops.
After the stranger Xu Yunyan, who was more general than the soldiers, came closer, Xu Yunyan made arrangements here.
“Go check the grain and grass, see who has paid for the grain, return them all, and ask where these guys packed the grain and transported it.
If they don't tell them, this county magistrate will be their fate. Dare to disobey His Majesty's will, which is a serious crime of genocide. Let them think carefully about it. If they can make up for their mistakes, they can also be merciful outside the law. "
As soon as Xu Yunyan finished speaking, those people hurriedly bowed their heads.
"General, please spare your life, General, please spare your life!"
However, as soon as they shouted to the general to spare his life, Xu Yunyan ignored them and allowed the cavalry general to lead them to a distance, where he asked about something.
When those people heard that their money would be returned according to the list, they were so happy that they kowtowed and thanked them.
Seeing such a scene, Li Chengqian finally knew what he should do. He waved his hand to silence the scene again and began to speak.
"It was Gu who came too late, and you were bullied like this by these Xiaoxiao, but Gu here guarantees that Gu will investigate the matter thoroughly and give you an explanation so that you will never be taxed by these Xiaoxiao again. tax."
Before Li Chengqian finished speaking, there was another voice praising Li Chengqian like a roaring tsunami.
Li Chengqian suddenly discovered an extraordinary situation and came to Xu Yun's side.
"Master, why do I feel that upholding justice for them has a greater sense of accomplishment than when we conquered Japan?"
