When Li Yuanzhao rushed back to the East Palace, Liu Jin immediately greeted him and said: "Your Highness, there is someone outside the palace asking to see him. He says he is Miss Tao from Taoyuan County. He also holds Lord Fang's token."
Li Yuanzhao was stunned.
Xiao Tao? What is she looking for?
Lao Fang went home? Not so fast!
"Call in!"
Liu Jin nodded in agreement, and then went to report.
Xiaotao entered the palace for the first time under the leadership of Liu Jin, observing from left to right.
I couldn't help but feel a little amazed.
This is the palace! Sure enough, it is much more impressive than Taoyuan County, but it seems too spacey and not very popular.
After walking all the way, Xiao Tao finally succeeded in meeting Li Yuanzhao, and Xiao Tao breathed a sigh of relief.
He immediately bowed respectfully.
Then he looked at it secretly.
When Li Yuanzhao saw this, he couldn't help but feel a bit like showing off: "Xiao Tao! You're a rare guest, how about coming to this palace to show you my East Palace?"
When Xiao Tao came back to her senses, she realized that she had something big to say, and immediately said seriously: "Your Highness, something big has happened!"
"What's the big deal?" Li Yuanzhao was a little curious.
"Someone is attacking Taoyuan County. Now the thief has been captured by us. Now that the master is away, please ask His Highness to make the decision for us!"
"Hey!" Li Yuanzhao was amused: "Attack Taoyuan County? Are you kidding me? If there are bandits and the like, do you still need to tell me? Just send some people from your county!"
"They are not bandits...they are people of King Wu..."
As soon as these words came out, a lot of pressure was relieved from Xiaotao's heart.
Those who attacked Taoyuan County were really strict. Xiaoliu, who was the first to arrive, was no longer in his right mind. He was over-interrogated and had no time to ask questions. There was already a problem with normal communication. Two lyrics of unknown meaning always popped out of his mouth. .
He had no choice but to be sent to work in a black coal kiln in the county.
Later, Jiang Hu interrogated him for two days but found no results. He was so anxious that he had no choice but to impose a severe punishment.
Xiao Tao came up with a bad idea and used a cannon to kill two of his accomplices in front of Jiang Hu. There was no bloody scene. After all, the county has never advocated these anti-human punishments.
Therefore, the victim's body was covered with thick steel plates. Once the cannon was fired, it collapsed far away in an instant... and a column of blood was thrown out of the mouth in mid-air, and the person died before he hit the ground.
This kind of scene is beyond my wildest dreams! Jiang Hu was so frightened that he lost his mind and urinated on the spot. In the end, he attacked all of them.
The county discussed it some more... Xiaotao immediately rushed to the palace.
When Li Yuanzhao heard this, he didn't react at first, and then he was shocked: "King Wu sent people to attack Taoyuan County? Don't talk nonsense! Why does he need it? What is he going to attack with? Where did the vassal king in the capital come from? Soldiers?"
Xiao Tao looked extremely serious: "I didn't say anything false. If you don't believe me, your Highness, you can follow me to the county!"
Li Yuanzhao's expression became more solemn. This was definitely not a trivial matter.
The vassal king hid two thousand private soldiers in the capital. Although the number was not large, this behavior was tantamount to rebellion!
"Prepare your horses! Take me to Taoyuan County immediately!"
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The two of them immediately rushed to Taoyuan County without saying anything.
When Li Yuanzhao appeared in front of the gate of Taoyuan County, the dilapidated door opened and his brows tightened.
This gate was originally blown into pieces by explosives.
Xiaotao just ordered people to nail some thick boards inside and outside, and did not think about repairing it again.
She knew Fang Zhengyi, and maybe he would like this kind of low-key city gate.
As long as it’s strong enough and the lining is good, it’s fine!
"This place... seems to have really experienced a battle! I have never heard of a battle that could damage the city gate like this."
Li Yuanzhao couldn't help but start to think about it.
A group of people swarmed up and slashed at the city gate frantically... Suddenly they woke up halfway through the thought!
"That's wrong! How could this city gate be like this! Is there something wrong with their brains? And why are there so many big holes in the ground over there!"
Before the gunpowder incident was exposed, Xiao Tao quickly made up an excuse: "It's a fire attack! They used kerosene to burn the city gate, and the pit over there was dug by people from our county digging wild vegetables..."
"..."
Li Yuanzhao walked straight into the city with a downcast face.
Asking is in vain, there is no truth in your mouth!
Digging wild vegetables, the pit is so big, all the people in the county are digging wild vegetables in the same pit?
This kind of lie can be told, which is far worse than the old man!
"Where are those prisoners? Take me to see them!"
"One part is working in the coal mine, and the other part is being used to experiment with penicillin. Which group does Your Highness want to see first?"
"No... why are people in the coal mine? Don't you lock people in your cells?"
Xiao Tao explained: "Our cells are just a formality. After two days, they will be taken away to work. This is called reform through labor!"
"The young master said that prisoners have no right to be idle. If they want to lie in prison, their families have to pay money. These prisoners have no money but to work. If they earn enough work points, they can exchange for the opportunity to sleep in the cell!"
"Where does the prisoner usually sleep?"
"Didn't the newspaper office discard a batch of mattresses earlier? They were sent to the coal mine."
Li Yuanzhao's eyes lit up: "Wonderful! As expected of Lao Fang, he is good at abusing people!"
Xiao Tao showed displeasure: "Your Highness, we do not abuse prisoners. After one year of rehabilitation, they will have two days of annual leave every year. During the holidays, you can go back to the prison to sleep for free."
"After these people are released from prison, many people are rushing to get them! They don't care about work or wages. Rehabilitation is also for their own good."
"Only two days off in a year? Hiss... the prisoners will not commit suicide if you do this!" Li Yuanzhao's scalp went numb after hearing this. Isn't this just a low-end version of an early reporter?
It turns out that Lao Fang has been managing reporters the same way he controls prisoners. No wonder going to work is not much better than being in jail!
"No, there are not many people who can commit serious crimes... We work in groups of twenty, and nineteen people with short sentences are assigned to one with long sentences. If someone in a group commits suicide, the sentences of all others will be increased. ! Therefore, it is difficult to commit suicide successfully."
What a talent... It would be a shame if Lao Fang didn't go to the Ministry of Punishment!
Li Yuanzhao sighed: "Forget it, forget about the ones in the coal mine, let's go see another group. Hasn't Lao Fang given up on penicillin yet?"
Xiao Tao shook his head: "The young master said that if penicillin succeeds, countless people will be alive! The young master cannot invest a large sum of money into poison. That would be meaningless. I will take your highness there now."
The place where penicillin was tested was not far away, and the two of them arrived there not long after on horseback.
The laboratory house is uniquely built, covering a wide area and being completely white.
There are also a lot of windows, apparently for lighting purposes.
When Li Yuanzhao pushed the door open, a strong stench hit his nostrils! This time he almost vomited.
Xiao Tao behaved the same way, it was also her first time here.
There were many simple beds placed before the eyes. Dozens of people were tied to the beds, their tops were taken off, and they were motionless.
Occasionally, there are people wearing white coats and masks walking through it...it looks very modern!
Li Yuanzhao's eyes scanned the prisoners on the bed, his expression gradually becoming serious.
Look at their torso, limbs, hands. He often goes to the military camp, and you can tell at a glance that he is a trained veteran.
This kind of person cannot be an ordinary bandit, which means that what Xiao Tao said is most likely true!
It's just that the wounds of these people seem to be serious, and they are left there without anyone caring.
"What are these people tied up for? Why don't you treat their injuries?" Li Yuanzhao asked.
Xiaotao waved her hand to call someone over, covered her mouth and nose and frowned and asked, "Why don't you ask the doctor to treat their injuries?"
The white coat glanced at the prisoner beside him: "Oh... we are waiting for the wound to worsen..."
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