In the bright room, the corners of Liu Ji's mouth twitched slightly. If he hadn't been in front of Li Xuan, his face would have turned completely gloomy.
Li Xuan's words, "How do you make everyone hate you?" immediately reminded Liu Ji of Cheng Zipu and Xu Ying who had left the room before.
The two people's attitudes towards him said it all.
Cheng Zipu was his son and daughter's in-laws, and Liu Ji had always respected Xu Ying over the years, and many gifts were sent to his home every year.
But it happened that at this moment, these two men came out first and stabbed him.
Liu Ji felt itchy with hatred in his heart.
Li Xuan sat on the stool and looked at Liu Ji calmly.
[Liu Ji, a native of Dongyang, Wuzhou, forty years old, the former head of the Wuzhou Dongyang branch of the Tianyin Sect, is at the peak of his innate talent. 】
Li Xuan's eyes were not sharp, nor did he reveal much about his personal likes and dislikes, but Cheng Zipu always had a feeling.
Everything about him was completely seen through by Li Xuan's scrutinizing eyes.
At this moment, the door was knocked twice, and then a note was stuffed through the crack of the door.
Yu Ze, who was standing at the door, took it. After taking a look, he immediately came over and handed it to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan held the note in her left hand and just glanced at it, with a smile on her lips. Then she raised her head, looked at Liu Ji, and said playfully: "You know, those people below have gathered together now, one by one. I am counting all the illegal things your Liu family has done in Dongyang over the years, and it seems that many people still have evidence hidden in their homes."
The wall fell down and everyone pushed it.
His own family knew about his own affairs, and Liu Ji had long known in his heart that today's situation would be very difficult.
The corner of his mouth twitched slightly, with a wry smile on his face. He held his hands towards Li Xuan sincerely and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know. This year, various families in Dongyang have used loan deeds to usurp people's property. The people are suffering and complaining... Liu Although my family is doing the same thing, my Liu family’s interest rate is the lowest in Dongyang.”
"Can I say that you are trying to win people's hearts?" Li Xuan's words made Liu Ji's expression change drastically. He immediately held up his hands and defended hastily: "I have no intention of doing this. I hope the prince will understand."
Li Xuan's eyes narrowed slightly, she turned sideways, picked up the teacup on the side, took a sip, and then said, "You just say it!"
"There is evidence." Liu Ji took out a small brocade bag from his body without hesitation, took out a stack of paper and handed it directly to Li Xuan: "Your Majesty, this is the loan contract that the Han family has signed with the people in the past few months. The interest rate on the voucher is slightly lower than that of other companies, but it is not much lower... Your Majesty, the villain has not broken the rules."
Sometimes, making money is not the problem, but breaking the rules can cost people's lives.
Li Xuan glanced behind him, and Yu Ze immediately stepped forward, took the IOUs, and began to read through them one by one.
Liu Ji's expression changed slightly as he stood there, but then he became indifferent.
At this time, Li Xuan spoke again, forcing Liu Ji to focus his attention.
"I heard someone say that your family is the same as Liu Gong, the bachelor of Beimen, who was born in Zhongshushe?" Li Xuan leaned forward slightly and stared at Liu Ji with a faint look. Chinese website
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Hearing what Li Xuan said, Liu Ji's expression immediately relaxed, and he nodded and said, "When Xiaguan went to Suzhou last year, he met the young man from the bachelor's family. After a conversation, he continued the family tree. .”
Li Xuan nodded, looked at Liu Ji calmly, and asked calmly: "I have seen Mr. Liu during the first lunar month, if I heard that Mr. Liu still has this kind of thing in Dongyang,
Because of our relationship, I will definitely ask Mr. Liu to write a letter and come to Dongyang to ask Captain Tuo Renyong for help! "
"I don't dare. I have little ability and I dare not claim to be helping the prince." Liu Ji's expression immediately changed slightly.
The doubt in Li Xuan's voice almost came directly to his face.
Li Xuan put down the teacup in her hand, stood up, and walked past Liu Ji until she reached the window outside.
From here, looking diagonally to the east, you can clearly see Caishikou in the distance to the east.
Li Xuan looked in the direction of Caishikou and said softly: "Xiaowei, do you know that although Mr. Liu was born in Changzhou, his roots are in the Liu family in Pengcheng? Xiaowei, do you know what the Liu family in Pengcheng means?"
Liu Ji's expression changed slightly, and he said a little sarcastically: "I know, he is a descendant of Han Gaozu."
"So, your family is also a descendant of the imperial family?" Li Xuan's light words made Liu Ji's face turn pale.
Descendant of the imperial family, is this a title that anyone can wear on their head?
If you don't pay attention, a hat pretending to be an emperor is immediately put on your head, and then your family is confiscated and your family is exterminated.
"Don't dare!" Liu Ji immediately handed over his hand and bowed humbly, not daring to say anything.
Li Xuan looked at Liu Ji calmly and said softly: "There are not a few descendants of the Liu surname in the court, such as the early Right Chancellor, the Minister of Rites, the Duke of Guangping County, Liu Xiangdao, the former Duke of Pengcheng, and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishments. Liu Dewei, Mr. Liu. The school captain, that is the Duke of Pengcheng County."
There is no need for Li Xuan to explain the relationship between Pengcheng County Duke and Pengcheng Liu family.
Then Li Xuan continued: "The captain may not know something. I have a good relationship with Pengcheng County Duke, the son of Pengcheng County Duke, and Liu Shenli, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry. Before leaving Luoyang, he also visited Liu Gong, and Liu Gong gave him The king recommended several old relatives and friends who serve in the southeast, but for some reason, there is no school captain among them!"
Liu Ji's face turned green and white. Faced with Li Xuan's doubts, he could only say reluctantly: "Peng Chenggong's high position and scepter are not something that a villain can grasp."
Putting aside the title of Duke of Pengcheng, Liu Shenli was just a third-rank minister of the Ministry of Industry, which was not something that ordinary people could easily look up to.
"You mean, the people in Zhongshushe are inferior in status and power?" Li Xuan looked at Liu Ji with a half-smile.
"I don't dare." Liu Ji immediately admitted his mistake.
A member of Zhongshushe, even if he is not a bachelor of Beimen, still holds a position of the fifth rank, and has always been by the emperor's side. This is something that a wealthy family in the lower county can question.
Li Xuan snorted softly and continued: "You are not included in the Liu family tree of the Pengcheng Liu family, and you are not included in the Nanyang Liu family's family tree. Captain, then which family are you from?"
The current head of the Pengcheng Liu family is naturally Liu Shenli, while the current head of the Nanyang Liu family is Li Xuan's eldest son, Liu Rengui, the Duke of Lecheng County.
Pengcheng Liu is a descendant of Liu Bang, the emperor of Han Dynasty, and Nanyang Liu is a descendant of Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of Han Dynasty.
"Villain, villain..." Liu Ji didn't know what to say for a moment.
If it were anyone else, he would have been crushed to death by the Liu family's relationship background, such as the county magistrate Gu Tan. Although he was born in the Gu family of Wu County, as a marginalized child, he would not be able to meet people like the Liu family and Beimen. Even bachelors have families with whom they have connections, so they have to worry about three points.
But Li Xuan is different. He has a deep relationship not only with the Liu family in Pengcheng, but also with the Liu family in Nanyang.
Not to mention, he was born in the Li family of Longxi, a member of the royal family, and he himself was the current county king.
Liu Ji now regretted coming here to see Li Xuanlai, and his own mentality was a little broken.
Seeing Liu Ji's appearance, Li Xuan couldn't help but shake his head in his heart. It seemed that he really had nothing to do with Liu Yi's family, and he was not a chess piece put into Wuzhou by Empress Wu.
If it weren't for this worry, Li Xuan wouldn't have said so much to her.
"Bang bang!" At this moment, the door was knocked again, and a note was stuffed in.
Yu Ze quickly took it, took a look at it, and handed it to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan glanced at it, and then turned to look at Liu Ji. The indifferent and deep look in his eyes made Liu Ji's heart skip a beat.
Liu Ji couldn't remember which time this was. Every time a note came in from outside, Li Xuan's eyes became even colder.
After several times, Liu Ji even became a little sensitive.
"Come here!" Li Xuan waved to Liu Ji. Although Liu Ji was a little afraid of Li Xuan, he didn't dare to refuse Li Xuan's order.
Liu Ji walked to the window, then followed the direction of Li Xuan's finger and looked east.
Then I saw one prison car after another, coming from the east, and then turning from the intersection in front to the direction of Caishikou.
Standing in the prison car were prisoners one after another with handcuffs and shackles, gray and white tattered prison uniforms, numb faces, and stains of blood on their bodies.
Liu Ji knew that these were the Tianyin cultists who were arrested last night.
Because some stupid woman left a secret roster with her, and was eventually taken over by the government.
If you want to break down the power of Tianyin Sect in Dongyang County, it can basically be divided into four categories.
One of them is the Tianyin Sect elites who were killed by Li Xuan in the ancient pagoda and are now captured. They are all Tianyin elites who have received rigorous training in the mountains.
The second is the Dongyang officials who were either threatened or bribed by the Tianyin Sect, and were eventually adopted as their own, such as Li Dingyi and Huang Ziming.
The third one is the Madam Su Fang of Li Chun Yuan who was installed by Tianyin Sect in Dongyang City to connect all parties.
The fourth is the believers who believe in the Tianyin Goddess in Dongyang City. There are many ordinary believers and some fanatical believers. These are the foundation of the Tianyin Sect's power to rise.
The first three were basically destroyed by Li Xuan, and now it is this fourth group of people that Li Xuan is eyeing.
When he entered the city today and saw a notice posted at the city gate that the Yamen was going to kill the Tianyin cultists caught last night at Caishikou today, Liu Ji felt extremely regretful.
If they and their son hadn't chosen to leave the city yesterday to prevent being taken away by the King of Nanchang, and even dispersed their manpower to hide, they would never have imagined that this would give Li Xuan an opportunity to take advantage of.
As a result, the men who finally dispersed the secrets were defeated one by one by Li Xuan.
After one night, the entire situation in Dongyang City was completely reversed.
Now, Li Xuan is eyeing the last part of Tianyin Sect's power in Dongyang City, and he wants to use murder to shock people's hearts.
Thinking of this, Liu Ji's heart became even heavier.
He couldn't help but stepped forward, raised his hands and asked: "Your Majesty, I wonder if I remember correctly. According to the imperial decree, criminals are to be executed. Dongyang County must report to the Governor's Office, then to the Ministry of Punishment for approval, and finally to Dali Temple for approval. , only after the sage approves, Dongyang County can kill the criminals at Qiuhou... If the prince does this, he will not be afraid of being sued by the censor."
Li Xuan smiled lightly and looked at Liu Ji with a deep look: "The captain still has a thorough understanding of the imperial laws and regulations, but the captain may have forgotten one thing, and that is a case similar to conspiracy. In wartime, it is It can be done simply, Dongyang has already entered wartime since last night, Captain, do you think what I said is right?"
"Therefore, my king's murder is within the scope of the imperial decree."
