Returning home from the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, Yang Xuan was surrounded by another set of people.
"I'm tired from this trip. Let's rest first and discuss things later."
Yang Xuan hurried into the backyard, leaving behind Han Ji who was hesitant to speak and had a look of resentment on his face.
"Do you have something to say?" the old thief asked.
Han Ji said: "Tax evasion has been a practice of the Tang Dynasty for many years. If Lang Jun breaks this practice, it will attract the attention of the world."
"Just say it directly and it will offend powerful officials."
"The powerful and high-ranking officials, the powerful local people, these are the foundation of a country."
This was Han Ji's understanding, but he was very excited.
The old thief didn't have time to chat with him, "I'm back."
He hurriedly returned home and said, "Madam!"
"Why!"
Xia Zhichun, a former famous prostitute in Daliao, came out of the room and her eyes lit up when she saw the old thief, "My husband is back."
"Um!"
The old thief went in and sat down.
"It's been a hard journey." Xia Zhichun made tea for him and prepared a change of clothes.
"I'll wash it later."
The old thief suddenly held Xia Zhichun's hand.
"Husband!"
At that time, Xia Zhichun thought that the old thief was just a liar. It was not until he followed him to Taoxian County that he realized that this guy was actually Boss Yang's confidant.
At first she was a little nervous, feeling that her identity would not be accepted.
Unexpectedly, just by meeting Yang Xuan once, this matter would be settled.
To this day, she still remembers the look Yang Xuan gave her.
It was so calm that no emotion could be seen, but it made her heart tremble.
"Husband, is there something on your mind?"
The old thief has always had a carefree temperament, with a lewd smile all day long, as if he would not be moved even if the sky fell.
The old thief rubbed his old face, rubbed his eyes, and held Xia Zhichun's hand, "Tell me, who is calling the shots in this world?"
Xia Zhichun thought for a while, "Emperors, noble families, generals."
"anything else?"
Could it be that he drank too much, or that he had a woman outside... Xia Zhichun felt cold, "There is also a powerful person."
The old thief sighed, and Xia Zhichun knew at a glance that it was not a matter of men and women, and felt relieved, "It is said that it is the emperors, generals, and noble families, but the world is so big, but the local powerful are the ones who really call the shots.
People say that a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local coward, but what they mean is that the local tycoons are so powerful that foreign dignitaries and dignitaries are also somewhat afraid of them."
"The mountains are high and the emperor is far away."
This is another way of saying that when it is rare for an old thief to be serious, "What will happen if someone wants to offend those local powerful people?"
Xia Zhichun was startled, "If you offend the emperors, generals and ministers, you still have room for maneuver. If you offend the powerful people in the world, you will be shattered to pieces."
She looked at the old thief, "Who is so stupid?"
Mr. Lang!
The old thief was a little troubled.
"Why?" Xia Zhichun asked.
"For the world, for the people!"
"That's an upright official!" Xia Zhichun's eyes flashed with brilliance, "These people should be respected!"
"If I..." The old thief traveled all over the world, he naturally knows the consequences of offending powerful people, "If I also get involved..."
"It's the Duke!" Xia Zhichun keenly guessed the person the old thief was talking about, and couldn't hide his admiration. "In this world, emperors and generals are fighting for power and profit in Chang'an, powerful officials are annexing land, and local tyrants are preying on the people. Only
The Duke! He is indeed the Duke!"
She held the old thief's hand with her backhand and said with piercing eyes: "Husband, follow the Duke!"
"What if..." The old thief didn't worry so much in the past, but now he has an extra wife.
Xia Zhichun was angry, "Are you a man?"
The old thief looked down and said, "Don't you know?"
Xia Zhichun pouted at him, "If you are a man, you should follow the Duke to do great things!"
There are bigger things!
The old thief has always been worried that Yang Xuan would set the world's powerful as his goal, which would bring many obstacles to his great cause. "I am afraid of failure."
"How will you know if you don't do it?"
"What if everything fails?" The old thief looked at her, "I'm not afraid, it's you..."
Xia Zhichun said, "I will die with you!"
…
"Aye!"
Ah Liang was running very fast now, followed by the swordsman and Fugui.
"A Liang!"
Yang Xuan took a few steps forward, hugged him immediately, and said with a smile: "Do you miss Aye?"
"Think about it!"
The swordsman lazily stood beside Yang Xuan, while the rich man stood up impatiently, lying on Yang Xuan's lap and wagging his tail to please the master of the family.
Yang Xuan held A Liang with one hand, and in front, Zhou Ning and the people in the backyard greeted him.
"I have met my husband."
Widow Luo saw Yang Xuan supporting Zhou Ning with one hand, a smile on her face, but she felt that the majesty was just beneath the smile.
A messenger came the day before yesterday, saying that the Northern Liao Dynasty attacked Chenzhou and was strangled by the Duke of Guo's army. The messenger's words were vivid, as if Yang Xuan had destiny in him and could not predict the future.
These words gradually accumulated, casting a mysterious and majestic veil over Yang Xuan.
"Be careful!"
Zhou Ning's belly is not small anymore. Wherever he goes, there are two maids who look weak but are actually highly skilled.
Yi Niang stood behind and didn't say anything about coming forward to join in the fun.
Yang Xuan walked over and handed A Liang to her.
"Yiniang!"
Ah Liang speaks clearly and makes people happy.
There was a smile in Yi Niang's eyes, and she hugged him and said, "It's time for Lang Jun to rest for a while when he comes back this time."
"Hopefully!"
"Do you still have to go out?" Yi Niang heard some overtones.
Yang Xuan nodded, "The attack on Chenzhou was Ning Xing's plan. What comes and goes, if Northern Xinjiang does not respond to this, the outside world will think that I am dormant, which is not good!"
"Actually, it's not a bad thing to hibernate for a while." Yi Niang held A Liang with one hand and reached out to pat Yang Xuan's back, which was a little gray.
This is to advise him not to rush.
Yang Xuan smiled and said, "The internal fighting is going on in Bei Liao right now, so it's the right time to take action."
"I'm just afraid that they will abandon their past grievances."
"So the scale is very important. It can expand the territory of Northern Xinjiang without irritating Ning Xing too much."
"So, why are you helping the eldest princess?" Yi Niang glanced at him, "People say that Lang Jun does it for beauty, but I know that Lang Jun is not that kind of person."
"I can't just sit back and watch her being devoured by He Lianchun and Lin Ya, so I naturally have to help. Secondly, the more lively Ning Xing is, the better!"
Yi Niang stopped and watched Yang Xuan help Zhou Ning into the room.
Aunt Guan walked up to her and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"Lang Jun, you have grown up."
Her little husband has now learned to take advantage of everything.
Even if it’s the woman he once had a crush on!
The emperor is selfless. When his private affairs conflict with the world, he must learn to put public affairs before private affairs.
This is the most difficult imperial art.
It’s not about learning, it’s about making choices.
Now it seems that her husband is gradually realizing it.
"very nice!"
When his father returned home, the happiest person was A Liang.
"swordsman!"
He shouted, and the leopard lazily entered the house and lay beside him.
"Aye!"
Ah Liang struggled to pick up the swordsman's tail and showed off proudly.
"good!"
The leopard was caught by his tail, feeling helpless.
As the son of the Lord of Northern Xinjiang, A Liang can do many things, such as getting some children and grandchildren of Northern Xinjiang officials and generals to play with him, or a group of maids to accompany him.
There are not many maids in the Yang family's backyard, but they are enough to serve the young Duke.
But Yang Xuan had rules and did not allow too many women to gather around A Liang.
So to this day, the little Duke is surrounded by a leopard and a dog.
Zhou Ning looked at his son, with a soft look in his eyes, "Aye wrote a letter, saying that Aweng's men ambushed Zhao Song, but unfortunately they could not kill him."
As expected, it was Zhou Qin. Yang Xuan's heart moved, "Ah Weng, what a trick."
"The Zhou family has someone in the Zhao family."
Zhou Ning revealed the reason why Zhou Qineng ambushed Zhao Song in one sentence.
"The noble families were called brothers back then." Yang Xuan shook his head.
"It's just pretentious before profit." Zhou Ning said with a smile: "Every family has this kind of trick. Let's talk about the Zhou family. I'm afraid each family has at least fifty spies."
"Why does it sound like seeking skin from a tiger?" Yang Xuan said.
"It's like seeking the skin of a tiger. If you're not careful, you'll be swallowed up." Zhou Ning said.
After Yang Xuan waited for her to calm down, he asked seemingly casually: "Have all the taxes in our family been paid?"
Zhou Ning was startled, "Who are you going to touch?"
It is indeed my wife... Yang Xuan held her hand and said, "You are pregnant, so don't worry about these things."
"Of course I paid it all."
Zhou Ning said: "At first, the officials who collected taxes refused to come, so I asked people to send the money."
"She is indeed a good wife!"
Yang Xuan felt relieved and talked to his wife about family matters and A Liang. When he saw that she was tired later, he said he would go to the front yard for a walk.
Han Ji and others are waiting.
"...Lang Jun is in charge of Northern Xinjiang as the deputy envoy of Jiedu. Those powerful men have provoked many times. Lang Jun said it well, it is indecent to come and go without reciprocating, Lang Jun!"
Han Ji stood up.
Yang Xuan walked in and said, "Sit down."
He sat at the top and saw Wang Laoer eating dried meat. He had a headache and said, "Still eating."
Wang Laoer said: "That Helian Yunshang said that the jerky here is delicious, let me try it."
Foodie!
Yang Xuan coughed lightly, and Wang Laoer put away the dried meat.
"After I returned from Chang'an, the powerful people in Northern Xinjiang have been working together. What are they worried about? Are they worried about my revenge? Am I that kind of person?"
Yang Xuan smiled.
"The gentleman is magnanimous!"
"Lang Jun, that's not called revenge, but governance!"
Even old thieves have learned how to flatter a horse with a soft beard.
Yang Xuan pointed at He Lianyan, "Tell me."
He Lianyan stood up and said, "According to Lang Jun's instructions, Jin Yiwei has been keeping an eye on several important powerful people. They have been gathering frequently recently, and they were panicked at first, feeling that Lang Jun would definitely take revenge.
The Zhao family from Lu County came and discussed with those powerful people for a long time. Later, some troubles arose among the powerful people, and many people were beaten or even disappeared... The Zhao family played a big role in this."
"This is cleaning up the traces of illegality."
Han Ji sneered. "But they didn't expect it. Lang Jun didn't even think about starting from this aspect."
"I want to, but I can't for the time being!"
Yang Xuan narrowed his eyes, "To be honest, I want to expose all the evil deeds of the powerful, but once I take action, it will cause shock in the world. Many things can only be done step by step. If the step is too big, it will cause trouble!
"
The world cannot be black or white. If it is all white, it is not the world, but hell!
Ugliness will always exist.
What he can do is gradually weaken those ugliness.
"Taxation is the foundation of a country."
Yang Xuan pointed out the key points of this discussion.
"Officials, the army, and government expenditures at all levels... all rely on taxation. But for thousands of years, taxation seems to have become a matter for the common people. The more people earn, the less taxes they pay. This is also a miracle."
Yang Xuan spoke slowly, but everyone felt the coldness.
"The richer you are, the greedier you are!"
Yang Xuan said sarcastically: "Human desires are endless. When this desire conflicts with their family and country, they will choose to stand on the side of their desires without hesitation. So, meat-eaters are despicable, that's what I say!"
Tu Shang coughed dryly.
It was rare for him to express an opinion, and Yang Xuan also nodded slightly to show encouragement.
Tu Shang looked at the crowd and said, "Speaking of taxation, I knew something about it when I was in the Southern Zhou Dynasty. In the Southern Zhou Dynasty, the emperor and the scholar-bureaucrats shared the world. This statement led to many disadvantages, such as taxation.
Those officials who are doing business in their homes openly offer tax reductions and exemptions, no matter what they say, a gentleman is ashamed to talk about profit.
The local tyrants colluded with the officials and treated taxes as a joke..."
Tu Shang looked a little angry... He had been at the bottom of society for most of his life and hated this kind of phenomenon.
"This class of people are still not satisfied with tax reductions and exemptions. They exploit and rob the common people... It is unreasonable for the Southern Zhou Dynasty not to be destroyed!"
Tu Shang sat down.
These words just set the stage for what Yang Xuan will say next.
Yang Xuan said: "The powerful men in northern Xinjiang colluded with the officials to evade taxes, He Lianyan!"
"Mr. Lang!"
Helianyan stood up.
"Take down the officials involved."
He Lianyan took out a booklet and said, "Take orders!"
Immediately, she went out to say hello, and master and apprentice Ru'an followed.
Yang Xuan said: "Everyone feels that as a governor, I should compromise and coax those powerful people. In this way, with their cooperation, we can become the true master of the northern border."
Yang Xuan said coldly: "Who is the lord of Northern Xinjiang? You can live and die, just say... Jiuding! Pei Jian!"
Pei Jian stood up and promised loudly, "Here you are!"
Yang Xuan squinted his eyes, murderous intent looming, "Go and collect taxes!"
…
Dozens of officials rushed out of the Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, with Pei Jian standing outside.
"Set off!"
Thousands of soldiers were waiting in the streets.
Two officials formed a group and took them to various places.
The news quickly reached Sun Xian's ears.
He and Lin Qian were drinking with Lu Yuan, talking about the situation in northern Xinjiang.
"coming!"
Sun Xian sneered, "Jinyiwei has been keeping an eye on us for a while, and he probably got a lot of information. He wanted to take action, but he couldn't find an excuse. But if he didn't take action, the sword would be hard to sheath, and the majesty of the Lord of Northern Territory would be gone.
"
"He had to force himself to do it!" Lin Qian smiled happily, "To be honest, I have wanted to see Yang Xuan's jokes for many years. Today I have a taste of it! It will become clear to me!"
He raised his glass and the three of them drank.
Lu Yuan smiled and said: "He has a heroic attitude. This time, he must be domineering."
Sun Xian squinted, "Why do you teach me, Mr. Lu?"
To be domineering is to arrest people without asking any questions.
Lu Yuan took out a letter from his sleeve and said reservedly: "This is Alang's letter to Yang Xuan. The letter mentions this matter in a vague way... After all, we are all from the Northern Xinjiang lineage, why bother killing each other?"
Lin Qian was overjoyed, "The Zhao family in Lu County is famous all over the world. With this letter, Yang Xuan dare not take action."
There was a noise outside, and then a servant came in.
"Alang, officers and soldiers are coming outside."
Sun Xian looked at Lu Yuan and said with a smile: "This man can't say anything, so he's here. Mr. Lu, let's go together to meet these uninvited guests?"
Lu Yuan stood up and said, "Easy to say!"
The three of them arrived in the front yard chatting and laughing.
"It's Zhou Jian, Yang Xuan's confidant!" Lin Qian saw Pei Jian.
"So what!"
The purpose of Lu Yuan's trip was not only to win over powerful people, but also to represent the Zhao family in Lu County and to test and compete with Yang Xuan from afar.
What can a rebellious person do to me?
Lu Yuan stood with his hands behind his hands and said with a smile, "What do you want me to ask?"
This statement is a bit overwhelming.
But at this moment, Sun Xian's mind was filled with the joy of gratification and revenge, so he ignored it.
He spoke.
"What can I ask?"
Pei Jian raised his sword and spoke.
"After investigation, Mr. Sun has evaded taxes for many years. It's time to make up for it!"
Sun's tax evasion history lasts for hundreds of years, and the amount is countless.
pay an overdue tax!
!
pay an overdue tax!
!
Sun Xian only felt that the punch hit the empty space and felt uncomfortable all over.
What's even worse is that he thought of the pleasure he felt when looking at his ancestors' account books.
Over the years, the amount of tax evasion and tax evasion that Mr. Sun has committed is too huge. Looking at that huge amount, a sense of superiority and pride can't help but arise.
He thought of all Yang Xuan's possible methods.
but!
I just didn't expect that he would ask Sun to pay taxes.
That huge amount...
The key is, Mr. Sun, there is no reason to refuse!