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Chapter 95: If You Can’t Get It, Destroy It

"You are such a bastard. You spend all day doing nothing and drinking. If you continue like this, you will lose your position as crown prince sooner or later!" Liu Sisi scolded and criticized, then she let out a long sigh, calmed down, and continued: "Do you know how many people there are?

Kai looks at your position, and how many people threaten you. If it weren't for the Liu family's backing, I, the queen, would not be able to be stable. How could you be the crown prince? You should take a long-term view when doing things. Then Lu Shangshu is young.

You have the seventh level of Tongmai. It is only a matter of time before you break through to the Three-Elixir Realm. If you can get the support of a Three-Elixir Realm, you will have one less enemy of the Three-Elixir Realm. Come and go, do you know the pros and cons?"

Although Yang Zhen was uneducated and incompetent, he was not a complete idiot. When he heard that Li Xiaotian could reach the Three Dan Realm, he recognized that he was a talent. At this time, he had an idea and thought of a sharp question.

Said: "What if he can't be used by us?"

"Then make him useless. In this case, no one will be able to use him, and everyone will be happy." Liu Sisi teased, a fierce look flashed across her pretty face.

Yang Zhen understood the meaning behind Liu Sisi's words. If he couldn't get it, he would destroy it. This was what he was best at doing.

"Think about it, if there is a situation in Tongzhou, the messenger from Tongzhou to deliver the memorial will be arriving soon. We will send some good people outside the city to intercept it. If there is a situation, you know what to do. Just in time, you can also take a look at this household minister.

Can Shangshu be of use to us?" Liu Sisi ordered, just as she finished painting, she stood up and admired it by herself.

Yang Zhen understood and resigned.

"Spring, although it is a time when all things come to life, is also a time when the weak and the strong are at their peak." Liu Sisi murmured to herself, as if she was not satisfied with her picture of the spring river, so she took up her pen and dyed the spring water all over the river into vermilion.

Quzhou.

The third state city on Li Xiaotian's tour.

As always, I went to the countryside and asked about the tax situation of the farmers. When I arrived at the city gate, I showed my identity and went straight to the state pastoral office.

The surname of the governor of Quzhou is Cai, and his given name is Cai Qiu.

There is no doubt that this guy is a corrupt official, because Li Xiaotian already learned in the suburbs that Quzhou's tax is two silver coins. Although it is one silver coin less than Pianzhou Cao Qing's, it is still more than three times more.

Drawing on the experience of the last time he captured Cao Qing, the governor of Pianzhou, this time, Li Xiaotian did not hesitate, but acted vigorously and resolutely. As soon as Cai Qiu showed up to greet him, he quickly captured it. The guy was still confused and didn't know what was going on.

After that, it was time for the Imperial Guards to search homes with ease. Just as His Majesty said at the time, they were professionals in searching homes. Li Xiaotian had seen this in Pianzhou. Whether it was a secret room or underground, there was nothing you could hide.

There's nothing they can't find.

Not long after, the lobby of Zhou Mu was filled with a dozen or so large boxes of glittering gold. There was one box more gold coins than in Pianzhou Cao Qing's Mansion, and both boxes were made of 100 gold coins.

"Commander, this is a copy of the auspicious slip."

After a while, a guard handed Geng Nian the account he had written down.

Geng Nian glanced at it and handed it to Li Xiaotian.

"Isn't this just taking off your pants and farting? It's unnecessary!" Li Xiaotian cursed in his heart.

Then I browsed through it and found that there were nearly 800,000 gold coins, but there was no deposit receipt. I couldn't help but turned to look at Lei Ming and asked: "Is there no Lei's Chamber of Commerce in Quzhou?"

Lei Ming rolled his eyes at Li Xiaotian and explained: "Do you think your Qiu Kingdom is another country? Except for Shang'an City in Kyoto, monks from other states and cities are almost inaccessible. Our Lei family has a lot of money, but we are not stupid. We will pick a few symbolically.

Of course, the purpose of setting up a chamber of commerce in a decent state city is not to earn a few bucks from the people of Qiu Kingdom, but to facilitate the monks who need to pass by. Therefore, not only Quzhou, but also Lian Tongzhou does not have a chamber of commerce."

Li Xiaotian asked: "I remember when I was negotiating the share with you, you were very arrogant and said that every state and city has an independently managed chain of chambers of commerce."

Lei Ming coughed guiltily and said, "When talking about business, it's normal to exaggerate a little."

At this point, he paused and then raised his voice: "But don't worry, although there is no chamber of commerce in these states, Brother Lu has me. Am I not the mobile chamber of commerce? Leave all the gold coins and these miscellaneous items to me."

, Anyway, I brought enough tickets, just in case, I brought five storage bags."

With that said, Lei Ming took out a stack of business notes from his storage bag, unbuttoned his clothes, and found four storage bags hanging inside, looking extremely wealthy.

"Come on, I know you are rich." Li Xiaotian asked Lei Ming to put away his arrogant attitude of wealth, return to the topic, and asked Cai Qiu: "Caizhou Mu, I did some calculations, even if you collected three times more taxes, including you Quzhou

Even if you have a population of 800,000 gold coins, tell me, besides increasing taxes on the people, what other shameful things have you done?"

Quzhou is not as big as Pianzhou, has a smaller population than Pianzhou, and has slightly more corruption than Pianzhou. No wonder Li Xiaotian has this problem.

Cai Qiu said with a trembling voice: "Your Excellency, we have reduced the goods tax for merchants."

Li Xiaotian suddenly became enlightened, pointed at Cai Qiu, and said sternly: "You, as the shepherd of a state, increase the labor tax for the people and reduce the goods tax for merchants, your conscience must be eaten by the dog. I'm afraid the dog won't eat it, but if you eat it, you will have to eat it."

Poisoned to death."

After speaking, Li Xiaotian immediately announced loudly: "Cai Qiu, the governor of Quzhou, secretly increased taxes on the people, colluded with merchants, reduced taxes on goods, was corrupt and perverted the law, and enriched himself. His crime is unforgivable. He will be imprisoned and awaits His Majesty's punishment!"

After speaking, Cai Qiu was dragged away and thrown into jail.

"Boss Lei, please collect all the things first, and then give me a business ticket of 800,000 gold coins." After dealing with Cai Qiu, Li Xiaotian said to Lei Ming.

Lei Ming took out his storage bag, cleaned up all the dirt on the floor, and asked, "That's not right. It says you only have more than 790,000 gold coins on it. Why do you want me to give you 800,000?"

"Rounding up, you will deduct it from the appraised item at that time, it's the same."

Lei Ming thought there was nothing wrong with what Li Xiaotian said, so he agreed: "That's okay."

At this point, the first inspection tour of Quzhou is over. What is certain is that Cai Qiu should not have a protection/umbrella. If he had, someone should have informed him after the Pianzhou incident. Otherwise, how could the investigation be so smooth?

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Late at night, before the case, Li Xiaotian was writing a memorial about the Quzhou incident. After finishing it, he sat in meditation on the bed to channel his energy and practice.

Kyoto in the Autumn Kingdom, Shang'an Castle, suburbs.

The moonlight was hazy, a cold wind blew up from time to time, and everything was quiet.

A man and a horse galloped under the cold light, startling crows and birds.

Judging from his attire, he is wearing the official uniform of a state envoy. There is no doubt that he is here to deliver important letters.

Whoosh!

Suddenly, six or seven sharp arrows flew out of the darkness, pointing directly at the envoy.

Obviously, the group of people who fired the hidden arrows were good at sneak attacks. Their shots were quite accurate and they all hit the target.

The messenger screamed and fell off his horse to death.

Immediately, several men in black with their faces covered in black cloth walked out from both sides of the road. They quickly walked to the envoy, rummaged around and found a memorial, with expressions of satisfaction on their faces. However, they did not leave in a hurry, but

He took off the official uniform of the envoy and buried him in a pit prepared in advance to ensure that everything was safe before going back to resume his life.

The Royal Palace, Kunning Hall, and the Queen's Bedroom.

Queen Liu Sisi is on the throne, and Prince Yang Zhen is on the lower side.

"I said he is not simple."

Liu Sisi said as she threw a memorial towards Yang Zhen.

Yang Zhen took the memorial, opened it and looked at it. His expression gradually became solemn and he said: "If you dare to directly comment on the memorial to our mother, it seems that this guy has never considered siding with us and cannot be used by us."

"Now it is no longer a question of whether it can be used, but he has the account book in his hand that Jiang Zheng secretly recorded tax evasion and transactions with me. Your father must not know about this matter." Liu Sisi said solemnly.

Yang Zhen added: "That's not easy, just send someone to do it for him."

He immediately thought of something else, shook his head, and said: "Killing him seems to be really not an easy task. He is protected by a group of imperial guards, and there are still around Geng Nian."

"Don't worry, I have made arrangements. This person named Lu will never return to the capital with his life in mind." Liu Sisi sneered, seeming to have everything under control.

"By the way, the Queen Mother and the Tongzhou Prefect Jiang Zheng are key figures and must be dealt with," Yang Zhen reminded.

"You can think of problems, why wouldn't I consider them? You don't have to worry about these things. You can't help anyway. I have my own plan." Liu Sisi said, starting from the moment she saw the memorial,

An almost perfect plan had already emerged in her mind.


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