"Zhou, Zhou Wangdian... Your Highness, the little one, ah, the little one deserves to die, the little one deserves to die..."
The fat man stared straight at Li Xian's death. The more he looked at it, the bluer his face became. The sweat on his forehead was pouring out one after another. By the end, it was flowing like a waterfall all over his face.
All, after being in a daze for a while, the fat man suddenly got excited and fell to his knees on the ground, kowtowed and started wailing as if he was pounding garlic.
"Do you know Gu?"
Li Xian left the camp this time because he wanted to know the true situation of the disaster relief. He was not wearing royal robes, just casual clothes, and there was no special mark on his body. If he was not an acquaintance, he would not be able to recognize Li Xian's details.
Li Xian couldn't help but be stunned when he saw the fat man betraying his identity with just one mouthful, but he couldn't remember when he had seen such a fat-headed person before. He couldn't help but frown, cold and cold.
He asked incredulously.
"Going back to the palace, Your Highness, Niu San is also from Pancake Village. He is the in-law of shopkeeper Deng. Ah, his second daughter is married to shopkeeper Deng's eldest son. In his early years, he had glanced at your highness from a distance.
I am in awe of His Highness's heroic appearance and will never forget it. I can see Your Highness again today. It is a blessing that I have cultivated in three lifetimes. Your Highness, you are a noble body. This place is dirty and messy. It is not suitable to stay for a long time. I will not allow you to serve me.
The city is resting, and you should take care of yourself..."
Seeing that Li Xian didn't get angry on the spot, the fat man Niu San immediately became energetic. He introduced himself and flattered him, all he wanted to do was coax the giant Buddha Li Xian away from the scene.
"enough!"
Niu San had good intentions, but unfortunately he misjudged the target. Using such a small trick in front of Li Xian was like playing a machete in front of Guan Gong. There was no way he could succeed. Seeing Niu San, his words became more and more outrageous. Li Xian really
I was too lazy to listen anymore, so I waved my hand impatiently and interrupted Niu San's nonsense with a stiff tone. Then, regardless of how ugly Niu San's face was, he walked towards the porridge shed on his own.
He went over and looked at the porridge that was so thin that it was visible in a row of large buckets. Then he picked up a steamed bun and squeezed it slightly, and saw countless fine bran powder spilled out from the hard steamed bun.
Li Xian's expression immediately became darker, but he was not in a hurry to speak. Instead, he waved to the two men who had been fighting with the store clerk earlier.
"Zhang Xiangyang, the crown prince of Huazhou, paid homage to His Highness the King of Zhou."
The middle-aged scribe was obviously very courageous. Even after being frightened by the previous chaos, his face was still quite calm. When he saw Li Xian raising his hand to call, he walked over without hesitation and greeted Li Xian generously.
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"Liu Ziming from Tongzhou met His Royal Highness the King of Zhou."
When the sturdy bearded man saw the middle-aged scribe moving, he followed him step by step. He cupped his fists at Li Xian and performed a courtly etiquette. In such an occasion, although it was not in line with the institutional etiquette, he still managed to do so.
That makes sense.
"Excuse me, Zhang Xiangyang. Since you are a scholar, I guess you are a man who has read a lot of poetry and books. Let me ask you, what is the rationale for openly fighting with others?"
Li Xian admired Zhang Xiangyang's generous and decent behavior, but his face was still gloomy and he asked coldly.
"Your Majesty, it is clear to you that the students were not trying to fight with others, but were actually being beaten. The root cause was simply that the students spoke too much and exposed the trick of the person in charge of the porridge shack who pretended to be good.
Brother Liu and the student are strangers to this disaster, and he only helped the student because of an uneven road. If His Highness wants to blame the student, then he must bear all the punishment on the student himself!" Zhang Xiangyang was not at all disturbed by Li Xian's ugly face.
Timidly, he bowed and answered without being arrogant or humble.
"Hmm." Li Xian did not comment on Zhang Xiangyang's explanation. He just said noncommittally, and then asked further: "How did you know that the person in charge was shoddy?"
"Returning to Your Highness, 'Deng Kee Trading Company' is very charitable and has porridge stalls in various places, and has put up notices stating that all immigrants who are ordered to immigrate to any place can receive a bowl of porridge and thick noodles by following the official road signs.
The four croquettes were used to provide dry food for the journey, and as stated in advance, all the supplies provided by each place were indispensable. The students had passed through three prefectures along the way, and the supplies provided by "Deng Kee Trading Company" were all the same. However, the porridge here was thin and the croquettes were only
There were two of them, and more than half of them contained bran, which was far different from what was announced on the bright plate. The student had doubts in his heart, so he asked about it. Unexpectedly, it was just a question, and it actually aroused the wrath of the person in charge.
There is something strange, why is this happening? I am lucky to meet His Highness, otherwise, the student would probably be disgraced." Zhang Xiangyang's eloquence is obviously very good, and he will speak clearly and coherently.
"Oh? So that's it." Li Xian seemed to be moved by Zhang Xiangyang's words. He raised his eyebrows and said with emotion, and then suddenly changed the topic and said: "I just have one more question. As a leader, I have my own rights."
There is a supply of Lumi from the imperial court, so why do we need to flee to another country? Is there another explanation?"
"this……"
As soon as Li Xian asked this question, Zhang Xiangyang suddenly became speechless, his lips moved a few times, and his eyes rolled wildly, but he couldn't find a reasonable excuse for a long time.
Hey, he really came here to cause trouble, good boy, the thief is really brave! As soon as Li Xian saw Zhang Xiangyang's appearance, he immediately knew that this man's purpose was not simple, and the anger in his heart couldn't help but surge up - Imperial Examination
On the surface, Li Xian is in charge of the reform. In fact, all the rules and regulations are planned by Li Xian. Li Xian naturally knows what kind of treatment his son will enjoy. Even though more than 40 states are currently suffering from drought, the imperial court has given it
The success of the scholars in the disaster-stricken states and even the talents of the scholars are still guaranteed, and these scholars will never be trapped in trouble. It can be seen that Zhang Xiangyang is definitely not a real immigrant. In this way, his purpose of coming
It was so obvious that the only thing Li Xian didn't know was which great god was standing behind this guy.
"Liu Zhuangshi, I see you have good skills. If you are serious about it, none of those gangsters can get close to the strong man. But I don't know why the strong man hides his stupidity here. I am very curious. Liu Zhuangshi is willing to help me solve my doubts.
What?" Li Xian ignored Zhang Xiangyang, whose expression kept changing, but looked at Liu Ziming with great interest, and then asked with a smile.
"Your Highness, thank you. I can fight, but I cannot fight Deng Bodhisattva's people. I have received great favors from Deng Bodhisattva along the way. If it weren't for Deng Bodhisattva, everyone in my hometown would have died. How could I
Who dares to hurt Deng Bodhisattva?" Liu Ziming was obviously a man with a solid eye. He neither understood Li Xian's questioning of Zhang Xiangyang nor saw the murderous intention hidden in Li Xian's seemingly easy-going smile.
The big head answered angrily.
Deng Bodhisattva? Haha, that boy Deng Cheng really became a Buddha immediately! When Li Xian heard that Deng Cheng had become a Bodhisattva in Liu Ziming's mouth, he couldn't help but laugh secretly, but he didn't bring it to his face, and just nodded easily.
, then continued casually: "Liu Zhuangshi said that he has people from his hometown accompanying him, and he doesn't know where they are, so he might as well summon them all. I just want to meet them."
"The little old man kowtows to His Highness. Zi Ming is young and ignorant and has offended His Highness. I beg Your Highness to please forgive him. The little old man will kowtow to Your Highness."
As soon as Li Xian finished speaking, many people from the surrounding crowd stood up, and even an elderly man walked tremblingly in front of Li Xian, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed, and trembled in supplication.
With.
"Old man, you can't help it. You'd better get up and talk."
Although Li Xian was a distinguished person, he was not an unkind person. He still understood the principle of respecting the old and loving the young. How could he let such a rare person kowtow to him endlessly? So he hurriedly rushed forward and grabbed the old man.
He helped me up and said something gentle.
"Your Highness, if you don't agree, I really don't dare to do it."
Although the old man was no longer strong enough to support Li Xian and had to stand up, he still trembled in supplication.
"The old man has misunderstood. Xiao Wang has no intention of offending Liu Zhuangshi."
Li Xian really had no choice but to make a promise with a smile.
"Thank you for your generosity, Your Highness." After hearing what Li Xian said, the old man felt at ease. After thanking him hurriedly, he yelled at Liu Ziming: "Silly boy, why don't you quickly thank Your Highness for your innocence?"
Grace!"
"Ah, patriarch, I..."
Liu Ziming obviously still didn't understand the reason why the old man was begging for mercy for him. He stretched out his hand and scratched his head blankly, dumbfounded at a loss.
"You bastard, I'll settle the score with you later."
When the old patriarch saw Liu Ziming looking around in a daze, he couldn't help but stamped his feet and cursed in anger. Then he bowed his hands to Li Xianyi with an apologetic look on his face and said, "Your Highness Haihan, Ziming's parents died early, and he is old and decrepit.
Discipline him, this guy is already eighteen years old, and he still only knows how to run wild in the countryside. It is all the fault of a young man who neglects to discipline him. I hope Your Highness will be more considerate of this."
What the hell, he's eighteen years old? This guy's face looks like he's thirty-eight years old! When Li Xian heard that Liu Ziming was only eighteen years old, he was stunned and glanced at Liu Ziming suspiciously.
He couldn't help but laugh bitterly.
"Give way, give way!"
Just when Li Xian was speechless for a while, there was a sudden commotion outside. A middle-aged official in a red official robe, surrounded by a large group of government officials, broke into the center of the venue and carelessly tried to get in front of Li Xian.
To go, but before the official could get close, Ling Zhong had already dodged and blocked his way, holding the handle of the knife with such murderous intent that the middle-aged official was so startled that he hurriedly stepped back a few feet.
"I am Cheng Min, the magistrate of Lantian County. Who are you? How dare you stop me and not retreat!"
Although the middle-aged official was startled by Ling Zhong's sudden appearance, his tone was very tough. He waved his sleeves unceremoniously and scolded him.
"snort!"
Because Lantian County belongs to Jingzhao Prefecture, the rank of its county magistrate is several levels higher than that of ordinary local magistrates. It can barely reach the official rank from the fifth rank down, which can be regarded as an official above the middle level. However, Ling Zhong is from the fourth rank.
The general at the top was two levels higher than him, and he was Li Xian's absolute confidant. How could he take a small local official in his eyes? Hearing that this man's words were not kind, his face sank involuntarily.
He snorted coldly, and the murderous aura in his body that was already heavy suddenly became a little stronger...