Chapter 130: Fighting the Autumn Wind
"Okay, okay, don't cry here, go get a pen and paper for them, write a letter to the adults in your family, and ask them to come here before sunset this afternoon, if anyone doesn't come, then I will send you according to the law of the Tang Dynasty."
Li Xiang saw that none of these guys could call the shots, and he didn't bother to delay with these people, let the adults in their family come over to talk, anyway, no matter if you sell your house or land, you have to give me this money.
After listening to Li Xiang's words, these people hurriedly took up the pen and wrote a letter, hoping that the adults in the family would quickly rescue them, it was too much pressure to be around Li Xiang, and when Li Xiang's eyes swept over, they all felt that they were missing two taels of flesh.
Li Xiang had already asked about their identities just now, almost all of them were the eldest sons of the major families, so there was no need to wait for the sun to go down at all, less than an hour had passed, and a large number of carriages had already come outside, and it seemed that they were here for their children.
"Weichen Wuqing Mansion Assassin Shi Tang Guoli has seen His Royal Highness."
An old man in his fifties overturned from the carriage, and then arrived at Li Xiang as fast as possible, led by his son, who went out to play with a group of friends in the morning, and should go back in the afternoon, who knew that the family went back to report that it was taken by an army.
This Lord Tang was a little worried at the time, as long as he wasn't taken away by bandits, there were a lot of troops here recently, could it be that there was a conflict with the army of the imperial court? While he was hesitating at home, his son's letter was sent back, offending the least able to offend.
After this Lord Tang knelt down, he thought that Li Xiang would let him get up, but Li Xiang didn't say a word, he could only continue to kneel, and there were more than a dozen other officials kneeling around.
In the Tang Dynasty, people in their fifties were already considered old men, so after kneeling for about a stick of incense, this Tang Lord was already a little unable to support it, and just when he was about to fall, Li Xiang looked at the people and finally arrived.
"I didn't expect to meet you in this way, and I also thought that I could find a good wine shop and dine with you, but it's a pity that your sons didn't give me this opportunity......
Li Xiang briefly elaborated on the matter here, and finally raised a fatal question, that is, do your sons have fame?
"If you go back to Your Highness, the dog is a new talent in this mansion......"
A seven-rank petty official said.
"Is that just the one son?"
"That's all for Your Highness."
"Take your son away and go back to study, none of us can waste the rules of the imperial court, this matter has nothing to do with you."
Li Xiang is still very disciplined in doing things, according to the current laws of Datang, as long as you have fame, you can not be a soldier, do not pay taxes, and do not pay food.
Except for this seven-rank petty official, no one else spoke, which means that except for the kid just now, the rest of the people have no fame.
"Lord Tang, this king has a question, do you say that these people are still my ordinary people in the Tang Dynasty?"
Li Xiang looked at Lord Tang, who was trembling like chaff, and said, "Capture the thief and capture the king first, who made you the head of the magistrate, who will you look for if you don't look for you?"
"Your Highness, the lower officials accept the punishment, the lower officials accept the punishment."
In the end, this Lao Tzu knows more than his son, his son messes around every day, and he doesn't know how much money he has in the family, this Lao Tzu instantly understands what is going on, if Li Xiang makes a big fuss, the whole family will not be able to keep it at that time, and he will not have to be dismissed from office? Now I just need to pay a lot of money, even if I smash the pot and sell iron, I have to take out this money.
"The lower official also pleaded guilty."
Some people hurriedly knelt down and moved closer to Li Xiang, now they have no room to change this matter, Li Xiang detains all the people here, not to mention that their son really has no merit and fame, and he is doing nonsense outside every day, and it is too easy to find witnesses.
"Don't force it, if the family doesn't have enough money, I can use it as little as I want."
Li Xiang didn't expect to achieve his goal so easily, why don't we have to say a few kind words, these old people are enough to cooperate, and they didn't let us waste spitting stars.
"It is the duty of those of us to contribute to the country, according to the amount His Highness said, please give us a certain amount of time, and we will go back immediately to collect money."
Some people were happy and wanted to hear how much money was spent, but Lord Tang immediately blocked their way, do you all want to die? Since His Royal Highness has issued a number, we have to send the money honestly, so that we can tide over the difficulties, we should ask God to worship the Buddha, and if you are still worried about the money now, you will go to the Hades Hall next year to report.
"Lord Tang is capable, but in addition to this money, the military camp in Zhichong Mansion is too dilapidated, if you want your subordinates to live here, I guess everyone can't live there, can Lord Tang arrange it for you first?"
Li Xiang looked at the dilapidated military camps around him, if it weren't for the three words Zhichong Mansion on it, he probably thought that this was a flower nest.
"Please rest assured, Your Highness, the lower official will arrange it immediately, and the lower official is willing to contribute two hundred labors, and let His Highness drive it."
Don't talk about taking the money, in the end, you have to be someone, this Lord Tang is really not an ordinary person, if you want to change to an ordinary person, you will never do this, Li Xiang looks at this Lord Tang more and more pleasing to the eye, and he is not very good at the affairs of his children and grandchildren, but he is still qualified in the matter of cooperating with military affairs.
It's just that these people around him can't do it, they looked at this Lord Tang with some resentment, you have already made a statement, we have to make a statement, and after a while, Li Xiang got together more than 1,400 slaves.
"Your lords' support for the court, this king is all in mind, and when he returns to the dynasty in victory, this king will definitely play the emperor, and talk about the merits of your lords, but when the time comes, how to say it, it depends on how you do it, we will have a long life in the future, and today is not a hammer deal, you adults should go back to make money first, and your sons will stay in front of the army first."
Li Xiang also had something to say, telling these people not to think that today's matter is over like this, as long as Lao Tzu is still on the southwest border for a day, you people have to cooperate with me well, otherwise Lao Tzu will give you the first time in this matter at any time.