Chapter 8: Robbery of Folk Girls
Hearing the content of the third level, Li Ming couldn't help but curse the old fox.
It turns out that the content of the third level is the finale, and the first two levels are nothing at all.
Li Ming couldn't help but look at the Sixth and Eighth Princes.
Before this, these two people had been fighting with themselves for power and profit, but now these two people have been silent in the two levels, and they even took the initiative to withdraw from the second level.
This couldn't help but make Li Ming have some guesses in his heart.
As for Li Zheng?
A reckless martial artist, what do you know how to govern the county?
"Dare to ask the Prime Minister, how are these four county towns distributed?" Li Ming asked with his fists clasped at the prime minister.
Li Ming knew that of the four counties near the capital, one of them was Shangxian, two were Zhongxian, and one was Xiaxian.
If you choose the upper county, it's fine, but if you choose the lower county, it's difficult!
"Decide by lottery!" Wang Qingzhi waved his hand, and at this time a eunuch walked up with a box.
Inside the box were four notes.
"These four notes are written Qinghe County, Chang'an County, Lantian County and Guang'an County, of which Chang'an County is the upper county, Qinghe County and Lantian County are the middle counties, and Guang'an County is the lower county."
Wang Qingzhi explained.
Emperor Tang looked at the expressions of the four people, Li was obviously the most indifferent, Li Zheng was a little flustered, and the sixth prince and the eighth prince were a little excited.
Then Tang Huang announced: "Let's start the lottery!" ”
"I'll come first!" Li Zheng strode forward, walked in a tiger step, and snorted coldly after walking past Li Ming's side.
Li Ming was unimpressed.
Li Zheng casually took out a note from the box, opened it and saw that it said Chang'an County.
"Hahahaha, I drew to Chang'an County!" Li Zheng walked proudly in front of the three of them.
Chang'an County has a large population, and it is extremely easy to make political achievements.
So Li Zheng was extremely excited after drawing Chang'an County.
Li Ming's gaze never left the Sixth and Eighth Princes.
The relationship between the sixth prince and the eighth prince is quite good among many princes, not on the surface, but really good.
Because the biological mothers of the sixth prince and the eighth prince are the same person.
And at this moment, after Li Zheng was drawn to Chang'an County, the expressions on the faces of the six princes and the eighth prince did not change at all, and they looked like they were winning!
Li Ming couldn't help but speculate in his heart.
Then the sixth prince and the eighth prince walked up together, and the two took a note from the box, and after opening it, the two notes were written Qinghe County and Lantian County respectively.
For a moment, the entire court was silent.
By this time, everyone knew what was written on the last note.
Guang'an County!
A lower county with a population of less than 1,000 households!
Empress Dowager Xiao's face was full of sadness, for her, Li Ming could be said to have experienced twists and turns.
When it was drawn to Guang'an County, it was basically certain that it would definitely lose.
There is no suspense at all.
The ministers also sighed slightly.
At this moment, Li Ming strode forward with his head held high, and respectfully took the note from the box, on which the words Guang'an County were written without accident.
"Dare to ask the Prime Minister, when will you leave?" Li Ming asked without humility or arrogance.
Li Zheng on the side looked at Li Ming like a joke.
If you draw to Guang'an County, you will accept your fate directly!
It's better for everyone to declare the towel early.
Wang Qingzhi frowned, and then replied: "Start today!" ”
As soon as he exited, he saw Li Ming turn around and say to Emperor Tang and Empress Dowager Xiao: "Father, the queen mother and sons go first!" ”
After finishing speaking, before Emperor Tang and Empress Dowager Xiao could react, Li Ming had already walked out of the hall with his head held high.
Leaving a crowd stunned on the spot.
"Father, mother, and sons and ministers also went first!" After the sixth prince and the eighth prince glanced at each other, they both saw the sense of urgency in each other's eyes and retreated one after another.
Li Zheng saw that the three of them were gone, so naturally it was not easy to stay, so he retired and left.
After a few people left, Lin Chaowen suddenly spoke: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cares about the people, and after seeing that he was assigned to Guang'an County, he hurriedly went there, which shows His Royal Highness the Prince's love for the people!" ”
Lin Chaowen originally didn't have any confidence in Li Ming, but judging from Li Ming's performance today, Lin Chaowen can be sure that this guy is hiding clumsy.
So I rekindled my confidence in Li Ming.
"Yes, the prince does have some enthusiasm for the people!" Tang Huang nodded with satisfaction.
"The fifth prince, the sixth prince and the eighth prince also have a passion for the people, and Your Majesty has these four sons, but they are safe and sound." Prime Minister Wang Qingzhi said.
Seeing that there was something wrong between the prime minister and the Taifu, Xu Hanwen, as the middleman, hurriedly played a round: "Your Majesty's princes are all dragons and phoenixes, so Your Majesty has a successor!" ”
As soon as these words came out, everyone present knew what was going on, and hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, Queen Wannian!" ”
Li Ming doesn't have so much time to talk to them here, Guang'an County is the poorest county near the capital, with a population of less than 1,000 households, and it is said that there are still many people who do not have enough to eat, and live a primitive life by hunting every day.
If you want to make political achievements in Guang'an County, you must analyze the reasons why Guang'an County is poor after on-site investigation, and then carry out a series of reforms in detail.
When Li Ming was a soldier in his previous life, he not only learned martial arts, but also learned a lot of experience in how to govern the local area.
After walking out of the main hall, Li Ming went directly to the Imperial Horse Farm to ask for a horse before he had time to return to his palace, and finally went to Guang'an County.
Guang'an County was less than fifty miles away from the capital, and Li Ming galloped for an hour and barely arrived.
"This is Guang'an County??"
Li Ming's eyes widened, he just thought that Guang'an County was very poor, but he didn't know how to be poor.
And now after seeing it, my heart was suddenly shocked.
I saw that the farmland in front of me was a lot of waste, and the surrounding households were even more empty.
After entering the boundary of Guang'an County, I didn't even see any living people.
After riding a horse slowly and leisurely to the county seat, it gradually became more crowded.
As soon as he walked to the county seat, he heard a woman's scream.
Li Ming hurriedly looked for prestige, and saw two officials pulling a girl's clothes with hideous faces, while the surrounding people looked numb and indifferent.
"Official, there is really no food at home, if there is food, our family will definitely pay the taxes, you give us a few more days, and we will smash the pot and sell the iron to pay the taxes!" The girl cried out as she tried her best to protect her clothes.
"Collecting taxes is the law of the imperial court, since your family can't pay it, then they can only sell you to the county government as a tax!" The official said with a sneer, while his eyes stared at the girl's exposed body.
Seeing this scene, where could Li Ming endure it?
Immediately, Ce immediately went up and roared angrily: "What a bold man, as a servant, he dares to rob the people's girls on the street!" ”