Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 652 Nestorian Water Depth
After returning from Tuyuhun, Song Sen seemed to be more mellow.

Li Qinzai seemed to have met a bosom friend. When he came back, everyone said that he was plump, as if he hadn't done any serious work in Tuyuhun. The body is really not convincing.

Seeing that Song Sen is also plump now, Li Qinzai's mood is inexplicably much happier.

I really want to hang a collar around his neck and take him for a walk around Chang'an City, so that all the subjects of Chang'an can see it.

Are we willing to be mellow?Obviously, the pure natural mutton of the Tuyuhun tribe is more nourishing.You go and you circle.

Song Sen salutes when they meet, and it can be seen that Xinyue's expression comes from the heart.

After all, it was Paoze who had carried guns together, and their feelings were a little more sincere than before they left Chang'an.

Li Qinzai also supported his arm with a smile. Just when Song Sen thought he was going to return the gift, he was surprised to find that his hand was touching his round belly with a very loving expression, like touching his mother-in-law's six-month pregnant belly .

"Okay, okay! You are fat and fat, one side of the soil supports the other side." Li Qinzai praised.

Song Sen suddenly showed a look of embarrassment: "Uh, General Su swept Tuyuhun, and the remnants of the enemy fled after hearing the news. The subordinates stayed in Liangzhou with nothing to do, and their belly became round before they knew it."

As he said that, Song Sen saluted Li Qinzai again: "I would like to thank the Marquis of County Li. After you left Liangzhou City, you left behind hundreds of sheep. The officials and Baiqisi's subordinates have all grown fat."

Li Qinzai shook his head and said with a smile: "Just eat, I'm treating you, anyway, I snatched it, so I don't feel bad. Of course, you have to be sensible. I treated you to so many mutton meals in Liangzhou City. You will give it to me at Pingkangfang tonight." I bought a brothel to let me do something happy, isn't it too much?"

Song Sen's complexion changed, and he became whiter and more lovely.

Trying hard to squeeze out a smile, Song Sen smiled awkwardly: "Not too much, not too much, tonight...is all arranged by the lower officials."

With a miserable smile on his face, Song Sen silently calculated his family property in his heart.

It's not cheap to rent a brothel in Chang'an City, Song Sen did the math, and found that it was not enough for him to lose his fortune.

Hou Shuang of Li County would only tremble once, at most two or three times, but Song Sen might have to resign his public office and stay in a brothel to sell himself to pay off his debts, and with his appearance and body shape, he would probably never receive customers in his entire life of……

Life is suddenly dark.

Seeing that Song Sen was so frightened that he lost his face, Li Qinzai patted him on the shoulder heavily, and said with a big laugh, "I'm just joking with you, tsk tsk, how much does it cost to rent a brothel, it scares you so much, to be honest, Didn't you take advantage of the chaos of the war to make a shameful windfall in Liangzhou City?"

Song Sen straightened his chest, and said righteously: "Li Xianhou's words are wrong. The official is His Majesty. He threw his head and blood for the Tang Dynasty. In his eyes, he only serves the king and the country. Only treacherous villains survive. With the idea of ​​making a fortune!"

Li Qinzai hooked his neck affectionately, and the strength of his elbows tightened his fat neck, with a murderous smile on his face: "My surname is Song, I suspect that you are implicating me, I made a fortune in Liangzhou City Yes, the troops have plundered the Tuyuhun tribe several times, huh!"

Song Sen was startled, and hurriedly said: "Misunderstanding, Li County Marquis has misunderstood. The officials absolutely did not mean to target you. What you did in Liangzhou City and Tuyuhun was a major event for the country and the people. By the way, I would like to send a small message. Cai, even if His Majesty finds out, he won't mind."

Li Qinzai still didn't let go of his fat neck, which made him roll his eyes: "Honestly speaking, how much money you have made, if you can't get along with me, I will kill you."

"One thousand guan, most of which were distributed to Baiqisi's subordinates. I swear in the name of my ancestors that I will never lie to you."

Only then did Li Qinzai let go of him, and said with a pleasant smile, "Come on, let's share our experience of getting rich. What shameful things did you do in the Northwest?"

Song Sen moved his fat neck and said with a wry smile: "Your official...just picked up the fangs of Li County Marquis. I heard that Li Qinzai plundered the cattle, sheep and girls of the Tuyuhun tribe. The cattle and sheep rewarded the army, and the girls were sent to Liangzhou City for sale. , The next official also learned from Li County Marquis, did it twice, and made a small fortune."

"Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning for human trafficking?"

Song Sen froze, if he wants to chop, he should chop you first, right?

But he still said honestly: "Your official feels that he is doing good deeds. Tuyuhun is deeply involved in war, and it is difficult for all the tribes to survive. Especially after General Su led his troops into Tuyuhun, the number of people our master Wang kills every day is very high." Tens of thousands."

"Among the people who were killed, who was the real rebel and who was the innocent? Under the chaos of war, whoever cares about this will be killed if they are killed. To tell you the truth, Li County Marquis, the girls of the Tuyuhun tribe are all begging If the subordinate officials sell them, they will be able to survive if they are sold to the master’s family, but if they remain in the tribe, they will die sooner or later.”

Li Qinzai nodded, he agreed with Song Sen's statement.

There is a choice between freedom and life. Not everyone is willing to choose death for freedom. It is better to live than to die. To be a slave is to survive.

Only those who have experienced war can understand how hard people work to survive.

Song Sen went on to talk about business.

"I heard that the Marquis of County Li wants to investigate Nestorianism. I have sent someone to investigate in the past two days. Uh, let me ask you a lot, do you have any grudges with Nestorianism?"

Li Qinzai shook his head: "It's not a grudge, it's just beating up a few Nestorian rascals."

Song Sen breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "It's good if there is no hatred, it's okay to beat up a few little rascals. Nestorian's water is very deep, and the officials are worried that Li Xianhou will fall into the mud."

Li Qinzai frowned: "How capable is Nestorianism, I am a county magistrate appointed by the emperor, can I still not provoke them?"

Song Sen hesitated for a moment, and said: "Hou Mo of Li County blames the officials for speaking frankly, you really can't offend Nestorian."

Li Qinzai was finally surprised: "Why?"

Song Sen sighed: "Let's put it another way, do you dare to offend Buddhists and Taoists?"

This question from the soul made Li Qinzai admit without hesitation: "I can't afford to provoke him."

Buddhism and Taoism, whether foreign or local, have countless believers in the Tang Dynasty, and they dare not provoke them today. How can Li Qinzai He De dare to stab the sky?
Song Sen spread his hands, and said: "That's right, you can't offend Buddhists and Taoists, and Nestorianism can't offend you either, it has nothing to do with power and status."

"There are many believers in this family, and the means of buying people's hearts are also clever. If you give an order casually, those believers don't care how high your status is for their gods. They really dare to fight you desperately."

Song Sen's truth was a bit harsh, and Li Qinzai felt a little uncomfortable hearing it, but he still held back.

"I've heard that Nestorianism worked under the methods of the Great Tang Propaganda, and they dared to do all sorts of indecent things in order to make money. The court and officials have a bad impression of them. Can't they still mess with them?"

Song Sen smiled wryly and said, "It's still the same sentence, no matter what the emperors and ministers think of Nestorianism, they have many followers among the people."

"In order to appease the hearts of the people, the Son of Heaven will definitely not take action against Nestorianism lightly. After all, they were the late Emperor Taizong and Prime Minister Fang Xuanling who went out of the city to invite them into Chang'an."

(End of this chapter)