Li Shimin

Chapter 815 Your Majesty, Brothers Are Poor!

"You are in the city of Pyongyang, have you encountered any troubles that require this king to take action?"

Li Xuan asked directly, but before Cui Gongming and the others could reply, he waved his hand and said.

"If there is anything that needs my action, go out and find Zheng Fu, and just tell Zheng Fu!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Cui Gongming and the others quickly saluted and walked out.

"call……"

Walking out of the hall, Cui Gongming and Shi Chang subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

Afterwards, they looked at each other, smiled wryly, and walked towards Zheng Fu who was guarding in the distance.

And in the hall.

Li Yuan looked at Li Yuanjing.

"This person, are you going to deal with it like this? Or keep it for a few years, wait until he collects more money for you, and then take him down in one fell swoop?"

"Aye..."

Li Yuanjing didn't expect Li Yuan to ask him like this, he couldn't help being surprised, subconsciously a little embarrassed.

Although he was annoyed that Liu Zongxin dared to use his name to steal from the wealthy businessmen and dignitaries in Pyongyang.However, the monthly [-] guan is a huge amount of money for Li Yuanjing.

In the past, when he was still the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, he had a salary issued by the court, but he didn't have to worry about food and drink. After summing up every month, he also had tens of thousands of dollars.

However, after coming to Goguryeo, except for his food town in the Tang Dynasty, the imperial court only gave him [-]% of his previous salary.

And he not only has [-] more soldiers, but also a lot of officials to support.

Every month, Pyongyang City and the four surrounding cities collect up to more than 4 yuan in taxes.

However, just feeding the officers and soldiers below can cost about the same, and there is not much money left for him, and sometimes he even has to pay his salary as the prince of the Tang Dynasty.

Now, the luxury items in his palace, as well as those beautiful prostitutes, were all dedicated to him by Liu Zongxin.If he was asked to buy it himself, I am afraid that a beautiful prostitute would not have the money to buy it.

Therefore, deep down in his heart, Li Yuanjing still felt that Liu Zongxin still had some credit for him.

Li Yuan ignored it and continued: "But if you are reluctant to take it down so soon, then you have to make sure that the [-] yuan that this official keeps privately every month is not used to buy the soldiers under his command, or even It's the guards in your palace!"

Hearing this, Li Yuanjing was shocked.

This place is far away from the Tang Dynasty, and there are some aristocratic vassal states in the surrounding area.

And he only has [-] soldiers and [-] personal guards.

If Liu Zongxin bought all his [-] soldiers, he, the king of Pyongyang, would be worse than a prisoner.

And if he killed him, he couldn't bear it!

"It's just Aye, Liu Zongxin and his staff didn't do anything wrong with the child!"

"Then what do you want to do?"

Li Yuan glanced at Li Yuanjing and asked slowly.

"Go back to Aye, my boy wants to send him back to Chang'an, or let him be disarmed and returned to the fields!"

Li Yuanjing said slowly.

"You are also a vassal now, so you can deal with your subjects yourself," Li Yuan said.

In fact, in Li Yuan's heart, Liu Zongxin's fault was not that big.

The main reason is that in his heart, those Goguryeo hozens cannot be compared with Tang people at all.

It's just that a subject who actually deceives his monarch and wants to share money equally with his monarch is still a general who holds military power, and he can no longer stay by the monarch's side!
"Thank you Aye!"

Li Yuanjing quickly saluted Li Yuan respectfully.

Then, he yelled outside.

"Where is Li Cheng?"

"Li Cheng sees the king, what orders does the king have?"

Soon, Li Cheng, the commander of Li Yuanjing's palace guards, walked in.

"This king ordered you to bring someone to summon Liu Zongxin!"

Li Yuanjing said in a deep voice.

"Subordinates obey orders!"

In Li Cheng's heart, he cupped his fists respectfully and saluted, then he personally selected a group of confidants and walked outside the palace,

After a quarter of an hour.

Li Cheng walked in with a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes and a simple and honest face.

"The last general, Liu Zongxin, pays homage to the Great King! Greetings to the Supreme Emperor, His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness King Jin, King Wei, gentlemen!"

After seeing the ceremony, Li Cheng looked at Li Yuanjing.

However, to his surprise, Li Yuanjing looked a little wrong today.

"Liu Zongxin, I would like to know how much money you can receive from the wealthy businessmen and dignitaries in the city by using my name every month?"

"This……"

Liu Zongxin was startled, and then gave a wry smile.

"Your Majesty already knows?"

"You are so brave!"

Li Yuanjing's face was full of anger, "It's in vain that I trust you so much and entrust the entire defense of Pyongyang City to you. How dare you lie to me like this!"

"Your Majesty, forgive me!"

There was not much fear in Liu Zongxin's eyes, but he bowed his hands helplessly and said, "Your Majesty, it's not that your subordinates intend to do this, it's that all the brothers under your command followed the King all the way to Goguryeo. Such a desolate place, since you can't enjoy the prosperity of our Tang Dynasty, you should earn more money to subsidize your family."

"Is the king's military salary not enough for you?"

Li Yuanjing said angrily.

"Your Majesty, forgive me!"

Liu Zongxin smiled wryly, "Your Majesty, I wait for these soldiers to pay the same amount of military salary every month. After eating and drinking, there is not much left. If you want to subsidize the old parents at home, how much can you have?"

After Li Yuanjing was silent for a moment, he said slowly again: "Why didn't you tell me about this matter?"

"My lord, the city you govern is only this big, and your subordinates know how much money you make every month. Even if you tell you, you can't change the money, and you may even prevent your subordinates from treating those Goguryeo hozens like that." Strict!" Liu Zong said.

"So, you distributed all the money you withheld to the soldiers under your command?"

Li Yuanjing asked slowly.

"Your Majesty Yingming!"

Liu Zongxin is very bachelor.

"You bastard!"

Li Yuanjing looked anxious.

"Do you know that just because of your act of distributing money to subordinate soldiers privately, you are suspected of buying soldiers. No king can tolerate the existence of such generals?"

"The subordinates are loyal to the king and have no second thoughts. Please also learn from the king!"

Liu Zongxin's expression changed drastically, and he said hastily.

"Humph!"

Li Yuanjing snorted coldly, "After a while, I will send a captain to go there. Pack up, take your family and follow the Supreme Emperor back to the Tang Dynasty!"

"Your Majesty?"

Liu Zongxin was startled, "Your Majesty wants to drive your subordinates away?"

"Hmph, wherever your crimes are placed, they are capital crimes. Take your family members and go back to Datang, and don't let me see you again!" Li Yuanjing said angrily.

"Subordinates obey orders!"

Seeing Li Yuanjing's firm expression, Liu Zongxin smiled helplessly, and cupped his hands again at Li Yuanjing.

"The subordinates will return to their hometown of Anye County. If the king wants to drive you away in the future, just ask!"

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(End of this chapter)