The Peerless Demon of Martial Arts

Chapter 643 Whitewashing Everything

"Oh?" Sun Shihe took the letter, opened it and looked at it: "Brother-in-law is also in a daze. How can you be a courtier for a rebellious person? Those sage books have been read into the dog's stomach. He is him, I am I, say no or see, let them go."

The book boy went down the steps and said to the four people: "Mister said, he doesn't see any outsiders, please leave."

"It's so courageous that you don't even see the emperor." Purple Winged Bat's eyes were sharp: "Go and tell him, if he refuses to come down to pick him up, I'll burn this garden down, so that he can't even keep the ancestral tablet."

Li Tianxing said: "Since my husband doesn't want to see me, I'll wait here until he wants to see me."

The emperor was willing to wait for a scholar for several hours, which was an unheard of thing in ancient times, which showed that he was broad-minded.Sun Shihe's expression was already moved by the naked eye, but he still wanted to see if the emperor was really sincere, or if he was just putting on a show.Until dark, until late at night, the four of them stood in the corridor, motionless.

The book boy said: "Sir, the emperor has been standing outside for more than four hours, and there is a letter from Mr. Tian's family, so we must see him. If you offend the emperor, then we will be guilty of exterminating the whole family."

Shutong is more sensible than him, a little too high-minded.

Sun Shihe reluctantly said, "Okay, I'll go see him."

After going out the door, I saw the four people below still standing without looking up.Sun Shihe only said: "If you have guests, please come up and sit down."

This force is simply invincible, even more domineering than peerless martial arts.

Li Tianxing asked the three of them to stay, and he entered the thatched cottage alone: ​​"Mr. Sun, you are finally willing to see me."

"I'm doing this to my brother-in-law." Sun Shihe lay on the couch slowly: "I don't know your identity, I didn't read the contents of that letter, and you don't have to tell me who you are, I just ask you one thing."

"Please say."

"Nowadays, the government is collapsing and the people are struggling to survive. What do you think about this?"

Li Tianxing said: "Renew the government of officials, help the people, and remove all corrupt officials in the world."

"Hehe!" Sun Shihe couldn't help laughing: "You are talking like a child. Since Emperor Yanhuang and Qin Shihuang, whenever there are no corrupt officials, there will be people who will be greedy. People will not die, greed will not die, that is, in another 5000 years, It will not eradicate the atmosphere in the officialdom, it is a fixed number, and it cannot be operated by human power."

On the surface, he looks down on him, but in fact he is already enlightening Li Tianxing, this guy is too face-saving.

Li Tianxing said: "What you said is very true, so what should you do in my opinion?"

"Ask me?" Sun Shihe said calmly, "I can't do anything about it, and no one can do anything about it. So, if you're looking for me, you're looking for the wrong person."

"I didn't find the wrong person. Although there is no cure, I am willing to use my best ability to relieve the court's worries. This time I came to Jiangnan, and I know some disadvantages of Jiangnan officialdom, but I have no way to deal with it."

Sun Shihe: "As the emperor, you have no way to do anything. How can I, a little scholar, help you?"

Haha, let's talk about it, Li Tianxing didn't expose him: "Mr. Sun, you have to look at the positive side of everything. I want to find a bigger corrupt official to control these people. It is impossible to contain them. Some people are in charge, and the money collected can still benefit the people, which is called turning waste into treasure.”

Sun Shihe smiled: "I have some insight, let's go on."

"Actually, I can't tell. It's just a superficial idea. If Mr. Sun is willing to help me with this..."

"Yeah, let's go back to the yard. I just invited you to come up and have a drink of tea. I didn't say anything to help you. It's getting late, you go back, I have to rest."

Li Tianxing wanted to be angry if he didn't know what to praise, and even wanted to kill him, but he couldn't do that, it's a rare talent.

One more day means more danger. On the second day, Li Tianxing went directly to the Yangzhou government office and asked the magistrate to come out to meet him.The magistrate had never seen the emperor, let alone the notice that Li Tianxing was wanted, so he didn't know him either.

"Master, someone outside said they want to see you."

Zhao Zhifu raised his eyebrows: "Who is showing off with the Lord, let him come in by himself."

"My lord, he said... he said that if he came in, you'd be scared to pee your pants."

"What?!" Zhifu Zhao slapped the table: "Where did the bastard come from, dare to be so arrogant with the master. Hey, could it be the emperor?"

The master said: "I don't see it. If the emperor wants to come, he has to ring the gong to clear the way. There are only four people at the door, one woman, and three men. Two of the men have weird looks and are not human. Look at them. Dressed, it should be a person in the Jianghu."

Grandma, the rivers and lakes are reckless, and dare to frighten the majestic magistrate.

Zhao Zhifu called the upper two classes of yamen servants, and walked to the door aggressively: "Where did you come from, do you know where this is? This is the lobby of Yangzhou Zhifu, the name of my master, haven't you heard of it?"

The Purple Winged Bat kicked him in the abdomen, causing him to kneel down.

"You...you dare—you dare to do something to Master Ben? Someone!"

The Purple Winged Bat showed his waist card: "It scares your dog eyes, even the emperor dares to insult you. Are you trying to exterminate the three clans?!"

"Eh! Your Majesty!" Zhao Zhifu rubbed his eyelids, saw the waist card clearly, and kowtowed to see him: "Minchenchen... Chenchenchen Zhao Minyan kowtowed to the emperor, long live the emperor."

Li Tianxing walked straight into the lobby: "Get the hell out of here."

All the people in the hall were kneeling, and Li Tianxing sat on the prefect's seat: "Prefect Zhao, you are so arrogant, I will come in person, and you will welcome me like this?"

"I don't know if His Majesty is here in person, but I hope to forgive my sin."

The master pushed him: "Master, just relying on a waist card can't explain anything. What if it's a fake? Besides, how could the emperor be with Jianghu Caomang, and he doesn't even have a guard?"

Prefect Zhao has always been, tsk, that's right.

He asked cautiously: "May I ask the honorable name of the hall?"

"Li Tianxing."

That's right, the emperor.

Li Tianxing asked: "I heard that you have been selling officials in private, saying that you are following me, is there such a thing?"

"No! Absolutely not. These are all rumors. The minister has always fulfilled his duties and will never do anything that will harm the morals of the court. Let us hope for the future."

Sure enough, it pushed cleanly.

"Then let me ask you, how much tax do you collect at the four gates of Yangzhou?"

"The minister's item is based on the imperial court's tax revenue. As much as the imperial court is, the minister's side will be as much as it is."

"You are so glib, how did I hear that you overcharged by more than ten times. Don't you lie to me?"

Zhao Zhifu's brow was full of sweat: "I will never dare to lie to the emperor. If the emperor doesn't believe me, I will take the emperor to see it myself."

Of course, but not now.

After asking a lot of questions one after another, the magistrate Zhao answered all the questions fluently, without any mistakes.Li Tianxing had no choice but to go directly to the pass to investigate, and saw that everything was normal, and there was no problem with collecting taxes.Then why would the young man in the country say that? The farmer had no reason to deceive him. These people must have known that the emperor was coming and whitewashed the peace in advance.

(End of this chapter)