People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 297

Willow Green Villa.

On the east side of the manor in the four courtyards, an independent courtyard completely built of large stones appeared in front of Li Xuan.

The courtyard does not occupy a large area, but the gate wall is so high that it is difficult to see inside.

The gate of the courtyard has been closed, but what appeared in front of Li Xuan was a huge boulder behind the broken wooden gate, completely blocking the entire gate.

Two small trebuchets were parked a hundred steps away from the door, large and small stone platforms roared and flew out, and in a blink of an eye they hit the boulder with a loud impact, leaving a clear white mark.

But only white seals.

Behind the towering stone wall, someone probed from time to time and shot cold arrows outward.

Although the Qianniuwei outside and the soldiers of the Nanchang Prince's Mansion had completely sealed off the entire courtyard, they did not enter rashly.

They hid behind solid shields and shot at the bandits behind the stone wall.

It can be seen that I have been with Li Xuan for a long time, from Luoyang to Yangzhou, then from Yangzhou to Hangzhou, and then to Dongyang today, I have experienced so many things, these Qianniuwei who were born as noble masters have been completely washed away The impetuous body has become much calmer and more capable, and he knows how to use his own advantages better.

Compared with the bandits in the stone courtyard, the bows and crossbows of Li Xuan's Qianniuwei had a much longer range.

Under such a confrontation, someone in the courtyard wall let out a tragic wail from time to time.

Time continued to drag on, and the final winner must be Li Xuan's side.

……

Li Xuan stood in the distance, watching the battlefield.

Beside him stood Qiu Zhenmu, Zhou Shen and Liu Ji.

Although Liu Ji was standing very close to Li Xuan, Qiu Zhenmu and Zhou Shen were still staring at him all the time.

Looking around, Li Xuan's gaze finally landed on the boulder blocking the gate of the courtyard.

Something flashed in his mind, and Li Xuan immediately turned to look at Liu Ji: "Broken Dragon Stone, you still have this kind of thing in your home?"

"Broken Dragon Stone!" Hearing what Li Xuan said, Qiu Zhenmu and Zhou Shen's faces were filled with surprise.

Dragon-breaking stones are usually only used in the tombs of wealthy families and royal families, as well as the gates of big cities.

Once used, immediately cut off life and death.

People outside can't get in, and people inside can't get out.

Who would have thought that such a thing could be encountered in such a Dongyang Manor as it is now.

"This was made by Xiaoer, and this stone courtyard was also built by him." Liu Ji's expression was a little sad.

For this Dongyang uprising, the father and son made a lot of preparations, but unfortunately none of them came in handy.

Li Xuan took a deep look at Liu Ji, as if he could see through his thoughts at a glance, and then said lightly: "If the young master is here to stick to it, this king is eager to take it down, I am afraid that other than using human life to fill it. , I am afraid there is not much to do.”

After a short pause, Li Xuan continued: "It just seems that your son is planning for the worst."

The corners of Liu Ji's mouth twitched, and he said, "That's true. After knowing the relationship between the old man and the Tianyin Sect, Quan Zi felt uneasy day and night. He didn't relax a lot until he built this stone courtyard."

Hearing this, Li Xuan said lightly: "My king heard Cheng Jijiu say this. When he was young, your son was talented and intelligent, and he was quite loved by him. However, when he was old, your son suddenly changed. Even in the poems He showed resentment, and after further investigation, he had already seen a thing or two about Liu's house, but unfortunately there was no evidence, so he had to let it go, but you wanted to bite him instead, respecting the teacher, and learning the dog's stomach inside."

"Master, I still teach you to be loyal to the emperor and love the country, but my family also failed to do so." Liu Ji replied indifferently, with a trace of dissatisfaction flashing in his eyes.

Li Xuan waved his sleeves, and said bluntly: "This king has checked the court tax back then. Although the tax collected by the Tang Dynasty in the southeast is heavier than that in the north, the military service in the south is much lighter than in the north. ,Look at Youzhou, Daizhou, and the Western Regions of Dunhuang. In the early years, which one didn’t have half of the city’s soldiers.”

Li Xuan sneered, some people only saw the dogs in front of them, but completely ignored the more people who were carrying the hardships.

"The imperial court does not need to raise troops at all. In this way, the north does not need to recruit troops, and the south does not need to increase taxes. Wouldn't everything be fine?" Liu Ji looked at Li Xuan. It doesn't matter who is who.

"Who is your teacher?" Li Xuan asked suddenly.

Liu Ji was stunned for a moment, and then fell silent immediately.

……

"Okay, I don't want to talk about this issue, so let's talk about the people in this village in front of us." Li Xuan looked over the stone courtyard and looked at the stone house further back. After building layers upon layers, he wanted to break through It's not easy.

"Although this stone courtyard was built by your son, the people in it are probably not from your son." Li Xuan sneered, and said disdainfully: "Although those people in the Dongyang county government are blind, God can't help it." The people of Yin Cult have developed so many congregants in Dongyang, but they will never let so many weapons flow into Dongyang and ignore them."

Some things are bottom lines that no one can easily cross.

Even if people from the Tianyin Sect bought some Dongyang officials, as long as one person leaked the news, the entire Tianyin Sect in Dongyang might be uprooted immediately.

Therefore, not only those people in Dongyang County, including the head secretary Li Dingyi, even Liu Dao and his father and son, did not want to see so many weapons entering Dongyang, but also the people in Tianyin Sect. Don't worry about handing so many weapons into the hands of Liu and his son.

Therefore, those who brought this batch of weapons into Dongyang must be outsiders, and they must be the elite of Tianyin Sect, even recently.

Just like those people Li Xuan met in the ancient pagoda, the Tianyin Sect has a lot of people in Dongyang, but they are the only ones who really own bows and crossbows.

Liu Dao kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word.

Li Xuan looked at him calmly, and said: "Those people are not yours, why should you keep them a secret? Well, if you tell me their origins, I can consider releasing a group of people from your family. People who have nothing to blame, you don't want to see those women in your family who are old and weak, and they are indiscriminate, and they are directly exiled for three thousand miles."

The corners of Liu Dao's mouth couldn't help twitching slightly. Looking at Li Xuan, he finally shook his head and said with a sigh: "I've already said so much, I don't think there's much need to keep it secret."

After a short pause, Liu Dao raised his head and looked at those people in the courtyard, with a trace of undetectable resentment in his eyes: "Those people, they, they came from Muzhou, and they occupied this stone as soon as they came. The reason why Dao'er and Lao Shi are going to Dongyang is because they don't want to get involved with these people."

"They look down on you father and son." Li Xuan suddenly understood.

People who are closer to the center, even if they live a hard life and don't have many meritorious deeds, seem to have enough qualifications to look down on those who are fighting desperately outside.

These dynasties have outdated rules and bad habits, and it seems that it is not uncommon in Tianyin Sect.

"In the whole Wuzhou, Fang Yunxiu was the only one of them who bowed their heads and respected each other." Liu Ji even gritted his teeth for a while.

"Fang Yunxiu, the head of the Wuzhou Hall of Tianyin Sect, is the one who planned to assassinate Wang Inspector." Li Xuan was stunned for a moment.

He looked at Liu Ji, nodded solemnly, and said, "When we get to Wuzhou City, I will definitely have a good exchange with that Wuzhou hall master."

After finishing speaking, Li Xuan turned to look at Qiu Zhenmu: "Don't stand here, go to the servants and handymen of the Liu family and ask if there is anyone who is proficient in carpentry, and then let them follow the craftsmen of the navy to build Catapults, build a well fence, this time what the king wants is a real well fence."

"Here!" Qiu Zhenmu immediately understood, and as soon as he cupped his hands, he immediately walked towards the servants and servants of the Liu family.

Li Xuan turned to look at Liu Ji and Zhou Shen, and said with a calm expression: "In the future, we will definitely have to fight people from the Tianyin Sect. It's better to be prepared in advance than to sharpen your guns on the battlefield."

"So the lord said it was a craftsman." The corner of Liu Ji's mouth twitched slightly, and he thought that he also had a choice for this person.

But the craftsman, even if Liu Ji didn't mention it, Li Xuan would choose it deliberately, he was completely put together.

At this time, Li Xuanruo looked at Liu Ji meaningfully and said, "It can be a craftsman now, or it can be someone else in the future, it depends on what information the captain can provide me in exchange."

Liu Ji's brows twitched immediately.

At this time, Li Xuan said lightly: "There is still a while before the end of the war here, why don't I go to the accountant at your house to have a look."

After finishing speaking, Li Xuan looked at Zhou Shen and said, "Don't spend too much time, wait until more trebuchets are built, and directly throw grass balls, and see how long they can support under the thick smoke."

"Here!" Zhou Shen immediately bowed his hands in agreement.

Li Xuan turned around and led Liu Ji towards the cashier's direction.

At this time, I heard Liu Ji say: "So the prince has a way to break through here?"

"Of course, if this king does it himself, the people inside won't be able to survive for half an hour." Li Xuan's expression showed a trace of contempt.

He procrastinated for such a long time to train his subordinates, otherwise, the less than sixty people inside would have died long ago.

The accountant of the Liu family is in Dongkuayuan. At this time, there are only two Qianniu guards at the door, and more people from the Nanchang Palace are constantly coming in and out.

As soon as Li Xuan entered the door, she saw Wang Bo and Du Bixing leading many people carefully sorting out the account books of the Liu family.

There are people from Nanchang Prince's Mansion, Dongyang County Government, and even Liu's accountant.

"Mr. Zhao knows about the property of the Liu family." Liu Ji looked at Zhao Zhen, the housekeeper who was standing on the side with a frightened expression, and said with a little apology on his face: "Mr. Zhao is not a member of the Tianyin sect. I can open the net."

"This king will give him a chance to make meritorious deeds. As for whether he can seize it, it depends on his own ability."

Hearing what Li Xuan said, Zhao Zhen immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Xuan nodded to Wang Bo and Du Bixing, then looked at Zhao Zhen and said, "Mr. Details of the property and fields of other families."

"Lieutenant Liu, the Liu family should have records of these things, right?"

When Li Xuan said a word, Liu Ji's face couldn't help but change slightly.

(End of this chapter)