Early Tang Dynasty: forge ahead

Chapter 257 All the barbarians call him Long Live, and everyone respects the Heavenly Khan.

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Chen Qingsi put the situation that Di Renjie found out heavily on the case table.

"I guessed it right! Cutting ice and cutting off water, it's such a big deal, and I'm not afraid of dying."

Chen Qingsi has been exposed to many evil deeds of the Seven Traitors these days, but none of them have the same atmosphere as this one.

The evidence against them before was all scattered.

The behavior of the seven traitors hoarding land began in the Sui Dynasty, and many problems cannot be investigated.

The most investigated case in the past ten years is that the Yuan family defrauded ten acres of land from here and took twenty acres from there.

There are very few cases of the Yang family suddenly sweeping over a village's fields. There are only so many fields on both sides of the Yellow River.

Each of the seven families cheated and deceived them. Although it was hateful, they could accept it.

Now they are directly in Xiazhou, which is short of water, wasting the scarce water resources, cutting off the water of a river, and carving up hundreds of hectares of land suitable for farming in the lower and lower reaches of Sheyanshui in one go.

Chen Qingsi is not soft-hearted at all.

The so-called powerful people are nothing more than a group of unscrupulous people who bully good and fear evil in front of Chen Qingsi, the pacifier.

He has the right to kill officials below the fifth rank first and then punish them, let alone mere unruly people?

Chen Qingsi beheaded all the heads of the seven families to uphold the law of the Tang Dynasty. The remaining people involved in the case were sentenced fairly according to the law and were either sent to the army or exiled.

Regarding Xiong Lianghong, Chen Qingsi also stopped showing regret and pity.

Xiong Lianghong's performance did make him appreciate talents at first, but as the case progressed, Xiong Lianghong's indifference to the people reached an outrageous level.

Xiong Lianghong only cares about superficial political achievements and doesn't care about the lives of the people.

He knew the consequences of indulging the Seven Traitors like this, but he didn't care.

Chu Suiliang, the mortal rival of his mentor Liu Ji, has been deported to Aizhou for rebellion, and Guan Longxun is dead in name only.

There is no one blocking the road between the DPRK and China...

Xiong Lianghong's term is about to expire and he will be transferred to another place. What if all the land in Xiazhou is controlled by the seven families?

It's not the time for him to worry about the left and right. As long as the seven gentry coexist peacefully during his term of office, they want to build roads, they provide money and people, and they need money to manage, they can send gifts in time...

There is no such thing as anyone cheating the other, they are all of the same kind, just taking advantage of each other.

In other words, Chen Qingsi couldn't become a fourth-grade official, otherwise he would have thought of killing him.

With the punishment of the Seven Jackals of Xiazhou, the entire Xiazhou officialdom also took on a new look.

Chen Qingsi specially left Di Renjie to temporarily take charge of Xiazhou's government affairs until the court made new arrangements.

He himself left Xiazhou quietly and took Cheng Boxian to his appointment with Si Jie Department.

Sijiebu has been heavily influenced by Chinese culture, and many festivals are mixed together, including the Shangyuan Festival on the 15th day of the first lunar month.

However, their Shangyuan Festival does not have temple fairs or crowds of lights. It has a strong grassland atmosphere. During the day, there are competitions in gladiatorial combat, riding and shooting, and horse training. In the evening, there is a large bonfire party with singing and dancing.

Chen Qingsi was just a spectator throughout the whole process and did not show any shame.

Most people thought that Chen Qingsi was a scholar and did not force him to do so.

Only Sijie Enemylu knew what Chen Qingsi was hiding, but he was now in awe of Chen Qingsi and did not dare to be presumptuous in front of him.

On the contrary, Cheng Boxian was unwilling to be a spectator and participated in two events: gladiatorial combat and riding shooting.

The gladiatorial game achieved second best results, but the riding and shooting performance was a bit far behind.

It is true that Cheng Bo Xian was a general and was good at riding and shooting, but prairie people like Si Jiebu were just for the taking. At the age of eighteen, how could he be compared to those archers in the Sijie Department who had made a living for 20 to 30 years by riding and shooting?

Cheng Boxian was not discouraged. Instead, he pestered the opponent's champion to teach him the secrets of riding and shooting.

After this trip, Cheng Boxian's character has improved significantly. When he was in Chang'an, he would have lost in the field he thought he was good at, and he would have been frustrated and wanted to regain his face.

He will never be so humble to those who defeat him as he is now.

Chen Qingsi witnessed his changes and finally found a sense of accomplishment in being a teacher.

Although Di Renjie shouted like a gentleman, he didn't feel the slightest sense of accomplishment here. Instead, he felt like his butt was burning.

If I hadn't been foresighted, I might have been beaten by him on this trip to the north.

After a day of competition, it was time for the most solemn moment of the festival on the grassland: the bonfire party.

Twilight falls.

Hundreds of bonfires were lit in the dark grassland, which looked like stars from a distance.

The bonfire was densely covered with sparks, surrounding the largest unlit bonfire in the center, which was more than ten feet wide.

Surrounding the unlit bonfire were tables and mats, which was where the banquet was held.

Chen Qingsi came to the bonfire at the invitation of Sijie Enemylu.

Sijie Dilu said excitedly: "Mr. Chen, fire is of great significance to us. It is our most important guarantee, more important than bows and arrows than war horses, just like our lives."

Chen Qingsi nodded and understood that compared with the comfort of the people in the Central Plains, the grassland people need to survive alone or with a few people for a long time when hunting and grazing.

In that case, bows, arrows, swords and guns were far less effective than a torch.

"The annual Bonfire Festival is our most important festival. Only the most distinguished guests are qualified to light the largest bonfire."

"Mr. Chen, you have shown great kindness to our Sijie Department. No one except you is qualified to light this bonfire."

Sijie Dilu took a torch from his son and handed it to Chen Qingsi.

Chen Qingsi did not refuse, and stretched out his hand to take it. Looking at the grateful eyes around him, he held the torch high and said loudly: "The emperor Chen was patrolling here, encountered a rebellion, and led his troops to drive it away. It was not his duty to do this." Like. But I cannot shirk my love for the governor..."

"Ugh!"

He suddenly let out a long sigh: "I was born in the south of the Yangtze River and have never experienced war. Before going north, I had no idea how cruel the battlefield was. It was not until I saw the numerous crimes committed by the rebels in Huaiyuan County that I understood the value of peace."

Everyone around has experienced that brutal battle...

It has not been long since that battle, the grief is still there and the atmosphere is heavy.

Chen Qingsi suddenly said in a loud voice: "Today, I will use the fire in my hand to burn away all my sorrows. I wish Khan Khan a long life and I wish all the people of Khan Khan good food and clothing, stay away from wars and disasters, and stay away from diseases..."

He said throwing the torch into the bonfire.

The flames dispel the darkness and dispel the cold.

The people around him were startled at first, and then started shouting under the stimulation of the flames.

"Congratulations to Khan Khan for a long and boundless life, and I wish all the people of Khan Khan to have food and clothing, to be safe from war, and to be free from illness!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

This is the Tang Dynasty. All barbarians call it Long Live, and everyone respects it as Khan.

Sijie Dilu had an inexplicable look in his eyes, and pulled Chen Qingsi and said, "Mr. Chen, take a seat!"

(End of this chapter)