If I let you stay in Lingnan, how could you become the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty?

Chapter 11 Is there still law? Is there still money?
The next morning, Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong mounted their horses and set off on their journey back to Chang'an with a "caravan" loaded with 250 mirrors and many glass bottles.

Along the way, Li Shimin sat upright on his horse with an expressionless face.

He hardly slept last night, and his eyes were bloodshot.

When he looked at the city gate in the distance, a cold light flashed in his eyes...

At this moment, an old man in tattered clothes on the long street suddenly broke through the crowd and rushed towards Li Shimin who was sitting on his horse.

The horse neighed startled Li Shimin who was in deep thought.

Although the old man did not hit the horse, he immediately fell to the ground, holding one of his legs and rolling on the ground, wailing loudly.

"Ouch, you hit me to death!"

"You guys don't have eyes, you're riding your horses recklessly! You're killing me!"

"Pay compensation! If you don't pay the money today, you can't leave here!"

Li Shimin looked closely and found that it was the old man who was chased by Li An on horseback on the street yesterday.

Yuchi Gong saw it clearly, walked up to Li Shimin and whispered:

"Your Majesty, it looks like this old man is deliberately blackmailing us!"

Li Shimin nodded.

Although he did not see the old man running towards him while he was in deep thought, it was true that the other party was not hit by the horse.

But the old man just lay down on the ground, hugged his legs and started howling, it was obvious that he wanted to blackmail people!

Li Shimin looked coldly at the old man rolling on the ground and said in a deep voice:
"Old man, please get out of the way and stop making trouble!"

The old man was not afraid, and continued rolling on the ground and cursing:
"Why should I get out of the way? You hit someone and you think you're right!"

"I'm telling you, this is Lingnan, the land right in front of my door. If you outsiders don't pay me 100 taels of silver to heal my wounds, you can't leave here!"

When Li Shimin heard this, he couldn't help but get angry again.

If his temper had been the same as before, he would have ridden his horse and rushed over right now.

But since he became the emperor, he was often advised by Wei Zheng, and his temper had actually become much milder.

At this time, many people quickly gathered around.

Seeing the old man rolling on the ground and howling, many people who knew him said:
"Isn't this Wu Laizi?"

"This old guy is out on the street extorting people again!"

It turned out that the old man's surname was Wu, and he was originally a child from a wealthy family. However, he was spoiled by his parents since he was a child, so that when he grew up he was neither good at literature nor martial arts, but he indulged in eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and all the family wealth was squandered by him.

After squandering all his family fortune, he still did not repent, was lazy and ate a lot, and made a living by scamming people on the street every day.

Soon, many people started pointing and talking about Wu Laizi who was rolling on the ground.

"Wu Laizi, I heard that you were chased by the prince on horseback yesterday and were almost trampled to death in the street. Why don't you repent today?"

"Except for the prince, I'm afraid no one can control this scoundrel!"

"I heard that someone persuaded the prince yesterday, so Wu Laizi escaped. I think this old guy deserves to die, but there are still people who are so ignorant that they want the prince to let him go. They are so stupid and stupid!"

Upon hearing this, Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong's faces turned pale and blue.

It turned out that when they stopped Li An yesterday, their good intentions ended up being a bad thing!

Li An chased on horseback yesterday just to teach this scoundrel who always scams people on the streets!

Li Shimin's facial muscles twitched, and he suddenly said in a deep voice:
"Jingde!"

Yuchi Gong thought that Li Shimin wanted him to draw his sword and kill this scoundrel immediately, so he jumped off his horse and grasped the hilt of the sword at his waist with one hand:
"exist!"

He would just wait for Li Shimin's order and then he would swing his sword and kill the scoundrel.

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin said:

"Give me the money, and let's go!"

Yuchi Gong was stunned:
"……Yes!"

When Wu Laizi heard that Li Shimin wanted to give him money, he was overjoyed. He immediately sat up from the ground and stretched out his hand in front of Yuchi Gong:
"One hundred taels!"

Yuchi Gong suddenly looked embarrassed. He had originally thought of giving this scoundrel eight or ten taels.

Who would have thought that this scoundrel would ask for such a huge amount of money?

Wu Laizi was good at observing people's expressions. Seeing Yuchi Gong's hesitation, he immediately went up and hugged Yuchi Gong's legs:

"If you don't have a hundred taels today, you can't get through here, unless... unless you step over me!"

Yuchi Gong was made very embarrassed by this scoundrel and could only look at Li Shimin with eager eyes.

If he had been in control of his temper, he would have killed this scoundrel with his sword by now.

But there were many onlookers at this time, and the emperor was beside him.

Even though he has a violent temper, he still has to suppress his temper.

At this time, Li Shimin suddenly said loudly:

"Give him one hundred taels!"

"Then chop up this scoundrel, and the hundred taels will be his funeral expenses!"

Wu Laizi was not afraid after hearing this, and continued to curse:

"How dare you!"

"In this Lingnan City, I am not afraid of anyone except the prince! You dare to kill me in broad daylight, I don't believe it!"

"Is there still law? Is there still law? Is there still money?..."

I was halfway through my words.
Suddenly, a flash of sword light appeared in the air, like white and red across the sky!
Wu Laizi's head instantly left his neck and flew several feet into the air, leaving behind a stream of blood!
After flying several feet, its head fell to the ground and rolled around before coming to a stop.

The mouth above finally closed!
The headless body shook for a moment, then fell backwards onto the street.
boom……

When the onlookers saw that someone was really killed, they were so scared that they immediately retreated away.

When the soldiers at the city gate in the distance saw this, they immediately ran over with weapons raised.

"Thieves, please leave!"

"How dare you kill someone in front of the city gate in broad daylight? Capture him immediately!"

More than a dozen soldiers raised their spears and surrounded Li Shimin and Yuchi Gong.

The guards disguised as caravans immediately reached for their weapons. As long as these soldiers really dared to take action, or if Li Shimin or Yuchi Gong gave the order, they would immediately draw their swords and fight.

Just as the situation became tense, a big man beside him suddenly said loudly:

"This warrior is trying to eliminate harm for the people. Why are you arresting him?"

The people around immediately echoed loudly:
"That's right, this Wu Laizi is a nuisance. Killing him will rid us of a pest in Lingnan!"

"This warrior has done a good thing!"

"Yes! You can't catch him!"

When the dozen officers and soldiers heard the people defending Yuchi Gong in unison, they felt helpless.

Although they also knew that Wu Laizi was a troublemaker,
But after all, Yuchi Gong killed people in the street, which violated the laws of the Tang Dynasty.

The leading military officer thought for a moment and said:
"Well, I won't arrest you for now, but you can't leave Lingnan until the matter is decided by the Chief Secretary!"

Li Shimin snorted:
"can!"

After the officers and soldiers left, he turned and looked at the big man who spoke up for justice with interest.

"People all over the world are afraid of government soldiers, why did you dare to speak up for justice just now?"

The big man held his head high and answered righteously:

"Our prince said that Lingnan officers and soldiers should be like the children of the people. They should not take anything from the people, and they should not abuse their power! The people and officers should be like fish and water!"

"Whether officers, soldiers or civilians, when they encounter injustice, they can show courage and fight bravely!"

Hearing his words, Li Shimin couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

(End of this chapter)