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Chapter 455 Punishment of Profits
Lin Dangfeng, Minister of the Household Department, took a step forward and said: "Master Xue, the king asked you to come to discuss a plan to help grain. Yongheng Grain Shop has a lot of income this year. Thinking about it, thanks to Antai in Youzhou, It’s not something you can do by force.”

Shopkeeper Xue sneered, and said: "Repay Your Majesty, I waited for the businessman to pay taxes to the public, and I have already repaid, not to mention anything else, this year, I bought two thousand guan."

"In other words, if it weren't for my efforts, how could Zhao Guo support tens of thousands of kings and kings, and the king would fight everywhere and win every battle."

Several courtiers glared angrily at him. Shopkeeper Xue took a step forward and said, "It's not that we don't want to help food, but everything is inseparable from a word of reason. The state of Zhao today depends on Huaihuang, the second town of Yuyi, and Huaihuang. Huang, Yuyi Second Town is today, and it is not due to the businessmen who come from south to north."

"If the king wants to pay taxes, we should pay as much as we should, and we will pay a lot, but if we are suddenly asked to raise food, we will definitely not pay if we don't have a convincing reason."

Lin Dangfeng said angrily: "Shopkeeper Xue, the country is in trouble right now, don't you really want to pay? I know you have to wait until the grain price goes up, and then sell grain to raise money, but you wait for a family fortune of millions Why should you be stingy with these petty profits?"

Shopkeeper Xue said: "Don't talk nonsense, I don't have such a plan. There is surplus food, but it is eaten by the people of Youzhou. Once it is used by the army, the price of food in Youzhou will rise three or four times as soon as the news comes out. The store was looted, starvation reappeared everywhere, can you take this responsibility?"

boom!
Everyone was shocked, but there was a bang on the imperial chair, and the teacup was swept to the ground.

Li Chongjiu stood up slowly, and all the officials bowed down to plead guilty. Shopkeeper Xue's face changed, but he stood there forcefully.

Li Chongjiu said: "I came to Youzhou and intend to support businessmen. I wanted to let scholars, farmers, businessmen and the four people live in harmony, but I didn't expect that I didn't hesitate to be kind. You are so presumptuous. Who will lend you the courage?"

Shopkeeper Xue bit his head and said: "Everything has its own opinion. I have a clear conscience. I did this because of the people. Mencius said that the people are the most important and the king is the least. The king launched the Northern Expedition for his own selfish desires. The suffering of the Li people is not the result of a benevolent monarch. Today, it is a big deal to kill someone Xue, but killing me alone will not be able to stop the mouths of the world."

Li Chongjiu said: "It's nonsense. Last year, the summer grain harvest in Youzhou was poor. You and two other grain merchants deliberately raised the price of grain to one hundred yuan. Yicang robbed the common people of [-] yuan a bucket of cheap food, so that many people had no food to buy. Is this for the sake of the common people? Do you think the people in Youzhou don’t know? Three feet."

Shopkeeper Xue's complexion changed, and he forced himself to say loudly: "That's true, so what, is there any decree in the court that stipulates that this is a violation of the law? If there is, I am willing to chop off my head and punish it. I have nothing to say. If not, Your Majesty killing me is justified."
At this time Wei Zheng took a step forward and said, "I have my own play!"

"Read!"

Wei Zhengyan said: "Last month, the third son of the Xue family made a disturbance in the southern city of Youjing and ran a horse, killing a pregnant woman and killing two people. As a result, only the servant was handed over to protect his son. For some reason, the county government hastily closed the case."

"However, the sky net is not leaked. Three days ago, the pregnant woman, mother-in-law and husband stopped my official sedan chair to put the pleadings. I heard about this matter. I can't turn a blind eye to it. I report this matter to the king, and I implore the Xue family to be punished."

Li Chongjiu nodded, looked at shopkeeper Xue and said, "At this moment, what else do you have to say?"

Shopkeeper Xue dripped cold sweat on his forehead. He has always been cautious, but he didn't expect to fall on this matter in the end.

Li Chongjiu paced in front of the throne, and said slowly: "If the county government can't do anything about it, it must be the officials and businessmen protecting each other and exerting pressure. I will get to the bottom of this matter and will not condone it."

Above the main hall, Li Chongjiu's voice fell, and there was a sound of throwing the floor. Under the hall, Zhao Heran, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, and several officials couldn't help shaking when they heard this.

Li Chongjiu looked at shopkeeper Xue, and said, "But if you let your son commit a murder, it is less important than covering up his crime."

Speaking of this, Li Chongjiu paused, and said: "Also this is above the court, if you speak unruly words, you will be punished for disrespect."

At that moment Li Chongjiu said: "Where are the inner court officials?"

The inner court official said in the foreword: "Yes."

Li Chongjiu asked: "What crime should be punished for disrespecting the king in front of the palace?"

"Thirty stick duty, hit out of the hall."

Shopkeeper Xue's face turned pale when he heard this, and his body softened.

Li Chongjiu nodded, looked at Lu Chengqing and said: "Zongzi commits murder, lax discipline, covering up and hiding, plus contempt for the court, three crimes and punishment, what should be the crime?"

Lu Chengqing stepped forward and said, "It's a journey of three thousand miles!"

Li Chongjiu nodded when he heard the words, and said: "Very good, shopkeeper Xue is bitterly cold in Liaodong, so I wronged you to go there. Warriors of the Golden Palace, beat this unscrupulous man out, put him in a prison car and send him to Liaodong."
Seeing shopkeeper Xue pass out directly in the court, and then being supported by the warriors of the main hall, he was dragged away from the hall directly.

Li Chongjiu turned to look at Guanshi Xu and shopkeeper Zhang, and saw that the remaining two were astonished.

Li Chongjiu walked down the steps from the throne, walked up to the two of them, and said softly, "Both of you are law-abiding, so you must not be like Shopkeeper Xue?"

"Yes, yes." The two nodded together.

Li Chongjiu said: "It is true that the matter of the army and rations is not on the two of you, but the soldiers are the major affairs of the country. The three armies have not moved, but the food and grass go first. I owe you a favor for this matter, but today I owe you a favor. It is better than that." When the day comes, the two of you owe me a favor."

Manager Xu and shopkeeper Zhang's expressions changed when they heard what Li Chongjiu said, and they quickly said together: "This matter is our duty, and we will definitely support it with all our strength. Regarding the military rations, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Hearing this, Li Chongjiu laughed and said, "That's good."

The matter of raising food for the army had just been negotiated, and Li Chongjiu breathed a sigh of relief.

Now go back to the harem and have dinner with Yang Ehuang and Shi Deyun.

Li Chongjiu couldn't eat well for two days, and couldn't sleep well, which made them worried.Now they saw that Li Chongjiu added three bowls of food tonight, and they were very happy at the moment, and they couldn't stop adding food and rice to Li Chongjiu.

Li Chongjiu is also happy to be with his wife happily.

After Fang Wen stayed for a while, he saw Wen Yanbo, and Wei Zheng entered the hall in a hurry to see him.

Li Chongjiu put down the bowl and chopsticks and asked, "What's the matter?"

Wen Yanbo was sweating profusely, and said: "An urgent report from the front. After crossing the Wuhou Qinshui, Daduhu encountered the Khitan, the main force of Shiwei's [-] army. The two sides fought hard for three days, and Daduhu defeated the Khitan coalition army!"

Li Chongjiu said: "This is a good thing, why are you two so anxious."

Wen Yanbo shook his head, and said: "But Tuli Khan has sent troops! It's Turkic wolf cavalry!"

PS: I am on my honeymoon in Sanya, so don’t be offended that the update is late, and I will make up for it in the future.

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