Chapter 1203 This is what I do in the Tang Dynasty

Before the prefect came out, there were already the sounds of complicated footsteps behind him. Li Xiang knew that this Tilagong was not peaceful. As expected, soldiers from Wa City ran over from the three nearby streets.

The people under Li Xiang have all seen the world. Although you have more than a hundred people here, if we are intimidated by you, then our southern and northern wars will be a joke.

Changsun Ze's men have also been on the battlefield. At this moment, they all showed the serial crossbows in their hands. If His Highness Taisun gave the order, then don't blame us for creating a murder scene.

"Don't mess around. Who told you to enter the city?"

The Lord Magistrate finally came out. When he saw the troops around him, although he didn't understand what was going on, there was an official from the Tang Dynasty here. Looking at the entourage around him, it was definitely not an ordinary person.

Tiragon was thinking of relying on these troops to convince Li Xiang, but who knew that his cousin came out.

The soldiers present had their swords drawn, but after hearing the words of the prefect, they could only stand aside obediently, but they still surrounded Li Xiang and the others. After all, their general was controlled by Li Xiang. Living.

"May I ask if this gentleman is an official of the Tang Dynasty?"

The prefect first saw Li Xiang standing in the center, and he praised his good appearance in his heart. Then he looked at the sharp eyes. This was by no means an ordinary official.

"I'm Huang Yi, from the Anxi City of the Tang Dynasty..."

Li Xiang made up an official position at random, and the other party couldn't verify it anyway. The official document in his hand was not fake, and it had the seal of the Tang Dynasty government on it. No matter what kind of person he was in this era, no one would dare to forge this thing. Son, this is a serious crime against the nine clans.

The prefect was dubious at first, but when he saw the big red seal, he immediately believed it all. This was mainly because in this era, no matter which country he came from, few people dared to forge such things, especially It was from the Tang Dynasty, where the laws were even stricter.

"Master Huang is detaining our officials. What is this? Is this the way the Tang Dynasty does things? This is within the territory of our city, Wa City."

The prefect was not a fool, and he immediately put the blame on Li Xiang. Although his cousin usually did not do business, in such a crisis, he would also handle the relationship between the two countries, that is, he could not Show weakness first.

"Prefect, don't use this diplomatic rhetoric. Let's just talk about it. I wonder how much tax your country levies on my Tang Dynasty merchants? Do you have to pay taxes again in every city? And the tax rate is horribly high. Twenty-five bags Do you have to pay ten bags of rice tax?”

Li Xiang was too lazy to talk in circles with him, so he just told what happened. If we were talking in circles, we don't know how long it would last.

"How is this possible? Our country has always been willing to communicate with the Tang Dynasty and has opened several border crossings. Besides, such a heavy tax rate has never been seen in our country."

The magistrate knew this as soon as he heard about it. His cousin usually did not do anything serious, but because they had one grandfather, he had to be placed in the military camp outside the city. It wasn't like he had done it once before, but he didn't expect that this time it would offend the officials of the Tang Dynasty. It seemed like it would really end badly.

"Then should you investigate and see if what I just said is true? There are businessmen from our country here, as well as yours, and this guy is standing on the street to collect taxes, and he said that he paid taxes to you. According to the order, if I want to tell a lie, I will let you handle it, but if what I say is true, please give me an explanation to the Tang court and the merchants of the Tang Dynasty."

Li Xiang's words are very convincing. Don't you want to be reasonable? Then I am the most reasonable person. People's truth is on the surface now. Let's see how you handle this matter.

The prefect nodded with a somewhat embarrassed expression, and then looked at the two people around him. The two people had gone down to understand the situation just now. Basically, what Li Xiang said was the same, and the two of them also nodded with an embarrassed expression.

"You bastard, it's true that you did such a stupid thing. Do you know how much this will cost the relationship between our two countries? Come on, please take this guy into custody and wait for trial later."

After everyone heard the prefect's treatment, they all frowned. You two are cousins. If you don't sentence this guy today, you can easily find a reason tomorrow. What if this happens? If we let it go, wouldn't we people suffer in vain? Moreover, this guy is famous for his flaws. If we offended him today, will we still be able to do business in Wa City in the future?

"Master Huang, what are you doing?"

The prefect's men wanted to go up and hand over Tilagong, but without Li Xiang's nod, how could these guards hand him over to them?

"I would like to ask one more question. According to your country's laws, this person collects taxes without authorization and makes things difficult for me, a businessman of the Tang Dynasty. He is also suspected of extortion. What kind of punishment should he receive?"

When Li Xiang said this, the prefect knew that he was not easy to fool. He originally thought that he would solve the matter with a big thunder and a small rain, and then make amends with these Tang Dynasty businessmen later, but he did not expect that they would not give in.

"Thirty floggings, confiscation of all illegal gains, and banished from the military camp and never employed."

In front of so many people, the prefect could not favor his cousin.

"I represent the Tang Dynasty, and I am here to safeguard the interests of Tang merchants. I, the Tang Dynasty, are not satisfied with this matter."

Li Xiang was immediately dissatisfied after hearing such a punishment. If it was done with thirty lashes, then this punishment was too low. In modern society, the cost of crime was too low, and it would happen again in the future. There are people like this who stand up and look for trouble.

"How should I deal with it as an adult?"

The magistrate said bravely, although he knew that the person in front of him could not represent the Tang Dynasty, but his current status was an official of the Tang Dynasty. If he was not handled properly, it might really cause some conflicts between the two countries.

"This man is the root of trouble. I just asked several Datang businessmen. Not only were they blackmailed by this man, but they were also whipped by this man. Your Excellency, you can send someone to ask. Is it possible that I, the Datang businessman, are like this?" Is it unbearable? I come to do business with you and still be insulted by you. This is really an insult to our Tang Empire."

Li Xiang raised this height in an instant, and the prefect was so shocked that he was speechless. (End of chapter)