Chapter 130 Beating the Autumn Wind

"Okay, okay, don't mourn here. Go get pen and paper and write to them. Write a letter to the adults in your family and ask them to come here before sunset this afternoon. If anyone doesn't come, then I will press The laws of the Tang Dynasty will distribute you."

Li Xiang saw that none of these guys could make the decision, so he was too lazy to stay with these people any longer. Let the adults in their families come over to talk. Anyway, this money must be given to me regardless of whether you sell houses or land. .

After hearing what Li Xiang said, these people quickly wrote letters, hoping that the adults at home would rescue them quickly. They were really under too much pressure around Li Xiang. When Li Xiang's eyes glanced over, They all felt like they were missing a few ounces of meat.

Li Xiang had already asked about their identities just now. Almost all of them were the eldest sons of major families, so there was no need to wait until the sun went down. Less than an hour had passed and a large number of carriages had already arrived outside. I came here for their children.

"Wei Chen, the governor of Wu Qing Mansion, Tang Guoli, has met His Highness."

An old man in his fifties jumped off the carriage and arrived at Li Xiang's place as quickly as possible. The leader here was his son. He went out to play with a group of friends in the morning and should go back in the afternoon. Who I found out that my family went back and reported that they had been captured by an army.

Mr. Tang was a little worried at the time, as long as he was not taken away by bandits. There have been a lot of troops here recently. Could it be that there was a conflict with the imperial army? While he was hesitating at home, his son's letter was sent back, offending the very person who could least be offended.

After Mr. Tang knelt down, he thought Li Xiang would ask him to get up, but Li Xiang didn't say a word. He could only continue to kneel. There were more than a dozen other officials kneeling around him. Li Xiang calculated that he was still in trouble. There are several people here, so they can talk together when everyone is here, so as not to waste their own saliva.

In the Tang Dynasty, people over fifty years old were considered old people, so after kneeling for about a stick of incense, the Tang master could no longer hold up. Just when he was about to fall, Li Xiang looked at Everyone has finally arrived.

"I did not expect to meet you all in this way. I also wanted to find a good wine shop and have dinner with you, but it is a pity that your master did not give me this opportunity..."

Li Xiang briefly explained what happened here, and finally asked a fatal question, that is, do all your young masters have fame?

"Your Majesty, Quanzi is a new talent in our government..."

A seventh-grade petty official said.

"Is this your only son?"

"This is the only one I want to return to Your Highness."

"Take your son away and go back to study peacefully. None of us can disregard the court's regulations. This matter has nothing to do with you."

Li Xiang is still very disciplined in doing things. According to the current laws of the Tang Dynasty, as long as you have achieved fame, you can not be a soldier, pay taxes, or pay grain.

Except for this seventh-grade official, no one else spoke anymore, which meant that except for the kid just now, the rest of them had no fame.

"Lord Tang, I have a question. Do you think these people are still ordinary people of the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Xiang looked at Mr. Tang who was shaking like chaff and said, "Capture the thief first. Capture the king first. Who made you the head of the local magistrate? Who else would I look for if I didn't look for you?"

"Your Highness, I accept my punishment. I accept my punishment."

After all, this old man knows more than his son. His son is acting up every day and has no idea how much money the family has. This old man immediately understands what is going on. If Li Xiang gets into trouble, the whole family will not be able to survive. Wouldn't he have to have his house confiscated and be dismissed from office? Now we just need to pay a large amount of money, even if we are selling the iron, we still have to spend this money.

"The lower official also accepts the punishment."

Some people hurriedly knelt and approached Li Xiang. They had no room to change this matter now. Li Xiang detained everyone here, not to mention that their son did not have any fame and was doing mischief outside every day. , it is too easy to find witnesses.

"Don't force it. If the family doesn't have enough money, I can give you less at my discretion."

Li Xiang didn't expect to achieve his goal so easily. No matter what, we had to say a few polite words. These elders were very cooperative and didn't let me waste my time.

"It is our duty to contribute to the country. According to the amount mentioned by His Highness, please give us a certain amount of time, and we will go back to collect the money immediately."

Some people were overjoyed and wanted to hear how much less they would spend, but Mr. Tang immediately blocked their way. Do you all want to commit suicide? Now that His Highness has given out the numbers, we have to give the money honestly so that we can tide over the difficulties. We should pray to God. If we are still worried about money now, we should go to the Hall of Hell next year to report.

"Master Tang is capable after all, but apart from the money, the military camp in Zhechong Mansion is too dilapidated. If your subordinates are allowed to live here, I don't think they can live in it. Can Master Tang help me?" Can you make some arrangements first?"

Li Xiang looked at the dilapidated military camps around him. If it hadn't been for the words "Zhechong Mansion" on it, he would have thought it was a beggar's nest.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I will go and make arrangements immediately. I am willing to contribute two hundred labors and let Your Highness do whatever you want."

Not only did he get the money, but he also had to find people in the end. This Mr. Tang was indeed no ordinary person. If he were an ordinary person, he would never do things like this. The more Li Xiang saw this Mr. Tang, the more he liked him. In the eyes of his descendants, He didn't do very well at work, but he was still qualified in cooperating with military affairs.

But the people around him couldn't do it. They looked at Mr. Tang with some resentment. You have already expressed your stance, and we must also express our stance. In a short time, Li Xiang gathered more than 1,400 slaves.

"I will keep all your lords' support for the imperial court in my heart. When I return to the court after victory, I will definitely report to the emperor and explain in detail your lords' contributions. However, what I will say at that time depends on what your lords are like. We have a lot of time to do, and today is not a one-and-done deal, so you adults should go back and collect money and recruit people first, and you young masters will stay in front of the army to serve."

Li Xiang also had something to say, telling these people not to think that today's matter will just go away. As long as I am still on the southwest border, you people must cooperate with me, otherwise I will deal with you at any time. Come out first.