Above the governor's palace, Diao Hong pointed angrily at Liu Yuyuan's retreating figure and cursed: "What an ignorant thing! Brother, you have seen it. It is impossible for such unscrupulous people to be won over by our Diao family."
Yes, we have to kill him as a warning! How can we just let him go when he resists Shangguan like this? He must be captured and punished severely!"
A cold light flashed in Diao Kui's eyes: "Second brother, I can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. You saw these gangsters in Jingkou yesterday. They are not fuel-efficient lamps! This Liu Yu dares to be so presumptuous because he knows exactly what these gangsters will do.
As his backup, if we take Liu Yu by force, we will give him an excuse to cause rebellion."
"Besides, this increase in taxes and conscription is our fault in the first place, but if it gets bigger, it will be detrimental to our family!"
At this point, he paused: "Diao Mao, did you really hear that the man named Huan also came to Jingkou yesterday?"
Diao Mao nodded quickly and said: "That's right, from last night to today, Xiao Xiao has bribed many beggars and gangsters from Jingkou. They said that there was a noble man named Huan under the big locust tree yesterday, and there were
There are two high-ranking ladies here, and the guards they bring are all strong and strong men, so there will be no mistakes."
"Also, Gao Su, the shopkeeper of Linjiangxian, is the one who came to cause trouble yesterday with a big knife. Yesterday, the entire second floor of his restaurant was booked by two scholars. It seems that there were people here yesterday.
There are many noble people."
Diao Kui sighed: "Have you heard, second brother, we are not the only ones who are staring at Jingkou now. Now we have followed the Wang family to get this job. Behind the Wang family is the King of Kuaiji, the Holy Emperor!"
"But they just squeezed Xie An out of the DPRK, and they don't rule out that people named Xie and people named Huan will find trouble to fight back against them. Therefore, we can't leave anyone here with any excuse. You saw what happened yesterday, using force to suppress them.
, it works in other places, but not here.”
Diao Hong gritted his teeth: "If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have wanted this damn place. Damn it, they are all serving as soldiers for lawless thieves! What a damn bad luck!"
Diao Kui curled up the corner of his mouth and pursed his lips at Diao Mao. Diao Mao understood, bowed and left, closing the door behind him.
Soon, the two brothers were the only ones left in the governor's mansion. A few flames danced on the oil lamp, making their faces look uncertain.
Diao Kui whispered: "Second brother, the more this happens, the more beneficial it is to us. The people in Jingkou are like this. They don't obey the officials or the king. Isn't it just that we need these strong men who are not afraid of heaven and earth to join the army? Only such an army can have combat effectiveness."
?If we just want some obedient slaves, why are we here?"
Diao Hong sighed: "But they don't listen to us at all now. Brother, you have been very polite today. You gave Liu Yu enough face and almost begged him to do things."
"But he is so ignorant of praise. If we ask someone else to do this next time, it will be even more impossible. How can these Jingkou gangsters be willing to come to our Diao family as slaves unless they are desperate?"
A strange smile appeared at the corner of Diao Kui's mouth: "If you take the method above, you will get it from it; if you take the method from it, you will get it from below! Why did you only see Liu Yu's refusal to cooperate with us, but not Liu Yu's initiative to resign?
Where is the post of uprightness?"
Diao Hong's eyes lit up: "Hey, yes, why didn't I notice this? Could it be?"
Diao Kui sneered: "Although Li Zheng is small, he is also a first-class subordinate. With this, he can be exempted from taxes. But Liu Yu voluntarily abandoned Li Zheng, and his whole family would have to pay taxes."
"Even if according to the formal tax system, in his family of four, he is the only one with the ability to work. When the time comes, I will see what he will do! Hehe, a penny can stump a heroic man, just wait and see! Poor people cannot refuse many temptations.
Qualified!"
Liu Yu strode forward until he reached the door of Linjiangxian. Liu Yi caught up behind him out of breath. Liu Yu stopped, turned his head, and sighed: "Xile, it's hard for you today.
"
Liu Yi adjusted his breathing and made a gesture of invitation towards Linjiang Immortal: "If you have anything to say, please tell me."
Without saying anything, Liu Yu turned around and walked in. Gao Su was on the counter of the shopkeeper. When he saw Liu Yu, he immediately laughed: "Liu Da, why do you want to come to my place for a drink today? Come on, today's drink will count."
I asked you to pay, so you don’t have to pay.”
Liu Yu smiled slightly: "Thank you, shopkeeper Gao."
He walked directly to a seat in the corner, and Liu Yi followed him. When Gao Su saw the two of them, his heart moved, and he whispered a few words to the two waiters.
The two of them understood each other, warmed a jar of wine, served some side dishes to go with the wine, and then walked far away, even leaving a few seats next door vacant to give the two of them a private space to talk.
While several guys were busy, Liu Yu also carefully recalled what had just happened. After he calmed down, he shook his head: "Xile, was it a little too much for me to do what I did just now?"
Liu Yi sighed: "Actually, Diao Kui's order cannot be carried out. It's not just his Diao family who speaks in Jingkou. Not to mention anything else, even General Xie from Guangling, Jiangbei, won't sit back and let him do whatever he wants. Why do you have to do this to his face?"
What about contradicting him?"
Liu Yu took a sip of wine: "Xile, can't you really give up your power as a minor official here? Even if Shangguan is a person like Diao Kui, you still have to do things for him?"
Liu Yi's eyelids twitched, and he took a sip of wine: "Even the imperial court asked Diao Kui to come here as governor, and even designated Jingkou as Xuzhou. What can I do? We are all natives of Jingkou, how can we still do it?
Abandon your ancestral property and move somewhere else?"
Liu Yu shook his head: "It is precisely because we are all Jingkou people that we should understand that only Jingkou people will think about the interests of Jingkou people. Why should we place our hopes on others?"
"If the Xie family really takes care of our interests in Jingkou, how could they let Diao Kui get the post of governor? Xi Le, you are also a strong and powerful person in Jingkou. Don't help the corrupt officials from outside and bully the villagers.
Folks."
Liu Yi gritted his teeth: "Of course I won't act as an aide to the tiger. It's better to have me here than to let these unscrupulous people do such a thing."
"But I have a large family to support. Although this position is not high, I still get twenty hus of rice a year, which is enough for me to support my family, and I don't have to pay taxes to the court."
"It's you, my mother and two young brothers at home. Now you have lost your integrity. Your ten-stone salary per year is gone. What will you do in the future?"
The corner of Liu Yu's mouth twitched: "How can a real man live without clothes? I, Liu Yu, have so much strength, why am I still afraid of starving to death? I can't lose my integrity at any time!"
Liu Yi sighed: "Integrity cannot be eaten. Now that the war is coming, joining the army and making contributions is your only chance to get ahead. Liu Yu, do you just want to stay here in Jingkou all your life, farming and collecting firewood, doing nothing?"
This chapter has been completed!