Seeing that the person who came was his mother, the Dugu family, Mu Liulang went up to her with a face of joy. The villain complained first: "Mother, the world of the Great Harvest Empire has really changed. Now even the merchants have low status.
They dare to step on our heads and exercise power. If these evildoers are not severely punished today, how can our Mu family have the dignity to establish a foothold in Tanli in the future?"
Dugu stepped forward unhurriedly, looked around, looked at Ji Rongheng and the people around him, and said sarcastically:
"General Rong Heng, your surname is also Ji. You should be of the same mind as our noble family Qinghe Xun. The new emperor is so stupid that he crossed the river and burned the bridge. You did not persuade him in the court, but instead helped the ignorant village woman surnamed Chu.
How can you bear to come to embarrass us meritorious families and watch your uncle be demoted, watch the Ji family suffer, and watch the meritorious heirs who once risked their lives for the empire fall into the abyss of eternal destruction?"
"Why did Mrs. Dugu say this? The Queen is helping Your Majesty to help the court to stabilize the country. This time, you have traveled thousands of miles to come to the land of Qinghe. Instead of being grateful for the Queen's kindness, you are resentful and disrespectful to the Queen. This is how you behave like a villain."
The heart of a gentleman measures the heart of a gentleman."
Ji Rongheng glared at Mu Liulang angrily and argued with reason: "Young Master is originally a loyal and good man. In recent years, he has caused trouble to everyone and tarnished the reputation of the heroes. The old lady did not dissuade him. Instead, he took advantage of the Mu family's merits and acted arbitrarily.
In the past few months, there have been several killings of victims who fled for survival, which is simply aiding the evil."
"How come you help the tyrants do evil?"
The Dugu family looked at the refugees who fled behind Chu Nanzhi angrily: "These people have been protected by our Mu family for many years, but now they are ungrateful and want to escape from Zhoukang County. It is not good for our Mu family. If we don't kill them as a warning, how can I let them do it?"
Is the Mu family established in Tanzhou City?"
Hearing this, Chu Nanzhi couldn't help laughing loudly: "It's a joke, what kind of mother is the same kind of son? Your Mu family has occupied people's fertile land and refused to give it back to them, and now you are still so eloquent."
Putting the blame on others, if it weren't for your officials protecting each other and doing shameful things, forcing these poor people to have no way out, why would they risk their lives to escape from the city."
"Where do you come from, this arrogant person, and you have the right to speak here?"
The Dugu family glared at Chu Nanzhi dissatisfied: "I heard that you are still a distinguished guest of the prefect. The prefect is really greedy for money now. He is willing to make friends with all kinds of religions. Please tell me what the slave family and the child have done to hide their shame.
How can human deeds drive these untouchables to the point of desperation?"
Seeing how domineering this mother was, Li Sanmu sneered disdainfully: "Since the old lady wants evidence, I'll give it to you."
After saying that, he waved behind him, and then he saw an injured strong man leading the children up.
Chu Nan Zhizhi glanced and saw that they were the members of the fleeing family that they met outside Dangyang City today.
While he was still surprised, he saw Li Sanmu walking over and shouting loudly: "Old man Wang, your daughter has not yet reached the age of hairpin, but she died innocently and tragically under Mu Liulang's arrows today. If you are still a father, you should seek justice for your daughter.
"
Looking at the frightened old man on his face, Li Sanmu immediately urged: "Today General Rong Heng was ordered by the court to come to justice for you suffering people. If you don't speak up, no one can do it for you.
My daughter has taken revenge."
"yes."
Old Man Wang knew that if he did not fight to the death today, after the imperial envoys left, the whole family would still be dead. He stared deeply at Chu Nanzhi and then reported truthfully:
"Twelve years ago, the Mu family sent people to discuss with the family. They said that there was a way for the whole village not to be oppressed by the Tang family, but also to be exempted from paying taxes to the court every year. However, the family's fields and household registration must be assigned to
Under the name of the Mu family, the grassroots saw that every household had registered under the Mu family's household registration according to this method, so they followed the trend. Unexpectedly, they wanted to return to their own fields years ago, but were told by Mu Liulang to make up for it.
You must pay the taxes you owe before you can deregister."
Thinking back to his daughter who died tragically, Mr. Wang burst into tears:
"Although they have not paid taxes to the court in these years, the Mu family has collected various taxes under clever names. The surplus grain earned every year is not as good as before the merger of household registrations, and it is worse year by year. The grassroots family originally had fifty acres of thin farmland. Before the merger of household registrations,
The family could live a stable life through hard work, but now they were forced into desperation by the Mu family. They thought they could get their fields back by paying back taxes, but the poor people scraped together and returned all their belongings to the Mu family.
Mu Liulang still pressed hard, saying that the money was only enough to cover the expenses of maintaining the Tang family from being coerced over the years, and the common people had no choice but to flee this place with their whole family."
"Since you have such injustice, why don't you report it to the government?"
Li Sanmu asked puzzledly.
"Government?"
Old Man Wang choked and shook his head: "Sir, how can there be any government in this land of green crops that can plead grievances for the people? Those officials who fought against the noble gentry were transferred to death, and all that was left were those who represented the Mu family.
You talk, look at the people behind the head of the Mu family, none of them are like ordinary people, poor families who have no land and property and can only rely on the Mu family."
"That's complete nonsense."
The Dugu family snorted disdainfully: "Wang Laosan, don't think that just because General Rong Heng is here, you dare to spit on others. The slave family and the children have treated you very well these years."
"Not thin?"
Chu Nanzhi couldn't help laughing again: "Mrs. Dugu is really good at telling lies with her eyes open, killing her children, treating human life as nothing, and she dares to say it's not trivial. The survivors behind me all have mouths.
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Li Sanmu also smiled and said: "Old madam, Zhoukang County is not an iron wall this week. God is watching what people do. Do you have to let me find the families of the innocent people your son killed one by one before you will be convinced?
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"So what if you come looking for me?"
Mu Liulang smiled arrogantly, took out the iron coupon of the alchemy book he carried with him from his arms and flashed it in front of him: "I have the iron coupon to avoid death given by the great ancestor. Even if His Majesty comes here, he will not pay for a few things.
The life of an untouchable has chilled the hearts of nobles."
The Dugu family seemed to have lost their patience and threatened with confidence: "General Rong Heng, for the sake of your uncle, the slave family doesn't want to embarrass you, so you just leave. The slave family will pretend that nothing happened, otherwise it will be yours."
If you die in Zhoukang County today, you will just end up dying miserably in a foreign land like those self-proclaimed noble people, but no one will complain for you."
"Mrs. Dugu is really brave."
Ji Rongheng stared at the rebellious Mu Liulang like a knife: "As an envoy of the imperial court, if I really obey Mrs. Dugu today, I will really be ashamed of the ancestors of the Ji family."
"So, does General Rong Heng insist on becoming an enemy of our Mu family today?"
The Dugu family looked around at the Mu family who were surrounded by water. She was already confident about stabilizing the situation in the city, and said sternly: "Then you try it with me, the slave family wants to see if you have this ability?"
Ji Rongheng hesitantly held the sword, but Mu Liulang held up the iron ticket to avoid death in a arrogant manner and kept showing off: "Come on, come on, young master, I will straighten my neck today. If you have the guts, you can chop me on the head."
But just when he was still immersed in the triumphant joy, a cold light suddenly flashed in front of his eyes. The sword in Ji Rongheng's hand fell with one hand, and Mu Liulang's body was missing.
Blood overflowed and immediately splashed on the iron certificate of the alchemy book.
This sudden scene made everyone dumbfounded and dumbfounded.