Chapter 699: Expelled from the military and never hired
Longyou Road can be said to be the poorest place in the Tang Dynasty.
This place is completely different from the Mobei Road, the Northeast Road, or the Goguryeo and Tuyuhun that were later attached to it.
Mobei Road has factories and agricultural bases developed by Li Chengqian, and the people's lives are relatively prosperous. It can even be said to be the most suitable place for people to live in the Tang Dynasty.
The Northeast Road is also in better and better shape recently because of the gold mine discovered by Li Chengqian.
As for Goguryeo, let alone Goguryeo. The national strength of Goguryeo was not weak. After Datang took over, life was getting better and better day by day.
Especially after entering into trade with Baekje and Silla, Goryeo Road almost became the most prosperous commercial district in the eastern part of the Tang Dynasty.
And what about Longyou Road?
Although this place is connected to the West, it can do business with countries in the Western Regions.
But because the situation in the Western Region is complicated, and the Western Region is still controlled by the Western Turks.
The situation between the Western Turks and the Tang Dynasty has always been tense. It can be said that as long as you leave the land of the Tang Dynasty, you may be attacked and killed by the horse teams of the Western Turks at any time.
Under such circumstances, who would dare to do business in the Western Regions?
Therefore, Longyou Road has become a rather embarrassing place.
There are many mountains and hills in the north of Longyou Road, and many places in the west are deserts with no grass growing on them.
The weather is cold in winter, with constant strong winds in spring, and unbearably hot in summer. Not to mention the fall, with sandstorms blowing almost all day long.
The bad weather and poor living environment have made the people here live a very difficult life.
And this is the strangest thing in the world.
It was precisely in such a cruel and harsh environment that the sharpest spear in the Tang Dynasty, the Liangzhou Army, was raised.
And Li Chengqian had been to Longyou Road before and had come into contact with someone like Cai Zhengzhen.
Therefore, I have never had a good impression of the officialdom of Longyou Road.
But he didn't expect that the officialdom of Longyou Road would be so bad.
In broad daylight, there are soldiers running into shops and committing acts like bandits.
{Received tension value +33 from Zhang Chong...}
Listen to the system prompts. Li Chengqian kept a dark expression on his face as he looked at the military leader who led people to do evil things.
Zhang Chong's face was full of nervousness. He lay on the ground, trembling all over, and defended himself: "Your Highness... your subordinates, your subordinates were also confused for a moment..."
"Confused for a moment?"
Li Chengqian was happy.
He squatted directly in front of Zhang Chong and said: "I see that you are very awake, even more awake than me."
After all, he drank two glasses of wine.
And where did the man in front of me drink?
He said he was confused for a moment, who would believe him?
"Okay, don't argue with me here."
Li Chengqian raised his head slightly and said: "Let me ask you, according to the military laws of the Tang Dynasty, what crime should be punished for bullying the people?"
Zhang Chong was trembling all over and did not dare to raise his head, let alone speak.
Li Chengqian stood up and said, "Huai Liang, tell him."
Cheng Huailiang said without hesitation: "Those who abuse and oppress the people will be killed."
"Your Highness!"
Zhang Chong looked at Li Chengqian with fear on his face and said: "Your Highness, I have been with you on expeditions to the Northeast and Goguryeo. I have always been at the front of the array. There is no credit but hard work. You can't kill me..."
"Won't I kill you?"
"Keep you here to continue causing harm to the people?"
Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "Having military merit is not the reason for you to bully the people, and it is not the reason for you to fight with me."
"To be honest, I regard every brother in the Liangzhou Army as a brother."
"But as my brother, Li Chengqian, can I bully the people?"
Li Chengqian looked down at Zhang Chong and the sergeants who were present with Zhang Chong.
"I'm very disappointed in you, really disappointed."
"You are not worthy of being my brother, Li Chengqian, let alone a member of the Liangzhou Army."
After finishing speaking, he slowly turned around, looked at the female shopkeeper, and said: "Girl, my soldiers and people came here to cause trouble today, and I am deeply sorry for this."
"I will compensate you double the price for your losses."
"If I shocked you, I apologize again."
With that said, Li Chengqian gave a deep salute to the female shopkeeper.
Next to them, Cheng Huailiang and Wuyou also looked apologetic and saluted the female shopkeeper.
At this moment, the female shopkeeper was already stunned and stunned.
Through the conversation with the other party, she already knew who the person in front of her was.
This was the most favored prince in the dynasty, King Qin Li Chengqian.
After receiving the gift, the woman felt a little frightened and didn't even know where to put her hands.
"Your Highness...Your Highness."
"The women of the people have not suffered any losses."
The woman twitched her lips in embarrassment and said, "You don't have to be like this."
"No."
"I saw everything that happened just now."
"I saw what he said and what he did."
Li Chengqian looked back at Cheng Huailiang and said: "Record the names of everyone in front of you, expel them from the military, and never hire them again."
"Your Highness!"
Dismissed from the military and never hired.
As soon as these eight words were spoken, these Liangzhou soldiers panicked.
You know, being a soldier of Liangzhou is the honor and pride in their hearts.
Now Li Chengqian wants to expel them from the military and never hire them. This is equivalent to erasing their pride and glory.
Zhang Chong kowtowed to Li Chengqian: "Your Highness, I am the one taking the lead, and my brothers are unaware of this."
"If you want to deal with it, deal with me alone."
"I, Zhang Chong, deserve to be killed or beheaded."
Zhang Chong hit his head on the ground: "Your Highness, please let my brothers go..."
"Knowing the law and breaking the law, and accompanying the offender to commit the crime are guilty of the same crime as the offender. .”
Li Chengqian looked at Zhang Chong and his group and said silently: "If you break the law, you are no longer worthy of being a soldier."
He was also very reluctant to part with it.
But there are some things he must do.
Because he saw the opera and knew that a lot of it was the current reality of Longyou Road.
He must establish authority for himself, and even more importantly, establish a positive image for the officialdom of Longyou Road.
Therefore, these people must leave, and they must be driven away without mercy.
Only in this way can people's hearts and minds be rebuilt and people can start to trust officialdom again.
We will no longer use this form of drama and stories to mock the actions of those in power.
At this time, Zhang Chong and others also regretted it very much.
How could I be so unlucky? When I went on a mission today, I bumped into Li Chengqian who was visiting privately in Weibo.
Zhang Chong wanted to slap himself twice.
How could I be so stupid? I listened to other people's words and came to make others stand up to me.
But now, it's too late to say anything.
Li Chengqian's words have already been spoken, so they definitely have no chance at all.
Come out of the teahouse.
Li Chengqian sighed: "I didn't expect that Longyou Road would still be so chaotic."
He originally thought that Cai Zhengzhen's incident would sound an alarm for officials in Longyou Road.
Let them know that he, Li Chengqian, may come to Longyou Road for inspection at any time, so they should keep a low profile.
But now, when I look at it, these people seem to have seen nothing and are still going their own way.
Li Chengqian's trick of killing the chicken to scare the monkey was completely in vain.
"Your Highness."
"It doesn't matter."
"Now, aren't you here?"
Cheng Huailiang said: "As long as you come, Longyou Road will get better sooner or later."
"That's right."
A confident smile reappeared on Li Chengqian's face: "This time, you will come with me to clean up the officialdom of Longyou Road..."