Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

"Li Chongyi, are you convicted?"

Li Er looked at Li Chongyi expressionlessly.

Hearing this, Li Chongyi's heart sank. After thinking about it, he gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know!"

"Do you know these people?" Li Er pointed to those tenant farmers.

"I know him. I'm a tenant farmer of Lantian Villa. I met him a few times when I was managing the villa."

Li Chongyi's face was ugly, and his mind was spinning rapidly.

"They said they were coerced by you and wanted to plot against the villa. Is there such a thing?" Li Er asked again.

Li Chongyi gritted his teeth and said: "Return to Your Majesty, I am wronged..."

"Nie Zi!" Li Xiaogong interrupted Li Chongyi's words, "Your Majesty, if you speak falsely, it is a crime of deceiving the emperor!"

At this moment, he looked calm on the surface, but he was extremely anxious in his heart.

From all the signs just now, he discovered a shocking fact.

It seems that His Majesty is well aware of all this.

Li Chongyi turned his head and looked at his father in shock, with deep confusion in his eyes.

He couldn't figure out what his father meant at all.

This is about to confess?

He can completely deny it, right?

The one-sided words of these tenant farmers alone are not enough to convict him.

"Your Majesty asked your son, why did you interrupt? Or did you want to convey some message?" Li Xiao said coldly from the side.

After finishing speaking, Li Xiao looked at Li Chongyi, and said provocatively: "Li Chongyi, recruit them all, I knew you were not evil, if you don't recruit now, it will be too late if they recruit later."

How many people haven't confessed yet?

Li Chongyi keenly noticed the information provided by Li Xiao's words.

He glanced at Li Xiaogong, then gritted his teeth and said: "Return to Your Majesty, there is absolutely no such thing! I have never done anything unfavorable to Lantian Villa, there must be villains slandering me."

"is it?"

Li Er smiled slightly, then looked at one of the tenant farmers, and said slowly, "Let's talk!"

"Yes!"

The tenant farmer's expression suddenly became serious. He first performed a standard etiquette to Li Er, and then said seriously: "At midnight last night, my subordinates and a few people around me received the news from Lord Li Chongyi, so we went to meet up at a hidden location."

"There, Lord Li gave me a sum of money to destroy the farmland of the villa and steal the ungerminated seeds."

"You bullshit!"

As soon as these words came out, Li Chongyi's face was very ugly.

He never expected that these sharecroppers were so selfish.

Over the years, in order to make money from the villa, he has spent a lot of money to build relationships.

After taking money for so many years, how could he not be angry at this time without hesitation to bite him back?

"Master Li, since three years ago, you have abused your private power, tampered with the account books, and secretly took a lot of money from the villa every year. Every transaction has been kept in the accounts by your subordinates. Do you need me to show it?"

Facing Li Chongyi's fierce gaze, the tenant farmer didn't show any fluctuation on his face.

"you!"

Li Chongyi was so angry that he had nothing to say at the moment.

"Your Majesty, everything you said is true." The tenant farmer cupped his fists and said respectfully to Li Er.

"How to prove it?" Li Er said expressionlessly.

"All the tenant farmers know the specific harvest of the villa best. If they are called to ask them face to face, and then check with the account book, the truth will come to light." The tenant farmer said truthfully.

Hearing this, Li Chongyi finally panicked.

If all of them were called for interrogation, there would be no way to hide what he did!

Li Chongyi immediately cast a look of help to Li Xiaogong.

However, Li Xiaogong turned his head away with an ugly expression.

The matter has come to this point, the deeds have been brought to light, and it is only one person who can save one person from being involved.

"Li Chongyi, what else can you say?"

Li Er looked at Li Chongyi indifferently.

"I...convicted!"

Li Chongyi knelt down on the ground in a daze.

"Li Chongyi, you have abused your power for personal gain. You have been punished by being demoted two ranks and exempted from your salary for five years. I hope you will sincerely repent and don't repeat the same old things again!"

After finishing speaking, Li Er looked at Li Xiaogong: "Do you know about this?"

"I don't know, it's because of my negligence in discipline, which caused a catastrophe, my apology!"

Li Xiaogong also knelt down, with a look of grief on his face.

"Father." Li Xiao stood up and said at this moment, "This crime of deceiving the emperor has not yet been punished!"

"you!"

Li Xiaogong was so angry that his teeth itched.

His Majesty didn't mention it, so he obviously didn't want to pursue it.

But Li Xiao insisted on which pot was left unopened and which pot was lifted, obviously gloating.

After thinking for a while, Li Xiaogong gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty, since Gouzi is young and ignorant, and is a first-time offender, and has no credit or hard work to my Tang Dynasty in the past, I implore Your Majesty to punish me lightly."

"Um……"

Li Er thought for a while, then looked at Li Xiao: "Xiao'er, what do you think?"

Hearing this, several people present were puzzled.

Why did His Majesty ask Li Xiao about this kind of matter?

But Li Xiao showed a thoughtful look, and immediately said: "The crime of deceiving the emperor will be discussed later."

Immediately, he looked at Li Xiaogong: "Prince Hejian, your son destroyed my farmland in the villa and caused me to lose huge profits. This compensation..."

"Pay! Pay as much as you want!"

Li Xiaogong made a statement immediately.

Now Li Chongyi's fate was in Li Xiao's hands, and he had to compromise.

"10 million taels of silver!"

Li Xiao stretched out a finger.

"One million taels?!"

Li Xiaogong was startled on the spot, his eyes widened.

"It's just a matter of a few acres of land. Even if the previous years' accounts are counted, it will not reach 10 taels!"

Of course Li Xiao knew that Li Chongyi's money from the villa in the past few years was at most 1 taels of silver.

But now is the time to beat the dog in the water, how can you be kind to the enemy?

"Prince Hejian, I don't like to hear your words. What do you mean by a few acres of land?!"

"Do you know where my seeds come from? How precious are they?"

"The disaster in the north depends on my few acres of fields. If you do this, you will cause hundreds of thousands of refugees to starve to death on the streets. Are you still saying it's okay?"

Li Xiao opened his mouth and came.

He wasn't bragging, though.

If he waited for his grain to mature, it would really be able to suppress the disaster to a certain extent.

Li Xiaogong knew very well that he couldn't say anything to Li Xiao on this point, so he made a quick decision, looked at Li Er and said, "Your Majesty, although I run many shops, my family property is not enough for 10 taels of silver. I am willing to mortgage some shops to make up 10 taels." , to fill the treasury."

"I hope that His Majesty can treat the dog lightly because of the ruin of the humble minister."

He knew that this matter ultimately depended on Li Er's attitude.

Rather than pleasing Li Xiao, it is better to please Li Er.

As everyone knows, Li Erwai's what he said.

"The king of Hejian County understands righteousness, and I am very pleased, so let's do it. I think that Li Chongyi is a relative of the royal family, and the crime of deceiving the king will not be investigated for the time being."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Li Xiaogong let out a long breath, and immediately kowtowed.

"Go back all!"

Li Er nodded and waved, expressionless.

Li Xiaogong hurriedly took Li Chongyi away.

And Li Junxian and Zhao Yuntian also took those tenant farmers away.

Only Li Xiao stayed behind.

"What else is there?" Li Er looked at Li Xiao in surprise.

"Divide the spoils, Father!" Li Xiao had a sly look on his face, "Are you still planning to eat alone?"

Chapter 65: Li Er's Means

"Bullshit!"

Li Er rolled his eyes, and said angrily: "What about dividing up the spoils? Be careful with your words!"

"Okay!" Li Xiao said helplessly, "The child's farmland has been severely damaged, so he has to ask for some compensation. If you let the father and son leave with just one word, the child will find someone to reason with."

"Whether it is damaged or not, you know better than me."

Li Er stared at Li Xiao and said meaningfully.

"The 1 taels that the father promised to lend to the child must be fulfilled!" Li Xiao said with a sigh.

"The fundraising has just started, and it's not certain whether your method will work or not!" Li Er said casually.

"It's simple. Father only needs to tell all the officials that Hejian County King will take the lead in donating money, and other people will naturally have no doubts."

Li Xiao knew that if there was any obstacle to fundraising, it would be Li Xiaogong who had a bet with him.

Now that Li Xiaogong has taken the lead in donating money, and has donated so much, others naturally think that Li Xiaogong has surrendered.

After listening to Li Xiao's words, Li Er thought for a while, nodded and said, "There is some truth."

"In that case, when Li Xiaogong's money arrives in a few days, I will send someone to send it to you."

After a pause, Li Er sighed, and said meaningfully: "Xiao'er, money... Take it easy."

When Li Xiao heard this, his face suddenly became serious, and he said respectfully: "Father, don't worry, the child will not mess around."

He knew that Li Eryi had something to say.

"If you have nothing else to do, just leave!"

Li Er waved away people.

"Retire, child."

Li Xiao cupped his fists, then turned and left.

"Your Highness..."

After leaving the door, Li Junxian and Zhao Yuntian were waiting here, seeing Li Xiao hesitated to speak.

"Go, go back and talk."

Li Xiao's face was serious.