Five years of county magistrate, 100 million catties of grain shocked Li Shimin

Chapter 498 Violators will be dismissed and exiled to Lingnan
The next day.

Zhang Ji brought the people from the yamen to Fang Yuan's door early.

He didn't let anyone notify Fang Yuan, and just waited at Fang Yuan's door until Fang Yuan went out.

"How long have you been waiting?"

Fang Yuan said a little surprised.

"It didn't take long, I just waited a little."

Zhang Ji smiled.

Fang Yuan shook his head and didn't say much.

Let Lai Yingzhe ask three hundred soldiers to follow him.

Not long after, Fang Yuan and others left Wuling County.

On the other side of Wuling County, there is a big highway.

The road is not much different from the one Fang Yuan came to yesterday and has been built.

However, when Fang Yuan and others entered the next county, they found that the road was in dilapidated condition.

Obviously some places have been repaired, but some places have been damaged after being repaired.

“Where is the local magistrate?”

"Go and catch it for me!"

Fang Yuan said coldly.

He not only arrested the magistrate of this county, but also the magistrate of the next county.

Whenever the roads passing through the county were damaged, Fang Yuan asked the soldiers to catch them.

A total of three county magistrates were arrested!

Among them, Wuling County has to pass through five counties in total when entering Lingnan.

Among them, the highway built by Zhang Ji has passed through three counties, and the last two counties have not been passed through.

So now only three county magistrates have been destroyed, and the situation of the remaining two county magistrates is unknown.

Not long after, three county magistrates were arrested one after another, attracting many indignant people.

But after seeing that it was Fang Yuan, the county magistrate who was still a little arrogant suddenly withered.

"My lord, I pay my respects to His Highness the King of Zhou!"

The three county magistrates turned pale and saluted.

When the people who came with them saw their county magistrate paying homage to King Zhou, they quickly knelt down and worshiped.

"Do you still recognize this king?"

"You know that this king's fiefdom is Lingnan."

"What is your reason for stopping this king from building roads?"

Fang Yuan said coldly.

He walked up to the three county magistrates and spoke from a high position.

Now that he knows that he is the king of Zhou, he should know that Lingnan is already his.

A county magistrate, facing a king with a different surname, dares to destroy the road construction of the king with a different surname. Is he too courageous?

"Yes, that's what the above said, and we don't want it either."

The three county magistrates looked at each other and said tremblingly.

"Above, which one?"

Fang Yuan said coldly.

"The Ministry of Household Affairs is the document of the Ministry of Household Affairs."

Several county magistrates hesitated and said.

"Hmph, it really is him!"

"I ask you now, do you want to be dismissed or build roads for me?"

Fang Yuan snorted coldly.

The document from the Ministry of Household Affairs was naturally what Gao Shilian meant.

In fact, before arriving, Fang Yuan guessed that it was Gao Shilian or Changsun Wuji.

Except for the two of them, no one would target him right after he became king.

"Your Highness, King Zhou, we have no choice but to do this. Please show your respect and don't embarrass us."

The three county magistrates said in mourning.

"In other words, you want to be dismissed?"

Fang Yuan narrowed his eyes and said coldly.

The soldiers understood immediately and stripped them of their clothes.

Since he was dismissed from his post, it was naturally impossible for him to wear the clothes he was wearing.

"Wait, wait, Your Highness, you have no right to remove us from our official positions."

A county magistrate said sadly.

"I have no authority, but the court will consider my words."

"You think that a prince does not have such rights. Even if I find a reason to kill you now, no one can make the decision for you. Do you understand?"

Fang Yuan said coldly.

Indeed, his power was only valid within the fief.

But as the only king with a different surname in the Tang Dynasty, he must have many privileges.

For example, if they are forbidden to speak to the officials, these county magistrates are not discerning, and even if Changsun Wuji wants to refuse, he will be under great pressure.

This is the privilege of a king with a different surname!
"I understand, I understand, I understand."

“I’m willing to support building roads, I’m willing to support building roads.”

When there are three people in a group, there will always be people who feel panicked and timid.

Before the soldiers had even taken off their official uniforms, some of them immediately got scared.

Because Fang Yuan was right, even if Fang Yuan found a reason to kill them, no one could make the decision for them.

It was true that Gao Shilian was their master, but facing Fang Yuan, they had to at least survive, right?

"Three days!"

"Construct these places within three days, otherwise you will be arrested for neglecting the project and your career will be terminated!"

Fang Yuan gave three days.

Three days is a bit difficult in these damaged places.

But that doesn't mean it won't work. You have to put some pressure on them, otherwise you'll have to take action on them.

In fact, Fang Yuan hoped that their attitude would be tougher and they would insist on not cooperating with the road construction.

Then Fang Yuan could kill them without any psychological burden, and at the same time, he could directly give Gao Shilian a huge shock in Chang'an City.

If you want to use normal procedures to face a king with a different surname, this method can be used by other officials, but not by Fang Yuan.

The emperor would not kill the county magistrate just because he found a few reasons.

This is the privilege of a king with a different surname.

"Yes Yes Yes."

The three county magistrates responded one after another.

After being released by the soldiers, he sat on the ground exhausted.

"Zhang Ji, please continue to arrange for manpower to repair roads in other places."

"In addition, please send my order to the officials in Lingnan and ask them to start building roads immediately."

"Violators will be dismissed from their posts and exiled to Lingnan!"

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

The road is now two-thirds complete.

As long as the road here is patched up and roads in the other two counties are built, we can enter Lingnan.

After entering Lingnan, the road to Lingnan is really important, and the officials in Lingnan must cooperate.

If the local government does not cooperate, Fang Yuan has the power to deal with them immediately.

Exiled to Lingnan, exiled to the territory under their jurisdiction, I believe they will be very scared, right?

"Yes!"

Zhang Ji responded immediately.

A new round of road construction will begin immediately.

The people present were very surprised at the changes before their eyes.

They followed here to protect their own county magistrate.

But I didn't expect that my own county magistrate would become intimidated so quickly.

However, they were facing King Zhou, so they did not dare to complain and obediently helped restore the road.

With Fang Yuan's personal arrival and orders sent to two other county magistrates, Fang Yuan tied up these three magistrates.

The magistrates of the other two counties did not dare to have other ideas. After receiving Fang Yuan's order, they immediately cooperated with Zhang Ji to start building roads.

As for Gao Shilian's documents, they could only help him.

Who asked Fang Yuan to come in person?

Facing a king with a different surname, no one dared to offend him.

Unless Gao Shilian came to them, they would not listen to Gao Shilian.

Soon, Fang Yuan's order also entered the government offices across Lingnan.

After officials from various places in Lingnan received Fang Yuan's order to build roads, they immediately ran into difficulties.

Not to mention that road construction is very troublesome, it is difficult to convince the local officials. How can we build roads?
But they were even more afraid of Fang Yuan's punishment because he was a local official and knew the horror of being exiled to Lingnan.

Somewhere in Lingnan.

In a luxurious mansion.Yang Yuzhi was lying on the imperial chair, enjoying the service of the two young women beside him.

He was demoted to Lingnan, and he was supposed to be a guilty person. However, he came from a rich family and still lived a life of superiority to others after he came to Lingnan.

The officials in Lingnan were already struggling to manage the local officials, and they were also wary of the prestige of the Hongnong Yang family, so they turned a blind eye to Yang Yuzhi's life.

"Fang Yuan, Fang Yuan, as long as I am here, Lingnan will never change as you wish!"

Yang Yuzhi said bitterly.

He had already learned that Fang Yuan was crowned king.

Even though he was angry, he was powerless to stop it.

But now, Fang Yuan is actually preparing to develop Lingnan.

Good guy, he can't even think about developing Lingnan while he is there.

If you want to get rich, you must first build roads, right?
Then I will make it impossible for you to build the road and not be able to enter Lingnan.

If Wang Jue cannot enter Lingnan, he will be a short-term loser, meaningless.

"Go and invite the two chieftains from the Feng family and the Mu family to come over!"

Yang Yuzhi sent the two maids away.

He got up and went to ask people to entertain the two chieftains from Lingnan.

In Lingnan, although the court's policies are being adjusted, chieftains are still the mainstay.

However, not all the chieftains in Lingnan are united and work independently, just like the vassal states during the Warring States Period.

Not long after, two chieftains from the Feng family and the Mu family came over, one female and one male, dressed in different styles from the Tang Dynasty theme.

The person in charge of the Feng family is a woman, very young, probably in her twenties.

"Did you know that the king of Lingnan is coming?"

Yang Yuzhi entertained the two of them and said.

"What king?"

"There is no king in Lingnan!"

Feng Laiyi slapped the table and snorted coldly.

"You, the Tang Dynasty, are plotting against us, Lingnan, again. You are really nothing!"

Mu Yuanxi also snorted coldly, very dissatisfied.

The chieftains in Lingnan were very dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty and did not consider themselves to be subjects of the Tang Dynasty.

The previous policies of the Tang Dynasty towards Lingnan made the people of Lingnan begin to favor the Tang Dynasty, making them hate the Tang Dynasty.

"I am also very unhappy with this Lingnan King!"

"If you two are willing, we can cooperate to control whether he comes to Lingnan or not!"

Yang Yuzhi said in a deep voice.

"It's not easy for the three of us to stop a king."

"I thought that the other chieftains in Lingnan wouldn't want a king to land on their heads."

"We can unite with them and discuss a way to isolate this Lingnan King, or he will never come back!"

Feng Laiyi said coldly.

Her beautiful face was full of cruelty, not what a woman in her twenties should look like.

"Yes, I agree!"

Mu Yuanxi nodded.

The energy of a king is great.

If something happened in Lingnan, the court would definitely seek justice for him.

Therefore, we must unite with other chieftains, so that the court will have scruples and not dare to mess around.

"We definitely need to unite with other toasts."

"But I think it is necessary for us to discuss in advance to gain more benefits from this cooperation."

Yang Yuzhi said slowly.

Naturally, he never thought about just cooperating with the two chieftains in front of him.

It's just that the two of them are more compatible, have more transactions, and have a better relationship, so I went to them first.

"how so?"

Feng Laiyi and Mu Yuanxi looked at each other and asked in confusion.

"Naturally, I will occupy the main body and lead everyone to stop the King of Lingnan."

Yang Yuzhi explained.

Few people in Lingnan have the idea of ​​co-ownership.

They all go up together and retreat together, united but not united.

"You people from the Tang Dynasty are hypocritical!"

"It's up to you, but you have to give us money!"

Feng Laiyi snorted and laughed mockingly.

She somewhat understood and guessed what Yang Yuzhi was thinking.

I just feel that the Tang people are hypocritical and not as generous as the Lingnan people.

"Of course, the deceased will receive pensions!"

Yang Yuzhi's mouth suddenly twitched.

It’s not for myself, it’s for everyone, yet I still contribute money.

But Yang Yuzhi has always used money to get closer to them, and this time is no exception.

As long as it prevents Fang Yuan from entering Lingnan and makes him lose face or die in Lingnan, it is worth spending any amount of money.

"Okay, is there anything else?"

Feng Laiyi stood up and prepared to leave.

Mu Yuanxi also followed, preparing to contact other chieftains.

"As usual, I'm behind it, and you can't tell anyone that it has anything to do with me."

Yang Yuzhi stood up and said solemnly.

This is the basic principle of his cooperation with these two people, not to reveal his identity.

Whether it was this time or the previous two Lingnan Rebellions, Yang Yuzhi arranged it this way.

"I got it, hypocritical Tang people!"

Feng Laiyi sneered.

He left without looking back.

Mu Yuanxi was more polite than Feng Laiyi, so he said something before leaving.

Yang Yuzhi watched the two people leaving, his eyes slowly becoming gloomy.

It's just mutual use, but it's you who will die when the matter is investigated.

Soon, the chieftains of Lingnan held a big meeting, with more than ten chieftains attending.

At the meeting, there was a discussion on preventing the King of Lingnan from entering Lingnan, and finally received the support of [-]% of the chieftains.

"What's the matter with you?"

"Are we going to have a king standing on top of our heads shitting and pissing?"

Feng Laiyi slapped the table and roared.

The other supportive toasts also looked at the unsupportive toasts with evil eyes.

"Sorry, we really can't help."

"The people under our rule have received too much help from the Tang Dynasty. More than half of the tribe supports Tang people's management."

"If you let them oppose you today, my tribe will be in chaos tomorrow. Even if we want to support you, we will not be able to support you."

The toasts who did not support spoke one after another.

They also hated the Tang people, but they were useless and had to be hated by the people of the tribe.

However, due to geographical location, many tribal people had accepted the governance of Tang officials and had already accepted the governance of Tang people in their hearts.

Now if they are asked to prevent the King of Lingnan from entering Lingnan, then he may not be able to become a chieftain for long.

"You are really useless. You can't discipline your own people well."

Feng Laiyi snorted coldly.

"I can't take care of it well, unlike you Feng who can just open your legs and take care of it!"

The unsupportive toast immediately responded coldly.

"Bastard, what did you say?"

Feng Laiyi was furious.

He slapped the table and stood up, glaring at the other person.

"Humph, everyone knows what I say."

The toast sneered.

It made many toasts laugh.

The Feng clan in Lingnan is the only tribe with a female leader.

There are rumors in many tribes in Lingnan that in order to manage the tribe, the Feng family spread their legs to the people of the tribe, so that they obeyed the management of women.

"you wanna die!"

Feng Laiyi was furious and immediately rushed towards the other party.

But with so many people at the meeting, someone immediately acted as peacemaker and stopped the farce.

The meeting will continue. Those who do not support the meeting will not participate, but they cannot interfere with it or seek refuge with the King of Lingnan.

Supporters continued to discuss preventing the King of Lingnan from taking over Lingnan.

(End of this chapter)