Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

No money, why are you still bringing me here?

He looked at the waiter in the shop and seemed to understand something.

Obviously, Zhang Huanglian should have reached some kind of agreement with the waiter in this shop, and deliberately came to cheat him of money.

However, before Li Xiao could speak, Zhang Huanglian immediately said, "Your Highness is not going to pay, is it?"

"Damn things!"

Zhao Yuntian immediately stood up, pressed the handle of the knife and said: "Obviously you brought His Highness here, and you also ordered the dishes!"

"what?!"

Zhang Huanglian backed away with a look of horror, and shouted: "Killed! Killed! His Royal Highness King Yue wants to kill me!"

In an instant, the sound spread outside.

Everyone's attention is shifted here.

The stairway was crowded with many good people.

Zhang Huanglian hid behind the officers and soldiers he had brought, and said with a bitter face: "Your Highness, didn't you just say a few more words, why are swords facing each other?"

After a pause, he continued: "Besides, what I said is not wrong! It's only natural to pay for meals. As a prince, you should lead by example."

"As a parental official, the lower officials always keep in mind the laws of the Tang Dynasty, and will never allow acts of defrauding the people."

"I think His Highness should pay the silver!"

"Fellow folks, is there any truth to what you say about me?"

After the words fell, the eyes of the crowd of people watching Li Xiao changed.

"I don't give money for meals, isn't that bullying honest people?"

"That's right! How can there be such a thing? People do business with clearly marked prices, and it's not like buying and selling by force. Since they have eaten, they should give money."

"How could His Royal Highness do such a thing? It's puzzling!"

"Yeah, at least he's a prince, so it's not like he can't even pay for a meal!"

All around, many people began to talk about it.

"Your Highness..."

Zhang Huanglian said with a sad face: "You don't have any money, do you? If you don't have any money, why do you still come to Huaxia Restaurant? What should I do now? You don't want credit, do you?"

See how you step down!

Zhang Huanglian kept sneering in his heart.

He was almost certain that Li Xiao, who was already very poor, would never go out with a few thousand taels of silver.

"Dog officer!"

Zhao Yuntian was about to draw his sword with a murderous look on his face.

Li Xiao quickly stopped him, and said flatly, "Old Zhao, pay."

Although 400 taels was a lot, to him, this money was equivalent to giving it to himself.

Although Zhao Yuntian was angry, he followed Li Xiao's order and gave the money.

Seeing this scene, Zhang Huanglian was dumbfounded.

Did you really go out with thousands of taels of silver with you?

Many of the rhetoric he had prepared before were useless at this time.

Zhang Huanglian's face was very ugly, and he was about to take someone away.

"stop!"

Li Xiao got up slowly, and said expressionlessly: "Master Zhang, what's your share? The king never said that he would treat you to dinner."

Chapter 271: Justice

"Didn't Your Highness say that you are not short of money? You also said that you would invite the lower officials to have a meal. How can you go back on your word?"

Zhang Huanglian rolled his eyes, and continued: "Your Highness, you also know that the salary of the lower officials is so small, and the family is even more impoverished. How can there be so much money?"

"Did Lin Yang ask you to do this?"

Li Xiao looked at Zhang Huanglian thoughtfully.

Hearing this, Zhang Huanglian's heart tightened, but he smiled without changing his face: "The meaning of your highness's words, the lower officials don't quite understand."

"Where are the batches of iron mines from this king? Where are they now?" Li Xiao continued to ask.

"What iron ore? I don't even understand." Zhang Huanglian said with a look of surprise.

"Don't understand, do you?"

Li Xiao sneered, and then shouted at Xiao Er: "Call your shopkeeper!"

Soon, the person in charge of Xuwencheng Huaxia Restaurant rushed over.

"Shopkeeper, help Mr. Zhang do the math. Mr. Zhang pays half of the two thousand and 400 taels of wine money. How much should it be?" Li Xiao asked expressionlessly.

Hearing this, the shopkeeper first looked at Li Xiao, then rolled his eyes, and said calmly, "Of course it's 200 taels."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Zhang Huanglian and said slowly: "Master Zhang, His Royal Highness King Yue has already paid his part of the money, where is your money?"

"you!"

Zhang Huanglian looked at the shopkeeper angrily.

What he didn't know was that the person in charge of each Huaxia restaurant was personally selected by Li Xiao.

Zhang Huanglian wanted to steal Li Xiao's money at Huaxia Restaurant, but his head was kicked by a donkey.

"Why, Master Zhang, as a parent officer, doesn't he hate people who flout the laws of the Tang Dynasty the most? He doesn't know how to eat without giving money?" Li Xiao said jokingly.

"The next official still has important matters, so I won't accompany you!"

Zhang Huanglian clasped his hands together, then turned and left.

"Want to leave without giving money? You are easy to bully when you are an honest person? This king wants to uphold justice!"

As he said that, Li Xiao sneered: "Old Zhao, take them all!"

"I am the official ordered by the imperial court! Your Highness has no right to arrest me!" Zhang Huanglian said immediately, frowning.

"Fellow folks, do you think this dog official should be arrested?"

Li Xiao said with a smile on his face: "It's okay, don't be afraid, I will protect you all."

"Catch this dog officer!"

Someone in the crowd shouted, and then countless voices rang out one after another.

"The dog official has no morals and oppresses the people. He should have been punished a long time ago!"

"That's right, this corrupt official didn't do a good thing, and he killed many people in his daily life."

"kill him!"

"It should be chopped up and fed to the dog!"

Everyone began to condemn Zhang Huanglian.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Li Xiao's mouth curled up slightly.

He had already guessed it.

Those who talked about him before were probably arranged by Zhang Huanglian in advance to bring the rhythm.

The virtues of this Coptis chinensis are like a bright mirror in the hearts of the common people.

Before, I didn't dare to say it because I was afraid of getting into trouble.

But now, with Li Xiao's protection, they dared to vent the resentment that had been buried in their hearts for many years.

"Look, everyone expects it." Li Xiao sneered.

Zhang Huanglian looked at Zhao Yuntian who was coming, and shouted in horror: "Come on, stop them!"

However, those officers and soldiers were all timid and hesitant.

Although they haven't read any sage books, they are very well informed.

Everyone knew that King Yue was accompanied by guards of the forbidden army in the palace.

Even if they have the upper hand, they are definitely not opponents.

What's more, now that Zhang Huanglian is ignorant and even aroused public outrage, they dare not make a move.

Until Zhao Yuntian put the knife on Zhang Huanglian's neck, those officers and soldiers did not dare to do anything.

……

Half an hour later, Li Xiao brought Zhang Huanglian to the hall of the county government office.

"Where are my batches of iron ore now?"

"Now, do you understand the meaning of this sentence?"

Li Xiao sat in a high position, looking at Zhang Huanglian expressionlessly.

Below, Zhang Huanglian was tied up and forced to kneel on the ground.

He said angrily: "Your Highness, if King Peng Si knew about this, he would definitely not let it go. It's still too late for His Highness to let him go!"

The corner of Li Xiao's mouth curled up, and he said, "Then if he knew that you and Lin Yang secretly communicated the song, wouldn't it be more interesting?"

"How can the Captain be able to see the superiors and subordinates? Your Highness is joking."

After a pause, Zhang Huanglian said calmly: "Countless people have witnessed with their own eyes that His Highness has captured the lower official. If something happens to the lower official, His Highness will not be able to run away."

"Even if you are a prince, you will not be lightly guilty of killing an official ordered by the court, right?"

"Don't say yes, just wait and see." Li Xiao chuckled lightly.

Zhang Huanglian didn't know why, but a bad premonition rose in his heart for no reason.

After a while, Zhao Yuntian came back.

The people following behind were carrying a large wooden box.

"Your Highness, this was found from his house. The gold was 300 taels, the silver was 5000 taels, and the value of the rest of the jewelry is temporarily unknown. The total value of all of them is between 3 and [-] taels of silver."

"Poverty?"

Li Xiao looked at Zhang Huanglian with a half-smile.

"These are all dedicated to King Peng Si, not the lower officials." Zhang Huanglian said with averted eyes.

"Call all his subordinates and confidants in." Li Xiao ordered again.

Soon, more than a dozen people in different costumes came to the lobby.

They are all the masters of the government office, the bookkeeper, the head catcher and so on.

Li Xiao said seductively: "Your lord, I confiscated some things from this king. If anyone confesses truthfully, this king will reward you with 800 taels of silver."

"Also, you can bring your family members and go to Qiongzhou, where you can live safely under the protection of this king."

Hearing this, many people showed greed in their eyes.

800 taels!

Calculated according to their monthly money, they would not be able to earn that much money in a lifetime.

With this money, where is the need for work?

This life can sit back and relax and enjoy life.

But they were also worried that if they offended Zhang Huanglian, they would be retaliated against in the future, so they hesitated.

Hearing this, Zhang Huanglian was a little panicked, and quickly said: "The money belongs to King Peng Si, be careful if you take the money! King Yue can't protect you!"

"Oh?"

Li Xiao sneered, and looked at Zhang Huanglian: "From what you said, you really know about the confiscation of my things?"

"you!"