Not everyone is willing to follow Lou Rui's nonsense.
Wei囧 is one of them.
The local nobles at the frontier may be willing. After all, this farmland is a long-term business for them.
But for officials like Wei Juan, they were just passers-by to the local area. Farming was a slow-resulting and long-lasting job, which really did not bring much benefit to them.
Even if they make a fortune from farming, it will take five or six years, and they cannot ask for benefits from others like Lou Rui, so they just work for Lou Rui in vain.
In fact, for the sake of this so-called farmland plan, it will harm the interests of their counties and lose their own political achievements. It is really harmful and unprofitable.
But now that Liu Taozi has the support of the Prime Minister, it has become the consensus of the temple to reduce the loss of food transportation, and they, the local officials, have no way to stop it.
When Wei Juan came to Liu Taozi this time, he was showing his resistance in a subtle way.
If the other party doesn't have the guts to touch Tianle Temple, then it's easy to say, don't be shameless and continue to ask for things from us in the future.
If the other party has the courage to attack Tianle Temple, that would be great.
This Tianle Temple involves a lot of things. Once the action is taken, all the subsequent events will be enough to make the young general anxious, and there will be no need to talk about farming.
When Wei Yan saw the other party's interest, he put a smile on his face and cleared his throat. Just as he was about to start telling, Liu Taozi said, "Wait a minute."
He called a soldier and whispered a few words to him.
Wei Juan didn't have anything urgent to do, so he sat down and drank tea calmly.
The North Campus is extremely lively at this moment.
Tian Zili was sitting in the middle of the school ground, with a row of people standing in front of him.
They were all local peasants, old and young. They stood on tiptoes and looked at the sacks piled up around Tian Zili, their eyes twinkling.
"Murong Chi, do you know how to read?"
Tian Zili took the 'passing place' that the other party took out and asked.
When they previously counted the number of people in various places, they set up rough "passing places" for them to prove their identities.
The old man nodded, "I know how to read. I used to be an official in Sizhou."
"Here, write your name."
There was paper beside Tian Zili. The old man bent down and picked up the pen. At this moment, the old man was stunned for a moment and said, "I haven't held a pen in a long time."
He then lowered his head to write and wrote his name in a precise manner.
He looked at the pen in his hand for a while, then put it aside.
The old man took a deep breath and said, "Sir, you."
Tian Zili saw the other party's fear, and he said seriously: "What kind of person is the general? Do we still need to doubt him?"
The old man dared not speak.
Tian Zili looked at what he had written and nodded, "Yes, yes, take it. This is your new token. This is your first month's salary. Someone will distribute it to you from hundreds of families later.
From now on, you will be responsible for these hundreds of households."
"Hundred households."
"Yes, you have to select ten household heads. Someone will tell you what to do, just go there!"
This was the first time Murong Chi heard such a thing, and he did not dare to ask for more details. He just nodded, received the food and token, thanked Tian Zili, and turned to leave.
The next person to come was a young man.
The young man bowed and met Tian Zili.
Tian Zili squinted his eyes and looked at him, "Sun Jihu, can you read?"
"Um."
"Write your name."
The young man hurriedly picked up the pen and started writing. After finishing writing, he hurriedly got up and bowed again.
Tian Zili lowered his head, looked at the name, and suddenly laughed, "Come on, write the word Wuchuan again."
The young man was stunned, "Sir, this is me"
"Hahaha, your writing is so awkward, how can you be a literate person? I'm afraid you just learned how to write your name and then came here to get food, right?"
The young man was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and said, "Sir, please spare my life!"
"That's quite clever. Let's learn the words first, and then I'll use you after you learn it!"
"Thank you, sir."
Tian Zili was busy when suddenly someone hurried over and said, "Mr. Tian, ​​the general wants you to go to the official office immediately."
Tian Zili was stunned, quickly stood up, handed over the matters in his hands to others, and left in a hurry.
The clerks in the school field are still busy.
Tian Zili hurried to the door of the official office, only to find Yao Xiong waiting for him here.
Seeing Tian Zili, Yao Xiong was overjoyed and hurried forward, "You are finally here, brother is waiting for us!"
"Why don't you go in?"
"Who knows if it's a good thing or a bad thing, if I go in with you, even if it's a bad thing, there are people who can share it."
Tian Zili ignored this reckless behavior and asked the soldiers to go in and report.
Yao Xiong said: "You are still living a comfortable life. You can just sit in the school grounds and don't have to go anywhere. You are very comfortable."
"Oh, it's not easy."
"In the past, the garrison chief sold the literate people in the city, which made them very afraid, fearing that we would trick them out and sell them. That means my brother has a very good reputation now."
While the two were talking, the soldier came out and asked them to go in immediately.
Wei Yan took another sip of tea and saw two people walking into the house.
One of them is tall and has blue eyes, and he is undoubtedly handsome, while the other one looks very capable, lean and tough.
Liu Taozi motioned for the two of them to sit next to her, then looked at Wei Yan, "You continue."
Wei囧 then slowly opened his mouth.
"This Tianle Temple is the largest temple in Shuozhou. It was established not long ago, but it has a great reputation. Every year, many people come from Jinyang and even Yecheng. The volume ""
The Daji Yue Zang Sutra is here
.There are rewards every year, and they are being expanded every year. Today, most of the cultivated land in Guangning is in their hands. The nobles who were born in Huaishuo Wuchuan have arranged the ancestors' spiritual tablets here, and asked the high virtues in the temple to chant for them.
Seek happiness through the scriptures.”
"Their host is Master Zhichang. I heard that this man has great supernatural powers. Jinyang nobles often give him large sums of money to get what they want."
Wei Juan began to tell the story seriously, and the three people sitting in front of him also listened very seriously.
Wei Juan didn't mind the trouble. He ate tea and carefully described the scale, background, wealth, power, etc. of Tianle Temple.
After talking for a long time, the two people stood up and saw them whispering something to Liu Taozi and turning around to leave.
Liu Taozi took a sip of tea and said, "Continue."
With the current weather, Wei Yan couldn't rush on his way, so he had no worries and ordered good tea again. He sat down and told Liu Taozi about the many temples in the frontier fortress, which were no longer limited to Tianle Temple, or even
It's limited to the frontier.
Gao Huan worshiped the Buddha, and Gao Yang even more. When Gao Yang was in power, he rewarded these temples many times, and at the same time recruited a large number of civilians to build Buddhas and create murals. It cost a lot, and he used the cries and blood of these civilians to build temples one after another.
The glorious temples with Buddha statues sitting in them, holding flowers and smiling, have overwhelmed countless ordinary families.
The whole of Daqi has become a blessed place for these fat monks. There are more than 40,000 monasteries and more than 2 million monks and nuns.
They did not engage in farming, did not pay taxes, chanted sutras and recited Buddhist scriptures, owned a large number of tenants, and occupied huge arable land, but they directly distributed the tribute grains to ordinary people.
Even Wei Yan, talking about these things now, has some unbearable eyes.
"I believe in Buddhism myself, but what these eminent monks do is not like Samanas, but more like thieves."
Wei Ji stopped and looked outside. A soldier lit a candle, but it was already dark outside.
"How miserable are the people of the world?"
Liu Taozi looked at him and asked, "Does the prefect also know the hardships of the people's livelihood?"
"Hahaha, what can I do if I know this? The person who originally reported to His Majesty to persuade him to stop building the Buddhist temple can't even find his body now."
Wei Yan smiled bitterly and shook his head, "In short, I have told the general everything I know. As for whether the general wants to take it and how to get it, the general has the final say, so I will not interfere."
He stood up, his face was full of fatigue, Liu Taozi finally did not stop him anymore, he said goodbye to Liu Taozi, and a soldier took him to the temporary residence.
Sitting in the room, Wei Yan looked at the darkness outside, and suddenly no longer felt sleepy.
The country is in crisis, but the nobles in the temples only think about making money, and the generals only think about military achievements. A useless person like himself can only live an ordinary life every day, neither getting better nor getting worse.
, and like death.
"Hey! Ah!"
Wei Juan woke up with a start. He sat up and looked around.
The sun was a little dazzling, so Wei Juan hurriedly put on his clothes, listening to the noise outside, he was a little surprised.
He lives next to the government office. How could anyone dare to make noise here?
He opened the door. There were several close friends in the courtyard. They were all leaning against the wall to watch. Wei Juan was a little angry, "Come down! Why don't you go out and watch?!"
Those people came down one after another, and Wei Juan opened the door and walked to the main road.
The road at this moment was particularly lively, and knights could be seen escorting things towards the government office. There was a steady stream of them, and they almost occupied the entire road.
Wei Juan looked at this scene in shock, looked around, and finally found an acquaintance in the crowd.
That person was the Hu man who Liu Taozi called in yesterday.
The barbarians were riding horses and shouting something with the knights.
Wei Juan quickly walked to the man's side, "Jun, what happened to Wuchuan?"
Yao Xiong turned around and saw his brother's distinguished guest. He immediately dismounted with a smile and shook the thing in his hand, "Look!"
Wei Yan took a closer look and realized that the other person was holding a bloody head. He quickly took a few steps back and said, "What happened?!"
"Don't you recognize it? This is the Zhichang you were talking about last night."
Wei Yan took another look and found that it was indeed the head of a monk.
At this moment, Wei Yan's whole body was stiff and his mind went blank.
Yao Xiong said with a smile: "After what you said last night, we went to Tianle Temple. You were right! They are really a bunch of villains!!"
"Did you know? The chief host, a so-called eminent monk, actually raised more than a hundred women in the backyard, and he took over half of them. In their warehouse, hey, these people are really better than him
Damn, I’ll be even richer when I return to Luo!”
"I used to wonder, how could people in such a big place be so poor?"
"Now I know that in such a big place, the money is in the hands of people like Hui Luo and Zhichang!"
Yao Xiong was quite excited at the moment. The money, food, land deeds, etc. that he had recovered this time were enough to solve their current big problem. When he looked at Wei Juan in front of him, he felt that this man was kind and amiable, and he wished he could give him a big treat.
Embrace.
Wei Yan just froze on the spot, watching these knights holding human heads, pushing grain carts, and slowly advancing with various supplies.
"Kill them all?"
"Those who resisted were killed, and those who did not resist were left to cultivate the land. Do you know how many tenants they have?"
Wei Juan didn't want to know, so he asked blankly: "Why did you do it?"
"Didn't you ask me to do it?"
"No! I just said that they have food, how can you attack Tianle Temple for no reason?"
Looking at the frightened Wei Yan, Yao Xiong scratched his head, "It seems to be a rebellion, hiding armor and strong crossbows, and then saying that the black clothes want to destroy Da Qi, that's all."
Yao Xiong was not good at conversation, so he didn't talk to him any more and continued to be busy.
Wei Yan stayed where he was. He was silent for a long time, his mouth trembling with greed.
Suddenly, someone grabbed his shoulder and pulled him aside. Wei Juan was so frightened that he almost screamed. When he turned around, he saw that the person behind him was Liu Taozi.
Looking at Liu Taozi in front of him, Wei Yan was furious, "Liu Taozi!! You!! You!!"
Liu Taozi spoke, "Let's leave as soon as possible before outsiders know."
"Last night, Weijun didn't say anything, and I didn't hear anything."
"When my scout inspector was tracking down the puppet spies five days ago, he found that they were related to Tianle Temple, so he took action."
"None of this has anything to do with you, please leave now."
Wei Yan froze on the spot, looking at Liu Taozi blankly, with some hesitation in his eyes.
"I swear to God, I will not involve Mr. Wei, please leave."
Wei Yan turned around, only to find that his back was soaked without knowing it. He trembled and returned to the courtyard. He called everyone and rode with their help. He failed to get on the horse several times and almost fell down.
Next, the confidants were shocked and finally got on their horses, and then Wei Juan rode away.
The faces of the knights on the road were full of smiles, and they talked proudly about their victory.
Cars were lined up all the way to the outside of the city. The cars were full of food, and they seemed to be exuding blood.
Wei Juan didn't care, ran all the way, and finally rushed out of the city gate.
He rode his horse and stood at the city gate, but saw the motorcade extending all the way to a place he couldn't see.
Wei Yan's face suddenly became solemn, and the horse under his crotch rubbed its hooves uneasily and groaned.
Liu Taozi stood in front of the official office, watching those people transporting food to the official office. Everyone in the city was extremely busy at this moment.
At this moment, a horse galloped towards Liu Taozi.
When the horse rushed to Liu Taozi's side, dozens of knights had already drawn their bows and arrows, aiming at the visitor.
Liu Taozi looked at Wei囧 who had turned back and signaled the knights to put down their bows and arrows.
Wei Yan's face was red at the moment, and he stared at Liu Taozi in front of him.
"Why?!"
"Why do you do this?"
"I told you that Tianle Temple has a lot to do with it. If you offended Huiluo, you only offended those Qihu nobles."
"By attacking Tianle Temple, you have offended all the nobles of the dynasty! Except for the Prime Minister, everyone hates you and wants your life. They are against you day after day. The Prime Minister can protect you.
One day cannot protect a thousand days!"
"You have a great future, but you act like this and ruin your future. Is it worth it?! Why do you do this?!"
Facing Wei囧’s loud questioning.
Liu Taozi just looked at him calmly.
"The people of the world are suffering so much."
On the way back, Wei Yan seemed to have lost his soul. He was silent and walked on the road in a daze. The knights followed him around, not knowing how to persuade him.
Also following Wei Juan to the county seat was Tian Zili.
He set off earlier and had already arrived at Zhou Ya before Wei Juan.
Lou Rui had just woken up and smelled of alcohol all over his body.
He was very happy to see Tian Zili. Before he could ask more questions, Tian Zili took him to the south courtyard.
Lou Rui was wearing obscene clothes and followed Tian Zili to the south courtyard without even having time to change into formal clothes.
"What do you want to show me? What do you want to show me?"
Tian Zili pointed to the ground.
On the ground, boxes were opened one by one, and jewels were piled up like a mountain. The treasures were shining, and the whole south courtyard was no longer stacked. It was really dazzling.
Lou Rui was stunned, looking at these things, but he suddenly woke up. He grabbed Tian Zili's hand, panic clearly flashed in his eyes, "Zili!! It's not Tianle Temple? Right? It's not Tianle.
Temple?”
Tian Zili lowered his head towards him, "Mr. Lou really knows what's going on. This is Tianle Temple's stolen goods."
"Ouch!!"
Lou Rui yelled. He yelled and jumped up in fright.
"What a disaster! What a disaster! It's over! It's over! My soul, Ye Ye, will be enshrined in Tianle Temple!!"
"It's over, I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I'm going to die!!"
Tian Zili hurriedly said: "Mr. Lou, the evidence of the crime is complete."
"It's all bullshit!"
"I'm going to be killed by you, but I can still take this? Do you think this is Sogou Temple?"
Tian Zili said solemnly: "My general has said that if Mr. Lou finds it difficult to handle, my general will tie himself up now and let Mr. Lou send him to Yecheng for disposal."
Lou Rui slowly looked at the treasures piled on the ground.
His face gradually became obsessed, and his eyes shone with a different kind of light.
"He's already dead, so what else can he do about it?"
"Colluding with Pseudo Zhou?"
"Yes, they colluded with the Puppet Zhou and attempted to rebel. The evidence is complete."
"Go out and wait for me!!"
Lou Rui waved his hand.
Tian Zili led everyone out and closed the door.
Lou Rui slowly stepped forward and gently stroked the treasures placed randomly on the ground. He stroked them one by one, his eyes becoming more and more blurred, as if looking at his lover.
I don’t know how much time passed before Lou Rui opened the door and walked out.
Tian Zili hurried forward to pay homage.
"Lou Gong!!"
Lou Rui pursed his lips, "Sooner or later I will be killed by these babies. You have really hurt me."
"Go back and tell Zhizhi to get more evidence and witnesses. The more the better, I will submit the letter myself."
"There won't be another time."
Lou Rui slowly looked at Tian Zili.
His eyes flashed with a wolf-like green light.
Chapter completed!