Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1680 This censor is illiterate

Not only Princess Gaoyang was fuming with anger from Liu Ji, but the servants of the Fang family and the peasants who came to pay the rent were also furious!

The Fang family oppressed the people, the fish and meat village?
Want to clean up the Fang family's style and punish Princess Gaoyang?

This censor, are you out of your mind?
……

A young servant who had been standing behind Princess Gao Yang picked up a shoulder pole at the side, rushed up, and cursed: "Where did the bastard come from? How dare you be arrogant and rude in front of His Highness, I discount it!" Your leg!"

When you lift the pole, you will smash it down.

Liu Ji's soul was terrified, and such a thick shoulder pole fell on his head, and he was beaten to death?

He took two steps back, narrowly dodging the pole, his face turned pale with fright, and he said quickly: "Stop it! This is the imperial censor Zhongcheng, if you dare to touch me, believe it or not, then You have to be sent to the army for three thousand miles?"

The young servant smashed his shoulder pole into the air, and rushed up again, waving his shoulder pole, cursing: "Fart! I followed Erlang to run amok in Chang'an two years ago, and the prince beat him. Will you be afraid of you, a little censor Zhongcheng? Discharged from the army Three thousand miles? Who are you scaring! The master humiliates the minister to death, you dare to ruin the reputation of my young mistress, even if I am willing to cut my whole body, I will break your leg!"

He danced a shoulder pole vigorously, and with a short body, he swept a thousand troops towards Liu Ji's lower body.

Liu Ji was originally thin and old, so his hands and feet were naturally inflexible. He couldn't dodge this blow no matter what. Although he jumped back a step, he was still hit on his left leg. He screamed "Ouch" and was swept to the ground immediately , Seeing the young servant rushing forward with a shoulder pole in a murderous spirit, Liu Ji was so frightened that he yelled, "Your Highness, spare your life! Your Highness, spare your life!"

"stop!"

Princess Gaoyang frowned at Xiumei, coquettishly scolded the young servant to stop.

The young servant stood in front of Liu Ji with a pole in his hand, and although he stopped doing anything, he still stared at him covetously. His stubborn eyes made Liu Ji feel hairy...

Swallowing his saliva, Liu Jie felt that he was ashamed today. He originally wanted to stage a scene of "upright censor bravely fighting Diao Nu" to show his integrity, but he didn't expect to be "Diao Nu" in the blink of an eye. turned into a princess...

Liu Ji got up in embarrassment, rolled his eyes, and said to Princess Gaoyang: "Today, I was a little rude. I don't know that His Highness is here, and there is a lot of disrespect in my words... But I have a clear conscience. , To actually exploit the people, the rent was several times the court limit, and the amount was not even measured by the wooden bucket regulated by the court, so that the people paid a large amount of rent out of thin air... For the sake of justice in the world, and for the sake of the law of the country, today’s matter is worthless. I will definitely play His Majesty at the meeting, and report it according to the facts!"

It's shameful to be ashamed, who is meeting a princess?

It's not that he doesn't dare to bully a royal princess, but the situation is urgent now, surrounded by people from the Fang family, and Princess Gao Yang is known to be quite capricious, if she becomes angry from embarrassment, she will order her to break her legs... ...That can't be for nothing, right?

He is a person who is passionate about fame and fortune, and he values ​​reputation more than anything else. It would be good if he acted out a scene of "defying power and strong orders"...

As a result, as soon as the words came out, Princess Gaoyang hadn't spoken yet, and the common people next to her quit.

The old man who shared a piece of biscuits with his grandson saw that there was trouble here, so he brought his grandson over to join in the fun, but after hearing what Liu Ji said, he couldn't help asking, "Who told you that Fang's rent is multiplied?" The imperial limit? Who told you that we have to pay more rent due to inaccurate measurements?"

Someone beside him echoed: "Are you blind?"

"A fool like you can actually be a censor?"

"Is there something wrong with your mind?"

"Hey, everyone, do you think this person was instigated by a treacherous official in the court to frame Fang Xiang and Erlang?"

……

Such strange comments entered Liu Ji's ears one by one, and Liu Ji was so angry that his face was red, his ears were bare, his hands and feet were trembling.

Foolishness!

Fools!

This officer risked offending the princess to stand up for the untouchables like you, but you actually said that I am out of my mind?
And what kind of treacherous ministers instigated, as a pariah, you still have the money to go to the teahouse in Chang'an city to listen to books?

The upright and upright Yushi Zhongcheng should be misunderstood by the foolish people. It is really a strange injustice through the ages...

Liu Jie felt that his lungs were about to explode, and he had never seen such a stupid common people. He blushed and shouted loudly: "You are all fools, fools! I don't hesitate to offend the powerful and powerful, and I vow to punish you for you. A fair one will not be exploited every year in the future, and you are so ignorant, it is simply unreasonable!"

Someone said disdainfully: "Come on, who in Guanzhong doesn't know the Fang family's benevolence? They don't even know what you're talking about!"

"Fake benevolence and righteousness, you are talking about a bastard official like you!"

"That's right, it's as if you are the only sensible person in the world, and everyone else is a fool..."

"You said that you are a censor, why did you come to Fang's family to monitor when you have nothing to do? Guanzhong is so big, go to other places to monitor those rich and unkind wealthy families, Fang's family does not need you to monitor!"

Someone also kindly reminded: "You are here to slander the Fang family's reputation. It is really wrong. Her Royal Highness is kind-hearted, so I don't want to embarrass you, but if Erlang finds out, you will be miserable!"

"That's right, while Erlang isn't here, run away!"

"Run, it's too late!"

……

The common people's dealers talked a lot, and they were confused by Liu Ji's words.

But there is one sentence he heard clearly, if Fang Erlang finds out, he will be miserable...

What kind of character is Fang Jun, how can he Liu Ji not know?
At the beginning, I was with King Wei, and I was beaten to the ground with a fist, and the bridge of my nose is still crooked...

However, although Liu Jie was afraid of Fang Jun, his reputation was obviously more important. If he left in despair at this moment, what kind of rumors would spread afterwards?Moreover, he didn't think that the increase in rent and taxes had anything to do with the Fang family's father and son. Even Princess Gaoyang was probably kept in the dark. Think about how such a pampered and pampered Jinzhiyuye knew such trivial matters in Zhuangzi?

It must have been done by a servant of the Fang family secretly, keeping the whole Fang family secret!
It must be so!

Liu Ji believes in his own judgment, so he thinks he can't back down at this moment, let alone escape, as long as he persists, his true thoughts will surface, and then Fang's father and son will be grateful to him for finding out the silverfish in their house, and Princess Gaoyang will be grateful I save her from being kept in the dark, and the people will appreciate that I am the master for them and will no longer be oppressed...

Liu Jie tidied up his clothes, with a righteous face on his face: "As a censor, I should plead for the people, and you will be oppressed and exploited when life is not easy. What is there to be afraid of when I come forward?"

It's a pity that no one will follow his tricks. The thin old man who was waiting to unload the car in Zhuangzi said strangely: "You keep saying that the rent we pay far exceeds the imperial court regulations... My family rents a planting house and a greenhouse, and there are other things. Ten acres of paddy fields, the total income this year is about two pennies. Now the price of rice is four and a half coins for a bucket of rice. My family pays four shi as a rent, but it is only about two hundred coins. How can the rent of ten rakes be higher than the imperial court's regulations? Woolen cloth?"

Liu Ji waved his hand and said casually: "The rent is higher than the tax. After all, it is renting other people's land. This is understandable. The upper limit of the rent stipulated by the court is five draws and one. Any more is a violation of the law. You can’t pay such a heavy rent. Your one out of ten is almost twice the amount stipulated by the imperial court, and you still say it’s not as high as the imperial court’s stipulated? You don’t know how to count, you really..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly widened his eyes and almost bit off his tongue...

Be it the common people or the servants of the Fang family, even Princess Gaoyang, all of them looked dumbfounded... Is the rent of ten draws twice that of five draws?

Something doesn't seem right?

The child who was driving the oxcart to study scratched his head, then scratched his fingers and muttered for a long time, raised his head and looked at Liu Ji suspiciously, his immature face was full of puzzlement: "This Aye, my family has ten draws. The rent is four shi grains and two hundred coins. If it is in accordance with the imperial court regulations, it will be five draws, and eight shi grains will be four hundred coins... Therefore, the five draws stipulated by the court should be ten draws for the house rent. Twice? Aye, did you make a mistake in your calculations?"

All around was silent.

then……

"Pfft haha!"

"Ah! You are the only one who is going to return to Yushi Zhongcheng?"

"Haha, you are not even as good as the dolls in our village, how did you become an official?"

"Mother! How dare you laugh at our mud-legged ignorance, who the hell is ignorant?"

"Two hundred wen is twice as much as four hundred wen, what an anecdote through the ages..."

Liu Ji blushed and felt ashamed, wishing to dig a hole in the ground to get in, he just said it casually from the inertia of thinking, who the hell knew that the rent of the Fang family was actually half of the imperial court's regulations?
No one will believe it...

(End of this chapter)