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Chapter 626

When Bai Fan entered the palace, he didn't expect that the old Li Yuan, who always sees the dragon and never sees the tail, was there, and there were no other ministers in the political hall, so Li Yuan was alone with Li Er.

Bai Fan didn't know what kind of lineup this was, but fortunately, Li Er started to explain what happened before he asked a question.

"The royal family should take the lead in the matter of paying the grain tax and re-approving the acres of land. But the family is unlucky. Two scumbags have emerged from the Li royal family, leading a bad lead."

"Oh? What's the situation? Does anyone dare to disobey the order?

Among the new aristocrats in the Great Tang Dynasty, apart from the limited few, which member of the Li royal family would be soft on His Majesty? "Bai Fan asked with a smile.

And the limited number of people he mentioned actually refers to close brothers such as Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji, as well as those princes who hold important positions, such as the old prince Li Shentong, the king of Huai'an, who is Li Er's uncle, and Li Er's two cousins. Brother, Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong, these two are the famous generals of the clan, and the others, I am afraid that they will not have too much say in the Li royal family.

And with so few people following Li Er, how could they resist the policy for no reason?
"Hehe, resisting the decree? They don't have the courage.

In short, do you know Li Boyi and Li Fengci? "Li Er sneered.

Hearing the name, Bai Fan felt familiar. Thinking carefully, aren't these two incompetent scum in the Li royal family?

The Supreme Emperor Li Yuan had three elder brothers, the third elder brother died young, and the second elder brother Li Zhan inherited the title of his father Li Zhan, Duke of Tang. Li Yuan, who was eight years old, left Li Zhan with two children, Li Boyi and Li Fengci.

After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Li Yuan thought of his family, so he named his two nephews kings, one as the king of Longxi and the other as the king of Bohai, which can be said to be extremely gracious.

But these two brothers are too immoral, clothes must be rich, food must be meat, and they are extremely arrogant and extravagant, so they have a very bad reputation in the clan. I had to give them a bunch of classics of the sages and ask them to study quietly.

But Bai Fan didn't understand why the two idle princes jumped out at this time?

"Aren't these two idle princes? Why, did they join the enemy?" Bai Fan asked.

"Hmph, they didn't surrender to the enemy, but they are even more hateful than surrendering to the enemy.

Because of the Li Youliang incident in Longxi, I sent cousin Xiaogong to preside over the affairs of Longxi. I was afraid that these two bastards would make trouble again, so I transferred the two of them back to Chang'an, and the fiefs were also replaced. One was placed in Hebei. Dao, one is placed on Henan Dao, who knows that it is this wrong move that caused trouble today. "

"Aren't they willing to pay food taxes? Don't the royal family have family rules?"

"No, they pay the grain tax, but they have to re-check the land because of the grain tax payment. These two idiots were so clever that they donated all the extra land under their hands to the Buddhist temple."

What? ? ?
Bai Fan stood up and donated it?Donated to a Buddhist temple?This, who gave the idea?Are you courting death?

"Who? Who the hell came up with the idea? The two of them? Damn it!
Donating to Buddhist temples does not benefit them at all, it just means that the imperial court has received less food, such a stupid thing that hurts others and does not benefit themselves, what are they trying to do?It's better to return it to the court to get a good reputation. "

"Hehe, yes, yes! I can't figure out how stupid these two idiots are, but do you know? What is the most serious consequence of their doing so?" Li Er's face was gloomy, and he was about to drip water.

Bai Fan couldn't have imagined this, it's so clear, "It must be those who don't want the court to get benefits for nothing, they all follow suit and donate their extra acres to Buddhist temples, so this is a tree for the court. A great enemy, a problem has arisen, Buddhism has been spread for many years, although it is not as prosperous as Taoism, but it is also a force that cannot be underestimated by the people, if one is not good, the Tang Dynasty will be infuriated and arouse public opinion, damn it!"

"Hey, who's to say it's not? It's a pity that when I exchanged the land for the two of them back then, I was still soft-hearted, and even gave them the large piece of land they didn't deserve." Li Er said bitterly.

Bai Fan frowned and said, "Isn't there an express stipulation for the distribution of land by the royal family? Why do they still have extra land?"

Li Er explained: "The two of them became kings at the beginning of the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. At that time, the country had not yet been unified, and there were many unowned lands near Longxi and Bohai Sea. They took them privately. Opened up the territory for the Tang Dynasty, and later it was classified as his own fiefdom.

When I exchanged the two before, the two argued that they had to calculate the fiefs of the same size before agreeing to the exchange. Otherwise, the fiefs would be tampered with without reason, and the two refused to accept it. "

"In fact, it's not just those who are dissatisfied with the Tang Dynasty who do this, basically all nobles do this, because Buddhist temples are willing to pay, they are profitable, and use a small amount of money to buy a large amount of land. not do?

With the mentality of earning a little, those nobles rushed to donate land in the name of donation, but in fact they took advantage of the loopholes of the law to make profits for themselves. "Li Er said angrily.

"These bastards have a good plan. It's not easy for the Tang Dynasty to rule the country. They're lucky. If they don't help, it's fine. Why are you just thinking about making jokes? Damn it!

Your Majesty, why did you find me here?Can't you deal with these two idiots?Don't worry, even if it is the royal family, the minister will not be soft, old man, don't blame your grandson-in-law for not giving you face. "Bai Fan asked, and at the same time saluted Li Yuan who had not spoken.

Li Yuan became angry instantly, slapped the table and cursed: "Nonsense, we need to wait for you to deal with this idiot?
Erlang has decreed that both of them will be deprived of their titles and demoted to the people. As the patriarch of the Li clan, the old man has never been lenient towards such children who have ruined the reputation of the clan?Breaking the legs of the two bastards on the spot, if it wasn't for my deceased second brother, killing them with one knife would not be enough.

The reason I came to you is that this matter has become a big deal, from nobles occupying land to Buddhist temples occupying fields. Buddhist temples are a special existence, and they always claim to be out of the world, and have a high reputation among the common people.

The imperial court has always assigned it to the Green Forest Department. Now that something like this has happened, it is difficult for us to take action, so I want you to take action. "

"The bullshit doesn't belong to the secular world, so they grow the country's food and enjoy the offerings of the people. What is eating and drinking? The court also takes the excuse of a group of bald people to fool the people?

In the past, they were tolerated because they did not do too much evil, but now they dare to seek death and take the initiative to mix immortal food, and dare to buy land with money?See how I clean them up. "

Li Er looked at Bai Fan's confident appearance, nodded and smiled and said, "This matter was caused by members of my clan, but it's really helpless for you to finish it.

The imperial court will not officially come forward, but if you want people and money, I will personally sit in town and give you backup. "

Bai Fan smiled and said: "In that case, then I will order, and transfer Brother Qin and Lao Cheng to me, as well as old Mr. Taishi Ling Fu Yi from the imperial court. With this, it will be easy to deal with these lazy bald heads Much easier."

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