People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 492 Land Sacrifice Ceremony, Liyong Emblem Monument

On the banks of the Xin'an River, Li Xuan looked up at the mountains on the west side, but he didn't know how the battle was going on in the west.

Withdrawing her thoughts, Li Xuan, who was wearing a purple python robe, stepped forward slowly.

On the table in front of him, curls of green smoke flew up, straight into the indescribable void.

Li Xuan stood in front of the table full of sacrifices, facing the earth, mountains and rivers, with a solemn expression.

Picking up the bulletin on the desk, Li Xuan read aloud:
"In the second year of Wei Shangyuan, the year Yihai, Jiashen month Bingxu day, Muzhou appeasement envoy, Nanchang County King Li said:
The good god of the land holds the power of mountains and rivers; all things are transformed and full of vitality.

All things are born in the earth, and the earth is auspicious; the good gods give widely and benefit the world.

Mu people live here for generations, Qianlong silently protects, inherits the past and ushers in the future, Yongtai Kangning.

Mindful of the merits and virtues of the good gods, there will be endless sacrifices every time.

Read it forever, never fall for ten thousand years! "

Li Xuan's voice suddenly paused, and the next moment, two big men in red came forward with two small tripods in their hands.

The tripod was already full, and Fang Xiangshi selected some grains, various fruits, meat, and pastries from the offerings.

One of the big men in red walked to the front and buried the small tripod in his hand, and the other walked to the riverside and threw the small tripod into Xin'an River.

Small fish and shrimp immediately surged from the river.

Li Xuan immediately shouted: "Gods of heaven and earth, Fu Wei, please!"

"Shangxiang! Shangxiang!"

Many officials and common people present read loudly at the same time.

The voice kept reverberating in mid-air, spreading into the dark, praying for a smooth weather this autumn.

Wearing gold silk on a black background, Fang Xiangshi, who wears a red and black Nuo mask, and a wide robe with big sleeves, immediately performed a Nuo opera on the huge Fangqiu.

The people around immediately swarmed forward, but Li Xuan and a group of officials quietly backed away.

Under the canopy of the city gate not far away, the masters of Buddhism and Taoism began to recite scriptures at the same time.

"Land Chaoke", "Land God's Curse", "Ford Zhengshen Baogao", the sound is not heard.

"The Sutra of Ten Wheels of Ksitigarbha", the voice is deep and solemn, which makes people feel at ease.

……

"Let's go, let's go over there and have a look." Li Xuan's expression was serious, behind him Yu Ze, Wang Bo, Qiu Zhenmu and others quickly followed.

The other Muzhou law Cao joined the army Peng Wen, the scholar Cao joined the army Zhou Yi, the Kucao joined the army Zhang Xu, the state school teacher Zhao Cen, etc., all looked solemn, looked at each other, and hurriedly followed.

In front of the wooden platform built [-] meters to the west of the city gate, a group of common people gathered around and stared inside.

Even the priests over there couldn't attract their attention.

Qianniuwei forcibly opened the way, and Li Xuan led the crowd through the crowd.

When the people around saw Qianniuwei and Li Xuan wearing a purple python robe, they immediately retreated subconsciously, but stopped in the blink of an eye, and bowed in fear, "I have seen Nanchang County King Qianqiu."

When all the people saw Li Xuan, they all looked respectful and bowed down to salute.

Li Xuan didn't even look at it, and just walked past the crowd.

On the contrary, Peng Wen, Zhou Yi, Zhang Xu, Zhao Cen, and the people from the Muzhou aristocratic family all looked solemn when they saw this scene.

The people of Muzhou had fear and hatred towards Li Xuan at the beginning, a murderous demon king who killed countless relatives and friends, they wished to eat his flesh and lay bare his skin; Great changes have taken place.

First of all, the captives of the Tianyin Sect were exonerated from all culpability.

They are all like this, and the people of Muzhou are naturally no longer worried.

Immediately afterwards, the chiefs of various villages and villages posted notices of granting land and began to register door by door.

Everyone was overjoyed to learn that every male household could get a hundred mu of land grant.

Although the Tianyin Sect had already granted them land when the Tianyin Sect occupied Muzhou City, after the Tianyin Sect was repulsed, the people immediately panicked again and began to worry whether the court would redistribute these things. Take it back.

Now, the imperial court has clearly told them that if these fields exceed a hundred acres, the extra imperial court will take back all of them. Apply to the imperial court to exempt the common people from the summer tax.

The summer tax for the common people in Muzhou had been largely completed before the Tianyin Sect's uprising.

However, before the summer tax was completed, the Tianyin Sect suddenly rose up and took all the food into the hands of the Tianyin Sect itself.

Now the court has returned, but up to now, they have not received a grain of grain from the people.

Although there were some rumors in Jiande County before, but up to now, the court still has not moved them.

In addition, they learned that most of their relatives died in the storm and fire, so they didn't have so much resentment towards King Nanchang.

Especially those defecting soldiers who returned completely no longer believed in Tianyin Sect, and turned around to talk about the benevolent and virtuous name of King Nanchang every day.

In a very short period of time, the people's resentment towards the King of Nanchang has transformed into fear and admiration.

Unknowingly, the influence of King Nanchang has spread to every angle of the state city, and even began to spread to the surrounding counties.

People in Muzhou have gradually begun to settle down.

……

Li Xuan walked up to the high platform step by step, wearing a purple python robe, which immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Behind him, Yu Ze and the others climbed up quickly, and then retreated respectfully to one side.

On the other side of the high platform, five or six men and women in prison clothes were kneeling, all of them bowed their heads and hair, unable to see their true faces.

At this moment, Qiu Zhenmu in red and gold armor stepped forward, looked at the crowd, opened a notice in his hand,

"Today, there is Yulin Fangfang, how normal is it, and how is it with the people of the fang? Xu Qing, Lin Sa and others colluded to reclaim as many as a thousand acres of land under false names. Duan, leader of the army on the right, Duan, Wuzhou Biejia, Muzhou appeasement Li, Muzhou Fa Cao joined the army, ordered by Peng Wen, to be beheaded and executed immediately." After finishing speaking, Qiu Zhenmu handed the list to one side .

Immediately, Qianniuwei followed, took the announcement into his hands, and quickly posted it on the city wall behind.

The people around looked at the three people who were pressed in the prison yard with complicated expressions.

These people were believers of the Tianyin Sect just like them before, and some even drank with them, but who would have thought that they would secretly be doing the deed of ostracizing their territory.

Although everyone's belief in Goddess Tianyin is rapidly weakening with the new treatment from the court, everyone hates these people who betrayed again.

After Qiu Zhenmu retreated, Peng Wen, the Muzhou Fa Cao joined the army, immediately stepped forward, cupped his hands to Li Xuan and said, "I'm reporting to the pacifier, it's already noon."

"Slash!" Li Xuan shouted coldly.

Immediately, several strong men yelled loudly in the surroundings: "Cut it, cut it, cut it..."

Several executioners in red clothes quickly walked to the high platform and stood behind everyone.

The sharp blade was raised, and the next moment, the blood exploded, and the head rolled down.

……

Seeing the head rolling to the ground, the surrounding people backed away in fright, and Li Xuan with a solemn face stepped forward.

Looking at the crowd, Li Xuan said in a deep voice: "Fathers and folks, I am the appeasement envoy of Muzhou. In recent days, I have reviewed the account books and found that for many years, Muzhou and nearby states have sent the same taxes to the imperial court every year. Yes, never a half point increase."

"Ah!" Everyone present was stunned, there was no half point increase, how could there be no way to increase it.

For many years, the taxes paid by the people of Muzhou were twice that of the people in other states.

This is true whether they compare with Wude and Zhenguan years, or what their fellow countrymen who have gone to other states say.

Now that Li Xuan said that, she was talking nonsense with her eyes open.

For a while, everyone couldn't help whispering, and looked up at Li Xuan from time to time, with a trace of disgust in their eyes.

Seeing this scene, Li Xuan's expression was indifferent. After a while, when everyone's discussion gradually subsided, he continued to speak and said: "What I said is true, the tax that the imperial court receives from Muzhou every year is It is true that the neighboring states are the fewest.

If you don't believe me, you can go to the city wall on the side to see. The notice posted on it contains the tax and food figures received by the imperial court in the six nearby states over the years. You can compare them. "

Everyone followed Li Xuan's finger and looked down the city wall, and suddenly saw another official document pasted next to the previous official document on beheading.

At this time, the people couldn't control Li Xuan anymore, they swarmed towards the other side.

However, the cold figures on the list prove that what Li Xuan said is true, the imperial court has not collected more taxes from Muzhou in recent years.

Something went wrong, and everyone knew something was wrong.

For many years in Muzhou, the people have been subjected to strict laws and taxes, making it difficult to survive, and have to flee everywhere. However, in fact, the imperial court has never increased taxes on Muzhou, and they have all been deceived.

So who actually collected the excessive taxes they paid?
Seeing that the crowd came back in front of him in a mess, and some people couldn't help asking questions, Li Xuan spoke calmly.

"The imperial court's land in Muzhou is constant. If it is said that every mu of land is taxed, then the tax distributed to everyone is normal, and it is even less than other nearby states.

However, if half of all the land no longer pays taxes, then the remaining half of the land will have to bear twice the original tax. "

Li Xuan looked at the people who had come here thoughtfully, and then pointed to the heads of the people on the ground and said: "This is the case in Muzhou, half of the fields don't pay taxes at all, it is because of the heads of each workshop and the village leaders. Chief, colluding with those aristocratic families, transferred the taxes that originally belonged to them to you, and you have to pay double the previous taxes.

That's why your life is getting harder every day. "

In an instant, all the common people present all stared at Peng Wen, Zhou Yi, Zhang Xu, Zhao Cen, and the patriarchs of the Muzhou family. The reason for not being able to survive.

The faces of these people were extremely embarrassing for a moment, because most of what Li Xuan said was true, only one most critical factor was missing.

The court deliberately connives.

But no one dared to say that.

Looking at the eyes of ordinary people who were about to burst into flames, Li Xuan spoke again: "For the sake of the people of this state, from now on, they will no longer be bullied and exploited for no reason, so today I set up a monument of Yonghui in front of the city gate, engraved with The full text of the Law of Yonghui.

In the future, the people can act according to the law, but anyone who does not follow the law to exploit the people can go to the Governor's Mansion in Yuezhou, the Governor's Mansion in Hangzhou, or even Chang'an in Luoyang to play drums for old grievances. "

In front of the city gate, a huge inscription that was originally covered with a straw mat was completely lifted away in an instant.

A densely packed inscription on Yonghui Law written in small characters clearly appeared in front of everyone.

Li Xuan glanced at the inscription in the distance, and then said with a solemn expression: "No matter where I am, if Faner has been wronged, if you find me, I will definitely avenge you."

Li Xuan's expression was solemn, and his words were sincere.

Anyone who knows him a little bit knows that what he said is absolutely from the bottom of his heart.

For a moment, everyone looked at Li Xuan with surprise and disbelief.

The wind also suddenly stopped.

Only eager eyes.

(End of this chapter)