Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 114 In the beginning, human beings are inherently good.

Pingyang.

"Is this my fiefdom?"

Li Shuang was riding on a horse, looking at the barren land and muttering.

Jia Sixie followed Li Shuang, feeling a little sad.

"These are all good fields, but unfortunately, no one is cultivating them anymore."

The destruction of the equal-field system in the Northern Wei Dynasty resulted in a large number of fields being left uncultivated.

Including the fields that Yuan Yong originally belonged to, the surrounding lands were uninhabited.

Jia Sixie assured:
"Don't worry, my lord. As long as we have enough manpower, this place will become fertile land again within a year."

"Don't you think I'm not confident in your abilities? Don't worry, the tenant farmers from Sizhou will be here soon."

As Li Shuang was speaking, a dozen riders were heard roaring not far away.

Dozens of Hu warriors chased local farmers in the fields, enjoying themselves.

The war horses trampled the fields mercilessly, and they treated it as a pasture and paid no attention to it.

"My lord, it is common for Xianbei nobles to bully Han people."

Hou Jing was walking on the side road.

However, what happened next was beyond everyone's expectations.

As if they were tired of playing, these Hu warriors stabbed a farmer to death with a gun, cut off his meat and ate it, and called out to their companions to share the food with them.

Li Shuang immediately became furious and ordered:

"Hou Jing, take them to the governor's mansion!"

"promise!"

The drum in front of the governor's mansion in Baima City has not been beaten for a long time, and today's drum sound is particularly loud.

A large number of people gathered in front of the governor's mansion and looked at the dozen or so Hu warriors who were captured on the ground.

In front of them was a young man.

Behind him stood at least a hundred soldiers.

"Governor, they can't do anything about it!"

Li Shuang smiled at the governor's office chief who came to plead for him, but he heard him whisper in Li Shuang's ear:
"They are all nobles, and they also have connections with Luoyang."

"so what?"

Li Shuang looked down on him, walked up to a Hu man, and asked with a smile:

"Is human flesh delicious?"

There was still blood on the man's mouth. He looked at Li Shuang without any fear.

"It's delicious. If it were your meat, it would be even better!"

Li Shuang laughed loudly, and then Hou Jing walked over, raised his long sword, and swung it down, and an arm fell to the ground.

Blood was flowing all over the ground. The Hu man was wailing in pain on the ground, and the other Hu people were cursing.

But Li Shuang was unmoved and ordered:
"Bandage him to stop the bleeding."

The Chief Secretary thought that was the end of it, but who knew that Li Shuang's next words would make him shudder.

"Cook his arm and feed it to him!"

Pain and fear appeared simultaneously on the face of the Hu man with a broken arm. He roared and cursed, wanting Li Shuang to kill him, but Li Shuang didn't care at all.

"Wait until his wounds are healed, then remove another limb. When all four limbs are gone, strangle him in the busy streets and expose him to the sun on the city walls! The rest of the people who have committed the same crime will be punished the same way!"

After these words were spoken, the Hu warriors who had been cursing just now kowtowed and begged for mercy.

The soldiers under Li Shuang stepped forward and carried out the order.

Seeing that they could not escape, the Hu warriors began to curse again.

"You cruel official, you will not have a good end!"

Li Shuang climbed onto the high platform, looked at the people in the city, and said loudly:
"I am the governor of Tangzhou. Today, I have made an agreement with the elders of the state. From now on, no matter whether you are a Han or a Hu, anyone who kills someone will be put to death. Anyone who injures or steals someone will be punished!"

When everyone heard this, they all knelt down.

"Governor Gao Yi!"

Seeing such a lively atmosphere, Hou Jing took advantage of the situation and shouted:

"With the arrival of the governor, there will be peace!" "With the arrival of the governor, there will be peace in Tangzhou!"

……

Li Shuang ignored Hou Jing and walked into the governor's mansion. He looked at the chief clerk beside him and saw that his body was trembling slightly and emotions were surging in his eyes.

But obviously, this was not fear, but a bit of excitement and a meaning that Li Shuang could not describe.

"Who are you, what is your name, and what is your origin?"

The Chief Secretary immediately bowed and said:
"My name is Wang Sizheng, from Qi, Taiyuan. My father was the chief clerk of the prefecture. When the Six Garrisons rebelled, I joined the army and was promoted to Pingyang Commandant for my meritorious service. Later, when the court established Tangzhou, I was promoted to Chief Secretary."

"I didn't expect you to be from the Wang family of Taiyuan!"

After hearing this, Wang Sizheng smiled bitterly.

"I dare not associate myself with the noble families in the capital. My branch is too far away."

In this world, those who are not born into aristocratic families try desperately to improve their background.

But those who really come from aristocratic families don’t care that much.

Li Shuang smiled and asked.

"Do you know there's a place called Yubi?"

Wang Sizheng was stunned, obviously not expecting Li Shuang to ask him this question.

"I know. If you follow the Fen River down, you'll find it on Emei Mountain."

"Then can you build a city?"

"This humble official has some knowledge of this."

Li Shuang listened and nodded.

"That's great! I just want to build a dock fort on the land I'm enfeoffed to build. Could you help me take a look?"

"The Governor has given the order, and I dare not disobey! However, there is one thing I would like to remind the Governor."

"Say!"

"Since the Six Garrisons Rebellion, bandits have risen in droves. The rebels have plundered relentlessly, leaving farmland barren and the people on the run. The powerful Han people have built forts to protect themselves, gathering refugees and refusing to obey county orders. The Xianbei nobles, relying on the court's indulgence, are lawless and ravaging the people. The governor has already offended them by imposing severe punishments today, and I'm afraid they won't let this go."

Li Shuang listened and laughed:
"What will happen to them?"

"They have weapons and armor, and they're colluding with the Hu people in Hexi. If they work together, it's not impossible for them to capture counties and plunder the treasury. Even if we don't do that, we have to be on guard against assassinations."

After hearing this, Li Shuang patted Wang Sizheng on the shoulder.

"You're worrying too much!"

"What do you mean, Governor?"

"You must believe that human nature is inherently good!"

After hearing this, Wang Sizheng looked at the somewhat childish man in front of him and felt that he could not be compared with the ruthless man just now.

"Governor, although they are dressed in official uniform, they are actually daring bandits. We must not take them lightly."

"Don't judge people that way. Follow the saints' way of benevolence and forgiveness. Even if they are extremely evil, you should give them the opportunity to abandon their evil and do good."
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An eagle flew a great distance and landed on the falconer's arm armor.

A letter sent from Pingyang was quickly delivered to the hands of Liu Lisheng, who was bored.

"Are you alive?"

Yujiulü Qingyu nodded.

"What did Ohnosou say?"

Yu Jiulu Qingyu looked at the letter and frowned.

"I don't understand. He said that human nature is good at birth."

Liu Lisheng took the letter and rolled his eyes.

"What's so unclear about this? Ohno Shuang has explained it so clearly."

Yu Jiulu Qingyu never thought that Liu Lisheng, an illiterate bandit, understood things that she couldn't understand.

"what for?"

"How about giving them a chance to turn from evil to good? Send them to be reborn!"

"..."