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Chapter 198 The Situation of Fen River

There was a crackling sound from the top of the city gate, and then a head looked down.

It was in the darkness, and there was still a period of time before morning, so those on the city gate could not see clearly their feet, nor could they see the people above the city gate clearly.

"Do people from Chang'an have a handbook?"

When Li Junxian heard this sentence, he laughed immediately: "Imperial power franchise, kill first and play later!"

Footsteps were heard above the city gate, and then the city gate opened, and Li Ke noticed that two burly soldiers approached cautiously, holding their hands on the handles of their knives, as if they would draw their knives if there was any crisis facing each other.

And in the city gate not far behind them, there seemed to be many eyes hidden.

Li Junxian took out his seal and Li Shimin's letter, and the atmosphere became quiet for a while.

"I have seen the general! Please enter the city!"

Fenhe City is not big, and in the post house, Li Ke began to rest under the service of Daji.

And Li Junxian was finally able to sleep well.

When the soldiers in the city were on duty in the dark, they couldn't help but start discussing.

People don't gossip about young people, these soldiers are all young, and when they see the big man from Chang'an, they immediately have their thoughts.

"Who do you think will be in the carriage, and will enter the city in the middle of the night."

"Yeah, I don't know, but during the curfew in the middle of the night, only those dignitaries can come in."

"Isn't it? Before the county magistrate wanted to come in, our captain drove him away."

"What's wrong with the county magistrate, the curfew rules set by His Majesty the Tang himself... hiss..."

The man seemed to realize something: "You said, this matter is not urgent, could it be..."

"Hush, don't say a few words, don't let the captain find out."

In the city of Fenhe, the soldiers were sleepless tonight. It seemed that someone knew that an extraordinary person had come.

The entire city had already begun to rectify before dawn in the early morning.

When Li Ke woke up, he stretched out his waist and walked out of the post house. What he saw was a scene of steaming people's livelihood. For a moment, Li Ke was surprised.

No, Fenhe is not a major city, it is nothing more than a small remote town on the west side of the mountain, and there are no high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the city, only some local gentry, and they are all unworthy.

There are only small merchants and hawkers everywhere on the street. The peddlers are all embarrassed and frightened, and they look at Li Ke from the corner of their eyes from time to time.

In the huge Fenhe River, how could outsiders be willing to come here? It was rare to come here, and of course it was the one the county magistrate mentioned.

Daji followed behind Li Ke, "Master, do you eat this?"

Li Ke waved his hand: "No hurry, let's see what this thing is."

As soon as he saw that the things the people were selling were either vegetables accumulated in the cellar, some grains, and things like flatbread, Li Ke immediately understood that there were not many other goods in this place.

Not far away is a brighter building with three floors. There is such a building in Fenhe, and it looks pretty good.

Li Junxian frowned: "Aren't these people too blatant?"

Li Junxian was very angry, without him, when he was young, he lived in Fenhe for a period of time, which was considered one of his hometowns.

It's not like he doesn't know what Fenhe is like. He came here three years ago to raise food and grass, and now he's here again, and the changes have been great.

At some point, a small official appeared in the distance with an arched figure. This person was wearing an official uniform, but he seemed to be humbled into the dust, and there was a bright smile in the wrinkles on his face.

"My lord, I am Gao Yuan, magistrate of Fenhe County."

Li Ke nodded: "Gao Yuan, um, I see."

"You knew I was coming last night, but you acted like this today. It seems that you have a lot of prestige here!"

These words are like a slap in the face, but Gao Yuan knows that this young child cannot be offended.

How can there be a young child in the world who can show up with the emperor's handbook?
Not surprisingly, this is the current prince!

No matter if it is the prince or any other prince, he must treat him well and serve him patiently. If the nobleman pays more attention to him, he may still be promoted in this life.

"That's what the lord said."

Li Junxian frowned: "Gao Yuan, where is the county government office, quickly lead the way."

Gao Yuan leads the way, turning around every three steps, bowing every five steps, as tired as you want, this is the power of power.

Daji watched from the side, her eyes flickering: "Master, this man looks like a dog."

Daji was making fun of it, but a murderous aura suddenly burst out from Li Ke.

Suddenly, Daji's expression changed: "Master, Daji was wrong."

Li Ke said coldly: "If this is the case, don't let me hear it in the future."

Daji is trembling, she knows Li Ke's strength.

"Daji knows she was wrong, and she will definitely keep her mouth shut from now on."

Li Ke waved his hand: "Without investigation, there is no right to speak. What this person really is cannot be explained in a few words. Look at him like a dog. Do you know that under the imperial power, all living beings are ants."

Daji's face turned pale, and she didn't dare to make a sound.

When the county government arrived, Gao Yuan knelt on the ground directly: "Gao Yuan has managed the Fen River very badly, please forgive me, my lord."

Li Ke didn't speak, but went straight in.

In the place of Fenhe, there must be many descendants of high-ranking officials and nobles here. On the way just now, Li Ke saw many second-generation ancestors looking arrogant.

They even looked at Gao Yuan with sarcasm and ridicule, especially when they saw Gao Yuan leading the way, that kind of ridicule made Li Junxian a little furious.

At this moment, Li Junxian's temples bulged and twitched slightly.

His anger was about to explode.

"Gao Yuan, let me ask you, the land of Fenhe is rich in products, why is the county government so dilapidated?"

Gao Yuan sighed and sat slumped on the ground: "My lord doesn't know something. There are a lot of gentry in Fenhe River, and there are many relatives of nobles in the dynasty. It seems that there are rich products here, but they are basically their tenant farmers."

"If you talk about tax collection, the lower officials don't dare to collect their taxes."

Li Ke said leisurely: "They don't have to pay taxes?"

Li Ke suddenly thought of one thing. In the Tang Law, it seems that the royal relatives can be exempted from taxes, and if they are in the local area, there will be no officials in this place who can fight against them, even if the royal relatives have no official positions.

"Gao Yuan, let them come to see me now."

After Li Ke finished speaking, Gao Yuan's face was as white as paper.

Li Junxian frowned: "Didn't you hear what His Highness said?"

Your Highness... hiss...

Gao Yuan felt even more uncomfortable. Your Highness, you came to vent your anger on me, but once you left, I would have to suffer again. It would be better not to come.

Seeing that Gao Yuan was hesitating, Li Ke said with a smile: "The thing you think will not happen."

"I heard that there is an old friend of Wei Zheng and Changsun Wuji here."

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