Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

Han Tong asked cautiously: "Young Master, what do you mean?"

Liu Bai asked someone to bring a pen, and wrote a few names on the paper.

"As a native of Jingyang, Mr. Liu should be responsible for stability. These companies are not only suspected of tax evasion, but also secretly engaged in unclear activities. As a parent official, should Mr. Han also be responsible?"

Han Tong took a look, and immediately broke out in cold sweat.

Those firms are the largest and most profitable businesses in Jingyang County.

If converted into shops, there are at least dozens of them!

If it was an ordinary business name, Han Tong would seal them without saying a word.

But these firms are all owned by the eldest grandson's family!

The annual profit accounts for a large part of the eldest grandson's income!

His hands trembled a little.

If these companies were really sealed, it would be equivalent to cutting off a large piece of fat from the eldest grandson's family!

Then he himself has become the enemy of Changsun Wuji? !

Liu Bai was not in a hurry, and quietly waited for Han Tong's reply.

He is giving Han Tong a chance to submit a nomination certificate and completely break with the eldest grandson's family!

Chapter 106: Changsun Wuji's Forbearance!Only then will there be a chance to take Liu Bai to the knife

Han Tong is not a fool, on the contrary, he has been able to hang out in the complicated officialdom of Datang for so many years, and he also has his own unique wisdom.

Why couldn't he see that he had been played by Liu Bai all along.

However, he watched Liu Bai step by step from an ordinary merchant to the present. It is no exaggeration to say that his understanding of Liu Bai is even higher than that of Fang Xuanling and other court officials!

Turning one's hands into clouds, turning one's hands into rain, things that can stir up the court's general situation with a few words, Liu Bai has done it not once or twice.

The Cui family was played to death by him, and the Wang family was also unlucky.

The emperor is very fond of him, and the prince regards him as a teacher, even the emperor who lives in seclusion behind the scenes of the court owes him a big favor!

It can be predicted that once Liu Bai enters Chang'an, he will immediately become the core of a powerful force!

If he can be regarded as one of his own by Liu Bai, so what if he offends Changsun Wuji?

Don't look at Changsun Wuji being domineering for a while, even Fang Xuanling and others had to stay away.

But in the long run, it is safer to be under Liu Bai's sect!

The most important thing is that Liu Bai has not yet entered Chang'an, so if he pledges allegiance at this time, he may be able to become Liu Bai's confidant!

Thinking of this, Han Tong no longer hesitated.

He stood up abruptly and knelt on the ground with a 'plop'.

"See you son!"

Liu Bai smiled and helped him up.

"I'm here, waiting for your good news!"

Han Tong nodded heavily, then bowed his hands and left!

In one day, nearly [-] stores of Changsun's family in Jingyang County were closed, causing quite a disturbance.

The reason is tax evasion and the like!

These things can all be checked.

In fact, there are not many shops in the entire Tang Dynasty that will pay taxes honestly.

The agricultural tax is only one out of ten, which is not a heavy burden for farmers.

However, the status of merchants is low, and a full [-]% of the profit for a year has to be handed over!

Instead of handing over the money to the court, it is better to give some money to the local officials, which can save a lot throughout the year.

If you don't check it, you will die. After checking it, it can be called shocking.

Once the unspoken things are revealed, no matter how angry the eldest grandson's family is, they will have to make up for it.

Jingyang County Government!

Han Tong personally led the scribes to settle the accounts bit by bit.

On the side, the steward of the eldest grandson's family had a gloomy expression, almost dripping water.

"The tax bank of [-] guan is here. Could Master Han not trust my eldest grandson's family?"

Han Tong took off the accounts of the eldest grandson's family, and said blankly: "Taxes are the foundation of the country, and I have the responsibility of supervision!"

The steward sneered and said, "It seems that Mr. Han has forgotten the kindness of my master!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

"stop!"

Han Tong ordered the yamen servants to immediately surround them.

The steward's face changed, and he said angrily: "Han Tong, you dare to offend me?!"

He was already on fire.

A seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate, as the steward of the eldest grandson's family, he would be treated with courtesy wherever he went. If his master hadn't told him not to cause trouble before he left, he would have brought people to smash the Jingyang county government!

Han Tong said coldly: "I'm the next one? I'm the magistrate of Qipin County. You're just a servant. Who dares to do the next one?! Besides, the tax bill has not been counted, how can you leave?"

If it was in the past, it would have been too late for him to curry favor with the elder grandson's family steward, how could he dare to be as stubborn as he is now?

But since he was submitting a certificate to Liu Bai, it was natural to offend the eldest grandson's family as hard as possible.

He sees this very clearly.

The steward's face was livid, and he pointed at Han Tong's nose, "One day you will regret it!"

"I will make you regret it now!"

Han Tong waved his hand and said: "This person commits the following crimes, and I will be the eldest grandson, and teach this lawless bastard a lesson. Come, I will give him eighty slaps!"

The steward jumped three feet high and looked at Han Tong in disbelief.

"Are you crazy?!"

No matter what he said, Han Tong waved again.

A group of yamen servants hurriedly pushed the steward to the ground, took off his pants, and gave him a "crackling" slap!

The steward screamed again and again, while scolding Han Tong.

It's just that his voice became smaller and smaller, and he passed out before finishing half of the eighty board.

"My lord, this"

Bantou Liu approached Han Tong in fear and asked.

Han Tong said lightly: "Throw him out of the Yamen!"

"Yes!"

Chang'an City, Changsun Mansion!

Looking at the steward being carried back, the flesh on Chang Sun Chong's face kept shaking.

"Take it away, take it away!"

He waved his hand irritably, turned around and ran into Changsun Wuji's room.

"Father, do we still have to bear it?"

He was so aggrieved that he wished he could lead someone to kill Liu's family immediately.

Changsun Wuji was holding a book and turning the pages slowly, seemingly leisurely, but his veined hands revealed his unstable mood.

"Tolerate!"

He only answered Changsun Chong with one word.

"But Liu Bai deceived people too much. He paid the tax when he paid it, but he beat our people to pieces!"

Changsun Wuji shook his head, "Tell Guanshi Chen to walk to Jingyang County tomorrow to plead guilty!"

what?

Chang Sun Chong looked at his father in disbelief.

Is this still the famous Shangshu Pushe?

Could it be that he wanted to apologize to Liu Bai after being bullied?

Changsun Wuji put the book on the table, "If you can't bear it, you will make big plans. What the Changsun family has to do now is to bear it!"

He took a deep breath and walked to the window.

The Imperial Palace is within easy reach!

"It's best not to let His Majesty seize any opportunity, and even, in a short period of time, don't let His Majesty remember the existence of the eldest grandson's family."

As the most important minister in Li Er's accolade to the throne, he knew very well what the so-called emperor's mind was.

Even if he had a close friendship with Li Er, as a foreign relative, Li Er would not be willing to see the eldest grandson's family grow.

Originally, Changsun Wuji was full of confidence, thinking that he was destined to enter Zhongshu and become a prime minister in the second year of Zhenguan.

Even if Li Er doesn't want to, it's the general trend.

After all, most officials in the DPRK and China are supporting themselves.

But after what happened at the birthday banquet, Changsun Wuji's faith was a bit shaken.

The key point lies in Liu Bai!

Liu Bai can always properly find out the reason why he cannot enter Zhongshu.

And Li Er was also able to take advantage of this opportunity with incomparable precision.

If there is another conflict with Liu Bai, the time will only be delayed and later, and it is uncertain when, it will completely cut off its hope of entering Zhongshu.

Only endure!

Endure until the moment I enter Zhongshu, everything will start again.

Only then will there be a chance to take Liu Bai into surgery!

Chapter 107: Is there any merchant in the world who can deal with the emperor all day long?

Liu Bai was very satisfied with Han Tong's performance.

Although his abilities are mediocre and a bit rigid, he still has general knowledge after all.

That night, Liu Bai wrote a letter of recommendation to Li Daliang.

Li Daliang, who just took up the post of minister of the Ministry of Industry, lacks trustworthy manpower. He is a small official of the sixth or seventh rank, and he can completely call the shots.

Li Daliang agreed very happily, he was worrying how to get close to Liu Baiduo, this letter just gave him a suitable opportunity.

Among the six ministries, apart from the Ministry of Industry, the other five ministries are controlled by Changsun Wuji. From Shangshu to Shilang, they are all Changsun Wuji's people.

Li Daliang, an 'outsider', naturally became a thorn in Changsun Wuji's side.

Fighting alone, he needs the support of his allies too much.

Therefore, early the next morning, the letter of appointment issued by the Ministry of Industry and a new set of official uniforms and official seals were sent to the Jingyang County Government.

Holding the new official uniform, Han Tong almost shed tears.

After half a lifetime of being confused, I finally found a backer!

And this backer is quite powerful!

Without further ado, he ran to Liu's village excitedly, wanting to report the good news to Liu Bai, but he learned that Liu Bai had left the house just before dawn.

"Master Han, my young master has gone to Luoyang, and it will take seven or eight days to come back!" said the concierge politely.

Han Tong put his arms around the concierge's shoulders, and said affectionately, "Brother Wu, if we want to talk about our young master in the future, I, Old Han, am not an outsider!"