Time Travel: I am the idle king Li Shen and Li Shimin in the Tang Dynasty

The next day, when Li Shen got up and was eating, a guard came to report that it was Xie Zhi'an who came to greet Li Shen.

"Hehe, old man Xie is quite good at getting things done,"

How did he know that Xie Zhi'an asked Xue Rengui last night and found out that he was His Highness Prince Ji, the God of Wealth, and the president of the First Chamber of Commerce in the Tang Dynasty.

Xie Zhi'an had often heard people say in Chang'an that His Royal Highness Prince Ji was as rich as any country in the world, and his family had too much wealth to put down, and there were countless rare treasures in the world.

The floor tiles in Prince Ji's Mansion are all made of gold.

He had never met Li Shen, so he never thought that such a legendary figure was just a teenager.

After Xie Zhi'an was brought in, he immediately saluted Li Shen.

"I'm here to see His Highness Prince Ji. Yesterday, I neglected His Highness Prince Ji. Please punish me."

"Okay, you didn't neglect me." Li Shen said while eating.

"By the way, old man Xie, have you ever met Xi Bian, the governor of Cangzhou." Li Shen suddenly asked.

"Go back to your lord, I've seen you twice."

"How do the outside world evaluate the reputation of this Cangzhou governor?" Li Shen continued to ask.

Xie Zhi'an thought for a while and then said:

"Back to your lord, the people of Cangzhou don't think much of Governor Xi. Governor Xi is a low-key and well-behaved person. Although he has not made any achievements, Governor Xi will comply with the decrees issued by the imperial court.

He is considered a good official and has never oppressed the people. "

"Really?" Li Shenyi frowned, that shouldn't be the case. Is he being imprisoned?

There were two types of corruption in the Tang Dynasty, one was being imprisoned, and the other was taking bribes.

Li Shen was fine with this when he heard what Wang Xuance said. To put it simply, the difference between the two crimes is that the first one is lighter. When you are imprisoned, you are taking people's money to do things for others. All other corruption is called taking stolen goods. Sewage.

Li Shen's first thought was that Xi Bian was not the mastermind, but had taken money from others to help others cover up the crime.

However, he was quickly rejected by Li Shen. Li Dabian had no background. He was a small official. How could Xi Bian cover him up just for a small amount of money?

"Clan Chief Xie, you will take Li Dabian to the governor's office later to file a complaint. Tell the truth. Li Dabian was at your home last night, killing people and stealing goods, and you caught him red-handed.

Don't mention me, I am going to see how the Cangzhou governor will respond. "Li Shen finally thought of an idea.

This is also the most common trick he saw from watching TV, private interviews incognito.

Li Shen didn't care whether Xie Zhi'an agreed or not. After dinner, he asked the team to break camp and prepare to go to Cangzhou Mansion.

Xie Zhi'an went home to make arrangements, and then set off with Li Shen with his two sons and several guards.

Two days later, Li Shen took one hundred personal guards and two hundred bodyguards, disguised as wealthy businessmen, and led Xie Zhi'an into Cangzhou City.

Although Cangzhou City cannot be compared with Chang'an Luoyang, it can be regarded as a first-class prefecture and county, and the city is also very prosperous.

There were also many merchants passing by.

Li Shen found a restaurant, rented out the entire backyard, and then asked Xie Zhi'an to file a complaint.

And he followed behind with his guards.

In the government office, Xi Bian was reading a book. Although Xi Bian was greedy, he was still a man of literary talent.

"Provincial Governor, someone outside informed me." A petty official came to report.

"Complain? Who complained? There are still lawless people in Cangzhou?" Xi Bian was a little confused.

Didn't all the lawless people in Cangzhou have been brought under Li Dabian's control? Those who disobeyed were also arrested and sentenced to hard labor.

"Reporting to the governor, the person who complained was still the old man from the Xie family. And this time he also brought someone with him." The clerk reported back.

"Who?"

"The old man from the Xie family kidnapped Li Luling (official name)."

"Li Dabian? Go and have a look."

When they came to the lobby, they saw Xie Zhi'an leading a few guards to escort Li Dabian, and there were many people surrounding him outside.

Li Dabian was well known to the common people, and they all wanted to see what would happen to this thief who had been doing all kinds of evil all day long.

"See Governor Xi." Xie Zhi'an and others saluted.

"Clan Chief Xie, why did you come here today and why did you tie up Li Luling?" Xi Bian asked seriously.

"Returning to the governor's table, two nights ago this thief and his men wanted to bloodbath my Xie family and killed more than a dozen members of my Xie family. They were caught by the villain.

I also hope that Governor Xi will make the decision for the villain. "Xie Zhi'an cried bitterly as he spoke. Yesterday, more than a dozen members of his family were indeed killed.

Xi Bian's face turned gloomy, and he cursed Li Dabian secretly in his heart for being able to be captured, and scolded Xie Zhi'an for being cowardly, so you couldn't kill Li Dabian?

His expression changed several times and finally he said:

"Patriarch Xie, what proof do you have? I cannot listen to your words."

"President Xi, I caught Li Dabian on the spot when he killed my Xie family. What evidence do you need? Moreover, the villain also captured dozens of thieves who came with Li Dabian.

If Governor Xi doesn't believe it, I can ask them to confront him in court. "

Xi Bian's words made Xie Zhi'an very angry. If you have caught this, what else can you say about the evidence?

Xi Bian was speechless by Xie Zhi'an. He glanced at Li Dabian and found that something had been stuffed in Li Dabian's mouth.

He thought it was because he was afraid of Li Dabian yelling, which was exactly what he wanted. He was also afraid that Li Dabian would say something different.

"In this case, someone here will take Li Dabian to the government prison and wait for the governor to verify it before making a decision." Xi Bian said to Xie Zhi'an.

The government servants on the side came up and wanted to take Li Dabian away, but Xie Zhi'an said:

"Prefect Xi, now that all the witnesses and evidence are available, more than a dozen members of my Xie family have not been buried yet. I wonder when Prefect Xi will be able to avenge this villain."

"I, the governor, have made my own decision. You said that Li Dabian committed murder and expropriated goods, but I have to personally verify it. Can I be convicted of being a court official based on just a few words of yours?

Patriarch Xie, there are laws in the court's affairs. Even if Li Dabian is guilty, the law must be followed.

Just go home and wait for news. "

Xi Bian's face turned serious.

Xie Zhi'an was told by Xi that there was nothing he could do. It was true that he could not affect the court's laws.

Li Shen, who was watching secretly, shook his head. Sure enough, officials were protecting each other. If he wanted to verify, why didn't he ask Li Dabian in court?

Li Shen could completely imagine that if Li Dabian was taken away by Xi Bian, it would not be long before he was released due to lack of evidence or someone came out to support him.

And being thrown into prison was just a delaying tactic to let the people see his attitude.

Xie Zhi'an looked back at the crowd. He had no choice but to stop Xi Bian from taking the people away. The prince should have taken action at this time.

Just then someone in the crowd outside said loudly:

“Since all the witnesses and physical evidence are gathered, why not review it here and let us take a look.

Could it be that Governor Xi wanted to protect Li Dabian and then let him go? "