Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 131 I want it all
Pingyang County.

"This is Li Shuang, the governor of Tangzhou!"

Xue Xiuyi brought Chen Shuangchi to see Li Shuang.

Chen Shuangchi was also very curious about the famous governor of Tangzhou, but he was more wary and distrustful of officials.

"Meet the Governor!"

After Chen Shuangchi's incident, Xue Xiuyi was appointed as the commander of Longmen Town, and the water transportation route from Pingyang County to Longmen Ferry was now under the control of Li Shuang.

"A brave man doesn't need to be polite!"

The place where the three met was a camp.

Li Shuang saw that Chen Shuangchi was a little reserved, so he said:
"People who dare to rebel, why do we still have to do this?"

After hearing this, Chen Shuangchi said:
"If you dare to rebel, I'm afraid you'll only be able to see the governor!"

Xue Xiuyi listened and scolded:

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Li Shuang waved his hand and said:

"No problem. I heard you have a lot of salt workers under you."

Chen Shuangchi nodded, feeling depressed.

"We Shu people are suffering. The government is wary of us. Even if we work for others, we can only get 20% of the salary of people from Hedong."

After hearing this, Xue Xiuyi felt a sense of empathy.

Although so many years have passed, some people still call the Hedong Xue family "Shu Xue".

"In that case, let your men do it for me!"

Chen Shuangchi looked at Li Shuang with some hesitation.

"Not to mention that the governor has not yet taken control of Jiechi. Even if he did, what difference would it make who he helps make salt for?"

"I can promise you that from now on you will get the same wages as the people in Hedong."

Chen Shuangchi's eyes lit up and he said with a salutation:
"If so, we are willing to serve the governor."

Li Shuang raised his hand and said:

"That's not necessary. I've heard that bandits have been rampant on the Yuban Road lately, and that salt from Hedong has been plundered when it's transported to Luoyang and other places. As a result, the roads have been cut off, and the amount of taxes the court can collect has been decreasing. Do you know the details?"

Chen Shuangchi smiled and said sarcastically:

"It's true that bandits are rising up in large numbers, but whether they are real bandits or fake ones is a matter of debate!"

Obviously, as one of the most powerful bandit leaders in the Hedong region, Chen Shuangchi is well aware of the situation in the region.

"The Xianbei officials in Anyi had one account with the imperial court, and another for themselves. After the imperial maps were burned, these people became even more unscrupulous, occupying salt fields and enslaving salt workers. They even cut off roads, and there was no lack of their presence."

"Then can you find evidence that they are colluding with bandits?"

Hearing Li Shuang say this, Chen Shuangchi shook his head.

"I do know some of the Qiang and Di people in Zhongtiao Mountain, but even if I catch them as witnesses, it won't be of much use."

"It doesn't matter, as long as we can catch him, that's enough!"
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"This Daye Shuang is really pushing his luck."

In Anyi City, the Xianbei nobles who had originally planned to make peace with Li Shuang learned of Li Shuang's further demands.

"Since he wants a piece of the pie, that's even better."

"How is it better?"

"Nowadays, the appetites of those in the court are getting bigger and bigger. If he gets a piece of the pie, we will have less in our pockets."

"That's better than letting him get involved!"

"He's been eyeing this place for a while now, afraid his greed will be insatiable."

There were many different opinions, and no one could come up with a specific set of rules. Just as they were arguing, a piece of news came.

"Da Ye Shuang led thousands of soldiers south and has now reached Wenxi!"

"Is Ohnosou planning a rebellion?!"

"Under what pretext did he go south?"

"Suppress the bandits!"

"Gather the troops and stop him!"

"No, he has the imperial decree on him!"

There will never be any result unless the sword is hanging over your head. Seeing this, everyone finally reached a consensus.

"Give it to him if you can, and send someone to talk to him!"
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Looking at the envoy from Anyi standing right before him, Li Shuang wiped the sword in his hand and asked:

"You mean they have to give me a tenth of their profits?" The other party nodded cautiously, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

"Yes!"

Li Shuang put down the sword in his hand, looked at the newcomer, and asked:

"You are not a Xianbei?"

"I am a Qiang!"

"Qiang people, it's not easy to get to where you are. Do you know why they sent you here?"

This Qiang man was also a smart man and replied:
"If anything goes wrong, they can use me as the scapegoat."

"In that case, why did you come?"

The Qiang man gave a bitter smile.

"Not everyone has a choice. These Xianbei nobles asked me to come, so I had to come."

"I can give you a choice."

The Qiang man listened and shook his head.

"I'm afraid the governor can't give it to me."

"That's not necessarily true!"

Li Shuang clapped his hands, and Chen Shuangchi walked in with a few Qiang people.

As soon as they saw the man in the tent, they shouted:

"Brother!"

The Qiang people in the tent were filled with anger and no longer had the timidity they had just had. They asked:
"What do you want?"

Li Shuang laughed.

"I've mobilized all my troops, and they only want to give me 10%. That's not right!"
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Anyi.

After hearing the news that Li Shuang was willing to accept the conditions, the Xianbei nobles were in high spirits and immediately called a group of dancers.

"Keep playing music, keep dancing!"

Unfortunately, the joy did not last long. When he looked around, he saw the soldiers from Tangzhou had arrived!
On the night of the second day after receiving the news, in the residence of Anyi Shou, an old Xianbei noble was sleeping with a concubine who was about ten years old.

A basin of water was poured on his face and Anyi Shou woke up in shock.

He sat up and saw a young general on horseback standing in his room, and his concubine was kneeling beside him with a pale face.

"Who are you to dare to trespass into my mansion?"

"Tangzhou Governor Li Shuang!"

Anyi Shou was stunned.

"We've already agreed on this, why are you going back on your word?"

"Shut up, you shameless old thief! How dare you lump me in with a bunch of you parasites! Under the bright and clear sky of the Great Wei, how can we allow corrupt officials like you to be so arrogant!"

Seeing this, the governor of Anyi was not intimidated.

"I want to see what evidence you have to accuse me of corruption!"

At that moment, Chen Shuangchi led a group of Qiang people into the house.

Seeing this, Anyi Shou chuckled and said:
"You don't think these lowly Qiang people can accuse me, do you?"

"Of course there are more than just these witnesses!"

Not long after, Hou Jing came in with a sledgehammer.
The governor of Anyi was shocked when he saw Hou Jing.

"what are you up to!"

But Hou Jing ignored him and said with a salutation:

"My lord, we've demolished the wall, opened the cellar, dug up the old crooked tree in the backyard, and found a lot of gold. It's obvious that such a large amount of gold was obtained illegally."

"You...you guys!"

Li Shuang rode on his horse and stared at Anyi Shou.

"What a joke! How could you hide the location of the money from me?"

The Anyi Guard pointed at Li Shuang, his body trembling, and said angrily:

"You shoot the arrow first and then draw the target!"

Li Shuang was riding on his horse, unmoved, and said:
"Why, you're not convinced?"

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(End of this chapter)