Zhenguan two years.
The streets of Chang 'an were filled with people and pedestrians. It was a bustling scene.
The peddlers on the streets could be heard without end. The Great Tang was in its heyday, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Everyone had happy smiles on their faces.
Looking at the happy pedestrians on the street, Cheng Yaojin had his hands behind his back, but his expression was a little complicated, or rather, a little bored.
He was very happy to see the Great Tang's current prosperity, but at the same time, he felt bored.
He was a general. Although he was known as the Demon King of Chaos, he had always believed that a real man was the king.
Moreover, he believed that he was still in his prime. Li Jing, Chai Jin, and the others had been sent to defend the Turks outside the Jade Gate Pass, but he had to retire in Chang 'an.
I also want to go to the border. I also want to fight. I haven't taught those hooligans a good lesson for a long time.
Cheng Yaojin cursed inwardly, but there was nothing he could do. Now that the Great Tang was stable and had no battles to fight, he had no place to use his strength.
He didn't want to be like Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ru Mei, who had the ability to govern the world. If he had to face those headache-inducing memorials all day long, it would be better for him to walk the dog and play with the birds at home.
Cheng Yaojin looked in the direction of the Great Ming Palace. It was another day of morning court. For someone like him who had nothing to do, this morning court session was really a headache.
In fact, he had asked Li Shiming to send him to the border, but he was rejected every time. He watched where this person was sent every day. For Cheng Yaojin, this was undoubtedly a kind of torture.
In fact, he knew that Li Shimin was doing this for his own good. After following Li Shimin for so many years, he had experienced hundreds of battles. Although he was called the Great Tang's Blessed General, he had always been the vanguard in every battle. Now that he was covered in old wounds, Li Shimin didn't want him to be hurt again.
Cheng Yaojin sighed. This kind of life had really faded away. Even if he was sent to exterminate the bandits, it would be much better than the current stability.
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Daming Hall, in the court.
The civil and military officials stood on both sides, waiting for the arrival of the Act Tough King of the Great Tang, Li Shimin.
"Your Majesty has arrived."
King Act Tough Li and Zhangsun Wugou sat high on the dragon throne, ruling the world.
"Long live Your Majesty!”
"Everyone, please rise."
After a while, some officials went to court to report.
"Your Majesty, Jiangnan Road has been raining heavily for three consecutive months. Five parts of the Yangtze River dam have burst, and the flood has spread. Hundreds of thousands of people along the Yangtze River have been affected.”someone said.
"Yun, this matter will be handed over to Minister Fang.”Act Tough King Li said.
"Your humble subject receives the decree." Fang Xuanling received the edict.
"Henan Province has been suffering from a drought for many years, and the people have not been able to harvest anything.”
"Yun, let Minister Du handle this matter.”
"Your Majesty, Beijing and Hangzhou are rich, and the taxes are much higher than in previous years.”
Finally hearing some good news, Act Tough King Li's face lit up.
The officials and King of Tough-Acting Li had been discussing the disaster relief for about four hours.
"Report…Wuan County Governor, urgent.”
At this moment, a messenger rushed into the Daming Hall, panting. He knelt down and fawned over the memorial with both hands.
The eunuch quickly presented the memorial to Act Li.
Tough-Acting King Li slowly opened the memorial. When he saw the contents of the memorial, his expression changed and he flew into a rage.
"Prepoposterous, truly preposteful.”
Act Tough King Li's roar shook the entire Daming Hall, giving all the officials a fright.
"Your Majesty, what happened in Wuan County? Why is His Majesty so furious?" Fang Xuanling hurriedly asked.
Act Tough King Li didn't say anything and threw the memorial in front of Fang Xuanling.
Fang Xuanling hurriedly picked up the memorial. When he saw the contents of the memorial, he immediately flew into a rage.
"Bastards, bastards, a bunch of bastards.”
He was even more furious than Act Tough King Li.
The ministers looked at each other, not knowing what had happened.
Fang Xuanling was usually a gentle and refined man. He had never seen him so furious. Even Cheng Jin who was standing aside was curious.
"What is this Wuan County Governor Wang Shouzhi doing? He can't even deal with a group of bandits.”Act Tough King Li said angrily,
The crowd was still confused. Act Tough King Li waved his hand, and the eunuch next to him immediately took the memorial from Fang Xuanling's hand and began to read it aloud.
"I I, Wang Shouqi, have been serving as the prefect of Wu 'an County for three years. The people of Wu' an County have been living and working in peace and contentment. I am deeply relieved. However, since last year, a group of bandits has appeared on Dangyang Mountain in Wu 'an County. The leader of the bandits is Ye Qiu. This group of bandits is extremely daring. Within a week, they have robbed the treasury of Wu' an County eight times and robbed the treasury of Wu 'an County of 300,000 silver. Please send troops to exterminate this group of fierce bandits." The guilty subject Wang Shouzhi kowtows."
When the eunuch finished reciting, the entire Daming Hall fell silent. Everyone's eyes widened.
They couldn't believe what they were hearing.
In truth, they were not surprised that the Great Tang had mountain bandits. After all, many of the people present had once been mountain bandits, such as Cheng Yaojin, Li Ji, Qin Qiong, and other important officials of the Great Tang. They had all been mountain bandits in Tile Gang Stronghold.
What shocked them was that the bandits had actually dared to rob the Wuan County treasury, and eight times in a week. Eight times!
The Great Tang of today was not the Great Sui of the past. The Great Tang had a strong army, and its people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Where did so many fierce bandits come from?
This was simply preposterous, preposterous!
This group of bandits was truly audacious!
All the officials were furious, but one of them had his eyes lit up.
This person was none other than the bored Cheng Yaojin.
Cheng Yaojin's depressed expression changed. He bowed forward and said,"Your Majesty, this group of bandits is extremely daring. They dare to rob the treasury of our Great Tang. This lowly subject requests that we exterminate them.”
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