One Knife for Each Taxes! Into the annals of history!
"Even now, you still call yourself this official? Member Yang, how persistent are you to be an official?”
When Li Ke heard Member Yang's words, he only chuckled, his eyes filled with disdain.
Everyone loved money, and so did Li Ke.
However, a gentleman loved money, so he had to take it in the right way!
Li Ke disdained people like Member Yang who didn't care about the lives of others for their own enjoyment. In Li Ke's opinion, such people were worse than animals!
"Humph! This official is just unlucky. Although you are a prince, you are nothing compared to my master. You have no right to remove my official position!”
Member Yang glared at Li Ke, his eyes filled with rage.
"Your master?"
Li Ke suddenly lowered his voice and said with a faint smile,""Are you talking about Crown Prince Li Chengqian? But if this king were to tell you that he is nothing to me, and that the future of the Great Tang…will also belong to this king, what would you do?”
" What?!"
Member Yang suddenly looked at Li Ke.
Li Ke ignored Member Yang. He still remembered how Li Chengqian, Zhangsun Wuji, and the others had forced him to come to Yizhou.
Li Ke would settle these debts sooner or later!
But now, to be able to cut off one of their minions, Li Ke was very willing!
Li Ke stood up straight. He stood beside Member Yang and looked at the people. He saw that the people were looking at Li Ke with fiery eyes.
Although Li Ke's real operation had only lasted for a day, his fame had already spread throughout the entire Yizhou.
Now, everyone knew that Yizhou had a prince and a new Governor.
This Governor was like the Grand Master of the Azure Heaven. Not only did he eradicate these crafty sycophants, but he also returned the embezzled money to them.
The hearts of the people were actually very simple. They would respect and support whoever treated them well.
Therefore, when they saw the Governor of Yizhou who had given them hope, how could they not respect him?
Li Ke met the gazes of the people and slowly opened his mouth, saying,"Member Yang was originally the Prefect of Yizhou. During his term of office, he committed all kinds of crimes. He ignored the laws of the Great Tang and violated the people. He even kidnapped women and arbitrarily issued 108 taxes! His crimes are monstrous and innumerable!"
"This king is the governor of Yizhou and has the right to kill all officials. At this moment, all the evidence of member Yang is complete, so this king sentences member Yang to death!”
As soon as Li Ke finished speaking, even though member Yang knew that this would happen, his entire body trembled and his face revealed despair.
As for the commoners, their eyes instantly turned red as they looked up at the sky and shouted!
Li Ke suddenly looked at Member Yang with a strange look in his eyes, which was caught by Member Yang.
For some reason, this made the heart of member Yang, who was already determined to die, suddenly tremble.
"You…What else do you want?"
"Oh? Did you notice?"
Li Ke smiled and said,"It seems that you are indeed very smart!"”
Li Ke's smile was very bright and clean, but for some reason, it was so terrifying in the eyes of member Yang.
Then, Li Ke continued," During your term of office, for your own selfish desires, you actually ignored the imperial court's decrees. The imperial court specially reduced many taxes for everyone's happiness and health!”
"However, not only did this member Yang not execute it, but he also increased the intensity of his actions. He added 108 taxes himself. This kind of behavior is simply evil to the extreme. However, how can killing him achieve the goal of warning others!”
"So-"
Li Ke sneered and looked at all the people."This King has decided that before Member Yang is executed, I will cut his flesh with a knife and feed it to the dogs!”
"As for how many times…he added 108 taxes, so I'll cut him 108 times!”
Hiss--
Hearing Li Ke's words, even the commoners could not help but gasp.
But in the next moment, they all cheered again.
"Hooray!"
"Long live Your Highness!"
"He should be cut into pieces!"
"Long live Your Highness!"
However, the commoners were cheering non-stop, while Member Yang was so scared that his entire body was about to stiffen. His face was pale, and his pupils constricted.
"No, you can't do this to me. You can't do this to me! Kill me, quickly kill me!" Member Yang suddenly shouted at Li Ke.
"Kill you? It's not that simple!"
"Don't worry, I've already given the order. I won't let you die before I finish cutting you 108 times!" Li Ke said coldly.”
"Member Yang, enjoy yourself! This is the gift you got from issuing the 108 taxes. Are you very satisfied?”
"No…no…no…"
Member Yang's face turned pale in an instant. He kept shaking his head. He was really desperate and terrified to the extreme.
He wanted to break free, but he was held by the prefecture soldiers and could not move at all.
Li Ke coldly looked at member Yang, his expression unchanged. He said,"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have done it! Execution!"
As soon as he finished speaking, two men with sabers walked over.
When Member Yang saw this, he felt as if his heart was about to break. His heart was completely in despair. Then, in the next moment... he saw a smelly smell coming from under him.
He was so scared that he peed and shit.
After that, there were screams like pigs being slaughtered. They instantly sounded and spread throughout the entire market.
However, facing this bloody scene, the commoners, even the women, did not leave. They just stared at this scene with wide eyes, their faces filled with joy.
It was as if watching member Yang being cut by a knife was something that made them feel so good.
Li Ke took in this scene and sighed in his heart.
" What kind of oppression must he have suffered to not be disgusted by such things…"
One hundred and eight slashes, and he still had to keep member Yang alive. This was also a technical job.
These 108 slashes took two people an hour and a half. However, during this hour and a half, not a single person left.
Finally, after cutting, Li Ke said two words,"Behead!"
Puchi!
The executioner raised his knife and finally chopped off the fat head of Member Yang.
Member Yang's head fell to the ground, and the commoners knelt down again. Some cried and some laughed, cheering for His Highness.
Li Ke took a deep breath and looked at the commoners."From now on, the 108 additional taxes imposed by Member Yang will be cancelled!”
With that, he turned around and left.
Just as he left, he heard a very neat voice behind him,"Long live Your Highness!"
That night, the entire Yizhou City was brightly lit.
Dragon and lion dances, red couplets and red lanterns were hung in every house, as if it was the new year, celebrating the death of member Yang.
It was also this day that was recorded in the History of Tang.
History books say: Li Ke, King of Shu, killed Yang Yuan and became the watershed before and after Yizhou. From then on, Yizhou entered Li Ke's era.
This matter was known as the Cloud Scattering Change in history!
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It didn't matter how much, as long as there was!
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