In the Duke Lu Residence, Li Dun's second stop was to find Cheng Yaojin.
Arriving at the entrance of Cheng Yaojin's mansion, Li Dun was stunned. He did not see the tightly shut door, but an open door that led to the courtyard.
At this moment, the middle-aged steward in purple robes did not look like the steward of the State of Liang who refused to let anyone in. Instead, he walked over with a smile and bowed respectfully.
"Greetings, Ninth Prince. My Duke has been waiting for a long time.”
So tactful?
Li Dun raised his eyebrows. He remembered that Cheng Yaojin was a demon king. With his temper, how could he submit so easily?
Li Mo nodded and followed him in.
In the courtyard, there were four tables and praying mats.
Behind two of the tables, there was a middle-aged man wearing a red official robe and a red-robed old man with a stern face.
"Hahahahaha, come, come. Greetings to the Ninth Prince.”
At this moment, a rough voice laughed loudly.
A burly man wearing a purple robe and a beard walked over with a grin. He bowed slightly at Lee Dun and said in a loud voice,
"This old man Cheng Yaojin greets Your Highness the Ninth Prince.”
Li Dun nodded silently, wanting to see what he was up to.
"I heard that Your Highness the Ninth Prince has made a name for yourself under the Duke of Liang. This old man is very envious, so I called the two of them over to see Your Highness shine under this old man's eyes.”
Cheng Yaojin smiled and opened his palm. He pointed at the old man and the middle-aged man and said,
"This is Governor Luo Teng."
"This is the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Sun Fujia.”
"Greetings, Your Highness."
Luo Teng and Sun Fujia bowed to Li Dun at the same time.
Li Dun nodded and then looked at Cheng Yaojin suspiciously.""Cheng Lu Gong wants to form a group to pay back the money?"
"They don't owe the Imperial Court money. I'm the only one here who owes money. I invited these people to be witnesses.”
Cheng Yaojin quickly waved his hand, telling him not to misunderstand. Then, he looked at Li Dun mockingly and said in a mocking tone,
"Your Highness, you can show me your skills now.”
The reason why Li Dun could make Fang Xuanling surrender and return the money was because he wanted to use self-harm to smear Fang Xuanling's reputation. This kind of scheme could be used when the two of them were alone.
But now, under the circumstances where there were witnesses.
Cheng Yaojin believed that even if he smashed a hole in his head, it would be useless.
Old Fox Fang was still too young.
Cheng Yaojin smiled proudly. He was confident that he could mock that old fox in the morning court tomorrow and make him sit upright. This was the outcome.
In the emperor chat group.
Li Dun also noticed this problem and asked,""Emperors, why don't we change to another one? This family feels a little difficult to deal with."
Liu Bang: " My idea is to catch them off guard. Now that the scheme is known by others, they are completely helpless against it. Let's retreat and change to another one. With Fang Xuanling, it's enough to shock the tiger."”
Right at this moment, Ying Zheng said,"[`Д] Dushe (said), this time, you're here to speak the words of Dushe (don't speak), and listen to (my) arrangements!”
"The First Emperor has a way?" Li Dun asked curiously.”
"We'll win people over with virtue!"
"Will it work?" Li Dun frowned.”
Using virtue to convince people was used to convince gentlemen, but now it was against boorish people. A scholar met a soldier, and it was difficult to explain the reason.
"Give me your imperial edict!"”
"Summoned?" Li Dun was stunned.
"Smash him!"
The corner of Li Dun's mouth twitched a few times as he asked,""Who's responsible for beating him up?"
"It must be Li Shimin!"”
After pondering for a long time, Li Dun understood the meaning of the First Emperor's words. He slowly reached his hand into his chest pocket and took out the imperial edict.
An imperial edict? Was this a summons?
Cheng Yaojin looked at Lee Dun's actions and was slightly stunned at first. Then, the corners of his mouth curled up slightly. What was the use of calling him?
At that time, this old man still doesn't have money. What can you do to me?
Luo Teng and Sun Fujia, who had come as witnesses, were confused. They did not understand the purpose of Li Dun's actions.
How did the Ninth Prince come up with this idea?
Was Cheng Yaojin the kind of person who would surrender? As long as Li Er didn't personally state in the imperial edict who would pay back the money, he could completely reject it!
However, the next scene scared the two of them so much that their throats almost popped out.
Li Dun raised his palm and held the end of the imperial edict tightly. He suddenly smashed it towards Cheng Yaojin's head.
Bang!
Cheng Yaojin didn't react in time. He took the imperial edict head-on and staggered a few steps back. He steadied himself and looked at Lee Dun with a dumbfounded expression. He felt his head buzzing.
After a long time, he came back to his senses. His eyes widened as he roared,"You dare to attack me?"
"The imperial edict has arrived, as if His Majesty had come personally!"
Li Dun's tone was neither hurried nor slow as he said,
"His Majesty ordered me to be the debt collector. You owe the national treasury money and I have been ordered to come and ask for it. What kind of attitude is this? It's not me who's hitting you, it's His Majesty!”
"You, are you still not going to pay up?!" Li Dun said faintly.”
"No!"
Cheng Yaojin's furious roar resounded throughout the courtyard.
Li Dun held the imperial edict and exerted force in his hand, suddenly waving the imperial edict again!
Bang!
Along with a violent sound, Cheng Yaojin's entire body flew out and crashed into a few tables behind him. His burly body crushed the tables into pieces.
Hiss--
Luo Teng and Sun Fujia gasped. They turned their necks stiffly and looked at each other. They could see the horror in each other's eyes.
This, this strength was too great!
What did Cheng Yaojin want them to see? Didn't he say that there was a good show going on and that they were here to be witnesses? Was he here to witness him being beaten up?!
With the ability to be the strongest in the world, Li Dun's attacks were not just heavy.
Moreover, this was under Li Dun's control. If he didn't control his strength, Cheng Yaojin's ribs would have been broken in half!
Li Dun waved the imperial edict in his hand and raised his eyebrows slightly. This thing was very sturdy. It was not broken even after this.
Looking at Cheng Yaojin, who was slowly getting up from the ground with an indignant and furious expression, Li Dun pondered for a moment and tried his best to make his tone sound reasonable. He said,
"If you don't pay, I'll beat you to death today!"
"You killed me? I'm telling you, if you didn't have the identity of a prince, you would have to lie down and go out today!”
Cheng Yaojin rubbed the bump on his forehead. He felt sore all over, and his nose was almost crooked from anger.
He had been in the army for many years, but he had never heard of anyone being beaten up by the Duke of Tang. He was also a military general. Today was the first day of his life, and he had really made the Duke proud.
Cheng Yaojin was furious, but Lee Dun was a prince. He would definitely be punished for hitting him. The problem was that if he retaliated, it would be a heinous crime. It was not worth it!
Cheng Yaojin glared at him and said angrily through gritted teeth,"Your Highness, aren't you afraid that I will punish you for beating up the Duke and acting recklessly?!”
"Ginseng? Feel free to participate!"
Li Dun shrugged his shoulders, looking as if he was willing to drag the emperor down with him. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said,
"I'm a prince. Even if I beat you to death, it's because you brought it upon yourself. You're unreasonable first, and I'm rude later. At most, I'll be grounded by His Majesty. Under the circumstances where I'm on a mission, I won't be forced to pay with my life.”
"But you have to think about your Cheng family!"
"Can I still prosper without you?!”
Cheng Yaojin opened his mouth and suddenly fell silent.
In the emperor chat group.
Ying Zheng: "(*^▽^*) To deal with this kind of person, you can't use some dirty tricks. You can use dirty tricks on gentlemen. It seems that a boorish man like him doesn't fall for such tricks. If he dares to be fierce to you, you have to be fiercer than him. If he can't be fierce to you, he has to be afraid. If he is afraid, things will be easy to handle!”
"What if he doesn't?" asked Li Dun hesitantly.”
Ying Zheng said," Then why should we keep him for the New Year? Kill him!"”
Liu Bang was speechless.
Zhao Kuangyin was speechless.
"..."
Zhu Yuanzhang was speechless.
Nurhachi was speechless.
The First Emperor was really fierce!
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