A Weird Theater That Started In London

Chapter 214 Yellow Turbans Everywhere (2)

"There is Mr. Lao Ting."

"No problem."

Before leaving, Ji Zhong glanced behind him again and gave the other residents a warning look.

And Lu Li found a cushion and sat cross-legged, put the ring-shou knife on his knees, with his back against the wall, facing the east side, so that he could have a panoramic view of everything in the room.

Just like that, the atmosphere was silent for a while, but after a short while, chatter gradually sounded.

Sometimes they talk about how much food they harvested during the autumn harvest, and sometimes they talk about the recent weather, such as the auspicious snow heralds a good year, and all the locusts freeze to death...

Lu Li sat in the corner and listened silently. At the same time, he skewered the cleaned roe deer with dead branches, put them on the stove, and warmed up while waiting.

Chatting and chatting, the topic changed from the parents' short talk to a national event.

"Have you ever heard the rumors?"

The dark-faced man who had greeted Lu Li to sit down suddenly became serious. Under the gaze of everyone, he lowered his voice and said:

"The imperial court is going to collect taxes again, and it will charge another ten dollars per mu of land."

For added convincing, he added:

"My elder brother works as a knife and pen official in Fenyang, and is responsible for copying official documents. How can his own words be false?"

"Just wait for the ice and snow to thaw, then post it in every township and kiosk..."

Before he could finish speaking, someone stood up abruptly, his neck flushed, and he shouted, "You're full of nonsense! The tax increase was only ten cents last year, how could it be possible to increase it?"

In this regard, some people are skeptical, while others can still exercise restraint and keep asking.

For a while, there was a lot of noise.

"Why did you lie to you?"

The black-faced man threw away the beans in his hand, stood up as well, swore an oath, and said:

"Your Majesty wants to cast a bronze man, but the national use is insufficient, so we can only levy another land tax from us, the head of Guizhou!"

But this time, no one questioned it.

Not only that, even Lu Li, who heard about it, believed it a little bit.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty is indeed not a good emperor. Don’t you see, Zhuge Liang’s "Teacher List"——

Dear villain, far virtuous minister, since then the Han Dynasty has fallen. When the first emperor was there, whenever he discussed this matter with his ministers, he sighed and hated Yu Huan and Ling Ye.

The situation was already difficult, and the two emperors didn't want to make progress, so they directly ruined Guozuo of the Han Dynasty!

However, Lu Li always felt that there was something wrong with the black-faced guy.

Just an ordinary citizen who doesn't know a few big characters, let alone whether he can get in touch with political affairs that have not yet been announced, just relying on his eloquence, provocative power, and interlocking means...

Tonight, I'm afraid there will be some twists and turns again.

"What are you criticizing again? If someone talks about state affairs again, ask about the long sword in someone's hand first!"

At this time, Ji Zhong, who came to deliver the wine, pushed the door open and let out a stern voice.

Everyone hurriedly handed over their hands to confess their crimes, and sat back to their original positions one after another, watching their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses.

And the black-faced man who seemed to be quite knowledgeable was acting the most honest at the moment, and he could even be said to be dull.

Anyway, if he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, Lu Li wouldn't have believed it was the same person.

Ji Zhong snorted coldly, put down the copper pot in his hand, and the smell of meat wafted out of it: "Even if you are lucky, I will beg the thief to go hunting and get something. If you make noise again, go out and drink snow water." !"

With a cold face and a warm heart, he is not only dedicated to his duties, but also knows how to advance and retreat, and knows how to measure.

Frankly speaking, this person is really inferior to be a pavilion chief.

Lu sighed heartily.

But Ji Zhong turned around, walked towards the west side, and said with a smile: "It's just a group of peasants who don't know half of the characters. There are a lot of them, Mr. Lang, so I don't think I've heard of them."

When I have nothing to do, go to the government to sue?

I have nothing else to ask, I just hope that we will live in peace tonight, and that we will be able to wait for the person who wants to wait smoothly.

Don't care about the rest.

Thinking of this, Lu Li took the jug and said, "I have never heard anything."

Hearing this, Ji Zhong bowed his hands and left without disturbing him.

It's a pity that the group of people didn't appreciate it, and it didn't take long before they started talking again.

However, Lu Li changed his mind:

How difficult people's livelihood is!

This is a major matter related to one's own interests. One mu of land is charged ten dollars more, and ten acres of land is worth a hundred dollars. Coupled with other exorbitant taxes, it is enough to crush a family.

"Why tax again!"

"yes."

"I remember that when the first emperor was alive, the land tax was increased once, ten qian per mu. When His Majesty ascended the throne, the land tax was increased once, ten qian per mu!"

"Add ten more money now, and let people live? It's hard to live a peaceful life for two years..."

The voice grew louder.

Then, someone pointed to Lu Li who was sitting cross-legged on the west side, grilling meat and drinking alone.

The atmosphere is slightly cold.

Seeing seven or eight strong men staring at him with strange eyes, Lu Li shook his head with a smile, and said indifferently: "Don't worry about it, the second and third sons will continue."

As he said that, he poured a small half pot of turbid wine on the scorched roe deer meat to get rid of the fishy smell.

At this moment, the hearth stove was burning vigorously, the fat and thin roe deer meat was sizzling and oily, and although the wine was turbid, it had been sifted many times.

On a snowy night, what more could one expect from such treatment, in one word, beautiful!

Therefore, Lu Li didn't have the time to deal with these people. He took out a dagger from his pocket, sliced ​​a piece of meat, took a sip of wine, and ate it on his own.

Immediately afterwards, the sound of swallowing saliva came from the crowd. After all, the rabbit meat soup was bland, and it didn't taste like barbecue.

In order to cook the roe, Lu Li not only used wine to remove the fishy smell, but also took out salt lumps from the yellow scarf thief's corpse, crushed it and sprinkled it on.

"Hey, this is the first time I know that there is such a luxury in the world."

A sigh came.

Afterwards, the dark-faced man who made it hard to see the way said indignantly: "We, the head of Guizhou, have never tasted this kind of taste in our life, and scholars and nobles don't do production, but eat rice and white rice, every meal is delicious." Meat, refreshing and delicious wine."

Although the voice is low, who can't hear it in this environment? What's more, Lu Li's hearing is far superior to that of ordinary people.

Up to now, he could see that this guy definitely had a ulterior motive, jumping up and down, afraid to make Yuan Gongting mess up.

As for the reason for the disturbance, its purpose is not difficult to guess, tens of miles away, Pingtao County is full of bad luck, relying on the hundreds of officers and soldiers, and thousands of young men in the city, they can last a day and a night at most.

After taking down Pingtao, it will be Fenyang's next turn. There is a large population and full of grain, so it is difficult not to be noticed.

It's better to divide the meat, so as not to cause any trouble to these people?

inappropriate!

If there are only three or four people, it can be considered. However, there are nearly ten people sitting in the room, and a small deer, how to divide it? Do not suffer from scarcity but from inequality.

In addition, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days.

While thinking about it suddenly, Lu Li changed his sitting position so that he could pull out the Ring Shou Saber at any time.

I hope this group of people can be deterred, lest flesh and blood fly and stain the fur of the fox.

In addition, this black-faced man is not simple, but his aura is just like other people's, so there is probably some way to do it.

But in front of Hengdao, the effect was immediate.

The dangerous atmosphere just now disappeared in an instant, but a deep lament came into my ears:

"People are divided into three, six, and nine classes, and this has been the case since ancient times."

"yes."

Lu Li put down the dagger in his hand, thinking:

This meal is too much to eat.

after awhile.

The black man who hadn't spoken for a long time spoke again:

"Otherwise, Qin Moyin King Chen She once said that princes and generals would rather have kindness?"

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