area51novel Chapter 2104 Finally Arrived in Xizhou
Chapter 2104 Finally Arrived in Xizhou
In order to better control Anxi, Li Shen asked the remnants of Gaochang and Tuyuhun to grow cotton and exchange it for grain at a low price.
Provide them with food, meat, vegetables, etc.
This is to prevent these people from suddenly turning against us.
Now Li Shen asked them to grow cotton, the harvest of which is two to three times that of grain. After a long time, even if they want to defect, it will be useless without grain.
But now if the cotton is destroyed, the people of Anxi will have no income and will not be able to buy food, which will cause panic.
"Your Highness, the burial is complete. After investigation, it seems to be a merchant."
At this time Tie Niu came over to report.
"Okay, let's notify them and we'll move on."
When he heard that it was merchants, Li Shen knew it must be the rebels who did it.
He had to hurry to Xizhou to see how the cotton was doing.
There was no conversation along the way. Li Shen and his personal guards soon arrived at Xizhou City. A lot of people had gathered in front of the city gate, all of them were officials from Xizhou Prefecture and Anxi Protectorate.
The guards camp of Dada had already formed a square formation in advance.
"Greetings, Your Majesty. Thank you for your hard work on the journey." Xue Rengui stepped forward and saluted.
"Haha, it's not hard. Has anything happened during this period of time?" Li Shen asked with a laugh.
"Your Highness, there is nothing wrong. I have not had any contact with local officials since I arrived here." Xue Rengui replied.
He knew that Prince Ji had plans, so he stayed in the military camp.
"Where are Madam Wu and the others?" Li Shen asked. He still had his lovely wife and concubines here. It would be bad if he lost a few of them during his trip to Anxi.
"Your Majesty, Madam Wu and the others have already checked into the branch of Prince Ji's Mansion. I have arranged for guards to protect them," Xue Rengui replied.
"Very good, let's go, come with me." Li Shen patted Xue Rengui on the shoulder, then jumped on his horse and came to the city gate.
"Welcome to His Royal Highness Prince Ji." A group of officials saluted together.
Li Shen was riding on his horse, looking down from above, and the majesty of a prince was apparent:
"No gift~"
"Thank you, His Royal Highness Prince Ji." Everyone stood up.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I am Pei Ziyu, the Chief Clerk of Xizhou Prefecture. Your Highness Prince Ji has had a hard time on the journey. Please come into the city and rest."
At this time, a middle-aged man at the front of the crowd came forward, saluted and said to Li Shen.
"Okay, I will live in the office of Prince Ji's Mansion here." Li Shen nodded.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, the Governor's Mansion has been cleaned up. Why don't we..."
"No need for that. I am only temporarily acting as the governor of Xizhou. When the Duke of Yangdi returns, he will still be the governor."
Li Shen interrupted Pei Ziyu and refused to stay in the governor's mansion.
Guo Xiaoke's things were still inside, he just cleaned up a yard for him. Li Shen didn't like someone else occupying someone else's nest.
Why do you have to live in someone else's place when you have such a big office of your own?
After saying that, Li Shen rode his horse directly into the city. Xue Rengui led Li Shen directly to the office of Prince Ji's Mansion.
Why is it called an office? Because the signboard of Li Shen's branch reads "Ji Wangfu Office".
Although the word "office" is relatively new, we can roughly guess what it means.
Arriving at the door of the office, Li Shen dismounted from his horse, followed by a group of local officials.
Li Shen turned and looked at Pei Ziyu:
"Are you from the Hedong Pei family?"
"Your Highness Prince Ji, that's right. I am from the middle family of the Pei family in Hedong." Pei Ziyu replied.
"Then what is your relationship with Pei Xingjian?" Pei, Li Shen knew Pei Xingjian, they were connected.
"Pei Xingjian is my cousin."
"Oh~~~I see." Li Shen looked at Pei Ziyu, who was about forty years old, and Pei Xingjian was about thirty years old this year, so it should be true.
"Since you are from the Pei family, then we are not outsiders. Pei Changshi, I am tired from the journey. I will go take a shower, change clothes, and rest for a while.
You take them back and wait."
"Your humble servant obeys your command. I have already instructed people to prepare wine and food to welcome His Royal Highness Prince Ji." Pei Ziyu bowed.
"No need. I will have someone prepare a banquet later and I will notify you then. Go ahead."
Li Shen was very cautious here. He was a man who was afraid of death. Anxi was not peaceful. What if someone poisoned him?
It’s better to eat your own food and feel more at ease.
Pei Ziyu did not refute after hearing this. There are many rules for a prince to follow, so it is not excessive for him to be cautious.
After he bowed to Li Shen, he left with other officials.
"I've met the prince."
Wu Meiniang and others had already received the news of Li Shen's arrival and had been waiting for a long time. When they saw Li Shen, they immediately stepped forward to pay their respects.
"Haha, no need to be polite. How are you? Are you used to living here?"
Li Shen laughed and walked forward to hold Wu Meiniang's hand.
"Your Highness, I'm used to it. Except for the stronger wind and sand, everything else here is the same as Chang'an."
Wu Meiniang smiled sweetly.
“That’s good. This time, I will make you suffer again with me. I will stay here for at least half a year.
If things don’t go smoothly ahead, it might take longer.”
Coming to his seat, Li Shen pulled Wu Meiniang into his arms and spoke softly.
"What are you talking about, Your Majesty? Wherever Your Majesty is, we will be there. How can we talk about suffering?
Your Majesty has worked hard on the journey, so why not let me bathe you and wash away the dust along the way."
Li Shen had to admit that Wu Meiniang was truly charming and beautiful, and her words and actions were alluring.
Li Shen had been holding back for half a month, so how could he resist such temptation? He stood up immediately.
"Okay, okay, I haven't bathed much on this journey, and my soul feels dirty. I am waiting for you to purify it for me."
Wu Meiniang immediately understood what Li Shen meant and a blush appeared on her face.
With the help of Wu Meiniang, Liu Ruyan, Chunxiang and Dongmei, Li Shen was stripped of his clothes and the bath water was already prepared.
Entering the wooden barrel, Li Shen couldn't help but moan in comfort.
Wu Meiniang also took off her clothes and entered the wooden barrel to wipe away Li Shen's fatigue. Li Shen washed for more than half an hour and felt refreshed when he came out.
Each of the four girls had a blush on their faces. As for what happened, it can only be understood but not explained.
After bathing and changing clothes, Li Shen came to the study and sent someone to call Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance. He lay comfortably on the couch, enjoying the long-lost service.
"Rengui, you have been here for many days, have you found anything wrong?"
When Xue Rengui and Wang Xuance arrived, Li Shen began to ask.
Xue Rengui bowed and replied:
“Your Majesty, I did not rush to talk to the officials of the Governor’s Office, and I did not find anything unusual, but the people here are a little panicked, as if they are afraid of the rebels.
I have heard from the people here that the rebels are now very rampant. They are roaming around everywhere, harassing the people, and often arresting men, causing panic among the people.
The government tried to capture them everywhere, but these rebels were few in number and would leave as soon as they were done. The government sent troops several times but got nothing. "
"It seems these people are quite alert. Did they damage the cotton fields?"
(Attend class,
"Tang Law Commentary" stipulates that "for those who commit adultery, both men and women shall be sentenced to one and a half years in prison; for those who are married, they shall be sentenced to two years in prison; and for those who force themselves, the sentence shall be increased by one level."
The Song Dynasty Criminal Code stipulates that "if a couple is raped, the man shall be executed and the woman shall not be punished."
The "Qingyuan Laws and Miscellaneous Matters" of the Southern Song Dynasty stipulated that "all rapes of girls under the age of ten shall be punished by exile three thousand miles to a remote and bad state, even if the girl is willing. If the rape fails, the person shall be exiled five hundred miles away. If there are any fractures or injuries, the person shall be strangled."
It was simple in the Yuan Dynasty. All rapists were executed.
The "Ming Dynasty Code·Criminal Law·Adultery" stipulates that "Anyone who commits adultery will be caned 80 times with the stick, if the couple is married, will be caned 90 times with the stick, and if the couple commits adultery, will be caned 100 times with the stick; the rapist will be strangled, and if the act does not succeed, will be caned 100 times and exiled for 3,000 miles; if a person rapes a girl under the age of twelve, he will be treated as a raper, even if it was consensual."
The Qing dynasty continued the Ming dynasty and added a word, sodomy.
The "Great Qing Code·Criminal Law·Adultery" stipulates that "If a group of evildoers abduct the children of good people and forcibly rape them, regardless of whether they have killed anyone, they will still be treated as bachelors, and the ringleader will be executed immediately.
Those who were followers or accomplices in the crime will be sentenced to death in prison, and the rest of the criminals will be sent to Heilongjiang to be slaves of the armored men."
get out of class is over. )