When Li Yuanzhao rushed back to the East Palace, Liu Jin immediately came up to him and said, "Your Highness, there is someone outside the palace who wants to see you. He says it is Miss Xiaotao from Taoyuan County. He also has the token of Lord Fang."
Li Yuanzhao was stunned.
Xiao Tao? Why is she looking for me?
Lao Fang is back home? Not so soon!
"Call him in!"
Liu Jin nodded and said yes, then went to report it.
Xiao Tao entered the palace for the first time under the guidance of Liu Jin, looking around with a sneaky look.
I couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
This is the Imperial Palace! It is indeed much more magnificent than Taoyuan County, but it seems empty and unpopular.
After running all the way, Xiao Tao finally met Li Yuanzhao and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He immediately bowed respectfully.
Then he looked at him secretly again.
Seeing this, Li Yuanzhao couldn't help but feel a little proud: "Xiao Tao! What a rare guest! How about I take you to see my East Palace?"
Xiao Tao came back to her senses and realized that she had something important to say. She immediately said seriously, "Your Highness, something big has happened!"
"What's the big deal?" Li Yuanzhao was a little curious.
"Someone attacked Taoyuan County, and now the thieves have been captured by us. Now that the master is not here, please let Your Highness take charge for us!"
"Tsk!" Li Yuanzhao laughed: "Attack Taoyuan County? You are kidding, right? If it's bandits, do you need to tell me? You can just send some people from your county!"
"They are not bandits...they are the King of Wu's men..."
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Tao felt relieved of a lot of pressure.
Those who attacked Taoyuan County were really tight-lipped. Xiaoliu, who arrived first, was no longer mentally normal. He was interrogated too much and didn't have time to ask any questions. Normal communication was already a problem and he kept uttering some meaningless lyrics.
He had no choice but to be sent to work in the county’s illegal coal mines.
After that, Jiang Hu interrogated him for two days but he still couldn't get any confession. In desperation, he had no choice but to torture him.
Xiao Tao came up with a bad idea. She executed two accomplices with a cannon in front of Jiang Hu, but there was no bloody scene. After all, the county has always discouraged these inhumane punishments.
Therefore, a thick steel plate was placed on the body of the victim, and when the cannon was fired, he was instantly blasted far away...a column of blood spurted out of his mouth in the air, and he died before he hit the ground.
This kind of scene was unimaginable even in dreams! Jiang Hu was so frightened that his soul flew out of his body, and he urinated and excreted on the spot, and finally confessed everything.
The county discussed it further...and Xiao Tao immediately rushed to the palace.
When Li Yuanzhao heard this, he didn't react at first, and then he was shocked: "The King of Wu sent people to attack Taoyuan County? Don't talk nonsense! Why does he need to? What can he use to fight? Where can the princes in the capital get the soldiers?"
Xiao Tao's expression was extremely serious: "I didn't say a single word of falsehood. If your Highness doesn't believe me, you can follow me to the county to have a look!"
Li Yuanzhao's expression became more and more solemn. This was definitely not a trivial matter.
The prince has hidden two thousand private soldiers in the capital. Although the number does not seem large, this behavior is tantamount to rebellion!
"Prepare the horses! Take me to Taoyuan County immediately!"
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Without further ado, the two men rode their horses to Taoyuan County.
When Li Yuanzhao appeared in front of the gate of Taoyuan County, his brows furrowed even more as he opened the broken door.
The gate was shattered in many places by the explosives.
Xiao Tao simply ordered people to nail some thick wooden boards inside and outside, and did not think of rebuilding it.
She knew Fang Zhengyi, and he might like this low-key city gate.
As long as it is strong enough and the lining is good, that's enough!
"This place... looks like it really has been through a great war! I've never heard of a war that could leave a city gate in such bad shape."
Li Yuanzhao couldn't help but start imagining.
A group of people swarmed up and hacked at the city gate frantically...He suddenly came to his senses halfway through his thought!
"That's not right! How could the city gate be broken like this? Are they mentally ill? And why are there several big holes on the ground over there?!"
The gunpowder incident had not yet been exposed, so Xiao Tao quickly made up a story: "It was a fire attack! They used kerosene to burn the city gate, and the pit over there was dug by people in our county while digging wild vegetables..."
"............"
Li Yuanzhao walked straight into the city with a gloomy face.
It's pointless to ask, there's not a single truth in your words!
Digging wild vegetables, the pit is so big, are all the people in the county digging wild vegetables in one pit?
He can tell such a lie, he is far worse than Lao Fang!
"Where are the prisoners? Bring me to see them!"
"Some are working in the coal mines, and others are being used to experiment with penicillin. Which group would you like to see first, Your Highness?"
"No... Why are people in the coal mine? Don't you have people in your cells?"
Xiao Tao explained: "Our cells are just a formality. After being locked up for two days, they will be taken away to work. This is called labor reform!"
"The master said that prisoners have no right to be idle. If they want to lie in jail, their families have to pay money. These prisoners have no money and can only work. If they earn enough work points, they can exchange them for the opportunity to go back to the cell to sleep!"
"Where does the prisoner usually sleep?"
"Didn't the newspaper office discard a batch of mattresses a while ago? They were sent to the coal mine."
Li Yuanzhao's eyes lit up: "Great! As expected of Lao Fang, he is good at abusing people!"
Xiao Tao looked unhappy: "Your Highness, we don't abuse prisoners. After one year of reform, you will have two days of annual leave every year, and you can go back to the prison to sleep for free during the holidays."
"After these people are released from prison, many people are vying for their jobs! They are not picky about the work or the wages. Reform is also for their own good."
"Only two days of rest a year? Hiss... I hope the prisoners won't commit suicide if you treat them like this!" Li Yuanzhao's scalp tingled when he heard this. Isn't this a low-profile version of early reporters?
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