Chapter 43 Powerful
"General, here is your gold."

Feng'an Wei handed a package to Li Xuan.

Luo Xing reached out to take it and found that there was not only more gold inside, but also rare treasures.

He then whispered to Li Xuan.

"Count out our gold, and deal with the rest of the people's blood and flesh according to the law."

Li Xuan did not covet property that did not belong to him.

"Yes!"

Luo Xing obeyed the order and found the gold he had brought.

"Are you Xu Jun?" Li Xuan asked Xu Jun who was kneeling in front of him.

"I lost my life because of this, there's nothing to say."

Xu Jun was filled with regret, knowing that this would not end well, so he simply raised his head.

Simply letting the slaves attack the officers and soldiers was enough to put him to death and his entire family into slavery.

Not to mention the numerous crimes.

"Xu Jun, do you know what these seeds are?"

Li Xuan took out some watermelon-like seeds and asked Xu Jun.

"It could be some seeds, just some grass seeds!"

Xu Jun said disdainfully.

After he got these seeds, he felt they were useless and threw them into the warehouse.

"Where did you get it?"

Li Xuan asked again.

"Killed a few Western Regions barbarians."

Xu Jun said very brazenly.

Robbery has always been the source of his wealth.

Xu Jun believed that the Hu people, especially those who came from the Western Regions thousands of miles away, had no one to rely on. Killing them would not cause any trouble.

"It seems that you have committed many murders and robberies. To call you a powerful person is to flatter you. You are nothing more than a robber."

Li Xuan understood in his mind, that is, the seeds in his hand were most likely watermelon seeds.

Watermelon could have entered the Central Plains earlier, but was killed by Xu Jian.

At the same time, Li Xuan was even more disgusted with powerful people like Xu Jun.

"Haha, there are many bandits like me from the Yellow River up to Lingwu, Shuofang, Jiuyuan, and Yunzhong. There are so many powerful families, how can I say I am not a bandit? I just lost my mind and suffered a sudden disaster."

Xu Jun retorted to Li Xuan.

Local tyrants like them live a very comfortable life.

But Xu Jun knew that if he offended a prince like Li Xuan, he would have no chance of survival.

Princes and nobles are the core that dominate the world.

The powerful can only abuse their power in the local area, but they are like maggots attached to the bones and cannot be eliminated.

"Sooner or later, there will be famous officials like Di Renjie and Zhang Shuo to govern the border counties. How long can the powerful and tyrannical people last?"

Li Xuan said in a deep voice.

When these two prime ministers were at the border, they were not only able to resist the Hu people, but also intimidate the powerful and were deeply loved by the people.

Li Xuan compared himself to them.

There are two ancient sayings that are well-known to everyone in later generations.

The sky is high and the emperor is far away!
The imperial power does not extend below the county level!
This prompted local forces, especially those far away from Chang'an, to become lawless.

There are several characteristics of the powerful, including slavery, unjust killing, promiscuity, collusion with government officials, oppression of the people, and land annexation.

If Li Xuan wants to create a truly prosperous era, he must be prepared to strike against these powerful people.

"Hehe, so what if they are capable ministers? At worst, the door will be closed. After they leave, the door will still be open."

Xu Jun sneered.

This is the most effective way for these powerful people to deal with capable officials. If they can't afford to provoke them, they can't afford to hide from them. Whenever there are capable officials in power or censors inspecting, they will restrain their actions.

As long as they are not caught, those so-called famous officials will have no way to deal with them.

"Then you just wait in Huangquan. There will be people like Zhang Tang and Wang Wenshu who will appear."

Li Xuan's eyes were filled with coldness.

During the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of Han used cruel officials to suppress the powerful. Cruel officials like Wang Wenshu would exterminate the powerful families at will, killing people and causing rivers of blood. Every time he went to a place, the powerful would pee their pants when they heard this name. Seeing that Xu Jun didn't believe it, Li Xuan didn't waste any more words.

Ashina Fuwen will first look after the affairs of the Xu Mansion.

Tomorrow Li Xuan will ask Liu Xi to escort the brothers Xu Jian and Xu Jun, as well as all their property, to Huile City.

Li Xuan returned to the military city to rest first.

"It is said that General Li captured Feng'an County Magistrate and the local gentry Xu Jun overnight."

The next morning, Li Xuan had just finished washing up when Lu Yu took the initiative to visit him.

"Feng An Ling and Xu Jun are brothers. They are no different from the tyrants. The evidence is irrefutable. There is no doubt that we can capture them."

Li Xuan replied to Lu Yu with a calm expression.

Lu Yu has always excluded him. The fact that he had the nerve to come to him showed that he was nervous.

"I already know the whole story. General Li's gold was given by a saint, and Xu Jun was so audacious that he dared to rob it. Such a person should be executed immediately."

Of course, Lu Yu did not come to accuse Li Xuan. When he learned about the case, it was already an ironclad case.

At the same time, I was frightened and broke out in a cold sweat.

Last year when he was still the deputy envoy, he received a pair of golden tigers sent by Xu Jun.

If Xu Jun betrays him, he will be screwed.

By then, Li Linfu will not let him go.

Li Linfu tricked him into becoming a military envoy in order to deal with Li Xuan.

The situation was already very unfavorable in the early stages, and Li Linfu's trusted servants returned to Chang'an to seek advice again.

If Li Linfu found out that Lu Yu had committed a crime after thinking about it for a night, he would surely be furious.

"We are a border army. Unless the powerful bully us, we have no right to interfere in local affairs. Please send Judge Liu to escort the brothers Xu Jian and Xu Jun to Huile City, and ask General Wang and Lingwu Governor to make the decision."

Li Xuan had always suspected that Lu Yu was Li Linfu's man. The last time he competed with Ashina Fuwen, he did not stop him.

They always target him.

How could Li Xuan let go of such a good opportunity?

It's a pity that his military achievements are not enough, otherwise he would definitely be able to take advantage of this opportunity to control the Feng'an Army.

"Ben will be escorting them himself."

Lu Yu came to test Li Xuan, but Li Xuan hid very well, and he couldn't tell whether Li Xuan knew that Xu Jun gave him the golden tiger.

"General, you are the commander of an army. How can you personally go out for such a small matter? The Turks are eyeing you covetously from the left wing. This is against the rules. Judge Liu can go ahead."

Li Xuan dissuaded Lu Yu.

"What brother Xu Jian did is by no means a trivial matter. So, I have made up my mind. General Li will temporarily handle all military affairs."

Lu Yu said in a commanding tone.

If he did this, Wang Zhongsi would definitely scold him. But since his life was at stake, he had no choice but to do so.

"General, you forgot that you asked me to deliver the war horses from Gaolanzhou Military Governor's Office today." Li Xuan reminded Lu Yu.

"For such a small matter, I will order a military officer to do it."

Lu Yu no longer cared about his own face.

After he leaves, Li Xuan must stay in the military city.

If both the main general and the deputy general leave because of trivial matters, they will be punished by military law.

"Since the general has said so, I will obey your orders."

Li Xuan bowed.

Lu Yu left the military city and headed for Feng'an City with only fifty personal guards.

The commander of an army is protected by his own guards.

When Lu Yu became a military envoy, he personally selected his personal guards from the army. Some of them were Lu Yu's slaves and were loyal to him.

Ashina Fuwen of Feng'an City was driven back by Lu Yu.

"General Lu has always been arrogant, but today he took the initiative to escort Xu Jian and Xu Jun back to Lecheng with his personal guards."

Even Ashina Fuwen felt something was wrong. As soon as he saw Li Xuan, he started muttering.

"General Ashina, what is your ambition in joining the army?"

Li Xuan smiled but did not answer. He asked Ashina Fuwen to sit down casually on the training ground and asked this question.

(End of this chapter)