After the whip spring ceremony was over, Yan Li said to his disciples, "Let's go to Huairenli to see what kind of temple it is that can employ so many strong men."
A master and a servant walked along the street, along the way there were teahouses and wine shops, all talking about the emperor's plan to build a temple for the queen mother, and forcefully confiscating land to arrest young men.
"Right now, there are bandits all over the country, and the harvest is not good. The emperor still wants to make such a large-scale construction project, which is exhausting the power of the people. It really disappoints the people."
"Forcibly confiscated the land in Huairenli, but did not give enough compensation. What is the difference between this and the bandits who buy and sell by force!"
"Now is the time for spring farming. The country is forcing strong men. Who will cultivate the land? If there is no cultivation, how can there be harvest in the coming year?"
"Oh, I'm really disappointed in this country! Don't look at Lantern Festival night, August 15th and other festivals, the imperial capital is lively and lively, but these are all false prosperity. In fact, the people are exhausted."
There was a sound of lamentation, and Yan Li frowned when he heard it, his heart ached and his face was expressionless.
"Although these people have never read a book, their knowledge is much better than many officials in the court! The emperor did such a big thing, and no minister came out to advise him. It is really a waste of the court's salary. This is what the corpse said. People." Yan Li sighed.
Menzi said: "Prime Minister, it's not that there are no loyal ministers in the court. The problem lies with the emperor. If the emperor doesn't listen, it's useless to talk about it."
Yan Li said: "If the emperor doesn't listen, then he will remonstrate with death."
Menzi said: "Prime Minister, why bother! This world is surnamed Li, since the surname Li doesn't listen, why should we worry?"
A strong light flashed in Yan Li's eyes, "I'm not working for any family, I'm working for the people of the world!"
While the two were talking, two soldiers patrolling the street walked into the tea house, grabbed a scholar by the collar and said viciously, "Are you talking about government affairs just now?"
The scholar retracted his head into his neck, "No, how dare I talk about government affairs!"
The soldier said: "I've heard it, so don't pretend, just come with us!"
"Where are you going?" The scholar was so frightened that his teeth chattered.
The corner of the soldier's mouth twitched into a sinister smile, "You will know when you go!" He shouted to another soldier next to him, "Take him away!"
The soldier took out the rope and tied the scholar up.
The soldier pointed at the other people in the tea house, and said in a warning tone: "You all be honest! The emperor has issued a decree, and anyone who dares to talk about government affairs will lose his head!"
The soldier had a sullen face, holding a big knife and being aggressive, those who were discussing just now dared not speak any more. A smug smile appeared on the soldier's face, and he shouted again, "Let's go!"
They beat and kicked the scholar out of the teahouse.
"Look, prime minister, whoever dares to say that the emperor is not, will end up like this!"
Yan Li's icy eyes were filled with deep worry, "The mouth of the people is better than that of Fangchuan. If you want the people not to talk about government affairs, then don't do anything that hurts the people."
Yan Li crossed the street and stopped two soldiers.
The soldiers didn't know Yan Li, and Yan Li took off his official uniform after presiding over the spring ox fight, so the soldiers thought he was just an ordinary businessman and outsider.
"What are you doing? This is the court's arrest and obstruction, and it will be punished as treason!"
With such a severe punishment, Yan Li couldn't help being shocked.
"Brother Bing, this scholar must have come to the capital to catch up on the spring list. I think he is full of ink, he must be a very knowledgeable person, and he may be the prime minister of our Dajing Kingdom in the future. He is the pillar of the Dajing Kingdom Only then, let him go!"
The soldier narrowed his eyes and glanced at Yan Li: "Hey, there are people who dare to stand up for him! If he is the future prime minister, I will be the minister of the Ministry of War in the future! Go away, or I will arrest you as well!"
The soldier screamed, his eyes wide open, his teeth bared, he really looked like the world would collapse, if it were someone else, he would have cowered and hid away.
Yan Li knew that he was a paper tiger pretending to be a tiger.
"What was the scholar talking about just now?"
The soldiers shouted loudly, "He dared to talk about the emperor, shouldn't he be arrested
Yan Li said: "What did he say about the emperor?"
The soldier said: "He said that the emperor should not celebrate the Queen Mother's birthday, and should not build such a huge temple. This is a capital offense!"
Yan Li stared at the soldiers, "Why is it a death sentence? Could it be that what he said is not the truth? Do you think it is right to waste people's money?"
"Bastard!" the soldier shouted, showing his yellow teeth, "Whether the emperor is doing something right or not, as subjects and common people, we shouldn't discuss it!"
Yan Li said: "I don't think the emperor has that intention, to prevent the common people from discussing it."
"Huh..." The soldier put one hand on his hip and held a big knife in the other. He rolled his eyes and looked at Yan Li, "Are you a servant or am I? Do you know the emperor or do I know the emperor? I'll warn you again, get out! Otherwise, My knife doesn't have eyes!"
The soldier put his hand on the hilt and pretended to draw his sword.
Yan Li looked at him coldly, with disdain in his eyes.
"If you let him go, I'll let you go!"
Fierce gazes fell on Yan Li's cold and fair face, and suddenly, a bright light flashed across Yan Li's face.
"court death!"
A gust of wind blew up Yan Li's strands of hair hanging on his temples first.
Yan Li's eyes suddenly sank, and his shoulders sank at the same time. Inadvertently, he took a step forward, facing the soldiers very close. The soldier's knife flew into the air, and his wrist hit Yan Li's shoulder.
"Ouch..."
With a bang, the sword fell to the ground, causing the soldiers to tremble in pain.
The other soldier was holding the scholar. Seeing this situation, he pushed the scholar away, drew out his sword and held it with both hands, ready to attack Yan Li.
Yan Li said to the soldier who had lost his sword: "Release the scholar, and I will let you go!"
The soldiers did not expect Yan Li to be standing close to him, his weak breath blew on the soldiers' faces, the cold was overwhelming, like a cool wind blowing from the north, so cold that the soldiers couldn't help shivering.
The soldier said fearfully: "You... who are you? Do you know the consequences if you dare to beat the officers and soldiers?"
Yan Li smiled slightly, "If you let the scholar go, nothing will happen."
Suddenly, Yan Li saw a trace of cunning in the soldier's eyes, he bent back in a very short time, and stretched out his right hand at lightning speed. Before the soldier who was grabbing the knife dropped his sword, Yan Li's dragon claw hand had already grabbed the soldier's throat.
The knife trembled, and so did the soldiers. When he felt the swishing coldness, there were bean-sized beads of sweat on the soldier's forehead.
"You... what are you doing?"
Yan Li said coldly: "Let the scholar go, and you can leave!"
In this situation, even if they don't want to let it go, they have to let it go.
The soldier who was caught by the throat turned his Adam's apple carefully: "You... you take him away!"
Yan Li smiled slightly, "That's what you said."
"Let us go!" the soldier said again in a trembling voice.
When the soldiers' sweat dripped on Yan Li's right hand, Yan Li withdrew back.
"Big brother Bing said, you can go!" Yan Li said to the scholar with a friendly face.
The two soldiers felt as if they had just come back from the gate of hell. They returned to their souls, collected their minds, and recalled how they were subdued by Yan Li just now, but they couldn't remember a single movement, because Yan Li was so fast, like a ghost!