In years of famine and drought, their village even rejected fatty meat.

Chapter 466 Disgust

"Well."

Li Qingyun also fell into deep thought. The court's attitude toward increasing taxes was very firm at this time. If he failed to collect taxes well, he might really lose his official position.

After all... there are countless people in Xia Kingdom who want to be officials. If Li Qingyun's hat is removed, a large number of scholars can be found to replace him at any time.

To be honest, Li Qingyun wasn't really that greedy for the official position he held, but...

Li Qingyun recalled the scenes he witnessed when he first arrived in Ding'an County: the pale-faced people, the women being bullied by the Sun family's lackeys, and the farmers who had nowhere to turn after their land was seized...

Li Qingyun could give up his official position, but he absolutely did not want the people to return to that state of affairs.

perhaps……

The scenes he witnessed during his last trip to Taiping County, especially what he saw and heard in Chenjia Village, flashed through Li Qingyun's mind.

Perhaps I need to contact Brother Xu and Young Friend Chen as soon as possible. The current court is completely corrupt and wants to squeeze every last drop of blood from the people. This goes against Li Qingyun's ideals and beliefs and has completely destroyed any remaining loyalty Li Qingyun had to the court.

Compared to the imperial court, perhaps standing with Chenjia Village is a better choice.

As for betraying the imperial court and bearing the infamy...

Li Qingyun didn't think much of it. As long as the people of Ding'an County could live and work in peace and contentment, what did it matter if he, Li Qingyun, was infamous and disgraced by scholars all over the world?

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The next day, the sun rose as usual.

At the entrance of Chenjia Village, peddlers and workers come and go, creating a bustling scene.

Li Mu and Chen Zhong stood like two guardian deities at the village entrance, meticulously watching the passersby coming and going.

Just then, Li Mu glanced to the side and saw a luxurious carriage slowly approaching the village entrance.

"What a beautiful carriage."

"This carriage must be made of gold, it's so dazzling."

"The person sitting inside this carriage must be a distinguished person."

"..."

Many peddlers and workers standing at the village entrance also saw the carriage, which was covered in gold and silver and exuded an air of wealth, and they all exclaimed in amazement.

In the Xia Kingdom, those who can ride horses are considered important figures, while those who can ride in carriages are even more distinguished, not to mention that there are several knights accompanying them.

"Xu."

The coachman skillfully stopped the carriage at the village entrance.

Li Mu and Chen Zhong placed their hands on their waist knives, their gazes solemn.

From the moment they saw the carriage, they knew that the person who came must be someone extraordinary, and therefore they felt extremely solemn.

"This is the Qing Prince's convoy, why don't you make way immediately?"

The coachman spoke to Li Mu and Chen Zhong with an arrogant expression.

Huang Ting, however, lifted the curtain and looked at the scenery at the entrance of Chenjia Village with a strange expression.

On his way to Taiping County, Huang Ting saw far too many villages. In his memory, most of them were deserted and in a state of decay.

In contrast, Chenjia Village was bustling with people, its prosperity even comparable to that of Taiping County, where he had arrived the day before.

The Qingwang Mansion's convoy?

Li Mu and Chen Zhong exchanged a glance. They were no longer the ignorant villagers they once were, and they knew all too well how noble the Green King was.

Therefore, when they heard that the caravan came from the Qingwang Mansion, the two couldn't help but exchange a glance, their hearts trembling.

What kind of entity is the Qingwang Mansion?

That was the prestigious Prince's mansion. How could someone from such a place come to a remote place like Chenjia Village?

Do you have any identification?

Li Mu suppressed the shock in his heart and dutifully asked.

"What did you say?"

The coachman looked at Li Mu in disbelief. As the coachman of the Prince of Qing's mansion, wherever he drove, people would respectfully let him into the city.

Upon arriving in Taiping County, they were first subjected to a search by the county's city guards, and then, upon reaching Chenjia Village, they were asked for identification by the villagers.

This infuriated the coachman, who raised his whip to strike Li Mu.

"Wait a minute."

At this moment, Huang Ting got out of the carriage, stopped the driver, and then took out a golden waist token and handed it to Li Mu: "I am Huang Ting, the chief secretary of the Qingwang Mansion. I have come here to meet the master of Chenjia Village."

Li Mu took the waist token, glanced at the blue characters engraved on the pure gold token, and roughly believed the identity of this group of people.

However, Li Mu did not let them pass. Instead, he gave Chen Zhong a wink, and Chen Zhong immediately understood and turned to run into the village.

Li Mu then returned the waist token to Huang Ting and said, "Wait a moment."

Seeing that Li Mu was still unwilling to let him pass, Huang Ting's eyes flashed with displeasure. As the chief secretary of the Qingwang Mansion, he was second only to the emperor in Qingzhou. He could even travel freely to the prefect's residence. He never expected to be repeatedly blocked in Taiping County.

However, thinking about his mission, Huang Ting suppressed his displeasure and waited quietly.

Meanwhile, Chen Zhong, who had rushed into the village, quickly arrived at Chen Dao's front yard and reported to Chen Dao, who was practicing martial arts, "Brother Dao, someone wants to see you."

"Ok?"

Chen Dao lowered his stance and asked, "Who is it?"

"They claimed to be from the Qingwang Mansion."

"The Prince Qing's Mansion?"

Chen Dao's heart sank, and he couldn't help but wonder if his killing of Wei Hua had been exposed, but that was obviously unlikely.

When Chen Dao killed Wei Hua, he did it very discreetly, and it was impossible for anyone to trace it back to him. Even if they did, Chen Dao didn't think that the people from the Qing Prince's Mansion would travel thousands of miles to Chenjia Village to cause him trouble.

After ruling out Wei Hua's matter, the only things in Chenjia Village that could attract the attention of the Qingwang Mansion were the Blood Feather Chicken and the Crimson Blood Chicken.

"It seems that the matter of the Blood Feather Chicken and the Crimson Blood Chicken can no longer be kept secret."

Chen Dao sighed softly. He had long anticipated that the Blood Feather Chicken and the Crimson Blood Chicken would be targeted. After all, such a magical breed of chicken would inevitably attract attention once it was sold.

As for not selling Bloodfeathered Chicken and Red-blooded Chicken, that's even more impossible.

Without selling blood-feathered chickens and red-blooded chickens, Chenjia Village would not have enough money to build up the village, nor enough money and food to raise advanced chickens and ducks.

Only by selling the Blood Feather Chicken and Red Blood Chicken at high prices can Chenjia Village have enough resources to develop the village, purchase more grain and medicinal herbs to raise more advanced chickens and ducks, and form a virtuous cycle.

Therefore, it was only a matter of time before Bloodfeather Chicken and Crimson Blood Chicken were targeted. However, Chen Dao did not expect that this day would come so soon, and that it would attract the attention of the Azure King.

"Cheng-ge'er".

Chen Dao turned to Chen Cheng and instructed, "Go and bring the person over here."

"Yes."

Upon receiving the order, Chen Cheng went with Chen Zhong to the village entrance and met Huang Ting and his group.

To be honest, Chen Cheng didn't like the Prince of Qing, and he disliked even more the people in the Prince of Qing's mansion; in fact, he could say he loathed them.

However, having received Chen Dao's orders, he did not show his emotions, but simply said, "Brother Dao is willing to see you, come with me."