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Chapter 219: Li Shimin's Mistake, Executing His Ancestors

Zhang Erniu was just trying his luck today.

It would be best if the recruiter can keep his word and get a few kilograms of food as well as meat and vegetables.

If we were to be like those landlords before and arbitrarily deduct money, then all our efforts would be in vain.

I really didn't expect that not only was the labor remuneration given according to the standard, but it was also more than I imagined.

Carrying food, meat and vegetables back home.

Zhang Erniu's wife looked at what Erniu was holding in his hand in surprise.

"Did you steal something? Return it now, or you'll go to jail if you're caught."

"What do you mean by stealing? This is what I got when I did some work for them this afternoon." Zhang Erniu held his head high, looking very proud.

"We've given you so many things, including meat. You're not helping others kill people, are you? We can't do such a thing."

Zhang Erniu's daughter-in-law looked pale.

Working only half a day and getting food, meat and vegetables is definitely not an ordinary job.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm just helping people move things and build walls. A lot of people are doing it. There are quite a few people in our area alone. Everyone is given a few pounds of food, as well as meat and vegetables. As for the three boys, tell them that they will have meat tonight. By the way, you can cut half and send it to my father-in-law."

"Is this true? There is such a good thing. I'll go ask. You can't do murder or robbery. The three of them went out to collect firewood. I think they will be back soon."

Word spread quickly.

Some people who heard about this envied those who were working today.

Early the next morning.

Yesterday, three thousand people gathered at the construction site early.

Some other people also came to the construction site.

The person in charge, Li Yu, came to the construction site.

I found that there were far more than three thousand people here.

After asking carefully, I found out that they all wanted to come to work.

Some of them had concerns yesterday, and some of them were not caught up.

Seeing that they were really working for food and meat, they could no longer sit still and came here before dawn.

"Sir, I can work too. I am stronger than Zhang Erniu and I can work better and faster. Just let me work for you."

"My family has no food to eat. Can you let me work? I don't need vegetables or meat, I just want food."

"I only need half the food, please, sir. I can work all day without rest."

"Sir, this is an old hen that my family has raised for several years. You can take it home and make some soup."

Seeing this, Li Yu hurriedly stopped it.

Just kidding, there are people supervising the construction site.

The chickens are collected in the morning and the people are sentenced at noon.

My salary is not low, but I don't want to lose my current job because of a chicken.

Holding a loud speaker, he said: "Dear fellow villagers, I am really sorry, we have already recruited enough people here, and we can't accommodate more."

The people who came hurriedly had sad looks on their faces, and kept begging and crying.

It's like missing out on a billion.

Obviously, the wages offered here are much higher than those offered by the landlords and wealthy families.

More importantly, if you can work diligently and not be lazy, you will not have to suffer any punishment; nor will you have to worry about being beaten or tortured because others dislike you.

Seeing more and more people gathering here and reluctant to leave, Li Yu held a loud speaker and continued to shout loudly: "Fellow villagers! You may as well go to Caishikou to have a look! Now that our Tang Dynasty has been newly established, it is in the midst of vigorous development and full-scale construction, and a large number of laborers are urgently needed! There are recruitments from time to time in Caishikou. As long as you can abide by the law, be honest and trustworthy, and never take shortcuts or do things perfunctorily, then it should not be difficult to make a living!"

Sure enough, when everyone arrived at Caishikou, they saw that the place was crowded with people, and it was very lively!

It turned out that they were all poor people who came to look for jobs.

The opening of the paper mill yesterday was just the beginning. Today, several more factories are waiting to be built.

Due to the limited number of mechanical equipment, various engineering tasks can only be completed by relying on a large number of manpower.

Before long, all the people at the scene were properly resettled at various construction sites and began to work hard.

"I guess people from the surrounding counties are also rushing here. Are you sure you can afford the wages?" Zhu Ming couldn't help but look at Li Shimin.

Li Shimin smiled lightly: "At the founding ceremony, the gifts sent by the emperor uncles are enough for the Tang Dynasty to use for a while."

"Recently, we investigated officials and found that the wealth they have accumulated is simply unimaginable. Each of the core figures in the Eight Princes Rebellion is rich enough to rival a country. The Tang Dynasty is only a little behind in technology, but the treasury is very sufficient."

"Look at the former Jin official waiting to be beheaded on the execution ground over there. The things found in the home of the one who was just beheaded are enough to pay several months' wages to all the people recruited today."

"And those aristocratic families have also accumulated astonishing wealth."

Zhu Ming suddenly thought of something: "By the way, did your Li family also get up at this time?"

Li Shimin's face suddenly looked a little uncomfortable: "I think so."

Looking at Li Shimin's expression, Zhu Ming was a little confused. Suddenly he thought of something and asked in surprise, "You have been cleaning up officials and noble families recently. Did you cut off your ancestors?"

Li Shimin was embarrassed and said, "It was a mistake, purely a mistake. You also know how terrible the aristocratic families were during the Sui and Tang dynasties. At that time, I only wanted to clean up the aristocratic families, but I didn't expect this. By the time I reacted, I found that the entire family had been executed."

Zhu Ming was stunned and gave a thumbs up: "You are awesome. You even killed your ancestors. If the underworlds of different dynasties could be connected, your ancestors would probably find out your identity and punish you generation after generation. I think you should not go to your ancestral graves to burn incense here. Others burn incense to pray for safety, but if you burn incense, they will probably want to drag you down."

"I don't know what to do now. After a while, take me to see my father and explain it." Li Shimin smiled bitterly helplessly.

Zhu Ming had a serious expression, but laughed in his heart. He couldn't wait for such a good show. He said seriously, "Such an important matter cannot wait for a while. Let's go now!"

After opening the space-time channel, Li Shimin was pulled into the channel by Zhu Ming before he could react and returned to the Wude Tang Dynasty.

Wude Tang Dynasty.

Li Yuan was attending court.

Two figures suddenly appeared in the hall.

See clearly who is coming.

Li Yuan couldn't help but ask, "It's you two, why did you come back suddenly?"

Zhu Ming chuckled: "Nothing, Xiao Li just missed you and wanted to come back to see you."

"How can this sound so fake?" Li Yuan didn't believe it.

It's possible that he missed the courtesan in the brothel, but it's too much of a lie to say that he missed himself. Several ministers' children followed Li Shimin to the Jin Dynasty.

"Your Highness Prince Qin, I wonder how my son is doing over there?"

Li Shimin smiled gently: "Please rest assured, everything is fine over there. The Great Jin has now perished. I have established the Great Tang, with the reign title Tiance, and am now working hard to build and develop it."

Li Yuan guessed that Li Shimin might need some money or talents when he came back: "It seems that you have encountered difficulties. If you need anything, just ask. After all, you are still Li Shimin, the Qin King of Wude Tang!"

Now that he was back, he couldn't come here for nothing, so Li Shimin put forward his needs.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away."

After the end of the dynasty.

Several people sat around the table.

"Second brother, you look hesitant. Is there something wrong?" Li Jiancheng asked with concern.

Li Shimin hesitated for a moment and said, "Father, brother, there was indeed an accident."

Li Yuan frowned and said, "If anything happens, just speak up. Father and your elder brother will not turn a blind eye and will do their best to help. Even if our abilities are limited, we still have Xiao Zhu."

Zhu Ming shook his head: "I can't help you with this matter."

Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng were stunned for a moment, and their hearts skipped a beat.

If even Zhu Ming can't help, it must be a big deal.

"Could it be that all the officials who went to Dajin with you were wiped out?" Li Yuan swallowed, his voice trembling a little.

It would be normal if one or two died, but what if they were all gone?

Things really got out of hand.

Li Yuan didn't know how to face their families.

Li Shimin shook his head: "No, they are all fine."

"That's good. What else could it be? Just tell me boldly. How can an emperor be so fussy? Your father will protect you if anything happens!" Li Yuan heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. As long as it wasn't this matter, other things were not a big deal to Li Yuan.

Li Shimin took a deep breath and said, "It's nothing. When I was cleaning up the officials' families, I accidentally confiscated the property of our Li family's ancestors and exterminated them!"

"What did you say? The ancestors of the Li family asked you to confiscate your property and exterminate your clan. You bastard, is your brain full of shit? Don't you even look before you kill someone? Are you worthy of the ancestors of the Li family? I never thought that one day my own people would exterminate my clan!" Li Yuan cursed angrily.

Li Jiancheng was also stunned.

He is worthy of being the leader of Xuanwu Gate who dared to kill himself and Li Yuanji.

When he gets ruthless, he would even kill all his own ancestors.

Fortunately, it is not in the same time and space, otherwise, I might have disappeared.

"Second brother, are you sure there is not one left?"

Li Shimin shook his head: "Shake the eggs to loosen the yolk, split the earthworms vertically, and even boil the water at home to kill bacteria. Not a single one is left."

"How can I burn incense to my ancestors during festivals? If they knew that my son went back hundreds of years and killed them all, how can I face them a hundred years later? If I had known that Judge Yin had dug up our ancestral tomb, I should not have built another one."

"Father, what should I do?"

Li Yuan said angrily: "You ask me, who should I ask, who has experienced this kind of thing."

Li Jiancheng said helplessly: "It's really not easy to deal with."

Li Yuan angrily scolded Li Shimin for a while, and finally said helplessly: "Find a time, I will go to the ancestral land and kneel for a day and a night, and then change the family tree. After all, so many years have passed, no one knows whether the family tree is still accurate. To be honest, it may not be accurate even if it is counted four or five generations ago. Maybe we have been worshipping the wrong person all along."

Li Jiancheng was shocked: "Is it impossible that I am worshipping the wrong person?"

"There were constant wars in the past, and who knows what happened. When I started the war for my father, I obeyed him. From now on, I will just worship him. Find a lineage to worship later. Just make sure there are no mistakes in the recent generations."

Li Shimin asked: "Father, would you like me to kneel there for a night?"

"What are you going to do? You have already confiscated their property and exterminated their clan. How can this hatred be resolved?"

Li Shimin thought about it and decided that if someone wanted to execute his entire family and come to pay tribute to him, he would curse the person to death if he had the ability.

"Father, I'm leaving this matter up to you!"

Li Yuan snorted coldly: "Do you have anything else to do?"

"there is none left!"

"You didn't hurry up and get out of here. Now I'm annoyed when I see you. Oh, don't forget to go to the Zhenguan Tang Dynasty and tell that rebellious son, lest the ancestors show up during the worship ceremony and take him away directly."

"Then you guys eat first, I'll be out for a while."

Zhenguan Tang Dynasty.

Li Shimin looked at another self who was a few years younger than him.

I thought of him as my younger brother: "Why did you come here suddenly? Are you in trouble? We are one person. If you need help, just ask!"

Tiance Li Shimin was embarrassed: "There is indeed something."

"Just say it directly. I don't remember ever having the same temper as you."

"Then I'll be frank. Going back hundreds of years, after defeating the Jin Dynasty, I established the Tang Dynasty. Naturally, I had to eliminate some cancers, such as those corrupt officials, aristocratic families, and so on."

Emperor Zhenguan Li Shimin listened and nodded slightly: "Yes, with the coalition forces of all dynasties, we should clean them up. If it were me, I would do the same. Is it that the logistics can't keep up and need food?"

"That's not the case. It's just that when we were cleaning up the aristocratic families, we accidentally killed our Li family's ancestors!"

During the Zhenguan period, Li Shimin fell into a daze and did not recover until a long while later.

"You actually wiped out our Li family's ancestors. I have to say I admire you. What were you thinking?"

I wanted to curse, but the person in front of me was myself.

"Does your Majesty know?" Emperor Zhenguan Li Shimin asked hurriedly.

"I just came from my father's place, and the footprints on my body were left by my father himself." Tiance Li Shimin pointed to several footprints on his body.

"Kicking you is the least of my worries. Has Father told me what to do?"

"My father said that except for the five generations, the others should be replaced. After all, there were constant wars in the past, and the records may not be accurate. And if there is a rebellion, there will always be a few powerful ancestors. Except for the close generations, the other ancestors may be from other families. Especially you, find someone to replace them before worshiping. Although I wiped out your family, we can be considered one person. If I worship you, I might curse you directly."

Li Shimin of the Zhenguan period took a deep breath. He was planning to offer sacrifices to his ancestors recently.

I didn't expect this to happen.

"I know about this matter. Now even if you ask me to offer sacrifices, I dare not. I thought I was invincible in killing my brothers, but it turns out that you are the real fierce one!"

(End of this chapter)