The student was a little afraid.
He said, "I've already checked it. There's nothing inside."
Li Cheng lifted his chin and pointed his nostrils at him. "But I didn't see it just now, so I have to check it again. Open it, quickly."
The student shrunk his neck and didn't dare to resist. He could only obediently take down his bag and pass it to him.
Unexpectedly, after Li Cheng grabbed it, he directly threw it to the ground.
The bag fell open, and the clothes and books inside fell out.
The student was about to bend down to pick it up when Li Cheng stopped him.
"Sir?"
"I want these things."
"It's just a few tattered clothes and a few old books. I hope Sir will be merciful."
"It's good enough that I like your things," Li Cheng said in a dignified manner. He turned and ordered his men, "Take the things away."
The guards behind him picked up the things on the ground and stood to the side.
They looked like lackeys!
The student's face was full of sorrow. He couldn't do anything about it as he watched his things being taken away. He hated himself for being born lowly and unable to compete with the officials. He could only silently endure this grievance and loss.
He could only leave.
The people at the city gate saw this scene!
They all commented on it!
Li Cheng didn't care at all. He continued to sit in his chair and watched leisurely.
At this moment, a group of merchants came in after passing the inspection.
Li Cheng called out to them again!
The leader of the merchants was a man in his fifties. He looked gentle.
The merchant asked, "What's the matter, Sir?"
"I'm just taking a look." Li Cheng looked at the boxes of all sizes that they had transported in.
The merchant hurriedly said, "Sir, we're all serious businessmen. We've always come to Gaoding to do business at this time in the past. We definitely didn't bring anything we shouldn't have!"
"Then open it and take a look!"
"Sir …"
"Why? If we don't open it, how will I know if there's anything we shouldn't have? "
At this moment, the guard ran to Li Cheng's side and reminded him softly, "Sir, these old merchants all have tokens for goods to pass through. There's no need to open the boxes."
Li Cheng glared at him. "Gaoding hasn't been peaceful recently, and the imperial examinations are going to be held soon. What if something goes wrong? This isn't something you and I can handle. So what if they have tokens? I said to open the boxes for inspection. "
"But …"
"Shut up." Li Cheng turned to the merchant. "You heard it. Hurry up and open the box for me to see. There are still many people waiting behind."
The merchant really had no choice but to open the goods he had brought one by one for him to see.
It was all silk inside!
Li Cheng used the folding fan in his hand to open them one by one.
He picked up those things everywhere.
It was a complete mess.
The clean silk fell to the ground and was stained with ashes.
The merchant wanted to cry but had no tears, his cheeks twitching.
That was money!
He pleaded bitterly, "My Lord, there's really nothing in here. It's all silk. If you do this, I'm afraid I won't be able to sell these things. Please have mercy."
Li Cheng felt that the matter had not become too big, so he continued to throw the silk satin in the box on the ground one by one, and even directly stepped on them with his feet.
The merchant even had the heart to die. The silk and satin had been trampled to such a state, which was equivalent to being wasted!
He immediately knelt down and said, "Your Excellency, I beg you. I have elders and children to take care of. I can only rely on these goods to survive. Your Excellency, please be merciful and let me go."
His voice was choked with sobs.
Li Cheng thought to himself that it was enough.
So he stopped!
He waved his folding fan and said, "Alright, let's go."
"Thank you, Your Excellency."
The merchant hurriedly asked his subordinates to pack up the things one by one and pushed the goods away.
This caused a stir at the city gate.
The people who entered the city later hated and feared Li Cheng, for fear that he would cause trouble for them.
In the end, the guards at the city gate could not stand it anymore. They quietly sent someone to Marquis Pingyang's residence to report this matter to the Marquis.
Li Cheng wanted to make the matter bigger. Only in this way could he be removed from his official position and continue to live freely.
Soon, someone from Marquis Pingyang's residence came.
"Crown Prince, the Marquis wants you to go back."
"I happen to be tired of playing."
He patted his sleeves and went back.
The order in and out of the city gate was gradually restored.
That little overlord was indeed worthy of his reputation.
No wonder so many people in the city were afraid of him.
…
Since Li Cheng dared to do this, he naturally knew that this matter would definitely alarm Marquis Pingyang. Therefore, he had already thought of an excuse to act boldly in front of his father.
When he arrived at the residence, Marquis Pingyang was waiting for him in the hall.
He was burning with anger.
He reprimanded him, "It's only the first day and you've already caused such a ruckus at the city gate. It seems that I've really neglected to discipline you. That's why you've developed such a fearless personality."
Li Cheng said, "Father, I didn't do anything." "Those books are very important to the officials who are going to take the examination, but you took their things and even said so confidently! You're an official, not a bandit. Those merchants who come to Gaoding to trade can be exempted from the search of their goods as long as they have a special order, but you messed up their things all over the ground. Do you know that?
If not for the fact that you're my son, you would have been thrown into prison by now. Perhaps you would have gotten yourself killed. "
How could it be so serious? Li Cheng said solemnly, "Father, it was just a routine inspection. I didn't make any mistakes at all. If that official came to take the examination, he should have brought books that he often read, but his books were very new. And those clothes, they looked very old and tattered, but the fabric of the clothes was obviously not old. Moreover, there was no trace of it being worn. It could be seen that the clothes were deliberately patched. His identity must be suspicious. I didn't do anything wrong by taking away his things. After the inspection, I'll naturally return them to him. And that merchant, though he had a special order
However, it was inevitable that he would harbor evil intentions. When I opened his chest and checked, there was nothing abnormal. Who would have thought that the silk was so light that it would fall to the ground and scatter everywhere. You can't blame me for this. "
"You've explained everything clearly."
"If Father thinks that I'm causing trouble, you can ask Left Prime Minister Gong to remove me from my official position. Anyway, I'm not cut out to be an official."
"That's what you've decided."
Wasn't that right?
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