Peerless Taoist

Long Chen didn't take Lu Yu's words seriously and even threatened him.    

He stared at Lu Yu and said meaningfully, "General, don't you know how the previous commander of the left army died?"    

When he said this, the atmosphere in the room immediately dropped to freezing point.    

Lu Yu had previously obtained information about Pei Tianguang, so he naturally knew the reason why the commander of the left army died.    

The East Victory Star River was a strategic location, and the five Army Commanders were all nobles. However, they had actually died from poisoning. Just thinking about it made him feel rather strange.    

Lu Yu said indifferently, "You dare to say that? Did you kill the previous commander?"    

Long Chen smiled. Just as he was about to speak, he saw Lu Yu's finger lightly tapping on the table.    

"I'll think about it first. I'm listening." Lu Yu looked straight at Long Chen.    

The smile on Long Chen's face froze. He suddenly realized that if he said it now, Lu Yu might use it against him.    

"Amitabha. Patrons, why don't you sit down and talk?"    

Xuan Bei smiled and said, "General Lu, this old monk and the others are also thinking about the general. The situation in the East Victory Galaxy is already too chaotic. It is not something a single person can influence. General can become a high official at such a young age, he will definitely have a bright future. There's no limit to how far you can go. Why must you lose your life here?"    

"Right now, the East Victory Galaxy is in a period of chaos. What we need the most is the cooperation between the Imperial Court and us outside. We only plan to work together with the Governor to win. That's all. "    

Lu Yu tapped his finger on the table, his expression unchanged as he said, "How do you plan to win?"    

The few people in front of him looked at each other. One of them, Daoist Ye Xingku, said, "The Tang Dynasty is attacking. Our sect also wants to take this opportunity to develop our disciples. We need to increase our strength and protect ourselves. As long as the Viceroy can let us recruit disciples, there will be no restrictions. We are willing to give the best Cultivation Methods in the sect to the Governor, as well as the taxes we pay every year. We are willing to give 30% to the Governor."    

Lu Yu frowned and asked, "You can even divide the taxes you pay?"    

If the sect wanted to gain a foothold in the territory of the Imperial Court, they had to pay taxes.    

If they did not pay the taxes, they would have to disband the sect. Otherwise, what awaited them was the fury of the Imperial Court.    

Ye Xing stroked his beard bitterly and laughed: "General Lu, you have always been at the center and do not understand the local rules. Although these taxes were handed over to the imperial court in name, it depends on who it was handed over to."    

"According to the rules, we naturally have to hand the immortal stones over to the Ministry of Revenue. However, if this money were to be handed over to the local Governor, wouldn't that be even better? Sir, you've received the money, we've also paid taxes, this is called a win-win situation."    

When Lu Yu heard this, he suddenly understood.    

No wonder the taxes paid by East Victory Galaxy were getting lesser and lesser every year.    

It was likely that these outer sect sects had long handed over all the taxes that were supposed to be handed over to the Ministry of Revenue to the local officials.    

This could almost be considered bribery, but to these sects, they had clearly already paid taxes. It was just a question of who to hand it over to.    

"I'm afraid this is against the rules. If you tell me such an important matter, aren't you afraid that I'll send all of you to the Tribunal of Justice?" Lu Yu's fingers were still tapping on the table.