Chapter 1078 Changping County Lord 26
The waiter slowly got up, not daring to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and asked cautiously: "Your Majesty, would you like some more mutton?"
The King of Han said angrily: "Eat whatever you want, I'm so angry that I'm full!"
He turned around and looked at the mutton soup on the table, and thought for a moment: "Help Gu Sheng a little more!" Anyway, things have reached this point, and it's the same if you don't eat, so you might as well eat more.
The waiter was stunned for a moment, and then he was overjoyed: "Yes, yes!" He quickly came over to serve him.
The queen thought to herself, how broad your heart must be to be able to eat it. Look at the chief chamberlain secretly giving her a grateful look, her kind words just now were not in vain. Maybe next time I eat meat, the King of Han will come here instead of going to those little goblins.
Yes, I've eaten enough. I've finished it all.
At this time, Guanshi Xiao's business was in full swing. As soon as I heard about this time, many people came to buy sheep. In the end, it was just like robbing the sheep, giving them money and dragging them away. Unlike other sheep sellers who are picky and picky, they grab a few handfuls of sheep to see if they are fat. The sheep were sold out before it got dark.
The next day, when Steward Xiao took the money and started purchasing goods from Huixian County, at the court meeting in the palace, Liu Biao held a jade tablet in both hands and knelt down to impeach the eunuch for indulging his subordinates, falsely spreading the imperial edict, disrupting the holy will, and oppressing the people. ...It was crackling, and I didn’t stop talking for a long time.
The king of Han is really one big and one big, and it is all the fault of a few sheep! Finally, when Liu Biao finished speaking, he said leisurely: "What Ai Qing said is absolutely true. When I found out about this, I was very angry and ordered the eunuch to come over and ask questions. After questioning, it was found that the eunuch did not know about this. But he could not help but treat his subordinates The crime of neglect of duty by a lax housekeeper.”
"I believe that a death sentence can be avoided, but a living crime cannot be forgiven. For the sake of serving Gu for many years, I will give him thirty sticks, a one-year fine, and probation."
After a pause, he said majestically: "As for that chamberlain, cut him in half and execute him in three days!"
The other ministers immediately shouted: "Your Majesty is wise." They knelt down and saluted.
They were beaten, punished, and those who deserved to be killed were killed. How about the severe punishment of being cut in half?
Speaking of which, that's all.
Liu Biao knelt down but then knelt down again: "I have the talent to report!"
The King of Han rolled his eyes after wiping his crown and said, "What else can I do for you, Ai Qing?"
Liu Biao knelt there and said: "I impeached the lord of Changping County and took advantage of the opportunity of paying tribute to transport goods and trade. A county princess is still like this. If the superiors and subordinates follow suit, if things go on like this, the style of merchants in the court will prevail. Do I, a big man, govern the country with loyalty and filial piety, or do I rule the country with loyalty and filial piety? Ruling the country with business? ”
Here we go again, here we go again.
The King of Han took a deep breath and asked, "My dear friends, what do you think?" This was a routine. He would first pass the question to the ministers, making them blush. Sometimes they would argue for a long time without giving in, so that he could be quiet for a while.
Sure enough, a minister walked out of the ranks of civil servants, holding a wat tablet in both hands, knelt down and said: "The fiefdom of Changping County Lord is located in a desolate borderland. There has been no tax revenue for many years. You can ask the chief minister about this matter. If you don't give it to Changping, How can the county owner allow her to come and pay tribute when buying and selling goods to show her loyalty? "
Da Sinong immediately came out and replied: "That's right. Linyi County has had almost no tax revenue for five years. I remember that the tax paid last year was one hundred and twenty taels of silver."
Many ministers laughed. They had the nerve to hand over more than one hundred taels of silver. The tax revenue of about a township is much higher than that of this county.
In fact, the King of Han also knew about this matter. When a minister came up with the idea to reward the lord of Changping County to this place, he specially investigated it. Just because she was poor and felt no threat, she was sent there.
Liu Biao snorted, knelt there and straightened his back: "You mean, if there is no business, all the people in the Changping County Lord's house will starve to death?" A minister came out to salute: "I'm telling you, it is said that Changping County The county owner has taken the personal belongings in his warehouse, except those given by His Majesty, to the store for sale. ”
Liu Biao was stunned now. Is he really that poor?
King Han almost stopped laughing. In fact, the worse Changping was, the happier he was. Of course, this kind of happiness cannot be expressed, and the tone is deliberately prolonged: "How unbecoming is it for a dignified county princess to sell her personal belongings! Is it possible that her salary has not been paid?"
The minister replied: "Your Majesty has great grace, and the monthly salary of Changping County is paid on time. But it is said that she went to Linyi County, built granaries, dug wells, held post-autumn archery competitions with the county magistrate, appeased the border areas, and worked with the county magistrate. The people are enjoying themselves and spending their own money. Of course, there is not enough money!”
This was something that benefited the people, and Liu Biao couldn't help but nodded.
A minister immediately said: "Although the Lord of Changping County has too much businessman spirit and is unbecoming, there is a reason for the incident. He is working for your Majesty to benefit the people and stabilize the border. Please be considerate of your Majesty!"
At this time, all the ministers nearby knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please be considerate."
Anyway, as long as the treasury does not spend money, Changping County Lord can do business if he likes. However, the melon is indeed quite sweet and the mutton is tender and delicious, but it is a bit expensive.
Liu Biao also had to say: "In this case, the old minister will no longer impeach. Even a dignified princess from a county behaves like this. People who don't know think that His Majesty is mean, which is not good for His Majesty's reputation!"
She is the one who wants to do business, and she is also the one who is short of money. As long as she can stay there, it will be disadvantageous if she has a bad reputation. Anyway, it is she who has a bad reputation...
But sometimes he had to show off, and the King of Han spoke in a long voice: "I issued an edict and rewarded the Lord of Changping County with a hundred taels of gold and a thousand taels of silver. Passed on the oral instructions, I knew that it was not easy, but I sympathized with him and benefited the people. Therefore, it is not easy to be too showy in everything, and be cautious.”
So all the ministers shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"
The eunuch who announced the decree followed Butler Lin and Xiao Zhan's merchant ship back.
A few days later, when he arrived at the mansion of the county lord of Linyi County, Xining found out and dressed neatly, burned incense, knelt down and listened to the imperial edict.
After listening to an imperial edict and an oral instruction, he stood up and received the imperial edict. Jing'er next to her quickly stuffed a money bag secretly: "Thank you for your hard work, angel. Please come aside and have tea and rice."
The waiter considered the portion to be quite sufficient, accepted it with a smile, and went to eat. It’s not easy to come all the way, and it’s not in vain to give so much.
Xining carefully placed the imperial edict of reward on the incense table, turned to Butler Lin and Xiao Zhan and said, "Tell me what happened this time."
Butler Lin explained all the causes and consequences in a very clear and detailed manner, as lively as a storyteller.
Hearing the maid next to her cover her mouth and snicker from time to time, Xi Ning winked at her. How can you laugh about something so serious and important? But it was really funny, and you can imagine the commotion at the time. There are also officials in the court who speak aggressively and impeachment.
Xining thought for a while: "Let's report the account first."
So Xiao Zhan took out the bamboo slips and started to report the accounts.
(End of chapter)