The second condition was not too much, so Guo Jia still nodded and agreed.
"I wonder what Ziyi's third condition is?"
Yang Ling gave a sneer, and Guo Jia felt a little uncertain, but he heard Yang Ling say slowly and authentically,
"Wu Zhi scolded the craftsman Lu Wei for thirty years without any reason, so that he died!"
"I don't ask Wu Zhi to pay for his life, I just want him to receive thirty military sticks in public!"
As soon as these words came out, Guo Jia's heart skipped a beat.
Wu Zhi was an important official of the imperial court and a close confidant of Cao Pi.
If he received thirty military sticks in public, it would not only be a humiliation to Wu Zhi, but also a humiliation to Cao Pi!
Guo Jia frowned slightly and said with some embarrassment,
"I have to tell His Majesty and Craftsman Wu about this."
"Okay, just do what you want to do as a filial piety!"
Yang Ling didn't care.
Jia Xu on the side shook his head and sighed,
"If Ziyi insists on doing this, I'm afraid he will displease His Majesty!"
In his opinion, no matter what grudges the two had before, Cao Pi has now ascended the throne as emperor.
If Yang Ling wants to keep his wealth, wealth and life, he must be submissive.
It is unwise to stick to hard steel!
As an ancient person, Jia Xu is naturally right to think so.
But Yang Ling came from a later life, so how could he care so much.
If it weren't for Cao Cao and Cao Qing's sake, he would have stopped liking Cao Pi long ago.
"I know it well, Wen He doesn't need to persuade me!"
Yang Ling smiled lightly.
Jia Xu knew Yang Ling's character very well, and after hearing what he said, he stopped talking.
The two said hello to Yang Ling, then stood up and left.
After they left, Cao Qing slowly walked out from behind the screen.
"Husband, do you think His Majesty will agree to your terms?"
She looked slightly worried.
"Of course Your Majesty will agree."
Yang Ling held her catkins and smiled slightly.
The craftsman's workshop is not only responsible for research and development and improvement of ordnance, but also responsible for the production of ordnance for the imperial army. Its importance is self-evident.
If Cao Pi didn't want to let the craftsman's workshop continue to be shut down, he would have no choice but to compromise.
…
As night falls, oil lamps are lit in the palace.
The flickering lights illuminated Cao Pi's face in a gloomy and terrifying way.
"That's what the general said?"
"Reporting to your majesty, this is indeed what the general meant."
Guo Jia and Jia Xu responded respectfully.
Cao Pi nodded expressionlessly,
"Thank you for your hard work, it's getting late, you should go back and rest first!"
Guo Jia and Jia Xu were also eager to get away, so they left.
"Your Majesty, Yang Ling's request is too much!"
Wu Zhi on the side said angrily.
He could tolerate the first two, but he would have to be punished in public with the Catch-30 rule.
Then his face will be lost. How can he serve as an official in the court in the future?
"He just knew that I had to agree to it, so he made such an excessive request!"
"If it weren't for you, how could this situation have happened!"
Cao Pi scolded sternly.
Seeing that Long Yan was furious, Wu Zhi didn't dare to complain anymore and kept his mouth shut obediently.
Cao Pi rubbed the imperial seal in his hand with an extremely cold expression.
Strong craftsmen from the entire Xudu area, and even from Ji, Xu and other places, were called into the craftsmen's workshops.
Even if Cao Pi wanted to recruit other craftsmen to fill the vacancies, he couldn't.
The feeling of having Yang Ling's neck stuck was quite uncomfortable!
After some careful consideration, Cao Pi took a deep breath and told Wu Zhi,
"Tomorrow you will follow Yang Ling's request and go to Lu Wei's house to worship."
"Ah? Your Majesty, do you really want to agree to that guy Yang Ling's request?"
Wu Zhi was dumbfounded.
"Otherwise? I'll give you two ways, either kill you to appease the craftsmen's anger, or do what Yang Ling said!"
Of course Cao Pi didn't want to agree to Yang Ling's request.
It's just that Yang Ling threatened him with the craftsman's workshop, so he couldn't hold his nose and admit it!
Seeing Cao Pi's extremely serious expression, Wu Zhi hesitated for a moment and then reluctantly said,
"I...I accept your order!"
…
Early the next morning, Wu Zhi came to Lu Wei's residence slowly.
I saw countless craftsmen gathering inside and outside the Lu Mansion.
They surrounded Yang Ling and waited for Wu Zhi's arrival!
Seeing so many people on the other side, Wu Zhi felt a flash of fear in his heart.
But remembering Cao Pi's instructions, he could only grit his teeth and walk towards the house.
Fortunately, the craftsmen had no intention of embarrassing Wu Zhi. Wherever he went, everyone gave way.
When he came to Lu Wei's coffin, Wu Zhi put on a guilty look and said to Lu Wei's family,
"The former Japanese official was so impulsive that it caused a catastrophe!"
"I was shocked to hear that Craftsman Lu passed away. I feel really guilty and have no words to express to you all!"
"Now, at the request of His Majesty, I come here to express my condolences."
As he spoke, he nodded to the followers behind him and hurriedly handed over the money and silk as compensation.
In addition to this money, Wu Zhi also promoted Lu Wei's son as a craftsman and rewarded the Lu family with a large amount of land.
These are not only compensation to the Lu family, but also to appease the anger of other craftsmen.
But the Lu family didn't take it. Instead, they looked at Yang Ling.
When Yang Ling nodded slightly, they took it from Wu Zhi's entourage with a straight face.
"Master Craftsman Wu, the first two things have been completed. Is it now the turn of the third thing?"
Yang Ling asked with a smile.
When Wu Zhi heard this, he was immediately frightened.
He hesitated for a moment and then said,
"The death of Craftsman Lu was entirely due to my negligence."
"I am determined to be punished with thirty military sticks as punishment!"
As soon as the words fell, the followers on the side took out their military sticks and prepared to execute him.
However, at this moment, Yang Ling called them to stop,
"Wait!"
"What other orders does the general have?"
Wu Zhi looked at Yang Ling doubtfully.
"When did I say that I wanted your people to execute me?"
Yang Ling sneered, turned around and said,
"Second brother, fourth brother, you two will execute Craftsman Wu!"
"Okay, no problem!"
Dian Wei and Xu Chu came out in response.
They clenched their fists loudly and stared at Wu Zhi maliciously.
Wu Zhi's scalp instantly went numb.
He originally wanted his servants to carry out the execution, which would also reduce the pain.
But he didn't expect that Yang Ling would see through his little trick!
Looking at Dian Wei and Xu Chu, who were as fat and strong as black iron towers, Wu Zhi's face turned pale.
If he was beaten with thirty military sticks, would he still be alive?
Before Wu Zhi could refuse, Dian Wei and Xu Chu swarmed him with several soldiers and pushed him to the ground.
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
"Snapped!"
Wu Zhi had always been pampered, but when the three soldiers' sticks were used, he was beaten until he screamed and cried a lot.
The craftsmen who were watching applauded!
By the time thirty soldiers were beaten with batons, Wu Zhi had already passed out!
His followers did not dare to neglect him and immediately picked him up and ran towards the medical center in the city.
