When the time comes, only Ying Tianwei will be punished, not the governor's office. Those officials who don't know what is going on will be noisy in the court all day long, saying that we are protecting Li Wenzhong and the Huaixi generals.
Lao Zhu pursed his lips.
Li Wenzhong and the others also understood, and secretly admired Zhu Bai's far-reaching thinking.
Lao Zhu nodded slightly and asked Zhu Bai: "Then what do you think we should do? We can't allow them to continue to behave like this."
Zhu Bai spread his hands and said, "Which is the lesser of the two evils. Since you can't kill or replace him, you can only call him to be reprimanded and spanked."
Lao Zhu stared at Cai Da, obviously hesitating whether to fight, kill or exile.
Zhu Biao: "I think my twelfth brother is right."
Lao Zhu leaned back and said: "Okay then. Li Wenzhong, these are your subordinates. You come to discipline and punish them. Each person will fight ten battles and be fined three months' salary. No favoritism!!"
Li Wenzhong secretly breathed a sigh of relief: Well, the lives of dozens of his men have been saved.
Lao Zhu once caught corrupt officials peeling day lilies at every turn. Home raids are the norm.
Even if you fight with a plank, if you fight seriously, you can be crippled or even killed in twenty battles.
So I only punished him with ten sticks, which was really merciful.
Because Lao Zhu still wants to keep them working.
Someone went to tell the commanders, deputy commanders and co-commissioners of the various city gate guards that they were here.
More than forty people filled the backyard.
Zhu Bai laughed and cried like a goose: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's really more spectacular every time." The last time I was spanked, there was only a row of people. There is a whole yard today.
In front of Lao Zhu, Li Wenzhong naturally did not dare to show mercy. He scolded the commanders with a stick of incense, then asked his own soldiers to take charge of each one, and began to make plans.
The whole backyard was covered with white buttocks, just like dried fish.
Then start counting one, five, ten.
Feng Sheng and Tang He were frightened and broke out in cold sweat.
Fortunately, Zhu Bai begged for mercy and did not pursue the case, otherwise they would also suffer.
Lao Zhu specifically asked Cai Da to lie down closest to Zhu Bai so that he could watch Cai Da being beaten with his own eyes and calm him down.
Cai Da looked ferocious in pain, but refused to scream.
Zhu Baile blossomed: I sent someone to your door to remind you to stop, you idiot not only can't understand, but also scares me.
If I don't give you a good beating, you guys will call me "Little King of Hell" for nothing.
Not only was Cai Da silent, but others were silent as well.
As if they were competing to see who could endure the pain better, they all bit their lips until they bled and refused to moan.
Lao Zhu's anger disappeared immediately: Although these bastards are greedy, they are still real men.
It took less than one stick of incense to burn them all.
The generals put on their trousers and Wuyangyang knelt down to thank them.
Li Wenzhong and the others also knelt down.
Lao Zhu said grimly: "This time it is the King of Xiang and the Crown Prince who are interceding for you. I will spare your lives. When you go back, remember to hand over and confiscate all the things you have exploited over the years. When we come back to check later, it will not be a bad thing." , the three-month salary penalty is so light. You don’t need to hand it over to the Ministry of Revenue, just send it directly to the Guanya Bureau and ask Lao Twelve to keep it."
After handing it over to the Ministry of Household Affairs, Ru Taisu asked again what the reason was. He couldn't explain clearly and many troubles arose.
The generals kowtowed to Zhu Bai and Zhu Biao to express their gratitude.
Lao Zhu added: "We ask you to use two parts to defend the city and eight parts to plant crops. Even if you don't want to leave 80% of the people to farm, you can at least leave 50 to 60%. How can you rent out all the fertile land to others and then exploit the people?" .You are all farmers, don’t you feel guilty about doing this?"
The generals bowed their heads and remained silent.
Lao Zhu said: "What's disgusting is that those soldiers were led badly by veterans like you. They bullied merchants and common people at such a young age."
The generals became more and more embarrassed.
The more Lao Zhu talked, the angrier he became. Unknowingly, he started murdering again and stared at the group of people in front of him fiercely.
Zhu Bai coughed slightly.
Lao Zhu looked away and said impatiently: "Get out of here, I'll get annoyed when I see you."
The generals kowtowed to express gratitude and then limped.
Lao Zhu stared at the courtyard door without making a sound, and Li Wenzhong and Feng Sheng did not dare to make a sound either.
After a while, Lao Zhu said: "You guys should be more careful in the future. Once you receive our salary, you can work hard for us and don't ask me to worry about anything."
Li Wenzhong and the others also blushed and agreed.
Lao Zhu just let them go.
After they had dispersed, Lao Zhu gave a bitter smile and said to Zhu Bai: "I'm afraid you two are the only ones in this world who work for us and make money for us."
In the final analysis, Zhu Biao wanted to secure his position in the future.
Zhu Bai is really here for us.
Zhu Biao: "Father, please relax, there are still many upright and loyal ministers in the court."
Zhu Bai said: "Father, you are polite. It is also right for my son and minister to help you and my eldest brother."
Lao Zhu stood up, touched Zhu Bai's head, and walked away slowly with his hands behind his back.
The next day, the gatekeepers from all the cities lined up to hand over things at the back gate of Guanya Bureau.
Car after car, all kinds of cars, it’s dazzling to see.
Just hand over something. The key point is that all the city gate guards have weird walking postures because of pain in their buttocks.
The Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division accidentally saw it when they were patrolling, and kept muttering in their hearts: "Why are these so majestic people walking like ducks today? It's not like they have sores on their buttocks."
Then someone quietly told them that all these adults were beaten in the Xiangwang Restaurant yesterday.
All the commanders in the Military and Horse Department smacked their lips: "Tsk, tsk, tsk, has His Highness begun to rectify Ying Tianwei again?"
After Cai Da handed over the things, he went up and kowtowed to Zhu Bai solemnly: "Thank you, Your Highness, for saving my life."
Zhu Bai said calmly: "I don't understand what you are saying."
Cai Da: "Among the people His Highness brought that day, apart from the guards, he was the only one wearing agent clothes. His Highness had such good intentions, so that the ministers could tell at a glance who was the one who had set a trap and complained. I didn't intend to take action at first, but His Highness deliberately provoked me and forced me to solve the trouble on the spot. I didn't know the deeper meaning that day and was rude to Your Highness. He deserves death."
Zhu Bai smiled: "Although you are quite smart, I still don't understand what you said. However, I have a message for you, and please tell it to the other city gate guards on my behalf. From now on, It's better not to stretch your hands so long. People are doing it, and God is watching. If it's not yours, even if you take it, you will spit it out one day."
Cai Da: "Your Highness taught you a lesson."
Zhu Bai said: "If you follow my king's principles, you will definitely have to sacrifice your life to atone for your sins. I just heard that you are good at fighting. You have followed Mr. Li and killed countless enemies in northern Xinjiang, and you have achieved today's fame. I think if you It's a pity that you ruined your reputation and lost your life just for this little money. I'll keep you here for the time being. Keep this in mind and don't forget it. Your life belongs to me. From now on, I'll fight more for the court. Win the battle and slowly redeem your life from this king."
Cai Da's eyes were red, he glanced at Zhu Bai and kowtowed: "Yes. Your Highness."
Zhu Bai also had a headache with the contents of more than a dozen warehouses.
It's in bits and pieces, and I don't know whose it belongs to, so it's hard to return it.
Keeping it seems like he investigated this matter just to covet it.
He doesn't lack the key either.
