C175 It Shocked a Few People
C175 It Shocked a Few People
His Majesty is somewhat troubled.
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "In fact, His Majesty only announced the crimes of Wu Xi in the world and did not say how to punish him. However, everyone subconsciously thought that this kind of crime must be made known to the public. But in fact, it is not necessary. "
" Oh? What do you mean? "
"Actually, what His Majesty needs to do now is to divide it into two parts. One part is to protect Prime Minister Wu's life, and the other part is to make everyone feel comfortable. In fact, these two points do not conflict with each other."
"What they want to see the most is the head falling to the ground and blood flowing out."
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "In fact, the civilians are not that cruel. They just want to vent their anger. They could only think of killing the head. They felt that it was very cruel. It's extremely satisfying, but it actually makes them feel relieved. There are still many other ways. "
" Oh? I'd like to hear the details."
His Majesty sat down and listened attentively to Xiao Yun.
Xiao Yun also sat down. He did not care about the king sitting. He should stand by the rules.
"Your Majesty, Wu Xi is actually very rich. After so many years, his family has a lot of savings. Of course, as long as your majesty punish Prime Minister Wu, his money will naturally be confiscated. It will belong to your majesty, but many people do not know! The people just want to see Prime Minister Wu suffer. Then..."
Xiao Yun paused for a moment and said evilly," First of all, the official body. Wu Xi is an elder, if he is demoted to a civilian, then... There was no longer a single drop of nobility in his body, and the entire Wu family had fallen because of it. When the servants are dismissed, the family will be in a precarious situation. Isn't this ruthless? "
"It's a little interesting."
"Besides, Wu Xi took out his secret stash from a secret place. It was a huge sum of money. It was directly confiscated by the Imperial Court, causing all his efforts over the years to be in vain. It was just like how he had worked so hard for so many years just to save a huge sum of money for the Imperial Court. All his hard work had been wasted, and all his savings had been taken away by someone else. Falling into a situation where he had nothing and was in dire straits, dying of old age. Isn't that ruthless? "
"This..." His Majesty was stunned for a moment before he said, "In that case, it is indeed a bit ruthless."
Xiao Yun did not stop and continued, "Then if this money is not only owned by the national treasury but also distributed to the public to pave the road for the people in the world, to repair the river and dig a dam, will the people be happy?"
"This!" His Majesty's eyes lit up. He was just about to be happy, but then he thought about it. He frowned and said, "Now that the treasury is tight, it was not easy to get a sum of money for free. It does not need to be used to replenish the national treasury, but it needs to be spent directly. This... "
He was obviously unwilling.
Xiao Yun smiled and said," Your Majesty, this is just a statement. It is true that this matter is for the people, but isn't it also for Your Majesty? "
"Hm? What do you mean?"
"Building bridges and paving roads for the people to live and work in peace. Only then will the country be able to rule for a long time. On one hand, it will recover from the disaster, and on the other, it will also be beneficial to the long-term development of the country. It can be said to be a great thing that contributed to the prosperity of the country! In the end, wouldn't the Imperial Court benefit from it? Isn't it still Your Majesty?"
"If that's the case... it seems a little far-fetched."
He still couldn't bear to part with that money. After all, this world was full of disasters. The officials of the various prefectures were asking him for money every day, causing him to be afraid of being poor.
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "In fact, all the money in the world is gathered by interest tax. But in the end, it has to be spent, and the cost of the project... There are only a few of them. As for building the foundation for the people... It was originally an important part of the national treasury's expenditure, and now it was only used exclusively. It can't be considered a loss."
"That's true..."
"Not only that, if the National Treasury distributes the roads to be used for construction, I'm afraid that there would be a lot of things in between, which would cost a lot of money. Now, this money is used to collect the stolen money from the greed, and it has the effect of killing the chicken to warn the monkeys. When this money is spent, there will be a lot of things that will truly fall into the hands of others."
"Mm! It does make sense."
His Majesty agreed with him.
Especially when Xiao Yun did not deliberately avoid this topic, he was even more gratified.
He was not stupid!
How could he not know whether the people below were greedy or not?
After all, there were good people in the royal court, such as Prime Minister Lee. Every time he distributed money and food, Prime Minister Lee would tell them how much money they could do.
In fact, in the end, it was not enough, and it was not enough. It was clearly something that could be done with 100 gold coins, but in the end, it was probably 300 gold coins. How could His Majesty not know where 200 gold coins went?
It was just that this kind of thing was nothing more than turning a blind eye. If those people were really punished, who else would work for him? Moreover, if it wasn't for such great benefits, where did the confidence of all the talents in the world belong to me?
When he thought of this, he felt that Xiao Yun's suggestion was indeed not bad.
With this, the people would be able to relieve their anger and obtain practical benefits. As for Wu Xi's life and death, they wouldn't care too much about it.
His Majesty thought for a while and asked, "After experiencing such a thing, I'm afraid that Wu Xi would rather die than live."
Xiao Yun shook his head and said, "How could that be? It was always good to be alive. It was better than dying. He was already in his old age. How many more years could he live? And on the surface, he seemed to have lost everything, but in fact, he still had some... What others don't have"
" Oh? What is that?"
His Majesty became curious.
Xiao Yun said with certainty," Connection! "
"En? Relationship? As the saying goes, when a person goes out, the tea will cool down. Zhen has seen a lot of bullshit like this in the Imperial Court. It is already not easy for them not to add insult to injury. This kind of network? What is the use? "
"The connections of others may be a burden, but Wu Xi is different. As for how to do it, only when the time comes can Your Majesty know about this. If it were the peasants, I am afraid it would not have any effect."
"Alright, let's do it with the big matter you mentioned. Zhen will wait quietly!"
Today, His Majesty's anger had turned into happiness.
The matter that he had hesitated for a long time had been easily resolved by Xiao Yun!
If he thought about it carefully, this was already the best outcome. There could not be a better outcome than this, be it Wu Xi or the entire Imperial Court.
So when he wrote the document, or rather, the Imperial Decree, His Majesty was still very happy.
With a wave of the brush, all the gold was stored by Xiao Yun. He did not even ask if Xiao Yun had the ability to store it.
Even when he covered the Imperial Jade Seal, he still had a cool look on his face.
That was because at that time, he really didn't know what the Imperial Decree that he casually wrote today would mean!
What kind of colossus would he create!
After finishing all of this, His Majesty quietly looked at Xiao Yun and coldly snorted, "Xiao Yun brat, do you want to go back by yourself, or do you want Zhen to send someone to escort you back?"
Xiao Yun smiled and said, "This kind of matter will not trouble Your Majesty. Actually the prison environment is not bad, the peasants can live well."
Thus, Xiao Yun really left the Imperial Palace and returned to the Court of Censors's prison.
Warden saw him swaggering back and even reached out his hand to rub his eyes, his face full of disbelief.
There was another person who also had a look of disbelief on his face.
Wu Xi.
He was already waiting for his death in the Imperial Prison. Even though he had accepted Xiao Yun's promise, he still didn't believe that Xiao Yun could really save his life.
After that, the Imperial Decree was passed down.
Less than a day after Xiao Yun left this place.
Just like what Xiao Yun had said, the dismissal of the official became a civilian, and the dismissal of all the property was used for the construction of the various Dao Palaces.
His Majesty had also added another rule, forbidding the third generation of Wu family from becoming an official!
Wu Xi had survived a great disaster, and he was stunned on the spot. Although it was somewhat painful for the third generation to not become an official, he was still alive after all.
Just as Xiao Yun had said, as long as he was alive, the Wu family would be there.
This family, which had once been in dire straits, was still alive. This family, which he had worked so hard to rebuild with his whole life, was still alive!