Chapter 548:-for-tat (Medium)
The people of Datang are fierce, although the people are afraid of officials, but not to the point where they dare not laugh, so after hearing Gao Ming's ridicule of the two people in the field, he couldn't help laughing.
Hearing this burst of laughter, the two people below the ridge suddenly blushed, and they didn't know whether they were blocked by Gao Ming's words or earned by excessive force.
If it was before, even if Gao Ming's identity was the prince, they would not let him ridicule, but now that the two of them are at a loss, they can only grit their teeth and admit it, which is quite a feeling of being dumb and eating coptis.
And what made them feel even more helpless was the cow in the field that refused to move forward whether it was pulling or driving, and the strong appearance seemed to be laughing at them, which made the two lose face.
In a hurry, one of the two of them dragged forward violently in front, and the other picked up the whip and whipped desperately, scolding while whipping.
"Stupid cow go! If you don't leave, I'll kill you! ”
Probably because of the pain, in the surprised eyes of everyone, I saw that the ox suddenly "mooed", and then knocked the official who dragged it in front of him to the ground, and also stared at the official with the whip standing behind him with red eyes.
Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned, and the official with the whip was even more frightened, his face turned white, his legs were weak, and he sat on the ground.
"Save ...... Help me! ”
Seeing that everyone was shouting for help, in front of so many people, Gao Ming couldn't see death without help, so he could only wave his hand to a few soldiers next to him.
"That cow is going crazy, in order to prevent it from continuing to hurt people, you go and stop it, if you can't do it, kill it!"
"Yes!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, more than a dozen heavily armed Qianniuwei quickly rushed forward, preparing to stop the furious prairie cow.
However, the crazy cow is not so easy to stop, and after injuring two people in a row, the Qianniu guards killed the cow with Gao Ming's consent.
Looking at the cow lying in a pool of blood, the two frightened and paralyzed officials came over in shock and bowed to Gao Ming together.
"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, for saving your life, Weichen is grateful!"
Hearing the two of them thanking each other, Gao Ming immediately grinned, and waved his hand at them while laughing.
"You don't need to be polite, but I have a question for you two, do you still think that prairie cattle don't need to wear cow nose rings? Do you still think that my actions are cruel and virtuous? ”
"This ......"
Faced with Gao Ming's question, the two once again fell into a dilemma.
Obviously, if they answer "steppe cattle need to wear cow nose rings", then it is equivalent to slapping themselves in the face, so it is a shame.
But if they continue to stick to what they said before, not to mention whether they can justify themselves, Gao Ming alone can't make them feel better.
If Gao Ming gets another prairie cow for them and lets them continue to cultivate the land, they will probably be even more embarrassed at that time!
After thinking about this, the two glanced at each other, and then bowed to Gao Ming together.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we were confused for a moment just now, and I ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to forgive me!"
"Yes, yes, now we have found out that we do need the restraint of the bull's nose ring!"
Looking at the sworn appearance of the two, Gao Ming nodded with satisfaction this time.
"Well, people say that practice brings true knowledge, it doesn't seem to be false at all, the two adults have worked hard in the field, and they understand the reason, very good!"
“……”
Of course, the two of them could hear Gao Ming's ridicule, but the situation was strong, and the two could only keep their heads down and say nothing.
Seeing that the two of them confessed, Gao Ming looked at the two people standing at the other end.
"What do you say?"
Just now, these two people also stood up and said that they were clever and cruel and had a loss of virtue, and they didn't expect to be slapped in the face so soon.
However, with the experience of the previous two people, they did not stiffen up, and immediately softened towards Gao Ming.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen now knows that this grassland cow is so unruly and unruly, it should indeed be restrained a little!"
"That's right, His Royal Highness the Prince, for the safety of the people, Weichen suggests that all cattle should wear nose rings in the future!"
Looking at the sworn appearance of the two, Gao Ming suddenly sighed helplessly.
"Alas...... It's really official, whatever you say is right, I can't say you, then do as you say, but ......"
Speaking of this, Gao Ming immediately stretched out his hand and pointed to the slaughtered cow in the field, and then looked at the four people in front of him.
"That cow could have been made into a good ploughing cow through a nose ring, but now it has become a dead cow due to your fault, what do you think?"
"This ......"
After hearing Gao Ming's words, the four of them suddenly looked at me, I looked at you, and only after half a sound did they bow their hands to Gao Mingyi.
"Wechen is willing to compensate!"
In the eyes of the four people, a grassland cow is only four or five yuan at most, and the four of them share it evenly, and it is always a lot of money, not even two times, for them, this money is only a small amount of money.
Of course, Gao Ming also knew this, so naturally it was impossible to let them get their way, and after thinking for a while, he opened his mouth to the four of them.
"I know that the four of them are clean officials with clean sleeves, if you fall into the dilemma of life because of losing money, I can't bear it, so you don't have to lose money, you four will be punished with work!"
Hearing Gao Ming's words, the four of them all showed surprised looks.
"Work in lieu of fine? How to work for punishment? ”
Looking at the puzzled looks of the four people, Gao Ming smiled slightly, and then pointed to the endless field beside him.
"You see, I originally planned to use these two oxen to plough this piece of land, but now one of them needs to recuperate because of a nose injury, and I can't plow the land in the short term, and the other one is dead because of you, so do you think you have to be responsible for plowing the rest of the land?"
"Uh......"
The four of them never expected that Gao Ming would give them such a play, originally they wanted to agree directly, but when they turned their heads to look at the vast field next to them, they were suddenly silent.
This time, the eldest grandson Wuji handed over about fifteen acres of land, Gao Ming and Li Shimin were busy all afternoon, and they only finished plowing one-third of it, and now there are still about ten acres left, and it is not an easy task to finish plowing.
What's more, what Gao Ming said clearly just now is to let them "work instead of punishment", which means that this land needs to be cultivated by the four of them by themselves, and they can't fake their hands on others, otherwise this "work instead of punishment" will naturally not be established.
Thinking of this, the four of them once again fell into hesitation.
"What should I do now? Why don't you bow your head to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! ”