Chapter 266: Punishment
Under Du Guang and Zhao Qixing lowered their heads.
The delegation of the Feng Ming Kingdom to the Chiyang Kingdom passed through Changzhou, all of them were high-ranking and powerful figures in Hanjing, and in front of them was the Feng Lord who killed the two emperors of South Vietnam and North Vietnam and cut down the five major families of the South Yue Kingdom. The two of them have the lowest status in this, facing the questioning of His Royal Highness Lord Feng, Zhao Qixing waited for Du Guang to answer, but Du Guang didn't think about how to answer for a while so that he wouldn't be hacked to death, and the two of them beat drums in their hearts, and they didn't dare to breathe.
Zheng Shuyu glanced at the two of them, the area of Changzhou originally belonged to the Zheng faction, Du Guang was his father's protΓ©gΓ©, he wanted to relieve the two of them, took a step forward, and said solemnly:
"Your Highness......"
"Are the governors of Changzhou and Pingxing County dumb, and do you need to answer for them?" Chenguang glanced at him and asked coldly.
Zheng Shuyu trembled.
Although His Royal Highness the Phoenix Lord laughed softly, he was really angry, he hurriedly knelt down and pleaded:
"The minister has a lot of mouths, His Highness is angry!"
Du Guang and Zhao Qixing saw Zheng Shuyu so frightened, and they couldn't help but plop down and kneel, frightened.
"Don't follow me when I came to Nanyue, the six major families, the officials protect each other, and the veins are connected, even the emperor can't be separated. I'm not as good as the Emperor of Nanyue, I'm going to fight wits and courage with you with good food and drink, don't make me angry, I'll wipe you out! Chenguang said angrily.
All the ministers were terrified, knelt down together, and pleaded with a loud voice:
"Weichen should die, His Highness is angry!"
Chenguang stretched a small face, supported his cheeks with one hand, stared at the ministers coldly for a while, and did not let them get up, opened his mouth lightly, and asked:
"What's the matter with those people outside the gates?"
Du Guang knelt forward, finally spoke, and reported cautiously:
"Your Highness, the people outside the door are not from Changzhou, but from Pengzhou. According to them, Pengzhou Mu Xue E refused to open a warehouse to release grain, nor did he provide relief to the victims, and even did not allow the people to enter the city, and the people of Pengzhou could not survive in Pengzhou, so they had to flee from their homes, because Changzhou has recently flocked to Changzhou. Changzhou didn't have time to help the locals, and it couldn't accommodate so many people from other lands, so it had to close the city gates. In order to appease the victims, Wechen has done his best to distribute the food for disaster relief and give porridge every day, but despite this, the silver taels and the food used for disaster relief are not enough, and the minister is helpless. β
Chenguang raised his eyebrows slightly, stared at him for a while, hooked his lips, and asked with a smile:
"Do your best? Helpless? Do you want to hear me compliment you with the phrase 'It's hard to do your job'? β
Du Guang's heart chuckled, and he hurriedly kowtowed:
"Weichen doesn't dare!"
Chenguang snorted from his nose: "Although you are in charge of Changzhou, you are an official of the Feng Ming Kingdom, and settling down the people of the Feng Ming Kingdom is your duty as an official of the Feng Ming Kingdom, even if the Pengzhou Governor is not a thing, what kind of face do you have to ask me for credit with your share of affairs?" β
Du Guang's heart was pounding, he kowtowed again and again, and said tremblingly:
"Your Highness is angry! Wechen knew that he was wrong! Damn it! Your Highness forgives your sins! β
"Do you deserve to die, or do you want me to forgive your sins?" Morning Light asked coolly.
Du Guang was choked, and he didn't even dare to speak, but he kowtowed again and again, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.
The others knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe.
"Your jade cabbage is so green that it looks good, how much silver is it worth?" Chenguang looked at a decorative jade cabbage in the corner and asked lightly.
Du Guang's heart thumped.
Changzhou is rich, like jade cabbage and jade Ruyi, which are ordinary decorations in the yamen, Du Guang didn't pay attention to it before, he thought that His Royal Highness Lord Feng would not care about this kind of ordinary ornaments, but he didn't expect her to notice it, and she was ready to make a fuss about it and clean him up.
His heart went up and down, and he regretted it very much, and he should have put it away when he knew it.
"Du Zhou Mu, look at the furnishings in this house, you are very rich in this state pastor." Chenguang said with a smile.
"Your Royal Highness, these ornaments have always been in the Changzhou Yamen, they were there when the minister took office, the minister is telling the truth, and the minister does not dare to deceive His Highness."
Chenguang snorted, noncommittal to his words, she fell on Zheng Shuyu with her eyes, and asked with a smile:
"Zheng Shuyu, what did you eat last night?"
Zheng Shuyu was asked like this, and immediately panicked, knowing that this time he had touched His Highness's anger, he bowed down deeply, kowtowed, and said:
"Weichen damn it! Your Highness forgives your sins! β
"Gu Yao!" Chenguang's face was full of anger and he snorted coldly.
Gu Yao knelt forward, kowtowed, and said:
"Weichen should be damned!"
"Zhang Hong!"
Zhang Hong kowtowed and said in a low voice: "The minister should die!" Your Highness is angry! β
Chenguang sneered, and said in a rambling voice: "Outside the city gate, the victims can't eat, they can only rely on soup and water to satisfy their hunger, it's good to have hot soup to satisfy their hunger, and the old and young women and children who can't grab food can only gnaw on tree bark and even eat soil, you are good, you are still in the mood to eat and drink here in such a serious natural disaster, mountain delicacies and wild food, you are so noble!" β
All the ministers were frightened, knelt down in unison, and said tremblingly:
"Damn it! Your Highness is angry! β
Chenguang looked at them coldly, and after a while, he spoke, saying:
"Everyone was fined three years. Changzhou Prefecture Mu Du Guang, Pingxing County Keeper Zhao Qixing, all family property confiscated for disaster relief. I have written down the two of you, and next time, I will be beheaded. Listen to it, I don't need useless and greedy people in the Feng Ying Kingdom, now that the treasury is empty, I won't raise idlers, you all be careful, don't commit it in my hands, I'm not like those emperors of other countries, if you want to deal with a person, you have to pretend to be a virtuous and benevolent saint after layers of trials, your life is in my hands, I only like obedient courtiers, disobedient and cause trouble, I will pinch him to death immediately. Just a warning today, hear me clearly? β
The ministers knelt down and did not dare to breathe, and when they heard this, they immediately knelt down and replied in a loud voice:
"Wechen obeys!"
The morning light swept over their heads one by one, and the cold gaze seemed to be able to cut off people's heads.
The ministers were frightened, when the usual cunning and soft His Highness put away his smile, it was like the cruelty and ruthlessness of a tyrant, at this moment, they recalled the horror of her slaughtering the two emperors of South and North Vietnam and slaughtering the five major families of South Vietnam.
People couldn't help but shiver.
"Who is the recommender of Pengzhou Governor?" Chenguang opened his mouth and asked in a cold voice.
Zheng Shuyu's throat swallowed, and he replied cautiously:
"His Royal Highness, he is the father of the minister."
Chenguang sneered and said: "Hanjing has made an order to require all localities to open warehouses and release grain to resettle the victims, and the Pengzhou Prefecture Pastor is openly against the imperial court, no matter what reason he has, as a parent official who abused and killed his own people, is your father blind?" β
Zheng Shuyu didn't dare to say a word.
"Zhang Hong and Zheng Shuyu will go to Pengzhou with me, and the rest of the people will return to Hanjing immediately, and if there is anything to eat, drink and have fun on the way, they will be cut off by themselves!" Chenguang said with a tense face.
"Wechen obeys!"