Chapter 16 Reward or Punishment?
[Chapter Word Count:4649 Last Updated:2015-04-1915:04:12.0]
"Boom!"
The ancient Song Dynasty silver shop collapsed and fell.
"Ahh
"My legs!"
"My silver!"
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A series of screams rang out from the ruins. Outside the ancient Song Dynasty silver shop, many people who grabbed gold and silver fled in a hurry.
Above the restaurant next door.
Gu Han also looked at this scene in amazement.
"Father-in-law, how could this ancient Song silver shop fall?" said the ancient man in surprise.
Gu Hai smiled coldly and said: "The ancient Song silver shop is not only gold and silver, all kinds of furniture are the most high-end, even the beams and pillars are made of golden silk nanmu. ”
"Ah, they even robbed the beams and pillars?" Gu Han was completely convinced by this group of robbers.
"Who wouldn't want something white?" Gu Hai said with a sneer.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a large number of city guards came running from a distance.
"Whew!"
There were also a few people rummaging through the ruins, who quickly dispersed in a hurry, and in a blink of an eye, they were gone.
"The city guard is here, it seems that the pot of water in Song Cheng is going to boil, you go to the prince's mansion in the evening, add fuel to the fire, tomorrow's court meeting is the key!" Gu Hai said in a deep voice.
"Yes, father-in-law, rest assured, the child has become the prince for the prince all these years, but it has cost countless dollars, although it can't influence the prince's thoughts, but it is not difficult to say a few words that the prince can listen to!" Gu Han smiled confidently-
The ancient Song silver shop was robbed, and the news spread all over Song City in an instant.
It was the largest silver shop in Song City, and there were countless riches inside, and hundreds of people poured in, and they became rich overnight in a blink of an eye.
Many people who didn't have time to participate were beating their chests and feet, their eyes were red for a while, and they were also waiting for news from the government.
The people involved also hid the stolen goods and waited for official news.
Song Cheng became calm in an instant, calmer than in previous days, all looking forward to it, and waiting patiently.
Therefore, only this one ancient Song silver shop was robbed, and the other ancient mansion industries have not been robbed by the people at this moment, and everyone is waiting for the news, waiting for the news that will be determined at the court meeting the next day.
The news was passed into the hands of the ministers of the DPRK and China, and such a huge news did make countless officials suddenly feel complicated.
Many ministers traveled far and wide, looking for colleagues to discuss the matter of tomorrow morning.
The news also reached the palace.
Many people in the harem applauded.
"Okay, it's good to rob, the ancient demon thing, just grab it!"
"If it were me, I would also rob it, the ancient Song silver shop, even I have been there a few times, that luxury Cheng dù is even more powerful than the palace!"
"It's okay now, Guhai's shop pù has been robbed, the emperor must be happy, and the people's hearts are available!"
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Many people applauded, and the old emperor was also in the upper study listening to his subordinates carefully report the previous qiē, frowning, analyzing all kinds of qiē.
"Go and invite Taishi Pang and Prime Minister Liu Cheng to come and discuss!" the old emperor ordered.
"Yes!"
In the Prince's Mansion.
Prince Song listened to his subordinates' report on today's news of the ancient Song silver shop.
"Okay, hahaha, Gu Hai's shop was robbed, it's really happy!" Prince Song said with a hideous face.
The death of his son Song Zhengxi made Prince Song's hatred of Gu Hai already climb to the peak, and as long as there was a little bad news about Gu Hai at this moment, Prince Song was relieved.
"Prince, this is not the time to be happy!" said a staff member in front of him with a wry smile.
"Huh?" Prince Song frowned and looked at the few staff members in front of him.
"Prince, Gu Hai's shop was smashed and robbed, which is indeed a very happy thing, but behind this matter, there are hidden tangled problems. One of the staff members smiled wryly.
"What's the problem?" Prince Song said in a deep voice.
"How to characterize this case? The ancient Song Dynasty silver shop is indeed the shop of Gu Hai, and it was robbed by the people this time, should these robbers be punished, or should they be rewarded? What the people did, was it right or wrong?
Say that the people are wrong, they are loyal to the country, uh, at least on the surface they are standing on the moral high ground, they are serving the country, and serving the country is innocent, even if it is any means! However, if the people are right, then it is a violation of the law, the law of my Song country is extremely strict, this is a robbery, no matter who the other party is, you can't rob. Robbery is a violation of the law, ignoring the laws of the Great Song Dynasty, the law, the important weapon of the country, must not be disordered, the law is the foundation of governing the people, trampling on the law, is trampling on the royal power. A staff member said.
"Yes, prince, say that the people are wrong, the people are serving the country! Say that the people are right, the people are trampling on the law! Are the people right or wrong, should they be rewarded or punished? I think now, the ministers are having a headache, and the people of Songcheng are also waiting for the definition given by the court tomorrow morning!" Another staff member also smiled bitterly.
Prince Song opened his mouth, momentarily surprised. Is the people right or wrong? This needs to be officially qualified, but how to characterize it at this time?
There was a moment of silence in the room, which was a very difficult question.
"If my Great Song Mansion had raided the ancient Song silver shop, there wouldn't have been so many problems!" Prince Song said with a wry smile.
"No, prince, the two countries are at war, don't cut the envoy, Guhaidian is here, there is not enough evidence that they are in danger to my Great Song Dynasty, they can't be confiscated, otherwise it will cause a chain reaction, businessmen dare not transnational and cross-regional business, besides, Guhai's shop pù is too big, once it is fully raided, it is likely to mess up the commercial system of the Song Kingdom, and the people suddenly can't buy a lot of things, which will inevitably lead to a civil uprising, and secondly, publicize the evil of Guhai, just to prevent Guhai conspiracy, the people will only hate Guhai, but they will not be afraid. If it is a comprehensive purge, it is likely to form a sense of danger in the Song Kingdom, which will cause panic among the people!"
Prince Song's face showed a hint of strangeness.
"Maybe the emperor also thought about raiding the ancient Song Dynasty silver shop, and maybe even prepared to do it in order to eliminate hidden dangers, after all, although there are losses, they may still be under control. However, after all, it was a step too late and was preempted by the people. In this way, the situation is even more complicated! How should the people who robbed the ancient Song Dynasty silver shops today be characterized? Reward or punishment?" the staff member said with a wry smile.
Prince Song: "........................!"
There was silence in the room again. It was a happy thing, but how did it become so weird at this moment.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
A servant walked in from outside.
"What's wrong?" Prince Song said in a deep voice.
"Mr. Tian asks to see!" the servant said respectfully.
"Mr. Tian, Tian Han, the merchant?"
"This Tian Han does have a bit of a brain, but it's a pity that he is too focused on wealth, although he uses great wealth for the prince's mansion, but he doesn't interfere in the affairs of the prince's mansion!"
"It's good not to meddle, how can a businessman be allowed to interfere in the prince's affairs at will?"
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While the staff were whispering, Prince Song had already ordered someone to invite him.
Soon, Gu Han was introduced into the house.
"The grass people have seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and they have seen all the adults!" said Gu Han with a smile.
"Mr. Tian doesn't need to be polite!" said the prince with a smile.
The staff also smiled slightly, after all, Gu Han never interfered in the affairs of the Prince's Mansion, and there was no conflict of interest with everyone.
"Mr. Tian, what are you doing here?" Prince Song asked curiously.
Gu Han smiled slightly and said with a wry smile: "Presumably the prince also knows about the ancient Song silver shop!"
"Oh?" the crowd looked moved.
"Sir is here for this?" Prince Song frowned.
"Tian doesn't dare to judge this matter, Tian is talentless, just a businessman, can't share the prince's worries, this time, just to bring a little bit of what Tian saw, maybe what I see in the eyes of a common man is different from the perspective of your adults, just for your reference!" Gu Han said politely.
"Oh?" everyone looked at Gu Han curiously.
On the second day, Song City, above the court.
King Song sat on the dragon chair, overlooking the ministers, the ministers seemed to have experienced a fierce quarrel, many people were still red-faced, and everyone looked at the Prince Song in the center at this moment.
"Father, colleagues, right or wrong, we have been arguing for a long time, the people snatched the ancient Song Dynasty silver shop, it is trampling on the law, but it is the ancient sea shop that is robbed, the ancient sea has long been rumored to be the devil, cut off the demon wings, but it is also to support justice. Each has its own opinion, this palace is not talented, tell me what I think!" Prince Song said solemnly.
"Prince, please speak!" said in a deep voice.
King Song also stared at Prince Song.
Prince Song nodded and said, "Father, fellow colleagues, if the people are guilty, robbery is guilty." Prime Minister Liu, what you said earlier was the most intense, let me ask, you will answer, since the people are guilty, according to what you said, how should they be dealt with?"
The group of officials on the right led an old minister who walked out.
"Return all the robberies of the day, punish them slightly, and take them as a warning!" Prime Minister Liu Cheng said solemnly.
"Are the people willing to return it themselves? I think almost everyone is reluctant to return it. Besides, it's hard to find out who robbed it and what it robbed, is it still all over the city to search and arrest? Our Song army has just destroyed 800,000 troops because of Gu Hai, but now it is helping Gu Hai recover its losses? How does this make the people think?"
"It can be sealed, but it will not be returned to Guhai!" said Prime Minister Liu Cheng.
"If you don't return the ancient sea, that is, it will enter our country's treasury, so what is the ultimate effect of the wanton search? Compete with the people for the stolen goods? The country fights with the people? Are you trying to isolate the officials of our Song State from the people? No, it is the opposite?" Prince Song sneered.
"Ah, the old minister never meant that!" Liu Chengxiang immediately shook his head.
"The people robbed Gu Hai's things, if I officially made a move, but I didn't dispose of the property in the name, I can't hand it over to Gu Hai, and I can't keep it for myself, I will be infamy! In the early stage of the Song Kingdom, I had already hyped up the evil of Gu Hai, and my position could never change, and I definitely couldn't stand on Gu Hai's side and help Gu Hai recover his losses, let alone attack the people's confidence in hating Gu Hai when the people's morale was high!"
"Because the people hate Guhai, of course, there are some people who fish in troubled waters, but, because they hate Guhai, they have this impulse, and the people's will can be used, which shows that our previous propaganda has worked, at least, Guhai's conspiracy and tricks can no longer be used on the people, and everyone will be on guard against Guhai!" Prince Song said in a deep voice.
"What does the prince mean that the people can't be punished?" said Prime Minister Liu Cheng.
"Yes, they cut off the wings of the ancient sea and went to the ancient Song silver shop, so naturally they can't be punished!" Prince Song said solemnly.
"Can't be punished? But they trampled on my Great Song Dynasty law, can they still be rewarded? My Great Song Dynasty law is sacred, not to be trampled on, no one can! Otherwise, once the law collapses and the people have no law in their hearts, then the Song Kingdom will come to an end!" Liu Cheng said anxiously.
"Prime Minister Liu, you are too worried, this is also what I was about to say, the law is dead, people are alive, this time the matter is special, so we should peel it off and take a look!" Prince Song said with a smile.
"Oh, peel it off, how do you peel it off?" King Song wondered.
"Father, the son thinks that we are now entangled in the characterization of this matter, it is a little messy, the law and the country conflict, all because of the danger of Gu Hai, what if we strip Gu Hai from the law of my Song Kingdom?"
"Huh?" everyone frowned and looked at Prince Song.
"Those who endanger our country must not be tolerated, Guhai's shop, why should the laws of the Song Kingdom be protected? When we were still thinking about whether to seize Guhaidian pù, the patriots among the people were already one step earlier and began to take action. Because they firmly believe that every word of the ancient sea is harmful to our Song country, and the people's hearts are with our Great Song Dynasty, so why should we still hurt the people's hearts? We should support the people and support the people's hearts, because the people's hearts are firm and the country's foundation is strong! The people are facing our Great Song Dynasty, are they still embarrassed?" Prince Song said.
"Huh?" the ministers thought with a frown.
"We did so much propaganda in the early days, publicizing the evil of the ancient sea, so that we had yesterday's anti-Guhai incident, and if we punished the anti-Guhai people today, then what was our previous propaganda? Is it a joke? Grandstanding? Or is it a joke? The country cannot stand without trust! The monarch has no jokes! The national prestige is not allowed to be blasphemed!" Prince Song shouted loudly.
On the dragon chair, King Song's eyes narrowed slightly and nodded.
"Prince, what do you mean, not only will they not be punished, but they will also be rewarded, rewarding them for robbery?" said Liu Chengxiang with an ugly face.
"There is no need to commend them, just verbal encouragement, and forgive them for their innocence!" Prince Song said solemnly.
"But, but the prince knows that outside the court now, hundreds of people are looking forward to it, just waiting for our news, once it is determined, it is difficult to change, pardon them for their innocence, and give them verbal encouragement, after today, tomorrow I will be robbed one after another in other ancient sea shops in Songcheng, do you believe it?"
"Heh, Prime Minister Liu, why are you so worried about the Guhai industry?" Prince Song said coldly.
"What do I care about? What do I care about! It's just that how much property Guhai has? Do you know how much wealth there is? Why don't you check it from the government, this robbery can be ......!" Prime Minister Liu Cheng said anxiously.
Prince Song smiled coldly, shook his head and said: "There is a lot of wealth, I know, no matter who it is, it will be red-eyed, even if I know so much wealth, I will also be red-eyed, and I want to check it myself." However, Prime Minister Liu, don't forget, is it these riches that are important, or is it my Song Kingdom that is important?"
"Huh?" everyone in the hall looked stunned.
"Father, Gu Hai's wealth is a lot, and everyone wants it, but compared to my Great Song Dynasty, it is nothing at all, since the ancient Song Dynasty silver shop has been qualitated, and the people go to rob the property of the ancient mansion, then rob it, the government will raid it, and the people will also rob it, what if there is a conflict? Fight with the people? What if Gu Hai makes a fuss?" Prince Song said in a deep voice.
"But ......!" said Liu Cheng anxiously.
"Father, the people robbed the wealth of the ancient sea because we publicized the evil of the ancient sea, this is the great Song Dynasty, and it should be encouraged! The wealth of the ancient sea will be given to the people, and the people will be grateful. The people are convinced, so that our propaganda is more convincing, although the ancient sea has a lot of wealth, but it is still important for me to be in the Song Dynasty. Erchen felt that yesterday's anti-Guhai incident should be encouraged, not punished!" Prince Song solemnly said to the old emperor.
The ministers whispered for a while.
"The old minister supports what the prince said, although there is a lot of wealth, but if the people's hearts are appeased, it is worth it!" said Taishi Pang.
"The minister seconded the proposal!"
"The ministers seconded it!"
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For a while, the court was on the side of Prince Song.
King Song sat on the dragon chair and watched the ministers support the prince almost one-sidedly, and finally nodded.
Indeed, what is the use of confiscating so much wealth? If the Song Kingdom is destroyed by the ancient sea, no amount of wealth can be enjoyed, as long as one's own country is still there, there will be a single qiē.
"I'm going to play the prince!" King Song said.
"Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" -
The news of the court meeting spread as soon as possible.
Gu Hai and Gu Han have always paid attention to the court meeting, and after the court meeting, someone came to report it as soon as possible.
"Father-in-law, great, Prince Song used what I said yesterday, above the court, to qualitatively reward Song Min's anti-my ancient family. It has officially pushed the Great Song Kingdom into the abyss!" Gu Han looked at Gu Hai excitedly.
Gu Hai held a teacup and took a sip, a chuckle on the corner of his mouth.