hsntnovel Chapter 2116: Find someone to reimburse.
Chapter 2116: Find someone to reimburse.
"Okay." Pei Ziyu interrupted the impending quarrel and said to everyone:
“Everyone, you have seen that our interim governor is no ordinary person, not to mention that he is a prince.
I would like to remind you all to put aside your thoughts, perform your duties faithfully, and do not let this young prince catch you, otherwise I will not be able to save you.
Be more cautious in what you do. Governor Guo turned a blind eye to your bad habits in the past and didn't want to bother with you, but it's different for Prince Ji.
To be honest, Princess Ji's sister married one of my cousins. He once said that Prince Ji was a cruel man. He looked like a playboy, but he was extremely ruthless inside.
He had executed several generals who disobeyed military orders and did not give the Duke of England any face at all.
Your Majesty has kept Prince Ji in Chang'an City because he is afraid that no one will be able to suppress him after he comes out. Now Your Majesty has sent Prince Ji to Xizhou. I don't want you to become the victims of Prince Ji's sword to establish his power.
I hope you guys take care of yourself.”
Pei Ziyu's words made the officials present fall into silence. They originally thought that Prince Ji was just a playboy, but today it seems that the rumors are not true.
After hearing Pei Ziyu's story again, they realized that the beast sent by His Majesty this time was a ferocious tiger, and a tiger that bit people indiscriminately.
"We thank the Chief for reminding us, and we will certainly fulfill our duties."
After a while, everyone bowed and thanked Pei Ziyu for his warning.
Pei Ziyu nodded and asked everyone to do their job. After all, he had reminded them and it was none of their business whether they lived or died. Pei Xingjian also told him that Prince Ji was a madman and even the crown prince was wary of him.
It’s just that he didn’t tell anyone. He just did his own job well.
"General, I meet you, General."
In the Xizhou military camp, General Li brought his men to the camp to visit the wounded soldiers.
"Well, you all should take good care of your injuries. These are your rewards this time. His Royal Highness Prince Ji specially asked this general to deliver them to you personally.
When your injuries are healed, continue to follow this general to fight the enemy on the battlefield."
After Pei Ziyu's admonition, General Li's attitude towards the officers and soldiers also changed. These people have been in the officialdom for many years.
Naturally, he understood what it meant to please the king. Since Prince Ji wanted to treat the officers and soldiers better, he would treat them better. This would not only please Prince Ji, but also increase his own reputation in the army.
As expected, after hearing General Li's words, the wounded soldiers were all moved to tears of gratitude and almost kowtowed to express their gratitude.
General Li was very satisfied with the result. He personally put copper coins in the hands of each wounded soldier and encouraged them.
After distributing the gifts, he said some comforting words and led his people out of the tent.
"See General."
The captain leading the team rushed over after hearing the news.
"Well, Zhang Wu, you don't have to go tomorrow. I will let Captain Lu take your place and lead the team. You stay in the last group."
General Li nodded slightly and said.
"The last batch, why is that, General?" The captain was stunned after hearing this, and then immediately asked.
"Why? Isn't it because of your actions? Why didn't you tell the people below about the reward from King Ji? Do you think King Ji doesn't know about this?"
General Li immediately shouted angrily. Zhang Wu had been with him for many years and was considered his confidant, otherwise he would not have been arranged to be the first batch to suppress the bandits.
"This... General, I forgot about it due to negligence and did not have the time to tell them. I just remembered it when I received the reward just now.
But I have already told them..." Zhang Wu hurriedly explained, but was interrupted by General Li.
"Alright! Zhang Wu, put away your thoughts, do you even want to deceive this general?
If I hadn't pleaded for you just now, you would have been killed by His Royal Highness Prince Ji like those rebels. Being able to let you be the last one to escape is the result of my pleading for you.
Zhang Wu, this is the best I can do. You can only take care of yourself. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourself for being too greedy."
General Li patted Zhang Wu on the shoulder and said with a look of disappointment.
"Thank you for saving my life, General. I will never forget it. It's all my fault. I have caused you to lose face. Please punish me, General."
Hearing General Li's words, Zhang Wu was immediately grateful and bowed. He did not expect that his little trick would be seen through by King Ji.
Or maybe he simply didn't expect that Prince Ji would personally give rewards to those ordinary officers and soldiers below. Hasn't the prince always been high and mighty?
He was caught off guard by what Prince Ji had done.
"Sigh~~~ Forget about the punishment, I promoted you, how can this general bear to watch you being beheaded.
But you must never act like this in the future. You cannot be too greedy, otherwise you will be burdened by greed.
And if you want to win the support of the people, you have to give them some benefits, otherwise something bad will happen sooner or later."
General Li sighed and left with his men.
"Thank you General Li for your advice. I will never let you down." Zhang Wu bowed deeply to General Li's back.
Li Shen brought his people back to the office and immediately asked them to prepare for bathing and changing clothes.
The weather was too hot, he felt the sun in the northwest was bigger than that in Chang'an City.
Besides, having just seen so many scenes of killing, he needed to take a bath to purify his mind.
It’s not that he doesn’t dare to kill people, but that he doesn’t dare to watch people being killed. As long as they don’t die in front of him, he is not afraid of how many people die.
After taking a bath and asking Liu Ruyan to help purify his soul, he went to the study room contentedly.
Originally, he was planning to take Wu Meiniang to purify her soul twice, but in the end he found that after one purification, her soul was almost transparent, and it would disappear if he purified it again, so he had to give up.
He came to the study and asked someone to prepare cold drinks, and then ordered someone to summon Wang Xuance and Xue Rengui.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." When the two came to the study, they saw Li Shen drinking a cold drink and lying on Wu Meiniang's lap.
"Well, sit down. There's juice, help yourself." Li Shen hummed and pointed to the two glasses of juice on the table.
The two of them didn't hesitate and started drinking one cup each.
"Your Highness, this is the record of the money distributed. I have already sent someone to deliver the corresponding gold bars, and also gave a few more strings of money."
Wang Xuance presented the records to Li Shen.
“I won’t read it anymore, but I’ll keep it for later. When I return to Chang’an City, maybe I can find someone to reimburse me.
Then, if you copy another copy, the reward will be increased tenfold, so maybe you can get away with it? The amount of money isn't that big anyway."
Li Shen chuckled.
"Reimburse?" Wang Xuance was stunned, but he quickly guessed what it meant. Prince Ji was going to go back to get reimbursed, and there was no doubt who would be the one, it must be His Majesty.
Otherwise, Prince Ji would not have asked to re-copy it and charge ten times the price. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not have that much money.
"Alas, Your Majesty, are you falsifying the accounts again? Isn't it bad to deceive His Majesty like this?"
Wang Xuance sighed.
(Today I watched an animation, a period piece, about a man getting rich through his own ability. I watched two-thirds of it, and then a system came along halfway through.
There is also one with a historical theme. It is normal at the beginning, but after watching two-thirds of it, it starts to become a Taoist practice?
Damn, I sprained my waist.)