hsntnovel Chapter 2365 Castration
Chapter 2365 Castration
As the saying goes, a county magistrate is not as good as the current manager. As the chief secretary, Pei Ziyu handles all matters of Xizhou Prefecture and has great power.
If he offends Pei Ziyu, he will not be able to gain a foothold in Xizhou Prefecture in the future.
Pei Ziyu's words were calm, but they were full of threats.
Compared with my daughter, my own family business is more important.
"Hahahaha, okay, you are indeed a kind father." Li Shen laughed.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, thank you for your kind words. I am doing this for my daughter's own good." Zhao Guangqiang smiled.
"This is also an investment, just like doing business. After we get married, if Wang Lianzhi really resonates with us,
Your Zhao family will also rise with the tide. Maybe you can even get rid of your citizenship."
Li Shen said a few words of comfort.
"I appreciate your kind words, His Highness Prince Ji." Things had come to this point and there was no way to reverse the situation. Prince Ji was determined to help the two of them, and Zhao Guang had no other choice.
I can't just watch my daughter being sent away to be a slave.
Zhao Guang knew that King Ji was about to announce the verdict, so he retreated.
People watching the fun outside saw Zhao Guang and Prince Ji whispering to each other, and no one knew what they were talking about. Prince Ji even slammed the table during the conversation.
"Bang" the startled voice rang out again, and everyone looked at Li Shen.
"I have already figured out the whole story. Zhao Guang just admitted that he had misunderstood Wang Lianzhi and Aunt Zhao.
I thought they were going to elope, but that wasn't the case. They were just going on a spring outing... to enjoy the snow.
In view of the fact that the two of them are in love with each other and Zhao Guang loves his daughter dearly, I will not pursue the matter.
I believe lovers should always be together, what do you think, Zhao Guang?"
"Your Highness Prince Ji is right, and I agree." Zhao Guang quickly bowed and agreed.
"Okay, then you can arrange their marriage when you go back." Li Shen struck while the iron was hot.
"Yes." Although Zhao Guang was reluctant, he could only nod.
"I heard you're in the cloth business. How about this: I'll give you 20,000 pieces of cotton cloth as a gift. May the two of them be together forever."
Li Shen thought about it and decided to give some compensation.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji. Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji."
Zhao Guang was overjoyed when he heard this and thanked him repeatedly. His previous reluctance was completely gone.
For 10,000 pieces of cotton cloth, he could earn 100 coins per piece based on the current market price in Chang'an City, with a net profit of about 2,000 strings of cash.
It is equivalent to his profit for two years.
And money is secondary, cooperation with King Ji is what is important.
After this matter spread in the business community, Zhao Guang became famous, and people looked up to him wherever he went.
Because no one knew what his specific relationship with Prince Ji was, no one dared to underestimate him.
Unexpectedly, today Wang Lianzhi turned out to be a lucky man because of a disaster.
It seems that recruiting him as a son-in-law is not necessarily a bad thing. Maybe I can really get in touch with Prince Ji's Mansion.
No one had expected that Zhao Guang would actually be able to hook up with Prince Ji today. Many merchants in the crowd were envious.
Over the past decade, anyone who had any connection with Prince Ji's Mansion, regardless of their status, has become a wealthy businessman.
However, those who can cooperate with Prince Ji’s Mansion are basically either rich or noble, and there is no ordinary person.
They are all related to Prince Ji's Mansion in some way, either the Li family or Prince Ji's maternal family, the Wei family.
Or maybe it's the prince or princess.
Even the Lu family, the wife's family of Prince Ji, did not have the opportunity to cooperate with Prince Ji's Mansion.
Zhao Guang is really lucky.
"Well, you don't have to thank me. This is also for the purpose of congratulations, do you understand?"
Li Shen waved his hand.
"The villain understands."
Of course Zhao Guang understood. You have taught me so much. If I still don’t understand, how can I be qualified to cooperate with Prince Ji’s Mansion?
He planned to have Wang Lianzhi and Aunt Zhao get married as soon as he returned so that he could get the gift as soon as possible.
A profit of two thousand strings of cash is no small sum.
"Well, then you can take them both away."
Li Shen felt very comfortable as he had finally completed a case and done a good thing.
"Come, let's see the last one."
Li Shen stretched his waist and picked up the last file.
"Adultery...married women...someone take them out and castrate them."
After reading the file, Li Shen immediately gave a loud order.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, please have mercy on me. Your Highness Prince Ji, please have mercy on me."
The two men fell to their knees and kowtowed repeatedly.
They never expected that Prince Ji would sentence them without even asking any questions, and the sentence was castration.
"Hurry up and drag him away." Li Shen waved his hand impatiently.
"Your Highness, the trial must proceed according to procedure. There are so many people watching outside."
Wang Xuance on the side had to remind him.
"We already have witnesses and evidence, but we still need to go through the formalities?" Li Shen was stunned when he heard this.
"Your Highness, we are the government representing the imperial court. We need them to investigate what crime has been committed."
Wang Xuance dissuaded him, saying that sometimes their prince was just willful.
"Okay, then let's summon the person who made the complaint first."
Li Shen still listened to the advice.
At the summons of the yamen runner, an old woman came in. She looked to be in her sixties.
"I see His Highness Prince Ji."
"Ms. Lin, no need to be polite. Please take a seat." Li Shen waved his hand, and the bailiff brought over a stool.
"Thank you, Your Highness Prince Ji." The old woman hurriedly expressed her gratitude.
In fact, Li Shen saw that the old woman walked slowly and was afraid that she would lose her balance and fall.
"Lin, why are you suing them both?"
Li Shen asked, the old woman's surname is Lin, it's all written on the file. Li Shen didn't like this crappy process, it seemed like she was asking a question even though she knew the answer.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I am accusing them of adultery. The woman, Ms. Song, is my daughter-in-law. While my son was away, she had an affair with a man from the Cui family.
I was caught in an affair not long ago. Your Highness, Prince Ji, please help me."
Lin briefly explained what happened and her relationship with the two men.
The woman is his daughter-in-law, and she is having an affair with the man from the Cui family.
"Will you two plead guilty?" Li Shen felt that there was something wrong with his brain after asking this question. He had already asked all the questions in the file.
I have to ask myself again.
"I plead guilty." They had all signed and sealed their names and had been questioned. There were also several witnesses who had blocked them on the bed.
There is nothing to argue about. No one would believe you if you said you learned Gaochang language. Gaochang is already destroyed.
"What are you talking about? Come, drag both of them out and castrate them."
Li Shen immediately waved his hands impatiently and urged.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, please spare my life. Didn't Your Highness Prince Ji say to act according to the law?"
The man surnamed Cui shouted immediately.
"According to the law, you are already married, and seducing a married woman is an even greater crime. Castration is the right thing to do."
Li Shen said confidently.
"You are wrong, Your Highness Prince Ji is wrong. We will be apprentices for two years at most." The man from the Cui family was really anxious and shouted at Li Shen.
"You're talking nonsense. I'll remember this." Li Shen stood up and slammed the table. He knew this law.
"Your Highness, the two people who were castrated that you mentioned are from the Shangshu School." Wang Xuance on the side reminded.
(Some of you may wonder, if men can be castrated, how can women be castrated?
Castration for men only requires removal of the genitals, but castration for women is much simpler. To put it simply, all you have to do is sew it up with thread.
For other methods, you can check them yourself.)