hsntnovel Chapter 2355 Selfless
Chapter 2355 Selfless
After hearing what Li Shen said, the yamen runners on both sides immediately stepped forward, took down Ma Tinglin, and pressed him to the ground.
"Snapped!"
"what!"
After being hit by the board, Ma Tinglin screamed in pain.
These yamen runners did not hold back at all and fought with all their might. You have to know that this was arranged by Prince Ji.
If they hold back, they won't be able to afford it when they are held accountable.
Moreover, these people are considered to be old hands, and they can clearly see that Prince Ji did this on purpose.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, is this against the rules?"
Pei Ziyu, standing by, couldn't help but persuade him. Prince Ji was clearly abusing lynching.
"Rules, I am the rule here, don't worry, I make the decision freely."
Li Shen said without turning his head.
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, my son has not been disrespectful to you. Your Highness, Prince Ji, is abusing private punishment like this? Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's blame?"
Ma Siyuan was immediately anxious when he saw his son being beaten for no reason. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid of his son's death.
"Your Majesty? Your Majesty is still thousands of miles away. I have the final say here. Haven't you heard that the emperor is far away?
Besides, I don’t believe that Your Majesty would blame my son for your son’s.”
Li Shen sneered disdainfully.
The slapping sound continued, and you could hear the sound of it entering the flesh with each stroke.
Ma Tinglin screamed miserably, and Ma Siyuan felt heartbroken.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, please have mercy on me. Your Highness Prince Ji, please have mercy on me. If you continue beating me like this, my child will die.
All the crimes were committed by a villain, and have nothing to do with my son. If anyone is to be punished, punish the villain."
"Hey? What are you talking about? This king has always been fair and strict. Since the law stipulates that you can go unpunished.
Then of course I will act according to the law.
Are you going to let me break the law knowingly?
It is a fact that Ma Tinglin committed treason, so it is not excessive for me to punish him, and you cannot take the punishment for him."
Li Shen leaned over and said to Ma Siyuan with a smile. It was obvious that Li Shen was doing this on purpose.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, I won't dare to do that again. I will never make that mistake again.
Please, Prince Ji, spare my son.”
Ma Siyuan prostrated himself on the ground and begged, his son's screams still coming from behind him.
"Hahaha." Li Shen sneered a few times, stood up from his seat, and squatted in front of Ma Siyuan:
"What? Are you heartbroken? Weren't you just so confident? You're old, your brain isn't working, and you do stupid things.
How come you are not confused now? And you will not be confused in the future?"
"Your Highness, Prince Ji, I am guilty and deserve death. This is all my fault. I beg Your Highness to release my son.
I promise I will never do it again."
Ma Siyuan was scared, he was really scared. It wasn't because he knew he was wrong. He was not afraid of death, but he was afraid that his son would die.
Li Shen waved his hand and the bailiff stopped.
Ma Tinglin's back was bleeding from the beating. These yamen runners were really cruel.
Li Shen stood up and said to Ma Sichun:
"Ma Siyuan, I forgive you this time. If you continue to bully others by taking advantage of your age, I will not punish you.
If you commit the same offense once, I will beat your son once. After beating the eldest son, I will beat the second son, and then I will beat all your sons.
And every time I redeem you, I'll double it. With your small fortune, I want to see how many mistakes you can make.
Even if you are not afraid of death, I will not let you die either.
Pei Changshi, did you hear what I said?"
"I will definitely follow the instructions of His Royal Highness Prince Ji." Pei Ziyu behind him quickly saluted and accepted the order.
Ma Siyuan shuddered when he heard Li Shen's words. King Ji was too cruel. He didn't punish himself for his mistakes.
He chose to punish his own son and demand double the atonement. He could still bear fifty strings of cash, but later he would have to pay one hundred strings of cash, two hundred strings of cash, or even a thousand strings of cash.
His family assets can't afford it.
However, looking at the miserable state of his son behind him, Ma Siyuan could only bow and express his gratitude:
"I thank Your Highness Prince Ji for your grace. I will definitely change my ways."
Li Shen ignored Ma Siyuan and looked at the people outside and said loudly:
"Listen carefully, this place is called Anxi Protectorate. This is the territory of the Great Tang, and the people here are also the people of the Great Tang.
You are Tang people, and they are also Tang people. They are the poor people that Your Majesty rescued from the evil Gaochang Kingdom.
They are all His Majesty's subjects. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, seeing their past sufferings, has exempted them from many taxes.
Why do you still need to differentiate? We are all Tang people, no one is different from the other.
If anyone bullies others with barbaric methods in the future, the government will punish them severely."
"it is good!"
"Thank you for your grace, Your Highness Prince Ji."
"We thank His Royal Highness Prince Ji for his grace."
Most of the people outside are native to Xizhou, that is, Gaochang people.
It was the first time they heard someone speak for them. They felt awkward about their identities. After their country was destroyed and their families were ruined, they considered themselves Tang people.
But the real Tang people did not recognize them and said they were barbarians.
This sometimes makes them very sad and resentful.
They were deeply moved by Li Shen's words today.
After one person expressed gratitude, there was a continuous stream of gratitude.
All the locals began to salute Li Shen.
Seeing this scene, Pei Ziyu and others suddenly realized that Prince Ji was trying to win over people's hearts and use a small businessman to win over the hearts of the people of Anxi.
It can be imagined that after today, these people will definitely spread the news and spread King Ji’s words today throughout the Anxi Protectorate.
Let the people of Anxi trust the imperial court more and submit to it.
Pei Ziyu was very free now and said to Li Shen, "It's great, it's really great."
Li Shen also felt proud when he saw this, and admired that his political awareness had improved a lot.
"Well, now that your son has paid the ransom, you may leave. Remember to take this as a warning."
"Yes, thank you for your grace, Your Highness Prince Ji."
Ma Siyuan stood up, helped his son up, bowed to Li Shen, and then walked out.
"How did the king decide this case?"
Returning to his seat, Li Shen asked Wang Xuance proudly.
"Okay, Your Highness...be fair and strict." Wang Xuance racked his brains but couldn't come up with an appropriate word.
This rogue way of handling the matter left Wang Xuance speechless.
Someone committed a crime, and you beat his son. This seemed absurd to Wang Xuance.
Although the result was ideal, it was somewhat unruly.
But if you think about it, when has Prince Ji ever followed the rules? If he had followed the rules, he wouldn't have been beaten so many times over the years.
"Your Highness Prince Ji is fair and impartial in his dealings. I truly admire him." Pei Ziyu praised from the side.
"Hahahaha, yes, this king is impartial and ruthless. The country has its own laws and the family has its own rules. Although this king is a prince, he must act according to the law.
Then I will see whose turn it is next."
(I have something to do outside. I have too many things to do recently. When will I be able to achieve financial freedom?)