Chapter 65: Corrupt officials? A capable official? The price of integrity (Part 2)

I am not going to kill him... Wang Dafu's words immediately caused a small commotion among the people around him. Xiao Rang and Song Ci, the experienced great men, naturally quickly understood the fat man's intentions, but the other young officials who were called were a little confused and started to discuss it. After all, no matter in that country and era, "huge amount of corruption and bribery" is a crime that must be severely punished, and there is no doubt about this!

An official immediately stood up and said seriously: "Master Lord, Wang Sheng is corrupt and abused the law. His crimes are unforgivable. Not killing is not enough to calm the public's anger. Please think twice. "I saw this man's thick eyebrows and big eyes, and his eyebrows were upright, giving people a feeling of being upright.

The official's name is Nan Wan. He was originally a book boy sent by Wang Dafu to Han Fei, the great master of the Legal family. Because he was clever and smart, he was loved by Han Fei and was accepted as a disciple by him. Now he is under Song Ci, who is responsible for the legal affairs of Green Willow City. He is also the best among the new generation of talents cultivated by Green Willow City.

Turning his head to look at Nan Wan, a trace of appreciation flashed in his eyes. Wang Dafu was also very satisfied with this upright and agile young man. He immediately explained patiently: "Nan Wan, you are right. No matter what, taking bribes is accepting bribes. Wang Sheng must be punished. There is no doubt about this..." Speaking of this, Wang Dafu continued: "... However, although Wang Sheng accepted bribes, his behavior did not cause any loss to the territory, so he would not be punished until he died. If he was executed for this, it would be contrary to justice!"

After saying that, seeing that Nan Wan seemed to want to say something, Wang Dafu raised his hand gently to stop him, and then his voice gradually turned cold and said coldly: "Actually, Wang Sheng is guilty of this matter, but the officials in charge of civil affairs should also give me an explanation... If the people who arranged for settlement after Wang Sheng accepted bribes would meet the settlement regulations. Then why did he disagree with them at the beginning? If the regulations really did not meet the regulations, why could Wang Sheng settle down again after coming forward?" In the end, the fat man's voice was chilling, and these words were heartbroken, which immediately made several low-level officials pale.

In fact, Wang Dafu was angry at the civil affairs official who was in charge of this matter. He was far from above Wang Sheng, and a mere official under the jurisdiction of an affiliated territory could take advantage of this to receive more than 100,000 taels of silver. How many tricks are there in this?

——However, although this matter must be investigated, it cannot be investigated now. At least it must be investigated after dealing with Wang Sheng and the other three...

He stared at the officials fiercely. Wang Dafu was too lazy to pay attention to it anymore. He changed his subject and said his plans casually, and he also said the punishment for Xiao Di: "Power Wang Sheng and Xiao Dian... to be demoted to the people~~"

Before Wang Dafu finished speaking, his words had already caused an uproar among the surrounding officials. This time, even Song Ci, Xiao Rang and others could not help but change their faces slightly... The job was cut off for the people! This is second only to the punishment of raiding the house and beheading the head for any official!

When Wang Dafu just said that he would give a lighter punishment to Wang Sheng, others, including Song Ci, Xiao Rang and others, thought that he did not intend to severely punish Xiao Di, Tao Sanshui and others, and just "turned big things into small things, and small things into small things" was gone. Who knew that this fat man had a strange peak. He did not give Xiao Rang any face and directly cut Xiao Di and Wang Sheng as the people, which made several people look at each other and didn't know what expression to do for a moment.

Of course. It seems that people like Tao Yuanming and Xiao Rang naturally cannot use their power to seek personal gain for their nephews. In fact, they have no intention of speaking for the two of them at all. However, according to traditional concepts, what Xiao Di made was just a small mistake, not even a mistake, and it seems that it is impossible to be severely punished. Therefore, the fat man's decision made everyone shocked!

So, after a moment of dismay, someone finally stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Lord, this Xiao Di is a good official who loves the people as much as his son, and has always been honest and self-disciplined. This time, the matter is for the people, and he has not favored himself..."

Hearing this, Wang Dafu waved his hand and said, "Hehe~~ It's better to go home to sell sweet potatoes if you don't make decisions for the people... Zhongyong, you said it's a good place. Xiao Dian is indeed a good official. A real good official!"

This "Zhongyong" is the most famous talent among the younger generation of Green Willow City. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is the leader of the new generation, and he is also a great celebrity~~ Wang Anshi's famous work "Sad Zhongyong" must be heard of, but this "Zhongyong" is the protagonist of the article - Fang Zhongyong!

Although the fat man was not interested in Wang Anshi, the "famous prime minister of the Northern Song Dynasty", he was very interested in the prodigy in his article "Fang Zhongyong", who could be a poet without learning at the age of five. He specially sent a "wandering son" to find this famous prodigy from the folk of Song Yue, and brought his family to Green Willow City to provide sufficient conditions. I want to see if this prodigy had a completely different fate trajectory, would it still be "indifferent to everyone" like in history~~"

The result was speechless. Zhongyong's genius was indeed unquestionable. He was brilliant soon after he arrived at Green Willow Academy, which attracted everyone to be praised. Especially when Jiang Yan, who was also a young man, was even more fond of him and quickly accepted him as his introductory disciple. However, who thought that Fang Zhongyong, who was originally famous for his poetry and prose, had no poems appeared in the world after being accepted by Jiang Yan as his disciple. However, since then, there was an extra small official who could only be outstanding in Green Willow City...

——Although it cannot be said that it was a repeat of the same mistake, Fang Zhongyong was unable to become a literary master in the end... Wang Dafu really had nothing to say about such a turn of things, and this might be really a destiny.

After a sentence was determined by Xiao Dian, Wang Dafu did not give Fang Zhongyong the opportunity to continue speaking, but said calmly: "Zhongyong, you must understand that, just as the 'talent' and 'credit' I mentioned earlier cannot be the reason for exemption, the 'famous' of a good official cannot also be the reason for exemption... The only condition for judgment on whether to punish or not is whether he committed a crime!" After saying this, he paused slightly and explained seriously: "...Xiao Di's original intention of raising money for the people was not wrong, and he did not take the opportunity to fill his personal pockets afterwards, but the behavior of 'using public funds' is itself wrong. Where does this place the law of my Green Willow City?"

Turning his head and looking at Xiao Di quietly, then Wang Dafu said seriously: "Xiao Di, your purpose is not wrong, but your way of doing things is very wrong. You can guarantee that you have selfless thoughts, but can you guarantee that everyone will have no selfish thoughts as much as you want you? If I don't punish you today, then if someone makes similar problems in the future, how do you let me deal with it?"

When Xiao Di heard this, he lowered his head and said nothing, and stopped defending himself. Instead, Fang Zhongyong was full of anxiety and said again: "City Lord, City Lord~~The national law is nothing but the law of heaven and human nature. City Lord, his actions should be punished, and his feelings are pitiful~~"

"The feelings are pity, and the actions should be punished; the actions should be punished, and the feelings should be punished... Zhongyong, do you really think I don't know the difference between this sentence?" After pausing for a moment, Wang Dafu closed his eyes slightly and said tiredly: "But Zhongyong, you must understand...... Using 'people' to manage people will inevitably lead to unsatisfactory things; only by using 'system' to manage people can there be true justice and fairness; and if we want to establish a practical system, we need to respect the 'system' ourselves!"

After hearing this, before Zhongyong could express his feelings, Xiao Di had already shown a sudden enlightenment. He kowtowed and said sadly: "City Lord, Xiao Di is thinking about something wrong, so you are disappointed!" Fang Zhongyong on the other side finally sighed at this time, lowering his head and silently.

"Haha~~Xiao Di...Wang Sheng..." A ugly smile appeared on Wang Dafu's mouth. He stood up gently, walked over and patted the shoulders of both of them, and said with a little sadness: "You both are still young, and they are rare talents. Go well. If you still want to stay in Green Willow City in the future, you can take the exam again in three years and continue to serve as an official; if you want to transfer to another place, I can write a recommendation for you~~"

Hearing Wang Dafu's words, Xiao Di and Wang Sheng trembled all over again. This time, even Wang Sheng's eyes were slightly red, but Tao Sanshui beside them showed a slightly disdainful expression... Although he was from the same period, he himself always looked down on Xiao Di, Wang Sheng, and the two of them. Needless to say, the fat man Wang who is greedy for money (not Wang Dafu~~). Even in his eyes, Xiao Di was basically a bit frivolous and unemployed.

Quietly holding Tao Sanshui's expression in his eyes, Wang Dafu turned around and came to him, and said indifferently: "Then... Tao Sanshui Tao Chengxuan, what about you? What about you? What about you, what about you, the great honest official?"

——"Debtatistics and infringement" itself is a crime of "corruption and bribery" and "embezzlement of public funds", not to mention the fact that it caused human death... A faint chill slowly emerged with the fat man's words.
Chapter completed!