Chapter 43: The Value of Human Life
Gongsun Shu died, but he was not killed in battle. After a series of spoiled men and women, Mrs. Gongsun, who had lost her son and husband, decisively packed her luggage and asked Prime Minister Wei for help. The 20,000 troops under Gongsun Shu were temporarily under Li Chong.
Recently, King Zhao always felt his head buzzing. In the morning, the censor Cheng Yi was the first to leave the list and impeach the son of Li Chong, the governor of Longxi County. As he spoke, he involved Ying Guang's cover-up prisoner and forced the county magistrate Gongsun Shu to commit suicide unjustly. It was about shocking the world, crying ghosts and gods, like singing and crying, just like seeing with his own eyes. Finally, he suggested that such a crazy person would die as a car breaks apart to serve as a warning. As soon as he finished speaking, the old Marquis of Meng Chong had already been
Unable to bear it, he went out of his way, pointed at Cheng Yi's nose and scolded: "You know, that's a big deal! Gongsun Shu Fei was domineering and arrogant. Sometimes he didn't even listen to my military orders. He had already been split into eight sections in my military camp. Fortunately, he knew himself and committed suicide in shame. He was also considered a man from the Qin Dynasty! Besides, a small county lieutenant committed suicide. You actually wanted to split the commander under my command. Xiao Wei, tell me, did you let him do this?"
Prime Minister Wei Ran went out and gave a bow to King Zhao first, saying: "Since the country has laws, we should follow the laws. It is not that we can ignore the laws by looking at anyone's face. What does the old Marquis Meng think?"
"Bah!" Meng Chong's hair and hair were all open, and regardless of King Zhao's presence on the stage, he rolled up his sleeves, crossed his waist, and shouted to Wei Ran: "Don't think I don't know your little thoughts. Gongsun Shu is your person, Li Chong is also a civil servant. The whole Longxi is so that you can't splash water in it, like an iron bucket. Now Ying Guang is in Longxi, and he is my husband's person. You are clearly taking this opportunity to suppress dissidents!"
"Suppressing dissidents? Is the Marquis saying that this prime minister is forming a clique for personal gain?" Wei Ran smiled sinisterly, suddenly became serious and said loudly: "Master, my loyalty to the King is so clear to the Riyue, and I am just doing things according to the rules. However, Old Marquis Meng tried to stop him in every possible way. Could there be another hidden truth?"
"Fuck! In terms of loyalty, when I was riding on the battlefield with the former king, you kid were peeing and playing with mud! Lao Wang, don't pull me! I have to beat this kid!"
The sleepy old Marquis Wang Zhen was awakened by Meng Chong's roar. Although he didn't hear anything in the court just now when he fell with Zhou Gong, he still had this tacit understanding based on his friendship with Lao Meng for many years. He opened his sleepy eyes and had no time to wipe the saliva at the corner of his mouth. He stepped forward and grabbed Meng Chong's sleeve, shouting so desolately: "Brother, please calm down. You can't think of it. Sister-in-law is at the age of flowers. Don't worry, I will take good care of you!"
Meng Chong staggered and gave Wang Zhen a head with his hand back. His eyes moved, and he kept glanced at Wei Ran opposite him, posing: "Over there, over there!"
Wang Zhen suddenly realized and shouted to Wei Ran: "Although my sister-in-law is over 50 years old, she is just in her prime! But she is more than ten years older than you. How could you be so greedy and have such dirty thoughts!" After saying that, she was filled with regret, and she didn't know whether it was for his sister-in-law or for him.
Poor Wei Ran's face was as dark as a pot. He was not afraid of sarcasm, nor was he afraid of the generals' movements. He was only afraid of the silly and rough messy, but he was afraid of the silly and rough messy. There was no reason to say at all. The best result was that you said yours, and he said hiss, and he died in vain.
King Zhao rubbed his forehead with a headache and slapped the table with a sudden blow! He cursed: "A marquis! A prime minister! How can he be so chaotic in this hall?" He waved his hand and threw a roll of bamboo slips on the table into the hall, and shouted: "You don't know what kind of Gongsun Shu is? You all think that he is an orphan, but he is not a fool! It is obvious that Li Yao saw his mother being humiliated and killed Gongsun Wudi by chance, and Gongsun Shu was fallen and died! Although he was incompetent in his son, he thought that he had been guarding the border for many years, so he would pay for the death of the war. As for Ying Guang, he would cover up Li Yao for no reason and punish him for the temporary position of county magistrate, so he would be honest in guarding the border in Longxi!"
Seeing that Wei Ran was still about to speak, King Zhao suddenly said coldly: "Is there anything else that the Prime Minister wants to say?"
Wei Ran was shocked and knew that King Zhao was dissatisfied with his support to the army. Although he had made the contribution of following the dragon, the Meng family had been loyal and kind for generations and had been born and died for the past kings. The army was very relieved in the hands of the Meng family. He had touched the bottom line of the king and could no longer cross it.
"There is no objection to me." Wei Ran was even more respectful than before. After the salute, he returned to the team to stand. The king had already made the final conclusion. Gongsun Shu, the unlucky guy, died in vain. The battle for the interests of each group in the court. The king wanted both mutual restraints and unity and stability. Cheap items such as human life were sacrificed. As long as they could be exchanged for sufficient benefits, such cheap items were as much as possible for major groups. No one would care about the victim who was still waiting in the inn and wanted to receive fair treatment.
Sure enough, until the scattered court, no one mentioned the changes in Longxi again. It seemed that everyone had chosen to forget this place. After leaving the hall, Wei Ran's face was as usual, and he walked side by side with Meng Chong and chatted and laughed. Old man Wang Zhen was also making jokes with a smile. Who would believe that in the court just now, the two of them were fighting red and they were about to fight?
In the eyes of ordinary people, the matter of life that is at stake is silently settled. Even Mrs. Gongsun has no news, and no one knows where she went. It is like a stone thrown into a deep pool. Apart from causing ripples, no one cares about where the stone goes.
Life has to go on. Whether it is Ying Guang, who is far away in Longxi or Zhao Wang who is in charge of Xianyang, everyone's requirements are the same, that is balance. As long as the civil servant group and the military general group can control each other, Zhao can focus on himself and form a stable triangle with the two major groups. Moreover, King Zhao's focus is on the border of Chu. The Mongolian and Wu army supported it very timely and helped Chu stabilize the situation. The war will end after a few months. The benefits obtained at this time are far greater than the original efforts. How to squeeze the last bit of oil and water of Chu is what King Zhao wants to do most now. As for whether the Longxi County Magistrate Ying Guang or Zhao Guang, it is the same for King Zhao.
Chapter completed!