mesbooks Chapter 157: Water Can Carry A Boat And Capsize It
Chapter 157: Water Can Carry A Boat And Capsize It
To be honest, Xu Qing's answer made the Xian Wang a little unexpected. From the Xian Wang's point of view, Xu Qing has no concern for beauty. As for raising women, there are many maids in the bookstore, and some of them are very good-looking, but Xu Qing only teaches them to read and let them copy books.
In Xu Qing's eyes, those women are just like a tool for copying books, and there is no more than that.
Moreover, this person said that he had a fake marriage to deal with the Xu family's fake marriage. Xu Qing's home is probably the same as being in a bookstore.
The most important point is that this person has never even been to Piaoxiangyuan!
The virtuous king has practiced martial arts for many years, and he has already reached the perfection of Martial Dao. After a little observation, it can be seen that Xu Qing is still a boy.
This made King Xian couldn't help wondering, Xu Qing couldn't have a problem in some way, right?
It's not something that ordinary men can do at such a young age, is it...
...
But fortunately, greed for money and lust have to be the same, so King Xian always thought that Xu Qing was very greedy for money.
The kind that can be bought with ten taels of silver!
However, the person who could be bought with ten taels of silver today refused 60,000 taels without blinking an eye! ?
King Xian really looked at Xu Qing with admiration.
The purpose of coming today, King Xian is mainly to get wine, and to bring Xu Qing his compensation by the way.
After all, as the most majestic virtuous king of Da Chu, he has cheated this young man more than once for himself and for the benefit of Da Chu. The virtuous king can even feel that every time he appears, Xu Qing looks at him full of eyes. resentment
Even if the virtuous king is a greedy person, he can't keep catching Xu Qing alone, can he?
Therefore, the 60,000 taels obtained from the Xu family for free is the compensation that the Xian Wang brought to Xu Qing. Anyway, it is not his own family's money, so it is quite happy to give it!
Who knew Xu Qing didn't want it? ! He also told himself that these were obtained by plundering the fat and anointing of the people, and that they were ill-gotten gains! He can still say with a serious face the words that a gentleman loves money and obtains it in a proper way...
Is this still Xu Qing? ! Is this still the greedy Xu Qing he knew? !
After listening to Xu Qing's words, the virtuous king asked Xu Qing thoughtfully, "Then what do you think should be done with the 60,000 taels?"
Xu Qing said: "My lord, you must have verified Xu Sima's crimes by now, right?"
The Xian King nodded: "That's right! During his term of office, he embezzled more than 100,000 taels, which is a felony! His son is a bully in Yurou Township, and all the crimes accumulative would not be too much to be punished!"
Xu Qing said: "Then the 60,000 taels should be used to compensate the families who were persecuted by Xu Shen and Xu Sima. It is very hot for ordinary people to hold in their hands. The government should determine the victims by investigating the case files." , and then compensate the victims according to the extent of their injuries, this is appropriate."
King Xian glanced at Xu Qing and said, "What you said makes sense, but it's the most appropriate way."
King Xian sat on the chair, took a sip of the tea brought by the servant girl, looked at Xu Qing, and continued, "Today's Xu Qing really impresses me."
Xu Qing was slightly taken aback: "Admiration? What does the prince mean?"
The virtuous king said: "I really didn't expect such a money-greedy person to reward the people of Yongzhou City with 60,000 taels of silver that can be collected by waving his hands without blinking an eye."
"It's not a reward, it's compensation. There's an essential difference between the two," Xu Qing felt something was wrong as he spoke, "Wait...the lord...in fact, I'm not greedy for money."
The virtuous king: "Ten taels of silver can be bought, and you say you are not greedy for money?"
Xu Qing coughed: "That's my legal labor income."
The virtuous king waved his hand: "I don't care about this with you, you said reward
What is the essential difference between compensation and compensation? Didn't they all give out the silver? "
Xu Qing first asked: "I really want to know how to deal with the dirty money found by corrupt officials in the past?"
The virtuous king said: "Naturally, it will be filled into the treasury."
Xu Qing asked again: "What about the people who were persecuted by these corrupt officials in the past?"
The virtuous king took it for granted: "Didn't this king avenge them all? Have you dealt with these corrupt officials? What else can I do? But you, the king who actually compensated the dirty money to those common people as you said See you for the first time."
Xu Qing said: "My lord, to put it bluntly, rewards and charity are of the same nature and can be given or not, but compensation is different. Compensation is the compensation given to the victim after realizing the mistake of owning."
King Xian frowned and said, "It's the corrupt official who is sorry for the people under his rule. What does it have to do with the court? Could it be that the court let this person corrupt?"
Xu Qing said: "But this official was sent by the imperial court. From the eyes of the common people, this corrupt official represents the will of the imperial court. However, in the process of punishing corrupt officials, the imperial court is playing the chivalrous role of punishing evil and eliminating traitors. You Don’t you think this is unreasonable in itself? The imperial court didn’t realize that it was their fault.”
King Xian fell silent when he heard this. What Xu Qing said seemed reasonable, but why was it so difficult for him to accept it?
It took a long time for the sage king to say: "Is it wrong for the court to eliminate corrupt officials?"
Xu Qing shook his head and said: "The imperial court did not make a mistake in purging corrupt officials. What was wrong was that the money looted by corrupt officials was filled into the treasury openly. How is this different from the King of the Mountain who ordered his subordinates to rob and finally collected all the money he robbed?"
King Xian looked at Xu Qing and said, "You mean it's not wrong to investigate and deal with corrupt officials, but the final result of the court's handling?"
Xu Qing nodded and said: "The relationship between the imperial court and the magistrate is like a father and son. If a son beats someone, the father doesn't just clean up the son and finish the matter. He also needs to pay the beaten person the corresponding compensation. Otherwise, the beaten person will sue the officials. claim."
Xian Wang said: "This metaphor is novel, but...it makes sense, this king understands."
Xu Qing said: "My lord, do you know the Grand Canal dug by Emperor Sui Yang?"
[In fact, it is the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal]
The Xian King nodded and said: "Of course I know it. Since the canal now runs through our Great Chu and Zhao Kingdoms, it has become the main waterway for water transportation. It can be called a great achievement that has a sin in the present age and a merit in the future."
Xu Qing said: "At the beginning, Emperor Sui Yang's original intention of digging this river was just to go to Luoyang to see flowers...and he built a dragon boat for it."
King Xian looked at Xu Qing and asked, "What does this have to do with the court and the common people?"
Xu Qing said: "If the imperial court is compared to this dragon boat, the people are like the water under this boat. The water can carry the boat and capsize it."