Chapter 157

Many officials suddenly burst out laughing, thinking, isn't this guy slapping His Majesty the Emperor in the face?

One hundred taels, thanks to you being able to say it, it's too cheap.

However, the few ministers who laughed out loud were shocked to find that they immediately met hundreds of pairs of knife-like eyes.

Among them, His Majesty the Emperor himself was included!

Wu Lie, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishments, was a very rare official with a strong character and a pedantic personality in the court of the Yutang Empire.

Since he became an official, no matter whether it was the first seventh-rank magistrate or the current second-rank official, he never accepted any funding or any contact!

Even if someone invites him to a meal or a drink of tea, he never agrees!

This person's management of himself and his family is even more strict to the point where it is almost unreasonable.

"Your Majesty granted me an official position and a salary, which is the reward I deserve for serving the court! But other benefits are not what I deserve! The so-called short-handed and soft-mouthed. I, Wu Lie, You can't be sorry for the official position I hold, you can't be sorry for His Majesty's trust, and you can't be sorry for the eyes of Wanmin!"

"Especially now that I am the head of the criminal department, in charge of the criminal laws of the world! I should be more strict in self-discipline and self-examination!"

"Any act of arrogance can't happen to me!"

"In my eyes, there is no mercy outside the law. The law is the law! If a prince breaks the law, he must commit the same crime as the common people!"

After this Master Wu took office, the number of cases in the Yutang Empire has indeed decreased a lot in these years, and what's more, the officials have handled everything in a subtle way.

No one dared to be as upright and unscrupulous as before.

It can be said that this Lord Wu is the one who turned the tide and enforced the current customs and laws of the Yutang Empire!

Countless corrupt officials, even if they are not found by him, as long as they see him, they will have a guilty conscience that wants to tremble and confess...

But it was also Mr. Wu who suffered many tragedies one after another.

First of all, his beloved wife, who was not over thirty, when Wu Lie was still the Minister of the Criminal Ministry, had his legs cut off due to revenge. Paralyzed, just like a living dead.

His son was also imprisoned for several days in retaliation. Although he survived by chance, he was not only weak and sick, but also blinded by the raw poison and blind in both eyes. He has not improved in the slightest to this day, and he only uses drugs to maintain his life.

The medicines used to maintain the lives of his wife and son are expensive and expensive.

As a result, Mr. Wu's life has been extremely difficult these years. Some kind people couldn't stand it anymore, so they secretly sent a bag of silver over in the middle of the night and put it in the yard of their home.

But as long as he finds out, he will throw it out without saying a word!

Regardless of whether your move is out of good intentions or a deliberate gift, in this Mr. Wu's heart: I don't want money that I shouldn't take, so I don't want it!

Even if I die of poverty and starvation, I don't want it!

In fact, Master Yun Yang, Master Yun Zun, has sent people to give silver and gold to Master Wu's family many times, but even if he told him that it was from the nine masters, Master Wu still shook his head It's like a rattle, but it doesn't accept it.

Even, sometimes the extra rewards from His Majesty the Emperor are not wanted!

I have done a good job, His Majesty gave me a reward, I want it, that is the reward I deserve, and I deserve it.

However, I feel that I didn't do a good job. If His Majesty gave me a reward, why should I accept it! Why are you rewarding me? Isn't this reward and punishment unknown? No charge!

Sometimes His Majesty the Emperor even got angry because of this courtier's refusal to accept his reward.

Such an official, now able to come up with one hundred taels, is already far beyond his limit!

"This, Wu Aiqing." His Majesty the Emperor didn't react at all to the one hundred thousand and two hundred thousand pledged by other officials, but when he saw Wu Lie take out the one hundred taels, he suddenly felt a throbbing pain in his heart .

"Forget the money you pledged. Take the money back and take care of your own life." His Majesty the Emperor said with some regret.

"This pledge was made by all the ministers, but the humble ministers are no exception, nor should they be. My family still has 17 taels, 3.5 cents, which is enough to live for this month." Wu Liegang There was a smile on his iron-colored face.

"But... Aiqing's wife and children still need expenses. This pledge is voluntary, and helping others needs to be done according to one's ability." His Majesty the Emperor warmly comforted: "Take it back."

Wu Lie said sternly: "Your Majesty, I also know that the hundred taels of silver I pledged is just a drop in the bucket. It is of no benefit to the overall situation, and it is far from being compared with others. However, I am a member of the Yutang Empire after all. When the empire is in trouble, I think I am responsible for it." They are also obliged to donate and support. Furthermore, this money is my own money, I can take it if I want to, and don’t take it if I don’t want to.”

This sentence is hard and cute.

In layman's terms, it is: my own money, I can spend it as I like, you can control you... even if you are the emperor, do you still care how my salary is spent? !

His Majesty the Emperor was almost stunned by these words.

Old Marshal Qiu and Leng Daoyin laughed at the same time, and the two veterans laughed loudly, pointing at Wu Lie: "This is his donkey!"

Wu Lie replied stiffly: "You are the donkeys! Your whole family are donkeys!"

puff……

His Majesty the Emperor changed his temper and laughed, even more directly.

Other than Wu Lie, those who dare to speak so positively against the two heroes of the military and swords, really don't think of anyone else!

Even His Majesty the Emperor dared not say this!

But Wu Lie dare!

And what he said was straightforward, majestic, open and aboveboard, and high-spirited!

In his own words: I look up to the sky, bow down to the earth, king and people all my life!

No matter how powerful you are and how powerful your force is, I am afraid of you as an egg? !

The civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty couldn't help laughing at the expressions on the faces of the two old marshals who had eaten shit and were still unable to attack.

These two old hooligans have always used hobs and brutal means to run amok in the court, and today they finally saw them being stunned and speechless, really happy!

"The old man is willing to donate another five hundred thousand silver!"

A gray-haired old minister stood up and said, "Even if you want to sell the iron, you have to donate it. Just to see these two old guys being scolded and deflated, this old man is very happy, and this money is very happy to donate!"

Du Ruobing, the prime minister of the court, stood up.

The old man smiled like a blooming chrysanthemum. The poor old man has been angry with these two old hooligans all his life. He thought that he was close to being buried and there would be no chance of revenge. Today, someone helped me vent my anger. How can I not make up for the theater ticket...

"It's a pity that the old man only has a coffin book of 500,000; otherwise, it would be worth paying a million!"

The old prime minister looked relieved.

His Majesty the Emperor lowered his head and covered his forehead with his hands.

It can be seen that the old prime minister really deserves to die without regrets, otherwise it would be impossible to talk about it...

During a fundraising campaign, His Majesty the Emperor frantically collected money, directly expropriating almost 19 million silver!

As if a large sum of money had fallen from the sky, His Majesty the Emperor heaved a sigh of relief, but suddenly, he became terrified, and a thought lingered in his mind: "There is something wrong with the wealth of these bastards... especially some of them For one, if it is only based on the salary, it will not be able to spend so much money in a hundred years without eating or drinking... and I have never heard of any property in the family. Where did the money they pledged come from?"

His Majesty the Emperor thought about it, and the look in the eyes of several of them was suddenly wrong.

Finally, the fundraising hosted by His Majesty the Emperor was completed, all the ministers breathed a sigh of relief, and then, each of them began to feel pain...

"In the next step, I and all the gentlemen will bring out some things, and then send someone to auction them at the auction outside... I believe we can get some silver... plus the money raised today, it will probably be enough gone."

His Majesty the Emperor was still not satisfied, and made another move.

"Ahem..."

The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty coughed collectively.

Your Majesty, you have opened your eyes to money to such an extent...

...

The court meeting is over.

Wu Lie walked out of the palace gate, but when he looked up, he saw old Marshal Qiu Jianhan blocking him.

"What are you doing?" Wu Lie looked at Qiu Jianhan warily.

Old Marshal Qiu is the head of the three big hooligans in the Yutang Empire. He has always been famous for his viciousness. Wu Lie dared to retort. thing!

The old marshal snorted, threw a bag of silver over, and said: "This is the two thousand taels of silver that I lent you. Remember to return it to me when you have money in the future! This is a loan to you, not for nothing. !"

Without further ado, he turned around and left.

Wu Lie hugged the bag of silver, his throat twitched, he felt a heat in his heart, and he couldn't speak.

At this moment, he couldn't help but think of last night——

At three o'clock last night, Wu Lie washed his wife's body and took the medicine, but he heard another painful moan from his son. Because of his weakness, it was difficult to maintain his body balance, and he fell heavily to the ground. He quickly took medicine for his son, put him on the bed and fell asleep, and when he was so tired that he was about to fall asleep, someone suddenly floated like a cloud. came in.

"Master Wu."

"Who?" Wu Lie was very calm at the time.

"I'm an acquaintance with Mr. Wu." The man was masked in black, but his voice was very friendly: "Mr. Wu should have heard of me. I am the eighth of the nine respects, Feng Zun."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand, and in this airtight room with closed windows and doors, the wind blows leisurely.

The wind was blowing back and forth, turbulent and gentle, and it rolled up the things placed in the room and suspended them, but then gently put them down. From the beginning to the end, the man in black didn't move his hands or feet except for the initial wave.

"Is it really Mr. Feng Zun face to face?"

Wu Lie burst into excitement: "You..."

"I don't need to say anything else, I just hope Mr. Wu will keep the news that Fengmou is still alive." This Venerable Feng said: "I came here today because I heard that Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Wu are ill. force."