Chapter 1171 Who doesn’t blame others for speaking out?
Li Chen understood what Hu Pi meant and said indifferently: "Are you planning to trade your own life for the lives of your two sons?"
Hu Pi said in a trembling voice: "The old minister is already old and knows that he has no way to teach his son, so he let these two rebellious sons embark on this path. All this is not so much their fault as the fault of the old minister. If the son does not teach, the father will
However, I only hope that Your Highness can leave a bloodline for me."
Li Chen sneered and said: "Do you think I am doing business with you? You come in exchange for your two sons, and then the mistakes they make will not be held accountable?"
"I agree, ask them if they agree!"
Li Chen pointed his finger at the people around him and said angrily to Hu Pi: "You are all working together and colluding to deceive the people of Da Qin. What is wrong with these people? They worked hard to make money to support their families, but in the end they failed
You guys are exploiting me one after another, and you can't even guarantee your basic life, so why do you have the nerve to come and plead for mercy?"
"Manipulating grain prices, selling official salt privately, and forming cliques for personal gain. Hu Pi, you have been an official all your life. You should know better than anyone what the consequences of these three crimes will be!"
Li Chen's words were loud and like thunder.
The people present were all excited.
"good!"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said it well!"
"This is our good prince! Making decisions for the people!"
"That's right, kill these dog officials!"
The feelings of the people are simple and warm. If they think something is good, they will not hesitate to applaud you, but if they feel it is not good, they will definitely criticize you.
The words of these people now represent their truest thoughts.
Their requirements are not high, as long as there is one person who can make decisions for them and give them a life that they can live on, they will be satisfied.
Li Chen was very pleased.
At least the reaction of these people means that they have not completely lost hope in the court, and they still recognize themselves as the prince.
If a political power loses its popular base, it is not far from destruction.
But at this time, Hu Pi raised his head and shouted sternly: "Your Highness!"
"I am certainly guilty, but the law does not punish everyone. No matter how serious the crime is, it will not lead to the destruction of the family. Why do so many officials gather around Your Highness? There is always greed and selfish desires in the human heart. If Your Highness demands that this water be clear, then this
The fish in the pond will die first, and when the clear water turns into stagnant water, how can His Highness hold up the sky?"
These words stopped Li Chen's plan to go to Mihang.
Turning around and looking at Hu Pi, whose face was full of despair and determination, Li Chen said: "The law does not punish the public? That is because the law is merciless. In my hands, there is no law that cannot punish the public."
"You are right to say that people's hearts always have greed and selfish desires. I am not a saint, but I still have selfish desires. How can I ask others to be saints?"
"I allow others to make mistakes, and I also allow others to make small moves for their own selfish interests, but I always have a bottom line."
Looking closely into Hu Pi's eyes, Li Chen said word by word: "Don't let the people live. Whoever makes it hard for the people, I will make it hard for him!"
After saying this, Li Chen turned around and never looked at Hu Pi who was lying on the ground.
Behind him, there were cheers that almost lifted the roof, and there were also some older elders, with tears streaming down their faces, calling out to the people who have eyes in the sky.
Back at Mihang, Li Chen began to give orders.
"Chen Tong!"
"The humble position is here!"
Chen Tong cupped his fists, held his breath and concentrated, not daring to slack off at all.
