Chapter 239: Kill the chicken to warn the monkey (2)
To be fair, although Zhao Hongrun's hands have not been stained with blood so far, he has never been a soft-hearted or hypocritical person. This is most directly related to the palace-style education he has received over the years.
The teaching of palace studies is actually divided into two parts. One part of the lecturers teaches the princes benevolence, righteousness and morality; while the other part of the lecturers teaches the ways of the emperor.
Yes, those who were sent directly from the clan to the palace schools to teach the princes were definitely not the words of sages, but knowledge that was more in line with the status of the superiors.
For example, what are rules, what are means, what kind of things are acceptable and what kind of things are not acceptable.
However, these seemingly deviant courses that were not accepted by scholars with scholarly backgrounds were actually things that the princes must master.
What impressed Zhao Hongrun the most was his well-behaved saying, "The ends justify the means."
In this sentence, the meaning of regular rules refers to being able to control the situation, so the explanation of the whole sentence is: on the premise of being able to control the overall situation and control the situation, it is allowed to do whatever it takes for the sake of interests.
Benefits, this is the core idea of Zongfu-style teaching.
Today, Zhao Hongrun did not decide to severely punish Zheng Jin because of his words. What he cared more about was still profit.
Of course, the interests here do not refer to physical objects, but to the mentality of the officials and craftsmen in the Manufacturing Bureau.
In Zhao Hongrun's view, because these people were used to being at the bottom of the Six Ministries and Twenty-Fours in the past, the Metallurgical Bureau often lacked confidence when facing other departments, especially those with high authority like the Military Bureau.
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He really couldn't imagine that this group of officials and craftsmen from the Smelting Bureau who were watching were clearly several times larger than Zheng Jin's group, but before that, Zheng Jin was allowed to arrogantly curse and even name names.
The bureau chief of the Smelting Bureau whose surname is Wang Fu, come out.
In Zhao Hongrun's view, the mentality of these people in the Smelting Bureau has been distorted to the point that no matter who they meet, they unconsciously put themselves in a lower position, which makes Zhao Hongrun very unhappy.
The Smelting Bureau he hoped for should be a department full of passion and enthusiasm. It should be high-ranking and looked up to by other departments. After all, this department shoulders the heavy responsibility of technological research and development and improvement of the Wei Dynasty and symbolizes the basic national strength of the Wei Dynasty.
with cutting-edge technology.
But now it seems that the entire Smelting Bureau is lifeless. The officials and craftsmen in the Bureau seem to have no idea what to do except forging iron and improving the iron smelting technology. In other words, they have no motivation and enthusiasm to do other research at all.
Enthusiasm, a sense of honor, a sense of accomplishment, once a special agency like the Metallurgical Bureau loses those atmospheres, it's all over.
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Zong Wei Shen Yu and Mu Qing were still slapping Zheng Jin hard on the face.
But Zhao Hongrun didn't feel happy at all. In fact, if there were no special reasons, Zheng Jin's previous self-discipline would have been enough for Zhao Hongrun to let him go.
However, Zhao Hongrun did not let him go. The reason was that he wanted the officials and craftsmen of the Smelting Bureau to watch the superior officer of the Bingzhu Bureau being slapped in front of them.
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Zhao Hongrun hopes to use his actions to make them understand that no department can be superior to the Yezao Bureau. The Yezao Bureau is the most special department in the Wei Dynasty!
Unfortunately, probably no one present could understand Zhao Hongrun's good intentions.
However, if you don’t understand, the effect is still obvious. No, after the officials and craftsmen of the Smelting Bureau witnessed the punishment of Zheng Jin, the Langguan of the Bingzhu Bureau, their fear gradually disappeared in their eyes.
The whole person's mentality gradually changed.
It was as if the officials and craftsmen of the Metallurgical Bureau, who had been bowing down in terms of momentum, suddenly straightened their backs.
Although this is a very metaphysical metaphor, it is undeniable that the officials and craftsmen of the Smelting Bureau gave Zhao Hongrun this exact feeling.
Undoubtedly, the best way to regain the self-confidence of a group of cowardly people is to pull out the people they feared most in the past and beat them up, making them realize that they now have a stronger backer and no longer need to rely on the past.
Those who are afraid grovel.
Of course, in addition to this reason, Zhao Hongrun also wanted to use Zheng Jin, the Langguan of the Military Casting Bureau, to make the other officials of the Sixth Department and the Twenty-Fourth Department of the imperial court clearly understand the fact that when his king, Zhao Hongrun, took charge of the Smelting Bureau
After that, the Metallurgical Bureau was no longer like the past, where cats and dogs could come looking for trouble.
Therefore, Zhao Hongrun did not intend to let go of those who broke into the Smelting Bureau today.
It's not enough to kill them, but at least it has the effect of killing the chickens to scare the monkeys.
After all, if it was just a moderate punishment, Zhao Hongrun couldn't stand it when Zheng Jin, Wang Jin, and Li Jin showed up every few days to come to the Bureau to cause trouble.
However, Zhao Hongrun's "cruel" punishment frightened Wang Fu, the chief executive of the Smelting Bureau.
In fact, Wang Fu initially thought about using the hands of His Highness Zhao Hongrun, Prince Su, to punish Zheng Jin, a guy who had been yelling at their Smelting Bureau in the past, but what he never expected was that this Su Prince
His Royal Highness's punishment methods were so... cruel.
Yes, brutal.
Wang Fu turned to look at Zheng Jin, and saw that Zheng Jin's cheeks were already red and swollen from being slapped, his lips were bleeding, and even two of his teeth had been knocked out by Mu Qing.
But even so, His Highness King Su still seemed dissatisfied.
Seeing this, Wang Fu walked up to Zhao Hongrun and whispered: "Your Highness, this Zheng Jin's mother is the sister of Li Jin, the chief minister of the Military Casting Bureau, and Li Jin is the son of Lord Li Huan, the Minister of War...
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Upon hearing this, Zhao Hongrun glanced at Wang Fu and said calmly: "What do you want to say?"
Wang Fu looked at Zhao Hongrun's expression and said cautiously: "Is your Majesty thinking that His Highness is being merciful?"
Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun chuckled and joked: "Is Wang Jucheng afraid? I thought that Wang Jucheng would like to use my hand to punish this person severely!"
Wang Fu's face turned pale when he heard this. How could he not understand that his trick had already been seen through by His Highness Prince Su? He quickly handed over his hands and confessed: "Your Highness, I will forgive you. I will lower my rank..."
"Okay." Zhao Hongrun waved his hand to interrupt Wang Fu's explanation, and said calmly: "I know that your Smelting Bureau has experienced a lot of hardships in the past, so I don't mind doing what you expect.
I should let you vent your anger... Therefore, you do not need to confess to this king."
"Your Highness..." Wang Fu's expression changed slightly.
You know, after Zhao Hongrun saw through his tricks, he still stepped forward to teach Zheng Jin a lesson for them. How much kindness is this?
But what moved Wang Fu the most was what Zhao Hongrun said next.
"You know, remember, now that the Smelting Bureau has this king supporting you and others, you are the only one who bullies others, and no one will ever bully you again!"
After hearing this, Wang Fu felt as if a fire was burning in his chest. He said sarcastically: "This... how dare we bully our colleagues."
"Oh, that's what I said. What you do in the future depends on you."
"I sincerely follow the teachings of His Highness King Su."
At this time, Zheng Jin had already been beaten and his face was covered in blood.
There is no need to elaborate on how miserable this person is. After all, even Mu Qing, the Zongwei who punished him on his behalf, was shaking his right hand and grinning.
Obviously, even Mu Qing, who had slapped Zheng Jin, felt a sting in the palm of his right hand at this moment, let alone Zheng Jin, whose eyes had turned white and passed out.
"Your Highness, my hands are almost numb." Mu Qing waved his right hand and said helplessly.
At the same time, Shen Yu also casually threw the unconscious Zheng Jin to the ground, turned around and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Your Highness, do you want to pour cold water on him to wake him up?"
Hearing this, everyone present showed strange expressions. They thought to themselves, this has knocked people unconscious, is it possible that they have to wake up and continue to beat them? This... how cruel is it?
At this time, an official from the Military Casting Bureau who followed Zheng Jin mustered up his courage and said to Zhao Hongrun: "Isn't His Highness King Su still dissatisfied?... Mr. Zheng is also an official in the court, and His Highness King Su used Zong Wei for no reason. If you insult and attack Lord Zheng, I will definitely report this matter to the Minister of this department!"
"..." Zhao Hongrun turned his head after hearing this, glanced at the official, and said lightly: "Whatever!... But the premise is that you can get out!" After that, he turned to look at the surrounding Smelting Bureau. The official said coldly: "Close the door for me!"
As soon as he finished speaking, several craftsmen with quick hands and feet ran over and closed the door of the Smelting Bureau.
Seeing this, the expressions of the officials changed drastically and they shouted in shock: "What are you going to do, Your Highness King Su?"
"What are you doing?" Zhao Hongrun snorted coldly and said calmly: "You broke into our smelting bureau without permission and insulted the officials and craftsmen of our smelting bureau. Do you think you can get out safely?"
After saying that, Zhao Hongrun looked around at the craftsmen and said calmly: "There are dozens of you, so you can't defeat even a dozen, right?"
"What does His Highness Prince Su mean..." A craftsman licked his lips and asked in a low voice.
"Teach them a lesson. Our bureau is not something that cats and dogs can break into casually. I will teach you a lesson until you are satisfied, and then I will throw these people out... I will take care of everything!"
Without saying a word, Zhao Hongrun walked towards the main house on his own.
The craftsmen of the Smelting and Manufacturing Bureau looked at each other, and soon, they all rolled up their sleeves with a tacit understanding and surrounded the officials of the Ganbing Forging Bureau with sly smiles.
"You...what are you going to do?!"
The dozen or so public servants looked at the blacksmiths, each of whom was strong and rough from many years of blacksmithing. They swallowed their saliva and backed away, still wanting to threaten something.
Unfortunately, before they could threaten the exit, they were overwhelmed by a group of strong craftsmen from the Smelting Bureau.
"Kill you sons of bitches!"
"I've long since noticed that you guys don't like me!"
Amidst a burst of screams, the officials of the Ganbing Casting Bureau were severely beaten by the angry craftsmen of the Smelting Bureau. After that, according to Zhao Hongrun, all the officers of the Bingcasting Bureau, including Zheng Jin, were killed.
All the people were thrown out the door.
It's a big deal now...
Wang Fu, the Chief of the Smelting Bureau, stared at the people from the Smelting Bureau lying outside the door, wailing and screaming, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with his trembling right hand.
"Hurry... close the door quickly." (To be continued.)