Chapter 73: Fake benevolence, fake righteous prince cloud?
Chapter 73: "False benevolence and false righteousness" Shi Ziyun said?
Hearing Cang Man's words, Yao Yun nodded thoughtfully.
Wu Zhu has a high status in this world. When people encounter trouble, the first thing they think of is Wu Zhu. To eliminate disasters and pray for blessings, they need to go to Wu Zhu. They need to go to Wu Zhu for lawsuits and trials. Even on major national affairs, kings will ask for Wu Zhu’s opinion.
Divination or something.
In other words, although Yao Yun is the Lord of Xidu, his power is not supreme. In many cases, the power executed by the witch temple is greater than that of the king.
In particular, many people believed in the witch temple and went directly to the witch temple for many matters instead of him, the king. This was also the reason why Yao Yun was usually relatively leisurely.
This time, many people ran out of food in their homes, and instead of looking for him, the king, they went to the witch temple.
There are two reasons for this phenomenon. One is that Wu Zhu has had a high status since ancient times and the people are convinced of him. The second is that he is a young king and the people have no confidence in him, so when something goes wrong, they think of the highly respected Wu Zhu.
"Let's go back!"
Yao Yun weighed the bamboo rat in his hand and prepared to go back home. Yao Yun felt a little disappointed at the different treatment of the common people, but after thinking about it, he felt relieved. After all, he had suffered the disadvantage of being young and had a long future.
The group of people put their hoes on the flatbed truck, and then each carried one or two bamboo rats back to Xidu.
As soon as he returned to the palace, guard Feng Feng Huohuo came forward to report.
"Your Majesty, the second elder of the witch temple is here to discuss matters with you."
"Well, I understand."
Yao Yun immediately turned around and went to the witch temple, but he did not put the bamboo rat down. Instead, he took the bamboo rat to the witch temple to deliver it to the second elder. It seemed that he had not eaten fresh meat for several days.
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In the witch temple, Wu Tong and the bald dragon are sitting in the hall.
"The prince is really playful. He went to the mountains again without saying a word. Wu Lao Er, you don't care. Humph, I said that the prince was born a god. Why do I think this is too exaggerated? Who is born with a god?
I can think about going to the mountains every day without getting embarrassed!"
Wu Tong smiled noncommittally: "What the Second Master said makes sense. As long as you give me hope, I will continue. Death of old age is death anyway. If you keep fighting, you might become a god!"
The bald dragon has no say in matters of life and death among mortal gods. He is a dragon. As long as he has majestic horns and wings on his back, he has the hope of becoming a god and ascending to the throne. He doesn't have to do anything spectacular.
"Second Wu, you'd better take care of the things in front of you. There were only a few people in Xidu, but now it's better. Dozens of families and hundreds of people are out of food. They are good farmers and good at crafts. They don't just steal.
What a pity the death of a slave who was a slippery, lazy and slow-working slave."
Wu Tong also looked troubled: "There is not much surplus food in the treasury, but there should be a lot of surplus food in the granary of the palace, which is enough to help the people. I have sent people to find the king."
The bald dragon disdains pouty lips and seems to disagree with Wu Laoer's mother-in-law: "The prince has been kind-hearted since he was a child. He can be said to be a woman's benevolence even if it sounds ugly. There are some saints. In this case, he will definitely agree. If you ask
No need to ask, just go directly to the palace to bring food."
Wu Tong smiled bitterly: "It is necessary to obtain the king's consent. The palace treasury is the king's private wealth and cannot be separated between public and private."
The bald dragon just said it casually and didn't take it seriously.
"Then wait for the prince to come!"
"Uncle Long, here you are, why are you so anxious?"
While talking, Yao Yun entered the house under the guidance of the witch boy, holding two chubby black bamboo rats in his hand: "I just went to dig winter bamboo shoots in the bamboo forest. Erha and the iron-eating beast caught a lot of bamboo rats. This bamboo rat
It tastes good and I brought it to you two specially."
Wu Tong had a kind face and a gratified smile on his face. Even the bald dragon, who always had a rather aggressive tone, was quite pleased. Of course, he still looked very arrogant.
Yao Yun asked again at this time: "Second Elder, what do you want to do with Gu?"
Wu Tong smiled, considered his tone, and then said:
"Farming depends on the weather, and accidents will always happen throughout the year. Every year in Xidu, many people will run out of food and starve. Alas, there is actually nothing we can do about it. In previous years, we were helpless, but this year, the Royal Palace
There is a lot of surplus grain in the granary, so I want to ask the king to release grain to save the people!"
The bald dragon also answered: "This year is just the right time. Your Majesty, you have food in your hands. If you give the people a bite of food when they are hungry and most desperate, you will gain countless people's hearts in one fell swoop!"
After hearing this, Yao Yun nodded first, then shook his head with a smile.
When the bald dragon saw Yao Yun shaking his head, his expression changed and he asked: "Your Majesty, why are you shaking your head? Isn't it because you don't want to give food to the people?"
Yao Yun nodded: "Yes, I don't agree to give food to the people!"
After finishing speaking, Bald Long and Wu Tong's jaws dropped. In their expectation, there was no way that the kind and gentle king would refuse.
But the result was beyond their expectations. Yao Yun actually refused.
The way the two people looked at Yao Yun changed instantly. There was neither criticism nor appreciation, they just looked at Yao Yun blankly, as if they were looking at a stranger.
"Your Majesty, you have changed."
Yao Yun was stunned for a moment, realizing that he was only half-sent, so he continued: "You two heard what Gu said. Gu said that he did not agree with giving food to the people, but he did not say that he would not release food. Gu was prepared to use work instead of relief!"
"What is work-for-relief?" Wu Tong took a breath and asked curiously.
Yao Yun replied: "Work-for-relief means using food to hire hungry people to work for them. In the process, it indirectly relieves the people."
The bald dragon was surprised: "Your Majesty, I didn't see it before. You are so stingy. You have to squeeze out the last bit of hard work for the people who are about to starve to death. Oh, but that's okay. At least you can help the people tide over the difficulties."
"Uncle Long, you are wrong, you don't know the powerful relationship between them!" Yao Yun shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"What's the big deal? It's just that you are stingy. You don't need to explain. Ben Long understands and appreciates you. This is what a man should be like. He is much better than your previous mother-in-law."
Wu Tong seemed to hear something, and then said: "Your Majesty, I wonder what you mean by this?"
Yao Yun nodded: "Well, Gu Da can directly release food to help the people. I think the people will be grateful to Gu by then, but there are hidden dangers in this kind of behavior.
If there is a major disaster, Gu naturally releases grains to provide relief without any conditions. But this year the weather has been smooth and most people have had a good harvest. They are just an exception. This time Gu released grains to relieve them. In the coming year, they and even more people will feel in their hearts.
It's just a fluke that the kind king will help us when we run out of food. By then, I'm afraid there will be even more people who are short of food.
I would like to ask the second elder, Uncle Long, what will we do then?"
Hearing this, Wu Tong and Bald Dragon's expressions changed drastically. They really had never thought about this.
"When the time comes that we have no food to provide relief to the people, the people will probably complain. They used to provide food relief, but now they don't. When that moment comes, the gratitude in the past will turn into anger and dissatisfaction."
Wu Tong and Uncle Long looked at each other and wanted to refute, but they felt it made sense.
Seeing this, Yao Yun continued: "It's hard to be a good person, and it's even harder to do good deeds. I don't need them to think about my kindness all the time. I just do good deeds.
Work-for-relief is to tell the people that they have to work hard in exchange for food and earn wealth. Only by hard work can they get something. If they overcome the difficulties through labor today, they will still work hard to farm in the coming year in order not to encounter food shortages. Both
Compare and judge!"
After Yao Yun finished speaking, the expressions on the faces of Wu Tong and Bald Long were wonderful.
At first they thought they had made a mistake, that the prince's kindness was fake and that he was just a petty king in the mainland. But after hearing his words, they realized that they had misunderstood the king.
What makes them even more ashamed is that the king has a great strategy, and he not only focuses on rescuing the people, but also considers the consequences clearly.
The old guy is so embarrassed.
Wu Tong was ashamed and ashamed: "Your Majesty, I have been living so stupidly for many years that I didn't even think of this."