Tortoise of the Great Desolation

Chapter 551 Bribery
"The villain Fei Zhong (You Hun), see the king."

Waving his hand, Zi Shou asked the two of them to excuse him, with a playful look on his face, "Do you two know what Gu asked you to come here?"

Hearing this, Fei Zhong and You Hun looked at each other and shook their heads: "I don't know."

Smiling lightly, Zi Shou looked at Fei Zhong and You Hun in the hall, and said, "You two followed Gu when Gu was the king of longevity, right?"

The two nodded, but they still didn't understand what Zi Shou wanted to say.

Seeing this, Zi Shou also said directly: "When Gu was the king of Shou, you were Gu's confidantes. After Gu succeeded to the throne, you became Gu's close ministers. Then the problem comes. With the change of your status, you How many people do you think would be willing to bribe you to speak well of them in front of Gu?"

Hearing what Zishou said, Fei Zhong and You Hun trembled in fright, they knelt down almost at the same time, and Fei Zhong even shouted for grievances: "My lord Mingjian, the villain is loyal to the lord, and has never done anything wrong. Live this kind of thing!"

At the same time, You Hun also said: "That's right, my lord, if the villain has done such a thing, I will let the villain die!"

"Oh?" Looking at Fei Zhong and You Hun who were swearing to prove their innocence, Zi Shou smiled and said, "You mean, no matter what, you wouldn't do such a thing?"

Both Fei Zhong and You Hun nodded in haste, for fear of being slow.

However, seeing them like this, Zi Shou shook his head in disappointment, and said lightly: "But if you were asked to do this alone, wouldn't you also do it?"

Fei Zhong and You Hun were taken aback by Zishou's words—the turn was too fast, and they hadn't reacted yet.

"Speak, don't pretend to be dumb." Zi Shou said indifferently as he knocked on a few cases impatiently.

Taking a cautious look at Zishou, Fei Zhong and You Hun were both a little confused.

What does it mean?
However, although they didn't understand the situation, Fei Zhong and You Hun finally made a decision - no matter what, they were always right to obey.

Therefore, after only struggling for a moment, the two said directly: "The villain will do whatever the king asks the villain to do."

"That's right." Nodding his head in satisfaction, Zi Shou chuckled and said, "You are lonely close ministers, how can you not accept any bribes? Wouldn't that be a disgrace? You didn't set the rules before It doesn't matter, it just happens to be the day of the pilgrimage of the princes of the four directions. You can take this opportunity to establish the rules. But all the princes who come to the pilgrimage, no matter who they are, will give you gifts first. As long as the gifts are delivered, you can say good things to them in front of Gu, and on the other hand, if someone doesn't give a gift, hmph, don't Gu teach you what to do?"

It can be said that Fei Zhong and You Hun were dumbfounded when they heard Zishou's words.

What kind of situation is this?
How can a king teach his subjects how to be treacherous and sycophants?

However, even if they have thousands of questions in their hearts, they can only answer them first.

As Zishou said, they are close ministers.

Since they were close ministers, they would naturally do what Zi Shou said. As for whether it was right or wrong, that was a matter for the ministers to manage.

Seeing the two obediently responding, Zishou also nodded in satisfaction: "Are there any other questions? If not, you can start doing this after you go back."

Hearing this, You Hun's mind suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he quickly asked, "Your Majesty, if the villains follow your instructions, will the collected property be sent directly to the King's internal treasury, or will the villains temporarily help the King keep it? "

"Oh?" Looking at You Hun unexpectedly, Zi Shou laughed and said, "Since it's the property you collected, isn't it yours? Why do you ask Gu?"

"Your Majesty was joking." You Hun smiled mischievously, and he also suddenly figured out that Zi Shou asked them to collect bribes, and it was definitely not for them.

That being the case, Zi Shou's purpose is almost clear.

However, to You Hun's surprise, Zishou's voice suddenly turned cold when he heard him say this: "Gu never likes to joke, if Gu says it's yours, then it's yours, and it has nothing to do with Gu." No."

Looking at Fei Zhong and You Hun who were somewhat puzzled, Zishou added: "However, if you care about big businessmen and donate money to the national treasury, Gu can't control it, can you?"

Hearing what Zishou said, Fei Zhong and You Hun also fully understood what Zishou meant.

As they said before, whether they send the money to Zishou's internal treasury or they help Zishou to keep it first, there are hidden dangers. Once something happens, it is very likely that Zishou will be involved.

Even if something happened, no one could do anything to Zi Shou, the great king, but the spread of this kind of thing would greatly damage Zi Shou's reputation.

And if they donate the money to the treasury, it's different.

As Zi Shou said, the property they collect belongs to them. In this way, Zi Shou himself has completely picked it out.

Moreover, their donation to the national treasury can also silence some people who call them treacherous ministers every day-we are treacherous ministers and have donated so much money to the treasury, so how much should you donate?
The most important thing is, no matter whether the money stays in Zishou's internal treasury or in the national treasury, isn't it all Zishou's in the end?

Thinking of this, Fei Zhong and You Hun looked at each other, and both couldn't help sighing—I didn't expect that the king looked at the thick eyebrows and big eyes, but he was actually a scheming bitch.

cough cough.

Fei Zhong and You Hun left with Zi Shou's order.

After both of them left, Yun Xiao also appeared in the hall again.

stare!
"What do you see me doing?" Zi Shou asked, turning his head a little uncomfortably.

Yun Xiao didn't speak.

stare!
Now I couldn't bear it any longer: "Yunxiao, what do you mean by staring at me?"

Finally retracting his gaze, Yun Xiao shook his head and sighed softly: "I didn't expect, I didn't expect, you are this kind of person. It's too wicked for you to teach your servants how to take bribes like this."

"What is wickedness? I call it smart and witty, okay? Eight hundred princes, hmph, how many do you think are dedicated to business? If so, instead of letting them keep their property and use it against me in the future, don't you?" Let me find a way to get these properties out of their hands." Hearing what Yun Xiao said, Zi Shou argued unconvinced.

Without further arguing with Zi Shou, Yun Xiao straightened his expression, and said seriously: "Okay, stop making trouble, and be serious, if you do this, don't you fear that the princes of the world will alienate you?"

(End of this chapter)