Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 545 tit for tat

The folk customs of Tang Dynasty are tough, although the people are afraid of the officials, but not to the point where they dare not laugh, so after hearing Gao Ming's teasing of the two people in the field, they couldn't help laughing.

Hearing this burst of laughter, the two people below the ridge immediately blushed, and they didn't know whether they were blocked by Gao Ming's words, or they earned it with excessive force.

If it was before, even if Gao Ming was the crown prince, they wouldn't let him tease him, but now it's the two of them who are at fault, so they can only admit it with gritted teeth, feeling like a dumb man eating coptis.

What made them feel even more helpless was that the cow in the field refused to move forward no matter whether it was pulling or driving. lose.

In desperation, one of the two yanked forward, while the other picked up a whip and beat desperately, cursing while beating.

"Stupid cow, go! If you don't go, I'll beat you to death!"

It may be because of the pain from the beating. In the surprised eyes of everyone, the cow suddenly let out a "moo", and then knocked the official who was dragging it to the ground at one end, and stared at the red bull. eyes, looking at the officer with the whip standing behind him.

Seeing this scene, everyone was stunned, and the official with the whip turned pale with fright. His legs softened and he sat down on the ground.

"Help... help!"

Seeing that everyone was shouting for help, Gao Ming couldn't bear to die in front of so many people, so he could only wave his hand at the few soldiers beside him.

"That cow has gone mad. In order to prevent it from hurting people, you go and stop it. If it doesn't work, kill it on the spot!"

"Yes!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, more than a dozen fully armed Qianniu Guards rushed up quickly, ready to stop the enraged prairie cow.

However, a mad cow is not so easy to stop. After injuring two people in a row, the Qianniu guards beheaded the cow with Gao Ming's consent.

Looking at the cow lying in a pool of blood, two officials who were paralyzed by fright came over in shock and bowed to Gao Ming together.

"Thank you, His Royal Highness, for saving your life, I am very grateful!"

Hearing the thanks from the two, Gao Ming immediately grinned, and waved towards them while smiling.

"You two adults don't need to be too polite, but I have a question for you two. Do you still think that grassland cows don't need to wear cow nose rings? Do you still think my behavior is cruel and unworthy?"

"This……"

Faced with Gao Ming's question, the two fell into a dilemma again.

Obviously, if they answer "prairie cows need to wear nose rings", then it is tantamount to slapping themselves in the face, and it will be embarrassing.

But if they continue to insist on what they said before, let alone whether they can justify themselves, Gao Ming alone cannot make them feel better.

If Gao Ming got them another prairie cow later and let them continue to cultivate the land, they would be even more ashamed by then!

After thinking about these things clearly, the two glanced at each other, and then bowed to Gao Ming together.

"His Royal Highness, we were confused just now, please forgive me, His Royal Highness!"

"Yes, yes, now we have discovered that the restraint of the bull's nose ring is really needed!"

Gao Ming nodded in satisfaction this time, seeing the two people's promises.

"Well, people say that true knowledge comes from practice, and it seems to be true. After working in the field, the two adults will understand the truth, very good!"

"..."

Of course the two could hear the ridicule in Gao Ming's words, but the situation was stronger than others, so they could only keep their heads down and say nothing.

Seeing that the two of them had given up, Gao Ming looked at the two who were standing on the other side.

"What do you say?"

Just now, these two people also stood up and said that Gao Ming's cruelty and virtue were not good, and they didn't expect to be slapped in the face so quickly.

But with the lessons learned from the previous two people, they didn't hold back, and immediately succumbed to Gao Ming.

"His Royal Highness, I only now know that this prairie cow is so rebellious, and it really should be restrained a little!"

"That's right, His Royal Highness, for the safety of the people, I suggest that all cows should wear nose rings in the future!"

Seeing the two people swearing in their vows, Gao Ming immediately sighed helplessly.

"Hey... It's really official. You are right in what you say. I can't say no to you, so let's do as you say, but..."

Speaking of this, Gao Ming immediately pointed to the slaughtered cow in the field, and then looked at the four people in front of him.

"That cow could have been put on a nose ring and turned into a good farming cow, but now it has become a dead cow because of your fault. What do you think should be done?"

"This……"

After hearing Gao Ming's words, the four of them immediately looked at me and I looked at you, and after walking for a long time, they all bowed their hands to Gao Ming.

"Wei Chen is willing to compensate!"

From the perspective of the four of them, a prairie cow is nothing more than four or five pennies at most, and if the four share it equally, it is more than one penny, not even two pennies. To them, this amount of money is only a small amount of money.

Of course Gao Ming also knew this, so naturally it was impossible to make them happy. After thinking for a while, he opened his mouth to the four of them.

"I know that the four of you are honest and upright officials. If losing money puts you in a predicament in life, I can't bear it, so there is no need to lose money. The four of you will be punished with your work!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, the four of them all showed surprise expressions.

"Replacing punishment with work? How can you replace punishment with work?"

Seeing the doubts of the four people, Gao Ming smiled again, and then pointed to the endless field beside him.

"Look, I originally planned to use these two cows to finish plowing this field, but now one of them needs to recuperate because of its nose injury, so it won't be able to plow the land in a short time, and the other one died because of you, so you see Do you have to be responsible for plowing the rest of the land?"

"Uh……"

The four of them never thought that Gao Ming would do this to them. Originally, they wanted to agree directly, but when they turned their heads to look at the vast field next to them, they fell silent immediately.

This time, Changsun Wuji handed over about fifteen acres of land. Gao Ming and Li Shimin had been busy all afternoon before, and only finished one-third of it. Now there are still about ten acres left. Not an easy task.

What's more, Gao Ming made it clear just now that they are asked to "replace punishment with work", which means that the four of them need to cultivate the land by themselves, instead of using artificial hands, otherwise it will be "replacing punishment with work". "Of course it doesn't work anymore.

Thinking of this, the four fell into hesitation again.

"What should I do now? Why don't you bow your head to His Royal Highness the Prince!"

(End of this chapter)