Water Margin people

Chapter 1666 Punishment

“It seems that I am really old!”

Sun Lei sat down panting. Although it was winter, he was already sweating profusely.

"This thing is so noisy! You are really bringing the kids along to go crazy. It will be even harder to control them in the future!"

Li Qingzhao handed Sun Lei a cup of hot tea and complained that she didn't like the roar of the cars, which were very noisy. Also, Sun Lei took the children to play crazily, which had become a habit and would cause chaos in the school in the future.

"It's normal for young people to be a little crazy. If you are old and depressed, aren't you like those old guys? As long as you don't make mistakes, you can have fun."

Sun Lei took a sip of tea and said nonchalantly, young people should be more energetic.

"I heard you're going to put those people on trial? What are you going to do? I heard a lot of people were arrested!"

Li Qingzhao looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"More than 8,000 people, they were scared. I thought more than 10,000 people would come, but more than 3,000 people hid themselves before the battle."

Sun Lei said that this was the result of the preparations made before.

"More than eight thousand people!"

Li Qingzhao was surprised; she didn't expect there were so many people.

The steam car finally stopped and broke down. A group of mechanics immediately gathered around to start repairing it and recording the situation.

"After all, it is still an experimental product, and it will take a long time before it is a finished product."

Sun Lei looked at the broken-down car and shook his head. The most feared thing about a car is a breakdown. If it breaks down in the city, it's not that hard to fix it. But if it breaks down in the wild, then it's doomed.

"Your Majesty, there is something wrong with the piston. I'm afraid we have to go back to fix it!"

After checking, a mechanic came over and said.

"Pull it back and fix it!"

Sun Lei nodded and said.

The students looked regretful when they saw the car being towed away. They had just started having fun, but they had developed a strong interest in the car.

"brother!"

At this time, Lu Zhishen walked over with a smile.

"Master Lu, why did you come just now?"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Zhishen and asked, he had been in school for a long time, and it was time for Lu Zhishen to come over.

"I said a few words to them. I was originally going to bring Erlang here, but he wanted to go to the army to take a look, so I followed him!"

Lu Zhishen said.

The prison cells in Liangshan City certainly could not hold more than 8,000 people, so they were all taken to the army for custody.

"Still honest, eh?"

Sun Lei asked.

"How can they be quiet? They cry more than women. The whole barracks is filled with crying. I am so fed up with it!"

Lu Zhishen waved his hand.

"cry?"

Sun Lei was also speechless. The psychological defenses of these people were really fragile. They started crying.

"That's right. There were not many people at the beginning, but once they entered the cell, they cried so hard and said they were wronged!"

Lu Zhishen said.

"No one is a good person if they are wronged!"

Sun Lei said with a sneer.

"Your Majesty, I'm here too!"

Xin Qiji also ran over. He had just come from the military camp.

"How's it going? What news did you get?"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji and asked.

"Your Majesty, most of those people want to surrender and give up fighting against Your Majesty, but there are still some who insist on taking Confucianism as the orthodoxy and must not allow miscellaneous studies to become the mainstream."

Xin Qiji spoke.

"Are there still people who want to resist? They really won't cry until they see the coffin."

Sun Lei snorted coldly and spoke.

"Your Majesty, there will be a public trial tomorrow. If these people cause trouble, they will drag others into it!" Xin Qiji said.

"I didn't even plan to give them a chance to speak!"

Sun Lei suddenly laughed.

"what?"

Xin Qiji was full of confusion. Wasn't there going to be a public trial?

"The charges have been determined. The Kong family is the remnant of the Zhao Song Dynasty. They led tens of thousands of people to cause chaos in Liangshan City. What else do they need to be tried? I just want to execute them publicly!"

Sun Lei spoke up, everyone heard what Kong Ruiyou said today, and he was not allowed to quibble.

"How does Your Majesty intend to deal with them?"

Xin Qiji asked curiously.

"Want to know?"

Sun Lei asked with a smile.

"Want to know!"

Xin Qiji nodded repeatedly, and Li Qingzhao on the side also looked over with concern.

"You don't want them to go to labor camp, do you?"

Lu Zhishen looked at Sun Lei and asked.

"Master Lu is Master Lu!"

Sun Lei gave Lu Zhishen a thumbs up, and all he wanted was labor reform.

"Reform through labor!"

Li Qingzhao and Xin Qiji both widened their eyes. They did not expect such a verdict.

"You are no different from taking their lives!"

Li Qingzhao said that those who were arrested this time were all well-known scholars and literary masters, and they were respected figures in the local area. These people had never worked since childhood and regarded labor as a shame.

"Of course there is a difference. They are not dead! They have been out of touch with reality for too long. They need to understand the fundamentals of the country and practice them!"

Sun Lei said with a smile.

Killing them directly is not only troublesome, but also difficult to solve the problem fundamentally. These pedantic people need to be reformed through labor, which is also a way of delaying time. As long as a few years pass and a steady stream of talents appear in the school, these pedantic people will be completely abandoned.

The reason why these literati fought back so hard was that they also felt the crisis. If they failed this time, they would be overwhelmed by the times and would quickly disappear in the long river of history.

Although Sun Lei looked down on these pedantic people, he had to admit that they did have some brains, but they were not using them in the right way.

"Your Majesty, this is a brilliant idea. You should let those people work!"

Xin Qiji, however, greatly appreciated it. He felt that Sun Lei's arrangement was the best. After experiencing so much, he also deeply understood how corrupt traditional education was. It could be said that he had taken the essence and discarded the dross.

"Are you aware of this?"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji and asked.

"It is said that reading ten thousand books is like traveling ten thousand miles, but nowadays those people just sit at home and study books without paying attention to the outside world. They only focus on reading the books of sages. There are so many people who have participated in the imperial examinations from their teens to old age. They have all become stupid because of reading too much!"

Xin Qiji said that he had received Confucian education at home, and was exposed to new-style education when he came to school. He also followed the army to the Western Regions. He had experienced too much and grown too much in the past few years. He deeply understood the drawbacks and problems of traditional education.

"Looks like he's really grown up!"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji with satisfaction. Although he was still a teenager, he already showed the signs of being a great talent.

Li Qingzhao also looked at Xin Qiji with gratification. What could be more gratifying than seeing her students become successful? Her efforts finally paid off.

"How about giving you an official title? To watch those guys work?"

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji and smiled.

Xin Qiji, who was originally excited to express his gratitude, immediately became dispirited and shook his head repeatedly. He didn't want to do this.

"Then you can go to Chai Jin to take charge of some matters concerning foreign businessmen."

Sun Lei looked at Xin Qiji and said.

"Chai Jin? Foreign businessman? This..."

Xin Qiji was still somewhat dissatisfied. He would rather go to the army than deal with a group of bearded foreign businessmen.

"It will do you good to learn more!"

Sun Lei waved his hand and said that young people should learn more and not become out-and-out warriors.