ebookland Chapter 354 The Surveillance of the Embroidered Uniform Guard
Chapter 354 The Surveillance of the Embroidered Uniform Guard
Wang Sun looked at the somewhat balding man beside him and slowly analyzed the situation.
"Do you really think that Imperial Advisor Tang Yu is that kind-hearted?"
"How can I believe they would willingly cede the interests of the Qin state to a bunch of peasants?"
He spoke these words with unusual ease, in an era where the dividing line between nobles and commoners was clearly defined.
To the nobility, commoners were as lowly as livestock.
They all felt that Tang Yu had other plans.
At this moment, Wangsun really couldn't care less about anything else. He looked at another fat man beside him and said in an extremely serious tone.
"But I can't figure out what his plan is."
"However, his plan this time might provide us with tremendous assistance."
Upon hearing Wangsun's words, both of them raised their heads and looked at each other.
Normally, this disciple of the Right Chancellor Feng Quji is the one who is best at making decisions.
In addition, since he has connections, almost everything he does is a sure thing.
The three of them usually get enough to eat thanks to him.
But the last time was different because Tang Yu wanted these officials to donate voluntarily.
In order to help the families of soldiers who died or were injured fighting for the Qin state, the three of them donated a lot of money.
However, this time, the three of them also held back.
Although all three of them were very excited about being able to carve their names on the stone.
However, the three of them were also aware that if they presented a large amount of unexplained assets...
That was certainly not a legitimate reason, after all, the official positions of the three of them could only be described as not small, but definitely not high.
If it were someone holding a high-ranking position, they would need to contribute a huge amount of wealth.
There are various reasons that can be used to get away with something, but not for the three of them.
Therefore, the three of them only contributed a portion.
But this is for the three brothers who can only eat but never vomit.
This was no less than cutting off a piece of their own flesh, so the three of them still had some reservations about Tang Yu.
"This seems to be an opportunity provided by Tang Yu," Wang Sun said, looking at the others.
"Don't believe what Tang Yu said. We are going to provide compensation to those farmers and people."
"They'll be provided with meals, and even given some grain, but that's all nonsense."
“Our own land, our own fiefdom, and those people are nothing but servants, slaves.”
"And we can use it however we want."
"He can manage us however he wants; he can't possibly manage us anymore."
Wang Sun spoke with an arrogant expression, which was truly due to his youthful complacency.
Some people are quite arrogant, considering they are disciples of the Right Chancellor Feng Quji.
He was always present in the imperial court, and almost no one dared to raise their voice at him.
Even many people with much higher official positions than him were like this, those who were truly capable of dealing with him.
And because he disdained to argue with a junior like him, he developed the personality he has today.
What the three of them didn't notice was that they were plotting how to deceive their superiors and subordinates.
They could both avoid paying any taxes and not give the people any compensation for their labor.
The Imperial Guard above them was waving a pen in his hand.
It recorded every action and expression of the three of them in exceptional detail.
At the same time, a hint of excitement and coldness flashed in the eyes of this Imperial Guard.
The coldness is because...
He was originally a poor soldier from the Qin state, and was lucky enough to be able to serve under Tang Yu.
He was deeply grateful upon learning of the Grand Preceptor's attitude towards the people.
He was naturally filled with resentment towards these nobles who wanted to exploit their people.
The excitement stemmed from the fact that he finally had something on his hands.
Now, it's not only a good opportunity to avenge personal grudges, but also a chance to earn merit.
Such scenes were not unique to Wangsun.
Many officials throughout the Qin state began to discuss their own methods.
As the saying goes, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.
Regardless of Tang Yu's actions, they all felt that he would be like Qin Shi Huang in the past, with imperial power not extending to the countryside.
Ying Zheng sat in Xianyang City, and his influence was probably very great.
But when they actually went to those remote corners and places, few people listened to Ying Zheng's words.
Even his rights are not yet given a definitive answer, given what they have done.
They did so much that even the legendary Emperor Ying Zheng had no way to deal with them in the past.
They couldn't even find anything, so they started another round of self-destructive behavior.
However, this time they forgot that their opponent wasn't Ying Zheng, but Tang Yu.
For Tang Yu, who stands on the shoulders of giants, some of their methods can hardly be considered child's play.
It can only be said that it is slightly better than Changshu Arno, but not by much.
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Hi hi hi—
This is precisely because we are worried that our Qin state's treasury will not receive any grain this time.
What's going on? They're giving me a freebie right now?
Tang Yu, dressed in the robes of the Imperial Preceptor, sat in his private palace.
Looking at the intelligence gathered by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he glanced at Shen Lang in front of him.
"How do you think this matter should be handled?"
Upon hearing Tang Yu's question, Shen Lang quickly shifted his gaze away from Tang Yu and lowered his head to speak earnestly.
"I believe that this group of people has violated the laws of Qin, and they have shown unusual disrespect to the Grand Preceptor."
"Deceiving superiors and concealing the truth is extremely serious and should be punished with the death penalty."
"Execute him?"
Tang Yu looked at Shen Lang in front of him, and then slowly said.
"So, how do you think it should be implemented?"
Shen Lang immediately stood up and clasped his hands in a fist salute to Tang Yu.
"Your Excellency, please give the order immediately so that I may go and arrest these people."
"We will never give them even the slightest chance to harm the people of Qin."
Upon hearing this, a hint of helplessness flashed in Tang Yu's eyes before he slowly spoke.
"No need, let them do it."
"Wait until they're halfway through, then expose what they've done, and then I'll deal with it."
Tang Yu's move was also a last resort.
After all, no matter how much you guard against it, there will always be some who slip through the net.
After we've made them do these things, we'll arrest them.
On the one hand, the consequences of this matter can be made public. On the other hand, the evidence can be presented to those people.
Let those people know that they were truly punished for doing this.
This reason was not a pretext that Tang Yu made up at random.
Another point is that Tang Yu needs to let these people know that comparisons are what cause harm.