mtl008 Chapter 381 Overseeing the World
Chapter 381 Overseeing the World
"Is it because you're an official that we need to monitor you?"
"Could it be that this Fang Yun... is planning to monitor all the officials in the land?"
"This...how is this possible?"
Tang Yu then looked at the other officials, his tone extremely serious.
"Ladies and gentlemen, you may feel that there are some problems with what I just said."
"Or perhaps their words and ideas are too extreme and are directed at you."
"But I only have one question, just one!"
"If you want to do something bad, if you want to do something evil."
Under the expectant gazes of the officials, Tang Yu slowly began to speak.
"If you were merely ordinary citizens of my Qin state, just ordinary people, what would be the worst thing you could do?"
Hearing Tang Yu's question, the ministers were all somewhat puzzled.
However, Tang Yu's question was indeed quite interesting and rather rare.
Consequently, all the civil and military officials began to ponder.
At this moment, a military officer thought for a moment and then spoke up in a straightforward and honest manner.
"The most heinous thing I can do is, of course, rush into the street and kill people! I'll kill as many as I can!"
After thinking for a moment, Li Si said...
"If I were an ordinary person, I would definitely conduct investigations and research beforehand, and plan my actions in advance if I wanted to do something evil."
"Ultimately, I will do what I want to do, whether it's murder and robbery or anything else, it will all be the same."
Hearing their reply, Tang Yu nodded seriously.
"Yes, if you all wanted to do something bad, an ordinary person would do just that."
“But if I told you that you are the magistrate of a county, and that the soldiers under your command all obey you.”
"If you have five hundred soldiers who obey you, what would you do if you wanted to do something bad?"
"A county magistrate? He has five hundred soldiers under his command?"
Upon hearing this, those around him lowered their heads and began to ponder.
Because if we consider the identity Tang Yu just restricted, there are some areas of knowledge they simply haven't encountered.
They were very familiar with this county magistrate and the soldiers and generals under his command; wasn't he just a replica of their kind of nobles?
Suddenly, someone seemed to have thought of something and blurted out something uncontrollably.
"Five hundred people? Five hundred people in a small county town, do you think I can just do whatever I want?"
"Besides, no one can bully me. Who can beat five hundred people?"
The others nodded in agreement, but Tang Yu pressed for an answer.
"What if it's evil?"
"Yes, I can have whatever I want, and I can take whatever I want!"
"If that's not enough, I can even send these five hundred men into the crowd to hack and slash. I estimate that in the end, they'll kill at least several thousand people!"
At this moment, the imperial court suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
"Yes, thousands of people were injured..."
Tang Yu repeated the man's words.
He looked at the ministers in the court who had not yet reacted and asked seriously.
"Since that's the case, then what about you, as ordinary people and as officials?"
"When someone has power and influence under their command, who causes more damage and evil?"
Upon hearing this, the official, who had been speaking eloquently, fell silent.
Just now, they were even fantasizing...
If only I had more power and more soldiers under my command...
The officials fell silent, their eyes revealing their guilty consciences as they looked at each other.
They clearly already knew what Tang Yu meant by asking that question.
Yes, if they are ordinary people, then there is no need to monitor them.
Because the evil they did was only so-so.
Even if it does cause harm, it is far less than one-tenth of the harm caused when officials commit wrongdoing.
"Therefore, it is because you are officials that I have received special care from the Embroidered Uniform Guard."
"This is a last resort, and I hope you will understand His Majesty and I."
After Tang Yu said this, the officials all shut their mouths and remained silent.
You can't win an argument by reasoning, and no one listens to your sob story...
What... what should we do?
They became somewhat distressed.
Instead of arguing with the officials, Tang Yu turned his attention to the group of corrupt officials in front of him.
"A large part, or even all, of the money you have handed over is the hard-earned wealth of the people of Great Qin!"
“That’s all the hard-earned money of our people. You’re using their hard-earned money to seek a good reputation for yourselves. Don’t you feel ashamed?”
Tang Yu's voice was icy; he had never seen such shameless behavior before.
"On the one hand, they prey on the people and commit all sorts of evil deeds, while on the other hand, they want a respectable and prestigious title."
"Since you want this and that, why don't you become truly good officials?"
"You've inspired the people to spontaneously spread your name, yet you're resorting to such actions?"
After Tang Yu finished speaking, he looked at the many officials in the court and said.
"According to the laws of Qin, all officials involved in this corruption case should be taken away and imprisoned in the Jinyiwei prison to be brought to justice."
The words had barely left his mouth when Tang Yu hadn't even had a chance to react.
Then they saw Meng Tian leading a troop of imperial guards, walking over with practiced ease.
He picked up Li Chengjia, Zhao Feng, and the others who were already terrified and held them in front of him.
Finally, Tang Yu looked at the many officials in the court and announced another decision of his.
"As for their families, they will be investigated according to the crimes committed by each individual, and their family assets will be confiscated."
"The entire process of confiscating property will be made public, and all the assets seized will belong to the Qin state."
"Ultimately, all the assets will be returned to the poor people they have exploited!"
Good guy! What a great guy!
All the officials gasped in shock.
They looked at Tang Yu, as if realizing why he had put on such a show today.
They initially thought Tang Yu was forced to do this because the officials were going to sue him.
Unexpectedly, it turned out that all of this was a trap set by Tang Yu!
Even a piece of news that circulated this morning was probably a smokescreen released by Tang Yu.
Their real purpose is to confiscate your property!
However, when they looked at this group of nobles, they saw the sorrow on their faces and felt a deep sense of dread.
Who would have thought that this act of embezzlement would lead to such serious consequences?
Many of them originally had the intention to give it a try.
But now they've all gone out in an instant.
Isn't it good to be alive? Why do you have to bully ordinary people?
Why do you need that little bit of money? What good is it if you're rich and die?
There were also some officials who originally thought that since the Embroidered Uniform Guard didn't exist, they could still slack off and take advantage of others in their positions.
They shuddered and resolved to turn over a new leaf in the future.
Be a good official who is helpful to the Qin state and loved by the people.