eurekapd Chapter 439: Doudou Disobeys Orders
Chapter 439: Doudou Disobeys Orders
"Ridiculous! Our Great Qi shares the world with the literati. If everything is handled by the common people, how can this country still function? How can the farmers working in the fields know what is happening in the court?"
at last……
The old father Li Jin really couldn't bear to listen any longer because the more this rebellious son talked, the more ridiculous he became.
It's not that the content of his story is absurd, but that he is making veiled criticisms of the empress and mocking the government.
As a loyal minister, how could Li Jin let him continue? Wouldn't that give people a handle to accuse the Li family of "talking about the monarch" behind his back?
Li Jize was stunned and turned to look at Li Jin and his mother Huang Suqiu behind him. He was also helpless.
what happened?
Why are there not only my old father and mother here, but now even the young palace maids and eunuchs are peeking, didn't they hear everything just now?
"Rebellious son! Let me ask you, if it weren't for these gentry enacting laws, without them maintaining order and civilization, do you think these peasants could run the court?"
Li Jin ignored his wife Huang Suqiu's attempts to pull him away, and instead glared at Li Jize, asking him to explain himself clearly.
Of course, he also wanted to embarrass Li Jize on purpose so that he wouldn't talk nonsense all day long.
It doesn't matter if other farmers gossip a little, but he is the King of Qin of the Great Qi. Standing in this position, if he speaks nonsense and is reported by someone with ulterior motives, it will be a serious crime!
Even if the emperor preferred not to punish him, what would people say about him? What would they say about the Li family?
Li Jize simply pursed his lips at his father's words and said calmly, "Father! I believe the world should belong to everyone, and... without the gentry, we wouldn't necessarily die! But without these farmers, not to mention how the court would function, we'd all starve to death! It's these farmers who feed us and give us our rights."
Wow!
When Li Jize said this, everyone at the scene was stunned, especially the young eunuchs and palace maids.
They never thought about this because they always thought they were just slaves and these people were the masters.
They were born to serve their masters, who are emperors and princes!
But today...
How shocking!
It was from the King of Qin's mouth that they heard for the first time that it was these people who supported them and it was they who gave the emperor and the King of Qin power.
Ah this...
What the King of Qin says is always so shocking!
Li Jin, the princess, and Huang Suqiu were all stunned. Was this something he could say? Was this something he should say?
no……
You are the King of Qin! You are the Prince Consort! You are also a vested interest.
Why do you always speak on Kuhaha's side? If you let him continue to incite people like this, I'm afraid that after the people have "woke up to the world", there will be another rebellion.
"Shut up! Rebellious son, do you know what you're talking about? Do you know... do you know that if you do this, your entire clan will be killed!"
Li Jin gritted his teeth and even looked around in panic while saying this.
Fortunately, this is in our own mansion. If it were outside, and the words spoken today were known to the common people outside, it would spread from one to ten, and from ten to a hundred. What would happen then?
Don’t they hate the emperor and the court officials more and more?
Li Jize: "..."
He pursed his lips, looking speechless, as if he was "covering his ears and stealing the bell", and he didn't say anything about it in Qingzhou.
Little did they know that the entire Qingzhou's propaganda campaign had already been in full swing, okay?
Who among the people of Qingzhou doesn’t know why their lives were so hard in the past?
It's just because the barbarians are in front of us now, and everyone has to deal with them together. If there were no barbarians, Li Jize would definitely lead them to start a rebellion in a grand manner to deal with the empress.
"Father! Since you don't want to listen, I won't say anything!"
Having said that, Li Jize clasped his fists and said calmly, "I still have things to deal with, so I'll take my leave now!"
Having said that...
Turn around and leave!
This really pissed Li Jin off. Hey! What does this unfilial son mean? Who is he showing his displeasure to?
But I am your father!
The princess also stood there with an embarrassed look on her face. After looking at the palace maids around her, she looked at Eunuch Chen thoughtfully.
Eunuch Chen nodded immediately, "Princess, don't worry. I guarantee that no one will leak what the King of Qin said today!"
because……
What the King of Qin said was truly shocking!
This sentence is even more thought-provoking than "Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born with different species?"
Are kings, princes, generals, and ministers born into different families? It's more like, why do you have to be a privileged class just because you were born?
Damn it! If you can do it, I can do it too!
Count your ancestors for three generations, who among them is not a farmer, who among them does not come from the mud?
But Li Jize said, "The people are the ones who give privileges"!
Finished! This has far surpassed the "kings, princes, generals and ministers" and can even easily subvert the imperial power and the privileged class.
You can eat and drink the best food, and you can ride on our heads and bully us, because I pay taxes! It's because I provide food.
How dare you be so arrogant?
You can imagine how terrifying and frightening these words are.
Although what is said in this palace is not allowed to be spread outside, for the people outside Qingzhou, do they care whether it is spread outside?
Isn’t this the life they live now?
They had their own land and their own jobs. If anyone dared to impose "heavy taxes" on them, they could go directly to the Qin Palace to file a complaint in minutes.
This is what they call a real turnaround, they are truly the masters of their own destiny!
and so……
The King of Qin is not the King of Qin just because he stays in the King of Qin's Palace. He is the King of Qin whenever he walks out of the King of Qin's Palace and is anywhere in Qingzhou!
Just as Li Jize left the backyard and headed to the front to handle his busy official duties, Chen Yingyuan brought a piece of news...
That is the pirate king Li Jihuan!
He rejected Li Jize's request.
any request?
Didn’t this guy sign a “peace agreement” with the general of East Japan, and provide him with 100,000 taels of silver every year? But Li Jize was very angry about this. He was sure that this was a delaying tactic of the East Japan.
and so……
Li Jize issued an order, asking Li Jihuan to go back on his word and continue to plunder the Eastern Wo.
However, Li Jihuan felt that he had signed the agreement personally and had received money from others. Even if he had to become a pirate, he was unwilling to tarnish his reputation. This idiot even acted as a guarantor for the Eastern Japanese, so he believed that they would definitely abide by the agreement.