Chapter 1023 Still want a reward?

Eunuch in the Prince's Palace.

Snapped!

Snapped!

Yun Li whipped a prisoner who was about to be executed in the autumn with a whip.

There was also a painting pasted on the prisoner's face.

The face in the portrait was clearly Yun Zheng’s.

The prisoner's tongue had been cut off long ago, so he was unable to speak and could only let out shrill screams.

Listening to the prisoner's heart-wrenching screams, Yun Li's anger finally dissipated a little. He dropped the whip in his hand and walked out of the inner prison with a grim face.

Damn Old Six!

He dared to lead his troops to break into Lu Lin's camp and beat Yuan Cong and his son with a stick.

This is clearly a slap in the face of the imperial court and oneself!

And Yuan Cong and his son are also trash!

They watched Yun Zheng break into the camp with their own eyes, and even when Yun Zheng put his head in front of them, they didn't dare to take it!

Why did the imperial court keep these two useless people?

Yun Li cursed in his heart while walking out with a dark face.

When he walked out of the inner prison, Yun Li's expression quickly returned to normal.

He knew that in his position, he had to keep his emotions under control.

However, he would feel extremely uncomfortable if he didn't vent his anger.

If you don't vent your anger, you'll be pissed off to death by that bastard sooner or later!

Upon seeing Yun Li, the eunuch guarding outside the inner chamber immediately reported: "Your Highness, the Crown Prince, Duke Jingguo and others have arrived and are waiting in the side hall."

Upon hearing this, Yun Li walked towards the side hall.

Soon, Yun Li arrived at the side hall.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

When they saw Yun Li, Xu Shifu and others bowed.

"No gift!"

Yun Li walked to the main seat and sat down, then waved his sleeves and said, "Everyone, take a seat!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Several people thanked him and took their seats.

"This is an urgent letter from Suizhou, take a look!"

Yun Li took out an opened letter and handed it to the eunuch beside him. The eunuch immediately took it and handed the letter to Xu Shifu and others for circulation.

Looking at the contents of the letter, Xu Shifu and others were angry and helpless.

There was a slight chill on my back.

Yun Li raised his eyes and said calmly, "I want to order Zhao Ji to send people to escort Yuan Cong and his son to the imperial city for execution, so as to make an example of them. What do you think?"

Kill Yuan Cong and his son?

Hearing Yun Li's words, several people's hearts skipped a beat.

Yuan Cong and his son are Yun Li’s die-hard fans!

Just to make an example of them, they executed Yuan Cong and his son?

Xiao Wanchou sighed silently in his heart.

This prince is increasingly showing signs of wanting to be an emperor.

Unfortunately, compared to his father, he is far inferior.

"Your Highness can't!"

At this time, Xu Shifu and Gu Xiu spoke almost at the same time.

Seeing that both of them had spoken, Xiao Wanchou also echoed: "I also think that this matter needs to be considered in the long run!"

"Why not?"

Yun Li's sharp eyes swept over the few people, "If I don't kill the chicken to scare the monkeys, if Lao Liu raises his army, will all the generals surrender?"

Why keep this kind of trash if not kill it?

Are you disgusted with yourself?

Originally, this father and son were the ones who deserved to die.

If it weren't for the special mercy shown by the emperor, the father and son would have been executed when they lost Beilu Pass!

If I had known that this father and son were so useless, I should have killed them right away!

Save yourself from disgusting yourself!

Xu Shifu was about to speak frankly, but he caught sight of Xiao Wanchou and immediately changed his words, "Duke Yu is the Minister of War, let him speak!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Wanchou immediately glared at Xu Shifu with his eyes wide open.

Old bastard!

Xiao Wanchou cursed in his heart and even wanted to strangle Xu Shifu to death.

If you want to make the prince unhappy, let me say it?

"Duke Yu, then you can speak for yourself!"

At this time, Yun Li spoke.

Old dog!

Xiao Wanchou cursed Xu Shifu again in his heart, and then he spoke reluctantly: "Your Highness wants to kill a chicken to scare the monkey, which is of course good, but your Highness's move will chill the hearts of the soldiers in various departments!"

"Chilling?"

Yun Li was so angry that he laughed, "Is it possible that killing two pieces of trash alone would chill the hearts of the soldiers?"

"Your Highness, this matter is not Yuan Cong's fault!"

Xiao Wanchou sighed: "Yun Zheng only went there with his personal guards, and he didn't openly rebel. What can Yuan Cong do? Not to mention Yuan Cong, even if Zhao Ji was there, he wouldn't dare to order the arrest of the Sixth Prince..."

"Mr. Yuguo has a point."

Gu Xiu took over the conversation and sighed, "And Zhao Ji has made it very clear in the letter. The Sixth Prince did not approach the camp himself, but only sent a hundred or so guards into the camp to arrest Yuan Cong. If Yuan Cong ordered the arrows to be shot, it would definitely give Yun Zheng an excuse to attack! Your Highness, think about it. If that really happens, how should the court calm Yun Zheng's anger?"

This has nothing to do with whether Yuan Cong is a waste.

Only a fool would give the order to shoot without caring about the consequences.

What's the point of shooting a hundred guards?

If the imperial army dared to shoot and kill Yun Zheng's personal soldiers, Yun Zheng would dare to swallow up the troops of Juzhou.

Maybe Yun Zheng was deliberately stirring up trouble, waiting for the imperial court to take action first!

"From what you said, not only should I not kill them, but I should also reward them?"

Yun Li felt extremely aggrieved and really wanted to jump up and point at the people in front of him and curse them.

He is the Crown Prince who is the Regent, and they all want to dissuade him from killing a waste?

Gu Xiu lowered his head and remained silent.

Logically speaking, Yuan Cong deserves the reward.

It was precisely because of Yuan Cong's rationality that he did not give Yun Zheng an excuse to attack him.

Seeing that Gu Xiu didn't respond, Yun Li looked at Xu Shifu, Xiao Wanchou and others with a sullen face, "Do you also think that I should reward Yuan Cong and his son?"

"It really deserves a reward!"

Xiao Wanchou stood up and said solemnly, "Yuan Cong endured humiliation and avoided disputes between the court and Yun Zheng. I beg Your Highness to reward him!"

"You really need a reward from me!"

Yun Li was so angry that he laughed. "Duke Yu, have you ever thought that if I reward Yuan Cong, it would be equivalent to encouraging the inaction of the soldiers in Juzhou in disguise!"

It's not that he doesn't understand what Gu Xiu said.

It’s just about winning people’s hearts, what’s so hard to understand?

But what they were thinking about was winning people's hearts, while what he, the prince, was thinking about was establishing his authority!

It was easy to reward Yuan Cong, and Tai was not stingy with the reward.

But both the court and he must consider the consequences of rewarding Yuan Cong!

"This one……"

Xiao Wanchou paused and said ashamedly: "I didn't consider this point. Your Highness has considered it carefully! If Your Highness has this concern, you can consider using both kindness and force..."

"I also agree with Duke Yuguo's opinion."

Xu Shifu finally spoke, "Only by combining kindness and severity, and distinguishing rewards and punishments, can we demonstrate the majesty of the court and your highness's benevolence!"

Giving both kindness and power?

Yun Li lowered his eyebrows in thought.

Well, that's one way.

However, there are certain rules to follow when it comes to rewards and punishments.

He had to let the generals in Juzhou know that if they dared to do nothing, the court would punish them severely. He also had to let people know that he, the prince regent, was not an unreasonable person.

If the punishment is too heavy, it won't work; but if the punishment is too light, it won't have the effect of killing the chicken to scare the monkey.

difficult!

Such a trivial matter can give people a headache!

Recently, he has been becoming increasingly unhappy with his job as the Crown Prince Regent.

Sometimes, he wanted to emulate Emperor Wen, not to ask about state affairs all day, not to have these troubles, and just hide in the harem to enjoy...