Liu Mingzhi's plain question made the two brothers Liu Chengzhi, who was already being watched by their father, look at each other subconsciously.
In the past, they could judge their father's mood based on Young Master Liu's emotions, but now their father's simple and calm expression made them really unsure.
Especially because their father could directly ask about the situation of seven of his brothers and sisters that had not yet been reported, it made the two brothers feel uneasy that they had no secrets in front of their father.
"Chengzhi, you are the elder brother, you should speak first."
Liu Chengzhi's body tensed up instinctively, and he thought for a moment with his breathing slightly disordered.
"It's just...it was a bit difficult to adapt to the eyes of those officials' wives and children kneeling in front of their children and begging bitterly. However, according to my Dalong Law, it is not too much for those officials to die ten times.
But when I saw some officials' children who were similar to my child, my child admitted that I felt compassion for him at that time."
Liu Mingzhi slowly leaned on the chair and tapped his fingers gently on the table.
"Since you are moved by compassion, why do you insist on punishing these corrupt and bribed officials to death?"
"When I saw how excited the people were, I knew it was not a pity for these officials to die.
Secondly, it is difficult to convince the public to change orders overnight, and these officials should be executed according to the law.
The boy gritted his teeth and ordered the prisoners to be beheaded."
"Where are the confessions from the prisoners?"
Liu Chengzhi hurriedly took out a few folded rice papers from his sleeves and handed them to Liu Mingzhi: "Here, please take a look at it."
Liu Mingzhi took a few pieces of rice paper from Liu Chengzhi and gently placed them on the desk.
"Let's put it aside for now and look at it later.
Where are you Chenggan? Your second brother has finished speaking, it’s your turn."
"My child - my child, like my second brother, couldn't help but feel sympathy when looking at the pleading eyes of those officials.
As for why they still insisted on beheading them in public, it was because the children had experienced the suffering there and felt the same pain as the people.
The families of those criminals are sad and heartbroken, but the families of the people who are implicated when they take bribes and bend the law will also be sad, and it will only become more sad.
If the evidence is conclusive, not killing them will not be enough to make the people angry."
"Where's the confession?"
"Here, please take a look at it."
Liu Mingzhi took the rice paper from Liu Chengqian and looked at the boss Liu Chengfeng: "Chengfeng, are you also feeling compassion?"
"Yes, it is."
"All three of you brothers were moved by compassion, but you were the only one among you who actually spared the lives of those officials. Tell me what you think?"
"Dad, after I got the confessions from the prisoners, I conducted a careful undercover investigation and found that the officials I investigated were just corrupt and bribed, and did not commit any evil deeds of bending the law and taking human lives for personal gain.
Therefore, the children thought that God had the virtue of good life, so why not spare their lives and let them do something practical for the people.
Although Hai'er did not execute them on the spot according to the Dalong Law, he temporarily removed them from their official positions and allowed them to perform meritorious service.
They also confiscated their property obtained through corruption and distributed it to the relatively poor local people.
Ha'er gave these prisoners two years' time. After two years, as long as 80% of the people under their jurisdiction recognized them as good officials who made decisions for the people, they could be reinstated.
These are the confessions of those prisoners who committed corruption and bribery. Please read it, dad."
Liu Mingzhi nodded thoughtfully, took some tea and moistened his throat.
"Well! Put it down!"
"yes."
Liu Mingzhi put down his teacup and looked at the three sisters Liu Yiyi, Liu Feifei, and Liu Yaoyao happily.
"Yiyi, Feifei, Yaoyao, you three sisters have all gone to a good place. Although the local officials have some shortcomings, their political achievements are pretty good.
How does it feel to be loved by the people?"
"I was very excited when I reported back to my father. Just because they knew that we were his daughters, the local people were very kind and respectful to us.
We hardly spent much money along the way, and we couldn't finish the delicious food given by the people."
"The same goes for Yaoyao. Somehow word got out about Yaoyao's return to Beijing. The people spontaneously organized and sent Yaoyao off for dozens of miles. They all asked Yaoyao to say hello to daddy!"
"That's good. You have experienced the hardships of people's livelihood. It will be of great help to your growth."
After speaking, Liu Mingzhi picked up a document from the desk and read through it. From time to time, he raised his eyes and glanced at the smiling eldest daughter Liu Yiyi.
"Yiyi, don't you have anything to say to daddy?"
Liu Yiyi pondered for a moment with a confused look on her face, then shook her head blankly at Liu Mingzhi.
"No!"
"Really? The Duan family in Qingzhou, don't you plan to tell your father about Mr. Duan Jinhong and Mr. Duan?"
Liu Yiyi's delicate body trembled, her pretty face turned red, she glanced at her father and hurriedly lowered her head.
"Daughter... My daughter and Mr. Duan have similar interests. Apart from spending more time together, nothing else happened.
Really, dad, you have to believe in your daughter!"
Liu Mingzhi glanced at Liu Yiyi's blushing and shy face, and sighed quietly.
For the sake of her daughter's physical safety, she deliberately didn't want her to leave the court and marry as a wife so early, but after all, her daughter had reached the age of first love.
As the children grow up, some things will eventually come, and you can't stop them even if you want to.
It’s just that my daughter’s eyesight is really not that good, and she meets bad people!
If I hadn't been behind the scenes, this silly girl wouldn't have even known she was being betrayed!
Maybe I blame myself, I blame myself for protecting them too well. I just want them to grow up happily and carefree, but I ignore that they may lose the ability to distinguish between good and evil.
It seems that when it is time to loosen the reins in the future, it is also time to loosen up a little, so that these silly girls will not be bullied in their husband's family after they leave the government.
"Yiyi."
"Ah? Daddy?"
"Come to daddy."
"yes."
Liu Yiyi nodded obediently, and walked towards Liu Mingzhi shyly with lotus steps.
The closer Liu Yiyi got to her father, the blush on her cheeks became more obvious. She stopped beside Liu Mingzhi with her head lowered and her green and white jade fingers tightly intertwined, not daring to look at her father.
Liu Mingzhi looked at his daughter's shy look after being exposed. He smiled bitterly and stood up. Looking at his daughter's slender figure that had reached the tip of his nose, he raised his hand and gently stroked Liu Yiyi's shawl hair hanging down her waist and sighed.
"My dear daughter, you have really grown up."
Liu Yiyi lowered her head lower and said softly: "Daddy."
"Yiyi! You are a smart child, and you have reached the young age where love begins. Dad has no objection to you wanting to find someone you like.
But you can't let your emotions confuse your smart mind.
Your identity is the eldest princess of the current dynasty, and you are different from ordinary girls. Some people approach you not necessarily because they really like you, but because they have ulterior motives.
Then not only is this kind of person not worthy of your trust for life, but he deserves death.
do you know?"
"Ah? What does daddy mean by this?"
Liu Mingzhi sighed softly, picked up the paperwork on the desk and handed it to Liu Yiyi.
"Silly daughter, take a good look at the glorious deeds of Mr. Duan Jinhong and Mr. Duan!"
A hint of doubt flashed in Liu Yiyi's shy eyes, and she reached out to take the document handed over by her father, leaning down slightly to read it in front of the candlelight.
As time went by, the blush on Liu Yiyi's pretty face gradually faded, and then gradually turned a little pale, and her delicate body was trembling uncontrollably.
After a moment, the document in Liu Yiyi's hand slipped quietly towards the ground. She stared blankly at the flickering candlelight in front of her eyes for a while. Liu Liu Yiyi's trembling body suddenly fell into the arms of Young Master Liu and choked up.
"Liar, this big liar, despicable person.
Daddy, Yiyi is so stupid to believe this despicable and shameless villain."
Liu Chengfeng and the other six saw their eldest sister's sudden change and looked at each other in confusion, wondering what happened?
What exactly was recorded on the rice paper that made the eldest sister so sad?
Liu Mingzhi listened to the choked words of grievance from his sweet daughter in his arms, reached out and gently patted his daughter's back and comforted her softly.
"Silly boy, if you don't cry, what's the big deal? Isn't it just that you met a bastard who can only talk sweet words? Just treat him like a fart.
In the future, you will definitely meet a man who treats you sincerely and sincerely.
Don’t cry anymore, don’t cry anymore.”
"Yiyi feels so uncomfortable. Yiyi thought he really fell in love with Yiyi at first sight!
I didn’t expect that he would want to meet me because he accidentally saw the gold medal he showed when paying at the Yiyizhu Inn, and I didn’t expect that he would be such a dirty and dirty dandy.”
"My good daughter, stop crying, stop crying. Why would Daddy watch you being bullied? Don't worry, Daddy has already avenged you."
"Really? Did dad order the local officials to beat that despicable guy with a cane? Daddy, that bastard... despicable guy must be beaten so that he can't get out of bed for three months?"
"Can't get out of bed for three months? That's too cheap for him."
Liu Mingzhi stopped patting Liu Yiyi's back with his big hand and patted the door gently a few times.
After a while, Liu Song was followed by a dozen servants holding wooden boxes in their hands and walked into the study in an orderly manner.
"See you, young master, see you young masters and young ladies."
"No gift."
"yes!"
"Open the gift for Yiyi."
"Open it and show it to Miss Yiyi."
"yes."
When Liu Yiyi heard that her father had prepared a gift for her, she subconsciously looked up at Liu Song and the others.
When Liu Yiyi's eyes saw that all of the thirteen boxes contained human heads sealed with lime, especially one of the young-looking heads that she was so familiar with, she couldn't help but be stunned.
After coming back to her senses, Liu Yiyi screamed and buried Zhen's head on Young Master Liu's shoulder.
The six Liu Chengfeng brothers and sisters were caught off guard and staggered in fright. They stepped aside and looked at the heads in the wooden boxes and kept swallowing their saliva.
"Dad has killed too many evildoers in his life. Originally, I wanted to punish only the first culprit, but your grandpa doesn't want to see his good granddaughter being bullied.
The heads of those Duan family members who conspired against you along with Duan Jinhong were also brought back together by your grandfather.
Just to relieve your anger, my good daughter.
Daddy’s good daughter, the princess, can hold a boat in her belly, so don’t worry about the dead.”