Cao Rou'er did not leave with the maid. She stayed where she was. After wiping the tears on her face, she looked around at the women who were almost frozen.
"Take them down, take a bath, and eat!"
"promise."
"Thank you, Your Majesty! Your Majesty is so kind and kind that I will never forget it!"
The women knelt on the ground and kowtowed gratefully. Several palace servants around Cao Rouer were about to step forward and take her away.
Deng Wen, who was on the ground, suddenly got up, picked up the whip on the ground, pointed at several palace servants who wanted to come forward, and said, "Stop! Don't move!"
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Then, he looked at Cao Rou'er with a righteous expression, "Empress Jieyu, your mother, for your sake, I can let you take her away. But these people, you can't!"
"They are all registered slaves! It is their task to do these jobs. The slaves are just acting in accordance with the laws of Dachu. Please forgive me!"
Cao Rouer instantly lost her sadness and said angrily, "You are just a little palace servant, why are you so cruel to them?"
"And my mother, how dare you beat, whip, and abuse her like this! Aren't you afraid that I will report it to the king and ask him to punish you?"
Deng Wen didn't panic at this time and said to Cao Rou'er sternly, "Empress, if you say that, then you will not leave any affection for me, so I will have to send someone to bring your mother back.
"
"Before you report it to the king, I must teach Wang how to work!"
These words were a threat. Deng Wen was also bold enough to ask for mercy, but Cao Rouer might not necessarily spare him. If he didn't do anything, he wouldn't stop. After all, these people were slaves. They argued for their own reasons, and at most they would receive some punishment.
As for the future, when Liu Cong returns to Xiangyang, no matter how much Cao Rouer blows the wind, will the king still be able to take care of himself, a little palace servant, when he has so many things to do?
Cao Rou'er was almost furious. She pointed at Deng Wen with a anxious and angry look, "You...you..."
Although Cao Rouer is also a woman from a big family, she has never seen such a battle, let alone such a sinister human heart.
"Your Majesty, please come back. This slave will continue to direct these bitches to work! Please, Your Majesty, please don't hinder this slave!"
Cao Rou'er gritted her teeth and said, "I will report this to the King!"
"It's easy, I'm still saying the same thing, I'm just following orders and doing things according to the laws of Da Chu!"
"Whose order is this? Which law of Dachu states that you, a little eunuch, can decide the life or death of your slave at will?"
A shout from outside interrupted the thinking of everyone present.
Everyone turned around and saw Liu Cong walking in, surrounded by Xing Daorong, Duan Kun, and Jin Yiwei.
"Your Majesty!"
Cao Rouer threw herself into Liu Cong's arms aggrievedly.
"Greetings to the King."
Deng Wen, who had been arrogant and domineering just now, knelt on the ground again. Although he tried hard to restrain himself, he could still clearly see that he was shivering.
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Liu Cong stroked Cao Rouer's back and softly comforted her, "I've made you feel wronged. I'll make the decision for you!"
The tears in Cao Rouer's eyes were still there. She nestled against Liu Cong's chest and nodded happily, "Why did the king come here?"
Liu Cong smiled and lifted Cao Rou'er's chin and said, "You can't find such a beautiful woman alone, so I thought you must have gone to find your mother. So I thought I'd come over and have a look in person."
As he spoke, Liu Cong looked at Deng Wendao, who was kneeling on the ground, "I just saw your mother being helped out. I heard the maid Tonggu tell me the whole story."
"It's Gu who can't stand you and the people of Dachu!"
There are two types of slaves in the Chu State. Most of them are barbarians, and a small number are members of the family who were defeated and demoted in the war.
The foreign barbarians were used to build bridges, open roads, dig rivers, etc. In short, all the heavy work and coolie work were done by the foreign barbarians.
In addition, those who were rewarded to his ministers were mostly foreign slaves. Liu Cong did not care how these people died or lived.
As for the latter, although Liu Cong demoted them to low status, he only used them in the government, and especially emphasized that they were not allowed to beat, scold, insult, or kill at will.
In general, members of these aristocratic families can still make a living even if they become slaves and will not starve to death. Except that they cannot enjoy the political dividends brought by the government like ordinary people, their life safety will not be threatened.
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After all, no matter what, these people were Han Chinese and part of the Chinese people. But what Liu Cong didn't expect was that he would see such a scene in Shouchun's palace.
How dare a mere eunuch dare to be so cruel and daring, and also hold the power of life and death for dozens of slaves!
After tightening Cao Rouer's grip, Liu Cong said coldly, "Deng Wen, Gu just asked you something. Are there hairs in your ears? Can't you hear Gu's question? Why don't you answer Gu?"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
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Deng Wen kowtowed and replied in a serious tone, "It was the first time that I saw the king. I was so happy and nervous that I forgot to reply for a moment. Please forgive me."
"The king asked about the orders and laws. I am just angry at the way these wealthy families used to dominate and oppress the good people. When I think of the people who have been oppressed by them, I feel indignant in my heart.
Shi Shi was impulsive and some of the punishments were excessive. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
He was so sharp-tongued that he first flattered Liu Cong, and then showed that he hated evil as much as he hated his enemies. In this way, even if Liu Cong was punished, he would only be beaten with dozens of sticks at most.
"hehe."
Liu Cong let go of Cao Rou'er and walked forward with a sneer, "Okay, what a eloquent person, who can confuse right and wrong and tell right and wrong!"
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"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the compliment, little one..."
"Um!"
"Boom!"
Before Deng Wen finished speaking, Liu Cong kicked him hard on the shoulder. After being kicked, Deng Wen rolled around on the ground and quickly knelt back.
Liu Cong said in a deep voice, "Even if what you said is reasonable, I can kill you for contradicting Gu's concubines!"
"Just now outside, Gudu heard you threatening Jieyu openly or covertly. How brave are you to threaten Gu's woman!"
"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!"
"Spare your life? Have you spared them?" Liu Cong pointed at the women kneeling on the ground and roared loudly.
"Look at them, they are frozen like this, and you still let them wash them. Do you still have humanity? How many times have I said that you should be kind to the people, are you just talking about it?"
"If a small official like you intends to harm the people, you are more hateful than other high officials! What happened to the slaves? Aren't the slaves citizens of Da Chu?"
Liu Cong was rarely angry at a young eunuch. He hated that there were always so many beasts in the world who didn't know what to call them.
Holding a little bit of power as a big stick, they crazily embarrass the good. Because of the little power in their hands, they always feel that they are superior to others!
"Duan Kun! Immediately send the order to return to Xiangyang, and the imperial guards, the Procuratorate, the Police Department, the Criminal Department, and the Dali Temple will conduct an inventory within the entire Chu Kingdom!"
"Not only in the city, but also in every village, let Gu do a thorough investigation! All the worms in the country like this will be picked out by Gu!"