Chapter 829: Greed Is Caused by Indulgence

Gu Fei knew that the rest was not something he should get involved in, so he handed the account book to the prince's servant and left.

Manager Yang knelt on the ground and kowtowed repeatedly, "Prince, I was wrong, I shouldn't be greedy."

"Please spare my life for the sake of our past relationship."

The prince looked at Manager Yang kneeling on the ground and was speechless for a long time.

Relationship, he just valued relationship too much.

Whether it was Concubine Lin, Manager Yang, or even Xiao Xuan, their arrogance and greed were all indulged by him step by step.

If everything was done according to the rules at the beginning, perhaps they would not have come to this point today.

This was when he went to see Prime Minister Su the day before yesterday, and Prime Minister Su said something to him.

At that time, he asked Prime Minister Su to take charge of the affairs of several counties for him, and Prime Minister Su agreed.

He waved his hand happily and said that the eldest son of the Su family would go to Kuaiji County to be the county governor, and the second son could also manage the affairs of a state.

Prime Minister Su refused immediately, "I know that these two sons have limited talents."

"Su Li's current talent is at most enough to be the chief of a state. If he can govern a state well, it won't be too late for the prince to promote him. The second son Su Jin is even more mediocre and not suitable for officialdom."

"I know that the prince said this because he trusts the Su family and is a great favor to our Su family, but the prince's status is different now. He can no longer regard himself as an idle prince. He needs to understand the way of being a king."

"Everything must be done according to the rules. You must know that the prince will give power to those close to him at will, which will only indulge people's ambitions. People's hearts are always greedy for more. In the long run, how many people will be able to share the prince's world?"

The prince didn't take this too seriously at the time, until he returned to the mansion and learned about the corruption of Yang Guanshi.

He recalled Prime Minister Su's words and suddenly felt enlightened.

At this moment, looking at Yang Guanshi on the ground, the prince sighed.

"It's not that I won't forgive you. You have embezzled so much silver. Since the founding of the British Dynasty, no official has seized so much silver. If it were in the court, it would be a crime punishable by execution of the whole family."

"If I spare your life today, it would mean that I have disregarded the rules."

"If I don't kill you, how can I establish my authority? Won't everyone follow suit in the future?"

Guanshi Yang originally thought that he could always keep his life because of the affection he had grown up with the prince. Hearing these words, he collapsed to the ground.

The prince closed his eyes and waved his hand, "Take him out and give him a whole body."

Guanshi Yang was dragged out by two servants. He shouted at the top of his lungs, "Please spare my life for my mother's sake--"

The servant blocked Guanshi Yang's mouth and dragged him away quickly.

The prince was very busy now. After dealing with these trivial matters, he quickly went to the front yard.

The front yard is now used to handle affairs.

Prime Minister Su has taken office and has been handling various affairs here for the past two days.

As soon as the prince came over, the guard handed over the information.

The prince looked at it and felt very complicated.

Prince An had already broken through Yangming Pass yesterday and headed straight for the capital.

Duke Ningguo died in the battle, and the troops he led in the capital camp were almost completely lost.

The court has ordered the urgent mobilization of troops from all over to the capital.

On the side of the King of Dai, it began to rain in various parts of the north, and many of the refugees summoned by the King of Dai have begun to flee.

These people were driven by the King of Dai just to get a bite to eat.

Now that the drought has eased, who doesn't want to go home and farm?

Now that I go home, I can catch up with planting a batch of potatoes, which can be harvested in the first month of next year.