Chapter 133 His Majesty's Punishment
Compared to the hypocritical flattery of others, Song Yunchu is actually... more sincere.
"I believe, Yun Chu, that you are a loyal and patriotic person."
Jun Liluo paused and said, "But you were a little too impulsive when you knocked me out, so I still have to punish you."
Song Yunchu said seriously, "Your Majesty, please give your orders."
"You've been working hard these days, and you've even lost some weight. If I punish you, it would seem that I'm too inhumane."
"After much thought, I have to fine you three months' salary to teach you a lesson."
Song Yunchu was stunned.
[Only three months? I thought the sentence would be at least one year.]
[The dog emperor's fine starts from one year, and this was also the case with Gong Mingyuan and Deputy Envoy Zhang before him.]
[According to the court's rewards to meritorious officials, the total amount of each reward is equivalent to one or two years' salary, and as much as three to five years. General Zhao received gold and fertile farmland for suppressing bandits before. My reward for fighting the epidemic must be at least a few boxes of gold and a hundred pieces of silk. What is the salary for these three months?]
[Go ahead and deduct the money, it’s no big deal. Just don’t bear a grudge after deducting the money. ]
Song Yunchu secretly calculated the accounts and felt happy.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the light punishment. I promise you that I will never dare to behave so disrespectfully again."
Jun Liluo heard her little thoughts clearly and felt a little amused.
Indeed, for a first-rank official, a deduction of three months' salary was nothing.
He originally didn't want to punish her, but he thought about it carefully. Based on Yun Chu's way of thinking, if he didn't give her any punishment and just let it go, would Yun Chu be suspicious?
He imagined that if he said - Yun Chu, you have been working too hard recently, I have seen it all, and I really can't bear to blame you, so let's just forget about it.
Song Yunchu might not be grateful to him, but would mutter in his heart - what the dog emperor said is too fake, he didn't punish me at all, is he so tolerant? Don't pretend to be kind on the surface, but secretly bear grudges.
He really thought that Song Yunchu might speculate about him like this.
Rather than letting Song Yunchu have wild thoughts, it would be better for him to give him a punishment casually.
This guy Song Yunchu...always likes to take people's kindness for granted. So, he gave him a small punishment, and this guy felt relieved.
"Alright, the punishment has been paid, and we won't talk about this matter anymore. Yun Chu, please take a seat."
"There is something I want to report to Your Majesty."
Song Yunchu sat down and said, "Today, I led people up the mountain, but it was not completely smooth. Your Majesty still remembers those female assassins who are good at using poison, right? Their leader, the woman in red, appeared again and held Miss Jiang hostage."
Jun Liluo's eyes darkened when he heard this, "Is it coming for you again?"
"This time they are not coming for me. Didn't we capture a woman in purple? That's her fourth sister."
Song Yunchu repeated the negotiation process with Poison Lady to Jun Liluo.
"I would like to ask Your Majesty to approve the agreement between us and her. I know that the female assassin hurt you and deserves severe punishment, but they don't know your identity, so it can't be said that they are contemptuous of the king. I think releasing the purple-clothed girl will be more beneficial than executing her."
"These women were able to break through the checkpoints, which shows that they are indeed quite capable. I want to recruit them to surrender, and it would be a pity to kill them just because I was angry. Besides, the woman in red has a conscience, so she compromised with us. We must let her know that the court officials are trustworthy."
After listening to Song Yunchu's words, Jun Liluo smiled and said, "I knew that the Song family values talent."
"We should always leave a way out so that we can meet again in the future. Since we cannot catch them all at once, we cannot create deep hatred. If I go back on my word, they will surely fight me to the death. Therefore, I want to try to persuade them to surrender. What do you think, Your Majesty?"
"Very good." Jun Liluo said, "In fact, after you, Yunchu, went up the mountain, I tried to persuade the female assassin to surrender."
Song Yunchu was a little surprised, "Your Majesty didn't torture her, right?
"No, I just offered her some inducements. She hasn't given in yet, but she may have been shaken."
Jun Liluo said, "Since you have captured him, I will leave it to you to deal with. I also think your suggestion is good."
Upon hearing this, Song Yunchu said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust."
"Yun Chu is brave and wise, and is certainly trustworthy."
As Jun Liluo spoke, he took out the chessboard from under the table and said, "I haven't played chess with you for a long time. How about we play a game?"
Song Yunchu glanced at the chessboard and said, "It is my great honor to play chess with Your Majesty."
[Dog Emperor, what time is it now? Aren’t you sleepy? ]
[Yes, you are definitely not sleepy. You must have slept for a long time after I knocked you out.]
[If you are not sleepy, then I am. I have been busy in the mountains all day. ]
Jun Liluo: "..."
He really didn't notice what time it was, and he didn't intend to drag Song Yunchu to play chess.
He just felt that he was suddenly interested, and he was thinking about the fact that he hadn't practiced with Song Yunchu for a long time...
"Ahem"
Jun Li Luo suddenly coughed violently twice.
Seeing this, Song Yunchu quickly poured him a cup of hot tea, "Your Majesty, what's wrong? Did you catch a cold just now? Do you want to ask Miss Jiang to take your pulse?"
"Nothing, I just feel a little itchy in my throat."
Jun Liluo took the tea handed to him by Song Yunchu and took a sip, then said, "Miss Jiang did tell me to rest more. It seems that we can't play chess today. If you have nothing else, go back to your room and ask someone to bring me a bowl of ginger soup."
Upon hearing this, Song Yunchu stood up immediately and said, "Since Your Majesty wants to rest first, I will take my leave first. I will have someone bring you some ginger soup right away."
Song Yunchu said this and left the room.
Jun Li Luo wanted to take a rest, which was naturally a good thing for her. After all, a game of chess took a long time to play seriously, unless she deliberately made random moves to make herself lose, which would make her seem inattentive and too perfunctory to Jun Shang.
Song Yunchu walked through the corridor and ran into Chen Yue who was going upstairs.
Chen Yue had the duty of protecting the emperor, so the room he lived in was naturally adjacent to Jun Liluo's.
"Sir Song." Chen Yue greeted her, "Did you just go to see His Majesty?"
"Yes, I just went to ask His Majesty for forgiveness, and His Majesty also punished me."
Shen Yue was a little surprised when he heard this.
He remembered that His Majesty's previous attitude was that he only wanted to reprimand Prime Minister Song because of his consideration for his contributions, but now he actually punished him?
It seems that Your Majesty has thought it through and must not be too lenient to Prime Minister Song, lest this encourage his arrogance.
Chen Yue was in a good mood, but his face remained calm.
"Master Song, you must have worked hard climbing the mountain today. You should rest early."
No matter what the punishment is, it is good to punish it. Punishing will make people remember it.
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