656 Merits and Demerits; Wuji’s First Show (1/2)

Chapter 656: Merits and Demerits; Wuji’s First Show

Translator: Rain Editor: Chrissy

Prime Minister Zuo was closing his eyes. He didn’t want to mess with anybody. [I don’t want to mess with the king, nor do I want to mess with Ye Nantian. I certainly won’t mess with the scholars group. One mistake and I will offend them all… The best option is to play a fool…]

At this moment, he heard the king.

He quivered.

[God damn it! Why me again? Was I born to be framed or something? Why is it so difficult to keep myself out of shxts?]

All the officials and the king were staring at him right now.

He looked extremely terrible at the moment.

The king asked him, so he had to answer. He had to choose a side now. If he tried to talk vaguely, he would offend them all. What would he choose then?

If he chose to support Ye Nantian and the king, he was against the scholar group. The other way around he would offend the king.

[What should I do?]

[I can’t do that and not this either!]

However, he is the prime minister, the head of the scholar officials. He rolled his eyes and came up with an idea. He said, ”It is a great merit that Great General Ye conquered the north! I think he should be rewarded. He should be rewarded amply!”

The officials looked at him with fierce eyes. They wished they could swallow this old bastard.

[You old thing. Are you a scholar or not? You are the head of us! What the hell do you think you are doing? You are breaking down our own prestige!]

The king smiled. ”Oh?”

Prime Minister Zuo hurriedly continued, ”However, there must be like billions people died in this fight… He did kill too much. That is immoral. That is a sin. He should be punished for it. He should be punished heavily…”

The king was shocked.

The officials were all stunned.

[What the hell is this?]

[You said he should be rewarded and yet you said he should be punished!]

[What do you suggest for real?]

[Which side do you choose? If you chose both sides, you are offending both sides!]

The king half closed his eyes and said, ”So what do you think we should do to him? Should I reward him or punish him?”

Prime Minister Zuo bowed humbly and said, ”I don’t have other opinions. However, General Ye is both meritorious and reprehensible. That is the truth… It is your call to make whether we should reward him or punish him, your majesty!”

The king’s face twisted.

[You old bastard. You spoke nothing at all.]

[You just beat around the bush and pushed it back to me.]

[What a wise move. Now you haven’t offended either side of them, and still stood straight up right in the middle!]

”Your majesty, you are wise and brilliant. There is no better king in the history! …” Prime Minister Zuo sucked up to the king with a long speech… At last he said, ”Such difficult problem about General Ye, I think only you can make the perfect decision. We should only wait for your words…”

The officials suddenly admired this old man so much!

What is the most important thing to be in the court?

That is it!

That is the art of language!

A difficult situation was perfectly solved by just a few words. He didn’t mess with anybody, and got rid of any responsibility.

That was the lesson everybody should learn…