Why should the emperor bother, Ji An said, with pretending to implement the policy of benevolence and justice since he was so greedy and avaricious within himself?
Why should the emperor bother, Ji An said, about pretending to implement the policy of benevolence and justice since he was so greedy and avaricious within himself?
He was insatiably avaricious and rode roughshod over the common locals by dint of his power.
" Being very avaricious, Scheih Ibrahim determined to spend only the tenth part of the money and to keep the rest to himself.
"Yes, my noble friends," he continued, addressing the company, "I assure you that my adventures have been strange enough to deter even the most avaricious men from seeking wealth by traversing the seas.
Now the king had a grand-vizir who was avaricious, and envious, and a very bad man.
