Chapter 259 Father-in-law, my son-in-law is wrong!

Author: Potato Sweet Potato Pie

Chapter 259 Father-in-law, my son-in-law is wrong!

Public is public, private is private.

The one in the front is from the Xia Qing family, and the other is the prince, which means that Zhu Youtang is standing in the position of the Ming Emperor.

As far as monarchs and ministers are concerned, these two ministers did a particularly good job in disaster relief, especially the ceremony of taking off boots. When he heard the news, Emperor Hongzhi was even more shocked.

From the founding of the Ming Dynasty to the present, there are really only a handful of local officials who have enjoyed such treatment.

In the fifteenth year since Emperor Hongzhi ascended the throne, there was only one Yan Rui, who served as the magistrate of Yongqing County for three years. He promoted education, built water conservancy projects, reclaimed wasteland, and controlled locust plagues.

He truly achieved the goal of serving as an official for one term and benefiting the whole country.

When he left office, the people of the whole county sent him off and begged him to stay in office. Finally, he took off his boots as a souvenir.

However, Xia Yuan was able to enjoy such courtesy of taking off his boots in just over two months in Puzhou, which shows that he has shown great kindness to the tens of thousands of people in Puzhou.

This is a public matter. From the standpoint of the Ming Emperor, this disaster relief should be affirmed.

But from the perspective of the father and the father-in-law, such a son and such a son-in-law must be beaten.

Let’s talk about monarchs and ministers first, and then talk about fathers, sons, and sons-in-law.

Emperor Hongzhi carried it very clearly.

The palace doors were closed one after another, and a bamboo stick was carried in his hand. Emperor Hongzhi looked up at the ceiling caisson above his head, as if looking for a suitable beam. Finally, he went out from the Nuan Pavilion and pointed at the main hall of Qianqing Palace with the bamboo stick.

He said to the beam, "Come here, hang this evil boy Zhu Houzhao up for me first!"

Zhu Houzhao was shocked when he heard this. Xia Yuan was even more shocked than him. What does it mean to be first?

Several eunuchs came over tremblingly and said to Zhu Houzhao with mournful faces: "Your Highness, the emperor has an edict, and the servants dare not disobey it. I have offended you."

After saying that, he took out a piece of hemp rope and tied him up tightly regardless of Zhu Houzhao's struggle. Then several people worked together to hoist him to the thick beam.

Zhu Houzhao looked like a piglet that had been waiting to be slaughtered. It was hung on a beam and kept shouting, "Father, my son has made great contributions. He has made great contributions in this disaster relief, my son."

While he was shouting, the bamboo stick was slapped hard on his back. Zhu Houzhao screamed, tears instantly fell from his eyes, and he shouted: "Father, I am wrong, I am really wrong."

Come on, father, don’t fight.”

"Wrong?" Emperor Hongzhi sneered, "You bastard! Do you know how worried your mother and I became when you left this time? Your mother has been crying all day long, and her eyes are still swollen to this day.

You still have the nerve to admit your mistake? You still have the nerve to admit your mistake? You still have the nerve to admit your mistake!"

The more Zhu Youtang talked, the angrier he became, and his anger was completely aroused. He picked up the bamboo stick and beat him again.

Zhu Houzhao screamed, his body suspended in mid-air kept twisting.

Xia Yuan huddled in the Nuan Pavilion and shivered. He was so frightened that his back was soaked in cold sweat, and there was a chill on the back of his neck.

Hearing Zhu Houzhao's shrill screams, he was extremely frightened, but he couldn't care less about sympathy, because it was very likely that he would be hanged on the beam soon.

Zhu Houzhao burst into tears and howled, admitting his mistake and crying again. Seeing that his father showed no sign of softening his heart, he was breathing heavily. He was obviously very tired, but the movements of his hands were still inconsistent.

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Seeing this, he simply did not admit his mistake, and instead cursed: "Hunjun! You are so stupid that you don't understand. I have meritorious service, but you actually beat the meritorious minister, Hunjun!"

Emperor Hongzhi was originally exhausted and had no strength, and the bamboo stick in his hand also lost its strength, but after hearing these words, he seemed to be filled with endless energy, and with all his strength, he pulled out the bamboo stick, "

I told you to scold me! You scold me again!"

"Ouch!" Zhu Houzhao yelled again, but still scolded unyieldingly: "You are a fool!"

"I'll teach you how to scold!"

"Hunjun!"

"You keep scolding me!"

"Faint!"

The bamboo sticks hit his body with a crackling sound that hurt. Zhu Houzhao screamed in pain, but his face remained unyielding and he cursed one after another.

Xia Yuan was filled with admiration and what not, this unlucky kid was really tough and tough enough to withstand beatings.

The eunuchs in the palace had already knelt on the ground, shivering, but the father and son seemed to be trying harder. You said you were a fool, and I said you scolded me again and again. The happiness of Du Miao was unimaginable.

After a while, Emperor Hongzhi was really tired from the beating. He was so tired that he held his knees and panted. After panting for a while, he raised his face and sneered: "You want to call me a fool again?"

I’ll beat you to death today!”

Zhu Houzhao was very unyielding. At this time, he was even more arrogant. He raised his neck and said: "Hunjun!"

"You keep scolding me!"

Xia Yuan sighed. He felt that there might be one less loyal friend in the world, one less prince in the Ming Dynasty who could resist being beaten, and one less absurd Ming Wuzong in history.

But what could he say, he could only huddle in the corner and silently mourn for Zhu Houzhao.

Beating someone is actually a very tiring task. Zhu Youtang had originally planned to let this kid go. As long as Zhu Houzhao relented and admitted his mistake, the matter would be over.

But if you say something like this, you can imagine the consequences.

Emperor Hongzhi suddenly became angry. He was tired, hot and sweating all over. He tore off his outer robe and threw it to the ground. He was only wearing a single suit. He immediately picked up a bamboo stick and started beating him again.

In fact, this kind of thin bamboo strip has an advantage. It is thin and long. It will hurt the body when it is whipped, but it will not hurt the muscles or bones, or even break the skin and flesh.

After all, the weather is cold now, and Zhu Houzhao wears more clothes, so it's nothing more than pain and countless bruises on his back.

Not to mention that Emperor Hongzhi was exhausted and had no strength at all. The bamboo sticks hit him on the body without pain or itching. Zhu Houzhao no longer screamed. He only grunted twice at most, but the faint words in his mouth kept coming.

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Zhu Youtang obviously noticed this as well. He stopped and breathed heavily, "If you dare to call me a fool again, I will order someone to take off your clothes and beat you again!"

"Hun" Zhu Houzhao subconsciously wanted to curse again, but as soon as he said the word "hun", he heard the second half of the sentence, and the word "jun" was stuck in his throat. He immediately swallowed it back and shouted: "

Father, I am wrong!"

"Is it wrong to know now? It's too late!"

After saying that, Emperor Hongzhi whipped him a few more times with the bamboo stick, and then he seemed to calm down. Then he supported his lower back with his hand, and pointed at Zhu Houzhao with the other hand holding the bamboo stick, "Come here, put Zhu Houzhao down for me."

, and then hang Xia Yuan up for me!"

Hearing this, the eunuchs in the palace moved faster than the other and hurriedly got up from the ground. Some of them went to put Zhu Houzhao down, while others took hemp ropes to tie up Xia Yuan.

"Your Majesty, minister."

"Don't call me your Majesty, I am your father-in-law!"

Xia Yuan was very wise and quickly changed his words: "Father-in-law, my son-in-law is wrong!"

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Zhu Youtang did not answer, but pointed at the beam with a bamboo stick, "Hang it quickly!"

The other end of the rope was thrown along the beam, and when the person on the other side pulled it, Xia Yuan was lifted into the air.

Emperor Hongzhi pointed at him with a bamboo stick, "I am not an emperor now, and you are not my minister. You and I do not care about the emperor or the minister now, only the son-in-law.

As a son of a man, if you ignore personal safety and put yourself in danger, this is a breach of filial piety; as a husband, if you neglect the friendship between husband and wife and let your wife worry about you for more than two months, this is a breach of husband's virtue.

Since you have no father, I, the father-in-law, will teach you on your father’s behalf, will you accept it?"

What could Xia Yuan say? He could only say with a mournful face, "My son-in-law is here."

"Just take it." After saying that, the bamboo stick was pulled up. Xia Yuan was about to call out, but he was startled. Hey, why doesn't it hurt?

Immediately, he shouted loudly, "Father-in-law, my son-in-law is wrong!"
Chapter completed!