Chapter 4 Power and power means being able to do whatever you want
Junze raised his eyebrows and said with a smile, "Tsk, killing with a stick would be too much, but it would be a pity if Prince Gu's flawless face gets tattooed."
When Gu Yu heard what he said, she really felt that the rumors in the market that he had a sinister face and a snake-like heart were true.
When Xiao Xingzhi heard what King Xiaoyao said, he didn't understand why he was the one who offended King Xiaoyao, but he grabbed Gu Yu and couldn't help but panicked and said hurriedly:
"My lord, you just listened to the rumors and were disrespectful to the prince. Brother Gu has nothing to do with this matter. If you want to tattoo someone's face, just tattoo someone's face. Brother Gu is innocent."
Gu Yu knew that King Xiaoyao was coming for him, so he said: "This matter is all due to the lack of respect between the two of us. If the prince punishes you, you should be punished for your humiliation."
Junze raised his eyebrows and said: "Prince Gu is willing to accept the punishment now. Don't say that this king is unreasonable in the future."
Gu Yu thought to herself, what a joke. You have been running rampant in Kyoto for many years. When have you ever spoken truth?
Over there, Junze spoke again: "In the past, when I met disobedient recruits in the military camp, they would be as obedient as quails when dozens of military sticks were applied to them."
Gu Yu suddenly raised his head and saw his eyes filled with amusement, gritting his teeth secretly, fearing that he would not be able to escape this situation.
Seeing how she dared to be angry but dared not speak, Junze felt relieved and said:
"It's a pity that I, Prince Gu, may not be able to withstand a few sticks because of his thin body. That's all. Who is calling me merciful? For you scholars, just use a ruler instead."
The situation was stronger than the situation. Gu Yu gritted his teeth and said, "I would like to thank you for your magnanimity."
When King Xiaoyao spoke, naturally no one dared to delay. Soon, the sound of beating meat with bamboo boards, snap, snap, snap, was heard regularly in the huge school hall. It was also mixed with Xiao Xingzhi's cry of pain.
Gu Yu gritted his teeth, knowing that King Xiaoyao was sitting aside and watching his joke, and he endured the pain and refused to make a sound.
Gu Yu counted silently in her heart. Thirty times, her hand gradually became numb from pain.
Whether in modern times or here, Gu Yu considers herself an obedient student and has never been criticized or punished by the teacher.
This was the first time she was spanked in public. She didn't know whether she was angry or in pain, her cheeks felt hot.
Junze on the side casually picked up a cup of tea and drank it.
Seeing the red look at the corners of Gu Yu's eyes, it was quite touching, and I sneered in my heart. This face was quite outstanding, but it just looked like a girl, and she didn't look like a man.
The story of Duke Zhen Guo's sacrifice for the country was adapted into a song and sung among the houses. The young man with jade and gold face in front of him could not be connected with the majestic Duke Zhen Guo in the song.
If it weren't for the fact that the bloodline of high-ranking nobles should not be confused, Junze would have felt that Duke Zhen Guo had been cuckolded.
After thirty strokes, Gu Yu's hands were visibly swollen, and even the slightest movement of his fingers was in excruciating pain.
No matter how much she could bear it, her hands could not help but tremble slightly.
After Junze admired Gu Yu and Xiao Xingzhi's hands like pig's trotters, he stood up and said to everyone:
"Okay, let's get down to business. I came to the Imperial Academy this time to ask all the great scholars to bear witness. A month ago, I accidentally injured Crown Prince Gu, and this time I came here specifically to apologize to the Crown Prince."
Gu Yu frowned, how could this man bow his head to others?
They sent people to beat the prime minister's son until his parents could not recognize him, and scolded the minister's daughter until he almost committed suicide. He never even apologized to anyone. Why would he apologize to a little person like her now?
She quickly recalled what happened recently, by the way, the fifth prince!
On the day of the car crash, the fifth prince, who had always been ill-tempered, had a quarrel with Zheng Daru who was in class, and even overturned the table in anger.
Because of this incident, the Holy Emperor sent the fifth prince to Confucius Temple in Yudu Mountain to think about his fault, but he has not asked to let him come back.
The fifth prince's biological mother, Queen Xiaomin, is Junze's aunt, and Junze is from the fifth prince's faction.
Junze must have taken the opportunity of apologizing to her to speak to the Holy One and intercede on behalf of the fifth prince.
It makes sense if you think about it this way.
But I just gave her such a big threat, how could she dare to accept it?
Gu Yu hurriedly bowed and replied: "How dare you? At that time, the groom in the mansion drove recklessly and disturbed the prince. I have already punished the groom. It was supposed that I was asking for forgiveness from the prince. Why did the prince apologize to me?"
Junze pretended to hold up Gu Yu's arm and said: "Your Majesty Gu, please get up quickly. There is no need to cover up for me. The emperor has committed the same crime as the common people when he breaks the law. What's more, the prince's injury is not serious. This is what the king should do. Please don't push me away."
but."
After saying that, without waiting for Gu Yu's reaction, he bowed his hands to her in a perfunctory manner: "Please forgive me, Prince Gu."
Gu Yu hurriedly bowed his back deeply, silently complaining in his heart that this damn imperial power was so supreme that the person who accepted the apology had to make more gestures than the person who apologized.
Junze said: "Thank you, Prince Gu, for your consideration. I have sent people to send the medicinal materials to the palace. If the prince is in need of any medicinal materials for healing, please feel free to talk to me."
Gu Yu quickly agreed.
After letting go of his anger and apologizing, Junze led a bunch of people away cheering without any hesitation.
After the person left, Gu Yu carefully thought about King Xiaoyao in his mind. He was moody and would retaliate for his anger. He was undoubtedly a difficult person.
Now that you have completely offended someone before entering the court, how should you go in the future?
Xiao Xingzhi immediately softened his muscles and slumped on the seat: "Brother Gu, you scared me to death just now. I almost couldn't see the moon tonight."
He didn't know where his hand touched, and he exclaimed, "This must be too heavy, it hurts me to death."
Gu Yu said coldly: "Let's see if you will learn a lesson in the future. Today, he doesn't care about you. If we really want to judge the crime and punish you, the entire Hou Mansion will have to pay for your mouth."
Xiao Xingzhi on the side looked sad: "Is it because he has power that he can do whatever he wants? I, I am the prince of the Hou family after all. It is too embarrassing to be beaten in front of so many people."
After a long silence, Gu Yu suddenly said: "You are right, having power means you can do whatever you want."
Over there, when Junze returned to the eldest princess's mansion, his mother, the eldest princess, came to him and asked, "Have you apologized?"
Junze nodded.
Gu Yu's guess was right, he did come to apologize for the fifth prince.
The Yu Dynasty experienced some bloody storms when it first came to the throne today. Later, the Duke of Zhen defeated the barbarians in the northwest and maintained good relations with its neighbors. There was no war for more than ten years. It can be said that the world was peaceful, and culture was respected over martial arts.
The trend is getting worse day by day.
The fifth prince overturned the table in front of the great scholar, offending the entire scholar community.
As soon as the news spread out of the palace, students gathered in Shuntian Mansion to protest against Zheng Daru.
He was driving in a hurry that day. He originally wanted to enter the palace to intercede for the fifth prince, but by chance, he hit Prince Gu.
Not only did he fail to enter the palace before the palace gate closed, but he also left something to say to the imperial censor, which added fuel to the fire.
This made the Holy Emperor start to reflect on whether he was too indulgent towards the eldest princess's lineage, and he was left in the cold for a while.
The eldest princess said: "Don't be so reckless next time. The fifth prince is getting older, so we have to be more careful."
Junze frowned. His mother had tasted the sweetness of following the dragon and planned to support the fifth prince to become the next crown prince.
There is no other way, even if the fifth prince is incapable of doing anything, who has the blood of both Jing and Jun families, no matter how unhappy he is, he still has to clean up the mess for the fifth prince.
When the eldest princess saw Junze's displeasure, she thought it was because he was dissatisfied with apologizing to Gu Yu, so she said:
"My son, I know you are wronged. It's just that the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo is a noble concubine in the palace and adopted the sixth prince. Now the ninth prince born to the queen is getting older. Although we will not win over him, we still don't want to be with him for the time being.
If the enemy is hostile, let the queen reap the benefits."
Junze naturally understood the stakes. Thinking of his "apology" just now, he felt a little guilty in front of the eldest princess.
Junze wanted to change the subject, but in a blink of an eye he saw the eldest princess's folded hands, with one wrist exposed.
Junze looked a little strange and whispered to her: "This Prince Gu's face looks whiter and tenderer than yours, mother."
Although the eldest princess is nearly forty years old, the palace has various secret skin care recipes and takes good care of her skin. She looks younger and more beautiful than many women in their twenties.
The eldest princess smiled and poked his head with a finger: "You know how to talk nonsense, how can you compare other people's princes with me?"
Junze clicked his tongue and said, "Although he is a member of a noble family, he is still too feminine."
The eldest princess said: "The Crown Prince Gu is a noble son who was raised by a woman in Jinxiudui. This is true."
"Okay, let's not mention her anymore. The fifth prince's letter of repentance has also been sent over. Please come with me."
The fifth prince is a prince after all and cannot stay in Yudu Mountain forever.
Junze's apology can be regarded as a step forward for the Holy Father.
The Holy Emperor finally relaxed, and even praised Junze, saying, "I finally know what's appropriate."
As soon as Junze and the eldest princess left the palace, they rushed to Yudu Mountain to pick up the fifth prince.
At the foot of the mountain, Junze lifted the curtain of the carriage, and the rain was about to come. In the distance, the fifth prince Jing Shang slowly walked down the bluestone stairs of Yudu Mountain, his face as gloomy as the sky.
They are indeed cousins. In appearance, the fifth prince and Junze are three-thirds alike.
It's just that Junze's peach-blossom eyes have a romantic and uninhibited look, while the fifth prince's is even more forward-looking, with a venomous air when he's not smiling.
Junze thought that he and his mother had worked hard to plan for him, but it was better for him that he had not learned the etiquette of poetry and calligraphy, and had learned to be incompetent and furious. The table was lifted, leaving them with a mess.
Junze murmured: "Princes, generals and prime ministers would rather have the seed."
The face of the eldest princess on the side changed drastically: "Be careful what you say."
Junze immediately regained his cynical smile: "Mom, I didn't say anything, why are you so nervous?"
What he really wanted to say hasn't been said yet:
If the great power is really left in the hands of his violent cousin, he will have too many opportunities to clean up the mess in the future.