At this moment, a young censor wearing a Xie Zhi crown walked out of the civil officials. When he saw Li Er's angry expression, he thought that he was going to punish Du He. He immediately looked excited and righteous. He said in a loud voice,
"Your Majesty, I, Censor Li He, have something to report!! That Du He is extremely arrogant, daring to take off his crown and leave in front of His Majesty, this subject thinks…"
"Thought what?"
"Say that again?"
"Finish your sentence!"
Without waiting for the censor to finish his sentence, a few burly men wearing thin armor suddenly walked out from the ranks of the generals. Each of them raised their jade boards high up in the air, ready to use them as weapons, and surrounded him aggressively.
Li He was stunned and immediately stammered, not daring to say anything else.
As an imperial censor, how could Li He not recognize these burly men who were around forty years old? The bearded, round-faced man was Duke Lu, Cheng Yaojin. Standing on the left was Duke Yi, Qin Shubao. On the right was Duke E, Yuchi Jingde. Duke Wei, Li Jing, had a gloomy expression on his face as he strangled him. The one who held the jade board against his waist was Duke Ying, Li Ji.
He couldn't afford to offend these dukes!
Li He looked anxious and could not help but look at Wei Zheng for help.
Wei Zheng raised his chin and looked at the protective shield, muttering,"The sun is really comfortable.”
Li He was speechless. Doctor, you-"
How could the sun be seen in the hall? It was obvious that Wei Zheng did not want to get involved in this matter and openly argued with these people!
Li He gritted his teeth and made up his mind. He knelt on the ground and shouted at Li Er, who was staring at him with a murderous look,
"Your Majesty, I think that although Du He is arrogant, his words are reasonable. Du He is not a bad example for the Imperial Censorate. I am willing to personally deliver this robe to Duke Lai's residence on behalf of Your Majesty to let Du He know that Your Majesty is magnanimous and will not blame him for his past!”
"This is more like human language!"
"That makes sense!"
Cheng Yaojin, Qin Shubao, and Yuchi Jingde smiled and returned to the ranks of the generals. Li Jing also smiled and released his grip on his neck. Li Ji's gloomy expression also eased a lot, and he took away the jade board on his waist.
It was as if they had been very harmonious in the past and did not want to hit him.
"Didn't you hear what Du He said just now? You and the other Imperial Censors deliberately didn't allow him to enter the ranks before the court session? If you send it over, not only will it not appear that I am magnanimous, it will instead appear that I am narrow-minded!”
Li Er sneered and waved his hand to dismiss him. From the corner of his eye, he glanced at Wei Zheng, who was looking up at the sky, and said in a deep voice,"Wei Zheng, you have to work hard."
Wei Zheng's face turned pale and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. He cursed in his heart. What did he mean? The Emperor really wanted to hit him? Although the forty strokes had been reduced by half, after twenty strokes, wouldn't his back bloom?
However, when Wei Zheng thought of a reason to refuse, he met Li Er's teasing gaze and his heart instantly turned cold. He braced himself and bowed with a bitter face."I'm willing to accept my punishment!"
"Men!"
"Drag Doctor Wei out and give him twenty strokes of the cane!" Li Er said in a deep voice.”
Swoosh!
Two palace attendants wearing armor and iron helmets walked in and gestured to Wei Zheng. The corners of Wei Zheng's mouth twitched as he followed the two palace attendants out of the hall.
Bang bang!
"Ah!"
Accompanied by the sound of the wooden stick hitting his body, Wei Zheng's screams followed.
When Li Er heard this voice, the anger in his heart immediately dissipated. He narrowed his eyes and pricked up his ears. He enjoyed it in his heart. Wei Zheng's miserable cry sounded so pleasant.
Li Er had long been unhappy with Wei Zheng, this stubborn donkey. Every day, Wei Zheng was the one who advised him. He suffered a lot of anger, but Wei Zheng had a good reputation. Where was the f * cking logic in this? Today, Du He had helped him vent his anger.
Comparing people was really infuriating. Li Er sighed secretly and muttered. Wei Zheng was straightforward when he spoke, and Du He was also straightforward when he spoke. However, the way they spoke was completely different. One was for fame, and the other was for filial piety. Naturally, it was not difficult to choose between the two of them whose advice was more pleasing to the ear.
Although Wei Zheng was sentenced to twenty strokes of the cane, Li Er did not really want to beat him until his skin was torn open. He only wanted to teach him a lesson. After twenty strokes, Wei Zheng would at most be bedridden for two to three days before he could recover.
"This Du He is a filial son."
Li Er thought for a long time and turned to Fang Xuanling to set the tone for this matter. Then, he continued,"Xuanling, personally deliver this set of censor robes to Duke Lai's residence. Also, pass on this one's words to Du He. An official of the Great Tang cannot be resigned with words. Whoever this one disagrees with resigning will die of old age in this official position!”
"This subject obeys the decree!"
Fang Xuanling hurriedly bowed.
Li Er hummed and sat on the dragon chair. After listening to the sound of the end of the punishment, he waved his hand to signal the retreat and left the hall.
The few High Dukes present heaved a sigh of relief.
Li Er's attitude had obviously changed drastically after Du He's words of advice, which made the few State Dukes present feel relieved. After all, when Li Er was the King of Qin, Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling were known as the left and right arms of Fang Xuanling. As colleagues, how could they wish for their colleague's son to end up in a miserable state?
To put it bluntly, the few High Dukes liked to protect their children. Not only did they protect their own children, but they also liked to participate in the children of their colleagues.
"Xuan Ling, this old man will go with you!”
"I'll go too. I haven't seen Brother Keming in a long time. I wonder how he is now!”
"Sigh, I reckon that when the matter reaches his ears, he won't be able to help but feel uncomfortable!”
"Hahaha, that makes sense!"
The few State Dukes laughed and followed behind Fang Xuanling. Cheng Yaojin hugged the censor robe in his arms and clicked his tongue in wonder."But Brother Keming really has a good son. He dares to join anyone. If one day he joins us-"
Suddenly, he paused and widened his eyes.
The few High Dukes looked at each other and sucked in a breath of cold air. Good heavens, it wasn't impossible. This kid could even defeat the Emperor, who else wouldn't dare to?
"Mm, my fellow colleagues, we can't go empty-handed, right?”
Fang Xuanling coughed lightly and looked at the crowd. He smiled awkwardly and said,""This old man's meaning is that we'd better bring some things to see Brother Ke Ming. There's still a long way to go in the future. Who knows when it might fall into the hands of this brat Du He. At least with this friendship, that brat will also think twice!”
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