Chapter 92 He Discovered a Shocking Secret
Seeing two guards coming forward and holding up his arms, one on the left and one on the right, Chu Yuni looked terrified.
"Your Majesty wants to punish me, I dare not say more, but I don't know what I have done wrong, please tell me clearly?"
It couldn't be that the cup of tea he brewed was not to His Majesty's liking, right?
That doesn't mean he needs to be beaten with twenty boards!
Jun Li Luo didn't seem to want to answer his questions. He still lowered his eyes and looked through the files without raising them.
Chu Yuni could only let the guards drag him out.
Not long after, Jun Li Luo heard Chu Yuni's cries of pain outside.
"Oh!"
"Brothers, hit me gently! Ah——"
Jun Liluo frowned slightly.
After all, this rich young man was no match for the well-trained guards, who beat him with a stick and screamed in agony.
"What a noise." Jun Li Luo glanced at Li Zongguan, "Go out and tell him that if he still doesn't learn to be careful with his words and actions, he will be beaten with a stick."
He was quite clear about the background of this newcomer from Mingjingsi.
This fellow had a rich family background and spent money lavishly. Although he was not well educated, he was kind and righteous. He had been obsessed with martial arts since he was a child and hired many people from the martial arts world to learn skills from him. Chen Yue had seen his Qinggong skills in the martial arts training ground. According to Chen Yue's description, this man's kung fu was better than that of many well-trained Yulin soldiers.
Song Yunchu hired this guy because he really appreciated him.
In Song Yunchu's opinion, it is not a big deal if one is not well educated, as long as one has good skills and is loyal enough. However, in his opinion, if one is not smart enough, he cannot be considered a qualified subordinate.
This man surnamed Chu should be thankful that he is just a small fry and has no official title. Otherwise, if he is targeted one day and the fact that he found a prostitute for Song Yunchu is exposed, Song Yunchu will inevitably have to face the contempt and ridicule of the outside world.
If a smart person wants to send a toy to his superior, he should do it in a covert way, for example, let the two young waiters disguise themselves as accompanying maids and bring them into the Song Mansion. Once people enter Song Yunchu's territory, it will be difficult for others to spy on them. It is safer than finding a private room in a restaurant outside.
He is not smart and doesn't do things thoughtfully. He punishes this guy and makes him remember this lesson, which can be considered as helping Song Yunchu.
If you want to work under Prime Minister Song, you have to learn to be smart.
"Oh--"
Outside the Mingjing Division, Chu Yuni cried out in pain while counting how many times she had been hit with the boards.
Sixteen, seventeen, eighteen…it’s almost over!
After the last board was hit, Chu Yuni breathed a sigh of relief.
He wanted to get off the bench, but the pain in his buttocks made him grimace at the slightest movement.
So this is what it felt like to be beaten with a stick. He finally understood how difficult it was for his cousin.
That’s not right…my cousin was punished with a beating because he had a bad mouth and was too arrogant, which offended many civil officials. And it was only ten beatings.
He was just a small spy who had never seen what it was like to attend a court session and didn't know many of the officials. Who would have the time to report him?
Could it be that other spies in the Mirror Department were jealous of his handsomeness and wealth, so they went behind his back to discredit him in front of His Majesty?
Chu Yuni was just thinking about it when he saw Manager Li walking towards him.
"Manager Li, can you tell me what I have done wrong?"
"Agent Chu, you should figure out what you have done wrong."
Li Zongguan's tone was even. "Your Majesty has always been clear about rewards and punishments. If you had done nothing wrong, why would you be beaten? These twenty strokes of the cane are for the sake of Lord Song. It's too little. You must be careful with your words and actions in the future. When you work for Lord Song, there are so many eyes watching you secretly. Your mistakes may have implicated Lord Song."
Chu Yuni: "..."
Are these twenty boards still not enough?
The Chu family was found to be wrongly accused of selling inferior fabrics. Apart from that, the Chu family did not seem to be involved in any other troubles.
So what else is there...
Chu Yuni thought for a long time and suddenly thought of a reason.
Could it be that His Majesty discovered that he had offered a young prostitute to Lord Song?
No way... He had obviously done it very secretly, and even disguised himself when he went to Avon Pavilion to select people. Besides, Lord Song didn't accept those two young men.
Even if he accepted it, what would happen? Many high-ranking officials secretly kept male favorites in their families. The homosexual habit was not uncommon. As a favorite of the emperor, Prime Minister Song had done many arrogant things. Your Majesty did not even care about his insults to the court officials, so why would you care about him playing with young prostitutes?
Besides, Prime Minister Song's reputation was not very good to begin with. People said that Prime Minister Song was arrogant and domineering, looked down on all the civil and military officials in the court, and suppressed his political enemies in every possible way. He had beaten the emperor's uncle before and was not punished. Compared with these things, keeping one or two male favorites was nothing. At most, it would give people the impression of being a playboy.
The more Chu Yuni thought about it, the more she felt something was wrong.
Lord Song doesn't seem to care much about his bad reputation, but Your Majesty cares about it on his behalf. Is the love between them really so deep?
Or maybe…
An absurd guess flashed through Chu Yuni's mind, and he almost didn't dare to think about it any further.
"Thank you for your advice, Manager Li. I will be more careful in the future."
Chu Yuni came back to her senses and forced a weak smile towards Li Zongguan. "I was spoiled by my parents since I was a child. Sometimes I acted recklessly. I never suffered any loss before and didn't understand the reason. From now on, I will be a well-behaved person and never cause trouble for Master Song."
Manager Li nodded, "As long as you know it in your heart."
This man finally realized how unethical it was to arrange a concubine for a high-ranking official of the imperial court.
Seeing that Chu Yuni had difficulty moving, Steward Li called a young eunuch to help him rest.
"Thank you, Manager Li, hiss..."
Chu Yuni finally got up from the bench, and the pain in his buttocks made him gasp.
The beatings from the palace were much more painful than his father's bamboo sticks...
Seeing Chu Yuni limping away, Chief Steward Li returned to Jun Liluo and said, "Your Majesty, Spy Chu has realized his mistake. He said that he will be more careful in the future and will not cause trouble for Lord Song again."
Jun Liluo said calmly: "It's better this way."
Besides, Chu Yuni endured the dull pain in her buttocks and walked slowly with the help of the eunuch. She couldn't help but speculate in her heart -
His Majesty has no favorite concubine, and he has never heard of any romantic affairs involving His Majesty. Although Lord Song is engaged, he has not yet married, and there are no concubines or maids in the mansion.
The monarch and his ministers always stayed together after court. Prime Minister Song entered the imperial study as if it were his own backyard. Apart from Prime Minister Song, no other official had the privilege of reading memorials.
so?
Oh my god…
He originally just wanted to please his superior, but he didn't expect that after all the trouble, he discovered a shocking secret.
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