Chapter 101 The General is Humiliated (4)
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When they went to Beijing this time, the Duke of Zhenguo specially sent a guide who was familiar with the route to lead them.
Zhu Qingchen doesn't have to worry about anything on the road.
He just needs to conserve his energy and wait until he arrives in the capital to deal with the emperor.
On the first day of their journey, in the evening, they rested in the inn.
Zhu Qingchen simply washed up and prepared to go to bed to watch cartoons with the system.
The system has set up a small screen and is waiting for him.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door, followed by Chu Yunyang's pitiful voice: "Teacher."
"Huh?" Zhu Qingchen was startled, and quickly made the system invisible, and went to open the door himself, "What's the matter?"
Chu Yunyang stood outside the door holding the quilt, looking aggrieved: "I can't sleep."
Zhu Qingchen looked back and saw that there was a small couch in his room, placed right against the wall.
"Do you want to sleep in the same room with the teacher?"
"Yeah." Chu Yunyang nodded repeatedly.
"Come in."
"Thank you, teacher." Chu Yunyang happily ran in with the quilt and made his own quilt.
Zhu Qingchen couldn't watch the cartoons anymore, so he climbed onto the bed, got under the quilt, and hugged the system.
Chu Yunyang blew out the lamp, was silent for a while, and asked in a low voice: "Teacher, am I too timid?"
"No." Zhu Qingchen said hurriedly, "It's normal for the first time to go on a long journey."
"The young general is afraid to go on a long journey. How embarrassing." Chu Yunyang crawled into the quilt, his voice getting smaller and smaller. "Actually, at that time, I was a little scared when I heard the teacher talking to my family."
But if he doesn't come, his family might be implicated.
So in order not to worry his family, he pretended to be afraid of nothing and embarked on his journey.
Zhu Qingchen paused and suddenly wondered if he had said something too serious before.
Originally, I hoped that they would be more vigilant, but now, Chu Yunyang was so scared that he couldn't sleep.
Zhu Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "It's okay, the teacher will protect you. Besides... apart from the emperor and the palace, other things in the capital should still be very interesting."
"Really?" Chu Yunyang said weakly, "What if I don't have the life to play?"
Zhu Qingchen laughed out loud: "No. After all, we haven't arrived yet, so we can have some fun on the way. The emperor won't send someone to assassinate us on the way."
Chu Yunyang responded sullenly: "Yeah."
Zhu Qingchen comforted him: "It's the teacher's fault. The teacher said it too seriously. Don't be afraid."
"There's a place in Beijing that sells delicious pork elbows in soy sauce. I'll take you there someday. There are also beautiful little desserts shaped like peach blossoms, but now it's almost fall, so there are more tangerine-shaped ones."
Zhu Qingchen had certainly never been to the capital of this world. He was talking about the capital he had visited with Li Yue when he was alive.
"Anyway, we are all going to the capital. If you have to die, the teacher will die with you. Don't you still trust the teacher? The teacher is the Duke of England, brave and invincible."
Chu Yunyang calmed down: "Okay."
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Zhu Qingchen took Chu Yunyang with him, walking, stopping and having fun along the way.
Half a month later, the Duke of Yingguo arrived in the capital with the youngest son of the Duke Zhenguo.
The people in Beijing were talking about it.
"Didn't His Majesty summon the youngest son of the Duke of Zhenguo? Why did the Duke of Ying bring him here?"
"I heard that the youngest son of the Duke of Zhenguo has been naughty since he was young. The Duke of Yingguo doesn't like him, so he specially came with him to discipline him."
"I see."
This was also Zhu Qingchen's arrangement.
The emperor only called Chu Yunyang, and the Duke of Zhenguo and his family were not allowed to follow him for fear of arousing suspicion.
If Zhu Qingchen wants to come along, he has to find a good reason.
The reason is——
Chu Yunyang is too naughty and Zhu Qingchen dislikes him.
Not only can he follow her, but he can also dispel the emperor's doubts and make him mistakenly believe that the two families are not in harmony, killing two birds with one stone.
"Even the Duke of England dislikes him. This kid must be a troublemaker."
"Who cares what it is? Can't we just do it?"
"You sound nice, but I'm afraid he has a green face and fangs, and you'll be scared away the first time you see him."
"Hey! Here it comes!"
The sound of horse hooves could be heard in the distance. In teahouses and taverns, people crowded together and stuck their heads out, wanting to see what this devil looked like.
Soon, several servants in plain clothes rode in from the city gate.
Immediately afterwards, two horses, one white and one black, appeared in everyone's sight.
Zhu Qingchen was dressed in a scarlet official uniform and a black official hat, and his snow-white horse made his red lips and white teeth even more striking.
The young general, wearing silver armor and holding a weapon, followed him.
Because he grew up in the northwest, the young general's skin is a little tanned. Who knows, in a few years, his skin may catch up with the black horse he rides.
He has sharp eyebrows and bright eyes like obsidian. Although he has not grown up yet, he already has the appearance of a tall man, with the heroic spirit unique to martial artists.
There are many scholars in the capital, and even military generals rarely wear armor.
Suddenly, such a young general broke in, and the people couldn't help but be stunned.
Isn’t this the young general described by the storyteller?
Today I have really opened my eyes.
The people of Daxia are very open-minded. If there is a daughter at home, they will rush back home and call her out to broaden her horizons.
I will look for a husband like this in the future.
Zhu Qingchen looked at the people below, then at Chu Yunyang, and couldn't help but smile.
Chu Yunyang heard him laugh and quickly whispered, "Teacher, please stop laughing. I..."
"It's okay." Zhu Qingchen comforted him, "Everyone likes you very much, why should you be shy?"
"Teacher!" Chu Yunyang was almost embarrassed to death. The teacher actually made fun of him.
But the young general had a sullen face, so no one could tell when he blushed.
He had a stern face and everyone around him thought he was majestic.
Zhu Qingchen thought for a moment and said, "Then you hide behind the teacher and the teacher will block you."
Chu Yunyang pursed his lips and silently fell behind a little.
Zhu Qingchen held the reins and led him through the long street.
Until they arrived at the gate of the former Duke of England's mansion, the people were still talking about the new young general.
Zhu Qingchen was worried about living in the inn. After all, everyone in the inn obeyed the emperor, so he specially sent someone to the former Duke of Ying's mansion a few days in advance to make arrangements.
The original Duke Zhenguo Mansion in the capital city has long disappeared, but Zhu Qingchen’s mansion is still there.
Of course, this was his first time here too.
Zhu Qingchen dismounted in front of the gate, handed the reins to the attendant, and walked inside while instructing Chu Yunyang: "My house may be a bit big, you and I can live in the same yard, and let the soldiers guard the yard. Don't worry about the outside of the gate, and people outside the gate can't tell that we are on guard, understand?"
Chu Yunyang straightened his chest: "Understood!"
"Okay." Zhu Qingchen said, "Then the teacher needs to polish the petition for an audience. Can you arrange this matter independently?"
Chu Yunyang responded loudly: "Yes!" "Okay, go ahead."
Chu Yunyang ran out quickly to survey the terrain and arrange manpower.
Zhu Qingchen returned to his room, tidied up briefly, sat down at his desk, picked up a pen, and re-copied the memorial he had already written.
After the copying was completed and checked for errors, it was sent to the palace.
The emperor will probably summon them tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.
Zhu Qingchen loosened his wrists, stretched his muscles, and prepared for a long battle.
Soon, Chu Yunyang finished the deployment and came back to report to him: "Teacher, everything has been arranged. Our yard is now like an iron barrel. Not even a fly can fly in."
"Well done." Zhu Qingchen nodded.
The emperor had not summoned him yet, and Zhu Qingchen did not want to take Chu Yunyang out frequently, so he took him to distribute some of the local specialties, and would send them to the other gentlemen after he was summoned.
However, there are a few people that Zhu Qingchen must visit first no matter what.
He took Chu Yunyang with him, and the two of them disguised themselves and quietly slipped out through the back door.
The system led the way ahead and brought them to General Wei's residence.
That’s right, it was the old General Wei who was caned by the emperor and could no longer ride a horse.
Large passages in the original book are described in red, and occasional mentions of state affairs are also intended to create the image of the emperor as a brutal and murderous person.
Minister Liu who was reprimanded, Censor Chen who had his head smashed, and General Wei who was beaten with a stick were all victims who were glossed over in the original book.
Bullying minor officials does not reflect the emperor's great power.
Only by adding the word "old" to these people and pointing out their seniority and seniority can it be demonstrated that the emperor is above everyone else and has the final say, isn't it?
The doors and windows of the general's mansion were closed, and there was no one in the mansion, making it look like a tomb of the living dead.
Zhu Qingchen took Chu Yunyang for a walk outside and slipped in through an inconspicuous side door. As soon as they reached the door of the room, they smelled a strong bitter smell of medicine.
The family members were surrounding the bed, coaxing General Wei to drink medicine: "You have to take medicine, how can you get better without it?"
General Wei's face was pale, and because he had been beaten with a stick, he could only lie on the couch.
He raised his hand to push the medicine bowl away and shook his head: "I won't take it. I've been taking it for several months."
Zhu Qingchen took off his hat, walked in quickly, and called out, "General Wei?"
When General Wei saw him, his eyes immediately turned red. He stretched out his hand to Zhu Qingchen with a trembling voice: "Young Master..."
Zhu Qingchen quickly sat down in front of the couch and held his hand: "General Wei..."
General Wei almost shed tears and beat his injured leg hard: "Young Master, I am miserable. I am being bullied so much! I am being bullied so much! I would rather starve to death than suffer such a great humiliation..."
Zhu Qingchen hugged him tightly: "It's okay, it's okay, tell me, we can find a solution together."
A military general who had made great contributions was beaten to the point where he could not even ride a horse when he got old.
It's such a disgrace.
Chu Yunyang himself is also a military general, and he couldn't help feeling a little sad when he thought of his home.
General Wei raised his head and saw Chu Yunyang. His expression suddenly became horrified: "Whose child is this?"
Zhu Qingchen quickly comforted him: "He is from the Zhenguo Mansion, the grandson of General Chu. Do you still remember him? General Chu, who fought with you."
General Wei looked puzzled. He thought for a while, then came to his senses and suddenly shouted three times: "Go! Go! Go!"
He even wanted to reach out and push Chu Yunyang: "Don't stay here! Don't go into the palace! Go!"
"What's wrong?" Zhu Qingchen was afraid that he would touch the wound, so he quickly held him down and looked at the other people in the general's mansion. "What's wrong? Why did the old general say that?"
General Wei's eldest son stepped forward and clasped his fists: "Young Master, you don't know that my old man..." He paused, as if he couldn't speak: "He was punished because he broke into the palace."
Zhu Qingchen asked: "Why did the old general break into the palace?"
His voice was very low: "The youngest son of my third house was summoned to the palace by His Majesty, saying that he was to accompany him in martial arts training. Not long after, another eunuch came and asked the old man to accompany him into the palace."
"As soon as we arrived at the palace gate, we were stopped by a group of eunuchs. The old man rushed in alone and saw..." His voice became lower and lower, "My child was being pressed on the couch by those eunuchs... His clothes were almost stripped off."
"The old man risked his life to get the child out of the palace. He went to court the next day and was ready to argue. But the next day, the emperor said that he had never sent anyone to summon him. He directly beat the old man for trespassing."
"If the censor hadn't stopped him, I'm afraid he would have been beaten to death."
Zhu Qingchen opened his eyes wide in disbelief.
No wonder General Wei was beaten with a stick. No wonder General Wei told Chu Yunyang to leave quickly as soon as he saw him.
It turns out that this was not the first time the emperor had done this.
"This is simply outrageous!"
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