Chapter 56
"Master, what are you doing? Cong'er is your only son!"
Madam Li was brought in, still shouting.
Prime Minister Li pretended not to hear.
Seeing this, the servants dared not disobey. They
hurriedly pulled people, took things, and tied people. No matter how
arrogant and domineering Li Haocong was in his daily life, he was just an 8-year-old child after all.
Although he struggled constantly and shouted "Mother, save me~~", he could not defeat so many people and was soon controlled by the servants.
Prime Minister Li was determined to teach Li Haocong a lesson today. He ignored his roars and Madam Li's wailing behind him and took him directly to the street.
In a crowded place, Prime Minister Li had Li Haocong let go.
He only now realized that his son had been domineering in the capital for the past few years, and many people must have been teased by him. The things that Lady Wei and her system mentioned in the court today were probably only a small part of them. Today,
he simply gave his rebellious son a good lesson in front of the people of the capital, just to vent the anger of those people.
Seeing this situation, the people on the street didn't know what was going on, and they stopped to watch.
Among them, there were some servants from the ministers' houses who came out to buy or do things, and they also stopped to watch when they saw this scene.
The pampered son of Prime Minister Li was indeed quite famous in the capital, and the onlookers quickly recognized him.
But seeing him tied up today, everyone was very curious and wanted to see what was going on.
Soon, many people gathered around Prime Minister Li.
Prime Minister Li saw that the crowd had almost gathered, so he spoke solemnly:
"People of Beizhao, elders and fellow villagers, some of you may not know me, but many of you may know this child. He is the little bully in the capital, right?"
"It is shameful to say that I am the father of this little bully. I am really ashamed of this."
"Because I did not discipline my son well in the past, he behaved recklessly outside every day, teased the people, and caused great trouble to the people in the capital. I only learned about this today, and I am really heartbroken, so today I solemnly say sorry to everyone here!"
After speaking, he bowed solemnly to everyone.
Everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them.
Most of them were ordinary people. How could they have seen the Prime Minister pay such a great courtesy to them? They returned the greeting unconsciously, but they were still full of doubts in their hearts.
What happened today?
What was Prime Minister Li going to do?
Prime Minister Li bowed respectfully, then stood up and continued:
"I am really sorry for what my son did in the past, but you cannot suffer in vain. Today, I promise you all that if anyone has been bullied by my son, no matter how serious it is, you can come and tell me, and I will definitely take responsibility to the end!"
"Also, please tell those who are not here today, and ask them to make an extra trip to my house to find me. I will definitely give them an explanation."
What?
Is it true?
The onlookers looked at each other, some of them couldn't believe what was happening before their eyes. Everyone in
the capital knew that Prime Minister Li had a son in his old age, and he was famous for his doting on this son.
Why did he suddenly say such words today?
Many of them had indeed been bullied by this Master Li.
However, due to Prime Minister Li's status and position, they generally just swallowed their anger.
Although Prime Minister Li had spoken now, they were still suspicious: Was there another reason why Prime Minister Li said this? If they said it now, would Prime Minister Li retaliate against them later?
Even if Prime Minister Li was kind and resolute and would not pursue them, would the old prime minister really care if the young master came to trouble them later?
After all, that little ancestor was the apple of the eye of the entire prime minister's mansion.
Some people even had a thought in their minds: Could it be that this little bully suddenly had a whim and came up with this kind of trick to tease them?
Based on their understanding of this little bully, this is not impossible!
This shows how much the image of the little bully has in everyone's mind.
The old prime minister personally came forward, but was regarded as an accomplice of the little bully to tease everyone?
Seeing that everyone was slow to react, Prime Minister Li probably understood everyone's thoughts.
He nodded slightly, his tone firm:
"I know what you are worried about. You can rest assured that I will not retaliate because of this matter. Similarly, if my son dares to trouble you because of this matter, you can also tell me, I will punish him severely and give you an explanation."
"I think I have always acted worthy of the heavens and my own conscience. I have never done anything to let down the people of Beizhao. Therefore, I don't hope that my Li family will have a traitor in the future to harm the people of Beizhao."
"So I'm begging you to do me a favor. From today on, if my son bullies you again, no matter if you are the person involved or not, anyone who tells me the situation will be rewarded handsomely!" As
soon as these words came out, everyone's eyes widened.
Prime Minister Li's tone was firm, not joking.
If it was true, as long as Mr. Li didn't bully everyone from now on, let alone reward, he would be willing to kowtow a hundred times.
Prime Minister Li continued, "Everyone, what my son did before was really too bad. It would be unacceptable if we don't punish him properly. So as a father, I will teach him a lesson in front of you all today! Just consider it as my apology to everyone first."
"Come here, give this rebellious son twenty strokes of the cane!"
Everyone was shocked when they heard this!
Twenty strokes of the cane, that's no joke.
Not to mention an eight-year-old child like Li Haocong, even if it was an adult, these twenty strokes of the cane would probably cost him half his life.
It seems that the Prime Minister is really serious today!
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