Chapter 136 Fang Yi'ai Gets a Spanking Again
The Imperial Study.
Fang Xuanling first reported on his work, and then explained Wei Shuyu's desire to view the salt register.
Only at the very end did he ask for an official position for Fang Yi'ai, and then proceeded to speak at length about his son's merits.
"good."
Li Shimin nodded repeatedly.
Fang Yi's wife is a bit silly, but she has made quite a few contributions these days.
Just as he was about to agree, the secret agent brought back news of what had happened outside the Ministry of Personnel.
Upon hearing that Fang Yi'ai had displayed extraordinary prowess in speaking up for Li Chengqian, Fang Xuanling clenched his fist in excitement.
He truly is my son!
"Xuanling, Yi'ai has grown up." Li Shimin sighed.
"It's all thanks to His Majesty's wisdom in tolerating the child's mischief," Fang Xuanling immediately seized the opportunity.
"Since that's the case..."
Just as Li Shimin was thinking of arranging for Fang Yi'ai to go to the Eastern Palace to assist the Crown Prince.
The spy couldn't help but speak up...
"Your Majesty, please allow me to finish."
"explain."
Li Shimin was in a good mood and did not blame the secret agent.
However, as the spy recounted his story, Fang Xuanling nearly fainted from anger.
What a bastard!
I've gone to great lengths to pave the way for you, and you've just ripped it all up?
They incited the crown prince to curse the King of Wei, calling him disloyal, unfilial, unkind, and unjust... they cursed him in every way imaginable.
Isn't this implying that Li Shimin gave birth to two useless people?
"Xuanling, what did you just say?"
Li Shimin asked in a sinister tone, "Give Fang Yi'ai an official title?"
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I... I feel it's unnecessary." Fang Xuanling wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
"Official positions will still be granted."
Li Shimin looked at Wang De: "Wang De, isn't the palace short of someone to empty the chamber pots?"
"Yes, Your Majesty," Wang De replied helplessly.
"Then let's bring him into the palace," Li Shimin snorted coldly.
"Your Majesty...does he/she need to be castrated?"
Wang De glanced guiltily at Fang Xuanling and asked in a low voice.
"You're asking me about something like this?" Li Shimin shouted sternly.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me."
Wang De knelt down in fear.
"Your Majesty, you mustn't..."
Fang Xuanling quickly begged for forgiveness, saying, "Although Yi'ai was wrong, he did it to protect the Crown Prince; he didn't mean it."
"He insulted the King of Wei!" Li Shimin's eyes widened.
"Your Majesty, it was the Crown Prince who did the scolding."
Fang Xuanling retorted, "At most, Yi'ai was advising the Crown Prince."
"If this is punishable, then Xuan Cheng, who has defended His Majesty so many times, would have been cut off a thousand times over."
Wei Zheng raised his head.
Thank you for using me as a shield.
"Xuancheng, what do you think of this matter?" Li Shimin asked Wei Zheng.
You're mentioning Wei Zheng, right?
I'll have Wei Zheng criticize you.
"Your Majesty, I believe that while Fang Yi'ai and Cui Shenji may have been involved in instigation, the Crown Prince and the Prince of Wei are truly... alas..."
As he spoke, Wei Zheng sighed.
Um?
Wei Duzi, what are you doing now?
I told you to criticize Fang Xuanling, why are you sighing?
Are you trying to aim at the gun barrel randomly again?
"Go on!"
Li Shimin rebuked him.
"Your Majesty, you specifically asked me to say this..."
"explain!"
Helpless, Wei Zheng could only continue: "Recently, two prominent figures have emerged in Chang'an, known as the Two Fools of Chang'an: the Big Fool Cui Shenji and the Second Fool Fang Yi'ai."
"The Crown Prince and the Prince of Wei were..."
"Enough!"
Li Shimin shouted loudly.
The Crown Prince and the Prince of Wei were completely fooled by two idiots; weren't they even worse than idiots?
"I want you to tell me how to deal with Fang Yi'ai and Cui Shenji," Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty, Fang Yi'ai and Cui Shenji actually performed quite well at the beginning."
Wei Zheng offered a fair assessment: "At least you were quite satisfied before."
"Moreover, they have also made many contributions these days."
"It would be really unreasonable to say that she should be castrated."
"In my opinion, it would be better to have them empty the chamber pot for the Emperor Emeritus."
"With two little children to keep him company, the retired emperor won't be too bored."
Li Shimin nodded.
But he still couldn't swallow his anger.
Cui Shenji and Fang Yi'ai are just making baseless accusations against the Crown Prince and the Prince of Wei.
Take Fang Yi'ai and the Crown Prince as examples.
Fang Yi'ai advised the Crown Prince that there wouldn't be much of a problem.
It wouldn't be a big problem for Fang Yi'ai to angrily criticize the King of Wei in order to protect the Crown Prince.
But in the end, is it still maintenance?
It's just a mutual insult, with both sides hurling accusations and smearing the royal family.
If word gets out, what will become of the royal family's reputation?
Just then, a guard rushed in to report...
"Your Majesty, the Censors Ma Zhou, Chu Suiliang, and Wei Shuyu request an audience..."
"What about Fang Yi'ai and Cui Shenji?" Li Shimin couldn't help but ask.
Well……
The guard was puzzled, but still answered honestly, "They came along too, but did not request an audience with His Majesty."
"Bring them in too!"
"promise."
After the guards left, Li Shimin took out a ruler...
"Xuanling, I want to watch a play."
"..."
Fang Xuanling's eye twitched, and he immediately bowed: "Your Majesty, I just gave Yi'ai a beating when I came here."
"Wang De, arrange for a skilled eunuch to perform the castration," Li Shimin said casually.
"Your Majesty, please wait."
Fang Xuanling hurriedly took the ruler: "Your Majesty loves to watch plays, and I will put on a good show for you even if it costs me my life!"
Snap snap...
Fang Xuanling tapped the ruler on his palm a few times to test its hardness.
Then, he walked menacingly to the door, his eyes downcast and his mind focused.
Creak.
The door opened.
Wei Shuyu and the others entered together.
"minister……"
Just as he was about to bow, a loud bang rang in his ears: "You unfilial son!"
The group jumped back several steps in fright.
Fang Xuanling suddenly shouted and then grabbed Fang Yi'ai.
"Dad, what are you doing?"
Fang Yi'ai was about to resist, but when he saw that it was Fang Xuanling, he immediately gave up.
"what?"
Fang Xuanling sneered: "I'll beat you up!"
Without waiting for Fang Yi'ai's reply, he directly placed him on his lap.
He lifted his robe...
Two blood-red buttocks were exposed.
My butt is still swollen from being beaten up...
Wei Shuyu and the others covered their eyes and retreated.
Being beaten twice in one day, and in front of everyone, is really quite cruel.
"Father, didn't you beat me before?" Fang Yi'ai struggled incessantly.
"Whether I hit my son or not depends on whether I'm in a good mood!"
Snap!
Awoo.
"father……"
*Smack*
"..."
Snap snap snap...
"Your Majesty, please help me! Waaah..."
"Big brother, help me! Waaah..."
"Mom! Mom! Come quick, Dad's gone mad!"
"Waaaaah, how could I have such a perverted father..."
Fang Yi'ai cried and begged for his parents.
Li Shimin calmly sipped his tea.
"Guards, drag Choi Shin-ki out and give him twenty strokes of the cane..."
Holy crap.
Choi Shin-ki was terrified.
"Your Majesty, my mother is waiting for me to come home for dinner."
Choi Shin-ki took off running.
But he was quickly dragged back by the guards.
"It's not too late to go home and eat after you've finished playing."
Li Shimin smiled.
He dared not kill or cut off the eldest son of the Cui family.
However, the Cui family wouldn't say anything even if they were beaten a few times.
The aristocratic families were very powerful.
But they are reasonable too.
This is especially true for the five surnames and seven prominent families.
What is hope?
It's because they have such high prestige in the imperial court and among the people!
"Your Majesty, please wait."
Just as Choi Shin-ki was about to be taken away, Wei Shu-yu suddenly stepped forward.
"What? You want to plead for him?" Li Shimin raised an eyebrow.
"Your Majesty, I have come to report on the issue of salt," Wei Shuyu bowed.
"What does that have to do with Choi Sin-ki?" Li Shimin asked in return.
Wei Shuyu glanced at the guards around him, as well as Cui Shenji and Fang Yi'ai.
"Alright, Xuanling, you're actually going to act when I tell you to?"
Li Shimin said irritably, "After fighting for so long, Yi'ai still has plenty of energy. Don't think I can't tell."
Fang Xuanling gave an awkward smile.
Then he slapped Fang Yi'ai on the head: "Aren't you going to thank me?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Fang Yi'ai pulled up his trousers.
As the unrelated people left, Li Shimin looked at Wei Shuyu and the other two.
"Tell me, what's all this secrecy about?"
"Your Majesty, according to our analysis, the person behind this surge in salt prices is most likely the aristocratic clans..."
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