75 Chapter 75
◎Admit your mistakes.
Ying Yue and Ying Gao both said, "How can I blame you..."
Fusu gestured for them to be quiet, then looked at the children in front of him who were still covered with their mouths. His voice was still cold and hard: "I can make them let go, but you are not allowed to move, speak, or cry. If you can do this, just nod your head."
As soon as these words were spoken, the trapped children had no time to think about the meaning of the words. They just heard the word "let go" and nodded impatiently.
Fusu curled his lips and said, "Don't rush to agree. What if you can't do it? You need to think this through first."
The children, eager to regain their freedom, were stunned. What should they do? What else should they do?
Fusu sighed, looking at the group of trembling little kids, and felt that he had been too cruel. He made his words clearer: "Since you promised, you must keep it. This is called keeping your word and keeping your promise. Do you understand?"
This time the children did not nod in a hurry. They blinked in silence for a while, and then a few of them nodded slowly.
The smile on Fusu's face softened a lot. He signaled the eunuch to let go of the nodding children, and asked someone to bring hot water for them to wash their faces.
After the first one was done and there was no other punishment, the children behind him dared to nod their heads one after another.
After all the children were freed and had washed their hands and faces, Fusu had stools and tables brought in and had them sit in rows opposite each other.
Although the eldest brother seemed to have regained his usual gentle attitude, the children, who had just witnessed his tough approach, were still frightened. They still did not dare to speak and only sat down cautiously.
Fusu asked someone to bring some water and said, "Moisten your throat first. I have something to ask you later."
While they were drinking water, Fusu sent someone to invite the gentlemen.
Because of the word "Mr.", the children who sat quietly couldn't help but recall what they had done in the past few days. Not completing homework was a small matter. The most important thing was that they not only skipped classes, but also fought!
The rules were set when we entered school, and the teachers had never punished any student. They were doing it to give face to the king's children, but...
The children looked at their eldest brother's face carefully. It was obvious that their eldest brother didn't want to give them face.
At this moment, because of the fear of being punished, the children finally began to regret their unruly and reckless behavior.
The gentlemen arrived soon. Seeing the troublemakers calm down, they looked at Fusu with eyes full of admiration.
This is the true example of "one thing conquers another".
Fusu asked the teachers to sit down and asked the children, "We learned the rules of the palace on the first day. Do you remember them?"
The children lowered their heads and said nothing.
Fusu called out their names one by one in order of age and asked them to answer.
After what happened before, the children didn't dare to lie, but fortunately, except for a few younger ones who had just entered the school this year, the older children all answered that they remembered.
Fusu randomly checked a few more people and, seeing that they had answered correctly, nodded and said, "You all remember it very well, but you just haven't put it into practice."
Upon hearing this, the children lowered their heads in shame.
Fusu said slowly, "During these years in the academy, have you studied well, written well, and practiced archery? Have I ever asked you to be the best?"
The children on the other side didn't answer, but Ying Gao spoke up instead: "Big Brother has always urged us to have a positive attitude and study hard. He never forces us to do anything good or bad."
Everyone has different qualifications, and it is impossible for everyone to be an excellent student. Therefore, Fusu pays more attention to the personal qualities of the children in the academy.
However, now, Fusu had only been away from Xianyang for two months. What kind of situation did he see?
Almost all his hard work was wasted.
In addition, there was the recent incident of Hu Hai, a person who was related to Fusu's two thousand years of grudge, so it was inevitable that he would lose control of his emotions.
Now that I think about it, the children are still young, and it would be bad if my actions left a psychological trauma on them.
Fusu stood up and bowed solemnly to the crowd: "Although you are wrong, I was also too impulsive just now. I apologize to you."
The children on the opposite side were startled at once. When they realized what Fusu said, they stood up in a panic and hurriedly returned the greeting. Although the words they said were different, they were all words of apology.
When Fusu stood up, Yingyue and the other gentlemen did not dare to sit still and stood up one after another.
This time the children did not dare to talk at once. They stopped talking on their own accord and all looked at Fusu at the same time.
This time, there was no fear in their eyes.
Fusu smiled softly and said, "I have another mistake. Gentlemen came to look for me, and I shouldn't have thought this was a trivial matter and postponed it."
The gentlemen were afraid that Fusu would also apologize to them, so they hurriedly said, "The eldest son is busy with state affairs. This is just a small matter. We are negligent..."
Fusu responded to this, looked at the children opposite him, and said softly: "Look, realizing that you have done something wrong and admitting your mistakes is not a shameful thing, it is a brave act."
"You guys can be that brave, right?"
The children stared at Fusu with wide eyes, appearing a little shocked.
Ying Yue glanced at the children who hadn't reacted yet, and spoke first: "I'm also wrong. As the eldest sister, I should discipline my younger siblings, but I only managed to keep myself out of trouble. From now on, I will not only do my best and set an example for my younger siblings, but I will also make sure that they don't make mistakes again."
With the example of the older sister, the children below began to stand up one by one according to their age to do self-examination, and they all promised to correct their mistakes in the future and never make such mistakes again.
Finally, Fusu concluded: "Okay, let's all be people who keep our promises and honor our words, how about that?"
The children shouted, “Okay!”
Fusu added, "In that case, you must not only make up for the missed lessons these days, but also double the time, okay?"
The children said with a bitter face: "Okay."
Fusu couldn't help but smile. "I made a mistake in Handan before, and my father ordered me to write a letter of repentance. This time, let's each write a letter of repentance. I'll find a box and seal it up so that we can both remember this mistake clearly, okay?"
When the children heard that their eldest brother had been ordered by their father to write a letter of repentance before, and that he had to write one again, they did not feel dissatisfied at all. They nodded and agreed loudly again.
Then everyone sat together and talked for a while, but the atmosphere of the past could not be restored for a while.
Fusu distributed the specialties brought back from Handan to everyone and agreed to come again tomorrow.
For the next half month, Fusu would go to the academy every day. In addition to attending classes with everyone, Fusu would also tell the children about the customs and habits he had seen on his way to and from Handan. He also brought out the Western fairy tales he had told his father before, and added traditional Eastern myths. Thanks to Fusu's efforts, the children finally regained their former vitality and enthusiasm.
However, half a month ago, something happened that Fusu did not expect.
When the mothers found out that Fusu and the children had agreed to write a letter of repentance, they reported it to Ying Zheng.
The concubines in Ying Zheng's harem have always respected and feared him. They have always been diligent and careful when serving the king, and no one dared to make any requests to the king, even if they were not excessive, and they never dared to utter a word.
This time, it was not known whether it was because of the large number of people that they were bolder, or because they thought that the law does not punish the masses, or because of the blessing of maternal love, but because they were dissatisfied with Fusu's strict requirements and punishments on the princesses and princes, these people actually agreed to report to Ying Zheng.
Of course, they did not dare to directly point out what the eldest young master did wrong. They only said that the children were young and could not bear the hard work. Even if they were playing around for a while, it was all their fault and had nothing to do with the children. Please ask the king to allow the eldest young master to spare the children.
Ying Zheng looked at the woman who was speaking. Her face was rosy with tears and she looked very touching.
But Ying Zheng remained indifferent. He raised his hand, not to excuse himself, but to beckon the eunuch, saying, "See if the eldest son is busy. If he is not, invite him over."
The eunuch took the order and left.
The concubines in the palace noticed the words the king used. After hearing these words, he did not feel dissatisfied with the eldest son at all. The already uneasy hearts of the people were even more raised in the air, and a few of the timid ones were already trembling.
As the concubines waited for what felt like ages, Fusu walked into the inner hall where only the sound of breathing could be heard.
Because he was in the bedroom, Ying Zheng did not have any memorials at hand, so he took a book to read. When he saw Fusu coming, he raised his hand to waive the greeting and asked him to come and sit down.
Fusu looked at the people kneeling below him and touched his nose. He had already learned from the eunuch that he had been accused, but... it was quite unexpected.
Just as there is no written record in history books, the presence of his father's concubines in the harem was so low that Fusu rarely considered them when educating his children.
Perhaps because Fusu had no biological mother in both his lives, it was difficult for him to imagine how a mother would love and care for her children.
Fusu did not sit down first, but whispered: "Father, please..." He paused, then thought of a title, "Ladies, please don't be polite first, otherwise I will be the only one sitting here, and I don't know how to meet my brothers in the future."
Don't give face to the monk, but to the Buddha. After all, she is the biological mother of his sisters and brothers. Fusu sat there and let them kneel below. It was really disrespectful to them.
Ying Zheng glanced at him, frowned slightly for a moment, and then said, "No need to be polite, please take a seat."
Fusu knew what made his father unhappy. This was a matter between them, father and son, and siblings. In his father's opinion, the children's mother had no right to get involved.
If Fusu had not been influenced by later generations, he would have taken it for granted, but now... he no longer thought so.
Pity the love of parents. Although Fusu disagreed with their unbridled pampering of their children, there was nothing wrong with loving their children. Moreover, given the demands of the times, indulging children or not treating servants as human beings was not excessive. On the contrary, Fusu's strict requirements were excessive.
After everyone was seated, Fusu sat down and said to his father, "Father, I did punish everyone in the academy."
Ying Zheng just nodded: "Yeah."
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