Emperor Wende was probably addicted to beating people with sticks.
When the father and son met, they had a disagreement, and Emperor Wende ordered Liu Zhao to be beaten with a stick again.
Liu Zhao: “…”
I'm so angry. I'm so angry.
Your Highness, don’t you have any respect for yourself?
I was carried out of the palace, and so many people saw it. My father must have done it on purpose.
It must be intentional.
Lord Li was narrow-minded and took the opportunity to add insult to injury. He ran to the palace gate and pointed at Liu Zhao and laughed.
"Your Highness has also suffered this day!"
What the hell are you laughing at!
Liu Zhao snorted twice.
MMP, next time I catch you, I will kill you.
Lord Li stroked his beard, speaking with a serious expression, "Your Highness, Your Highness, what can I say to you? You've been doing nothing all day, leading the siege of the Imperial College and raising white banners to humiliate court officials. Your Majesty has given you this beating, and I don't complain."
fart!
It's clearly jealousy.
The old man is very bad.
Don't try to hide it. I can see clearly the envy, jealousy and hatred in your eyes.
You must be envious in your dreams of me being able to act recklessly and lead people to besiege the Imperial College.
Hahaha……
I envy you so much.
Lord Li is very upset!
"It seems that Your Highness has not been beaten enough."
Liu Zhao chuckled twice. "Your collection of essays will be published soon, right? Would you like me to write a preface for you?"
"No thanks! I'm not worthy of this."
"Who says you're unworthy? It's settled. Your Highness will write the preface for your collection of essays. Rest assured, it will be full of praise, absolutely no exaggeration."
Do you think I’m stupid?
I doubt I would believe you.
"We'll talk about this later!"
Lord Li didn't get any benefits, so he simply left in anger.
…
The ministers were furious!
Emperor Wende's beating ignited the anger of his ministers.
The Crown Prince led his men to attack the Imperial College, using extreme means to slander court officials and literary masters. This triggered a verbal exchange between students on both sides, causing a sensation in the capital and completely destroying the image of the Imperial College. This was the most appalling and deplorable incident targeting the Imperial College since the founding of this dynasty.
For such a serious matter, His Majesty simply called the Crown Prince into the palace and gave him a mild beating.
It's so infuriating.
How could a single beating calm the public anger? How could it restore the reputation of the Imperial College? How could... His Royal Highness be allowed to get away with it so easily?
Colleagues, charge!
Led by the Imperial Censor Guangda, court officials submitted impeachment petitions one after another.
This time they did not impeach Gu Jiu.
Gu Jiu and Shanhe Academy had long been thrown aside and were no longer important.
The censor directed his artillery fire at Emperor Wende and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and inhumanely bombarded both father and son.
Liu Zhao suffered from a thrush and stayed in a building outside the city to recuperate.
Let the censor bombard him, he hasn’t suffered any loss anyway.
But Emperor Wende was not so lucky.
It is impossible for him to go outside the city to recuperate.
Every morning at the court, he had to face the spit of the court officials.
Emperor Wende was very annoyed.
"What a bastard son you raised! He's clearly a debt collector."
Even the emperor could not withstand the full-scale bombardment from his court officials!
Emperor Wende asked Chang En, "Did the boss say when he would enter the palace?"
Chang En said tremblingly, "Your Majesty, the eldest prince said that his ulcer has flared up and he can't get out of bed. He won't be able to enter the palace for a while. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
"You idiot! Excuses, all excuses. You were quite capable when you led the troops to block the Imperial College, but why are you so cowardly now? You personally lead the troops outside the city and bring him to the palace. No matter if he has wounds or not, as long as he is still breathing, he will crawl into the palace."
Emperor Wende was so angry that he died.
A son who betrays his father deserves a beating.
Chang En took the order and prepared to take people to the outside of the city to capture people.
Emperor Wende called him back and asked, "Have the eldest and his wife submitted an apology in the past few days?"
Chang En was stunned for a moment before he said, "Madam Zhao submitted a letter of apology on behalf of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
“Give it to me!”
Chang En quickly took out Gu Jiu's memorial from the basket of memorials and handed it to Emperor Wende.
Emperor Wende opened it and his brows relaxed slightly.
Liu Zhao is such a bastard. Everything he says and does is annoying.
On the other hand, Gu Jiu spoke much more pleasantly and with a respectful attitude.
Although he is a dagger hidden in cotton, he is still much better than that bastard Liu Zhao.
At this moment, Emperor Wende's heart was biased.
I don't like Liu Zhao at all. But I like Gu Jiu.
Emperor Wende feared his son Liu Zhao would die of anger over his debt collection, so he changed his mind and said, "Since the eldest son's sore has broken out, tell him to take good care of it. It doesn't matter if he takes six months or a year. Just bring Madam Zhao to the palace. I need to discuss something with her."
Chang En was stunned.
Emperor Wende glared at him and said, "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and go."
Chang En quickly took his men and headed out of the city.
…
Queen Pei was worried.
She complained to the Fourth Prince, Liu Yi, "The court officials are all just sitting around with nothing to do. The Imperial College colluded to impeach your sister-in-law, and they're not allowed to retaliate? I've also heard about Cai Zhongshan's affair with his daughter-in-law, and they're not allowed to talk about it. It's ridiculous! These civil servants are all just seeking fame and reputation, and none of them are good people."
"Don't worry, mother. The impeachment by the court officials is just a passing storm. After this storm passes, everything will be calm again."
Empress Pei frowned. "Of course I know this. I'm worried that this time, your father will also be scolded by the court officials. Do you think your father will vent his anger on the eldest brother? What if..."
What if Empress Pei didn’t say the following content?
Both mother and son knew it well.
The fourth prince, Liu Yi, said firmly, "There's no such thing as a surprise. Even if the emperor really gets angry at my eldest brother, there won't be any surprises. At most, he'll be imprisoned in the Zongzheng Temple. This wouldn't be the first time this has happened, so my mother doesn't need to worry."
Empress Pei sighed and then burned with rage, "What a bastard, the boss! Why can't he do anything else? He actually led people to besiege the Imperial College. He even raised the white flag and exposed the dirty deeds of Cai Zhongshan and Xu Chengye. No wonder the court officials hate him so much."
Who among these officials doesn't have a few shameful things to do? If they were to use this trick every time, how could we withstand it? I heard that Cai Zhongshan has resigned. Is this true?
The fourth prince, Liu Yi, nodded. "I also heard that Lord Cai has submitted a petition to beg for his life. Father, please accept my request."
Empress Pei sneered, "He's trying to get back on his word again. Just wait and see. Tomorrow Cai Zhongshan will have to beg for his life for the second time."
The Fourth Prince Liu Yi laughed, "My son heard that Lord Cai is obsessed with power. I'm afraid there won't be a second time."
Empress Pei sneered, "If he doesn't behave himself, he'll beg for his life. I'm afraid in the end, he won't even be able to maintain his dignity. How can we allow a man who has been cheating on his wife to stay in the Imperial College?"
"Mother is right."
A palace servant hurried in, "Your Majesty the Queen, Your Highness the Fourth Prince, His Majesty is furious and has sent Eunuch Chang outside the city."
Upon hearing this, Empress Pei became anxious.
"The emperor must have sent Chang En to arrest someone outside the city. Fourth Brother, follow him and see what's going on."
Liu Yi was excited at the thought of this opportunity to meet Gu Jiu. He readily agreed and hurried out of the palace, fearing that he would be late and miss the chance to meet him.
…
Outside the city at dawn, Liu Zhao was lying on a recliner, basking in the spring sun, feeling warm all over.
Liu Zhao, who announced to the public that he had a sore, used the external injury medicine prepared by Gu Jiu himself, and the injury healed long ago.
The so-called outbreak of sores, as Emperor Wende said, was all an excuse.
Gu Jiu picked up a cherry and put it in his mouth.
Mmm! Very sweet.
She looked at Liu Zhao and said, "This time, such a big mess has happened. Have you thought about how to clean up the mess?"
"I haven't thought about it yet!" Liu Zhao answered decisively.
"Have you not thought about it yet, or have you not thought about it?"
Liu Zhao raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Guess."
Gu Jiu felt a little itchy and wanted to hit someone, what should he do?
She ate several cherries in a row and then said, "So many people are pointing fingers at His Majesty and cursing him, saying that he is tolerating evil and that you are not doing your job. I guess His Majesty is really angry with you this time. He might even lock you up in the Zongzheng Temple for self-reflection. Otherwise, I will order someone to pack your luggage now."
"You just hope that I will be locked up in Zongzheng Temple, you little heartless person." Liu Zhao snorted twice.
Gu Jiu laughed. "Who told you to light the fire but not put it out? If you cause trouble, the Imperial College will be infamous. All the teachers and students will regard you as an enemy, wishing to peel off your skin, drink your blood, and eat your flesh. You have caused so much resentment, and you hide here in the sun all day. Imprisoning you in the Zongzheng Temple will at least calm some of the anger."
"Then guess, will my father lock me up in the Zongzheng Temple this time?" Liu Zhao smiled proudly.
Gu Jiu also laughed, "If you have any inside information, tell me quickly."
"There's no such thing as inside information. This time, my father and I were impeached. Ultimately, it was Cai Zhongshan and Xu Chengye who were behind the impeachment, and the Censorate was being manipulated. With this situation now underway, my father is taking this opportunity to clean up the Imperial College and the Censorate. Those who are unfit to serve will be expelled from the court."
Gu Jiu teased, "You and your son may look like enemies, but you have a natural chemistry. Tell me, does His Majesty hate you more, or does he love you more?"
puff!
Liu Zhao spat out a mouthful of tea.
"Love? Haha... There's no such thing as love or not. I'm just a pawn in the name of a son and a subject."
Such a big resentment.
Gu Jiu shook his head secretly.
Liu Zhao was filled with anger and resentment, and was sure to cause trouble again in the future.
The doorman came to report that Eunuch Chang En had arrived.
Gu Jiu said lightly, "Please come in."
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