Gu Yun naturally knew in his heart that Emperor Mingzheng wanted to control his Annan Marquisate. If it wasn't what happened today, there would be others. It would be better for him to face it himself rather than be framed by endless schemes in the future.
"Come on." Gu Yun took off the bramble on his back, took off his outer robe, and said to the two guards beside him.
The young eunuch brought a bench over, and Gu Yun lay on it. Two guards held large sticks made of thorns, and said, "Young Marquis Gu, I'm sorry."
Although eighty beatings would take away half the life of an ordinary person, Gu Yun was a martial artist after all, so he gritted his teeth and endured it the whole time, not making a sound, and endured it.
The two guards who were carrying out the execution put away their sticks, took a look at Gu Yun's bloody buttocks after the punishment, and couldn't help but reveal a look of admiration.
The young eunuch went to the Yangxin Palace to report that the execution had been completed. Not long after, Emperor Mingzheng put on his crown again and walked out. Seeing Gu Yun's pale face and cold sweat on his forehead, he said, "Come here, send Young Marquis Gu back to the palace."
Gu Yun stood up with difficulty, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Do you think my punishment is too severe?" Emperor Ming Zheng asked Gu Yun with an inquiring look.
Gu Yun shook his head, gritted his teeth and endured the pain to put on his outer robe, "Your Majesty's orders, no one dares to disobey, and Gu Yun dares not complain about the punishment from the Majesty."
Emperor Mingzheng's expression eased a little, and he said in a gentle tone, "I love you deeply and I hold you accountable. I hope that you can become a great talent for the country as soon as possible, and in the future, you can protect the people of a region like your father did. When I am old, you can serve the country and become a frontier general."
Gu Yun seemed to be touched by Emperor Mingzheng's words, and looked at him with clear eyes, "Gu Yun is naughty and has failed the emperor's kindness."
Emperor Mingzheng smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and said earnestly, like a truly amiable elder, "In my heart, you are different from Qin Guang and other noble children who only rely on the influence of their ancestors and their family background to burn cranes and cook zithers, ride horses and walk eagles. Although people outside say that you are a playboy, I don't want you to learn from them and become a playboy who eats and waits for death and does nothing. After this incident, you should go home and reflect on your mistakes, and also think about what I said."
Gu Yun bowed and said, "Gu Yun will follow the instructions of His Majesty."
"It's getting late. The court officials are still waiting. I should go to the morning court." Emperor Mingzheng looked at the eunuch beside him and said, "Send Young Marquis Gu back. Be careful on the way and don't disturb the wound on his back."
After Emperor Mingzheng left, the young eunuch asked someone to bring a sedan chair, helped Gu Yun onto it, took out an exquisite little jade jar from his bosom, handed it to Gu Yun and said, "Young Marquis Gu, this is the bone-healing ointment that His Majesty instructed me to get for you. Although He has punished you, His Majesty is also distressed!"
Gu Yun just smiled and said nothing, taking the jade jar.
The young eunuch shouted, "Lift the sedan chair!" and carried it towards the palace gate.
Gu Yun was lying in the sedan chair, holding the jade jar with white fingers and dark eyes. If he had a simple mind, he would have been fooled by Emperor Mingzheng's hypocritical posturing. A slap in the face and then a sweet treat was a tactic that the current emperor usually used.
All the ministers attending the court knew that Uncle Qin had brought Crown Prince Qin to the palace to sue Young Marquis Gu. After the court session, the news that Qin Guang was deposed from the position of Crown Prince, Young Marquis Gu was beaten with eighty sticks, and removed from his position as Commander of the Five Cities Army spread throughout the capital.
Most people who are not in the know would say that the emperor really favors Gu Yun. Compared with the fact that Prince Qin cannot inherit the title, the punishment for Marquis Gu is much lighter. As for the punishment of house arrest in the palace, many people overlooked it. In their opinion, with the emperor's indulgence of Marquis Gu, this confinement is just a show, and they can find a random excuse to exempt Gu Yun from confinement one day.
Those who knew the situation were all discussing the third young lady Liu who had just been brought back to the Liu family mansion.
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