Chapter 97 Pei Ji's Fifty Canings
Pei Ji didn't know what Wen Xiangjun was thinking.
But even if he knew, it would be difficult for him to restrain himself.
At this moment, he was in the duty room of the Northern Pacification Division, reporting to the general flag with Qichuan.
Since the heavy rain stopped, the small flags sent out have returned one after another.
Pei Ji and the other two came back a little late, and at this time they were the only two flag bearers on duty.
The general flag was a man in his forties named Luo Shouzhong. He was thin and looked like he could be knocked down with one punch.
But anyone who can get the position of general flag is not a fool.
Qi Chuan knew this very well. Although he remained calm when summarizing the information, he was nervous inside.
He was afraid that his immediate superior would find out that Pei Ji had "absent from his post" and gone to Linchuan County.
After all, the Jinyiwei have always had strict duties. Even if Pei Ji said that even if the truth was found out, they would not be punished.
But, what if?
It’s better to just keep it secret.
Luo Shouzhong flipped through the two people's records and said nonchalantly, "You did a good job."
Qi Chuan breathed a sigh of relief and was about to speak when Luo Shouzhong raised his eyelids and said, "But who told you to kick the doors of ordinary people? You are so rude and tarnish the reputation of our Jinyiwei, which in turn tarnishes the reputation of His Majesty! Do you know your crime?"
He suddenly changed the subject and started scolding.
Qi Chuan was stunned.
Pei Ji's heart sank, and he clasped his fists and said, "I was not considerate enough in this matter. I will keep this in mind in the future. I hope you will forgive me this time."
Luo Shouzhong snorted, "If you make a mistake, you must be punished. This is the rule of our Jinyiwei. What? You want to break the rules?"
Pei Ji said, "I dare not."
Luo Shouzhong said, "You were the first to take the lead in this matter. You should be severely punished. Go to the backyard and receive fifty strokes of the cane. As for Qichuan, he will be fined two months' salary."
Qi Chuan frowned tightly and clasped his fists, saying, "General, fifty strokes of the cane are really too much. Brother Pei had no choice but to kick the door, and it was me who begged him to do it. The levee was almost broken at the time. If the people there were not evacuated urgently, there would definitely be casualties!"
Luo Shouzhong looked at him, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Why, do you want to share the same crime with him?"
Pei Ji grabbed Qi Chuan and said, "Brother Qi, stop talking. I'm willing to accept the punishment!"
Qi Chuan was anxious: "That's fifty sticks! Brother Pei, you..."
Pei Ji said, "If you do something wrong, you should be punished. There is nothing to say."
He clasped his fists and bowed to Luo Shouzhong, saying, "I accept the punishment. I will now receive the caning."
Luo Shouzhong nodded with satisfaction.
Pei Ji turned around and went to the backyard.
He had always been strong, but after fifty blows of the stick, plus the running around for days, even he couldn't hold on.
Finally, he was carried back to Pei's house by Qichuan and two familiar flag bearers.
After hearing the report from the servants, Mrs. Xu almost fainted. She was helped by her maid to catch her breath before she recovered. She hurried to the room in the front yard.
Seeing Pei Ji lying on the couch with blood all over his back, she burst into tears: "Son, what happened to you? Which son of a bitch has done this to you? Tell me, I'll go find him!"
Unexpectedly, Pei Ji's mother has such a personality.
Qichuan and the other two small flags looked embarrassed and quickly told the story.
When Mrs. Xu heard that it was Shangguan from the Northern Pacification Office who did it, she didn't dare to curse. She just burst into tears, "My son went out to work in such a torrential rain. Even if he didn't have any merit, he still worked hard. It wasn't a big mistake. How could he beat my son like this? Shangguan is so heartless!"
Pei Ji's forehead was covered in cold sweat. He raised his head with great effort and said, "Mother, don't talk nonsense. This is all my own fault!"
At this time, Luo Zhen, Chen Zhirou, Zhou and Pei Yucai came over one after another.
Seeing Pei Ji like this, Shen Zhirou burst into tears and rushed over and called out, "Cousin, how could you..."
She looked at Pei Ji's injuries, feeling extremely distressed, yet she didn't dare touch him. She turned around and shouted to her maid, "Go call a doctor! Call the best doctor!"
The maid hurriedly responded and went out.
Luo Zhen, who had just arrived, was also shocked: "What on earth is going on?"
Zhou and Pei Yu also looked anxious.
After all, Pei Ji is the pillar of the Pei family. If he falls, they will have no good days!
Xu was feeling very aggrieved and immediately told the story while crying and shouting.
For a moment, the front hall and room were in chaos.
Pei Ji's face was extremely grim. He raised his voice and said, "Shut up!"
The people who were crying and shouting finally stopped.
Pei Ji took a breath and said to Qi Chuan and the other two flag bearers, "Thank you three brothers for bringing me back. I'll just need a few days to recuperate. I'll definitely come and thank you when I'm well again. I won't keep you any longer."
His home was such a mess that his mother could only cry and complain.
The two daughters-in-law, the older one was dazed and no one knew what she was thinking.
I do feel sorry for people, but that’s all.
Not to mention the rest. Although there were many of them, there was no one with a backbone, and he had to come and see them off even though he was so injured.
Qichuan and the other two saw it and didn't want to stay any longer. They sighed, said a few polite words, and turned to leave.
As soon as the outsiders left, the Xu family members started crying and making a fuss again.
Pei Ji no longer had the energy to fight with them.
I just let them go, closed my eyes and thought about this matter.
When the Jinyiwei did their work, they never cared about their reputation.
Their Majesty has never cared about his reputation. Killing people, skinning them, and hanging corpses, any one of them is enough to ruin his reputation!
The existence of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was to help him intimidate court officials.
It can be said that what they want is a bad reputation.
Now you complain that he kicked people's doors?
This excuse is too far-fetched, and it is obvious that someone did it on purpose.
He had just been transferred to the Northern Pacification Office not long ago and had not offended anyone in the Northern Pacification Office, so it could only be someone from outside.
Then there is only one person.
Zhang Hong, Lord Zhang!
He was warning him, or rather punishing him.
His plan went wrong!
Thinking of this, Pei Ji's face became even uglier.
Was he discovered before the tyrant's identity was exposed?
Or Fu'er...she doesn't dislike that tyrant.
The things he worked so hard to plan didn't hit him hard?
Pei Ji's chest heaved. The fifty beatings did not seem unbearable to him, but the pain of his plan failing and the person he cared about not being close to him shattered the courage in his heart.
What else can he do?
What should he do to get Fu'er to come back to him?
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