Seeing that Li Jue had admitted his mistake, Li Shimin lessened his pressure.
But the whip in his hand never stopped. He beat and scolded Li Jue while trying to explain the principles of being a good person.
"I had no choice but to punish you. If your crimes were brought to the court, even I wouldn't be able to protect you!"
"Yes, yes, yes..."
“Auntie was right to hit him…”
"Since you know you were wrong, I will not punish you today. After you finish paying respects to your grandmother and return to Chang'an, you will return the house that was forcibly acquired..."
"ah?"
Li Jue immediately refused when he heard that he would lose money.
It's one thing to force a confession, but to make him return the house he bought at a high price would leave him penniless!
Seeing that Li Jue still dared to question him, Li Shimin immediately gave him another hard blow, making the rebellious grandson jump around.
"Aww..."
"I ordered you to return the house, and you dare to refuse?"
"Grandpa, I really bought those houses at a high price, why should I return them!"
Li Shimin became even angrier upon hearing this, and slapped her more than a dozen times until her arm ached before she took a short break.
"You unfilial grandson!"
"You just want money, don't you? Just ask me, and I'll give you as much as you want!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue spoke while crying.
"no the same!"
"What you give me doesn't feel real; only what I earn myself feels real!"
"Feeling at ease?"
"I will put your mind at ease!"
"Clap clap clap..."
"Awooooo!"
"Are you at ease now?"
"Waaaaah..."
Li Jue finally understood: Li Er, that old scoundrel, was just jealous of the money he was making!
Seeing that Li Jue's buttocks were almost beaten to a pulp, Si Zi no longer cared about being afraid and stepped forward to hug his father's leg to beg for mercy.
"Father, please forgive your nephew this time. We know we were wrong, we'll go back and make amends..."
Upon hearing this, Li Jue, who was wailing, immediately stopped crying.
No refunds!
"Why should I return something I paid for!"
"Nephew, just shut up. Look how angry your grandfather is..."
"Auntie, why don't you look at me? Your dad is about to beat me to death!"
"Li Er, I know you can't stand me, and I'll tell you the truth today too: I can't stand you either!"
"If you've got the guts, then kill me. If you can't, I'll one day storm into the Taiji Palace and send you to nurse your babies in the harem!"
"you!"
Li Shimin nearly fainted from anger upon hearing this. He kicked away the kneeling Sizi who was clinging to his thigh, and swung the stick at Li Jue's buttocks, giving him a good thrashing.
Li Shimin himself didn't know how many times he slapped him until Sun Simiao came over and forcibly grabbed his wrist, at which point he regained some of his senses.
"Li Shimin, do you want to kill him?!"
"Taoist priest, let me go!"
"I'm going to beat him to death today, so he won't commit any treasonous acts in the future!"
Upon hearing this, Sun Simiao raised his foot and kicked Li Shimin, sending him sprawling onto his buttocks.
Upon seeing this, the Hundred Cavalrymen immediately drew their swords, but no matter how hard they tried, they couldn't bring themselves to strike Sun Simiao, whose white hair and beard made him look like a half-immortal.
"His Majesty has lost his mind, and this old Taoist priest is treating him!"
Upon hearing this, the Hundred Cavalrymen immediately stopped approaching, allowing Sun Simiao to hold Li Er's wrist and pretend to treat him.
"It's nothing serious. I'll prescribe you some medicine to calm your mind in a bit!"
Li Shimin was inexplicably kicked by Sun Simiao, and he was somewhat embarrassed. Although he dared not actually kill Sun Simiao, it was still quite humiliating for the dignified emperor of the Tang Dynasty to be kicked in the buttocks.
Hearing Sun Simiao say this, he felt as if he had found a way out and immediately took the opportunity to back down.
"This will not be allowed to happen again!"
"I deserve to die ten thousand times!"
After Li Shimin was helped back to his room by his men, Sun Simiao immediately went forward to untie Li Jue, who was hanging from a tree, and then carried the unconscious Li Jue back to his small clinic.
Upon seeing this, Lu Zhaolin, Sun Simiao's disciple, stepped forward with a face full of curiosity to ask.
"Master, what's wrong with this person?"
"It's nothing, I just got beaten up by his grandfather."
"ah?"
Sun Simiao gently placed Li Jue on the bed, turned him over, and exposed his battered buttocks, which immediately terrified Lu Zhaolin, turning his face pale.
"Ouch...why was it hit so hard?"
"Could he have been beaten to death?"
"He's not dead, he was just knocked unconscious. After I apply some medicine and brew him a bowl of medicine to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, he'll be cured!"
"Oh oh oh..."
"This man must have committed a serious crime to be beaten so badly by his grandfather, right?"
Sun Simiao shook his head upon hearing this.
"It's hard to say!"
“My junior brother is extremely intelligent and kind-hearted, but he is inevitably taken advantage of by villains. Even if his subordinates do something heinous, he is mostly unaware of it.”
"Master, you call him junior brother?"
"Then isn't he the eldest grandson of the current emperor?"
"Exactly!"
"Hiss... He's the eldest grandson of the legitimate wife, so the person who hit him must be His Majesty the Emperor."
"yes!"
Lu Zhaolin was stunned when he heard this. He hadn't expected the royal rules to be so strict. They really would beat his grandson to death for making a mistake!
"Master, are all royal families this strict?"
"Why do the princesses and princes of the royal family disregard the law and seize farmland from the people without anyone intervening?"
Upon hearing this, Sun Simiao sighed.
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