Chapter 83 Punishing the Barbarian Envoys
"Tenth Prince, I will take them back to the military camp and punish them in public." Sheng Xia turned and said respectfully to Wei Rong.
"Thank you, General Sheng." Wei Rong nodded and returned to his usual calm expression.
"Are you okay?" Wei Rong turned to look at the cute boy and asked with concern.
"Thank you, Tenth Prince. Everything is fine with me." The brother bowed to Wei Rong and replied with a smile.
"Let me take you home." Wei Rong didn't know why he said this, but after saying it, he felt something was wrong. Just as he was about to apologize, he heard the guy in front of him agree.
"Then I'll trouble you, Tenth Prince." The brother did not refuse, but agreed calmly.
"Did you come by carriage?"
"We walked here, not in a carriage," the boy replied softly.
The servant beside the brother asked doubtfully, "Sir, we are not..."
Before the waiter could finish his words, the boy gently tugged at his sleeve and gave him a look, stopping him from saying anything else.
Wei Rong rarely spent time alone with strangers other than his own brother. This was the first time he did so, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Seeing that Wei Rong didn't say anything, Ge'er wanted to talk to him more, but due to his reserved nature, he didn't take the initiative to speak.
Until the boy stopped, Wei Rong looked up and saw that it was the Taifu Mansion. He had heard before that the Taifu had a boy raised in his maternal grandfather's home. Could it be the person in front of him? Wei Rong thought a lot at this moment.
"Thank you, Tenth Prince, for your escort and life-saving grace. Su'er will never forget it. If Tenth Prince needs me in the future, please feel free to ask." Zheng Susu said gently.
"Don't be polite, Su'er. This is what I should do. In that case, I'll take my leave." Wei Rong said and turned to leave. He felt a little confused at this time.
Zheng Su watched Wei Rong leave before turning around and entering the Taifu Mansion. Xiao Zhu, the servant beside Zheng Su, said in confusion, "Sir, aren't we going to the East Market by carriage? Why didn't you let me speak just now?"
"It's nothing. I just suddenly don't want to ride in the carriage. Let's go and go back to find father." Zheng Su blushed when he heard this. He couldn't say that he wanted to stay with the Tenth Prince for a while longer.
"Father, Susu is back." Zheng Su came back and went straight to the study. Zheng Yun usually stayed in the study when he had nothing to do after leaving court.
"Su Ge'er is back. Didn't you say you were going to buy jewelry? Why did you come back empty-handed? It seems you didn't find anything that suits your taste." Zheng Yun put down what he was holding and came to greet him when he saw his precious Ge'er coming back.
"Dad, you almost didn't get to see Susu today." After returning to her father, Susu's grievances suddenly burst out and she couldn't help but shed tears.
"What's wrong? What happened?" Zheng Yun was anxious when he saw Zheng Susu crying.
"Master, today, as soon as my son and I arrived at the door of the shop, we were stopped by the barbarian envoy. The thief actually wanted to rob my son in the street. It was the Tenth Prince who saved us." Xiao Zhu told Zheng Yun what had just happened.
"How can this be? Those barbarian bandits were defeated by our Wei Dynasty, yet they dare to act so presumptuously in our Wei Dynasty's territory." Zheng Yun was very angry after hearing this.
"Father, not only that, I asked Xiaozhu to ask the prefect of Kaifeng Prefecture to come and uphold justice, but he wanted to let the thief go and accused me of affecting the diplomatic relations between the two countries. If it weren't for the Tenth Prince's insistence on severely punishing the barbarian thief, perhaps we wouldn't have been able to wait for General Sheng. It was General Sheng who took the man away, saying that he was taking him to the military camp to be beaten with twenty lashes of the cane." Zheng Susu added.
"My brother Su has suffered a lot. That kid Wang Yang actually dared to act like this. Don't worry, Susu, father will not let him off easily." Zheng Yun was very angry after hearing this.
"I have to thank the Tenth Prince and General Sheng for what happened today, otherwise father might not have been able to see Susu." Zheng Su said sadly.
"Tomorrow I will ask the housekeeper to personally deliver the visiting card and prepare two small gifts. In a few days I will visit them in person to thank them both for their help. Father will not let that kid Wang Yang and that Aguda go." Zheng Yun patted Zheng Susu's shoulder and said soothingly.
"Thank you, Dad. You're the best. I'll be visiting you tomorrow. Could you please take me with you? I also want to thank those two in person for saving my life."
"Okay, then you will go with your father tomorrow." Zheng Yun touched Zheng Su's head lovingly and said indulgently.
Zheng Susu's father died early, and Zheng Yun was busy with official duties and had no time to take care of and teach Zheng Susu. In addition, he did not want to remarry, so he sent Zheng Susu back to his maternal grandparents' home.
Now Zheng Susu has reached the age of marriage, so in order to find her an ideal husband, he returned to the capital.
Even though Zheng Yun would go to his grandparents' house to accompany Zheng Susu whenever he was free, he still lacked a lot of companionship, and Zheng Yun felt in his heart that he owed Zheng Susu a lot.
Shengxia brought Aguda to the military camp. Aguda was still very unconvinced. He was sure that Shengxia would not dare to do anything to him, otherwise it would affect the diplomatic relations between the two countries. He would surely be punished. No one with a discerning eye would do such a thing to bring trouble upon himself.
Shengxia brought the man to the military camp. First, he wanted to dampen the barbarians' enthusiasm. Second, he was the one who made the decisions in the military camp and no one could interfere with his decision. He had decided on this person today.
The Sheng family brought the people to the training ground, ordered them to bring a bench, three hemp ropes and a stick, and soon the three people were tied to the bench and unable to move, and the three people with something stuffed in their mouths could only make whimpering sounds.
The people in the military camp quickly gathered around. Seeing the enemies fighting on the battlefield in the past, they wanted to tear the three men into pieces, but they also knew that they couldn't.
It was almost dusk when Shengxia shouted to the crowd, "These three barbarian thieves dared to bully our people on our territory. Today, in front of everyone, I will punish them with twenty lashes of the cane according to the laws of the Wei Dynasty."
"Okay, okay, okay." Everyone responded loudly, eager to try it themselves.
"Huolin, do it yourself." Shengxia looked at Huolin and said seriously.
"Yes, General." Huo Lin responded respectfully.
"Remember to keep your life." Shengxia approached Huo Lin and reminded him. Huo Lin nodded in understanding.
Huo Lin was promoted by Sheng Xia. He had no identity or background, but he fought his way to the top on the battlefield. Everyone was very convinced of Huo Lin's position as the deputy general.
Huolin took the stick and beat the barbarian envoy mercilessly, and the barbarian envoy with his mouth blocked could only whimper in pain. One, two, twenty hits. When the twenty hits were over, the envoy had already fainted.
Finally it was Aguda's turn. Aguda was already frightened by the sound of being hit by sticks. He had never suffered any hardship in his life. At this time, Aguda regretted why he didn't leave earlier.
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