Volume 1: Birth! Seven time travelers Chapter 019 Some People Deserve to Be Punished (I)
"You mean, Dong'er's men were detained by the local village head without even meeting Li Gao?"
"Yes, Your Majesty. Not only that, the local village head also ordered the men in the village to beat up the Crown Prince's guards, and one of them was seriously injured."
"Hey! My uncle is getting more and more outrageous. His servants are getting too bold!"
"Uh, Your Majesty, do you want me to be your slave..."
"No, you don't need to interfere in this matter for now, and I won't interfere for now either. Let's see how my grandson will deal with it."
"Uh... Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is only four years old . Not only are there very few people here, but they have just been sent to the Crown Prince's side. Moreover, Marquis Wuqing is of such a high rank... I feel that if the Imperial Palace does not give some help, the Crown Prince will have to suffer in silence."
"Hahahaha~~ Chen Ju, how about we make a bet? My grandson will never admit defeat."
Just as he was talking here, the eunuch outside came in and said, "Your Majesty, the head of Ciqing Palace, Wang, wants to see you."
"Haha, look, the action is here right away. Well, call Wang An in."
"Your Highness, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked me to bring you a letter, uh, a note for leave. He said that there was a problem with the manor you gave him, and he has to deal with it personally. In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince also asked the Prince to go to the cabinet to ask for leave from several ministers. All classes tomorrow and the day after tomorrow need to be suspended."
"Hmm? Hahaha~~Okay, I agree."
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"Phew~~Thank God, this should be a transverse fracture. Well, as long as it is not a comminuted fracture, it's fine. Come, doctor, I'll leave it to you."
"I am terrified. I just didn't know that the Crown Prince also studied medicine? Is he also from my Xinglin School?"
"Hahaha, I guess so. Okay, Imperial Physician, you go ahead and do your work. I still have things to do."
"Farewell, Grandson."
Coming out of the wounded room, Zhu Youdong's face suddenly darkened. He said to the nine guards kneeling in front of him, "Stand up, everyone. I don't like people kneeling."
"Thank you, Grandson."
Seeing his nine men all with bruised faces and noses, Zhu Youdong frowned: "When the other side attacked, did you fight back?"
"No, Eunuch Wei didn't allow us to fight back or speak. Eunuch Wei was there, he first spoke kindly, then cursed a few times, and then he was captured by those evil slaves ."
"Hey, this Old Wei!"
What was Wei Zhongxian's plan? To put it bluntly, it was very simple: a self-torture scheme.
You occupied my land, and I politely visited you and reasoned with you. In the end, not only did you not return my land, nor did you argue with me, but you arrested people. In this way, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is right. When this matter gets out, the Crown Prince will have the upper hand in public opinion. Then it will be easier for the Emperor and the Imperial Palace to deal with it. And the Queen Mother should not be too partial to her brother.
To achieve this effect, only Old Wei could curse, and the other guards could not do anything. If our side was also beaten, it would be even better.
In general, the head of the Li family was very cooperative and basically followed Lao Wei's script. Logically speaking, Zhu Youdong should go to his grandfather, father, or even great-grandmother to cry and complain, right?
Haha, things are not that simple.
After all, Old Wei was born in the lower class, and after he was sentenced to enter the palace a few years ago, he was also at the bottom of the eunuchs. So his vision has not been improved yet.
His method was completely feasible when applied to ordinary people or even officials in ordinary conflicts, but it would not work in the royal family!
First, Li Gao was the uncle of Emperor Wanli, and in terms of seniority alone, he was three generations older than Zhu Youdong. In the Ming Dynasty, which was known for ruling the world with filial piety, not to mention Zhu Youdong, even Zhu Changluo had to avoid Li Gao.
Second, who controls public opinion? At least in the current Ming Dynasty, public opinion is controlled by civil officials. Most of the civil officials are happy to see conflicts between the royal family and royal relatives: dog bites dog. As for who is right? Who cares about the fight between dogs and which dog is forced to fight?
Therefore, Lao Wei's trick of self-torture to gain sympathy is useless at the royal level.
"You are all my guards. You represent my reputation when you go out to do things. When others hit you, you dare not fight back?!"
"Grandson?" "Your Highness?" "Master?!"
As soon as Zhu Youdong said this, the guards standing opposite him became a little excited: "This is what Eunuch Wei asked us to do..."
But before they could continue, Zhu Youdong provoked them again: "I heard that a hundred strong men came out of the other side's village. Alas, it is indeed impossible to defeat ten people alone. However, my guards can be defeated in battle, but they must not surrender without a fight!"
"Your Highness!"
"If I personally take you to fight again, would you dare?"
The nine guards, who were feeling extremely frustrated after being repeatedly rebuked by Zhu Youdong, roared in unison: "We are willing to die for Your Highness!"
"Very good!" Nodding with satisfaction, Zhu Youdong turned around and said to Zhang Shize, "I'm going to fight. Is it okay for me to borrow some manpower from your family?"
"No problem! How many people does Your Highness want?"
"Well, I don't like to fight with a small number of people. How about you go home and ask your father for fifty people?"
"Okay, I'll do it right away."
"Yes, Li Shizhong."
"Your Highness, I am here."
"You also go back to your home and bring fifty brothers with you!"
"Uh... Your Highness, manpower is definitely not a problem. But the servants that my family left in the capital are all veterans who have killed people in Liaodong. If these people take action, they may not be able to distinguish the severity of the situation."
"Hahahaha~~" After the four-year-old child laughed wildly and ridiculously, Zhu Youdong gently pulled Li Shizhong to a corner and whispered, "I'm going to kill someone! Do you dare to follow me?"
"this……"
To be honest, although the grandchildren of the Li family have been somewhat corrupted over the years due to their wealth and power, they are far inferior to Li Chengliang, Li Rusong and Li Rubai in terms of martial arts, military strategy, courage and even physical strength. However, as the eldest grandson of the third generation of the Li family, Li Shizhong was trained as the heir of the Li family. He also fought against several Jurchen tribes on the Liaodong battlefield and killed people with a knife. Therefore, when Zhu Youdong asked him to kill an ordinary person, he would not be afraid.
However, this is to confront the Wuqing Marquis family! Although this family is notorious in the entire capital. But he is the elder family of the emperor after all! And the Empress Dowager Cisheng is still alive at this time! Strictly speaking, their Liaodong Li family is just an immigrant who moved back from Korea, and cannot be compared with Zhang Shize's eternal Yinggong Mansion!
But this is the order of the Crown Prince.
Li Shizhong was well aware of the fact that the Li family was in great danger. His Majesty arranged for him to be the chief guard beside the crown prince, in fact, he wanted to protect the Li family - not only during the Wanli Dynasty, but also in the future. This was a great favor and trust for the Li family. So before he and Chunzhong entered the Ciqing Palace, the elders of the Li family repeatedly told them to protect the crown prince and establish a good relationship with him. This was the key to the long-term prosperity of the Li family!
"Shizhong, you don't have to worry about anything. This matter must be resolved quickly. Otherwise, I won't be able to do anything in the future. But I won't go too far. If you don't dare, just pretend that I didn't say this today."
"Your Highness, you are too kind. Since I have been ordered to serve you, I will of course follow your lead!"
