Chapter 2157 Beaten
Zhang Yuan hurriedly took people to the Red Building where the Jiaofangsi was located, and the Jinyiwei who disguised himself as ordinary people took the initiative to make way out of the way.
When he arrived at the gate of Jiaofangsi, Zhang Yuan was about to enter, but was stopped by several soldiers.
Zhang Yuan shouted loudly: "Get out! Don't you know our family? Our family has important military information reports!"
Unfortunately, the guards in charge of the periphery knew that Zhang Yuan was not easy to mess with, so they all hid aside. This time, guarding the gate of the Jiaofangsi were the Weizhou Guards soldiers sent by Jiang Bin. These people had no knowledge and were not sure who the fierce white-faced middle-aged man was. The military orders they received were to block anyone who wanted to enter.
The leading captain stood up and said, "There has been booked here, I want to have fun and go to another house!"
“Bold!”
An eunuch rushed out from behind Zhang Yuan and shouted loudly, "Do you know who are you talking to?"
The nine borders implemented militarized management. The border troops have always been arrogant and domineering, so they are not willing to give in. The captain shouted: "It's useless for me to come, let's go away!"
Is the person Zhang Yuan brought to the person who was angry? I immediately waved my long sword, and a group of border soldiers also pulled out their waists and faced each other. The swords on both sides were tense and were about to start to fuck. At this moment, Xiao Tiaozi hurried down from the upper floor and came forward to inquire about the situation: "... Butler Zhang? What are you doing here?"
Zhang Yuan did not react and angrily scolded: "Xiao Tuozi, what are you doing? Drag these ungrateful things and beat them up!"
Now Zhang Yuan is arrogant and immediately wants to show his power when he sees a few soldiers dare to shout at him.
Xiao Zhuozi leaned into Zhang Yuan's ear and said, "These are all loyal and righteous people selected by His Majesty from the border army. You can't beat them. If Eunuch Zhang has any trouble, let the young man go in and spread the news to you?"
Zhang Yuan couldn't help frowning and glanced at Xiaozi with a slanted look.
Xiao Taozi knew very well that Zhang Yuan was not good at visiting, so he immediately avoided his eyes.
Zhang Yuan said: "Our family is going up!"
"No matter what, you still have to go through the full report." Xiao Wuzi said sadly, "Eunuch Zhang, please stay below for a while..."
Zhang Yuan said angrily: "I don't believe anyone dares to stop me!"
At this time, Zhang Yuan followed Liu Jin. When Liu Jin was in power, he would not give anyone any face except Zhu Houzhao. He was now moving in this direction. He didn't give a good look when he saw Xie Qian and Shen Xi, let alone a regular eunuch and a few big-headed soldiers who didn't know where they came from.
Even if Qian Ning, the commander of the Jinyiwei, stopped him, he would still make trouble.
Xiao Guozi couldn't stop him when he saw that he was unable to stop him and said anxiously: "Butler Zhang, you have to think clearly that this is not a place where you can just go wild."
"You little guy is tired of working!" Zhang Yuan cursed.
A voice came from the upper floor and asked, "Who is tired of living?"
When Zhang Yuan heard this, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed: "I wish you goodbye to Your Majesty."
After Zhang Yuan said this, several soldiers looked at each other and were at a loss. In the end, they could only kneel down with Zhang Yuan, Xiao Taozi and others.
Zhu Houzhao was very angry.
The Jiaofangsi looks outstanding on this street, but in general, it doesn't cover a large area, and the main building is just a two-story building, so I think the people in the house above cannot hear it, but in fact, they can hear the conversation downstairs clearly, especially the quarrels that are very dynamic.
Zhu Houzhao was playing games with a group of girls with gauze blindfolded her eyes. When she heard Zhang Yuan's sharp and harsh voice, her interest suddenly disappeared. She took off the gauze and rushed out of the room, shouting downstairs: "What are you yelling around there? Let's talk!"
After saying that, Zhu Houzhao entered the room, Zhang Yuan stood up and walked upstairs. When he arrived at the second floor, he found that there were still some followers at the stairs, all of whom were close to Zhu Houzhao, and basically all of them were familiar faces.
After going upstairs, Zhang Yuan turned his head and glared at Xiao Tiaozi who was following behind him fiercely, as if he was blaming Xiao Tiaozi for making inappropriate arrangements.
Xiao Twistzi shrank his head, went upstairs with Zhang Yuan, and quickly stepped forward and pushed open the door. Zhang Yuan then entered.
The first thing that caught my eye was the messy house, with women's clothes all over the interior of the house, and bamboo sticks, drums and dice on the table next to the window. As for those women who played with Zhu Houzhao, they had left the small door inside, only Lifei sat on the couch in a neat dress, while Zhu Houzhao sat in front of the round table in the middle of the house, with a cup of tea in front of them.
"I'm here to protect the driver..." Zhang Yuan made contributions to the rescue of the driver twice at the beginning of the year, and he firmly confirmed his position as the supervisor of the seal. Now he likes to use this excuse to excuse Zhu Houzhao.
When Zhang Yuan knelt down, his heart was calm and he felt that he would not have any trouble. Instead, he thought about how to take revenge on the little knives or Qian Ning who brought Zhu Houzhao, and the Lifei whom he could not see through. Just when he thought everything was going well, Zhu Houzhao stood up and walked up to him, kicked him on the forehead.
"Buzz!"
Zhang Yuan felt the darkness in front of his eyes, and then he burst into tears. He seemed to lose consciousness and his mind was blank.
"You guys, do you still know your identity now? I have repeatedly ruined my good things, and I always use the protection as a reason. Do you think I am a fool? I have seen that as long as it is not the program you arranged, I feel happy and you feel uncomfortable, right?"
When Zhu Houzhao spoke, she did not show any mercy to Zhang Yuan because the door was open now and the servants outside could clearly see what was happening inside.
Zhang Yuan calmed down after a while and quickly lay down on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, I am really eager to save you. I didn't think so much about it. I am loyal and can be expressed in the light of day."
"Dog thing, don't know what's wrong..."
Zhu Houzhao scolded and punched Zhang Yuan.
Zhang Yuan finally suffered. Although the punches and kicks from Zhu Houzhao did not cause such severe damage to him as the first kick, it also made him very difficult for him. He did not dare to avoid it openly and could only crawl around in the place.
Finally, Concubine Li came over and grabbed Zhu Houzhao's sleeve and said softly: "Young master, this slave can't do anything. Don't be angry. We still have some programs that we don't appreciate."
Zhu Houzhao sat down panting because she was indifferent to her enjoyment day and night, and her body became weak. After he sat down on the chair under the help of Concubine Li, his breath still did not recover.
Concubine Li said to Zhang Yuan kneeling on the ground: "You dog slave, it's really a bad time. The young master is having fun, but you are making noise below and openly telling the young master's identity. Isn't it sincere and bad for the young master's elegance?"
Zhang Yuan kowtowed quickly: "What the Empress taught me is that I know I was wrong and I will never dare to ruin my young master's atmosphere again. Originally, after I received the memorial from Shangshu Shen, I did not dare to slacken in official duties, so I came to see you... After learning that the young master went to the palace, I thought that the Xuanfu was deserted, especially in this kind of mixed place, and I was even more worried... Woo, I didn't know what the young master was doing, and I thought there would be danger..."
Concubine Li said, "Young Master, you see, this slave is because he cares too much about you. At least the starting point is good, not because he is sincere in ruining your good things."
Zhu Houzhao sneered: "This kind of nonsense can still touch me once or twice. I think I can get my forgiveness every time? Who said he wanted to hit me before? He was lawless... When someone came, he dragged him down and hit twenty big boards again... No, it's fifty big boards. See if he dares to be so self-righteous in the future!"
When Zhang Yuan heard this, he kowtowed and begged: "Young Master, please spare me. You always know that I am weak and can't bear the blame. I still want to leave my life to do something with you... Woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo woo w
There was no way, Zhang Yuan could only learn from Liu Jin and kept crying without being able to persuade Zhu Houzhao. This was also to understand Zhu Houzhao's personality and think that he would be proud in the end.
Liu Jin had tried this weakness before. Even when he was at the end of his journey, he wanted to cry. However, Chen Xi saw through it and cut off his face.
Concubine Li said: "Young Master, Eunuch Zhang is old and weak, so it is better to punish the big things. There are so many fifty big boards...."
Zhu Houzhao finally felt soft-hearted when she heard Zhang Yuan crying, but he was still very angry and waved his hand and said, "Please bring the memorial first to see if you are really doing things for this young master. If it is correct, then it will be reduced to twenty-pin boards, otherwise fifty boards will be a lot!"
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Zhang Yuan paid the price for his arrogance and domineering nature.
Fortunately, he carried Chen Xi's memorial, which reduced the punishment of thirty boards for him. However, even if there were only 20 boards, it was enough for him to drink a pot, because the person who beat him did not dare to show any mercy. This was also a manifestation of the emperor's majesty, and no one dared to neglect the imperial edict.
Although Zhang Yuan has not been beaten yet, he has begun to feel sad about his butt.
Zhu Houzhao looked at the memorial of Chen Xi that had been tampered with by Zhang Yuan and nodded: "Shangshu Chen said that he would send troops outside the border on May 15th? Let me send troops through Zhangjiakou at the end of May? This... It seems that Shangshu Chen did not deliberately avoid the hottest time of summer. Does he think all this is not a problem?"
Concubine Li said: "Shangshu Chen has already prepared it in Datong Town. What is the reason for delaying the dispatch of troops for more than ten days?"
Zhu Houzhao pointed at the memorial and said, "This is the memorial written by Shangshu Chen himself. I have not laughed at... Zhang Yuan, are you sure this memorial was sent by Zi Datong?"
Zhang Yuan looked innocent: "Your Majesty, I don't know the authenticity, I only know the words on it... It is indeed the handwriting of Shangshu Chen."
Zhu Houzhao was amazed: "Hey, the news from Shangshu Chen is so fast. I have only sent a letter to ask. I have replied in just a few days. The intelligence transmission system that Shangshu Chen personally formed has indeed improved greatly compared to the past."
Zhang Yuan asked, "Why should you issue an order on the time of sending troops?"
Zhu Houzhao yawned and waved his hand and said, "Is this more necessary? Just do it directly according to the meaning of Secretary Chen, so I have nearly a month to rest... No, it is Xuanfu and Sanbian, and the people from all over the country have a long time to rest. In general, the time is relatively abundant. However, Secretary Chen in Datong Town should have sent troops first, but he did not transfer one army and one soldier from Datong, which made me not quite understand. But since it was arranged by Secretary Chen, I will not question it, just do everything."
Zhang Yuan was afraid that Zhu Houzhao would regret it afterwards, so he said, "Then the old slave will follow your orders to the Nine Borders."
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while before nodding, "Since that's the case, then let's settle it. You guy, you can now get the punishment!"
Zhang Yuan continued to kowtow and beg for mercy: "Your Majesty, I am really unbeatable. Please give me your best."
Zhu Houzhao cursed: "You beat you twenty big boards, a small punishment and a big commandment, do you think it is serious? I see that you don't have a good memory, so I will beat you one hundred boards... Humph, you want to beg for mercy again!?"
Now Zhang Yuan didn't dare to say a word anymore. After kowtowing, he stood up with a sad face and quit.
Xiao Guozi was responsible for taking Zhang Yuan downstairs and closing the door, leaving only Zhu Houzhao and Lifei in the room.
Zhu Houzhao's anger was not yet gone, and she was panting heavily.
Concubine Li sat down, poured a cup of tea for Zhu Houzhao, and persuaded: "Your Majesty really doesn't need to be angry with a slave."
Zhu Houzhao sighed: "Do you think I am really angry with him? This slave doesn't know how to work if he doesn't mention it... These people just need to teach them a lesson frequently. Give them a little a good look and think they can be arrogant... Just say that today's incident is probably because he intends to block my good things, because I am not satisfied with all the programs he arranged before!"
Concubine Li smiled and said, "Your Majesty should actually think about it. He has been doing his best to do his best to do his job for Your Majesty. Even if he has some selfish intentions, it is understandable."
Zhu Houzhao looked at Concubine Li and seemed to be incomprehensible: "Concubine Li, didn't you say that Zhang Yuan was a crime in front of me before? He started to accept bribes on a large scale when he was in Juyongguan. Such an overbearing slave had long regarded himself as his master. Now when you are in Xuanfu, you are still talking for him?"
Concubine Li stood up and bowed slightly, "I am just talking about the truth. In a sense, Eunuch Zhang should be damned when accepting bribes, but he is indeed doing his job for His Majesty."
"In my opinion, most ministers or slaves who work for Your Majesty have greed. If they do not seek profit, they are seeking fame or power. Those who do not have any alcohol, sex, wealth and energy are either saints or monsters! At least after receiving a certain bribe, Eunuch Zhang knew to do his best to do things for Your Majesty, but you should still be careful of it..."
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and nodded, "What you said is a little bit reasonable. It seems that Shangshu Shen told me before that being an official does not seek integrity, because honest officials often value reputation and are too mean to the people around them. The clean officials may not be capable ministers... Oh, I forgot whether this was what Shangshu Shen said, so I will always savor some truths."
Concubine Li smiled and felt happy that Zhu Houzhao accepted her point of view.
Concubine Li thought to herself: "It seems that Your Majesty is greedy for money and lust, so she feels like this... How many people in the officialdom are dedicated to being corrupt officials without seeking fame? Even if they want to be, they must hide it. As the emperor, you still think that you can see through all kinds of people in the officialdom."
Concubine Li said: "Your Majesty, don't say this. The girl from the Jiaofangsi may not know His Majesty's identity before, but now she has been exposed by Eunuch Zhang. I'm afraid it's not easy to deal with it... Let's do this. Even if they know, they will continue to carry out the program according to the previous mode of getting along. What's the good thing about His Majesty?"
Chapter completed!