The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 116: Breaking into the palace late at night, please punish me, Your Majesty!

Hu Weiyong frowned.

After a long while, he finally let out a long sigh.

"Master, let me say something unpleasant. Given the current situation, not to mention these two guys, even our Li and Hu families are in a precarious situation."

Hu Weiyong whispered,

"Although the private deployment of troops was mainly done by Lu Xian, Li Qi and Hu Peng are also his accomplices. At least in your majesty's opinion, they are definitely his accomplices!"

"Just think about it, if three sons of nobles can stir up trouble in Yingtian, what kind of waves will be stirred up if their father has ulterior motives? Your Majesty has already taken action, and the large-scale rotation of the garrison is proof of that!"

"I guess that the Five Military Commander's Mansion must be brightly lit tonight! You should know that this matter has definitely touched his reverse scale! And you should know better than me the consequences of touching his reverse scale."

After listening to this detailed analysis, Li Shanchang slapped himself twice and forced himself to calm down.

"When your majesty wants to kill someone, he never cares whether the person is a meritorious official or what merits he has made."

Li Shanchang's face turned pale and he murmured.

"Yes, so Master, we have to distance ourselves from this and explain to His Majesty!"

Hu Weiyong said solemnly,

"More importantly, go and plead guilty!"

"These three bastards had such a big conflict with His Royal Highness Prince Wu. Whether it was because of fighting over women or for some other reason, in the end, it was all their fault!"

"Right now, we must first go to the palace to apologize, and then clear ourselves of any connection. The mobilization of troops was done by Lu Xian, and has nothing to do with Li Qi and Hu Peng!"

"Now it seems that the King of Wu's heavy hand is a good thing... Li Qi and Hu Peng are both so miserable. Even if Your Majesty is as hard-hearted as a rock, he will have some compassion, especially Li Qi, who is your only son! If we beg for mercy again, Your Majesty may show some leniency and not pursue them."

"In this storm, only by getting rid of these two of them first can our two families get through the crisis smoothly. As for Lawrence Lu, I can only say that I can't help him. After all, it's like a clay Buddha crossing the river, and we can't save ourselves!"

Hu Weiyong was indeed a talented prime minister. Even in this situation, his mind was still very clear and he grasped the key to the problem at the first moment!
"Sacrifice the car to save the king..."

Li Shanchang glanced towards the inner room with a complicated expression, gritted his teeth and said,

"After causing such a big disturbance, this is the only way..."

"How cowardly! It was clearly the King of Wu who committed the crime, yet he still wants us to bring our two sons, who are covered in bruises, to ask for forgiveness. Weiyong, is there anything more cowardly than this in the world?"

"Ugh!"

Hu Weiyong shook his head.

"If it was an ordinary person, they would have bullied him, but unfortunately, this time they encountered a prince. In the final analysis, they are seeking their own death!"

His eyes were dark, and he whispered,
"The prince represents the emperor, and the emperor is the supreme power!"

"In the face of the supreme imperial power, we can only rely on the emperor's breath and live cautiously. If we want to change this outcome, we have to become the emperor ourselves, haha!"

These words are extremely treasonous.

But at this time, Li Shanchang no longer had the energy to stop Hu Weiyong.

He walked into the house with his hands behind his back and heavy steps.

"Dad, dad!"

"It hurts so much, it hurts so much!"

"Ugh!"

Li Qi wailed in pain, and Li Shanchang's heart was lifted up as he heard it. He couldn't bear to watch.

"Ok?"

He turned his head and said to Old Master Chen.

"It's almost done. I'm going to give the young master some tranquilizers and pain relievers so he can fall asleep. This will help relieve some of the pain."

Old Master Chen put away his tools and sighed.
"It's really tragic! I've been practicing medicine for fifty years and have seen countless cases, but this is the first time I've seen a case like yours."

"The person who did this is really cruel."

As he was speaking, Li Qi straightened his body, screamed, and fainted again!
"Uh... the young master fainted again."

"In that case, there's no need to take the medicine. Give him the medicine after he wakes up tomorrow."

"As for Mr. Hu, he has been unconscious the whole time. He has been given ointment and should not move around. Just lie here and rest."

Old Master Chen yawned and was about to turn around when he heard Li Shanchang's instructions:

"Go find two racks, lift them up, and follow me."

Several attendants responded and soon came back from the utility room with two bamboo frames, which they tied with a thick cloth to form a simple stretcher.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

"Put it down, put it down quickly!"

Old Master Chen was startled and said quickly,
"Master, we can't do this. The two young masters need to rest now and must not move!"

"They are already extremely weak. If they move a few more times and bleed, they might die!"

Li Shanchang glanced at him with a complicated expression.

"Old man, you have worked hard, go back and have a rest."

He patted Old Master Chen on the shoulder and said,

“There are some things you don’t know.”

"If I don't get them out now, they will really die."

"Go ahead. Go to the account office tomorrow to get twenty taels of silver."

After saying that, Li Shanchang no longer paid attention to him. He urged the servants to carry Li Qi and Hu Peng onto the bamboo frame, and together with Hu Weiyong, they quickly left the Li Mansion and headed towards the Forbidden City.

At this time, the emperor has already gone to bed and the palace gates may not be open.

But even so, they still have to go! If they don't go tonight, the situation tomorrow will definitely be worse!
……

That night, at the beginning of the Yin hour.

The night is still hazy, but a bright light has appeared on the horizon.

"Hmph—Hoo—"

"Hmph—Hoo—"

Zhu Yuanzhang was lying on the bed, snoring loudly, which made Ma Xiuying a little upset.

"Dead pig."

She pushed Zhu Yuanzhang hard, but he didn't move at all. Instead, his snoring became louder, which made Ma Xiuying even angrier.

"I don't know how those concubines can stand you. It's like an earthquake!"

"Really..."

Ma Xiuying muttered to herself as she punched Zhu Yuanzhang several times until she was tired. Then she put on her clothes, stood up, and walked out of the house barefoot.

The night breeze is blowing and it is slightly cool.

"My lady, are you awake?"

Cuizhu walked to Ma Xiuying's side and whispered,
"Is it because your Majesty's snoring is too loud and disturbs your rest?"

"I heard that the doctors at the Imperial Hospital can treat snoring. How about asking them to check on Your Majesty some other day?"

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiuying waved her hand.

"His snoring, haha, after so many years, I've actually gotten used to it..."

She looked at the flowers and plants in the courtyard and spoke softly.

Cuizhu nodded.

"Then your Majesty, you must be worried about His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu, right?"

Ma Xiuying was silent for a moment, then sighed softly.

"yes……"

"This brat has caused such a big disaster again. It would be unreasonable if he doesn't spend a few days in jail this time."

"But that prison is not a place for humans to stay. It must be dark, cramped, dirty and smelly... Even if it is the best room, it must be uncomfortable to live in..."

"How can I sleep peacefully when I'm worried about him? Chongba seems to be fine, sleeping soundly, humph!"

As she spoke, her eyes became red.

"Don't worry, ma'am."

Cuizhu stepped forward and put a cloak on Ma Xiuying, and consoled her,
"When this storm is over, Your Majesty can plead for mercy and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to help. His Majesty will definitely give in."

"I will go to the prison tomorrow to deliver a food box to His Highness and ensure that he has enough food."

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiuying also nodded.

"Go and deliver a meal first and ask him what he wants to eat. Then I will prepare it myself and deliver it to him."

she said,

"Even in the prison, the food can't be bad!"

The two were chatting when suddenly a servant ran in. She was startled when she saw Ma Xiuying standing there.

"Empress... Her Majesty?!"

"See the Queen!"

The servant quickly knelt down and saluted.

"It's the middle of the night, why are you sneaking around instead of going to sleep?"

Cuizhu frowned and asked,
"Recruit from the truth!"

The servant knelt on the ground and quickly explained:
"I am not sneaking around. I am the maid on night duty in Huagai Palace today. I received a report from outside the palace saying that Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong, along with their son, are outside the palace gates asking to see Your Majesty."

"If they were ordinary people, they would naturally be expelled, but the two adults are important officials in the court after all, and the generals guarding the palace gates dare not neglect them, so they passed the message all the way to the Huagai Palace."

When Cuizhu heard this, her expression froze and she turned to look at Ma Xiuying.

"They came pretty quickly."

Ma Xiuying touched her chin and said in a deep voice,

"But His Majesty is sleeping soundly now, it's not good to wake him up by force."

"Go back and tell them that I already know what they mean. Relay this message to His Majesty. His Majesty will summon them tomorrow. Tell them to go back to sleep first." She knew very well why Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong came. She had to say that the decisiveness of these two people was quite admirable.

"In reply to your Majesty, Lord Li and Lord Hu have another message coming in, saying that if they cannot see Your Majesty tonight, they will not leave and must kneel until Your Majesty is willing to see them."

The servant replied,

"They both knelt outside the door and refused to get up no matter what I said. If not for this, I would not dare to come to Kunning Palace to disturb His Majesty and His Majesty..."

She felt somewhat relieved.

Fortunately, the queen was awake, otherwise she would not have the courage to wake up the sleeping emperor.

"That's...ok."

Ma Xiuying thought for a moment and then said,

"After all, it concerns their lives and property."

"Go back, I'll go and wake up His Majesty."

The servant heaved a sigh of relief and left, thanking the master profusely.

Ma Xiuying turned around and went back into the house. Without saying a word, she kicked Zhu Yuanzhang on the butt.

boom!
"Ouch!"

Zhu Yuanzhang shouted angrily,

"Who is it? Who kicked us?"

“I want to die!!”

The kick in the heart made his butt hurt, and coupled with the irritability he felt from waking up, Old Zhu was furious!

"I."

Ma Xiuying crossed her arms and said calmly,
"I didn't mean to kick you. I'm sorry."

Cuizhu stood behind, secretly clicking her lips.

The Queen Mother is worthy of being the Queen Mother. She kicked with such ease that she probably did this often in the past.

"Something's going on? It's too important to wait until tomorrow!"

Zhu Yuanzhang rubbed his sleepy eyes and said in annoyance,
"Could it be that the Northern Yuan Dynasty has invaded Yingtian?"

Ma Xiuying chuckled.

"That's not the case."

she said,

"Hu Weiyong and Li Shanchang have come, bringing their two children with them. They have been kneeling outside the palace gates for a long time."

"From the looks of it, he's here to apologize for his crime."

Zhu Yuanzhang glared!
"Is that all? Do you really have to wake me up?"

Old Zhu cursed and said,

"If they like to kneel, just let them kneel there. It's none of our business!"

"Tell them to keep kneeling! Don't disturb our sleep. If they dare to kick us again, we will beat you up!"

"Humph!"

He uttered the harsh words, rolled up the quilt and fell asleep inside.

"Hey, you, stop getting mad."

Ma Xiuying sat down beside the bed and said,

"After all, they are both important officials. When the sun rises, everyone will see them kneeling at the palace gate with their son, which will cause a lot of discussion."

"Besides, Xiaojuzi hit him so hard, Li Qi and Hu Peng must have carried him here. If they were left outside the palace gate overnight, someone might actually die."

"You'd better go. I know you. You won't be able to sleep the second time."

Zhu Yuanzhang turned his back to Ma Xiuying and said nothing.

Ma Xiuying didn't say much, just fanned him gently.

"……trouble!"

Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly sat up from the bed and said with an unhappy look on his face,
"I'm really going to be killed by these bastards today!"

"Change our clothes!"

Although he was cursing, he still put on his clothes and pants.

Cuizhu hurried forward and handed him clothes.

"Should I go with you?"

Ma Xiuying tidied his clothes and wiped the eye boogers from the corners of Lao Zhu's eyes with her hands.

"no need."

"You go to sleep, we'll go deal with it. It's just a small matter, there's no need for both of us to take action together."

Zhu Yuanzhang was almost dressed, his morning grumpiness had almost dissipated, and his expression became a little gloomy.

He put on his boots and headed outside.

The dragon chariot has been prepared long ago.

……

Huagai Palace.

Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong knelt in the hall without saying a word. Their two sons, who were carried in by the imperial guards, had regained some consciousness due to the chill from the night wind.

Hu Peng was in pain all over and couldn't move. At this moment, he was staring at the ceiling with wide eyes, not saying a word.

But when Li Qi woke up, he was inexplicably frightened.

"Dad, it hurts! I...I, why is there nothing down there?!"

"Dad, why is it so empty down there? Hiss ...

The movement caused his already fragile wound to break again, blood gushing out, and he couldn't help but scream.

"Shut up, be quiet!"

Li Shanchang gave an order, but looking at his son's miserable condition, he felt a little bit reluctant, so he could only remind him in a low voice,

"This is the Forbidden City's Huagai Palace. His Majesty will be here soon!"

"Just bear with it. Don't worry about what's going on below. Let's save our lives first, okay?!"

However, Li Qi no longer cared about whether he was the emperor or not at this time. The piercing pain was simply unbearable for him. His screams not only did not get smaller, but became louder and louder!

Mainly, his mind was broken!
For a man, what could be more terrifying than losing his most important part? !

Hearing his screams, Li Shanchang became a little anxious and quickly gave Hu Weiyong a look.

Hu Weiyong understood what he meant, walked up to Li Qi, and slashed him on the back of the neck with his hand.

Snapped!
Li Qi rolled his eyes and fainted again. He didn't know how many times he had fainted today.

"Hu Peng, you also close your eyes. When His Majesty comes, don't say a word and pretend to be dead."

Hu Weiyong gave an order to his son beside him,

"Compared to them, you are considered light, hurry up!"

After hearing his father's order, Hu Peng quickly closed his eyes and stood motionless like a zombie.

"Ugh!"

Hu Weiyong returned to Li Shanchang and knelt down again.

The two looked at each other, their expressions were extremely complicated.

The Huagai Palace fell into deathly silence.

Da da.

Suddenly, there was a dull sound of footsteps. The pace was not heavy, but it made the two of them feel their hearts rise to their throats at the first moment!

"What's going on with these two?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's voice came from behind.

Li Shanchang and Hu Weiyong turned around quickly and shouted:

"Your Majesty, long live my emperor!"

Snapped.

Zhu Yuanzhang kicked Hu Peng lightly with his foot, but suddenly felt that this was not a good idea, so he touched him with his hand.

"It's a bit tragic. Who did it?"

He raised his eyes and asked.

"Your Majesty, the rebellious son Hu Peng offended His Royal Highness the King of Wu in Yingtian and made a serious mistake!"

Hu Weiyong burst into tears and said loudly,
"When I learned of this, I was horrified and wanted to tear this rebellious son into pieces!"

"If a son is not taught well, it is the fault of his father! Hu Peng has committed a serious crime, and as his father, I naturally cannot escape the blame, so I come here with this rebellious son to take the blame!"

He stepped forward and kicked Hu Peng, then ordered:
"Rebellious son, why don't you kowtow to His Majesty and apologize!"

However, Hu Peng had just received an order from his father, and at this moment his body was tense and he dared not move at all. He just lay on the stretcher and pretended to be a corpse!
Li Shanchang followed suit, kneeling on the ground and kowtowed to Zhu Yuanzhang, saying in a low voice:
"Your Majesty, this evil creature is so bold that he dared to offend His Majesty the King of Wu. This is really... really a heinous crime. Please punish him, Your Majesty!"

"You evil creature, get up and kowtow to His Majesty!"

However, Li Qi had just been knocked unconscious by Hu Weiyong and fell into a deathly coma. How could he hear what Li Shanchang said?
Zhu Yuanzhang looked at the injuries of the two men and cursed them in his heart.

Zhu Ju, this bastard, was really vicious! He beat these two precious sons into such a mess!
Could he really be the reincarnation of the King of Hell? !
“…Forget it, forget it. They are already injured like this, let them lie down.”

Zhu Yuanzhang retracted his gaze and said expressionlessly,
"You two, get up too."

"You have a bad boy in your family, but we also have a bad boy in our family!"

"That rebellious son has now been thrown into the prison!"

(End of this chapter)