The stupid son of Chongba

Chapter 26: The Queen's Punishment, Confinement
"what?"

Zhu Ju glared and said,
"Why are you punishing me? They are the ones who are wrong, not me!"

"It's good enough that I can forget the grudges with a smile, okay?"

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned dark.

Da da.

The red jade bounced twice in front of his chest.

"You are the one who deserves to be punished the most!"

Old Zhu scolded,
"Beating your brother, insulting your younger brother, and scolding your father! If you break any of these three rules, your butt will be broken!"

"Not to mention, you gathered dozens of people to smash and destroy things. If you didn't know, you would think there was a palace coup!"

Having said this, he turned to Zhu Biao and ordered:
"Boss, arrest all the people who participated in the riot today!"

"These bastards are making trouble, and they dare to follow them. They really don't know how to write the word death!"

This order frightened all the servants in the room into looking terrified.

"Your Majesty, please spare my life!"

"His Majesty……"

They begged for mercy again and again, looking at Zhu Ju with pleading looks on their faces.

If Your Majesty really makes a fuss about it, everyone's heads will be chopped off!
"and many more."

Zhu Ju raised his hand and said,
"Everyone is responsible for their own actions. They all follow my instructions. Don't make things difficult for them."

"Before I came here, I promised them that I would protect their lives. I can't go back on my word!"

"If there is any punishment, let it all come upon me! I will bear it all!"

People cannot stand without faith.

Once a promise is made, it must be fulfilled. This is his life creed!
When the servants heard Zhu Ju's words, they kowtowed to him repeatedly, their eyes filled with gratitude.

The Sixth Prince kept his promise and really protected them if anything happened!

Regardless of whether they can keep it or not, this sense of responsibility alone is enough to make them follow him wholeheartedly!

"You can guarantee their lives. What's your basis for that?"

Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly and scolded,

"What confidence do you have to give them this promise?"

"Let me tell you, your father is the only one in this world who has the power of life and death, not you!"

"come--"

He waved his hand and was about to teach Zhu Ju a lesson, but he heard Ma Xiuying say:

"Chongba, forget it this time. Don't embarrass Xiaojuzi."

"Being honest is a good thing and should be encouraged. Didn't you make a promise to your playmates when you were a child and then kill a cow from the landlord's house?"

Zhu Ju grinned.

Facts have proved that you, Zhu Yuanzhang, are not the only one in this world who has this power.

My mom has it too.

"Humph!"

Zhu Yuanzhang said angrily,

"It's good to be honest, but that doesn't mean there's no price to pay!"

"You also said that we killed the cow of Mr. Liu in order to give our friends a good meal. Later, Mr. Liu almost beat us to death! There are still a few scars on my back now!"

"A severe beating is the price we pay for everyone!"

As he said that, he picked up the fire stick and turned to look at Zhu Ju.

"Since you want to protect them, then fine, you will bear all their faults."

Old Zhu sneered and said,
"Are you ready? We're going to be ruthless, so don't cry later!"

Zhu Ju held his head high and chest puffed out.

"Hit me, beat me to death! If I frown, I'll be your son!"

He stiffened his neck and said proudly.

Zhu Yuanzhang glared.

"You bastard, you are my son!"

"Let's fight—"

Old Zhu raised the fire poker in his hand high, as if he was about to hit Zhu Ju.

"Okay! Chongba, stop scaring him."

Ma Xiuying said helplessly,
"You have to take responsibility, but you can't use violence." "Let me decide—"

She looked at Zhu Ju and announced:

"Sixth Prince Zhu Ju, you acted rashly and impulsively! You should have been severely punished, but considering that you are young and there are reasons for what happened, I will give you a lighter sentence."

"You will be grounded for half a month. You will be locked up next to me. Read some books, reflect deeply, and reflect on your mistakes behind closed doors!"

"If you act naughty again in the future, I will never let you off easily!"

"Zhu Ju, do you accept the way your mother treats you?"

Zhu Ju nodded repeatedly.

"I submit, I submit. I submit! It's such a happy decision!"

He saluted towards Ma Xiuying with a smile and said,
"Mom, you should have a lot of delicious food, right?"

Ma Xiuying pretended to be angry and said:

"You greedy bastard, I'm punishing you, not letting you enjoy yourself at my place!"

"You will need food, but don't expect it to be too good!"

Zhu Ju smiled awkwardly.

"Isn't your punishment too light? It seems that he doesn't take it seriously at all."

Zhu Yuanzhang said unhappily,

"Half a month of confinement is not enough, a month of confinement is needed!"

"Also, you will be punished by copying the Four Books and Five Classics once, and your handwriting must be neat!"

When Zhu Ju heard this, he immediately became unhappy.

"No, no, you can ask me to copy the Tao Te Ching or the Classic of Purity and Tranquility, but I won't copy the stuff written by corrupt scholars!"

He yelled,

"Among the Four Books and Five Classics, I only copied the I Ching at most!"

The corner of Zhu Yuanzhang's eye twitched slightly.

"Are you still bargaining?"

Old Zhu said angrily,

"No room for negotiation. I've already given you a lenient sentence. Just the Four Books and Five Classics! If you can't finish copying them, don't come out!"

Zhu Ju's face turned bitter.

Ask him, a Taoist enthusiast, to copy the Analects and Mencius...

Torture!
"Just do as your father says. Hey... you are such a worrying kid."

Ma Xiuying held her forehead, looking a little tired.

After a tiring journey back to the palace, he hadn't had time to rest when he heard that Zhu Ju was in trouble. He hurried over and almost fought with Chongba.

Now that the matter was resolved, a feeling of tiredness also swept over me.

"I will be more obedient next time."

Seeing that his mother looked tired, Zhu Ju couldn't help feeling a little apologetic.

I feel good about making trouble, but it's hard for me to clean up my mess...

"That would be great. I hope you can keep your promise."

Zhu Yuanzhang curled his lips and waved his hand.
"All other people, please leave!"

"Everyone in the Sixth Prince's camp, go and get thirty strokes of the cane! I'll spare you this time, but if you dare to follow him and do evil things next time, I'll beat you to death!"

Given his temper, he would have severely punished these people. He would even chop off the heads of the most violent ones as a warning to others!
However, he still admired Zhu Ju's character of daring to make promises and take responsibility.

Just as Ma Xiuying said, Lao Zhu thought of himself in the past, who was also such a bold and responsible person who was willing to protect his playmates from wind and rain!

Forget it, just give this kid some face and spare his men.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

The attendants were overjoyed and kept thanking the emperor for his grace.

Thirty strokes of the stick would be enough to tear their skin and flesh, but would never kill them!
After passing this life-and-death test, a bright future awaits them!
Da da.

The attendants left, and two imperial guards brought in a few imperial doctors.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Highness ...

"Uh... Is this the Second Prince?"

"Oh my God, who would do such a cruel thing?!"

(End of this chapter)