HLnovel Chapter 743 Punishment
Chapter 743 Punishment
Chapter 743 Punishment
Kong Zhenyun was bewildered by Wang Wenzhou's persuasion. He nodded and said, "Boxin, although I don't understand why you insist on punishing Lord Yang, I know you won't speak without reason. As long as it's for the Ming Dynasty and for the Emperor, I will definitely support you with all my might!"
"Thank you, Lord Kong!" Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly. Old Kong is truly a good comrade!
"They're all serving the country and doing their jobs for the Emperor!" Kong Zhenyun curled his lip. Wang Wenzhou, you mad dog, if it weren't for what you've done for the Ming Dynasty, I wouldn't have helped you.
Kong Zhenyun cupped his hands in greeting to Yang Changsi and said loudly, "Lord Yang, without rules there can be no order. Lord Wang has already given instructions. To be honest, your behavior just now was indeed somewhat inappropriate!"
"Huh?" Everyone was completely dumbfounded. Kong Zhenyun, you old bastard, how could you collude with the mad dog Wang Wenzhou?
Wang Wenzhou waved his hand and said irritably, "Jiang Zhenghe, what are you waiting for? Quickly drag Yang Changsi away! No! Beat him right here! This is outrageous! Disrupting class order is one thing, but publicly insulting a teacher is another. If we don't teach him a lesson, what will become of him in the future?"
"Who dares?" Yang Changsi said angrily.
The Embroidered Uniform Guards didn't care about Yang Changsi at all; three of their guards immediately took him into custody.
Yang Changsi still wanted to struggle, but although he had practiced martial arts, he was old and no match for the three young and strong Imperial Guards. His resistance was futile.
"How dare you!" Zheng Sanjun roared, pointing his finger at Kong Zhenyun's nose and angrily saying, "Lord Kong, you are the Grand Secretary of the court, how can you sit idly by and watch the mad dog Wang Wenzhou take revenge for personal reasons and make unreasonable demands?"
"You son of a bitch!" Wang Wenzhou cursed, "Zheng Sanjun, how dare you insult your teacher? You really don't respect me as your teacher, do you? Men, give him thirty lashes!"
Three more Imperial Guards rushed toward Yang Changsi.
"Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou, he's incredibly audacious!"
"Mad dog Wang Wenzhou, I will definitely impeach you!"
"Nonsense! I'm not finished with you!"
In an instant, the bigwigs of the Donglin Party stood up one after another, pointing at Wang Wenzhou and cursing him.
"Good! You've got guts!" Wang Wenzhou nodded and ordered, "Jiang Zhenghe, call your men. Every single one of these bastards who insults me gets thirty lashes!"
"Yes, sir!" Jiang Zhenghe accepted the order and roared, "Men, come here!"
In an instant, a large group of Imperial Guards who had been waiting outside rushed in. In a short while, all thirty-odd leaders of the Donglin Party were taken into custody by the Imperial Guards.
Wang Wenzhou ordered, "Right here, all of you pull down your pants and get a spanking!"
"Yes!" The Imperial Guard accepted the order.
In a short while, the scene was quite spectacular. More than thirty Donglin Party leaders lay face down on the ground, lined up in a row, their trousers pulled down to their knees, exposing their white buttocks. The Imperial Guards swung their boards and slapped them repeatedly.
"Mad dog Wang Wenzhou, I'm not finished with you!"
"Mad dog Wang Wenzhou, what goes around comes around! Let's see how long you can keep up your arrogance!"
"A scholar can be killed, but not humiliated! I'll fight you to the death!"
The Donglin Party leader went berserk, hurling insults—no one could bear such an experience. To be stripped of his pants and spanked in front of his colleagues—it would be utterly humiliating! This wasn't a court beating; court beatings were a way to boost one's reputation and save face. Not everyone had the courage to defy the emperor for the greater good and for the country.
"Slap slap slap..." The Imperial Guards showed no mercy. These men were all Jiang Zhenghe's confidants, and Jiang Zhenghe was Wang Wenzhou's man. Jiang Zhenghe knew that even if he wanted to betray Wang Wenzhou and break away from him, it was impossible because he owed too much debt. He could only follow Wang Wenzhou down this dark path.
In no time, the naked Donglin Party leaders were too weak to curse anymore due to the pain. Wang Wenzhou didn't dare to beat them to death, so the board he used wasn't thick. When he hit them, it only injured their skin and flesh, not their bones and tendons, but the more he did that, the more painful it became.
Those who hadn't been punished were all dumbfounded. Among them were members of the Donglin Party, but they hadn't had a chance to start cursing yet, and thus avoided some punishment. Now they were filled with lingering fear, thankful they hadn't been a step too late, otherwise their buttocks would have been bruised and battered.
After being flogged, the Donglin Party leaders not only had their buttocks bruised and battered, but tears and snot were also streaming down their faces from the pain.
"Blah blah blah..." Zheng Sanjun lay on the ground, groaning. It wasn't that he couldn't speak; the key was that he knew Wang Wenzhou, this mad dog, was capable of anything when he went berserk. If he continued cursing, he'd get another beating. But he felt that if he didn't speak, he'd lose face, so he could only pretend to be in pain and speak incoherently. Anyway, Wang Wenzhou couldn't understand what he was groaning about.
The others weren't stupid either; they all lay on the ground groaning, just like Zheng Sanjun.
Wang Wenzhou said irritably, "All of you shut the hell up!"
In an instant, Zheng Sanjun and the others stopped grumbling. Of course, in their hearts, they kept telling themselves, "Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou, you wait! When I see the Emperor, I will definitely impeach you!"
Wang Wenzhou cursed, "Have you all lost your dignity? How dare you not wear pants in front of so many people?"
"Pah!" Zheng Sanjun cursed inwardly, "Mad dog Wang Wenzhou, who took off my pants?"
These Donglin Party leaders were all important officials in the imperial court, and their reputation was of utmost importance to them. They could only endure the pain, stand up shakily, and slowly pull up their trousers.
Wang Wenzhou spoke up, "All of you, go back to your seats and listen up, you son of a bitch. I'm the boss here! You're all my students, how dare you insult your teacher? Shouldn't you be punished for betraying your teacher?"
"You mad dog Wang Wenzhou, do you even deserve to be my teacher?" Yang Changsi really wanted to say this, but when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. At this moment, he really didn't dare to curse. He still wanted to keep his old life and serve his country loyally.
Zheng Sanjun obediently walked to his little stool and sat down. As soon as he sat down, his bottom hurt terribly. But he didn't dare not sit down. He now understood that if he didn't listen to Wang Wenzhou, he would be beaten.
It wasn't that Zheng Sanjun was cowardly; the key was that he wasn't stupid. He knew that if he led the resistance, the Donglin Party members present would definitely respond to his call. But Wang Wenzhou might actually dare to kill them.
If they died, Wang Wenzhou could certainly find a reason to exonerate himself, such as the sudden fire at the imperial estate and the deaths of many high-ranking officials in the line of duty. Their deaths would have been in vain. Therefore, Zheng Sanjun could only endure it and wait until he got out to demand an explanation from Zhu Youjian!
Wang Wenzhou looked around at everyone and saw that all the civil and military officials were sitting obediently on small stools, just like good children.
Wang Wenzhou smiled slightly and said, "Some students were disobedient and disrupted the class. As their teacher, I had no choice but to punish them. You should all learn your lesson and not make this mistake again! Anyone who dares to do this again will be punished with a slap on the wrist! Yang Changsi and Zheng Sanjun, do you understand?"