Emperor Zhengde

Chapter 133: Caning, ten more sticks!
Zhu Houzhao was not polite to other people either. He directly ordered the Jinyiwei to arrest these people and put them in solitary confinement for three days. Anyway, there were many vacant rooms in the Imperial University of Peking. By then, the rooms would be sealed tightly and no lights would be allowed to be turned on, which was almost the same as a small dark room.

Zhu Houzhao never expected that the military training he had painstakingly organized would become something that only he would participate in.

In the next few days, he was the only one who let Qiu Yue teach him riding, archery and martial arts.

On the third day, when Zhang Lun and others were released from the confinement room, Zhu Houzhao happened to be there.

And from the expressions of these people, Zhu Houzhao could tell that they did not seem to feel well after being put in solitary confinement.

Zhang Lun and Xue Han were both as frosted as eggplants, with fear in their eyes, as if they had just walked through the Jinyiwei prison, or had been severely tortured.

Qiu Yue was also surprised when he saw this, thinking to himself how come these dandies were like completely different people after only being locked up for three days.

"Train them well. They will be the hope of Ming Dynasty in the future. If they are not trained well, there will be no hope for Ming Dynasty," Zhu Houzhao patted Qiu Yue on the shoulder and left the Imperial University of Peking.

When Qiu Yue saw Zhu Houzhao leaving, he thought that these noble students would return to their original state, but he did not expect that they were all so stupid and still stood there obediently.

Qiu Yue was very surprised, thinking to himself that His Majesty's method of confinement was really effective, even more effective than beating or scolding. Perhaps he could use this as a method when he returned to the border town to lead troops in the future.

"Stand still! Anyone who is not honest will be locked up for three days! Stand still according to Zhang Lun's standards!"

Qiu Yue also became serious and shouted.

At this time, these people really behaved themselves and stood in a neat line with Zhang Lun as the base.

At this time, Yan Song, who was still in the confinement room, started crying in the dark room: "Your Majesty! I know my crime! I shouldn't have been lazy in training. Please let me out!"

By the time Yan Song was released, all the freshmen at the Imperial University had been trained for two days. Generally speaking, there were no more troublemakers, but there were still some who cheated. For example, Zhang Lun deliberately skipped a lap during morning exercise and was discovered by Qiu Yue. Qiu Yue simply asked, "Zhang Lun, do you want to punish yourself by running three laps or be put in solitary confinement for three days? Choose one!"

"Punish yourself three laps!"

Zhang Lun gritted his teeth and continued to run, but at the same time he cursed in his heart: "Old bastard, I'll find a way to deal with you later!"

It has to be admitted that these civil servants and scholars from the Imperial University of Peking, or the children of nobles, had very poor physical tolerance to intensity. When Qiu Yue simply increased the intensity of training, these people began to cry out that they could not bear it.

Zhang Lun even secretly ran home from his dormitory at the Imperial University in the middle of the night and found Zhang Mao, the Duke of Ying, and cried:

"Grandfather, please beg for mercy from His Majesty. I just can't stand it! The Imperial University is not a place for studying, it's a place of torture, even worse than the Imperial Prison! My eating and sleeping are controlled, I have to get up before dawn to run exercises, and sometimes I have to get up in the middle of the night to march around the Imperial West Garden! Look, I've become darker and thinner, woo woo!"

Duke Yingguo Zhang Mao doted on Zhang Lun the most. After all, they were close grandsons of different generations. Seeing that his grandson had indeed lost a lot of weight, he felt distressed and hurried into the palace.

Not only Duke Yingguo Zhang Mao, but also Duke Dingguo, Marquis Yangwu, Earl Chengyi and other nobles came to the palace to ask to see Zhu Houzhao.

"Your Majesty, my grandson Zhang Lun has been weak since childhood. Can you please not let him go to the Imperial University? I love him the most and I am afraid he can't bear this punishment!" Duke Ying Zhang Mao pleaded. "Yes! Your Majesty, these children in our family are all precious people. How can they withstand Qiu Yue's torture!" Yangwu Marquis Xue Lun also wiped his tears.

Seeing this, Zhu Houzhao could not help but say: "You can spoil them as much as you want! In the future, it is your family that will be ruined, and it is also our Ming family that will be ruined! After all, they will inherit the title and protect the Ming Dynasty! How can we allow them to degenerate!
Of course, if you feel sorry for them and are afraid that they will suffer, and want them to withdraw, that's fine, but you have to choose another family member. And I'll make it clear in advance that in the future, I will only issue an order to pass your title to the meritorious child who is being trained. I don't want the title of my Ming Dynasty meritorious people to be passed on to a fool! "

Upon hearing this, these nobles became a little hesitant, and finally took the message back.

Duke Yingguo Zhang Mao had no choice but to call Zhang Lun over and said, "My grandson! Your grandfather has told you what His Majesty meant. Think about it yourself. If you really can't bear this hardship, then you will automatically give up your right to inherit the title and let your brother go to the Imperial University! Because His Majesty said that the title of Duke Yingguo cannot be inherited by a fool."

"I, Zhang Lun, am not a fool! Grandfather, I'm taking my leave!" Zhang Lun turned and went to the Imperial University of Peking.

The nobles of the Ming Dynasty were no longer the same as they were at the beginning of the country. They relied on the hereditary title and lived on the achievements of their ancestors. If they really lost the qualification to inherit the title, their income and status would be severely reduced, and it would not only affect themselves but also their descendants.

It was precisely because Zhu Houzhao's direct inheritance of the title was linked to admission to the Imperial University of Peking that these sons of nobles gave up the idea of ​​not receiving training at the Imperial University of Peking. At the same time, after hearing His Majesty Zhu Houzhao say that those who withdrew from the Imperial University of Peking were idiots and incompetents, they all wanted to prove that they were not idiots, and began to feel that if they just quit the Imperial University of Peking, it would be tantamount to admitting that they were incompetent.

Zhang Lun also returned to the Imperial University. However, when he arrived, Qiu Yue was already waiting for him and asked, "Zhang Lun, you left the school without permission and did not return overnight. According to the rules, you should be put in solitary confinement for three days or you can be caned twenty times! Which one do you choose?"

"Fight him!"

Zhang Lun replied.

So, the two sons of nobles obeyed Qiu Yue's order and pinned Zhang Lun to the ground, while Qiu Yue beat him himself. After all, only if he beat him himself could he control the strength and ensure that after twenty blows, Zhang Lun would not be crippled!
Snapped!
Snapped!
Snapped!
One stick after another hit him. Although it was not the kind of beating that could kill someone, it still made Zhang Lun scream in pain.

Ah!
Ah!
Ah!
Zhang Lun yelled and cursed, "Chou! You drunkard! If you dare to hit me with twenty sticks today, I will definitely hit you with two hundred sticks! Two thousand sticks!"

Soon, the twenty sticks were over and Zhang Lun's butt was bruised.

"Hit him ten more times! You dare to insult your superiors, showing no respect for superiors and subordinates. How disgraceful! Other students should take this as a warning!"

Zhu Houzhao appeared at some point and issued an order directly. Seeing this, Qiu Yue continued to fight.

This time, Zhang Lun really couldn't bear it anymore. As he was beaten, he started crying out, "Grandfather, Grandfather!"

After all, for a young master like him from a Duke's mansion, this was the first time he was beaten in his life.

However, because of this, Zhang Lun was not afraid of the instructor Qiu Yue, but was afraid of the emperor Zhu Houzhao. The same was true for other students. When they saw Zhu Houzhao appear, they were all silent. In their opinion, the emperor was the greatest instructor.

In the future, I will update at least three times a day, and I will try to update four times. I will also save more manuscripts for additional updates, so there will be at least one chapter soon. The time is 12 am, pm, pm and pm, but today is an exception, or this week is an exception, because this week's release, the manuscripts are used up, and it's very cold in the morning, so I dare not get up too early to write.

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