The Minister of Rites, Lord Peng, had been busy all day and had not even had time to eat a bite of food before he was summoned to the palace to meet the emperor.

Fortunately, the chief examiner at the shooting range was his good friend. He not only described today’s exciting scene to him with gestures, but also excitedly handed him a record written by Huang Xingyue.

On the importance of personal connections… Lord Peng bowed his head and said, “Your Majesty, I have read it, and I have read it many times.”

He was busy, and that was the only recording he had seen. Fortunately, he had seen it, otherwise he would have known nothing about it. How could he have been embarrassed?

Emperor Mingde was in a good mood and asked with a smile, "What do you think?"

Mr. Peng's heart skipped a beat. What was his feeling? Wasn't he just very excited? What else was there to feel?

What does the emperor mean by asking this?

Seeing the sweat on his forehead, Emperor Mingde knew that this person was just watching for fun and didn't see much significance. "In the future, any festival ceremony that your Ministry of Rites prepares can be held according to the standards of today's shooting range."

Mr. Peng: “…”

Your Majesty, would you like to hear what you are saying?

This is the standard of the rifle range!

It’s a famous scene that only happens once in a century. I don’t believe they didn’t rehearse it!

First of all, I need a Shi Yunqi who can control the situation. Secondly, I need a Tang Xinghe who can shoot five arrows at the same time. Finally, I need a consort Hai Yan who has a huge reserve of knowledge!

Until now, I don’t even know who Mr. Liang is. Your Majesty, you actually want me to follow this standard in the future?

After a lot of complaints, Lord Peng, who was almost in tears, bowed and said, "Yes, I obey your order!"

The standards are too high, and the work is not easy! Mr. Peng felt that he was getting old prematurely, and it was time to return to his hometown to enjoy his retirement.

Wei family.

The Wei family has no ancestral hall, only a room dedicated to placing ancestral tablets.

At this time, Wei Yu was kneeling in front of his ancestors with his upper body naked, his head hung and his face solemn.

Overall, he did well in the exam today. He scored 10 points in weightlifting, 13 points in archery, 10 points in horseback archery, and 10 points in carbine.

This result is the best in the whole field. If it is any student, his parents will take care of him when he goes home, fearing that he will be tired, injured or sick, and they have to comfort him.

But Wei Zhongshi used family rules and whipped his son.

The whip was very thin and it caused unbearable pain when it hit the body.

Wei Yuzhi just shivered a bit but didn't make a sound.

Wei Zhongshi did not stop and whipped him nine times before asking, "Do you know you are wrong?"

Wei Yuzhi's back was covered with scars, sweat broke out on his forehead, and his fists were clenched tightly, showing that he was enduring an extremely difficult pain.

He lowered his head and replied, "My son knows his mistake."

"Do you know you're wrong?" Wei Zhongshi looked down at his son. "Then tell me, what's your fault?"

"Son... shouldn't be distracted and lose your level." Wei Yuzhi didn't dare to look into his father's eyes.

Wei Zhongshi laughed heartily and whipped his son on the back again, "You are full of lies! You still want to get away with it even after this! I named you 'Zhi' because I hope you can be an upright person. But look at what you are like now? Do you deserve this name?"

Wei Yuzhi only felt that the last whip was not on his back, but on his face.

Wei Zhongshi's eyes were filled with disappointment. "Even though I know you will have to take the martial arts exam next, I still want to use family discipline. Do you know why?"

Wei Yuzhi didn't dare to say a word in reply.

Listen to my father continue, "With your character, if you pass the military examination and become a general, you will only bring disaster to the country and the people. You can even joke about your own future, and you have no reverence for the lives of soldiers and the safety of the country. Don't take the next military examination, so that my Wei family won't become a sinner for all eternity!"

Wei Yuzhi was shocked. He raised his panicked eyes, which were filled with tears. He begged in a trembling voice, "Father, please have mercy! I... know I was wrong! I really know I was wrong!"

Wei Zhongshi whipped the ground twice, making a snapping sound. "Then let me ask you again, where did you go wrong?"

Wei Yu bit his lip and finally said, "My son loves Princess Haiyan, but she got married before my son passed the imperial examination. My son was dissatisfied and wanted to compete with her husband. But her husband did not take the military examination, but became a teacher. My son... I have been holding this anger in my heart for a long time."

Finally, it came out.

The darkness in my heart and the emotions that cannot be expressed in words were finally exposed to the public in the most unbearable way.

His face turned red and he wished there was a crack in the ground for him to crawl into.

Wei Zhongshi laughed instead of getting angry, "So you degrade yourself? You ruined your own future and caused harm and damage to Prince Consort Haiyan?"

I'm so angry! My head is buzzing with anger! I'm so angry that my chest is about to explode!

I always thought my son was honest, loyal, and sincere, but this is the result!

He almost pointed at Wei Yuzhi's nose and said, "Let me ask you, with your bare hands, how confident are you that you can defeat the prince consort?"

Wei Yuzhi answered without thinking, "No."

He remembered that Cen Yuan taught them how to fight, which was the most effective technique at close range with bare hands.

They fought, and Cen Yuan knocked him to the ground with one move.

He didn't even see how the other person moved his hands before he lay down.

Wei Zhongshi was so angry, "No! Good, very good!" He asked again, "Did you win the title of Prince Consort in archery?"

Wei Yuzhi lowered his head even more, "I can't win."

Today at the shooting range, he heard Ma Chuyang ask Tang Xinghe, "How did you train to shoot five arrows at the same time?"

Tang Xinghe said, "My cousin's husband taught me. He is a very good archer."

Wei Yuzhi deduced that Cen Yuan's archery skills should be better than Tang Xinghe's, but he was not as good as Tang Xinghe.

Wei Zhongshi was so angry that he didn't know what to say. "So, you are inferior to the prince consort in every way, and you can only hurt yourself? Wei Yuzhi, Wei Yuzhi, what can I say to you? Let's not talk about the saying that once a teacher, always a teacher. Just say that you are inferior to others in every aspect, why do you have the nerve to cause trouble for others?"

Each question was like a bucket of cold water pouring down on me. I felt so ashamed.

Mrs. Wei felt extremely distressed and had tears in her eyes, but she knew that a loving mother can spoil her child, so she could not be soft-hearted.

She shut the door heavily before saying sadly, "I knew you were in love with Princess Haiyan, but you didn't tell me at the time, so I thought you were sensible and understanding."

Putting aside the fact that they were in love with each other, just based on their family background, how could they be worthy of the mansion of a prominent and powerful family?

If her daughter married up, it was because her son-in-law wanted to marry down and was determined to marry her daughter, which was why he made the marriage.

There were many rumors in the capital, saying that the Wei family had used some unknown means to cling to the powerful and wealthy.

She could ignore the harsh words, but her daughter was murdered on the night of her wedding. If it weren't for Princess Haiyan's intelligence, her daughter would have died an unjust death.

It's a mismatch!

But his son was still coveting Princess Haiyan! It was clear that Princess Haiyan had no feelings for her son at all, and it was just his son who was only interested in her.

Madam Wei said, "The girl you like is married, and her husband is your mentor! Is it us parents who didn't teach you to be polite, righteous, and honest, or didn't teach you to respect your teachers?"

Wei Yu clenched his back teeth, feeling heartbroken, but he didn't dare to refute a single word.

Wei Zhongshi was extremely angry. "How can you be better than that shameless Shi Yunxing? That day you kept calling Shi Yunxing a bastard, you are just laughing at yourself!"

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