Shipin Dalizheng

It was a countermeasure he came up with in a hurry, using a rogue method to deal with a rogue.

Now I realize that the person I found has a character that is confined by feudal ethics and cannot be of any help to me. It is also because of my lack of consideration.

Mother Yao was a little worried, "Will Uncle send Madam away?"

To be honest, Rong Xiuzhen is not suitable to stay behind Rong Tang. She only has the mindset of a little woman and cannot adapt to Rong Tang's iron-blooded approach at all. Not only can she not be of any help, she may even become a burden one day.

But Mother Yao was reluctant to send Rong Xiu away, and Rong Tang didn't allow anyone to serve him closely. Once Rong Xiu left, most of the maids and servants in the Bo's mansion would be unemployed, including herself.

"Go and ask Aunt Cailan to come over. I have something to tell her."

After Cailan was invited, Rong Tang stated his request, "Aunt, the Bo's Mansion needs a powerful nanny, someone who is scheming and resourceful, and who can handle the interpersonal relationships in the Bo's Mansion even without a hostess. She's basically the same as the head of the inner courtyard."

Cailan felt strange when she heard this, "Is it that Madam Rong is unable to handle things?"

Rong Tang said, "She's been a nun for so many years, her mind is indifferent, and she's out of touch with the circle of noble ladies in the capital. She can't handle many things. Mother Yao's personality is also soft. Steward Tao has to take care of all the affairs of the outer courtyard. As a man, it's not easy for him to interact with the ladies of the various mansions."

Cai Lan sighed, "I understand. I will go to the palace tomorrow to report this to the virtuous concubine and see if we can find a maid who has been exiled from the palace to take care of the house."

In the backyard, Rong Xiu heard about this and felt incredibly upset. "Mother Yao, am I really useless? But I... I'm just afraid! Uncle is a hard-nosed man who doesn't care about the consequences. Last time, he even dared to smash a Buddha statue... How many scriptures do I have to recite to atone for my sins?"

Mother Yao just sighed and patted her hands, "Madam, are you afraid of Uncle?"

Rong Xiu shuddered. "I, I don't know. My third cousin and the other clan members all said he was very good and capable. Maybe when I was taking a walk, I occasionally heard the miserable howling of the mother and son from the Jin family next door. It was so pitiful..."

Mother Yao said hurriedly, "My dear Madam, please don't say that. Our uncle's family lived in poverty in the past because of the sins committed by those two mothers and sons. They are lying in bed now. This is their retribution. Please don't sympathize with them."

Rong Xiu covered her face. "I know they are not good people, and we in the Rong family should hate them. But they are my uncle's biological father and grandmother after all. He...he...When I think of his methods, I..."

Mother Yao covered her mouth tightly, "Grandma, please stop talking nonsense. I think you are crazy. Uncle provides you with good food and drink, so you can't say he is cruel..."

Rong Xiu was sobbing from being muffled, and she pulled her hands away, saying in a trembling voice, "Mother Yao, you also think he is cruel, don't you?"

The darkness covers everything, including all sounds.

At a post station thousands of miles away from the capital, a scout carrying an 800-mile express flag on his back rushed in, and almost collapsed to the ground in a moment.

The postmaster hurried over to help the man up. After he drank two bowls of water, the scout took out the confidential documents and handed them to the postmaster, "Immediately change men and horses, and send them to Shangjing to present them to His Majesty."

The postmaster did not dare to delay, so he took off the command flag from the man, called a postman to equip him, and set off overnight.

"Lord Rong Tang, I'm glad to hear your letter. We've now ascertained that Nangong Yan's march south with a hundred thousand troops was a flight in disarray. The Imperial Capital is now in chaos. The Empress's forces are forcing Nangong He to appoint a new Crown Prince. Local officials from all prefectures have submitted petitions, reporting that bandits are gathering within their borders and fearing a mutiny. Following the floods, the three counties of Hejing are facing drought, and a reduction in rice production is inevitable. The Princess of Hejing, who is in charge of agricultural work in the three counties, has discovered a large influx of locusts... As your Majesty knows, the Imperial Capital is in imminent danger."

This was the secret letter from Wu Ji that Rong Tang received a few days ago. Although the Zheng family and the Xie family also had spies operating in the Southern Dynasty, one was investigating Zheng Jiu and the other was investigating Rong Tang. Their focuses were different and they had not found anything wrong yet.

Although Emperor Xuanning's spies had a keen sense of the court situation, they were not as foresighted as Rong Tang and did not focus on the investigation. Moreover, their speed was not as fast as that of the raptors, so they were several days late.

The express horse that brought the message ran all night and collapsed from exhaustion at another post station at dawn. It was still five hundred miles away from Shangjing.

At court in the morning, all the officials discussed Minister Liang's corruption case for a long time. As usual, Prince Rui's party made jokes to distract attention, and kept talking about the divorce lawsuit between the Sima and Tang families. Some people also brought up the matter of Rong Tang divorcing his father on behalf of his mother after Madam Rong's death, and debated about it. The main point was that if you don't let me live a good life, no one will live a good life.

After the court session ended, Emperor Xuanning asked Minister Wei to go to the imperial study alone. When he arrived there, he found that his good son, Tang Xunze, and his second son were waiting outside the imperial study.

Emperor Xuanning entered the imperial study and did not come out. Instead, Li Dequan passed messages back and forth, saying that Tang Xunze was very good at educating children, and both his son and daughter were excellent. His Majesty was very satisfied. In order to have more such talents, he hoped that Lord Tang would spare no effort to educate his second son well so that he could contribute to the court in the future.

As for Minister Wei, as an official who admires Lord Tang, he should also learn from his experience and cultivate successors for the family.

How to educate?

Li Dequan took two whips and put one in each of their hands. "My two lords, please!"

As we all know, Tang Xunze's educational philosophy is that the stick brings out talents. These two whips are of course used for them to whip their son.

Minister Wei and Tang Xunze were both dumbfounded, especially Young Master Wei, who cried out, "Dad, Dad, don't listen to his nonsense. This man is very vicious. He always kills his sons when he beats them. Tang Fuyun is smart because he was born smart. If he hadn't beaten him stupid, he would be even smarter. Dad, don't hit me. If you hurt me, I will be really useless."

The second young master Tang cried even harder, "Dad, please don't hit me. I'm different from my elder brother. I didn't inherit the Hu bloodline. If you hit me, you won't have a son."

Tang Xunze's face was swollen, his hands and feet were shaking, and he didn't know what to do with the whip in his hand. Li Dequan took the tea bowl from the young eunuch beside him and sipped it.

"What? Your Majesty's orders are ineffective? Do you two adults no longer want your sons to succeed? In that case, Your Majesty has said that you two adults should write a letter of guarantee, giving up all possibilities for your sons to enter the officialdom..."

Minister Wei knelt down immediately. He had only one son, and although he was not talented, he hoped that he would be given an official position in the future and continue the glory of the Wei family.

"This old minister is willing to fight, fight..."

On the other side, Tang Xunze also raised his hand tremblingly, but Li Dequan stopped him again. "Who told you to hit your own son? Of course we should be exchanging ideas and learning from each other. If you can't control yourself and don't achieve the desired effect, then it would be a waste of your time, wouldn't it?"

Immediately, a guard came over and moved the two people to different positions.

"Alright, let's get started. Let's warm up first, fifty lashes. I'll just watch and see if the two young masters become smarter. If they do, Lord Tang's other friends can also learn from their experience."

In full view of the public, Minister Wei and Tang Xunze whipped each other's sons. Listening to their sons' screams, they felt so much pain and hatred in their hearts, but they didn't know who to hate.

The more miserably his son screamed, the more it meant that the old man on the other side was using too much force, so he unconsciously increased his strength as well. As a result, the screams of the two men became more and more shrill.

After beating the second young master Tang for more than twenty times, Li Dequan squatted in front of him and asked, "Let's test you to see if you've become smarter. Was your father right or wrong to beat the eldest young master Tang?"

"It is only natural for a father to beat his children..."

"If you are aware, keep fighting."

"Wait a minute." The second young master Tang wailed, "I was wrong. Father shouldn't have hit my eldest brother."