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When Wei Wu was secretly watching just now, Zhu Yuanzhang still had a smile on his face.

But now, when he was talking to Huang Lang, his face was so gloomy that it looked like water was about to drip out of it.

"Come here, Huang Lang is ignorant of etiquette and disturbing the court. Drag him out and give him twenty strokes of the cane as a warning to others!"

As soon as Zhu Yuanzhang finished speaking, guards came in from outside the door and carried Huang Lang out.

As the person being punished, Huang Lang was so frightened that he almost lost his soul.

The boards in the palace are so strong that they can break bricks and stones.

After twenty strokes of the cane, Huang Lang, a scholar with a small body, would not be able to recover for a month or so.

Looking at Huang Lang, whose face was pale and his whole body was trembling, Wei Wu did not hide the smile on his face.

At the same time, I was secretly shaking my head.

Old Zhu is not the Jiajing Emperor who only knows how to practice Taoism and make elixirs. He has power and means.

During the Jiajing period, the imperial power gradually declined, the civil officials became powerful, and any official dared to speak out against the emperor.

Those scholars and officials were clearly punished for their mistakes, yet they all took pride in being beaten.

He shamelessly elevates himself to the level of a minister of remonstration and a loyal minister and takes pride in it.

If we replace them with current officials, ask them if they dare to try it in front of Zhu Yuanzhang?

This old man is really ruthless with his knife. If you try it, you will die!

All the civil and military officials were shocked at Huang Lang's fate, and at the same time they understood what Zhu Yuanzhang was thinking.

At the same time, Huang Lang, who was taken outside, had already been placed on the torture bench.

Four eunuchs stood on both sides holding sticks, but they did not carry out the execution. Instead, they looked at the eunuchs who were supervising the execution next to them.

The eunuch supervising the execution did not say anything, but just stood on tiptoe. Seeing this, the eunuch carrying out the execution immediately understood.

There are rules for beating people with sticks in the palace.

Before the executioner took action, he would first observe how the eunuch in charge of the execution stood on tiptoe.

If they stand together, it means they will fight hard without showing any mercy.

But if the toes of the eunuch supervising the execution are spread outward, it means that he is hitting with all his heart and controlling the strength.

The eunuchs who carry out executions are all strictly trained. They can control the severity of the blows with extreme precision and will never make mistakes.

Now that they had clearly seen the signal given by the eunuch supervising the execution, the four men dared not hesitate any longer and started beating with the sticks.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!

There was a series of sounds of the stick hitting flesh, mixed with Huang Lang's shrill screams.

Every blow seemed to hit the ministers' hearts, making them extremely nervous.

In other words, the military officers' expressions didn't change much, as they were used to being beaten with military sticks.

The eunuch who supervises the execution understands the emperor's thoughts and knows exactly whether to beat the person and how to beat him.

Until Huang Lang was just pulled out as an example and only needed to be punished.

So after ten strokes, his toes became an "eight" shape.

The eunuch who was watching him all the time immediately changed the strength of the board in his hand.

It still looks as heavy and hits as loudly, but it doesn't actually cause much damage.

After being beaten with twenty boards, Huang Lang was sent to the Imperial Medical Bureau for treatment by the palace servants.

Meanwhile, no one in the hall stood up to question the reward.

Afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang issued a second imperial edict, which the eunuch read aloud again.

"The Emperor, by the Mandate of Heaven, decrees: I order the Earl of Changle to establish the Imperial Academy of Science and Technology of the Ming Dynasty with the purpose of studying the nature of things."

"This court holds no official title, no rank, and is not subject to the influence of the court. It is independent of the court and is answerable only to the emperor."

"From now on, I will serve as the Honorary President of the Royal Academy of Science and Technology. Vice President Wei Wu will draw up the plans and regulations, and submit their ranks and positions to me for review and approval. I decree this!"

Wei Wu was stunned. Old Zhu is going to put all the burden on me!

While he was thinking about it, Zhu Yuanzhang on the dragon throne spoke.

"How are the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Works, and the Ming Royal Academy of Science and Technology progressing?"