This made Li Shimin anxious, and he wanted to trade one for one with me.

Are you sick in the head... Zhao Jinyong's ears were ringing from Cheng Chumo's shouts. He wanted to curse, but he didn't dare to say it. Even before he could retaliate, his ears were already aching from being pulled by the two brothers. If he cursed back, it would probably hurt more than just his ears.

"My father is Zhao Shida, the Prefect of Jizhou!"

Despite the pain, Zhao Jinyong shouted loudly.

Cheng Jun said, "I know. If your father weren't Zhao Shida, we wouldn't have come here."

"..."

Seeing that they were not only unafraid upon hearing his father's name but also acted as if it were perfectly natural, Zhao Jinyong realized something and asked, "Why are you so protective of Cheng Dong'e? Who is he to you?"

Cheng Chumo grabbed his left ear and said loudly, "Remember, my name is Cheng Chumo, and he is his eldest cousin."

Cheng Chuliang sat to his right, grabbed his right ear and shouted, "My name is Cheng Chuliang, and I am his second cousin."

Cheng Jun didn't speak, but Zhao Jinyong had already guessed his identity. "You are his third cousin, the Palace Attendant Censor, Cheng Jun?"

Cheng Jun nodded with a smile.

Zhao Jinyong struggled to break free from their hands, covered his ears, and said, "I didn't realize you were a censor."

Cheng Jun stretched out his muscular arms, clenched his fists, and placed them in front of him, saying seriously, "If you don't think I look like it, I also know a little about martial arts."

Zhao Jinyong's expression changed drastically. "It's so similar, it's uncanny!"

People are afraid of comparisons, especially when Cheng Jun is compared to Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang, he is simply too refined to be anything but refined.

Cheng Jun withdrew his fists, crossed his arms, and looked at him, asking, "Tell me, why are you causing trouble for my cousin?"

Zhao Jinyong sensed that he was asking a question he already knew the answer to, and pursed his lips as he said:

"Your cousin is in Jeju, and he brought his coffin to my house! This is intolerable!"

Cheng Chumo raised an eyebrow and said, "Just for this?"

He turned to Cheng Chuliang and said, "Second brother, go to the West Market and buy three coffins to send to Zhao Shida."

After saying that, he looked at Zhao Jinyong with a serious expression and said, "Now, your family has four coffins, and you're causing trouble for the three of us too."

"..."

Well done... Cheng Jun looked at Zhao Jinyong's flushed face and secretly gave his older brother a thumbs up. If we're talking about being infuriating, it has to be him...

Zhao Jinyong stood up abruptly and shouted angrily, "Your Cheng family is going too far!"

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang also stood up and grabbed his ears from both sides at the same time.

Cheng Chumo yelled into his ear, "So what if I bullied you?"

Cheng Chuliang yelled in his other ear at the same time, "Go ahead and bully me back, do you dare?"

Despite the pain, Zhao Jinyong shouted loudly, "I wouldn't dare! What can you do to me?"

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang said in unison:

We can kill you!

Zhao Jinyong's eyes cleared instantly. Given the personalities of these two rough men, if they dared to say it, they were probably daring to do it too.

He had no choice but to focus his attention on Cheng Jun, who, as an imperial censor, was bound to be more reasonable than his elder brothers. He loudly proclaimed:

“Cheng Jun, it was your cousin who was in the wrong first.”

“My father gave my aunt to Cheng Dong’e’s father as a concubine. Cheng Dong’e’s father was so honored. We gave him plenty of face. We did the right thing, didn’t we? But Cheng Dong’e actually sent a coffin to my Zhao family, making my Zhao family lose all face!”

"If your Cheng family were treated like this, would you be able to swallow this insult?"

Zhao Jinyong gritted his teeth and said, "The face that my Zhao family has lost must be regained!"

Cheng Jun waved his hand, signaling his two elder brothers to release his bright red ears, and asked, "How does your Zhao family intend to regain its dignity?"

Seeing that he was being reasonable, Zhao Jinyong immediately said in a strong voice, "Apologize! Cheng Dong'e must come to apologize in person!"

Cheng Jun asked, "To visit, which door?"

Without hesitation, Zhao Jinyong replied, "Of course, it's the gate of my Zhao family in Jeju!"

Cheng Jun asked with interest, "How will you be making your visit? Will you be bringing gifts, or will you be bringing your whole family?"

Zhao Jinyong sneered, "That's too lenient on him. Cheng Dong'e must bow and kowtow three times and apologize in person in front of the people of Jizhou City!"

Cheng Jun asked, "Is this your father's intention?"

Zhao Jinyong said, "That's what I mean!"

"You're really giving me too much credit..." Cheng Jun raised his finger and pointed to the gate of Leyun Tower, saying, "Since it's your idea, then it's easy. You'll have to kowtow three times and kowtow nine times before leaving."

Zhao Jinyong opened his eyes wide and said, "Why!"

Cheng Jun retorted, "And on what basis do you expect my cousin to kowtow and apologize three times?"

Zhao Jinyong raised his head and said, "My Zhao family is right!"

Cheng Jun solemnly replied, "My Cheng family are barbarians."

"..."

Zhao Jinyong froze on the spot. He had thought that Cheng Jun was the most reasonable of the three and easy to deal with, but he didn't expect him to be the most difficult to deal with.

With the word "barbarians" uttered, what's the point of any further discussion?

Cheng Jun glanced at Zhao Jinyong's flushed face, looking like he wanted to lash out but didn't dare, and secretly shook his head. The kid was still too green; his father would be more suitable...

In Cheng Jun's mind, Cheng Dong'e was definitely not at fault first; the fault lay entirely with the Zhao family.

Zhao Shida's true intention in sending his sister to Cheng Yaoyin as a concubine was to use the Cheng family's connections to help him get rid of Zhang Xingcheng.

If that were all, it wouldn't be a big deal. Cheng Dong'e's father was a scholar who knew the pros and cons and wouldn't agree.

The problem lies here: Zhao Shida was forcing Cheng Yaoyin to buy and sell, leaving him no room to refuse.

I'll either agree or I'll get you.

Cheng Yaoyin had no choice but to use his son to extinguish Zhao Shida's hopes.

Therefore, Cheng Jun didn't think Cheng Dong'e had done anything wrong at all.

Regardless of the quality of the goods, Cheng Jun had to put a lot of pressure on the Zhao family just for the forced buying and selling.

Not to mention that Zhao Jinyong actually dared to demand that Cheng Dong'e kowtow three times and nine times in front of the people of Jeju City to apologize to the Zhao family.

"They've come all the way to Chang'an, and they don't even bother to find out who I, Cheng Jun, am..." Cheng Jun thought to himself.

Just then, Zhao Jinyong, having calmed down, spoke up:

"Cheng Jun, you are an imperial censor. Aren't you afraid that someone in the court will impeach you for threatening me like this?"

Cheng Jun asked curiously, "This is my older brother's idea. Why are you impeaching me?"

As he spoke, he glanced at Cheng Chumo.

Cheng Chumo snorted and said, "Yes, that's what I meant. I'm a barbarian, so what if I tell you to kneel down and get out?"

"..."

Zhao Jinyong's facial muscles twitched. Today he finally understood what it meant to be outmatched by others and to be in a world beyond our understanding.

He was a notorious playboy, but he never expected to meet three people who were even more lawless than him today.

Zhao Jinyong glared at Cheng Jun and said, "Even if you don't care, you're still at fault!"

Cheng Jun pointed at Cheng Chumo and said solemnly, "Once you leave here kneeling, I'll submit another report against him, and then I'll be cleared of any wrongdoing."

"..."

"You can do that...?" Zhao Jinyong's lips trembled, still unconvinced, and he tried to reason with them:

"You slander your elder brother, you are disrespectful to your brother!"

Cheng Chumo grabbed his ear and yelled, "You outsider, how dare you meddle in my Cheng family's affairs? I like being impeached by my third brother. I feel good when he impeaches me. So what? Is that not allowed?"

Seeing Zhao Jinyong in pain, Cheng Jun laughed and said, "My elder brother asked me to participate in the investigation, that's called friendship. I'm participating in the investigation, that's called respect."

"Look, this is what brotherly love and respect look like. How can there be any lack of brotherly affection?"

Cheng Chuliang, standing to the side, said in a serious tone, "Third brother, you should also impeach me."

Cheng Jun said seriously to Zhao Jinyong:

"Look, we're even more brotherly and respectful now."