Thief Emperor

Chapter 955 A Good Beating

General Su was stunned. He looked at Li Yun and blinked in confusion. After a while, he came to his senses and asked, "Your Majesty, how do you plan to test those sons of yours who are not doing well?"

"There is no way to test their literary and military skills in a short time. When I have time in the future, I will ask them to come to the palace and give them some questions to test them."

"Since I'm here today, Senior Brother."

Emperor Li looked down at his hands and said with a smile, "Come to think of it, I haven't fought with anyone in almost ten years. I don't know how much of my skills I still have now. Today I feel like fighting with my senior brother's nephews."

He looked at Su Sheng and said seriously, "Whoever has better martial arts skills than me will be sent to Hebei Province and let Meng Qing take him to conquer Liaodong to earn some credit."

Su Sheng almost widened his eyes when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, how can the dogs fight you?"

Emperor Li smiled and said, "Today is not a court meeting. Once we enter your house, we will become brothers. Does that mean you don't recognize me as your fellow apprentice?"

"I am Master Su's disciple. Isn't it reasonable for me to test his grandson for him?"

Su Sheng scratched his head and wanted to say something else, but Li Yun looked at him and said seriously, "It's settled. We'll be in the backyard of my house in a while. Go now and call out all the nephews."

"Anyone over fifteen can come."

Su Sheng had no choice but to take a deep breath and said, "Then I'll go and ask them to wait in the backyard."

After saying that, Su Sheng left cautiously.

Emperor Li was still sitting in the main seat, drinking tea with his head down. He had just taken two sips of tea when a young woman of about seventeen or eighteen came in cautiously with a plate of cakes. She brought the plate to Li Yun, bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"This is a pastry made by my niece. My father asked her to bring it to you for you to try."

Emperor Li looked up at her and recognized her as Su Sheng's eldest daughter, Su Dan. A smile appeared on his face: "I haven't seen you for a while. My niece has become more beautiful."

"When you have nothing to do, go to the palace and take a walk. Our two families can get closer."

Su Dan put down the cake, bowed her head and said, "Yes, niece obeys your command."

Emperor Li talked with his niece for a while before Su Sheng came back. After paying his respects to Li Yun, he led Li Yun all the way to the backyard.

At this time, Su Sheng's five sons, who were already fifteen years old, were already waiting in the backyard. When they saw Li Yun coming over, all five of them half-knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Li Yun.

"Greetings to Your Majesty."

Emperor Li raised his hand and said calmly, "Everyone stand up."

Among Su Sheng's five sons, the oldest, the eldest son, is already twenty-five or twenty-six years old. The second and third sons are both in their twenties. The fourth and fifth sons were born in Jiangdong and are younger, one is seventeen or eighteen years old, and the other is fifteen or sixteen years old.

Su Sheng moved a chair and placed it behind Li Yun, asking Li Yun to sit down. Then he stood beside Li Yun and said to his five sons in a deep voice, "His Majesty came here today to see how good your martial arts are. You can either spar with each other or use weapons. Fight each other for His Majesty to see."

Upon hearing this, the five sons of the Su family all bowed their heads and saluted. Then, Su Sheng's eldest son Su Shen presided over the fight, while the other four sons fought in pairs.

Soon, they were ready, and at Su Shen's command, the four younger brothers all fought together. The eldest son of the Su family first looked at his brothers, then turned back and cautiously looked at his father and the Emperor.

Su Sheng was also looking at his sons.

Although leading troops into battle does not necessarily require personally going into battle to kill the enemy, it is necessary to be born in a military family and have martial arts skills. After all, when you actually lead the troops, even if you don't go into battle, it is a great test of your physical fitness.

Therefore, his sons all started training hard when they were five or six years old. Now they have already achieved some form of martial arts, and when the four of them fight together, it's like a whistling wind, which looks quite impressive.

Among them, the fourth brother Su Zhan was the least capable. He fought with the fifth brother, but after only seven or eight rounds, he was already at a disadvantage.

Su Sheng stood beside Emperor Li, looked at his sons, then turned to look at Li Yun, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, these sons of mine still have some martial arts skills."

"Over the years, I have often taken them to ask Instructor Pei for advice."

Emperor Li looked at the four people, then pointed at Su Zhan who was already at a disadvantage, and said, "That's the fourth one, right?"

"Yes."

Su Sheng quickly said, "It's the fourth one."

Emperor Li turned his head to look at Su Sheng, and said with a smile: "It looks a little worse."

Su Sheng coughed and said, "He has a gentler personality and likes reading. Although he is not good at martial arts, he is the one who reads the most among the brothers."

Emperor Li smiled but said nothing. After watching for a while, he stood up and walked to the Su brothers. He looked at the five people and said, "I haven't fought with anyone for many years. My hands are itching. I came here today because I was excited to see the prey. Will you five brothers come together or one by one?" Su Shen, the eldest son of the Su family, took a deep breath, stepped forward and clasped his fists towards Li Yun and said, "Your Majesty, I am sorry for offending you."

Emperor Li looked at him, then looked at the other brothers of the Su family, and said with a smile: "I don't have much time, so the five of you brothers can come together."

Su Shen looked up at Li Yun, then at his father, only to see that his father Su Sheng was blinking desperately.

Su Shen hesitated for a moment, but still stood with his five brothers, and saluted Li Yun. Emperor Li had already taken off his outer robe and threw it to Su Sheng. After stretching his body, he just stood there quietly and shouted in a low voice: "Come!"

The five brothers gritted their teeth and rushed towards Li Yun. Su Shen punched Li Yun in the face, but when his fist reached him, he wanted to pull it back, but Li Yun grabbed it with his big hand and threw it out.

He was so strong that Su Shen was thrown two meters away and stumbled.

Emperor Li strode forward, dodged Su Erlang's attack, grabbed him from behind with one hand, and threw him out.

After only one round of fighting, the two sons of the Su family had already fallen to the ground. Emperor Li let out a low roar and bumped into the oncoming Su Sanlang. The third son of the Su family was so scared that his face turned pale. He quickly dodged, but he lost his balance and fell to the ground.

Emperor Li seized the opportunity, turned around and kicked the fourth son of the Su family on the butt, kicking him a few feet away and knocking him to the ground.

After this fight, Li Yun was finally satisfied. He looked at the fifth child of the Su family and said with a smile, "You all don't dare to fight, you are tied up, it's meaningless."

"Stop now."

When he called for a stop, the brothers of the Su family all breathed a sigh of relief. Only Su Zhan took a long time to get up because his butt was so painful.

Emperor Li ordered the brothers of the Su family to practice martial arts, then looked at Su Zhan, his face darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "The Su family has been a family of generals for generations, but you are the worst at martial arts. I happened to be here today, so I will teach you a lesson on behalf of your father."

At this time, Su Sheng finally realized that something was wrong. He came to the side carefully, called the servants of the Su family, and whispered, "Go find Su Zhan, and ask Zhou's son-in-law to come over."

The servant quickly bowed his head and replied yes.

Su Sheng then returned to the backyard and saw Su Zhan holding a spear and practicing his marksmanship under the instruction of the Emperor.

His Majesty the Emperor was holding a wooden stick in his hand, and when Su Zhan's movements failed to reach a certain point, the stick immediately hit him. Although it was not particularly heavy, it was painful enough.

After a while, Su Silang's eyes were full of tears, and he looked at his father with pleading eyes.

Su Sheng took a deep breath, walked forward and pulled Li Yun aside, forcing a smile: "Your Majesty, I can see that my Silang has probably offended Your Majesty."

He smiled bitterly and said, "What kind of crime could make His Majesty come all the way from the palace to my house to give him a beating?"

Li Yun dropped the stick in his hand, feeling much more refreshed, but his face was tense as he said, "I will conquer the world soon, so I naturally want to see the younger generations practice martial arts diligently. Senior brother, you are overthinking."

At this point, he looked at Su Sheng and said with a smile, "Speaking of which, I just saw the eldest daughter of my senior brother's family. I'll ask her to go to the palace and walk around. I have quite a few sons at home."

"Let my eldest niece take her pick, whatever she wants."

Su Sheng's face froze and he hesitated and refused to nod.

Just as the two brothers were struggling, Su Zhan limped in front of them. His face was pale and his hands were still shaking slightly.

Obviously, the fear in his heart reached its extreme.

He saluted Li Yun with his fists clasped, then bowed his head deeply and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

"Nephew knows why you came today. Nephew and the princess..."

When he said this, he knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "My nephew has been in love with the princess for a long time."

"Your Majesty, please do it!"

Hearing this, Li Yun looked back at Su Sheng, snorted, and his face darkened.

General Su was stunned at first, then he was surprised and happy. He turned his head to look at Li Yun and said with a smile: "So that's it, so that's it."

"In this case, it would be reasonable for Your Majesty to beat him."

General Su was all smiles.

"I don't care, Your Majesty, you can hit me as you like."

(End of this chapter)