Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

When they arrived at the palace gate, there were indeed three scholars there.

"My student is Liu Youyuan, a juren from Yingtian Prefecture."

"Luo Shan, a juren from Zhenjiang Prefecture."

"Li Jiaqi, a candidate from Taiping Prefecture."

"See your majesty, long live your majesty!"

When the three scholars saw Zhu Youxiao, they bowed to him immediately.

Although their attitude was very respectful, for some reason Zhu Youxiao always felt that they seemed to have some bad intentions.

Hence, there was no politeness at all when speaking.

Facing Liu Youyuan and the other two who were standing there with their heads bowed, he did not ask them to be polite, but instead shouted in a cold voice.

"Why are you beating the drum for hearing the news?!"

Liu Youyuan replied without even looking up: "Your Majesty, I heard that you had previously issued an imperial decree requesting a maritime ban. Is that true?"

Hearing this questioning tone, Zhu Youxiao frowned immediately: "Nonsense, the imperial edict issued to the world, how can it be false!"

But just as he finished speaking, he heard Liu Youyuan ask again.

"Your Majesty, I heard that you recently recruited people in Fujian..."

"and many more!"

Zhu Youxiao interrupted him directly.

Sure enough, these three guys are here to cause trouble!

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly and he looked at Yutong beside him.

"How should we deal with those who beat the drum without permission?"

Upon hearing this, Yutong hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, first punish him with ten sticks, and then interrogate him!"

"Then fight first and talk later!"

Zhu Youxiao waved his hand unhappily.

Seeing this, the Jinyiwei behind him rushed over immediately, roughly pressed Liu Shuangyuan and his two companions to the ground, and pulled down their pants, revealing their white buttocks!

If you want to be beaten with a stick, of course you have to strip the person naked, otherwise who would know how many layers of clothes you are wearing?

Unexpectedly, these three scholars did not even show any intention of begging for mercy and accepted everything very calmly.

"Snapped!"

As the stick fell, Liu Youyuan's body began to tremble violently. He clenched his teeth but didn't even groan.

"Snapped!"

Another blow of the stick came down, and his buttocks shook even more violently.

After being hit ten times in a row, Liu Youyuan did not beg for mercy. It was obvious that since they dared to come, they were already prepared.

Faced with the indifference of the three of them, Zhu Youxiao even suspected that they had taken a whole box of ibuprofen in advance!

At this time, Liu Youyuan's butt was covered in blood and he looked extremely miserable.

He raised his head with sweat all over his forehead and spoke in a weak voice.

"Your Majesty, can the student speak?"

Zhu Youxiao nodded, sat down on the chair brought by the Jinyiwei, and stared at him intently.

The fight was over, he wanted to see what these three scholars could do!

Chapter 184 If you don't tell me, your hands will be ruined

Liu Youyuan tried, but found that he could not get up, so he just collapsed there and started talking.

"His Majesty!"

"Banning the sea is a wise move."

"But I heard that you recently recruited the pirate Zheng Zhilong in Fujian and incorporated them into the South China Sea Navy!"

"Not only that, you also encouraged the people of Fujian to go fishing."

"Your Majesty, don't you think this is a bit of a backtracking?"

Zhu Youxiao's expression changed immediately when he heard this.

Although he wasted some time in Hong Kong, wasn't the news from these people coming too quickly?

He looked at Liu Youyuan coldly and asked, "Did you hear that? Who told you that?"

"Could it be that the reason for beating the drum during the New Year's Day is for this?"

Hearing his question, Liu Youyuan beat his chest and stamped his feet.

"Your Majesty, it doesn't matter how the students know this!"

"The important thing is, does changing your mind from day to day mean nothing to you?"

"In this case, how will the imperial court's decrees be implemented in the future?"

"The students thought that it was understandable for the people to go fishing. After all, southern Fujian had suffered a disaster this year and there was a food shortage. It was not a bad idea to catch some fish and shrimp to fill their stomachs."

"But regarding the South China Sea Navy, Your Majesty was really wrong!"

"Tens of thousands of naval forces, how much food and wages will be spent every year? Your Majesty, I heard that the soldiers in the nine borders have not been paid for a long time!"

"Your Majesty, I beg you to disband the South China Sea Fleet as soon as possible and allocate the saved money and food to the soldiers in the nine frontiers!"

"Your Majesty, it's bitterly cold in the nine borders, and the soldiers are having a hard time!"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Youyuan burst into tears. I don't know if it was because of his true feelings or because of the injury on his buttocks...

But Zhu Youxiao laughed, and very loudly, but there was a chill in his laughter.

"Hahahaha!"

"I'm going to say something unpleasant!"

"Everyone in the world can talk about this, except you scholars!"

"You told me that the South China Sea Navy wasted food and money. Do you know who paid for their food and money?"

"It's me!"

"Not the Ministry of Revenue!"

"You're making a wrong calculation by bringing this up!"

"Sun Kangwang, arrest these three people immediately. I want to know who gave them the courage to come and beat the drum to report the incident!"

Three scholars, who were only juren, dared to cause trouble on New Year's Day. Zhu Youxiao would never believe it if they said there was no one behind them!

Liu Youyuan, who had remained calm and composed throughout the whole process, had a flash of panic in his eyes when he heard this.

"Your Majesty, I am only here to give you advice, what crime have I committed?"

"If I am convicted for my words, then I, the Ming Dynasty, still have a place to speak!"

"Your Majesty, please do not block the way for speech!"

At this time, many people had gathered outside the palace gate. Seeing this scene, Liu Youyuan immediately shouted at the top of his voice.

Sun Kangwang grabbed him from the ground and whispered two words in his ear.

"Stupid!"

Liu Youyuan was stunned. He never expected that this guy in the Feiyu suit would scold him in front of the emperor!

Moreover, the language is so vulgar!

Just as he was about to retort, he was dragged out by Sun Kangwang, and the other two scholars who came with him also could not escape the same fate.

A quarter of an hour later, in the Jinyiwei Yamen.

Looking at the room full of torture instruments, Liu Youyuan was completely panicked!

Zhen Beiwang took action himself, put a set of zan (pronounced three times) on his hand, and then pulled it hard.

The gaps between the pliers shrank instantly, and the pain between his ten fingers and his heart pierced his heart, causing Liu Youyuan to scream loudly.

“No! No…”

"what!!"

“Don’t… stop!”

"Beasts! You are all beasts!"

"........"

Zhen Beiwang ignored his curses. He had experienced such scenes too many times!

With a smile on his face, he continued to increase the strength of his hand while questioning.

"Speak or not, boy?"

"If you don't tell me, your hands will be crippled!"

"Think carefully. If you lose your hands, even if you have the knowledge of a saint, you can never take part in the imperial examination again!"

A juren was a scholar who had just passed the provincial examination.

Later on, there will be the imperial examination.

After the joint examination, there is the court examination, also known as the palace examination.

Only after passing the palace examination are you qualified to be an official!

His hands were disabled and he couldn't even hold a pen, so naturally his official career came to an end.

Liu Shaoyuan quickly shook his head and looked at Zhen Beiwang with horror and asked.

"Sir, what on earth do you want your students to say?!"

"Why don't you ask?"

Zhen Beiwang: ???

He looked at his men next to him with an innocent look: "Didn't I ask him just now?"

The subordinate shook his head: "It seems that he didn't ask..."

Zhen Beiwang thought about it, then slapped Liu Shaoyuan in the face with his backhand.

"You little bastard, you still let me ask you?"

"Just now outside the palace gate, what did His Majesty say last? Don't you have any idea?"

Liu Shaoyuan quickly started to rack his brains to recall, and after a moment, he shook his head like a corgi's butt.

"Sir, I am not under any orders from anyone!"

"I simply don't want to see Your Majesty going further and further down the wrong path. That would chill the hearts of the people all over the world!"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Beiwang sighed, threw the torture device to his men, and signaled them to continue.

He himself retreated to a chair nearby, sat down, stared at Liu Shaoyuan and shook his head.

"I gave you a chance, but you didn't use it!"

"Then it's not my fault!"

"squeak........"

The pliers were stuck on Liu Youyuan's fingers, making a squeaking sound.

Liu Shaoyuan was sweating all over from the pain, and the sweat on his forehead looked like it was washed with water.

No matter how he screamed, the Jinyiwei executing him showed no intention of stopping.

Zhen Beiwang couldn't help but frown when he saw the pretense.

Damn, could this guy really not be ordered around?

Are you really here to beat the drum for the sake of justice for the court?