There was a loud "pop, pop, pop" sound, which was painful to hear.
Li Wenzhong felt distressed but also relieved.
Lao Zhu took action himself, that is, he did not intend to kill Li Jinglong.
Otherwise, it would be easier to just say "Push it out and chop it off."
And regarding this matter, even if Lao Zhu killed Li Jinglong directly, he would have nothing to say. After all, Li Jinglong is an adult and Zhu Bai is still young.
No matter what the secret is, it is Li Jinglong who is wrong.
Zhu Biao was also very angry, but he couldn't kill Li Jinglong, so he watched Lao Zhu slap Li Jinglong without making a sound.
When Lao Zhu was almost tired, he stepped forward and hugged Lao Zhu: "Father, don't make yourself angry, or your hands will hurt."
Lao Zhu's eyes were blood red and his expression was ferocious. He pinched Li Jinglong's neck hard, as if he wanted to eat Li Jinglong alive.
Li Jinglong was so pinched that he rolled his eyes.
Li Wenzhong was so anxious that he wanted to cry, but he knew that he could not make a sound and could only stand with his teeth clenched.
Queen Ma, who came after hearing the news, knelt down and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, calm down. The child has made a mistake. Just teach him a lesson. Don't hurt his life. He is your only nephew's son."
When Lao Zhu heard Queen Ma's voice, his eyes regained clarity and he let go of Li Jinglong.
Li Jinglong coughed desperately and finally managed to catch his breath. His whole body was shaking with fear. He cried and kowtowed: "Jiujiang knows that he was wrong. Thank you, uncle, for sparing Jiujiang's life."
"If you didn't have the blood of our Lao Zhu family on your body, you would have turned into meat by now." Lao Zhu gasped and said coldly to Li Jinglong, "From today on, you will be treated honestly by us. At home, don’t go anywhere. When will Lao Twelve come back? When can you come out? Do you understand?"
Li Jinglong huddled on the ground: "I know."
This is Lao Zhu's greatest tolerance.
After all, Li Jinglong had caused such a big disaster and had to pay the price. Besides, it would be good for him to reflect at home.
So Zhu Biao didn't say anything.
Lao Zhu stared at Li Wenzhong: "You are also a famous general who has been on the battlefield for many years and has led troops for many years. How can you teach your son to be so virtuous? You should also reflect on it!!"
Li Wenzhong was ashamed: "The emperor's lesson is that a humble minister cannot teach his children well, and he is really ashamed of himself."
Lao Zhu waved his hand: "Get out, get out before we change our minds."
Li Wenzhong hurriedly kowtowed: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty."
When he got up, he grabbed Li Jinglong's collar and dragged him up.
Li Jinglong's feet were weak and he couldn't stand up at all. He was dragged out by Li Wenzhong and staggered out. He was neither human nor ghost, which made Zhu Biao and Lao Zhu even more disgusted.
When Li Wenzhong came out of the palace, he let go of Li Jinglong, mounted his horse and walked back without saying a word.
Only then did Li Jinglong react, climbed on his horse and chased Li Wenzhong: "Father, listen to me."
Li Wenzhong ignored him all the way.
Li Jinglong dismounted and trotted all the way, and followed in: "Father, this matter is really not the child's fault."
Li Wenzhong dismounted and entered the inner courtyard of the Li Mansion, and then said coldly: "Close the door."
The guard guarding the door hurriedly came in and closed the door.
Li Wenzhong suddenly turned around and kicked Li Jinglong in the chest.
Li Jinglong was kicked hard and fell back against the door, almost fainting.
Mrs. Li ran out from inside: "Sir, what are you doing? I've been away from Jiujiang for a few months, and I'm still not out of breath when I come back. Why did you hit him?!"
Li Wenzhong: "You're a woman, don't interfere. Someone, bring your wife in."
Mrs. Li turned pale with fright: "What are you going to do? These are your flesh and blood." Then someone took her in and locked her in the room.
Li Jinglong stood up tremblingly and cried loudly: "Why is father like this?"
Li Wenzhong sneered: "Why am I like this? Do you think you and Zhu Ming's conspiracy is seamless? But you don't know that walls have ears. Even Wang Baobao might have someone from your uncle around him."
Li Jinglong stammered: "What a conspiracy, my son can't understand it."
Li Wenzhong gritted his teeth: "How could you be so stupid?! Zhu Xi is your uncle's biological son. As long as he doesn't rebel, your uncle will not touch him. But you are different. You are just a nephew. It's not nice to say that Two generations later, we are still relatives. You murdered his biological son Zhu Bai, do you think your uncle can let you go? Now he doesn't touch you because Zhu Biao needs helpers, and he also needs us to check and balance Hu Weiyong. Understand. Really? If you don’t restrain yourself, the day Hu Weiyong falls will also be the day when our Li family will be unlucky."
Li Jinglong's face turned pale: "That's not true."
Li Wenzhong narrowed his eyes and looked at him: "Guess why he started calling me Zhu Wenzhong, and after he established the Ming Dynasty, he called me Li Wenzhong?"
Li Jinglong: "Isn't this a gift to restore our original surname? Does it allow us to recognize our ancestors and return to our clan?"
Li Wenzhong laughed angrily: "You are so naive. He repeated this because when he was expanding his territory, he wanted to win me over and treat me as one of his own. But after the dynasty was stabilized, I no longer had that use. He wanted to guard against me. . I am too strong. In this way, he reminds me that I am a relative, and I will always be a subject, not a member of the Zhu family!"
Li Jinglong opened his mouth slightly in shock: "Ah..."
He really just wanted to understand this matter and always regarded himself as a member of the Zhu family.
Li Wenzhong grabbed his collar and dragged him closer and said: "In front of your uncle, I have to keep my tail between my legs. You, a prodigal son who has no military exploits and relies on my merits to get by, actually dare to murder his son. You Are you crazy?! Your uncle and Liao Yongzhong were close friends back then. When he killed Liao Yongzhong’s whole family, he didn’t blink an eye. Our only advantage is that we are related by blood to your uncle. You want to defeat this. It’s all gone, not just you, but our whole family will die. Do you understand? Also, can you stop focusing on the immediate profits, look at the long term, and use your brain more."
Li Jinglong nodded tremblingly: "I understand."
Li Wenzhong let him go: "From today on, you will stay in the backyard. If I don't call you, don't come out. Don't let me see you."
After saying that, he walked away.
Mrs. Li could only come out now and hugged Li Jinglong: "My poor son. You have suffered."
Half of Li Jinglong's face was swollen, he looked gray and miserable. He sobbed in Mrs. Li's arms: "Mom, it's so hard for me. I've been living like a ghost these days. I've been eating but not finishing, and I've been sleeping all day long. In the wilderness, I was beaten and scolded as soon as I came back.”
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After Li Wenzhong and others left, Zhu Biao hesitated to speak.
Lao Zhu said: "We know that you need to hire people. But when you hire people, you also need to look at who they are. Li Jinglong must not be reused. When the time comes, it will harm the country and the people in the court, and it will be a drag on the officers and soldiers when they go to the border. The bigger the official, the bigger the job." , the more people are implicated and harmed.”
Zhu Biao hesitated and nodded: "I understand. Erchen just wants him to take over the Guanya Bureau. He doesn't plan to let him hold other important positions."
Lao Zhu said nothing.
