Ying Zheng frowned, feeling very irritated listening to the chatter of the people in front of him.
What kind of apprentice did Ji Ming accept? There were no rules.
Ying Zheng coughed and said, "Ji Ming, is what they said just now true?"
Ji Ming was lying on the ground, covered in cold sweat, not knowing how to answer.
Ji Ming bowed his hands to Ying Zheng and said slowly: "Your Majesty, I only think about your Majesty and have no other ideas."
Ying Zheng frowned, stared at Ji Ming and said coldly: "Tell the truth."
Ji Ming lay on the ground and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask Ji Yi and Ji Er to inquire about any news that is unfavorable to Your Majesty when they leave the palace."
"This slave has no other bad intentions."
Li Xin sneered and said: "You don't have any other bad thoughts. You have already asked your apprentice to start spreading rumors about Zhongliang. Don't you have any other bad thoughts?"
"Brother Huai is spreading rumors today, who will be spreading rumors tomorrow? Are you satisfied with locking up all the ministers who don't deal with you?"
Ji Ming lowered his head and thought to himself: Li Xin, Li Xin, you warrior, I had no grudges with you in the past, but why do you always target me?
The whole thing that happened today has nothing to do with you, Li Xin. Why are you sarcastic here?
Besides, even if I had someone targeted, it would be someone with a thoughtful mind, some tricks, and the government.
You, Li Xinwufu, have the same thoughts as Ji Er, and I don't even bother to target you.
Although you Li Xin always sings and sings with Huai Guzi and targets me, look at how many times I have taken you to heart.
Ji Ming ignored Li Xin, and he didn't want to waste words with Li Xin.
Ji Ming lay on the ground, coughed a few more times at Ying Zheng, and said nervously: "Your Majesty, this servant only wants to serve your Majesty."
"And we are just discussing the matter. We will not deny Mr. Huai's previous achievements just because he wants to promote his work."
"At the same time, just because he wants to promote Xingcao, he will not think that his doing so is harmless to the Qin Dynasty and has no impact on thousands of officials in the Qin Dynasty."
"This servant's efforts are all for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, please be aware of this."
Ying Zheng said slowly: "It sounds like you have good intentions."
Ji Ming lay on the ground and said carefully: "I don't dare."
Ying Zheng sneered and said: "According to what you say, not only can I not punish you, but I must also reward you. Otherwise, I am unreasonable?"
Ji Ming was frightened when he heard this. He has been waiting for Ying Zheng all year round, so of course he knew that this was Ying Zheng's irony.
While Ji Ming felt terrified, he actually felt that Ying Zheng's punishment would not be too severe, at least it would not cost him his life.
Because Ji Ming was well aware of Ying Zheng's style. If he was really angry, he would not waste any time talking to others and would just order someone to drag him down.
But now Ying Zheng is still sarcastic and sarcastic towards Ji Ming. The more he is like this, it means that Ying Zheng does not think the matter is serious.
Ji Ming was lying on the ground, sweating on his forehead, and said nervously: "Your Majesty, this servant must never dare. Your Majesty will punish you if you act inappropriately."
Ying Zheng smiled half-heartedly and said, "Aren't your two disciples spreading nonsense? What does it have to do with you? Why are you so anxious to receive the punishment?"
Ji Ming rolled his eyes, lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, these two unsatisfactory people got into trouble because I didn't train them well. In the final analysis, it's my fault."
"This slave deserves to die. Please punish me, Your Majesty."
Ying Zheng nodded and said slowly: "Ji Ming, you have caused quite a lot of trouble this time."
"Look, after hearing the news, the Prime Minister and Li Si believed it to be true and hurried over."
"It shows how bad the impact you have caused."
Wang Wan and Li Si both lowered their heads in shame after hearing that Ying Zheng's words had something to say about themselves.
Ji Ming actually kowtowed a few more times and cried: "Your Majesty, I regret my mistake. Please punish me."
Ying Zheng nodded, looked at Ji Ming, and said, "If you do this thing again in the future, I won't be able to spare you."
"Go ahead and get one hundred boards. You are not allowed to stop in the middle."
After Ji Ming crawled on the ground and listened, he took a long breath. Fortunately, fortunately, it was not a broken hand or leg, but only a hundred pieces of wood.
His Majesty may have felt that he had to slow down a little when he hit the middle of the board before, but this time he specifically told him not to stop.
As everyone knows, even if you don’t stop halfway, you can persevere.
If it is hit with a hundred boards, it will deform even if it hits an iron plate.
My butt will definitely be swollen and may be a little bloody, but that's nothing.
After all, in the palace, you are the one who is in trouble. If you say you are second, no one dares to say you are first.
It's not that he ranks first in the number of times he gets hit with the board, but that he ranks first in the skill of getting hit with the board.
After one hundred boards, Ji Ming could reach the point where his butt only felt slightly swollen and aching.
If it were anyone else, if he deliberately went down fifty boards, he would have fainted from the pain. Even after he woke up, the pain would still be unbearable.
Ying Zheng said not to stop in the middle, not only the person hitting the board can't stop in the middle, but also the person being beaten can't pass out.
Once passed out, no matter how painful the beating is, the person being beaten will not feel pain.
Therefore, being beaten in the palace requires the person being beaten to stay awake at all times.
Once you can't hold it back and faint, there is always a way to wake up the beaten person, whether it is pouring ice water or stimulating acupuncture points.
Those who have been beaten have to faint several times before they can finish the 30-pound beating.
Therefore, every time the staff moves, there is always a medical officer standing next to it.
It is not for the purpose of rescuing, but for the purpose of waking up the punished person as quickly as possible when he faints.
At the beginning, when Ji Ming was being beaten, a medical officer would stand by him.
But over time, Ji Ming not only became familiar with the stick holder, but also recognized him as the medical officer.
At first, Ji Ming could still use the medical officer. Later, Ji Ming was beaten more and more often, and Ji Ming seemed to have become numb.
No matter how hard I hit him, I wouldn't faint. I could even chat with the person holding the stick and the medical officer while performing the stick walk.
In the end, every time there was a staff move, the medical officers were too lazy to do it after hearing Ji Ming.
Because Ji Ming was so strong that he didn't need their medical officer to be present.
Ji Ming kowtowed to Ying Zheng several times and shouted, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will go and receive my punishment now."
After saying that, Ji Ming retreated towards the restaurant door.
Ying Zheng frowned and said, "Stop, where are you going to receive your punishment?"
Ji Ming was a little confused. He didn't know what Ying Zhengwen meant. Could it be that he wanted me to go back to the palace to collect the punishment, but in the past, the punishment was executed on the spot.
Ji Ming whispered: "Your Majesty, aren't you going outside to receive your punishment?"
Ying Zheng said slowly: "There are all Confucian scholars and people who are eager to learn outside the door."
"Are you going to get slapped in front of everyone? If you don't feel embarrassed, I still want to save face."
After hearing this, Ji Ming felt a little overwhelmed and stood there blankly, not knowing where to go.
Ying Zheng said slowly: "Go to the backyard to receive the punishment. After receiving the punishment, return to the palace on your own."
Ji Ming lowered his head and responded, slowly walking towards the backyard of the restaurant.
