Lao Zhu also looked at Zheng Xiong in surprise. He was really a wolf destroyer. He told you to choose, so he chose this one. There will be no physical injuries, but the mental damage will be huge, and you will be scorned by others.
"You have to think carefully. This punishment is indeed enough, but it is a bit too much. Your credit lies here. I can give you another chance to change your punishment."
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I feel that this is not enough to warn me. I hope that Your Majesty will grant me permission."
The two civil and military teams looked at Zheng Xiong quietly, wondering if the two were acting. This singing and Lao Zhu's obvious favoritism made them a little undecided.
No one said anything, but several Jinshi jumped up and steadied themselves.
"Your Majesty, now that Ti Ling has realized his fault, he has proposed a punishment. I believe that this should be the case in order to convince those people."
Looking at the few Jinshi, they saw that Zheng Xiong had made up his mind, but no one said a word. Some people added insult to injury and spoke silently.
"Come here, give Zheng Ti the punishment to serve."
Under the gaze of everyone in the hall, the torture began. Zheng Xiong shed tears of emotion as he watched bunches of hair falling off.
In the end, it was settled on about three inches. To be honest, the soldiers who executed the execution were not very good at their craftsmanship. The hair they shaved off looked like it had been gnawed by dogs. They were not particular about it, so they had to go home and repair it themselves.
Lao Zhu and all the civil and military officials dispersed in silence, with some expressing admiration and some marveling. Only a few Jinshi looked happy, as if they had accomplished something huge.
Lunch was also tasteless, and I ate it hastily. Zheng Xiong was also affected by his hairstyle, so he took two hasty bites of rice and returned to Jiaofangsi.
He ordered the two dogs to look for Si Yue and Shao Wu.
The four assistants on the left and right were shocked when they saw Zheng Xiong's appearance. They didn't dare to despise and ridicule, at least they didn't dare to show it openly.
"Sir, why is this such a shame? It's too much."
Wu Busi is still the same Wu Busi.
"It doesn't matter, something went wrong in the pharmacy. In front of His Majesty, I will voluntarily punish myself as a warning. I can't blame others. You go find me a master who can cut and straighten my hair."
"As commanded."
They dispersed and each found a girl, both of whom were good at hairdressing, to take care of their long hair.
According to the memory of later generations, Zheng Xiong simply stated his request. Looking at the bronze mirror, he found a razor and used the razor to shave the hair on both sides and the back. Then he trimmed the hair in the middle and shaved his beard.
The standard spiritual young man of later generations is released, but this robe is a bit inconsistent and lacks a bit of feeling.
Looking into the bronze mirror, Zheng Xiong smiled with satisfaction. Several girls looked at Zheng Xiong's appearance and showed sympathetic expressions: Maybe they were stunned by the shock. Seeing the expressions of the girls, Zheng Xiong didn't take it seriously. He was not a fish, and he knew how to be happy. His hair was free, and he was happy.
He chose a pretty girl and arranged for her to be his royal hairdresser, and then dismissed a few people.
His attire was somewhat inconsistent, so Zheng Xiong put on his official hat and inspected the Jiaofang Department.
At this time, gossip news was flying all over the Jiaofang Division. The news that Zheng Xiong had been tortured spread throughout the Jiaofang Division. Some were contemptuous, some were pitiful. Such a punishment could be described as extremely humiliating.
Until Zheng Xiong made a tour, he was in a good mood at first, but found that the girl from Jiaofangsi was much colder to him, and he slowly stopped smiling. Although it was worth being happy, it was a little less fun.
Back home, Zheng Xiong's mother hugged Zheng Xiong and cried for a while, and the whole family felt a little disappointed.
After spending a lot of effort to appease his family, Zheng Xiong went back to his room to think quietly.
The shackles of Confucianism are deep-rooted, benevolence, justice, etiquette, wisdom and trust, gentleness, courtesy, thrift, loyalty, filial piety, honesty, shame and courage. From this, a set of shackles are derived to control people's words and deeds. The intention is good. As an ancient civilization, it is the foundation of inheritance. What is hateful is the series of guidelines that are derived based on these interpretations. This is against , it would be wrong not to do so.
You should try to see if you can change it, at least change Miss Jiaofangsi's opinion.
The next day, according to Zheng Xiong's instructions, a notice was posted at the door of the pharmacy, raising the issue of soap. Zheng Xiong volunteered to be tortured to warn himself. Finally, the disadvantages of long hair are mentioned: it is easy to get dirty, easy to split ends, easy to become dry and yellow, easy to fall out, prone to dandruff, easy to itchiness, and easy to get lice. As long as you just cut it off, these worries will disappear.
I read the notice enthusiastically, and it was good up front. Huimin Pharmacy had done so many things, and no one was trying to add insult to injury by saying bad things about Zheng Xiong. It was clear who was good and who was bad. Later, he was given a slap on the head, and he was tortured to make us feel uncomfortable. He couldn't think about it, because his scalp felt very itchy just thinking about it.
Secretly despising Zheng Xiong, he didn't say much and just passed it on as a conversation piece after dinner.
Huimin Pharmacy is not like Jiaofangsi. As Zheng Xiong's base, everyone is very respectful. Zheng Xiong has been watched by everyone along the way. The recent emergence of allicin is even more remarkable, and the survival rate of various surgeries has soared.
Wu You quietly reported on his work in front of Zheng Xiong.
"Sir, allicin is very useful. There have been a lot of people coming for surgeries recently. They have rented a lot of private houses outside. Here is the bill. Please take a look at it."
"Well, you can arrange for someone to go to the specialty store and give instructions. The soap in the specialty store must indicate its purpose. It is best not to use it to wash your hair. Washing it once or twice occasionally is not a big problem."
Wu You resigned and left. Zheng Xiong looked at the bill in front of him and slowly fell asleep.
The news about Zheng Xiong's torture in Nanjing has reached its peak today. Most people admire him. A good and responsible official will complain about it.
Until the news from Huimin Pharmacy came out, everyone's expressions suddenly became rich. The Huimin Pharmacy that Zheng Xiongti leads is unfathomable. Everything is very useful after the test of time. The simplified allicin delivered is also very good. For some injuries, there is no need to go to the pharmacy to get medicine, which saves a lot. money.
When I suddenly heard the news, I couldn't accept it. On the one hand, there was the traditional concept that cutting hair was detrimental to filial piety. On the one hand, it is the concept conveyed by Huimin Pharmacy. Although I am used to it without cutting, it is still uncomfortable.
Isn't this disgusting? My scalp started to itch. I looked resentfully in the direction of Huimin Pharmacy and started a fierce ideological struggle in my heart. After all, no one can break this shackles, not even Huimin Pharmacy. After all, it has been like this for so many years, and it will pass with patience.
It continued to spread to high-ranking officials, princes and ministers, and to Lao Zhu's ears, who also stared in the direction of Huimin Pharmacy speechlessly. I thought he was an admirable figure, but I didn't expect him to be so unworthy of a man, losing his hair, and dragging everyone into trouble.
What you say makes sense. No matter what happens to these questions, two sentences can be fulfilled. Cutting your hair may really help, but the inherent concepts are not so easy to be broken.
(End of chapter)
