Chapter 523 Lu Bu Is Injured
Just after Liu Xie had finished testing Liu Jue, several old men with white hair and beards and extraordinary clothes entered the Pepper Room together.
Liu Xie was slightly startled when he saw them.
These old men were all doctors of the Palace School in the palace, and they were responsible for teaching the princes, princesses and children of nobles on weekdays. Why did they suddenly come together?
"Is it that girl again..."
Liu Xie suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart.
Sure enough, a group of doctors of the Palace School came up and knelt down in front of Liu Xie with a "thump".
The old man in the lead was full of grief and indignation, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, we beg to resign from the position of doctors of the Palace School, and I hope Your Majesty will agree!"
After that, the white-haired old men trembled and bowed to Liu Xie.
Liu Xie felt a headache and asked, "Gentlemen, why did you suddenly do this? I..."
"Your Majesty, we are really unable to teach the Princess!"
The doctor of the Palace School said loudly with a sad face.
When they heard the words "Princess", not only Liu Xie, but also Lu Lingqi's face suddenly sank.
Sure enough, it was that girl who caused trouble again!
"The Princess not only took the Prince of Qi and other students to skip school, but also got into a fight and injured the son of General Cui and the son of Yang Daxueshi!"
"I have never seen such a naughty student in my life. I beg Your Majesty to allow me to resign from the position of teaching in the Palace School!"
The doctors burst into tears, obviously very angry.
Hearing this, Liu Xie's face became more gloomy. It was simply lawless. This girl was too presumptuous!
"Gao Lan!"
"I'm here!"
"You lead the guards immediately to bring the princess and the King of Qi back to me!"
Liu Xie gave the order with a sullen face, and then said to the doctors of the Palace Academy: "Don't worry, gentlemen, I will definitely discipline these two rebellious sons."
After that, he left with a wave of his sleeves.
The few ministers who stayed looked at each other and shook their heads helplessly.
Sending the guards directly, it seems that His Majesty is really angry this time.
At the same time, the palace academy was already in chaos.
A girl who was only eleven or twelve years old crossed her arms and hooked her fingers at the bruised and swollen boys in brocade robes opposite her, saying with contempt: "Why, don't you want to teach this princess a lesson? Is that all you can do?"
This girl was the eldest princess Liu Ying.
And the ones opposite her were all sons of ministers in the court, all of whom were of extraordinary origin.
The palace academy established by Liu Xie was not only for the children of the royal family, but also for the children of ministers in the court.
Liu Ying was gifted and often visited the Han Dynasty Royal Military Academy, where she had developed a good martial arts, so she easily beat up several other powerful children without any chance to fight back.
Being provoked by Liu Ying, the faces of the powerful children turned red, but no one dared to step forward.
Because they knew that even if they came together, they would only be beaten more miserably by Liu Ying.
"Humph! You are a tigress, with your character, you will never get married in your life!"
A powerful child cursed with hatred on his face.
Hearing this, Liu Ying was immediately furious, rolled up her sleeves and rushed up to teach them a lesson.
At this time, a child next to her hurriedly stepped forward to hold her back and said, "Sister, that's enough, stop beating me, if my father knew, he would definitely be angry..."
"Shut up! Such bullies need to be beaten with fists!"
Liu Ying said indignantly.
The child who was glared at by her could not help but shrink his neck, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes. He was obviously very afraid of his sister.
This child was Liu Xu, the King of Qi.
Liu Xu was Zhen Mi's second child, born eight years ago. Unlike Liu Jue's intelligence and generosity, Liu Xu's personality was more like Zhen Mi.
He inherited his mother's gentle temperament, was indecisive, and even a little cowardly.
The cause of today's conflict was that those powerful children privately discussed that Liu Xu was more like a girl than Liu Ying.
Liu Ying happened to pass by and heard it. She was immediately furious and rushed over to beat those guys up.
So there was this scene now.
Just when Liu Ying was about to rush over to teach them a lesson again, there was a burst of uniform footsteps.
Led by a guard, dozens of guards entered the palace school.
Seeing the guards coming in, the students who were watching the excitement in the palace school were horrified and fled in all directions.
When the children of the rich and powerful saw the guards, they were overjoyed. After all, it was Liu Ying who beat them. Now that the guards are here, they will definitely uphold justice.
However, Liu Ying was calm and pointed at the group of rich and powerful children and said confidently: "Uncle Gao, they bullied me!"
The leader of the guards was Gao Lan.
"Bully you?"
Hearing Liu Ying's words, Gao Lan looked at the children of the rich and powerful with bruised noses and swollen faces, and smiled bitterly in his heart.
Then, he frowned and said: "His Majesty has ordered that you all gather in the palace school to fight and provoke trouble. All participants will be imprisoned for three days!"
"Princess, Your Highness the Prince of Qi, please go to the Pepper Room immediately. His Majesty will summon you in person."
Although he wanted to help Liu Ying in his heart, this was the order issued by the emperor himself, and he could only act according to the rules.
"Father, Father?"
Liu Ying widened her eyes, her eyes full of incredible expressions. Didn’t she just hit someone? Why did she even know about her father?
Gao Lan sighed and lowered his voice and said, "My aunt, more than a dozen doctors in the palace have gone to His Majesty to complain. Your Majesty is very angry. You and His Highness, please follow us quickly, otherwise you can wait. The Empress is afraid she will come to you in person.”
After hearing this, Liu Ying and Liu Xu's face turned pale in an instant.
Even the queen knows it?
Liu Xu swallowed and said in fear: "Emperor, Emperor Sister, let's go there quickly..."
Although Liu Ying had a strong personality, she was also panicked at this time. After hearing Gao Lan's words, she did not dare to delay any longer. She obediently followed the guards to the Jiaofang Hall with Liu Xu.
Gao Lan glanced at the powerful children again and ordered: "Take them down and be detained for three days!"
"promise!"
The guards immediately stepped forward and arrested the powerful children who were so scared that they were at a loss.
Soon, under the leadership of the imperial guards, Liu Ying and Liu Xu arrived at the Jiaofang Hall.
At this time, Liu Xie and Lu Lingqi were both present in the Jiaofang Hall, and even Zhen Mi rushed over.
Liu Xie looked gloomy. When he saw the two of them coming in, he just glanced lightly, then looked away, looking unwilling to pay attention.
The faces of the two women Lu Lingqi and Zhen Mi were also full of anger.
Liu Ying and Liu Xu skip school, contradict their teachers, and fight with other powerful children. This is no trivial matter.
For Liu Ying, it may not have much impact. After all, she is a princess and is at most evaluated as inappropriate.
But Liu Xu is the prince, and every move represents the face of the royal family. In ancient times, respecting teachers and respecting their own morality was extremely important.
"You rebellious son, kneel down!"
As soon as the two of them walked into the Jiaofang Hall, Lu Lingqi couldn't help but scold her, her tone was full of sternness.
Liu Xu's face turned pale in an instant, and he immediately knelt down honestly.
Lu Lingqi glanced at Liu Ying, her pretty face was cold and cold: "You knelt down too!"
Liu Ying curled her lips and knelt down.
Although she is very strong towards others, she is not strong enough in front of her mother, not to mention that her father is also present at this time.
"How did I teach you on weekdays? Did I teach you to skip school? Did I teach you to fight? Xu'er, you really disappointed me."
Zhen Mi said with disappointment on her face and regretful.
Liu Xu is her second son. Although she does not expect her second son to be as outstanding as the eldest son, she must at least be in line with the prince's identity.
But what Liu Xu did this time really disappointed her.
"Mother, the child knows that he is wrong."
Liu Xu's eyes were filled with tears, and he kowtowed deeply to Zhen Mi to admit his mistakes, but Zhen Mi turned her head away, unwilling to look at him, nor accepting his apology.
Seeing this scene, Liu Xu's eyes turned red in an instant.
Seeing this, Liu Ying couldn't help but say, "Godmother, this is all my fault. I took Xu Di to skip school. I also attacked the fight. It has nothing to do with Xu Di. If you want to blame me, blame me. .”
Liu Xu is indeed an honest child. In comparison, Liu Ying has many ideas and is lively and active.
It can be said that Liu Xu suffered a purely unrestrained disaster this time. He has always had good grades in the Gong Academy and has been praised and loved by the doctors in the Gong Academy.
However, this honest child could not even think of putting the blame on Liu Ying.
Hearing Liu Ying's words, Liu Xie, who had not said anything, smiled coldly: "What a courageous."
The irony between words is very obvious.
Then, he looked at Liu Ying coldly and said, "I know you like to practice martial arts, so I allow you to study in the Military Academy. I hope you can use your talents on the right path."
"It's okay if you are naughty, but you even pulled your brother to skip school and fight with others, and beat them to the point of bruising and swollen!"
"At a young age, I can't believe that I have such a daughter!"
Liu Xie said this very seriously, which was enough to show the anger in his heart.
After Liu Ying was scolded by Liu Xie, her big eyes were filled with tears, but she still said stubbornly: "My son is right!"
Liu Xu was startled and said nervously: "Emperor, Emperor Sister, don't talk nonsense, quickly admit your mistake to your father..."
"That's right!"
Liu Ying raised her sleeve, wiped her face hard, and said stubbornly: "My son admitted that it was wrong to truant school, but it was absolutely right to hit someone!"
"The guys in the Gongxue bully the emperor's brother and have a gentle temperament. They privately say that he looks like a woman. Is it right for them to do this?"
"It's Father, you usually teach us to help each other. If someone insults the emperor's brother, how can my son sit still?"
"Even if you ask Erchen to choose again, Erchen will still beat them up!"
Liu Ying's words made Liu Xie, Zhen Mi and others stunned.
Liu Xie's expression changed slightly, not because he was angry, but because he looked at Liu Ying.
Although Liu Ying was a little naughty, she still took great care of Liu Xu, the emperor's brother, so what she said was probably true.
If this is the case, then Liu Ying cannot be blamed for this incident.
However, with one code, even if Liu Xie was pleased with the act of supporting each other by his siblings, he could not ignore the mistakes they made this time.
"I will handle this matter properly, but you two cannot be easily let go of the fault of you."
"After you go back, each of you will be punished to copy the "Disciples' Rules" 100 times. After you finish copying, take the manuscript and go to the doctors of the Palace Academy to offer tea and admit your mistakes."
"In addition, both of you will be confined to your homes for two months! Without my permission, you are not allowed to go anywhere except the Palace Academy!"
Liu Xie issued the final punishment decision.
Confinement for two months was okay for Liu Xu, but Liu Ying often ran out of the palace, which was like the sky falling for her.
However, these punishments were not severe, and it was obvious that Liu Xie still showed mercy.
"Yes, father."
Liu Xu and Liu Ying responded, one with tears on his face, and the other like an eggplant hit by frost.
After the two left, Liu Xie couldn't help but shake his head and sigh: "No one is worry-free."
Lü Lingqi said ashamedly: "Your Majesty, it's all because I didn't teach Ying'er well that I caused all these troubles."
Liu Xie waved his hand and said: "Forget it, it's not a big deal. Although Ying'er is naughty, she still cares for Xu'er."
Although he didn't say it, he was actually very relieved in his heart.
Seeing this, Zhen Mi tried to smooth things over and said: "Your Majesty, Sister Lu, it's getting late. Why don't you go to my palace for lunch today."
Liu Xie nodded, and then went to Yutang Palace with Zhen Mi and Lu Lingqi.
Walking on the road, Lu Lingqi asked Liu Xie: "Your Majesty, didn't Yizhou send a good news a few days ago, saying that the Nanman had been defeated."
"I wonder when my father will return to Chang'an?"
A year ago, some indigenous tribes in the south of Yizhou launched a rebellion, causing a lot of unrest. Upon learning of this, Lu Bu volunteered to go and quell the rebellion.
Although it was not his turn as a general to take action in such matters, Lu Bu had not fought for a long time and was itching to fight, so he went in person.
Just two months ago, the victory report was sent back to Chang'an.
Lu Bu led his troops to easily wipe out the southern barbarians who dared to rebel, won a great victory, and prepared to return triumphantly.
"It should be soon. If it goes as expected, Lord Wen should arrive in Chang'an today."
Liu Xie said after calculating the time in his mind.
Just as he finished speaking, an eunuch hurried to report: "Your Majesty! The king's army has returned triumphantly and has arrived outside Chang'an!"
"Lord Wen requests an audience!"
Liu Xie smiled at Lu Lingqi and Zhen Mi and said, "Look, Lord Wen is here as I said."
"I will go to see Lord Wen first. You two go to have dinner first. I will go with Lord Wen later."
Lu Lingqi and Zhen Mi had no objection, and left after a salute.
Liu Xie changed his route and went to the Greenhouse Hall to meet Lu Bu.
When he arrived at the Greenhouse Hall, Lu Bu had been waiting here for a long time. When he saw Liu Xie coming, he immediately saluted and said, "Your Majesty!"
His voice was as vigorous as ever.
Seeing Lu Bu, Liu Xie's mood also improved a little. Just when he was about to say no need to be polite, he noticed that Lu Bu's arm was bandaged with gauze and was stunned.
"Fengxian, you...are injured?"