After my death, my ex-husband ruled the world

Chapter 10
Zhou Mansion occupies a large area and is far away from the neighbors. Zhou Ming was beaten until he cried like a ghost and howled like a wolf, but he could not reach the ears of his neighbors.

"Dad, I know I was wrong, don't hit me..."

The mansion was brightly lit, and a man with a bruised nose and swollen face was kneeling in the hall. His father whipped him again and again with a four-foot-long wooden stick as big as an index finger.

Even though his son begged hard, he was unmoved.

The other sisters and cousins ​​of Zhou Ming in the mansion were asked to observe the enforcement of the family law.

A group of people were sitting in the hall.

The maid bowed her head and stood behind her master, waiting~
Mrs. Lin felt sorry for her son, and couldn't stand it anymore, so she stepped forward to dissuade her: "Master, you've been beating your son for so long, he knows his mistake, and he doesn't dare to do it again next time, why don't you just let him go this time." With a wink, he signaled to admit his mistake quickly.

Zhou Ming was beaten by the Jinyi guards during the day and by his father at night. At this time, there was no hard bone in his body. He quickly begged for mercy: "Yes, I was wrong. I shouldn't have provoked Pei Huaian. Dad, I was really wrong."

The stick that fell on him was considered to stop.

Zhou Liangbi was in court today to deal with matters in Cangzhou, and did not come out of the palace until nightfall. As soon as he arrived home, his son came to complain in a hurry, saying that Pei Huaian had beaten him.

Ask carefully.

It turned out that Pei Huaian, who was the provocateur, was slapped fifty times.

Fortunately, the slap was a slap, which stopped Zhou Ming from talking nonsense to a certain extent. Otherwise, he would not have known how much trouble he would cause.

Zhou Liangbi made such a big fuss that he called out his family members who were similar in age to his son and enforced the family law in front of them as a warning to others.

Zhou Ruiling didn't understand why his father lost his temper so much.

She stood up from her chair and defended her younger brother: "Father, why should we be afraid of him? Our Zhou family is not bad. You are the guardian of the third rank of Chaozhongzheng, and your uncle is Yushi Zhongcheng. There are other children in the clan who are here." Whether we are officials in the court or merchants, we are equally outstanding, whether we are officials in the court or in business, our Zhou family has a strong root in the capital."

She paused, and said the most important point: "Besides, the cousin of the grandfather's family is the queen."

The implication is that besides the Zhou family, there is also the influence of the grandfather's family.

After her sister analyzed it for a while, Zhou Ming nodded quickly after hearing it. His father was so angry that he wanted to hit him again. Zhou Ming hurriedly huddled beside the exquisite and elegant enamel vase, not daring to make any other moves.

Lin said sullenly: "Ruiling, shut up."

Mrs. Zhou sat on the red sandalwood carved chair at the head of the hall. She did not interfere with the younger generation's affairs and left it to her son to handle.

On the left hand side of the main seat is Zhou Cheng, followed by his sons Zhou Xun, Zhou Wenyu, and then his daughter...

Other seats were also filled with people from other rooms.

Zhou Liangbi looked around, most of the people present were young and energetic young people, or they were women who had not left the cabinet. Most of these people had only heard of the horror of Dongchang, but had not personally experienced it.He knew that many ignorant people agreed with Zhou Ruiling's words.

If I don't speak clearly today, I will really get into trouble because of these juniors one day.

"The outside world has said that Pei Huaian is a man who covers the sky with one hand and acts ruthlessly. You have also heard of Dongchang's reputation, but do you think the Zhou family can compare with him? Do you know how the emperor got this position? Really? How much do you know about the affairs of the DPRK?"

No one answered Zhou Liangbi's question. He continued:
"Not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, the governor of Yaozhou deceived the superiors and subordinates, stocked up his troops, and embezzled money. The officials sent three times to investigate either died tragically or disappeared, and the soldiers were also missing. Yaozhou is far away from the river and the mountains, and the capital does not know what is going on there. , finally helpless, sent Pei Huaian over.

Pei Huaian led three thousand cavalry and went south non-stop, annihilating more than 8000 rebels, beheading the governor of Yaozhou, and rescuing hundreds of thousands of oppressed people in Yaozhou. "

"Do you know how many people Pei Huaian lost?"

Facing his elder brother's question, Zhou Cheng, as Yushi Zhongcheng, naturally knew it, and he said silently in his heart: 220 three people.

Zhou Liangbi said loudly: "The three of you in 220. You must know that all the special envoys sent before have been wiped out. If you let my Gao family handle this matter? What do you think will happen? It will be like the previous special envoys. Disappeared, or like Pei Huaian, sacrificed 220 people, wiped out more than 8000 rebels, and beheaded the governor of Yaozhou?"

There was no sound in the hall.

Zhou Ruiling, who had just spoken eloquently, pursed his lips and said nothing.

Zhou Ming was shocked on the spot by his father's words. In the past, he had only heard about it through hearsay, but today his father said it so seriously. This feeling was different.

Except for Zhou Cheng, everyone present only knew a little about Yaozhou.

The younger ones are even more clueless.

How could one know these inside stories?

Zhou Cheng stood up, put on the airs of an elder, and said to the younger generation: "There are also many things that Pei Huai'an has to deal with in the capital, and you will be more familiar with them. You know, don't mess with Mr. Pei, let alone Dongchang, otherwise the Zhou family will I can't save you either."

"Yes."

"understood."

"it is good."

The young students present all responded.

Zhou Liangbi knew that the effect had been achieved, so he didn't say anything more, "Everyone is tired, go back and rest."

After the words were spoken, everyone scattered out.

Zhou Ming steals chickens and loses money, and he wants to sneak away on tiptoe. Unexpectedly, a sentence comes from behind: "Zhou Ming will follow me to the Dudu Mansion tomorrow to apologize."

Zhou Ming froze all over, and it seemed that there would be another punishment waiting for him tomorrow.

Mrs. Lin walked towards her husband and glanced at her son as she passed him. When she faced her husband, she smiled sweetly and said, "Master, it's my mother's birthday in three days. Why don't you take this opportunity to invite Mr. Pei to come over and get closer to each other?" .”

Zhou Ruiling hadn't left yet, but as soon as she heard the idea, she understood what her mother was thinking.

At the grandma's birthday banquet, let the younger brother pour wine and apologize, and let Pei Huai'an look at the old man's face, the adults will not remember the villain's faults, and forgive the younger brother.

Is it possible that Pei Huaian still wants to see blood at Mrs. Zhou's birthday party?

Zhou Liangbi also knew what his wife was thinking, but whether he would come or not was also a question: "In my opinion, he won't come."

Mrs. Lin said: "How will you know if you don't try."

Zhou Ming quickly agreed: "Yes, I will apologize to him in three days. I won't go with you to see him tomorrow. Please step back first." After leaving the words, he ran away without looking back, for fear of meeting Pei Huaian tomorrow. .

"That's all." Zhou Liangbi sighed, "Leave it to Madam to arrange this matter. Come when you come, forget it if you don't."

Lin responded: "Yes."

Lin's quick wit was also quick to excuse her son, but Pei Huai'an was ruthless, if the master brought Ming'er to make amends, it is uncertain what would happen to Ming'er, tomorrow she will draw up a post to invite someone, in the Zhou family, nothing will happen.

(End of this chapter)