amaotonovel Chapter 725 Three Stupid Donkeys Braying
Chapter 725 Three Stupid Donkeys Braying
The three hundred sons of noble families were so provoked that they howled like donkeys.
As they kept calling out, they ran all the way from the capital to Ningyang County.
Then, the three hundred donkeys were completely dumbfounded.
"You need to build the houses yourselves."
“You will temporarily live in the nearby Hundred Households Office until the house is built.”
"Everything shall be done in accordance with the rules of the centurion's office."
"Remember this, you are now soldiers of the reclamation farm, not young dukes, marquises, or earls. The official positions bestowed upon you by His Majesty are of no use here."
"Remember this: you are soldiers now, and you are governed by military law. If you violate military law, you might have to use your family's get-out-of-jail-free card."
Xia Yu, with a dark and sour face, stood in front of three hundred donkeys and began to lecture them.
Well, I can't afford to offend Yang the Madman, but I can't afford to offend this group of second-generation nobles either.
Except for a few, if they really push me too far, I'd even dare to grab their fathers and beat them up!
The three hundred donkeys were completely dumbfounded.
After exchanging bewildered glances, Li Qi, who was in the lead, had no choice but to step forward and bow to Xia Yu, saying, "May I ask, Commander Xia, why didn't my brother-in-law come with you?"
Xia Yu glanced at Li Qi and said, "The Prince Consort is currently accompanying the Emperor on an inspection of the workshop. Are you planning to have the Emperor come and see you?"
At this point, Xia Yu looked Li Qi and the others up and down, and said sarcastically, "Look at you all now, standing so awkwardly. Are you trying to make things difficult for the person in charge?"
As Xia Yu finished speaking, Li Qi almost fainted from anger.
Everything has changed.
Xia Yu, this black-faced devil, used to be simply ruthless and vicious, but he wasn't very good with words.
Now look what's happened! Their mouths are like they've been poisoned with arsenic, they can kill people!
Li Qi cursed inwardly, while Xia Yu snorted coldly again, pulled over a Jinyiwei captain beside him, and said, "This is the captain of the Ningyang Hundred-Household Office of the Jinyiwei, named Li Hai. From today onwards, you are his soldiers."
"During the three months of your training, he will be in charge of your life, your death, and even your pooping and farting!"
"If you have any objections, feel free to raise them. Write them down in a memorial, one by one. Anyway, the Emperor is in Ningyang County, so you can directly petition him. I will not stop you."
Li Qi really wanted to grab Xia Yu and ask, "You old bastard, do you think we're fools?"
Is this something that can be discussed directly with the emperor?
Even if you, you old scoundrel, don't stop me, my family rules will!
Li Qi was internally ranting, while Xia Yu clicked his tongue and said, "Actually, before you, three hundred scholars had already come to Ningyang County."
"Those three hundred Jinshi scholars, tsk tsk, it's truly a pitiful sight."
"Being called a piece of trash to my face by a mere junior officer of the Imperial Guard, and the worst part is that no one dared to stand up and refute me."
"Do you know why?"
Having piqued Li Qi and the others' curiosity, Xia Yu suddenly laughed maliciously and said, "Because they are truly useless."
"Back then, His Highness wrote a whole basketful of nice things in his letter to get them to come to Ningyang County, and the Prince Consort reluctantly accepted them."
"As a result, tsk tsk tsk, all three hundred Jinshi scholars were very capable of composing poems, but when they were put on the training field, they were useless. What else could they be but good-for-nothings?"
"Really, these three hundred useless scholars not only disgraced themselves, but also made His Highness lose face completely."
"It's up to you guys now."
“If you continue to embarrass His Highness, the Prince Consort will surely laugh at His Highness for his poor judgment of character and for mistaking rubble for a precious gem.”
Li Qi, Chang Mao, and the others were immediately filled with anger.
Calling a scholar a good-for-nothing is something that the Embroidered Uniform Guard would do.
Mocking His Highness for mistaking a piece of rubble for a precious jade is something that a certain brother-in-law nicknamed "Crazy Yang" could indeed do.
That won't work.
We must not disgrace His Highness, and we must not be looked down upon by my brother-in-law.
Chang Mao stepped forward immediately, his neck stiff, and said, "Commander Xia, which of us three hundred men doesn't come from a military family? We all know the rules of the army, and we also know the skills of the army. We will never lose face!"
Xia Yu sneered and asked sarcastically, "Does military etiquette teach you to stand up and answer questions without your superior's permission?"
"You also know the skills used in the military?"
"Will the result of the meeting be that even the queues will be sloppy and disorganized?"
"If that's really the case, then I'd like to ask him how Chang Heizi taught you!"
Chang Mao's face flushed red, and he suddenly clasped his hands in a fist and shouted, "Yes, I know I was wrong!"
Xia Yu nodded slightly, then turned to look at Li Hai, a centurion of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and said, "These three hundred pieces of trash are yours to handle."
Li Hai clasped his hands in agreement, then stood in front of Chang Mao and the others, smiling as he said, "The commander said you three hundred are useless, but I, Li, don't think you are useless. After all, you were personally selected and sent here by His Highness. If you are useless, then it means His Highness has misjudged you."
Li Qi, Chang Sheng, Chang Mao, and others nodded in agreement.
Li Hai then changed the subject, saying, "However, the Prince Consort once said that you can only know if a mule or a horse is real once you take it out for a spin."
"How should we walk it?"
"It's very simple."
“Those three hundred scholars who passed the imperial examinations arrived in Ningyang County more than half a month earlier than you. They only have one hour a day for training, and the rest of the time is spent farming.”
"Therefore, I have discussed with the Ningyang Thousand-Household Office that trained them, and we will arrange for you to have a match with them at dusk."
"If you win, you'll be magnificent steeds; if you lose... will you truly lose?"
Faced with Li Hai's sudden question, Li Qi and the others were taken aback at first, then shouted loudly, "No way!"
"impossible!"
"Must win!"
"..."
Li Hai reached out and pressed down, waiting for Li Qi, Chang Sheng, Chang Mao, and the others to quiet down before letting out a slight sigh and saying, "The military emphasizes teamwork, but what about you?"
"You all claimed to know all the rules and skills of the military, but you can't even shout a slogan in unison, and your voices are all out of sync. What's wrong, did you not eat enough?"
"You're still saying you'll win? I'm quite curious, what are you planning to use to win?"
After launching a barrage of sarcastic remarks and directly confronting Li Hai, Li Hai's expression changed. He looked at Li Qi, Chang Sheng, Chang Mao, and the others with a serious expression and said, "Now, tell me again, will you lose?"
"will not!"
"Can we win?!"
"Must win!"
……
Emperor Zhu hid in a room in the Ningyang Hundred-Household Office of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, looking at the three hundred stupid donkeys braying in the courtyard, and for a moment he did not know whether to cry or laugh.