Chapter 328 Jia Cong's Disposal
At this moment, Jia Zheng was shaking with anger. His son had brought shame upon him!
"Uncle, please stay here. I will go to the clan school to handle it!" Jia Cong stood up and said.
Seeing Jia Zheng trembling all over, Jia Cong bowed to Fu Ren and said, "Sir, please go ahead. I will be here later. It is my Jia family that has hindered you today. I will definitely give you an explanation."
Jia Zheng and Jia Cong's attitudes made Fu Ren feel much better. He immediately bowed first, and Jia Cong helped Jia Zheng sit down. "Second uncle, Second Brother Bao is naughty, and you know it now. Fortunately, he has improved a lot during his time in the clan school. Second uncle, don't worry, just teach him slowly."
"I will go and handle today's matter. I won't punish you too severely, but I can't just turn a blind eye to it either!"
"Nowadays, we treat all the students in our clan school equally. If we don't punish others, how will they look upon our Jia family? Moreover, these professors will also be unhappy."
"Punishment, how can I not punish him!" Jia Zheng said gritting his teeth.
Jia Cong thought for a moment, and then said, "Since Professor Fu has come to visit, we must give him this honor. First, give him twenty lashes according to the rules, and then go back to the ancestral hall to apologize to the ancestors! After that, wait until the injury is healed, and then return to the clan school. However, for the time being, stay in the outer hall, and wait until you have made some progress, and then enter the inner hall."
Jia Zheng sighed, then nodded, "I really don't have the face to go to the clan school, so I'll have to trouble Brother Cong to do this!"
After comforting Jia Zheng with a few more words, Jia Cong went out and headed towards the clan school.
After arriving at the clan school, they saw Baoyu and others being locked up in a room with soldiers guarding outside the door. Baoyu was still cursing and chattering in the room. Baoyu's servant Mingyan was also in the room, cursing even more fiercely!
"My Lord!"
Fu Ren and several teachers were waiting for Jia Cong at the door with grim faces. Jia Cong nodded slightly, then stepped forward and kicked the door open.
The voices in the room suddenly stopped. Mingyan, who was cursing happily, took two steps back and fell to the ground. Baoyu's voice also stopped abruptly.
However, seeing that it was Jia Cong, Baoyu still relied on his courage and said in a trembling voice, "Third... Third brother, these old masters actually dared to lock me up. They really exceeded their duty..."
Jia Cong did not rush to pay attention to Baoyu, but shouted at Mingyan, "The professors and teachers of the clan school were all invited by me at the request of the noble. They are all well-educated people. How dare you, a slave, insult them? Who gave you the courage?"
"Come here, drag this lackey out and beat him to death!"
As soon as these words came out, Fu Ren and others outside the door turned pale. After hesitating for a moment, Fu Ren stepped forward and said, "My Lord, this boy did make mistakes, but his crime is not punishable by death!"
Jia Cong said, "Old professor, you don't need to worry about this matter! This move by the Marquis is for the reputation of the family school and to establish the rules of the family. Such a bastard who has violated the etiquette cannot be kept. Otherwise, how can my Jia family survive in the capital?"
Upon hearing this, Fu Ren didn't dare to say anything more!
Immediately, soldiers came in and dragged Mingyan out.
Baoyu was so frightened that his face turned pale, and Mingyan collapsed to the ground, without even the strength to wail.
"Third brother, why are you so harsh? Please give me some face and let him go." Baoyu said in shock. This was the servant beside him, and he was so handsome. He really couldn't bear to let him go.
Jia Cong shouted at the soldier, "Why don't you take him away?"
The soldier did not dare to delay and directly blocked Mingyan's mouth and dragged him out of the door!
Jia Cong once again glanced at the people in front of him, and then continued, "Jin Rong, Xiang Lian, and Yu Ai have disturbed the order of the school. Come here, all of you will be punished with thirty strokes of the cane and expelled from the school. You are not allowed to study with the clan school anymore! If you dare to refute, you will be dragged out and beaten to death!"
A few more soldiers came in and dragged the three people away!
Finally, only one Baoyu was left.
Jia Cong sneered and said, "Second Brother Bao, as the eldest son of the family, you should abide by the rules and study hard. Now you are taking the lead in hanging out in the clan school. You will not be forgiven easily! Considering that you are the noble son of the mansion and have the face of your second uncle, you will be flogged 20 times and forced to kneel in the ancestral hall for three days. After that, you will temporarily go to the outer hall to study and see the effect!"
"Third Brother Cong, how dare you punish me!" Baoyu was shocked when he heard this. The whip was more powerful than his father's board. Although it could not kill people, it was also very painful. He did not expect that Jia Cong would not only punish other people, but also punish him as well.
"There are rules for entering the clan school, and no one is exempt from them. Now, for the sake of the old lady and second uncle, I'm showing mercy by giving a light punishment. Otherwise, what's the point of these rules?"
"Someone? Execute immediately!"
Jia Cong ignored Baoyu's scolding and pleading and simply had someone drag Baoyu out.
Afterwards, Jia Cong smiled and said to Fu Renyi and the others, "Today's incident has made you professors laugh. This is the fault of my Jia family! However, since I invited you here, I naturally trust you. Therefore, if anything happens, I will never let you suffer any injustice!"
The same words spoken by people of different status will naturally have different effects. Men of letters should indeed have integrity, but that does not mean that they are all hard-headed and stubborn. Now Jia Cong has punished everyone, even beaten someone to death, and he has taken the initiative to apologize to them as a marquis. No matter how angry they are, it will disappear.
Immediately, Fu Ren and the others bowed to Jia Cong and said, "Your Majesty, you abide by the strict rules, and we respect you! It is also our honor to be able to teach and educate people in the Jia family school. Please rest assured, Your Majesty, we will do our best to teach you what we have learned in our lives!"
Afterwards, Jia Cong chatted with the group for a while, asked about other situations in the clan school, and then returned to the mansion.
He first went to the ancestral hall to see Baoyu. Jia Cong was too lazy to pay attention to him. He just told people not to lack food and supplies, and then went towards the West Palace.
As soon as he entered the mansion, he saw Ping'er welcoming him, "Third Master, the old lady wants you to come over!"
Jia Cong smiled and grabbed Ping'er's hand, "But Second Uncle went there, because of Baoyu's matter?"
Ping'er calmed down and let Jia Cong lead her, nodding slightly, "The first and second wives are here too. The old lady wanted to send someone to the clan school, but was stopped by the second master! The second wife also cried and wanted to go, but was scolded by the second master."
"Okay, Master, I got it!" Jia Cong said with a smile, "Well... Ping'er hasn't been with me for a while. Today I'm going to ask my second sister-in-law to come to the East Mansion. Ping'er will also come with us and stay in the East Mansion tonight!"
Ping'er looked at Jia Cong shyly, and just responded softly, not daring to speak again.
