Chapter 1121: Brother Lang is so powerful, it’s so satisfying

When Li Hu saw Gao Baoyuan in the hall, he arrogantly teased him, "Hey, isn't this a slave of a conquered nation? Didn't get enough of a beating this afternoon, so you come to Master Xue's territory to cause trouble again?"

Pei Yong, who was kneeling on the ground, wiped the sweat from his forehead and turned around to yell fiercely, "Shut up, you evil creature! You don't even realize you've gotten into trouble, and you're still courting death in front of the palace."

"Uh..." Li Hu saw his uncle, the deputy governor, kneeling on the ground in a cold sweat, and his eyes suddenly became a little panicked.

Xue Jinzhou was so angry that he quickly walked forward, snatched the katydid cage from his son's hand, threw it on the ground and kicked it to pieces. He grabbed Xue Kaishu's ear and said angrily: "You rebellious son, you really make me angry to death!"

Seeing his beloved katydid cage being broken by his father, Xue Kaishu immediately struggled and cried out, "My katydid cage, hum... I'm going to tell my mother, wuwu..."

"Snapped……"

Xue Jinzhou slapped his son hard in the face.

Xue Kaishu was beaten so hard that he spun half a circle on the spot. Blood instantly flowed from the corner of his mouth. He widened his eyes in shock, shocked to see that his father, who usually doted on him, was furious. His crying stopped abruptly.

Xue Jinzhou's palms were still trembling slightly, and he asked sternly, "Tell me, did you bully Master Gao in the academy today?"

Xue Kaishu covered his burning cheeks and looked at Gao Baoyuan, who was hiding behind the Pyongyang Princess. He stiffened his neck and cried, "Dad, he's just a slave from a conquered country. Why did you hit your own son for a Goguryeo bastard?"

Gao Nanfu stood aside, his liver aching with anger, his fists clenched so hard that they made crackling sounds.

Princess Pyongyang was so angry that she was about to interrupt, but Sun Yizhen pulled her sleeve and whispered, "Be patient and wait for your majesty's decision."

After hearing this, Princess Pyongyang finally suppressed her temper, but her face turned pale with anger.

Gao Baoyuan was so angry that he immediately retorted, "You are bad, I am not a bastard!"

Xue Jinzhou, enraged and humiliated, raised his hand and slapped Xue Kaishu in the face again, angrily scolding him, "You evil son, how dare you be so presumptuous in front of General Lin?"

Unexpectedly, Xue Kaishu cried and said aggrievedly: "Dad, didn't you say that Gao Baoyuan's family were slaves of a conquered nation? Didn't I learn that from you?"

Xue Jinzhou took a deep breath after hearing this and thought: This evil son is really betraying his father!

When Gao Nanfu heard this, it was as if his already broken heart was stabbed again mercilessly. He felt so painful that he couldn't even describe it.

He was so angry that he gritted his teeth, because he had a family feud with Xue Jinzhou and his son, and he also had a national hatred for Lin Lang who led the Tang army to defeat Goguryeo and destroy the country.

Princess Pyongyang was also heartbroken. She felt like someone was rubbing salt into her wounds, and she also hated the humiliation her family had suffered.

Xue Jinzhou was so angry that he used all his strength to slap his son in the face. The pain made Xue Kaishu see stars and he fell to the ground with blood on his mouth.

Li Hu stood aside, trembling with fear, knowing that he was in big trouble today.

Then, Xue Jinzhou pointed at his youngest son and shouted angrily, "You are talking nonsense! When did I ever say that the Gao family was a slave of a conquered nation? I am so pissed off!"

Xue Jinzhou, feeling extremely angry, kicked his son twice more and demanded in a hoarse voice, "Son, tell me, were you the one who took the lead in bullying Master Gao today?"

Xue Kaishu had never seen his doting father so angry before, and he finally realized the seriousness of the situation. However, being used to being spoiled, he still stubbornly replied, "Gao Baoyuan was the first to hit Li Hu, so I helped Li Hu fight back."

Xue Jinzhou pressed on: "Then do you know why Gao Baoyuan attacked Li Hu first?"

Xue Kaishu curled up and collapsed on the ground, crying, "Dad, I don't know. It hurts, please stop hitting me."

After hearing this, Xue Jinzhou glared at his spoiled little son, puffing his beard and glaring angrily: "You fool, you dare to stand up for others without knowing the reason. You are pissing me off to death."

As he spoke, Xue Jinzhou kicked his son twice, causing Xue Kaishu to cry out in pain.

Gao Baoyuan felt secretly happy when he saw this scene. He made a mocking face at Xue Kaishu who was being beaten, which was obviously childish.

Seeing this scene, Lin Lang lowered his eyebrows, picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea, with a sneer on his lips.

Pei Yong knelt on the ground, not daring to breathe, knowing that the next unlucky person would be his nephew Li Hu.

As expected, Xue Jinzhou glared at Li Hu the next second and said fiercely, "Tell me, why did Master Gao hit you?"

Li Hu hurriedly looked at his uncle Pei Yong for help. Seeing his uncle kneeling on the ground and trembling, he immediately became timid, but still tried to argue.

"Yes...I wanted to borrow Gao Baoyuan's book, but he refused to lend it to me. So I tore up his book in anger, and he hit me."

After hearing this, Gao Baoyuan immediately retorted: "You are lying. It was you who picked a fight and tore up my books, and even called me a slave of a conquered nation, so I hit you."

Li Hu was still trying to argue, but Pei Yong had already rushed over on his knees, covered his nephew's mouth with his hands, and said fiercely, "Shut up right there, you evil creature! Kneel down and admit your mistake now, and you might even be able to save your life."

Li Hu saw the situation and fell to his knees, crying, "I was wrong. I shouldn't have picked a fight with Gao Baoyuan, wuwu..."

Princess Pyongyang sneered, "Master Xue, now that Li Hu and Master Ling have confessed, I wonder how you plan to punish them severely?"

Xue Jinzhou was completely dumbfounded after hearing this. He plopped to his knees in front of Lin Lang, weeping and saying, "Xue has failed in parenting and I am willing to be punished! I will hand over my rebellious son and his accomplice, Li Hu, to General Lin for punishment!"

The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

Pei Yong knelt on the ground, not daring to look up. Cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and he thought to himself, "It's over. I'm afraid this won't end well today."

Lin Lang's hawk-like gaze swept across Xue Jinzhou's pale face, and he snorted coldly, "Master Xue, it stands to reason that a fight between children as trivial as this shouldn't escalate to the point of going to court."

"But your son, relying on your status as a third-rank official, is bullying others. He's only eleven or twelve years old, but he's already become a bad boy. If we allow your son to continue like this, I'm afraid he'll grow up to be a bully who harms the area."

"I have failed to educate my son properly. I dare not show partiality to or shield my rebellious son. I ask General Lin to punish him." Xue Jinzhou knelt on the ground trembling, and banged his forehead heavily on the cold floor tiles, causing pain from the broken stones.

Chief official Zhou Lianhai had just returned with a stack of account books when he saw this scene.

After placing the account book on the desk, Zhou Lianhai knelt down and pleaded, "Your Excellency, please calm down. Lord Xue's youngest son is young and ignorant. Please, General Lin, give him a lenient punishment! Lord Xue will definitely discipline him strictly in the future!"

Lin Lang snorted coldly, "Strict discipline? What have you done before? If I don't teach Master Xue a lesson today, who else will he take seriously in the future?"

Before he finished speaking, Lin Lang had already drawn his sword. A flash of cold light frightened Xue Kaishu so much that he peed himself. He knelt down and begged for mercy, crying, "Dad, I was wrong. I will never get into trouble again. Please save me! Dad..."

Xue Jinzhou, who was in a difficult situation, knew that if he did not give an explanation to Lin Lang and the Gao family, Lin Lang would definitely take the opportunity to take revenge when he inspected the account books next time, and he would lose his official position and become a prisoner.

Helplessly, Xue Jinzhou had no choice but to abandon his son to keep his official position.

After all, only Xue Jinzhou was able to retain his position as a third-rank official, so his other sons had the opportunity to embark on a career in officialdom by relying on his influence and connections in the court.

Xue Jinzhou would never let the fate of his entire family be ruined by his youngest son.

After finishing his speech, Xue Jinzhou gritted his teeth, stood up angrily, and said fiercely, "You evil son, if you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place? Come on, drag Xue Kaishu out first, break one of his legs, and then hand him over to General Lin for punishment."

"Uh..." Xue Kaishu's eyes turned black after hearing this, and he was so scared that he almost fainted.

"Yes." The two yamen runners hurriedly did as they were told and dragged Xue Kaishu, who was crying and begging for mercy, out of the hall.

When Li Hu saw that the son of the Protector-General was dragged out and had his leg broken, he knew that he was only the nephew of the Deputy Protector-General and would not escape severe punishment. He was so scared that he urinated on the spot.

"Dad! I was wrong, please forgive me this time!"

"father……"

No matter how much Xue Kaishu begged for mercy, Xue Jinzhou remained indifferent, thinking: My son! You've brought this upon yourself. To protect our Xue family's career in the court, you'll have to be a cripple for the rest of your life.

Immediately afterwards, a scream like a pig being slaughtered was heard outside the hall. Xue Kaishu's left leg was broken during the execution.

Gao Baoyuan heard the screams outside the hall and was so scared that he hid behind his aunt.

Princess Pyongyang touched her nephew's head and said with great relief, "Don't be afraid, Yuan'er. The person who led the bullying has paid the price."

Seeing Xue Kaishu, who took advantage of his power to bully his son, having his leg broken, Gao Nanfu finally felt relieved.

Hearing his youngest son's heart-wrenching screams, Xue Jinzhou's heart was bleeding.

But he could only kneel before Lin Lang, suppressing his grief, and said sternly, "General Lin, I have already carried out the family law. The next step in how to punish this evil son is entirely up to you, General."

Lin Lang slowly put down his teacup and said hypocritically, "Ah, Master Xue, I was just trying to scare your son, so that he would restrain himself and stop bullying others. It's just a fight between children. I won't break your son's legs!"

When Sun Yizhen heard this, she thought: Lin Lang is really bad. He just forced Xue Jinzhou to break his son's legs, and now he turns around and says these fake and generous words.

Xue, a veteran official in Jinzhou City, could naturally hear that Lin Lang was just speaking politely after the fact.

"General Xie Lin, please forgive me for my son's lenient punishment. I am willing to spend all my wealth to compensate Master Gao and apologize! I only ask that you spare my son's life!"

Shocked to see that his goal had been achieved, Lin Lang replied with a smile on his face, "Since Lord Xue is willing to make civil compensation, then let's just forget about this matter."

Xue Jinzhou kowtowed repeatedly and knelt in thanks, saying, "Thank you, General Lin, for your mercy!"

"I am deeply moved. From now on, if you are ordered to do something, no matter how hard it is, I will repay you with my life, even if it means sacrificing my life!"

Lin Lang cleared his throat and said, "Master Xue, your words are too serious. Get up quickly."

After hearing this, Xue Jinzhou finally breathed a sigh of relief. He stood up with trembling legs and looked up at Lin Lang. He found that his cold eyes were glaring at Pei Yong and his nephew Li Hu.

Xue Jinzhou understood, narrowing his eyes and speaking sternly, "Master Pei, today's disaster is caused by your nephew Li Hu. My son has already had one leg broken. Tell me, how should Li Hu be dealt with?"

After hearing this, Li Hu was so frightened that he trembled and cried and begged, "Uncle, you must save me!"

Pei Yong was no fool. He immediately raised his head and glared at Li Hu, saying, "Li Hu abused his power to bully and injure Master Gao. His crime is unforgivable! Come, quickly drag Li Hu out and break his leg first, then hand him over to General Lin for punishment."

Li Hu was completely dumbfounded after hearing this. He collapsed on the ground and cried so hard that his nose was running.

Lin Lang's mouth was harder to suppress than AK, but he said with a tone that didn't match his heart: "No, Master Pei, children fighting shouldn't be punished so severely."

Pei Yong knew Lin Lang was being falsely polite, so he said righteously, "I dare not be partial. Now, I will discipline their evil son on behalf of my sister and brother-in-law. I must enforce family law and break Li Hu's leg."

Xue Jinzhou stood aside and said, "What are you all standing there for? Why don't you just do as Master Pei said and drag Li Hu out and break his leg?"

"Yes." The two yamen runners hurriedly did as they were told and dragged Li Hu, who was struggling and begging for mercy, out of the hall.