Queen of Nongmen: Hexagrams determine the universe

Chapter 238 Punishment
"Okay, if you lied and slandered your classmates for harming you, then you will be punished with fifty lashes, will you accept it?" The master asked in a deep voice.

"Students are convinced." Ye Qingyu said solemnly.

In this era, corporal punishment of students is commonplace. If a student makes a mistake, they may be punished by memorizing, copying, or beating the board. Please come and be punished together.

For example, if you play truant once, you will be punished by copying books; if you play truant twice, you will be punished with whipping in addition to copying books;

Of course, only academies with extremely strict scholarship would do this.

Except for the person who stole Ye Qingyu's pen, ink, paper and inkstone, everyone else was waiting to see his jokes.

The master walked to a desk in the first row on the left side of the school, and said to the student, "Take out everything in your book bag."

The student obediently turned the bookbag upside down. There was nothing in the bookbag, and there was only a pair of pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the low table.

Someone looked at Ye Qingyu, sneered silently, and knelt lazily on the mat.

Ye Qingyu's face was expressionless, like a light cloud in the sky.

The master walked to the second low table in the second row on the left with a cold face. The student obediently took out the book bag, turned the empty book bag upside down, and presented it to everyone.

Then, there is the third student.

Then came the fourth student.

After that, it was the fifth student.

……

After the time for a cup of tea passed, there were only three students left in the school who hadn't been checked.

The whispers lingering in the classroom also grew louder.

"I think he forgot to bring it? Now, let's see how he ends up."

"Look, it's a certainty that he will be flogged, right? When do you think he will ask himself to leave Fenglin Academy? I guess it's tomorrow."

"I guess it's today, haha, our Fenglin Academy is not a good place to get into!"

……

Just as he was talking, the student sitting in the third last place turned over his book bag for everyone to see. There was no second set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones in the book bag.

The Master's complexion has become increasingly ugly.

The student sitting in the penultimate place didn't dare to talk to the master, so he opened his book bag and lowered his head.

The master sighed, and looked at Ye Qingyu: "It's the last person, are you sure you want to check? If you stop now, the old man will give you a chance to reform your mistakes, as long as you admit that you are a new student. If you forgot to bring your pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and then lied in front of my master, then the old man will only give you a light punishment of copying the book [-] times, how about that?"

Hearing this, the student sitting behind the last low table on the right wall breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself, Ye Qingyu probably won't check anymore, right?It seems that today I escaped a catastrophe.

He can't be sure that he took his pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Under such circumstances, he will definitely give in to his master.

But the other students were full of disappointment, thinking that Ye Qingyu would voluntarily drop out of Fenglin Academy today!What a disappointment!
Unexpectedly, Ye Qingyu said firmly: "The student thanked Master for his kindness, but the student wants to investigate thoroughly today, even if the result may not be satisfactory."

The last student turned pale after hearing this, while the other students became excited again.

After hearing what he said, the Master's face became even more ugly, and he said angrily: "Okay, since you are so stubborn, then, Master, I will accompany you to investigate to the end! Tang Sheng, put everything in your bookbag Pour it out and let everyone see it!"

After Tang Sheng heard this, he remained motionless like a frozen person.

"Tang Sheng!" The master emphasized his tone.

Tang Sheng slowly stretched his hand towards the book bag, and then his knuckles gradually tightened on the book bag, he pressed his lips tightly, not daring to raise his head.

"Tang Sheng, I want you to take out the things to prove your innocence!" The master frowned tightly.

Everyone noticed this strange situation, and the students were a little uneasy, staring at Tang Sheng closely, wishing to stare him out of a hole.

Tang Sheng could only slowly tear open the book bag, and took out another set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones in the book bag one by one. During the process of taking it, his palms were full of sweat, and he dared not even vent his breath. .

After this set of pen, ink, paper and inkstone was placed on the table, there was an uproar in the audience.

"Isn't this the used set of pens, inks, papers and inkstones that Ye Qingyu bought last night? They were actually stolen!"

"I usually see Tang Sheng as an honest and kind person, but I didn't expect that he would dare to do such a thing. It's really scary!"

"People who are at the top of their studies generally have a dark heart. In addition, he is a servant with a heart higher than the sky and a life thinner than paper, so the whole person is even darker. It is not surprising that he can do such a thing. .”

"I didn't expect it to be you," the master said with a face full of disappointment. "In the entire school, the person who should do such a thing is you!"

Tang Sheng lowered his head and said nothing.

"Before, I said that if Ye Qingyu slandered his classmate, he would be punished with fifty lashes!" The Master said sadly, "However, the facts have proved that he did not slander his classmate! If he really slandered his classmate, then he committed a crime." What you have committed is a serious crime, and you know that what you have committed is an even greater crime? What is the first mountain rule of our Fenglin Mountain, tell me!"

The master took out his ruler and slapped the low table hard.

"Anyone who steals will be expelled from Fenglin Mountain and handed over to the government." Tang Sheng lowered his head in shock and replied in a deep voice.

"It's good that you know it," the master gasped for breath, "Since you know the rules, why do you still do such a thing? This is neither what a gentleman does, nor is it tolerated by the world!"

Tang Sheng said nothing.

The master was very disappointed with him, he turned to look at Ye Qingyu: "Qingyu, how do you solve this matter?"

"It's the student's fault. Last night, the student bought a pair of pen, ink, paper and inkstone from a classmate. This morning, he accidentally left it at the residence. Brother Tang kindly brought them to the school for me. I don't know, I haven't read it yet. When it's handed over to me, it's time for Master to teach." Ye Qingyu didn't want to make enemies with others, so he gave Master and Tang Sheng a step down.

Judging from the master's attitude towards Tang Sheng, Tang Sheng must have been the master's favorite student before, so why should he insist on this matter, insisting on driving Tang Sheng out of Fenglin Mountain and turning him over to the government?

What's more, doesn't this mean ruining a person's life?Still have to be forgiving and forgiving.

"Well, well said," the master nodded, and said quite satisfied. At this time, he had a higher opinion of this broad-minded Ye Qingyu, "Then, let's stop here. But, the big crime It is inevitable, petty crimes cannot escape! Tang Sheng, before Ye Qingyu said that if he proved that he had slandered his classmates, he would be willing to receive fifty lashes. This matter happened because of you, so you will be punished by fifty lashes. Bar."

When the students heard this, their complexions suddenly became ugly.

Although what Tang Sheng did was really wicked, they would rather see Ye Qingyu kicked out of Fenglin Academy.

Therefore, all the students were not happy with the result of Tang Sheng's "great satisfaction" and "self-indulgence", which meant that they had lost the battle and suffered a great loss from Ye Qingyu.

Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Tang Sheng raised his head and said solemnly: "Master, I don't want to suffer the punishment of fifty lashes."

"If you don't want to suffer, then what do you want to do?" The master just calmed down because of his high opinion of Ye Qingyu, but now he became even more agitated, with one or two veins popping out on his forehead.

"Master, among the mountain regulations of Fenglin Mountain, there is such a rule: Students who are diligent scholars, those who are motivated, and those who abide by the rules of the school will be exempted from posting. When they are responsible, they will be exempted once." Tang Sheng took a deep breath. Taking a deep breath, he plucked up his courage and said, "Students are not only diligent in studying, but also constantly improving, and they also abide by the school rules. So, can students be exempted from punishment once?"

As he spoke, he found a sticker from the book, and handed it to his master with both hands.

"Good! Good! Good!" The master was so angry that he didn't know what to say. Back in the day, he signed the certificate himself. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be something that blocked his heart!
(End of this chapter)