Chapter 201: Fighting Zhu Di

Zhu Di wanted to ease the relationship between Xu Qin and Ji Gang, and wanted to kill Ji Gang without even meeting him, but Xu Qin refused. Xu Qin had plenty of money, and even more so women. He was the son of the Duke of Wei, the Earl of Haozhou, and his aunt was the Queen. How could he lack women? Was he kidding?
Zhu Di was helpless and said to Shakyabao: “Give your uncle some face, he is still useful, don’t kill him or maim him, okay?”

“Let me hit him ten times with a military stick?” Xu Qin said to Zhu Di.

“You can kill him in two hits, let’s change another one.” Zhu Di said with his hand on his forehead. Xu Qin has been practicing martial arts since he was a child. If he hits Ji Gang with a military stick, he can really kill Ji Gang in two hits.

“Then, whip him thirty times.” Xu Qin looked at Zhu Di and continued.

Zhu Di continued to touch his head and said, “You might as well just chop him to death. That way, he won’t suffer before he dies!”

If Xu Qin whipped Ji Gang thirty times, Ji Gang would die of pain. His skin would be torn apart and the wounds would be very deep. In this era, there would be no hope of recovery.

“Then what do you say we should do? We can’t even fight!” Xu Qin said to Zhu Di very unhappily.

“Or, Ji Gang, if you have any good stuff, take it out and see if this kid likes it!” Zhu Di had no choice but to shout to Ji Gang in the distance.

Ji Gang had been in a state of wanting to cry but not being able to cry, especially when he heard Xu Qin say that he would be beaten with a military stick ten times or with a whip thirty times, he was even more frightened. Xu Qin just wanted to kill him. Now when he heard Zhu Di shouting like that, he could only cup his hands and say, “Your Majesty, what good can I have?”

Then he said to Xu Qin: “Lord Haozhou, can I owe you a favor? Or, you tell me how much money I will send my two daughters to your house. My two daughters are really good looking.”

“Get lost! You still want to be my father-in-law, but are you qualified?” Xu Qin scolded Ji Gang.

“No, no, no, if he is not my father-in-law, I will give him to you, okay? You can be my concubine or my maid.” Ji Gang said hurriedly.

Ji Gang was very smart. He knew that if he sent his daughter to the Duke of Wei’s mansion, if anything happened to him, he could ask Xu Qin for help. Moreover, as the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he had offended so many people, so perhaps this could save his life.

Moreover, if his daughter entered the Duke of Wei’s mansion, even if something happened to him in the future, his daughter would not be implicated.

“I’m in need of a maid? Just run away and don’t let me catch you. Also, from now on, you and your family will sleep on the streets. When I return to the capital, I will burn down your mansion.” Xu Qin pointed at Ji Gang and said.

Ji Gang looked at Zhu Di pitifully, hoping that Zhu Di would save him. Zhu Di did want to save him, but this guy was really stubborn. Moreover, Zhu Di also asked himself, what if Xu Qin killed Ji Gang? His answer was, what else can he do? At most, he would scold him. If he beat him, he would have to consider whether the queen would be angry.

“Shakyabao, can you please give your uncle some face?” Zhu Di had no choice but to speak to Xu Qin.

Ji Gang and Yao Guangxiao saw this scene and looked at Zhu Di in silence. After all, Zhu Di, you are an emperor and your uncle, but you can’t do anything to Sakya Bao.

Xu Qin looked at Zhu Di and said, “If I don’t beat him up, I won’t be able to get rid of the anger in my heart.”

“Then let’s have a fight, beat him up with our fists, how about that?” Zhu Di asked immediately.

Xu Qin nodded immediately.

“Your Majesty, he will beat me to death!” Ji Gang shouted immediately. He was seeking death by competing with Xu Qin. If he was hit in the vitals by Xu Qin, he would be crippled if he didn’t die.

Zhu Di thought it was right, so he looked at Xu Qin and said, “Can you not beat him to death or cripple him?”

Xu Qin stood there without saying anything.

Zhu Di knew what Xu Qin meant, and continued, “You can say whatever you want here at Jiming Temple, no money required!”

Xu Qin thought for a moment and looked at Zhu Di with a depressed face.

“It’s settled!” Zhu Di said immediately when he saw Xu Qin like this.

A quarter of an hour later, Ji Gang was carried away, his face was swollen beyond recognition, but he laughed, really laughed, he had no intention of holding a grudge, and he dared not hold a grudge. He was also glad that he had saved his life, although it looked miserable, but he knew that it was not a big deal, at most he would need to recuperate for a month, and then he would be full of energy again.

Xu Qin, Zhu Di and Yao Guangxiao were sitting in a side room. Xu Qin and Zhu Di were playing chess, and it was Zhu Di who was pulling Xu Qin to play chess.

Xu Qin only knew the rules of this game, but he had never played it many times. He practiced martial arts when he was a child and had never played Go.

Less than thirty moves later, Xu Qin saw that his dragon was about to be eaten, and immediately pulled the chessboard with his hands, saying, “This is boring!”

Zhu Di looked at Xu Qin in amazement, and Yao Guangxiao laughed out loud. This was what Zhu Di did before. Of course, he wouldn’t mess up the chessboard, but he would cheat. Now it was retribution, because Xu Qin not only cheated, he also messed up the chess pieces on the board.

“Can you please follow some rules, kid? Just admit defeat!” Zhu Di stared at Xu Qin angrily. He finally won the game of chess, but this kid actually cheated.

“What do you mean by giving up? It’s just a few moves. It’s boring and not fun!” Xu Qin pretended to be confused. Give up? Are you kidding!

Then Xu Qin continued to say to Zhu Di: “Uncle, why did you call me here? I don’t believe in this stuff.” “Accompany me, I’m bored here!” Zhu Di was sorting chess pieces there helplessly.

“Are you bored so you pull me over? I’m not bored, I have something to do, no, uncle, are you so free?” Xu Qin sat there and shouted to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di stared at Xu Qin and said, “Didn’t the boss look for you? Didn’t he ask you to rescue him?”

“I found it. I agreed!” Xu Qin nodded and said.

“You agreed? How could you agree? How brave are you? Do you dare to rescue them?” Zhu Di stared at Xu Qin in surprise when he heard Xu Qin speak so directly.

“It’s simple. I’ll find you! Uncle, release these people. My cousin said that there is no problem with these people. They are all old employees of the Eastern Palace and can be trusted. If you arrest everyone around my cousin, how will my cousin handle the government affairs?” Xu Qin said as he took out a list from his arms and handed it to Zhu Di.

Zhu Di didn’t know whether to accept it or not. Yao Guangxiao behind him wanted to laugh, but he didn’t dare to.

“So you say to release them?” Zhu Di took the list and said.

“I’ll say hello to you, and then I’ll go find my third cousin and ask him to release the person.” Xu Qin looked at Zhu Di as if it was a matter of course.

“Does your third cousin have the guts to do this?” Zhu Di said angrily while staring at Xu Qin.

“Yes, I just need to give him 50,000 taels!” Xu Qin nodded.

Zhu Di was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. This kid didn’t take him seriously at all.

Xu Qin didn’t care about Zhu Di being angry. He just wanted to provoke Zhu Di and make him deal with him. So he continued, “Uncle, I just gave you face. Can’t you give me some face?”

Zhu Di opened his mouth, looked at Xu Qin, and could not say anything.

Yao Guangxiao suppressed his smile and said to Xu Qin, “Mr. Haozhou, His Majesty has his own ideas and arrangements for the officials in the Eastern Palace. You should not interfere. His Majesty will definitely not do anything bad to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Qin immediately moved his cushion and came to Yao Guangxiao’s side. He lowered his voice, but Zhu Di could still hear it, and said, “You know what my uncle is like? He likes to play tricks on the prince. Look how scared my cousin is. He has gained several hundred pounds!”

“What did you say? Is he fat because I scared him?” Zhu Di got angry when he heard this. What does the boss’ fatness have to do with him? He has been fat since he was a child!

“Yes!” Xu Qin nodded seriously, then turned to Yao Guangxiao and said, “My eldest cousin has had a hard time. You said that all the affairs of the court were handed over to my eldest cousin. At least you should let him have some people to work for him, right? Now, there is no one left. No one helps him with the work. He has become a prince without any help. Isn’t it ridiculous?”

Yao Guangxiao just looked at Xu Qin, not knowing what to say, and even sweating on his forehead. Can he listen to these words? You, Sakya Bao, dare to say them, but you may not dare to listen.

“You know shit!” Zhu Di scolded Xu Qin.

“Yes, yes, yes!” Yao Guangxiao nodded immediately.

“Why are you nodding to him? My uncle said I know nothing. What does your nodding mean?” Xu Qin asked, staring at Yao Guangxiao.

Yao Guangxiao was stunned.

Zhu Di immediately said, “Shakyabao, how can you know how I train the prince? In the next few days, you are not allowed to leave Jiming Temple.”

“What? You want to become a monk? Why are you pulling me together? I’m only sixteen years old. You want me to experience the life of a monk. If I really become a monk, you will be in trouble.” Xu Qin heard that Zhu Di said he would not let him go out, in order to prevent him from going to find Zhu Gaosui.

But I am not happy about it. I think, I will only stay here for one day at most and will go back tomorrow. What’s the point of staying here?
Zhu Di looked at Xu Qin speechlessly, while Yao Guangxiao was also trying hard to hold back his laughter.

“Don’t interfere with the investigation. I have my own plans. I can’t tell you now, but I won’t let your cousin down anyway.” Zhu Di was helpless and could only speak to Xu Qin in a gentle tone.

Xu Qin just stared at Zhu Di.

Zhu Di was furious and shouted at Xu Qin: “Do you want me to swear again? Can I really betray my own son?”

“That’s hard to say!” Xu Qin shook his head.

Zhu Di was almost mad with anger. Yao Guangxiao said to Zhu Di from the side, “Your Majesty, was it right for you to let him come?”

When Zhu Di heard this, he also doubted why he wanted Xu Qin to come here. It would be better to just issue an oral order to confine Sakya Bao to house arrest for a few days. However, house arrest was useless. If this kid wanted to find the third brother, he could just send someone to pass the message.

“That’s right, why do you want me to come here for no reason? I’m not idle!” Xu Qin agreed very much with what Yao Guangxiao said.

(End of this chapter)