nashuaworldcup Chapter 746 Cold Shower
Chapter 746 Cold Shower
Chapter 746 Cold Shower
Seeing Wang Wenzhou embracing and kissing Dayu'er, Hong Chengchou felt a pang of heartache. He felt sorry for Dayu'er; how could such a beautiful girl be with Wang Wenzhou? That lecherous Wang Wenzhou took girls everywhere he went; how could she be happy with him?
Hong Chengchou sighed inwardly, wondering why he hadn't met this girl sooner. If he had known her earlier, she certainly wouldn't have suffered with Wang Wenzhou.
At this moment, Wang Wenzhou spoke up: "Classmates, it's time to take a bath. Someone, bring the water up."
The Imperial Guards quickly placed a bucket of water in front of each person.
Hong Chengchou reached into the tub and immediately frowned. This was cold water! Taking a bath in such cold weather?
Hong Chengchou looked around and found that everyone else also had a wry smile on their face.
At this moment, the leader, Kong Zhenyun, spoke up: "Lord Wang, is there no hot water?"
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Old Kong, only with good health can one serve the country. The reason I prepared cold water is to encourage students to exercise and strengthen their bodies."
"Pah!" Everyone cursed inwardly. "Wang Wenzhou, you mad dog! Aren't you just torturing people in a roundabout way?"
Kong Zhenyun said with a wry smile, "Lord Wang is right, but my colleagues are all getting on in years, and taking a cold shower could easily make them catch a cold."
Wang Wenzhou said irritably, "Old Kong, can't you show some respect for your teacher? You should call me 'teacher' or 'sir'! Does being old mean you can't take cold showers? Doesn't that just mean you're not in good health? If you're not in good health, you should resign and go home to retire!"
"Pfft..." Everyone was furious. Wang Wenzhou, that mad dog, his words were just too hurtful.
Wang Wenzhou continued, "There are even military officers among you! You have no shame! You don't even dare to take a cold bath, how can you fight on the battlefield? No wonder the Ming army always suffers defeats, and can't even defeat the Tartars in Liaodong!"
The military officers here were actually civil officials, but they felt ashamed at the moment. Although Wang Wenzhou's words were harsh, they made some sense.
From the moment Hong Chengchou first saw Da Yu'er, he seemed bewitched, staring blankly at her. Suddenly, he felt a sense of contempt in Da Yu'er's eyes.
Hong Chengchou had been lost in thought and hadn't heard what Wang Wenzhou said. He quickly asked his colleague beside him for details. After thinking for a moment, he realized that he was also a military officer and couldn't afford to lose face. Especially not in front of the girl he liked. Most men are like that.
Thinking of this, Hong Chengchou quickly said, "It's just taking a cold shower, what's the big deal? I've led troops to suppress bandits all these years, what hardships haven't I endured?"
"Huh?" Everyone was completely dumbfounded. Old Hong, are you stupid? Mad Dog Wang Wenzhou is using reverse psychology! How could you fall for it? You've taken a shower, so are we going to take one or not?
Wang Wenzhou asked, "Who are you, student?"
Hong Chengchou cupped his hands in greeting and introduced himself: "I am Hong Chengchou, the Governor-General of the military affairs of five provinces: Henan, Shanxi, Shaanxi, Huguang, and Sichuan."
Although Wang Wenzhou had never met Hong Chengchou, he had heard of his name; Hong was very famous in later generations. Hong Chengchou played a significant role in the Manchu Qing dynasty's rise to power; if he hadn't surrendered to the Qing, the Qing wouldn't have been able to defeat the Southern Ming so easily.
After being captured, Lao Hong initially remained resolute and unwilling to surrender. However, after Da Yu'er visited him, he immediately surrendered. Wang Wenzhou therefore concluded that the old man was definitely a lecher.
What? Wang Wenzhou suddenly felt something was wrong. Why was this old man's gaze fixed on his baby, Da Yu'er?
In fact, Hong Chengchou was not very old; he was only in his forties this year, which would barely be considered young by later generations. However, Hong Chengchou was indeed a young talent in the Ming Dynasty. He led troops to suppress bandits in his thirties, winning one battle after another, and his position rose rapidly. Now he is not only the governor-general of five provinces, but also holds the titles of Grand Tutor of the Crown Prince and Minister of War.
At this moment, Da Yu'er said softly, "Husband, Lord Hong is quite young!"
Da Yu'er was telling the truth. Old Hong was indeed a young man among the officials. Moreover, because he had been leading troops in battle for many years, he had maintained a very good physique and was quite handsome. He truly stood out from the crowd.
Wang Wenzhou was furious. "Baby, you've gone too far! Tell the truth, in the future, did you sleep with him or not? If you didn't seduce him, how could he have surrendered?"
Thinking of this, Wang Wenzhou felt that he couldn't let Lao Hong off easily. He had to castrate him like he did with Wu Sangui, otherwise his own daughter, Da Yu'er, might very well give him a cuckold's horns.
Wang Wenzhou curled his lip and said disdainfully, "Lord Hong, why don't you go ahead and wash it!"
"Hmph!" Hong Chengchou snorted coldly, picked up the bucket, raised it above his head, and poured the water over himself.
The weather was indeed cold, and the water was even colder. Hong Chengchou felt his teeth chattering from the cold, but to appear heroic in front of the girl he liked, he clenched his teeth and tried his best to look nonchalant. To be frank, this old man really wasn't cold!
"Clap clap clap!" Wang Wenzhou clapped his hands and said with a smile, "Good! Lord Hong is so generous, he washes first as a sign of respect! What about you? Stop dawdling and hurry up and learn from Lord Hong!"
The officials immediately hated Hong Chengchou. "You big idiot! Don't you have a brain? You jumped into such an obvious trap!"
Zheng Sanjun nudged Kong Zhenyun and whispered, "Lord Kong, we are not Lord Hong. He is young. If we were to do something like that, we would be half dead!"
Kong Zhenyun nodded; he knew that he couldn't afford to stay out of the fray at this time.
“Lord Wang, Lord Hong has been leading troops in battle for many years and is physically robust. We cannot compare to Lord Hong!” Kong Zhenyun said hurriedly.
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Alright, then I'll set an example for you!"
"You're insane!" Zheng Sanjun cursed inwardly. "Mad dog Wang Wenzhou, what's the point of this? You're acting crazy yourself, and you expect us to go along with it?"
“Babies, babies, hurry up and take a cold shower and demonstrate for all of you adults. These people are shameless and never take a bath, so they don’t know how to bathe!” Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.
"Yes!" The girls beside the officials quickly accepted the order, and in an instant, they all picked up buckets of water and poured water over themselves.
"Alright!" Wang Wenzhou said coldly, "Classmates, do you see that? Girls can take cold showers, and you're all men, still trying to make excuses? I'd like to know, are you really men?"
"Sigh..." Zheng Sanjun smiled bitterly to himself. It seemed he had no choice but to take this bath. If he didn't, he would lose face big time. Although he knew it was a trap, he still had to jump in.
"Old Kong!" Wang Wenzhou looked at Kong Zhenyun and sneered, "Are you a man or a woman? In our Great Ming Dynasty, women cannot serve as officials! Since you are a woman disguised as a man, I think you should resign and go home to have children. Otherwise, I will tell the Emperor, and he will punish you for deceiving the Emperor."
Kong Zhenyun shook his head helplessly. Oh well! It's just a cold shower!
Kong Zhenyun backed down, and no one else continued to resist. In no time, all the civil and military officials were soaked to the bone and shivering from the cold.
Wang Wenzhou said with a smile, "Alright, babies, go and rest in the private room with your classmates. We'll be paying homage to the sages and saints later."
Kong Zhenyun frowned. He really couldn't understand what Wang Wenzhou was trying to do, but he also knew that this mad dog, Wang Wenzhou, was definitely up to no good.