nashuaworldcup Chapter 273 The Hero with Words
Chapter 273 The Hero with Words
Chapter 273 The Hero with Words
Wang Wenzhou beckoned to Chen Yuanyuan and said, "Yuanyuan, come here and serve me tea."
Chen Yuanyuan shook her head with a bitter smile. As Tian Wan's adopted daughter, she aspired to become an imperial concubine and, having grown up observing and learning about court affairs, she was utterly baffled as to why this madman, Wang Wenzhou, would so relentlessly pressure the officials—it was practically a path to certain death!
Wang Wenzhou, with his arm around Chen Yuanyuan, said with a smile, "Old Zhang, let me introduce you. This is my new concubine, Chen Yuanyuan. What do you think? Pretty, right?"
"Sigh..." Zhang Zhiji shook his head with a wry smile. His son-in-law was just too lecherous.
"Yuanyuan, I want some tea." Wang Wenzhou secretly slipped his hand inside Chen Yuanyuan's clothes again.
Chen Yuanyuan had no way to deal with Wang Wenzhou, so she quickly drank some tea and fed it to him.
The officials were furious when they saw Wang Wenzhou's behavior.
Zhang Fengyi looked at Wen Tiren, pointed at Wang Wenzhou, and said angrily, "Lord Wen, look at how arrogant Wang Wenzhou is! He treats the imperial court like a brothel!"
Wen Tiren shook his head with a wry smile and said helplessly, "He did it on purpose to show us that no matter what disrespectful things he does, His Majesty will back him up. It seems His Majesty is determined to negotiate peace with the Tartars!"
"No way!" Zhang Fengyi said irritably, "I really can't stand it anymore! I'm going to go and give this bastard a good talking to!"
Wen Tiren waved his hand and advised, "Lord Zhang, don't go looking for trouble!"
Kong Zhenyun quickly said, "I can't stand it either, Lord Zhang, let's do it together!"
Zhang Fengyi nodded and said, "Lord Kong, let's go!"
The two men stormed up to Wang Wenzhou.
Zhang Fengyi pointed at Wang Wenzhou and reprimanded him, "Wang Wenzhou! In the very palace, how dare you embrace a woman and commit such an immoral act! You are deceiving the emperor and disrespecting his authority; what kind of behavior is this?"
"Yuanyuan, come give me a kiss!" Wang Wenzhou said with a smile.
Chen Yuanyuan quickly brought her little mouth close to it.
"Shameless and despicable!" Kong Zhen pointed at Wang Wenzhou with a snarl.
After the kiss, Wang Wenzhou turned back to look at the two men and said disdainfully, "Hey you two, what business is it of yours if I kiss Yuanyuan? We've kissed in front of His Majesty, and he didn't say anything. Who do you think you are? Does His Majesty mean nothing to you?"
"You...you...you're just making excuses!" Kong Zhen was at a loss for words.
Zhang Fengyi said righteously, "The Tartars have never given up their desire to forget our Great Ming! You traitor, you actually misled His Majesty into negotiating peace with the Tartars! Do you want to hand over the land of our Great Ming to others?"
Wang Wenzhou said irritably, "Lord Zhang, you are the Minister of War. Even if you are an idiot, you should at least know a little about military affairs. Let me ask you, can the Ming army in Liaodong defeat the Tartars?"
“Scholars die for their principles, warriors die in battle—are the men of our Great Ming cowards? A temporary defeat is not a defeat. Our Great Ming is vast and rich in resources; even if we have to wear them down, we can wear them down!” Zhang Fengyi retorted.
Wang Wenzhou sneered, "Lord Zhang, if you're so capable, why don't you lead troops into battle? What good is it to just brag in front of me? Not to mention anything else, my Ming soldiers on the front lines don't even have enough money to pay their wages. You expect my Ming men to go to their deaths on empty stomachs? Have you no shame? Stop bragging and if you're so capable, go to your deaths on an empty stomach!"
"Hmph!" Zhang Fengyi snorted coldly and declared magnanimously, "Lord Wang, if you can persuade His Majesty to abandon the peace talks, I am willing to donate a year's salary to fund the army!"
"Yes!" Kong Zhenyun nodded and echoed, "I will also donate a year's salary!"
"You shameless bastards!" Wang Wenzhou recalled the history of his time, when Li Zicheng was about to reach Beijing. Emperor Chongzhen's treasury was empty, so he appealed to his ministers to donate silver. These shameless bastards either claimed they had no money or refused to donate even if they were beaten to death! After Li Zicheng entered Beijing, he found 7 million taels of silver in the homes of these self-proclaimed heroes.
"Is that so?" Wang Wenzhou asked in return.
“Of course! How could I go back on my word?” Zhang Fengyi said earnestly.
Wang Wenzhou sneered, "How can you two be so shameless at your age?"
"Wang Wenzhou, who are you cursing?" Kong Zhenyun asked angrily, pointing at Wang Wenzhou.
"So what if I cursed you?" Wang Wenzhou said irritably, "Shameless people will never know how shameless they are! Each of you has over a hundred people in your family, including servants. So many people, and you donated your entire year's salary? Are you all going to starve to death with them?"
Before the two could retort, Wang Wenzhou continued, "I think they definitely won't starve, because with your meager salaries, you couldn't possibly support so many servants. Get out of here now, I don't want to talk to corrupt officials. If you two don't leave, I'll immediately take my imperial sword and raid your homes. I'm confident I'll find a lot of silver. Such a huge amount of unexplained wealth—besides embezzlement and bribery, where did the silver come from? Get out of here!"
"You...you..." Kong Zhen was too angry to speak.
Zhang Fengyi tugged at Kong Zhenyun and said irritably, "Lord Kong, don't be angry. Let's go. There's no reasoning with a shameless scoundrel like Wang Wenzhou."
Wang Wenzhou kissed Chen Yuanyuan and cursed, "These hypocrites, they want to be virtuous while being prostitutes. They all talk about loving their country, but when the country is in trouble, these bastards will definitely be the first to surrender. A dog that bites doesn't show its teeth, but a barking dog will cower when scared!"
Chen Yuanyuan did not agree with Wang Wenzhou's statement. She thought Wang Wenzhou was a scoundrel, while the ministers were all upright gentlemen.
"Ah!" Chen Yuanyuan suddenly screamed, covering her face and lowering her head.
Wang Wenzhou asked, puzzled, "What happened to Yuanyuan?"
"Haha!" Zhang Zhiji laughed loudly, "Someone couldn't hold it in any longer and is relieving himself!"
Following Zhang Zhiji's direction, Wang Wenzhou saw a minister urinating without any restraint.
"How shameless!" Wang Wenzhou stood up, picked up the imperial sword, and walked over.
"Who is this? How can he be so shameless? Unzipping his pants and urinating in front of all the civil and military officials? This is the imperial palace, and everyone is having a court meeting!" Wang Wenzhou said irritably.
"Hmph!" Liang Tingdong shook his body, pulled up his pants, and said disdainfully, "I can't let myself die from holding my pee! Wang Wenzhou, no matter what despicable methods you use, don't even think about making us submit!"
"Where are the censors? Where have they all gone? Such a shameless person, relieving himself in public, why don't you quickly write a memorial impeaching him?" Wang Wenzhou asked.
The censors huddled together, heads hanging low, not daring to speak. They were all bursting with urgency, but too embarrassed to relieve themselves in public. Wang Wenzhou was now their common enemy; past grievances were set aside for the moment. They all felt they must unite against this shameless man, Wang Wenzhou.
Seeing that no one paid him any attention, Wang Wenzhou smiled and nodded. "Fine! You shameless people, huh? Let's see how I teach you a lesson! If you don't wet your pants today, I'll take your surname!"