jdhmnovel Chapter 552 Those are Zhu Chongba's subjects, you know!
Chapter 552 Those are Zhu Chongba's subjects, you know!
Just as Emperor Zhu was shocked by Yang Shaofeng's generous gesture of providing masks to workers in iron mines, coal mines, and quarries, Yang Shaofeng, who was bored and looking around, suddenly aimed at a worker's buttocks and kicked him hard.
Yang Shaofeng kicked the worker to the ground and continued kicking him while cursing loudly.
"You bastard Zhang Erdan, how dare you not wear a mask?"
"You think you're too long to live?"
"Are you still planning to let your parents outlive their child?"
After angrily berating him, Yang Shaofeng turned to Lame Wu and ordered, "Go and call his shift leader, and also call the people from the safety supervision department. See how many times this dog has committed this offense. If he should be dismissed, dismiss him; if he should have his pay docked, dock his pay."
Zhang Erdan, who had been kicked to the ground by Yang Shaofeng, initially wanted to get up and retaliate, even resorting to violence. However, upon hearing Yang Shaofeng's voice and hearing the content of his curses, Zhang Erdan remained completely still on the ground, clutching his head with both hands and shouting, "Master, please calm down! Master, please calm down! Don't let me upset you and ruin your health! It's not worth it!"
Yang Shaofeng stopped kicking Zhang Erdan, then bent down, grabbed him, and yelled, "You son of a bitch! Who taught you not to wear a mask?"
Zhang Erdan quietly reached out and rubbed his buttocks, whispering, "Isn't it stuffy?"
Seeing Yang Shaofeng's face darken again, Zhang Erdan hurriedly whispered, "My lord, please calm down. This is the first time I've ever done this. I never expected to be caught red-handed by you. I won't dare to do it again. Please calm down, my lord."
Yang Shaofeng snorted coldly and said, "Don't tell me that. Save it for the people in the Safety Supervision Department."
Seeing Zhang Erdan's uneasy appearance, Yang Shaofeng snorted again, but his expression softened. He asked, "Is everything alright at home? I remember you got married two years ago. Do you have any children yet?"
Zhang Erdan's previously anxious mood immediately relaxed.
The old man hasn't changed.
It's still the same old master.
He may have been cursing fiercely, but he still cared about the people of Ningyang County.
Zhang Erdan scratched the back of his head and replied with an embarrassed smile, "Everything is fine at home. I've also had my son, who was born in February. He can now walk a few steps slowly with someone's help."
Yang Shaofeng grunted, reached into his purse, and handed Zhang Erdan a fifty-cash note: "Here, this is for the child. By the way, what's the child's name?"
After asking the question, Yang Shaofeng looked Zhang Erdan up and down and said sarcastically, "Someone like you probably can't come up with a good name. It'll probably be something like Dog's Leftovers, Dog Egg, or Stone."
Having witnessed Yang Shaofeng kicking down and cursing the people, and now mocking them relentlessly, Emperor Zhu, as the sovereign and father of all people, was immediately displeased.
"You bastard, talk to people properly."
"A humble name makes a child easier to raise; it's a rule passed down from our ancestors. What are you spouting nonsense about?"
Upon hearing Emperor Zhu reprimand Yang Shaofeng, Zhang Erdan's face instinctively darkened. He was about to speak up and retort on behalf of his master when he suddenly remembered his master's other identity.
Zhang Erdan's legs went weak, and he knelt down with a thud, bowing to Emperor Zhu and saying, "This humble subject, Zhang Erdan, pays his respects to Your Majesty."
After saying that, Zhang Erdan cautiously looked up at Emperor Zhu and said, "Your Majesty, the master is just worried that my haphazard naming of the child will harm the child. Please don't blame the master."
WTF?
He's beating and scolding our people!
Those are Zhu Chongba's subjects!
Seeing Zhang Erdan being kicked, scolded, and mocked, yet still pleading for Yang Shaofeng, Emperor Zhu was completely bewildered.
Who are we?
Where are we?
What are we doing?
Can anyone tell us why the people are unhappy when we stand up for justice?
This scoundrel has led all the people of Ningyang County astray!
Emperor Zhu snorted with a dark face, but then gestured for Yang Shaofeng to help Zhang Erdan up.
"Don't be afraid, we're just going to scold him a bit, we don't intend to blame him."
Emperor Zhu forced a smile, trying to make his expression look less stiff.
Yang Shaofeng looked directly at Zhang Erdan and said, "You still haven't told me, what's your child's name?"
Zhang Erdan chuckled and replied, "My lord, my son's nickname is Gousheng, and his formal name is Zhang Chengen."
Tsk.
Zhang Chengen.
It's a nice name.
It just so happens that it's paired with the nickname "Dog Leftovers".
And then there's that idiot Zhang Erdan, who even tries to sound so scholarly by calling himself my son.
Yang Shaofeng chuckled and looked at Zhang Erdan, saying, "Not bad. It seems that teaching you to read and write before was somewhat useful. The name is quite good, not bad at all."
Faced with Yang Shaofeng's praise, Zhang Erdan blushed and chuckled awkwardly, saying, "Please don't laugh at me, sir. How could I possibly come up with such a good name?"
Zhang Erdan glanced at Yang Shaofeng cautiously, then chuckled again, "Actually, I originally wanted to ask the master to name the child when he returned to Ningyang. But the magistrate of the household registration department kept urging me to name the child and register the child. I had no choice but to go to the county government and ask Her Highness the princess for help. The princess named the child this."
Yang Shaofeng's face darkened visibly.
Damn it, I overestimated these idiots.
I bet these idiots will throw the book aside after they've learned five hundred characters.
We really can't count on them for something as sophisticated as naming a child.
Just as Yang Shaofeng was pondering whether he should give these idiots in Ningyang County a hard time, Limpy Wu had already brought Zhang Erdan's shift leader and the safety supervision team with him.
Upon seeing the figures of the safety supervision team in the distance, Zhang Erdan, who had just dared to speak normally with Yang Shaofeng, immediately became timid.
"Master."
Zhang Erdan looked pitifully at Yang Shaofeng and pleaded in a low voice, "Sir, I already know I was wrong. I will accept whatever punishment you want. Please, sir, don't hand me over to Gouzi."
Yang Shaofeng was slightly taken aback, followed Zhang Erdan's gaze, and asked in surprise, "Dog?"
Zhang Erdan whispered, "It's those people from the Safety Supervision Department. They don't just fine people; they also lecture them endlessly, like chanting scriptures. Sometimes they even chase them to their homes to chant scriptures. Even good people can be driven to their deaths by their lecturing!"
After hearing what Zhang Erdan said, Yang Shaofeng immediately made up his mind.
"When they chant scriptures, you should just listen obediently, so that you won't forget your lesson and dare to take off your mask in the mining area again."
After tossing the despairing Zhang Erdan to the safety supervisors to be taken away, Yang Shaofeng chuckled and looked at Emperor Zhu, saying, "I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Father-in-law."
Emperor Zhu said with a dark face, "I'm sorry for the embarrassing situation."
After a slight pause, Emperor Zhu looked at Yang Shaofeng and asked, "Explain yourself. What happened when Zhang Erdan called the Safety Supervision Department staff 'dogs'? Are you planning to train a bunch of lackeys, you scoundrel?"